Kris and David are back as we continue to catch up on our backlog of shows, with this episode covering the week that was April 1-7, 2013, show requested by Tim Ostrander with a $25 pledge on our Patreon. Topics of discussion include:

The first true "modern" WrestleMania weekend, complete with the first Wrestlecon, all sorts of indie shows at Wrestlecon, and PWS being the first promotion to claim the Thursday night slot.
ROH running Supercard of Honor at the Hammerstein Ballroom, featuring Jay Briscoe winning the ROH Title for the first time from Kevin Steen.
Wrestlecon’s indie lineup featuring CZW, CHIKARA, SHIMMER, EVOLVE, and Dragongate USA, complete with loads of future stars.
WWE going after vendors at Wrestlecon and outside their own shows for selling bootleg merchandise.
Sabu shooting his own angle before a Jushin Thunder Liger vs. John Morrison match on the Friday night PWS show.
“Hulk Hogan and Friends” tanking at the Beacon Theatre .
A terrible episode of TNA Impact featuring Aces and 8s, some horrifying Joey Ryan segments, and all sorts of other awfulness.
New Japan's big Invasion Attack show, featuring Kazuchika Okada winning the IWGP Title for the second time from Hiroshi Tanahashi, plus Prince Devitt turning heel on Ryusuke Taguchi, leading to the formation of Bullet Club.
Raw and Smackdown’s go-home shows for WrestleMania.
Zeb Colter and Jack Swagger being a few years ahead of their time…in a manner of speaking.
Cody Rhodes, Damian Sandow, and the Bella Twins shooting an angle for their match at Mania mocking Tons of Funk and The Funkadactyls…which would get canceled due to The Undertaker vs. CM Punk running long.
WrestleMania 29 itself, featuring John Cena beating The Rock for the WWE Championship, a numbingly LONG Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar match, The Undertaker vs. CM Punk (including why Punk should've been the one to break the streak), and much more.
WWE Fan Axxess at the Izod Center and the WWE Hall of Fame at Madison Square Garden, featuring Trish Stratus announcing her pregnancy, Bruno Sammartino making his grand return, Donald Trump being booed out of the building, and much more.

This was a slam packed show, so we hope you enjoy it!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Other USA: ROH, Wrestlecon, CZW, CHIKARA, EVOLVE, Dragongate USA, SHIMMER, & PWS

1:28:48 TNA & The Clique

2:13:11 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, AAA, & CMLL

3:00:45 Classic Commercial Break

3:05:25 Halftime

4:13:13 WWE

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