Army of Smarkness: Recent Episodes
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Join us for our weekly recount of 1996.
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Join the guys as we review the Iron Claw movie!
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Apologies to our listeners. We get caught up on some missing weeks this week!
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Join the guys as they review Week 4 in 1996 wrestling!
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Join the guys as we cover Week 3 in 1996!
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Join the guys as they review Week 2 in 1996!
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The guys review the first week of 1996 in the world of wrestling! Beware of the Raw Bowl!
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This season of AOS will be following the year 1996 in the business as it happens. Today, the guys give a primer on how we got to 1996.
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Bonus episode time! Pull it our Peacocks and follow along with this 12/12/94 Raw watch along!
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The guys give their thoughts on upcoming CFB games and review the 1992 edition of Starrcade!
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CM Punk is BACK! Again....
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Today the guy's cover the Survivor Series from 1993 and give their thoughts on the upcoming Survivor Series PLE.
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It's an Attitude Era PPV. What more could you want?
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Today on the show the guys make Crown Jewel picks and review 2000's WCW Fall Brawl which featured the illustrious Gary Coleman.
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Join the guys as they count down their top 5 and "not" top 5 spooky gimmicks in wrestling history.
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It's the Shocking in-ring debut of the Shockmaster (and David Crockett did not sabotage this one).
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Rikishi turns heel! The guys review Rikishi revealing himself as the driver that ran over Stone Cold!
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Reviews and news! Since we're all in the mood to get scared, let's do a watch along of Hogan vs. Warrior 2 from Halloween Havoc 1998!
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Preview of WrestleDream and fantasy booking recently-released talent.
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Today on the show---the guys go over headlines, comment on Vinny Mac's SEC filings, and draft recently-released WWE talent to their respective brands.
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If you were around during 9/11, you'll remember this one. The guys remember, honor, and discuss the events of 9/11 and review the Smackdown after 9/11 (including the cringe Stephanie moment.)
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In this episode, the guys go off the rails for college football, All Out, and Payback. Also, RIP Jimmy Buffett.
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Join the guys as they Let Him In and discuss Bray Wyatt's career and what happened at All Out in London.
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This episode started as a tribute to Terry Funk, but quickly became even more somber as we received the shocking news of Bray Wyatt's death. We apologize for the content on this one as we were completely shocked.
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With the upcoming AEW PPV at Wembley stadium, the guys thought it would be a great idea to review Summerslam 1992! Enjoy.
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We break from tradition and cover the current stuff! On today's show, we cover Summerslam 2023!
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On the show, the guys cover Bash at the Beach 2000 and make Summerslam picks.
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It's our 1 year anniversary episode! And who better to feature than the man that started it all, Mr. McMahon! We're going over Vince's Top 5 and Bottom 5 Moments!
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Join the guys for a little BONUS action for a Watch along of the WM 19 main event featuring the Next Big Thing Brock Lesnar and YOUR Olympic hero Kurt Angle!!
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Vengeance is ours! Actually, it's just a PPV in 2003... Either way, the guys review Vengeance 2003 and give thoughts on headlines!
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JD is on location in Wisconsin while Ryan is enjoying the sweltering heat down in Georgia. What better time to review MITB 2013?
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Join the guys as they give their picks for MITB (Yes, I know. It already happened, but just bare with us) and do an old-fashioned watch along on the Mankind/Undertaker HIAC match (Yes, THAT one) from KOTR 1998.
EDITOR'S NOTE: There are a few 10-20 second dead air spots on this. We both got caught up watching the match, as it is a rather breath-taking moment in wrestling history. We HIGHLY recommend that you watch along with us on Peacock!
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It's a lit Albany, GA crowd in 1988! Join the guys as they review a lonnnnnng 5 match card that ends up being quite entertaining.
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It's Pillman vs. Liger, Stinger vs. Luger, and also VAN HAMMER! (Crickets).... Well anyways, join the guys as they review Superbrawl 2, pay homage to the late great Iron Sheik, and discuss other goings on in the world of pro rasslin!
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Friend of the Show Chris has asked us to name 5 matches that we would show someone who has never watched wrestling to show why it's so great. So, of course we did 10.
NOTE: Ryan's mic went out so his audio sounds a bit janky.
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Gainesville, GA plays host to Clash of the Champions 14: Dixie Dynamite! The Rebel Flag plays a prominent role in theme of this one. What could go wrong? Join the guys as they discuss this show!
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It's the INFAMOUS debut of the Shockmaster!!! (Po' Uncle Fred) Join the guys as they laugh until they cry discussing the Clash of Champions 24.
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Well, folks. Here it is. 'Nuff said.
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Join the guys as they review Unforgiven 1998! It takes place in the heart of "Flair Country" and sets attendance records! You'll laugh, cry, and probably cry some more!
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Join the guys as they review This Tuesday in Texas. It featured a main event of the Huckster taking on the Dead Man in a re-match for the WWF Championship!
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Join the guys as they painfully review one of the worst PPVs of all-time! And not in a good way...
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Join the guys as they cover the news and review Backlash 1999! Backlash 1999 features Steve Austin vs. The Rock and has a heck of a Boiler Room brawl featuring Mankind and the Big Show!
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Well, if you like yelling and cursing, then this is the one for you. Join the guys as they review (i.e. lament) Wrestlemania 39, announce the winner of the Mystery giveaway, and cover various topics in the professional wrestling world!
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Are you a lapsed fan? Or are you a fan and need to get the insights on this Wrestlemania? Then this is the episode for you! Join the guys as they breakdown each match with the tale of tape, the betting odds, how we got here, and what to watch for! Also, comment your picks on the Facebook page and enter our Wrestlemania 39 mystery box giveaway!
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Join the guys this week as they review Wrestlemania X-Seven! It's the end of the Monday Wars and this one is considered to be one of the best Wrestlemanias of all time!
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Join the guys as they discuss what's going on in today's wrestling world and do a watch along of the Wrestlemania 38 match between the Prizefighter and the Texas Rattlesnake!
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Join the guys this week as they "Shoot the Shiot" and discuss such wide ranging topics as pollen, Anne Frank, and WWE HOF inductees!
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It's the end of an era. WCW's final PPV and it featured Big Poppa Pump and DDP with the title on the line a Falls Count Anywhere Match. Join us for the ups and downs of WCW Greed!
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Join the guys as they SWERVE you all and review the current product. That's right, we're talking Elimination Chamber 2023 that took place this past weekend!
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Join the Red Ass JD and Ryan on a delayed episode as they let their feelings fly on lawyers, fast food, and St. Valentine's Day Massacre 1999! It's Vince's first match and The Rock and Mankind have an all-time classic Last Man Standing Match!
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Join the guys as they review Superbrawl 5! We're knee-deep in the Bischoff era and pre-NWO. The Hulkster takes on Vader for the first time and Hacksaw Jim Duggan (HOOOOOO) gives a 5 star performance against Bunkhouse Buck!
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Join the guys as they review No Way Out 2002! The NWO debuts on WWF television for the first time and Steve Austin takes on Chris Jericho as the main event!
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Join the guys as they discuss Royal Rumble 2000, Raw is XXX, and make their picks for this year's Royal Rumble PLE!
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Madusa drops the title in the trash! LIVE from Augusta, GA it's WCW Monday Nitro! A sharp turning point in the Monday Night Wars, this show features the hometown boy Hulk Hogan and a plethora of other great matches!
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The guys discuss Vince McMahon's return to the board of the WWE and break news!
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Butts in Seats: The Finger Poke of Doom and Mick Foley's First title Win Watch-Along
Join the guys as they watch the ever-so lovely Finger Poke of Doom and Mick Foley's First WWF Title win. This is the night that effectively ended WCW's 83 straight weeks of dominance in the ratings and sent WCW in a downward spiral!
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No one is safe! The guys air their grievances and pick their best moments from 2023!
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In this episode, the guys review the biggest WCW PPV of all-time--we're talking of course about WCW Starrcade 1997!
One of the longest builds in wrestling history comes to rather underwhelming end. Join us for commentary and a special watch along of the main event featuring Sting vs. Hollywood Hulk Hogan!
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Join the guys as they review WWF 1991 Royal Rumble!
A rather unremarkable main event, but the moments and matches that preceded it shall live forever! We laugh, we cry.... Actually, we mostly just laugh... It's an episode sure to satiate your AOS thirst!
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This week, the guys review WCW World War 3 1997. The business is on fire in 1997. WCW has WWF on the ropes and is in the midst of its biggest storyline ever. World War 3 features such classics as the Faces of Fear vs. Glacier and Ernest Miller, Mongo McMichael vs. Alex Wright, and of course the classic Battle Royal! Also, some dudes named Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero had a decent match, I guess. 3 Rings. 1 Winner. You do the math. It's WCW World War 3 1997!
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"What I'd like to have right now is for all you fat, out of shape, inner city sweathogs to keep the noise down while I take my robe off and show all the ladies what a real man is supposed to look like."
This week, in addition to discussing Survivor Series 2022, the guys pay tribute and give a retrospective of the "Ravishing One," Rick Rude. We discuss his career in the beginning, middle, and unfortunate end.
If you were a fan of Rick Rude, or loved to hate him, then this one is for you!
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This week, we’re reviewing “ECW November to Remember 1997” which took place 25 years ago this month in Monaca, Pennsylvania. It’s the largest attendance in ECW’s history to that point as ”November to Remember” was considered to be ECW’s flagship PPV.
Injuries and language-that-doesn’t-hold-up-well abound as ECW struggles to find its footing amongst the 3 companies with what was a so-so PPV at the time. Join us for laughs and plenty of exhausted breaths!
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Join the guys for a special episode of AOS in which we do a watch-along of the Infamous Doomsday Cage Match from 1996.
Pre-NWO was weird. Really weird. Thank you for the 5 star reviews and be sure to follow all of our socials!
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In this episode, we’re watching the infamous “Montreal Screwjob” that took place at Survivor Series PPV November 9, 1997 between Bret ”The Hitman” Hart and ”The Heartbreak Kid” Shawn Michaels.
So get your Peacock out, listen for the countdown, press play, and get fired up for AOS Ep. 16!
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Join the guys as they give their picks on Crown Jewel this weekend and review Survivor Series 1990. Survivor Series 1990 featured the debut of some fellow named the Undertaker and the debut 1-time WWE 24/7 Champion (and future WWE HOFer, no doubt) the Gobbledy Gooker! 5 star reviews are encouraged!
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Join the guys for a Mt. Rushmore edition of "Monster Heels." The guys answer the ever-so popular question: "Who's on your Mt. Rushmore?"
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Join the guys as they review "In Your House 4!"
"In Your House 4" featured the debut of Goldust and that's about it. We'd love to have ya!
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Join the guys as they review Halloween Havoc 1992! From Philadelphia, PA, Halloween Havoc featured the main event of Jake Roberts vs. Sting in a Coal Miner's Glove Match and saw Ron Simmons defend the world title against the Barbarian for some reason. There are laughs a plenty in this train wreck of a PPV!
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Join the guys as they wager a prize on Extreme Rules and review WCW's Spring Stampede 1994!
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Join the guys as they review the infamous "Chamber of Horrors" match as well as the rest of 1991's Halloween Havoc!
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Business as a whole is down. We're in the middle of Operation Desert Storm and has Sgt. Slaughter turned his back on America! No worries, Hulk Hogan is here to save the day yet again. Join the guys for laughs, cries, and everything in between!
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The guys breakdown the fall out from the AEW All Out Scrum!
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SURPRISE! Ryan is out of the country this week, so we decided to release this one a few days early for your Labor Day holiday! We wrap up the Turner/Herd 1989 era with another set of great matches: Jim Cornette vs Paul E. Dangerously in a Tuxedo Match and Flair vs. Funk from the Great American Bash. Also, as a bonus, we throw in the Flair vs. Funk “I Quit” Match from Clash of the Champions 9.
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The Turner/Herd era is having its best year. Business is good and we're about to witness the best trilogy in wrestling history. Join the guys as they review the Flair and Steamboat trilogy from 1989!
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The guys go over headlines, discuss local indy wrestling, and Fantasy Book Matt Riddle and Dominik Mysterio.
This week the guys break down the biggest wrestling show to ever come to Savannah, GA. That's right, it's Clash of the Champions XVII which took place November 19, 1991!
The guys discuss the weird history behind Mt. Rushmore and discuss the all important question, "Who is on your Mt. Rushmore of Professional Wrestlers?"
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J.D. and Ryan recap Summerslam, Ric Flair's last match, and have some HUGE breaking news.