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The Story Behind the Birth of WCW Monday Nitro

WCW Monday Nitro began as a bold idea inside Turner Broadcasting, a live Monday night show designed to challenge Raw and ignite one of wrestling’s most influential eras.

From Stadium Tours to Pay‑Per‑View Glory: The Story of the Great American Bash

Mickey Yarber

From stadium tours and concerts to pay‑per‑view showdowns, the Great American Bash became a defining summer ritual, capturing the energy and ambition of wrestling’s most transformative era.

The Retro Resurgence Podcast – Episode 40 | The ABC’s of Wrestling Show

Chad Droze

Reach for Episode Number 40, and turn it up! The guys are back in this early May of 2026 release. It’s the Great ABC of Wrestling Show- a format they used once before with Toy

RIP Ted Turner: A Life of Bold Ideas and Big Impact

Mickey Yarber

Ted Turner’s legacy stretches from Braves championships to the birth of 24‑hour news, a life spent reshaping how America watches, cheers, and connects. TRN reflects on his impact and honors a visionary who changed the media world forever.

WCW’s Chamber of Horror Match Was Halloween Havoc’s Wildest Match

Mickey Yarber

In the annals of professional wrestling, few matches are as gloriously over-the-top as WCW’s Chamber of Horrors bout at Halloween Havoc 1991. Held on October 27 at the UTC Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the event

Revisit All of the WCW Halloween Havoc Wrestling Shows With The Haunted House Show Podcast

Walter King

It’s that time of year when the ghosts and goblins start coming out of hiding to torment all of us normal people. It’s also the time time of year when pro wrestling company WCW would

The Retro Resurgence Podcast – Episode 25 | Mt Rushmore of Pro Wrestling’s Most Comical Moments

Chad Droze

New Look, New Logo, New Show Format, but the same retro nostalgic memories here as we start Year 2 of The Retro Resurgence Podcast! We’re the Lean, Mean, Nostalgia Machine, as we’ve streamlined the show

RoboCop in WCW: When Sci-Fi Met Suplexes

Mickey Yarber

In the annals of pro wrestling history, few moments are as bizarre, or as gloriously ’90s, as the night RoboCop walked into a WCW ring. Capital Combat: Return of RoboCop, held on May 19, 1990, at

Hulk Hogan and the Heel Turn That Shocked the Wrestling World

Mickey Yarber

In all the history of professional wrestling, few moments have rivaled the seismic shock of Hulk Hogan’s heel turn at WCW Bash at the Beach on July 7, 1996. For over a decade, Hogan had

The Scariest Wrestlers of All Time

Kevin Decent

It’s that time once again, when the creatures of the night are unleashed from their dungeons of doom. A time when darkness comes earlier, but there are still fireflies to be found. Night and day,

Wrestling’s Black Saturday

Kevin Decent

Imagine sitting down at 8 PM, turning on the CW to watch Arrow or The Flash. Instead of your favorite member of the DC Universe, a new yet familiar face appears. Stan Lee is introduced

Elvira: Mistress of the… Wrestling Ring?

Jeff Sheldon

It may only be September, but, I’m already in the Halloween spirit. As Halloween approaches, I begin to think of Elvira more often than usual and for my wife and I, Elvira’s movies, “Elvira: Mistress

Heel Wrestling Managers in the ’80s Often Carried Foreign Objects as Accessories

OldSchool80s

Foreign Objects have been part of Pro Wrestling (Sports Entertainment) since its inception. Many times it was something tucked in the heel’s (bad guy) tights or a folding chair conveniently located ringside. But back in

TRN Time Machine: Monday Night Wars

Jason Gross

In honor of Wrestlemania week, TRN Time Machine is traveling back to the mid ’90s in this episode during to relive the heated Monday Night Wars of pro wrestling! Mickey and Jason come up with

The House Show: Outtakes, Bits, and Commercials of 2020

Kevin Decent

Should old acquaintance be forgot… we will make sure you don’t forget about the trios tag team champions. Today we look back on 2020. No. No one wants to do that. Today we look back

The Gingerbread House Show: Santa with Muscles

Kevin Decent

Ho ho ho baby! It is Christmas eve morning. What better way to prepare for tomorrow’s festivities than with your favorite three wise men – The House Show trios tag team champions. We sat back