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Suplexes and Nostalgia
by Ian Johnson
Ian is a former sportswriter whose passion for professional wrestling spans over 20 years. Suplexes and Nostalgia was created in the winter of 2023 with the intention of discussing a wide array of wrestling topics such as biographies, watch-alongs, Newsletter Rewinds, Week to Week Rewinds and much more! Join the nostalgia spaceship as we venture through the history of professional wrestling via humor, impressions and investigative spirit!
Episodes
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Week By Week: Brock, Bischoff & Bizarre Booking
WWE Week By Week August 19, 2002
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Week By Week: Brock Bottom - SmackDown Six
Join Bohemian Ian in time travel back to the week of August 12, 2002 in the WWE. Reviewing Wrestling Observer Newsletter notes, Monday Night Raw and Thursday Night SmackDown! Order DUBBY today with the promo code SAN10 at checkout to get 10% off of your purchase!
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Week By Week: Hulkamania Flatlined - Lesnar Pulled Plug
Eat your vitamins, say your prayers... get bodied! Fun reviews of Raw and Smackdown as we time travel back to the week of August 5, 2002 in this Week By Week WWE review! Order DUBBY today with the promo code SAN10 at checkout to get 10% off of your purchase!
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Week By Week: Un-Americans And Backstage Tomfoolery
Bohemian Ian hops into the time machine to review this week in WWE! This is the Week By Week series and it is 7/29/2002! The closer we get to Summerslam the more Brock Lesnar dismantles human beings! Who will his next victim be? Order DUBBY today with the promo code SAN10 at checkout to get...
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Week By Week: Parking Lot Encounters
Bohemian Ian hops into the time machine to review this week in WWE! The Week By Week series is back and it is 7/22/2002! What will the buildup toward Summerslam entail?! Order DUBBY today with the promo code SAN10 at checkout to get 10% off of your purchase!
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AEW Dynamite Review: Infuriating Interferences
Bohemian Ian reviews AEW Dynamite from 4/9/25 in Baltimore MD! Order DUBBY today with the promo code SAN10 at checkout to get 10% off of your purchase!
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Week By Week: Vengeance 2002
Stipulations, championship matches, PPV debuts and HHH has a decision to make!
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Week By Week: NWO No More, Nepotism Bores
The NWO has disbanded for reasons unknown New General Managers will be shown Nepotism has overgrown! Join Bohemian Ian for a fun week review of WWE in 2002! Order DUBBY today with the promo code SAN10 at checkout to get 10% off of your purchase!
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Week By Week: The Rock, Busta Rhymes and Dr. Evil
WWE Vengeance is looming and featuring a new twist to the main event that may alter the shape of wrestling history. The announcement of Kurt Angle's addition to the WWE Undisputed Championship match incorporating him into this feud involving The Rock and The Undertaker is a nice surprise but what...
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Week By Week: The Undisputed Title Is In Dispute
Can Jeff Hardy win the Undisputed Championship in his specialty ladder match? Who will go on to Smackdown to face Kurt Angle for the Undisputed Championship? Can Edge fulfill a lifelong dream of winning the Tag Team Championship with his childhood idol Hulk Hogan? Check out the archives for more...
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Week By Week: Rollups And Ruthless Aggression
Venture through the aftermath of King Of The Ring. Ian delves into the 6/24/02 Monday Night Raw and the 6/27/02 Thursday Night Smackdown.
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Week By Week: King Of The Ring 2002
Can Kurt Angle get his revenge on Hapless Hogan? Will Undertaker play The Game? Can RVD become KOR? Ian reviews King Of The Ring 2002!
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Week By Week: Rock Is Raw And Hapless Chioda
How will the week leading up to King Of The Ring unfold?
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Week By Week: Stone Cold Walkout And The Bald Angle
Guest host Cody is back! This is a very special edition of the podcast in which Ian and Cody dissect the week of June 10, 2002 in the WWE!
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Week By Week: Subservient Flair And Sling Of The Ring
Jump back in your nostalgic time machine with Ian on this Week By Week series as he covers Monday Night Raw from 6/03/02 and Smackdown from 6/06/02!
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Week By Week: Chugging Tobacco Juice And Love Triangles
We look into WON notes from the 5/27/02 Newsletter. Ian also takes a deep dive into that evening's Monday Night Raw and the 5/30/02 edition of Smackdown.
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Week By Week: Karaoke And Retirements
Raw from 5/20/02 and Smackdown from 5/23/02
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Week By Week: Judgment Day 2002
Battle of the frog splash, tale of terrible tag teams, rule breaking hell in a cell and a second consecutive 28-day Undisputed Championship reign!
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Week By Week: Pandas On Planet Stasiak
5/13/02 Monday Night Raw is the topic of discussion this week!
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Week By Week: Get The F Out
A new series begins this week entitled Week By Week. Ian will dive deep into each week beginning with May 6, 2002, when the wrestling world was told to "get the F out".
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Jeff Hardy
Ian breaks down the career of one of the most emulated and enigmatic men in professional wrestling history, Jeff Hardy.
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The Best Wrestlers To Never Become WWF/E Champion
Tune in every week for a time machine trip of nostalgia!
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Terry Funk
Ian attempts to give tribute to the life and wrestling career of one of professional wrestling's most iconic names, Terry Funk.
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W.O.N. Rewind June 1996 Pt. 2
Ian learns the hard way that there is such a thing as too much consumption before recording! He also delves headfirst into the depths of the sea that is the Wrestling Observer Newsletter!
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WATCHALONG: ECW Barbed Wire, Hoodies & Chokeslams
Join the fellas as they take a trip back to June 17, 1995 to watch ECW Barbed Wire, Hoodies & Chokeslams!
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Dustin Rhodes
Ian breaks down the career of the legendary Goldust, Dustin Rhodes, Dustin Runnels!
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W.O.N. Rewind April 1996 Pt. 1
This week the fellas take you back to the first two weeks of April 1996 as we rewind the Wrestling Observer Newsletter!
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X-Pac
After a week hiatus in which Ian put his 22-centimeter pythons to work packing and moving, the fellas are back in the studio again with a biography! The one, the only, X-Pac! If you enjoy this episode, feel free to head to any major podcast platform to access our archives.
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W.O.N. Rewind: February 1996
Ian and Cody are back at it reviewing the Wrestling Observer Newsletter from February of 1996 going through the weekly issues. References from and thanks to Reddit user daprice82.
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W.O.N. Rewind: January 1996
The fellas begin a new series on the podcast, timeline! Breaking down a few weeks of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter from January of 1996.
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Jim Cornette
The very controversial yet misunderstood Jim Cornette! The fellas cover the great Cornette in biography form and give you some insight to the man and why he was and is so much more than just a former wrestling manager.
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NWA Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling WATCHALONG
Join the boys as they hop into their nostalgia machine all the way back to 1983, September 10th to be exact. The show is headlined by Harley Race defending the NWA Heavyweight championship against a misspelled Ric Flair!
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ECW
Cody and Ian go in depth on the topic of the most outlandish outfit in all of professional wrestling history, Extreme Championship Wrestling! Join the fellas as they delve into the life and times of ECW!
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Owen Hart
On this episode the guys breakdown the life and times of Owen Hart. Discussing his upbringing, ribbing antics, wrestling career and unfortunate death.
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Black Saturday
Today the fellas discuss the infamous Black Saturday breaking down the events that led to and the aftermath that followed it. Join Ian and Cody as they talk Georiga Championship Wrestling, WWF, WCW, the territories and then some!
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Vincent J. McMahon
This week Ian and Cody discuss one of the forefathers of Northeastern Professional Wrestling, Vincent J. McMahon. In order to better shed light on the family name and lineage, the fellas also conversate about his father Jess McMahon.
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The Fabulous Moolah
This week Ian and Cody discuss the life, career and ultimately the allegations made against one Fabulous Moolah. What legacy do you feel she leaves behind?
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Kurt Angle
This week Ian and Cody are talking all about the life and career of world champion, Olympic gold medalist and the wrestling machine Kurt Angle!
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Questioning wrestling history
This week Cody and Ian find comfort in their recliners arm-chair fantasy booking and rewriting big moments in the history of this great sport!
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History of championships
Ian discusses the history and origin of championship belts as well as different designs and belt makers.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Ian is a former sportswriter whose passion for professional wrestling spans over 20 years. Suplexes and Nostalgia was created in the winter of 2023 with the intention of discussing a wide array of wrestling topics such as biographies, watch-alongs, Newsletter Rewinds, Week to Week Rewinds and much more! Join the nostalgia spaceship as we venture through the history of professional wrestling via humor, impressions and investigative spirit!
HOSTED BY
Ian Johnson
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Ian is a former sportswriter whose passion for professional wrestling spans over 20 years. Suplexes and Nostalgia was created in the winter of 2023 with the intention of discussing a wide array of wrestling topics such as biographies, watch-alongs, Newsletter Rewinds, Week to Week Rewinds and much...
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