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For the 505th broadcast of Wrestling With the Dawg at FlairFlop.com, the Dirty Dawg Darsie starts the 2026 Survivor Series series with the Lethal Lockdown match between Sting's Warriors and Jeff Jarrett's Army from TNA Lockdown 2006! The Dawg dives into Randy Orton's WWE suspension and his memories of it from 2006, WWE launching ECW as it's third brand, and so much more!

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Today's Retro Rewind: Captain America’s First 1970s Made for TV Movie [Article]

Take a trip back through the WIWC archives with our popular classic articles with a look back at a great retro made for TV movie with a totally different take on Captain America.

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