Pro wrestling's greatest stories from the mouth of an expert to the ears of a relative newcomer.
Andrew's big brother Jacob returns! Andrew's sick of ribs, Jacob tells us what we got wrong in our conversation about The Flash last week, Dusty went on a road trip and lists his favorite road trip songs, and we do trivia! Make sure to hit the follow button if you haven't yet. Thanks for listening!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/snark-marks-a-very-funny-podcast/id1571063803?i=1000619072029
LINK IN BIO! For part 2 of our Humans vs Aliens movie run, we watched THE THING. It's got Kurt Russell, which is worth multiple stars in itself. It also scores pretty highly on the goo scale, but it makes up for it with a guy having a stomach mouth and an alien spider with an upside-down human head for a body. Norwegians might not like this movie, but apparently they are too stupid to work a computer anyway.
First, Dusty saw the new Ant Man movie and is looking forward to CO***NE BEAR.
00:00 - 11:46 ANT MAN, CO***NE BEAR 11:46 - 1:24:22 THE THING
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7sLv7pYj8DWRz1hQyOOZ6f?si=iImigYA9RD6y0jOASeltqg
Jon Jones, perhaps the greatest MMA fighter of all time, has a big heavyweight title fight coming up this weekend, so the boys did some exhausting research to bring you his story. There's ups, downs, championships, records, picograms, eye pokes, sandblasting, felonies, and hot mics. If you or someone you know does not know the story, or simply wants to relive one of the wildest careers in the history of combat sports, this podcast is for you. Tell your friends! Please. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram and subscribe to our YouTube channel!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4JVpjNfVUlopjbN1HgERMW?si=oN8c9-lKSzG_H_7RhIX3mA
LINK IN BIO! UFOs have been in the news lately. It seems like there's a lot of funky business going on in the sky. Tom Delonge's distracted and these otherworldly bastards think they can just hang out all w***y nilly. Because of all of this activity, Dusty decided it's time to talk about one of his favorite movie genres: humans vs aliens. We start off with ALIEN, one of the OG inner circle hall of fame movies on the subject.
But first, we talk about the Super Bowl, Andrew doing something stupid, and Dusty's review of the new AVATAR (spoiler alert: it was fine.)
00:00 - 32:46 The Super Bowl, Andrew accidentally drank caffeine like 15 times, AVATAR and MORE!
32:46 - 1:40:36 ALIEN!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6orbvfpJRdE632uCTz8ayl?si=UXdUAlpQQUmHo_zFUDOieA
We know. It's not "cool" to like Green Day. You're supposed to have pins and patches on your vest celebrating bands that *aren't* successful. They sold out by making music so good that everybody liked them.
Now that that's out of the way, Dusty and Andrew think Green Day is a great band and they got together to discuss their history with the band and put together a list of 14 absolute true blue B A N G E R S. First, the boys talk about how much That 90's Show stinks and something funny that happened at one of Andrew's recent charity events.
00:00 - 14:16 TV reboots, Andrew witnessed something funny
14:16 - 2:04:40 Welcome to Paradise
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3pEwEoDxvbEuVCFKEdPp0W?si=UMHeuppTQgGjPodpw8V2pw
In our first revisit into the world of professional wrestling of the year, Dusty finally gets his chance to try to convince Andrew that Big Van Vader was awesome. In the past, we have frequently encountered an older, fatter version of the Mastodon, so Dusty dug up some of his best work in the USto try to educate his ignorant turd of a friend.
First, we discuss Dusty's football team losing and our parents' disciplinary tactics.
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00:00 - 13:18 The Bengals stink, Andrew didn't get spanked enough
13:18 - 2:02:41 Vader Nation
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2aLz1acRXCzyzdnUVJOjed?si=8EsmG_EzTz-TsKfXH-D6LA
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6dSZ6vC7wBZ7KxmC8AwOYq?si=kI_CmLAMQvS_LbLg7QR8_w
In the midst of a COVID-induced fever dream, Dusty decided it was a good idea that we get together and build our dream music festival.
First, we discuss Dusty's illness and the fact that Andrew cut his hair.
00:00 - 15:07 Dusty has COVID, Andrew cut his hair off
15:07 - 1:06:22 The Snark Marks each build a music festival!
The boys get together to answer an age-old question: if you were stranded on a deserted island, what would you bring? In this thought experiment, all real necessities are taken care of, because how boring would it be to say "a bunch of food?" We each get 10 pop culture items and 5 personal items. What would you bring?
First, we talk about Dusty seeing The Whale with Brendan Fraser, and Andrew infuriates Dusty by revealing that he was gifted a free annual movie pass.
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00:00 - 24:33 Dusty saw The Whale, Andrew doesn't have to pay for movies
24:33 - 1:31:44 Deserted Island Boys
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6P5PiADUgJxiVbH6r3jFWJ?si=Oju5vK-OQ-28PStuWjywSA
Long before Dana White's rich friends bought the UFC, and even longer before Dana White was filmed slapping his wife and didn't get any punishment for it, Art Davie and Rorion Gracie had an idea. Eight fighters from different disciplines, coming together like gladiators to finally determine which martial art was the most effective. Most people didn't have any idea who would win, but most people hadn't encountered Gracie Jiu Jitsu. The first UFC was an unorganized, awkward showcase for an idea that would change combat sports forever.
First we talk about animals that could end us and Jay Leno's face catching fire.
00:00 - 15:19 Scary animals, Jay Leno's face
15:19 - 1:35:25 UFC 1
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/6uzr7pPiJU9lY5NedcLJqR?si=dCL1yaWcQoyV5kbJN9M_Hg
Make sure to follow our podcast if you're interested. Did you set goals for 2023? To kick off the new era of Snark Marks, the boys got together to discuss things they'd personally like to achieve this year. Don't worry; fitness talk is kept to a minimum.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5F8xM9JTliJ295Ttnzpsrb?si=yOXN1ruXSUKaG93tm_JiCg
New year, new us.
The Snark Marks have decided to rebrand. No, we will not stop doing wrestling shows, we will just also be regularly doing non-wrestling shows. This podcast started because Dusty and Andrew love talking to each other, and we thought we could have even more fun on our podcast if we allowed ourselves to talk about more of the topics that we enjoy. So now, instead of a wrestling retrospective podcast, we consider ourselves simply a retrospective podcast. Expect shows on MMA, movies, comedians, professional wrestling and all kinds of other nonsense we find fascinating. We love this show and we are excited to broaden our horizons in 2023!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/33vaofXabkasTgh9dijuIU?si=qMJCGjGKRKGu_gyz-tKxTA
Vince Russo came up with some doozies during his time on wrestling creative teams (shout out to the Bat Man), but perhaps his worst idea was when he suggested that the product should be real. A group of professional wrestlers, nearly all of whom have no real organized fighting training or experience, were going to actually fight on a show filled with works and fakery. Ultimately, bunch of flailing, exhausted, injured sports entertainers stunk up the ring to no ultimate benefit for anybody carrying out perhaps mainstream wrestling's worst idea in history.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6UOOLNquCpIaUuUmFYEZ3a?si=r_Kn9H1FQ2qZjXGgIlzEaQ
1989 was a tumultuous year for the NWA. With Dusty Rhodes leaving as WCW booker, a power vacuum was created that eventually led to a booking-by-committee situation. This could have led to a bad year product-wise, but at least at the big shows, the talent on the roster and the quality of their work produced a fantastic year for wrestling. For some reason, they decided to end the year with two non-title round robin tournaments. Was it a good idea? No! Was there some fun to be had? Kind of, I guess! We got to see some more great Ric Flair work, at least. Join us as we say goodbye to 1989 in our season 5 finale!
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00:00 - 11:38 Dusty points out that the Seattle Kraken hockey team don't use a Kraken in any of their branding and the boys are angry about it.
11:38 - 1:45:23 Starrcade 1989!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/62YGKK3faDswgkqyryKfbC?si=UAHHxrw3Tuu8x3zSjSSGGQ
Being that the score was not settled at Halloween Havoc (Settling the Score), Ric Flair and Terry Funk decided to, once and for all, settle the score. This time, they will face off in an "I Quit" match. Also, Jim Cornette seems to be paying a lot of attention to his new tag team The Dynamic Dudes, and the Midnight Express is not exactly jazzed about it. This PPV was short, fun, and ultimately score settling.
First, the Snark Marks talk about Black Friday shopping and share a few memories of working at a bank together.
00:00 - 20:14 Intro (Black Friday, stupid bank life)
20:14 - 1:44:22 WCW Clash of the Champions IX: New York Knockout
1989 was the year of Ric Flair, and after three classics with Steamboat he moved onto the ultimate dance partner, Mr. Terry Funk.
Also in this episode Andrew surprises Dusty and tells him that THE SNARK MARKS ARE GOING TO WRESTLEMANIA!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1IVCmrGebYBxB657FKCJeS?si=wP8kd4yhRD2Q2E4TmCVEjw
A poor stage hand spelled Ric Flair's name incorrectly at WCW's Clash of the Champions 6: Ragin' Cajun, and on this week's show Dusty and I discussed what it may have sounded like when the stage director noticed the error.
https://youtu.be/rPUsWghByWA
The Snark Marks wonder what it was like when the stage director at WCW's Ragin' Cajun realized the lighting guy misspelled the name of the most famous wrestl...
Dusty is getting married this weekend (somehow), so to give him time to prepare we decided to take a week off from recording. In lieu of a new episode, we decided to put together all of our booking shows in one place. Are you a Godwin Championship Wrestling Federation fan, or do you ride with Idell Wrestling Federation? We will be back with a new episode next week!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6SATb7NL8UTPC0sAJ9pGcu?si=SeJ0Qdw7Qmu6kbYUcVqxTQ
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STARTING ROSTERS
DUSTY:
Shawn Michaels
Steiner Brothers
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Rey Mysterio, Jr.
The Rock
Mankind
Terry Funk
Sting
Rob Van Dam
Sabu
Taka Michinoku
Dean Malenko
Randy Savage
Furnas & Lafon
Demolition
Diamond Dallas Page
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Buff Bagwell
Chris Benoit
Lex Luger
ANDREW:
Disco Inferno
Bret Hart
Eddie Guerrero
Kane
Jackie
Dusty Rhodes
The Sandman
Eric Bischoff
Stevie Richards
Public Enemy
Nasty Boys
Edge
The Wall
Howard Finkel
Psicosis
Legion of Doom
Brian Pillman
The Ultimate Warrior
Ric Flair
Vince McMahon
Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes were classic wrestling adversaries. The son of a plumber who fought for the common man was always going to clash with the arrogant, self-centered rich man whose shoes cost more than your house. Dusty and Andrew watched 3 classic Rhodes-Flair matches (including Starrcades 1984 and 1985) and a bunch of promos in preparation for getting together and talking about this historic rivalry.
The Rhodes-Flair talk is a later in the episode. We talk about Andrew helping to find a lost cat (beginning to 12:49), the current state of AEW (12:49-43:45), and then we get into the main topic at hand.
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/7kX6CAGZGE7RjPrtRXTDSR?si=Org_weEPT5CNpwlWTpM_qw
Dusty Rhodes may have been the perfect professional wrestler. He was a guy who the crowd could easily imagine standing next to them in the audience, but who could also make them believe in magic and the power of a dream. Rhodes is perhaps the favorite performer of the Snark Marks, and we spent some time discussing him and his appeal after watching two of the Peacock documentaries about him. Long live the Common Man. Long live the Dream. Long live Dusty Rhodes.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3DzR6RtHpl7IYlZnsudUuX?si=YlAqmL99SCm0uGMdiWqPPw
Before being the biggest mouth in wrestling podcasting, turns out Jim Cornette spent quite a bit of time as a wrestling manager. His tag team, the Midnight Express, seemed to enjoy success in every wrestling organization they were ever associated with. Andrew, being the second biggest mouth in wrestling podcasting, thought it was only fitting for Dusty, the most loveable man in wrestling podcasting, to school him on what this historic tag team was all about.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/29mVDf9v6XgmfqtkES0QHv?si=3e3yJxoHQUaWAZPLugZQ6Q
The invasion in underway, and Commissioner Idell has really done it this time. The Godwin Championship Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Title may have been irreparably damaged, but there may be a whimper of life...
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6WeLfMUNxyiz3TLwoh9DEn?si=330TgOaNQ5-S_uCV0LPi6Q
https://open.spotify.com/episode/23D4T7COFSGUN5iQJBs2pe?si=txbtr0XSQJCQkDA0FnEy6g
Eric Bischoff epitomizes the American experience. If you're good looking and obsessed with sales for some reason, you will be fast tracked up the ladder and given the reigns to something expensive. WWE made a doc about him a few years ago, and we watched it and provided our thoughts on the man who is definitely not the most controversial man in sports entertainment.
After Wrestlepocalypse: Hubris (Extreme Arrogance In The Eyes of Godwin), Commissioner Idell has seemingly been humbled. He's improved his treatment of his wrestlers, he's been booking more... conventionally, and his threat to the wrestling world seems to be thwarted. GCWF and their strategy of booking great matches and protecting the businesss seems to have proven to be the sustainable model. Maybe, though, like Lord Voldemort, Idell wasn't defeated. Maybe he was just recharging.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2RcBW6t0HbMdhoShpK54Os?si=wr_mV5jzS6Kc2I0HijYBdQ
Classic Survivor Series PPVs are polarizing. On one hand, since there must be seven pin falls per match, the matches are sooooooo looooooong. On the other hand, when else are you going to see Bret Hart wrestling under the captaincy of Hacksaw Jim Duggan? Our journey through 1989 was short and sweet, and the Survivor Series was a great way to round it off. It's as if we were caught dabbling in the wacky personalities on the roster of the time, and the Survivor Series made us smoke the whole pack.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Ix2TPa8ww2kZsZQ7YWMJI?si=Ww3LqRQNSaShiQK57JCStg
Who is your favorite team?
The Dream Team:
Dusty Rhodes
Brutus Beefcake
The Red Rooster
Tito Santana
The Enforcers:
Big Boss Man
Bad News Brown
Rick Martel
The H***y Tonk Man (with Jimmy Hart and Slick)
The King's Court:
Randy Savage
Canadian Earthquake
Dino Bravo
Greg Valentine (with Jimmy Hart and Queen Sherri)
The 4x4s:
Jim Duggan
Bret Hart
Ronnie Garvin
Hercules
The Hulkamaniacs:
Hulk Hogan
Jake Roberts
Ax
Smash
The Million Dollar Team:
Ted DiBiase
The Warlord
The Barbarian
Zeus (with Virgil and Mr. Fuji)
The Rude Brood:
Rick Rude
Mr. Perfect
The Fabulous Rougeaus (with The Genius and Jimmy Hart)
Roddy's Rowdies:
Roddy Piper
Jimmy Snuka
The Bushwhackers
The Ultimate Warriors:
The Ultimate Warrior
Jim Neidhart
The Rockers
The Heenan Family:
Bobby Heenan
André the Giant
Haku
Arn Anderson
The Mega Powers have officially exploded and it's time to settle it in the ring. Hulk and Savage are eager to get their hands on each other with Miss Elizabeth in a neutral corner, but in true 1989 WWF fashion, we all have to wade through like 30 matches before we get to the issue at hand. Wrestlemania V was too long, but the stakes in the main event could not have been higher. Oh, also, there are a couple of appearances from the future orange future President of the United States who happened to own the building.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5tzTNRvSaltpAetPNn55bY?si=F00dnqjnTPq9D-CU1wCQ-w
The 1980s are coming to a close, and WWF is on top of the world. The roster is packed with big personality after big personality, and one guy who thinks he's a rooster for some reason. At the top of the heap are the Mega Powers, a tag team consisting of Champion "Macho Man" Randy Savage and the immortal Hulk Hogan. All good things come to an end, however, and this is part 1 of a series that examines the split between Hogan and Savage, and the lead up to a decline for the World Wrestling Federation.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6i3uPv6ALVlzhOXz3qkyFT?si=DASERwymSUy5wusEmcYurA
The Snark Marks take every opportunity they can to get Andrew's brother Jacob on the show, and THEY LIVE was the perfect topic. It's got everything: glasses, two men fighting for too long in an alleyway, and Meg Foster being as bizarre as British Bulldog at the 1997 Royal Rumble. Roddy Piper turns in a great performance, and everybody dies!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0mYf0YcodRFc3wtDElNN4u?si=VHVOY_ltRJaIRYqRjOc1zw
Entrance music is one of the most important things about the presentation of modern professional wrestling. When you hear the bells, you know Undertaker is coming and when the glass shatters, someone's getting a mudhole stomped in them. In this episode, Andrew and Dusty have an 18-round draft of their favorite entrance music throughout wrestling history. Let us know who you think won.
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/2JW4Xkz6Qu8DE97XgJhAhH?si=MZkog9ZQSt2GfTkUrPRiQg
Growing up, Dusty's love for wrestling wasn't the easiest to cultivate. He had to sustain himself with WWF home videos featuring house matches between wrestlers who he loved.. only they're unmotivated and mostly end in DQs. This particular one is supplemented with frequent vignettes of Bobby Heenan and Mean Gene at the golf course. Bobby and Gene tried, but there was no saving Rampage '91. I was going to include a match list, but it's nowhere to be found on the internet and you better believe I will not be going back to check. Ultimate Warrior, Undertaker, Mr. Perfect, Dino Bravo, and The Barbarian all make appearances.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/47rBBxrfXt2ehGZ8H8pNqW?si=z-zVz0AQTj-QK6LTG0wr3g
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Relax, guys. We aren't reviewing the disaster that was the 2022 Royal Rumble... until next week. This week, we decided to go back to the first Royal Rumble PPV in 1989. It has everything from Bret Hart's patented "get beat up brutally for like 10 minutes" spot to the beginning of the end for the Mega Powers. In the big match, 30 superstars enter the ring in an every man for himself match format that would become the main attraction for what is usually one of the WWE's must see yearly events. Joion us as we discuss the one that started it all. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @SnarkMarksPod and subscribe to our YouTube channel! https://open.spotify.com/episode/2n7MoNYrIyYBA7qjsD3fgG?si=d69257923c234e06
The Worst of Vince Russo has broken the Snark Marks, and it's only week 1. Remember, friends... we do this so you don't have to. Worst of Vince Russo starts this Sunday and it's a long one. We had a lot to say.
Rolling into the weekend. New #SnarkMarks on Sunday. Summerslam 1997!
Every year, one episode of Monday Night Raw would be pushed to Thursday because of a big dog show. Every year, our poor Dusty would forget about that dog show. Also, a couple of episodes ago Andrew found a wacky theme song that he may or not abuse. New episodes of Snark Marks every Sunday. Dog shows can't affect podcast schedules, thankfully.
We mentioned Dusty Rhodes yesterday, and he was featured heavily in our new episode releasing TOMORROW! Here's a taste. Just so you know- none of these are actually Dusty Rhodes. I know; it's nearly unbelievable. That's the type of #talent you are dealing with here. We found a genie that only had one wish left and we requested perfect Dusty Rhodes impressions. In hindsight we probably should have thought that choice over a little bit longer, but alas, we share our gift with you.
Just a couple of hours until the first episode drops! Here's one more preview to hold you over. Young Dusty struggles with his name. We will send out a post when the episode is up. Get ready to meet the Snark Marks!
Why did we pick 1997? Two warring companies with different strategies battling for supremacy. Many of us know what it leads to, but how did it happen? Meet the Snark Marks with our intro podcast tomorrow!
Every wrestling podcast needs a funky theme song. Ours comes from Sebastian Moreno, @sebshappytrees on Instagram. Check him out. And while we’re at it, thank you to Kai Connolly (@kaimargaret on Instagram) for designing our logo. Also here’s our release schedule for the next month. We’ve been holding onto c o n t e n t like kinking a hose. Is the world ready? Probably. It’s just a wrestling podcast. It’s very funny but it’s not, like, world-changing or anything. I should probably stop typing.
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