Random Nitro Project

"And yes, I did just compare this episode of Nitro to Donnie Darko". We're on the road to Starrcade 1999 and this is one of the best (most ridiculous) episodes of Nitro we've had to watch yet. Listen as we discuss Babyface Sid breaking kayfabe, mud pits, running gags, Roddy Piper's inflating salary, a small retrospective on our favourite lady wrestler: MIDNIGHT, David Flair's creepy tormenting of The Maestro/Ryan Shamrock, Buzzkill on commentary, Chavo's informercial pitchman gimmick. The TV Title going in the trash, The Revolution and their AMAZING new snake gimmick, The dating rituals of Italian stereotypes, Meng's savagery, Denim clad, "All Business" Arn Anderson and TPWW.net. (WCW Hall of Fame Inductee: Midnight)

"I don't know if Hogan calls his son 'Little Brother', but it would be weird if he did". This episode on the Random Nitro Project, j.Bow and Paris break down Jericho's WWF debut, The wrestling hotbed that is late 90s Boise Idaho, Dusty Rhodes' mysterious new role on the "Championship Committee", Feist writing tribute songs about WCW lady wrestlers, How much the Collectors Edition WCW TV Guides are worth today, The Public Enemy being "The Filthy Dudley Boyz", People laying their lives on the line, Macho Man running for President, Disco Inferno not knowing how to join a stable, Hogan being the Undertaker of WCW Road Wild, Tony losing his shit over Hulkamania's return and the amazing songwriting of Chad Brock. (WCW HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE: Mean Gene Okerlund)

"Nobody cared until they started twerking" He's here! He's here! The first episode of the Vince Russo era is upon us, and it's not the only origin we cover. Listen as we break down Stacy Kiebler's diva search semi-finals, Pedophile Goldust, Sid wearing a suit and rolling deep with accountants, Bret Hart tucking in his hockey jerseys, Hogan's creative control, Jeff Jarret dropping fools with guitar shots, Buff Bagwell's arrogance, Buff Bagwell's attack on kayfabe, Billy Kidman's shitting star press, lingerie distractions, David Flair getting beat up and a wimpy lawyer NO-SELLING GOLDBERG'S SPEAR! (HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE: Buff Bagwell)

"I understand beating up Mean Mike, because he was so shitty, but Tuff Tom?! Really?!" We're back and ready to deconstruct another brick in the crumbling wall of WCW. Join us as we discuss Bow's childhood tag team gimmick, ugly narcissists, SHIT LANA, Vampiro's unique approach to building a stable, Berlyn debuting and NOT calling out Goldberg, Lenny and Lodi being "brothers", Hat Trick of Luger and Hogan promos, Lex Luger: Attorney At Law, eating fruit and being cool, Sting slow-burning his heel turn and the debut (and cowardice) of the Kiss Demon. (HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE: Berlyn)

"Life is too short to watch Brian Knobbs wrestle. He makes Brian Adams look like Shawn Michaels. WCW has a surplus of shitty Brian's they need to take care of" It's a jammed pack episode of WCW Nitro, and it's packed with garbage. Listen as we break down Hogan's big yellow diaper, WCW Thunder rants on the PS1, Sid Vicious' epic streak, Scotty Riggs' groundbreaking new gimmick, Mike Enos being "so WCW it hurts", whether or not Tony Schiavone has seen "Killer Klowns from Outer Space", Whether you'd rather be called a "puke" or a "pube", Whether you'd want the nWO B-Team or the bWo backing you up, CM Kidman and his obsession with the Nitro Girls swimsuit special, The masturbation arms race between Billy Kidman and Mean Gene Okerlund, Goldberg's controversial music change, KISS Demon origins, Brian Knobbs hatred and Sid vs. Cat at Starrcade. (HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE: Sid Vicious)

"It was a big year for Brett Hull" We're back for another trip down shite wrestling memory lane as Nitro comes to us from DALLAS TEXAS for the first time in history. Listen as we discuss Vincent becoming Vince, NWO big brother, Curt Hennig not trusting the NWO, DDP having 3 arms, Disco Inferno's Wolfpac remix, Brian Adams choosing mid-size cars over his friends, Scott Hall vs. Bam Bam in a "Ladder Thing", Scott Dickenson's shifty dead eyes, the sharp and sad decline of the NWO brand, Goldberg tenderly hugging his stable, random celebrity interference in wrestling, Steiner being a sexual predator and hot tags being for punches and clotheslines. (Hall of Fame Inductees: Scott Hall)

 "Imagine if they really went for the gimmick, and Jerry Flynn was just fighting himself" Listen as we examine another chapter in the decline of WCW and break down things like hyberbole, dirty versions of wrestlers, Mt Rushmores, The Random Thunder Project, Sid having half a brain, terrible audio issues, our weird fascination with Midnight, Russo threatening people with their previous gimmicks, Johnny Boone: World's Toughest Referee, Smark Wrestling Federation, Oklahoma being the absolute worst, The massive whiff of the Jerry Flynn "Fight Club" gimmick and Golberg just standing around. WCW Hall of Fame Inductee: Jerry "Yeesh Face" Flynn

"It's like watching Requiem for a Dream. The first time around you don't catch it all, but the second time around you really start to absorb the minutae of the Konnan music video". We're back to cover the GREATEST MOMENT IN BRET HART'S WCW CAREER (and one of our all time favourite WCW moments). Listen as we also discuss David Flair's daddy issues, Beetle Adventure Racing, incomprehensible Konnan music video lyrics, Hulk Hogan doing something awesome for once, DDP not knowing how to Rhyme, snippy commentary, Ric Flair HATING Canada, Scott Steiner's eventual awesomeness, Bret Hart's Pro Canadian awesomeness, HOT TORONTO CROWDS, the start of the RNP Denim Tracker, Cinnamon Gum being terrible and more! WCW Hall of Fame Inductee: Bret Hart's Titanium Chestplate

"Jeff Jarrett should stick to what he knows best: convincing people to buy and sell gold". Prime. Russo. Territory. Listen as we break down Jeff Jarrett's "slapnuts" catchphrase, Scott Hall representing Detroit strip clubs, Global Force Gold, Lex Luger booking Liz in matches, Boppity Boopy Italian hands, Virgil's alter ego 8x10 autographs, Kidman overreacting and ending The Filthy Animals, Nitro Girl blood feud, the Maestro providing the score to all the backstage segments, Norman Smiley's hardcore milk drinking, Buzzkill being Anti-HOF, Oklahoma being the absolute worst (still), Meng vs. Liz, Janitor Jim Duggan and the Normandy Toilet of Poop, Roddy Piper's terrible mic skills, Sting vs. Meng and David Flair stepping up HUGE and killing the piano. WCW Hall of Fame Inductee: Meng

It's one of the toughest episodes of Nitro we've had to watch, and we blame it solely on Kevin Nash. Listen as we struggle with Bischoff's repeated promos from purgatory, Bam Bam Bigelow's great mic skills, David Flair being forced down people's throats, Mini Brock Lesnar, Madusa being Charlotte Flair's real mom, "The Cedar Rapids Screwjob", Bret Hart vs. Kevin Nash on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Rick Steiner's mic skills, Hak's mic skills, Chastity being 90s hot, Randy Savage being a terrible makeup artist while being an awesome ass kicker and Hogan being awful. (WCW HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE: Randy Savage)

"Every time Nick Patrick counts a pinfall on Sting after a leg drop, a Smark loses the will to live" Listen as we break down Miss Kitty and Mae Young's boobs, aggressive stalker Sid Vicious, Dean Malenko: The Stupidest Man in Wrestling, Saturn turning face/heel faster than anyone, Psychosis' brief Cruiserweight title run, WCW being at the forefront of internet wrestling, Hall & Nash returning to destroy the "Fade-o-Meter", a terrible marriage proposal, Wrestling Stables worse than the First Family, Goldberg's spear vs. Roman's, Harlem Heat dressing like their futures, complicated Nitro Girl voting, Curt Hennig being used to further a Berlyn/Brad Armstrong feud, Rey Mysterio being the 2nd dumbest man in wrestling, the Bret/Benoit tribute match, Seven's  impending debut and how to get heel heat for Sting. (WCW Hall of Fame Inductee: Bret "The Hitman" Hart)

"Seeing Horace Hogan come out to the n.W.o. music is like listening to the White Album while watching knee surgery" It's the most monumental power-shifting night in the history of professional wrestling, and for once Tony is right on the money. Listen as we break down the infamous Fingerpoke of Doom, the Mortal Kombat wrestlers, lurking Charlotte, the blind optimism of a Ric Flair presidency, the saga of Randy Anderson, punishing your enemies with commentary positions, Goldberg being arrested, Jericho breaking down walls in WCW and being a wrestling MILF, racist LWO parties, Liz being the worst witness ever, the most infamous moments in wrestling history, Steiner promos being > Konnan promos, Easy E not knowing what "Jailbait" means and the fingerpoke heard round the world. WCW Hall Of Fame Inductee: The Georgia Dome

"It's not necessarily the good type of garbage. We want that garbage". It's another step down the rabbit hole of WCW's death, so listen as we break down Bow's out of nowhere hatred of Chavo Guerrero and being caused to "switch the app", multiple lessons that Sid's dad taught him, Scott Steiner being too busy traveling the globe and having sex with strange women to be US champion, the worst wrestling balloon deployment in history, Rick Steiner's devastating armbar submission, Bret Hart's epic WCW retrospective, impatient Georgia Dome fans, Doug Dillinger Due Diligence failing in the great luchadore investigation of 99, Bow almost buying a fanny pack in California, The Cat vs. Yeesh Face in a "Kickboxing Match" that was somehow shitty, Van Hammer being a filthy Test, Roddy Piper with a brutal promo (as usual), Konnan's obsession with strawberries, Mitch Johnson and Gary Breckenridge getting shout-outs, the origin of the "Dirty Tetanus Junkyard Match" and the INFAMOUS Botchamania "Send for the Man" bit. Hall of

It's the 9th episode of the RNP, and we are covering the 9th episode of Nitro in 1999. Listen as we break down drunk (and mean commentary), Arn Anderson in dad-mode, the "Swingers homage, The Wolfpac being everywhere, Disco Inferno wanting to see a wedgie, awful Wolfpac members, Scott Norton being on heart patrol, Kidman and Psychosis fighting forever, Mickey Jay being the ballsiest ref ever, dual Hogans ruining everything, Goldberg being awesome, Konnan's terrible music video, Dave Mirra HATING being at Nitro, Glacier's entrance being transferred to The Cat, MASSIVE shout outs to a few random dudes in Vancouver and the intricate differences between defensive offense and offensive defense. (HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE: Scott Norton)

"Running across the ring and kicking someone in the unprotected balls transcends ANY gimmick" Listen as we break down Jeff Jarrett's gold lens glasses/pyramid schemes, Iron Mike Tenay being the new barometer of toughness, rediscovering Goldberg's awesomeness, the Screamin' Fan Norman's Club, Psychosis being as ugly a man as he is a friend, the immortal legacy of Jushin Thunder Liger, Molly Holly's cleavage and Mean Gene's affinity for it, Evan Karagias' abysmal commentary, Charlotte Flair's true parentage, Oklahoma jobbing out Vampiro, Miss Elizabeth using urinals, WWF keeping Bret Hart's shades and jacket out of spite, Italian Stereotypes wearing fashionable garbage bags, Roddy Piper shouting kayfabe shattering nonsense, Nick Patrick putting a stop to outside interference, Russo's petty vendettas and THE WORST JACKHAMMER IN WRESTLING HISTORY! WCW Hall Of Fame Inductee: David Flair

 "I think he's burying the entire concept of what this show is built around" Listen as we break down the lack of Shavione, WWF Monday Nitro, trophies in wrestling being garbage, the shittiest stable in WCW (at the time), Mean Gene Okerlund being a massive cinephile, a montage set to a medley of dental drills, Lenny Lane being "Darkest Timeline" Chris Jericho, Bobby Heenan burying the starfuckery of WCW, that youngster Sting being held down for years, Scott Hudson perving out over the Nitro Girls, Psychosis' apt ring name, The Jersey Triad busting out Yo Mama jokes, Arli$$ invading WCW, Dennis Rodman vs. Presidential candidate Randy Savage, The Faux Horsemen debut and Hulk Hogan being horrible. (WCW Hall of Fame Inductee: Bobby "The Brain" Heenan)

"Holy fuck, they cut the KISS concert!" Listen as Paris and Bow discuss missing out on the KISS concert/Demon debut, Sid dominating and spitting on fools, chatterbox Sting, n64 wrestling games, WCW concerts, bald headed geeks, the subtle sexual lyrics of The West Texas Rednecks, CODY RHODES' wrestling debut, the subtle sexual signs of Lodi and Lenny Lane, euphemisms, the worst 6 man team in history getting a win, Juggalos vs. Wrestling fans, Deadbeat Hollywood Hogan getting nuclear heat and a shocking tag title change. WCW Hall Of Fame Inductees: The West Texas Rednecks

It's what the big boys drive! We discuss Paris' trip to Wrestlemania 33, why the Hummer is the perfect vehicle for WCW, the No Limit Soldiers being a bunch of bullies, Sid's commitment to powerbombs, Lenny Lane: Oil hazard, the WORST SIGN IN THE HISTORY OF WRESTLING, the impact of "suck it" on 11 year olds, Curt Hennig being the nicest and bravest man alive, the power of The Cat's karate gi, how to properly do the "DELETE" signal so as not to be confused for a nazi, Ric Flair's Disney-infused sexual promos, Dean Malenkp being born a 40 year old man and whether or not Michael Buffer writes his own intros. Hall of Fame Inductee: Curt Hennig

Remember that time Ric Flair got out of a mental hospital, and led his new friends on an invasion of Monday Nitro? No?! Listen as we hop into the wrasslin time machine and discuss Gorgeous George's Brazzers produced training video, Dean Malenko's chain wrestling run-in, no-nonsense Arn Anderson, Stevie Ray being the ultimate weapon, Surge energy drink, Brian Knobbs being the worst, hating the n.W.o. music now, Stevie Ray being the barometer of toughness in WCW, Scott Steiner arriving on the scene as the One-Man Wolfpac and midcarders using WWF finishes. Hall of Fame Inductee: Stevie Ray

 It's the first appearance of Hogan, Goldberg and Vampiro, so you know it's gonna be...a mixed bag. We discuss our beloved (Heel) Sting, Hogan's return to red & yellow, the state of Buff Bagwell's push, being pro-gloves and anti-overalls, our preferred type of atomic drops, the ghost of Lex Luger/the birth of The Total Package, the dangers of being a wrestling doctor, Goldberg headbutting walls, Berlyn's genius heat-getting strategy, Torrie Wilson being a big ol' cheat, Barry Windham's disappointing attire change, Van Hammer being awful, Ric Flair not being able to get through a promo without threatening sexual assault, Konnan pre-match translation, Bret Hart being the best in the world, one legged Hulkster and prankster Goldberg. HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE (Lex Luger)