Podcast

Fretzlemania

Sports

From the Attitude Era to Ruthless Aggression and beyond! Mr. Fretz reviews the best, worst, weirdest and downright ugliest in pro wrestling!
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Episodes
352
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
44 min
On air since
2018
Latest episode
4 days ago

Episodes

352 episodes, newest first

  1. #276- Vetting For Concrete

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    Fretz reviews Monday Night Raw from Oct. 12/98. Stone Cold fills Vince McMahon's Corvette with concrete!

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    38 min
  2. #275- Socko It To Me

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    Fretz reviews Monday Night Raw from Oct 5/98 where Mankind introduces the world to Mr. Socko!

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    46 min
  3. #274 Zamboni Pony

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    Fretz reviews Monday Night Raw from September 28, 1998. Stone Cold drives a Zamboni to the ring!

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    44 min
  4. #273 WWE In Your House: Breakdown featuring Eric Freeds

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    Fretz is joined by fellow Canadian Eric Freeds to review WWE Breakdown from September 1998. Featuring baseball talk, Pokémon, CFL talk and a historic night in WWE. Owen Hart vs Edge in a good ol' Canadian boys match, an underrated cage match between The Rock, Ken Shamrock and Mankind and Stone Cold vs Taker/Kane for the WWE Championship.

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    1 hr 16 min
  5. #272- WWE Summerslam 1998 feat King Rickie Rozay

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    After paying tribute to the late Ben Satterley aka PAC, Fretz and Rickie Rozay from the KOTR Pod review Summerslam 1998! Other topics include Madison Square Garden, the wild world of 1998 sports, ladders and more!

    We wish to offer our deepest sympathies to PAC and his loved ones. Thank you for entertaining us, rest in peace.

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    1 hr 23 min
  6. #271- Brooding For Two

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    Fretz reviews the last two episodes of Monday Night Raw before Summerslam from August 17th & 24th. The Brawl For All is FINALLY OVER, Gangrel debuts and the Highway to Hell at Summerslam is set.

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    1 hr 5 min
  7. #270- Bobbit Fishing

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    Fretz reviews Monday Night Raw from August 10/98. John Wayne Bobbit appears on the show with Val Venis, DX teases a split and the Tag Titles are defended in a Fatal-Four Way. With a few minutes to spare, Fretz also talks about AAA TripleMania 36 from this past weekend!

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    42 min
  8. #269- Butcher Shop of Human Oddities

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    Fretz pays tribute to Bill Dundee, Andy "The Butcher" Williams and his father on what would have been his birthday. Afterwards he reviews Monday Night Raw from August 3/98. The Brawl For All is STILL going on, the build to Summerslam gets underway, The Oddities return and Tiger Ali-Singh has a new gimmick.

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    42 min
  9. #268- Meat Chopping Majesty

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    Fretz reviews an infamous Monday Night Raw from July 27/98. Dr. Death gets knocked out of the Brawl For All, Road Warrior Hawk has issues and Yamaguchi-San promises to chop Val Venis' PP off.

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    38 min
  10. 267- WWE Fully Loaded 1998 Review

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    Fretz reviews WWE Fully Loaded 1998 featuring a great D-Lo vs X-Pac match, Ken Shamrock vs Owen Hart in the Hart Dungeon and Sable's breasts! Also there is a NEW theme for the podcast!

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    51 min
  11. #266- Partially Loaded

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    Fretz reviews Monday Night Raw from July 20/98. D-Lo Brown wins the European Title, the Brawl For All marches on and tension builds between the teams of Austin/Undertaker and Mankind/Kane.

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    39 min
  12. #265- New Sensation

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    Fretz reviews Monday Night Raw from July 13/98. Kane and Mankind finally get their tag team title shot, the Brawl For All unfortunately continues and Jason Sensation draws the ire of Owen Hart.

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    42 min
  13. #264 Double Shot of Fretzpresso

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    Fretz reviews BOTH Monday Nitro and Monday Night Raw from July 6/98. Bill Goldberg wins the WCW title and DX impersonates The Nation.

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    1 hr 11 min
  14. #263- Kane is Able

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    Fretz reviews Monday Night Raw from June 29/98. It's the night after the King of the Ring, Kane is the new WWE Champion and the Brawl For All gets underway. Oh boy.

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    40 min
  15. #262- WWE King of the Ring 1998 feat Mr. YLP

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    On the road to his 9th Anniversary Show this Saturday, Mr. YLP joins Fretz to review WWE King of the Ring '98.Featuring Nintendo 64 talk, Al Snow & Head having a hilarious match with Too Much and one of the most iconic matches in WWE history: Undertaker vs Mankind Hell in a Cell!

    Following the PPV, Zach gets very real about the journey to his 9th Anniversary Show.

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    1 hr 42 min
  16. #261-Edge of the Crown

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    Fretz reviews the go-home show for King of the Ring 98 from June 22. Edge makes his inauspicious debut and Kane promises to SET HIMSELF ON FIRE if he does not win the WWE Title.

    Also KANE SPEAKS FOR THE FIRST TIME!

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    37 min
  17. #260- Ready, Willing and Sable

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    Fretz talks about all the wrestling from this past weekend from Night of Champions, TNA Slammiversary, NXT Great American Bash and AEW Forbidden Door before opening the portal back to 1998. It's Monday Night Raw from June 15/98. Sable has returned and the King of the Ring tournament continues.

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    46 min
  18. #259- D-Lo Brown's Pectacular Day

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    Fretz reviews Monday Night Raw fron June 8/98. Vince McMahon receives a Humanitarian of the Year Award (or does he?) Also the King of the Ring tournament continues with Dan Severn vs D-Lo Brown where he tears his pec. That's right, the genesis of the chest protector!

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    42 min
  19. #258- In the Knicks Of TIme

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    After seeing two championship draughts end in NBA and NHL, Fretz reviews Monday Night Raw from June 1/98. Mick Foley is fired and the King of the Ring tournament begins!

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    31 min
  20. #257- Over The Edge 1998 feat Nate The Great

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    After a brief break, Fretz returns to review WWE Over The Edge: In Your House from May 1998. Since the event takes place in Wisconsin, Fretz invites Nate from Brace For Impact on the show. Topics include: The Crusher, Bratwurst, Beer, High IQ wrestlers and Dean Malenko cosplaying as Ciclope. Also the most fun, chaotic main event in the Attitude Era!

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    1 hr 12 min