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Dorkside of the Ring
The show where your nerdy obsession with Professional Wrestling is not only tolerated... it is celebrated! Every week Mat and Adam take a brief look at the history of Pro Wrestling of the day. From there we take a few minutes to review a retro WWE Raw or Smackdown from this week 24 years ago and then finish with The Wrestling Stu. Think of it as a catch all to cover what is going on all across the landscape of the sport from the previous week, or just random life events that need to be shared…
Episodes
- Dorkside of the Ring
#280- Therapy Session
Hey gang! This week on the show we cover the 2001 WWF SummerSlam and the Smackdown that followed. It definitely seems like a bit of a transition period, but we…
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#279- What?
Hey gang! This week on the show we kick things off with a history segment that included the genesis of one of the most annoying chants of all time. What? I…
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#278- Beefcake's Fanny Pack, SummerSlam Chatter & More!
Hey gang! This week on the show we have a whole lot of content to cover. We went to ACW Wisconsin's All Star Rumble show and followed that up with two nights…
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#277- DOTR: Unreal
Hey guys and gals! This week on the show we took a look back at the 8/2/01 episode of Smackdown where they are building to SummerSlam and The Rock returns! We…
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#276- Once a Snake Always a Snake!
This week on the show we finally got to talk about the Invasion PPV that neither of us had seen before and it was actually pretty solid! There was quite the…
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#275- Go Home to the Invasion, All In & More!
Hey gang! This week we spend a bulk of the show covering the Smackdown before the Invasion PPV. It's a lot, but let's be honest; while the concept wasn't seen…
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#274- ECW Has Entered the Invasion!
This week on the show we are having a great time after going2-0 at bags league! Things have ramped up significantly in the 2001 Smackdown universeas ECW has…
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#273- Jones Intercable Ova Here!
This week on the show we had an absolute ball talking abouteverything. We covered all of the history before getting into the first Smackdownthat featured WCW…
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#272- Late Night Podcast Session!
Well for those of you who have been waiting for our annual summer bag league to start, it is in full swing this week, complete with a rain delay so we got a…
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#271- Toad Jam & Earl (Hebner)
This week on the show we got off to a bit of a rocky start, but pulled it together nicely to give you all of the segments you know and love! Some things are…
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#270- Ready, Willing & Stable
Hey gang! This week on the show we have a bit more than usual to cover in the history segment, followed by a look at the penultimate episode of Smackdown…
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#269- Crusherfest 2025: Boots on the Ground!
Hey gang! This week on the show we kick things off with a fairly mundane history segment followed by the Smackdown Symposium where we are building up to the…
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#268- Beware of Dog 3?
Hey gang! This week on the show, we almost go off the rails the second as it starts as everyone's favorite dogs start immediately barking. We then get into…
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#267- AEW Beach Break & ACW... Boots on the Ground!
Hey gang! We are coming off a very busy week as far as live pro wrestling goes here in the Midwest! We had boots on the ground at AEW Dynamite & Collision as…
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#266- Remembering Sabu, Backlash Thoughts & More!
This week on the show we open with some sad news as we chatabout the recent passing of Sabu. He was a legend in every sense of the wordand the pro wrestling…
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#265- Rasslin' Soup
Hey gang! Hope your week is off to a great start. This week on the show we hit on all of our usual segments including a Smackdown episode where things aren't…
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#264- Parent Shaming Is a Thing?!
This week on the show we talk about the 2001 Backlash PPV and the Smackdown that followed. Two Man Power Trip hold a lot of gold, but all is not good in the…
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#263- Pencil Mania!
Hey yo! There has been enough shade thrown WrestleMania's way, so we are going to talk about what we LIKED about the biggest event of the year! We also chat…
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#262- Quake & the Snake
This week on the show we sit down for all of the usual segments you know and love, but we kick things off with a little run down of our vacation. In the Stu we…
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#261- AEW Dynasty & More!
Hi guys! We have s slightly abbreviated show this week and we are sitting down a couple of days early, but we really wanted to get an episode out despite going…
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#260- AEW Collision: Boots on the Ground
Hey gang! This week on the show the history segment is chock full of WrestleMania goodness! So we cover that before getting into The Smackdown Symposium which…
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#259- Five Years & Counting!
Hey gang! This week on the show we start off with a great Uber story from Adam before getting into the meat of things, which was the Nitro/Raw simulcast on…
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#258- Above the Rimzzler
This week on the shew we chat about some blow back that Mat has received regarding statements last week about The Rizzler. To be clear, the stance hasn't…
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#257- Revolution & Roadblock Review
Hey gang! This week on the show we had a blast chatting about the two big shows from AEW and NXT! We also hit on a whole bunch of other topics and just had an…
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#256- Flabbergasted!
This week on the show we obviously kick things off with the Cena heel turn. That was insane. From there we dip our toes into some history before covering the…
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#255- You Better Soul Your Role
Hey gang! This week on the show we talked about The Final Boss coming for Cody Rhodes' soul. It was a strange segment to say the least. We also check out the…
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#254- Check That... Ricky Saints is NXT!
That's right. Saints. Ugh. Well, this week on the show we hit on a ton of stuff from the usual history to the Smakdown Symposium that felt like the go home to…
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#253- Ricky Starks is NXT!
Hey guys! This week on the show we start out with just some good old fashioned catching up after Super Bowl weekend. Before that we randomly started chatting…
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#252- Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Dango
Hey Guys! This week on the show we revealed who we drew for the Royal Rumble tattoos! One of us fared a little better than the other, but it's all good. We…
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#251- Things Change, But Still... Timeless!
This week on the show we have freshened up things a bit! New segment with the Smackdown Symposium and some new artwork for the show! We still have all the…
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#250- The Greatest Page Nine Correction of All Time!
Hey guys and gals! This week on the milestone episode 250 we have a bit of a super-sized show, but I assure you it is worth it. the greatest page nine…
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#249- That's a Gigantic Pole!
This week on the show we kicked things off talking about Penta's WWE debut, which was awesome! From there we went through a little history lesson before…
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#248- Raw is Netflix, Tank Talk & More!
This week on the show we took a look at the highly anticipated debut of Raw on Netflix. We both thought it lived up to the hype and was a fun time. We also…
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#247- And On That Note...
Happy New Year! We are so happy to be back with you guys and gals for 2025. We are keeping the train rolling with what we thought could have been the last…
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#246- Happy Holiday's From DOTR!
Hey gang! Happy holidays! This week on the show we took a look at some history that included the start and finish to one of the greatest feuds in wrestling…
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#245- You're in the Red... & Yelow, Brother!
Hey yo! This week on the show we got off on the wrong foot, but quickly got the train back on the tracks. The Retro Raw Review gave us the start of a…
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#244- Armageddon 2000 Fallout, Continental Classic & More!
This week on the show we chat about the fallout from the 2000 WWF Armageddon show where Rikishi was made famous by The Undertaker! There were a couple of title…
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#243- Ring Rust
Hey gang! As the title implies, this one may suffer from a little bit of ring rust, but we got back into the swing of things quickly. We talked about a Retro…
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#242- Angle Bros. Twin Magic, Bloodline Drama & More!
On this weeks show, we took a look back at the 2000 WWF Survivor Series, where Kurt Angle was able to retain the WWF Championship through some questionable…
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#241 Sledgehammer Drive By
This week on the show we talk about the go home Raw to the 2000 WWF Survivor Series. It didn't end well for The People's Champion! We will cover that show next…
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#240- Co-Kane Was Always There
This week on the show we find out who was Rikishi's accomplice this whole time on the Retro Raw Review! We also have a great time going through the history seg…
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#239- Tuna Stuffed Tomatoes?!
We had a blast this week on the show and I really hope it comes through on the pod. We had such a good time taking a look back at the Retro Raw, but the…
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#238- Angle Schmangle
Hey gang! This week on the show we took a look the 2000 WWF No Mercy show and the Raw that followed it. Several new champions crowned including a new WWF…
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#237- I Wasn't Talking To You
Hey there! This week on the show we delivered second hand information about the AEW WrestleDream show that neither of us got a chance to watch, but sounded…
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#236- I Did It For... The Rock
This week on the show we finally get answers to the question that had plagued the WWF for almost 11 months: Who ran over Stone Cold Steve Austin? Most of us…
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#235- The Ole' Stan Hansen Lariat
This week on the show we took a look at the second Raw on the TNN network that featured a Kurt Angle vs. HHH main event. We also chat about some new Mattel…
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#234- Who Let The Dogs Bark?!
This week on the show we had a blast. We covered the first WWF Raw on the TNN network as well as the Unforgiven PPV that proceeded it. The show was interrupted…
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#233- The End of an Era for Monday Night Raw
This week on the show we took a look back at the final Monday Night Raw on the USA network for five years as the 2000 Raw roster was headed to the Unforgiven…
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#232- The Somber In Schaumburg
Were back baby! After a week away from the show we sat down to chat about so much stuff that happened the past week. We saw everything that AEW had to offer…
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#230- Thoughts on AEW, The G1 Climax, Insane 8 and More!
This week on the show we took a look at the go home Raw to SummerSlam 2000 where Lita and Stephanie were in the main event with the Women's Championship on the…
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#229- Its Called Juandice South of the Border
Hey Gang! This week on the show Adam and I had a great time chatting about so much Wrestlestuff! Is that a word? Its in my vocabulary now, so yes! "On This…
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#228- Return of the Great Corbini!
We have a very special treat in store for you all this week as our friend Casey Corbin returns to the show! Casey was in Cleveland this past weekend for…
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#227- SDCC Reveals, Blood & Guts & More!
We had a blast recording this week and I think you will have a great time listening! We chatted about the big WrestleFest show that happened right up the road…
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#226- This Show is Fully Loaded!
Fully loaded with both hosts, that is! Lots of great content too as we took a look back at some history that included Sherri Martel's WWF debut and a crazy…
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#225- Somewhat of a Solo Mission
Hey gang! This week on the show Adam is far away in Sin City for a well deserved vacation, so Mat handled some of the timely segments solo, but we did get a…
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#224- SummerSlam 1994 Flashback w/ Special Guest!
This week on the show we took a look back at a Retro Raw Review that had a great swerve that got both of us as they keep going at a break neck speed toward the…
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#223- The Forbidden Door Opens Again!
This week on the show we have an absolute blast! We had a late night at Bags League before we hit record and I think you will enjoy the ride. The RRR is…
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#222- You Know How Many D!ck$ They've Cut Off On Smackdown?!
This week on the show we talk about the progression of the Wyatt Sick6 so far and how good Raw and Smackdown have been the past few weeks. The Retro Raw Review…
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#221- We're Here
This week on the show we kick things off with a bunch of history before tackling the go home Raw to the KOTR 2000. Linda McMahon is meddling in The Faction's…
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#220- Welcome to the $#!T Show!
Hey guys and gals! This week on the show we took a look at the recent NXT Battleground show as well as some AEW Dynamite and more. There seems to be some…