Talking Taker
Digging up the career of The Undertaker one PPV match at a time every Friday. Hosted by wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White.
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Friday Sep 01, 2023
Friday Sep 01, 2023
Before he was The Undertaker, he was The Master Of Pain! And Texas Red! And Punisher Dice Morgan! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they take their time-traveling hearse back to the days before Mark Calaway became The Phenom we know and love and worked the territories back in the late 80s. It's a sequel to our "Main Event Monstors" episode from a couple of years ago as we've unearthed even more fascinating (and often hilarious) footage from Memphis, Texas, and even Japan. We'll take a look at Taker's first ever televised matches as Texas Red against the legendary Bruiser Brody and The Spoiler. Then we'll head back to Jerry Lawler's CWA in Tennessee to watch the Master Of Pain interact with old and new favorites like Ronnie P. Gossett, The Soultaker, Freezer Thompson, Brian Lee, Ken Raper, Nate The Rat, Jeff Jarrett, Jungle Jim, Action Jackson, and more. Plus we'll also explore Punisher Dice Morgan taking on a rookie Steve Williams (a.k.a. Stone Cold Steve Austin) and teaming up with Bam Bam Bigelow to take on some Japanese all-stars. Along the way we'll discuss Ronnie P.'s enlarged heart, part-time Hardee's workers, the differing thermostats in the buildings, a babyface Freddie Krueger, Master Of Pain's "Ricky Bobby"-style promos, and a boxing match you'll have to see to believe. All that plus we hear all about Randy Turco's experience at a recent 1 Deadman Show and we pay tribute to Terry Funk and Bray Wyatt. Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy! That it is!
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Saturday Aug 26, 2023
Saturday Aug 26, 2023
We're looking at some of the earliest (and most hilarious) in-ring footage of the man who would go on to be The Undertaker on this month's BACK FROM THE DEAD! Join Alex and Travis as we look back at Mark Calaway in one of his earliest gimmicks as The Master Of Pain working in the Memphis territory in 1989. You won't believe some of the other characters we unearth here like Ronnie P. Gossett, Freezer Thompson, The Japanese Team, P.Y. Chu-Hi Phil Hickerson, Lord Humongous, Detroit Demolition, and so many more facing off against The Future Dead Man. We've never laughed harder in the history of the podcast then we did recording this one - in fact we enjoyed it so much we're doing a sequel for our next episode! So refresh yourself on The Master Of Pain in Memphis and get ready for Main Event Monstors on September 1st!
Click here to check out the playlist of matches we're covering for Main Event Monstors Part Deux before you join us for the new episode coming September 1st!
Sunday Aug 06, 2023
Sunday Aug 06, 2023
We're recapping an incredible weekend in Detroit Brock City on this special bonus edition of Talking Taker! Alex Doriot is joined by special guests and travel companions Randy Turco, Watchalong Tommy, and Nick Fugate as they discuss the first half of their trip to The SummerSlam. We discuss meeting in real life for the first time, Tommy and Alex's airport shenanigans, the unbelievable culinary delights of Ford's Garage, our road trip into Cleveland, the Haunted House Restaurant, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, an endless walk to Machine Gun Kelly's coffee shop, and taking in the Cleveland Guardians game and the greatest fireworks show on earth. Then we discuss our trip to the SummerSlam Superstore and give our SummerSlam preshow predictions. Finally we reconvened on Sunday morning to recap our reactions to the show and just how right (and wrong) we were with all our guesses. Download, enjoy, stay tuned for our upcoming travel vlog on the Talking Taker YouTube channel, and Taker Easy!
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
We're celebrating our 6 year anniversary by looking back at the 15 year anniversary of one of our favorite rivalries of all time on this month's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as we revisit the finale of the epic story between The Undertaker and Edge which took place inside Hell In A Cell at SummerSlam 2008. We provide a Watchalong Commentary to one of our top 20 all-time Taker matches and discuss why it ranks so high for us and how it perfectly weaves in nearly a year and a half of story. Along the way we cover who delivers our favorite spears of all time, JR nearly getting decapitated, comic book parallels in the match, and Edge's thong song! In addition to our watchalong, we're also doing a lightning round segment of P.S.K. Q&A, answering random questions from all of our creatures of the night! We cover everything from top SummerSlams of all time to favorite wrestlers in movies to our top zoo exhibits to preferred podcast listening speeds to dream concert festival lineups and so much more - you don't want to miss all of these hot takes! All that and another jam-packed edition of Undertaker sightings featuring a Shark Week special, an MCU appearance, ComicCon figure reveals, and more. Download, enjoy, and #TakerEasy!
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Thursday Jul 20, 2023
Thursday Jul 20, 2023
We're raising a glass to celebrate the 5 year anniversary of our brother podcast The Bottom Line Wrestling Cast on this bonus episode of Talking Taker! Alex is joined by Bottom Line Cast cohost Mike Proulx to commemorate this awesome milestone and discuss Mike and JV's journey covering the career of Stone Cold Steve Austin. We discuss Mike's journey as a wrestling fan from seeing Hulk Hogan and Jake The Snake live as a toddler to watching the Austin 3:16 promo on PPV to his unexpected run as a wrestling podcaster. Along the way we'll also cover his decades-long friendship with JV, the times he briefly fell out of wrestling and what hooked him back in, how the Bottom Line Cast got started and what he's learned about Stone Cold along the way. Plus Alex quizzes Mike in some Steve Austin trivia, Mike unboxes some incredible Attitude Era merch, and we do a watch-along for the first ever match between Austin and The Undertaker in the WWE from July of 1996. Download, give us a hell yeah, and Taker Easy!
Check out The Bottom Line Wrestling Cast every week as Mike and JV cover the career of Stone Cold Steve Austin one PPV match at a time!
Check out The Extreme ECW Live Cast every week as Mike and JV go episode by episode through ECW!
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Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook!
Subscribe to Travis's YouTube channel to stay connected and hear his latest release, "Bridges" - also available on Spotify and Apple Music!
Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and check out our collection of figure unboxings, vlogs, video podcasts, and more!
Saturday Jul 01, 2023
Saturday Jul 01, 2023
We're taking the time-traveling hearse to the frontlines of the Monday Night War on this very special edition of Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they look back at the main events of Raw and Nitro on a historic night for professional wrestling - July 6th, 1998. On Raw the main event sees an unforgettable moment where The Undertaker disguises himself as his brother Kane to become the #1 Contender for the WWF Title and kicks off the Highway To Hell. But over on Nitro it's one of the most important nights ever for WCW as Goldberg takes on Hulk Hogan for the World Championship in front of 40,000 fans at the Georgia Dome - including our very own Mr. Travis White! We've got watch-along commentary for this two memorable main events, switching channels and marking out just like we would way back when in the Attitude Era as we reflect on a time when wrestling was as awesome as it's ever been. Join us as we discuss Travis's on the scene memories of the night, plus thoughts on some folks we don't get to talk much about on this show like Dean Malenko, Raven, Kanyon, Scott Putski, Johnny Swinger, Public Enemy, Alex Wright, Tokyo Magnum, and so much more. All that and our monthly Undertaker Sightings featuring memories of late Iron Sheik, Paul Heyman on Rick Rubin's podcast, and Taker and Mick Foley's Hell In A Cell watch-along! Download, enjoy, and #TakerEasy!
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Show your P.S.K. Pride with our brand new double-sided Pod Street Krew shirt over at TeePublic.com!
Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook!
Subscribe to Travis's YouTube channel to stay connected and hear his latest release, "Bridges" - also available on Spotify and Apple Music!
Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and check out our collection of figure unboxings, vlogs, video podcasts, and more!
Sunday Jun 25, 2023
Sunday Jun 25, 2023
We're celebrating the 25th anniversary of The Undertaker's most infamous match of all tiz-iiiime on this month's BACK FROM THE DEAD! Join Alex and Travis as we do a watch-along special for Taker vs. Mankind inside Hell In A Cell from King Of The Ring 1998. It's a match with some of the most incredible moments to ever take place in WWE history, but its legacy is a bit complicated looking back on it all these years later. We discuss why as iconic as it is it's a bit hard to look back it with modern day perspective, but we also have a blast looking back at the buildup from the peak of the Attitude Era. Enjoy this throwback episode, and be sure to join us on July 1st for a brand new episode looking back The Monday Night War main events from July 6 1998!
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Friday Jun 16, 2023
Friday Jun 16, 2023
It's times like these for us to geek out about the Foo Fighters on this special bonus episode of Talking Taker! We're taking a quick detour on our exploration digging up The Dead Man for Alex Doriot and friend of the show and everlong Foo Fan Randy Turco to discuss the band's epic new album "But Here We Are". Don't worry - we'll be back with our regularly scheduled Taker Talk on July 1st. But for now sit back and rock out with us as analyze the colour and the shape of our nearly 30-year fandom Dave Grohl and the crew including thoughts on all the hits, our favorite underrated album tracks, and Randy's incredible stories acquiring one of Taylor Hawkins' drumsticks, chasing down the band's white limo, and his secret trick of scoring setlists at the many live shows he's seen. Plus, we take on the impossible task of ranking all the Foo's studio albums from top to bottom! Download, crank it up loud, and #TakerEasy!
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Show your P.S.K. Pride with our brand new double-sided Pod Street Krew shirt over at TeePublic.com!
Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook!
Subscribe to Travis's YouTube channel to stay connected and hear his latest release, "Bridges" - also available on Spotify and Apple Music!
Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and check out our collection of figure unboxings, vlogs, video podcasts, and more!
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
We're ranking The Undertaker's Top 10 Rivals of all tiz-iiiime on a brand new episode of Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they rank and debate The Phenom's most fantastic foes. We've both made up our lists and we take turns arguing which 10 of Taker's opponents truly stand out from the rest. Some of our picks are bound to surprise and stir up some controversy, so we'd love to hear from all of you in the Pod Street Krew about who makes your list. We'll read some of your comments plus share our honorable mentions and the rivalries we wish had lasted a little bit longer that could have made our list if they did. Plus we'll also discuss this month's Undertaker Sightings including Travis's trip to Smackdown, Omos's special connection with Taker, and the 25 year anniversary of the most iconic Hell In A Cell match ever. Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
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Show your P.S.K. Pride with our brand new double-sided Pod Street Krew shirt over at TeePublic.com!
Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook!
Subscribe to Travis's YouTube channel to stay connected and hear his latest release, "Bridges" - also available on Spotify and Apple Music!
Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and check out our collection of figure unboxings, vlogs, video podcasts, and more!
Wednesday May 24, 2023
Wednesday May 24, 2023
We're taking the time-traveling hearse back to a wild "royal" rumble as we revisit King Of The Ring 1997 on this month's BACK FROM THE DEAD! Join Alex and Travis as we explore a match you might have forgotten ever happened between The Undertaker and Faarooq for the WWF Championship. Travis has often said this is one of his favorite episodes we ever recorded, and it really does go off the rails as we talk about The Dead Man curing racism, get some classic promos from "The Cheek" Ahmed Johnson, discuss Sunny's Super Soaker, and much more. Enjoy this throwback episode, and be sure to join us on June 1st as we look back at another classic UT U.K. match as we debate The Undertaker's Top 10 Rivals!
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