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On This week's Something To Wrestle With Bruce Prichard, Bruce and Conrad discuss the January 2005 WWE PPV, New Year's Revolution! This show aired live from San Juan, Puerto Rico, and featured a main event Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship, the combatants being Triple H, Chris Jericho, Batista, Chris Benoit, Edge, and Randy Orton! The seeds were being planted for an Evolution rift between Batista/HHH, Randy Orton was coming off a split with them and a less than effective face turn, and Shawn Michaels was the special referee. Also on the card, Kane vs. Snitsky, Muhammad Hassan vs. Jerry Lawler, Trish Stratus vs. Lita for the WWE Women's Championship, and so much more!
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[@jacobandree]

Before this even started, I thought “This was the night of injuries” Lita’s being the one that sticks out.

[@josephboza7448]

Yeah it looked like the plan was going to be Lita going to Wrestlemania 21 as the WWE Womens Champion. Then they had to pivot to Trish being jealous that Christy Hemme was being given the world on a silver platter, then Trish went down with a bad back herself.

[@Super122291]

Joseph Boza hire a damn good doctor 👨‍⚕️!!!

[@eduardodotel8524]

I'm surprised that nobody in here mentions Puerto Rico

[@chrisbills7076]

I remember this one. It was a clusterfuck from start to finish. 🤣🤣🤣

[@josephboza7448]

Yeah, it wasnt a clusterfuck cause the event was in the middle of NOWHERE.....San Juan Puerto Rico. It was a clusterfuck due to the fact that everything that could go wrong did go wrong. Crazy to think as they post this episode on youtube, it was 15 years ago Thursday when this event happened.

[@tomnagy3010]

Actual PPV talk starts at 55:19

[@chrisatkins9195]

By this man a beer

[@Ty-dp7iv]

Coors, bud light, or michlobe... I like my beer like, I like my violence... Domestic lol

[@gregharper6382]

Thank you! Fuck it’s so annoying to come here for something and they dick around for an hour lol

[@Flowerz__]

Greg Harper I mean they are giving us the back story. That’s the stuff I personally enjoy, if I want just the matches I can watch the PPV myself haha.

[@Super122291]

flowerz I love the back story then the ppv review

[@ohjoey8988]

58:00 Bruce’s Impression of JR made me laugh the most this episode😆😆

[@dalynsanders]

That's such a good idea Bruce, I would love to revisit Dusty

[@heisensaul5538]

actually I would love to hear a Dusty (Redux) episode. I tried to go back and listen to the first episode that was about Dusty and it isn't as good as some of the other deep dives about personalities that were in the WWF and I think b/c they were really sort of freestyling they hadn't hit their stride yet and found out what worked for the show.

[@dalynsanders]

@@heisensaul5538 completely agree...good clarification.

[@freemind6954]

Is it just me or did they not mention that the World title was vacated going into this show? Triple H and Benoit had a finish in a title match where Triple H tapped out to crossface but at the same time pinned Benoit. Title was then vacated. Elimination chamber was for the vacated World title.

[@eddead4235]

Didnt mention and didnt answer any twitter q

[@freemind6954]

@Anderson Silva Yeah the last couple of podcasts haven't gone in to as much depth as I would like, but that was a pretty major detail they didn't mention.

[@optimysticquest]

It was actually a triple threat with Edge Benoit and Triple H. Triple H was on outside of ring and Edge tapped while Benoit was pinned.

[@tarikcatovic452]

that was Edge, not Triple H.

[@adam-thesportsguy6147]

“Fans this was the greatest 1:23:54 in the history of our great podcast!” -Tony S.

[@henrikschmidt3964]

I loved hearing Wesley Snipes reaction to Triple H, the actor. I was something along the line of 'OK, how is this guy and why is he here?'. He sure got some chances, that Paul Levesque.

[@markmenning1804]

Could you do a show on Eugene

[@JayMartian]

Possibly the greatest thumbnail in the history of our great sport!

[@tomnagy3010]

Nicholas Mars I think the greatest one is the one for the Badd Blood 1997 episode.

[@Ty-dp7iv]

I enjoyed the summerslam 97 thumbnail. With Conrad as Bret looked so goofy

[@Jbobloochjr3]

JR or Foghorn Leghorn with the impersonation. ...cant decide🤔🧐

[@gregharper6382]

They actually talk about the ppv at 55:19

[@jrblanton9284]

Starts at 5:00.

[@coreykaunfer6167]

JR Blanton thank you sir

[@gregharper6382]

Thank you!!

[@gregharper6382]

Ppv talk at 55:19

[@stogieera6343]

It's my birthday today and I caught the podcast just in time.

[@ericstanish7679]

Happy day of birth

[@dalynsanders]

Hope it's an extra good day for you

[@neilefc877]

Happy birthday! 👍

[@brandonwalker3755]

HBD

[@tommymclaughlin3203]

Great show as always Conrad and Bruce!! Box of fluffy ducks FTW!!

[@matsong5134]

I watched this for the first time last week and I enjoyed it. Loved the Elimination chamber match and Maven cracked me up too.

[@pikkon899]

I never saw this PPV. I was done with Pro Wrestling in 2003.

[@chrisatkins9195]

If that's the case then you've nissed out on some classic feuds and matches

[@pikkon899]

@@chrisatkins9195 Apparently I did especially considering that the Main Event of this show was well received. 2003 and 2002 even was a strange time. It was 2 years after 9/11 so WWE had become overly patriotic. I live in New York. The news was playing the footage of 9/11 over and over again. We were trying to move on but the effects leaked on to Wrestling as well. Mr. America, Kurt Angle became even more of an American Hero. Mohammed Hassan etc.. It was too much forced patriotism and I grew tired of it. The story lines were crap but the guys were so good in the ring during that period but by then, I just tuned out and never looked back.

[@heisensaul5538]

Yeah I was pretty much done by that time too (I think I stopped in 2002). I had a brief resurgence when I was in college. I had a buddy who was a big wrestling fan, but I didn't watch it aside from him being around.

[@chrisatkins9195]

Again...y'all missed out some AMAZING FEUDS

[@heisensaul5538]

@@chrisatkins9195 when I was in college, I saw those amazing Undetaker-Shawn Michaels matches so there's that.

[@Ty-dp7iv]

This was the first ppv that I actually spent my own money on. When I was about 10 years old. Thank God I had the Xmas money that chamber match was awesome to my child like mind.

[@dougripley861]

Thanks for bringing the pause back lol

[@Ty-dp7iv]

Unless you listen at work and wonder if your phone turned off in your pocket. That happens to me every time lol

[@darkside91]

58:55... Finally Conrad + Bruce throw us some Trish crumbs...not good enough though fellas; we still need a FULL BLOWN #TrishStratus episode...+ NOT 1 of those 90 min. gloss over jobs. 2 hrs. & change or more please...thanx in advance. 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇨🇦

[@rhetttravolta9879]

You guys hardly talked about the PPV.

[@daleharris3809]

Wasn't much to say about it outside of the Chamber match

[@dalynsanders]

I agree with both... Hahaha

[@Godeater13273]

If you are talking about redoing some of your episodes I really think you should redo Austin 1998/1999. The audio was terrible and so much stuff was barely talked about barely any research the whole episode felt rushed as fuck. Some of the biggest and most important years for both Austin and the WWE as a whole and it was a really poorly executed episode.

[@heisensaul5538]

Stuff from 2003 on word just doesn't excite me b/c I wasn't watching at this point. However the next four episodes are something I'm really looking forward to: 1990 Royal Rumble, 1995 Royal Rumble, The Radicals (redux) and one I cant wait to hear about Sherri Martel :)

[@Super122291]

Idiot u missed out !!

[@heisensaul5538]

@@Super122291 I will say this, I was in college from 2007-2011 and I did get back into the current product a little bit, b/c my best friend in college was into the current product more so than I was. I did get to see those amazing Shawn Michaels-Undertaker matches at WrestleMania. I'm actually really happy and thankful I got to see those :) Now heel Michael Cole annoyed the fuck out of both of us lol

[@blakerose6606]

I literally said “ha you said head trainer” right b4 Bruce said it😂

[@darkside91]

Can we please get a Trish Stratus episode?? 👩🏼🍑🇨🇦🇺🇸🇨🇦

[@Davidjon1946]

28 minutes in and 5 Spotify ads it's going to be a fun one Happy New Years from the best city in the world Buffalo New York

[@coreyhardwick4660]

Once you click on a video drag the slider to the end, the video will reset with no ads.

[@eddead4235]

117 questions from twitter Bruce r u ready? no i am not answering any

[@derekrobinson3211]

Really looking forward to next week ROYAL RUMBLE 1990 Was the 1st PPV i ever saw & coming from the U.K WWE was something different

[@yourgfsbf9955]

"Who is this?" "Bruce Prichard" "Oh.......wait what was I doing?"

[@ramonalvarez19]

I remember being in this show and I remember that Batista was the one who got the biggest pop HHH too but not as much as Batista

[@S1873]

What’s was the secret Conrad was talking about that’s Bruce said on stage in the UK?

[@YoungGrizzly82]

Can you guys do No Way Out 2001 in the near future?

[@TheWWEfanatic93]

What about Royal Rumble 2000? That would be a really interesting one to cover.

[@eddead4235]

U take questions on Twitter then dont ask any

[@WholeShebangComedy]

When are they gonna do royal rumble 2000? It’s the 20 year anniversary but they never do any 2000 PPVs

[@deepblue8143]

Pain killer Bruce is the best Bruce

[@michaelscriver5395]

this episode is fucking great made my day

[@robertgillen979]

Lol. Abdullah bleeding walking to the ring.

[@topgozer5613]

when are yall going to do the ppvs for tna that bruce was there for

[@tommyallan5872]

What story do you think they talk about on 10 mins

[@peanut389]

21:34 YEAH!!!!!!!!!

[@markmenning1804]

Could Bruce watch Bash of the Beach 1994

[@dalynsanders]

Why is Bruce not a Wesley Snipes man...? That has me curious

[@Njbear7453]

Other than blade what else has he done lmao

[@dalynsanders]

@@Njbear7453 White Men Can't Jump, jungle fever, u.s. Marshals, Demolition Man, To Wong Foo, New Jack City, Wildcats, Major League... No offense but how old are you?

[@topmuser7215]

Cause he's black duh

[@Super122291]

dalyn sanders are u black Dalyn ??

[@1sportsfan]

"Don't over analyze it!" - The Guy Making Money from Wrestling Fans who listen to his podcast and over analyze everything Wrestling

[@Amazingash23390]

HHH didn’t retain. The world title was vacated at the time.. Another lazy episode.

[@damonjones4694]

Ok boomer

[@christophersuarez9929]

HBK HHH. Kevin. Nash. Undertaker. Kane. Match. royal rumble. 2020 Madison square garden

[@yourgfsbf9955]

You sure you want Kevin AND Nash? Seems risky

[@jbatsnake9441]

I follow

[@PunjabHP]

Muhammad Hassan first Debut match. please do Great american bash 2005

[@newerest1]

jesus christ they talk about so much bullshit until the actual PPV. I only cared about the PPV and that doesn't start until like 50 minutes in

[@YoNickSoko]

100th like. Congratulations to me.

[@kb4231]

Such a bad ppv