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By James Guttman Jul 25, 2011 - 11:48 PM print



JG's 7/25/11 Raw Insanity

Last week, after CM Punk won the WWE Title on his final appearance with the wrestling promotion, we at TMZ caught up with the star partying in Chicago with his new title. Many asked us why we were covering a wrestler partying. The short answer is that there's only so many times we can track people like Danny Bonaduce down outside of a Sizzler and ask him to comment about Amy Winehouse or goad Brad Garrett into attacking us with an umbrella.

Also, we're sort of hoping to get someone dying or killing their family on film.

So when WWE Creator Vince McMahon was recently "fired" from his company, we followed the former boss around during his first week of retirement hoping to catch him doing things like tanning with no shirt on or banging the Tiger Woods mistress. What we found was, well, much more shocking.

Seems that the now unemployed owner has been up to a lot and he's been influencing the world much more than anyone realizes - except maybe him, which explains the God complex. Our cameras first caught Mr. McMahon at a live taping of Charlie Sheen's webcast, Sheen's Korner...

 

Tiger Ass

 

The boss stayed for a while during Sheen's show and tried to get the word out about his new catch phrase - "Assing". He said it was like "winning" only it was when his ass wins, whatever that means. He then introduced us to "Tiger Ass" and "Trolls Ass." People were concerned that the boss may have a problem with drugs after his insane webcam appearance, but we were assured that he was always like this.

But we were also assured he was always on drugs. So, we're not really sure what to go with here.

Sheen was such an inspiration to the former chairman that he immediately debuted his own podcast...

 

Woo Woo Woo You're Fired

 

Entitled "V's True Connecticut Story", the boss spiked his hair and called out to his "little McMaxis". He then shut off the camera and told our photographer that he wishes he had a wrestler on the roster with a gimmick like that. We told him that Zack Ryder had been doing the same thing for months. In fact, McMahon was wearing Zack's "Broski" headband during the video. Vince laughed and said that Ryder was no longer with WWE. We asked him when Zack was let go.  The former boss smiled, took out his Blackberry, pressed about 20 keys, and said, "Just now."

He then laughed for - no exaggeration - an hour. Seriously. We timed him. We thought we were going to have to call the paramedics. The laughter ended as suddenly as it began as Vince violently smashed his head into a glass-enclosed emergency fire extinguisher and spit on the ground. We thought he had suffered some sort of severe mental illness outbreak, but we were assured that he's always like this.

...and also severely mentally ill. But, you saw that one coming.

After that, McMahon took us all to a party. Who's? Her's...

 

McMahonny The Nanny

 

Yes. Casey Anthony. Her welcome home party was in full swing and we were forced to attend. Vince made us promise not to tell that she was in Raleigh, North Carolina. We agreed.

Whoops. Whatever.

The festivities were actually quite enjoyable until Antony accidentally spilled her wine on the former chairman's suit. Irate, McMahon began screaming, "Look at this! Look at my suit! Look what you did! Damnit, Casey Anthony, this is the worst thing you've ever done!"

He then punched her in the face, threw both arms in the air, and screamed out "Assing!"

Quickly we were whisked away for a meeting with two people McMahon told us he had only spoken with by phone...

 

Call Waiting

 

Meeting up with Rupert Murdoch and former News of the World Editor Rebekah Brooks was great except when our photographer asked Rebekah if she was "that dude from the movie Mask".

That didn't go over well. The party quickly ended and we had to leave before they even served us pie by throwing it at Rupert's face.

Once the partying was done, McMahon said he had important business to attend to. First he made us take him to Target and buy him a giant lollipop.  After that, we stopped at the debt ceiling negotiations between President Barack Obama, Speaker John Boehner, and various members of the federal government. It didn't go too well...

 

Raise this.

 

The grotesque display forced Boehner to walk out twice. Later in an interview, he described the talks as "trying to negotiate while a bowl of Jell-O wiggled in your face."

Assing.

Despite this epic failure, McMahon insisted that his "pants-off dance-off" approach to negotiations was best. So he took the same approach with him to the NFL Player's Union.

 

Hut!  Hut!  Hut!

 

Son of a bitch. They finally agreed to make a deal if we got him out of there.  So we did.  You're welcome. We thought we'd have to call the paramedics to get the XFL football out that McMahon wedged in his butt to, as he said, "make a point" (we were never told what that point was). But we were assured that he does stuff like that all the time. According to his close friends, Vince currently has four footballs, nine packets of Equal, a Nintendo 64, and Max Mini up there.

Gross.

But, it could be the last image that shocked us the most.    It's a story that just broke and already we know why. The breakup of Jenifer Lopez and Marc Anthony sent shockwaves through the entertainment industry. Many wondered what had happened to cause such a riff between the American Idol judge and former South Park Star, Lopez, and exhausted-looking pixie, Anthony. Now, the truth can be told. Infedelity.

We followed McMahon to L.A.

We followed him to an undisclosed location.

The footage we caught next told the whole story...

 

 

Mmmm.  Just like tacos.

 

Yikes. That was it. We were done. McMahon promised to "do some real crazy shit" if we stayed with him. We asked him what that meant exactly. He answered that he couldn't be specific, but promised "one of us would be dead before the clock struck twelve." So, we ran like crazy.

Chuck wasn't so lucky. Vince caught him.

And ate him.

We thought this was bizarre but were assured that...ah forget it.


Are you people ready for Family Game Night? Because it's on like Donkey Kong. What's Donkey Kong on, you ask? Heroin. Yeah. Heroin. It's a shame. Everyone's really worried about him. So...yeah.  Heroin. Hmm. Sorry to start on such a downer. Sigh. OK. Let's move on to happier things like Michael Cole and his now boxless seat next to Jerry Lawler. The former friends turned enemies turned sort of friends are ready for another night of WWE action so hot you'll want to take a picture of your car's temperature reading and post it on Facebook. Why not? That's what a billion people did on Wednesday. I hate to be judgmental, but folks are kinda wussy nowadays. What you got? 100? 105? Look at the pic I took in my car...

AHHHH!

Yeah. I hate to be "that guy" but screw you. I win.

You know who else won? CM Punk. Not only did he win his match with John Cena, but he got to take the See and Say WWE Title with him when he left WWE. The departure cost the company its championship and cost Vince McMahon his job - but luckily not his pink Hart Foundation 1987 Slammy Awards sports jacket. His departure was the perfect size for his son -in-law to step in and now Triple H is our new Charles in Charge. You think you can tell us what to do? You think you can tell us what to wear? Uh, yeah. He's the guy who does the telling now. Feel old? Me too. The DeGenerate is running the asylum, kids. Terra's ryzin over Raw and it's about to jump awf...

Before anything, though, it's title time. Yup. WWE Title match first. If that doesn't tell you that the story won't end there, then you haven't been paying attention.

Booyakah!

1. Rey Mysterio pinned The Miz to become the new WWE Champion

Good news. Michael Cole is still crushing on Miz like a 12 year old homeschooled girl at a Nick Jonas autograph session. So, that's still there. The banter between he and Jerry Lawler has softened to the point of awkwardness. They disagree here and there - as they did here...and there - but it's all "gawly gee" like. What a waste of a year that whole Cole thing ended up being, huh? All this effort, buildup, and character development, just so he can become John Coachman. We needed another Coachman? I thought we were looking for a new J.R.   At one point, Cole actually calls Rey Mysterio "the biggest little man in WWE history." Yeah. So now, he's the company's tallest midget. Sorry, Super Porky, You've been bumped to #2. Mysterio got the booyakah kicked out of him for most of the bout. It sent tingles down Cole's leg as Mike Mizanin edged closer and closer to the disputed championship.   The crowd didn't agree. When Raymond regained control or kicked out of sure-fire pin attempts, they popped each time. Whether a sick DDT or a boot to the snout, no move could keep the 619er down. When he finally hit a splash from the top rope, it was all over. We get a three count and a new WWE Champion in Rey Mysterio Jr.. Remember when Sin Cara was supposed to be the new Rey? Me neither. The new WWE Champion celebrates.

But he also gets beaten up by Miz. Not a member of the "Good Sport Club", the Real Worlder puts the boots to his mini-defeater. Normally, they say it's "all over but the shouting."    But in this case, it's "all over but the Mexican drug lord music."

Holy shit! Alberto Del Rio!

Dude, we're at Taco Bell. We go through this all the time. That guy just works here.

Oh. I thought he was...HEY! Alberto Del Rio!

No, man. He works here too. You're racist.

Oh, I thought that...hey, is that Alberto Del Rio?

No, man!  For the last time, that person works here!  It's not Alberto Del Rio! Are you blind?!  It's Juventud Guerrera.

Alberto Del Rio brings his Money in The Bankcase with him and we're going to get a cash in. Alby put his Deniro on the announce table and prepares to enter the ring. However, seeing this, Rey jumps back to life and sends Del Rio flying with a kick to the face. Seeing the error of his ways, Dos Caras grabs back his red action figure holder case and high-tails it over the rainbow. No bell. No cash in. No match. ADR keeps his money in the bank and Rey Rey keeps his fake WWE title. Everyone is happy.

Well, except Sin Cara.

Commercial Break. Rise Of The Planet of The Apes looks pretty amazing. What really sucks is that it looks so good that if we're ever really attacked by genetically altered apes, it'll be a letdown in comparison. People will be shaking their heads going, "You know, the movie made me think this would be cooler to see than it really is."

Before the break, Rey Mysterio won the WWE Title. Then he jumped and ate a cat. What? Didn't you see the picture?

Following his win, Rey walked back through the curtain with his belt and everyone cheered - including Zack Ryder. So there. He's on TV. WWE should make him a t-shirt to wear on Raw that says, "There! He's on TV!" That would be awesome. Mysterio speaks out to his family watching at home and says happy things about his new reign. Then, everyone in the room spits at him. Or maybe they spray champagne. You couldn't tell really, but I'd imagine it was champagne. Why would they spit at him? That makes no sense. Come on, silly.

Last week, Vince McMahon was fired as WWE owner. He immediately got an automated message that's sent to every released WWE star offering him a tryout with TNA, as long as he pays his own travel, lodging, food, and entrance fee to the arena. McMahon was excited about it at first because, as he said, he "wanted to touch boobies." Then someone explained that he was thinking of the TSA. Then he cried.

Commercial Break. Hey Smurfs - what the hell?! Come on. I can understand Alvin and the Chipmunks and Fat Albert, but you too?! COME ON!

I am Perfection!

No way! I loved that game!   Pop goes perfection!

And his opponent...

Evan Bourne Untrue Fact: As a child, Evan appeared in the film "Jerry McGuire" under the screen name Jonathan Lipnicki.

2. WWE U.S. Champion Dolph Ziggler defeated Evan Bourne via sleeperhold

During the match, both Lawler and Cole gives us background on Evan Bourne and speak about how terrific he is. It's all very strange and forced. They sounded like video game announcers as they waxed philosophic about things like mailboxes, fan mail, and how Obama is going to get rid of mail service. With all this chit chat, you don't really notice that this Evan Bourne fella they're both all gushy over just got his arse kicked. Ziggy hits the Ziggidy Zag, locks on his patented Good Night Irene sleeper and retains his U.S. Title. He takes it home to put next to his 1st place ribbon from his local radio station's Billy Idol Lookalike Contest.

Commercial Break.  

Earlier tonight, the Bella Twins and Eve got into a shouting contest but Keystone Light Beer's trashy stereotype spokes-character shows up and gives one of the Bella twins a full arm tattoo.  He uses a marker so Eve can tell them apart.   You know, hate's a strong word. So I'll just say I hate hate hate hate hate segments like this.

3. Kelly Kelly and Eve defeated Melina and Maryse when Kelly pinned Melina

Hunter Hearst Head Honcho is up next and Cole and Lawler continue the political messages of the night by promising it won't be a "boring" political speech. I can't imagine any boring political speech can get less of a reaction than this match did. It got so bad that Maryse had to practically stick Eve's face up her butt Rikishi-style in order to get a reaction. They popped a bit for Kelly Kelly. Melina responded by violently kicking her. Things appeared to get a bit stiff and Double K landed a pretty brutal looking Fame-asser Rocker Dropper for the victory.   Eve and Kelly reign surpreme.  Good for them, we know how important wins and losses are in the Diva division.

Backstage, Triple H is listening as R-Truth speaks. We hear nothing because there's no audio. Just Jerry and Michael spouting off promises. Like what? Like a big return announced next. I hope it's Mantuar. Yeah. I friggin' miss Mantaur.

Commercial Break. Cops who eat Twix bars suddenly start to sing 80s love songs to each other and play air drums. I wasn't aware they were putting mushrooms in Twix bars now.

Cee Lo Green and his little arms are coming to SummerSlam.

Can you believe it, Hunter? Our little girl is five years old.

Yeah, Steph. It's amazing. This party is great. Say, that's the clown we hired, right? When do I get to pin him?

What?

Pin him. When can I pin him?

Now you're just being silly.

Why? What's so silly?

Oh come on. You're being serious?

Yes, Steph! When can I pin him?!

The clown's a woman, Hunter! It's a HER. You say, "When do I get to pin HER"? Not "him".

Oh. OK. When do I get to pin HER?

After the cake. It's in her contract.

The new boss Triple H is here and he's wearing a suit. Fortunately, he didn't do the stupid thing he did with the denim where he tears the sleeves off and wears it over a leather jacket. Before he addresses his new reign of terror power, he has to first give props to the old one.

"I'd like to acknowledge why there are tens of thousands of people in this arena and millions more watching as we speak around the world. And quite frankly, it is due to one man's vision. It is due to one man's pure business sense and for that, I would like to say, from the bottom of my heart - thank you, Vince." - Triple H

"You're welcome." - Vince Russo

"Not you." - Triple H

"Oh. Darn." - Vince Russo

The piece of business we're here to discuss, though, isn't Vince McMahon, Russo, or Vaughn. Helmsley wants to talk about WWE Title matches. We had one tonight already. Now we're having another one. For some insane reason, Rey Mysterio agreed and the man he's facing off against later tonight is the same star who was screwed out of his rightful rematch against CM Punk...John Cena!

Jerry Lawler says he "never expected anything like this". Wow. Really, Jerry?

"I like this. This is fun." - Triple H

Hunter points out that he knows the score. Everywhere he goes, the WWE Universe asks for the return of one man and one man only. That man? Yup. You guessed it. Now put your hands together for...

Jim Ross.

J.R. Punk hits the aisle way and all Michael Cole can do is bury his beatnik face in his hands. Ross enters the ring, shakes the Game's hand, and heads to his spot at ringside. Lawler's happy, though. Sadly, Michael is not. He shakes his head in frustration and turns his back when Ross offers his hand to him in friendship. In all fairness, it probably had Chipotle Ketchup all over it. Enraged, Old Mike Cole climbs the table and takes a mic.

"You talk about the future of the WWE. The future? This man's the walking dead. " - Michael Cole

I love that show! For that reason alone, we should bring him back.

Michael Cole is livid. Livid! He points out all the demeaning things he did for his job at WWE. The only thing he won't do is work alongside the "one faced Oklahamoa redneck ". He then shoots on Rossy's "belly up" restaurants.

"What did you do? Did you eat all the profits?" - Michael Cole

After getting slowly crazier with each passing word, Mike simply refuses to sit next to Jay-R. No go, Cerebral Executive. It's not happening.

"Listen Cole, I had a feeling you were going to be upset about this which is why my first inclination was to fire you and bring J.R. back."- Triple H

The reason why not? Cole has a huge severance package (JG Note: That's what she said.) Hunt stumbles over his lines as he explains that he's giving M.C. the night off. He's not fired. But if he quits, he's going to be in breach of contract. So, there it is. Now you have until Friday Night Smackdown to decide. Either you're at the Next Smackdownicus or you're against us.

That's when M-Co reels his vitriol back in. Rather than Punk out of a job, he instead opts to sit back down and not quit. He's then  told that while the gesture is appreciated, he shouldn't get too comfy because, well...

"If you sit back down, you're probably going to be late for your match." - Triple H 

The Coleminer laughs at the idea of a bout. He's retired! Mikey isn't wrestling! He has no gear. What's he supposed to do? Wrestle naked? What is this? You a freak? Huh? Freak. Want to see Michael Cole all naked. Ya freaky freak. Hold up, Hunter thought that all out. So he arranged for a wrestling costume in your size. Now head to the back. Someone else is scheduled to interrupt right...about...now.

"Ain't this a blip? Ain't this a blip? Ain't this a blip?" - R-Truth

R-Truth shows up and he's blipping over this new situation. Ding Dong The Vince Is Dead and the man who takes his place is the head conspirator. Talking to invisible people as he goes, Ronnie explains that he sees a new light on the horizon with Mr. H in charge. He gets into the ring K-Quickly and tells his new employer that his only wonder is what Trippy can do for him. I mean, sheet, Beardo, Ron was screwed out of his Captial Punishment title match. So whatcha gonna do, Hunter, when the largest conspiracy in the world can be settled by you?

Mr. McMahon-Helmsley mocks Truthy's imaginary friends and it doesn't go over to well with the former ClubWWI.com guest. The humor is lost on Killings. Instead, he thinks that Gamy is really crazy and that leaves him with one parting thought before walking off...

"You may be the Game, but I ain't playing." - R-Truth

Oh, hey, ReTweet, one more thing before you go. Jean Paul Levesque signed one more person to a contract. That person is about to come out of the curtain and face you.  Well, if Melina tells him it's okay.

Yup. John Morrison. No explanation as to why Triple H has to resign a guy who never left the company and was simply injured. Now he has two WWE contracts. Guess he's got a really good agent. The Nitro Boy beats the Truth out of R until he runs off like a thief in the nightgown. Our new old announce team tell me to stick around. The Destruction of Michael Cole is next.

Commercial Break. Cowboys and Indians. Who would win? Depends on if they're playing football or baseball.

Triple H's music hits and what follows is, well, I don't know what to say. It's Michael Cole in Triple H's wrestling outfit. He walks like he has a stick in his butt and drinks from a bottle of water. It was a really scary sight. We make fun of wrestlers, but it puts things in perspective when you see a doughy regular dude dressing like one of them.  Makes you realize how much work these guys have to put in so they don't end up looking ridiculous.

His opponent? Yup. HHHYKI

4. Zack Ryder pinned Michael Cole after the Rough Ryder

Nothing to really report. The match was like five seconds long. The ring announcer should have announced it as a special "Throw The Internet a Friggin' Bone Match!" The worst part was that the match was basically one move - and it didn't look that impressive.

Up next: Alvin and The Rios vs. Malcolm Jamal Warner.

Commercial Break. 5 Hour Energy fixes tired. Yeah. But in the 6th hour, your eyeballs fall out. They don't tell you that on the bottle.

Alberto Del Rio vs. Kofi Kingston is up next. Before the matchup, Al gets his personal intro by Ricardo Rodriguez. I can't even imagine how hard it must be for Rod to explain to friends and family who don't watch wrestling what exactly it is he does.

I was telling your cousin Marv about your job, but he doesn't understand. You're a wrestler?

No. I'm a ring announcer.

Oh. You're the ring announcer?

No. I'm a ring announcer. Just for one guy.

You said you work for WWE.

I do.

But you said you work just for one guy. What exactly do you do?!

I'm a wrestler. Just leave me alone.

5. Alberto Del Rio defeated Kofi Kingston via submission

Kofi Kingston is the most underrated guy in WWE. Bar none. He's unique and has a distinct in-ring style. On top of that, he hasn't been put into any truly ridiculous storylines. Aside from his Randy Orton car-smashing incident, he hasn't had any memorable feuds so when they finally advance him up the ladder, he'll have the allure of a fresh face with the name recognition of a long time star. The two exchanged offense throughout the bout but Kingston was selling an arm injury throughout. It appeared to have been overcome, until Kofi went for his Thunder in Paradise...or whatever. The move was less Hulk Hogan and more Chris Lemmon as he missed and was hit with a jumping arm breaker. After a few near falls by both men, Bert finally locked on his crossarmbar and scored the victory. Al B. Victorious and I'm sad because I like hearing Kofi Kingston's theme song. It makes me bop around and slap myself five. Boo.

Commercial Break. WWE has a new DVD called "The Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century". It's a 3 disc set. Each disc is named "H".

Josh Matthews catches up with Miz backstage and questions him about his loss earlier tonight. Mike tells him to shut his trap. He gives John Cena's title match the "really" treatment and points out that Cena started this whole thing by losing to "he whose name we shall not mention." (Benoit?) That cost Mr. McMahon his job and gave it to Triple H. Hunter, rather than doing things smart, brings back Loser Jim Ross and gives the WWE Title to a mini-man in a mini-mask. It makes Mizter Awesome all sad inside. He rants a bit more before running off to Tweet about his emotions.

It's Title time, people.

Booyakah!  Again!

And his opponent...

Boo! You suck, John Cena! You f**kin' SUCK! BOOO!

Oh come on, mom. I just asked you to pass the potatoes. I'm gonna stop coming by to visit if you keep this up.

6. John Cena pinned Rey Mysterio to win the WWE Title

This match was interesting in that these are two guys who have been babyfaces forever. So seeing them wrestle each other is rare. That said, the real intrigue was on the outcome and, as we inch closer to the end of the show, people start to get antsy for a finish. Each finish attempt and big move is met with anticipation. From Rey's springboards to John's STF tries, you kept waiting for the end. Things really popped when Cena caught the new Champion's 619 attempt and slammed him to the mat. They then exchanged some off-the-rope shots and referee Charles Robinson began to make the ten count until one man can get to his feet. Because, you know, a pro wrestling match has ended that way maybe four times in the history of the world. Although Dr. Thuganomics shuffles his knuckles across Mysterio's mask, it can't keep him down. The biggest little man in WWE history fights back and locks in his own STF. People cheered for it, but, to be honest, I think it sort of looked ridiculous because of the size difference. Johnny C must have felt the same way because he powered out and saved himself from embarrassment. Things kept building and suddenly - out of nowhere - the match had become pretty awesome. Great back and forth and solid timing by both guys served to heighten crowd response and build to a huge ending. It was Rey's third attempt at a 619 (JG Note: 3,619?) that was his downfall. The Marine caught him running in, nailed him with the F-U Adjustment, and once again became WWE "Champion". You know, just like he was before he let everybody down and humiliated the company. Congratulations, jerkface.

Suddenly, the song "Cult of Personality" played out and a confused John wonders why they're not playing Alberto Del Rio's music. Know why?

Because it's CM Punk's music.

The epic angle appears to be over as the former current maybe WWE Champion CM Punk walks the aisle, title wrapped around his waist, and confronts the pretender in jean shorts. Little John John raises his title high...

...but Punk raises his higher.

Suddenly, the whole CM Punk storyline isn't as exciting as it was 30 seconds ago. Don't drink. Don't smoke. Fade to black.

All in all... Well, uh. That unique storyline was fun while it lasted.

What a terrible way to bring CM Punk back to TV. After spending the whole show playing up how we can't mention his name, they just have him walk back out again. When you think of all the ways they could have had him emerge rather than just walking out following Cena's win, it makes your head spin.

Part of this angle's allure was how long they could stretch it out. It gave people the impression that perhaps - no matter how small the chance - this thing was all real. If Punk had stayed completely out of WWE until Survivor Series or beyond, how much stronger would the out-of-nowhere return be? Keep the belt on John until then and then have his bout with the "real champion" mean much more.

Even if Punk's character isn't truly "back", it still kills the aura that this storyline had simply by having him show up. The realism is gone. The fact that he shows up - complete with music and TitanTron - lets the casual fan know that it's all hooey. Punk, Hunter, Cena - they all work together again.   Meh.

Other than that, we had Triple H playing Triple H.   Nothing more.  Nothing less.  He did the things I expected him to do and made the jokes I expected him to make. His treatment of Michael Cole solidified his (at least current) role as babyface boss.

When it comes to the two Internet Love-Me bones Trippy threw, I'm not really into either. Not for nothing, but the whole Come Back Jim Ross thing is so overdone. We've been battling to either keep J.R. or find a new one for over a decade. Having him back is great, but it doesn't make as big of a difference as you'd expect and you get the feeling he'll just be gone again soon anyway.  We've been playing this game forever. 

As for Zack Ryder, if he doesn't get a push out of the CM Punk Internet direction they're taking now, he never will. I worry that Zack's gimmick will become someone who's not on Raw - so WWE acts accordingly. Two gimmicks you don't want to have in WWE - Losing Streak Guy and Guy Who's Never On TV.

The night was historic for the two title wins and all that jazz, but the Punky finish sort of soured things for me. You didn't need to close the show with him. John Cena as the new Champion was enough. There were better ways to bring CM back and better times to do it.

That does it for me, guys. Thanks for reading. It was great to do one of these again. In the meantime, check out all the latest content on ClubWWI.com - featuring hundreds of top wrestling stars in uncut shoots and thousands of hours of wrestling audio - all available the moment you sign up. Be Well! Thanks for Sharing My Insanity.

 

 

 




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JG's 2/27/12 Raw Insanity: Kung Pow Cena Tattles on The Rock's Cheat Sheet
JG's 2/21/12 Smackdown Insanity: Daniel Bryan and CM Punk Share a Pin
JG's Ten False Wrestling Rumors That Everybody's Heard
JG's Ten Life Lessons I've Learned From Wrestling Commentary
JG's Ten Awful Pieces Of Official Wrestling Merchandise
JG's Ten Wrestling Characters With Undiagnosed Medical Conditions
JG's Ten Unforgettable Jobbers
JG's Ten Old School Managers For Ten Current Stars
JG's Ten Good Guy Wrestling Characters Who Would Have Been Great Heels
JG's Ten Old School Things Wrestling Got Rid Of (and No One Missed)
JG's Ten Annoying Things About Being a Wrestling Fan
JG's 8/15/11 Raw Insanity: Diesel Texts Himself Into The CM Punk Storyline
JG's 7/25 Raw Insanity: And a Hunter Shall Lead Them
JG's Insanity: Vinnie Gaga - "Bored That Way"

Where Your Dawgs At: Week of May 20, 2013
Losing My Religion... Literally
Pro Wrestling Syndicate "Empire State Strike Back" Live Review
The Prediction Pre-Show: Extreme Rules According To WWE '13
TGIF: Antonio Cesaro Hits a Snag, Christy Hemme Goes Nuts, and More
Aaron Wood's TV Upfronts Report (As Of May 16th)
Crocker! We Live in a Freaking Computer!
Where Your Dawgs At: Week of May 13, 2013
For The Love of Pop Music...
Five Steps To Revamp The WWE Divas Division
TGIF: Cena Works The Heel, Don't Try To Teach Jay Briscoe's Kids, and More
Aaron Wood Saw It: Star Trek Into Darkness
Where Your Dawgs At: Week of May 6, 2013
(Free 93 Min Audio) VSN Arcade Podcast: Zombies, The '80s, and Los Santos
We Want Wrestling! - I Still Miss WCW
Aaron Wood Flies With The New Amazon Pilots
TGIF: Finally The Rock Has Come Back To WrestleMania xXx (?)
Crocker! Natty and Me
Where Your Dawgs At: Week of April 29, 2013
What's With Pop Stars Name-Dropping Radiohead Nowadays?
Wrestling TV Ratings: Exposing The Myths
(Free 98 Min Audio) VSN Arcade Podcast:Is Injustice a God Among Fighting Games?
TGIF: Broken Barbed Wire, Aces & Walking, Rock & Roids, and More
RDLee's Try it or Buy it? - Gears of War: Judgment
Mick Foley's Stand Up Be Recounted
Where Your Dawgs At: Week of April 22, 2013
What Popular Music Has Taught Me About Racial Harmony
TGIF: 3 Men Brock'd, Rybad, Abdullah The Blood Test, and More
Where Your Dawgs At: Week of April 15, 2013
Crocker! Somewhere, There is a Favorite Poet for Everyone
Thank You, Allison Danger!
Who Betta? Chris Benoit vs. Daniel Bryan
TGIF #200: Rockspiracy Theory, Pulling The Ziggler Trigger, and More
Crocker! My Love Letter to "Howl"
Where Your Dawgs At: Week of April 8, 2013
Uncle Ralph's 2013 Hall of Fame TV Review
We Want Wrestling! - The Post-WrestleMania Weekend Edition
The Prediction Pre-Show: Wrestlemania 29 According To WWE '13
The 5th Annual "Not The Real Final Smackdown Before Mania" Non-Review: BrevityMania!
TGIF: WrestleMania Mania, TNA Signs Howard, and More
Crocker! Being a Poet Sucks
Where Your Dawgs At: Week of April 1, 2013
I've Got Kitty Pryde - X-Men: Evolution
Inside The Ropes: Complete WrestelMania NY/NJ/NH SPOILERS!!!1
RDLee's Try it or Buy it? - The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
Who Betta? John Cena vs. Samoa Joe
TGIF: X-Pac Gets A Second Butthole For Easter, Double J Going Away, and More
Crocker! Coming Out Of The Closet As A Christian
Where Your Dawgs At: Week of March 25, 2013
What Popular Music Has Taught Me About Rebellion

(38 Mins) Xbox One w/ James Guttman, R.D. Lee, and James Bullock
(22 Mins) JG's Audio Insanity: Extreme Rules and Crotch Faces
(21 Mins) Complete and Utter Bulldog: A Tale of Two Newsletters
(30 Mins) Honor Nation: Barbed Wire City
(25 Mins) JG's Audio Insanity: Dem Apologies
(47 Mins) Maverick Radio: The 2013 Spring SHIMMER Post-Show
(49 Mins) East Meets West: Lumberjacks, Advertising and Grinded Gears
(80 Mins) Med & Jay Got Something To Say: Special Gearbox Lawsuit Edition
(20 Mins) JG's Audio Insanity: N.W.Over and Over Again
(30 Mins) Honor Nation: London Calling
(80 Mins) Med & Jay Got Something To Say: Believe In Microsoft?
(20 Mins) JG's Audio Insanity: Booking The Icons
(20 Mins) JG's Audio Insanity: Z! False Long Island Story
(30 Mins) Honor Nation: Grand Theft Brand
(49 Min Debut) East Meets West: Saints, Zombies and Infinite Revengeance
(32 Mins) Complete and Utter Bulldog: The Great 1,024 Wrestler Tournament
(22 Mins) JG's Audio Insanity: Ziggler's Week Gets Fandango'd
(26 Mins) Winterz Wonderland: Fandango In The Streets
(57 Mins) Complete and Utter Bulldog and ZAH: WrestleMania in Canada
(45 Mins) JG and Matt Dawgs WrestleMania 29 Live/TV Post-Show
(70 Mins) Maverick Radio Presents The Playlist: The Beatles
(45 Mins) JG's Audio Insanity: The Rest of Mania
(24 Mins) Winterz Wonderland: Major DeBeers
(Free 33 Min Audio) JG's WrestleMania 29 Preview
(112 Mins) Med & Jay Got Something To Say: WrestleMania Infinite
(27 Mins) Honor Nation: Reality or Fiction?
(1 Hour) The Day After Dead Season Finale: JG, RD, Aaron, Dawson, and Bullock
(27 Mins) Winterz Wonderland: Hello Larry
(38 Min Debut) The Pappy and Mamoo Show: The Big Day-Bue
(Free 35 Minute Audio) Reid Flair: "As long as I have the respect from my father, that's enough for me."
(64 Mins) Maverick Radio Presents The Playlist: Smashing Pumpkins
(20 Mins) JG's Audio Insanity: WrestleMania XV
(23 Mins) Complete and Utter Bulldog: Random
(20 Mins) JG's Audio Insanity: WrestleMania XI
(53 Mins) The Day After Dead: James Guttman, RD Lee, and Aaron Wood
(24 Mins) Winterz Wonderland: Aces & WrestleMania
(24 Mins) JG's Audio Insanity: WrestleMania VI
(22 Mins) Honor Nation: The Choke Artist
(42 Mins) The Day After Dead: James Guttman, RD Lee, and Peter Dawson
(23 Mins) JG's Audio Insanity: WrestleMania IX
(35 Mins) JG's Audio Insanity: WrestleMania III
(21 Mins) JG's Audio Insanity: Undertaker, Overreactions
(47 Mins) The Day After Dead: Arrow On The Doorpost
(30 Mins) Honor Nation: S.C.U.M. Warfare
(23 Mins) JG's Audio Insanity: Remembering Percy
Free 50 Min Audio: James Guttman's First Interview with Paul Bearer
(20 Mins) Complete and Utter Bulldog: The D.D.P. House
(42 Mins) The Day After Dead: James Guttman, RD Lee, Dan Crocker
(21 Mins) JG's Audio Insanity: Wrestling and The Art of The Soft Target
(25 Mins) Honor Nation: "Proud To Be..."

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JG's Raw 1000 Insanity: The Rocky Road To Royal Rumble

Jul 24, 2012
JG's Insanity: The 9th Annual WWE Memorial Day Barbecue

May 28, 2012
JG's Over The Limit Insanity: The Bad Big Show Ends With The Bad Big Show

May 21, 2012
JG's 4/2/12 Raw Insanity: They Get Rock, They Get Brock, They Want Daniel Bryan

Apr 3, 2012
JG's 3/16/12 Smackdown Insanity: The Ginger Brogue Man Hurts His Face, The Peep of Ace's, and Kane Don't Shake No Hands

Mar 16, 2012
JG's 3/5/12 Raw Insanity: The Rock Talks Us To Death

Mar 6, 2012
JG's 2/27/12 Raw Insanity: Kung Pow Cena Tattles on The Rock's Cheat Sheet

Feb 28, 2012
JG's 2/21/12 Smackdown Insanity: Daniel Bryan and CM Punk Share a Pin

Feb 21, 2012
JG's 8/15/11 Raw Insanity: Diesel Texts Himself Into The CM Punk Storyline

Aug 16, 2011
JG's 7/25 Raw Insanity: And a Hunter Shall Lead Them

Jul 25, 2011
JG's Insanity: Vinnie Gaga - "Bored That Way"

Jul 5, 2011
JG's Insanity: The Time Traveling Announce Team Crime Fighter Heroes

Jun 21, 2011
JG's Insanity Notebook: TarnishMania, 10% of Impact, Give Kharma a Hand, Life of a Masked Man, and More

Jun 9, 2011
JG's Insanity: The 8th Annual WWE Memorial Day Barbecue

May 30, 2011
JG's Insanity: The WWE vs. TNA Apprentice

May 11, 2011
JG's Insanity Notebook: The Rabid Game, Hardy Condition, You Can't Stab Me, New Math, Balloon Boy, and More

Mar 16, 2011
JG's 11/22 Raw Insanity: Your Awesome New WWE Champion

Nov 22, 2010
JG's 11/8 Raw Insanity: Orton's Vipers vs. Barrett's Carrots, Aksana Steal Belt, and Santino Makes The Ginger Snap

Nov 8, 2010
JG's NXT Divas Premiere Insanity: Naomi's Night, AJ Styles and Profiles, and The Most Ridiculous Thing Josh Matthews Has Ever Seen

Sep 7, 2010
JG's NXT Finale Insanity: A Winner Is Crowned And Then Promptly Beaten By NV2.0

Sep 1, 2010
JG's 8/24 NXT Insanity: Pantsless Trivia, Nobody Remembers Johnny Ace, and MVP Wrestles Cody Rhodes For a Really Long Time

Aug 25, 2010
JG's 8/17 NXT Insanity: Husky Gets Audited, Kaval Gives TNA a Shoutout, and Showtime, No-Time, Off-You-Go-Time

Aug 17, 2010
JG's 8/10 NXT Insanity: Firing The Cannon, The Dirtsheet Explodes, and Michael Cole Punches Harder Than Husky Harris

Aug 10, 2010
JG's 8/3 NXT Insanity: Lucky Charms, Losing Makes Perfect, and Michael Cole Wants To Bang The Miz Real Bad

Aug 3, 2010
JG's 7/27 NXT Insanity: The Night The Mustache Died

Jul 27, 2010
JG's 7/20 NXT Insanity: The McGillibuddies Make Michael Cole Want To Throw Up

Jul 20, 2010
JG's 7/13 NXT Insanity: Nextivus For The Rest of Us

Jul 13, 2010
JG's 6/1 NXT Finale Insanity: Did Jennifer Hudson's Boyfriend Lose a Rigged Reality Show Too?

Jun 1, 2010
JG's 3/8 Raw Insanity: Randy Orton Has No Friends, Shawn Michaels Has His Own Cloud, and Vince McMahon Has Multiple Partners

Mar 8, 2010
JG's 1/4/10 Raw vs. Impact Insanity: Bret Hart Tries To Move Past 1997, Hulk Hogan Tries To Recreate It, Impact Says Hello To 100 Former WWE Stars, Raw Says Goodbye To One

Jan 5, 2010
JG's 11/9 Raw Insanity: Y2Big Plays The Heartbreak Game, Sheamus The Jobber Squasher Strikes Again, and Chavo Doesn't Win Here Anymore

Nov 9, 2009
JG's 10/26 Raw Insanity: Kofi Kingston Can't Be Trusted With Other People's Property, Two NASCAR Drivers and a Leprechaun Book Survivor Series, and Bob Holly Does Not Make a Big Surprise Return

Oct 27, 2009
JG's 10/5 Raw Insanity: Randy Orton Wishes John Cena Into The Cornfield, Miz America, and Look Kids - Big Ben. Parliament.

Oct 5, 2009
JG's 9/14 Raw Insanity: Trish Returns, Batista Leaves, and It Sucks To Be Chavo Guerrero

Sep 14, 2009
JG's 8/24 Raw Insanity: Vince McMahon Celebrates 64 By Acting 20 With 40 Year Olds

Aug 24, 2009
JG's 7/27 Raw Insanity: Shaquille O'Neil Went To Leprechaun School, Big Show Ate Too Many Blueberries, and MVP's Summerslam Hopes Fall To Masterpieces

Jul 28, 2009
JG's 7/13 Raw Insanity: Hey, Lois. This Reminds Me Of The Time Seth Green Fought Randy Orton On Monday Night Raw...

Jul 13, 2009

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