Episodes
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The Immortal (2000)
We watched it so you don't have to, the year 2000 supernatural drama TV series, The Immortal. It's a paint-by-numbers affair mixing the worst bits from shows LIke Buffy and The Highlander. Bret appears in two episodes as "Randle" a demon that hunts down other demons at the bequest of his boss…
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Jobber Special #1
Part of this project is understanding that not every match is a 30-minute classic, so today we're bringing you 3 quick matches from 1992, two of them even made it to TV. First, we have the tag match no one asked for, Bret and Ultimate Warrior vs Kamala and Papa Shango, then Virgil challenges for...
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King of the Ring 1993 Finals and Saturday Night's Main Event April 21 1991
Howdy, Markerinos. On today's episode, we reminisce about the brief period when Virgil was a white-hot babyface. After that, we talk about Bret vs Bam Bam Bigelow and the entirely ridiculous concept that is the King of the Ring Tournament. After that, we ramble about how Ted DiBiase has surpassed...
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WWE In Your House 6 and Wrestlemania 39
On this episode, Bret defends the belt against heel Diesel in a pretty good cage match with a garbage finish. We also discuss Wrestlemania 39 and Vinny Mac's preternatural ability to avoid all consequences for his actions. After that, we review our visit to the Bret Hart themed bar in Calgary....
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Survivor Series 1996 and WCW Mayhem 1999
Happy anniversary, Marks. One year and 28 episodes later the Playback is still going strong. It's been a big year for both of us and this podcast, as 4/10 as it is, has been an important part of that. Hopefully, we've given you some entertainment over these last 12 months of marking out for Bret...
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Update: Our movie podcast has a home
Howdy, Marks! You can now find the new episode of our movie podcast, Look Who's Siskel and Ebert Now! available for your listening pleasure at anchor.fm/siskelandebertnow. It might take a few days for it to appear in your favourite podcasting aggregator, but hopefully, by the end of February, it...
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Stampede Wrestling May 1st, 1979 and NOAH Janurary 1st 2023
We're back after our winter break, did you miss us? What am I saying, of course you did. Today we got a Stampede match with Bret, Bruce, and Keith Hart taking on a skinny Dynamite Kid and the Kiwis aka the Bushwhackers back when they were still from New Zealand. Then, to kick off the new year we...
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New show alert: Look Who's Siskel and Ebert Now! Ep 001 Crash (1996)
Merry Festivus and happy New Year, folks! We'll be back after our winter break with more goofy takes on 35-year-old wrestling matches in February, but for now, we have a new podcast to share with you marks. Today, we're premiering "Look Who's Siskel and Ebert Now," where we watch movies Siskel…
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In Your House: Final Four and a WWF house show in Houston Texas on December 11, 1987
First up, Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin vs. The Undertaker vs. Vader at In Your House: Final Four for the WWF title. What a line-up, it's hard to imagine this match not being an all-timer, but a weird gimmick and rushed storytelling can do the impossible. After that, we watched Hart Foundation vs...
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November 22, 1986 The Wrestling Challenge and July 11, 1994 RAW
On today's episode, we watch Hart Foundation vs the Moondogs on the November 22, 1986 episode of The Wrestling Challenge and Bret vs 1-2-3 Kid for the WWF Championship on the July 11, 1994 episode of RAW. We are finally on the other side of the "TV Cowboy Bret" era of this show and in the…
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Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years episodes 17, 18, & 22
*Note: We found some conflicting info regarding episode numbers. According to IMDB the episode we call 16 is 17 and what we call 17 is 18. Well, we did it, we finished this dismal piece of cowboy fiction. No one made us do this, but damn it, when we commit, we commit. We've got a gang out for...
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Lonesome Dove The Outlaw Years Episode 10 and 13
pew pew pew! We are back at it again with the further adventures of Luther Root. The town of Curtis Wells has seen better days. Can a gritty soft reboot save this syndicated western? No, but can Luther Root get any actual screen time? Also, no.
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King of the Ring 1994 and WWE RAW / Main Event taping September 26, 2022
On this episode, we check out Bret and Diesel's first PPV scuffle. This is the KotR where Jam-up guy, Art Donovan shows up on commentary and it's somehow even worse than you've heard. Then we run down the live taping of RAW and Main Event when WWE stopped in Edmonton last month. See, we don't…
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The Hart Foundation vs Killer Bees May 31, 1986 Hart Foundation vs The Brain Busters SummerSlam 89
It's the return of chubby-faced young Bret in this all tag team episode of the Pink and Black Playback. when men were men, the tights were tight, and the bees were also men. We try to recall anything at all about the original twin magic team, The Killer Bees. After that Dillon loses it when his…
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Wrestlemania 12 Iron Man Match and AEW All Out 2022 media scrum
Black eyes. Like a doll’s eyes. When he comes at ya, he doesn’t even seem to be livin’… ’til he bites ya, and those black eyes roll over white and then… ah then you hear that terrible high-pitched screamin’. The ocean turns red, and despite all your poundin’ and your hollerin’ those sharks come…
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WCW Thunder, Dec. 9,1999 and Starrcade 99
1999 was a hell of a year, and maybe not in the best of ways for Bret Hart or his fans. Today we look back at a key moment in the life and career of Bret Hart, specifically the last leg of his WCW run. First, we explore his blink-and-you'll-miss-it tag team title win with Goldberg. Then we…
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Lonesome Dove: The Series
Howdy, Owlcoot! During his time off between the iron man match with Shawn and his remarkable 1996 run in the fed Bret Hart appeared in a syndicated western TV show produced in Alberta. Today we examine episodes 17 and 21 of the first season of Lonesome Dove: The Series and meet trapper, stalker,...
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Wrestlemania X7 and Backlash 2006
We got another instant classic for you on the back half of our two-part Vinny Mac retrospective. come and poo-poo the old man with us. First up we have Vince McMahon vs Shane McMahon and a cavalcade of goofballs including a very boob-ily Trish, a very referee-ily Mick, and a very Zombie-ily…
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Wrestlemania 26 and Money in the Bank 2011
Welcome to our first Vince McMahon spectacular! It's just a regular episode but we spend as much of it as possible going off on Vincent Kennedy McMahon. First, we watch Bret Vs, Vince, at Wrestlemania 26 (not 23 like the intro might have you believe) and what might be the last Bruce Hart payday…
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Survivor Series 95 and WCW Thunder August 13, 1998
So much gold on today's episode. First, we check out Bret vs. DIesel at Survivor Series 95 for the WWF Heavyweight strap and then Bret vs. Lex Luger for the WCW United States Champion. Stick around after that where Dillon whines about nuance and we find out if Buff Daddy is really the stuff...
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Quick Update
Hey Marks, just a quick update for you all. Due to my work schedule blowing up this month we have to miss a week of the podcast. We will be back on our Bullshit Monday, July 25th.
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Shotgun Saturday Night January 25, 1997 and WrestleMania 8
After all that Hulk Hogan in No Holds Barred, we needed an all-Bret palette cleanser so today we bring you a classic, a dud, and the start of Young's read-along of Bret's Bible. Don't say we never did anything for you. Marvel at how Mick Foley and Bret Hart can barely make a 10 minutes match…
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No Holds Barred (1989)
On today's episode, It's movie day and we watch the late 80s fever dream, No Hold's Barred. Famously rewritten by Hogan and VInce McMahon over 72 hours in a Florida hotel, this collection of nonsense, attempted sexual assault, child-focused charity work, Goth Girl Bill Eadie and dookie jokes...
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SummerSlam 92, GCW I Never Liked You
Oh, hi Marks. On today's episode, we watch Bret defend his Intercontinental title against Davey Boy Smith in one of the biggest matches of either man's career. We also checked out another British icon in WIll Osprey Vs Nick Wayne from GCW's I Never Liked You event on June 19, 2022. We were not...
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Stampede Wrestling September 3, 1982 and Survivor Series 93
On this episode we watch Bert Hart lose the Stampede title to Bad News Allen. After that, we check out the (In)famous survivor series 93 match where Bret, Owen, Keith and (the man himself) Bruce take on Shawn Michaels and 3 jobbers dressed as Power Rangers. After that, Young grinds gears about…
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Wrestlemania X (vs Owen) and Summerslam 94
On this episode: Welcome to the last episode of Pink and Black Playback Season One! Don't worry, we'll be back in a few weeks ready to review and ramble about Bret Hart's truly astonishing wrestling career. This week we watched the two key matches in the Bret vs. Owen feud, Wrestlemania X and...
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Bret "Hit Man" Hart: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be
On today's episode, we watch the fed documentary on Bret Hart's career released by WWE in 2005. it's expansive and covers parts of brets career you rarely see like his time in stampede and NJPW. Also, Sasha Banks, Naomi, and how marks are so worried about being swerved that they think everything…
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NJPW July 30, 1982 and WWF Wrestling Challenge July 21, 1992
Bret Hart VS Tiger Mask for the WWF Junior Heavy Weight Championship in NJPW on July 30, 1982 Bret Hart Vs. Shawn Michaels for the Intercontinental Championship on WWF Wrestling Challenge July 21, 1992 PLUS: A Bret-free Bret Watch and Rick Flair is back in the ring for some reason.
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WWF MSG House Show March 19, 1990 and NJPW February 5, 1982
On this episode: Bret Hart Vs. Rick "The Model" Martel WWF MSG House Show March 19, 1990 and Bret Hart Vs. Tiger Mask for the WWF Jr. Heavyweight Championship NJPW February 5, 1982 PLUS: We catch up with the Tammy "Sunny" Sytch's recent troubles and find out why Buff Bagwell is still the stuff.
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WWF House Show Boston Garden March 8, 1987 and WWF Raw March 31, 1997
On this episode: Bret Hart Vs. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat WWF House Show Boston Garden March 8, 1987 and Bret Hart Vs. Rocky Maivia WWF Raw March 31, 1997
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AEW Dynamite April 27, 2022 and Saturday Night Main Event November 28, 1987
On this episode: Dax Harwood Vs. Cash Wheeler on Dynamite April 27, 2022 Bret Hart Vs. Macho Man Randy Savage Saturday Night Main Event November 28, 1987
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Wrestling With Shadows
On this episode we watch the 1997 documentary Wrestling with Shadows which famously details Bret Hart's final days in the WWF.
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WrestleFest September 11, 1997 and WWF House Show July 20, 1992
On today's episode: WrestleFest September 11, 1997 Bret Hart vs Terry Funk WWF House Show July 20, 1992 Randy Savage and Bret Hart vs. Ric Flair and Shawn Michaels
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Nitro July 20, 1998 and Wrestlemania IX
On this episode: Nitro July 20, 1998 Bret Hart Vs. Diamond Dallas Page for the WCW United States Championship. and Wrestlemania IX Bret Hart Vs. Yokozuna for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship.
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Saturday Night Main Event April 28, 1990 and Raw February 21, 1994
On this episode: Bret Hart Vs. Tom Prichard on Raw February 21, 1994 Hart Foundation Vs. The Rockers on Saturday Night Main Event April 28, 1990
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SummerSlam 90/91
On this episode: SummerSlam 90 (Aug. 27, 1990) with Hart Foundation vs. Demolition SummerSlam 91 (Aug. 26, 1991) Bret Hart vs. Mr.Perfect