Wrestling Night in Canada 081: U Didn’t C That

As we go through life as a Wrasslin’ fan, we have a tendency to focus on the here and now. We have our favourite moments and enjoy our nostalgia trips. So the future can be a great mystery. With that there are those moments that just could’ve never been predicted. A Women’s IC title? A vince-less wrestling world? Or the Hogan/Cena turns? Even Nostradamus never saw those coming. As well,…

Wrestling Night in Canada 080: W.N.I.C.Me

It’s the day after the Elimination Chamber in the Great White North when we sat down and pressed record. And while the Chamber isn’t exactly a cage, it got us thinking. There have been some amazing cage matches throughout the history of the World of Wrasslin’. So this episode we decided to share some of our faves. We think we did a great job covering some classic and iconic moments…

Wrestling Night in Canada 079: We Don’t Mean Kurt

The Bloodline was the biggest angle in WWE and beyond. The saga had the Wrasslin’ world on edge and was a great example of long term booking. And it got us thinking about some of the great all time WWF/E angles. The Megapowers, Austin/McMahon, Bruno/Zbyszko a.o. We do a deep dive into these and other memorable highlights. We also go over the latest Wrestling United card, the TNA/NXT deal and…

Wrestling Night in Canada 078: Casting Our Vote

Fresh on the newsstand is the annual Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s Women 250 issue. On top of that, this issue traditionally has the PWI Awards ballot for the 2024 Achievement Awards. Rookie of the Year, Popular/Hated, Tag Team, Match and the Wrestler of the Year a.o. So this time we figured we’d cast of ballots live on the air. Our many of our picks matched yours. We also discuss the WWE/Netflix…

Wrestling Night in Canada 077: Top 10

It’s that time again. For 34 years now, the Pro Wrestling Illustrated “Annual PWI 500” has been a big part of our wrestling fandom. Yes, we know the list is totally kayfabe to sell magazines. But it’s always a good time flippin’ through it. For this week’s Turnbuckle Talk, we go over the Top Ten. We give our gut reactions about each position. Some are definitely Top 10 material. Others…not…

Wrestling Night in Canada 076: Wrestler’s Dreams

Your favourite Wrasslin’ hosers are back! After a short sabbatical we’re ready to yack about all the goings on in the Squared Circle. We dive right into the changes on Raw and Smackdown. As well, as the impending switch to Netflix and how it will affect programming. Also we get into the return of Saturday Nights Main Event. This once staple show garnered huge ratings. But now there’s Main Event…

Wrestling Night in Canada 075: Not From Vince!!??

Old vince mcmahon has taken a lot of heat over the years for some of his more cringy ideas and storylines. But the yuck stuff doesn’t begin and end with the Attitude Era. TNA and WCW have had their share of unnoteworthy ideas. Even some of the territories made us go “Wow!” And not in a good way. So this episode we go over some of these ideas not from…

Wrestling Night in Canada 074: They’re not Dolls!!!

With the national expansion, pro Wrasslin’ merchandise became more and more of a thing. Gone are the days of “gimmicks” atba small merch booth. And replaced by a wealth of T-shirts, ice cream bars and action figures.The WWF/E has a stranglehold on the figure market. But there are a number of figures we’d like not produced in mcmahonland. How about an Andy Kaufman in a neckbrace (or even a Letterman…

Wrestling Night in Canada 073: Head to Head

We’ve been regular readers of the mighty PWI (Pro Wrestling Illustrated) since we were teens in the mid 80s. One of our fave sections were/are the monthly rantings. The Top Ten wrestlers from the major federations of the time. Part of that would be comparing each numerical positions against one another. Like playing Arm Chair Booker.This time we armed ourselves with the latest PWI and did just that. The Top…

Wrestling Night in Canada 072: The Colossal Tussle

WrestleMania season has come and gone. Regardless of how ‘Mania stacked up, it makes got great conversation. So of course this episode is going to be Mania centric. First off, we dissect the big event with a fine Abdullah razor. All the ups and downs, highlights and lowlights. Then in our Turnbuckle Talk, we share what we consider to be the Best, and Worst, of the “Colossal Tussle” throughout the…

Wrestling Night in Canada 071: Rock Made The List

In the world of pro wrasslin’, “The Rock” once again dominates the headlines and fan interest. But is The Dwayne your favourite “Rock”? There are a ton of variations and meanings of the word. So we got curious to see if we made a list of our fave rocks, where would Wrestling Rock fall in? Does he rank higher than “Rock n Roll”? Or The RnR Express, for that matter….

Wrestling Night in Canada 070: Derockle

Its that time again! Growing up, the “Apter Mags” were a huge part of our wrestling fandom. We ran to the newsstand every month for our literary wrasslin’ fix. And the Pro Wrestling Illustrated “Achievement Awards” were always our fave issues. Yes, the Apters were kayfabe mags and the validity of the awards were suspect. But its always a good read comparing our choices with our fellow “fan votes”. So…