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Hardcore Haven

Luke Pennock and Brendan Flaherty explore the ECW archives, episode by episode, to find the true meaning of extreme.

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02:08:13

Ep. 44 - Quoth the raven: "That's so Raven" - January...

Hardcore Haven ·

2021/08/11

It's time for Luke Pennock and Brendan Flaherty to review episodes 89 and 90 of ECW, from January 3rd & 10th, 1995. New year, new...us? Raven takes flight! A new Giant looms large! Shane Douglas makes his Broadway (nightclub) debut! A new challenger appears! Also discussed: many tangents - but none more oddly satisfying than "Mrs Doubtfire: The Musical." Get it in your ears! https://www.patreon.com/hardcorehaven/ Follow the show on IG & Twitter @hcorehavenpod Follow Luke on Twitch:

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08:09

ECW's 1994 In Review - Extra EXTREMIUM

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2021/08/05

Take a look back at '94 with us, as we head into ECW's 1995 and beyond! We dive into Dave Meltzer's award categories and assign winners for each. Who's the best wrestler? Who had the worst gimmick? We. Have. Opinions. This one gets weird, ya knuckleheads. https://www.patreon.com/hardcorehaven/ Follow the show on IG & Twitter @hcorehavenpod Follow Luke on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/pukelennock/ IG - @value_dog and @lukestarkiller

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02:21:26

Ep. 43 - Live, from New York, it's two guys in plaid...

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2021/07/28

It's time for Luke Pennock and Brendan Flaherty to review episodes 87 and 88 of ECW, from December 20th and 27th, 1994. Chris Kringle makes his ECW debut! Sandman enters to "Enter Sandman" - for the first time?! The Pitbulls welcome us to the Pit! Ring in the holidays and 1995 along with ECW and us! Also discussed: the perils of being in a band, Luke's listening habits, the fraught reality of the Little Drummer Boy, holiday special greats, what it is to be hand-in-cap, Alex Marvez: ghost wrestler,

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01:52:35

Ep. 42 - "Don't be fooled by the gender that stands...

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2021/07/21

It's time for Luke Pennock and Brendan Flaherty to review episodes 85 and 86 of ECW, from December 6th and 13th, 1994. We're on the road to Holiday Hell! Flyin' Brian Pillman makes a special appearance! Sherri Martel makes a questionable fashion choice! Everyone cuts at least one promo! Also discussed: fax polls, the Fast/Furious as WCW to Marvel's WWE (now there's an analogy!), animals and children, working with Delta Burke, Ronnie and the 'jects, imagining the Piledriver's Waltz, the alien theory

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01:53:01

Ep. 41 - Catch-as-catch-can me if you can - November...

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2021/07/14

It's time for Luke Pennock and Brendan Flaherty to review episodes 83 and 84 of ECW, from November 22nd & 29th, 1994. The saga of the Television Title continues! Jim Powers - of all people - challenges for the ECW belt! The Public Enemy definitely commit a capital crime! Also discussed: boomer bullshit and going clear, the folly of unnecessarily lying, in-flight movies and bad Austrian accents, transition champions, to live and die in Ohio, the claims of Tazmaniac's Tasmanianity, a people's history

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01:37:44

Ep. 40 - RON is WAR - November 8th & 15th, 1994 (ECW TV)

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2021/06/30

It's time for Luke Pennock and Brendan Flaherty to review episodes 81 and 82 of ECW, from November 8th & 15th, 1994. Ron Simmons has a lot to say! Stunning Steve Austin may or not show up in the ECW Arena! Sandman smokes 4 cigarettes at once! Also discussed: the ultimate Mike & Ike prank, the meaning of "Even Flow", the real Yonkers motto, the lyrics to the ECW theme song based on what they sound like, courting the dirtsheets (name of your sex tape), the great "Chris" debate, intercentennial

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06:23

Free Preview - November to Remember 1994

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2021/06/28

It's time for Luke Pennock and Brendan Flaherty to review 1994's illustrious November to Remember! If you don't listen to this it'll be a regret you'll never recall not feeling before. (gotta be a better way to say that...) Find the full version at: http://www.patreon.com/hardcorehaven/ Ron Simmons debuts in ECW and challenges for the title! The Sandman bids farewell! Taz gets "work" chloroformed! Sabu suffers "shoot" nerve damage! Everything feels a little off! Also discussed: audio commentaries:

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01:47:08

Ep. 39 - November Reigns (we hope!) - Oct 25th & Nov...

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2021/06/23

It's time for Luke Pennock and Brendan Flaherty to review episodes 79 and 80 of ECW, from October 25th & November 1st, 1994. We're on the road to November to Remember 1994! The "fans" weigh in on Sandman's retirement! Jason is in love with his title belt! The first-ever "November Rain" montage showers down on us! Also discussed: the steel of Hamburg, the proclivities of Air Bud, the sketch comedy possibilities of wrestling, Beary Sleepy and tape-based childcare, Donald Tr*mp's favourite music

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02:32:30

Ep. 38 - Fresh Fruits and Stale Feuds - October 11th...

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2021/06/16

It's time for Luke Pennock and Brendan Flaherty to review episodes 77 and 78 of ECW, from October 11th and 18th, 1994. Tommy Cairo tends his garden! Matt Borne - sorry, Borne Again - brings 2 Cold Scorpio into his hell! Cactus Jack takes Sabu pillar to post (among other objects)! The Sandman announces his retirement from wrestling! Also discussed: nightmare travel stories, the evolution of Esperanto to Simlish, "demon abs", various sexy Television Champions, how to get a Vegas residency, Colt

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02:13:05

Ep. 37 - You can have a smoke, but you can't have a...

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2021/06/09

It's time for Luke Pennock and Brendan Flaherty to review episodes 75 and 76 of ECW, from September 27th & October 4th, 1994. Hack Myers gets too many opening matches! Someone's been taken to the one and only hospital! Kayfabe will never be the same again! We also get into the hit podcast Michelle As Well, how to book your own interaction with Pulsar the robot from Rocky IV, rosemongers at the discotheque, our lack of knowledge of The Beachcombers, which wrestlers are "hollow statues", the value

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01:58:27

Ep. 36 - "He'll be at Pulsations later on tonight..."...

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2021/06/02

It's time for Luke Pennock and Brendan Flaherty to review episodes 73 and 74 of ECW, from September 6th & 20th, 1994. The EXTREME era dawns! Cactus & Mikey unite! The debut of Chris Kanyon! Also discussed: the folly of Fozzy, Tommy Dreamer as Mr Brightside, the dubious truths of Carver W Reed, how to throw a Japanese press conference (without really trying), the Jon Taffer robot party over at Pulsations, and a whole lot more. https://www.patreon.com/hardcorehaven/ Follow the show on IG & Twitter

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01:31:18

Ep. 35 - ECW Is Dead, Long Live ECW - August 23rd &...

Hardcore Haven ·

2021/05/26

It's time for Luke Pennock and Brendan Flaherty to review episodes 71 and 72 of ECW, from August 23rd and 30th, 1994. We get promos galore, an epic round of caning, the debuts of DEAN MALENKO, CHR*S BENO*T, DOINK, and the run-up to the industry-altering NWA championship tournament. Everything's about to change! Or, at least the branding. But first, Luke's track is missing for the first chunk and Brendan gets creative to get through! We might be cursed, but we think you'll enjoy this one.

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05:51

Free Preview - Hardore Heaven 1994

Hardcore Haven ·

2021/05/16

It's time for Luke Pennock and Brendan Flaherty to review 1994's illustrious HARDCORE HEAVEN! Available in full at https://www.patreon.com/hardcorehaven/ The chairs are a-flyin' as Terry Funk and Cactus Jack attempt to usher ECW into an era of "hardcoredom". Meanwhile, there's a "baseball brawl" that has almost nothing to do with baseball, a stiff Sabu vs 2 Cold Scorpio match, multiple guys named Tommy, and a divisive match for the TV title! Did we like this show? Probably not! Also discussed: the

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02:07:26

Ep. 34 - Stop the chairs, I want to get off! - August...

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2021/05/12

It's time for Luke Pennock and Brendan Flaherty to review episodes 69 and 70 of ECW, from August 9th and 16th, 1994. These are the episodes leading up to and directly after HARDCORE HEAVEN '94, which we talk all about on Patreon later this week. 911 gets put over harder than a tipping cow! The Spiders debut and also exit! The NWA Championship tournament is announced, and nothing could possibly go wrong! Cactus Jack and Terry Funk call for chairs and nothing will ever be the same again

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01:40:04

Ep. 33 - Scungilli-eating slobs, you see! - July 26th...

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2021/05/05

It's time for Luke Pennock and Brendan Flaherty to review ECW episode 67 and 68, from July 16th and August 2nd, 1994. Hack Myers gets way too much screen time! Mr Hughes gives us an epic retrospective! Jason gets his first pinfall in ...ever?!?! The Bad Breed - WE INTERRUPT THIS SHOW DESCRIPTION TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE ALREADY POSTED TWO BONUS EPISODES IN THE PAST MONTH AND WE'VE GOT ANOTHER ONE COMING NEXT WEEK! HEAD TO THE LINK BELOW TO GET IN ON ALL THE GOOD STUFF - The Bad Breed are also

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06:49

Free Preview - Heat Wave 1994

Hardcore Haven ·

2021/05/01

It's time for Luke Pennock and Brendan Flaherty to review the ECW home video exclusive HEAT WAVE '94: The Battle For the Future - exclusively for our Patreon backers, and nobody else! Sabu and Shane Douglas battle for the future of professional wrestling! The Funk Brothers and the Public Enemy dress in loose cotton (that's gonna get caught on the barbed wire, dudes). Tommy Cairo and The Sandman take each other on - cane versus cane! Tazmaniac's mystery partner is revealed! All this and so much

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01:53:26

Ep. 32 - "Send me to boys' jail..." - July 12th &...

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2021/04/28

It's time for Luke Pennock and Brendan Flaherty to review ECW episodes 65 and 66, from July 12th & 19th, 1994, which took place before and after HEAT WAVE '94. We get up close and personal with Hack Myers (the "hopeless hoodie"), Chad Austin turns heel, Tommy Dreamer defies the doctors, and Stone Cold Steve Austin Powers' world gets a bit more...fleshed out. Also discussed: the season 2 rule, the carceral system, the power dynamics of naming your enemies, and slow dancing to Finger Eleven.

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02:25:08

Ep. 31 - The Dumping Ground Of Freakshows - June 28th...

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2021/04/21

It's time for Luke Pennock and Brendan Flaherty to review ECW episodes 63 and 64, from June 28th and July 5th, 1994. Stevie Richards debuts! Four men battle in a steel cage, and nobody cares! Phi Delta Slam bring the frat fracas from Florida!We also talk about whether people have sex on their wedding night(s), what even "shop meat" might be, the excellence of Kurtwood Smith and Chris Elliott, the worth of the late night talk show, and other topics that reveal this to actually be an unfunny comedy

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09:49

Free Preview - Hostile City Showdown 1994

Hardcore Haven ·

2021/04/20

The Funk Brothers reunite! Cactus Jack makes his ECW debut against Sabu! A Singapore cane is put on a pole! Pitbull #2 returns! It's late June '94 in the "most hostile city in America" and the ECW Arena is packed full for a night that features a cavalcade of the best that NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling has to offer - just not a title match for their champion, or anything. Come along for the ride with us! It's time for Luke Pennock and Brendan Flaherty to review the ECW Home Video

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01:44:42

Ep. 30 - They said I "scare the burgers." - June 14th...

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2021/04/14

It's time for Luke Pennock and Brendan Flaherty to review ECW episodes 61 and 62, from June 14th and 21st, 1994. If you like people talking about "ooh, aah, I like that", this is the place to be! We talk all about the run up to Hostile City Showdown, including brief appearances from Cactus Jack, 2 Cold Scorpio and Sabu fighting at a Farmer's Market, and some other inauspicious debuts. We also discuss the psyche of community theatre, Montgomeryville Rules, the finer points of Beat the Geeks, and the

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