Episodes
Rory McNamara is joined by Chris Lacey, Erick Landstrom and Chris White to administer the final last rites to WCW and ECW in the form of Vince McMahon's brand of Sports Entertainment gleefully traipsing over their entrails!  Otherwise known as a review of Survivor Series 2001! Stay tuned for us casting our eyes back over the previous sorry four months of Alliance presentation plus yet another piece of Fantasy Booking Brain-Stroming!   Also check out our continually-updated Spotify...
Published 11/27/21
For our first of three shows looking at November 2001, Chris White is joined by Rory McNamara to....yeah...review another UK-PPV again, I know I know... but this one has Austin v Rock on it!   Stay tuned for some out-of-time-machine-mode reminiscences! 
Published 11/14/21
Lacey, Del & Yullie are back to go over Octobers WWF tv and the No Mercy PPV, we talk Angle/Austin & RVD as they go for the WWF title, Rock & Jericho battle for the WCW title, and we get the new and now only scale to rate a show.
Published 10/29/21
Daniel D'Wit, Billy Johnson and Adam Joyce are here once again to take you into every nook and cranny of the Indie wrestling landscape of September 2001! As ever you'll come across some names you are familiar with, alongside those who in an alternate universe you are familiar with! For more information on the matches discussed today check out the relevant page on our website right here!   For the latest information and to discover how YOU can get involved, follow the on guys on Twitter at...
Published 10/16/21
We keep the time machine in the garage for this special edition of the Wrestling 20 Years Ago Podcast, as Erick Landstrom joins reality show expert Heather Olson to review season 1 of WWF Tough Enough on MTV!
Published 10/10/21
Rory McNamara is joined by Bob Colling and Pete Kimber to look at the WWF in September 2001. After the grim-but-essential task of reviewing the Smackdown held shortly after the attack on the United States, the boys are able to turn their attentions back to professional wrestling by looking at the the stupendous build for Angle- Austin II, the Unforgiven PPV in full and their thoughts so far on the Invasion angle.
Published 09/25/21
Billy Johnson, Daniel D'Wit and Adam Joyce are back to bring you another month of non-mainstream goodness! Today the guys look at a fascinating selection of contests from August 2001, which include a few very familiar names!  For more information on the matches and where you can watch them, check out the relevant page on our website right here!   Follow the podcast on Twitter @indywres20yrs to keep abreast on future shows and on how you can get involved!
Published 09/18/21
Erick Landstrom, Chris White and Dan Welling cover a Very Good SummerSlam 2001, check in on the post-merger locker room (nothing to see here, folks), praise the incredible Steve Austin (what?), and discuss the alarming result of the biggest match of the month: the WWF vs. the WWF.
Published 08/20/21
Adam Joyce, Billy Johnson and Daniel D'Wit are back for another deep-dive into the indie wrestling underworld, this time looking at July 2001! They take you on a World Tour - which like any good World Tour takes in a trip to Portsmouth - and they also drop in on Chris Lacey for an old time's sake ECW Reunion! Well, it has been four months...!   The chaps also bring you another Listener Pick Match - and be sure to follow them on Twitter at @indywres20yrs for how you can help make the...
Published 08/14/21
Lacey is join by Yullie and Del as we go over one of the biggest months in wrestling history! We finally have WWF vs WCW (with added ECW)! We cover the Invasion PPV and all the TV going into it, another Austin turn, some amazing Heyman promos and then the small matter of the return of the Rock but will he go to the WWF or team WCW/ECW ?
Published 07/24/21
Chris White and Erick Landstrom cover a busy June 2001 in the WWF. The guys discuss another great month from Steve Austin, DDP the Stalker (not so great), the burgeoning WCW invasion, and the 2001 King of the Ring.
Published 07/17/21
Daniel D'wit, Adam Joyce and Billy Johnson are back with you for a second helping of Indie Goodness from June 2001. The guys pick two matches each, during which we will meet the likes of Low-Ki, Doug Williams, a pre-Mickie James Mickie James, The Amazing Red and many many more (oh yeah, The Barbarian and Tony Atlas too).  The guys will also take you through our first Listener Pick Match - and be sure to follow them on Twitter at @indywres20yrs for how you can help make the call for next...
Published 07/03/21
The talking is over! Let the talking begin! Yes it's the first episode of The Indies 20 Years Ago Podcast!   Join Billy Johnson, Daniel D'Wit and Adam Joyce as they take you through May 2001 in independent wrestling! They break down all the big and interesting news for the month before reviewing a selection of matches! If you wish to watch along with them then feast your eyes on the list below!   Steve Corino vs Mike Rapada: NWA World Title (Youtube)   Jody Fleisch vs Zebra...
Published 06/05/21
Rory McNamara is joined by Devinder 'The Hardest Working Man In Wrestling Interviewing!' Vargas for a month full of important in-ring action in the second of two shows looking at the WWF in May 2001:   Awww he gave her a paiw of Dudwey gwasses! Judgment Day 2001 Review We always knew it would all go well for Chris Jericho. Honest! HHH Toughs It Out TLC III: Must We? (It's Still Bloody Good Though) People are booing Austin! Really!
Published 05/29/21
Rory McNamara is joined by Dan 'Star-Spotter' D'Wit to look at..oh..right....another UK-only PPV. But this one is good!! Really!! Well, some of it. Maybe...   Warning: Contains bad singing...
Published 05/22/21
Rory McNamara is joined by Pete 'Black Widow' Kimber and Bob 'It's Still Real To Me, Dammit!' Colling to start on the long long long road with just one wrestling company for...er..company. I hope you brought a hip-flask! On the agenda for April 2001: Austin 4:2 Says...The Same Things As Before. Uh Oh....People Want To Cheer HHH. People Are Weird, Man....The Intercontinental Title is The Wanker's TitleAre we all out on the Back-Lash? Chris Lacey also makes an appearance in order to finally lay...
Published 05/08/21
Welcome to a brand new show here on the Wrestling 20 Years Ago Network! The Indie 20 Years Ago Podcast!   Rory McNamara (with his indie-friendly mic) is your host but that's really not important here..   What matters is the presence of Billy Johnson, Pete Kimber, Daniel D'Wit and Adam Joyce as they introduce themselves AND what they have in store for us each and every month on our Network! You will hear about their previous experiences of indie wrestling (both good and bad!), how the new...
Published 05/01/21
Rory McNamara. Erick Landstrom. Chris White. Chris Lacey. Dan Welling. Wrestlemania 17. In timeline. Released 20 years to the day. 3 hours. 16 minutes.   Check out our melody.
Published 04/01/21
In the third of three volumes for this most tumultuous of months, Rory McNamara helms a show in which we look at the 288th and final edition of WCW Monday Nitro - which just so happened to have a serious chunk of it simulcast with WWF Monday Night Raw. (In the highly unlikely event of you not knowing why this was able to happen, check out Volume 1 for this month...which you should have done anyway...) Old-school WCW fan Chris Lacey is also here to help pick over the bones.   Erick Landstrom...
Published 03/27/21
In the second of three volumes for this most tumultuous of months, Chris White is joined by Rory McNamara to dedicate just a little bit of time to the small matter of the build to probably the biggest Wrestlemania of all time!   Speaking of all time, they get a contender for Worst Segment Of Forever And Ever out of the way first before looking at how the WWF have prepared us for what we have in store in Houston in just a few short days.   They look at Shane McMahon being all noble and that,...
Published 03/27/21
In the first of three volumes for this most tumultuous of months, Erick Landstrom is joined by fellow former keepers of the WCW flame on this podcast - Bob Bamber and Rory McNamara - as they then watch it be extinguished for the final time.   They plot the course from the start of the month all the way until the still-shocking news of the company's demise being made official.   The final PPV - which could only ever be called 'Greed' - is reviewed by the team, as they also use some of its more...
Published 03/27/21
Chris White and Rory McNamara have reached the last stop on The Road To Wrestlemania (take a drink)!    In addition to the full review of the No Way Out PPV from Las Vegas, they find time to discuss the following:   Are You Ready For Some Football? Well, No. Not Really. I'll Pay To See These Guys Fight - As Long As I HAVE To Pay To See Them Fight The King Abidcates Oh Yeah...The Wrestlemania Main Event Might Be Alright Too..   --   ..and stay tuned for no fewer than four VERY SPECIAL...
Published 03/08/21
Erick Landstrom is joined by Rory McNamara and Pete Kimber to discuss WCW for February 2001.   Will the sale to Fusient happen? Who’s in charge of creative? Where did all the women go? What did Pee Wee say? Oh, and SuperBrawl: Revenge happened too. The show then closes with some very special news concerning what’s to come in March and April.
Published 03/01/21
Chris White is joined by Lacey & Dan Welling to go over the 2001 Royal Rumble, we discuss rumoured ECW talent coming in and what may be done with them.
Published 02/25/21
Lacey and Yullie run through what could be the very last ECW PPV, we cover the show and the news of no new shows for a few months, possible sale, Hayman looking to the fed for a job and more 
Published 02/13/21