Today we crack open the 20x20 RWD Time Capsule dated May 26, 1996 - the day that WWF presented In Your House: Beware of Dog. We were driving to the Florence Civic Center from the airport on that stormy Memorial Day weekend, recording the whole time, knowing that in 25+ years, we would be listening to these tapes and recalling the fond memories of the weekend. Don't worry - Peter and Chris don't only talk about the wrestling event of the evening; we dive into sports, music, movies and general pop...
Jun 01, 2021•2 hr 25 min•Ep. 43
Today we crack open the 20x20 RWD Time Capsule dated March 29, 1987 - the morning of WrestleMania 3. We were there in the parking lot of the Silverdome, recording the whole time, knowing that in 30+ years, we would be listening to these tapes and recalling the fond memories of the day. Don't worry - Peter and Chris don't only talk about the wrestling event of the evening; we dive into local sports, music, movies and general pop culture of March 1987. Specific topics include: the string of Piper'...
Apr 30, 2021•2 hr 9 min•Ep. 42
This is the end..... and a new beginning. Join us on this brief episode so that we can tie a bow on the last two years of the 20x20 POD and look forward to what we will be bringing to you. Stay tuned to all of our social medias (both Pod and Apparel) for any news that comes up during this transition. Even with name changes, your follows on social media and any podcast app SHOULD continue... but if they don't, we will clue everyone in on how to follow us. THANK YOU to anyone who listened to one e...
Apr 27, 2021•13 min•Ep. 41
Peter and Chris are back and still talking about 2020, because one episode wasn't enough! If you follow 20x20 Apparel on Twitter, you saw our countdown of 100 Moments of the Year. Here, we bring that to you in audio form (again) because our thoughts and nonsense cannot be contained by 240 characters (or one episode). You know we always veer off-topic, and this is another perfect episode for that. Other things we touch on include: too many streaming services; our old rankings of WrestleMania's; F...
Jan 26, 2021•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 40
Peter and Chris are back to tie up everything that was the year 2020. If you follow 20x20 Apparel on Twitter, you saw our countdown of 100 Moments of the Year. Here, we bring that to you in audio form because our thoughts and nonsense cannot be contained by 240 characters. You know we always veer off-topic, and this is the perfect episode for that. Other things we touch on include: Twitter being stupid; celebrating at Burger King; the Conspiracy Triangle; the importance of good commentary; rewat...
Jan 19, 2021•2 hr 20 min•Ep. 39
Peter and Chris are back from 1993, and are being joined by Andrew to talk about everyone's favorite wrestling figures of all time. It's our famous #fivecount! We are going with Mattels, Hasbros, LJNs, OSFTM and Jakks. One per line, can't repeat a wrestler, simple enough. And then comes the "drunken ebay purchases" to end the show. You know we always veer off-topic if figure-talk isn't your cup of Faygo. Other things we touch on include: ICP on Patron; Peter's OCD, Chris's figure fed history; Th...
Dec 31, 2020•2 hr 59 min•Ep. 38
Peter and Chris are back with an episode that is unlike any other from 20x20. We hop into the Tailgate Time Machine and take you back to August 30, 1993, for SummerSlam 1993. But not to review it, oh no... we are live from the parking lot of the Palace of Auburn Hills, waiting for the Lex Express. Join us as we read through the newest Observer, crank some tunes, drink some Bud Ice and cover all things 1993 for the biggest party of the Summer. We also still have our normal party favorites like "W...
Sep 01, 2020•2 hr 54 min•Ep. 37
Peter and Chris are back with another Fantasy Draft - this time, SummerSlam. Eight matches - four title matches, no repeats of shows or wrestlers or titles. It's pretty easy. Feel free to play along and let us know what your favorite SS matches were. Did the TLC of 2000 overshadow the others in the Trilogy? Did HBK vs Razor live up to the original? Was Stephanie vs Brie Bella the best women's match in the history of the biggest party of the summer? You know we veer off-topic if that topic doesn'...
Aug 19, 2020•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 36
We are BACK. Season 2 is in full swing and it is back to basics. We have Peter and Chris back after a little hiatus, and it's a reboot of the first episode - favorite current wrestlers. Did anyone make a repeat appearance from last year? (Maybe) Did anyone get redacted? (Probably) Are we even watching the current product anymore? (Not really) Are we abandoning the "This isn't a political podcast" mantra and just burying people? (Yes) Tune in to find out during our famous #FiveCount. You know we ...
Aug 04, 2020•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 35
It's been awhile but we have emerged from the ashes for another episode. Cousin Aaron and Jacob join Peter and Chris this week, and the usual nonsense occurs. The #fivecount topic this week centers around our picks for Future World Champions. Will Keith Lee reach out and grab that brass ring? Can Ricochet ever climb the mountain? Will Hangman Page always be the bridesmaid and never the bride? Everyone goes over their top five current wrestlers who we think will eventually get that world title op...
Jun 24, 2020•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 34
We are back with a very special episode this week. How is it special? There's no topic! Not that we stick to topics anyways. If you recall from our last episode, we mentioned that before the record button got pressed, we had been talking for about an hour. Well, the record button was on and when we listened back, it wasn't half bad. So we give you that raw conversation here as a little bonus; a little glimpse into Chris, Peter and Aaron just hanging out and talking about whatever. So enjoy being...
May 19, 2020•57 min•Ep. 33
Still under quarantine, still safe and still living by the #stayhomewatchwrestling motto. This week, Peter, Chris and Cousin Aaron bring back the old favorite - our 2020 Hall of Fame class. The rules are simple - don't pick anyone who is already in the WWE HOF and don't pick someone you have picked in previous years. Sounds good? Let's go! Don't worry, we veer off-topic just like always. Other things we touch on include: watching live music during the pandemic; weird scenes from Boardwalk Empire...
May 12, 2020•2 hr•Ep. 32
We are staying home, staying safe and living by the #StayHomeWatchWrestling mantra. This week, Peter and Chris are joined by Jacob and Corktown's Illest, Cousin Aaron. Unfortunately, many WWE superstars and talents were laid off last week, so we fantasy book where we'd like to see all these men and women go. Will we send the Good Brothers to Impact? Will Hawkins and Ryder scratch that itch in New Japan? Will No Way Jose dance his way to HorrorSlam? We book the towns from here to there and everyw...
Apr 28, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 31
We are still under quarantine, but the 20x20 continues to push forward. This week, Peter chats with our first two time (two time) guest, Gregory Iron. Greg is a lifelong wrestling fan, an independent wrestler and host of the Iron On Wrestling podcast, so you know that he has a million stories and ton of opinions that he is never shy to share with the world. We try to take bits from his show and our show and make a cohesive conversation. Topics include: Bobby Shields; #icp4hof; Joey Janela; Dino ...
Apr 21, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 30
This week, Chris, Peter and Jacob are under quarantine! So this is the first remote-version of the podcast. Please excuse our dust as we make our way through this. This week, we have a few topics. We cover the Madness Brackets over on the 20x20Apparel twitter, cataloging the best theme songs of all time. We also get into some WrestleMania predictions! And of course, we have a #fivecount, talking all about our favorite current announcers. Did we miss someone? Do you have a top five list? Find us ...
Apr 01, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 29
This week, Chris and Peter are joined by longtime friend Andrew, and we are discussing the Theme Song Madness Bracket [[ Click here to see the PDF Version of the Brackets ]]. If you follow 20x20 Apparel on Twitter, you will see our tournament of best wrestling theme songs, and this is your chance to vote for your favorites! Andrew joins us to dissect the brackets, region by region, song by song, matchup by matchup... and by "dissect," we mean "hammer Chris for his picks. From Cobo Hall to the Sp...
Mar 10, 2020•2 hr 13 min•Ep. 28
This week, Chris, Peter and Jacob are back in the studio discussing the weekend at Astronomicon 3 , Detroit's newest pop-culture convention that is out of this world! This was our third year there and of course we have stories. From no hot water in the hotel to drinking in the lobby with Brutus Beefcake; from the newest items for sale at the 20x20Apparel table to the items that we bought as we walked around the Con; from Alexa Bliss to the Plunger King and everyone in between - we've got you cov...
Feb 25, 2020•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 27
Welcome to a special edition of the Pod. Peter is flying solo this week, but he has Randy Sobel on the horn to discuss.... a little bit of everything. Randy has created a spreadsheet [[ Click here to see the PDF Version of the Rumble Analytics ]] about the value of every wrestler who has ever been in a Royal Rumble. We like lists. We like Rumble Season! Seems like a perfect fit for the Pod. Randy is the host of the Live of 4 Legs Podcast, which dives into all things Pearl Jam. And this week, the...
Jan 22, 2020•2 hr 42 min•Ep. 26
Welcome back to the Podcast! It's a new year, and Peter and Chris are joined in studio by Jacob to discuss all things related to the world of professional wrestling in 2019. Feel free to follow along on the 20x20 Apparel Twitter feed from NYE where we also dug deep into our favorite bits of nonsense. You want a preview of the nonsense we are talking about? We discuss things like... Jacob's Dry January. Eating at Chadd's Bistro . Peter's appearance on The Better Band Podcast . New organizations g...
Jan 07, 2020•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 25
It's another free BONUS episode. This week, Peter and Chris are watching the main event of Survivor Series 1999, and you are right there with us! Relive all the excitement as Big Show, Triple H and The Rock clash for the WWF title from the Joe Louis Arena in downtown Detroit. If you want to watch along, fire up The Network at the 2:15:13 mark. If you don't, you will be able to figure out what's happening, don't worry. If you don't care about the match and just want to listen to our banter, you'r...
Dec 03, 2019•33 min•Ep. 24
It's been a minute but the Boys are back with a Survivor Series themed episode. When we think of Thanksgiving, we think of teams of five striving to survive! So what better topic to tackle on this turkey week than our favorite teams of all time. Did we go new school with Team NXT? Did we dig deep and pick a Heenan Family team? So many teams to choose from and so little time. If you're full of turkey and can't stomach any more Survivor Series talk, you are in luck. We dive into other topics like ...
Nov 26, 2019•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 23
It's time for another BONUS episode! Aka, an apology for abandoning our friends and fans for a few weeks. In honor of the October WWE PPV tradition, we are watching Hell in a Cell from the LCA in Detroit, MI. There are two HIAC matches from the show, but we are going with the New Day vs The Usos for the Smackdown tag titles. Should be a good one! If you have the WWE Network, you can follow along with us (as best you can, because we were fighting a lagging issue with the updated app and it's prob...
Oct 22, 2019•44 min•Ep. 22
The boys are back, and so are everyone's allergies. After a short hiatus, Peter and Chris are back and are joined in studio by Jacob and Cousin Aaron. The last two weeks have been booming in the wrestling world, so it's a perfect time to reset the table and talk about the Current Product (The CP) - WWE, NWA, Impact, AEW, GCW, Bloodsport, NXT, ROH - we cover it all. We talk angles, what shows we are watching, the lack of heel commentators in the business today, how the sport is transitioning to a...
Oct 15, 2019•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 21
Last week, the 20x20 Crew visited Starrcast 3 in Chicago, IL. Four days of travel, big time shows, meet and greets and everything that has to do with wrestling. There is simply too much to put into the description this week, so you just have to listen! This is different than our usual episodes in the sense that it is a "clip show" with various interviews and segments with combinations of your favorite 20x20 characters like Peter, Chris, Steve, Babahootski Jacob, Rex and others ... but it also ca...
Sep 10, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 20
This week, 20x20 was at Olde Wrestling in Norwalk, OH. We ran into some of our old friends and we met a new friend by the name of "Supercop" Dick Justice. We were fortunate enough to chat with Officer Justice for a few minutes about topics from Terry Funk and Grado... to Violent J and Jim Cornette... to coney dogs to Christmas trees. How do ANY of those tie together? You will have to listen and find out. You can find Dick Justice on Twitter at @SupercopJustice and on IG at @SupercopJustice . He ...
Aug 27, 2019•22 min•Ep. 19
This week, Chris is absent from the NJPW talk, so Peter and Jacob sit down in Studio C with long time listener and first time guest Rob to discuss the G1 29 Tournament. The best matches are broken down, sleeper favorites and overall MVPs are discussed along with our brackets and other nonsense statistics from the last six weeks of New Japan action. Also of note, this episode almost did not come out because of some editing issues, aka, Studio C is haunted. Or the 20x20 Spirits didn't want an epis...
Aug 20, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 18
This week, Peter and Chris sit down with Jacob to kick-start a new segment originally called "Favorite Era," but was quickly renamed, "What's Your Era?" As quick as the name changed, the rules also changed to the dismay of one of your hosts. In a nut shell - a wrestler is named and everyone recalls what their most prominent and/or favorite era for that wrestler is. If the wrestler is Ric Flair... Peter may recall his 89 run in NWA, Chris would discuss his 92 Rumble win and Jacob would say, "Is t...
Aug 06, 2019•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 17
THIS. IS. EXTREME. In honor the recent Extreme Rules PPV, Pete and Chris return to the Five Count to discuss their favorite gimmick matches! Did someone pick the Piranha Tank Death Match? The Good Housekeeping Match? Crybaby Match? Or do we stick to the classics like Cage and Tornado Tag Team Matches? As always, the discussions go many directions. We discuss our favorite matches that fall under each gimmick and how they tie into the old CP (Current Product). As always, you can take part in the f...
Jul 23, 2019•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 16
Bonus Round! We are back with a little bonus episode, the ol' watch-along. Sticking with the theme of patriotic moments, we are watching Lex Luger vs Yokozuna from SummerSlam 1993, from right here at the Palace of Auburn Hills, If you have the WWE Network, tune in at 2:11:15, hit play when the countdown... counts down, and you will feel like you are in the studio with Chris, Peter and Jacob, watching right beside us. Don't worry - if you cant't watch the show with us, you can still just listen a...
Jul 09, 2019•41 min•Ep. 15
Another episode, another Five Count. In honor of Independence Day, Peter and Chris sit down with "Babahootski" Jacob to discuss the most memorable patriotic moments, wrestlers and promos in history. We kick things off debating if this is even politically correct topic and then dive right into it. So crack a beverage, grab a hot dog and celebrate America with us. And check our 20x20 YouTube Playlist to see some of the moments that we discuss. Or dig on The Network or other sources for some more v...
Jul 02, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 14
