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A podcast about ECW hosted by @value_dog and @lukestarkiller.
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a year ago

Did I miss something after the show went off the air? #WWE #EliminationChamber #CodyRhodes #WheatleyAmericanImperialism #Iran by @hcorehavenpod

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It’s the final episode of the last episode of television before heading into the first ever pay-per-view for ECW, 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.

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. Barely Legal. 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.

And what better way to start that episode of television than with…

Oh, it’s the Pitbulls.

It’s time for Luke Pennock & Brendan Flaherty to review episode 205 and 206 of ECW, from April 1st & 8th, 1997!

Up next - our BARELY LEGAL livestream - presented in eye-wounding VHS-VISION. Join us on Discord - 12.30.25 at 8 PM EST.

#ECW #BarelyLegal #TerryFunk #HardcoreHaven #prowrestlingfan by @hcorehavenpod

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10 months ago

…Do it for Dory Sr.
…this Tuesday night
…live on Discord
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#ECW #TerryFunk #DoryFunkSr #ProWrestling #BarelyLegalECW taken in Double Cross Ranch by @hcorehavenpod

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10 months ago

Happy holidays, hardcore knuckleheads. Join us live on Discord as we watch the first-ever ECW PPV: BARELY LEGAL! Direct from 1997 and live from a tape Brendan paid way too much for on eBay!

12.30.25 — 8 pm EST

Link in bio, of course.

#BarelyLegal #ECW #LiveStream #HardcoreHaven by @hcorehavenpod

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Patreon.com/valuedog

You’ve had 100 episodes. Get on board, already. 🎆🎇🎆

(More celebration to come as the week continues but in the meantime phew I’m tired. Get in in yr ears.)

#ECW #Wrestling #WrestlingPodcasts #HardcoreHaven #Episode100 #Raven #TerryFunk #Wrestlepalooza #AEWAllOut #AllOutToronto #NXT #ROH #TNA #NJPW #WWE #AEW #PaulHeyman #TodGordon #TommyDreamer #BullyRay #TheDudleys #TheEliminators by @hcorehavenpod

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a year ago

Dredged up from our last recording session before we took a 10 month accidental break…it’s the 22nd episode of the 3rd season (or the 99th episode overall!) of #HardcoreHaven!

We promise we’re back.
And Thursdays are the new day to expect us in your podcast feed!

This one is chock-o-block with musings, maneuvers, and the occasional misunderstanding.

Tangents include: what candy goes in your primary bag, Raven’s childhood revealed, classic disdain for Boomers and the definition of Gen X, a second retirement for Terry Funk, the food at the Airport Hilton, how it’d be nice if V*** wasn’t who he is, health & safety in Revere Park, Mass., the finer points of generic commentary, a “hottie” named Scott Taylor, Luke’s long history of stage kisses, Bill Alfonso: intimacy co-ordinator, Chris Candido on Air Farce, things we’ve done 200 times besides watch ECW, the severity of a pulled groin, the nature of wrestling invasions, and so many things Luke hate that his rage should be ...barely legal.

Get it in your ears! Buy the shirt! Support us on Patreon for bonus content and more!

Link where ya think.

#ECW #Podcasts #Wrestling #1997 #ChrisCandido #Raven #TerryFunk #Sandman #ShaneDouglas #ThePitbulls #Taz #BillAlfonso #Sabu #Philly #PaulHeyman #PulledGroins #WWF #WWE #AEW #ROH #MichinokuPro by @hcorehavenpod

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a year ago

We are friggin back, baby!!!!

Kickin things back off with a BONUS #ECWBookClub episode all about @ecwtodgordon’s book TOD IS GOD. Things get kinky!

Discussed: the trifecta of off-topic Lukeisms - Hulk Hogan (naturally), The Drew Carey Show (obviously), and Basketball (inevitably),reading Holes to children and the words we were surprised were in this book, the difference between Hak and Hack, the difference between Rockin’ Robin and Rockin’ Rebel, how Paul Heyman and Tod Gordon are both sorta kinda nepo babies, Paul being the cool one, early days with TWA, the bargain price of joining the NWA, and the conundrum of the wrestling book, Luke’s prudish streak, and 2 Cold’s appendage - among other tangents! And it’s all on the new BONUS episode of Harcore Haven! And check out our Patreon for another heaping helping of BONUS content - our 2025 “State of Wrestling” check-up - out TOMORROW

Get in near yr ears! Link where ya think.

#ECW #ProWrestling #Podcasts #Wrestling #WrestlingPodcasts #WWF #WCW #WWE #AEW #NWA #TWA #Philly #CarverWReed #Books #BookClub #BookReview #TodGordon #PaulHeyman #MissyHyatt #2ColdScorpio by @hcorehavenpod

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a year ago

Witness the comeuppance of Dr. Death, a freckled vow by the Funker, the ECW debut of ponytailed Lance Storm (taking on Balls, no less), the formation of the Dudley Boys as we know them, and a dissection of what makes Joe Rogan so insufferable. It's all over the map and so full of tangents it should be... barely legal. And it's all on the new episode of Harcore Haven!

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#HardcoreTV #HardcoreHaven #ECW #1997 #CrossingTheLineAgain #DrDeath #TerryFunk #TommyRich #Sandman #DudleyBoys #BustedOpen #TommyDreamer #PaulHeyman #JoelGertner #JoeyStyles #RequestTV #GaryWolfe #ShaneDouglas #FrecklesBrown #Raven #WWE #WWF #WCW #Extreme #WrestlingNews #WrestlingPodcast by @hcorehavenpod

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2 years ago

The ramifications of House Party '97 continue to be felt as Shane Douglas and his new Triple Threat sing, dance, and act their way roughshod over the undercard. And the debuts and returns pile up like so many pieces of semi-broken table. Mike Awesome! A man in a mask! A guy we thought was gone forever! And don't miss the debut of "The Rookie" in Scranton of all places. It's what Dory Funk Sr. would have wanted and it's happening this week on Hardcore Haven.
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#Wrestling #HardcoreHaven #ProWrestling #Philly #ECW #ShaneDouglas #TripleThreat #HouseParty #TerryFunk #TommyDreamer #TommyRich #DoryFunk #Cheers #Frasier #JustShootMe #Paris2024 #TeamUSA #WWE #WWF #WCW #AEW #AllIn #SummerSlam #1997 #Scranton #PA taken in Scranton, Pennsylvania by @hcorehavenpod

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2 years ago

We FINALLY enter a new year with ECW and it couldn't be more...of... the same. Oh well. Special apearances from Tommy Rich, Ricky Morton and - of all people - Killer Kowalski spice up our lengthy visit to Webster, Mass and a trip to 97's edition of House Party - this time with more slug outs.

Let's talk about (the) Eagles, the Adam Sandler discography, and making out on one or more trampolines - it's another ALL NEW episode of #HardcoreHaven. Get it in your ears.

#ECW #Extreme #ExtremeChampionshipWrestling #PaulHeyman #HouseParty #1997 #Taz #BWO #TheEliminators #KillerKowalski #WildfireTommyRich #RickyMorton #KerryMorton #Raven #WebsterMass #TaborYouthGroup #CYCScranton #Pennsylvania #Season3 #MarqueAllen #JoelGertner #ShaneDouglas #TommyDreamer #BallsMahoney taken in Webster, Mass by @hcorehavenpod

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2 years ago