Podcast appearances and mentions of Dominic DeNucci

Welcome to this episode of Hamburg All Stars, this week we cover April 21st 1979 WWF All Star where we will see :- Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs Nick Busick Steve Travis & WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase vs Johnny Rodz & Mark Pole Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs SD Jones Tito Santana vs Jose Estrada Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs Dominic DeNucci, Steve King, & Frank Williams Follow the network on facebook (Place To Be Nation) as well as the sister network North South Connection on facebook and Backbone Wrestling Network @backbone24 Follow the show on facebook Memphis Continental Wrestling Cast (facebook.com/memphiscast) Support the other networks by visiting youtube.com/@ptbwrestling and youtube.com/@northsouthconnectionpodnet

Welcome to this episode of Hamburg All Stars, this week we cover April 14th 1979 WWWF All Star where we will see :- Dominic DeNucci vs Mike Hall Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs Steve King WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase vs Mr. X Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs John Schmidt Ivan Putski & Steve Travis vs Bad News Allen Coage & Baron Mikel Scicluna Follow the network on facebook (Place To Be Nation) as well as the sister network North South Connection on facebook and Backbone Wrestling Network @backbone24 Follow the show on facebook Memphis Continental Wrestling Cast (facebook.com/memphiscast) Support the other networks by visiting youtube.com/@ptbwrestling and youtube.com/@northsouthconnectionpodnet

Welcome to this episode of Hamburg All Stars, this week we cover March 10th 1979 WWWF All Star where we will see :- John Schmidt vs Ted DiBiase Gypsy Rodriguez vs Fred Curry Chief Jay Strongbow vs Greg Valentine Hussein Arab vs Tony Russo Bulldog Brower, Johnny Valiant & Jerry Valiant vs Dominic DeNucci, Tony Garea & Larry Zbysko Follow the network on facebook (Place To Be Nation) as well as the sister network North South Connection on facebook and Backbone Wrestling Network @backbone24 Follow the show on Bluesky @oldbakerypro.bsky.social Support the other networks by visiting youtube.com/@ptbwrestling and youtube.com/@northsouthconnectionpodnet

Welcome to this episode of Hamburg All Stars, this week we cover November 4th 1978 WWWF All Star where we will see :- SD Jones vs Johnny Rodz Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci vs Jose Estrada & Davey O'Hannon Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs Spiros Arion & Victor Rivera (w/ Freddie Blassie) Crusher Blackwell (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs Steve King Chief Jay Strongbow vs Tony Russo Visit linktr.ee/memphiscast for all handy bits todo with the podcast Be sure to check out friends of the show, Our Vantage Point, Acid Washed Memories, Booking The Territory, Greetings From Allentown and the Wrestlecopia network. Follow the network on @ptbnwrestling as well as the sister network North South Connection @NoSoPodNetwork as well as brand new network Backbone Wrestling Network @backbone24 Support the other networks by visiting youtube.com/@ptbwrestling and youtube.com/@northsouthconnectionpodnet

Welcome to this episode of Hamburg All Stars, this week we cover October 28th 1978 WWWF All Star where we will see :- Dino Bravo vs  Jose Estrada Crusher Blackwell (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs Frank Williams Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs Johnny Ringo Johnny Rodz & Tony Russo vs Jim Ray & Steve King Larry Zbyszko, Tony Garea, & Dominic DeNucci vs Spiros Arion, Stan Stasiak, & Baron Mikel Scicluna Please follow Richard Land @maskedwrestlers and visit his website thehistoryofwwe.com Be sure to check out friends of the show, Our Vantage Point, Acid Washed Memories, Booking The Territory, Greetings From Allentown and the Wrestlecopia network. Support the pod by visiting patreon.com/memphiscast  Follow the network on @ptbnwrestling as well as the sister network North South Connection @NoSoPodNetwork as well as brand new network Backbone Wrestling Network @backbone24 Support the other networks by visiting youtube.com/@ptbwrestling and youtube.com/@northsouthconnectionpodnet Visit whenitwascool.com for podcasts, articles and much more on retro pop culture, comics, wrestling, movies, tv, toys, history and more 

The professional wrestler held over a dozen championships in the 1960s and '70s, and went on to mentor such future wrestlers as Mick Foley and Shane Douglas. 

The Wrestling Stoop is back with Episode #34 as Bob talks his recent trip to the 2024 Tragos/Thesz Hall of Fame Ceremonies, plus it's more 1975 in the CWF! Bob takes a deep dive into his personal experiences with promoter Eddie Graham, from meeting Eddie at a banquet while Graham was on top of the heap, to some fun stories of Bob wrestling Eddie in the ring, to Graham's bad financial decisions later in life and his tragic end. From there we talk wrestlers Blading, Olympic wrestler turned pro Chris Taylor, the team of Dominic Denucci & Tony Parisi, some fun Iron Sheik discussion, and Roop sees a familiar foe when Adnan Al-Kaissie arrives in the Sunshine State!  A former National AAU Champion and U.S. Olympian, Bob doesn't hold back and opens up about his time in the world of Professional Wrestling.Available everywhere your Podcast Streaming needs are met.Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes the $5 “All Access” Tier & $9 "Superfan DELUXE" Tier featuring our VIDEO CASTS, Patreon Watch-Along Series, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), Early Show Releases, REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!Visit the WrestleCopia Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow WrestleCopia on “X” (Formerly Twitter) @RasslinGrenadeFollow & LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE – https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to the WrestleCopia Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenade ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Welcome to this episode of Hamburg All Stars, this week we cover June 3rd 1978 WWWF All Star where we will see :- Luke Graham vs Jim Ray Stan Stasiak vs  Jim Oliver Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko vs Sylvano Sousa & Moose Monroe WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs Strong Kobayashi WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci vs Tank Patton & Butcher Vachon Please follow Richard Land @maskedwrestlers and visit his website thehistoryofwwe.com Be sure to check out friends of the show, Our Vantage Point, Acid Washed Memories, Booking The Territory, Greetings From Allentown and the Wrestlecopia network. Follow the show on twitter @oldbakerypro, and the network on @ptbnwrestling as well as the sister network North South Connection @NoSoPodNetwork Check out Youtube.com/@memphiscast for more videos from the likes of Detroit, Japan, Australia, Florida and of course Memphis Visit whenitwascool.com for podcasts, articles and much more on retro pop culture, comics, wrestling, movies, tv, toys, history and more

Welcome to this episode of Hamburg All Stars, this week we cover May 13th 1978 WWWF All Star where we will see :- WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci vs Tank Patton & the Golden Terror The Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs Charlie Brown & SD Jones Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs Pete Austin Haystacks Calhoun, Larry Zbyzsko, & Peter Maivia vs Moose Monroe, Strong Kobayashi, & Butcher Vachon Please follow Richard Land @maskedwrestlers and visit his website thehistoryofwwe.com Be sure to check out friends of the show, Our Vantage Point, Acid Washed Memories, Booking The Territory, Greetings From Allentown and the Wrestlecopia network. Follow the show on twitter @oldbakerypro, and the network on @ptbnwrestling as well as the sister network North South Connection @NoSoPodNetwork Check out Youtube.com/@memphiscast for more videos from the likes of Detroit, Japan, Australia, Florida and of course Memphis Visit whenitwascool.com for podcasts, articles and much more on retro pop culture, comics, wrestling, movies, tv, toys, history and more

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas candidly discusses his oxycodone addiction with Steve - what it was like at its worst, what prompted him to kick it, and how he finally he did. He also talks about his highschool & college wrestling days, training with Dominic DeNucci, working for Bill Watts, the legend of Bruno Sammartino, getting color at ECW, and what he learned from Eddie Gilbert.

Author Sal Corrente and wrestler Davey O'Hannon share memories of their friend, and wrestling legend, Dominic DeNucci one year after his passing.    Send your questions for Dan and Benny to: danandbenny@outlook.com  Dan and Benny on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/danandbenny

Scotty is back with another episode of Slasher Scotty and his guest is professional wrestler and wrestling manager, Nikita Breznikov. Nikita discusses with Scotty how wearing the Russian outfit for his gimmick almost got him in a fight with a World War 2 veteran in a Wendy's restaurant, some fun stories on the road with Nikolai Volkoff and Dominic DeNucci, why having no social media back in the 70s and 80s was much better than today's era with social media and dirt sheets spoiling everything, and much, much more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/slasherscotty/support

Today we're entering the world of sports. That's right, we're talking about everyone's favorite sport… Curling! Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite rocks, also called stones, across the ice curling sheet toward the house, a circular target marked on the ice. Each team has eight stones, with each player throwing two. The purpose is to accumulate the highest score for a game; points are scored for the stones resting closest to the center of the house after each end, which is completed when both teams have thrown all of their stones. A game usually consists of eight or ten ends…  Um...What the fuck.. Fucking Moody… This is why we can't trust him to do research while hunting Sasquatch in Canada… Hold on, let me find the right notes… Son of a bitch, where are they… Ah, here we go. Today we are actually going into the wonderful world of… WRESTLING!!! But you know us… we're actually not looking at the wonderful part… No sirs and madams, we take it to the not-so-wonderful side. We'll be discussing some crazy and tragic wrestler Deaths. Many of our beloved childhood wrestling favorites have passed on over the past decade or so. Many were related to the job's rigors, leading to drug use and overdose, heart attacks, suicides, and a host of other causes. Today, we're going to look at some more… "interesting," if you will... wrestler deaths. Some of these guys you'll know, some only hardcore wrestling fans will know, and some, none of you may know, at all. Also, we're going to skip some of the biggest ones because they've been covered more times than podcasts covering Ted Bundy and in much more detail within the time we have, so you won't be hearing about some of the more popular ones. So without any more curling bullshit (fucking Moody). Let's get to it!    First up is an old-timer that primarily wrestled in Australia… We love you beautiful sumbitches in Australia, so we wanted to throw this one in. Also, maybe you guys have some stories about this guy if you're old enough to remember him. His name is Brute Bernard! He initially made his name as tag team partner of Skull Murphy in the WWF. Brute toured the world with Skull until he died in 1969. Brute won the IWA World Tag titles in Australia with Murphy 6 times. They defeated Mark Lewin & Dominic de Nucci, Lewin & Bearcat Wright, Mario Milano & Billy White Wolf, Mario Milano & Antonio Pugliese, and Lars Anderson & Dick Murdoch. They lost to Lewin & Wright twice, Milano & Pugliese twice, Don Leo Jonathan & Antonio Pugliese, and Mario Milano & Spiros Arion. Brute continued as a solo wrestler in Australia, where he had his most tremendous success, winning the Austro-Asian title from Spiros Arion before dropping it back to him. He also wrestled extensively in the Carolinas, teaming up with the Missouri Mauler in Texas. Brute was also married to pro wrestler Betty Joe Hawkins.   He was famous for his 'camel walk.' I tried to look it up but couldn't find anything about it, but I think it was probably something like the iron Shiek's "Camel Clutch."    So when you look up the cause of death of this guy, you get a common reason of "shot while cleaning gun," which is still fucked up. The thing is, if you do a little more digging, it doesn't seem so simple. While there isn't an incredible amount of information on his death, if you look, you can find enough people that are suspicious of the "accidental" death ruling. Some think it was an intentional self-inflicted gunshot. There is a small amount that believes it was murder. And then some say that he was drunk and decided to play a game of Russian roulette. So what is the real story? Who knows? But there are enough people asking questions and spewing theories to make this an exciting appetizer for the show! Suicide? Russian roulette? Courtney Love? Who knows! And if that's "too soon", fuck off... she had SOMETHING to do with it.   Ok, so who's next? Oh, how about Neil Allen Caricofe. His ring name "Neil Superior" was better known, and he was born on April 6, 1963, in Hagerstown, Maryland. He was at one point a corrections officer, and he also served in the army reserve. He was trained by one of the Wild Samoans, who you definitely remember if you're Chainsaw's age. Superior made his pro debut in 1989. He and his father, Dick Caricofe, founded the All-Star Wrestling League (later known as the National Wrestling League) in Hagerstown, Maryland, that same year. Caricofe formed a tag team with fellow Wild Samoan graduate Doug Stahl called The Superior Brothers, "Nasty" Neil, and "Desirable" Doug Superior. At some point, the two also wrestled under the team name...The Satanic Warriors… yea… Anyway. After splitting with Stahl, Superior embarked on a singles career. One of his first significant opponents was "The Honky Tonk Man" (who I loved as a kid) and who he faced in Hagerstown on August 10, 1991. Superior also feuded with Rasta the Voodoo Mon. Later that year, Superior defeated Helmut Hesler to win the NWL Heavyweight Championship. After that, he worked for many other independent companies throughout the 90s. Finally, he became the south Atlantic pro wrestling heavyweight champion in 1992 and held the belt for 4 months until the promotion folded. He would then go back and finish his career in the NWL until his death… Which is why we're here.    Early on the morning of August 23, 1996, Caricofe, who had left his hotel room around 4:00 A.M., was observed acting erratically and running naked on the seventh floor of the Fenwick Inn in Ocean City, Maryland. Which, of course, we've all done at some point in our lives. It was believed that Caricofe had left his room accidentally and was unable to find his way back. Caricofe may have suffered from a medical condition caused by seizures, which made him sleepwalk. According to the Caricofe family, it wasn't unusual for him to sleep either in his underwear or nude. The night desk clerk, Lisa Mulvihill, became aware of the situation when a concerned guest called the front desk. When Mulvihill investigated, she saw Caricofe "jumping around and banging himself against the wall ."She briefly attempted to communicate with Caricofe but returned to the front desk and called the police, finding him unresponsive. Mulvihill received a second call that Caricofe was banging on the doors of several rooms. Mulvihill then made a second call to the police, informing them that she was returning to the seventh floor and requesting that officers meet her there. Officers would arrive and find Superior roaming the hallway, and when they approached him, they said he appeared to be in a boxer's stance, dancing around on his tiptoes and doing some kind of shadowboxing. They say he was not responding to their commands, and they called for backup when they assumed he was under the influence and dangerous. An attempt by two officers to handcuff Superior failed. They continued shouting commands to lay down on the ground and, when Caricofe failed to respond, all four officers used pepper spray, which they later claimed had no effect. Caricofe then moved toward the officers, pinning Officer Freddie Howard up against the wall, and held the officer by his shirt. Sergeant Braeuninger and Officer Alban radioed for backup, the latter calling in a "Signal 13," indicating an officer needed emergency assistance. Alban, Braeuninger, and Jones began hitting Caricofe on his lower back and legs with nightsticks to free Howard. Caricofe would run away and mash his way down 7 flights of stairs; along the way, police say he ran into a vending area and began beating his head and shoulders into the vending machines. Once he made it down the stairs, he headed into the parking lot, where more police were waiting. They sprayed him with pepper foam and beat him with nightsticks in another attempt to subdue him. Finally, the over officer grabbed him and held him long enough for the others to restrain him. The group held Caricofe down while attempting to handcuff him and place the "violent prisoner restraining device" on his legs. While police were waiting for paramedics to arrive, the officers observed that Caricofe was no longer breathing. They assisted paramedics in performing CPR on Caricofe but could not revive him. He was pronounced dead at the hospital a short time later. The story does not end there, though.    The circumstances surrounding Caricofe's death were questioned during the next few weeks. It was not learned until afterward that Caricofe had been diagnosed with a medical condition two years earlier, a neurological problem possibly resulting from a wrestling-related injury that caused seizures and made him appear to be sleepwalking. Ya know, CTE... for those that don't know, Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a progressive brain condition that's thought to be caused by repeated blows to the head and repeated episodes of concussion. It's mainly associated with contact sports, such as boxing or American football. The Caricofe family was given little information from authorities regarding the death of their son. They learned from Gerald Minnich, director of Minnich Funeral Home in Hagerstown, who described their son's injuries, that Neil Caricofe had sustained "a possible broken nose, swelling around his eyes and a bruise on the back of his head ." Caricofe's father did not initially hold Ocean City police liable for the death of his son. He was told by a Maryland State Police investigator and a friend who was a state trooper at the Berlin police barracks that his son had hit his head on a vending machine as he was running from police. The family believed that the responding police officers, three of whom were temporary, seasonal patrolmen, were inexperienced and had overreacted due to Neil Caricofe's size. In an article from the Washington Post, shortly after the incident, a woman who said she was staying at the hotel and witnessed the incident said Caricofe "didn't yell back or attack but refused to lay down and kept running around."   The woman, who spoke on the condition that her name not be used, said she believes that officers put something resembling a dog collar around Caricofe's neck just before he became unconscious. "There were at least 10 of them on top of him," she said. "When they were finished, he was unconscious."    City spokesman Jay Hancock said he had "not heard about anything being placed around {Caricofe's} neck at all." He said officers are trained to use a baton to strike someone in "the extremities."   The witness also said police officers did not attempt to revive Caricofe by giving him CPR, contradicting police statements that officers had done so.   The autopsy ruled the cause of death was heart disease combined with the ingestion of drugs and alcohol. A toxicology report found the presence of ephedrine, gamma hydroxybutyrate, anabolic steroids, and ethanol in his system. The family would challenge this ruling, though, as they believed he was perfectly healthy and that the police used excessive force, which caused his death. A year after Caricofe's death, his parents were still unable to find out the details of what occurred that night. The family's Baltimore attorney, Gerald Ruter, believed his clients were being stonewalled by law enforcement. So the family began their own investigation. On June 2, 1998, Caricofe's parents filed a $350 million federal lawsuit against the Ocean City Police Department, claiming that their son had died due to police brutality. The case was heard in U.S. District Court in Baltimore. Gerald Ruter, an attorney for the Caricofe family, claimed that the officers "jumped on him and knocked him down and emptied several cans of pepper spray into his face," causing him to suffocate to death. It was further claimed their use of nightsticks and pepper spray to subdue Neil Caricofe was unnecessary and constituted excessive force. Among those named in the lawsuit included former mayor Roland F. Powell, Police Chief David Massey, and 13 Ocean City police officers charged with wrongful death, excessive force, inadequate training and supervision of police, and false arrest.    The case was dismissed by Judge Frederic Smalkin, who believed the officers had appropriately responded. The ruling was upheld by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on April 1, 2002, concluding that the officers had never resorted to deadly force.   Sounds pretty fucked up. More police bullshit? Justified force? Who knows, but that's a crazy tale!   Next is one of the more prominent wrestlers we're gonna talk about. He started out as the Blue Angel, which transformed him into the Blue Blazer, the character that first brought him success. He is none other than the legendary Owen Hart. This is another one that's been covered a ton, but we wanted to talk about it because some of us here at the train remember watching this happen live. A member of the Hart wrestling family, he was born in Calgary, Alberta, the youngest of twelve children of Stampede Wrestling promoters Stu and Helen Hart. Among other accolades, Owen was a one-time USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion, a two-time WWF Intercontinental Champion, a one-time WWF European Champion, and a four-time WWF World Tag Team Champion, as well as the 1994 WWF King of the Ring. He headlined multiple pay-per-view events for the WWF and was widely regarded as one of the company's best in-ring performers. And if you've never seen him in action, the guy was an absolute specimen in the ring. On May 23, 1999, Hart fell to his death in Kansas City, Missouri, during the Over the Edge pay-per-view event. Hart was in the process of being lowered via harness and grapple line into the ring from the rafters of Kemper Arena for a booked Intercontinental Championship match against The Godfather. In keeping with the Blazer's new "buffoonish superhero" character, he began a dramatic entrance, being lowered to just above ring level. At that time, he would act "entangled," then release himself from the safety harness and fall flat on his face for comedic effect—this necessitated the use of a quick-release mechanism. It was an elaboration on a Blue Blazer stunt done previously on Sunday Night Heat before Survivor Series in 1998. While being lowered into the ring, Hart fell 78 feet (24 m), landing chest-first on the top rope (approximately a foot from the nearest turnbuckle), throwing him into the ring. Hart had performed the stunt only a few times before. Hart's widow Martha has suggested that Hart unintentionally triggered an early release by moving around to get comfortable with both the harness and his cape. Television viewers did not see the incident. Instead, a pre-taped vignette was being shown on the pay-per-view broadcast and on the monitors in the darkened arena during the fall. A vignette is any piece of video footage featuring characters or events shown to the audience for entertainment or edification. It is usually meant to introduce a debuting character, get a wrestler over before their TV wrestling debut, or signify an impending return. Afterward, while medical personnel worked on Hart inside the ring, the live event's broadcast showed only the audience. Meanwhile, WWF television announcer Jim Ross repeatedly told those watching live on pay-per-view that what had just transpired was not a wrestling angle or storyline and that Hart was hurt badly, emphasizing the seriousness of the situation. Jim Ross would later say in an interview.                     "Being at ringside the night he fell [and announcing live on air that he had died] was the toughest thing I ever did. To this day, I've still never seen the tape. I was pretty numb. Everyone was in shock that night. I still have nightmares about it. Owen was as warm-hearted as any human being I have ever known. He loved to laugh, and he loved to make other people laugh. He had a great spirit, a good soul, and a good heart."   Five months before his tragic death, Owen Hart opened up to Slam Wrestling about his desire to soon leave wrestling:   "When my contract is up, I'm out of wrestling. I've made plans. I've been smart with my fiscal affairs. Financially, I'll be set. I really want to devote a lot of time to my family. I've bought some property on a lake. I plan on doing a lot of boating and fishing. I want to continue to stay in shape. And who knows, I might do ten weeks a year in Japan. Something just to motivate me to keep in shape, keep involved a little bit but not have to deal with the politics, the pressures that are so intense right now. I've paid my dues for twelve years now. If I continue for five more, that's seventeen years working at a pretty hard clip. I think that at that point, my family, my wife, and my kids, have been compromised enough. I would like to kind of just disappear from wrestling fans and stuff. I don't want to forget the fans and what they've done. They've supported me and stuff, but at the same time, I'd like to just — I don't want to be hanging on like one of these wrestlers who's sixty years old, saying, 'Hey, I'm a wrestler.' Let it go. Make your money out of it and get on. Going out and performing- it's an art. I'd like fans to remember me as a guy who would go out and entertain them, give them quality matches. Not just the same old garbage every week."   There was a lot of controversy over the incident. One of the main things that people talked about was how they went on with the show that night after the fall. So many people were upset that they would do this.    Vince McMahon would say of the decision:              "Knowing Owen as the performer he was, it is my belief that he would have wanted the show to go on. I didn't know if it was the right decision. I just guessed that it was what Owen would want." This is bullshit and just shows the kind of person McMahon was, in my personal opinion.   Referee Jimmy Korderas, who Hart almost landed on when he fell, would say:   "It's easy for us to say afterward, 'Well, the show should have stopped…' I was kind of on the fence with that. I kind of liken it a little bit to a Nascar race, where the race continues even after a tragic accident. Again, it's a tough call. I'm just glad I'm not the one who had to make that call."   There were lawsuits filed by Hart's wife against the WWE and the harness company. A settlement was reached with the WWE for 18 million dollars which his wife used much to set up the Owen Hart Foundation. The lawsuit against the harness company was dropped after the settlement.    A traffic end to the life of a great wrestler.   Next up Adolfo Bresciano! You may know him better as Dino Bravo! After training under Gino Brito, he started his career in Montreal in the 1970s, working for Lutte Internationale. He became one of Canada's top professional wrestling stars, winning several major titles, including the Canadian International Heavyweight Championship six times, the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Toronto version), and the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship. He later signed with the World Wrestling Federation, where, as a partner to Dominic DeNucci, he won the WWF World Tag Team Championship. He was also the sole holder of the WWF Canadian Championship before the title was abandoned in 1986.  Bravo returned to the WWF in late 1986 with a new look. He was now noticeably more muscular and almost immediately began bleaching his brown hair blonde. Again, he was a heel and began working as part of Luscious Johnny Valiant's stable with Greg "The Hammer" Valentine and Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake. Bravo was known as more of a technical wrestler in his days of wrestling in Canada. Still, with his strongman gimmick, his technical side was pushed into the background and his style changed to using power (brawling) moves such as bodyslams, clotheslines, punches, kicks, and other power holds such as the bearhug. In contrast, his finishing move changed from an airplane spin to a sidewalk slam. Bravo left the WWF and retired from wrestling following a European tour in April 1992. After retiring, he helped train wrestlers in Montreal.    After retiring from the WWF, Dino reportedly struggled to make ends meet. Related by marriage to Montreal mobster Vic Cotroni, Dino became involved with crime. Using his status as a wrestling celebrity, he smuggled and sold illegal cigarettes in Canada, mainly to Aboriginals. The story goes that while his wife was taking his daughter to ballet class, he sat down to watch a hockey game on television and ended up shot 17 times with seven hits to the head and 10 to his torso. The crime remains an unsolved murder; however, it is widely accepted that Dino's involvement in smuggling was the reason for his death. As there were no signs of a break-in and no footprints outside the home's windows, there is speculation that Dino knew his killer, that the person was watching hockey with him when the assassination happened. While this can't be confirmed, what is certain is that Dino's wife found him later that evening when she returned home with their daughter. Dino Bravo was killed on Wednesday, March 10, 1993.    In an interview, his former opponent Bret "The Hitman" Hart revealed that Bravo confided to friends shortly before his death that he knew his days were numbered.   Canadian Mafia… Not gonna lie… Didn't know that was a thing!    Speaking of murdered wrestlers, it's time for everyone's favorite…. The midnight train's quick hits!   John Meek wrestled under the name "Iron" Mike Steele, and in his career, he shared the ring with the likes of Marc Mero and Dean Malenko. Unfortunately, his wrestling career and life came to an end on August 29, 2007.   Harry Brian Taylor intentionally ran over Steele from behind with his van while he was riding his motorcycle. Steele passed away two hours later next to his damaged motorcycle.   On July 10, 2008, Taylor was found guilty of second-degree murder for killing Mike Steele. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.   Frank' Bruiser Brody' Goodish found success as a main eventer and became one of the most talented big men in wrestling. Brody was scheduled to face Dan Spivey in Puerto Rico, but he was called into the shower area by wrestler José Huertas González to talk about some business.   Brody was stabbed in the gut by González and died in the hospital from his stab wounds. He was only 42. González was charged with murder but pleaded self-defense and was acquitted.    Tank Morgan was born in 1933, and his name died down following his tenure in WWF (now WWE) from 1966-1967.   On December 12, 1966, he lost to former WWE Champion Bruno Sammartino in a two out of three falls match inside Madison Square Garden's, the world's most famous arena.   This was the most notable moment in Morgan's entire career, but sadly, he was gunned down in a drive-by shooting on August 15, 1991, while walking his dog. Unfortunately, the details concerning his death are pretty scarce.   Many people believed that Morgan was caught up in the crossfire and was a victim of mistaken identity. What we do know, however, is that he was murdered.   "Gentleman" Chris Adams had a successful wrestling career. He's also the man who trained a guy named Steven James Anderson, aka Steve Williams "The Ringmaster," aka "Stunning" Steve Austin, aka... you guessed it! Stone Cold Steve Austin. Adams worked for World Class Championship Wrestling as a mid-carder in the late 1990s.   After Adams' short-term girlfriend Linda was found dead in 2000 following a drug or alcohol overdose, Adams was charged for manslaughter. However, he was passed out too, but he survived the overdose.   He waited to find out whether or not the court found him guilty, but he never lived to hear the verdict. Adams was shot in the chest after a heated argument with his friend on October 7, 2001.   The charges were acquitted after the friend claimed that he shot Adams in self-defense.   Ricky Lawless was considered an excellent technician during his career in the '80s. He trained a lot of independent wrestlers such as Joey Maggs, Bobby Starr, and Axl Rotten.   Lawless was discovered dead at the age of 28 after he, too, was shot. It was determined by the police that Raymond Swartz, the husband of the woman Lawless had reportedly had an affair with, was the man responsible for the shooting.   There you have it… murdered wrestler quick hits.   No wrestling family has been through more tragedy than the Von Erichs. The family's actual last name is Adkisson. However, every member of the family who joined the wrestling business used the Von Erich name. This was in dedication to the patriarch of the family, Jack (Fritz Von Erich) Adkisson.   Fritz lived to the age of 68, though unpleasantly, five of his six sons preceded him in death, three by suicide.   The firstborn son, Jack Jr., was electrocuted at the age of six in 1959 in a household accident.   In 1984, David Von Erich died in Japan from an unconfirmed cause, although it is widely believed he died from a drug overdose.   On April 12, 1987, Mike Von Erich left a suicide note for his family, then went to Lewisville Lake, where he drank alcohol and overdosed on the sleeping aid Placidyl. A few days before his death, Mike was arrested after a DUI. His body was found four days later and buried at Grove Hill Memorial Park in Dallas.   On September 12, 1991, at about 9 P.M., Chris Von Erick was found by his brother Kevin and mother outside of their family farm in Edom, suffering from a self-inflicted 9mm gunshot wound to the head. According to Kevin, he discovered Chris sitting alone on top of a hill. Chris reassured him, and after Kevin left, he shot himself in the head. Although Chris was hospitalized at the East Texas Medical Center shortly after 10 P.M., he died 20 minutes after arriving, eighteen days before his 22nd birthday. Toxicology reports also revealed cocaine and valium were in his system at his death. Kevin had talked to Chris earlier that day about 100–150 yards north of their home where an apparent suicide note had been left. After the 1987 suicide of brother Mike, Chris began to experience depression and drug issues. He was also frustrated by his inability to make headway as a wrestler due to his physical build. His interment was located at Grove Hill Memorial Park in Dallas.   On June 4, 1986, Kerry von Erich was in a motorcycle accident that nearly ended his life. He suffered a dislocated hip and a badly injured right leg. Doctors were unable to save his right foot, eventually amputating it. According to his brother Kevin, Kerry injured the foot following surgery by attempting to walk on it prematurely, thus forcing the doctors to amputate it. He continued wrestling after the accident with a prosthesis. He kept the amputation secret to most fans and fellow wrestlers, even going to the extreme of showering with his boots on. His amputation was kept secret from the public until after his death. However, Roddy Piper stated in his autobiography: "We were the best of friends. In fact, he felt comfortable enough to sit with me in a hotel and shoot the breeze with his prosthetic off".   After the amputation of his foot, Kerry became addicted to pain killers, followed by several drug problems. Among the many of them were two arrests, the first of which resulted in probation. Kerry died by suicide with a single gunshot to the heart with a .44 caliber pistol on February 18, 1993, on his father's ranch in Denton County, Texas, just 15 days after his 33rd birthday. His death came just one day after being indicted for the second drug charge, which would have more than likely resulted in extensive jail time (being a violation of his probation),   In his autobiography, "My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling", Brett "the Hitman" Hart stated that Kerry had told him that he had decided to join his late brothers in heaven and was waiting for God to tell him when. Bret told Kerry that his living daughters would need him more than his late brothers. Kerry mostly convinced Bret that he had changed his mind, but Bret feared that it was only words. Kerry told Bret again in the summer of 1992 that he wanted to follow his three late brothers David, Mike, and Chris and that they were calling him. Kerry's marriage had fallen apart earlier in 1992, and according to Hart, Kerry believed that his death was inevitable.   Fritz lived to the age of 68 and had to bury 5 of his sons.    Kevin Von Erich talks about being the last Von Erich brother left alive in an interview from 1994. He says:   "My brothers and I lived real dangerously.   "We were a really reckless group always showing off for each other – like walking on bridges in Japan and taking every chance we could. We were just young kids. I'm really surprised that I survived…   "We used to have this thing called the 'chance of the day,' where every day we'd take a chance on our lives. Dave was always too smart for that, so he'd just watch. We'd jump on wild bulls' backs, jump on trains going fast. "We'd get on the roof of a car at highway speed. You start thinking nothing can get you, and you're indestructible. That's part of being in sports. We were blessed with good bodies and good balance. We felt like we could do anything, and nothing would hurt us."   He goes on about the pain killers and drugs:            "Mike was into painkillers. All the brothers had painkillers prescribed by doctors. Kerry was the only one who got into illegal drugs [that weren't prescribed].   "Kerry figured he didn't have anything to live for. He was rootless. He had no home. Seeing me with my family made his pain greater. It reminded him of what he was missing. It was such a sad, tragic thing.   "He had his two beautiful daughters and a wife he loved, but then he'd come home, and all his stuff would be moved out. She'd move all his stuff out. Kerry was no saint [but] they both treated each other kind of rough.   "He had pretty much come to an understanding the day he killed himself. He just left having lunch with Kathy, his wife. Kerry was going to jail*, and he was afraid of never seeing his girls again.   "He said, 'Kevin, I'm about to kill myself…'   "We had talked for about an hour. We told some good dirty jokes, we laughed, and he told me, 'I'm going to kill myself.' I thought I had him talked out of it.   "He said, 'I didn't want to be like Mike and not say goodbye.'   "That's when I begged him. I said, 'Don't do this. Don't leave me alone. You're my only brother. Don't leave me.'   "I thought I had talked him out of it.   "Thirty minutes later, they found his body. He must have gone right out and done it.   If you want to talk about tragic wrestler deaths, there you go. We can't even imagine going through something like that. And remember, if you or someone you know are having thoughts of harming yourself or someone else, please reach out to your local mental health professionals. It takes a stronger person to get help than to do something you can't take back.   Those are some of the crazier deaths we found. This list is but a small fraction of the tragic deaths from the world of wrestling. Tons of guys we grew up watching have died recently due to health complications and drug issues. There have been some younger guys that have passed on recently as well. There have been tons of suicides in wrestlers under the age of 50. Also, as we've seen, a pretty good amount of murders. As we stated earlier, we stayed away from many more prominent names, mainly because they were health-related and covered extensively in recent years. Also, we don't want to talk about a guy who decided it was best to end his wife's and son's lives, as well as his own. CTE is a raging bitch. We'd like to hear what you guys think and maybe some crazy ones we've missed since we're not perfect! But before we talk about anything else, I am going to show you wonderful listeners some of my favorite moves in the ring on my boy Logan and check this out on our youtube page! Top wrestling movies   https://www.ranker.com/list/wrestling-movies-list-of-all-wrestling-films/ranker-film

Originally released February 22, 2017 This episode is dedicated to Ivan Koloff, RIP On the docket tonight: 1. Frank Williams vs Bulldog Brower 3/80 MSG 2. Dominic Denucci vs Baron Mikel Scicluna 8/80 Shea 3. Baron Mikel Scicluna vs SD Jones 4/81 MSG 4. Mr Fuji & Mr Saito vs Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada 10/81 Philly 5. Battle Royal 6/79 MSG 6. Pat Patterson, Tony Garea, & Rick Martel vs The Moondogs & Lou Albano 2/81 MSG 7. Bob Backlund vs Adrian Adonis 3/82 Philly 8. Fabulous Moolah and Wendi Richter vs Princess Victoria and Velvet McIntyre 3/82 Philly 9. Bruno Sammartino vs Waldo Von Erich 6/75 MSG Highlights include: - Titans memories sprinkled throughout - How Vince Jr thinks of his father's era - Hall of Fame Classes of 94, 95 and 96 - Career matches for Dominic Denucci, Baron Scicluna and SD Jones - Bios for Gypsy Rodriguez and Mr X - Final thoughts on Backlund, best opponents and best feuds - The Titans usher in the DIVAS REVOLUTION by reviewing as ladies match - Revelations - Fond farewell to Bruno Thanks for listening!

Baron Scicluna vs Dominic DeNucci 10/11/80, Philly Originally from Titans of Wrestling #20 - February 12, 2014 Frank Williams Bio Originally from Titans of Wrestling #14 - December 10, 2013 Bob Backlund vs "The Fabulous" Hulk Hogan 4/12/80, Philly Originally from Titans of Wrestling #12 - November 20, 2013

Originally released April 1, 2014 In this very special episode, Pete, Johnny and Kelly pay tribute to two icons of wrestling… JerryvonKramer, aka “Parv”, aka The President of the I Hate Bob Backlund Club , aka “Spanky” ... and Kal Rudman: Everyone's favorite drunk, pervy, wrestling commentator On the docket: 12-13 Dominic DeNucci vs. Sgt. Slaughter 12-13 Larry Zbyszko vs. Tony Atlas 12-13 Rick Martel & Tony Garea vs. the Samoans Best 2 out of 3 Falls 12-13 Pedro Morales vs. Ernie Ladd 12-13 Bruno Sammartino vs. Ken Patera Also on tonight's show: -Philadelphia: America's #1 sports town in 1980! -Fantasy Booking #1: Super 8 (possibly Bob Crane in disguise) films Tony Atlas being walked on by a woman while Kal watches, smoking a cigarette, at the Holiday Inn across from the Spectrum -Fantasy Booking #2: Kal goes to Memphis and meets the Fabulous Ones -Visit Izzy Bernstein's House of Blue Tights (with red trim)! -Extended discussion on everybody from Sgt Slaughter, DeNucci, Pete Rose, and Ernie Ladd, to Bill Watts, Greg “the Bull” Luzinski, and The Living Legend

Originally released October 12, 2014 Join Pete, Kelly and two grumpy old men to argue about Bob Backlund matches from 1981. On the docket tonight: Yoshiaki Yatsu vs Baron Mikel Scicluna SD Jones vs Johnny Rodz Rick McGraw vs Moondog Rex Dominic DeNucci vs Larry Sharpe Bob Backlund vs Stan Hansen Pedro Morales vs Moondog King Andre the Giant vs Sgt. Slaughter Rick Martel vs The Hangman Tony Garea vs Bulldog Brower Tony Atlas vs Hulk Hogan Highlights include: - More tales of The Baron - The stat attack: win-loss records for SJ Jones, Johnny Rodz and many others - The great matwork conspiracy of March 81 - Brief discussion of Dominic Denucci's Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame case - Plus: card games out the back, why Hansen and Brody never worked Hogan, Parv vs the world on Backlund round 254,some discussion of Rick Martel, and Tony Garea's magnificent hair!

Der größte Event des Sommers steht an. Ausnahmsweise mal an einem Samstag. Wie wird sich dies auf die Qualität des WWE SummerSlam 2021 auswirken? Konnte die erste Ausgabe von AEW Rampage überzeugen? Außerdem gibt es einen kurzen Nachruf zu Dominic DeNucci. 0:00:00 Dominic DeNucci 5:00 AEW Dynamite 56:00 AEW Rampage 1:27:00 WWE SummerSlam Tippspiel Viel Spaß beim Hören! :-)

Originally released October 6, 2013 Join Parv, James, Kelly, Pete and the one and only Johnny Sorrow once again for more WWF in 1979. On the docket tonight: 11-03 BOBBY DUNCUM vs BILL BERGER ALL STAR WRESTLING 11-03 GREAT HUSSEIN ARAB vs DOMINIC DENUCCI CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING 11-03 LARRY ZBYSZKO vs BILLY COLEMAN CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING 11-17 WILD SAMOANS vs DOMINIC DENUCCI/JOHNNY RIVERA ALL STAR WRESTLING 11-17 HULK HOGAN vs HARRY VALDEZ DEBUT CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING 11-17 BATTLE ROYAL PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM 11-17 JAY STRONGBOW vs BOBBY DUNCUM PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM 11-17 BOB BACKLUND vs PAT PATTERSON WWF TITLE PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM 11-30 BOB BACKLUND vs ANTONIO INOKI WWF TITLE JAPAN Also on tonight's show: - James debuts a new feature: "on this day in 1979" - Kelly's jobber bio marathon, plus bios for The Wild Samoans, Hulk Hogan, and Gorilla Monsoon - Who would Dominic Denucci be in The Godfather? - Who were the best Samoan team? - Johnny channels Gary Michael Cappetta to introduce the 18-man battle royal - And loads more fun and nonsense

Originally released September 14, 2013 Parv and James welcome back Titans regulars Kelly, Pete and Johnny Sorrow for more 1979 goodness. On the docket tonight: 07-30 BOB BACKLUND vs PAT PATTERSON WWF TITLE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 07-30 JAY STRONGBOW vs GREG VALENTINE STRAP MATCH MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 07-30 ANDRE/SANTANA/PUTSKI/DENUCCI vs VALIANTS/ALBANO MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 08-79 NIKOLAI VOLKOFF CRUSHES APPLES WWF TV 08-26 STRONGBOW, ALBANO/VALIANTS, PAT/WIZARD, BACKLUND, ANDRE WWF TV 08-27 PAT PATTERSON/WIZARD, GREG VALENTINE/WIZARD PROMOS WWF TV 08-27 BOB BACKLUND vs PAT PATTERSON WWF TITLE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 08-27 BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs NIKOLAI VOLKOFF MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 08-27 ANDRE THE GIANT vs JERRY VALIANT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN Some other topics include: - Explaining the appeal of Bob Backlund to fans raised on a) the Hogan-era, b) the Attitude era, and c) current WWE. And why is he so divisive? - Stooging: to what extent if any is "parity" between the offense of faces and heels important? - General marking out for the greatness of Pat Patterson - The structure of MSG cards - Detailed bio for Dominic Denucci (by Kelly) - The total and utter douchery of Chief Jay Strongbow - Favourite memorable wrestling fans

Better late than never, this special bonus edition of Don Muraco's Magnificent Podcast poses more of YOUR questions for The Rock to answer. On this episode, Don tackles Dominic DeNucci's passing, CM Punk's return to wrestling, why he was not eligible for the Vietnam War draft, Iron Mike Sharpe's OCD, the time he shared a honeymoon suite with Roddy Piper, Abdullah the Butcher's forehead scars, Stu Hart's disgusting culinary habits, why he was never considered to be WWF Champion, Buddy Roberts of The Fabulous Freebirds, how he and Greg Valentine are STILL tag team champions of somewhere in the Midwest, Big John Studd's supposed heat with Andre the Giant and ACTUAL heat with Mr Fuji, the Nick Bockwinkel confrontation that saw him fired from the WWF, why WCW never called him, heat with George Scott and wrestling “Wildfire” Tommy Rich! Enjoy! Don Muraco's Magnificent Podcast YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbVIe9EgTc2aYA2Zn3LFvuQ Don Muraco's Magnificent Twitter: https://twitter.com/DonMuracoPod Don Muraco's Magnificent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dontherockmuraco Don Muraco's website: https://dontherockmuraco.com Email the show: romeropodcast@gmail.com

Originally released May 19, 2014 Holy retcon Batman! Parv, Pete, Johnny and Kelly make like DC Comics and reset the clock on the Titans universe. It's EPISODE ZERO! This episode is intended as a general introduction to Titans of Wrestling for newcomers, but there is still plenty to enjoy for existing fans. The Titans starters match sampler: 07-21-79 Greg Valentine vs Chief Jay Strongbow (Strap match), Philadelphia Spectrum 01-10-81 Bob Backlund vs Sgt. Slaughter, Philadelphia Spectrum 06-21-75 The Blackjacks vs Victor Rivera and Dominic Denucci, Hamburg, PA; Fieldhouse This show also includes: - General introductions to each of the Titans - Titans Terminology: a beginner's guide to our lingo, heros, in-jokes, and former failed segments - Quantum Leaping Lanny Poffo! - The mysteries of the Fu Manchu moustache - And much much more

Dans ce 8ème épisode Le Carré Rond de la 5ème saison.– Hommage à Dominic Denucci et Beautiful Bobby Eaton– On rebooke les 4 Hoursement !– Prévisions SummerSlam– Les deux Tounes L'article Le Carré Rond – S05 – EP08: Rebooking 4 Hoursement et RIP Beautiful Bobby est apparu en premier sur RadioH2O.

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas candidly discusses his oxycodone addiction with Steve - what it was like at its worst, what prompted him to kick it, and how he finally he did. He also talks about his highschool & college wrestling days, training with Dominic DeNucci, working for Bill Watts, the legend of Bruno Sammartino, getting color at ECW, and what he learned from Eddie Gilbert. Hey Fantasy Football fans, go check out SLEEPER!! https://go.slpr.link/SteveAustin

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas candidly discusses his oxycodone addiction with Steve - what it was like at its worst, what prompted him to kick it, and how he finally he did. He also talks about his highschool & college wrestling days, training with Dominic DeNucci, working for Bill Watts, the legend of Bruno Sammartino, getting color at ECW, and what he learned from Eddie Gilbert. Hey Fantasy Football fans, go check out SLEEPER!! https://go.slpr.link/SteveAustin

Keith Lee almost dies and our collective entitlement. Also, the passing of an unsung hero of Wrestling, Dominic DeNucci.LIVE: http://www.Twitch.tv/danlaw83Podcast's are up at https://rss.com/podcasts/hiactalkradionet/Twitter - http://twitter.com/Danlaw83http://twitter.com/CraigLiggeonsInstagram - http://www.instagram.com/danlaw83/http://www.instagram.com/CraigLiggeonsTumblr - http://danlaw83.tumblr.com/Listen to Musica EnmascaradaMusic by The Mystery Menhttps://lucharock.bandcamp.com/

This week the boys pay tribute to the great Dominic Denucci who passed away earlier this week. Phil complains about his overactive bladder while Jay brings another conspiracy theory regarding the latest alleged changes and talent cuts made in NXT and the Adam Cole contract negotiation. AEW has a new show beginning this week and why Tony Khan is batting .500 in the booking department. Talking all things current including this weekends NJPW shows. This weeks Throwback is WCW's “Hog Wild” from August of 1996   Be sure to check us out on http://www.RantEMRadio.com Chat with us on Discord on our server - https://discord.com/invite/pYWbRdt Follow us on Social Media: Twitter - @RantEMRadio - http://www.twitter.com/RantEMRadio Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/RantEMRadio Facebook Group - http://www.facebook.com/groups/RantEM Instagram - @RantEMRadio - http://www.instagram.com/RantEMRadio

This week the boys pay tribute to the great Dominic Denucci who passed away earlier this week. Phil complains about his overactive bladder while Jay [...]

On this episode of Shooting Up North I discuss: Kenny Omega defends the Impact World Title against Christian Cage and my issue with it. Ric Flair is a lock to sign with AEW, does he want an in ring return? Pro Wrestling great Dominic Denucci passes away at 89

Kris & David are joined by Mark Coale (@black_bile) to discuss the week that was April 14-20, 1986, which Mark picked by dropping the $100 on our Patreon to not just have us cover that week, but also be our guest for the whole show. We talk about the first annual Crockett Cup and everything that went on around it, including Dave Meltzer's live report of the shows plus the World Championship Wrestling episode that aired basically between the two shows on TBS, with lots of great clips. We also talk about All Japan and Giant Baba's meetings while he was in the United States, as well as the rest of Japan, Canada, & Mexico, before going to the territories. There, we talk about Kevin Sullivan leaving Florida again, John Nord no-showing Memphis, Kamala returning to the UWF, a big talent exodus from World Class, familiar names coming back to the WWF, before closing with AWA WRESTLEROCK ’86!!!!! (Yes, we play the WrestleRock Rumble.) Another great 80's show, so listen now!!!!!! Timestamps: 0:00:00 Jim Crockett Promotions 2:09:48 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, Lutte International, Stampede, EMLL, & UWA 2:27:37 Classic Commercial Break 2:30:57 Housekeeping/The Amazon Game 3:04:11 USA East: CWF, CCW, CWA/Memphis, Dominic DeNucci, & Ohio 3:46:59 USA West: UWF, WCCW, TASW, Central States, Portland, & PolyPro/Hawaii 4:32:19 WWF 4:55:51 AWA To support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets ( http://patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets ) and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will also get you exclusive access to not only the monthly themed episode of Between the Sheets, but also access to our new mailbag segment, a Patron-only chat room on Slack, and anything else we do outside of the main shows! Shop at Amazon via our link ( https://www.amazon.com/?tag=betweenthesheets-20 ) (go here ( https://www.amazon.co.uk/?_encoding=UTF8&tag=btsheets-21 ) for Amazon UK if you’re in Europe)— Nothing extra comes out of your pocket; for you, it’s the same experience you’d get going to Amazon the usual way. For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv ( http://independentwrestling.tv/ ) and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 5 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets ( http://tinyurl.com/IWTVsheets ) to sign up that way.) If you convert to a paid subscriber, we get a kickback for referring you, allowing you to support both the show and the indie scene. To subscribe, you can find us on iTunes, Google Play, and just about every other podcast app's directory, or you can also paste Feeds.FeedBurner.com/BTSheets ( http://feeds.feedburner.com/BTSheets ) into your favorite podcast app using whatever “add feed manually” option it has. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/between-the-sheets/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week TMPT welcomes into the show for our flagship episode, Cody Michaels. The former USWA World Tag Team Champion joins the show to talk about his entire professional wrestling career. Host John Poz and Cody talk about training under Dominic Denucci with Mick Foley, Shane Douglas, and Brian Hildebrand. Cody also discusses wrestling in the WWF, USWA, retirement, Wrestlers vs Zombies, producing Extreme Rising, XPW, and so much more!

On the premier episode of Dan & Benny In the Ring we are joined by wrestling legend and icon Dominic DeNucci as we celebrate his life and career. Joined by wrestling super fan Mike Migut, the boys listen to road stories and talk to Dominic about his legendary career.   Email your questions to: danandbenny@outlook.com Benny Scala on ProWrestling Stories: https://prowrestlingstories.com/author/benny/

This week TMPT welcomes into the show for our flagship episode, the legendary Dominic Denucci. The former 3x WWWF World Tag Team champion will talk about his entire pro wrestling career. Host John Poz and Dominic will discuss Vince McMahon Sr, Vince McMahon Jr, his lifelong friendship with Bruno Sammartino, the golden era of the WWWF, why he isn't in the WWE Hall of Fame, training Mick Foley, training Shane Douglas, and a whole lot more!

                                                 A VERY SPECIAL HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOMINIC DENUCCIThe first episode of recently rechristened "In The Ring"®™  with Dan The Man & Big Ben looks at the life and career of Dominic DeNucci. In the first episode of the wrestling show on the Wrestling With the Future Network Dan and Benny are joined by wrestling superfan Mike Migut, to talk with the legendary Dominic DeNucci on his birthday and celebrate his life and career. Wrestling With the Future on Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/wrestling-with-th... Wrestling With the Future on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/53990... Wrestling With the Future T-Shirts https://www.paypal.me/wrestlingthefut... Email Questions, Comments and Suggestions to: askwwtf@gmail.com

This weeks episode of WrestleShoot the guys had a blast with out guest Preston Steele. Hear fun stories about guys like Shane Douglas, The Iron Sheik, Greg Valentine, Dominic DeNucci and Mick Foley and an uplifting story about the generosity of the Honky Tonk Man. This is a long episode, but really, really worth it. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHAMPJoin Us For a Special Birthday Celebration of a Man Wrestling Fans Worldwide called "The Living Legend" Bruno Sammartino. On What Would Have Been His 85th Birthday, Help Us Celebrate A Lifetime of Accomplishments Made By The Legendary Champion as We Welcome his Book Biographer Sal Corrente, WWE HOFer J.J. Dillon (THE FOUR HORSEMEN) His Protege and Lifelong Friend WWE HOFer Larry Zbyszko, His Best Friend IPWHF HOFer, Dominic DeNucci and His Biggest Fans Nikita Breznikov and yours Truly the Guys at WWTF Podcast Angelo and Dan The Man. Happy Birthday Bruno, This One Is For YOU, Champ!

Dominic DeNucci is an Italian-American professional wrestler and trainer whose students include Mick Foley, Shane Douglas, Cody Michaels, Preston Steele and Brian Hildebrand.  Dominic emigrated from Italy to Nova scoria in 1953 to Train as a wrestler in Montreal.He made his pro wrestling debut in 1958 in Montreal and Ottowa Ontario. His early ring names included the Masked Marvel and Dominic Bravo (ALONG WITH THE ORIGINAL DINO BRAVO) and Don Denucci. He was also closely aligned with another famous Italian American Wrestler you may have heard of named Bruno Sammartino. Dominic DeNucci was one of the first of the American exports to wrestle in Australia along with Killer Kowalski and Ray The Crippler Stevens. 

This week we talk about the living legend Dominic Denucci, the man who trained Shane Douglas. We also have Dominic Denucci himself on the show! We also discuss WWE Extreme Rules and more! Check it out! www.shanedouglas.com

What kind of message did Jimmy Vegas send his friends and family, which included fellow wrestlers and his daughter, by busting Jack Pollock wide open? More importantly, what message does he have for Jack Pollock as the two set to clash at IWC NINETEEN this Saturday, March 14? The IWC Founding Father also fills us in on his training with Pittsburgh wrestling staples Dominic DeNucci and Shane Douglas as well as his time spent with Sandman and Raven. Injuries have slowed him down, but he has plans for the future, regardless of what happens when he challenges Jack Pollock for the IWC World Heavyweight Championship!Support the show (http://paypal.me/cancrushers)

ECW legend "The Franchise" Shane Douglas joins Steve on this classic episode! Hear all about Shane's training under Dominic DeNucci, working in Bill Watts's UWF with Eddie Gilbert, the creation and dissolution of the Dean Douglas character and much more! Visit Zoro.com/Austin to sign up for Z-mail and get 15% OFF your first order Check out GetRoman.com/AUSTIN to receive your FREE online medical visit and FREE two-day shipping. Save 15% or more with Geico  today!

Heavy hitter time! Every wrestling fan either remembers this or knows about it. History was made in Pittsburgh as Mick Foley's career comes full circle from his days training at Dominic DeNucci's wrestling school just 25 miles away. Join us as we examine a classic.

It’s time for a new episode of “Shootin’ The Shiznit.” Brian Tramel sits down with for Episode 256 with Carmela Panfil. Carmela talks about being a fan, feeding the wrestlers, their store, cutting Tommy Rich’s hair, Rasslin Radio, Joel Goodhart, Buddy Rogers, Dominic DeNuccI, Jay Strongbow, Andre The Giant, working for the WWF, Jimmy Hart and much more! This episode is sponsored by bluechew.com ! Use PROMO CODE: STS and spunklube.com Also sponsored by 80sTees! Hit the link, buy products & help STS! https://tinyurl.com/sts80stees And UBER EATS! Download it & get $5 off your first order by using this code: eats-briant24790ue

This week's episode brought to you by Indy Wrestling US, Slice on Broadway, Sidekick Media Services, and Pittsburgh Wrestling.  Thomas Mathis joins us in studio - with our new probationary on-air talent, Ronnie Starks!  It's a good thing that we have the good ol' boys Sorg and Mad Mike to keep things straight while we talk this week in wrestling news, including: RAW was live in Pittsburgh. Our crew was in attendance and we're sharing our thoughts. Mad Mike is using LEGOs to demonstrate what's happening in wrestling. Wrestling is about good story telling. Our crew is remembering some of the good storylines heading into pay-per-views. If Ronnie makes one more mistake on the show it's possible he may see a chop from our guest Beastman. Beastman is sharing some information about a benefit show he is putting together to help a member of the community. Beastman is talking about some of his memorable moments in the ring. We had the pleasure of meeting Jim Sterling at RYSE Wrestling over the weekend. We're talking with Beastman about some of the things he's up to these days. Beastman is known for some of his outrageous antics. He's sharing some of them with us. This week's Big Question: Wrestle Circus folded last week now Defiant. How does this change the landscape in wrestling? We're breaking down how many Indy Wrestling feds are in the Pittsburgh area - yet how different each one of them is. OH: "I need to find a way to fit Impact Wrestling into my life." SummerSlam is happening this weekend. We're sharing some thoughts from our crew - especially after RAW was in town on the Road to SummerSlam! We're also sharing some NXT Takeover thoughts! What did YOU learn in wrestling this week? Follow our stable on Twitter: Beastman (@beastmanhusk), Ronnie Starks (@starkswrestling), Mad Mike (@MadMike4883), and Sorg (@Sorgatron). Want to check out the Beastman benefit show we talked about on the show?   https://www.facebook.com/events/335947690673292/ If you are in Pittsburgh, you've got to go to Slice on Broadway (@PghSlice) and get their food! (sliceonbroadway.com) A special shout out to our Manager Level Patreon supporter Occupy Pro Wrestling (@Power2TheSmarks) You can support the show at Patreon.com/wrestlingmayhemshow! Go to wrestlingmayhemshow.com for more entertainment! Check out the Indy Wrestling US Network at www.indywrestling.network.  For a short time, get a 7-day FREE trial to access a growing collection of content. Thanks to Basick Sickness (@basicksickness) for the awesome intro for the show. Remember to LIKE and FOLLOW us on Facebook for updates and video.  

This week's episode brought to you by Indy Wrestling US, Slice on Broadway, Sidekick Media Services, and Pittsburgh Wrestling.  Thomas Mathis joins us in studio - with our new probationary on-air talent, Ronnie Starks!  It's a good thing that we have the good ol' boys Sorg and Mad Mike to keep things straight while we talk this week in wrestling news, including: RAW was live in Pittsburgh. Our crew was in attendance and we're sharing our thoughts. Mad Mike is using LEGOs to demonstrate what's happening in wrestling. Wrestling is about good story telling. Our crew is remembering some of the good storylines heading into pay-per-views. If Ronnie makes one more mistake on the show it's possible he may see a chop from our guest Beastman. Beastman is sharing some information about a benefit show he is putting together to help a member of the community. Beastman is talking about some of his memorable moments in the ring. We had the pleasure of meeting Jim Sterling at RYSE Wrestling over the weekend. We're talking with Beastman about some of the things he's up to these days. Beastman is known for some of his outrageous antics. He's sharing some of them with us. This week's Big Question: Wrestle Circus folded last week now Defiant. How does this change the landscape in wrestling? We're breaking down how many Indy Wrestling feds are in the Pittsburgh area - yet how different each one of them is. OH: "I need to find a way to fit Impact Wrestling into my life." SummerSlam is happening this weekend. We're sharing some thoughts from our crew - especially after RAW was in town on the Road to SummerSlam! We're also sharing some NXT Takeover thoughts! What did YOU learn in wrestling this week? Follow our stable on Twitter: Beastman (@beastmanhusk), Ronnie Starks (@starkswrestling), Mad Mike (@MadMike4883), and Sorg (@Sorgatron). Want to check out the Beastman benefit show we talked about on the show?   https://www.facebook.com/events/335947690673292/ If you are in Pittsburgh, you've got to go to Slice on Broadway (@PghSlice) and get their food! (sliceonbroadway.com) A special shout out to our Manager Level Patreon supporter Occupy Pro Wrestling (@Power2TheSmarks) You can support the show at Patreon.com/wrestlingmayhemshow! Go to wrestlingmayhemshow.com for more entertainment! Check out the Indy Wrestling US Network at www.indywrestling.network.  For a short time, get a 7-day FREE trial to access a growing collection of content. Thanks to Basick Sickness (@basicksickness) for the awesome intro for the show. Remember to LIKE and FOLLOW us on Facebook for updates and video.  

This week's episode brought to you by Indy Wrestling US, Slice on Broadway, Sidekick Media Services, and Pittsburgh Wrestling.  Thomas Mathis joins us in studio - with our new probationary on-air talent, Ronnie Starks!  It's a good thing that we have the good ol' boys Sorg and Mad Mike to keep things straight while we talk this week in wrestling news, including: RAW was live in Pittsburgh. Our crew was in attendance and we're sharing our thoughts. Mad Mike is using LEGOs to demonstrate what's happening in wrestling. Wrestling is about good story telling. Our crew is remembering some of the good storylines heading into pay-per-views. If Ronnie makes one more mistake on the show it's possible he may see a chop from our guest Beastman. Beastman is sharing some information about a benefit show he is putting together to help a member of the community. Beastman is talking about some of his memorable moments in the ring. We had the pleasure of meeting Jim Sterling at RYSE Wrestling over the weekend. We're talking with Beastman about some of the things he's up to these days. Beastman is known for some of his outrageous antics. He's sharing some of them with us. This week's Big Question: Wrestle Circus folded last week now Defiant. How does this change the landscape in wrestling? We're breaking down how many Indy Wrestling feds are in the Pittsburgh area - yet how different each one of them is. OH: "I need to find a way to fit Impact Wrestling into my life." SummerSlam is happening this weekend. We're sharing some thoughts from our crew - especially after RAW was in town on the Road to SummerSlam! We're also sharing some NXT Takeover thoughts! What did YOU learn in wrestling this week? Follow our stable on Twitter: Beastman (@beastmanhusk), Ronnie Starks (@starkswrestling), Mad Mike (@MadMike4883), and Sorg (@Sorgatron). Want to check out the Beastman benefit show we talked about on the show?   https://www.facebook.com/events/335947690673292/ If you are in Pittsburgh, you've got to go to Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) and get their food! (sliceonbroadway.com) **A special shout out to our Manager Level Patreon supporter Occupy Pro Wrestling (@Power2TheSmarks)** You can support the show at Patreon.com/wrestlingmayhemshow! Go to wrestlingmayhemshow.com for more entertainment! Check out the Indy Wrestling US Network at www.indywrestling.network.  For a short time, get a 7-day FREE trial to access a growing collection of content. Thanks to Basick Sickness (@basicksickness) for the awesome intro for the show. Remember to LIKE and FOLLOW us on Facebook for updates and video.  

This week’s episode brought to you by Indy Wrestling US, Slice on Broadway, Sidekick Media Services, and Pittsburgh Wrestling.  Thomas Mathis joins us in studio - with our new probationary on-air talent, Ronnie Starks!  It's a good thing that we have the good ol' boys Sorg and Mad Mike to keep things straight while we talk this week in wrestling news, including: RAW was live in Pittsburgh. Our crew was in attendance and we're sharing our thoughts. Mad Mike is using LEGOs to demonstrate what's happening in wrestling. Wrestling is about good story telling. Our crew is remembering some of the good storylines heading into pay-per-views. If Ronnie makes one more mistake on the show it's possible he may see a chop from our guest Beastman. Beastman is sharing some information about a benefit show he is putting together to help a member of the community. Beastman is talking about some of his memorable moments in the ring. We had the pleasure of meeting Jim Sterling at RYSE Wrestling over the weekend. We're talking with Beastman about some of the things he's up to these days. Beastman is known for some of his outrageous antics. He's sharing some of them with us. This week's Big Question: Wrestle Circus folded last week now Defiant. How does this change the landscape in wrestling? We're breaking down how many Indy Wrestling feds are in the Pittsburgh area - yet how different each one of them is. OH: "I need to find a way to fit Impact Wrestling into my life." SummerSlam is happening this weekend. We're sharing some thoughts from our crew - especially after RAW was in town on the Road to SummerSlam! We're also sharing some NXT Takeover thoughts! What did YOU learn in wrestling this week? Follow our stable on Twitter: Beastman (@beastmanhusk), Ronnie Starks (@starkswrestling), Mad Mike (@MadMike4883), and Sorg (@Sorgatron). Want to check out the Beastman benefit show we talked about on the show?   https://www.facebook.com/events/335947690673292/ If you are in Pittsburgh, you’ve got to go to Slice on Broadway (@PghSlice) and get their food! (sliceonbroadway.com) A special shout out to our Manager Level Patreon supporter Occupy Pro Wrestling (@Power2TheSmarks) You can support the show at Patreon.com/wrestlingmayhemshow! Go to wrestlingmayhemshow.com for more entertainment! Check out the Indy Wrestling US Network at www.indywrestling.network.  For a short time, get a 7-day FREE trial to access a growing collection of content. Thanks to Basick Sickness (@basicksickness) for the awesome intro for the show. Remember to LIKE and FOLLOW us on Facebook for updates and video.  

This week’s episode brought to you by Indy Wrestling US, Slice on Broadway, Sidekick Media Services, and Pittsburgh Wrestling.  Thomas Mathis joins us in studio - with our new probationary on-air talent, Ronnie Starks!  It's a good thing that we have the good ol' boys Sorg and Mad Mike to keep things straight while we talk this week in wrestling news, including: RAW was live in Pittsburgh. Our crew was in attendance and we're sharing our thoughts. Mad Mike is using LEGOs to demonstrate what's happening in wrestling. Wrestling is about good story telling. Our crew is remembering some of the good storylines heading into pay-per-views. If Ronnie makes one more mistake on the show it's possible he may see a chop from our guest Beastman. Beastman is sharing some information about a benefit show he is putting together to help a member of the community. Beastman is talking about some of his memorable moments in the ring. We had the pleasure of meeting Jim Sterling at RYSE Wrestling over the weekend. We're talking with Beastman about some of the things he's up to these days. Beastman is known for some of his outrageous antics. He's sharing some of them with us. This week's Big Question: Wrestle Circus folded last week now Defiant. How does this change the landscape in wrestling? We're breaking down how many Indy Wrestling feds are in the Pittsburgh area - yet how different each one of them is. OH: "I need to find a way to fit Impact Wrestling into my life." SummerSlam is happening this weekend. We're sharing some thoughts from our crew - especially after RAW was in town on the Road to SummerSlam! We're also sharing some NXT Takeover thoughts! What did YOU learn in wrestling this week? Follow our stable on Twitter: Beastman (@beastmanhusk), Ronnie Starks (@starkswrestling), Mad Mike (@MadMike4883), and Sorg (@Sorgatron). Want to check out the Beastman benefit show we talked about on the show?   https://www.facebook.com/events/335947690673292/ If you are in Pittsburgh, you’ve got to go to Slice on Broadway (@PghSlice) and get their food! (sliceonbroadway.com) A special shout out to our Manager Level Patreon supporter Occupy Pro Wrestling (@Power2TheSmarks) You can support the show at Patreon.com/wrestlingmayhemshow! Go to wrestlingmayhemshow.com for more entertainment! Check out the Indy Wrestling US Network at www.indywrestling.network.  For a short time, get a 7-day FREE trial to access a growing collection of content. Thanks to Basick Sickness (@basicksickness) for the awesome intro for the show. Remember to LIKE and FOLLOW us on Facebook for updates and video.  

This week’s episode brought to you by Indy Wrestling US, Slice on Broadway, Sidekick Media Services, and Pittsburgh Wrestling.  Thomas Mathis joins us in studio - with our new probationary on-air talent, Ronnie Starks!  It's a good thing that we have the good ol' boys Sorg and Mad Mike to keep things straight while we talk this week in wrestling news, including: RAW was live in Pittsburgh. Our crew was in attendance and we're sharing our thoughts. Mad Mike is using LEGOs to demonstrate what's happening in wrestling. Wrestling is about good story telling. Our crew is remembering some of the good storylines heading into pay-per-views. If Ronnie makes one more mistake on the show it's possible he may see a chop from our guest Beastman. Beastman is sharing some information about a benefit show he is putting together to help a member of the community. Beastman is talking about some of his memorable moments in the ring. We had the pleasure of meeting Jim Sterling at RYSE Wrestling over the weekend. We're talking with Beastman about some of the things he's up to these days. Beastman is known for some of his outrageous antics. He's sharing some of them with us. This week's Big Question: Wrestle Circus folded last week now Defiant. How does this change the landscape in wrestling? We're breaking down how many Indy Wrestling feds are in the Pittsburgh area - yet how different each one of them is. OH: "I need to find a way to fit Impact Wrestling into my life." SummerSlam is happening this weekend. We're sharing some thoughts from our crew - especially after RAW was in town on the Road to SummerSlam! We're also sharing some NXT Takeover thoughts! What did YOU learn in wrestling this week? Follow our stable on Twitter: Beastman (@beastmanhusk), Ronnie Starks (@starkswrestling), Mad Mike (@MadMike4883), and Sorg (@Sorgatron). Want to check out the Beastman benefit show we talked about on the show?   https://www.facebook.com/events/335947690673292/ If you are in Pittsburgh, you’ve got to go to Slice on Broadway (@PghSlice) and get their food! (sliceonbroadway.com) A special shout out to our Manager Level Patreon supporter Occupy Pro Wrestling (@Power2TheSmarks) You can support the show at Patreon.com/wrestlingmayhemshow! Go to wrestlingmayhemshow.com for more entertainment! Check out the Indy Wrestling US Network at www.indywrestling.network.  For a short time, get a 7-day FREE trial to access a growing collection of content. Thanks to Basick Sickness (@basicksickness) for the awesome intro for the show. Remember to LIKE and FOLLOW us on Facebook for updates and video.  

Paul Atlas is a long time veteran who started in the 1990's as part of the Wrong Crowd with Brian Anthony and was part of the rebuilding of independent wrestling, television with PWX TV, wrestled on pre shows for WWF PPVs, and has transitioned to an authority figure with Fight Society and commentator for Ryse Wrestling, UpRyse Wrestling, and Angel Gate Wrestling. Check out Paul Atlas in action and on the mic at at www.indywrestling.us and www.indywrestling.network! Go to wrestlingmayhemshow.com for more entertainment!

Paul Atlas is a long time veteran who started in the 1990's as part of the Wrong Crowd with Brian Anthony and was part of the rebuilding of independent wrestling, television with PWX TV, wrestled on pre shows for WWF PPVs, and has transitioned to an authority figure with Fight Society and commentator for Ryse Wrestling, UpRyse Wrestling, and Angel Gate Wrestling. Check out Paul Atlas in action and on the mic at at www.indywrestling.us and www.indywrestling.network! Go to wrestlingmayhemshow.com for more entertainment!

Paul Atlas is a long time veteran who started in the 1990's as part of the Wrong Crowd with Brian Anthony and was part of the rebuilding of independent wrestling, television with PWX TV, wrestled on pre shows for WWF PPVs, and has transitioned to an authority figure with Fight Society and commentator for Ryse Wrestling, UpRyse Wrestling, and Angel Gate Wrestling. Check out Paul Atlas in action and on the mic at at www.indywrestling.us and www.indywrestling.network! Go to wrestlingmayhemshow.com for more entertainment!

RUNNING TIME: 4 Hours 13 MinutesHosted by Don Tony SYNOPSIS: S2 E4 (01/22 - 01/28) Looking back at Royal Rumble PPV (1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018). Audio: Closing moments of each Royal Rumble match. Audio: Hulk-A-Mania! Hulk Hogan def Iron Sheik to win WWF Heavyweight Championship. DT shares a few stories about attending that infamous Monday night. Hacksaw Jim Duggan leaves UWF for WWF. Audio: The Hart Foundation (with help from referee Danny Davis) def The British Bulldogs to win WWF Tag Team Titles. WWF makes it official: WrestleMania III to be held at Pontiac Silverdome. Audio: Hogan, Andre, a Trophy, and Pipers Pit: Hulk vs Andre WM3 storyline enters it's next stage. Ronda Rousey cuts a subpar promo on Raw, and the panty wastes come out in droves to complain. Cut her a little slack. Audio: Dark Journey vs Missy Hyatt: Lumberjack Match. Looking back at Hot Stuff International which featured 'heel' Sting, Eddie Gilbert, Ric Steiner, and Missy Hyatt. NWA 'Bunkhouse Stampede PPV vs WWF Royal Rumble (1988). The Brainbusters make their Madison Square Garden debut. Looking back at SNME (25). Audio: Undertaker loses Casket Match against Yokozuna with loads of interference and over the top special effects. Ric Flair loses a 'Loser Leaves WWF' Match to Mr Perfect. Audio: The night arguably Diesel became a star (Royal Rumble 1995). Looking back at WCW Clash Of The Champions XXVI, XXX, XXXII. The Road Warriors return to WCW after leaving WWF. Miss Elizabeth and Debra McMichael make their WCW debut. Audio: Bobby Heenan drops the 'F' Bomb on WCW TV. Audio: Woman leaves ECW for WCW. Audio: Raven def Sandman to win ECW Heavyweight Title. Vader makes his WWF Raw debut. Goldust' undefeated streak comes to an end. Looking back at WCW Souled Out (1997, 1998). Eric Bischoff 'fires' WCW Referee Randy Anderson. Audio: Owen Hart def HunterDust to win WWF European Title. Chyna becomes first ever woman in Men's Royal Rumble Match. DT reveals the one WWF/WWE match he will never watch again. WWF announces 'Halftime Heat': The Rock vs Mankind in Empty Arena match for WWF Championship airing during halftime of Super Bowl XXXIII. Audio: Triple H vs The Rock 'I Quit' match for WWF Championship leads to Chyna turning on Triple H and DX. Audio: Remembering the moment Too Cool danced during the Royal Rumble Match. Looking back at when WCW vacated twice and had four different Heavyweight Champions crowned in one week. Audio: Memorable Vince McMahon promos leading to NWO coming to WWF. Memorable promo involving The Rock and Jonathan Coachman doing 'The Charleston'. John Hennigan (Nitro, Impact, Morrison) and Matt Cappotelli win Tough Enough III. Kofi Kingston makes his WWE debut. Audio: The infamous Larry King segment with Chris Jericho and Mickey Rourke which led to major changes for WrestleMania 25. Ring Of Honor announces weekly TV deal with HDNet. Jake 'The Snake' announces retirement from in ring competition. Serena Deeb joins CM Punk's Straight Edge Society. CM Punk quits WWE one night after competing in Royal Rumble match. The Rock is baffled and WWE fans are irate (#CancelWWENetwork) over Roman Reigns' Royal Rumble win. Raw episode is canceled due to inclement weather. Audio: AJ Styles makes WWE debut (from Royal Rumble). WWE announces a deal to bring Shinsuke Nakamura to WWE NXT. Audio: The Rock's backstage promo with Lana. WWE edits off WWE Network 'The Kiss' between Ric Flair and Becky Lynch. Fenix and Mil Muertes tear it up for Lucha Underground. Asuka wins first ever WWE All Womens Royal Rumble Match. Looking back at decision by WWE to celebrate Raw 25 from two different NY venues. WWE suspends then releases Enzo Amore. And so much more! NOTABLE BIRTHDAYS: Giant Baba, Gary Hart, Red Bastien, Gordon Solie, Hans Mortier, Road Warrior Hawk, Sean Evans, Big Bad John, Ernie Dusek, Nick Bozinis, Ken Timbs Raúl Mata, Sean O'Haire, Jack Garofono, John Bilbo, Mike Awesome, Sonny Myers RIP, Dominic DeNucci 88, Honky Tonk Man 66, Tully Blanchard 65, Leilani Kai and 911 62, Akira Maeda 60, Vince Russo and Reggie Bennett 58, Rod Price 57, George Bollas and Tim Patterson 53, Manabu Nakanishi 52, Pentagón Black and Flying Kid Ichihara 50, Dan Bobish and Carl Greco 49, Greg Lambert 47, The Stro and Ace Steel 46, Hiroki Nagaoka 45, Nigel McGuinness 43, Arsenal and HASEGAWA 42, BJ Whitmer and Sheamus 41, Michelle McCool, Lady Azteca and Stampede Simon 39, Pirata Morgan Jr, Volador Jr, Muerte Bucanera and eXodus 38, Annie Social and Z-Barr 37, Masa Takanashi 36, Jay Briscoe and Larry D 35, Tony Casanova, La Sombra and JD Horror 34, Taylor Wilde 33, Alicia, Saki Akai and Shadow Xtreme 32, SANADA 31, Icarus 30, Alex Silva 29, Ryota Nakatsu 28, Sasha Banks and Mark Andrews 27 NOTABLE PRO WRESTLING DEBUTS: Matt Cappotelli and Johnny Impact (2003), Seth Rollins (2005), Jordynne Grace (2011) NOTABLE DEATHS: Tommy Marlin and Tony Manos 85, Sonny Kurgis 83, Tarzan White and Al Costello 80, Hard Boiled Haggerty 78, Jerry Graham 75, Cuban Assassin and Bernie Kaplan 74, Nick Pacchiano and Orville Brown 72, Archie Gouldie 71, Jack Tunney 69, Bobby Bruns 68, Joe Savoldi and Terry Majors 65, Bull Montana 62, Shirley Strimple 60, Larry Winters 58, Mr. Niebla 57, Buck Forrest 54, Frank Scarpa 53, Soldier Mack 52, Black Cat and Ryuma Izumida 51, Espectrito 49, André the Giant 46, Sahori 41, Rocksan Biggerstaff 40, Bobby Duncum Jr, Shawn Osborne, and Raúl Armas 34 RIGHT CLICK AND SAVE to download the TWIWH S2 E4 (01/28/19) CLICK HERE to listen to the TWIWH S2 E4 (01/28/19) online. 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Today The Triple Threat Podcast closes out 2018 with a bang. Shane, Chad and JP look back at some of the guest stars who joined the show throughout 2018 including "The Queen of Extreme" Francine, Mick Foley, Vince Russo, Mikey Whipwreck, Justin Credible and Dominic Denucci. Also head on over to Figures Toy Company / Wrestling Super Store and check out the amazing line of action figures in both the Legends of Professional Wrestling and Rising Stars of Professional Wrestling action figure lines. With over 30 stars to choose from you can unlock the memories of the past and create dream matches for the future at www.figurestoycompany.com For this and every other episode of The Triple Threat Podcast please subscribe to us on iTunes, Podomatic, iHeart Radio, Spotify and Player FM. As well as follow us on Twitter @The3ThreatPod.

He's back from the land down under and he's ready to FRANCHISE your ass for episode #64 of his Triple Threat Podcast as Shane Douglas RETURNS to the airwaves. Giving Chad and JP the rundown of his two week tour with Battle Championship Wrestling and the EXTREME cast of characters that were also there wrestling, Shane relives and details some of the finer points of his trip and paints a very nice picture of Dominic Denucci's return to the Australian territory that he ruled back in the 1960s. But the fun doesn't stop there as Shane gives his thoughts on Cody Rhodes winning the NWA Championship, the success of All In and stemming from her guest hosting gig on our show two weeks ago he comments on Francine's heartfelt testimony regarding the body shaming thrown her way by "dirt sheet" writers during the hey-day of ECW. We also want to welcome our BRAND NEW SPONSOR Bluechew. Guys, looking to last longer, and go a few extra rounds? Get to www.bluechew.com. Blue Chew is the first ever chewable that brings your performance in the bedroom to another level. Here’s a great deal for you guys. Visit bluechew.com and get your first shipment FREE when use promo code FRANCHISE. Just pay $5 shipping. What can be better than that? Give it a try and make sure you use the promo code FRANCHISE. We also announced our 2nd giveaway of our promotion with Figures Toy Company. In two weeks we will give away the Rising Stars of Professional Wrestling Tama Tonga action figure. Their Rising Stars of Wrestling and Legends of Professional Wrestling figure lines include stars such as Sami Callihan, Chris Hero, Joey Ryan, Jerry Lynn, Jim Cornette, and of course, "The Franchise" Shane Douglas. Nearly 30 different wrestling stars are available as action figures right now at www.figurestoycompany.com and wrestlingsuperstore.com. Future releases include figures for stars such as Colt Cabana, Jeff Cobb, Konnan, and even ECW's "Queen of Extreme" Francine Visit www.figurestoycompany.com to order your favorites from the Rising Stars of Wrestling and Legends of Professional Wrestling lines today! For this and every other episode of The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling and The Triple Threat Podcast featuring "The Franchise" Shane Douglas please subscribe to us on iTunes, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Podomatic, and Player FM. Also follow us on Twitter @TwoManPowerTrip

Today is a very special episode of The Triple Threat Podcast as we dedicate the entire 2 plus hour episode to the greatest wrestler of all time, Bruno Sammartino. Since the news of Bruno's passing rocked the wrestling world and his gigantic legacy has been honored by media and news outlets world-wide, we thought it would be a great idea to invite Bruno's very good friend and former WWWF World Tag Team Champion (as well as Shane's mentor), Dominic Denucci on this week's show. In an emotional and heartfelt discussion with Dominic, he opens up and reveals all of the details behind their tight friendship that lasted nearly 60 years as well as shares stories about not only the wrestler but the man that Bruno Sammartino was. For this and every other episode of The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling and The Triple Threat Podcast featuring "The Franchise" Shane Douglas please subscribe to us on iTunes, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Podomatic, and Player FM. Also follow us on Twitter @TwoManPowerTrip

RUNNING TIME: 94 Minutes Hosted by Don Tony SYNOPSIS: Episode 4 (01/22 - 01/28)WWWF vs NWA: Superstar Billy Graham vs Harley Race goes 60 minutes.. Hulkamania turns 34.. Hacksaw Jim Duggan leaves UWF for WWF.. Audio: Hart Foundation win Tag Titles with help from Danny Davis.. Audio: Andre The Giant challenges Hulk Hogan for Wrestlemania III.. Audio: Roddy Piper announces his retirement.. Duggan wins 1st official Royal Rumble.. NWA Bunkhouse Stampede fumbles at Nassau Colieseum.. The Brainbusters make MSG debut.. Audio: Paul Bearer makes WWF debut as manager for Undertaker.. Jake Roberts tries to chair bash Miss Elizabeth.. Giant Gonzalez makes WWF debut. Miss Elizabeth, Debra, Psichosis, Konnan debut for WCW.. Brian Pillman / Bobby Hennan 'F Bomb' incident.. Raven wins ECW Title.. NWO Souled Out flops.. Randy Anderson fired by Eric Bischoff.. Kevin Nash almost drops The Giant on his head.. Mabel / Viscera returns.. The Rock vs Mick Foley I Quit match.. Audio: Vince McMahon wins Royal Rumble.. Chyna turns on D-X and joins The Corporation.. Taz makes WWE debut and ends Kurt Angle's undefeated singles run.. Too Cool dances during RR.. Chris Jericho becomes Undisputed IC Champion.. Beth Phoenix and Kharma make RR appearances.. Halftime Heat airs during Superbowl XXXI.. Seven WCW World Title changes in a nine day span.. John Morrison and Matt Cappotelli win Tough Enough III.. Rey Mysterio makes RR history.. Vince, at age 61, lands cover of Muscle and Fitness.. Audio: Donald Trump drops money from the rafters onto fans at Raw.. WWE PPV goes HD.. John Cena's memorable RR return.. Audio: Mickey Rourke / Chris Jericho confrontation on Larry King Live flops.. Dr Phil Astin pleads guilty to 175 count federal indictment.. Y2J and Hurricane Helms arrested for public intoxication.. TNA Impact announces move to Monday nights.. Jake The Snake Roberts retires due to cancer diagnosis.. Daniel Bryan and Gail Kim fool around.. The Rock def CM Punk for WWE Title.. Philadelphia sh**s all over Roman Reigns RR win and post match celebration with The Rock.. #CancelWWENetwork.. CM Punk quits WWE.. 1 vs 29 at RR.. AJ Styles makes WWE debut.. Audio: Backstage segment feat The Rock, Lana, and Rusev.. Ric Flair kisses Becky Lynch, and SJW go bananas.. WWE signs Shinsuke Nakamura.. Fenix vs Mil Muertes tear it up at Lucha Underground.. Neville wins Cruiserweight Title.. Gallows and Anderson win WWE tag titles.. and so much more! NOTABLE BIRTHDAYS: Hans Mortier, Gordon Solie, Gary Hart, Red Bastien, Giant Baba, Road Warrior Hawk, Mike Awesome, and Sean O'Haire RIP, Dominic DeNucci 86, Cuban Assassin 73, Jerry Brisco 68, Honky Tonk Man 65, Leilani Kai 61, Akira Maeda 59, Vince Russo and Reggie Bennett 57, Rod Price 56, Hardcore Holly 55, Pentagon Black 49, Ace Steel and The Maestro 45, Shark Boy 43, Nigel McGuinness and Stephanie Bellars 42, Sheamus and BJ Whitmer 40, Michelle McCool and Volador Jr 38, Pirata Morgan Jr 37, Annie Social and Z-Barr 36, Jay Brisco 34, Rob Fury and La Sombra 33, Taylor Wilde 32, Sanada 30, Alex Silva 28, Sasha Banks 26 NOTABLE DEATHS: Gloria Barattini 84, Hard Boiled Haggerty 78, Dr Jerry Graham 75, Orville Brown 72, Mongolian Stomper 71, Dirty Dick Barkley and Jack Tunney 68, Georgiann Makropoulos 67, Jumping Joe Savoldi 65, Larry Winters 58, Frank Scarpa 53, Black Cat and Jun Izumida 51, Nightmare John Allen 48, Andre The Giant and Mini Chessman 46, Beetlejuice Alan Carnill 42, Emory Hale 36, Shawn Osborne 35, Bobby Duncum Jr 34, JJ Carson 31, Darryl 'Blade' Davis Jr 23 RIGHT CLICK AND SAVE to download the TWIWH EP4 (01/29/18) CLICK HERE to listen to the TWIWH EP4 (01/29/18) online. 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This episode is dedicated to Ivan Koloff, RIP On the docket tonight: 1. Frank Williams vs Bulldog Brower 3/80 MSG 2. Dominic Denucci vs Baron Mikel Scicluna 8/80 Shea 3. Baron Mikel Scicluna vs SD Jones 4/81 MSG 4. Mr Fuji & Mr Saito vs Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada 10/81 Philly 5. Battle Royal 6/79 MSG 6. Pat Patterson, Tony Garea, & Rick Martel vs The Moondogs & Lou Albano 2/81 MSG 7. Bob Backlund vs Adrian Adonis 3/82 Philly 8. Fabulous Moolah and Wendi Richter vs Princess Victoria and Velvet McIntyre 3/82 Philly 9. Bruno Sammartino vs Waldo Von Erich 6/75 MSG Highlights include: - Titans memories sprinkled throughout - How Vince Jr thinks of his father's era - Hall of Fame Classes of 94, 95 and 96 - Career matches for Dominic Denucci, Baron Scicluna and SD Jones - Bios for Gypsy Rodriguez and Mr X - Final thoughts on Backlund, best opponents and best feuds - The Titans usher in the DIVAS REVOLUTION by reviewing as ladies match - Revelations - Fond farewell to Bruno Thanks for listening!

Jimmy Vegas joins the show to talk about his storied career including training at the House of Hardcore 2 under Shane Douglas and Dominic DeNucci, the early days of the International Wrestling Cartel meeting the likes of CM Punk, Colt Cabana, Sterling James Keenan (Corey Graves), Sandman and others, big guys in wrestling, and where will his career in the ring end? Share your feelings on indy wrestling and tell us who we should talk to on the show via e-mail at goodtimes@wrestlingmayhemshow.com Go to wrestlingmayhemshow.com for more entertainment!

Jimmy Vegas joins the show to talk about his storied career including training at the House of Hardcore 2 under Shane Douglas and Dominic DeNucci, the early days of the International Wrestling Cartel meeting the likes of CM Punk, Colt Cabana, Sterling James Keenan (Corey Graves), Sandman and others, big guys in wrestling, and where will his career in the ring end? Share your feelings on indy wrestling and tell us who we should talk to on the show via e-mail at goodtimes@wrestlingmayhemshow.com Go to wrestlingmayhemshow.com for more entertainment!

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas candidly discusses his oxycodone addiction with Steve - what it was like at its worst, what prompted him to kick it, and how he finally he did. He also talks about his highschool & college wrestling days, training with Dominic DeNucci, working for Bill Watts, the legend of Bruno Sammartino, getting color at ECW, and what he learned from Eddie Gilbert.

Join Pete, Kelly and two grumpy old men to argue about Bob Backlund matches from 1981. On the docket tonight: Yoshiaki Yatsu vs Baron Mikel Scicluna SD Jones vs Johnny Rodz Rick McGraw vs Moondog Rex Dominic DeNucci vs Larry Sharpe Bob Backlund vs Stan Hansen Pedro Morales vs Moondog King Andre the Giant vs Sgt. Slaughter Rick Martel vs The Hangman Tony Garea vs Bulldog Brower Tony Atlas vs Hulk Hogan Highlights include: - More tales of The Baron - The stat attack: win-loss records for SJ Jones, Johnny Rodz and many others - The great matwork conspiracy of March 81 - Brief discussion of Dominic Denucci's Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame case - Plus: card games out the back, why Hansen and Brody never worked Hogan, Parv vs the world on Backlund round 254,some discussion of Rick Martel, and Tony Garea's magnificent hair!

Holy retcon Batman! Parv, Pete, Johnny and Kelly make like DC Comics and reset the clock on the Titans universe. It's EPISODE ZERO! This episode is intended as a general introduction to Titans of Wrestling for newcomers, but there is still plenty to enjoy for existing fans. The Titans starters match sampler: 07-21-79 Greg Valentine vs Chief Jay Strongbow (Strap match), Philadelphia Spectrum 01-10-81 Bob Backlund vs Sgt. Slaughter, Philadelphia Spectrum 06-21-75 The Blackjacks vs Victor Rivera and Dominic Denucci, Hamburg, PA; Fieldhouse This show also includes: - General introductions to each of the Titans - Titans Terminology: a beginner's guide to our lingo, heros, in-jokes, and former failed segments - Quantum Leaping Lanny Poffo! - The mysteries of the Fu Manchu moustache - And much much more

In this very special episode, Pete, Johnny and Kelly pay tribute to two icons of wrestling… JerryvonKramer, aka “Parv”, aka The President of the I Hate Bob Backlund Club , aka “Spanky” ... and Kal Rudman: Everyone's favorite drunk, pervy, wrestling commentator On the docket: 12-13 Dominic DeNucci vs. Sgt. Slaughter 12-13 Larry Zbyszko vs. Tony Atlas 12-13 Rick Martel & Tony Garea vs. the Samoans Best 2 out of 3 Falls 12-13 Pedro Morales vs. Ernie Ladd 12-13 Bruno Sammartino vs. Ken Patera Also on tonight's show: -Philadelphia: America's #1 sports town in 1980! -Fantasy Booking #1: Super 8 (possibly Bob Crane in disguise) films Tony Atlas being walked on by a woman while Kal watches, smoking a cigarette, at the Holiday Inn across from the Spectrum -Fantasy Booking #2: Kal goes to Memphis and meets the Fabulous Ones -Visit Izzy Bernstein's House of Blue Tights (with red trim)! -Extended discussion on everybody from Sgt Slaughter, DeNucci, Pete Rose, and Ernie Ladd, to Bill Watts, Greg “the Bull” Luzinski, and The Living Legend

Join Parv, James, Kelly, Pete and the one and only Johnny Sorrow once again for more WWF in 1979. On the docket tonight: 11-03 BOBBY DUNCUM vs BILL BERGER ALL STAR WRESTLING 11-03 GREAT HUSSEIN ARAB vs DOMINIC DENUCCI CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING 11-03 LARRY ZBYSZKO vs BILLY COLEMAN CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING 11-17 WILD SAMOANS vs DOMINIC DENUCCI/JOHNNY RIVERA ALL STAR WRESTLING 11-17 HULK HOGAN vs HARRY VALDEZ DEBUT CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING 11-17 BATTLE ROYAL PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM 11-17 JAY STRONGBOW vs BOBBY DUNCUM PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM 11-17 BOB BACKLUND vs PAT PATTERSON WWF TITLE PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM 11-30 BOB BACKLUND vs ANTONIO INOKI WWF TITLE JAPAN Also on tonight's show: - James debuts a new feature: "on this day in 1979" - Kelly's jobber bio marathon, plus bios for The Wild Samoans, Hulk Hogan, and Gorilla Monsoon - Who would Dominic Denucci be in The Godfather? - Who were the best Samoan team? - Johnny channels Gary Michael Cappetta to introduce the 18-man battle royal - And loads more fun and nonsense

Parv and James welcome back Titans regulars Kelly, Pete and Johnny Sorrow for more 1979 goodness. On the docket tonight: 07-30 BOB BACKLUND vs PAT PATTERSON WWF TITLE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 07-30 JAY STRONGBOW vs GREG VALENTINE STRAP MATCH MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 07-30 ANDRE/SANTANA/PUTSKI/DENUCCI vs VALIANTS/ALBANO MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 08-79 NIKOLAI VOLKOFF CRUSHES APPLES WWF TV 08-26 STRONGBOW, ALBANO/VALIANTS, PAT/WIZARD, BACKLUND, ANDRE WWF TV 08-27 PAT PATTERSON/WIZARD, GREG VALENTINE/WIZARD PROMOS WWF TV 08-27 BOB BACKLUND vs PAT PATTERSON WWF TITLE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 08-27 BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs NIKOLAI VOLKOFF MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 08-27 ANDRE THE GIANT vs JERRY VALIANT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN Some other topics include: - Explaining the appeal of Bob Backlund to fans raised on a) the Hogan-era, b) the Attitude era, and c) current WWE. And why is he so divisive? - Stooging: to what extent if any is "parity" between the offense of faces and heels important? - General marking out for the greatness of Pat Patterson - The structure of MSG cards - Detailed bio for Dominic Denucci (by Kelly) - The total and utter douchery of Chief Jay Strongbow - Favourite memorable wrestling fans

Kris & David are joined by Mark Coale (@black_bile) to discuss the week that was April 14-20, 1986, which Mark picked by dropping the $100 on our Patreon to not just have us cover that week, but also be our guest for the whole show. We talk about the first annual Crockett Cup and everything that went on around it, including Dave Meltzer's live report of the shows plus the World Championship Wrestling episode that aired basically between the two shows on TBS, with lots of great clips. We also talk about All Japan and Giant Baba's meetings while he was in the United States, as well as the rest of Japan, Canada, & Mexico, before going to the territories. There, we talk about Kevin Sullivan leaving Florida again, John Nord no-showing Memphis, Kamala returning to the UWF, a big talent exodus from World Class, familiar names coming back to the WWF, before closing with AWA WRESTLEROCK '86!!!!! (Yes, we play the WrestleRock Rumble.) Another great 80's show, so listen now!!!!!!Timestamps:0:00:00 Jim Crockett Promotions2:09:48 Int'l: AJPW, NJPW, Lutte International, Stampede, EMLL, & UWA2:27:37 Classic Commercial Break2:30:57 Housekeeping/The Amazon Game3:04:11 USA East: CWF, CCW, CWA/Memphis, Dominic DeNucci, & Ohio3:46:59 USA West: UWF, WCCW, TASW, Central States, Portland, & PolyPro/Hawaii4:32:19 WWF4:55:51 AWATo support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will also get you exclusive access to not only the monthly themed episode of Between the Sheets, but also access to our new mailbag segment, a Patron-only chat room on Slack, and anything else we do outside of the main shows!Shop at Amazon via our link (go here for Amazon UK if you're in Europe)— Nothing extra comes out of your pocket; for you, it's the same experience you'd get going to Amazon the usual way.For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 5 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets to sign up that way.) If you convert to a paid subscriber, we get a kickback for referring you, allowing you to support both the show and the indie scene.To subscribe, you can find us on iTunes, Google Play, and just about every other podcast app's directory, or you can also paste Feeds.FeedBurner.com/BTSheets into your favorite podcast app using whatever “add feed manually” option it has.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/between-the-sheets/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

"Lynn is remembering professional wrestler Dominic DeNucci who passed away on August 12, 2021. Plus, Lynn is discussing The Butler School Districts mask policy and the Mars School District's Patriotism policy."