Past A Mania

More Limp Bizkit jokes than you can violently shake a backwards red Yankees cap at. Yup, it's the WWF in 2001 when the pandas still could do unprotected head shots because they weren't endangered from not "doing it" enough yet. (Editor's note: Pandas are endangered because they refuse to have sex, you see.) The 2001 Royal Rumble where Rikishi was one of the biggest threats (Editor's note: he wasn't), Kane almost headlined Wrestlemania (Editor's note: We'll see him in the hardcore title match), and Trish was somehow once a skill-less (sigh) bimbo for Vince. Dear god. The WWF's victory lap over ECW and WCW has arrived.

Listen I know this episode is very late but I'm sick and being an adult is hard. Moving on, It's the end of an era! A very... very difficult era. It's probably a crime how disappointing Samoa Joe's TNA title reign was. Same goes for the next two years or so of TNA storylines. We are done with TNA, and it's time to get rollin on to our next arc. As bad as this arc was, there's always a silver lining. And there's only ONE WAY to find out what that is.

How to get heat 101: Talk about how great it is to be in this town. Criticize the younger generation but use a beloved national hero to get over. How to be a good podcast 101: Don't research if a wrestler is dead or not. RIP Matt Morgan. How to have a good championship run 101: Make it about everyone but your champion.

Sometimes you gotta make the hard choices in life. Like defeating a man who’s tried to destroy your life. Like taking back what’s rightfully yours. Like beating up a guy who has done absolutely nothing to you. Wait… Or seek the help of a man whose entire career is stepping over people to stop the madness of a man who’s spent his whole life helping others? Who has gone rogue against the younger generation? Wait… hold on… Hard Justice 2008. Where everything is made up and the swerves don’t matter. Bro.

All good things must come to a…. Bad end? Houston we do indeed have a problem. A BIG problem. No amount of Samoa Joe bleeding like a stuck pig can fix the inevitable. But they we Broken Booker and so much X Division you can see it from space! It’s Victory Road 2008!

Slammiversary 2008. A night to remember! Because everyone gets at least 3 video packages so they are NOT gonna let you forget…. EVER. History is made, revisited, and destroyed, like any true anniversary, so at least it lives up to its name! Weddings, betrayals, and flusterclucks oh my! Happy 6th birthday TNA.

How many percents chance do have at surviving the most dangerous tag team tournament? Probably about as much chance as the English language has against Scott Steiner! Don't be confused by what's happening and let nature run its course. That's the Sacrifice you have to make.

It's episode one of Past A Mania! What happens when the New Age Outlaws collide? Will X give it to us? Who put all these handcuffs on the cage and didn't explain the rules? Can Joe win the big one? Join us for the answers for these questions and more as we watch TNA Lockdown 2008 and begin the journey of Samoa Joe's TNA title reign.