The Monumental Podcast

I apologize for the sound quality in this episode and the last one. Hulkamatt promised his mic was working and we didn't have to wait for his new one to come. He should be Hulkamatt of the Week, I agree. I will try to remember next time. Anyway this episode sees us discuss Bryan Alvarez's second book "100 Things WWE Fans Should Know or Do Before They Die" or more specifically, Hulkamatt tries to guess what they are.

Join us for the annual tradition, it's the Hulkamatt of the Year! Who will win this prestigious award in the world of pro wrestling? 

We are back to talk Hulkamatts of the Week with nominees ranging from Linda McMahon to the WWE fans and then the biggest match of the year, Thom Latimer vs Aron Stevens in a Mint Julep Match for the NWA Worlds Title!

Join Hulkamatt and take The Hollow Earth Quiz! You'll be quizzed on information from Dallas Thompson's 2002 interview with Art Bell about his proposed expedition into the Hollow Earth. Let's journey into the funniest episode of Coast to Coast AM ever aired.

Join us for a lengthy, semi impromptu history of GarfieldEATS, the Garfield themed quick service restaurant run by the youngest ever Garfield Licensee. We'll examine the restaurant, why Garfield should NOT be a rat, whether Chris Fart is the right voice for Garfield and which pantone colors are proper for Garfield.Sources:Food and Wine: https://www.foodandwine.com/travel/garfield-eats-toronto-restaurantWikia: https://garfield.fandom.com/wiki/GarfieldEatsEater: https://www.eater.com/22989639/remembering-garfield-eats-toronto-nathen-mazriOfficial Egeez Site: https://egeez.com/Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GarfieldEatsGarfieldEATS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GarfieldEATSco/GarfieldEATS Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMxRi_VbbgA4dlACDNsDhDQ/videos

We are back discussing something that never happened, the Dixie Carter reality show project. How did it come about? What do we know about it? What do we think it might have become? Join us!Sources: https://nashvillelifestyles.com/at-home/dixie-carter-at-home-in-nashville/https://www.cagesideseats.com/2015/6/18/8809917/tna-office-staff-blame-dixie-carter-for-company-mismanagement-and-turmoilhttps://cultaholic.com/posts/angelina-love-lays-into-former-tna-president-dixie-carter6/1/2015 Wrestling Observer Newsletter and  7/16/2012 Wrestling Observer Newsletter

We take a break from pro-wrestling (except for the Hulkamatts of the Week) to talk Art Bell, specifically Bugs, the legendary Bigfoot killer but also Art in general. We briefly run down what we like about Coast to Coast AM, what we don't like, why I stopped listening, favorite episodes like Mel's Hole, and more. But we (unsuccessfully) try to focus on Bugs, the man who claimed to kill and bury two Bigfoot in the 70s. Who was Bugs? What do we think of his story? What do we know about Bugs today? You might be surprised!Sources: Audio clips from 6/5/2001 Coast to Coast AM with Art BellBio: https://www.coasttocoastam.com/guest/morgan-robert-w-5842/Above Top Secret: https://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread430615/pg1Wonkette: https://www.wonkette.com/p/nut-who-proved-obamas-an-alien-also-shot-killed-two-bigfoot-creatures-in-texas-32-years-ago

After five long years we have finished Hulk Hogan's first biography! Join us as HULKAMATT takes you through Hulk Hogan's 1998-2002 with stories you will not believe! 

A common refrain is that we can't throw the baby out with the bathwater when it comes to WWE and their recent sex trafficking allegations. How true is it that no one would know what Vince was up to? We go back through WWE's history of abuse scandals and look at how allegations in the Ring Boy Scandal, Ashley Massaro's claims and the most public allegation at Vince McMahon all involve multiple witnesses, or open knowledge by WWE talent and executives.Sources:https://www.vice.com/en/article/epv78z/ashley-massaro-wwe-vince-mcmahon-sexual-divashttps://www.businessinsider.nl/wwe-cofounder-linda-mcmahon-who-runs-trumps-biggest-super-pac-once-hired-a-suspected-child-molester-on-the-condition-that-he-stop-chasing-after-kids-he-didnt/https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2021/02/14/mat-matters-cole-was-the-original-whistleblower-for-speakingout/http://wrestlingperspective.com/issue/78/cole1.html

The NWA had a monumental year in 2023 where it went BEAST MODE! We talk about all of our favorite wrestlers from Beast Mode to Tyrus to all of our favorite matches such as the Devil's Last Dance Ultimate Hardcore War to the Knights of the Round Table Match! Join myself, Hulkamatt and The Nut Bunnies as we dive into Wrestling the Way It's Meant To Be!

It's part 2 of our 3 hour interview with David Bixenspan on the WWF Ring Boy Scandal. We go in depth on the accusations against Terry Garvin, how the WWF treated the Coles after the scandal died down, the lawsuits, depositions, and then finish things off with a completely unrelated Gabe Sapolsky story!The audio started breaking up during the Gabe story so this episode ends a little abruptly after the Gabe story.Read his article here: https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/world/news/wwe-cofounder-linda-mcmahon-who-runs-trumps-biggest-super-pac-once-hired-a-suspected-child-molester-on-the-condition-that-he-stop-chasing-after-kids-he-didnt-/articleshow/78938854.cmsWarning, this episode deals with explicit content regarding a child molestation scandal that may not be comfortable for all listeners.

We are back with another interview, this time interviewing journalist David Bixenspan (aka Bix) about the WWF Ring Boy Scandal, Mel Phillips, Terry Garvin, the company's response to the scandal, Vince McMahon's reported firing and rehiring of Phillips, how the story came up, etc. We go in depth on a lot of the details that have been otherwise ignored regarding this scandal so tune in!Read his article here: https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/world/news/wwe-cofounder-linda-mcmahon-who-runs-trumps-biggest-super-pac-once-hired-a-suspected-child-molester-on-the-condition-that-he-stop-chasing-after-kids-he-didnt-/articleshow/78938854.cmsWarning, this episode deals with explicit content regarding a child molestation scandal that may not be comfortable for all listeners.

We are back with Part 2 of a 4+ hour interview with Pelle Primeau! Pelle finishes up talking about training at the ROH school, working for the company, an incredible story of his first trip to Florida for FIP, the most endearing Ricky Reyes story I've heard, Low Ki golfing and more! If you are feeling down this show will brighten your day.Follow him on Twitter https://twitter.com/primeau31Check out his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-pelle-afford-legal-representation

We are back with a two part interview with former ROH star Pelle Primeau! We talk about running backyard shows in Philadelphia that drew more than most indies, the ROH training school, Seth Rollins getting pranked, Low Ki explaining things, CM Punk, Shane Hagadorn and so much more! You do not want to miss these prank stories, and Pelle's unique insight into training at the ROH school and why the school may not have turned out more successful students. An incredibly fun show! Follow him on Twitter https://twitter.com/primeau31Check out his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-pelle-afford-legal-representation

Trinity Volume One, the Trinity movie you didn't know you needed to see! Join Hulkamatt and myself by going to Tubi and watching this great film, starring TNA Knockout Trinity! Stunts! Wrestling! Corvette!

We delve into possibly the worst major company wrestling PPV of all time, The Great American Bash 1999! Kevin Nash vs Randy Savage main events, Ric Flair vs Roddy Piper is on there too, plus Van Hammer vs Mikey Whipwreck! Amaze at Hulkamatt predicting this 21 year old wrestling show!

Will Nick Gage get revenge on Ricky Shane Page? Why am I posting this two months late? Well I got extremely busy and then a global pandemic made me lose track of time! Join Hulkamatt and myself to run down Game Changer Wrestling's Run Rickey Run! This was recorded in the car so the audio is rough, and we sometimes don't remember things, but hey you need audio to listen to! GCW!

We break down the second half of the NY64 bracket, the alleged Sex Predator wing of the bracket. Well, there's some racists too. We'll go over Jerry Lawler, Bill Watts, The Big Boy Scandal, Invader 1, Inoki, Andre the Giant and more!

We are back after a broken computer with THE NY64 2: WARRIOR WARRIOR MEMORIAL AWARD TOURNAMENT! It is a tournament to decide the alleged worst person in WWE history! We run down the first half of the bracket with entries from Chris Benoit to Vince McMahon to Gabe Sapolsky!

We are back with Hollywood Hulk Hogan's "Hollywood Hulk Hogan" we start with the steroid scandal and then go through the nWo era! Everything from Jesse Ventura to the 3 Ninjas is covered!Looking for thoughts on the big Piper, Sting or Warrior matches? Too bad he ignores them all!

We are back with more of Hulk Hogan's memoir, Hollywood Hulk Hogan by Hollywood Hulk Hogan! We continue through this book and compare it to the only other book we possibly can, The Holy Bible. What does Hogan's book have in common with biblical scholarship? Find out inside! Also WrestleMania, No Holds Barred, Spielberg and more!

We are back after our 3rd annual trip to Game Changer Wrestling's Tournament of Survival! It was a crazy night of death matches including encounters with the Great Sasuke, KENTA, as well as the GCW crew of Nick Gage and more! We run down the whole show and so much more! We should be back soon with more Hogan.

We are back with more of Hulk Hogan's completely truthful memoir! Learn all of the real facts about Hogan's early WWF career! Learn something about Mike Sharpe that is actually true!

We are back to break down Hollywood Hulk Hogan's first autobiography "Hollywood Hulk Hogan" (with Michael Jan Friedman.) This is Hogan's "worked" memoir as he would release another later on that told the "real story." That one was mostly bullshit too! Join us as Hogan tells us about his childhood, engages in ridiculous fat shaming and breaks into the business! If you have the book we'll be reading up to page 135 for next weekend. Feel free to submit fake quotes I can fool Hulkamatt with next time. Full credit to the 372 Pages podcast for that idea.Also I might be wrong about doubting the Hogan/Matsuda broken leg story. I'd read it didn't happen but Ron Fuller seemed to think it had? I'm not sure!Sources: Hollywood Hulk Hogan and Michael Jan Friedman, "Hollywood Hulk Hogan" WWE Books, 2002.

We are back with Erick Stevens talking his "big" push in ROH and why it flopped, plus hilarious stories or burials involving nearly everyone! Erick has tremendous insight into what went wrong with his FIP Championship push, and a slightly counterintuitive idea about how it should have been done. We go through the death of his push and why he left the company and wrestling.Plus a fantastic story about Nigel, Roderick Strong and the Hangm3n, hilarious stories about Necro Butcher, Kenny Omega, the Briscoes, burials of Delirious, Justice Pain, Aries, Davey Richards, Elgin and so many more. I have never laughed more in two hours. Thank you so much for doing the show Erick.

We are back with Erick Stevens, the 2007 Wrestling Observer Rookie of the Year! In part 1 we talk how Erick got into the business, how he met Roderick Strong followed by some incredible Roddy stories, how horrible the Florida indies were in the aughts, tape trading, FIP, Steve Madison, and his introduction into ROH with the Gang Wars of 2007. Erick is incredibly open about his career, the guys he liked, the guys he can't stand and what he thinks went right and wrong. This is part 1 because I was laughing so hard my USB cable slipped out. You can find Eric here: www.YouTube.com/familyfooddudeand on Instagram @FamilyFoodDude

We are back, this time to talk about Nigel McGuinness, the undisputed greatest champion in ROH history! The 90's Rememberer Nut Bunnies joins Hulkamatt to talk Nigel, his heel turn, Gabe Sapolsky's questionable booking in 2008, Adam Pearce's questionable booking in 2009 and so much more! Lots of talk about one of the most interesting year's in Ring of Honor.

We are back with the history of TNA! We go in depth on Jonny Fairplay's TNA run and a bit about his pre TNA wrestling career! Learn about his crazy contract with TNA, how he got it, how TNA immediately violated it and much more! Sources: Bryan Alvarez, Figure 4 Daily, Interview with Jonny FairplayBryan Alvarez, Figure 4 Weekly, various 2003/2004 issuesAlex Marvez, "No Wrestling With a Conscience" South Florida Sun Sentinel 12/26/03Free Ron Niemi Legal Defense Fund: https://www.talkwhateveronline.com/threads/nwa-florida-and-ron-niemi-need-your-help.17292/

Game Changer Wrestling presented THE DYNASTY in Asbury Park NJ and what a show it was! Join us in the car (so the sound quality is no good!) as we rundown the card including PCO vs Masato Tanaka, Orange Cassidy vs Kikutaro, Nick Gage, KTB, Jungle Boy, Motorcycle Enthusiast Shlak, Teddy Hart promos with no Teddy Hart and more!

It's the 50th episode! We're going to pretend this is a big mega episode when it was just going to be more history of TNA! Join us as Hulkamatt gives his thoughts on the #NY64, we read from Russo's book, dive into his 2003 booking run, his firing from the company, what this meant for storylines, how they took a TNA like turn, Joe E Legend's Wikipedia and most importantly...HULKAMATT PREDICTS THE WRESTLEKINGDOM CARD BLIND! Skip to 53:00 if you only want to hear this.My new favorite segment in podcast history.Sources: Vince Russo: Forgiven, One Man's Journey from Self Glorification to Santification, 2005 ECW PressBryan Alvarez, Figure 4 Weekly 12/29/2003Wikipedia, Joe E Legend: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_E._Legend

The New York 64 is a tournament to establish the most disgusting thing WWE has (allegedly) ever done. Please follow @NY64Tournament on twitter https://twitter.com/NY64Tournament and vote in each round. The 4 way play in rounds begin today! On one bracket we have policies or events that are more business practices than storyline events. On the other we have gimmicks, angles, storylines and other televised entertainment. They will meet in the finals to decide the worst of all! @epitasis and I discuss this tournament, the selection and brackets!

Join us for a review of the Best of Music 14 and Game Changer Wrestling: Tha G Code! Hear all about problematic bikers, Teddy Hart, perhaps the craziest death match of the year, and your main event Nick Gage vs Jack Evans!

We are back with the history of TNA! This time we go into Hulk Hogan's planned debut with TNA at Bound for Glory 2003. What was the plan? What were they thinking? No really, what were they thinking? Also Hulkamatts of the Week.Sources: TNA Press ReleaseBryan Alvarez's Figure 4 Weekly

Writer Cath returns to the show to talk about her experience on The Jericho Cruise, AKA The Chris Jericho Rock and Rager At Sea! Find out who threatened to murder her in cold blood, what was great, what was less great and who was the coolest cat at sea. Over an hour of memories of the greatest cruise in the history of wrestling!

Have you heard about the Nitro book everyone is talking about? Well, some people are talking about. You may have heard it's incredibly well researched and better than the Death of WCW. Is it? We'll go into the good, bad and ugly of the book. Who is it for? What does it get right, what does it get wrong? Join us for almost 90 minutes of analysis of the most significant wrestling book of 2018!For more information on the book or to buy it, visit the official site: https://wcwnitrobook.com/item/nitro-the-incredible-rise-and-inevitable-collapse-of-ted-turners-wcw-paperback

This podcast is not about wrestling, it's about Bobby Fischer. Why? Because Hulkamatt was watching a bunch of chess and suddenly discovered Bobby Fischer was not such a great guy. So I linked him to an article and it was decided we should do an episode. So join us for an episode where Hulkamatt does half of the talking and we discuss the life and times of Chess Grand Master, World Champion, Anti-Semite, Cult Member and overall unstable person Bobby Fischer. From his upbringing to running away from airports to breaking international law, it's all here!Sources:Bobby Fischer Against the World, Directed by Liz Garbus, 2011Bobby Fischer Speaks Out!https://hwarmstrong.com/ar/Fischer.htmlBobby Fischer and the Worldwide Church of God: http://tartajubow.blogspot.com/2012/06/bobby-fischer-and-worldwide-church-of.htmlDarrach, Brad "The Day Bobby Blew It" Playboy, Reprinted by The Daily Beast, accessed 10/13/18 https://www.thedailybeast.com/bobby-fisher-was-a-genius-and-a-jerk

We are back with the history of TNA! We have some major shake ups in TNA Management in May of 2003 and we are here to cover them. Who is in? Who is out? How will TNA try to become a national player? Join us to find out!Sources: Borash, Jeremy. "From the Inside" accessed 10/13/18 https://web.archive.org/web/20030629182413/http://nwatna.com:80/2003/06/27/inside.shtmlAlvarez, Bryan, Figure 4 Weekly, 5/28/05Meltzer, Dave, Wrestling Observer Newsletter 7/13/15Behrens, Bill. TNA Ownership Timeline. 8/6/2009, accessed 10/13/18 http://www.mandatory.com/wrestlezone/news/191273-tna-ownership-timeline-with-comments-by-former-employee/3Dixie Carter's 2007 US House Congressional Committee testimony

Now with fixed audio! Join @ChampJulius and I as we go in depth about LA Park vs Rush! We talk both men's careers, how the feud began, what makes it so great, where LA Park might be going from here, our favorite matches, our favorite spots, and so much more. This was meant to be an hour long but when we did an off the cuff history of LA Park's career and a bit on Rush there was no stopping things!Sorry for the double upload, I didn't mix it. Hulkamatt is on vacation so we'll be back to the History of TNA in a week or so!

We are back! After the Hulkamatt of the Week we get to this week's topic, Joanie Laurer (Chyna) and her run in New Japan! How did Antonio Inoki decide to bring her in? How was her big match with Chono promoted? Why did he decide to make her a shooter? Find out in this tribute to Inokiism! My notes were corrupted right before recording so I lost my sources. Beyond cagematch, the Best Damn Sports Show Period, Observers, Figure 4s, an interview with Sean Waltman I also used some message boards from the time for context. I can't find a couple of them now. Sorry!

We are back with a special guest! Bryan of Street Fight Radio joins Hulkamatt to predict 15 year old tournaments they've barely ever heard of! They'll pick winners from the Anarchy Alliance and infamous Hard 10 Tournaments! Plus Hulkamatt reviews Jarrett vs Raven, we watch the finals of the Hard 10 tournament and give the history of BEER Wrestling! An action packed show.

It's the third and final part of your SEX Education! We go through the Raven vs Jarrett feud, the return of Russo, the power struggles, everything we can think of! Plus a Hulkamatt of the Week that exposes how long it took me to edit this.Sources: Watching 100 TNA PPVs and Dave Meltzer's LAW recaps from March through June 2003

Hulkamatt is back so that means it is time to continue the history of TNA! We start with the debut of Raven, and talk about all the big names, Nikita, Dusty, Schiavone, Larry Legend, The Road Warriors, all of the brave heroes who stood up to Vince Russo and SEX! We'll be back with SEX Part 3!Sources:OWW's SEX Guide and their TNA recaps were very useful in figuring out what happened when and how! http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/bios/s/sports-entertainment-xtreme/

We're back, well I'm back because Hulkamatt is still sick! I'm joined by Writer Cath (@W_Cath_SA) to review WWA The Inception! Yes another World Wrestling All Stars PPV! We'll discuss the show, events surrounding the show and delve more into the early "Internet Wrestling Community" by taking a look at Scott Keith's review of it.Sources: Keith, Scott "The Smark Rant for WWA The Revolution" 2/25/02, accessed 7/3/18 https://411mania.com/wrestling/the-smark-rant-for-wwa-the-evolution/

Hulkamatt is sick, so we are on a brief hiatus from the history of TNA which means it is a great time to invite Nut Bunnies back on the show to discuss Bryan Danielson's ROH title reign! We go through what led up to it, the major stories, the matches, the injuries, memories of the time, some repetitive booking and some great booking! Join us for 2 hours of Danielson plus this week's Deej Award!

Warning: This is a non wrestling episode! In fact this episode may appeal to no one on the planet! Join us as Hulkamatt, Nut Bunnies, musical visionary CJM Venter and myself go through the history of the Beast of Music, a series of mix tapes of bad music we made in the late aughts. After Venter tells us about his 2003 summer vacation for 10 minutes we discuss musical legends such as: Jan Terri, Complete, Raffi, The Donut Man, The Shaggs and actual legends like Wesley Willis and Sun Ra.We sing songs, discuss his classic covers in depth and talk about outsider music (and some just plain bad music for 2 hours.) Music discussed:Venter's Biscuits and Gravy Cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_TCxFtYSSoHis cover of Real American: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3riNnlH3h5IHis cover of Journey to Mars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko9m2IhD4xcJan Terri's Journey to Mars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u0MjpHaRQwLosing You: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO2oayC54dgRaffi Cool It: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqGp_Bd0tsEAverage Homeboy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXb6bjCCtuYHank Williams Jr, If the South Would've Won: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxEmry5lRKkComplete, Hot as Hell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRnPE1u4ruMComplete Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3hVEy8Y8dg&t=1sSun Ra Nuclear War: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsPrINajncUThe Most Unwanted Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gPuH1yeZ08On the show I mistakenly credited "The Taster" to Mad Man Marcum. Mad Man Marcum was a frequent Art Bell guest. The song is by Wild Man Fischer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBlqB8dhgZMLuie Luie: The Touchy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6WeDMg40qcMs Peachez Fry that Chicken: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGrqW3nx5HM

We close out 2002 with the end of Jerry's diary! Jerry sends an email to Jeff outlining why Jeff Jarrett will be a great NWA Champion and how the fans will love him. He buries R-Truth, buries Jeff, buries Dixie, buries Russo and well buries everyone. Also this week's Deej Award winner!Sources: Jarrett, Jerry, the Story of the Development of the NWA TNA, Trafford, 2004.D'Lo Brown's TNA debut video: https://youtu.be/lggf4uBYLsgThe WoodsJerry Jarrett's Twitter @JerryJarrett

Our review of Game Changer Wrestling: Zandig Tournament of Survival 3! Warning: This is a car episode, if you don't want to listen to lower than usual audio quality, skip this one! Hear about all of the matches, all the crazy death match stuff we remember, Nick Gage, the Nazi collaborator, Ciclope, PCO, Joey Janela, the insane weapons, and so much more! This show was so crazy we forgot about a dude using a Sawzall on his opponent.

We are back to talk about sexual harassment in TNA! Namely with regard to Goldy Locks. What happened to her? What did TNA do? What did she do? Plus more on her career and CRUSH EM CELL PHONE! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7TeqPm1KyEAlso this week's winner of the True Warrior Award!SourcesJarrett, Jerry. The Story of the Development of the NWATNA, Trafford 2004.Bruce, S. More on TNA Lawsuits, TNA History of Sexual Harassment, CagesideSeats, https://www.cagesideseats.com/2011/7/1/2254343/more-on-tna-lawsuits-tnas-history-of-sexual-harrassment 7/1/11, Accessed 5/24/18Steve Gerweck, "Goldy Locks" http://www.gerweck.net/2010/02/08/goldylocks/ 2/8/10, Accessed 5/24/18

We take a break from the history of TNA to invite the world famous "Nut Bunnies" on the show to pay tribute to TAKESHI MORISHIMA! The greatest ROH Champion of all time! This Morishima sized episode clocks in at almost 3 hours long as we discuss his match with Samoa Joe and his title reign as well as a bit about the overall ROH product at the time. Join us for a match by match history of Morishima as ROH champion!

Jerry Jarrett's life gets turned upside down, then he decides to quit, then he decides not to, and invents SEX! Join us for the origin story of Sports Entertainment Xtreme, one of the worst stables and storylines in wrestling history.Sources:Jarrett, Jerry. The Story of the Development of the NWATNA, Trafford 2004.Johnson, Matt "Catching Up with Jerry Jarrett" SLAM Sports http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2008/12/28/7867801.html 12/28/08, Accessed 5/14/18