Podcast appearances and mentions of Ray Russell

This week on Regional Rasslin, Guest Richard Vicek returns to talk more Chicago Wrestling Club history. We pick up where we left off in the mid 1970s as we talk more Stadium events, Johnny Starr replacing Bobby Heenan's spot, Wilbur Snyder in Tie-Dye, the decline of the territory throughout the early 1980s, WWA talent being shunned in the dying days of the promotion, and much more! Plus, we go back to the 70s and listen to some super rare old school interviews with the likes of Heenan, Bockwinkel, Ray Stevens & Ox Baker!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 various VIDEO-CAST Series, Early Show Releases, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure, & more!WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

Long before Parker Finn made creepy smiling a thing, there was Ray Russell's 1961 story ‘Sardonicus'. You may have seen images of a dude with a really bad prosthetic mouth from the film adaptation ‘Mr. Sardonicus', but the story does a much better version of this because you only see images from reading IN YOUR MIND. Also, “Mr.” Sardonicus was my father, please call me Marek.

We celebrate Episode #100 of Regional Rasslin' by closing out the month of MAY 1985 in the Memphis Territory! Guest Gene Jackson returns to talk Memorial Day weekend in the CWA!  Bruiser Brody now wears the crown, but is Jerry Lawler still the King? Austin Idol returns darlin' to team with Lawler vs. Brody & Kareem Muhammad. Speaking of Muhammad, after his "audition" last week on the Lawler Show, Kareem is given nearly the entirety of this week's 90 minute wrestling program to get himself over... and what a job he does! Plus, Billy Travis no longer a PYT? Jerry Jarrett & Tojo meet the PYT. Plus, Jay Youngblood debuts, Phil Hickerson returns, Jerry Oski vs. Macho Man in a Coal Miner's Glove Match, Jackie Fargo sends in a promo, the Fabs lose the Tag Titles without actually LOSING the Tag Titles, and more!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 various VIDEO-CAST Series, Early Show Releases, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure, & more!WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

This week in the Grenade we continue on through December 1988 in the WWF, looking at another week of TV! The Rockers & Brain Busters continue their issues from the Survivor Series, with a wild brawl around the arena. Randy Savage speaks out on would-be challenger Bad News Brown. Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby Heenan meet the Bushwhackers at Busch Gardens in Tampa. Tag Champs Demolition have words for former manager Mr. Fuji and the Powers of Pain. Ronnie Garvin makes his WWF debut. Lanny Poffo has amazing aim.. with his Frisbee. Hercules battles the future Maxx Payne. Plus, the Big Boss Man, Jake Roberts, Bad News Brown, Blue Blazer, Rick Rude, Akeem, Tito Santana, the Fabulous Rougeaus, Ted Dibiase, Red Rooster, Sam Houston, & more!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 various VIDEO-CAST Series, Early Show Releases, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure, & more!WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

This week on the Grenade we kick off December 1988 TV in the WWF. We get our first glimpse of the Bushwhackers, but they're not the only "team" to debut, as we are also introduced to the Rosati Sisters as part of Prime Time. Plus, Macho Man responds to Bad News Brown's accusations of Elizabeth, Jack Tunney has a ruling on the future of Brown, Andre the Giant has words for Jake Roberts who he feels cost him the WWF Title on SNME, Harley Race is coming for his crown, Red Rooster vs. Sam Houston, the future High Energy team up as Koko teams with the Blue Blazer, Danny Davis being "trained"(?), Gorilla Monsoon buries Ken Patera (again), Vince McMahon proves to be a POS as he trashes a fan, & much more!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 various VIDEO-CAST Series, Early Show Releases, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure, & more!WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

Regional Rasslin returns as Guest Jammie Ward joins us with another THREE WEEKS of Georgia TV, along with house show results, and another huge Omni card to close out January 1982. Roddy Piper & Bob Armstrong explode in WTBS Studios, "Tennessee Stud" Ron Fuller arrives, NWA World Champ Ric Flair in town. Tommy Rich vs. Masked Superstar for the National Title in their final showdown and it's inside a STEEL CAGE! TWO Titles change hands while another goes vacant, Tommy Rich & Harley Race prepare to determine the #1 contender for the World Heavyweight Title. World Jr. Champ Les Thornton takes on Mike Jackson. Gary Hart presents Piper with the power of Kabuki. Steve O STILL HERE?!? Plus, Brad Armstrong, Super Destroyer, Jim Garvin, Leroy Brown, Ron Bass, Buzz Sawyer, & more!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 various VIDEO-CAST Series, Early Show Releases, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure, & more!WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

This week, The Wrestling Memory Grenade looks at DECEMBER 1988 WWF NEWS & RESULTS! Talking Debuts & Returns, Blue Blazer Injury, Sugar Ray/Lalonde revenue, Warrior's Car Stolen at gun point, WWF Champion "Macho Man" Randy Savage takes on all comers from Rick Rude to Bad News Brown, Hulk Hogan continues his feud with the Big Boss Man, Andre the Giant faces Jake Roberts (and Damian), Demolition vs. Powers of Pain heats up as the WWF drives the point home that the PoP are the heels, IC Champ Ultimate Warrior vs. Honky Tonk Man inside a Steel Cage, The Rockers vs. Brain Busters, Duggan vs. Bravo in a Flag Match, former NWA World Champ Ron Garvin battles Greg Valentine, The Bushwhackers debut on the road, Brutus Beefcake continues to seek revenge on the Outlaw Ron Bass, Harley Race comes after King Haku to regain his crown, Curt Hennig continues his PERFECT streak, Rod Trongard interviews Hercules... Cortez(?) on his raging feud with Ted Dibiase, Soundbites, and much more!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 various VIDEO-CAST Series, Early Show Releases, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure, & more!WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

This is our 8th annual All Episodes. Memphis.In.May. Stay tuned all month as we bring you shows about the history of Memphis Wrestling and the current Memphis Wrestling. Brian Tramel was joined by Steve Crawford for the flagship show “Shootin' The Shiznit.” They talk about: Tony Myers, college buddies, Ray Russell, meeting Bobby Eaton, NWA convention, Memphis Wrestling in 1977 and much more! Check out our LINK OF ALL LINKS to watch the show and listen to our podcasts! https://linktr.ee/STSPOD Do you want these shows as soon as they are recorded? Join Patreon!! Subscribe now ! https://www.patreon.com/shootintheshiznit Vitality Chiropractic in Jonesboro and Newport, Arkansas, is a trusted haven for individuals seeking comprehensive chiropractic care. With a dedicated team of professionals, they prioritize spinal health and overall well-being. If you're looking for personalized and effective chiropractic services, reach out to them at (870) 523-2225 to experience their commitment to enhancing your health and vitality. Meal prep in Northeast Arkansas! 15% Off with our code STSPODCLUB at bare870.com. That's 15% off and use our code STSPODCLUB Go to bare870.com Trust Bare for your meal prep needs in Northeast Arkansas. Eat Better. Live Better. Paypal LINK ! https://py.pl/15aeX0 Link of all links: https://linktr.ee/STSPOD Search “Cool Kids Wrestling & MMA Talk” on Facebook to join us ! Search “Shooting The Shiznit” to LIKE the STSPOD FB page !! Follow Lance LeVine on Twitter: @chocolatierLL Sponsored by Spunklube is the perfect blend of water and silicone. It is an all purpose personal lubricant that can be used for any occasion. You will love the natural feeling and look of it. It is safe for sensitive skin. Go to spunklube DOT com and tell them shootin the shiznit sent you ! Follow them on Twitter @SpunkLube Have you used the UBER Eats app? If not, you can download it & get $7 off your first order by using this code: eats-briant24790ue Did you love this week's episode?? Was it worth a $1 ? $2? $100?? Donate to STS by using the Cash app and sending $$$$ to: $BTSTS In partnership with Championship Wrestling on CW30! Every Saturday at Noon on YouTube. Follow them on Twitter: @cw30wrestling Do you wanna be a pro wrestler ? Go to championshipwrestlingmemphis.com and apply for classes that start soon !! LIVE MEMPHIS WRESTLING: EVENTS: https://tinyurl.com/Upcoming-Live-Event

This week on Regional Rasslin' we return to May 18th - 24th of 1985 in the Memphis territory! Talking Jerry Lawler vs. Bruiser Brody (No Referee in the ring!), the PYT Express vs. Jerry Jarrett & Tojo Yamamoto, the Fabs prepare to defend their Tag Titles vs. Kareem Muhammad and a mystery man, Jerry Oski looks to regain the Southern Title from "Macho Man" Randy Savage, a Jackie Fargo talk show(?), the match that never ends sees Lanny Poffo face Oski on TV, localized promos from Waverly TN, & more. Plus, Kareem Muhammad takes over the "Jerry Lawler Show" and cuts a promo that is a chaotic mix of comedic delivery and at other times uncomfortable, racially charged language (a vivid snapshot of both the entertainment and the ignorance that often shared the stage in decades gone by).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 various VIDEO-CAST Series, Early Show Releases, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure, & more!WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

Guest Steve Crawford returns to Regional Rasslin to discuss perhaps one of the biggest pieces of Tennessee Wrestling history. We continue our journey through 1977 as we travel through the summer months, and the MAKING OF A SUPERSTAR! We look at the entire weekly feud between "King" Jerry Lawler vs. the newly dubbed giant killer Bill Dundee. Money exchanged, pink slips traded, hair is cut... the ongoing saga that helped solidify Dundee as a true main event "Superstar"! Plus, Jerry Lawler RETIRES on top of his game? This episode is STACKED with talent and stories, our longest show to date as we talk Dusty Rhodes vs. Jerry Lawler, the arrival of (wildman?) Leroy Brown, RATAMYUS is here, a Jimmy Valiant sighting, Russian Stomper goes babyface, George Gulas headlines, the story behind King Cobra's first Memphis TV appearance, the wacky way Plowboy Frazier turns face (only in Memphis), Rocky Johnson is off to Florida while Tommy Rich leaves for his first trip to Georgia, Hollywood Blondes Jerry Brown and DICK Roberts(?), Jackie Fargo winding down as Roughhouse Fargo returns, the life & times of Mickey Poole, Jerry Jarrett talks George Gulas, the heat drawing team of Luke Graham & Ripper Collins, Arman Hussian trades paint with Homer O'Dell, shady Frankie Laine, Lawler records music and meets Jimmy Hart, Ray Candy quits, Abdullah vs. Haystacks, Paul Orndorff, Andre the Giant, Jim Garvin, The Sheik, Bob Ellis, Kentuckians, the Poffos arrive in Nashville, a Wrestling Bear, a 3 Way Dance, Plus, how close were we to getting King vs. King, Lawler vs. Elvis Presley??? All of that, and even more!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, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure, & more!WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

This week, Regional Rasslin' returns to Los Angeles and the early 1980s with guest Vandal Drummond (Kurt Brown). We continue our talk of the dying days of the LeBell territory with a special segment dedicated to everyone's favorite... THE MONSTER!!! Vandal shares his memories of seeing the Monster's debut LIVE, the masked man turning babyface, Andre mauling the Monster, & more. We also spend time talking the majestic trainwreck that was Enforcer Luciano, Chris Adams arrival in the States, Mike Masters, "Wildman" Jack Armstrong, Ox Baker, L.A. losing English speaking TV (again), Dennis the Menace(!?!), and a whole lot more!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! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

The Grenade is back with the WWF's Saturday Night's Main Event for November 26, 1988. Featuring WWF Champion Randy Savage vs. Andre the Giant, IC Champ The Ultimate Warrior vs. the debuting Super Ninja, Hercules seeks revenge on Ted Dibiase when he faces the bodyguard Virgil, Flag Match - Hacksaw Duggan vs. Boris Zhukov, the newly named "All American Boys" The Fabulous Rougeaus take on the Young Stallions. Plus, Hulk Hogan & Slick join a special edition of the Brother Love Show for a wild ride. All of that, plus the Jake Roberts/Andre feud escalates, the Rougeaus announce their new hometown (in the USA!), & 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, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), Early Show Releases! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

We kick off the Georgia 1982 project as Guest Jammie Ward returns for another year of GCW goodness. We look at the build to the final encounter between Tommy "Wildfire" Rich vs. National Heavyweight Champion The Masked Superstar! Plus, the Roddy Piper/Bob Armstrong feud begins to boil, Ole Anderson selects a new World Tag Team Championship partner in Buzz Sawyer. Bad Leroy Brown & Big Red want the tag gold. NWA World Champion RIc Flair drops by the studio. Piper & Gary Hart plot against Dusty Rhodes in the Dream's upcoming battle with The Great Kabuki. Arn Anderson arrives (in a wig) under the name "Jim Verderoso". Plus, action with the likes of Stan Hansen, Dick Slater, Austin Idol, Dory & Terry Funk, Brad Armstrong, Mr. Wrestling #2, Ron Bass, & many more!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! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

With Survivor Series now behind us, the Grenade continues looking at November 1988 WWF TV as we head into the final month of the year. THIS is the week where Bad News Brown finally confronts WWF President Jack Tunney on the Brother Love Show about a WWF Title shot vs. The Macho Man. Brown accuses Tunney of accepting "favors" from Elizabeth and then chokes the President down to the floor. Plus, we talk the fallout of the Survivor Series, the double turn of Demolition & Powers of Pain, Ted Dibiase taunts Hercules during a battle with King Haku, The Fabulous Rougeaus are Moving to America!, another edition of SNME on the horizon, and so much more!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!WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

We finish up the DEFINITIVE REVIEW of Survivor Series 1988! I am once again joined by my brother Jesse, as we talk the second half of the PPV event. First, it's Team Jake "The Snake" & "Hacksaw" Duggan vs. Team Andre the Giant & Dino Bravo. Jake's revenge on Rick Rude, Andre's phobia, the return of Harley Race, Mr. Perfect's streak, Vince's obsession with protecting Dino Bravo, Hacksaw always avoiding pinfalls when eliminated, Ken Patera finishing up, Scott Casey replacing a replacement, & more. Then it's onto the main event when Team Mega Powers meet Team Twin Towers. We discuss the odd choices to fill out the teams, and the even odder showdowns in the ring. A Hillbilly and his ROOSTER. The slave/master battle continues between Hercules and the Million Dollar Man. King Haku shines. It's a double schmoz for the Boss Man & Akeem as they put down the Mega Powers but find themselves eliminated. While Randy Savage battles for survival, the Hulkster & "pickpocket" Miss Elizabeth overcome the "Dr. of Style" Slick's antics on the outside. We breakdown the finish of the match, and Hogan's need to pose versus checking on his partner. Then, an exclusive interview as Jesse Ventura questions Macho Man's feelings towards Hulk Hogan. Randy denies any issues, but Ventura sees it differently. The seeds are firmly planted here at the end of this epic night of action!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!WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

This week it's a 4.5 hour special edition of Regional Rasslin, as we present a special 3-Part episode all rolled into one MEGA edition of the program. Information so fun and detailed that we wanted to share it with the territory era fans, as we sift through Ole Anderson's book "Inside Out: How Corporate America Destroyed Professional Wrestling". Bob Roop discusses the business practices of Ole Anderson and Jim Barnett in Georgia Championship Wrestling in the early 1980s. We go deep behind the scenes as first, we discuss Ole's expansion into Ohio, Michigan, and West Virginia. How it all came about, dealing with the Sheik & Vince McMahon Sr., the power of cable TV, making syndicated TV deals, the cities & average revenue! Then, we dive into Ole's thoughts on promoter Jim Barnett, accusations on Barnett skimming money off the top across all the cities, crooked State Athletic Commissions, Fire Marshals. From there we talk the many issues between Ole Anderson and Jim Barnett. Ole's accusations of Jim Barnett stealing money from the Georgia territory, Anderson removing Barnett of his financial "duties", and how the slow takeover of Vince McMahon begins! Finally, we discuss the Vince McMahon buyout of Georgia Championship Wrestling, the wrath of Jim Barnett, Ole Anderson's response, the Brisco "Blood Oath", the end of an era at WTBS, Black Saturday, & more!FOR MORE 70s & 80s WRESTLING HISTORY DISCUSSED WITH BOB ROOP, PLEASE TUNE INTO "THE WRESTLING STOOP" PODCAST, new episodes drop Thursdays at midnight (est).Ole's book is available on Amazon, and through Scott Teal at Crowbar Press at https://www.crowbarpress.com/cbp-books/01-oa.htmlPlease 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! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

It's Grenade #161 as we kick off the Definitive Edition of the WWF's SURVIVOR SERIES 1988 REVIEW! This week Ray Russell is joined by his brother Jesse, as they begin to dissect the PPV and reminisce in between. Talking the LIVE Version vs. Coliseum Video, the Richfield Coliseum, Gorilla & Jesse the Body, Team Warrior/Beefcake vs. Team Honky Tonk/Outlaw, replacements, Jim Brunzell finishes up, Owen Hart's Injury, Bad News walking out, the wired up Ultimate Warrior. Then, it's off to the giant 20-Man 10-Team Tag match featuring Team Powers of Pain vs. Team Demolition, the ultra confusing DOUBLE TURN, a babyface Mr. Fuji(?), the Hart Foundation vs. Rougeaus feud, the Rockers/Brain Busters seeds are planted, the insane performance of the Conquistadors, Slick missing from ringside, the intentional booking to separate the Rougeaus from the British Bulldogs as the Bulldogs finish up with the company, plus lots of childhood memories are shared all along the way! Sit back and enjoy the first half of a 2-Part series in this deep dive of Survivor Series 88!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!WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

Regional Rasslin is back with Guest Steve Crawford for installment #3 in the 1977 Tennessee Project! This week we talk the spring of 77, as Nick Gulas packs up and leaves Memphis after drawing only 400 fans at the Mid-South Coliseum. Meanwhile, Jerry Jarrett continues to thrive in his new promotion as Lance Russell & Dave Brown arrive to host TV! There's a controversy in New York when the Apter Magazines post a story on "The Night a Midget Beat the Giant", implying Jerry Lawler had defeated Andre the Giant in Memphis, hear how Terry Funk stirred the pot and Vince McMahon Sr. was none too pleased! Plus, we talk Paul Orndorff's first push in pro wrestling and feud with Jerry Lawler, "Crazy" Luke Graham returns, Ripper Collins' unique flare, a rookie Jake Roberts & JYD come through town, Jackie Fargo's over-ness, Roughhouse Fargo stops by, George Wagner becomes "Gorgeous" again, an early Bobby Eaton sighting, & so much more!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! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

Grenade #160 brings you the final week of WWF TV before Survivor Series 1988! It's all the last minute hype, interviews, and warm-up matches as everyone prepares for the big Thanksgiving night event! Plus, Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake battles old nemesis the Honky Tonk Man in a bout that breaks down into a 10-Man brawl! The Big Boss Man readies himself for the PPV with in-ring competition, while The Mega Powers invade The Brother Love Show! Hacksaw Duggan defends the USA vs. the evil foreigner Nikolai Volkoff. Harley Race returns to the ring! "Million $ Man" Ted Dibiase takes on Tito Santana in a fun encounter. Plus, Bobby Heenan steals a yacht{?}, Mr. Perfect knocks Scott Casey into next week, Red Rooster = The Cock of the Walk, Jesse Ventura talks rock & roll history, soundbites featuring the final Survivor Series Report, & more!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!WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

Regional Rasslin' returns back to 1980 in Los Angeles to talk more with Guest Vandal Drummond about the dying days of the LeBell territory! This time around we discuss the returns of John Tolos, Pampero Firpo, and The Blue Demon! Plus, Ron Starr's unmasking as the Spoiler, Starr's wild watermelon angle with Walter Johnson and Ron's eventual face turn, Ox Baker hamming it up, Mil Mascaras drawing ability, Tom Prichard vs. The Hood (John Mantell) in the battle of the undefeateds, Referee Johnny "Red Shoes" Dugan, L.A. Steel Cage Rules, Buddha Khan, Assassin (Tom Renesto Jr.) & brother Tim Tall Tree, Umanoseke Ueda, Chic Donovan, & much more!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! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

The Wrestling Memory Grenade #159 has arrived, looking at the second week of November TV for 1988 in the WWF! Survivor Series grows closer and the teams come together. The Mega Powers talk about the big PPV event, The Rockers battle the Fabulous Rougeaus, but the Hart Foundation aren't too far away! Plus, Bret Hart faces Greg Valentine, Dino Bravo distracts Hacksaw Duggan, Andre the Giant in tears from his fears, Akeem becomes "The African Dream", Tito Santana gets theme music, The Conquistadors get a win leading into the PPV, Jake Roberts on the Brother Love Show, Curt Hennig continues his PERFECT winning streak, Hercules has a (temporary) change in theme music, Demolition flaunts their Series team, The Ultimate Warrior prepares to EXPLODE on Team Honky Tonk, soundbites, and so much more!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!WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

Greetings seekers of the strange and unusual. A veritable literary feast awaits you weary traveller amongst the forgotten henges of northern England.Today, we find ourselves in the most estimable company of author and connoisseur of all things that go bump in the night Mark Valentine, and Ray Russell, Tartarus press co owner, writer and musician. Together we explore the fields of furrows, the henges and barrows and, of course, writers. We delve into the magical and mysterious works of Arthur Machen, Mary Butts, D.K Broster and many, many more.Expect lay lines, ghosts, musical interludes and strange encounters with a camper van.And the wondrous actor Jemima Roper reads from Mark Valentine's short story Seven.Enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Regional Rasslin' returns to Memphis 1985 yet again w/Guest Gene Jackson looking at May 11th - 17th of 1985. Bruiser Brody turns on Jerry Lawler. Brody acquires a new partner in Kareem Muhammad, but the King announces the return of "Superstar" Bill Dundee! Jerry Oski WINS the Southern Heavyweight Title from... AND LOSES the Title back to Randy "Macho Man" Savage. Plus, Billy Travis joins the PYTs, Dr. D already gone, Jerry Jarrett in a pink suit, Mr. Wrestling is unmasked, Fabs phone it in, Tojo tries on hats, Constance & Ashley finish up, the Softball Top 10 in Memphis, fun soundbites, & much more!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! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

It's Grenade #158 as we kick off November TV for 1988 in the WWF. "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig makes his in-ring debut on both Superstars & Challenge. Survivor Series heats up as all of the teams begin to take form & talk trash! Rockin' Robin the NEW WWF Women's Champion! The Andre/Snake feud kicks off with a bang. The Big Boss Man still looking to put Hulk Hogan in "solitary confinement". Akeem questions The Macho Man's ability to groove. The Baron makes his final appearance. Koko B. Ware knocks Tom Burton silly after botching a spot. Prime Time comes to us from Paris, France (sort of)! All of that and more, plus 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!WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

This week on the Grenade, it's NOVEMBER 1988 WWF NEWS & RESULTS! Talking Hirings & Firings, Injuries, Sugar Ray vs. Lalonde, Lawsuits, "THEY LIVE", Survivor Series Changes, WWF Champion Randy "Macho Man" Savage vs. Bad News Brown, Hulk Hogan vs. The Big Boss Man, Hacksaw Duggan vs. Dino Bravo, Hart Foundation vs. Rougeaus, the Jake Roberts vs. Rick Rude feud comes to a close, Brain Busters geld the Young Stallions, British Bulldogs finish up, Ronnie Garvin arrives, Soundbites, and much more!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!WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

The Wrestling Stoop returns as Bob Roop & Ray Russell discuss more behind the scenes stories from Georgia Championship Wrestling from the early 1980s, including the many issues between Ole Anderson and Jim Barnett. We talk Ole Anderson's accusations of Jim Barnett stealing money from the Georgia territory, Ole removing Barnett of his financial "duties", and the slow takeover of Vince McMahon begins! All of that, and more!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!WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

This week, Regional Rasslin' returns to Memphis 1985 w/Guest Gene Jackson looking at May 4th - 10th of 1985. The always controversial "Dr. D" David Schultz doesn't disappoint as this week the Swastika wearing heel outs Jerry Lawler's "disease". Also, Jerry Oski shocks the world by defeating the Macho Man for the Southern Title! Jerry Jarrett comes out of retirement to reform his team with Tojo Yamamoto. Tom Renesto announced as the new matchmaker and declares new rules in the territory that are IMMEDIATELY overlooked. Bruiser Brody arrives in Memphis for a tag war pitting Lawler & Brody vs. Dr. D & Randy Savage! Billy Travis gets a push.. as a heel! Plus, The Fabulous Ones come after the PYT Express, Kareem Muhammad, Constance & Ashley, the Batten Twins, Battle of the DJs Results, SOUNTBITES from interviews with Macho Man, Lawler, Schultz, & more!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! 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 ★

Regional Rasslin' is back with Special Guest Co-Host Vandal Drummond as we begin to talk the dying days of the old LeBell Los Angeles territory! This week we begin to dive into the year of 1980 and discuss an insane amount of topics and talents including... Harley Race vs. Andre the Giant, Al Madril, John Mantell (The Hood), Gordman & Goliath, Dario Romero, Bengali, Mr. Mexico, the Twin Devils, Chief Running Hill, the Mando & Chavo Guerrero vs. Jack & Ray Evans feud, manager Pete Collins, Carlos Mata, Mickey Doyle, "Cowboy" Tom Prichard, Pistol Pete Marquez, booker Tom Renesto, Jeff Walton, Chic Donovan, Cool Cat Clark (The Whip?), Victor Rivera, the return of Pampero Firpo, Apollo Jalisco (El Medico), Dr. Hiro Ota, the evolution of Arias Romero, whose idea was "The Monster", Lucha Magazines inadvertently ruining LA Storylines, Joe Nova, Frank Monte, & more! Plus, Vandal also cracks the mystery of Luis Mariscal being named "Sweet Brown Sugar" and a special tribute to the recent passing of Tom Hankins. 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! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

This week on the Grenade we close out October of 1988 in the WWF as we look at the October 29, 1988 edition of the WWF's Saturday Night's Main Event. Featuring the final showdown of Jake "The Snake" Roberts vs. "Ravishing" Rick Rude, Tag Champs Demolition vs. The Hart Foundation, Hulk Hogan vs. King Haku, Dino Bravo vs. Ken Patera, Big Boss Man vs. Jimmy Powers, Andre the Giant has a fear of snakes, Cheryl Roberts final WWF appearance, Jimmy Hart and the Fabulous Rougeaus cause issues for the Harts, Hulk Hogan brings lady luck herself, Miss Elizabeth, out to ringside as his manager... but where is the Macho Man??? Plus, we look into the new hot feud between the Hulkster and the Boss Man, 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! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

It's a new project on Regional Rasslin' featuring Special Guest Richard Vicek joining to begin our discussion of the Chicago Wrestling Club (1966 - 1983). Promoters Verne Gagne, Dick the Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder combined their talent from the AWA & WWA respectively to form amazing events in the "Windy City". We also talk promoter Fred Kohler, Bob Luce, Bobby Heenan, Bruiser, Da Crusher, major events in Comiskey Park & Soldier Field, plus Richard shares TEN super rare audio interviews recorded back in the 60s & 70s featuring the likes of Verne Gagne, Dr. X (Dick Beyer), a young Dusty Rhodes, Superstar Graham, Bobby Heenan, & more! (Guest Note: Richard Vicek is the author of the book "BRUISER: The World's Most Dangerous Wrestler")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! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

This week on the Grenade, we look at the weekend of OCTOBER 29, 1988 WWF TV. The Macho Man endorses the Mighty Hercules! Hulk Hogan vows revenge on the Big Boss Man. The Red Rooster promises to prove to Bobby Heenan that he is in fact a "good wrestler". All Survivor Series matches are announced with some interesting original team lineups. The Baron speaks for the Powers of Pain. Rick Rude & Jake Roberts prepare for their final showdown at Saturday Night's Main Event. IC Champ The Ultimate Warrior likes his Pork Chop (Cash) "well done". The Rockers rock both Superstars & Challenge. It's Halloween season on Prime Time Wrestling, will the REAL Gorilla please stand up, and so much more!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! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

Regional Rasslin' returns with Guest Steve Crawford as we continue the story of the 1977 Tennessee split between Jerry Jarrett vs. Nick Gulas. The War Begins in March as the two promotions begin running opposition in Memphis, we look at rosters, the glaring attendance difference, the change in TV stations, Lance Russell, Abdullah the Butcher, Jim White's departure from full-time wrestling, talent jumping to Jarrett, the Commercial Appeal Newspaper articles, & so much more!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! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

A NEW GRENADE HAS ARRIVED! LOOKING AT THE WEEKEND OF OCTOBER 22, 1988 WWF TV. FEATURING A MAJOR ANGLE, AS THE BIG BOSS MAN ATTACKS HULK HOGAN ON THE BROTHER LOVE SHOW... PLUS, THE WWF DEBUT OF ARN ANDERSON & TULLY BLANCHARD, THE BRAIN BUSTERS! TITO SANTANA HAS A RUDE AWAKENING FOR RAVISHING RICK! WE HAVE A PORK CHOP CASH SIGHTING! HEAR WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A RED ROOSTER BATTLES A JUNKYARD DOG! THE BARON STILL WITH THE POWERS OF PAIN. TED DIBIASE VOWS TO ENSLAVE THE MIGHTY HERCULES. GORILLA & BOBBY HEENAN STOP BY SUGAR RAY LEONARD'S TRAINING CAMP. WE LEARN ALL OF THE CO-CAPTAINS AND A FULL MATCH SCHEDULED FOR the 1988 SURVIVOR SERIES! ALL OF THAT AND SO MUCH MORE, PLUS 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! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

REGIONAL RASSLIN' BONUS EPISODE - Featuring Bob Roop, as we begin to discuss Bob's lengthy run working for Ole Anderson and Georgia Championship Wrestling in the early 1980s. We talk leaving Mid-South and heading to Georgia, the passing of Bob's father during that time period, Bob's real feelings behind stretching marks and the "incident" from Florida that was aired by the WWE, working in the office for Ole and what it entailed, the 3 men Ole trusted, babysitting Buzz Sawyer, Tommy Rich's car wreck and run-in with the law, Buck Robley's plan to run opposition, what got Les Thatcher and Ronnie West fired, Ole's sense of humor, the Iron Sheik, Brad Armstrong, Jack Brisco, the Road Warriors, Bob's "fat ass", and so much more!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! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

REGIONAL RASSLIN' BONUS EPISODE - A Dangerous Conversation with Gene Jackson interviewing "Wildfire' Tommy Rich & Doug Gilbert. The topic this week is the legendary feud between Rich & Buzz Sawyer!!! If you were a fan of Georgia Championship Wrestling in the early 80s, there was no feud more talked about or more memorable than Tommy "Wildfire" Rich vs. "Mad Dog" Buzz Sawyer.  As most folks know, this feud came to a head in a famous steel cage match that would be known as the "Last Battle of Atlanta".  The match is memorable for many reasons.  One of the reasons is the cage itself, it was unique in the fact that it was a steel cage that also had a chain link top that would go on to inspire the WWE's HELL IN A CELL cage years later.  It's also famous because for decades it was believed that no footage of this match existed, it was the holy grail of the pro wrestling tape traders from the VHS days into the DVD days.  But mostly it was memorable because it was an exclamation point on a violent and bloody feud that lasted over two years.  This week, Doug & Tommy discuss the feud with Buzz Sawyer and everything that led up to it, the match itself, and even a few things you may not remember that happened after it.  Check it out!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! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

This week on the Grenade, we continue into the month of October 1988 in the WWF history books. Mr. Perfect shoots hoops... Perfectly,  Bobby Heenan's "Little Red Rooster" makes his in-ring debut, Jake & Cheryl Roberts make a promise to Rick Rude, Hacksaw Duggan & Dino Bravo go nose-to-nose on the set of the Brother Love Show, Hercules makes his babyface debut in the ring (complete with Theme Music), Rick Rude has new tights, The Big Boss Man is primed & ready for a big push, Jesse Ventura mocks The Hart Foundation's business sense, "Outlaw" Ron Bass hangs another victim, Greg Valentine's "Heartbreaker", IC Champ The Ultimate Warrior destroys another foe, the Young Stallions reform for this week, the Survivor Series is coming, more fun as Gorilla Monsoon returns to Prime Time to take issue with The Brain, hard sell for the Sugar Ray/Lalonde bout begins, and so much more!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!WrestleCopia Merchandise Available at https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

It's the final episode of the Georgia 1981 Project with Guest Jammie Ward. We wrap up the year by looking at TWO holiday Omni events from Christmas Night & New Year's Night in Atlanta. Plus, smack dab in between we talk the final edition of 1981 GCW TV! We talk Tommy Rich, Masked Superstar, Super Destroyer, Rod Piper, Buzz Sawyer, Brad & Bob Armstrong, Andre the Giant, Terry Gordy, Austin Idol, Ole Anderson, Terry & Dory Funk Jr., Michael Hayes, Kabuki, Big Red, Leroy Brown, Mr. Wrestling #2, Stan Hansen, Dick Slater, Jim Garvin, Kevin Sullivan, Ron Bass, Gran Apollo, Paul Jones, the late Ricky Harris, Jammie's Top Ten of 81, & so much more!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! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

This week, Regional Rasslin' returns to Memphis 1985 w/Guest Gene Jackson! Hot off his 20/20 segment with John Stossel AND his firing from the WWF, we see the return of "Dr. D" David Schultz! Plus, Kareem Muhammad arrives, Jerry Lawler throws a fireball & Lance Russell isn't amused, Koko Ware lashes the hell out of the Battens, Bruiser Brody is headed in, Jerry Oski has issues with Lanny Poffo, The Fabs have a surprise, Moondog is MIA, Battle of the DJ's. & much more fun to be had!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! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

It's a monster-sized 2+ Hour edition of the Grenade this week as the Poz-man cometh! We're joined by Special Guest John Poz of the "Two Man Power Trip" Podcast Empire as he joins the show to talk the week of October 8th, 1988 in the WWF and all of the current goings on in the company! Listen in as the "little Warrior" in Ray works side-by-side with the longtime Hulkamaniac in Poz as they discuss a variety of topics, including the introduction on the Brother Love Show of Bobby Heenan's latest charge "The Red Rooster" Terry Taylor! Plus, the transformation of the One Man Gang to Akeem, Mr. Perfect Vignettes, Hercules' babyface turn on Ted Dibiase, the underrated gimmick of the Fabulous Rougeaus and their feud with The Hart Foundation, IC Title feud between the Ultimate Warrior vs. Honky Tonk Man, the build up of Bad News Brown coming for WWF Champion Randy Savage, the most excellent Jake Roberts/Rick Rude feud vs. the disappointing matches, USA vs. Quebec when Hacksaw Duggan deals with Dino Bravo, lingering issues between Tag Champs Demolition vs. British Bulldogs, Brutus Beefcake's issues with The Outlaw, the awesomeness of newcomers like The Big Boss Man & Rockers, the departures of Don Muraco & JYD, the announcement of Survivor Series 88, Vince's obsession with Dino Bravo, we also talk Koko B. Ware, Ken Patera, Crockett Job Guys, Sandy Beach... All of that and more, plus 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!WrestleCopia Merchandise Available at https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

This week's Regional Rasslin' begins another new project as longtime Los Angeles wrestling historian, superfan, and wrestler himself, Vandal Drummond joins the program! We set the stage for the "Dying Days of L.A." project where we will be talking the final years of the LeBell territory circa 1980-1982. But this week, Vandal goes back in time and talks the peaks and valleys of the old Hollywood Wrestling territory throughout the 1970s. From the Roddy Piper/Chavo Guerrero feud to the "Bionic Wrestler" Lars Anderson, from the over the top Terry Funk promos to losing the KCOP TV studios. We also discuss the announcers (both English & Spanish), Gordman & Goliath, The Hollywood Blondes, Titanes en el Ring, and everything else going on during the mid to late 70s on the local wrestling scene. Plus, who aided Dr. Jerry Graham in his brief run/departure from the west coast? All of that, and so much more! A fun interview throughout!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! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit 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 ★

Business picks up as we kick off October 1988 WWF TV this week on the Grenade. Featuring the Mighty Hercules babyface turn, refusing to be a SLAVE for the Million Dollar Man. We witness the first two vignettes for Curt Hennig, but you can call him "Mr. Perfect"! Akeem dances his way to the ring for the first time. The Hart Foundation and Blue Blazer receive theme music. Brother Love is moving to Superstars, as Mean Gene comes to Wrestling Challenge. Bad News Brown is coming for the Macho Man and his WWF Title. The Fabulous Rougeaus with yet another classic promo, using the Hart's contracts as a down payment for their homes in the USA. Sensational Sherri returns to TV with a kiss for... Greg Valentine? The Brutus Beefcake/Ron Bass war rages on. Jake Roberts shows a young preliminary foe why you should never trust a Snake. All of that, and so much more, plus... 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 ★

NEW YEAR, NEW PROJECTS! Special Guest Steve Crawford returns as we kick off 2025 on Regional Rasslin' with the first new project of the year... This week we set the stage for the 1977 Tennessee Territory Split between Jerry Jarrett vs. Nick Gulas & Roy Welch. In this episode we go back in time and talk the lay of the land, the backstory of the territory, the promoters involved, the cities involved, the talent involved (even Dr. Frank), where it all went awry, and we cover the first 2 months of 1977 results & info! Using the most vast array of sources possible, listen as Steve & Ray breakdown the entire split over this multiple-episode project!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 ★

It's the final installment of the 1986 UWF PROJECT! Special Guest Roman Gomez returns to the show as we say goodbye to the Cowboy's Universal Wrestling Federation and take a look into the final 2 weeks of December '86, featuring UWF Champion The One Man Gang vs. "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan in a wild brawl, Eddie Gilbert & Missy Hyatt gloat, The Freebirds feud with the Fantastics, Sting & Rick Steiner vs. Hacksaw Duggan & Terry Taylor, The Fantastics vs. Jack Victory & Mike George,  Brickhouse Brown Returns, "Dr. Death" Steve Williams dominates, Michael Hayes talks conspiracies & Bill Watts responds, plus action with Iceman King Parsons, The Missing Link, Dark Journey, Angel of Death, Sunshine, Chavo Guerrero, Gary Young, Duggan & Terry Taylor capture the UWF Tag Titles from Leroy Brown & Bill Irwin, the final TOP 10 of 1986, holiday greetings from many UWF stars... and Jeff Raitz! All of that, and more! Join us as we close out the UWF 86 project with a bang! 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 ★

Wishing Happy Holidays & a Merry Christmas to all as Regional Rasslin' returns with Guest Jammie Ward and this, the penultimate episode of the Georgia Championship Wrestling 1981 Project! It's the episode before the last, as we talk everything from mid-December 81 as Dusty Rhodes vows WAR on the Great Kabuki, Roddy Piper has a verbal altercation with the Armstrongs, The Masked Superstar & Super Destroyer introduce a THIRD masked man in The Assassin, but that's okay because Big Red & Leroy Brown have a GIANT surprise in return! Plus, Tommy Rich gets his shot at NWA Champ Ric Flair, while Abdullah the Butcher looks to collect the Bounty on the head of the Wildfire. Buzz Sawyer begins to ascend up the ranks, Ron Bass arrives as Steve O makes his final appearance, Mike Davis returns, Kevin Sullivan teams with Wayne Farris, the Freebirds clearly in the dog house, while Austin Idol does battle with Michael Hayes, & much more!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 ★

The PENULTIMATE Episode of the UWF 1986 Project has arrived... the episode before the last... Looking at the first half of December 1986 in the Cowboy's Universal Wrestling Federation, along with Guest Co-Host Roman Gomez! Look out Savannah Jack & company, as Michael Hayes brings back the infamous "Hair Removal Cream"! Terry Taylor teams with various partners, in pursuit of the Tag Titles currently held by Bad Leroy Brown & Wild Bill Irwin. The Freebirds aren't happy with their current situation after losing the gold, and are seeking revenge against anyone that stands in their way. It's the BATTLE OF DEATH as Steve "Dr Death" Williams faces The Angel of Death! "Hacksaw" Duggan isn't waiting for title shots as he has a pull apart brawl with UWF Champ One Man Gang. Mike George returns to the Mid-South to replace John Tatum. It's a MIRACLE as Eddie Gilbert is healed from his blindness, just in time to attack the Missing Link! Eli the Eliminator makes his TV Debut. Plus action with Chavo Guerrero, The Fantastics, Stick Steiner, Sting, & many more! There's plenty going on, but the booking is more than suspect, listen as Roman & Ray talk the current state of the UWF.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 ★

This week on Regional Rasslin', Guest Gene Jackson returns to discuss April 20th - 26th, 1985 in the Memphis territory! The big news this week is THE RETURN OF THE KING!!! Jerry Lawler returns after a month on the shelf to exact revenge on the man that put him out... one "Macho Man" Randy Savage! The Fabulous Ones come after the PYT Express to regain the Southern Tag Titles. See who is victorious when the "Universal Heartthrob" battles the "International Playboy", it's Austin Idol vs. Bobby Colt! It also appears that we've been pronouncing Jerry Oski's name wrong all along! The Macho Man destroys the Batten Twins on TV. The CWA runs a joint show at the Coliseum with Ann Gunkel's All-South promotion featuring "Wildfire' Tommy Rich vs. Moondog Rex, Randy Rose, Doug Somers, Chic Donovan, & more! Random match alert, as Tommy Gilbert faces... Tommy Marlin.. in a Street Fight, no less!?!? Plus, Jerry Lawler Show features the King interviewing nemesis Nick Bockwinkel, & more!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 ★

This week Regional Rasslin' returns to 1981 in Georgia Championship Wrestling w/Guest Jammie Ward as we close out November and kick off early December of 81. The Masked Superstar returns, and with the help of the Super Destroyer, the Superstar defeats "Wildfire" Tommy Rich to regain the National Title. But look out masked men, Big Red has some revealing photos, promising to expose the heel tandem and their cheating ways! Roddy Piper continues to poke the bear that is "Bullet" Bob Armstrong, as Piper continues to take jabs at son Brad Armstrong. Find out what happens when BOTH of your participants in the "Stanley Works, Match of the Month" are injured and can't compete. There's a new Sheriff in town as "Bad, Bad" Leroy Brown arrives to put away the rulebreakers, dubbing himself the "policeman" of GCW.. Austin idol beware! Plus, Michael Hayes continues to be phased out on TV, Kevin Sullivan & Wayne Farris team, Buzz Sawyer quickly turns heel, I think we've cracked the formula of a Mike Jackson match, future 'Fantastic' Tommy Rogers pays some dues, the grizzled team of Ole Anderson & Ray Stevens join forces, Jimmy Garvin arrives in Georgia, and more action involving Terry Gordy, Es Gran Apollo, the French Angel, & more!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 ★

This week on Regional Rasslin', Guest Roman Gomez returns as we head back to the UWF 1986 Project. It's our final "UWF NEWS" segment, and there's plenty of it. Talking both the Terry Gordy & John Tatum car accidents, Buddy Landel's departure, Thanksgiving Superdome Detailed Results, the Cowboy invading the Alabama/Continental territory & more. Then from there, we review the final week of November 86 TV! The PWI Tournament begins with a DREAM MATCH, which sees Steve "Dr. Death" Williams battle a young STING! Eddie Gilbert goes "BLIND"! Opposites attract as Hacksaw Duggan & Terry Taylor form a team to come after Skandor Akbar's Tag Team Champions Leroy Brown & Wild Bill Irwin. Chavo Guerrero battles "Hollywood" John Tatum. Buddy Roberts asks Art Crews to step aside for a TV TItle shot vs. Savannah Jack, find out Art's surprising response! Jim Duggan faces the challenge of Akbar's "Bounty Hunter". The Angel of Death is looking ROUGH. Plus, UWF Champion One Man Gang, Tag Champs Leroy Brown & Bill Irwin, Rick Steiner, Gary Young, Chavo Guerrero, the Missing Link, disheveled Freebirds, tag action with The Fantastics vs. Jack Victory & Tatum, & more! Listen as we begin to call the booking into question, and we're not alone as the Mid-South fans slowly begin to disappear from the Tapings. It's the beginning of the end for the UWF, and we're here for it...Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes the $5 “All Access” Tier & $9 "Superfan DELUXE" Tier featuring our VIDEO CASTS, Patreon Watch-Along Series, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), Early Show Releases, REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!Visit the WrestleCopia Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow WrestleCopia on “X” (Formerly Twitter) @RasslinGrenadeFollow & LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE – https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to the WrestleCopia Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenade ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Send us a textMost listeners know that Bob Smith - the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine during the 1980s and 1990s - decided to bring The Outdated Wrestling Hour to The WrestleCopia Podcast Network. On this special edition of the OWH, Smith brings on WrestleCopia founder Ray Russell as the pair discusses the array of productions on the burgeoning network - but there's a lot more to this show. Listen in as Smith and Rusell talk about the trevails of being a podcaster; WWE's slick productions on TV; WWE's move to Netflix; the advantages of being a wrestling "tool"; too many championships; AEW's recognition problem; the demise of the NWA; the pair's love of wrestling magazines - and that's just the tip of the iceberg in the type of freewheeling, anything-goes conversation that's become the Hallmark of The Outdated Wrestling Hour!Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showContact us at outdatedwrestling@gmail.com!

This week on Regional Rasslin', Guest Gene Jackson returns to tackle more 1985 Memphis goodness as we continue through April 1985. The TV program gets a new intro & theme, but everything that can go wrong, does... The Macho Man attacks Lance Russel, but stay tuned to find out why nobody cared... There's no Dave Brown so Lance Russell is forced to go at it alone as the Top Rope Breaks... TWICE... Audio issues with Nick Bockwinkel's phone call, Steve Keirn cusses on air, we say goodbye to Cyclops, Sweet Daddy Siki, Eddie Gilbert & Dutch Mantel. Plus, Constance & Ashley the "world beaters", Jerry Oski has issues with Mike Sharpe, Bobby Colt arrives, and Mid-South Coliseum action sees Southern Champion Randy Savage takes on Nick Bockwinkel, and the PYT's defeat The Fabs for the Tag Team belts.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 ★