The Worst There Was: The Bottom of the Wrestling Barrel
Northern Irish comedians and longtime wrestling fans Ronan Linskey and Alan Irwin take some deep dives into the very worst of professional wrestling. Season 1 is complete, covering Vince Russo's WCW, while Season 2 is all about WWECW! Facebook - www.facebook.com/twtwpod Instagram - @twtwpod TikTok - @twtwpod Twitter - @twtwpod Email - theworsttherewas@gmail.com
Episodes
59 episodes
SEASON 3 PREMIERE: TNA Final Resolution, 20th December 2009
It's time, brother!Much like the arrival of Hulk Hogan in TNA, the arrival of Season 3 is greatly hyped, we start talking about him before he's even appeared on TV, and things are better before he got there. Hopefully you're ...
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Season 3
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2:33:09
BONUS EPISODE #11 - CZW Ultraviolent Tournament of Death II, July 26th 2003 (and the AIWF!)
It's our last stop before Hogan hits TNA in Season 3, and it's the grossest episode we've ever done. We take a look at both the AIWF from our Louis Theroux episode, and one of CZW's annual deathmatch tournaments. JESUS!You can find the C...
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Episode 11
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2:41:31
BONUS EPISODE #10 - The Best There Was #2: WWF Backlash, April 30th 2000
It's the penultimate bonus episode before Season 3, and we've decided to give ourselves a little treat by watching an all-time classic pay-per-view. Seriously, this was bloody great.(Episode recorded February 2025)Our f...
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Episode 10
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2:29:30
BONUS EPISODE #9 - HUSTLE 3, May 8th 2004
Is this the weirdest show we've covered? It might well be!This show can be tracked down online, but a version with subtitles that we used for recording can be found on our Patreon. It's somehow even less comprehensible when you know what...
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Episode 9
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1:57:09
BONUS EPISODE #8 - Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: "Wrestling" and "Looking for Love"
Time to take a look at Louis Theroux's foray into low-level independent wrestling and WCW. Also, just because we want to, we watch and discuss possibly the greatest documentary star of them all, Lake Palmer!If you're in the UK, both of ...
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Episode 8
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1:48:02
BONUS EPISODE #7 - IMPACT One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 2, July 5th 2013 (feat. Dave Elliott!)
We ring in 2025 by dipping our toes into the tepid waters of TNA's self-contained pay-per-views, and we're joined by our friend, fellow comedian Dave Elliott! It's a lovely lovely time. Well, the chat is; the show is suitably poor quality. Enjo...
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Episode 7
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1:53:00
BONUS EPISODE #6 - Q&A Special!
Festive greetings to you all! We're celebrating the end of Season 2 with a big heap of questions sent in by you, our lovely listeners! We were absolutely delighted with the number of responses; thank you, it really means a lot. In this ...
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Episode 6
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2:10:59
Season 2 Awards - The Best & Worst of WWECW
We've got the tuxedos out of the wardrobe, we're all bloated from a fancy dinner, and we've had one too many cocktails - it's time for the awards ceremony! Let's find out who are the winner, the losers and the creamy middlers of Season 2!
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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1:43:10
ECW on Sci-Fi #26&27, December 4th & December 11th 2006
It's the coda of Season 2 (before we do the awards, anyway), and the aftermath of December to Dismember is a real opportunity for a reset of ECW. An opportunity that the company absolute fails to seize.(Episode recorded October 2024)
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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1:27:20
PATREON PREVIEW - Straight to DDT #3: Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies
As a special Halloween treat, we're uploading our review of the legendarily bad "Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies", the 2013 horror film starring Jim Duggan, Roddy Piper, Matt Hardy, Reby Sky, Kurt Angle, and The Franchise, hahahahahahahahaha!A...
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1:39:41
ECW December to Dismember, December 3rd 2006
It's here! WWECW has supposedly been building to this show for months; will it have the air of a Wrestlemania? Almost certainly not. Will it be any good? Almost certainly not.(Episode recorded October 2024)
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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1:44:33
ECW on Sci-Fi #23, 24 & 25, November 14th, November 21st & November 28th 2006
It's a bumper episode as we count down to December to Dismember. Three weeks of TV, so surely some stuff has to happen, right? RIGHT?!(Episode recorded September 2024)
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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1:59:07
ECW on Sci-Fi #21&22, October 31st & November 7th 2006
It's Halloween, it's the Sci-Fi Network, surely that'll be good for some exciting content as the build to December to Dismember kicks into high gear, right? Wrong!(Episode recorded September 2024)
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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1:18:53
BONUS EPISODE #5 - The Places We Went #2 - AEW All In, August 25th 2024
Two very sleepy boys with sore throats take a deep dive into this weekend's action at Wembley. As a bonus, this episode also includes some poo chat. Consider yourself lucky!(Episode recorded August 2024)
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Episode 5
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2:07:33
ECW on Sci-Fi #19&20, October 17th & October 24th 2006
Season Two is entering the home straight, although actually that's not the best metaphor, as the home straight usually implies an exciting picking up of the pace. ECW on Sci-Fi is very much not achieving that objective!(Episode recorded...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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1:32:49
ECW on Sci-Fi #17&18, October 3rd & October 10th 2006
Silver lining: ECW on Sci-Fi is finally trying something new. Massive cloud: the thing they're trying is Extreme Strip Poker.As you'd expect, there's a lot of sex chat in this episode (frankly too much for a show built around Balls Maho...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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1:29:20
ECW on Sci-Fi #15&16, September 19th & September 26th 2006
Full disclaimer: Alan and Ronan are very hungover for this one. Is ECW on Sci-Fi the ultimate hangover cure? Of course not! An added layer of torture has been added, as this episode starts with a review of DX against Big Show and the McMahons i...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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1:32:00
PATREON PREVIEW - Straight to DDT #1: Money Plane
Enjoy a little sneak peek of just some of the great content available on our Patreon *(http://patreon.com/twtwpod), with this, the first edition of Straight to DDT, where we cover wrestlers in bad films!...
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1:21:48
ECW on Sci-Fi #13&14, September 5th & September 12th 2006
Hey look, ECW on Sci-Fi hasn't been great so far, but apparently they're trying new things here, so maybe...*checks notes*, oh God.(Episode recorded May 2024)
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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1:10:48
BONUS EPISODE #4 - The Best There Was #1: Beyond the Mat
As a (somewhat belated) second birthday present to ourselves, we're starting a new bonus series called The Best There Was, where we finally review some good things. We start with arguably the greatest wrestling documentary of all time, as TWTW ...
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Episode 4
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2:25:02
ECW on Sci-Fi #11&12, August 22nd & August 29th 2006
Summerslam is over, but it's still Groundhog Day in ECW, as we watch a lot of rematches again. Still, is it possible that these may actually be a couple of decent episodes of TV? I mean, not really, but any port in a storm!(Episode reco...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:23:59
WWE Summerslam, August 20th 2006
Season 2 takes a quick detour into WWE proper, and it's a decision that we now greatly regret. Who's ready for the biggest funeral of the summer?(Episode recorded March 2024)
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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1:44:33
ECW on Sci-Fi #9&10, August 8th & August 15th 2006
This is a very silly episode. Frankly, finding anything funny in this continuous dross is great luck in itself. You won't believe this, but we get some bad squash matches, low-quality vignettes and bad Tommy Dreamer segments!(Episode re...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:54:40
