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What's up, dudes? It's all about WWF Prime Time Wrestling Halloween 1989, battle royale style with Jeremy Phelps the Alamo City Santa, CM Chuck from Just Another Friday Night, Joe from Now Watch This, Manny from Feliz Christmas, Merry Navidad, and CJ from Rose Suchak Ladder! We talk Bobby the Brain and Gorilla! Also, we dive into Hogan and Savage! We body slam Andre the Giant and the Red Rooster! This episode has it all!Airing October 30, 1989, the matches begin with Red Rooster taking on Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, however an interruption by Rugged Ronnie Garvin disqualifies Rooster. Mean Gene recaps the Hulk Hogan/Ted Dibiasi match. Zeus and Hulk fight, though Dibiasi hits Hulk from behind. Luckily, Jake the Snake dops in and saves Hulk. Meanwhile Bobby and Gorilla argue about trick or treating, and plug the Survivor Series matchup on Thanksgiving. Oh, and Roddy Piper dressed as Bobby the Brain for Halloween.Tito Santana performed the Mexican Hammer and defeated Bob Emory. Subsequently, Haku and Andre stunned Mike Williams and Chuck Casey. As well, Dusty Rhodes beat Joe Cruise with a big elbow. Consequently, Roddy also beat Brother Love in studio C, and puts a skull mask on him! Finally, Mark Young collided with the monstrous Rick the Model Martel. Young, seemingly in trouble from a drop kick, comes back with a choke to pin and win!Survivor Series plugs? Constantly. Weasel costumes? Uh huh. Bushwhackers licking Roddy Piper during their promo?!?! What?!?? So grab your belt, get on the ropes, and backflip to this episode on Prime Time Wrestling Halloween 1989!Just Another Friday NightYouTube: @JAFNpodcastFB: @JAFNpodcastTwitter: @JAFNpodcastIG: @jafnpodcastJ-WaveFB: @catchthewavebabyIG: @catchthewavebabyAlamo City SantaFB: @alamocitysantaIG: @alamocitysantaNow Watch ThisFB: @nowwatchthispodTwitter: @nowwatchthispodIG: @now_watch_this_podFeliz Christmas, Merry NavidadFB: @FCMNPodcastTwitter: @FCMNPodcastIG: @fcmnpodcastRose Suchak LadderIG: @rosesuchakladderpodGive us a buzz! Send a text, dudes!Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Totally Rad Christmas Mall & Arcade, Teepublic.com, or TotallyRadChristmas.com! Later, dudes!
Who are we to stand in the way of love between a meth'd out Jon Hamm and woman who looks like Greg "The Hammer" Valentine? This unlikely love affair blossomed while Casey White was in jail awaiting his murder trial and Vicki White was a correctional officer with a heart of gold and a cooter that yearned for prisoner pipe. On Vicki's final day of work, she helped her lover escape and they went on the run for close to two weeks. We recap this love story that was summed up beautifully in the recent Netflix documentary, Jailbreak: Love on the Run. If you like Lil Stinkers and want to support us, you can do so by going to Patreon.com/lilstinkers. For either $4/month or $40/year, you get every episode early, ad-free episodes Patreon exclusive episodes, Mini Stinkers episodes, live AMAs, live episodes, road trip vlogs, live book club meetings and all the other weirdo nonsense that we engage in. Also, once we hit 3500 Patrons, we're having a picnic at Spahn Ranch, the former home of the Manson Family. Support the show and use the promo code STINKER on MyBookie to claim a bonus up to $1,000 on your first deposit. Get started at MyBookie.website/STINKER Support the show and get 50% off your 1st Factor box, plus 20% off your next month. Use code STINKER50 at FactorMeals.com/STINKER50 Come see us live on the road: https://bit.ly/48ROD3N Oct. 22: San Francisco Oct. 23: Sacramento If you'd like a Kustom Kumquat Hour, treat yourself and get one for yourself or the psychopath you love at OnPercs.com/store. We'll be happy to record an episode just for you. We're happy to discuss anything and everything you'd like for your own personal Trash Night. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: Jon Delcollo: @jonnydelco Jake Mattera: @jakemattera Mike Rainey: @mikerainey82 Check out my new book, Delco Dirtball, at OnPercs.com/store. This will be the funniest book you read all summer. Print, ebook, and audiobook versions available. My goal is to sell 5,000 books and I'm about halfway there. Help me reach that goal and I'll ruin your boss's life.
Esta semana miramos uno de los mejores feudos de la WWF durante el comienzo de la expansion nacional por el titulo Intercontinental.Entre los temas que tocamos estan los siguientes: Que estaba sucediendo en la WWF durante este tiempo Porque este fue uno de los mejores tiempos . Llegada de Tito Santana como la cara latina Que Luchador Boricua estab pautado a ser esa cara Que Luchador Boricua le serrucho el palo Llegada de Valentine Comienzo del feudo. Como gana el titulo valentine Lesion de Santana El comeback de Tito Porque no se dio en Wrestlemania 1 la Batalla final La Lucha enjaulado Que sucedio con el titulo Intercontinental original. Esto y mucho mas en el podcast de esta semana --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/luis-cuevas/support
Happy Valentine's Day from all of us here at the Creative Team. Love is in the air. What better way to celebrate than talking about one of the most brutal technicians to step in the squared circle? Greg "The Hammer" Valentine was tailor-made to be a top guy in the golden era, but it just didn't go that way. Today! Ron and Cole will correct that mistake. Strap in, hug your significant other, and let us rewrite history today! It is Take it up with Creative for Mr. Greg Valentine! Enjoy!
Forget about Netflix - Be Kind & Rewind with us to the days of the video store for a brand new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they cue up another round of Undertaker matches originally found on Coliseum Video releases in the early 90s. The days of physical media may be dwindling and Monday Night Raw is moving to streaming, so what better time than to look back at these iconic home video releases? Don't worry - you don't need a VCR to check out these matches as they're all available in the Home Video Classics section of Peacock. We're covering 7 matches featuring opponents we've never discussed before including The Undertaker vs Tugboat, Greg The Hammer Valentine, The Mountie, The Berserker, Papa Shango, Sid Justice, and even a rare face-off with The Macho Man Randy Savage! But it's not just the matches, we'll also discuss all the hilarious quirks of Coliseum Video including the commentary of Sean Mooney and Lord Alfred Hayes, the mullets and fashion in the crowd, the ridiculous interstitial segments on the tapes, Travis's resemblance to one announcer, Bobby Heenan's off the wall remarks, Gorilla Monsoon's new nickname for Taker, Sid Justice's Book Club, a Taker wardrobe malfunction, moves we've never seen before, and so much more. Of course we've got another round of Undertaker Sightings discussing his reveal for the latest WWE 2K video game, the WWE-Netflix deal, and more. Plus stay all the way to the end as Alex unboxes a very important addition to his Talking Taker figure collection! Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy! Listen to our first volume of Coliseum Video Classics here! Use our affiliate link to make your WWE Shop purchases and help support the show! Pick up some of our brand new merch celebrating Master Of Pain and Punisher Dice Morgan over at TeePublic.com! Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Subscribe to Travis's YouTube channel to stay connected and hear his latest release, "Bridges" - also available on Spotify and Apple Music! Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and check out our collection of figure unboxings, vlogs, video podcasts, and more!
On this Something To Wrestle REMIX "Tag Me In," Bruce and Conrad are taking us back to the fast paced world of WWE tag team wrestling. Bruce shares stories of his times working with the Natural Disasters, the Rockers, Honky Tonk Man and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio and so many more. CROWDHEALTH - CrowdHealth was created to get rid of the headaches of health insurance. Visit JoinCrowdHealth.com and use Code WRESTLE to get started today for just $99 per month for the first three months. MANSCAPED - Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code STW at Manscaped.com. BLUECHEW - Take the guesswork out of buying tickets with Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code WRESTLE for $20 off your first purchase (terms apply). Download Gametime today. Last minute tickets. Lowest Price. Guaranteed. NAKED MIND YOGA - Naked Mind Yoga + Pilates is a brand-new fitness and wellness studio owned and founded by Brandi Rhodes. Find the Naked Mind App on Apple and Android devices and enjoy $10 off your first month or retail when you use the code: CONRAD10 ADVERTISE WITH BRUCE - If your business targets 25-54 year old men, there's no better place to advertise than right here with us on Something to Wrestle You've heard us do ads for some of the same companies for years...why? Because it works! And with our super targeted audience, there's very little waste. Go to AdvertiseWithBruce.com now and find out more about advertising with Something to Wrestle. FOLLOW ALL OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA at https://stwlinks.com/ On AdFreeShows.com, you get early, ad-free access to more than a dozen of your favorite wrestling podcasts, starting at just $9! And now, you can enjoy the first week...completely FREE! Sign up for a free trial - and get a taste of what Ad Free Shows is all about. Start your free trial today at AdFreeShows.com. Get all of your Something to Wrestle merchandise at https://boxofgimmicks.com/collections/stw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this Something To Wrestle REMIX "Tag Me In," Bruce and Conrad are taking us back to the fast paced world of WWE tag team wrestling. Bruce shares stories of his times working with the Natural Disasters, the Rockers, Honky Tonk Man and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio and so many more. CROWDHEALTH - CrowdHealth was created to get rid of the headaches of health insurance. Visit JoinCrowdHealth.com and use Code WRESTLE to get started today for just $99 per month for the first three months. MANSCAPED - Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code STW at Manscaped.com. BLUECHEW - Take the guesswork out of buying tickets with Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code WRESTLE for $20 off your first purchase (terms apply). Download Gametime today. Last minute tickets. Lowest Price. Guaranteed. NAKED MIND YOGA - Naked Mind Yoga + Pilates is a brand-new fitness and wellness studio owned and founded by Brandi Rhodes. Find the Naked Mind App on Apple and Android devices and enjoy $10 off your first month or retail when you use the code: CONRAD10 ADVERTISE WITH BRUCE - If your business targets 25-54 year old men, there's no better place to advertise than right here with us on Something to Wrestle You've heard us do ads for some of the same companies for years...why? Because it works! And with our super targeted audience, there's very little waste. Go to AdvertiseWithBruce.com now and find out more about advertising with Something to Wrestle. FOLLOW ALL OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA at https://stwlinks.com/ On AdFreeShows.com, you get early, ad-free access to more than a dozen of your favorite wrestling podcasts, starting at just $9! And now, you can enjoy the first week...completely FREE! Sign up for a free trial - and get a taste of what Ad Free Shows is all about. Start your free trial today at AdFreeShows.com. Get all of your Something to Wrestle merchandise at https://boxofgimmicks.com/collections/stw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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We kick of the 1988 WWF Project with a BANG! Right out of the gate it's the January 2, 1988 edition of SATURDAY NIGHT'S MAIN EVENT! In a rematch, WWF Champion Hulk Hogan defends against King Kong Bundy (With Andre the Giant in this corner!). And, MAJOR ANGLE ALERT - As Andre "chokes the life" out of the Champion! Plus, Tag Champs Strike Force defend their belts in a 2 out of 3 fall match versus The Bolsheviks, Jake "The Snake" Roberts battles Sika (and a jar of mustard), Koko B. Ware meets Greg "The Hammer" Valentine... The Beefcake/Valentine feud continues on after the Barber cuts Jimmy Hart's hair, Gorilla & Bobby discuss The Royal Rumble, Mr. Fuji's bowler hat, and where, oh where has MATILDA gone? President Jack Tunney weighs in on the recent abduction of the British Bulldogs' mascot by Bobby Heenan and his Islanders. All of that, and so much more, on this, only the FIRST WEEK of 1988!Available everywhere your Podcast Streaming needs are met.Visit our Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow us on "X" (Formerly Twitter) @RasslinGrenadeFollow & LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE - https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to our Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenadePlease Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes a $5 “All Access” Tier featuring our Patreon Exclusive Watch-Along Series, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare & Regional Rasslin), Early Show Releases, REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content that was originally edited out! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!Listen at your leisure and pick back up later if need be!We kick of the 1988 WWF Project with a BANG! Right out of the gate it's the January 2, 1988 edition of SATURDAY NIGHT'S MAIN EVENT! In a rematch, WWF Champion Hulk Hogan defends against King Kong Bundy (With Andre the Giant in this corner!). And, MAJOR ANGLE ALERT - As Andre "chokes the life" out of the Champion! Plus, Tag Champs Strike Force defend their belts in a 2 out of 3 fall match versus The Bolsheviks, Jake "The Snake" Roberts battles Sika (and a jar of mustard), Koko B. Ware meets Greg "The Hammer" Valentine... The Beefcake/Valentine feud continues on after the Barber cuts Jimmy Hart's hair, Gorilla & Bobby discuss The Royal Rumble, and where, oh where has MATILDA gone? President Jack Tunney weighs in on the recent abduction of the British Bulldogs' mascot by Bobby Heenan and his Islanders. All of that, and so much more, on this, only the FIRST WEEK of 1988! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Unveiled through a new longform audio release method, three hosts take listeners on a terrifying three hour journey into the grim underbelly of the 1980s. On Episode 585 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss the latest installment in the V/H/S series with V/H/S/85! We talk about the impact Jeff Burr had on the world of genre cinema, compare unlikely celebrities that look alike, and have a conversation about the gimmick overshadowing the talent. So grab your brand new Betamax camera, pray at the altar of the algorithm, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!Stuff we talk about: Jeff Burr, Stepfather 2, From a Whisper to a Scream, Coffin Corner, V/H/S/94, Connor Sweeney, Aztec Mummy, Slash, Steven Kostanski, Deathstalker, Hawk the Slayer, Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part III trailer, New Line, Ken Foree, Leatherface, William Friedkin, Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski, Linda Hamilton, Linda Hunt, Shemp, gender swap celebrities that look alike, ball reduction surgery, Cindy Crawford, Warlock: The Armageddon, RIP Anthony Hickox, Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth, Waxwork I & II, Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat, Motorhead, Randall ‘Tex' Cobb, Golden Child, Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol, Blind Fury, Vernon Wells, Baron Von Busey, Hardcastle and McCormick, Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, Carl Weathers, MonstahXpo, The Glass Menagerie, V/H/S/85, Indiana Jones, Jesus Rolls, The Last Voyage of the Demeter, the gimmick getting in the way of talent, adjust your tracking, Skinamarink, David Bruckner, Mike P. Nelson, Beastie Boys video for Sabotage, Steve Dillon, Preacher, Hellblazer, Mexico City Earthquake in 1985, The Black Phone, Scott Derrickson, Gigi Saul Guerrero, RIP Keith Giffen, Justice League International, Ambush Bug, Legion of Superheroes, The Pope's Exorcist, Letterboxd, Saw X, Cary Elwes, Seven, Satanic Hispanics, Scare Package II, Zombie Grrlz, Planet Terror, Freddy Rodriguez, Talk To Me, No One Will Save You, Totally Killer, be kind and rewind, educating the massholes, praying at the altar of the algorithm.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trickortreatradioJoin our Discord Community: discord.trickortreatradio.comSend Email/Voicemail: mailto:podcast@trickortreatradio.comVisit our website: http://trickortreatradio.comStart your own podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=386Use our Amazon link: http://amzn.to/2CTdZzKFB Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/trickortreatradioTwitter: http://twitter.com/TrickTreatRadioFacebook: http://facebook.com/TrickOrTreatRadioYouTube: http://youtube.com/TrickOrTreatRadioInstagram: http://instagram.com/TrickorTreatRadioSupport the show
This week we close out November 1987 in the WWF with the 11/28 Saturday Night's Main Event! WWF Champion Hulk Hogan vs. King Kong Bundy (and a GIANT surprise). "Macho Man" Randy Savage vs. Bret "Hitman" Hart. Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Hercules. George Steele vs. Danny Davis. Plus, "Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase promises to BUY the WWF Title! Greg "The Hammer" Valentine injures former partner Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake. The British Bulldogs vs. the debuting Conquistadors, The Ultimate Warrior gets theme music! All of that and so much more!Available everywhere your Podcast Streaming needs are met.Visit our Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow us on Twitter @RasslinGrenadeFollow and LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE located at https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to our Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenade as we continue to add new videos from throughout wrestling history.Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes a $5 “All Access” Tier featuring our Patreon Exclusive Watch-Along Series, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare & Regional Rasslin), Early Show Releases, REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content that was originally edited out! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!Listen at your leisure and pick back up later if need be!This week we close out November 1987 in the WWF with the 11/28 Saturday Night's Main Event! WWF Champion Hulk Hogan vs. King Kong Bundy (and a GIANT surprise). "Macho Man" Randy Savage vs. Bret "Hitman" Hart. Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Hercules. George Steele vs. Danny Davis. Plus, "Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase promises to BUY the WWF Title! Greg "The Hammer" Valentine injures former partner Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake. The British Bulldogs vs. the debuting Conquistadors, The Ultimate Warrior gets theme music! All of that and so much more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Hey it's Arroe. Pod Fest brings together three different conversations from musicians, authors, doctors environmentalists or cooks in their own kitchen. It's real people with real stories. Pod Fest 46 features: The unstoppable Jazz and Pop great Mr. George Benson Then we're headed into the Master Chef Kitchen with Chef Graham Elliot Conversation number 3… A step back. It's all about pro wrestling with Greg The Hammer Valentine. Pod Fest 46
Hey it's Arroe. Pod Fest brings together three different conversations from musicians, authors, doctors environmentalists or cooks in their own kitchen. It's real people with real stories. Pod Fest 46 features: The unstoppable Jazz and Pop great Mr. George Benson Then we're headed into the Master Chef Kitchen with Chef Graham Elliot Conversation number 3… A step back. It's all about pro wrestling with Greg The Hammer Valentine. Pod Fest 46
People of the Internet!This episode marks my 40th birthday. So lets take a look back at one of the wildest days of my life when my friend Brendon and I attended Lexington Comic-Con with Jim Cornette.- Who is Anonymous Wrestling Legend?-How did I end up stuck in an elevator with Greg "The Hammer" Valentine.Follow on X : @gettinworkedFollow on Insta: @thatdudenamedmikeWatch on twitch.tv/gettinworked every Thursday at 9pm
Junkyard Dog was one of the most popular - if not THE most popular wrestler in the Mid-South. He had a unique combination of power and charisma that allowed him to connect with the crowd on a whole other level. He transitioned to the WWF where he viewed with Hall of Fame opponents such as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine and "King" Harley Race. Today we share our favorite memories and moments from career of JYD!
On this very special episode of Keep The Kayfabe the pod recorded live and on location at Crusherfest. The festival is all about honoring South Milwaukee's home town hero, Reginald Lisowski, better known as, DA CRUSHER! This Bi-Annual celebration has everything from wrestling, food trucks, live music, and even a polka mass on Sunday. The highlight of the day was when Matt had the pleasure to sit down with renowned wrestling legends, Greg The Hammer Valentine, The Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase, and Marty Jannetty. These stars shared their favorite memories of Milwaukee, what Da Crusher meant to them, and some fun stories from the road. Thanks so much to Peggy, Director of Crusherfest for the invitation and the honor to interview these living legends. We are already looking forward to Crusherfest 2025!
On this weeks episode of Keep the Kayfabe we continue our deep dive series on the legends that will be featured at South Milwaukee's, Crusher Fest this June 3rd and 4th! And we couldn't be more excited to talk about the life and career of one of our favorites, Greg The Hammer Valentine. A man who has never held the highest championships, but his role on the card could be described as the fulcrum to any great wrestling show. Valentine is someone who knew the value in the right combinations of wrestlers to generate the most heat in the territory in which they wrestled while sticking to his guns and core values. Also we talk about WWE's PPV Backlash that happened this past weekend and how parts are reminiscent to old school wrestling.
On this episode of To Be The Man, we take a deep dive into the archives of "Wooooo Nation" for a conversation the Nature Boy and host Conrad Thompson had with one of Ric's closest and longest friends in the business, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine. Greg shares some hilarious stories of his adventures with the Nature Boy traveling the territories together. Special thanks to this week's sponsors! Sunday- Sunday is offering our listeners 20% off! Full-season plans start at just $109, and you can get 20% off when you visit GETSUNDAY.COM/RICFLAIR at checkout! GameTime- Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code FLAIR for $20 off your first purchase (terms apply). Birddogs- Visit Birddogs.com and enter promo code FLAIR to get a free Yeti style tumbler with every order that'll keep your drinks hot or cold - a $40 value. https://www.birddogs.com/collections/pants?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=influencer&utm_campaign=tobetheman Fite+-Fite+ is the ultimate digital platform for live sports and entertainment, and they are now offering a free 7-day trial at TryFite.com WoooooWings- Wooooo! Wings, a virtual restaurant concept from The Man himself, the Nature Boy Ric Flair. Enjoy the legendary flavors and world championship wings by ordering with your Uber Eats or Postmates app. Wooooo! Wings now has more than 50 locations in 17 states - for a full list visit ricflairwings.com Save With Conrad - Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at SaveWithConrad.com Advertise With Flair - If your business targets 25-54 year old men, there's no better place to advertise than right here with us on To Be the Man with Ric Flair. You've heard us do ads for some of the same companies for years...why? Because it works! And with our super targeted audience, there's very little waste. Go to AdvertiseWithFlair.com now and find out more about advertising with To Be the Man with Ric Flair. FOLLOW AND SUBSCRIBE TO ALL THINGS RIC at https://linktr.ee/tobethemanpod On AdFreeShows.com, you get early, ad-free access to more than a dozen of your favorite wrestling podcasts, starting at just $9! And now, you can enjoy the first week...completely FREE! Sign up for a free trial - and get a taste of what Ad Free Shows is all about. Start your free trial today at AdFreeShows.com Get all of your To Be the Man merchandise at RicFlairShop.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Monday Warfare Returns! We continue the Monday Night War with July 1, 1996 RAW vs. NITRO. On WWF Raw, The Rockers Explode... AGAIN, when Shawn Michaels battles Marty Jannetty. Sunny gets SLOPPED, Goldust vs. Marc Mero, Ultimate Warrior Drama, Jerry Lawler rips on Jake Roberts, and the WWF tries their hands at a potential lesbian angle between Marlena & Sable. Then on Nitro, it's the Go-Home show to the Bash at the Beach PPV! Harlem Heat vs. The Steiners, Disco Inferno scores a creative victory while Mongo gets creative with a Haliburton, the Horsemen in 8-Man Tag action, Hall & Nash buy ringside seats, DDP loses his ring, Greg Valentine arrives to take on The Macho Man, Blood... still Running Cold. All of that, and so much more! Plus, we'll take a look into those pesky TV Ratings! Full list with time stamps below! Available everywhere your Podcast Streaming needs are met.Visit our Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow us on Twitter @RasslinGrenadeFollow and LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE - https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to our Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenadePlease Subscribe to our Patreon to help keep us going, multiple Tiers to choose from!!! https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes a $5 “All Access” Tier featuring our Patreon Exclusive Watch-Along Series, our insanely detailed SHOW NOTES (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare & Regional Rasslin), Early Show Releases, REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content that was originally edited out! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWLOANDS for your viewing and reading pleasure!Listen at your leisure and pick back up later if need be!WWF NEWS Christine Rosati Passes Away Barry Windham Returning / Ron Simmons Debuting Stone Cold's mangled lip An influx of WWF preliminary talent, featuring a plethora of ridiculous gimmicks as we talk Salvatore Sincere, Freddie Joy Floyd, TL Hopper, "The Pug" Alex Porteau, The Goon, and... WHO!?! Brian Pillman beats a Bushwhacker 45-Minute Battle between Duke "The Dumpster" Droese vs. Aldo Montoya!!! Brian Pillman suffers a setback with his ankle injury And you knew it was coming... ULTIMATE WARRIOR DRAMA begins (again), as the Warrior Man misses several house shows over the prior week of live events. WWF MONDAY NIGHT RAW 7/1/96 (00:22:23) THE ROCKERS EXPLODE... AGAIN!!! When WWF Champion Shawn Michaels takes on Marty Jannetty Jim Cornette shows up in the corner of Jannetty to further the HBK/Camp Cornette heat heading into In Your House: International Incident. Phineas Godwinn sees the light and SLOPS SUNNY! SummerSlam coming to Cleveland, OH Mankind vs. Duke "The Dumpster" Droese (in Duke's final match on Raw) Jerry Lawler lays into Jake Roberts hard on commentary, leading to a physical altercation Mankind takes out The Snake "Wildman" Marc Mero battles Goldust The WWF begins their own version of a potential "Lesbian" storyline between Marlena & Sable. WCW MONDAY NITRO 7/1/96 (00:41:40) DDP says his Lord of the Ring... ring... has been STOLEN! Tag Champs Harlem Heat have a banger vs. The Steiner Brothers Col. Rob Parker aids the Harlem Heat, but WHY? Woman wants to tap Liz's assets... Our World is STILL About to Change. GLACIER IS COMING! Blood STILL Running Cold, for now... Disco Inferno gets creative in his win over Kurasawa when he uses a DISCO BALL as a weapon! Scott Riggs feels the BANG of DDP and the Diamond Cutter. A WrestleMania Rematch from 1988 when Greg "The Hammer" Valentine arrives in WCW to take on The Macho Man! Eric Bischoff Returns from his injuries at the hands of the Outsiders See what happens when it's time for "Hour Two" of Nitro and we're in the middle of a match... Macho Man & Greg Valentine rush to finish their match in time. WCW Champion The Giant vs. Big John Tenta Big Bubba shaves HALF the bears of Tenta to match his hair Rey Misterio Jr. Highlights Kevin Nash receives a name, as the Outsiders arrive with ringside seats! Hacksaw Duggan finds DDP's lost ring, and gives it back to him. (Boy does he give it to him!) 8-Man Tag - All Four Horsemen vs. Rock & Roll Express, The Renegade & Desperado Joe Gomez Hear what happens when Steve McMichael botches his interference in the finish and calls an audible... it's AIR HALIBURTON! The Landover Police Department escort the Outsiders from the arena as we head to Dayton for the Bash at the Beach and the big 6-Man Tag between Luger, Sting, & Macho vs. Hall, Nash, and a Mystery Man! I'll break down the realistic feel of parts of the invasion angle, while critiquing Bischoff & The Ousiders sell job during various segments throughout the night. Plus, Mean Gene Interviews The Horsemen, DDP, Dungeon of Doom, Hacksaw Duggan All of that, and I'll share the "REAL WINNER" here this week. Who had the better shoiw? I'll share my thoughts. AND OF COURSE, we take a look at the July 1, 1996 TV Ratings as Nitro has begun their reign of 83 Weeks on top!
Welcome to the The Matthew Mania podcast! This week Matthew and Neil welcome the HEART and SOUL of Boca Raton Championship Wrestling, the much younger wife of Brutus 'The Barber” Beefcake, the Delicious Missy Beefcake!!! As Commissioner of Boca Raton Championship Wrestling, Brutus is the Commish. That makes Missy…. The D'lish!!! Missy is here to talk anything and everything BRCW, especially our upcoming show, Cruisin' for a Bruisin'. She weighs in on the hair vs hair match between World Famous Cheeseburger vs Deztro the Eskimofo. Who is going to get a haircut that night and will our resident barber be doing the honors? And if so, sheers or clippers? Another BRCW star Missy mentions is South Florida fan favorite Cha Cha Charlie who is having another dream match taking on No Way Jose. First Dream match Fandango, then No way Jose. How many dreams does Cha Cha Charlie have? Missy throws Cha Cha's name in the hat to be a competitor on Dancing with the Stars. We will have to check and see if there is a local competition. Did you know Missy has appeared on WWE TV? She was paid $300 by the Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase to kiss his feet in the middle of the ring at The Boston Garden! Her face was also air brushed on Ravishing Rick Rude's wrestling trunks! Why? Because Rick had a huge crush on Missy. Those wrestling trunks with Missy on them are even on a Rick Rude action figure. We hear about a story. Back in the day there wasn't a stylist on the set of one of the shows to do Miss Elizabeth's hair. Have no fear, the barber is here. That's right, Brutus stepped in to save the day. Missy isn't just the wife of Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake, she is also his booking manager. Not only does she book Brutus, but she is also the booking manager for Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Ted Dibiase and Greg “The Hammer” Valentine. All of them brought to you by Missy's Main Event. You can hear all of these great stories and MUCH MUCH more hilarity on this weeks episode of The Matthew Mania Podcast. Thanks for joining us. And check out our other Podcasts: https://www.matthewmania.com/podcasts Our next Boca Raton Championship Wrestling show is March Madhouse at Mizner Park March 12, 2023. Tickets available at www.BocaRatonWrestling.com Shop Matthew Mania: https://www.prowrestlingtees.com/matthewmania Brought to you by: Matthew H. Maschler, Esq. Real Estate Broker Signature Real Estate Finder (561) 208-3334 Matt@RealEstateFinder.com www.RealEstateFinder.com Member of the Palm Beach Board of REALTORS®, the Miami Association of REALTORS®, the Naples Areas Board of REALTORS®, Orlando Regional REALTOR® Association and R-World Broward, Palm Beaches, and St Lucie REALTORS®. Help Israel Now! All support goes Straight to Israel's Soldiers www.yasharlachayal.org Learn how to support our efforts to provide housing in Haiti http://www.frank-mckinney.com/caring-house-project Ask about joining the Signature team! Learn more about the Signature Real Estate Companies and why you should join South Florida's real estate industry leaders, Ranked #1 in Boca Raton, #25 in Florida and #336 in the Nation. www.SignatureRecruiter.com Offices in Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Coral Springs / Parkland, Ft Lauderdale, Miami, Naples, Palm Beach, Orlando and throughout Florida.
Welcome to the The Matthew Mania podcast! This week Matthew and Neil welcome the HEART and SOUL of Boca Raton Championship Wrestling, the much younger wife of Brutus 'The Barber” Beefcake, the Delicious Missy Beefcake!!! As Commissioner of Boca Raton Championship Wrestling, Brutus is the Commish. That makes Missy…. The D'lish!!! Missy is here to talk anything and everything BRCW, especially our upcoming show, Cruisin' for a Bruisin'. She weighs in on the hair vs hair match between World Famous Cheeseburger vs Deztro the Eskimofo. Who is going to get a haircut that night and will our resident barber be doing the honors? And if so, sheers or clippers? Another BRCW star Missy mentions is South Florida fan favorite Cha Cha Charlie who is having another dream match taking on No Way Jose. First Dream match Fandango, then No way Jose. How many dreams does Cha Cha Charlie have? Missy throws Cha Cha's name in the hat to be a competitor on Dancing with the Stars. We will have to check and see if there is a local competition. Did you know Missy has appeared on WWE TV? She was paid $300 by the Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase to kiss his feet in the middle of the ring at The Boston Garden! Her face was also air brushed on Ravishing Rick Rude's wrestling trunks! Why? Because Rick had a huge crush on Missy. Those wrestling trunks with Missy on them are even on a Rick Rude action figure. We hear about a story. Back in the day there wasn't a stylist on the set of one of the shows to do Miss Elizabeth's hair. Have no fear, the barber is here. That's right, Brutus stepped in to save the day. Missy isn't just the wife of Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake, she is also his booking manager. Not only does she book Brutus, but she is also the booking manager for Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Ted Dibiase and Greg “The Hammer” Valentine. All of them brought to you by Missy's Main Event. You can hear all of these great stories and MUCH MUCH more hilarity on this weeks episode of The Matthew Mania Podcast. Our Next show is January 31, 2023. It is a Tuesday. 2200 Yamato Road in Boca Raton. BRCW Presents: Cruisin' for a Bruisin.' Tickets available at www.BocaRatonWrestling.com Thanks for joining us on the Matthew Mania Podcast! And check out our other Podcasts: https://www.matthewmania.com/podcasts Shop Matthew Mania: https://www.prowrestlingtees.com/matthewmania Brought to you by: Matthew H. Maschler, Esq. Real Estate Broker Signature Real Estate Finder (561) 208-3334 Matt@RealEstateFinder.com www.RealEstateFinder.com Member of the Palm Beach Board of REALTORS®, the Miami Association of REALTORS®, the Naples Areas Board of REALTORS®, Orlando Regional REALTOR® Association and R-World Broward, Palm Beaches, and St Lucie REALTORS®. Help Israel Now! All support goes Straight to Israel's Soldiers www.yasharlachayal.org Learn how to support our efforts to provide housing in Haiti http://www.frank-mckinney.com/caring-house-project Ask about joining the Signature team! Learn more about the Signature Real Estate Companies and why you should join South Florida's real estate industry leaders, Ranked #1 in Boca Raton, #25 in Florida and #336 in the Nation. www.SignatureRecruiter.com Offices in Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Coral Springs / Parkland, Ft Lauderdale, Miami, Naples, Palm Beach, Orlando and throughout Florida. Share your stories, questions and comments at www.secretsofasugardaddy.com Follow us on IG at www.instagram.com/secretsofasugardaddy
With WrestleMania 3 just HOURS AWAY, it's the final 2 weeks of TV heading into the big event! Roddy Piper says Goodbye to Piper's Pit. Hulk vs. Andre is NOW! Hacksaw Duggan makes his debut. We get a look at the Giant-Sized version of the WWF Title made to fit Andre. Macho Man talks Steamboat's "cup of coffee". Bundy warns "the midgets". Dino Bravo STILL Brunette. Tito vs. Valentine. Z-Man F-U. Mania is SOLD OUT. Lanny Poffo has a Poem for us all. Plus, is there dissension in the Heenan Family? AND SOUNDBITES GALORE!Available everywhere your Podcast Streaming needs are met.Visit our Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow us on Twitter @RasslinGrenade and be automatically entered into our FREE PRIZE GIVEAWAY CONTESTS!Follow and LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE located at https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to our Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenade as we continue to add new videos from throughout wrestling history.Please Subscribe to our REVAMPED Patreon account to help keep us going, a dozen Tiers to choose from!!! https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes a $5 “All Access” Tier featuring SIX GIFTS FOR $5! Including our Patreon Watch-Along Series, all of Ray Russell's insanely detailed show notes (for both the Grenade and Monday Warfare), unedited TR SHOCKS episodes, Early Show Releases, REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content that was originally edited out! PLUS, now a sixth gift of monthly DIGITAL DOWLOANDS for your viewing and reading pleasure!Listen at your leisure and pick back up later if need be! Timestamps below for easy navigation.WWF PRIME TIME WRESTLING MARCH 16, 1987It's soundbites-o-plenty as Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby Heenan continue to hype the blockbuster event that is WrestleMania 3. This week we hear footage from Gorilla's second visit to Andre's Training Camp, find out what went wrong as the two become lost in the woods. Plus, they discuss Hacksaw Duggan, Sympathy Cards, Andre's new Giant-Sized Championship Belt, Tag Team Title contenders, Miss Betty, the team os Muraco & Orton, Jimmy Jack Funk, Ladies Tag Team Action, and Bobby Heenan even puts over Hogan. We also hear from both The Honky Tonk Man & Jake "The Snake" Roberts about their match at the big event, listen as Mean Gene breaks character and cracks up at Honky. And, is there dissension in the Heenan Family?WWF TV – Weekend of MARCH 21 & 22, 1987 (00:32:52)President Jack Tunney joins Piper's Pit to unveil Andre's GIANT-SIZED WWF Title Belt! Likewise, Hulk Hogan enters Jake Roberts' Snake Pit to take a gander at the new Giant Championship. "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan debuts to battle The Iron Sheik, sort of. WrestleMania is SOLD OUT! Lanny Poffo has a poem for us all. The Rougeaus version of NASCAR. Mario Mancini does a stretcher job. Paul Roma & Jim Powers team up Pre-Young Stallions. Roddy Piper references Jimmy Snuka. Action featuring the likes of The Can-Am Connection, Adrian Adonis, The British Bulldogs, Tito Santana, King Kong Bundy, Don Muraco, Bob Orton, Koko B. Ware, Cpl. Kirchner, Hercules, The Honky Tonk Man, The Hart Foundation, and more! Soundbites & promos from The Hart Foundation, Can-Am Connection, Ricky Steamboat, Lanny Poffo, Roddy Piper, JYD, The Dream Team, Bob Uecker, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Randy "Macho Man" Savage, Andre the Giant, Bobby Heenan, Hulk Hogan, and more! Plus, more on The Dynamite Kid's Back InjuryWWF PRIME TIME WRESTLING MARCH 23, 1987 (01:18:26)It's the final edition of PTW before WrestleMania 3 and the time for talking is (almost) over. This week The Brain and The Gorilla discuss Demolition vs. The "Gum-Am" Connection, or as Gorilla calls them, The "K&M" Connection! Plus, the duo talk King Kong Bundy squashing "Midgets", the fallout from the SNME Battle Royal, Hulk Hogan's new nickname after Mania, if Bobby believes in Santa Claus, Adonis vs. Roddy Piper, and more last minute WrestleMania chatter. Plus, promos with Tag Champs The Hart Foundation along with Danny Davis, and IC Champion "Macho Man" Randy Savage discusses the Dragon's "cup of coffee" in the big time! DIG IT!WWF TV – Weekend of MARCH 28 & 29, 1987 (01:34:22)JUST HOURS AWAY FROM WRESTLEMANIA, AND IT'S THE FINAL EDITION OF PIPER'S PIT as Roddy Piper says Goodbye. Ray Russell re-tells his infamous "Z-Man F-U" Story! Wrestler's Rebuttal with King Kong Bundy as Kong warns the "Midgets" ahead of the Mixed Tag at Mania. Dino Bravo STILL Brunette! Action featuring the likes of Butch Reed, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, "King" Harley Race, The Rougeau Brothers, The Hart Foundation, Moondog Spot, Adrian Adonis, Jimmy Jack Funk, The Can-Am Connection, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, and more! Soundbites & promos from Bobby Heenan, Andre the Giant, Junkyard Dog, Slick, The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff, Ricky Steamboat, The Rougeau Brothers, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Hulk Hogan, "Macho Man" Savage, and more! Plus, former rivals collide when Tito Santana takes on Greg "The Hammer" Valentine. Plus, in the SNAKE PIT, Jake Roberts has a final message for the Honky Tonk Man!WRESTLEMANIA III - BIGGER, BETTER, BADDER!!!! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
This week on the Take It Home Podcast, John LaRocca is taking another trip back in time to review the WWF show from July 24th, 1988 held at the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Canada. This seven match card featured a barnburner between the WWF World Champion "Macho Man" Randy Savage and "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase. A match that really surprised John was a hard hitting grudge match between Greg "The Hammer" Valentine and Don "The Rock" Muraco. Enjoy the trip down memory lane with John as he looks at WWF action from 1988. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/fightgamemedia Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fightgamemedia Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1958473677605950 Follow our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/fightgamemedia Subscribe to our YouTube Page: https://www.youtube.com/c/FightGameMedia Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fightgamemedia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This week on the Take It Home Podcast, John LaRocca takes a trip back to 1988 and reviews the WWF show from March 13th from the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario. The card features Hulk Hogan and his tag team partner Bam Bam Bigelow versus "The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase and his bodyguard Virgil with Andre at ringside. Also appearing on this card is Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake, One Man Gang, Koko B. Ware, The Killer Bees, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine and more. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/fightgamemedia Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fightgamemedia Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1958473677605950 Follow our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/fightgamemedia Subscribe to our YouTube Page: https://www.youtube.com/c/FightGameMedia Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fightgamemedia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Road to WrestleMania 3 begins as the seeds are planted for a potential WWF Title Match between Champion Hulk Hogan and his good friend Andre the Giant. Plus, DEMOLITION DEBUTS with a different SMASH? Ricky Steamboat RETURNS to the ring, Danny Davis continues to screw the babyfaces, Roddy Piper has a gift for the Macho Man, Mick Foley does a stretcher job for Kamala in 1987, Hercules calls out Billy Jack Haynes, Honky Tonk Man talks "Honky Burgers", JYD coming for the King, WWF cancels Australian Tour, and the original OBJ, Outback Jack boards QANTAS headed for the WWF! All of that, and SOUNDBITES GALORE!SPECIAL ALERT: THE WRESTLECOPIA PODCAST NETWORK & THE WRESTLING MEMORY GRENADE ARE IN THE SEARCH FOR NEW COHOSTS TO CREATE CONTENT! IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN JOINING WRESTLECOPIA AND BECOMING A FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME (OR EVEN A GUEST COHOST) PLEASE CONTACT RAY RUSSELL AT WRESTLECOPIA@GMAIL.COM OR DM ME ON TWITTER @RasslinGrenadeAvailable everywhere your Podcast Streaming App needs are met.Visit our Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow us on Twitter @RasslinGrenade and be automatically entered into our FREE PRIZE GIVEAWAY CONTESTS!Please Follow and LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE located at https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to our Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenade as we continue to add new weekly videos of wrestling history's past.Please Subscribe to our REVAMPED Patreon account to help keep us going, more than a dozen Tiers to choose from!!! https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes a $5 "All Access" Tier featuring FIVE GIFTS FOR $5! Including our Patreon Watch-Along Series, all of Ray Russell's insanely detailed show notes (for both the Grenade and Monday Warfare), unedited TR SHOCKS episodes, Early Show Releases, and now REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content that was originally edited out!Listen at your leisure and pick back up later if need be! Timestamps below for easy navigation.WWF TV - Weekend of JANUARY 3rd – 5th, 1987It's soundbites galore with Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan from the set of Prime Time Wrestling as Bobby battles a hangover while writing a list of personal goals in 1987! Plus, the Hart Foundation share their aspirations for the new year. Meanwhile, on Superstars and Wrestling Challenge, it's the 1986 Year in Review. Plus, it's the final week for the "New Year's Resolutions" Contest! Listen to the 3-minute soundbite of WWF Superstars' New Year's Resolutions and guess all of the voices in the order they appear and WIN an AUTOGRAPHED PROMO PIC of THE HONKY TONK MAN!WWF TV - Week of JANUARY 10th – 14th, 1987 (00:32:47)WWF Tag Team Champions The British Bulldogs vs. The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff. The Killer Bees vs. The Magnificent Muraco & "Cowboy" Bob Orton. Will Kamala's Top-Rope Splash get banned? The Honky Tonk Man visits Graceland. More vignettes of the original OBJ... That's Outback Jack! Jesse Ventura questions Bobby Heenan on the reinstatement of Andre the Giant. We learn what "Wonderfulness" means. It's a pair of Blackjack Mulligan vignettes as he first wrangles some calves on his horse "Sunday", before introducing us to "The Honey Wagon". More Prime Time soundbites with Gorilla and the Brain as they talk about everything from "Pizza Face" Bruno to the definition of Sivi Afi. Butch Reed & Slick enter the Snake Pit. Beltmaker Reggie Parks steps into the ring. Bobby Heenan confronts WWF President Jack Tunney about privacy. What are "illegal masks", exactly? The Can-Am Connection get mobbed. Blackjack Mulligan on the Snake Pit. Plenty of wrestling action featuring the likes of IC Champion Randy "Macho Man" Savage, George "The Animal" Steele, The Junkyard Dog, Billy Jack Haynes, Frenchy Martin, Hercules, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, The Rougeau Brothers, "The Natural" Butch Reed, Tito Santana, Jimmy Jack Funk, Kamala, "The King" Harley Race, and more. Soundbites featuring promos from Bobby Heenan, Mr. Wonderful, The Hart Foundation, the Macho Man, Ricky Steamboat, Blackjack Mulligan, the Rougeaus, and more. PLUS, Roddy Piper has a special gift for The Macho Man on Piper's Pit. WWF TV - Weekend of JANUARY 17th – 19th, 1987 (01:21:25)DEMOLITION MAKE THEIR WWF DEBUT, WITH THE ORIGINAL SMASH (MOONDOG REX)! Hulk Hogan receives a special award on Roddy Piper's Pit! The Mighty Hercules issues a "Full Nelson" Challenge to Billy Jack Haynes! There's a new mean streak in the Honky Tonk Man. Six-man action with The Dream Team & Dino Bravo vs. Tito Santana, Pedro Morales, & Hillbilly Jim. Referee Danny Davis works overtime to try and screw more babyfaces, but this time the "good guys" revolt! WrestleMania 3 gets a date! George Steele can read? Outback Jack chillin' in da Pub! The Harley Race/JYD saga continues. Plenty of wrestling action featuring the likes of Ricky Steamboat, Kamala, Demolition, Hercules, Blackjack Mulligan, Dan Spivey, Mike Rotundo, Butch Reed, Barry O, The Can-Am Connection, The Honky Tonk Man, George Steele, and more.. Soundbites featuring promos from The Macho Man, Hillbilly Jim, Bobby Heenan, the Wizard, and more. More Prime Time goodness again as Bobby Heenan does everything from translating "Tama" to talk the new attitude of Sal Bellomo. PLUS, RICKY STEAMBOAT makes his return to the wrestling ring!!!WWF TV - Weekend of JANUARY 24th – 26th, 1987 (02:05:34)In another special edition of PIPER's PIT, Andre the Giant receives an award, but it is overshadowed by the glory hound Hulk Hogan! Randy Colley's FINAL APPEARANCE as SMASH of DEMOLITION! Kamala squashes a young MICK FOLEY, as Foley does his first of many stretcher jobs in the business! "Macho Man" Randy Savage DESTROYS poor Tommy Sharpe. Bobby Heenan goes on the rant of a lifetime, trashing Hulk Hogan while surprisingly defending Andre the Giant. In a warm-up to WrestleMania 3, The Can-Am Connection take on Magnificent Muraco & "Cowboy" Bob Orton. Who has the more devastating move, Kamala's Top-Rope Splash or King Kong Bundy's Avalanche? Bobby Heenan continues his rant about the Hogan/Andre situation on Prime Time in a series of excellent audio clips. Jacques Rougeau faces the Magnificent Muraco. Vince shares his thoughts on "Honky Burgers". Outback Jack doesn't know tomato sauce from ketchup. Brian Blair's Stinger. The Honky Tonk Man visits "The Lisa Marie". Steve Lombardi bullies Paul Roma. Plenty of wrestling action featuring the likes of "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff, Ricky Steamboat, Koko B. Ware, The Hart Foundation, Blackjack Mulligan, The U.S. Express (Spivey & Rotundo), IC Champion The Macho Man, Junkyard Dog,, Kamala, Demolition, The Killer Bees, and more. Soundbites featuring promos from King Kong Bundy, Koko B. Ware, The Macho Man, Outback Jack, Vince McMahon, Bobby Heenan, The Can-Am Connection, and more. PLUS, we debut a NEW SEGMENT here on the Grenade, "BREAK IT DOWN", where we take a deep look into a specific topic. This week's topic happens to be the WWF's attempt to stake a claim in the continent of Australia. We look at the seasonal tours from 1986, the canceled tour of February 1987, and what went wrong. causing the WWF not to return for a staggering 16 YEARS! WWF TV - Weekend of JANUARY 31st & FEBRUARY 1st, 1987 (03:01:27)Things heat up when Jesse "The Body" Ventura joins Piper's Pit to talk Hulk Hogan & Andre the Giant. The Body promises to present Andre on the Pit next week, while the Hot Rod promises "Hulky Baby" Hulk Hogan! Hercules and Billy Jack Haynes nearly come to blows! Tito Santana BODYSLAM The Slickster, angering "The Natural" Butch Reed in the process. Butch Reed vows revenge on Tito Santana for his manager Slick. Haku battles Greg "The Hammer" Valentine with Danny Davis as the referee. The Dragon crosses the line, selling his injury while visiting a hospital for handicapped children. The Islanders take on The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff. "The King" Harley Race meets Koko B. Ware with Danny Davis involved. Hulk Hogan puts over Hercules. The Can-Am Connection in a weird vignette. JYD gets physical with Danny Davis. The fans continue to cheer for the Snake and the DDT. Tito Santana & Pedro Morales take on The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff The Honky Tonk Man creates a new record label. Jake "The Snake" forgets his gear? Referee Danny Davis cuts a heel promo. Plenty of wrestling action featuring the likes of "Adorable" Adrian Adonis, The Hart Foundation, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Hercules, Billy jack Haynes, Harley Race, Tito Santana, The Rougeau Brothers, Paul Roma, Jimmy Jack Funk, Tony Garea, and more. Soundbites featuring promos from Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik, Adrian Adonis, Lanny Poffo, Andre the Giant, Hulk Hogan, and more. PLUS, WRESTLEMANIA 3... BIGGER...BETTER.....BADDER!!!★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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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
This week we look at the career of Greg “The Hammer” Valentine. One of the most consistent heels of the 70s, 80s & 90s, we cover a wide range of Valentine's career. We look at his legendary matches with Wahoo McDaniel and Roddy Piper, plus his run as one-half of The Dream Team. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @CrossbodyOfWork, and be sure to rate 5 stars and subscribe wherever you're listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The man of the hour, the man with the power, too sweet to be sour! He's the ladies pet and the men's regret! Don Muraco dedicates an entire show to his former manager and all round colourful character and trend setter, Superstar Billy Graham. In addition to the Superstar, Magnificent Muraco talks about the best bodies in old school wrestling, how Jimmy Snuka almost never worked out, Classy Freddie Blassie and Rikidozan, Wahoo McDaniel, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, his WWE 2004 Hall of Fame induction and the question every wrestling fan wants to know; who had the largest arms in the WWF: Magnificent Muraco or "The Incredible" Hulk Hogan? 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
On this episode of Something To Wrestle, Bruce and Conrad profile the career of "The Hammer" Greg Valentine! The guys discuss Greg's father, Johnny Valentine, Greg's training in the legendary Hart Dungeon, teaming with Ric Flair in Mid-Atlantic, arriving in WWF, winning the IC Title, competing at WrestleMania I, the formation of The Dream Team and later Rhythm and Blues, and so much more! STAT HERO - STAT HERO is the FIRST Ever Daily Fantasy Sports book that puts the player in control and winning within reach. Go to StatHero.com/WRESTLE, sign up for FREE, and RIGHT NOW - you can get THREE TIMES back on your first play! LIGHTSTREAM - The online application is so easy – you can apply right from your phone! The ONLY way to get this discount is to go to LIGHTSTREAM.com/WRESTLE Subject to credit approval. Rate includes 0.50% AutoPay discount. SOLID GOLD - Solid Gold foods are different because they cleanse the digestive system supporting gut health and nourishing your pet, inside & out. And right now, Solid Gold is offering you 30% off your first order by visiting solidgoldpet.com/WRESTLE CHILISLEEP - ChiliSleep makes customizable, climate-controlled sleep solutions that help you improve your entire wellbeing. Head over to chilisleep.com/WRESTLE to learn more and check out a special offer, available exclusively for Something To Wrestle listeners and only for a limited time! GEICO - Do you own or rent your home? Sure you do! And it's hard work. But you know what's easy? Bundling with GEICO. Go to GEICO.com, get a quote, and see how much YOU could save. It's GEICO-easy! NHTSA - It can happen easily. A few drinks become a few too many. It's time to go and you think of calling for a ride home. Nahh, what's the worst that can happen? You get pulled over? Youlose your license? You total your car? You kill someone? Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. If you have credit card debt or in a 30 year loan? Well, www.savewithconrad.com can help you get out of that pinch and save money at the same time! Head over to SaveWithConrad.com for a quick quote. Something To Wrestle with Bruce Prichard begins a new chapter in the Patreon world. Bruce joins Conrad's four other host at www.ADFREESHOWS.com, the largest collection of wrestling legends on one channel. ADFREESHOWS.com will have every podcast ad free and early, plus bonus content you won't get anywhere else. Join today www.ADFREESHOWS.com Want more Something To Wrestle with Bruce Prichard? Well, head on over to our YouTube channel for clips, full episodes and much more! www.SomethingToWrestleWithOnYouTube.com Don't put a "T" in his name, put a tee on your back over at www.BrucePrichard.com! Check out our growing catalog of shirts and of course our extremely popular "DOOT DOOT DOOT" fanny packs. If you want to promote your business on Something To Wrestle with Bruce Prichard it's easy! Fill out a quick form telling us about your business and what you'd like to do over at www.AdvertiseWithConrad.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of Something To Wrestle, Bruce and Conrad profile the career of "The Hammer" Greg Valentine! The guys discuss Greg's father, Johnny Valentine, Greg's training in the legendary Hart Dungeon, teaming with Ric Flair in Mid-Atlantic, arriving in WWF, winning the IC Title, competing at WrestleMania I, the formation of The Dream Team and later Rhythm and Blues, and so much more! STAT HERO - STAT HERO is the FIRST Ever Daily Fantasy Sports book that puts the player in control and winning within reach. Go to StatHero.com/WRESTLE, sign up for FREE, and RIGHT NOW - you can get THREE TIMES back on your first play! LIGHTSTREAM - The online application is so easy – you can apply right from your phone! The ONLY way to get this discount is to go to LIGHTSTREAM.com/WRESTLE Subject to credit approval. Rate includes 0.50% AutoPay discount. SOLID GOLD - Solid Gold foods are different because they cleanse the digestive system supporting gut health and nourishing your pet, inside & out. And right now, Solid Gold is offering you 30% off your first order by visiting solidgoldpet.com/WRESTLE CHILISLEEP - ChiliSleep makes customizable, climate-controlled sleep solutions that help you improve your entire wellbeing. Head over to chilisleep.com/WRESTLE to learn more and check out a special offer, available exclusively for Something To Wrestle listeners and only for a limited time! GEICO - Do you own or rent your home? Sure you do! And it's hard work. But you know what's easy? Bundling with GEICO. Go to GEICO.com, get a quote, and see how much YOU could save. It's GEICO-easy! NHTSA - It can happen easily. A few drinks become a few too many. It's time to go and you think of calling for a ride home. Nahh, what's the worst that can happen? You get pulled over? Youlose your license? You total your car? You kill someone? Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. If you have credit card debt or in a 30 year loan? Well, www.savewithconrad.com can help you get out of that pinch and save money at the same time! Head over to SaveWithConrad.com for a quick quote. Something To Wrestle with Bruce Prichard begins a new chapter in the Patreon world. Bruce joins Conrad's four other host at www.ADFREESHOWS.com, the largest collection of wrestling legends on one channel. ADFREESHOWS.com will have every podcast ad free and early, plus bonus content you won't get anywhere else. Join today www.ADFREESHOWS.com Want more Something To Wrestle with Bruce Prichard? Well, head on over to our YouTube channel for clips, full episodes and much more! www.SomethingToWrestleWithOnYouTube.com Don't put a "T" in his name, put a tee on your back over at www.BrucePrichard.com! Check out our growing catalog of shirts and of course our extremely popular "DOOT DOOT DOOT" fanny packs. If you want to promote your business on Something To Wrestle with Bruce Prichard it's easy! Fill out a quick form telling us about your business and what you'd like to do over at www.AdvertiseWithConrad.com
Happened In the 90's hosted by Steve and Matt picks a day, any day, and then goes back in time to that magical decade we all know and love the 90's, to revisit episodes of tv, movies that premiered, or cultural events that occured on that day in the 90's. This week its all about August 26th in the '90s. First Steve and Matt open up and go deep about being afraid to die. Yeah we can do that too. After that we talk about some ghastly shit that happened in Gainseville, FL when a real deal psycho did some Hannibal Lechter level stuff. After that it's one of the greatest wrestling events of all time SummerSlam '91. From Nuptuals to Napalm this one has it all. 1. SummerSlam '91 Air Date: 08/26/1991 Matches: 1. Koko B Ware vs Kato 2. British Bulldog, The Dragon and The Texas Tornado vs Power and Glory (Hercules and Paul Roma) and The Warlord (with Slick) 3. Bret Hart vs. Mr Perfect 4. The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon) vs. The Bushwackers 5. Virgil vs Ted Dibiase 6. Big Boss Man vs The Mountie 7. The Legion of Doom vs The Nasty Boys 8. Irwin R Schyster vs Greg “The Hammer” Valentine 9. Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior vs Col Mustafa, General Adnan and Sgt Slaughter Then we talk a movie that is in the '90s Hall of Fame. The Oliver Stone directed, Quentin Tarantino penned flick about 2 crazy kids who just want to fuck and kill their way to stardom. 2. Natural Born Killers Premier Date: 08/26/1994 Story: Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
We're on the road to Hog Wild for WCW and Summerslam for WWF! We've got the Jul 29th 1996 editions of Nitro and Raw. First up on Nitro, we have one of the most memorable moments in all of WCW history as the Outsiders show up and start attacking people in the back with baseball bats. Ambulances arrive as the Outsiders hightail it out of there leaving behind a sea of bodies. In the original main even it was supposed to be The Giant vs. Arn Anderson for the title, however Arn was a casualty of the NWO and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine takes his place. Then, on RAW it's Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Undertaker, with Mankind lurking around the boiler room. Will he get involved? Watch it with us to find out! Do you have a specific match you want to see us do a watchalong to? Email us at bangdangpodcast@gmail.com
En este episodio analizamos la carrera de mas de 50 años de Greg "The Hammer" Valentine y su lucha contra nuestro Undertaker, adicional a dos luchas mas celebradas en este periodo de tiempo. Preparandonos para ese episodio en donde discutiremos la riña entre Hulk Hogan y El Enterrador. Link para acceder a los videos: The Undertaker vs Greg "The Hammer" Valentine (Youtube) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zsYEkjQczY The Undertaker vs Greg "The Hammer" Valentine (WWE Network) - https://watch.wwe.com/program/WWE-SuperTape-92-12325?startPoint=1824.667 The Undertaker vs Sid Justice - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bs-BwwQ4QvI The Undertaker vs Duane Gill - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbxM9CrszBw Nos puedes escribir a nuestro correo electrónico - takermaniapod@gmail.com Siguenos en nuestras redes sociales: https://linktr.ee/Takermaniapodcast Arte creado por Destiny Sky: https://linktr.ee/Artsy_Alpaca Audios creados y producidos por Ramiro Delgado - https://www.instagram.com/ramirodelgadolocutor/ https://twitter.com/ramirodelgado Fotografía por JR - https://www.instagram.com/creative_outlook_photography "Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing." https://paypal.me/takermaniapod?locale.x=en_US I'm on @buymeacoffee. If you like my work, you can buy me a coffee and share your thoughts
We open Mooney's Vault to relive another legendary conversation. WWE Hall of Famer, Brutus "the Barber" Beefcake is cuttin' and struttin' his way back to Prime Time!! Brutus talks about mending fences with Hulk, and what it meant to have Hulk induct him into the Hall of Fame. Brutus also reflects on finding out he was going into the HOF, and how he and his family reacted. Plus, Brutus talks about his relationship with Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, his infamous parasailing incident, a great Andre story from Japan and much more!If you're over 40, and want to learn how to cook the best steak, find a cool sense of style, save for retirement no matter how old you are, or want to be unstoppable, check out our other podcast, Upside of 40! Listen, subscribe, and leave us a 5 star review on iTunes! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/upside-of-40-with-sean-mooney/id1467683353
AEW Double or Nothing happened and we review it! Plus Dark Side of the Ring, New Japan, Wrestling Retro Rewind featuring Rowdy Roddy Piper v Greg The Hammer Valentine from Starcade 1, and NXT! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @Hard4Wrestling
2014On a very special edition of The Steve Corino Show, Steve sits down with WWE Hall of Famer, Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, to discuss his legendary career. Highlights of this truly monumental interview include Valentine’s epic feuds with the likes of Wahoo McDaniel and Rowdy Roddy Piper as well as his true feelings for his former tag team partner, Brutus Beefcake. He also tells the story of how he “almost” won the WWF Championship. In addition, The King of Old School and Dan try to stay positive regarding TNA’s future, the WWE Network and the recent release of Ricardo Rodriguez. Things take more of a somber note when the boys discuss their lousy baseball teams entering the Major League Baseball trade deadline. Finally in the Twitter segment, Steve talks about his experience in 1PW while a fan calls for Dan’s head!
Happy Easter! Will Junkyard Dog outlast Bad News Brown and 19 other competitors to win the Non Andre The Giant Non-Memorial WrestleMania Battle Royal? "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan is ready for "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, but can he handle bodyguard Virgil and the legendary Andre the Giant at ringside? And who will move one step closer to the WWF Heavyweight Title when Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat locks up with Greg "The Hammer" Valentine? Learn the answers to these and many more questions, as Pat McNeill, Jim Valley & guest host Brett Wolverton (@BrettWolverton) take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with the first hour of our watchalong for WWF WrestleMania IV. It's Wayback Playback time on Creative Control Network! (71:33)===================================Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content and show archives.
Welcome to RAMDOMMANIAAAA!!!!! This episode we keep the march madness going with another random-ass tournament match from good ol’ Wrestlemaina4, it’s the Hammer, it’s the Dragon, it’s on our podcast. Give us 5 HBKs on iTunes when you get a second. Also, share our link, if you’re bored.
Our latest hidden gem is a listener submission from Phillip Goad - a submission match between Ronnie Garvin and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine from Royal Rumble 1990.We didn't know what to expect here but really enjoyed this one! There was some hiccups with the rules that we discuss in the episode but all in all it is a good match!Our takeaways from this match include Valentine being unable to show any emotion, Garvin having incredible punches and selling ability, and that you shouldn't go for a pin more than once in a submission match!Thank you for listening and please leave a review and follow us on social media!Twitter - @StrangerRings1IG - @StrangerRingsPodYouTube - Stranger Rings Podcast
#LITP is back talking ALL sorts of happenings.From the Buffalo Bills and Green Bay Packers comparisons, to the New York Jets finally letting go of Adam Gase, to the discussion aroundgame integrity with the Philadelphia Eagles, this podcast has it all (including a joke or two about Greg "The Hammer" Valentine). Join us for the first of many editions of 2021!!
WWE Superstar Greg The Hammer Valentine and Associate Producer Evan Ginzburg Join LI#1 Pro Wrestling Broadcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/michael-monte-jr/support
In Part I of this two-part look back at the history of Starrcade, Dave LaGreca and ECW Legend Tommy Dreamer revisit the earliest years of Starrcade as a Jim Crockett/NWA event, and talk to Greg "The Hammer" Valentine about his infamous dog-collar match with Roddy Piper at Starrcade '83.
On this weeks episode the boys chat about the current moving story lines happening in AEW and the twisted paths some of the elite are taking. The boys also get into their favorite street fights after a real show stopper from Best Friends vs Santana & Ortiz on dynamite. Reminisce about New Jack and also a big happy golden birthday to Greg The Hammer Valentine, happy 69th Greg
On this episode of the Steel Cage Lounge, if you want to hear about RAW vs Smackdown vs NXT, wait until you hear Smitty T. Mockingbird vs Tyback vs The Doctor. Hear what the boys have to say about Becky vs Bayley vs Shayna, as well as their opinions as Daniel Bryan takes on Bray Wyatt for the Universal title. Plus, hear about Smitty's “altercation” with Greg “The Hammer” Valentine and who told Tyback “he's got the look!” Feel free to watch along with Survivor Series 2019 as alternative audio.
We had a chance to chat with Greg The Hammer Valentine promoting the movie 350 days.
Steve is back with Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake to cover more topics from his long, storied career including his time in WCW, the creation of The Zodiac, his transformation into The Disciple as well as his tours of Japan. Brutus also answers YOUR questions about Shawn & Marty in the Barber Shop, traveling with Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, working with the British Bulldogs, Mr. Perfect, "Outlaw" Ron Bass and much more!
Join Jim Cooley and Inside BJJ Matt for the very first episode of The Last Round. The guys talk about Nick Diaz vs Anderson Silva coming up in January, Jessie Ventura's court case against the estate of Chris Kyle, and the ongoing demise of TNA Wrestling. Later, Greg “The Hammer” calls in to talk about coming up through the ranks in professional wrestling, working for Vince McMahon, his epic feud with Tito Santana and much much more.
Greg "The Hammer" Valentine joins us for a special LIVE old school episode recorded at the Sacramento Toy Fair. We talk about fighting for respect, forming The Dream Team, the 80's wrestling explosion, snorkeling, believing in yourself, WWE Network, Johnny Valentine, Stu Hart, The Doors, Roddy Piper, writing a book, Insane Clown Posse, Vince McMahon, ICP Theater, training with The Sheik, Ric Flair, PMA, Hulk Hogan, advice to new wrestlers, and so much more! KG talks about surprise free Faith No More show, being thankful, WWE 2k15 and more!
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