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A new series kicks off as SCG Radio tackles a multi-part rebook of World Championship Wrestling in 1998! Kicking off by addressing and correcting the nightmarish Starrcade 97, we go in-depth on all things WCW and rework the main event scene from January through to the end of March, looking at new signing Bret Hart and how to get the most out of him at this critical juncture, as well as dealing with the inevitable split of the nWo - who goes where in the beginning and how we execute it while dealing with the inflated egos. We also discuss turning Scott Steiner, evaluating the remaining titles and deciding the top matches and angles for Souled Out, Superbrawl and Uncensored as the WWF rallies on the other channel. A ton of fun to try and correct course at what is the critical point for WCW, check it out and let us know what you think!

SCG Radio returns to the year 2000 for the final time, talking November and December in the WWF! Talking all about the changing tides of the company as Triple H continues his takeover of television with some of the more shameless and self-serving booking ever seen, becoming the mastermind behind the Steve Austin hit, stinking up television and tanking the Survivor Series buyrate in the process. Elsewhere, Kurt Angle struggles as WWF Champ being treated like a midcarder, Vince McMahon returns to television, Commissioner Foley gets fired, the midcard starts to get rather stagnant, and oh yeah, The Rock is still The Rock is and absolutely bulletproof. But it makes for a hell of a podcast! Check it out and let us know what you think!

SCG Radio returns to continue the brave journey through WCW 2000, this time tackling September and October - a period that sees Vince Russo's ego get completely out of control, making himself the central figure of the promotion, booking himself to become WCW World Champion, getting multiple concussions in the process, before finally being turfed out once and for all. In the meantime, we have the usual chaos, calamity and confusion you'd expect from Russo's WCW, as this absurdly terrible promotion continues its death march in spectacular fashion. Check it out and enjoy!

SCG Radio returns at last to the WWF in 2000, looking at September and October! We're breaking down the Love Triangle storyline from its glorious beginning and brilliant middle to its catastrophic end; the half-arsed crowning of Kurt Angle as WWF Champion; Stephanie McMahon takes her role in creative and the immediate impact on television; the big mystery of who ran down Steve Austin being revealed as Rikishi and all the fallout; The Rock continues to be great despite being not getting a ton of major focus as champion; Eddie Guerrero leaving Chyna in spectacular fashion and immediately getting injured; Jericho flounders; Raven and William Regal debut with polarising intentions and results; Raw moves to TNN; why Dave Meltzer is right about THE ONE BILLY GUNN(!?) and much, much more!

Oh boy - it's the longest SCG Radio in history as we cover WCW in July and August 2000! Talking all about the major stories of the period, we analyse what might be the most wretched two month span of major league pro wrestling we can remember - Hogan leaves WCW amidst a horrendous worked shoot with Vince Russo, Booker T wins the WCW Title out of nowhere, Goldberg and Kevin Nash SHOOTING (supposedly), Viagra on a Pole, Judy Bagwell on a forklift, Vampiro's spooky nonsense in graveyards, Lance Storm tries to get over in his insanity, David Flair, Daffney and Miss Hancock participate in a truly awful storyline, an all-time terrible PPV, and we're not even halfway through the amount of absurdity discussed. Merry Christmas everybody!

The WWF is riding high as we return to the Monday Night War, as we break down all the build to and execution of two awesome pay-per-views in Fully Loaded and Summerslam 2000. We break down the Triple Main Event of Fully Loaded and the concerns around Rock, Triple H and Undertaker soundly beating upcoming stars Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho and Kurt Angle, Shane McMahon's short-lived "Conspiracy" faction, Big Show woes, some questionable title changes in the midcard, Kane and Undertaker feuding again, the Hardyz, Dudleyz and Edge and Christian come into their own with Tables, Ladders and Chairs, the rise of Lita, the fall of Tazz, the even greater fall of Shane McMahon, some excellent television shows, red hot matches, and like last time, plenty of ragging on Triple H and Undertaker. It's the WWF in July and August 2000!

WHERE TO BEGIN!?!? Today we face perhaps our toughest challenge yet, as WCW in May and June 2000 gets the SCG treatment, breaking down the hideous New Blood angle, Russo and Bischoff as your hot new superstars, FUNB Hogan, Kevin Nash destroying the midcard, Ric Flair and Vince Russo feuding in horrific fashion, hot potatoes get offended at the constant passing of the WCW Title, Goldberg inexplicably turns heel, Sting and Vampiro take us all to the dark side, David Arquette's reign as WCW Champion and much, much, MUCH more. Folks, get ready...

Picking up where the old Timeline shows left off, we begin our look at the WWF in 2000 with May and June! Covering all things big and small in this period, including the good, the bad and the ugly of Iron Man Match between The Rock and Triple H, the use of Shawn Michaels, the return of the Undertaker and Kane to the main event scene, the exciting midcard scene loading up with personalities getting over, a shockingly poor King of the Ring PPV with a hideous finish in the main event, and much, much more in a marathon episode. A fantastically fun look back, as we prepare ourselves for WCW next...

SCG Radio returns for the FINAL PART of our series on The WWF In 1994! It's Part 3B today, looking at Summerslam 94 to the end of the year through the eyes of the Clique, breaking down the most newsworthy act of the period, the decision to fuel the WWF on Diesel Power. Not only do we look at the execution going into it, but we look at the absolutely catastrophe that was the aftermath - terrible promos, shocking booking decision, and a roster and promotion is serious turmoil with some of the worst TV of the 90s. As we end 1994, we look back at where things have come since we started our journey in 1990, and it doesn't get much more definitive than this. Fantasy booking for 94 and 95, thoughts on the big and little pictures, we've got it covered - check it out!

SCG Radio returns to our series on The WWF In 1994! In Part 3A, we're looking at Summerslam 94 and beyond, the Bret Vs. Owen cage match in-depth, the criticisms and context of the build and match itself, and the stark contrast to the Undertaker Vs. Undertaker match that followed. We're breaking down the successes of Bret and Undertaker as a one-two punch on pay-per-view, contrasting issues drawing at the houses, and the shocking decision to put the WWF Title on Bob Backlund at Survivor Series. We're breaking down some awful television, some terrible characters and promotion mishaps that cause Vince McMahon to revert back to another of those hard right turns...a really fun show looking at the back end of the year with more on the horizon, check it out!

Liam O'Rourke and Kyle Ross return to talk about The Trial Of Vince McMahon~! Part 2B of the series on The WWF In 1994 focuses on the US Government's attempt to put Vince McMahon behind bars, as we discuss all aspects of the theatre of the bizarre, where the Government went wrong, and the wider impact of the trial on the wrestling business moving forward. Not only that, but we're talking all about the decision to make Ted DiBiase the top heel manager, the Fake Undertaker debuts, Nikolai Volkoff is inexplicably back, Bret Hart tears it up with the 1-2-3 Kid, and Bob Backlund goes heel in shocking fashion. All this and much more (including thoughts on the McMahon Netflix documentary) this week on SCG Radio - check it out!

Liam O'Rourke and Kyle Ross return for Part 2A of their series on The WWF In 1994, this time looking at the second quarter of the year, with gigantic stories on-screen and off - this time looking at the megapush of Diesel in the aftermath of WrestleMania X, winning the IC Title and facing WWF Champ Bret Hart at King of The Ring, Owen becomes The King Of Harts (but should he have?), Roddy Piper returns for an extremely bizarre feud and match with Jerry Lawler, The Quebecers lose the titles, Mr. Perfect quits again, The Steiners ride off into the sunset (and why did all those WCW hires underwhelm), Lex Luger and Yokozuna ride the backseat, there's a New Generation campaign...and oh yeah, Art Donovan takes to wrestling commentary. Lots to discuss and enjoy, a really fun show, check it out!

We're back for Part 1B of our series on the WWF In 1994, and this week we're talking all about build and show that was WrestleMania X outside of the main event picture, including looking at the Shawn Michaels Vs. Razor Ramon Ladder Match in historical context, just how important it was for both men, Randy Savage cuts an incredible promo on the road to a strange match with Crush, the WWF brings back the Women's Division in an all-time terrible manner, Diesel begins his path to glory at the Royal Rumble, Jerry Lawler returns, Marty Jannetty gets fired again, Ludvig Borga is given his marching orders, Jim Ross is fired for contracting Bell's Palsy and oh yeah...somebody quite important is going to WCW. It's all being talked about today - check it out, enjoy, and let us know what you think!

SCG Radio returns to begin our look at 1994, with Part 1A focusing on the incredible turn of events in the main event scene - from Owen Hart's heel turn and shocking win over his brother Bret, to the Undertaker dying in a casket match, to Lex Luger and Bret Hart co-winning the Rumble, all the way to the big day at WrestleMania X when Lex blows it again and the Hitman, the people's choice all along, sweeps in and take the crown from Yokozuna. We talk all about the execution of the scenario, the politics, the implications and so much more as we kick off our series with a really fun show - check it out!

SCG Radio returns for the final part of our series on The WWF In 1993! Covering everything from Lex Luger's push-killing feud with Ludvig Borga, to Jerry Lawler disappearing for a rape charge, the beginnings of Bret Vs. Owen, Yokozuna's next challenger in the Undertaker, Shawn Michaels and The Steiners being suspended and stripped of their titles for drug issues, the subsequent crowning of Razor Ramon and The Quebecers, Doink gets shit, Survivor Series 1993...and oh yeah, Vince McMahon gets indicted. Suffice to say, a lot to discuss! Thankfully, Liam and Kyle leave no stone unturned as always - check it out, enjoy, and thank for you joining us!

SCG Radio is back with Part 3 of our series looking at the WWF in 1993! Looking at the third quarter of the year, we're hitting all the big topics as hard as ever, and none bigger than the angle aboard the USS Intrepid, as Lex Luger gets wrapped in red, white and blue, slams Yokozuna, rides the Lex Express into Summerslam and...doesn't win the WWF Title. Oh well! But we're breaking down all things Summerslam, including the excellent Bret Hart/Jerry Lawler feud that spills into Memphis with Vince McMahon GOING HEEL in Tennessee, Razor Ramon turns babyface, Michaels and Perfect underwhelm at the big show, as well as the departures of major 80s players like DiBiase, Duggan, Sherri and Mean Gene. Reminisce on the glory days of Lex Luger, such as they were in the WWF, this week on SCG Radio!

SCG Radio returns to our series on the WWF in 1993! This week we're continuing our look at the second quarter of 93, including the departure from the WWF of Hulk Hogan, Yokozuna wins the WWF Title again, Bret Hart wins King of the Ring, and all the crazy backstage politics and behind the scenes turmoil that led to Hogan leaving. Additionally, we're looking at the King of the Ring PPV and an awesome episode of Raw in May that sees "The Kid" beating Razor Ramon and Marty Jannetty returning to the promotion to win the Intercontinental Title from Shawn Michaels. All this and much more as we continue our look at the WWF in 1993!

SCG Radio returns this week to our series on 1993 in the WWF, looking at WrestleMania 9! Breaking down the infamous decision to put the WWF Title from Bret Hart to Yokozuna back to Hulk Hogan, we look at every angle of the booking and talk all about the rest of the show to boot - two Doinks, chloroform as a weapon, debuts, a whole lot of DQs and count outs, a discussion around the theming of the show and asking - is it still the worst WrestleMania of all time? All this and more, a very fun show, check it out!

SCG Radio returns with the second of our giant two-parter, opening our series looking at the WWF In 1993! This week, continuing our look at January to WrestleMania 9, we examine the return to the WWF of Hulk Hogan, the incredible lies that persist from the Hulkster, and the use of him teaming with Brutus Beefcake to feud with Money Inc, as well as the plight of new WWF Champion Bret Hart and the megapush of his headline challenger Yokozuna. In addition, we look at the state of Randy Savage during this time, and look at the possibilities for the WrestleMania 9 card had they done things a little differently. A great show this week, check it out and let us know what you think!

SCG Radio returns to launch our series looking at 1993 in the WWF! In the first of a gigantic two-parter, we're covering the start of the year up to WrestleMania 9, talking the creation and execution of the biggest change to WWF TV in years up to this point - the launch of Monday Night Raw. In addition, we have Vince McMahon going into overdrive to protect his image on television, Ric Flair leaves the WWF, Marty Jannetty gets fired again, Jim Ross joins the promotion, Big Boss Man and Earthquake depart, and a whole ruckload of new talent is in with some major angles leading up to WrestleMania 9. How is the world's largest toga party shaping up? Take a listen and enjoy!