Talking Tourneys Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/talking-tourneys Explore the world of pro wrestling tournaments with Dan Rice. They go through tournaments one by one to let you know what stinks and what doesn't. © 2026 Dan Rice 29044624-fe49-5770-a734-4c9e6c5beacc yes en Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:52:27 -0500 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:53:05 -0500 http://violentpeople.co https://img.transistorcdn.com/D5NiRXmyL-WStsV4tg7YLidGcZnQKGUgn_WkhrT-lw4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ4ODYzLzE3MDU2/OTAwNjMtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg Talking Tourneys http://violentpeople.co episodic Dan Rice Explore the world of pro wrestling tournaments with Dan Rice. They go through tournaments one by one to let you know what stinks and what doesn't. Explore the world of pro wrestling tournaments with Dan Rice. Dan Rice No No Talking Tourneys #28: Nick Gage Invitational X 28 28 Talking Tourneys #28: Nick Gage Invitational X full 62ac70e3-e882-472e-9125-592edf01dda5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d658761e "TALKING TOURNEYS is back.  We've heard your clamoring and the demands, so we're thrilled to announce that Talking Tourneys is back with a bang, and it's now a Dan Rice solo production!"

That's what I said 16 months ago... Lets try it again!

This episode I've got Violent People Radio's Pat on with me to discuss the tenth annual Nick Gage Invitational.

]]> "TALKING TOURNEYS is back.  We've heard your clamoring and the demands, so we're thrilled to announce that Talking Tourneys is back with a bang, and it's now a Dan Rice solo production!"

That's what I said 16 months ago... Lets try it again!

This episode I've got Violent People Radio's Pat on with me to discuss the tenth annual Nick Gage Invitational.

]]> Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:56:10 -0500 Dan Rice Dan Rice 6457 "TALKING TOURNEYS is back.  We've heard your clamoring and the demands, so we're thrilled to announce that Talking Tourneys is back with a bang, and it's now a Dan Rice solo production!"

That's what I said 16 months ago... Lets try it again!

This episode I've got Violent People Radio's Pat on with me to discuss the tenth annual Nick Gage Invitational.

]]> No Talking Tourneys #27: Prestige Cascadia Wrestling Cup 2023 27 27 Talking Tourneys #27: Prestige Cascadia Wrestling Cup 2023 full 59c0f95a-0d6f-432e-8f90-4c9eb1b1da50 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9fbd098c TALKING TOURNEYS is back.  We've heard your clamoring and the demands, so we're thrilled to announce that Talking Tourneys is back with a bang, and it's now a Dan Rice solo production! 

In this exciting new chapter, of Talking Tourneys, each episode will feature Dan in conversation with a rotating lineup of amazing co-hosts. And to kick things off, we couldn't have asked for a better guest than the one and only Tim from Q&TR! 

Tim and Dan dive deep into Prestige's 2023 Cascadia Wrestling Cup

https://linktr.ee/violentpeople

Thank you Sam

]]> TALKING TOURNEYS is back.  We've heard your clamoring and the demands, so we're thrilled to announce that Talking Tourneys is back with a bang, and it's now a Dan Rice solo production! 

In this exciting new chapter, of Talking Tourneys, each episode will feature Dan in conversation with a rotating lineup of amazing co-hosts. And to kick things off, we couldn't have asked for a better guest than the one and only Tim from Q&TR! 

Tim and Dan dive deep into Prestige's 2023 Cascadia Wrestling Cup

https://linktr.ee/violentpeople

Thank you Sam

]]> Fri, 23 Aug 2024 01:07:45 -0400 Dan Rice Dan Rice 6346 TALKING TOURNEYS is back.  We've heard your clamoring and the demands, so we're thrilled to announce that Talking Tourneys is back with a bang, and it's now a Dan Rice solo production! 

In this exciting new chapter, of Talking Tourneys, each episode will feature Dan in conversation with a rotating lineup of amazing co-hosts. And to kick things off, we couldn't have asked for a better guest than the one and only Tim from Q&TR! 

Tim and Dan dive deep into Prestige's 2023 Cascadia Wrestling Cup

https://linktr.ee/violentpeople

Thank you Sam

]]> No 26: MLW's Opera Cup 2023 & AIW's Bill Alfanzo Hardcore Tournament 2023 26 26 26: MLW's Opera Cup 2023 & AIW's Bill Alfanzo Hardcore Tournament 2023 full faa59ce6-54dd-4bdf-9def-c8d5f0c8b4fd https://share.transistor.fm/s/7d2c8f38 Dan & Sam are finally back after months away. 

We heard what fans were saying, what they were begging for. They wanted to hear about Court Bauer's Major League Wrestling's Opera Cup. A tournament that according to Court Bauer (ETI - Extremely Trustworthy Individual), goes back decades. Nearly a hundred years quite frankly. Who were we, mere podcast hosts, to say to cover such a tournament? Sure there are only four wrestlers, something we absolutely knew ahead of time.

Then to keep up with the 2023 vibes, we cover Sam's favorite promotion, AIW. They have their maybe, possibly annual tournament from Bill Alfanzo (who is alive btw). The results here might surprise you. 

As always, thank you for listening. If you enjoyed the show, any of them frankly, drop us a review and give us the old 5 stars on any platform that allows you to. Every little bit helps the reach of this thing. 

https://linktr.ee/violentpeople

]]> Dan & Sam are finally back after months away. 

We heard what fans were saying, what they were begging for. They wanted to hear about Court Bauer's Major League Wrestling's Opera Cup. A tournament that according to Court Bauer (ETI - Extremely Trustworthy Individual), goes back decades. Nearly a hundred years quite frankly. Who were we, mere podcast hosts, to say to cover such a tournament? Sure there are only four wrestlers, something we absolutely knew ahead of time.

Then to keep up with the 2023 vibes, we cover Sam's favorite promotion, AIW. They have their maybe, possibly annual tournament from Bill Alfanzo (who is alive btw). The results here might surprise you. 

As always, thank you for listening. If you enjoyed the show, any of them frankly, drop us a review and give us the old 5 stars on any platform that allows you to. Every little bit helps the reach of this thing. 

https://linktr.ee/violentpeople

]]> Thu, 14 Mar 2024 06:51:24 -0400 Dan Rice Dan Rice 4536 Dan & Sam are finally back after months away. 

We heard what fans were saying, what they were begging for. They wanted to hear about Court Bauer's Major League Wrestling's Opera Cup. A tournament that according to Court Bauer (ETI - Extremely Trustworthy Individual), goes back decades. Nearly a hundred years quite frankly. Who were we, mere podcast hosts, to say to cover such a tournament? Sure there are only four wrestlers, something we absolutely knew ahead of time.

Then to keep up with the 2023 vibes, we cover Sam's favorite promotion, AIW. They have their maybe, possibly annual tournament from Bill Alfanzo (who is alive btw). The results here might surprise you. 

As always, thank you for listening. If you enjoyed the show, any of them frankly, drop us a review and give us the old 5 stars on any platform that allows you to. Every little bit helps the reach of this thing. 

https://linktr.ee/violentpeople

]]> No 25: NWA Smoky Mountain's Smoky Mountain Cup 2016 25 25 25: NWA Smoky Mountain's Smoky Mountain Cup 2016 full c25cf3c6-f893-4677-943b-54820b88842e https://share.transistor.fm/s/e39aa0f7 Talking Tourneys is back to talk about one of the all-time tournaments. All the stars are here, Anthony Henry, Lio Rush, Jason Kincaid, Jordan Kage, etc.. A classic format of 6 first-round matches and a 6 person elimination final. We have a type as of late. We also talk about Sam's trip down to the territory briefly.

]]> Talking Tourneys is back to talk about one of the all-time tournaments. All the stars are here, Anthony Henry, Lio Rush, Jason Kincaid, Jordan Kage, etc.. A classic format of 6 first-round matches and a 6 person elimination final. We have a type as of late. We also talk about Sam's trip down to the territory briefly.

]]> Sat, 20 Jan 2024 20:25:01 -0500 Dan Rice Dan Rice 3600 Talking Tourneys is back to talk about one of the all-time tournaments. All the stars are here, Anthony Henry, Lio Rush, Jason Kincaid, Jordan Kage, etc.. A classic format of 6 first-round matches and a 6 person elimination final. We have a type as of late. We also talk about Sam's trip down to the territory briefly.

]]> No 24: Tetsujin BEAUTY IN COMBAT 24 24 24: Tetsujin BEAUTY IN COMBAT full b9bc1b0b-9952-460c-afa9-f2c2ac414b4a https://share.transistor.fm/s/12a1c8f8 Tim is back as our first-time 2x guest to talk about the first Tetsujin tournament. During the course of the show we talk about what makes good tournament composition, Dan brings up some scathing tweets from the past, and if anything shoot style is good.

LINKS!
Q&T Are: twitter.com/QandTare
BEAUTY IN COMBAT: youtu.be/wWu1jNofNUY?si=cRbzwT0Z6OaSkguO

]]> Tim is back as our first-time 2x guest to talk about the first Tetsujin tournament. During the course of the show we talk about what makes good tournament composition, Dan brings up some scathing tweets from the past, and if anything shoot style is good.

LINKS!
Q&T Are: twitter.com/QandTare
BEAUTY IN COMBAT: youtu.be/wWu1jNofNUY?si=cRbzwT0Z6OaSkguO

]]> Sat, 20 Jan 2024 20:24:57 -0500 Dan Rice Dan Rice 5393 Tim is back as our first-time 2x guest to talk about the first Tetsujin tournament. During the course of the show we talk about what makes good tournament composition, Dan brings up some scathing tweets from the past, and if anything shoot style is good.

LINKS!
Q&T Are: twitter.com/QandTare
BEAUTY IN COMBAT: youtu.be/wWu1jNofNUY?si=cRbzwT0Z6OaSkguO

]]> No 23: wXw AMBITION 11 (The Canadian One) 23 23 23: wXw AMBITION 11 (The Canadian One) full c4c4b949-a589-4a38-94d2-ffcb31192f8a https://share.transistor.fm/s/7a6b09a2 As always planned, releasing wXw AMBITION 11 episode, 4 years to the day of it happening. Just great forethought all around.

Sam and Dan, back at it again. Avoiding talking about too many problematic individuals. We have Thatcher and WALTER in pro wrestling matches so you know we are thriving to some degree.

]]> As always planned, releasing wXw AMBITION 11 episode, 4 years to the day of it happening. Just great forethought all around.

Sam and Dan, back at it again. Avoiding talking about too many problematic individuals. We have Thatcher and WALTER in pro wrestling matches so you know we are thriving to some degree.

]]> Sat, 20 Jan 2024 20:24:55 -0500 Dan Rice Dan Rice 3444 As always planned, releasing wXw AMBITION 11 episode, 4 years to the day of it happening. Just great forethought all around.

Sam and Dan, back at it again. Avoiding talking about too many problematic individuals. We have Thatcher and WALTER in pro wrestling matches so you know we are thriving to some degree.

]]> No 22: Ring of Honor's Survival of the Fittest 2004 22 22 22: Ring of Honor's Survival of the Fittest 2004 full 3832869c-cada-415f-a72b-e1b0f9c7af03 https://share.transistor.fm/s/37083129 Dan and Sam are back to talk about one of the staple tournaments of Ring of Honor, Survival of the Fittest. We get some background on why this tournament takes place and why it takes place where it does. As well as go into how Bryan Danielson is an all-time great (take any chance you can) and more. Tournament also fields all time greats like The Briscoes and Samoa Joe. Lot to chat through here and go into what makes a good tournament. Is this one? Tune in and find out.

]]> Dan and Sam are back to talk about one of the staple tournaments of Ring of Honor, Survival of the Fittest. We get some background on why this tournament takes place and why it takes place where it does. As well as go into how Bryan Danielson is an all-time great (take any chance you can) and more. Tournament also fields all time greats like The Briscoes and Samoa Joe. Lot to chat through here and go into what makes a good tournament. Is this one? Tune in and find out.

]]> Sat, 20 Jan 2024 20:24:42 -0500 Dan Rice Dan Rice 3571 Dan and Sam are back to talk about one of the staple tournaments of Ring of Honor, Survival of the Fittest. We get some background on why this tournament takes place and why it takes place where it does. As well as go into how Bryan Danielson is an all-time great (take any chance you can) and more. Tournament also fields all time greats like The Briscoes and Samoa Joe. Lot to chat through here and go into what makes a good tournament. Is this one? Tune in and find out.

]]> No 21: Scenic City Invitational 2015 21 21 21: Scenic City Invitational 2015 full 24ebd8c2-7270-48ea-8c05-c2df111eb892 https://share.transistor.fm/s/23ba2570 It is Scenic City Invitational Week so we are kicking things off with a look back at the very first iteration of the southern indie tentpole event. As always, Dan and Sam are here to break down the action. That is not all though, Scott Hensley, co-founder and promoter of the SCI is here to give us the 411 on how things came together, why it happened, and a little breakdown of the 2023 version of SCI featuring Tank vs. Timothy Thatcher.

We talk about all-time greats like Jimmy Rave, future stars like Anthony Henry, and a number of folks that never really got their due.

FOLLOW SCOTT ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/ScottCHensley

]]> It is Scenic City Invitational Week so we are kicking things off with a look back at the very first iteration of the southern indie tentpole event. As always, Dan and Sam are here to break down the action. That is not all though, Scott Hensley, co-founder and promoter of the SCI is here to give us the 411 on how things came together, why it happened, and a little breakdown of the 2023 version of SCI featuring Tank vs. Timothy Thatcher.

We talk about all-time greats like Jimmy Rave, future stars like Anthony Henry, and a number of folks that never really got their due.

FOLLOW SCOTT ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/ScottCHensley

]]> Sat, 20 Jan 2024 20:24:37 -0500 Dan Rice Dan Rice 6535 It is Scenic City Invitational Week so we are kicking things off with a look back at the very first iteration of the southern indie tentpole event. As always, Dan and Sam are here to break down the action. That is not all though, Scott Hensley, co-founder and promoter of the SCI is here to give us the 411 on how things came together, why it happened, and a little breakdown of the 2023 version of SCI featuring Tank vs. Timothy Thatcher.

We talk about all-time greats like Jimmy Rave, future stars like Anthony Henry, and a number of folks that never really got their due.

FOLLOW SCOTT ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/ScottCHensley

]]> No 20: Lucha Libre Elite's Campeonato Mundial Elite 2016 20 20 20: Lucha Libre Elite's Campeonato Mundial Elite 2016 full 04875d3e-b009-48bd-8870-839a9ae46713 https://share.transistor.fm/s/031e1a22 Dan and I went down a journey with this tournament. Featuring legends like Sabu and Hip Hop Man, ALL THE STARS ARE HERE! We take a few detours to land this plane but that we do because Talking Tourneys must go on.

First lucha tournament and we made some choices here.

]]> Dan and I went down a journey with this tournament. Featuring legends like Sabu and Hip Hop Man, ALL THE STARS ARE HERE! We take a few detours to land this plane but that we do because Talking Tourneys must go on.

First lucha tournament and we made some choices here.

]]> Sat, 20 Jan 2024 20:24:35 -0500 Dan Rice Dan Rice 4462 Dan and I went down a journey with this tournament. Featuring legends like Sabu and Hip Hop Man, ALL THE STARS ARE HERE! We take a few detours to land this plane but that we do because Talking Tourneys must go on.

First lucha tournament and we made some choices here.

]]> No 19: GCW's John Zandig's Tournament of Survival 8 19 19 19: GCW's John Zandig's Tournament of Survival 8 full f25698f7-eff5-4769-8994-4471d7732cd4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/303eff36 Is Game Changer Wrestling back? Who is to say but Dan and Sam are here to chat about one of the team big GCW tournaments that happens every year. Always fun to do something a little more current. Wrestlers from Japan and Mexico come on in to square off for the all-mighty John Zandig Memorial Cup. Matt Tremont, Rina Yamashita, and Green Phantom, all the stars are here!

]]> Is Game Changer Wrestling back? Who is to say but Dan and Sam are here to chat about one of the team big GCW tournaments that happens every year. Always fun to do something a little more current. Wrestlers from Japan and Mexico come on in to square off for the all-mighty John Zandig Memorial Cup. Matt Tremont, Rina Yamashita, and Green Phantom, all the stars are here!

]]> Sat, 20 Jan 2024 20:24:31 -0500 Dan Rice Dan Rice 3889 Is Game Changer Wrestling back? Who is to say but Dan and Sam are here to chat about one of the team big GCW tournaments that happens every year. Always fun to do something a little more current. Wrestlers from Japan and Mexico come on in to square off for the all-mighty John Zandig Memorial Cup. Matt Tremont, Rina Yamashita, and Green Phantom, all the stars are here!

]]> No 18: CZW's Tournament of Death 4: EXPLICIT CONTENT 18 18 18: CZW's Tournament of Death 4: EXPLICIT CONTENT full bd9c5d40-cccf-4017-8012-a62a4e17f3e3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f8a56054 CZ F'n DUBBU BBY! Dan and Sam started with Tournament of Death 3 and now 17 episodes later, time to chat about Tournament of Death 4. Zandig brings all the deathmatch stars from the US to a backyard in Delaware for a heckuva time. Toby Klein, Necro Butcher, and Ian Rotten, what more can you want? It happens in 2005 so the height of everyone's power. The big man himself is in there. As always, Dan and Sam break down the tournament, what worked, what didn't, who rocked, who stunk.

]]> CZ F'n DUBBU BBY! Dan and Sam started with Tournament of Death 3 and now 17 episodes later, time to chat about Tournament of Death 4. Zandig brings all the deathmatch stars from the US to a backyard in Delaware for a heckuva time. Toby Klein, Necro Butcher, and Ian Rotten, what more can you want? It happens in 2005 so the height of everyone's power. The big man himself is in there. As always, Dan and Sam break down the tournament, what worked, what didn't, who rocked, who stunk.

]]> Sat, 20 Jan 2024 20:24:27 -0500 Dan Rice Dan Rice 4045 CZ F'n DUBBU BBY! Dan and Sam started with Tournament of Death 3 and now 17 episodes later, time to chat about Tournament of Death 4. Zandig brings all the deathmatch stars from the US to a backyard in Delaware for a heckuva time. Toby Klein, Necro Butcher, and Ian Rotten, what more can you want? It happens in 2005 so the height of everyone's power. The big man himself is in there. As always, Dan and Sam break down the tournament, what worked, what didn't, who rocked, who stunk.

]]> No 17: Best Talking Tourney Wrestlers So Far 17 17 17: Best Talking Tourney Wrestlers So Far full 133a0158-f061-472e-aba3-c4df929e4193 https://share.transistor.fm/s/69515a22 Back this week with a re-do of a previous episode that was lost to technical difficulties. On this episode of Talking Tourneys we chat about our favorite performances of the first 16 episodes of Talking Tourneys from Tournament of Death 3 to King of the Ring 1993 to RINGs. All in a day's work for Sam and Dan.

]]> Back this week with a re-do of a previous episode that was lost to technical difficulties. On this episode of Talking Tourneys we chat about our favorite performances of the first 16 episodes of Talking Tourneys from Tournament of Death 3 to King of the Ring 1993 to RINGs. All in a day's work for Sam and Dan.

]]> Sat, 20 Jan 2024 20:24:22 -0500 Dan Rice Dan Rice 4268 Back this week with a re-do of a previous episode that was lost to technical difficulties. On this episode of Talking Tourneys we chat about our favorite performances of the first 16 episodes of Talking Tourneys from Tournament of Death 3 to King of the Ring 1993 to RINGs. All in a day's work for Sam and Dan.

]]> No 16: WWA's 7 Deadly Sins Heavyweight Championship Tournement 16 16 16: WWA's 7 Deadly Sins Heavyweight Championship Tournement full 64cb297b-80ec-4965-8757-961944628cc3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4df9c385 Man...wtf are we doing? Jeremy Borash we need to talk. What's going on? Were you okay? How's your life been since? I hope you are well.

Dan and Sam dig into the historical tournament from WWA, their first PPV. One of the large promotions to come out of WCW's end. How to they capitilize on the gap in the market from over in Australia. When you have talent like Road Dog, Jeff Jarrett, and Jerry Lawler, what could go wrong?

]]> Man...wtf are we doing? Jeremy Borash we need to talk. What's going on? Were you okay? How's your life been since? I hope you are well.

Dan and Sam dig into the historical tournament from WWA, their first PPV. One of the large promotions to come out of WCW's end. How to they capitilize on the gap in the market from over in Australia. When you have talent like Road Dog, Jeff Jarrett, and Jerry Lawler, what could go wrong?

]]> Sat, 20 Jan 2024 20:24:16 -0500 Dan Rice Dan Rice 3978 Man...wtf are we doing? Jeremy Borash we need to talk. What's going on? Were you okay? How's your life been since? I hope you are well.

Dan and Sam dig into the historical tournament from WWA, their first PPV. One of the large promotions to come out of WCW's end. How to they capitilize on the gap in the market from over in Australia. When you have talent like Road Dog, Jeff Jarrett, and Jerry Lawler, what could go wrong?

]]> No 15: WWF's Deadly Game w/ JR Goldberg 15 15 15: WWF's Deadly Game w/ JR Goldberg full c258855d-0ece-40c7-82d4-eccd7918b1ce https://share.transistor.fm/s/6bbb869e Dan and Sam are joined by none other than JR Goldberg to talk about a tournament that has been called the peak of Vince Russo booking. Including wrestlers like Stone Cold, The Rock, and Ken Shamrock, a star-studded lineup in the World Wrestling Federation. It is now a period of great in-ring reclaim for the promotion. Does the tournament buck the trend? Does it matter if not? Find out on this episode of Talking Tourneys!

LINKS:
JR's Twitter: twitter.com/wrestlingbubble
Q&T Are's Twitter: twitter.com/QandTare

]]> Dan and Sam are joined by none other than JR Goldberg to talk about a tournament that has been called the peak of Vince Russo booking. Including wrestlers like Stone Cold, The Rock, and Ken Shamrock, a star-studded lineup in the World Wrestling Federation. It is now a period of great in-ring reclaim for the promotion. Does the tournament buck the trend? Does it matter if not? Find out on this episode of Talking Tourneys!

LINKS:
JR's Twitter: twitter.com/wrestlingbubble
Q&T Are's Twitter: twitter.com/QandTare

]]> Sat, 20 Jan 2024 20:24:11 -0500 Dan Rice Dan Rice 5229 Dan and Sam are joined by none other than JR Goldberg to talk about a tournament that has been called the peak of Vince Russo booking. Including wrestlers like Stone Cold, The Rock, and Ken Shamrock, a star-studded lineup in the World Wrestling Federation. It is now a period of great in-ring reclaim for the promotion. Does the tournament buck the trend? Does it matter if not? Find out on this episode of Talking Tourneys!

LINKS:
JR's Twitter: twitter.com/wrestlingbubble
Q&T Are's Twitter: twitter.com/QandTare

]]> No 14: NJPW's G1 Climax 1992 14 14 14: NJPW's G1 Climax 1992 full fc1fdca7-8108-4ab4-94ef-1013273e3b69 https://share.transistor.fm/s/56c030cb New Japan Pro Wrestling got to slap on the NWA World Heavyweight Championship to their big tournament. What could go wrong? They even got to bring in stars from WCW like Steve Austin, Arn Anderson, and Rick Rude. Let alone their own draws like Mutoh, Chono, and Hashimoto. This tournament has all-timers throughout! Come join Dan and Sam as they break down all the action from the 1992 G1.

]]> New Japan Pro Wrestling got to slap on the NWA World Heavyweight Championship to their big tournament. What could go wrong? They even got to bring in stars from WCW like Steve Austin, Arn Anderson, and Rick Rude. Let alone their own draws like Mutoh, Chono, and Hashimoto. This tournament has all-timers throughout! Come join Dan and Sam as they break down all the action from the 1992 G1.

]]> Sat, 20 Jan 2024 20:24:06 -0500 Dan Rice Dan Rice 4299 New Japan Pro Wrestling got to slap on the NWA World Heavyweight Championship to their big tournament. What could go wrong? They even got to bring in stars from WCW like Steve Austin, Arn Anderson, and Rick Rude. Let alone their own draws like Mutoh, Chono, and Hashimoto. This tournament has all-timers throughout! Come join Dan and Sam as they break down all the action from the 1992 G1.

]]> No 13: WCW's Nintendo Top 10 Challenge 13 13 13: WCW's Nintendo Top 10 Challenge full e1ecbafc-f7e5-4a83-b600-3935205f7490 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7a08b3dd We continue our journey through wrestling tournaments asking the age old question "What the hell WCW?"The matches are made up and the tournament doesn't matter. We go through the logistics of this whole thing. How much did Nintendo spend on this? How much did they overpay? Who is to say???

All the stars are here, Ricky Steamboat, Steve Austin, Ron Simmons, Dustin Rhodes and more. What could go wrong?

]]> We continue our journey through wrestling tournaments asking the age old question "What the hell WCW?"The matches are made up and the tournament doesn't matter. We go through the logistics of this whole thing. How much did Nintendo spend on this? How much did they overpay? Who is to say???

All the stars are here, Ricky Steamboat, Steve Austin, Ron Simmons, Dustin Rhodes and more. What could go wrong?

]]> Sat, 20 Jan 2024 20:24:01 -0500 Dan Rice Dan Rice 2722 We continue our journey through wrestling tournaments asking the age old question "What the hell WCW?"The matches are made up and the tournament doesn't matter. We go through the logistics of this whole thing. How much did Nintendo spend on this? How much did they overpay? Who is to say???

All the stars are here, Ricky Steamboat, Steve Austin, Ron Simmons, Dustin Rhodes and more. What could go wrong?

]]> No 12: PWG's DDT4 2015 12 12 12: PWG's DDT4 2015 full d5c47fcd-af72-47be-a1ec-c514f918099c https://share.transistor.fm/s/c5ca4bc6 We have the one and only Tim from Q&T Are (on this here podcast network). He was there live at Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's DDT 2015 so we discuss his memory of the event and how it felt going back. Dan also talks about how he is starting the Alex Reynolds fan club. Listen for all that and more!

]]> We have the one and only Tim from Q&T Are (on this here podcast network). He was there live at Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's DDT 2015 so we discuss his memory of the event and how it felt going back. Dan also talks about how he is starting the Alex Reynolds fan club. Listen for all that and more!

]]> Sat, 20 Jan 2024 20:23:56 -0500 Dan Rice Dan Rice 5291 We have the one and only Tim from Q&T Are (on this here podcast network). He was there live at Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's DDT 2015 so we discuss his memory of the event and how it felt going back. Dan also talks about how he is starting the Alex Reynolds fan club. Listen for all that and more!

]]> No 11: wXw's 16 Carat 2011 11 11 11: wXw's 16 Carat 2011 full aa3cf7d4-b12c-4766-abad-4f04d885dfda https://share.transistor.fm/s/df605c5f Back at it talking Westside Xtreme Wrestling's 16 Carat Gold Tournament from 2011. An important tournament in Sam's fandom. Big names at the time like Davey Richards, Sami Callihan, and WALTER (Big Van Walter here bby). This is when you could have these all-star type tournaments taking place outside wrestlers' home bases, EVOLVE and ROH in this case.

As always, leave a review on iTunes, RT the tweets, subscribe, etc etc

]]> Back at it talking Westside Xtreme Wrestling's 16 Carat Gold Tournament from 2011. An important tournament in Sam's fandom. Big names at the time like Davey Richards, Sami Callihan, and WALTER (Big Van Walter here bby). This is when you could have these all-star type tournaments taking place outside wrestlers' home bases, EVOLVE and ROH in this case.

As always, leave a review on iTunes, RT the tweets, subscribe, etc etc

]]> Sat, 20 Jan 2024 20:23:51 -0500 Dan Rice Dan Rice 3348 Back at it talking Westside Xtreme Wrestling's 16 Carat Gold Tournament from 2011. An important tournament in Sam's fandom. Big names at the time like Davey Richards, Sami Callihan, and WALTER (Big Van Walter here bby). This is when you could have these all-star type tournaments taking place outside wrestlers' home bases, EVOLVE and ROH in this case.

As always, leave a review on iTunes, RT the tweets, subscribe, etc etc

]]> No 10: State Of Wrestling Tournies 2023 10 10 10: State Of Wrestling Tournies 2023 full 1780d070-7df2-4a3f-83ad-ee0c0e3d649a https://share.transistor.fm/s/395d925a Life gets in the way sometimes so no WxW 16 Carat 2011 but with that Dan and Sam carve out some time to talk about the landscape of tournaments as they stand. Primarily on the US Indies but some level of international discussion as well.

]]> Life gets in the way sometimes so no WxW 16 Carat 2011 but with that Dan and Sam carve out some time to talk about the landscape of tournaments as they stand. Primarily on the US Indies but some level of international discussion as well.

]]> Sat, 20 Jan 2024 20:23:34 -0500 Dan Rice Dan Rice 2598 Life gets in the way sometimes so no WxW 16 Carat 2011 but with that Dan and Sam carve out some time to talk about the landscape of tournaments as they stand. Primarily on the US Indies but some level of international discussion as well.

]]> No 9: FIGHTING NETWORK RINGS MEGA BATTLE 1994 9 9 9: FIGHTING NETWORK RINGS MEGA BATTLE 1994 full 69e2b4a0-59d0-4e58-b0e8-cf88a9c73a98 https://share.transistor.fm/s/aaa6dbb9 When Sam chose this tournament he did internalize how bad he is at pronouncing names. Safe to say he remembered while discussing this tournament.

Mega Battle 1994 is a complicated tournament. If the RINGS rules weren't enough, they threw the kitchen sink at you with all the byes. Plus there are 20 wrestlers in this shoot-style tournament. Lot to work through. Luckily Dan and Sam are here to break down all the action.

]]> When Sam chose this tournament he did internalize how bad he is at pronouncing names. Safe to say he remembered while discussing this tournament.

Mega Battle 1994 is a complicated tournament. If the RINGS rules weren't enough, they threw the kitchen sink at you with all the byes. Plus there are 20 wrestlers in this shoot-style tournament. Lot to work through. Luckily Dan and Sam are here to break down all the action.

]]> Sat, 20 Jan 2024 20:23:30 -0500 Dan Rice Dan Rice 4541 When Sam chose this tournament he did internalize how bad he is at pronouncing names. Safe to say he remembered while discussing this tournament.

Mega Battle 1994 is a complicated tournament. If the RINGS rules weren't enough, they threw the kitchen sink at you with all the byes. Plus there are 20 wrestlers in this shoot-style tournament. Lot to work through. Luckily Dan and Sam are here to break down all the action.

]]> No 8: NWA Title Tournament 11/19/94 8 8 8: NWA Title Tournament 11/19/94 full 4ea7148b-aecb-4808-8398-be6468e442c3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/eb5317f7 Not That NWA Title Tournament From 1994! Paul Heyman can kick rocks, Shane Douglas sucks shit, we only respect Tracy Smothers in this (podcast) house. We talk a little bit about how this tournament comes to be but mostly focus on the hot action that takes place in New Jersey with a whole slew of Smoky Mountain Wrestling talent making their way to participate in a tournament for an organization they are not technically associated with. Dirty White Boy, Devon Storm, and Al Snow, yep all the stars are here.

LINK TO SHOW: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mwh-r7tArw

]]> Not That NWA Title Tournament From 1994! Paul Heyman can kick rocks, Shane Douglas sucks shit, we only respect Tracy Smothers in this (podcast) house. We talk a little bit about how this tournament comes to be but mostly focus on the hot action that takes place in New Jersey with a whole slew of Smoky Mountain Wrestling talent making their way to participate in a tournament for an organization they are not technically associated with. Dirty White Boy, Devon Storm, and Al Snow, yep all the stars are here.

LINK TO SHOW: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mwh-r7tArw

]]> Sat, 20 Jan 2024 20:23:23 -0500 Dan Rice Dan Rice 3073 Not That NWA Title Tournament From 1994! Paul Heyman can kick rocks, Shane Douglas sucks shit, we only respect Tracy Smothers in this (podcast) house. We talk a little bit about how this tournament comes to be but mostly focus on the hot action that takes place in New Jersey with a whole slew of Smoky Mountain Wrestling talent making their way to participate in a tournament for an organization they are not technically associated with. Dirty White Boy, Devon Storm, and Al Snow, yep all the stars are here.

LINK TO SHOW: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mwh-r7tArw

]]> No 7: Mid American Wrestling's Heavyweight Title Tournament 3/30/2002 7 7 7: Mid American Wrestling's Heavyweight Title Tournament 3/30/2002 full 97b7f088-9111-441d-bf81-c2ce46ca4001 https://share.transistor.fm/s/339424cf MAW RETURNS TO TALKING TOURNEYS! This was meant to be a short little bonus episode. Something nice and slight to keep things moving. It is only 4 matches and heck it features a rematch from the last tournament we reviewed, Ian Rotten versus CM Punk. We also technically get Colt Cabana, then some Mean Mitch Page and Corp Robinson to round us out. Let me tell you though, this tournament is built different. One of the absolute wildest segments I've seen and certainly the maddest one we've talked about on the show. Another humdinger from MAW

Link to the show on IWTV: iwtv.live/promotion/Mid-Americ…Wrestling#zaMvNEN75r

]]> MAW RETURNS TO TALKING TOURNEYS! This was meant to be a short little bonus episode. Something nice and slight to keep things moving. It is only 4 matches and heck it features a rematch from the last tournament we reviewed, Ian Rotten versus CM Punk. We also technically get Colt Cabana, then some Mean Mitch Page and Corp Robinson to round us out. Let me tell you though, this tournament is built different. One of the absolute wildest segments I've seen and certainly the maddest one we've talked about on the show. Another humdinger from MAW

Link to the show on IWTV: iwtv.live/promotion/Mid-Americ…Wrestling#zaMvNEN75r

]]> Sat, 20 Jan 2024 20:23:16 -0500 Dan Rice Dan Rice 2518 MAW RETURNS TO TALKING TOURNEYS! This was meant to be a short little bonus episode. Something nice and slight to keep things moving. It is only 4 matches and heck it features a rematch from the last tournament we reviewed, Ian Rotten versus CM Punk. We also technically get Colt Cabana, then some Mean Mitch Page and Corp Robinson to round us out. Let me tell you though, this tournament is built different. One of the absolute wildest segments I've seen and certainly the maddest one we've talked about on the show. Another humdinger from MAW

Link to the show on IWTV: iwtv.live/promotion/Mid-Americ…Wrestling#zaMvNEN75r

]]> No 6: Mid American Wrestling's Heavyweight Title Tournament 12/15/2001 6 6 6: Mid American Wrestling's Heavyweight Title Tournament 12/15/2001 full 3392ef70-abb3-4842-baac-1cec6e978943 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5c51926f Everyone is talking about "The Hustler" Carmine DeSpirito. Some are calling him a genius. Some are calling him one of the great talkers of his generation. In a tournament with names like "The All Elite Evil" CM Punk, Ian "Don't Blame Me" Rotten, and Colt Cabana, it is DeSpirito who everyone will be talking about.

Dan and Sam are back at it to discuss the iconic Mid American Wrestling Heavyweight Championship Tournament from 12/15/01. Lots of talent that would go on to do more in the business, from the folks previously mentioned to Adam Pearce to ROH HDNet legend, Skullcrusher Rasche Brown.

Watch the tournament on the award-winning Independent Wrestling TV: independentwrestling.tv/promotion/Mid…can-Wrestling

]]> Everyone is talking about "The Hustler" Carmine DeSpirito. Some are calling him a genius. Some are calling him one of the great talkers of his generation. In a tournament with names like "The All Elite Evil" CM Punk, Ian "Don't Blame Me" Rotten, and Colt Cabana, it is DeSpirito who everyone will be talking about.

Dan and Sam are back at it to discuss the iconic Mid American Wrestling Heavyweight Championship Tournament from 12/15/01. Lots of talent that would go on to do more in the business, from the folks previously mentioned to Adam Pearce to ROH HDNet legend, Skullcrusher Rasche Brown.

Watch the tournament on the award-winning Independent Wrestling TV: independentwrestling.tv/promotion/Mid…can-Wrestling

]]> Sat, 20 Jan 2024 20:23:12 -0500 Dan Rice Dan Rice 2927 Everyone is talking about "The Hustler" Carmine DeSpirito. Some are calling him a genius. Some are calling him one of the great talkers of his generation. In a tournament with names like "The All Elite Evil" CM Punk, Ian "Don't Blame Me" Rotten, and Colt Cabana, it is DeSpirito who everyone will be talking about.

Dan and Sam are back at it to discuss the iconic Mid American Wrestling Heavyweight Championship Tournament from 12/15/01. Lots of talent that would go on to do more in the business, from the folks previously mentioned to Adam Pearce to ROH HDNet legend, Skullcrusher Rasche Brown.

Watch the tournament on the award-winning Independent Wrestling TV: independentwrestling.tv/promotion/Mid…can-Wrestling

]]> No 5: NJPW Intercontinental Championship Tournament 5 5 5: NJPW Intercontinental Championship Tournament full 2e09f799-874d-46d7-ae24-2e178dbba3ef https://share.transistor.fm/s/5f851b5d In the middle of May 2011, New Japan Pro Wrestling decided to take their first tour of the United States of America. On this tour they debuted the Intercontinental title. You know, a title that at times was at times on par with the IWGP Heavyweight title. Obviously that belt had not-so-humble beginnings. Surely the tournament to crown the inaugural championship of the title that would become unified with the IWGP strap would be an incredible achievement. Join Sam and Dan as they break down the action, preach the word of Yano unironically, and dig into Josh Daniels lore. 

]]> In the middle of May 2011, New Japan Pro Wrestling decided to take their first tour of the United States of America. On this tour they debuted the Intercontinental title. You know, a title that at times was at times on par with the IWGP Heavyweight title. Obviously that belt had not-so-humble beginnings. Surely the tournament to crown the inaugural championship of the title that would become unified with the IWGP strap would be an incredible achievement. Join Sam and Dan as they break down the action, preach the word of Yano unironically, and dig into Josh Daniels lore. 

]]> Sat, 20 Jan 2024 20:20:22 -0500 Dan Rice Dan Rice 3390 In the middle of May 2011, New Japan Pro Wrestling decided to take their first tour of the United States of America. On this tour they debuted the Intercontinental title. You know, a title that at times was at times on par with the IWGP Heavyweight title. Obviously that belt had not-so-humble beginnings. Surely the tournament to crown the inaugural championship of the title that would become unified with the IWGP strap would be an incredible achievement. Join Sam and Dan as they break down the action, preach the word of Yano unironically, and dig into Josh Daniels lore. 

]]> No 4: AAA's Triplemania XXX Ruleta de la Muerte Torneo 4 4 4: AAA's Triplemania XXX Ruleta de la Muerte Torneo full a77d4d08-2053-4e1d-bfbe-9158cc08d23d https://share.transistor.fm/s/205c7393 This episode's tournament is a mouthful! For Talking Tourneys Halloween episode we turned to something a little more up-to-date, a little bloody, and where masks are the name of the game. A Dan pick this week as Sam hasn't watched any modern lucha because he is an absolute scumbag. A tournament with old men, older rivalries, and more overly produced wooden boards than you can shake a stick at. AAA does not disappoint, living up to its history of weird angles and lots of blood. Get ready for us to talk about Mr. No Nights Off Pentagon Jr., the living legend Canek, and the best in the world, Psycho Clown. 

]]> This episode's tournament is a mouthful! For Talking Tourneys Halloween episode we turned to something a little more up-to-date, a little bloody, and where masks are the name of the game. A Dan pick this week as Sam hasn't watched any modern lucha because he is an absolute scumbag. A tournament with old men, older rivalries, and more overly produced wooden boards than you can shake a stick at. AAA does not disappoint, living up to its history of weird angles and lots of blood. Get ready for us to talk about Mr. No Nights Off Pentagon Jr., the living legend Canek, and the best in the world, Psycho Clown. 

]]> Sat, 20 Jan 2024 20:20:15 -0500 Dan Rice Dan Rice 2881 This episode's tournament is a mouthful! For Talking Tourneys Halloween episode we turned to something a little more up-to-date, a little bloody, and where masks are the name of the game. A Dan pick this week as Sam hasn't watched any modern lucha because he is an absolute scumbag. A tournament with old men, older rivalries, and more overly produced wooden boards than you can shake a stick at. AAA does not disappoint, living up to its history of weird angles and lots of blood. Get ready for us to talk about Mr. No Nights Off Pentagon Jr., the living legend Canek, and the best in the world, Psycho Clown. 

]]> No 3: King Of The Ring 1993 3 3 3: King Of The Ring 1993 full 4dd0e50f-771e-4937-bb64-76e30d2b3324 https://share.transistor.fm/s/eb5b4b3e Join Dan and Sam as they chat through WWF's King of the Ring 1993. Hottest takes on Bret Hart, Curt Hennig, and the one and only Mr.Hughes. What a worker! Oh, Gene Okerlund also gives us an all-timer. The naive Sam gets tricked by the World Wrestling Federation's propaganda. Dan tells us about his book-loving mother, and in general, we have a good time. 

]]> Join Dan and Sam as they chat through WWF's King of the Ring 1993. Hottest takes on Bret Hart, Curt Hennig, and the one and only Mr.Hughes. What a worker! Oh, Gene Okerlund also gives us an all-timer. The naive Sam gets tricked by the World Wrestling Federation's propaganda. Dan tells us about his book-loving mother, and in general, we have a good time. 

]]> Sat, 20 Jan 2024 20:20:03 -0500 Dan Rice Dan Rice 4436 Join Dan and Sam as they chat through WWF's King of the Ring 1993. Hottest takes on Bret Hart, Curt Hennig, and the one and only Mr.Hughes. What a worker! Oh, Gene Okerlund also gives us an all-timer. The naive Sam gets tricked by the World Wrestling Federation's propaganda. Dan tells us about his book-loving mother, and in general, we have a good time. 

]]> No 2: NJPW's Super J-Cup 94 2 2 2: NJPW's Super J-Cup 94 full d60af2af-b193-4802-b6aa-323dac3c0a28 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6420e7a3 Following up the conversation on the hoot that was Tournament of Death 3, we decide to chat about one of the most important tournaments in the history of of wrestling. Safe to say Super J-Cup 94 influenced a whole lot of the wrestling we see today. It was a highly successful of its times...but does it hold up? That's one of the questions we try to answer along with "Who owed Ricky Fuji?" and "Liger, good?". Hot topics that we are here to help with.

(Sorry if there are some more audio hiccups than usual, had some weird hangups)

]]> Following up the conversation on the hoot that was Tournament of Death 3, we decide to chat about one of the most important tournaments in the history of of wrestling. Safe to say Super J-Cup 94 influenced a whole lot of the wrestling we see today. It was a highly successful of its times...but does it hold up? That's one of the questions we try to answer along with "Who owed Ricky Fuji?" and "Liger, good?". Hot topics that we are here to help with.

(Sorry if there are some more audio hiccups than usual, had some weird hangups)

]]> Sat, 20 Jan 2024 20:18:49 -0500 Dan Rice Dan Rice 3610 Following up the conversation on the hoot that was Tournament of Death 3, we decide to chat about one of the most important tournaments in the history of of wrestling. Safe to say Super J-Cup 94 influenced a whole lot of the wrestling we see today. It was a highly successful of its times...but does it hold up? That's one of the questions we try to answer along with "Who owed Ricky Fuji?" and "Liger, good?". Hot topics that we are here to help with.

(Sorry if there are some more audio hiccups than usual, had some weird hangups)

]]> No 1: CZW's Tournament of Death 3: Banned...MY ASS! 1 1 1: CZW's Tournament of Death 3: Banned...MY ASS! full b67b2650-781c-4ba5-85c0-8b7fa0136e76 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e8470ca9 Welcome to the very first episode of a new show on the We Don't Know Wrestling Podcast Network. Sam and former Desert Island Comp guest, Dan Rice, are setting on a journey to talk...them...tournaments. On this first episode we give a short rundown on what brought us here, why tournaments, and why we wanted to start off with this show.

And then we hop into it. We talk about light tubes, small Canadians, and how much Necro Butcher rocks. The important things.

]]> Welcome to the very first episode of a new show on the We Don't Know Wrestling Podcast Network. Sam and former Desert Island Comp guest, Dan Rice, are setting on a journey to talk...them...tournaments. On this first episode we give a short rundown on what brought us here, why tournaments, and why we wanted to start off with this show.

And then we hop into it. We talk about light tubes, small Canadians, and how much Necro Butcher rocks. The important things.

]]> Sat, 20 Jan 2024 20:15:00 -0500 Dan Rice Dan Rice 4515 Welcome to the very first episode of a new show on the We Don't Know Wrestling Podcast Network. Sam and former Desert Island Comp guest, Dan Rice, are setting on a journey to talk...them...tournaments. On this first episode we give a short rundown on what brought us here, why tournaments, and why we wanted to start off with this show.

And then we hop into it. We talk about light tubes, small Canadians, and how much Necro Butcher rocks. The important things.

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