Podcast
The Worst There Was: The Bottom of the Wrestling Barrel
Northern Irish comedians and longtime wrestling fans Ronan Linskey and Alan Irwin take some deep dives into the very worst of professional wrestling. Season 1 is covers Vince Russo's WCW, Season 2 is all about WWECW, and Season 3 takes on Hulk Hogan in TNA!
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- Episodes
- 81
- Releases
- Monthly
- Typical length
- 2 hr 27 min
- On air since
- 2022
- Latest episode
- 1 month ago
Episodes
81 episodes, newest first
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2 hr 27 min
TNA Victory Road, July 11th 2010
Season 3, Episode 18
Show notes
Titles on the line, careers on the line, our sanity on the line, as NOTHING HAPPENS!
(Episode recorded September 2026)
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2 hr 35 min
TNA Impact, July 1st & 8th 2010 (Abyss Builds Janice)
Season 3, Episode 17
Show notes
These episodes genuinely infuriate us both in their level of boring. Seriously, we're very angry about it.
(Episode recorded August 2026)
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2 hr 36 min
TNA Impact, June 17th & 24th 2010 (Abyss Loses His Mind)
Season 3, Episode 16
Show notes
Time for Hulk Hogan to eat his own ring!
...Not like that.
(Episode recorded July 2026)
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2 hr 48 min
BONUS EPISODE #13: WWE Backlash, April 30th 2006 (feat. William Thompson!) Bonus
Episode 13
Show notes
Thanks to Bryan over on our Patreon, we're finally tackling the arrival of the Creator in WWE, and who better to do it with than our old friend William Thompson?
What a demented episode.
William is going on tour this year! Check out the dates here:
https://williamthompsoncomedy.com/live
(Episode recorded June 2026)
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2 hr 17 min
TNA Slammiversary, June 13th 2010
Season 3, Episode 15
Show notes
Let's celebrate TNA's birthday by boring ourselves to death!
(Episode recorded June 2026)
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2 hr 5 min
TNA Impact, May 20th & 27th 2010 (Top 10 Rankings Revealed)
Season 3, Episode 14
Show notes
We've hit a turning point in the season, as the other shoe finally drops on these two shoddy Impacts!
(Episode recorded May 2026)
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2 hr 14 min
TNA Sacrifice, May 16th 2010
Season 3, Episode 13
Show notes
We've found it! That's right, we've finally found the most boring pay-per-view we've ever seen! Well done us.
(Episode recorded April 2026)
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4 hr 37 min
PATREON PREVIEW: Wrestlemania I & Wrestlemania II! Bonus
Show notes
Happy Wrestlemania week!
We're celebrating by releasing TWO episodes from our Patreon series, Monday Morning Mania! Let's go back to the very beginning, and discover just how janky the first two Wrestlemanias were. This is indeed a happening. Enjoy!
(Episodes recorded January and February 2025)
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2 hr 27 min
TNA Impact, May 3rd & 13th 2010 (The Return to Thursday Nights)
Season 3, Episode 12
Show notes
Well, that Monday night experiment was fun while it lasted. Not as fun as Ronan's Welsh impression though - that's an all-timer.
(Episode recorded March 2026)
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1 hr 49 min
TNA Impact, April 19th & 26th 2010 (Lockdown Fallout)
Season 3, Episode 11
Show notes
We catch up with a big reset episode of Impact, as they realise Monday nights aren't workin', brother!
The mad bit? The hotshotting is actually entertaining!
(Episode recorded February 2026)
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2 hr 48 min
TNA Lockdown, April 18th 2010
Season 3, Episode 10
Show notes
Every single bit of this episode takes place INSIDE A STEEL CAGE, BROTHER!
(Episode recorded January 2026)
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2 hr 11 min
BONUS EPISODE #12: WWE Raw Belfast & Impact on AMC Bonus
Show notes
Since we covered the big launch of Hulk Hogan joining TNA, we thought it only fitting to review TNA's debut on AMC from last week. Then, almost on a whim, we went to Raw in Belfast for Ronan's birthday. Let's talk about them both!
(Episode recorded January 2026)
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3 hr 3 min
TNA Impact, April 5th & April 12th 2010 (Hulk Hogan barks)
Season 3, Episode 9
Show notes
It's the last stop before Lockdown, and this episode has got it all! You want convoluted stipulations? You want dramatic hit and runs? You want horny wrestling fans? They're all here! Not only that, we get what might be Alan's favourite wrestling moment ever!
(Episode recorded December 2025)
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1 hr 32 min
Santa with Muscles! Bonus
Show notes
Here's a wee Christmas bonus for you! Released last year on our Patreon, this is our review of quite possibly the worst Christmas film of all time. Seriously, this is one big steaming turd. Please enjoy our pain.
This is just one of over 50 episodes available now for just $5 a month!
Thanks for all your listens in 2025, and we'll see you in 2026!
(Episode recorded December 2024)
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3 hr 5 min
TNA Impact, March 22nd & March 29th 2010 (The build to Lockdown begins!)
Season 3, Episode 8
Show notes
We're on the road to Lockdown, and we kick it off with an actually decent show! Unfortunately that's one of the signs of the apocalypse, so don't hold out hope for more episodes.
Just a quick note that our audio crapped out right near the end, so you may notice the goodbyes are quite abrupt. We would have re-recorded, but hi, this is Alan, uploading the episode at 1.38am when it's releasing at 5am, so you'll take what you're given.
(Episode recorded November 2025)
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2 hr 1 min
TNA Destination X, March 21st 2010
Season 3, Episode 7
Show notes
The Hogan/Bischoff era is well and truly settled in now. Let's celebrate with prat falls, dog tags and big money contracts. Nice.
(Episode recorded October 2025)
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1 hr 59 min
TNA Impact, March 8th & March 15th 2010 (The New Monday Night War Begins!)
Season 3, Episode 6
Show notes
It's time to tackle TNA's ill-fated attempt to recreate the mid-90s all over again, using mostly the same people. If we had a quid for every time Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair feuded, we'd have about £15, which isn't bad really.
P.S. Sorry this one is a bit late, it's been a mad week!
(Episode recorded September 2025)
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2 hr 45 min
TNA Impact, February 18th & February 25th 2010 (Abyss gets Hogan's ring)
Season 3, Episode 5
Show notes
The road to Monday night Impact becomes a lot clearer, and it mostly revolves around Hulk Hogan's Hall of Fame ring. Yes, it's that episode.
(Episode recorded August 2025)
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1 hr 45 min
TNA Against All Odds, February 14th 2010
Season 3, Episode 4
Show notes
We all love a tournament! Well, on paper at least. Anyway, who cares about a tournament when there's opportunity for Eric Bischoff to insert himself into everything again?
(Episode recorded April 2025)
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2 hr 58 min
TNA Impact, January 21st & January 28th 2010 (The Orlando Screwjob)
Season 3, Episode 3
Show notes
Okay, it hasn't got off to a great start, but things can turn around, can't they? All we need is a Montreal rerun, and then we're off to the races!
(Episode recorded April 2025)
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