It just wouldn't be pro wrestling without some controversy. This eleventh edition of Saturday Night's Main Event took place April 28, 1987 (aired May 2) at the Edmond P. Joyce Center in Notre Dame, Illinois for 9,345 fans excited to see what happens next after the iconic WrestleMania III. Hulk Hogan is still champion, but Bobby "the Brain" Heenan and Andre the Giant have camera footage to dispute that. Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat is the new Intercontinental champion but a heated "Macho Man" Ran...
Mar 18, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Season 3Ep. 11
On today's episode Matty Treats takes control of the Monday morning discussion and brings in the fourth member of the trio, the internet wrestling community's own Krone Meltzer. Matty and Krone break down the not very explosive ending of last week's All Elite Wrestling pay per view Revolution. They waited to discuss the climax of the ppv until after this Wednesday's episode of AEW Dynamite to see what Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston had to say. But that's not all that happened. What do today's hos...
Mar 15, 2021•46 min
The biggest sports entertainment event of our childhood is nigh. This episode of Saturday Night's Main Event features most of the Superstars who will appear in front of 93,000 fans in just a few weeks. Stories are advanced and some of the most memorable matches from that pay per view come together on this episode. Taking place right next door to where Mania will take place, at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit on February 21, 1987 (airing March 14) for 21,000 fans who probably also had their ticket...
Mar 11, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Season 3Ep. 10
A bold new direction for The House Show begins. Our collecting updates have been some of the most popular segments in show history. Now, once a month, we will focus on our expanding collections, beginning with this episode. The Educator gives a very expensive video game collection update. Treats finds a figure recreating one of the most iconic pay per view moments of all time. Kevin is given a couple bucks and finds a brand new release in the wild. We debate how Treats should display his collect...
Mar 08, 2021•31 min
We interrupt our regularly scheduled podcast for this breaking news. The Educator is down! Tune in to this week's show as we discuss our fallen co-host and how he's doing with the Educator News Network. Live updates throughout the show. We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming. This ninth edition of Saturday Night's Main Event took place December 14, 1986 (aired January 3, 1987) at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut for 10,000 fans. A huge match takes place tonig...
Mar 04, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Season 3Ep. 9
The much asked for guest is finally here. Fellow co-hosts, family, friends, and followers have been asking for a one on one interview with Kevin Hellions's son - YouTube sensation Declan X. Daddy and Declan discuss Roblox, Adopt Me, YouTube, Fortnite, Minecraft, Pokemon, and more. Declan also gives his true feelings about wrestling and comic books. Plus lots of "technical difficulties". You try to get a 7 year old to sit still and talk into a mic. Be sure to check out Declan's YouTube channel: h...
Mar 01, 2021•24 min
Look! Look at our hands! Your trios tag team champions hung and bung to discuss the eighth episode of Saturday Night's Main Event. This episode was taped November 15, 1986 (aired November 29) at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in LA, CA before 16,000 fans. We discuss a rare heel vs heel match. Hulk Hogan endlessly fed new challengers. Roddy Piper's face turn. Debate over masks and twins. Who is Brian? Plus, how much TV time remains for the main event? All of this plus food discussion that'...
Feb 25, 2021•1 hr 32 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Are we telling people how to collect, or are we the dummies? Today all three of your hosts are here to discuss their pop culture collections. Video games. Wrestling toys. Comics. How many do we have? What are our future plans? Current figures and retro. Variant comic books. What will Treats collect next after he obtains all of the AEW figures? Why is the Educator the Dean Malenko of retro video games? How many covers are too many? Do our wives have any collections and what do they think of our h...
Feb 22, 2021•32 min
A timeless war that has shaped the world finds it's most recent battle taking place within the WWF. It is time for Snake vs Dragon. It's time for 21,000 fans to gather on September 13, 1986 (aired October 4) Coliseum at Richfield, Ohio. That's right, on this episode Jake "the Snake" Roberts and Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat face off and neither man has come alone. Damian is in play and Ricky has brought his own namesake to counter. Hulk Hogan has been betrayed by his blood brother, Paul "Mr Wonde...
Feb 18, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 3Ep. 7
If there's one problem wrestling fans have it's that there just isn't enough wrestling to watch every week. We need more! This past week New Japan Pro Wrestling debuted on the Roku channel. Available by buying a Roku or through their app on demand any time. The first episode was scheduled to stream at 5 PM on Thursday but to our surprise the first 10 episodes are now available. Today, Matty Treats and Kevin Hellions break down episode one featuring Jay White vs Tetsuya Naito from Wrestle Kingdom...
Feb 15, 2021•43 min
When big bellies collide! No it's not time for your trios tag team champions to meet up at the local buffet. (Not yet.) It's time for the sixth episode of Saturday Night's Main Event featuring Uncle Elmer vs King Kong Bundy in the Battle of the Big Boys! This show was taped May 1, 1986 (and aired May 3) at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. In other action, Hulk Hogan opens the show when he teams with the Junkyard Dog accompanied by the Haiti Kid and they take on Terry and ...
Feb 11, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Welcome to another Monday morning one on one interview with one third of your trios tag team champions, the Masked Library. On today's show Kevin sits down for a one on one talk with his wife Elise, Mrs. Hellions. Longtime fans may be aware of the Declan X YouTube channel but this is a peek behind the curtains of current video game play. Elise breaks down the games that she and Declan are currently obsessed over. We discuss Roblox, Minecraft, Piggy, and Adopt Me. If your kids are into these game...
Feb 08, 2021•37 min
Five! Five! Three isn't good enough. Welcome to the fifth episode of season 3 of the House Show and the first episode to feature legendary gargantuan heel, King Kong Bundy. This episode takes place weeks before WrestleMania 2. On this show Bundy has an iconic moment with then WWF World champion Hulk Hogan. This episode aired March 1, 1986 (taped Februrary 15) from the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, Arizona for 12,000 fans. There is a lot of WrestleMania 2 set up featuring the afo...
Feb 04, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Welcome fans to our Royal Rumble predictions show! But, you say, the Rumble was last night. Yes it was but we are going to spin the prediction format. On today's episode Matty Treats and Kevin Hellions break down the 2021 WWE Royal Rumble and try to guess who will win, who will surprise us, and any other twists and turns that may take place during the pay per view. Any site can predict winners days in advance and then edit those picks during the show for a better ratio. Only the House Show dares...
Feb 01, 2021•42 min
Taking place January 4, 1986 (recorded December 19, 1985) it's time to put on our sun screen and bathing suits in the middle of winter. It's time to have some fun in the sun with the WWF Superstars. The wrestlers and fans are enjoying the warmer weather from the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida and there is a hot night of wrestling action ahead. Tonight will see a world title match, the Country Boys get their revenge, and a Peace match bringing countries together. Plus your trios tag team champion...
Jan 28, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Season 3Ep. 4
On today's episode of the Hot Tag, welcome co-writers of the new comic Damned Cursed Children , Howard Wong and Josh Stafford. Damned Cursed Children debuts this Wednesday January 27 with art by Robin Simon Ng and published by Source Point Press. Josh and Howard discuss their comic book origins and discovering horror movies. Then they tell the history of Damned Cursed Children and what comic book readers can expect from issue one, and the rest of the five issue series. This conversation was an a...
Jan 25, 2021•1 hr 41 min
Taped on Halloween night and airing two nights later, it's the Halloween episode! The heels and babyfaces have taken sides and will compete in challenges throughout the evening. But with a twist! This event takes place at the Hershey Park Arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania on October 31, 1985 (airing November 2) in front of 8,000 fans. Hershey Park means chocolate and there is an abundance of it throughout the show. Your favorite WWF Superstars are in full Halloween costumes for the backstage compet...
Jan 21, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 3Ep. 3
The crowd is pumped and it's time for the first Hot Tag! This week Kevin Hellions sits down for a one on one interview with Adam Van. Adam is the co host of the At Odds with Wrestling podcast. The House Show and At Odds have been podcasting friends from the start but this is the first time Kevin and Adam have spoken. Tune in as we discuss the origins of his podcast. Adam's independent wrestling run. What drew Adam into comic books. Why he loves Azrael so much. How he has grown as a wrestling fan...
Jan 18, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Take off your shoes and get ready for the most entertaining episode of Saturday Night's Main Event! Your wedding venue is Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, NJ where 8000 guests RSVP for October 5, 1985. Only two episodes into the series and can anything beat this show? The highlight of the evening is Uncle Elmer's wedding! The beautiful dress. Mean Gene on piano. Fans pelting the ring with trash and batteries. Plus one of the best brawls we've ever seen as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and "Mr Wonde...
Jan 14, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 2
We're going to start the new year off with a look at the past week of wrestling. It was a busy week and on today's episode Matty Treats and Kevin Hellions break down some of the biggest moments. Goldberg returns on Raw. NXT New Year's Evil. AEW New Year's Smash. New Japan's Wrestle Kingdom. We speculate on what will happen for the rest of winter and this coming spring. Finally, the show ends with a huge announcement for the future of Monday mornings. The inception grows larger. If you like the H...
Jan 11, 2021•32 min
It's a new year and you know what that means! The House Show is back with a season 3 and we will be focusing on the iconic WWF network TV series, Saturday Night's Main Event. This first pilot episode aired May 11, 1985. Mother's Day! This was taped the night before at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, NY for 8300 fans. This debut show takes place during the height of the Rock n' Wrestling Connection. There isn't a backstage interview set. The camera angles are strange. Everythi...
Jan 07, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Should old acquaintance be forgot... we will make sure you don't forget about the trios tag team champions. Today we look back on 2020. No. No one wants to do that. Today we look back on some of our best and worst moments while recording The House Show this year. Commercials, skits, and great moments from the show. Plus many moments that never made the air. Swears, mistakes, errors, and more abound. Your favorite co hosts have been friends for decades and that camaraderie results in moments of h...
Dec 31, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Ho ho ho baby! It is Christmas eve morning. What better way to prepare for tomorrow's festivities than with your favorite three wise men - the House Show trios tag team champions. We sat back and watched the 1996 holiday classic, Santa with Muscles. Starring the one and only Hulk Hogan this 97 minute feature took us multiple days to get through. Hogan stars as Blake Thorn, a millionaire who loves to put his face all over his vitamins and supplements. (Type casting.) Blake and his crew are avoidi...
Dec 24, 2020•53 min
Season two of the Haunted House Show has ended. Last Thursday we reviewed the last installment of the WCW Halloween Havoc series. This morning (an early morning, someone get Kevin a pillow) we're going to reflect back on the best and worst from the entire run. Our wrap up categories include: Worst match/segment. Worst pay per view. Biggest disappointment. Biggest surprise. Top 3 PPVs. Top 3 matches. Finally, our Halloween Havoc champion! If you like the Hot Tag of the show, you can now read all ...
Dec 21, 2020•49 min
The season two finale! We have reached the end of the Halloween Havoc series. WCW dies not with a big bang, but with a whimper. This event constantly lands on worst pay per views ever lists. Do your trios tag team champions agree? There are many sighs, swears, and a very short debate at the end of the episode. Along the way we debate if WCW could have used their own version of NXT. How exactly does one check DNA? Is this the worst announce team we've ever listened to? How much happened "earlier ...
Dec 17, 2020•2 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Christmas is almost here and it's time to reflect. On today's episode your trios tag team champions reminisce over our favorite wrestling related Christmas presents over the years. There are gifts from when we were children. Some from adulthood. Many stories to be told. Best of all, some of these gifts involve two or all three of us. Grab your egg nog and slippers. Then sit back as we unwrap toys, tickets, pay per views, and more. If you like the Hot Tag of the show, you can now read all of Kevi...
Dec 14, 2020•24 min
Oh baby and oh no! This is the most shocking year to year change in Halloween Havoc history. Your trios tag team champions hosts have trouble wrapping their minds around each and every head scratching moment. This eleventh incarnation of the series took place October 24, 1999 once again from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, but this time in front of nearly 8500 fans. The attendance is down but can this still be considered a sell out? Your hosts are from New York and we still don't get what took place...
Dec 10, 2020•2 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 11
The light in the darkness. The last hold out. The 61 year old man showing up on the number 2 wrestling promotion's show out of no where. Sting has returned! Your trios tag team champions discuss the shocking developments from this past Wednesday's episode of All Elite Wrestling Dynamite. The icon Sting returned to wrestling and we try to guess what's next. Does he wrestle? Does he manage? What is next for the mysterious legend? That's not all that happened on Dynamite! The AEW World title change...
Dec 07, 2020•30 min
We’ve talked to the Retro Network and have been granted extra time. That’s right, we’re going to discuss the night WCW went off the air. Taking place on October 25, 1998 once again from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in front of over 10,000 fans and millions more at home who wanted their money back. This tenth installment of Halloween Havoc is notorious for going off the air before the main event. The show ran nearly three and a half hours but the feed was cut at the three hour mark. Hollywood Hogan...
Dec 03, 2020•2 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Good Monday morning! We hope you've all recovered from a weekend of food and shopping. Here at the House Show we're already in the Christmas mood. To help get the rest of our listeners into the holiday spirit, your trios tag team champions are counting down our favorite Christmas songs. You've heard our different wrestling opinions for months but now hear how much their musical tastes differ. The Educator and Matty Treats name timeless classics and new songs destined to be so. Kevin takes the Po...
Nov 30, 2020•32 min
