Viewer discretion was definitely advised. The Attitude Era officially went off the rails this week, and Kelsey and Xavier are here for every unhinged minute of it.

From Dude Love’s lava-lamp-lit “Love Shack” to the literal exhumation of the Undertaker’s parents, this go-home episode to Unforgiven ’98 might be one of the wildest yet. DX is flashing water guns and questionable ideas, Vince McMahon is menacing interns with coffee, and the Undertaker is fighting his brother over flaming caskets in front of live TV cameras.

Also on tap:

• 🩸 Dude Love vs. Steve Blackman—with Vince pulling the strings ringside.
• 🔥 Undertaker & Kane turn family trauma into pyrotechnics.
• 🎙️ Val Venis makes another, um, steamy debut.
• 💀 Graveyard segments, neon buses, and a suspicious amount of innuendo.
• 🧠 Plus: Kelsey and Xavier recap their surreal interview with Raven and the “Nevermore:” documentary.

Join the New to Wrestling crew as they ask life’s big questions:

The countdown to Unforgiven is on—grab your shades, your glow sticks, and your moral compass (you’ll need it).

The New To Wrestling Podcast follows two friends who enjoy wrestling but are in different stages of their fandom. Xavier Cruz serves as your guide through generations of professional wrestling while Kelsey Silva experiences these matches for the first time. Climb into the ring weekly to relive the famous matches beginning with the Attitude Era!

The chaos of the Attitude Era is officially off its leash.
This week, New to Wrestling dives into the April 13, 1998 episode of Raw Is War — the night Vince McMahon stepped into the ring with Stone Cold Steve Austin and changed wrestling forever.

From corporate madness and beer-fueled rebellion to Dude Love’s confusing heel turn, this episode has it all:

• 🥊 Vince McMahon vs. Steve Austin — the boss finally takes a slap from his champion.
• 🔥 Undertaker vs. Kane build-up reaches a fiery new level (literally).
• 💀 Dude Love returns — but whose side is he really on?
• 🩸 DX chaos, ECW nostalgia, and Val Venis’s wild debut vignette.
• 🎙️ Plus: Our hosts react to the first-ever appearance of Shane McMahon, a chain match that makes no sense, and why Stone Cold might secretly be the hottest man of 1998.

Join Kelsey (the newcomer) and Xavier (the lifelong fan) as they break down the storytelling, absurdity, and brilliance that made this night one of the most chaotic in WWF history.

The New To Wrestling Podcast follows two friends who enjoy wrestling but are in different stages of their fandom. Xavier Cruz serves as your guide through generations of professional wrestling while Kelsey Silva experiences these matches for the first time. Climb into the ring weekly to relive the famous matches beginning with the Attitude Era!

This week, we sit down with wrestling legend Raven and filmmaker Geordie Day, director of the new documentary Nevermore: The Raven Effect.

It’s part wrestling psychology deep dive, part emotional reckoning — a candid conversation about the blurred line between character and self, the chaos of ECW, and what it means to wrestle with your own legacy. Raven opens up about therapy, mental health, and how he turned personal pain into one of wrestling’s most complex characters.

Geordie Day shares what it was like to document that process, from uncovering rare footage to capturing the genius (and madness) behind the man who defined the extreme era.

We also talk creative freedom, why ECW felt realer than real, and how Raven’s story mirrors the evolution of pro wrestling itself.

🎥 Nevermore: The Raven Effect premieres in Philadelphia at Philamoca October 11–12, with streaming available November 18.

📲 Follow us @N2WPodcast for more interviews, recaps, and unfiltered takes from the world of wrestling storytelling.

The New To Wrestling Podcast follows two friends who enjoy wrestling but are in different stages of their fandom. Xavier Cruz serves as your guide through generations of professional wrestling while Kelsey Silva experiences these matches for the first time. Climb into the ring weekly to relive the famous matches beginning with the Attitude Era!