Gootz's Wrestling Pod

Gootz's Wrestling Pod is a weekly show in which comedian ray Gootz and Andrew Lee review ever wrestling PPV in Chronological order from WWe to WCW to AEW and everything in between! Jon Ray and Andrew in a Hilarious trip thru wrestling histroy!

Episode 126: Starrcade 96 05/29/2025

Episode 126: Starrcade 96 Starrcade becomes the supershow it was always meant to be with Piper vs Hogan. This show did MONSTER buisness and has some incredible matchups. Also Lex Luger steals the show again. Lots to discuss as Starrcade surpasses Wrestlemania as THE show of the year. Plus we discuss the WWE-TNA partnership. /episode/index/show/gootzcast/id/36764245

Episode 125: In Your House: It's Time 05/26/2025

Episode 125: In Your House: It's Time WWF ends 96 with a whimper as Bret takes on Sid while Shawn does commentary on drugs. Its more of a House show than a ppv. We talk why it was called Its Time plus we discuss the passing of Sabu /episode/index/show/gootzcast/id/36707640

Episode 124: World War 3 96 05/16/2025

Episode 124: World War 3 96 This was recorded before Sabu's death. We will talk about it next week. This week it's all about the 2nd world war 3 battle royal. And somehow even with the nwo it's even WORSE than last year. We talk about this major misfire and how it foreshadows the mistakes that end WCW. /episode/index/show/gootzcast/id/36588695

Episode 123: Survivor Series 96 05/09/2025

Episode 123: Survivor Series 96 The attitude ramps up as the rock makes his debut Austin takes on Bret Hart and Sid wins the title. This is a pivotal show on the way to the attitude era! Plus is Alberto Del Rio back? /episode/index/show/gootzcast/id/36505145

Episode 122: Halloween Havoc 96 05/03/2025

Episode 122: Halloween Havoc 96 We talk the recent WWE releases then discuss Halloween Havoc 96! Randy Savage takes on Hollywood Hulk Hogan! Outsiders vs Harlem Heat! Giant vs Jeff Jarrett? We talk about how even though the nWo is on fire its fatal flaw is relying on WWE nostalgia and burying WCW. Plus more on Rey Mysterio and DDP killing it! /episode/index/show/gootzcast/id/36417445

Episode 121: Wrestlemania week review and Buried Alive 04/23/2025

Episode 121: Wrestlemania week review and Buried Alive Gootz went to Vegas for night one of Mania and now it's time to talk about it and discuss the Rock-Triple H drama. After that it's back to 1996 with Buried Alive! Austin gets his iconic theme McMahon becomes more of a character and Taker and Mankind try to bury each other alive!!! /episode/index/show/gootzcast/id/36282220

Episode 120: Wrestlemania 41 Preview and Mind Games 04/16/2025

Episode 120: Wrestlemania 41 Preview and Mind Games It's Wrestlemania week so we are dropping the episode early to talk Mania predictions plus AEW talk Then we discuss the September 96 In Your House: Mind Games featuring a Mankind-Shawn Michales match for the ages. /episode/index/show/gootzcast/id/36181625

Episode 119: Fall Brawl 96 04/12/2025

Episode 119: Fall Brawl 96 The nWo and WCW clash in wargames as WCW'S Hottest summer ever goes into the fall. Plus we have relazations about DDP realize Super Calo stinks discuss the start of Sting turning into the crow and do much more! WCW is in its hottest period and it's a blast to discuss /episode/index/show/gootzcast/id/36111215

Episode 118: Summerslam 96 04/09/2025

Episode 118: Summerslam 96 It's no longer Vader time as HBK puts an end to fatty's push in the very controversial but very fun to watch msin event of summerslam 96. We discuss how the lady few years of Vader's career lead to this match and we discuss how he was never the same after this. Also Paul Bearer turns on Undertaker! And so much more. /episode/index/show/gootzcast/id/36071910

Episode 117: Hog Wild 96 03/28/2025

Episode 117: Hog Wild 96 WCW hits the black hills and Sturgis and put on Hog Wild 96. We discuss the Hogan-Rey Mysterio formula. Discuss the racism Booker T found in the black hills. Also Bobby Heenan gets wasted we discuss the new grande americano controversy and more! Let's get Wild with WCW at their peak! /episode/index/show/gootzcast/id/35915005

Episode 116: In Your House: International Incident 03/25/2025

Episode 116: In Your House: International Incident Warrior is out and Sid is in! Also Skip gets cucked on TV and Mankind takes a stupid bump to get Henry Godwin over. Plus Steve Austin is still figuring out the stunner. WCW is on fire but WWF is laying the groundwork for the great comeback! /episode/index/show/gootzcast/id/35855440

Episode 115: Bash at the Beach 96 03/18/2025

Episode 115: Bash at the Beach 96 It's Here! Hogan's Heel Turn! The event that formed the nWo and changed wrestling forever! Plus an amazing Rey Mysterio match. All this and we discuss the Cena heel turn! /episode/index/show/gootzcast/id/35749770

Episode 114: King of the Ring 96 03/14/2025

Episode 114: King of the Ring 96 Austin 3:16 has arrived! It's king of the ring 96 featuring the rise of Stone Cold Steve Austin Ahmed Johnson winning the big one and the collapse of Marc Mero. Plus say goodbye to Ultimate Warrior in the WWF. /episode/index/show/gootzcast/id/35680855

Episode 113: Great American Bash 96 02/28/2025

Episode 113: Great American Bash 96 The Outsiders are here! The nWo starts to take shape in a very exciting PPV. This is classic WCW. A mix of story and action at its finest. We discuss how the early days of the nWo made for exciting TV even almost 30 years later! /episode/index/show/gootzcast/id/35478360

Episode 112: In Your House beware of Dog 02/27/2025

Episode 112: In Your House beware of Dog The power goes out making this the first 2 night in your house! Hear us break down all the action on this very weird edition of in your house! /episode/index/show/gootzcast/id/35447970

Episode 111: Slamboree 96 02/21/2025

Episode 111: Slamboree 96 All is quiet in WCW as Hulk Hogan is gone and the nWo isn't here yet. So it's time for battlebowl! The winner gets a title shot. We talk about how that NEVER happens and dissect how great Savage Flair are! /episode/index/show/gootzcast/id/35376935

Episode 110: In Your House: Good Friends Better Enimies 02/14/2025

Episode 110: In Your House: Good Friends Better Enimies We got a killer main event on this one and a horrible undercard! Listen as we break down why HBK-Diesel 2 works way better than their mania match and how a month into his return Warrior means nothing. Plus Vader is stinking up his WWF run. Was he washed in 96? /episode/index/show/gootzcast/id/35281635

Episode 109: Wrestlemania 12 01/31/2025

Episode 109: Wrestlemania 12 Get ready to fall into a coma as we discuss the most BORING Wrestlemania main event ever: Bret Hart-Shawn Michaels Iron Man! We discuss why after almost 30 years this thing still puts viewers in comas. Plus we discuss Goldust the Return of Ultimate Warrior and hiw Triple H's booking on Netflix has been the pits! /episode/index/show/gootzcast/id/35093825

Episode 108: Uncensored 96 01/28/2025

Episode 108: Uncensored 96 Hulkamania reaches its lowest point in the triple doomsday cage! We talk this match the fall of the road warriors the loch Ness and the greatness of Finlay-Regal! Its a turning point show for where the big boys play! /episode/index/show/gootzcast/id/35042530

Episode 107: In Your House 6 01/22/2025

Episode 107: In Your House 6 This week it's the final numbered In Your House as Bret Hart takes Diesel on in a horrible cagematch and Vader continues to look like an idiot in his WWF career. Plus Andrew Lee discusses why Vince picked Shawn over Bret in 1996 and we shit on AEW some more. /episode/index/show/gootzcast/id/34954650

Episode 106: Superbrawl 6 01/11/2025

Episode 106: Superbrawl 6 This week we review the 1st Raw on netflix and discuss Vince coming back to screw up everything again! After that we talk Hogan getting booed and we tie it into our review of Superbrawl 6 featuring a horrible main event of Hogan vs the giant /episode/index/show/gootzcast/id/34813995

Episode 105: Royal Rumble 96 01/08/2025

Episode 105: Royal Rumble 96 Undertaker and Bret Hart raise their game in a killer main event! Goldust introduces Marlena! And Steve Austin debuts! All this and more in a historic Royal Rumble. /episode/index/show/gootzcast/id/34770065

Episode 104: Starrcade 95 12/29/2024

Episode 104: Starrcade 95 It's WCW Forbidden door as New Japan battles WCW. Sadly no one cared. Also we review 2024 in wrestling! /episode/index/show/gootzcast/id/34641100

Episode 103: In Your House 5 12/22/2024

Episode 103: In Your House 5 Bret Hart and British Bulldog had a tall order in their rematch from summerslam 92. Could they repeat the past? Also Goldust obsession with Razoe Ramon begins and Hunter starts his ascent to the ruler of wrestling. 95 ends strong in WWE and we discuss it here! /episode/index/show/gootzcast/id/34568890

Episode 102: World War 3 1995 12/14/2024

Episode 102: World War 3 1995 29 years ago the third world war happened to crickets! A tremendous undercard is ruined by a utter mess of a main event: The 60 man world war 3 battle royal. We talk all about that and why this show was a low point for the megapowers and a high point for Flair and Stiiiiiing! /episode/index/show/gootzcast/id/34441705

Episode 101: Survivor Series 95 12/09/2024

Episode 101: Survivor Series 95 Bill Watts rolled into town and helped book perhaps WWE's best show of 1995. We talk about Diesel getting his mojo back, a great wild card match, an awesome women's match and the PPV debut of Ahmed Johnson! /episode/index/show/gootzcast/id/34354805

Episode 100: Halloween Havoc 95 with Kyle Lewis 11/29/2024

Episode 100: Halloween Havoc 95 with Kyle Lewis This week Comedian Kyle Lewis joins the show to talk Halloween Havoc 95! One of the worst WCW shows ever and the low point of Hulkamania brother! A disastrous debut for the giant. A worse debut for the yeti! A monster truck battle that's still happening. Kevin Sullivan cutting terrible promos. You know your in trouble when the only highlights are Johnny B Badd and Sabu! Join us as we break it all down! /episode/index/show/gootzcast/id/34202475

Episode 99: In Your House 4 11/22/2024

Episode 99: In Your House 4 This week we talk about the time Shawn Michaels got beat up by 500 marines and derailed this ppv. We get into what happened and how WWE handled it ultimately hurt HBK. Plus the disasteous debut of Goldust. We go into why I think this was done to hurt and humiliate the Rhodes family. Does Andrew agree? Finally we get into WHY the Diesel title run was a huge failure. All this and more! /episode/index/show/gootzcast/id/34104921

Episode 98: In Your House 3 11/18/2024

Episode 98: In Your House 3 This week we look at a diaster of a show: The third in your house. Diesel and HBK are SUPPOSED to take on Owen and Yokozuna but WWE does a bait and switch which causes a future collapse in PPV buisness! We also talk Waylon Mercy and PCO! /episode/index/show/gootzcast/id/33970602

Episode 97: Fall Brawl 95 11/13/2024

Episode 97: Fall Brawl 95 Half WCW sicko Mode and half Dollar Store WWF Sports Entertainment Fall Brawl 95 is a very interesting show. Featuring the only match between Ric Flair and Arn Anderson the end of the Renegade and the hulkamaniacs vs the dungeon of doom. A change is in the air in WCW as it enters the Nitro era! /episode/index/show/gootzcast/id/33907512

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