Better Call Creative Wrestling Podcast
by Better Call Creative
A unique new wrestling podcast, where we review Pro Wrestling;s worst gimmicks, storylines and ppv's and take on the challenge to rebook it better. Nothing is off limits, if it failed, flopped or was critically panned, we will be ready to take on the challenge to make wrestling gold from wrestlecrap. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/better-call-creative-wrestling-podcast--3014789/support.
Episodes
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Season Two - Episode 46 - No Way Out of Texas
Season Two - Episode 46 - No Way Out of Texas After a few difficult years 1998 was the year WWF would turn the corner and take back their spot at the top of the world of wrestling thanks in no small part to Stone Cold Steve Austin! After a successful Royal Rumble, Stone Cold heded in to his home...
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Series 2 Episode 45 - Royal Rumble 2005
Series 2 Episode 45 - Royal Rumble 2005 We are back for 2025 and another year of reviewing the worst of wrestlings past! We kick off our road to a wrestlemania review with a review of a classic Royal Rumble! We are going back to 2005 and checking out a Rumble with one of the most memorable…
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Series 2 - Episode 44- Thanksgiving Smackdown 2004
Series 2 - Episode 44- Thanksgiving Smackdown 2004 It's Thanksgiving folks and we would like to send our love over the sea to our America listeners and wish them a very Happy Thanksgiving! And as our way of saying thanks, we are checking out a special thanksgiving episode of Smackdown from 2004!…
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Series 2 - Episode 43 - Halloween Havoc 2000
Series 2 - Episode 43 - Halloween Havoc 2000 Many people when naming the biggest WCW ppv of all time would say Halloween Havoc. A unique and memorable ppv with plenty of big moments had its last outing under the WCW brand in 2000 at the end of a dour year financially for the company. The AOL…
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Season 2 - Episode 42 - XPW Halloween in Hell 3
Season 2 - Episode 42 - XPW Halloween in Hell 3 XPW in the early 2000s jumped into the waters left warm by ECW. As the land of extreme was gobbled up by McMahon and the WWF, XPW offered the blood thirsty wrestling fan indy wrestling with a Hardcore edge! Enter Rob Black, the mastermind behind XPW...
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Series 2 - Episode 41 - All Out 2022
Series 2 - Episode 41 - All Out 2022 What did we do to deserve an empty headed podcast like this one! Grab your muffins we are going to review All Out 2022! What should have been a wonderful return to the World Title for CM Punk ended with nearly a dozen men suspended, a scared dog, a chewed arm...
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Series 2 - Episode 40 - Unforgiven 1999
Series 2 - Episode 40 - Unforgiven 1999 1999 was a time where the WWF could do no wrong! Top of the tree, making money like it was going out of fashion, this was a peak time for business. Creative however was in turmoil, the last pay per view before its head writer left for its competition, and...
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Series 2 - Episode 39 - In Your House 3
Series 2 - Episode 39 - In Your House 3 Better Call Creative is the ultimate Triple Header and for our latest podcast we review wrestlings version of it. In Your House 3, the Triple Header. A main event in which all three active WWF titles were on the line as Shawn and Diesel took on tag team...
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Season 2 - Episode 38 - The Brawl 4 All
Season 2 - Episode 38 - The Brawl 4 All When you make a decision to focus your wrestling podcast on the worst of wrestling one thing is for certain....you will be watching the Brawl 4 All! From the mind of Vince Russo, in 1998 the WWF had a lockeroom full of testosterone. Men who claimed to be…
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Series 2 - Episode 37 - Bull Buchanan
Series 2 - Episode 37 - Bull Buchanan Yes....we are doing a whole podcast on Bull Buchanan! It's a birthday podcast choice for our host and he has chosen to review the entire career of Bull Buchanan! How many other podcasts can you say give you this kind of content! From Smokey Mountain, to South...
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Series 2 - Episode 37 - Summerslam 1996
Series 2 - Episode 37 - Summerslam 1996 The biggest party of the Summer was for the first time, not the biggest party! WCW had wrestled control of the top spot from the WWF in 1996 and Vince McMahon was desperate for their newest top stars to begin to shine. Enter Shawn Michaels, Vince's Sexy Boy...
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Series 2 - Episode 36 - Tugboat - Typhoon -Shockmaster
Series 2 - Episode 36 - Tugboat - Typhoon -Shockmaster Our latest podcast will shock the world....well maybe not, the most shocking thing is it took so long for us to review one of the greatest botched debuts of all time! Fred Ottman had built a strong career in the WWF with gimmicks like Tugboat...
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Series 2 - Episode 35 - Bash at the Beach 2000
Series 2 - Episode 35 - Bash at the Beach 2000 The legend of Bash at the Beach has lived on for almost a quarter century. A pay per view which perfectly captures a moment in time, and arguably the very moment WCW stopped being competition for WWF. Mid 2000s WCW was a mixed up mess, a power…
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Series 2 - Episode 34 - Super Showdown 2019
Series 2 - Episode 34 - Super Showdown 2019 When you mention the streak in wrestling, there is two trails of thought. The legendary Wrestlemania streak of the phenom, 21 straight wins at wrestlemania, a feat unlikely to ever be matched. Or you could be talking about Goldbergs unbeaten streak, 173...
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Series 2 - Episode 33 - TNA Slammiversary 2017
Series 2 - Episode 33 - TNA Slammiversary 2017 By 2017, TNA had gone through a lot of changes, and Slammiversary 2017 would bid farewell to the TNA brand entirely for a while, soon to be replaced by GFW, Global Force Wrestling led by....Jeff Jarrett! This show features some of the old of TNA, and...
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Series 2 - Episode 32 - Worst Ruthless Aggression Gimmicks
Series 2 - Episode 32 - Worst Ruthless Aggression Gimmicks After the success of the Attitude Era what the WWE needed most was breakthrough stars. The new Rock, the new Austin, they neded someone with Ruthless Aggression! An era that was defined by the new stars of Orton, Cena and Batista, the...
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Season 2 - Episode 31- JCW Legends and Icons
Season 2 - Episode 31- JCW Legends and Icons It's Sam's Birthday Podcast and the choice was his. In true Sam style we get a swerve Russo would be proud of as he has chosen a JCW show! Legends and Icons! Bob Backlund vs Ken Patera Roddy Piper v Terry Funk Greg Valentine v Tito Santana in a...
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Season 2 - Episode 31 - The Death of Mr McMahon
Season 2 - Episode 31 - The Death of Mr McMahon WWE in 2007 was not in the best shape, with the creation of new stars waining, and reliance on old acts like DX, Undertaker and Kane and the new ECW brand not hitting the mark there was an air of desperation. Desperate times call for desperate...
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Series 2 - Episode 30 - ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999
Series 2 Episode 28 - ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999 In 99 it is fair to say WWF had a stranglehold back on wrestling. It had fought away its nearest rival in WCW and was dominating the wrestling landscape. However, as ever, there was the third promotion, the cult rival to the big boys, who were…
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Season 2 - Episode 29 - The Death of the AWA
Series 2 - Episode 27 - The Death of the AWA In the early 80s, the AWA was the place to be. A talented roster that featured the future hall of famers of wrestling like Hogan, Hennig, Heenan and Bockwinkle, the promotion wasn't prepared for the aggressive expansion of Vince McMahon and the WWF. By...
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Season 2 Episode 28 - JCW Bloodymania
Season 2 Episode 28 - JCW Bloodymania Wrestling is a spectrum, and a huge one at that. A million matches, thousands of wrestlers, and hundreds of wrestling companies, you simply never could complete it. However anyone who has watched Bloodymania from JCW in 2007 may very well be able to claim…
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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 27 - Bastion Booger
SEASON 2 - EPISODE 27 - Bastion Booger Some gimmicks are destined to succeed, think The Wyatt Family, The NWO, The Ultimate Warrior...others...not so much! Mike Shaw found this out time and time and time...and time again throughout his some 3 decade career. Beginning in Canada, travelling to...
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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 26 - Wrestlemania XI
Wrestlemania XI - When you have a legacy now at 40, you would be hard pushed to hit a home run every year. For every Wrestlemania 17 there is a Wrestlemania 9, for every Wrestlemania 20 there is a Wrestlemania 32....but one without comparasion may just be Wrestlemania XI. A Wrestlemania where it...
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SEASON 2 - EPISODE TWENTY FIVE - Rock n Wrestling’s Connection
SEASON 2 - EPISODE TWENTY FIVE - Rock n Wrestling's Connection Anyone who has studied the history of wrestling will point to a moment in the early 80s where wrestling was transformed by it's connection with Rock n Roll Music! The MTV era hlpd launch wrestling into th show we all now know and…
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SEASON 2 - EPISODE TWENTY FOUR- Fastlane 2017
SEASON 2 - EPISODE TWENTY FOUR- Fastlane 2017 March now is the road to wrestlemania and in 2017 the WWE presented Fastlane, a pay per view one month ahead of Wrestlemania. A raw exclusive ppv this show would be headlined by Kevin Owens, the universal champion, fresh off turning on his Best Friend...
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SEASON 2 - EPISODE TWENTY THREE - XPW Baptised in Blood III
SEASON 2 - EPISODE TWENTY THREE - XPW Baptised in Blood III Here on Better Call Creative, we always celebrate birthday's differently. This year the power is going to be shared around. Jack celebrates his birthday in our first birthday episode, and with the power, he chooses a company we have yet…
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SEASON 2 - EPISODE TWENTY TWO - Elimination Chamber 2015
SEASON 2 - EPISODE TWENTY TWO - Elimination Chamber 2015 A new concept in wrestling is difficult to come up with. In 2002 on the back of the attitude era and the death of any real competition, the WWE created the Elimination Chamber. Four chambers, six competitors and a whole new way of deciding...
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SEASON 2 - EPISODE TWENTY ONE - Uncensored 1995
SEASON 2 - EPISODE TWENTY ONE - Uncensored 1995 Oh 1995 what a terrible year you were! Well at least in wrestling terms it was, WWF was struggling to find a new direction with a New Champion in Diesel, but over in WCW despite having hold of the two biggest names in Wrestling, they were putting…
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SEASON 2 - EPISODE TWENTY- Wrestling Weddings
SEASON 2 - EPISODE TWENTY- Wrestling Weddings Love is in the air this valentines day as Better Call Creative celebrate the truest way one can express their love in the world of wrestling, a wrestling wedding! Since the early 80s it seems that wrestling and weddings have gone together like a horse...
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SEASON 2 - EPISODE NINETEEN - WCW Sin
SEASON 2 - EPISODE NINETEEN - WCW Sin Going into 2001, WCW was on life support. On the back of a terrible year creatively, and financially, with a series of bookers coming and going, it's fair to say optimism wasn't high. A rebrand of the ppv schedule was designed, around the seven deadly sins.…
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SEASON 2 - EPISODE EIGHTEEN - Royal Rumble 1999
SEASON 2 - EPISODE EIGHTEEN - Royal Rumble 1999 Timing in life is everything isn't it. Given the terrible revelations and at the time of publishing, allegations about Vince McMahon, it is somewhat poorly timed that we would release a podcast looking back at his Royal Rumble win. However…
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SEASON 2 - EPISODE SEVENTEEN - Giants in Wrestling
SEASON 2 - EPISODE SEVENTEEN - Giants in Wrestling In the immortal words of the Hall of Fame opener, it started with one! Well kind of anyway. For many when you say Giant and Wrestling, Andre will be the first name from their lips. So imposing was his legacy that it can be easy to forget those…
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BONUS EPISODE - TNA Impact No.1
BONUS EPISODE - TNA Impact No.1 A podcast favourite is our trips to TNA Impact and so we have been excited at the imminent return of the TNA wrestling brand! We celebrate the TNA brands wonderful past, buy looking back at it's first ever TNA Impact back in 2004! A show that highlights everything...
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SEASON 2 - EPISODE SIXTEEN - Starrcade 1998
SEASON 2 - EPISODE SIXTEEN - Starrcade 1998 We round out the year in wrestling tradition as we look back on Starrcade from 1998. One of the biggest years in WCW history, and whilst the 83 weeks dominance of WWF has now gone, WCW continue to look strong with the rise of the undefeated WCW Champion...
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SEASON 2 - EPISODE SIXTEEN - Crown Jewel 2018
SEASON 2 - EPISODE SIXTEEN - Crown Jewel 2018 It's Christmas time and we wanteed to keep everything on gimmick, and celebrate all things christmas....but that Saudi Blood Money was just all too much to turn down so we are going back to 2018 and the return match for Shawn Michaels! DX versus the...
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SEASON 2 - EPISODE FIFTEEN- AEW All Out 2020
SEASON 2 - EPISODE FIFTEEN- AEW All Out 2020 2020 was hardly a stealler year for any industry, but with the recovery from covid in its early stages, the wrestling industry had been hit pretty hard. A commitment to delver a product for an audiance unable to watch it live meant stilted stage hands…
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SEASON 2 - EPISODE FOURTEEN- Survivor Series 1994
SEASON 2 - EPISODE FOURTEEN- Survivor Series 1994 It's the Annual Thanks Giving Tradition! It's the Survivor Series! Yes this maybe the least important of the so called big ppvs, but it still has played host to many memorable moments. The Screwjob, the Undertaker's Debut, Stings WWE Debut....and...
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SEASON 2 - EPISODE THIRTEEN- TNA Destination X 2007
SEASON 2 - EPISODE THIRTEEN- TNA Destination X 2007 Oh how we've missed TNA. It was great news to hear that Impact Wrestling will return to the once loved brand of TNA Wrestling in early 2024. We will be back to celebrate TNA's legacy around that time but before we do, we are checking out one of...
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SEASON 2 - EPISODE TWELVE- ECW November to Remember 1996
SEASON 2 - EPISODE TWELVE- ECW November to Remember 1996 We take a well earned vacation in the land of extreme and head back to Autumn 1996, and a November to Remember! ECW were riding high, with a tv deal being ut together and a long awaited debut on ppv a few months away, this card was set to...
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SEASON 2 - EPISODE ELEVEN- Halloween Havoc 1991
SEASON 2 - EPISODE ELEVEN- Halloween Havoc 1991 We have reached the end of our Horror Month here on Better Call Creative and we land on All Hallows Eve, Halloween night and we are reviewing Halloween Havoc 1991. Remembered for the Chamber of Horrors match, an 8 man tag taking place inside a cage...
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SEASON 2 - EPISODE TEN- Send in the Clowns
SEASON 2 - EPISODE TEN- Send in the Clowns Horror and Clowns go together like.....well Wrestling and Clowns! It seems that clowns have been in and around the wrestling world for many decades and whilst many fans will know the name Doink the Clown, many may not have as wide a knowledge of Dave the...
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SEASON 2 - EPISODE NINE - IWA King of the Deathmatch 1995
SEASON TWO - EPISODE NINE - IWA King of the Deathmatch 1995 Can you consider one of the biggest tape trading wrestling events ever, considered my some to be the finest "Hardcore Wrestling" card, and featuring Mick Foley and Terry Funk, something worthy of being reviewed by Better Call Creative?…
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SEASON 2 - EPISODE EIGHT - Blood Runs Cold - Glacier
SEASON 2 - EPISODE EIGHT - Blood Runs Cold - Glacier On the back of our Invasion Arc we head into the month of October and a month full of the horrors of wrestling's past. We start with a podcast well overdue for one that focuses on the worst of wresting, as we check out Glacier and the Blood…
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SEASON 2 - EPISODE SEVEN- Survivor Series 2001
SEASON 2 - EPISODE SEVEN- Survivor Series 2001 In the immortal words of Jim Johnston, The End is Here! We have reached the final stop in the Alliance Storyline, and it's winner takes all, the WCW and ECW Alliance's five best feautring well a lot of WWF's best, going up against the WWF's…
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SEASON 2 - EPISODE SIX- Rebellion 2001
SEASON 2 - EPISODE SIX- Rebellion 2001 We are in the last legs of the Alliance angle now but before we can reach the peak and stick a flag in it, we take a quick detour to jolly old England! Manchester to be precise, as the WWF and the Alliance invade the UK for it's annual Rebellion ppv.…
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SEASON 2 - EPISODE FIVE- No Mercy 2001
SEASON 2 - EPISODE FIVE- No Mercy 2001 We are on leg four of our Invasion Story Arc as we start of the 2nd half of the storyline picking up where we left Unforgiven 2001, with Kurt Angle as WWF Champion...well no quite! The twists and the turns of the Alliance angle is in full gear here as the...
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SEASON 2 - EPISODE FOUR - Unforgiven 2001
SEASON 2 - EPISODE FOUR - Unforgiven 2001 We reach the half way point in our Invasion Story Arc and as ever plenty has changed. However it's not just in the WWF where the landscape is changing, the Twin Towers attacks of September 11th takes place a few weeks before Kurt Angle's Summerslam…
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BIRTHDAY PODCAST - Ben’s Time Machine
BIRTHDAY PODCAST - Ben's Time Machine We round out our year of birthday podcasts with one final hop into the wrestling time machine as Ben has the controls. His 6 desitinations will be a wrestling match from the month of August from the last six decades. A time machine which will make stops to...
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SEASON 2 - EPISODE THREE - Summerslam 2001
Season 2 - Episode Three- Summerslam 2001 We continue our 6 episode story arc as we look back at the WCW and ECW invasion of the WWF from 2001, and we have reached Summerslam! After the shocking events of the Invasion pay per view with Stone Cold Steve Austin turning his back on the WWF, it seems...
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SEASON 2 - EPISODE TWO - Invasion 2001
SEASON TWO - Episode Two - Invasion 2001 We begin the first story arc of Season Two of Better Call Creative, and it is a huge story arc! We are reviewing the WWF vs. The Alliance, WWF vs WCW and ECW. It was the stuff of dreams, what would happen when Austin faced Hogan, Undertaker faced Sting…
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About this show
A unique new wrestling podcast, where we review Pro Wrestling;s worst gimmicks, storylines and ppv's and take on the challenge to rebook it better. Nothing is off limits, if it failed, flopped or was critically panned, we will be ready to take on the challenge to make wrestling gold from wrestlecrap.
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