Escaping The Asylum; A look at the history of NWA:TNA

Escaping The Asylum; A look at the history of NWA:TNA

Two comedians take a week by week look at the early days of (NWA) TNA wrestling.

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March 20, 2024 112 mins

Tna has all it's champions crowned and is looking to move forward in a big way.

The celebrity involvement is strong here. Hermie Sadler makes his in ring debut against K-Krush and we get a surprise appearance from Jasmine St Claire. Because it is a true world title the NWA World title is being defended against Japan's Omori. Brian Christopher exlains his actions from the previous week. The headline attraction is ...

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TNA has finally made it to its home of Nashville Tennessee and they have brought out the big guns.

Not only is the tag title on the line but they all are! Malice challenges for the NWA title and David Young is the contender for the X title. also Francine gets another shot at the Miss TNA crown. Scott Hall and Brian Christopher team up in the main event against Jefft Jarrett and -Krush andso much more!

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February 21, 2024 135 mins

The guys go back to rewatch the second NWA TNA PPV. Join them as they cover Jarrett/Hall, the first X title match and all that hapened inbetween.

Arguably the match that made AJ styles in the TNA fans eyes, how does the match hold up? Is there anything on the show that doesn't stand the test of time? All this and more is handled with the  usual high level of analysis. Also did you know Vince Russo went bac to WWE in 2...

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February 14, 2024 171 mins

Two comedians watch their way through all the NWA:TNA weekly PPVs.

This week the guys cover the first episode featuring an X Division preview, a battle royal featuring some familiar faces and a some choice gimmicks.

How does it all stack up? Does it seem like the first step of a company that is still here 21.5 years later? It is all analysed and rated in great detail.

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On the 26th March 2001 the wrestling world stood in awe. Vince had done it! He had bought his competition.

With the death of the major territories over the previous 15 years there was no where to go for any wrestlers who were out of favour with the WWF. Several companies tried to fill the gap.

In this episode we look at the formation of one that is still going today.

TNA Wrestling.

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On the 26th March 2001 the wrestling world stood in awe. Vince had done it! He had bought his competition.

With the death of the major territories over the previous 15 years there was no where to go for any wrestlers who were out of favour with the WWF. Several companies tried to fill the gap.

In this episode we look at the formation of one that is still going today.

TNA Wrestling.

This is the pr...

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January 13, 2024 48 secs

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