Jan 1997 comes to a close with the final pair of shows and we march towards the Final 4 and a Roddy Piper/Hulk Hogan rematch. A referee gets fired, Kevin Sullivan is too sexy for the women to resist and Owen Hart wears a green tracksuit. What's not to love?

Duncan and I check out the first ever monthly PPV battle between TNA and WWE. We see WWE working towards making two new stars, the heaviest breathing promo of all time and a women's blood bath. TNA hits the gauntlet, pulls out the ladder and has an election. Some quality wrestling along the way too. Have fun.

Richie and I take on Thunder from down under and enjoy the first Australian based show on our little journey. A million segments, a stolen gimmick match and naughty Hacksaw all make appearances.

Survivor Series 1993, full of surprises some good, others not so great. A fun ppv look back to a simpler time. Enjoy.

Raw vs Nitro Jan 20 1997 by Lee Carlos Cunningham

We get to the ppv portion of January 1997 but only have one show readily available. Better off reviewing what we have than nothing so here we are and with that wonderful sell job enjoy the show.

Richie and I go back to my home town and watch Davey Boy get the love. Pre Diesel, Pre Mero, Pre Raven and even the Stinger are here. Do Manchester like WCW better than the WWF? We ask that too and half time sees us debate managerial prowess. Check it out.

DDP turns the wrestling world on it's head and we look at who does the best vertical suplex in wrestling. We see Undertaker, Sting, Hogan, Bulldog, Bret and many more. Lex is on fire, 4 Horesemen are close to exploding and it's fun.

Duncan from TNW podcast joins me again to review some classic TNA. Pre Hogan, but he's all over the show. It's the end of one era with a bang as AJ, Daniels, Joe and others show why TNA was such a viable alternative. Go back in time to just before our original Monday night war part 2 timeline and see if TNA was better off before they crossed the line to go head to head.

A tough man match of sorts on Raw and Sting whispers into the Giant's ear on Nitro. Who would miss this?

It's the Highway to hell but on the way we must ride through Sturgis. Peak Austin vs Goldberg for who was the dominant bald headed star. NWO or DX? Sting or the Undertaker, you really had to be there. Thankfully I was and I went back to do it again.