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Welcome to this episode of Monday Night Project, this week we cover WWF Superstars December 1st 1990 where we will see :- The Brooklyn Brawler vs. The Texas Tornado Jim Evans vs. Ted DiBiase (w/Virgil) Tugboat vs. Jeff Sword Alan Reynolds & Dan Robbins vs. Power And Glory (Hercules & Paul Roma) (w/Slick) Jimmy Snuka vs. Doug Vines The Orient Express (Sato & Tanaka) (w/Mr. Fuji) vs. Albert Bissel & Gary Jackson Follow the show on facebook Memphis Continental Wrestling Cast (facebook.com/memphiscast) Check out Youtube.com/@memphiscast & patreon.com/memphiscast for videos You can watch the show https://www.patreon.com/posts/wwf-superstars-129183312?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
Chuck Coates joins the show to talk his wrestling career. Including training under Nelson Royal, starting in the WWF against the Twin Towers (Akeem and Big Boss Man), teaming with Paul Roma against Andre The Giant and Haku, working the NAWA, South Atlantic Pro Wrestling, NWA/WCW. working with TNT (Tommy Angel and Tommy Seabolt), becoming one of the German Stormtroopers with Helmut Hesler (Chuck Smith), The Fantastics (Bobby and Jackie Fulton), WCW in the early 1990's, Owen Hart, Ricky Morton, Matt Borne, wrestling Kurt Angle in a dark match in the WWF before he made it to TV plus so much more!Facebook: The Prof Rick Del SantoInstagram: therickdelsantoX: @TheRickDelSantoBluesky: @therickdelsanto.bsky.socialWeb:ProWrestlingWire.netYouTube:@TheRickDelSantoEmail:RickPWWire@gmail.com
Paul is a true Wrestling Legend known all across the World. He was trained by Mr. Fuji. He was one half of Power and Glory with Hercules Hernandez managed by Slick. He was a Member of the Iconic Stable the 4 Horsemen. He was a part of Pretty Wonderful with Paul Orndorff. Hear all about his time in the Wrestling Business. Do Not Miss !!
Please stay safe and healthy! If you can afford it and love what we do, please consider supporting our show by becoming a BTT Podcast Patreon Member! Also, purchase a BTT Podcast t-shirt or two from our Pro Wrestling Tees Store! USE THIS LINK TO GIFT SOMEONE A PATREON MEMBERSHIP OR HAVE SOMEONE GIFT YOU A MEMBERSHIP! https://www.patreon.com/BookingTheTerritory/gift This week's Time Stamps for our WCW Saturday Night on TBS recap from Oct 2, 1993 review are as follows (NOTE: This was recorded 4/11/2025): HOW TO GIVE OR GIFT A PATREON MEMBERSHIP: https://www.patreon.com/BookingTheTerritory/gift Opening Shenanigans ( 0:02:00 ) FREE Patreon Preview - Dark Side of the Ring Big Van Vader! ( 0:03:42 ) If you want access to the Clashes or WCW PPVs, and over 400 Patreon show, become a patreon member at https://www.patreon.com/BookingTheTerritory or tinyurl.com/PatreonBTT! You can sign up monthly or annual. When signing up for an annual plan you get a MONTH FREE! ( 0:44:15 ) Submit a 5-Star Review on Podcast Addict and Apple Podcasts and you'll get a shoutout on air. WCW Saturday Night on TBS Oct 2, 1993 recap. ( 0:44:56 ) The weekly WCW Amateur Challenge! ( 0:50:05 ) WCW Saturday Night on TBS Oct 2, 1993 recap continues. ( 0:53:59 ) Colonel Parker tries recruiting Steve Austin to go to Ole Miss. ( 1:02:33 ) WCW Saturday Night on TBS Oct 2, 1993 recap continues. ( 1:06:25 ) The Shockmaster watches Me Toons with his nieces and nephews???? ( 1:12:48 ) Nasty Boys vs Arn & Roma and Doc's Drawers with Doc Dust being sold? ( 1:20:05 ) Who gets the Rolex and/or Toot Toot award? And become a BTT Patreon member! Don't forget to become a BTT Patreon member at https://www.patreon.com/BookingTheTerritory ( 1:32:06 ) Give the gift of Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BookingTheTerritory/gift Harper lays out what it will take to do Ask Harper segments on the main show! Paypal him $5 per question. Harper's PayPal is, get your pen and paper out, cc30388cc@yahoo.com . Then email Harper ( ChrisHarper16Wildkat@gmail.com ) and Mike ( BookingTheTerritory@gmail.com ) letting them know you submitted $5 to Harper's paypal and he will answer your question on an upcoming show. Information on Harper's Video Shoutout, Life and Relationship. 1. First things first, email Harper with the details of what you want in your video shoutout or who the shoutout is too. His email address is ChrisHarper16Wildkat@gmail.com . Also in that email tell him what your paypal address is. 2. Paypal him $20. Harper's PayPal is, get your pen and paper out, cc30388cc@yahoo.com . 3. Harper will then send you the video to the email address that you emailed him from requesting your video shoutout. That's it! Don't email the show email address. Email Harper. If you missed any of those directions, hit rewind and listen again. BTT Facebook Group! (WARNING: Join at your own risk) https://www.facebook.com/groups/281458405926389/ Pay Pal: https://www.paypal.me/BTTPod Follow us on Twitter @BTT_Podcast, @Mike504Saints, @CJHWhoDat and Like us on Facebook. Follow us on blue sky or whatever its called: Mudshow Mike and BTT Podcast
Das Wunderkind Alex Wright joins Perched On The Top Rope Host, Lee Walker III to discuss a wide variety of topics from being a second generation star and teaming with his Father, Steve Wright to signing his WCW Contract at the age of 18 and the struggles he faced moving from Germany to America.Alex Wright talks working with Triple H and his thoughts on this years WWE Hall of Fame Induction.Alex Wright also talks working with greats like Chris Jericho, Ultimo Dragon and even teaming with Disco Inferno and shares his thoughts on the difference of Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo!Das Wunderkind also talks being a second generational wrestler, talks WCW action figures and videogames.Alex Wright LinksOfficial Site of The Wright Stuff - Pro Wrestling School: http://www.prowrestlingschool.de Official Facebook Account of The Wright Stuff - Pro Wrestling School: http://www.facebook.com/TWS.ProWrestlingSchool Official Instagram Alex Wright: https://www.instagram.com/wrestling_alexwright/ Official Facebook NEW: http://www.facebook.com/NEW.Wrestling1 Official Facebook Alex Wright (Person of public interest): http://www.facebook.com/AlexWright.Wrestling Official Facebook Alex Wright: http://www.facebook.com/wrestling.alexwright NEW-Merchandise:https://sl-wrestling.de/produkt-kategorie/ligen/new/ TWS Wrestlingschule Merchandise: https://sl-wrestling.de/produkt-kategorie/ligen/the-wright-stuff/ Alex Wright Merchandise: https://sl-wrestling.de/produkt-kategorie/wrestler/alex-wright/ Official NEW Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/NEW1Wrestling Official Twitter Account of Alex Wright: http://twitter.com/Alex_Wright_123 Official Xing Account of Alex Wright: http://www.xing.com/profile/Alex_Wright www.prowrestlingschool.deTime Stamp00:00 Intro00:30 Training with his Father, Steve Wright01:51 Teaming with his Father in CWA World Cup 199302:20 First match at 16 years of age in CWA03:45 Dad had first match at 15, list accomplishments04:30 Expectations as a second generation wrestler04:53 Had contract with CWA when WCW offered contract05:00 Getting discovered by going on Talk Show with Sting & Johnny B Badd05:39 Ric Flair giving Wright his first spot versus Paul Roma and what he wanted from Wright06:22 Bischoff offers Alex Wright a contract at 18 yrs old and how long he had to sign it07:30 Moving from Germany to USA, The struggles he faced08:59 Bagwell being the next youngest on the roster with him (ten yrs older)09:20 Under WCW Contract and didn't get paid (worked side jobs for $)10:05 Drove to WCW Office to confront Eric Bischoff and what happened11:05 Hardships, sleeping on hotel room floors11:45 Lockerroom hardships being the new guy12:18 Advice from Dad13:23 Being At The Big Event14:15 Training with Dad vs Training at WCW Power Plant16:25 Thoughts on Sarge17:05 Working with Triple H and Thoughts on HOF Induction20:20 2-14 guest trainer at WWE Performance Center21:08 Working in NJPW for Super Juniors19:04 Sabu in 1995 being the first to put him through a table22:53 Wrestling JBL in CWA and JBL legit hung him from his rope23:45 Wrestling Ric Flair 25:00 Chris Jericho and the Cruiserweights26:00 Wright wins Cruiserweight Title and first belt 28:00 Working with Ultimo Drgaon and winning TV Title30:21 Disco being injured during tag title run31:15 Teaming with Disco32:00 Berlyn being his idea and why32:42 Pitching ideas to WCW, nobody recognizing him40:54 Reflects on Berlyn debut and Vince Russo not liking it41:23 Working for Eric Bischoff vs Vince Russo42:30 Noticing the decline of WCW43:04 Russo makes David Arquette and him World Champion43:47 One of the rare few under AOL Time Warner, did WWE try and contact to hire Wright45:30 Sometimes wrestling seven times a night!46:16 WWE contacted him twice after WCW47:04 Having merchandise from action figures to WCW videogames49:02 NOT RETIRED! Starting The Wright Stuff Wrestling School51:51 Creating New European Championship Wrestling53:50 Giovani Vinci being a student56:00 Advice to released talents58:00 Plug New Show and Wright SchoolEND#WrestlingInterview #WrestlingCommunity #WCWnitro #WCWThunder #prowrestling Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/perchedonthetoprope/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Former WCW and WWE star Paul Roma does not hold back in this classic episode as he talks about the formation -- and subsequent implosion -- of the Young Stallions tag team with Jim Powers. Also, Paul dishes on Harley Race, Paul Orndorff, teaming with the mighty Hercules in Power & Glory and being under the tutelage of WWE Hall of Famer Mr. Fuji!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Please stay safe and healthy! If you can afford it and love what we do, please consider supporting our show by becoming a BTT Podcast Patreon Member! Also, purchase a BTT Podcast t-shirt or two from our Pro Wrestling Tees Store! USE THIS LINK TO GIFT SOMEONE A PATREON MEMBERSHIP OR HAVE SOMEONE GIFT YOU A MEMBERSHIP! https://www.patreon.com/BookingTheTerritory/gift This week's Time Stamps for our WCW Saturday Night on TBS recap from August 7, 1993 review are as follows [Recorded 2/11/2025]: Opening Shenanigans! And Harper's got more PS5 shenanigans. ( 0:02:00 ) The PN News, Johnny B Badd, Teddy Long BET footage has been unearthed thanks to Richard Land's, Patreon Fish & Chips! ( 0:10:50 ) Doc asked Mike about the commercial he was in during the late 1990s ( 0:36:08 ) Harper discusses a commercial he shot a few years ago. ( 0:40:48 ) WCW Saturday Night on TBS August 7, 1993 recap! ( 0:45:57 ) Doc and Harper get distracted by a lady in the crowd. And rasslers have no standards. ( 0:50:29 ) WCW Saturday Night on TBS August 7, 1993 recap continues! ( 0:54:36 ) Doc asked Harper how he feels about Disney World. And hypocritical Harper strikes again! ( 0:57:41 ) WCW Saturday Night on TBS August 7, 1993 recap continues! ( 1:03:08 ) Harper imitates how Dman would describe Bagwell. ( 1:06:39 ) WCW Saturday Night on TBS August 7, 1993 recap continues! ( 1:08:13 ) Harper needs sensitivity training when describing Far East wrestlers. ( 1:10:42 ) WCW Saturday Night on TBS August 7, 1993 recap continues! ( 1:13:15 ) Scorpio vs Mercenary #2 and Harper's comments. ( 1:19:36 ) WCW Saturday Night on TBS August 7, 1993 recap continues! ( 1:23:04 ) Ric Flair, Arn Anderson and Paul Roma close the show and Roma and Anderson's age? ( 1:27:41 ) New Patreon shoutouts this week? If you want access to the Clashes or WCW PPVs, and over 400 Patreon show, become a patreon member at https://www.patreon.com/BookingTheTerritory or tinyurl.com/PatreonBTT! You can sign up monthly or annual. When signing up for an annual plan you get a MONTH FREE! Who gets the Rolex and/or Toot Toot award? And become a BTT Patreon member! Don't forget to become a BTT Patreon member at https://www.patreon.com/BookingTheTerritory ( 1:32:28 ) Give the gift of Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BookingTheTerritory/gift Harper lays out what it will take to do Ask Harper segments on the main show! Paypal him $5 per question. Harper's PayPal is, get your pen and paper out, cc30388cc@yahoo.com . Then email Harper ( ChrisHarper16Wildkat@gmail.com ) and Mike ( BookingTheTerritory@gmail.com ) letting them know you submitted $5 to Harper's paypal and he will answer your question on an upcoming show. Information on Harper's Video Shoutout, Life and Relationship. 1. First things first, email Harper with the details of what you want in your video shoutout or who the shoutout is too. His email address is ChrisHarper16Wildkat@gmail.com . Also in that email tell him what your paypal address is. 2. Paypal him $20. Harper's PayPal is, get your pen and paper out, cc30388cc@yahoo.com . 3. Harper will then send you the video to the email address that you emailed him from requesting your video shoutout. That's it! Don't email the show email address. Email Harper. If you missed any of those directions, hit rewind and listen again. BTT Facebook Group! (WARNING: Join at your own risk) https://www.facebook.com/groups/281458405926389/ Pay Pal: https://www.paypal.me/BTTPod Follow us on Twitter @BTT_Podcast, @Mike504Saints, @CJHWhoDat and Like us on Facebook. Follow us on blue sky or whatever its called: Mudshow Mike and BTT Podcast
The Hogan Era podcast episode 175 is all about Paul RomaThe most significant name in professional wrestler history is Hulk Hogan. Hulk was not only the greatest star in his era but also one of the greatest ever to grace the WWE ring. Hulk was the face of WWE in the 1980s as well as early 1990s until he departed for WCW.Follow us on Twitter and IG @TwoManPowerTripStore - Teepublic.com/stores/TMPT
Wrestling with Love and Loyalty: Behind the Curtain of Wrestling Relationships with ECW Jason Knight Description: Just added more Matt Riddle Issue ECW Legend and former TV Champion Jason knight Joins M & P When wrestlers are married but have to work romantically with others, the lines between personal and professional can blur. Join Monte & The Pharaoh as they dive into the challenges of balancing real-life marriages with the long days, grueling travel schedules, and on-screen romances in the wrestling world. Plus, we take a shot at Lee Cole's Wrestling with the Devil for spotlighting Mario Mancini and Paul Roma—the "Rock Head Duo"—who seem to share more than just a friendship. #ProWrestling #WrestlerRelationships #BehindTheScenes #WrestlingDrama #MonteAndThePharaoh #WrestlingPodcast #LeeColeExposed
AG "All Go" Nelli is a fast rising star in New England. Having been trained by Paul Roma and Mario Mancini, Nelli talks about his experiences thus far in the wrestling world including Brad Baylor, battling it out with Patrick Saint, Killa Jay, Jeremy LaCroix, while speaking of his experiences with Corey Duke, Sylvain, Bloodsaw amongst others. ProWrestlingWire.net --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
Pro wrestling legend Ron Shaw makes his highly anticipated return to Monte & The Pharaoh in a no-holds-barred interview! Shaw dives deep into the Vince McMahon controversies, shares untold stories about Mario Mancini and Paul Roma, and discusses Rita Chatterton's claims. The conversation heats up with Shaw's thoughts on President Trump and much more in this explosive episode that wrestling fans can't miss!
IT'S THE WRESTLING MEMORY GRENADE #146. COVERING THE FIRST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 1988 WWF TV, DEALING WITH THE FALLOUT FROM SUMMERSLAM! Hulk Hogan shows off his brand new look.. complete with mineral water from Mars, BROTHER! The Honky Tonk Man seeks revenge as he smashes his guitar over the head of the NEW IC Champion Ultimate Warrior. Brutus Beefcake also seeking revenge on the "Outlaw' Ron Bass. Speaking of Bass, he introduces us to "The Maverick Brothers" on the Brother Love show this week as well! Bad News Brown beats his opponent so bad, he knocks him out of his boots (literally). Rick Rude continues to shine as he taunts Jake & Cheryl Roberts. Slick promises a "new look" for the One Man Gang. Dino Bravo & Hacksaw Duggan prepare for a "Border War". The Big Boss Man slaps poor Bobo Reeds into next week. The Bolsheviks demand a rematch vs. The Powers of Pain. The Fabulous Rougeaus with another great promo. WWF Champion Randy Savage awaits his next challenger in line. Plus, action involving the likes of The Rockers, Jake Roberts, Paul Roma, King Haku, "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, & more! All of that, and soundbites galore!Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes the $5 “All Access” Tier & $9 "VIP Superfan" Tier featuring our VIDEO CASTS, Patreon Watch-Along Series, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), Early Show Releases, REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!Visit the WrestleCopia Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow WrestleCopia on “X” (Formerly Twitter) @RasslinGrenadeFollow & LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE – https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to the WrestleCopia Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenade ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
WCW 95 kicks off with Vader vs Hulk! Plus we talk Paul Roma having issues with Alex Wright and the death of Kevin Sullivan! Plus AEW ALL IN predictions.
"The Crocodile King" Alan Compass joins the show to talk his professional career thus far including starting to train at Test of Strength and them moving over to Paradise Alley Pro Wrestling, training under Paul Roma and Mario Mancini, feuding with Marcel Williams and Bloodsaw, going to North Carolina to work for the AIWF, Baystate Championship Wrestling, forming a tag team with "No Gimmick" Gibbs, traveling to Canada later in the year to team with Mancini, plus so much more! Check us out at prowrestlingwire.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
Uncle Oatis aka Erik Smith joins Rick to talk the pro wrestling scene in New England. Photographing, Coliseum Pro Wrestling, Paradise Alley Pro Wrestling, New Age Wrestling, Alan Compass. Bull Dredd, Paul Roma and many more! Go TO PROWRESTLINGWIRE.COM!!! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
This week on Wrestling Outlet. Boxman and Smark had a lot of news to cover. We talk Velveteen Dream Returning To Wrestling, The NWA is streaming new episodes of #NWAPOWERRR on @thecwapp or CWTV(.)com, Dave Meltzer apologizes for reporting on 10-year-old video as if it were new, WWE interested in working with Sylvester Stallone at WrestleMania, NJPW enters into relationship with CWE Costa Rica, Ric Flair's biopic being produced by The Rock, Kevin Nash Turned Down Invite To Sting's Last Match Because Of A Conflict Of Interest With WWE, Paul Roma says male wrestlers were propositioned in WWE, Randy Orton and John Cena talk Vince McMahon Allegations,Veteran Producer And Director Jennifer Pepperman Joins AEW As VP Of Content Development, AEW Dynamite, and for some reason…Michael PS Hayes. Check us out: Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dirt-sheet-dudes/id1471552947?uo=4 Google Podcasts - https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvMzYwMzg2NS9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/wrestlingoutlet/ Twitter - @wrestlingoutlet Email – wrestlingoutletpod@gmail.com
A busy week on The Flagship as we discuss RevPro High Stakes 2024, Ospreay vs. Oku, Hangman's "injury," Elimination Chamber, the latest on Vince McMahon/WWE, Paul Roma, Jennifer Pepperman, NJPW & more!A review of RevPro UK's High Stakes 2024 featuring the much-heralded main event between Michael Oku & Will Ospreay A preview of NJPW's New Beginning in Sapporo Night 1 & Night 2 A look at TNA No Surrender 2024, Josh Alexander's contract option being exercised, and the hourglass emoji tweets WWE Elimination Chamber preview Is "Hangman" Adam Page actually hurt, or is it a work? Jennifer Pepperman hired by AEW as Vice President of Content Development Latest news & notes on the Vince McMahon/WWE lawsuit, including comments from John Cena and Randy Orton WrestleUniverse increasing pricing but adding new promotions Chicago's AAW celebrates its 20th anniversary on Friday& more!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
A busy week on The Flagship as we discuss RevPro High Stakes 2024, Ospreay vs. Oku, Hangman's "injury," Elimination Chamber, the latest on Vince McMahon/WWE, Paul Roma, Jennifer Pepperman, NJPW & more!A review of RevPro UK's High Stakes 2024 featuring the much-heralded main event between Michael Oku & Will Ospreay A preview of NJPW's New Beginning in Sapporo Night 1 & Night 2 A look at TNA No Surrender 2024, Josh Alexander's contract option being exercised, and the hourglass emoji tweets WWE Elimination Chamber preview Is "Hangman" Adam Page actually hurt, or is it a work? Jennifer Pepperman hired by AEW as Vice President of Content Development Latest news & notes on the Vince McMahon/WWE lawsuit, including comments from John Cena and Randy Orton WrestleUniverse increasing pricing but adding new promotions Chicago's AAW celebrates its 20th anniversary on Friday& more!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/voices-of-wrestling-flagship/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
This week on City Wrestling Radio (02.21.24), More Vince McMahon allegations come to light, A look at The Rock's role in The Bloodline, and WWE Elimination Chamber predictions. All of that and more, this week on City Wrestling Radio! Support CWR and follow us! Facebook - Facebook.com/CityWrestlingRadio/ X - Twitter.com/cwr415/ Instagram - Instagram.com/CityWrestlingRadio/ Merch store - city-wrestling-radio.creator-spring.com/ Music: Rock Stylish Indie by Infraction
Since we want everyone to be able to learn from our Patreon series on the 1992 "Titangate" sex and drug scandals in WWE, want to be able to direct everyone to the shows, and don't want to give anyone the idea that we're trying to make money off of the awful new lawsuit against WWE, we're releasing all four Titangate shows for free. Permanently. We're really proud of the work we did on these, and we hope that everyone can learn from them.---Content warning: By necessity of covering this topic, though it is not the sole focus, this episode contains a significant amount of discussion of sexual harassment, sexual assault, and child sexual abuse, a non-trivial amount of which is descriptive. If you have any concerns that this content may be triggering or otherwise upsetting to you, then skipping this episode may be advisable.It's July, and you know what that means: The fourth and final part of our Patreon-exclusive deep dive into what became known as Titangate, the overarching collection of scandals that hit the WWF in 1992. Topics include:Alex Marvez breaking the story of the federal grand jury investigation into the ring boy scandal in the Miami Herald...weeks after Dave Meltzer buried the lede while reporting it in the Observer.The emergence of "Barney," the teenage boy who came off like a plant when asking an audience question on Donahue and then came forward with a new sexual assault allegation against Mel Phillips.Jeff Savage's Penthouse feature that expanded his San Diego Union-Tribune reporting into a larger feature.Paul Roma, in John Clark's Wrestling Flyer, accusing Pat Patterson of telling him to sleep with a different Titan Sports executive if he wanted a bigger push.Murray Hodgson's confidence eroding after his lawyer quit during his deposition.Cheryl Vasquez's protest of a WWF house show in Poughkeepsie, where at least one wrestler allegedly tried to run her over with his car.Pat Patterson's return to the WWF in late August.Bill Kunkel going scorched earth in his Potshots column in Three Count, criticizing Savage for how he handled errors in the Penthouse story, Marvez for not reporting on his and the New York Times' own back and forth with Jerry McDevitt, and others.Our summation of the scandals and how they relate to Vince McMahon's 2022 downfall....and much more. When we started this series in April, we had no idea it would become as topical as it has, but here we are.Timestamps:0:00:00 Weeks of June 15-July 20, 19921:05:35 Week of July 27, 19922:18:14 Week of August 3, 19923:02:27 Weeks of August 17-August 31, 1992To support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will also get you exclusive access to not only the monthly themed episode of Between the Sheets, but also access to our new mailbag segment, a Patron-only chat room on Slack, and anything else we do outside of the main shows!If you're looking for the best deal on a VPN service—short for Virtual Private Network, it helps you get around regional restrictions as well as browse the internet more securely—then Private Internet Access is what you've been looking for. Not only will using our link help support Between The Sheets, but you'll get a special discount, with prices as low as $1.98/month if you go with a 40 month subscription. With numerous great features and even a TV-specific Android app to make streaming easier, there is no better choice if you're looking to subscribe to WWE Network, AEW Plus, and other region-locked services.For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 5 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets to sign up that way.) If you convert to a paid subscriber, we get a kickback for referring you, allowing you to support both the show and the indie scene.And if you'd like to support us while checking out the various promotions available on FITE TV, including their FITE+ subscription service, like BKFC, GCW, our friends at AIW and Black Label Pro, and more, you can sign up at TinyURL.com/BTSFITE.To subscribe, you can find us on iTunes, Google Play, and just about every other podcast app's directory, or you can also paste Feeds.FeedBurner.com/BTSheets into your favorite podcast app using whatever “add feed manually” option it has.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/between-the-sheets/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Since we want everyone to be able to learn from our Patreon series on the 1992 "Titangate" sex and drug scandals in WWE, want to be able to direct everyone to the shows, and don't want to give anyone the idea that we're trying to make money off of the awful new lawsuit against WWE, we're releasing all four Titangate shows for free. Permanently. We're really proud of the work we did on these, and we hope that everyone can learn from them.---Content warning: By necessity of covering this topic, though it is not the sole focus, this episode contains a significant amount of discussion of sexual harassment, sexual assault, and child sexual abuse, a non-trivial amount of which is descriptive. If you have any concerns that this content may be triggering or otherwise upsetting to you, then skipping this episode may be advisable.It's July, and you know what that means: The fourth and final part of our Patreon-exclusive deep dive into what became known as Titangate, the overarching collection of scandals that hit the WWF in 1992. Topics include:Alex Marvez breaking the story of the federal grand jury investigation into the ring boy scandal in the Miami Herald...weeks after Dave Meltzer buried the lede while reporting it in the Observer.The emergence of "Barney," the teenage boy who came off like a plant when asking an audience question on Donahue and then came forward with a new sexual assault allegation against Mel Phillips.Jeff Savage's Penthouse feature that expanded his San Diego Union-Tribune reporting into a larger feature.Paul Roma, in John Clark's Wrestling Flyer, accusing Pat Patterson of telling him to sleep with a different Titan Sports executive if he wanted a bigger push.Murray Hodgson's confidence eroding after his lawyer quit during his deposition.Cheryl Vasquez's protest of a WWF house show in Poughkeepsie, where at least one wrestler allegedly tried to run her over with his car.Pat Patterson's return to the WWF in late August.Bill Kunkel going scorched earth in his Potshots column in Three Count, criticizing Savage for how he handled errors in the Penthouse story, Marvez for not reporting on his and the New York Times' own back and forth with Jerry McDevitt, and others.Our summation of the scandals and how they relate to Vince McMahon's 2022 downfall....and much more. When we started this series in April, we had no idea it would become as topical as it has, but here we are.Timestamps:0:00:00 Weeks of June 15-July 20, 19921:05:35 Week of July 27, 19922:18:14 Week of August 3, 19923:02:27 Weeks of August 17-August 31, 1992To support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will also get you exclusive access to not only the monthly themed episode of Between the Sheets, but also access to our new mailbag segment, a Patron-only chat room on Slack, and anything else we do outside of the main shows!If you're looking for the best deal on a VPN service—short for Virtual Private Network, it helps you get around regional restrictions as well as browse the internet more securely—then Private Internet Access is what you've been looking for. Not only will using our link help support Between The Sheets, but you'll get a special discount, with prices as low as $1.98/month if you go with a 40 month subscription. With numerous great features and even a TV-specific Android app to make streaming easier, there is no better choice if you're looking to subscribe to WWE Network, AEW Plus, and other region-locked services.For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 5 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets to sign up that way.) If you convert to a paid subscriber, we get a kickback for referring you, allowing you to support both the show and the indie scene.And if you'd like to support us while checking out the various promotions available on FITE TV, including their FITE+ subscription service, like BKFC, GCW, our friends at AIW and Black Label Pro, and more, you can sign up at TinyURL.com/BTSFITE.To subscribe, you can find us on iTunes, Google Play, and just about every other podcast app's directory, or you can also paste Feeds.FeedBurner.com/BTSheets into your favorite podcast app using whatever “add feed manually” option it has.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/between-the-sheets/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
The Hollywood Blonds: E5- Lame Leg: Aug-Oct ‘93 Original Release Date: March 30, 2022 This week Mike & JV continue their coverage of the Hollywood Blonds. On this episode “Stunning” Steve Austin & “Flyin” Brian Pillman are set to defend their titles against Arn Anderson & Paul Roma at the Clash of the Champions 24, but a freak injury will sideline Brian Pillman, and Lord Steven Regal will replace him. During Pillman's injury, Stunning Steve will work singles matches and get interest from Col. Robert Parker. We will discuss the following: WCW Saturday Night - 08/07/93 (Taped 07/09/93) - Audio - Promo - The Four Horsemen (Flair, Arn, & Roma) - (40:05- 41:31) WCW Saturday Night - 08/14/93 (Taped 07/09/93) - Match - Arn Anderson & Paul Roma vs. Bobby Eaton & Dick Slater (02:14- 07:35) BREAKING NEWS - WCW Saturday Night Taping - Pillman Injury - 08/09/93 WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV - 08/18/93 - Audio - Promo - Brian Pillman (0:59- 02:15) WATCH ALONG - WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV - 08/18/93 - (02:15- 17:26) - Match - NWA/WCW World Tag Team Championship Match- Stunning Steve Austin & Lord Steven Regal vs. The Four Horseman (Arn Anderson & Paul Roma) WATCH ALONG - WCW Saturday Night 08/28/93 (0:39-13:21) - Pillman's Injury - Hollywood Blonds vs. Frankie Lancaster & Mark Starr WCW Saturday Night 10/02/93 - “Stunning” Steve Austin vs. “Pistol” Pez Whatley (08:37- 13:29) WCW Saturday Night 10/02/93 - Audio - Interview - “Stunning” Steve Austin & Col. Robert Parker (14:00- 16:11) WCW Saturday Night - 10/09/93 - Audio - Interview - “Stunning” Steve Austin w/ Tony Schiavone…& Col Robert Parker (26:15- 27:50) WCW Saturday Night - 10/16/93 - Match - The Hollywood Blonds vs. Joe Edwards & Dave Hart (49:45- 55:24) WCW Saturday Night - 10/16/93 - Audio - Promo - Interview - Tony Schiavone w/ The Hollywood Blonds… and Col. Parker (55:50- 57:30) Please reach out and support us on Twitter @bottomlinecast, @MPRU83 & @JOHNVANDAMAGE Please take the time to Subscribe and write a Five Star Rating on Apple Podcasts! Thank you for listening! Find out more at https://bottomlinecast.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/bottomlinecast/cb4d911d-97a2-4cb8-9225-6eedd830c51c This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
The Hollywood Blonds: E4 - A Flare For The Old: May-July '93 Original Release Date: September 25, 2021 This week Mike & JV continue their coverage of the Hollywood Blonds. On this episode “Stunning Steve Austin & “Flyin'” Brian Pillman, The Hollywood Blonds are now the WCW Tag Team Champions and as the “Tag Team of the 90's” they set their sights on the “Team of the 80's”, The Four Horsemen. We will discuss the following: WCW Saturday Night - 05/15/93 - Audio: Flair for the Gold: Guests - The Hollywood Blonds WCW Saturday Night - 06/05/93 - Audio - Flair & Anderson challenge The Hollywood Blonds (44:51 - 47:35) WCW Saturday Night - 06/05/93 - Audio: “ Flare for the Old” (01:19:18 - 01:23:55) WCW Clash of the Champions 23 - 06/16/93 - Match - WCW World Tag Team Championship 2 out of 3 Falls Match - The Hollywood Blonds vs. Ric Flair & Arn Anderson (01:01:14- 01:28:20) WCW Beach Blast ‘93 - 07/18/93 - LIVE - Biloxi, MS - Match - WCW World Tag Team Championship Match - The Hollywood Blonds (Stunning Steve Austin & Flyin' Brian Pillman) vs. The Four Horseman (Arn Anderson & Paul Roma) (01:02:10- 01:32:44) Please reach out and support us on X/Twitter @bottomlinecast, @MPRU83 & @JOHNVANDAMAGE Please take the time to Subscribe and write a Five Star Rating on Apple Podcasts! Find out more at https://bottomlinecast.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/bottomlinecast/d0c2702b-e30b-4f3e-bf28-c747f4886e93 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
On this episode of ARN, Paul and Arn discuss all things December 1993. They discuss Davey Boy Smith leaving WCW, The Boss making his debut for the company, Paul Roma turns full-blown heel, the build to Starrcade and the match between Ric Flair and Vader. Blue Chew- Try BlueChew FREE when you use our promo code ARN at checkout--just pay $5 shipping. That's BlueChew.com, promo code ARN to receive your first month FREE SpiiderGriip - SpiiderGriip is the best phone grip around. Visit SPIIDERGRIIP.com. Use discount code ARN at checkout and receive 30% off and Free Shipping! AG1 - Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase. Go to drinkAG1.com/ARN. Arn can be found on ADFREESHOWS.com where 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. Now you can enjoy ARN on YouTube! Turn on your notifications at ArnShowOnYouTube.com If your business targets 25–54-year-old men, there's no better place to advertise than right here with us on the Arn Show. 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 AdvertiseWithArn.com now and find out more about advertising with the Arn Show. Get all of your Arn Anderson merchandise at https://boxofgimmicks.com/collections/arn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this episode of ARN, Paul and Arn discuss all things November 1993. They discuss two major events, Clash XXV and BattleBowl, both taking place in the same month. Vader and Ric Flair are entrenched in a blood feud and Arn and Paul Roma are officially on the outs. Miracle Made - Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made. Go to TryMiracle.com/ARN and use the code ARN to claim your free 3-piece towel set and save over 40% off SAVE WITH CONRAD - If you have credit card debt or in a 30-year loan? Well, we can help you get out of that pinch and save money at the same time! Head over to SaveWithConrad.com for a quick quote. Arn can be found on www.ADFREESHOWS.com where 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. Now you can enjoy ARN on YouTube! Turn on your notifications at http://www.ArnShowOnYouTube.com If your business targets 25–54-year-old men, there's no better place to advertise than right here with us on the Arn Show. 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 www.AdvertiseWithArn.com now and find out more about advertising with the Arn Show. Get all of your Arn Anderson merchandise at https://boxofgimmicks.com/collections/arn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this episode of ARN, Paul and Arn discuss all things October 1993. They discuss the rematch with Arn and Paul Roma versus the Nasty Boys, the beginning of the split between Roma and Arn involving the Assassin, Paul Roma, and Steve Austin, and of course, it's time for Halloween Havoc: Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal! Blue Chew - Try BlueChew FREE when you use our promo code ARN at checkout--just pay $5 shipping. That's BlueChew.com, promo code ARN to receive your first month FREE. SAVE WITH CONRAD - If you have credit card debt or in a 30-year loan? Well, we can help you get out of that pinch and save money at the same time! Head over to SaveWithConrad.com for a quick quote. Arn can be found on www.ADFREESHOWS.com where 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. Now you can enjoy ARN on YouTube! Turn on your notifications at http://www.ArnShowOnYouTube.com If your business targets 25–54-year-old men, there's no better place to advertise than right here with us on the Arn Show. 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 www.AdvertiseWithArn.com now and find out more about advertising with the Arn Show. Get all of your Arn Anderson merchandise at https://boxofgimmicks.com/collections/arn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this episode of ARN, Paul and Arn discuss all things September 1993. They discuss the decision for WCW to officially withdraw from the NWA and the build to Fall Brawl. Arn shares his thoughts on Ric Flair versus Rick Rude and his tag match with Paul Roma as they defended their tag titles against the Nasty Boys. All this, plus they revisit one of the worst War Games matches in WCW history! Blue Chew - Try BlueChew FREE when you use our promo code ARN at checkout--just pay $5 shipping. That's BlueChew.com, promo code ARN to receive your first month FREE. AG1 - Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase. Go to drinkAG1.com/ARN. That's drinkAG1.com/ARN. SAVE WITH CONRAD - If you have credit card debt or in a 30-year loan? Well, we can help you get out of that pinch and save money at the same time! Head over to SaveWithConrad.com for a quick quote. Arn can be found on www.ADFREESHOWS.com where 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. Now you can enjoy ARN on YouTube! Turn on your notifications at http://www.ArnShowOnYouTube.com If your business targets 25–54-year-old men, there's no better place to advertise than right here with us on the Arn Show. 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 www.AdvertiseWithArn.com now and find out more about advertising with the Arn Show. Get all of your Arn Anderson merchandise at https://boxofgimmicks.com/collections/arn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Paul Roma Interview W/ Mario Mancini and Jose Luis Rivera
On this episode of ARN, Paul and Arn discuss all things August 1993. Arn wins the tag team title with his fourth partner Paul Roma, Cactus Jack returns following a four-month absence to attack Vader, Rick Rude is moved into the role of challenger for Ric Flair's World Title, and the debut of The Shockmaster as the mystery partner for the upcoming War Games! Blue Chew - Try BlueChew FREE when you use our promo code ARN at checkout--just pay $5 shipping. That's BlueChew.com, promo code ARN to receive your first month FREE. HelloFresh - Go to HelloFresh.com/50arn and use code 50arn for 50% off plus free shipping! AG1 - Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase. Go to drinkAG1.com/ARN. That's drinkAG1.com/ARN. SAVE WITH CONRAD - If you have credit card debt or in a 30-year loan? Well, we can help you get out of that pinch and save money at the same time! Head over to SaveWithConrad.com for a quick quote. Arn can be found on www.ADFREESHOWS.com where 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. Now you can enjoy ARN on YouTube! Turn on your notifications at http://www.ArnShowOnYouTube.com If your business targets 25–54-year-old men, there's no better place to advertise than right here with us on the Arn Show. 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 www.AdvertiseWithArn.com now and find out more about advertising with the Arn Show. Get all of your Arn Anderson merchandise at https://boxofgimmicks.com/collections/arn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this episode of ARN, Paul and Arn discuss all things July 1993. Ric Flair is back in the driver seat as the NWA World Champion, Arn and Paul Roma are on the hunt for the tag team titles, television is now being taped at Disney, and this roster is loaded with talent for Eric Bischoff and Ole to utilize! Blue Chew - Try BlueChew FREE when you use our promo code ARN at checkout--just pay $5 shipping. That's BlueChew.com, promo code ARN to receive your first month FREE! AG1 - Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase. Go to drinkAG1.com/ARN. That's drinkAG1.com/ARN. SAVE WITH CONRAD - If you have credit card debt or in a 30-year loan? Well, we can help you get out of that pinch and save money at the same time! Head over to SaveWithConrad.com for a quick quote. Arn can be found on www.ADFREESHOWS.com where 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. Now you can enjoy ARN on YouTube! Turn on your notifications at http://www.ArnShowOnYouTube.com If your business targets 25–54-year-old men, there's no better place to advertise than right here with us on the Arn Show. 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 www.AdvertiseWithArn.com now and find out more about advertising with the Arn Show. Get all of your Arn Anderson merchandise at https://boxofgimmicks.com/collections/arn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
It's back to one of the worst years in wrestling, 1993! Sure, 1995 rightfully always gets the title of "worst year ever," but 1993 gave it a run for its money. There were a few shining lights on this show, like Lord Steven Regal battling it out with Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat for the TV Title, Arn Anderson & Paul Roma vs. The Nasty Boys was...fine...Ric Flair defending the WCW International World Heavyweight Title (real name) against Rick Rude was decent but worse than you'd expect, and the WarGames match was...interesting. It involved Shockmaster! 'Nuff said! The rest of the card was straight garbage, though. In the news, we discuss Shawn Michaels quitting the WWF (for now), the original Doink and the Steiners leaving WWF, major court battles and drama between the NWA and WCW, ECW getting its official start, and much more! ALL PODCAST, SOCIAL MEDIA, & MERCHANDISE LINKS: linktr.ee/MainEventMarks CHECK OUT OUR MERCHANDISE: MainEventMarks.redbubble.com & bonfire.com/store/maineventmarks GET FUELED WITH SHOCKED ENERGY: https://shockedenergy.com/collections/all?sca_ref=1814354.mOXH7RrwKh&sca_source=MainEventMarks (promo code: MainEvent for 10% off) KEEP YOUR COFFEE GIMMICK FREE AND FRESH ROASTED TO ORDER WITH COFFEE BRAND COFFEE: https://coffeebrandcoffee.com/?ref=WC7vE0tK (promo code: MAINEVENT for 5% off) GET AWESOME SPORTS T-SHIRTS: intheclutch.com/MAINEVENT (use code "MAINEVENT" for 10% off) ORDER FROM SWIFT LIFESTYLES: SwiftLifestyles.com, use PROMO CODE: MainEventMarks at checkout for 15% off LISTEN EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 9PM EST: tikilive.com/channel/BURNS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's back to one of the worst years in wrestling, 1993! Sure, 1995 rightfully always gets the title of "worst year ever," but 1993 gave it a run for its money. There were a few shining lights on this show, like Lord Steven Regal battling it out with Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat for the TV Title, Arn Anderson & Paul Roma vs. The Nasty Boys was...fine...Ric Flair defending the WCW International World Heavyweight Title (real name) against Rick Rude was decent but worse than you'd expect, and the WarGames match was...interesting. It involved Shockmaster! 'Nuff said! The rest of the card was straight garbage, though. In the news, we discuss Shawn Michaels quitting the WWF (for now), the original Doink and the Steiners leaving WWF, major court battles and drama between the NWA and WCW, ECW getting its official start, and much more! ALL PODCAST, SOCIAL MEDIA, & MERCHANDISE LINKS: linktr.ee/MainEventMarks CHECK OUT OUR MERCHANDISE: MainEventMarks.redbubble.com & bonfire.com/store/maineventmarks GET FUELED WITH SHOCKED ENERGY: https://shockedenergy.com/collections/all?sca_ref=1814354.mOXH7RrwKh&sca_source=MainEventMarks (promo code: MainEvent for 10% off) KEEP YOUR COFFEE GIMMICK FREE AND FRESH ROASTED TO ORDER WITH COFFEE BRAND COFFEE: https://coffeebrandcoffee.com/?ref=WC7vE0tK (promo code: MAINEVENT for 5% off) GET AWESOME SPORTS T-SHIRTS: intheclutch.com/MAINEVENT (use code "MAINEVENT" for 10% off) ORDER FROM SWIFT LIFESTYLES: SwiftLifestyles.com, use PROMO CODE: MainEventMarks at checkout for 15% off LISTEN EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 9PM EST: tikilive.com/channel/BURNS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
WARNING: THERE IS SOUND AND CONNECTION ISSUES DURING THIS INTERVIEW. I TRIED TO FIX IT THE BEST I COULD. STEPS WILL BE TAKEN FOR THE NEXT INTERVIEW TO PREVENT THESE ISSUES. Sat down and had a great conversation with Sunny Beach last night. We talked him being being cast in No Holds Barred, how he got in to WWF, teaming with guys like Mike Sharpe, Boris Zukhov, working guys like Scott Casey, Paul Roma, his friendship with Stan Hansen, going to Japan and of course teaming with Steve "Wild Thing" Ray as Wet and Wild and going to the UWF and Herb Abrams. Unfortunately we had to cut it short however we agreed to shoot a part two very soon. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
On this episode of Taskmaster Talks, we are cover WCW SuperBrawl V in 1995. Kevin Sullivan & co-host John Poz discuss Hulk Hogan not putting Vader over, Sting, Macho Man, Big Bubba Rogers, Paul Roma, Ric Flair in the crowd, and Hacksaw Jim Duggan. That and so much more! INSTAGRAM: @TaskmasterTalks
We finish out the month of AUGUST for 1987 in the WWF as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff FIRES Bobby Heenan, and replaces him with Oliver Humperdink! The Million Dollar Man pays someone to wrestle for him! Rick Martel & Tito Santana STRIKE with FORCE in their tag team DEBUT! Ken Patera INJURED with a ruptured tendon! The Battle for Bam Bam Bigelow nears the end. Bob Orton & Don Muraco talk their split. Brutus Beefcake learns from Hairstylist Sal Fodera. Another Butch Reed/Superstar Graham altercation. ROMA & POWERS DEFEAT KAMALA & SIKA! The Magnificent Muraco becomes THE ROCK! Stand Back Jive Soul Bros because The Piledriver Album is coming. Ted Dibiase pays a fan to kiss Virgil's foot. Danny Davis the next TV Star? Questionable booking of the future Young Stallions in a match with the Heenan Family. Federettes eat Ice Cream? Sherri is Sensational. Dog Tips with the Bulldogs. Brady Boone Botches. Plus, The Greatest Intercotinental Champion of ALLLL Time The Honky Tonk Man puts down all past champions, including "Macho Man' Randy Savage (Yikes!). 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 REVAMPED Patreon account to help keep us going, multiple Tiers to choose from!!! https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes a $5 “All Access” Tier featuring all of Ray Russell's 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, and the Patreon Exclusive Watch-Along Series covering past PPVs, Coliseum Videos, SNME's, Clash of the Champions, and more!Listen at your leisure and pick back up later if need be!WWF TV – For the Weekends of AUGUST 22nd & 29th, 1987We finish out the month of AUGUST for 1987 in the WWF as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff FIRES Bobby Heenan, and replaces him with Oliver Humperdink! The Million Dollar Man pays someone to wrestle for him! Rick Martel & Tito Santana STRIKE with FORCE in their tag team DEBUT! Ken Patera INJURED with a ruptured tendon! The Battle for Bam Bam Bigelow nears the end. Bob Orton & Don Muraco talk their split. Brutus Beefcake learns from Hairstylist Sal Fodera. Another Butch Reed/Superstar Graham altercation. ROMA & POWERS DEFEAT KAMALA & SIKA! The Magnificent Muraco becomes THE ROCK! Stand Back Jive Soul Bros because The Piledriver Album is coming. Ted Dibiase pays a fan to kiss Virgil's foot. Danny Davis the next TV Star? Questionable booking of the future Young Stallions in a match with the Heenan Family. Federettes eat Ice Cream? Sherri is Sensational. Dog Tips with the Bulldogs. Brady Boone Botches. Action featuring the likes of The Macho Man, "Ravishing" Rick Rude, Paul Orndorff, Junkyard Dog, Butch Reed, Ken Patera, Paul Roma & Jim Powers, Islanders, Killer Khan, Kamala, Sika, Koko B. Ware, Ted Dibiase, New Dream Team, Brutus Beefcake, Demolition, The Rougeaus, Nikolai Volkoff, King Harley Race, Hercules, One Man Gang, Tito Santana, Rick Martel, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, George Steele, Brady Boone, and many more! Soundbites & promos from "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff, Jake Roberts, Don Muraco, Slick, Bob Orton, Brutus Beefcake, The Rougeaus, Jesse Ventura, New Dream Team, Craig DeGeorge, Strike Force, Mean Gene, Rick Rude, Koko B. Ware, The Macho Man, Billy Jack Haynes, Gorilla Monsoon, Bobby Heenan, Lord Alfred Hayes, Killer Bees, Jimmy Hart, Honky Tonk Man, Hart Foundation, Mr. Fuji, Demolition, & more! Plus, The Greatest Intercotinental Champion of ALLLL Time The Honky Tonk Man puts down all past champions, including "Macho Man' Randy Savage (Yikes!). NOTE: Second week discussion for August 29th - 31st begins at the timestamp (01:06:25) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
New Grenade Episode #91 covers more AUGUST 1987 TV in the WWF. STRIKE FORCE IS BORN! The Million Dollar Man makes his ring debut. Dibiase pays a woman to BARK like a dog, while the Bulldogs have Matilda SPEAK like a human! Two words... Headbutt, Dynamite! Battle for Bam Bam Eliminations Begin. Powers & Roma beat The Harts! Muraco & Orton Explode. One Man Gang Fined. Who betta, Orndorff or Rude? Reed/Superstar Feud Continues. Jumping Bomb "Ice Cream" Angels. The Piledriver Music Album is Coming. The Sensational Sherri arrives, & 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 REVAMPED Patreon account to help keep us going, multiple Tiers to choose from!!! https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes a $5 “All Access” Tier featuring all of Ray Russell's 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, and the Patreon Exclusive Watch-Along Series covering past PPVs, Coliseum Videos, SNME's, Clash of the Champions, and more!Listen at your leisure and pick back up later if need be!WWF TV – For the Weekends of AUGUST 8th & 15th, 1987Tito Santana saves Rick Martel from an Islanders attack as STRIKE FORCE is born! The Million Dollar Man humiliates a fan, forcing her to get down on all fours and bark like a dog! The Battle for Bam Bam Bigelow eliminations begin. Paul Roma & Jim Powers defeat Tag Champ Hart Foundation thanks to Special Enforcer Mr. T. The team of Don Muraco & Bob Orton Explode. One Man Gang put on probation. The Butch Reed/Superstar Graham feud continues. Ted Dibiase makes his in-ring debut. Who has the better physique, Rick Rude or Paul Orndorff? The NEW Women's Champion Sensational Sherri in action. The crazy announce team of Jake Roberts & Don Muraco! Jumping Bomb "Ice Cream" Angels? The Piledriver Music Album is upon us. Action featuring the likes of Demolition, Tag Champs Hart Founsation, Tito Santana, Junkyard Dog, Bob Orton, Don Muraco, Hillbilly Jim, Jake Roberts, George Steele, One Man Gang, Roma & Powers, Islanders, Barry Horowitz, Sivi Afi, Brady Boone, IC Champ Honky Tonk Man, Brutus Beefcake, "Ravishing" Rick Rude, Rick Martel, Ted Dibiase, Kamala, Sika, Rougeau Brothers, Lanny Poffo, New Dream Team, Macho Man Savage, Superstar Graham, Koko B. Ware, & more. Soundbites & promos from Jesse Ventura, Jimmy Hart, Superstar Graham, Butch Reed, Slick, Craig DeGeorge, Jim Brunzell, Bobby Heenan, Jake Roberts, Harley Race, Hercules, Honky Tonk Man, Danny Davis, One Man Gang, Mean Gene, Macho Man, Mr. Fuji, Sensational Sherri, Bob Orton, The Bulldogs, Gorilla Monsoon, & more. Plus, MATILDA THE BULLDOG SPEAKS!!!NOTE: Second week discussion for August 15th - 17th begins at the timestamp (01:05:29) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
"The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase goes poolside before catching some lunch. Killer Khan blinds Outback Jack. Brutus "The Stylist" Beefcake? Hammer Valentine gets a haircut. Orton & Muraco have issues. The Can-Am Connection finishing up. Butch Reed takes issue with Superstar Graham. Managers begin to scout Bam Bam Bigelow. Ken Patera responds to his whipping at the hands of the Heenan Family. Referee Rita (Chatterton) Marie, STILL THERE! Masked Confusion on the Snake Pit. Killer Bees vs. Orton & Muraco. Rougeaus eat Ice Cream. Corporal Kirchner finishes up his tour of duty. 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 REVAMPED Patreon account to help keep us going, multiple Tiers to choose from!!! https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes a $5 “All Access” Tier featuring our Patreon Watch-Along Series, all of Ray Russell's 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, and the Patreon Exclusive Watch-Along Series covering past PPVs, Coliseum Videos, SNME's, Clash of the Champions, and more!Listen at your leisure and pick back up later if need be!WWF TV – For the Weekends of JULY 4th & 11th, 1987"The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase goes poolside before catching some lunch. Killer Khan blinds Outback Jack. Brutus "The Stylist" Beefcake? Hammer Valentine gets a haircut. Orton & Muraco have issues. The Can-Am Connection finishing up. Butch Reed takes issue with Superstar Graham. Managers begin to scout Bam Bam Bigelow. Ken Patera responds to his whipping at the hands of the Heenan Family. Referee Rita (Chatterton) Marie, STILL THERE! Killer Bees vs. Orton & Muraco. Rougeaus eat Ice Cream. Corporal Kirchner finishes up his tour of duty. Masked Confusion on the Snake Pit. Action featuring the likes of "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Kamala, Sika, IC Champion The Honky Tonk Man, Tito Santana, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Jim Powers, Paul Roma, The Islanders, Killer Khan, Brutus Beefcake, Demolition, Ken Patera, Hercules, King Kong Bundy, Harley Race, Can-Am Connection, New Dream Team, Junkyard Dog, Bob Orton, Don Muraco, Killer Bees, The One Man Gang, Scott Casey, George "The Anima;" Steele, Iron Mike Sharpe, Hillbilly Jim, Billy Jack Haynes, Tag Champs Hart Foundation, SD Jones, & more! Soundbites & promos from Ken Patera, Ted Dibiase, Butch Reed, Danny Davis, Mr. Fuji, Demolition, Killer Bees, The Macho Man, Tito Santana, Brutus Beefcake, Johnny V, Dino Bravo, Greg Valentine, Rick Martel, Tom Zenk, Slick, Craig DeGeorge, Mean Gene, The Heenan Family, and plenty of Prime Time audio goodness from Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby Heenan!NOTE: Second week discussion for July 11th - July 13th begins at the timestamp (01:00:59) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
After more than a month we're back with a brand new episode of AWIPOD World Wide! We're moving up to October of 1993 and moving toward WCW Battle Bowl PPV! So join The Mayor, Glenn and Brent as they relive the build to one of the worst Pro Wrestling PPV'S in History! This week we see The Nasty Boys, Ric Flair, Paul Roma and a main event between Ricky Steamboat and Paul Orndorff! Hear us on SportzWire Radio www.sportanarium.com/player Follow The Mayor, Glenn, and AWIPOD On Twitter! Twitter.com/GAWrestleNut Twitter.com/AWIPOD Twitter.com/Mayorofcanton Follow us on Instagram and Youtube for more wrestling talk and PLE Preview shows! Instagram.com/AWIPOD youtube.com/@AWIPODWrestling --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awipod/message
We reach the halfway point in the year as we close out June 1987 in the WWF. "The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase makes his WWF debut. Mr. Wonderful Returns! Mr. T confronts both Honky Tonk Man & The Macho Man! Ken Patera suffers a whoopin' at the hands of the Heenan Family. Plus, Butch Reed calls out Superstar Graham, The Killer Bees upset The Hart Foundation with "Masked Confusion", The Macho Man enters The Snake Pit, NEW IC Champion The Honky Tonk Man in action, "Outlaw" Ron Bass introduces Miss Betsy, One Man Gang has a new finisher, The Jumping Bomb Angels are on their way, JYD is fightin' and a bitin'. All of that and so much more, plus Soundbites Galore! 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 REVAMPED Patreon account to help keep us going, multiple Tiers to choose from!!! https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes a $5 “All Access” Tier featuring our Patreon Watch-Along Series, all of Ray Russell's 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, and the Patreon Exclusive Watch-Along Series covering past PPVs, Coliseum Videos, SNME's, Clash of the Champions, and more!Listen at your leisure and pick back up later if need be!WWF TV – For the Weekends of JUNE 20th & 27th, 1987It's the debut vignette of "The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase! Mr. Wonderful is BACK, as is King Kong Bundy! Ken Patera suffers a whoopin' at the hands of the Heenan Family. Butch Reed calls out Superstar Graham. The Killer Bees upset The Hart Foundation with Masked Confusion. The Macho Man enters The Snake Pit, NEW IC Champion The Honky Tonk Man in action, "Outlaw" Ron Bass introduces Miss Betsy, One Man Gang has a new finisher, The Jumping Bomb Angels are on their way, the latest on Superstar Graham's return to the ring, Greg Valentine vs. Ray Rougeau, Jesse Ventura in "Predator". Were the Midnight Rockers firing the Young Stallions' gain? JYD is fightin' and a bitin'. Action featuring the likes of The Can-Am Connection, The Hart Foundation, George Steele, Killer Khan, Billy Jack Haynes, King Kong Bundy, Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake, Hercules, King Harley Race, "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff, Jim Powers & Paul Roma, Honky Tonk Man, Jimmy Jack Funk, Ken Patera, The Islanders, Koko B. Ware, Lanny Poffo, One Man Gang, Demolition, Jose Estrada, The Rougeau Brothers, The Macho Man, "Outlaw" Ron Bass, & more! Soundbites & promos from The NEW IC Champ Honky Tonk Man, Brutus Beefcake, Koko B. Ware, The Can-Am Connection, Danny Davis, Don Muraco, Bob Orton, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Slick, Butch Reed, The British Bulldogs, Ted Dibiase, Billy Jack Haynes, Hercules, Craig DeGeorge, Mean Gene, Mr. T, and plenty of Prime Time banter between Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby Heenan! Plus, Mr. T confronts both Honky Tonk Man & The Macho Man! NOTE: Second week discussion for June 27th - 29th begins at the timestamp (00:59:37) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Back with June TV Reviews for 1987 in the WWF as we see a historic moment in WWF history when THE HONKY TONK MAN WINS THE IC TITLE FROM RICKY STEAMBOAT!!! We'll talk rumors of Butch Reed as IC Champion. Plus, Junkyard Dog Returns, "Outlaw" Ron Bass gets Miss Betsy while Hillbilly Jim gets a little Beaver. Jake Roberts says "Don't Do Drugs", President Jack Tunney gives his ruling on the potential banning of the DDT, The Islanders join the Heenan Family, Superstar Graham rehabs for a comeback, the Killer Khan vignettes continue, Outback Jack enters the Snake Pit, Struttin' & Cuttin' with the Barber. SD Jones scores a win, Jesse Ventura in "The" Predator, and Soundbites Galore! 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 REVAMPED Patreon account to help keep us going, multiple Tiers to choose from!!! https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes a $5 “All Access” Tier featuring our Patreon Watch-Along Series, all of Ray Russell's 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, and the Patreon Exclusive Watch-Along Series covering past PPVs, Coliseum Videos, SNME's, Clash of the Champions, and more!Listen at your leisure and pick back up later if need be! WWF TV – For the Weekends of JUNE 6th & 13th, 1987THE HONKY TONK MAN WINS THE IC TITLE FROM RICKY STEAMBOAT!!! We'll talk the rumors of Butch Reed as IC Champion. "Outlaw" Ron Bass gets Miss Betsy, while Hillbilly Jim gets a little Beaver. Jake Roberts says "Don't Do Drugs" as the WWF PSA's begin! President Jack Tunney gives his ruling on the DDT! The Islanders join the Heenan Family, Superstar Graham rehabs for a comeback, the Killer Khan vignettes continue, Outback Jack enters the Snake Pit, the WWF "On Tour". Struttin' & Cuttin' with the Barber. The Harts are NOT afraid! SD Jones scores a win. Outback eats Ice Cream. Jesse Ventura in "The" Predator. Action featuring the likes of Demolition, The Macho Man, Koko B. Ware, Kamala, Sika, Ken Patera, Jimmy Jack Funk, Brutus Beefcake, Tito Santana, Billy Jack Haynes, Jim Powers & Paul Roma, Honky Tonk Man, Jerry Allen, Hercules, Sivi Afi, George Steele, Tiger Chung Lee, New Dream Team, British Bulldogs, Cpl. Kirchner, The Islanders, Hillbilly Jim, Iron Mike Sharpe, Sam Houston, SD Jones, Bob Orton, Don Muraco, Terry Gibbs, One Man Gang, Lanny Poffo, Killer Khan, Scott Casey debuts, & more! Soundbites & promos from Bobby Heenan, The Islanders, Danny Davis, Honky Tonk Man, Jimmy Hart, Mean Gene, Ken Patera, Outback Jack, Slick, Butch Reed, Nikolai Volkoff, Ricky Steamboat, Powers & Roma, One Man Gang, Jake Roberts, Ron Bass, Craig DeGeorge, Superstar Graham, Mr. Fuji, Demolition, Killer Bees, Koko B. Ware, Hart Foundation, and plenty of Prime Time banter between Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby Heenan! PLUS, The Junkyard Dog Returns! NOTE: Second week discussion for June 13th - June 17th (Special Wednesday Edition of Prime Time) begins at the timestamp (00:59:47) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Hello everyone, and you are listening to Ideas Untrapped podcast. This episode is a continuation of my two-part conversation with Lant Pritchett. It concludes the discussion on education with the five things Lant would recommend to a policymaker on education policy, how to balance the globalized demand for good governance with the design of state functionalities within a localized context - along with RCTs in development and charter cities. I also got an exclusive one of his infamous ‘‘Lant Rants''. I hope you find this as enjoyable as I did - and once again, many thanks to Lant Pritchett.TranscriptTobi;Yeah, I mean, that's a fine distinction. I love that, because you completely preempted where I was really going with that. Now, on a lighter note, there's this trope when I was in high school, so I sort of want us to put both side by side and try to learn more about them. There's this trope when I was in high school amongst my mates, that examination is not a true test of knowledge. Although it didn't help the people who were saying it, because they usually don't test well, so it sort of sounded like a self serving argument. But examination now, or should I say the examination industry, clearly, I mean, if I want to take Nigeria as an example, is not working. But it seemed to be the gold standard, if I want to use that phrase. It's as bad as so many firms now set up graduate training programs. Even after people have completed tertiary education, they still have to train them for industry and even sometimes on basic things. So what are the shortcomings of examination, the way you have distinguished both? And then, how can a system that truly assesses learning be designed?Lant; Let me revert to an Indian discussion because I know more about India than Africa by far. There are prominent people, including the people around JPAL and Karthik Muralidharan, who say, look, India never really had an education system. It had a selection system. And the ethos was, look, we're just throwing kids into school with the hopes of identifying the few kids who were bright enough, capable enough, smart enough, however we say it, measured by their performance on this kind of high stakes examination who are going to then become the elite. So it was just a filter into the elite, and it really meant the whole system was never really in its heart of heart geared around a commitment to educating every kid. I've heard teachers literally say out loud when they give an exam and the kids don't master the material, they'll say, oh, those weren't the kind of kids who this material was meant for. And they leave them behind, right? There's a phrase “they teach to the front of the class.” You order the class by the kid's academic performance, and then the teachers are just teaching to the front of the class with the kind of like, nah, even by early grades. So the evils of the examination system are only if it's not combined with an education system. So essentially, an education system would be a system that was actually committed to expanding the learning and capabilities of all kids at all levels and getting everybody up to a threshold and then worried about the filter problem much later in the education process.So if they're part of an education system like they have been in East Asia, they're not terribly, terribly damaging. But if they're part of a selection system in which people perceive that the point is that there's only a tiny little fraction that are going to pass through these examinations anyway and what we're trying to do is maximize the pass rates of that, it distorts the whole system start to finish. My friend, Rukmini Banerjee, in India started this citizen based assessment where it was just a super simple assessment. You need assessment in order to have an effective education system, because without assessment, I don't know what you know or don't know, right? And if I don't know as a teacher or as a school what my kids actually know and don't know, how is anybody imagining that you're giving them an effective education? So I think the role of early assessment and the drive to integrate teaching with real time assessment, I think is hugely, hugely important. This is why I had the preemptive strike on the question of testing [which] is that I want radically more assessment earlier, integrated with teaching. And there are still some educationists that will push back against that. But if we put in a bundle, formative classroom assessment integrated with effective pedagogy and high-stakes examinations, then everybody's going to hate them both. So we have to really unbundle those two things.And the hallmark of an education system is that it really has targets that every kid can learn and believes every kid can learn, and builds a system around the premise and promise that every kid can learn. There's this example out there, Vietnam does it. And Vietnam did it and continues to do it at levels of income and social conditions that are very much like many African countries. So if I were a country, I'd kind of hate Vietnam as this goody goody, that, you know. You know how you always hated the kid in school who would really do well, and then the teacher would go, well, how come you're not like that kid? On education, Vietnam is that country. It's, like, out there producing OECD levels of learning with very little resources and starting at least in the 1980s, at very low levels of income. So they're proving that it's possible. They're the kid who, like, when everybody goes, oh, that exam was too hard, and like, Bob passed it, like, how hard can it be? Anyway? So I think radically different bases for assessment versus examinations. And to some extent, the only integrity that got preserved in the system wasn't the integrity of the classroom and teaching, it was the integrity of the examination as a filter.Tobi;I want to ask you a bit about the political economy of this a little bit. So if, say, you are talking to a policymaker who is actually serious about education, not in the superficial sense, but really about learning and says, okay, Lant, how do I go about this? How do I design an educational system that really does these things? I've written quite a number of reports here and there that rely so much on your accountability triangle. I would have sent you royalty checks, but it wasn't paid work. Sorry. So how exactly would you explain the political economy of designing a working educational system? I know people talk a lot about centralization versus decentralization, who gets empowered in that accountability triangle? Where should the levers to really push, where are they? So how exactly would you have that conversation?Lant; So let me start with the accountability triangle and design issues. I think people mistake what the accountability triangle and design issues are about in the following sense. If I'm going to design a toaster, and the toaster is going to turn my untoasted bread into toasted bread, and it's going to be an electric toaster, there are certain fundamental things that have to happen, right? I have to have a current. I need to get that current running through something that heats up. I need that heat to be applied to the bread. I need it to stop when I've applied enough heat. Now, those fundamental principles of toaster design can lead to thousands of different actual designs of toasters. So I want people to get out of the notion that there's a single best toaster and that the accountability triangle or any other mode of analysis is to give you the best toaster and then everybody copies the best toaster. The principles are, design your own damn toaster, right? Because there's a gazillion ways to toast bread. Now, [for] all of them to work, [they] have to be compatible with the fundamental principles of electricity and current flow. You know, so I'm trying to get to one size doesn't fit all, but any old size doesn't necessarily fit everything either.You raise the question of decentralization, right? The thing is, if you look across countries that have roughly similar learning outcomes from PISA and other assessments, they're radically different designs. France is an entirely centralized system. Germany is a completely federalized system. The US is almost completely localized system. The Low Countries, Netherlands and Belgium have money follows the student system into the private sector. They have the highest private sector enrollment of any country in the world because they allow different pillars of education between the secular, the Catholic and the Protestant to coexist. So then if you ask is decentralization the best way to design your education system? It's like, no, no, no, you're missing the point. The point is, if you choose a centralized system, there are principles in how you design the flows of accountability that are going to produce success and those that are going to produce failure. If you choose a decentralized system, there are systems of the alignment of accountability that are going to produce success and failure. So the analytical framework doesn't determine the grand design, it determines the mechanics of the design. And I just want to get that straight up front.Second, as a result of the eight year research project of RISE, we have a policy brochure that has, kind of, here are the five kind of principles and here's the 15 minutes if I have five minutes with a minister or leader of a country, here are the five things I want to tell. And the first of those things is, commit. A lot of times we want to skip the most fundamental stage. And what I mean by commit is you actually need to create a broad social and political consensus that you're really going to do this and that you're committed to it. This big research project, RISE, which is based out of Oxford and I've been head of for eight years, we included Vietnam as one of our focused countries because it was a success case. Hence, we wanted our research team to partly do research about Vietnam and issues that were relevant in Vietnam. But we really wanted to answer the question, how did Vietnam do this? Why did they succeed? Right? And five years into the research effort, I was with the Vietnamese team and they had produced a bunch of empirical research of the econometric type. Is Vietnam success associated with this or that measurable input? Nothing really explains Vietnam at the approximate determinant input level. And finally, one of the researchers said to me, Lant, we're trying to get around the fundamental fact that Vietnam succeeded because they wanted to. And on one level it's like, my first response was, I can't go back and tell the British taxpayers that they spend a million dollars for a research project on Vietnam, and the conclusion to why Vietnam succeeded was because they wanted to.[Laughs]Tobi; That's kind of on the nose, right? Lant; Yeah. On another level, it's a deep and ignored truth. The policymakers ignore it, the donors ignore it. Everybody wants to ignore it. Everybody wants to assume it's a technocratic issue, it's a design issue. I think the fundamental problem of these failing and dysfunctional education systems, it's a purpose problem. The purpose of education isn't clear, understood, widely accepted among all of the people from top to bottom responsible for achieving results. And once that leads to what I call norm erosion. Within the teachers, there's this norm erosion of what does it really mean to be a teacher? So again, the first and maybe only thing I would say if I had five minutes with a leader is, how are you going to produce a broad social, political and organizational commitment that you are really going to achieve specific, agreed-upon learning results? The technical design issues have to flow from that commitment rather than vice versa. And you could copy France's system, you could copy the Vietnamese system. I think you've heard the term from me and others, isomorphic mimicry. You can copy other people's systems and not have the same effect if it isn't driven by per purpose. Like, if you don't have the fundamental commitment and you don't have the fundamental agreed-upon purpose, the rest of the technical design is irrelevant.Tobi;It sort of leads me to my next theme. And that is the capability question in development.Lant; Yeah.Tobi; First of all, I also want to make a quick distinction, because lately, well, when I say lately that's a little vague. State capacity is all the rage now in development.Lant; Really? Is that true?Tobi; Yeah,Lant; I'm so happy to hear that. 3s I'm glad that you think so. And I hope that that's true, because it wasn't. It really wasn't on the agenda in a serious way. So, anyway …Tobi; But I also think there's also a bit of misunderstanding still, and usually, again, maybe I'm just moving with the wrong crowd. Who knows? People focus a lot more on the coercive instruments of the state and how much of it can be wielded to achieve certain programmatic results for state capacity. Revenue to GDP in Nigeria is low, how can the states collect more taxes? How much can the state squeeze out of people's bank accounts, out of companies, or the reverse. That, the reason why the state collects very little taxes is because state capacity is low. But, I mean, nobody really unpacks what they mean by that. They just rely on these measures like X to GDP ratio.Another recent example was, I think it was in 2020, when the pandemic sort of blew over and China built a hospital with 10,000 bed capacity in, I don't know, I forgot, maybe 20 days or…Lant; Yeah. It was amazing.Tobi; A lot of people were like, oh, yeah, that's an example of state capacity. It's very much the same people now [who] are turning around and seeing China as an example of failure on how to respond to a pandemic. So I guess what I would ask you is, when you talk about the capability of the state, what exactly do we mean?Lant; In the work that were done and the book that we wrote, we adopt a very specific definition of capability, which is an organizational measure. Because there are all these aggregate country level measures and we use them in the book. But in the end, I think it's easier to define capability at the organizational level. And at the organizational level, I define [that] the capability of an organization is the ability to consistently induce its agents to take the policy actions in response to circumstances that advance the normative objective of the organization. And that's a long, complicated definition, but it basically means can the organization, from the frontline worker to the top of the organization, can it get people to do what they need to do to accomplish the purpose?And that's what I mean by the capability of an organization. And fortunately, unfortunately, like, militaries, I think, make for a good example. It's amazing that highfunctioning militaries have soldiers who will sacrifice their lives and die if needs be, to advance the purpose of the organization. Whereas you can have a million man army that's a paper tiger. No one is actually willing to do what it takes to carry out the purpose that the organization has been put to of fighting a particular conflict. And I think starting from that level makes it clear that, A, this is about purpose, B, it's about inducing the agents to take the actions that will lead to outcomes. And the reason why I'm super happy to hear that capability is being talked about is (you're doing a very good job as an interviewer drawing out connection between these various topics) the design of the curriculum is almost completely irrelevant to what's happening in schools. And so there's been way too much focus in my mind in development discourse on technocratic design and way too little on what's actually going to happen in practice. And so my definition of capability is, you measure an organization's capability of what actually happens in practice, what are the teachers actually going to do day to day? Right? And having been in development a long time, I often sit in these rooms where people are just, you know, I go out to the field and teachers aren't there at the school. Teachers are sitting in the office drinking their tea while the kids are running around on the playground, even during scheduled instructional time. And then I go back and hear discussions in the capital about higher order 21st century skills. You know, I wrote this article about India called Is India a Flailing State?Tobi;Yeah.Lant;And what I meant by flailing is there was no connection between what was happening in the cerebrum and what was being designed at the center. And what was actually happening when the actual fingers were touching the material and the nerves and sinews and muscles that connected the design to the practice were completely deteriorated. And therefore, capability was the issue, not design. So that's what I mean by capability. I mean, you use the example of tax. I think it's a great example. It's like, can you design a tax authority that actually collects taxes? And it's a hard, difficult question. And I think by starting from capability, I was really struck by your description of capability being linked to the coercive power of the state because that's exactly not how I would start it. I would start it with what are the key purposes for which the state is being deployed and for which one can really generate a sufficient integrated consensus that we need capability for this purpose.Tobi; Now, one of my favourite blogs of yours was how you described… I think it was how the US escaped the tyranny of experts, something like that. So I want to talk about that a bit versus what I'll call the cult of best practice…Lant; Hmm.Tobi; Like, these institutions that are usually transplanted all over the world and things like independent central bank and this and that. And you described how a lot of decentralized institutions that exists in the United States, they were keenly contested, you know… Lant Yes.Tobi; Before the consensus sort of formed. So I'm sort of wondering, developing countries, how are they going about this wrong vis a vis the technical advice they are getting from development agencies? And the issue with that, if I would say, is, we now live in a world where the demand for good governance is globalized. Millions of Nigerians live on the internet every day and they see how life is in the industrial rich world and they want the same things. They want the same rights. They want governments that treat them the same way. Someone like me would even argue for an independent central bank because we've also experienced what life is otherwise.Lant; Right. Tobi; So how exactly to navigate this difficult terrain because the other way isn't also working. Because you can't say you have an independent central bank on paper that is not really independent and it's not working.Lant; Your questions are such a brilliant articulation of the challenges that are being faced and the complex world we live in because we live now in an integrated world where people can see what's happening in other places. And that integrated world creates in and of itself positive pressures for performance, but also creates a lot of pressures for isomorphism, for deflecting the actual realities and what it will take to fix and make improvements with deflective copies of stuff that has no organic roots. I've written lots of things and even though you love all of your children, you might have favorites. One of my favorite blogs is a blog I wrote that is, I think, the most under cited blog of mine relative to what I think of it, which is about the M16 versus the AK-47.Tobi;Oh, yeah, I read that.Lant;It's an awkward analogy because no one wants to talk about guns.Tobi;Hmm.Lant;But I think it's a really great analogy because the M16 in terms of its proving ground performance is an unambiguously superior, more accurate rifle. The developing world adopts the AK-47. And that's because the Russian approach to weapon design was - design the weapon to the soldier. And the American approach is - train the soldier to the weapon. And what happens again and again across all kinds of phenomena in development is the people who are coming as part of the donour and development community to give advice to the world, all want them to adopt the M16 because it's the best gun, and they don't have the soldiers that can maintain the M16. And the M 16 has gotten better, but when it was first introduced, it was a notoriously unreliable weapon. And the one thing as a soldier, you don't want to happen is as you pull the trigger and the bullet doesn't come out at the end. That's what happens when you don't maintain an M16. So I think this isomorphism pressure confuses what best practice is with assuming there's this global best practice that can be adopted independently of the underlying capacity of the individuals and capabilities of the organizations. So I think huge problem.Second, I think there is a super important element of the history that the modes of doing things that now exist in the Western world and which we think of as being “modern,” I'm using scare quotes which doesn't help in a podcast, but we think of as being modern and best practice had to struggle their way into existence without the benefit of isomorphism. In the sense that when the United States in the early 20th century underwent a huge and quite conflicted and contested process of the consolidation of one room, kind of, locally operated schools into more professionalized school systems, that was politically contested and socially contested. And the only way the newer schools could justify themselves was by actually being better. There was no, oh, but this is how it has to be done, because this is how it has been done in these other places, and they have succeeded. And so there was no recourse to isomorphism, right. So in some sense, I think the world would be a radically better place for doing development if we just stopped allowing best practice to have any traction at all. If Nigerians just said, Screw it, we don't want to hear about it. Like, we want to do in Nigeria, what's going to work better in Nigeria? And telling me what Norway does and does not do, just no. Just no, we don't want to hear about it. Like, that doesn't help because it creates this vector of pressures that really deteriorate the necessary local contestation. My colleague Michael Wilcock, who is a sociologist, has characterized the development process as a series of good struggles. And in our work on state capability, we say you can't juggle without the struggle. Like, you can't transplant the ability to juggle. I can give you juggling lessons, I can show you juggling videos. But if you don't pick up the balls and do it and if you don't pick up the balls and do it with the understanding that unless you juggle, you haven't juggled, you can never learn to juggle. So I think if development were radically more about enabling goods, local struggles in which new policies, procedures, practices had to struggle their way into existence, justifying themselves on performance against purpose, we would be light years ahead of where we are. And that's what the debate about capability has to be.And I think to the extent the capability discourse gets deflected into another set of standards and more isomorphism, just this time about capability, I think we're going to lose something. Whereas if we start the state capability from discussion of what is it that we really want and need our government to get better at doing in terms of solving concrete, locally dominated problems, and then how are we going to come about creating the capability to do that in the Nigerian context, (I'm just using Nigeria, I could use Nepal, I could use any other country). That's the discussion that needs to happen. And the more the, kind of, global discourse and the global blessed practice gets frozen out completely, the sooner that happens, the better off we'll be.Tobi; So I guess where I was going with that is…Lant; 78:25Yeah.Tobi; One of those also fantastic descriptions you guys used in the book is” crawling the design space” on capability. So now for me, as a Nigerian, I might say I do not necessarily want Nigeria to look like the United States. Because, It wouldn't work anyways. But at the same time, you don't want to experiment and end up like Venezuela or Zimbabwe. It may not work to design your central bank like the US Federal Reserve, but at the same time, you don't want 80% inflation like Turkey. So we're ate the midway, so to speak?Lant; I get this pushback when I rail on best practice. I often get the push back, well, why would we reinvent the wheel? And I've developed a PowerPoint slide that responds to that by showing the tiniest little gear that goes into a Swiss watch and a huge 20 foot large tire that goes on a piece of construction machinery. And then say they're both wheels. Nobody's talking about reinventing the wheel. There are fundamental principles of electricity that a toaster design has to be compatible with. So, again, there is a trade off. There are fundamental principles, but there's a gazillion instantiations of those principles. We don't want to start assuming that there's a single wheel, right? When people say, don't reinvent the wheel, it's like, nobody's reinventing the idea of a wheel. But every wheel that works is an adaptation of the idea of a wheel to the instantiation and purpose for which is being put. And if you said to me, oh, because we're not going to reinvent the wheel, we're going to take this tiny gear from a Swiss watch and put it on a construction machine and expect it to roll, it's like, no, that's just goofy, right? And what I've really tried to do in the course of my career is equip people with tools to think through their own circumstances.Tobi;Hmm.Lant;Coming back, the accountability triangle or the crawling the design space. What I'm not trying to do is tell somebody, here is what you should do in your circumstance, because my experience is what's actually doable and is going to lead to long-run progress is an unbelievably complicated and granular thing that involves the realities of the context. But what I do want to do is help people understand there are certain common principles here and some things are going to lead to, like, Venezuela like circumstances, and we've seen it happen again and again, but there are a variety of pathways that don't lead to that. And you need to choose a pathway that works for you. And the PDAA isn't a set of recommendations, it's a set of tools to help people think through their own circumstances, their own organization, their own nominated problems and make progress on them. The accountability triangle isn't a recommendation for the design of your system. It's a set of tools that equip people to have conversations about their own system. And I have to say, at one time was in some place in Indonesia and it was a discussion of PDAA being mediated by some organization that had adopted it and was teaching people how to do it in Indonesia. And I had the wonderful experience of having this Indonesian woman who was a district official working on health, describe in some detail how they were using PDAA to address the problem of maternal mortality with no idea who I was. And I was like, oh, just for me to hear her say, here is how I use the tool to address a problem I've never thought about in a context, in an organization I've never worked with. So I think equipping people with tools to enable them in their own local struggles is my real objective rather than the imagination that I somehow can come up with recommendations that are going to work in a specific context.So the don't reinvent the wheel is just complete total nonsense. It's like every wheel is adapted to its purpose and we're just giving you tools to adapt the idea of the wheel to your purpose. Adapting a square to the purpose just isn't going to work. So I agree. We want to start from the idea of things that work. And there are principles of wheel design that you can't violate. You can't come in and say, I have a participatory design of a water system that depends on water running uphill. No. Water runs downhill. That's a fundamental principle of water. But I think the principles are much broader and the potentiality for locally designed and organic, organically produced instantiations of common principles are much broader than the current discourse gives the possibility for.Tobi; 83:47 I can't let you go without getting your thoughts on just a few more questions. So indulge me. I've stayed largely away from RCTs because there's a bunch of podcasts where your thoughts can be fairly assessed on that issue, but it's not going away. Right? So for me, there's the ethical question, there's the methodological question, and there's the sort of philosophical question to it. I'm not qualified to have the methodological question, not at all. Maybe on the ethics, well, there's a lot of also biases that get, so I'm not going to go there. For me, when I think about RCTs, and I'm fairly close here in Nigeria with the effective altruism community, my wife is very active, and I have this debate with them a lot. Surprisingly, a lot of them are also debating Lant Pritchett, which is which is good, right now. The way I see it is. The whole thing seems too easy in the sense that, no disrespect to anybody working in this space at all… in the sense that it seems optimizing for what can be measured versus what works.So for me, the way I look at it is, it's very difficult to know the welfare effects for maybe a cohort of households. If you put a power station in my community, which has not had power for a while. So, but it's pretty easy if you have a fund and you distribute cash to households and you sort of divide them into a control group, and you know… which then makes it totally strange if you conclude from that that that is the best way to sort of intervene in the welfare and the well being of even that community or a people generally. I mean, where am I going wrong? How am I not getting it? Lant; No, the people listening to the podcast can't see me on the camera trying to reach out and give you a big hug. I think you have it exactly right. I think we should go back and rerecord this podcast where I ask you questions and your questions are the answer. So I think you've got the answer exactly right. So first of all, by the way, the original rhetoric and practice of RCTs is going away, and roughly has gone away. Because the original rhetoric was Independent Impact Evaluation. All of the rhetoric out of JPAL and IPA and the other practitioners is now partnerships, which is not independent, but essentially everybody's adopted the Crawl the Design Space use of evidence for feedback loops in making organizations better. So they've all created their own words for it because they don't want to admit that they're just, again, borrowing other ideas. So to a large extent the whole community is moving in a very positive direction towards integrating, seeking out relevant evidence for partner organizations in how can they Crawl the Design Space and be effective. And they're just not admitting it because it's embarrassing how wrong they were first, but they've come to the right space. So I want to give them credit.When I gave a presentation at NYU called The Debate About RCTs Is Over And I won. It's not a very helpful approach, it's true, but it's not very helpful because I have to let them do what they're now doing, which is exactly what I said they should have been doing, and they are now doing. So, to some extent, asking people to say, yeah, we changed what we're doing is a big ask. And I'd rather they actually change what they're doing then they admit they did that. So to some extent it is going away. I think it's going away as it was originally designed, as this independent white coat guys, descend on some people and force them to carry out an impact evaluation to justify their existence. They're much more integrated, let's Crawl the Design Space in partnership with organizations, let's use randomization and more AB testing ways. And so I feel it's moving in a very positive direction with this weird rhetoric on top of it.Second, I think you're exactly right and I think it's slightly worse than you said. Because it's not just about what can be measured, but it's about attributability. It's not just what can be measured, but what can be attributed directly, causally to individual actions. And my big debate with the Effective Altruism community is I'm hugely, you know, big, big, big wins from the Effective Altruism movement attacking kind of virtue signaling, useless kind of philanthropic endeavors. I think every person should be happy for them. But if I were African, I would be sick of this philanthropic b******t that you guys are going to come and give us a cow or Bill Gates talking about…Tobi;Or chickens.Lant;Chickens. My wife doesn't do development at all. She's a music teacher. But when she heard Bill Gates talking about chickens, she think, does Bill Gates think chickens haven't been in Africa for hundreds of years? Like, what does he think he knows about chickens that Africans don't know about chickens? That's just such chicken s**t, right? But again, I'll promote a blog. I have a blog called let's All Play for Team Development. And I think what you're raising in your thing is that it's not just what we can measure, it's what we can measure and attribute to the actions of a specific actor. Because, you know, your example of not having power in a village, that we can measure. But all of the system things that we've talked about so far - migration, education, state capability - these aren't going to be solved by individualized interventions. They're going to be solved by systemic things. And with my team on education, we've had this big research project on education standards but I keep telling my team, look, if you're not part of a wave, you're a drop in the ocean. The only way for your efforts to not be a drop in the ocean is for you to be part of a wave [of] other people around you working on the same issue, pushing in the same direction, to build that. And that kind of thing gets undermined by attributability. So with my RISE project, I sometimes tell my funders, you can have success or you can have attributability, but you can't have both, right? Because if we're going to be successful at changing the global discourse in education, we're not going to do it by ourselves. We're going to be part of a team and a network. So, anyways…By the way, like early, early, early in the Effective Altruism movement, I had an interview with Cari Tuna and I think Holden Karnofsky, when they were thinking about what to do, and I made exactly this point. It's like, look, being effective at the individualized interventions that are happening is one thing, but don't ignore these huge systemic issues because you can't measure the direct causal effect between the philanthropic donation and the outcome. And that's your point, I think, which is, Nigeria is not going to get fixed by cash transfers.Tobi;No way.Lant; I mean, for heaven's sakes if Nigeria had the cash to transfer to everybody and fix it, well, then the national development struggle wouldn't be what it is. It's a systemic struggle across a number of fronts.Tobi;Why not just get Bill Gates to donate the money.Lant; But again, even Bill Gates, his fortune relative to the…you know, impact you could have through these programs, relative to what happens with national development, is just night and day. So to the extent that the adoption of a specific methodology precludes serious, evidence-based, hard struggle work on the big systemic issues, it's a net negative.Tobi;Again, to use your term, “kinky ideas in development.” Lant; Yeah.Tobi;I was reading a profile in the FT, a couple of days ago, all about charter cities, right?Lant; About what?Tobi; Charter cities. It was an idea I was kind of into for a while, I mean, from Paul Roma's original presentation at TED. But you strongly argued against it at your CATO debate. So what is wrong with that idea? Because there are advocates, there are investors, who think charter cities are this new thing that is going to provide the space for the kind of organizational and policy experimentation. And China's SEZs are usually the go to examples, Shenzhen particularly. So, what do you have to say about that?Lant;I like discussing charter cities.Tobi;Okay.Lant;And the reason I like discussing charter cities is because they're not kinky. Right. My complaint about Kinky is that you've drawn this line in human welfare and you act as if development is only getting people over these very low-bar thresholds. So conditional cash transfers are an example of Kinky, and conditional cash transfers are just stupid, right? Charter cities are wrong.I mean, conditional cash transfers are just stupid in a trivial way.Charter cities are wrong in a very deep and sophisticated way. So I love talking about charter cities. The reason I love talking about charter cities is A, they have have the fundamental problem posed, right? The fundamental problem is countries and systems are trapped in a low level equilibrium and that low level equilibrium is actually a stable equilibrium and so you need to shock your way out of it. And the contest between me and Charter cities is I think there's good struggle paths out of low level equilibrium. So I'm a strategic incrementalist. I want to have a strategic vision, but I want incremental action. So I'm against the kinky, which is often incremental incremental, it doesn't really add up to a development agenda. So I like, yes, we need to have a way out of this low level equilibrium and state capability in the way education systems work, in the way economic policies keep countries from achieving high productivity, et cetera. But I'm a good struggle guy. And charter cities want Magic Bullet. Right.Now, the rationale for Magic Bullet is that good struggle is hard and hasn't necessarily proved successful. And these institutional features that lead to these low level traps just are resistant to good struggle methods out. And I think that's a really important debate to be having. But I think the right way to interpret China's experience and Yuen Yeun Ang's book on how China did it is, I think, a good illustration of this is China was Good Struggle. Using regional variations as a way of enabling good struggles. It's instructive that difficulty with Charter Cities always goes back. You keep going deeper and deeper of who's going to enforce this, who's going to enforce this, who's going to enforce this, you know. They're caught in their own catch 22 in my mind. So the first proposed, what appeared to be feasible Charter City in Honduras eventually got undermined by governance issues in which the major investor didn't want to actually be subject to rules based decision making. So, I love talking about charter cities. I think they're on the right set of issues of how do we get to the institutional conditions that can create a positive environment for high productivity firms and engagement and improved governance. And they have a coherent argument, which is good, that, it's a low level trap and there's no path out of the low level trap and so we need big shock to get out of it.But I don't think they're ultimately correct about the way in which you can establish the fundamentals. You can't just big jump your way to having reliable enforcement mechanisms and until you get to reliable enforcement mechanisms, the whole Charter City idea is still kind of up in the air. The next podcast I have scheduled to do is with the Charter Cities podcast, so that hopefully…Tobi;Oh. Interesting. Last question. We sort of have a tradition on the show where I ask the guest to discuss one new idea they would like to see spread everywhere. But I think more in line with your own brand, like you said earlier, I think I would like to ask for our own exclusive, Ideas Untrapped Exclusive Lant Rant, something you haven't talked about before or rarely. So you can go on for however long you wish. And that's the last question.Lant; I think if I had to pick something that if we could just get rid of it, it would be this fantasy that technology is going to solve problems. My basic point I make again and again and again is Moore's Law, which is the doubling of computer capacity every two years, has been chugging along, and it might have slowed down, but has been chugging along since 1965. So computing power has improved by a factor of ten to the 11th. And just as an illustration of just how big ten to the 11th is, the speed you drive on a freeway of 60 miles an hour is only ten to the 7th smaller than the speed of light. So ten to the 11th is an astronomically huge number in the sense that only astronomers have any use for numbers as big as ten to the 11th. Okay. My claim is anything that hasn't been fixed by a ten to the 11th change in computing power isn't going to get fixed by computing power. And I ask people sometimes in audiences, okay, particularly with older people, you look a little young for this question, but I ask them, okay, you older people that have been married for a long time, computing power has gone up ten to the 11th over the course of your marriage, has it made your marriage any better. And they're like, well, a little bit, sometimes when we're abroad, we can communicate over Skype easier, but on the other hand, it's made it worse because there's more distractions and more temptations to not pay attention to your spouse.So on net, ten to the 11th of computing power hasn't improved average marriage quality. And then I ask them, has it improved your access to pornography? And it's like, of course, night and day, like, more instantaneous access to pornography. And my concluding thing is a huge amount of what is being promoted in the name of tech is the pornography of X rather than the real deal. So people promoting tech in education are promoting the pornography of education rather than real education. People that are promoting tech in government are promoting the pornography of governance rather than true governance. And it's just like, no, these are deeper human issues, and there's all kinds of human issues that they're fundamentally technologically resilient. And expecting technology to solve human problems is just a myth. It enables salespeople to pound down people's doors, to sell government officials some new software that's going to do this or that. But without the purpose, without the commitment, without the fundamental human norms of behaviour, technology isn't going to solve anything and the pretence that it is is distracting a lot of people from getting to the serious work. So if we could just replace the technology of X with the pornography of X, I think we'd be better off in discussions of what its real potentialities are. How's that for [an] original?Tobi;Yeah, yeah.Lant;You asked for it.Tobi; Yeah, that's a lot to think about, yeah. Thank you so much for doing this.Lant; Thanks for a great interview, Tobi. That was super fun. We could go back and record this with my asking questions and your questions being the answers. Because you're really sophisticated on all these issues. You're in exactly the right space.Tobi;Thank you very much.Lant;Great. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.ideasuntrapped.com/subscribe
This time around we discuss MAY 1987 WWF TV as Davey Boy Smith faces Bret "Hitman" Hart! Brutus Beefcake visits The Barber Shop. The Islanders get aggressive vs. The Killer Bees! Ken Patera returns to the ring vs. Hercules! SLICK SINGS, and it ain't "Jive Soul Bro"! Killer Khan dominates Outback Jack. Blackjack Mulligan's final WWF match (we were so close to seeing Sara Jo Puckett)! Billy Jack Haynes battles Mike Sharpe in the ring AND in the locker room! Randy Savage = Cream of the Crop! The Rougeau Brothers battle Demolition! George Steele meets The Honky Tonk Man! Lanny Poffo with a Poem about the Bird... and the Bees! IC Champion Ricky Steamboat battles Butch Reed. Plus, Soundbites Galore! 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 REVAMPED Patreon account to help keep us going, multiple Tiers to choose from!!! https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes a $5 “All Access” Tier featuring our Patreon Watch-Along Series, all of Ray Russell's 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, and the Patreon Exclusive Watch-Along Series covering past PPVs, Coliseum Videos, SNME's, Clash of the Champions, and more!Listen at your leisure and pick back up later if need be! This time around we discuss MAY 1987 WWF TV as Davey Boy Smith faces Bret "Hitman" Hart! Brutus Beefcake visits The Barber Shop. The Islanders get aggressive vs. The Killer Bees! Ken Patera returns to the ring vs. Hercules! SLICK SINGS, and it ain't "Jive Soul Bro"! Killer Khan dominates Outback Jack. Blackjack Mulligan's final WWF match (we were so close to seeing Sara Jo Puckett)! Billy Jack Haynes battles Mike Sharpe in the ring AND in the locker room! Randy Savage = Cream of the Crop! The Rougeau Brothers battle Demolition! George Steele meets The Honky Tonk Man! Lanny Poffo with a Poem about the Bird... and the Bees! IC Champion Ricky Steamboat battles Butch Reed. Plus, Soundbites Galore!WWF TV – Weekend of MAY 9th - 11th, 1987Davey Boy Smith goes one on one versus Bret "Hitman" Hart! Bobby Heenan issues a challenge to Ken Patera, and the Strongman responds! Brutus Beefcake visits The Barber Shop. Randy Savage = Cream of the Crop! The Rougeau Brothers battle Demolition! Killer Khan enters the Snake Pit! George "The Anima" Steele meets The Honky Tonk Man! SLICK SINGS, and it ain't "Jive Soul Bro"! Lanny Poffo with a Poem about the Bird... and the Bees! More WWF Ice Cream Bar shilling. Action featuring the likes of IC Champion Ricky Steamboat, Iron Sheik, Nikolai Volkoff, Butch Reed, Jim Powers & Paul Roma, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Killer Khan, The Killer Bees, Koko B. Ware, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Nick Kiniski, Honky Tonk Man, Tito Santana, Don Muraco, Bob Orton, Tiger Chung Lee, The Rougeaus, Demolition, & more! Soundbites & promos from Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby Heenan on the Prime Time set, also Slick, Nikolai Volkoff, The Can-Am Connection, Billy Jack Haynes, "Outlaw" Ron Bass, Lanny Poffo, Ricky Steamboat, Ken Patera, "Hacksaw" Duggan, Iron Sheik, Butch Reed, Macho Man Savage, & more! WWF TV – Weekend of MAY 16th - 18th, 1987 (01:03:13)Ken Patera returns to the ring vs. Hercules! IC Champion Ricky Steamboat takes on "Natural" Butch Reed. The Islanders battle Demolition! Killer Khan dominates Outback Jack. King Harley Race issues a Challenge to WWF Champ Hulk Hogan! Blackjack Mulligan's final WWF match (we were so close to seeing Sara Jo Puckett)! Billy Jack Haynes battles Mike Sharpe in the ring AND in the locker room! "Ban the DDT" campaign continues. The New Dream Team & Johnny V enter The Snake Pit! Action featuring the likes of Tag Champs Hart Foundation, Hacksaw Duggan, Honky Tonk Man, Killer Khan, Ken Patera, Tito Santana, Billy Jack Haynes, Blackjack Mulligan, The Shadows, Iron Mike Sharpe, Koko B. Ware, & more. Soundbites & promos from Gorilla & Heenan on Prime Time, King Harley Race, Outback Jack, George Steele, Johnny V, Ken Patera, Jimmy Hart, Hart Foundation, Honky Tonk Man, Brutus Beefcake, Mr. Fuji, Kamala, Bob Orton, Hulk Hogan, and more! Plus, The Islanders become unusually aggressive vs. The Killer Bees! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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This week John Poz's TMPT welcomes into the show for the flagship episode, former WWF Superstar Mario Mancini. The former WWF superstar joins the show to talk about his entire professional wrestling career. Host John Poz and Mario talk about breaking into the business, Rita Chatterton scandal, Hulk Hogan, WWF, Andre the Giant, Vince McMahon, Paul Roma, training wrestlers today, why he retired from wrestling, and so much more!Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code POWERTRIP20 at Manscaped.com. That's 20% off with free shipping at manscaped.com and use code POWERTRIP20. Manscaped, get your Jingle balls ready for the Holidays.Store - Teepublic.com/stores/TMPTFollow us @TwoManPowerTrip on Twitter and IG
On this episode of ARN, Arn and Paul continue their journey through 1988, as we revisit November '88 with Arn and Tully now a part of the WWF! Topics include feuding with Jim Powers and Paul Roma, Demolition, The Rockers, Survivor Series '88, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Paul Roma returns to tell more stories about Power and Glory, his departure from WWF, his relationship with Vince McMahon, jumping to WCW, and locker room fights. He's also talking Ric Flair, Lex Luger, the Hart Foundation, and wrestling in Europe.
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