The SmarK Rant for WWE NXT 2.0 – 10.19.21
Live from Orlando, FL
Your hosts are Vic Joseph, Wade Barrett & Beth’s empty seat because she’s on vacation. It honestly took me half an hour to even notice she was gone.
Scott Keith
The SmarK Rant for WWE Network Old School – MSG 01.23.84
(For completeness sake before I start the 84 run properly, here’s a repost of the 01/23/84 MSG show that I reviewed on WWE 24/7. I haven’t watched the Network version so if the matches differ there, you’re on your own.)
The SmarK 24/7 Rant for MSG – January 23 1984
– Taped from New York, New York.
– Your hosts are Gorilla Monsoon & Pat Patterson.
– So the main event of this show was Iron Sheik’s first glorious title defense at MSG after beating Bob Backlund for the belt, but it’s nothing major, just some punk from the AWA. I doubt you’ve even heard of him before.
The SmarK Rant for WWE Network Old School – MSG 02.20.84
The SmarK Rant for WWE Network Old School – MSG 02.20.84
Oh man, so glad to finally get some classic Hulkamania era stuff added to the Network, as they put 6 episodes of the MSG shows from 1984 on there today. And we kick it off with the first show after Hogan’s title victory.
Taped from Madison Square Garden
Your hosts are Gorilla Monsoon & Pat Patterson
The SmarK Rant for Coliseum Video presents WrestleFest ’91
The SmarK Rant for Coliseum Video presents WrestleFest ‘91
I really enjoy these so let’s fill in another gap from the original Coliseum Video rant series. I’ve actually done 90, 93 and 94, so I’ve got 91 and 92 left to complete the set. Never seen this one and I have no idea what’s on it, so we’re going in blind.
The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 10.16.21
The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 10.16.21
Two straight nights of AEW! It’s a Festivus miracle! Actually I almost had forgotten about this show because I was kind of struggling this evening to decide what I wanted to review tonight and then remembered it was on.
Live from Miami, FL
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone, Excalibur & Jim Ross
The SmarK Rant for AEW Rampage – 10.15.21
The SmarK Rant for AEW Rampage – 10.15.21
Part of me wanted to troll everyone by reviewing Smackdown instead tonight, but then I’d just be punishing myself.
Live from Miami, FL
Your hosts are Excalibur, Taz & Ricky Starks
The SmarK Rant for Coliseum Video presents Crunch Classics
The SmarK Rant for WWF Coliseum Video presents Crunch Classic
Just trawling through the redone WWE Network for content and I found this one in the Coliseum Video collection. I don’t think I’ve ever done it before, either in the classic Coliseum rants or the modern era, so let’s give it a look!
Released 05.28.92
Hosted by Rowdy Roddy Piper, all hopped up on, let’s say Red Bull.
Secret AEW contracts leaked
It seems that TK had more sensitive info leaked at a football game today.
Seems legit.
The SmarK Rant for Extreme Championship Wrestling – 02.27.96
The SmarK Rant for Extreme Championship Wrestling – 02.27.96
Carrying on with the Cyberslam 96 shows. NXT 2.0 is doing an amazing job of making these shows seem calmly put together and logical by comparison.
The SmarK Rant for WWE NXT 2.0 – 10.12.21
The SmarK Rant for WWE NXT 2.0 – 10.12.21
The show was delayed in Canada due to yucky sportsball tonight, but Sportsnet put the replay up on the website immediately afterwards, which is pretty cool of them. Also the Sportsnet video player and interface is WAY better than the WWE Network. Too bad it’s still NXT they’re replaying and not something good.
Live from Orlando, FL
Your hosts are Vic, Wade and Beth.
The SmarK Rant for WCW Monday Nitro – 06.24.96
The SmarK Rant for WCW Monday Nitro – 06.24.96
This show was the first sign of really bad news for the WWF, because Nitro destroyed RAW in the ratings even coming off the King of the Ring PPV.
Live from Charlotte, NC
Your hosts are Tony & Larry / Tony & Bobby
The SmarK Rant for WWF Monday Night RAW – 06.24.96
The SmarK Rant for Monday Night RAW – 06.24.96
Live from Green Bay, WI
Your hosts are Vince McMahon & Jerry Lawler
The SmarK Rant for WWF King of the Ring 1996 – 06.23.96
The SmarK Rant for WWF King of the Ring 1996 – 06.23.96
(Might as well repost this one in tandem with the Observer Flashback. Originally written in 2015.)
I’ve kinda been hemming and hawing about this one, but the original rant isn’t great and it does contain one of the most important moments in the history of wrestling and all. Oddly, this is the home video version instead of the original PPV broadcast and is actually about 10 minutes longer than the PPV thanks to “Coliseum Video exclusive” material.
Live from Milwaukee, WI
Your hosts are Vince McMahon, Jim Ross and Owen Hart.
Wrestling Observer Flashback – 07.01.96
Wrestling Observer Flashback – 07.01.96
I like how even the editors of the Observer site are scoring off Dave with the headline on this one.
The SmarK Rant for AEW Rampage – 10.08.21
The SmarK Rant for AEW Rampage – 10.08.21
Struth! Tonight I’m in AUSTRALIA to watch AEW on Fite, so hopefully a dingo doesn’t eat my baby while I throw a shrimp on the barbie! Because if it’s does, that’s a BOOTING! I’ll take my case right to the prime minister, I will! HEY, ANDY!
Taped from Philly, which is no longer a secret thanks to CM Punk and his big mouth on Wednesday night.
Your hosts are Excalibur, Taz and Chris Jericho
The SmarK Rant for Mid-South Wrestling – 10.12.85
The SmarK Rant for Mid-South Wrestling – 10.12.85
Taped from Shreveport, LA
Your hosts are Boyd Pierce & Bill Watts
The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 10.06.21
The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 10.06.21
Hot take I know, but holy crap is Squid Game great.
“Second Anniversary”
Live from Philly, and because it was on a different channel tonight here in Canada, my DVR missed it and thus I must make my fall residence in Zurich, Switzerland and watch it on Fite. Shout out to Justin, my favorite Philly mutant in the audience tonight!
Your hosts are Jim Ross, Excalibur & Tony Schiavone
The SmarK Rant for WWE NXT 2.0 – 10.05.21
The SmarK Rant for WWE NXT 2.0 – 10.05.21
2.0 is about where my blood alcohol level needs to be for this show, I think.
BREAKING NEWS: The previously announced 8 man tag team match has now been converted to a 4 way match for the tag team titles. Sure, why not.
Live from Orlando, FL
Your hosts are Vic Joseph, Wade Barrett & Beth Phoenix.
The SmarK Rant for Extreme Championship Wrestling – 02.20.96
The SmarK Rant for Extreme Championship Wrestling – 02.20.96
I was cruising the WWE Network tonight looking to see what I wanted to review (WWE King of the Ring Countdown? Confidential? Monday Night War?) but then I remembered the ECW reviews and I saw the thumbnail…and what other choice did I realistically have?
Taped from Philly
Your host is Joey Styles
