Pro Wrestling commentary and tomfoolery for fans who want to be fans. A blend of the old and new, the mainstream and non-mainstream. Let’s not take oiled up men in their underpants too seriously. Chronologically covering various eras of wrestling. Companies big and small, across four different decades. Monday Night Wars. Attitude Era. Ruthless Aggression. Golden Eras of TNA, ROH, and PROGRESS. And much much more, tune in! The goal of this podcast is to reflect on the things we love about wrestling, as well as poke fun at the hilarity that often ensues. Let’s not take things too seriously. Let’s have fun.
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Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
Episode 50 / One Year(ish) Anniversary! The epic extravaganza spectacular is here! In this episode, The Hardest Part of the Ring speaks about tequilla, Farming Simulator (an upcoming project), The Wednesday Night Wars, and much much more. Join me in reflecting on the past year of The Apron Bump, looking forward to what's upcoming in 2021, and a special Q&A session. Thank you for being a loyal listener!
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Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
My guests for this episode called this the "true start" of PROGRESS, and taking everything that happened on this show, I believe them. Ross and Matt from the "Wrestling Should Be Fun" Podcast join me today; to provide some added context to my PROGRESS watch-through; and to just be cheeky lads. We see the beginning of arguably the great storyline in PROGRESS history with Jimmy Havoc, we see a great title match between Rampage Brown and Doug Williams, and we get to learn about how Brits are marks for a good raffle. So many shenanigans going on in Chapter 9, you won't want to miss this one, it's truly a pivotal show in the promotions history!
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Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
In this episode, we take a journey back to 1994 to recap Hulk Hogan's WCW debut! Not enough for you? It's Hulk Hogan vs Ric Flair for the WCW World Title! Still not enough? Mr T is there!....for some reason. In addition to this monumental dream match, there are also some sleeper classics on the show; including Steve Austin vs Ricky Steamboat and Dustin Rhodes getting turned on by Arn Anderson (shocker). And who better to review this landmark episode in the history of WCW than past guest, Buryingsmarks! We get into so many topics on this episode, including how great Hogan's tan is, Thunder in Paradise, and the Dungeon of Doom. It's a wacky one, but a fun one!
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Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
A landmark show for the company of Ring of Honor, and a landmark episode of The Apron Bump! As always, watching 2002 ROH is quite the experience; we get to take a journey through some of ROH's growing pains, while also getting to experience some of the best wrestling the world had to offer at that point. Whatever your opinion, the crowning of the first ROH Champion was a monumental moment in wrestling. And no one better to bring on this journey than Justin and Sreten from the "Juice Pro Wrestling" Podcast! They made this episode more topsy-turvy than intended, but it was great to get to have fun with them talking about this ROH show, plus other happenings in the wrestling world!
This was recorded fresh off the heels of Kenny Omega's AEW Title win and the resulting cross-promotion between AEW and IMPACT Wrestling. So we were all eager to discuss that, as well as other aspects of current-day wrestling. We discuss MLW, why the Briscoes are the most underrated team of all time, our opinions on hardcore matches, and much more. Check it out!
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Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
The "Invasion" is firmly underway, and we're starting to see some of ridiculousness that this storyline brought to the audience. It's becoming progressively more clear that we're not getting Goldberg, or Hogan, or Flair, or anyone that really embodies what WCW was about. But instead, we get a 5 Star match between Stone Cold Steve Austin and Kurt Angle, we get a phenomenal ladder match between Jeff Hardy and RVD, and Meat is also there. For some reason. Oh, and we get to see the result of DDP allegedly giving Undertaker a script for their match.....not good for Dally.
Matt Riddler from the "Smackin' It Raw" podcast joins me to recap all the greatness and the silliness! Check out his awesome podcast on all podcast platforms, Youtube, and..Pornhub...apparently...
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Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
Do you want Jeff Jarrett? Do you want a car-crash ladder match with Abyss and Jeff Hardy? Do you want to see a NASCAR commentator wrestle? Well THIS IS THE EPISODE FOR YOU. As per usual, TNA delivers with some great matches, hilariously bad matches, and just an overall entertaining show (sometimes not entertaining for the "right" reasons). Charlie from "GetCho" Podcast joins me once again and we get really silly in this one, but we'll blame that on TNA. This is a barn-burner, folks!
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Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Hopping across the pond once again for some UK wrasslin'! PROGRESS never fails to deliver great shows, and Chapters 7-8 are no exception. Two PROGRESS Title matches, a brutal hardcore match with Jimmy Havoc, and legendary appearances by Nigel McGuinness and Doug Williams! Great matches across the board; and you can really see that this company is starting to figure things out here in terms of storylines and production value. Lots of shenanigans to get into here!
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Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
This episode is so hot, it’s scary!!! The year of 1994 is widely perceived as a down year for wrestling; and by many metrics, it is. However, the Summer of 94 sees so many impactful seeds being planted: Hogan debuting in WCW, Shane Douglas dropping the NWA Title and igniting ECW, and Jeff Jarrett vs Mabel here at Summerslam. This show is mainly known for Bret vs Owen in the cage, and for Undertaker vs Undertaker. However, there are so many other interesting and funny elements of the show that dive into in this episode, and Kenny from “A Kenny For Your Thoughts” Podcast returns to the podcast to join me in recapping all of this nonsense. A really fun one here, folks!
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Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
Sixteen men. One title.
Jerry Lynn. One banana.
All of these plots get resolved on this show, and boy howdy is it a fun one! JD from the RedLeaf Retrocast joins me in getting to check out one of the first AJ Styles vs Christopher Daniels matches, we get some building of the tag division, and we see a Prince get knocked out by Low Ki. Lots of shenanigans ensue during this show but one thing is for sure, there is tons of great wrestling. A very interesting glimpse into the future of the business, and the future of what ROH would become.
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Monday Oct 26, 2020
Monday Oct 26, 2020
Best Hell in a Cell PPV of all time. So much to dig into. Three Cell matches, but each with their own identity; and that's what made this show such a success. We of course go over all the matches but I expand into topics I haven't audio-ly discussed yet such as Retribution, the Samoan Dynasty storyline, and why duct tape gives me anxiety.
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