The Worst There Was: The Bottom of the Wrestling Barrel

Northern Irish comedians and longtime wrestling fans Ronan Linskey and Alan Irwin take some deep dives into the very worst of professional wrestling. Season 1 is complete, covering Vince Russo's WCW, while Season 2 is all about WWECW! Facebook - www.facebook.com/twtwpod Instagram - @twtwpod TikTok - @twtwpod Twitter - @twtwpod Email - theworsttherewas@gmail.com

Podcasting since 2022 • 59 episodes

The Worst There Was: The Bottom of the Wrestling Barrel

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SEASON 3 PREMIERE: TNA Final Resolution, 20th December 2009

It's time, brother!Much like the arrival of Hulk Hogan in TNA, the arrival of Season 3 is greatly hyped, we start talking about him before he's even appeared on TV, and things are better before he got there. Hopefully you're ...

April 03, 2025 • Season 3 • 2:33:09

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BONUS EPISODE #11 - CZW Ultraviolent Tournament of Death II, July 26th 2003 (and the AIWF!)

It's our last stop before Hogan hits TNA in Season 3, and it's the grossest episode we've ever done. We take a look at both the AIWF from our Louis Theroux episode, and one of CZW's annual deathmatch tournaments. JESUS!You can find the C...

March 20, 2025 • Episode 11 • 2:41:31

BONUS EPISODE #10 - The Best There Was #2: WWF Backlash, April 30th 2000

It's the penultimate bonus episode before Season 3, and we've decided to give ourselves a little treat by watching an all-time classic pay-per-view. Seriously, this was bloody great.(Episode recorded February 2025)Our f...

February 27, 2025 • Episode 10 • 2:29:30

BONUS EPISODE #9 - HUSTLE 3, May 8th 2004

Is this the weirdest show we've covered? It might well be!This show can be tracked down online, but a version with subtitles that we used for recording can be found on our Patreon. It's somehow even less comprehensible when you know what...

February 06, 2025 • Episode 9 • 1:57:09

BONUS EPISODE #8 - Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: "Wrestling" and "Looking for Love"

Time to take a look at Louis Theroux's foray into low-level independent wrestling and WCW. Also, just because we want to, we watch and discuss possibly the greatest documentary star of them all, Lake Palmer!If you're in the UK, both of ...

January 27, 2025 • Episode 8 • 1:48:02

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Fan Mail

Alan and Rowan! This is Craig from the states. Short-time listener, I guess. (Mid Season 2) First time texter. As someone who attended a taping at The Impact Zone, I can confirm there were ways to get in without buying a ticket to the theme park. I was at Universal Studios for the day but we met locals in line waiting to get into an Impact taping. They invited us to their "birthday party" so we had a post-show autograph signing and free DVDs.

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