The Year of Duke and Rogue: TNA Final Resolution 2005

It’s TNA’s first show of 2005 and we get our first taste of the Ultimate X Match, as the title is on the line in a three way dance featuring AJ Styles, Chris Sabin, and defending champion Petey WIlliams. Elsewhere, there’s another three way dance pitting Monty Brown, Kevin Nash, and DDP with the winner getting a title shot in the main event. In the undercard, Roddy Piper officiates a…

The Year of Duke and Rogue: TNA Turning Point 2004

TNA’s second monthly PPV features a six man tag match pitting the Kings of Wrestling- NWA World Champion Double J and the Outsiders- against the trio of AJ Styles, Jeff Hardy, and The Macho Man Randy Savage. Elsewhere, we get a Serengeti Survival Match, the X Division and Tag Titles are on the line, and two of TNA’s great tag teams – Triple X and America’s Most Wanted – square…

The Year of Duke and Rogue: TNA Victory Road 2004

The guys are back and this time we’re diving into the first monthly PPV extravaganza that TNA put on, Victory Road 2004. This one’s got a little bit of everything. It starts out with a 20 man Royal Rumble type contest for the X Division Cup, we get the minis in action, a Caged Heat match, a last man standing tag team match, and finally the NWA World Heavyweight title…

The Year of Duke and Rogue: Season 5 Preview

The Year of Duke and Rogue is back with a new season and we are beyond thrilled to be done with WCW. We conducted a poll, and the results are in. This time around the guys go where they’ve never gone before : Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. TNA began a little over a year after the demise of WCW, and during its first two years in existence, they held weekly…

The Year of Duke and Rogue: Final WCW Nitro

Well folks, we finally made it through the last chapter of World Championship Wrestling. In this episode we’ll be covering the final Nitro which took place on March 26, 2001. A few days prior to the event, Vince McMahon bought the company and this final episode of Nitro starts with him talking about how the future of WCW is in his hands. This surreal episode took place six days before…

The Year of Duke and Rogue: WCW Greed

Finally, after subjecting ourselves to over a dozen of the worst professional wrestling shows ever made, The Year of Duke and Rogue Podcast is back and we’re covering Greed, the final ever WCW pay per view. The Nature Boy Ric Flair is still running the company on air, and on this show he’ll be teaming up with The Chosen One Jeff Jarrett to take on the father-son combo of The…

Year of Duke and Rogue: SuperBrawl Revenge

As we head into the final couple of months of World Championship Wrestling, the ‘Nature Boy’ Ric Flair and his “Magnificent 7” faction have been running roughshod on the roster. The group of veterans was supposed to form at the end of the Sin pay per view, but their debut was botched on account of Sid’s broken leg. Adding some intrigue these days are the mysterious surveillance cameras capturing things…

Year of Duke and Rogue: WCW Sin

We finally made it through the Year 2000 in WCW and there’s only a few shows left before the company closes its doors, and we move on to greener pastures. The first and only Sin features one of the worst endings to a show that there ever was, as Sid makes an ill advised trip to the turnbuckle. Elsewhere, Goldberg’s career is on the line again as he teams with…

Year of Duke and Rogue: Starrcade 2000

Join Duke and Rogue as they run down the final WCW pay per view of the Year 2000. To the surprise of no one, we have another contender for worst show of the year. For the first time ever, we have a bunkhouse brawl street fight that miraculously transforms into a standard tag match about halfway through. Goldberg puts his career on the line once again against The Total Package….

The Year of Duke and Rogue: WCW Mayhem 2000

In this episode, the genetic freak is unleashed as Scotty Steiner looks to take that world heavyweight title from Booker T in what they’re calling a Straight Jacket Caged Heat Match. Goldberg is on a quest to duplicate his streak and he’s only 150 wins away from a title shot. Elsewhere, there’s a whole lot of mediocrity as we suffer through another dud of a show. This was the least…

The Year of Duke and Rogue: WCW Halloween Havoc 2000

The long and arduous trek through the dying days of WCW continues, as the guys take you through the final Halloween Havoc pay per view. Usually this show has something special to offer, being Halloween and all, but not this time. There is one competitor in the whole show who is dressed up, and there’s nothing spooky anywhere. Where’s the Dungeon of Doom when you need them? Since our last…