Luke Pennock and Brendan Flaherty explore the ECW archives, episode by episode, to find the true meaning of extreme.
Hardcore Haven
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Luke Pennock and Brendan Flaherty explore the ECW archives, episode by episode, to find the true meaning of extreme.
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December 30, 2025
Ep. 102 - The Funker, Windows Copilot, And Me - April 1st & 8th, 1997 (ECW TV)
<p class="p1">It's the final episode of the last episode of television before heading into the first ever pay-per-view for <strong>ECW</strong>, a wrestling promotion that is trying to prove that a small independent promotion can do it, can be a viable contender all by itself, with the help of nobody else. Nobody. Nobody except the wide range of wrestlers that owed favours or would work for cheap; the first booker Eddie Gilbert who set the tone for what the show would be; Vince McMahon, who while not outright funding the thing, has helped it along as long as Paul Heyman stopped burying his promotion and focused instead on - after WCW raided ECW's roster already, allowing him to raid it much more effectively - WCW; and nobody else except for of course Paul Heyman's Dad's money I assume (and connections) which helped screw Tod Gordon out of the weekend pissup and hotel orgy-hosting nonstop party he had founded that was masquerading as a wrestling company.<br /> <br /> It's that pivotal final episode of television before that pivotal first pay-per-view, "this Sunday night", at 9 PM, across America, and presumably through piracy and early internet messageboards, across the Globe to a certain extent. <strong>Barely Legal</strong>. You've got to start that episode right, with a powerful piece of attention-grabbing footage that will make even the most jaded channel-scrolling stoner to shake the cheeto dust out of their eyes, sit up in their Barca Lounger and say hey… I should see if I can steal Barely Legal off the Internet.</p> <p class="p1">And what better way to start that episode of television than with…</p> <p class="p1">Oh, it's the Pitbulls.<br /> <span class="s1"><br /> It's time for Luke Pennock & Brendan Flaherty to review episode 205 and 206 of ECW, from April 1st & 8th, 1997!</span></p> <p>Up next - <a href="https://discord.gg/aJpEsp8g8">our BARELY LEGAL livestream</a> - presented in eye-wounding VHS-VISION. <a href="https://discord.gg/aJpEsp8g8">Join us on Discord</a> - 12.30.25 at 8 PM EST. </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Buy the shirt! Buy the shirt! <a href= "https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/46473219-logo?store_id=2700563"><span class="s2">Buy the shirt. </span></a></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">IG & Twitter: @hcorehavenpod<br /> Contact us: <a href= "mailto:hardcoreahavenpod@gmail.com"><span class= "s2">hardcoreahavenpod@gmail.com</span></a></span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s3">Luke on Twitch: <a href= "http://www.twitch.tv/pukelennock/"><span class= "s4">http://www.twitch.tv/pukelennock/</span></a></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Logo by <a href= "https://fifteen.ca/"><span class="s2">Raymond Biesinger</span></a><br /> Theme song by RANX</span></p>
December 23, 2025
Ep. 101 - Karate class or the in-crowd? - March 18th & 25th, 1997 (ECW TV)
<p><span class="s1">It's time for Luke Pennock & Brendan Flaherty to review episode 203 and 204 of ECW, from March 18th & 25th, 1997!</span></p> <p>Matches include: Sabu vs Spike Dudley, Taz vs Rob Van Dam, Balls Mahoney vs The Sandman, Terry Funk vs "The Bulldozer"/"Prime Time" Brian Lee, The Dudleys vs The Eliminators, and a Micinoku Pro 6-man tag. Mostly from Hostile City Showdow, with a few from house shows sprinkled in as is custom. <br /> <br /> Tangents include: how soda pop works, the eloquence of Sabu, Luke's lack of Eagles knowledge, the impact of naming someone either "fool" or "jerk", edible underwear and the Lloyd's of London policy, and so much more it's...barely legal. (This is almost over, this bit)</p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Buy the shirt! Buy the shirt! <a href= "https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/46473219-logo?store_id=2700563"><span class="s2">Buy the shirt. </span></a></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">IG & Twitter: @hcorehavenpod<br /> Contact us: <a href= "mailto:hardcoreahavenpod@gmail.com"><span class= "s2">hardcoreahavenpod@gmail.com</span></a></span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s3">Luke on Twitch: <a href= "http://www.twitch.tv/pukelennock/"><span class= "s4">http://www.twitch.tv/pukelennock/</span></a></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Logo by <a href= "https://fifteen.ca/"><span class="s2">Raymond Biesinger</span></a><br /> Theme song by RANX</span></p>
September 18, 2025
Ep. 100! Born and Died in '97 (ECW March 4th & 11th, 1997)
<p><a href= "http://patreon.com/valuedog">http://patreon.com/valuedog</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Get on board, already. You've had 100 episodes.</p>
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