Episode 61: Barely Legal 1997

This hardcore wrestling promotion decided to compete with the big boys - you won't believe what happened next! In Episode 61 of 'The New Generation Project Podcast' it's finally time for us to turn our attention to Philadelphia and take a look at a new contender in the world of Pay-Per-View, Paul Heyman's ECW, as they stage "Barely Legal 1997". Featuring; your suggestions for wrestling clickbait headlines, a brief history of Extreme Championship Wrestling, the podcast debuts of, well, tons of people; most notably Taka Michinoku, the 'back fanny', Adam reads Joel Gertner introductions, a new contender for the name of Baby Scrivens II, we're all blown away by the stars of Michinoku Pro, Tommy Dreamer launches his incredible career in colour commentary and Shane Douglas bores us all. Plus the answers to the questions; Do the Scrivens family have a placenta plan? What's the weirdest stipulation we've heard in a while? How did this show almost get cancelled? What concessions did ECW have to make to placate their Pay-Per-View provider? Exactly how competitive is Paul? What might one chant outside a supermarket? What's on the back of Lance Storm's head? How does The Stud-Muffin scoring system work? And where's Gran Naniwa?