OSW Review

• Billboard Gag: Wrestle Hulk Hogan! NO JOBS AVAILABLE (a much better version) • The show was supposed to be a 4-man podcast but Steve (V1) couldn’t make it. The recording had already been postponed twice and was in danger of being dropped completely, so we went ahead with 3. • Most of the opening history lesson was re-jiggered from an unaired pilot reviewing Black Saturday. • Wrestling is Awesome music is a mix of Miz’s theme and the 8-bit cover by I Fight Dragons. • Wrestling is Awesome: Hulk Hogan in The A-Team and Gremlins 2

• Billboard Gag: Where’s Randy Savage? IN THE DANGER ZONE! • This show was actually recorded before the WM1 episode to improve editing skills, and since it was a mish-mash of matches, the guys had no interest in covering it. • This is the only episode to feature the original theme song (Metroid Metal – Intro), as it was completed before the WrestleMania 1 show. • “Neo Geo (Inst)” was used at the start of the show, instead of the end credits. • The Scott Putski reference is from Review-a-Wai, the main inspiration of the show. • The “Randy Savage for HoF” segment is closer to the original “Gauntlet” current affairs segment I had for the show.

• Billboard Gag: Macho logo (no gag, as Randy Savage had recently passed) • First show to feature Steve (V1) • Much like early Botchamanias, the original idea was to have a Macho promo before every episode, as seen here. • Macho Promo: A Champion’s Perogative (All Star Wrestling March 1st, 1986). Macho promos were supposed to start as many episodes as possible (just like early Botchamanias) • First show to feature the Macho Man title card. • Wrestling is Awesome: Randy Savage in Spider-Man 1 (2002)

• Billboard Gag: Multi-colour Cena – Buy My Shit! • Last episode to feature Neo (Niall) and Mr. OOC (who’d return on episode 10) • This show features our most divisive viewpoints, regarding Steamboat/Savage & Hogan/Andre. • Macho Promo: Cuppa Coffee in the Bigtime, yeah! (Prime Time Wrestling, March 23rd, 1987) • Wrestling is Awesome: Jesse Ventura in Predator (1987)

• Billboard Gag: Twitter Idiot Triple Threat! (Matt Hardy replaced Kurt Angle as he had said something stupid right before launch) • Pre-ambles now done “live” during recordings instead of taped afterwards. • First show to feature just 2 hosts (Jay and V1) …The Two Man Power Trip! • Macho Promo: And the Beat Goes On (Superstars, September 19th 1987) • Wrestling is Awesome: Billy Gunn in Sabrina the Teenage Witch

• Ultimate Warrior “another destiny” promo • Billboard Gag: OSW Review – Home of the Jive Turkeys! • Our “Acceptable in the 90s”! The pre-song discussion is actually two chats spliced together. • Featuring the historic Ronnie Garvin vs Greg Valentine Submission match! #GarvinForHOF • Wrestling is Awesome: Daniel Bryan uses the DENNIS system

• Opening Promo: Christian does his Ultimate Warrior impression • Custom Intro: Super Street Fighter 2 • No “Acceptable in the 80s” song – since we’re now in the 90s (after the “90s” gag from the last episode) the thought was to just do custom intros now. After a few episodes, fans noticed and got upset, so I added both in starting at WrestleMania VII) • Wrestling is Awesome: The Ultimate Confession

• Custom Intro: South Park/Go Back to the 90s, Ultimate Warrior – Superstars of Wrestling • Billboard Gag: None • After a short hiatus, we resume with better sourcing, audio, editing, compression and show format techniques. I’d class this as the first “modern” OSWs. • Wrestling is Awesome: Hulk Hogan in Suburban Commando

• Custom Intro: Mario coin-drop, Red Dwarf (to commemorate Series X about to premiere) • Opening Promo: Ric Martel & Arrogance • Billboard Gag: Welcome to the 90s! • Looking at Undertaker’s career and gimmick • Wrestling is Awesome: Sgt Slaughter in GI Joe (used earlier in the episode)

• Had to re-record the second half of the podcast, as it originally didn’t save correctly. We lament the loss of a Maximillion Moon segment we never rekindled. • Jay’s favourite women’s promo (Sherri/Warrior) • Custom Intro: WWF WrestleFest • Wrestling is Awesome: Sable in The Final Victim (2003)

• Custom Intro: Grand Theft Auto Vice City • Historic “boodly boodly” Blindfold match! • Wrestling is Awesome: Bret Hart in Aladdin

• Moved the Heenan/WCW belt promo and Jake Graveyard promo to their respective parts of the episode • Do The Bury! • Custom Intro: Super Metroid (SNES) • Bonus Segment! EVERY WWE Wedding ever! • Wrestling is Awesome: Kevin Nash in The Punisher (2003)

25:17 BIRTH of WHAT BAR! V1 mentioned that Macho looked like a Brusier bar about a week beforehand and I asked him to say it on the show. • Custom Intro: Koyaanisqatsi-style GTA IV trailer, and Super CastleVania IV • Ric Flair retrospective and Big Gold Belt controversy. • Wrestling is Awesome: Lex Luger as Superboy

• Birth of the Nogger! A rare instance where we had to stop recording we were laughing too much. • WWE really didn’t want this video on YouTube. It cause 4 different accounts to be striked. • Revised version with new Hogan splicey! (45m) • Custom Intro: Worzel Gummidge • Outro music: The Bum Notes “Last Night” (Bottom theme), keeping with the BBC theme. • Wrestling is Awesome: RVD in the X-Files

• Custom Intro: Earthworm Jim • Wrestling is Awesome: Texas Tornado in Problem Child • First appearance of JAMISON! • Special Ad Break Questionarium with GURU LARRY!

Special intro by The LAW’s John Pollock & Wai Ting! • Custom Intro: Mortal Kombat II (Arcade) • WBF/Lex Luger segment • Flair/Liz photoshop scandal • End of the Hulkamania Era announcement • Wrestling is Awesome: Heenan & Monsoon in Super Slop-A-Mania!

• Custom Intro: RIP Paul Bearer, Botchamania • Ad Break Questionarium: British Bulldog in GamesMaster • End of the Hulkamania Era • 91-93’s WWF Sex Scandal & Steroid Scandal • Wrestling is Awesome: Jesse Ventura & Mean Gene in Repossessed