Two life-long wrestling fans (Colin Young and Robert Pasbani) convince a newer wrestling fan (Jordan Olds) to go back in time and watch every episode of WCW Monday Nitro. Relieve the journey with Knotfest every Monday.
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KNITRO - WCW Starrcade '95 (Dec. 27, 1995)
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It's the 1995 season finale of Knitro and we wind down with the biggest show of the year, WCW Starrcade 1995, which features a WCW vs. New Japan cup series of matches and the first ever triangle match in WCW with Ric Flair, Sting and Lex Luger. Macho Man's tricep still hasn't fallen off and he puts in a hell of a performance but Jordan, Bo and Rob …
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KNITRO - Christmas Torture Racks (Ep 17, Dec. 25, 1995)
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Lex Luger is in his contractually mandated weekly match and we decide we are not fans of the torture rack. We also see Macho Man, Sting and Ric Flair be the coolest dudes in the room. We learn that Hulk Hogan is suspended and make our way to our season finale, reviewing Starrcade 95 next week. Watch this episode on Youtube Watch WCW Nitro on Peacoc…
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KNITRO - Where the Big Girls Play (Ep 16, Dec. 18, 1995)
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The infamous return of Madusa kicks off this WCW Monday Nitro as she throws the WWF Women's Championship in the trash. The crew react to this legendary moment in the Monday Night Wars. Plus, William "The Refrigerator" Perry helps Mongo calm Hulk Hogan down and we all decide that Arn Anderson is the most handsome man alive. Only one episode of WCW N…
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KNITRO - Horsemen Country (Ep 15, Dec. 11, 1995)
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Nitro is in Horsemen Country in Charlotte, NC and that's bad news for Hulk Hogan, who, once again, gets booed out of the building. Plus Mr. Wonderful's entrance theme gets stuck in Rob's head and we're reminded of how much we love Ric Flair and Arn Anderson. Only two episodes left until the 1995 Season Finale – WCW Starrcade 1995! Watch this episod…
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KNITRO - Right Straight Up (Ep 13, Dec. 4, 1995)
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We are back on the 1995 timeline as Bo joins us to witness a really weak episode of Nitro. We talk about how cool a tag team Harlem Heat was during this era. Luger faces Macho Man for the world title, Hulk Hogan makes a surprise appearance, and Ric Flair brings out Charles Barkley with a fit straight out of 2022. We also get our first look at the p…
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KNITRO - The Triple Cage (Reviewing WCW Slamboree 2000) w/ EFFY
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Indie star EFFY joins us for this final flash-forward episode where we jump another few months in the Russo timeline to the night that David Arquette defends the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against DDP and Jeff Jarrett. Plus, Rob recaps the rest of the show including the birth of Captain Hugh G. Rection, Vampiro vs. Sting (aka STANG) and som…
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KNITRO - Old Glory (WCW Thunder, Oct. 14, 1999)
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We fast-forward four years for a very special episode where KNITRO transforms into KTHUNDER. We are joined by WCW Deep Cuts' Thomas Green to go over the last night of Kevin Nash's reign as booker, right before Vince Russo took over. It was an exceptionally terrible episode and we had a lot of fun reviewing it. Watch this episode on Youtube Watch WC…
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KNITRO - Observe This! (World War 3 + Ep 13, Nov 27, 1995)
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We review the inagural WCW World War 3 pay per view and the Nitro that happened the following night, featuring the best women's tag match we've ever seen. Macho Man is done dirty by the Hulkster once more and we talk all about the "Observe This!" comment. Colin Young and Rob Pasbani are lifelong wrestling fans, and Jordan Olds is a newer fan who ha…
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KNITRO - Surf N Turf Baby (Ep 12, Nov 18, 1995)
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Colin is reunited with Jordan and Rob on this episode, which is the go-home edition to WCW World War 3. The main event is Hulk Hogan vs. Sting and we have a lot of thoughts on the match, also a great showing from Eddy Guerrero vs. Brian Pillman, Scott "Flash" Norton vs. The Shark and Big Bubba Rogers is here too! Watch this episode on Youtube Watch…
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Bo joins Jordan Olds and Rob Pasbani for maybe the worst Hulk Hogan segment yet. At least there was soime great wrestling with Chris Benoit vs. Kensuke Sasaki, Johnny B. Badd vs. Eddy Guerrero and the main event of Sting vs. Dean Malenko. Meanwhile, Lex Luger looks like Carmella Soprano. Watch this episode on Youtube Watch WCW Halloween Havoc 1995 …
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KNITRO - Hulk Colon (Ep 10, Nov 6, 1995)
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Bo is back sitting in on another episode. We get confused by Cobra's entrance theme. We witness the death of the Renegade, maybe? Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerroro have a great but troublesome match. The fans pick the best possible main event, Sting vs. Ric Flair! Watch this episode on Youtube Watch WCW Halloween Havoc 1995 on Peacock. Follow Knitro …
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KNITRO - Knock The Giant Off A Hill (Ep 9, Oct 31, 1995)
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It's the night after WCW Halloween Havoc, and WCW phone in an absolutely disappointing follow-up episode do their big event. Colin is on the road this week, so filling in is his Hardlore tag team partner, Bo Lueders. We see Scott Norton vs. The Shark, the final appearance from Sabu and Lex Luger and Meng teaming up. Watch this episode on Youtube Wa…
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KNITRO - Halloween Havoc '95 Review with The Butcher Andy Williams
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We had to bring in a special guest for this monumental review of the infamous WCW Halloween Havoc 1995 pay-per-view. Colin, Jordan and Rob are joined by The Butcher, Andy Williams of AEW's The Butcher & The Blade. We go through the entire PPV, including the infamous monster truck sumo match, Sting and Flair vs. Arn and Pillman and Macho Man vs. Lug…
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KNITRO - The Yet-tay (Ep 8, Oct 24, 1995)
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We have in our notes "this episode fn sucks." It's the final episode before Halloween Havoc 1995 and the Hulk Hogan/Dungeon of Doom storyline hits an apex of corniness. Macho Man wrestlers through a serious injury in a worst match of the year candidate. We see the Nitro debut of "The Master," in one of the most surreal segments in Nitro history. We…
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KNITRO - Hulkamanioids (Ep 7 - Oct 17, 1995)
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Goth Hulk Hogan is back on this edition of Nitro, and they make sure to keep him backstage to avoid getting boo'd. Jordan is fascinated with "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan. We discuss how to handle watching and reviewing Chris Benoit, his killer match with Eddie Guerrero. We criticize The Giant's green promo ability and start to get tired of count out finish…
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KNITRO - Schoolyard Fence Match (Ep 6 - Oct 10, 1995)
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The big-time Nitro main events continue this week with Ric Flair vs. Arn Anderson in what is advertised as a steel cage match, but feels more like a schoolyard fence than a steel cage. Plus, we gush over the best Macho Man fit ever and lose it over Sabu vs. Mr. JL. Colin Young and Rob Pasbani are lifelong wrestling fans, and Jordan Olds is a newer …
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KNITRO - There's A Woman With A Cane! (Ep 5 - Oct 3, 1995)
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KNITRO this week sees a dream match main event with Macho Man vs. Lex Luger plus an insane segment with Hulk Hogan, The Giant and a woman with a cane. Eddie Guerrero make his debut against Dean Malenko and we still hate Disco Inferno, but love Pepe. Colin Young and Rob Pasbani are lifelong wrestling fans, and Jordan Olds is a newer fan who has neve…
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KNITRO - Luger v Meng, Macho v Taskmaster (Ep 4 - Sept 25, 1995)
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We see more of that big, stinky Giant! Kevin Sullivan faces Macho Man, and Lex Luger faces Sting. We have some fun with the graphics, question Eric Bischoff's play-by-play ability, and get enamored by Alex Wright's total package. Watch this episode on Youtube Watch WCW Monday Nitro on Peacock. Follow Knitro on: Twitter http://twitter.com/knitropod …
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KNITRO - WCW Fall Brawl 1995 & the following Nitro (Ep 3 - Sept 18, 1995)
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What happened in the War Games match between Hulk's Army and the Dungeon of Doom? Is Johnny B. Badd the greatest guy ever? Should WCW be making these insensitive statements about war? These are all questions we answer in our latest episode of KNITRO. It's a jam-packed edition as we review the WCW Fall Brawl 1995 PPV and the Nitro the night after. W…
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Monday Nitro before Fall Brawl - Hogan v Luger (Ep 2 - Sept 11, 1995)
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Colin Young and Rob Pasbani are lifelong wrestling fans, and Jordan Olds is a newer fan who has never seen one episode of WCW Monday Nitro. Join the trio as we chronologically watch the entire series, week-by-week on our new series, Knotfest KNITRO. Watch this episode on Youtube https://youtu.be/E8-kSJ-70gc Follow Knitro on: Twitter http://twitter.…
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KNITRO - First Monday Nitro from the Mall of America in 1995 (Ep 1 - Sept 4 1995)
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Inaugural edition of KNITRO where we watch the first episode of Monday Nitro from the Mall of America in 1995. We react to everything from seeing Jushin Liger and Brian Pillman to trying to understand Lex Luger’s debut.By Jordan Olds, Rob Pasbani, Colin Young
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