Wrestling Night in Canada 059: “Height Of Our Fandoms”

We’re back! Albums were being produced. Bands were on tour. And Snowy was…just being Snowy. So we’re jumping right back onto the podcast canvas to discuss the goings on in Matland. First up we go over AEW’s “Forbidden Door”. Our intended “Dark Side of The Ring” chat morphed into the crazy life and times of Matt “Doink” Borne. And in our “Turnbuckle Talk” we discuss the heights of our fandoms…

Wrestling Night in Canada 058: McKnowledge Me

Your favourite Canadian hosers are back! And fortunately there’s a myriad of wrasslin stuff going on just waiting for us. We get into the ups and down of WWE’s Backlash. Matt has to explain the confusing new WWE title switch to Snowy. And we discuss the new “WTF” Brit Baker Tshirt. In our “Turnbuckle Talk” we discuss AEW selling out Wembley Stadium (and without mentioning words like “hit man” and…

Wrestling Night in Canada 057: Sethamania

Finally, AEW Dynamite has come back (for the first time) to Winnipeg…Manitoba, Canada! For at least one night our humble hometown has been a wrestling hotbed again. Seeing that the River City is home to Kenny Omega and Chris Jericho, it was a no brainer to have a Dynamite here. And 2/3 of your 3/4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse were there. So for this episode’s “Turnbuckle Talk” we go over…

Wrestling Night in Canada 055: Mac Is Back

A little late getting this episode out, but no better time getting caught up than the present. This time ’round it was all about the return of Vince McMahon. Love him or hate him, Vinny Mac always seems to get the wrestling world pumped, be it positive or negative. So we go over the whys and wherefores of Vince’s return and what it may mean to pro wrestling. In our…

Wrestling Night in Canada 054: They’re All Tens

As is tradition ’round the WNIC offices, we’ve got the “PWI Women’s 150” in our hot little fists. It holds a number of pleasant surprises and a few disappointments. Either way it always makes for interesting reading and conversation. Spoiler Alert – we go over the Top Ten in our “Turnbuckle Talk”. As always we go over al the news and views thru out the Wrasslin World. So grab a…

Wrestling Night in Canada 053: You Might Be A Mark

Everybody is familiar with the comedian Jeff Foxworthy. One of his most famous lines is “You might be a redneck if…” One of wrestling’s most widely used kayfabe expressions is “mark”. The concise definition has changed and evolved over the years. But the premise is always the same. And there are many examples of things wrasslin’ fans do and say that could brand them a “mark”. So with this episodes…

Wrestling Night in Canada 052: A Plus Episode

The fall out from All Out grabbed a majority of the headlines and attention. So much it overshadows the fact that the event represents the one year (ballpark) anniversary of the debut of AEdub’s biggest and brightest. So with the recent return of the school year, we thought we’d give our grades for the first year for CM Punk, Brian Danielson, Adam Cole (Bay Bay) and Ruby Soho. As well,…

Wrestling Night in Canada 051: “Fall Out”

Whoa! AEW just put on a helluva show with the “All Out” PPV. Unfortunately, it’s not the great matches that will go down in history. Right after the show and the usual media scrum, the fit hit the shan. But we had pressed “Stop” before the fall out of CM Punk’s controversial statements were made public. What we did get definitely makes for a memorable discussion. We also go over…

Wrestling Night in Canada 050: Backin’ Up Our Big Mouths

One thing we’ve never been accused of is not having a big mouth. When it’s warranted we can be quite critical of our beloved sport. Particularly when it comes to the WWF/E. But now with the retirement of vince and son in law Triple H in the creative head honcho chair, we’re optimistic for the future. So this week’s “Turnbuckle Talk” we decided to put our money where our mouths…

Wrestling Night in Canada 049: “You’re… Retired!!”

The number one issue within the Wrasslin’ World is the retirement of Vince MacMahon. Recent sex scandals aside, Vinnie Mac has always been a controversial, and polarizing, figure. Fans that discovered pro wrestling with the WWF/E can have a favourable opinion of him. While the more old schoolers see him as the Devil Incarnate, destroying the once great sport of wrestling. Our Mom’s always said “Don’t speak ill of the…

Wrestling Night in Canada 048: Secondary Title??!!

Sorry folks, a little late in getting this episode up. But it’s worth the wait. The World title in any organization is the top prize. Raising the championship belt after vanquishing the champion is the dream. But there have ben matches and angles where the secondary titles i.e. WWE/F Intercontinental and NWA/WCW US title have surpassed The Big One in terms of storytelling and fan interest. Steamboat/Savage at Mania 3…