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Wrasslin' Raw

Wrasslin' Raw

By: Ryan Orrico Jason Bartlett and Joe Giammatteo
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Wrasslin’ Raw is a wrestling podcast that centers around three friends doing a deep-dive into World Wrestling Entertainment’s past. Starting in 1993, Joe, Ryan, and Jason take a look back at old-school wrestling by watching the WWE show Monday Night Raw in chronological order, along with the Pay-Per-Views as they happen. Bringing together three different viewpoints that sometimes agree and sometimes don’t, Wrasslin’ Raw is a round table discussion centered around individual episodes and events. Our hosts give opinions on matches, wrestlers, and storylines, as well as brief glimpses into the then-contemporary world of professional sports entertainment. Fans of wrestling from their early youth, the boys decided one day to start re-watching old episodes of Raw. This started a texting discussion thread that wound up revealing some reevaluations of old favorites, new appreciation for things overlooked, and an overall richer viewpoint that has been informed by hindsight. Realizing this, the suggestion to record a podcast of the discussion was made and Wrasslin’ Raw was born. WELCOME EVERYONE- TO WRASSLIN’ RAWWWWWW!Wrasslin' Raw 2023 Combat Sports & Self-Defense Wrestling
Episodes
  • WWE Raw: September 5, 1998
    Aug 18 2025

    The big dogs stay home on Saturday nights! In this episode of Wrasslin’ Raw, the boys view the fallout of SummerSlam, and a generally weak episode of Monday Night Raw. Vince McMahon baits the Undertaker and Kane, who go on a smearing streak through the whole episode, while less-than-interesting matches featuring Southern Justice and Los Boricuas get their full time on the card. It says something when Tiger Ali Singh is one of the most entertaining things in an episode- pucker up, sardine lips!

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • WWE: SummerSlam 1998
    Aug 11 2025

    There’s a pretty big lack of Demon Seed here! In this episode of Wrasslin’ Raw, the boys examine the payoff of what was a notably poor buildup: SummerSlam 1998! Matches featuring D-Lo Brown and Ken Shamrock backed up some big-name contests including Stone Cold Steve Austin, the Undertaker, the Rock, and Triple H. Sable screeches her way back into the forefront, the horrible DX Band gives us a reprise, and there’s even a rare PPV Jobber of the Week. Watch out for those baby-stealing gypsies!

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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • WWE Raw: August 24, 1998
    Aug 4 2025

    The Brawl for All bodycount reaches a crescendo! In this episode of Wrasslin’ Raw, the boys take a look at the go-home show leading into SummerSlam 1998. Dan Severn finally gets exposed, Southern Justice finally gets some in-ring time, and we finally get some resolution in the Cahoots! storyline (or do we?). Taka Michinoku approaches full “jobber” status while Bart Gunn confirms “badass” status, and take a drink every time there’s potential for CTE!

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    1 hr and 21 mins
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