Podcast appearances and mentions of tony garea

Join noted author, historian, actor, and wrestling manager extraordinaire Nikita Breznikov as he teams up with Monte & The Pharaoh Mainstay Benny “The Playa” Scala for another episode of “When It Was Real." Each week, Nikita and Benny will delve into the sacred history of the WWWF/WWF in the 1970s. This week, the guys break down the rich and glorious early history of the WWWF World Tag Team Championships. Who were your favorites? Jay and Jules? Tanaka and Fuji? Maybe The Valiant Brothers or Tony Garea and Dean Ho? Nikita and Benny will cover ‘em all! Take a ride in the Wrestling Wayback Machine to one of the greatest eras in the history of wrestling. Benny and Nikita, your Co-Pilots, promise you a safe trip and a guaranteed nostalgia overload! #whenitwasreal #nikitabreznikov #tagteamwrestling #wwwf #wwf

Former WWWF tag team champion Tony Garea joins Rick to talk his wrestling career including coming to the United States, working for Jim Barnett, working for Eddie Graham, teaming with Pat Patterson in San Francisco and winning the NWA World Tag Team Championships (San Francisco versions), working Mid Atlantic, his short stint in Georgia, teaming with Haystacks Calhoun, Dean Ho, Larry Zbyszko, Rick Martel, the WWF's national expansion, Moondogs, Valiant Brothers, transitioning into an office position, plus so much more!!!Facebook: ⁠The Prof Rick Del Santo⁠Instagram: ⁠therickdelsanto⁠X: ⁠@TheRickDelSanto⁠Bluesky: ⁠@therickdelsanto.bsky.social⁠Web:⁠ProWrestlingWire.net⁠YouTube:⁠@TheRickDelSanto⁠Email:RickPWWire@gmail.com

Had the pleasure of speaking with professional wrestler Tony Garea! On episode 197, we discussed growing up in New Zealand, discovering pro wrestling, training, favorite opponents, mentoring stars, and more. Are you a pro wrestler and have done community service and/or charity work? E-mail the podcast at wrestlingwithheart@yahoo.com and tell us if you would be interested in being interviewed. Follow us on:Facebook: Wrestling with Heart with Stanley Karr Bluesky: @wrestlingwithheart.bsky.social Instagram: @wrestlingwithheart Threads: @wrestlingwithheart Hear Wrestling with Heart on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Hear Wrestling with Heart on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/46cviL5... Hear Wrestling with Heart on iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-wr... Donate to my Patreon and subscribe to my content here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=84502525 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join noted author, historian, and actor Nikita Breznikov as he teams up with Monte & The Pharaoh Mainstay Benny “The Playa” Scala for another episode of “When It Was Real." Each week, Nikita and Benny will delve into the sacred history of the WWWF/WWF in the 1970s. This week, they are thrilled and honored to welcome WWWF/WWF Legend Tony Garea. Mr. Garea's career in the World Wrestling Federation and several other territories spanned almost 2 decades. Garea was one of the most proficient tag team wrestlers in the early history of the territory, winning the WWWF/WWF World Tag Team Titles on 5 occasions, with 4 different partners. Take a ride in the Wrestling Wayback Machine to one of the greatest eras in the history of wrestling. Benny and Nikita, your Co-Pilots, promise you a safe trip and a guaranteed nostalgia overload! #whenitwasreal #nikitabreznikov #tonygarea #tagteamwrestling

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we review the WWWF event held at Madison Square Garden on March 17, 1975! We talk Bruno Sammartino, Killer Kowalski, Fred Blassie, Chief Jay Strongbow, Captain Lou Albano, Ivan Putski, The Valiant Brothers, Spiros Arion, Victor Rivera, Tony Garea, Butcher Vachon, Dean Ho, Johnny Rodz, The Wolfman, Mike Paidousis, … Continue reading Episode 352: It's Screaming At Me → The post Episode 352: It's Screaming At Me appeared first on Stick To Wrestling with John McAdam.

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

Welcome to this episode of Hamburg All Stars, this week we cover November 11th 1978 WWWF All Star where we will see :- Tony Garea vs Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) Peter Maivia (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs Steve Cooper Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs Fireball Robinson Dino Bravo vs BB Coleman WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs SD Jones & Larry Zbyszko Visit linktr.ee/memphiscast for all handy bits todo with the podcast Be sure to check out friends of the show, Our Vantage Point, Acid Washed Memories, Booking The Territory, Greetings From Allentown and the Wrestlecopia network. Follow the network on @ptbnwrestling as well as the sister network North South Connection @NoSoPodNetwork as well as brand new network Backbone Wrestling Network @backbone24 Support the other networks by visiting youtube.com/@ptbwrestling and youtube.com/@northsouthconnectionpodnet

On episode 6 of Hands of Z, Shawn puts Keith through a themed 6 Man Tag Team show featuring Ronnie and Larry! Up first: Garvin, Tim Horner and King Kong Bundy take on The Road Warriors and Jake Roberts on a 1984 episode of GCW From there its a six man from 1979 as Larry, Tony Garea and Dusty Rhodes take on the Valliant Brothers and Captain Lou from MSG! Alot to unpack this episode so give it a listen!

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

Welcome to this episode of Hamburg All Stars, this week we cover October 7th 1978 WWWF All Star where we will see :- Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs SD Jones Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs Dave Darrow Victor Rivera (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs Dominic DeNucci Crusher Blackwell (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs Jerry Ralph & Steve King Dino Bravo, Tony Garea, & Chief Jay Strongbow vs Spiros Arion & WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks Please follow Richard Land @maskedwrestlers and visit his website thehistoryofwwe.com Be sure to check out friends of the show, Our Vantage Point, Acid Washed Memories, Booking The Territory, Greetings From Allentown and the Wrestlecopia network. Support the pod by visiting prowrestlingtees.com/memphiscast Follow the network on @ptbnwrestling as well as the sister network North South Connection @NoSoPodNetwork as well as brand new network Backbone Wrestling Network @backbone24 Support the other networks by visiting youtube.com/@ptbwrestling and youtube.com/@northsouthconnectionpodnet Check out Youtube.com/@memphiscast for more videos from the likes of Detroit, Japan, Australia, Florida and of course Memphis Visit whenitwascool.com for podcasts, articles and much more on retro pop culture, comics, wrestling, movies, tv, toys, history and more 

Welcome to this episode of Hamburg All Stars, this week we cover September 30th 1978 WWWF All Star where we will see :- WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) & Peter Maivia vs  Jose Estrada & Moose Monroe Cowboy Lang vs Billy the Kid Victor Rivera (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs Steve Cagle Dino Bravo vs Tony Russo Dominic DeNucci, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyzsko vs Baron Mikel Scicluna, Stan Stasiak, & Butcher Vachon Please follow Richard Land @maskedwrestlers and visit his website thehistoryofwwe.com Be sure to check out friends of the show, Our Vantage Point, Acid Washed Memories, Booking The Territory, Greetings From Allentown and the Wrestlecopia network. Support the pod by visiting patreon.com/memphiscast  Follow the network on @ptbnwrestling as well as the sister network North South Connection @NoSoPodNetwork as well as brand new network Backbone Wrestling Network @backbone24 Support the other networks by visiting youtube.com/@ptbwrestling and youtube.com/@northsouthconnectionpodnet Check out Youtube.com/@memphiscast for more videos from the likes of Detroit, Japan, Australia, Florida and of course Memphis Visit whenitwascool.com for podcasts, articles and much more on retro pop culture, comics, wrestling, movies, tv, toys, history and more

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we review the WWF during the month of July 1984! We talk Hulk Hogan, Cyndi Lauper, Roddy Piper, Captain Lou Albano, Tito Santana, Wendi Richter, Greg Valentine, Antonio Inoki, Fabulous Moolah, Sgt. Slaughter, MTV, Jimmy Snuka, Paul Orndorff, Fred Blassie, Andre The Giant, Jesse Ventura, Tony Garea, George Steele, … Continue reading Episode 320: Sometimes He Cries At Night → The post Episode 320: Sometimes He Cries At Night appeared first on Stick To Wrestling with John McAdam.

Welcome to this episode of Hamburg All Stars, this week we cover August 26th 1978 WWWF All Star where we will see :- Crusher Blackwell (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs Charlie Brown Dino Bravo vs Tony Russo WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs Steve King & Carlos Cruz Super Destroyer (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs Mike Milton Haystacks Calhoun, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyszko vs Butcher Vachon, Moose Monroe, & Baron Mikel Scicluna Please follow Richard Land @maskedwrestlers and visit his website thehistoryofwwe.com Be sure to check out friends of the show, Our Vantage Point, Acid Washed Memories, Booking The Territory, Greetings From Allentown and the Wrestlecopia network. Support the pod by visiting prowrestlingtees.com/memphiscast Follow the network on @ptbnwrestling as well as the sister network North South Connection @NoSoPodNetwork as well as brand new network Backbone Wrestling Network @backbone24 Check out Youtube.com/@memphiscast for more videos from the likes of Detroit, Japan, Australia, Florida and of course Memphis Visit whenitwascool.com for podcasts, articles and much more on retro pop culture, comics, wrestling, movies, tv, toys, history and more

SWR is back with another Road to Hall of Fame Weekend! This week we're joined by the living legend himself Tony Garea! We talk his memories of Vince Sr and Vince Jr, Andre the Giant stories, Mr Perfect stories and much much more!

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we review the WWF during June 1984! We talk Roddy Piper, Hulk Hogan, Cyndi Lauper, Sgt. Slaughter, Jesse “The Body” Ventura, Jimmy Snuka, Iron Sheik, Andre the Giant, Wendi Richter, Paul Orndorff, Captain Lou Albano, Bob Backlund, Dave Wolfe, Greg Valentine, Masked Superstar, Tony Garea, Rocky Johnson, George Steele, … Continue reading Episode 316: What Do You Think Who I Am? → The post Episode 316: What Do You Think Who I Am? appeared first on Stick To Wrestling with John McAdam.

On this special episode of Mat Memories from Madison Square Garden, Cary, Tim and I welcome wrestling historian - Evan Ginzburg. On June 24th, 1974 Evan attended his very first wrestling show, and we are happy to have him on this episode to talk about that night. And the card, which was a great one! WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden Monday Night June 24, 1974, 8:30 bell time (22,093; sell out) Jose Gonzalez defeated Tony Altimore at 6:15 WWWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jimmy Valiant defeated Dean Ho & Tony Garea in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1 – the champions won; fall #2 – the challengers won; fall #3 – the champions won. No time given Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Otto Von Heller & Killer Kowalski at 17:14 when Calhoun pinned Von Heller Giant Baba defeated Gorilla Monsoon via count-out at 16:34 Pedro Morales defeated Black Gordman at 4:16 WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Freddie Blassie & Nikolai Volkoff in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1 – Sammartino & Strongbow won via disqualification; fall #2 – Sammartino pinned Blassie (Blassie's last wrestling match at MSG) Co-Hosts - John Arezzi and Cary Silkin Special Guest - Evan Ginzburg Moderator - Tim Puttre Writer / Researcher - Ritchie Garcia Patreon Executive Producers - Anthony Pires and Joseph Holloway JOIN THE PATREON PAGE FOR THIS PODCAST AND EXPERIENCE 50 YEARS OF HISTORY FROM THE ARCHIVES OF WRESTLING HISTORIAN AND CO-AUTHOR OF THE BEST SELLING BOOK MAT MEMORIES HERE: https://www.patreon.com/JohnArezzi Subscribe to the show's YouTube Channel Here: https://www.youtube.com/c/ProWrestlingSpotlight Follow John Arezzi Here: https://twitter.com/johnarezzi https://instagram.com/johnarezzi https://www.facebook.com/groups/prowrestlingspotlight https://www.facebook.com/JohnArezzisMatMemories Order a copy of John Arezzi's best selling memoir "MAT MEMORIES, My Wild Ride in Pro Wrestling, Country Music and with the Mets" here: https://a.co/d/4TXWVAv Copyright 2024 Alexander Media Services, LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we review the WWF during June 1984! We talk Roddy Piper, Hulk Hogan, Cyndi Lauper, Sgt. Slaughter, Jesse “The Body” Ventura, Jimmy Snuka, Iron Sheik, Andre the Giant, Wendi Richter, Paul Orndorff, Captain Lou Albano, Bob Backlund, Dave Wolfe, Greg Valentine, Masked Superstar, Tony Garea, Rocky Johnson, George Steele, … Continue reading Episode 315: Coconuts Don't Break → The post Episode 315: Coconuts Don't Break appeared first on Stick To Wrestling with John McAdam.

Welcome to this episode of Hamburg All Stars, this week we cover July 15th 1978 WWWF All Star where we will see :- Dino Bravo & Johnny Rivera vs Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs SD Jones George Steele vs Dave Darrow Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs Frank Williams   WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs Tony Garea & Chief Jay Strongbow Please follow Richard Land @maskedwrestlers and visit his website thehistoryofwwe.com Be sure to check out friends of the show, Our Vantage Point, Acid Washed Memories, Booking The Territory, Greetings From Allentown and the Wrestlecopia network. Follow the network on @ptbnwrestling as well as the sister network North South Connection @NoSoPodNetwork as well as brand new network Backbone Wrestling Network @backbone24   Check out Youtube.com/@memphiscast for more videos from the likes of Detroit, Japan, Australia, Florida and of course Memphis Visit whenitwascool.com for podcasts, articles and much more on retro pop culture, comics, wrestling, movies, tv, toys, history and more 

This week on Drunk Wrestling History we are going way back to October 1985. It was the second episode of Saturday Night's Main Event and also one of the most memorable because it featured Uncle Elmer's wedding.  This show is as 80s as it gets.  It's got Bobby Heenan, Jesse Ventura, Hogan, Mean Gene and a Tony Garea match!  We had a great time watching it and we hope yo have a great time hearing about it.  So grab a glass of champagne and check it out.  Cheers! Buy a fucking shirt: https://whatamaneuver.net/search?q=drunk+wrestling+history Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGDuaXlrj8A_Ur6nBZX0fVg/featured Follow us @wrestling_drunk on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok Follow Adam @SaveUsBobMan Don't follow Scott @feedmetacobell Make sure to subscribe, rate, and review.

Legendary Wwe Star Tony Garea's Most Epic Interview Ever!

The 5th Annual 80's Wrestling Con EXPLODES into the Mennen Sports Arena this coming Saturday, May 4th in Morristown New Jersey! Appearing Live: The Four Horsemen (Tully Blanchard, Arn Anderson, Barry Windham, JJ Dillon, and Baby Doll), Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Sgt. Slaughter, Kurt Fuller (No Holds Barred/Ghostbusters), Stan "The Lariat" Hansen, Demolition, Powers of Pain, Boris Zhukov, Dr. Tom Prichard, Bushwhacker Luke, Slick, Dan Spivey, The Young Stallions, Dean Malenko, Tony Atlas, Scott McGhee, Mario Mancini, Rita Chatterton, Itsuki Yamazaki from The Jumping Bomb Angels, Sunny Beach, and Tony Garea.

Here is Episode 20 of Mat Memories from Madison Square Garden - where we review the April 1st, 1974 house show from the mecca of all arenas. We welcome former owner of Ring of Honor - Cary Silken as a co-host of the show beginning with this episode. Cary has a rich history - and attended most of the MSG shows in this era. He's a great storyteller and we are happy to have him with us for each episode going forward! WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – Monday night April 1, 1974 bell time 8:30 (22,090; sell out) The scheduled Butcher Brannigan vs. Manuel Soto match did not take place Jumbo Tsuruta pinned Johnny Rodz Otto Von Heller fought Jose Gonzalez to a 20-minute time-limit draw Larry Zbyszko defeated Ed Sullivan at 7:29 WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji via disqualification WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned Nikolai Volkoff at 13:09 Gorilla Monsoon pinned Don Leo Jonathan at 14:07 Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Stan Stasiak at 7:15 Pedro Morales pinned Larry Hennig at 11:04 Host - John Arezzi Co-Hosts - Tim Puttre and Cary Silken Writer / Researcher - Ritchie Garcia Patreon Executive Producers - Anthony Pires and Joseph Holloway JOIN THE PATREON PAGE FOR THIS PODCAST AND EXPERIENCE 50 YEARS OF HISTORY FROM THE ARCHIVES OF WRESTLING HISTORIAN AND CO-AUTHOR OF THE BEST SELLING BOOK MAT MEMORIES HERE: https://www.patreon.com/JohnArezzi Subscribe to the show's YouTube Channel Here: https://www.youtube.com/c/ProWrestlingSpotlight Follow John Arezzi Here: https://twitter.com/johnarezzi https://instagram.com/johnarezzi https://www.facebook.com/groups/prowrestlingspotlight https://www.facebook.com/JohnArezzisMatMemories Order a copy of John Arezzi's best selling memoir "MAT MEMORIES, My Wild Ride in Pro Wrestling, Country Music and with the Mets" here: https://a.co/d/4TXWVAv Copyright 2024 Alexander Media Services, LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here is Epsisode 28 of Mat Memories From Madison Square Garden, reviewing the house show I attended at the Mecca of all arenas on March 4th, 1974. WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – Monday Night March 4, 1974 bell time 8:30pm (22,091; sell out) The scheduled bout between Don Leo Jonathan and Ed Sullivan did not take place Donna Christianello & Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Peggy Patterson & Barbi Dahl in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match Mr. Fuji defeated Johnny Rodz at 10:14 Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Jose Gonzalez at 8:59 Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Capt. Lou Albano (sub. for Stan Stasiak) via count-out at 4:35 when Albano left ringside WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Larry Hennig & Stan Stasiak (sub. for Mike McCord) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: the champions won via disqualification at 14:20; fall #2: the champions won at 8:25 Pedro Morales defeated Otto Von Heller at 7:51 WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino fought Nikolai Volkoff to a curfew draw at 53:07 Host - John Arezzi Co-Host, Producer - Tim Puttre Writer and Researcher - Ritchie Garcia JOIN THE PATREON PAGE FOR THIS PODCAST AND EXPERIENCE 50 YEARS OF HISTORY FROM THE ARCHIVES OF WRESTLING HISTORIAN AND CO-AUTHOR OF THE BEST SELLING BOOK MAT MEMORIES HERE: https://www.patreon.com/JohnArezzi Subscribe to the show's YouTube Channel Here: https://www.youtube.com/c/ProWrestlingSpotlight Follow John Arezzi Here: https://twitter.com/johnarezzi https://instagram.com/johnarezzi https://www.facebook.com/groups/prowrestlingspotlight https://www.facebook.com/JohnArezzisMatMemories Order a signed and numbered copy of John Arezzi's best selling memoir "MAT MEMORIES, My Wild Ride in Pro Wrestling, Country Music and with the Mets" here:  https://py.pl/1SjMeX Copyright: 2024 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to this episode of Hamburg All Stars, this week we cover January 28th 1978 WWWF All Star where we will see :- Ken Patera (w/Captain Lou Albano) vs. SD Jones Bob Backlund vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna Mil Mascaras vs. Jose Estrada Spiros Arion (w/Freddie Blassie) vs. Frank Williams & Ted Adams Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea vs. Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe Please follow Richard Land @maskedwrestlers and visit his website thehistoryofwwe.com Be sure to check out friends of the show, Our Vantage Point, Acid Washed Memories, Booking The Territory, Greetings From Allentown and the Wrestlecopia network. Follow the show on twitter @oldbakerypro, and the network on @ptbnwrestling as well as the sister network North South Connection @NoSoPodNetwork Check out Youtube.com/@memphiscast for more videos from the likes of Detroit, Japan, Australia, Florida and of course Memphis Visit whenitwascool.com for podcasts, articles and much more on retro pop culture, comics, wrestling, movies, tv, toys, history and more 

Tim Puttre and I review the first title defense for newly re-crowned champion, Bruno Sammartino at Madison Square Garden. WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – Monday night January 14, 1974 bell time 8:30 sellout crowd (22,147) Butcher Brannigan defeated Mike Pappas at 11:15 Otto Von Heller defeated Tony Altimore at 9:55 Jose Gonzalez & Manuel Soto defeated Pancho Valdez & Joe Turco in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 18:40 Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji via disqualification at 9:41 Nikolai Volkoff defeated Gorilla Monsoon at 4:00 WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned Don Leo Jonathon at 17:44 WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Larry Hennig & Mike McCord in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 18:20 Pedro Morales defeated Stan Stasiak at 14:45 JOIN THE PATREON PAGE FOR THIS PODCAST AND EXPERIENCE 50 YEARS OF HISTORY FROM THE ARCHIVES OF WRESTLING HISTORIAN AND CO-AUTHOR OF THE BEST SELLING BOOK MAT MEMORIES HERE: https://www.patreon.com/JohnArezzi Subscribe to the show's YouTube Channel Here: https://www.youtube.com/c/ProWrestlingSpotlight Follow John Arezzi Here: https://twitter.com/johnarezzi https://instagram.com/johnarezzi https://www.facebook.com/groups/prowrestlingspotlight https://www.facebook.com/JohnArezzisMatMemories Order a copy of John Arezzi's best selling memoir "MAT MEMORIES, My Wild Ride in Pro Wrestling, Country Music and with the Mets" here: https://a.co/d/4TXWVAv Copyright 2024 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to this episode of Hamburg All Stars, this week we cover December 31st 1977 WWWF All Star where we will see :- Tony Garea vs. Larry Sharpe Bob Backlund vs. Terry York Mil Mascaras vs. Frank Williams Ken Patera (w/Captain Lou Albano) vs. Pete Austin Dominic DeNucci vs. Jack Evans *Note :- i got my dates mixed up and i say on this episode its the first week of February,  its not! Please follow Richard Land @maskedwrestlers and visit his website thehistoryofwwe.com Be sure to check out friends of the show, Our Vantage Point, Acid Washed Memories, Booking The Territory, Greetings From Allentown and the Wrestlecopia network. Follow the show on twitter @oldbakerypro, and the network on @ptbnwrestling as well as the sister network North South Connection @NoSoPodNetwork Check out Youtube.com/@memphiscast for more videos from the likes of Detroit, Japan, Australia, Florida and of course Memphis Visit whenitwascool.com for podcasts, articles and much more on retro pop culture, comics, wrestling, movies, tv, toys, history and more 

I'm joined by former WWE wrestler and road agent Tony Garea. We discuss ⏬️  * His 30 plus year career in the WWE. * Being trained by Wild Don Scott. * His homeland in New Zealand. * Bruiser Brody's Wife Barbara Goodish and their friendship of many years, who is also a native of New Zealand. * His tenure as a road agent for WWE and how that was for him personally. And so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here is episode 25 of Mat Memories From Madison Square Garden, covering the MSG house show I attended on November 12th, 1973. Lots of stories from this night are shared by John Arezzi about his breakthrough in being able to finally sit in the front ringside seats at the Garden, and tales about that night, which would turn out to be Pedro Morales's last title defense of the WWWF title (Pedro would lose the title on December 1st 1973 in Philadelphia against Stan Stasiak). WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – November 12, 1973 (16,148) Televised on HBO – included Vince McMahon on commentary: Jose Gonzalez defeated El Olympico at 15:22 Dick Slater defeated Mike Pappas at 6:20 Iron Mike McCord fought Manuel Soto to a 20-minute time-limit draw Dean Ho defeated Pancho Valdez WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Larry Hennig at 12:45 when the match was stopped due to blood Don Leo Jonathan defeated Tony Garea at 18:45 Verne Gagne defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji at 12:16 Chief Jay Strongbow & Andre the Giant defeated Blackjack Lanza & Stan Stasiak in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0 Host - John Arezzi Co Host - Tim Puttre Researcher and Writer - Ritchie Garcia JOIN THE PATREON PAGE FOR THIS PODCAST AND EXPERIENCE 50 YEARS OF HISTORY FROM THE ARCHIVES OF WRESTLING HISTORIAN AND CO-AUTHOR OF THE BEST SELLING BOOK MAT MEMORIES HERE: https://www.patreon.com/JohnArezzi Subscribe to the show's YouTube Channel Here: https://www.youtube.com/c/ProWrestlingSpotlight Follow John Arezzi Here: https://twitter.com/johnarezzi https://instagram.com/johnarezzi https://www.facebook.com/groups/prowrestlingspotlight https://www.facebook.com/JohnArezzisMatMemories Order a copy of John Arezzi's best selling memoir "MAT MEMORIES, My Wild Ride in Pro Wrestling, Country Music and with the Mets" here: https://a.co/d/4TXWVAv Copyright 2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Stories with Brisco and Bradshaw, our hall of famers welcome multiple time WWWF champion and WWF legendary road agent Tony Garea! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Stories with Brisco and Bradshaw, our hall of famers welcome multiple time WWWF champion and WWF legendary road agent Tony Garea! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this 22nd episode of Mat Memories from Madison Square Garden, Tim and I review the July 23rd, 1973 show at the Mecca of all arenas, Madison Sq. Garden. An enjoyable look back at wrestling from the Garden! WWWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - July 23, 1973 (20,629)  Televised on HBO - featured Vince McMahon on commentary Little Boy Blue & Pee Wee Adams defeated Sonny Boy Hayes & Little Louie in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Louie's team won; fall #2: Blue's team won at 5:43; fall #3: Blue's team won Manuel Soto defeated Joe Turco at 15:05 Blackjack Lanza defeated El Olympico at 6:55 Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mike McCord at 11:16 Victor Rivera defeated Freddie Blassie via disqualification at 9:17 WWWF Tag Team Champions Haystacks Calhoun & Tony Garea defeated Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Tanaka pinned Garea at 13:12 with a kick to the midsection; fall #2: the challengers were disqualified for choking Haystacks; fall #3: Haystacks pinned Tanaka with a splash  WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales pinned George Steele at 10:45 in a no holds barred match with a flying body-press; after the bout, Steele went to punch guest referee Joe Louis, but he missed and Louis took a few shots at Steele instead Host - John Arezzi Co-Host - Tim Puttre Researcher - Ritchie Garcia Patreon Executive Producers - Anthony Pires and Joseph Holloway Copyright 2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Pro Wrestler Lou Marconi joins me today to talk about his experience working with WWE over the years . We talk Steve Austin , Doink , Shawn Michaels , Marc Mero , Ultimate Warrior , Vader , Tony Garea and more . Check out Lou's podcast below “The Sunday Stew Pot “ https://rumble.com/user/theSundayStewPot

On this episode, Tim and I review this HISTORIC MSG house show from April 30th 1973. Pedro Morales defends his title against Don Leo Jonathan. Andre The Giant made his 2nd ever appearance at the Mecca of all arenas, taking on Professor Tanaka. Mat Memories From Madison Sq. Garden Episode 19 - April 30th, 1973 WWWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - Monday April 30, 1973 (22,090) El Olympico defeated Frank Valois at 10:47 Mike McCord defeated Joe Turco a 8:10 Don Curtis defeated Juan Caruso at 10:36 Moondog Mayne defeated Manuel Soto at 5:59 WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji fought Tony Garea to a 20-minute time-limit draw Gorilla Monsoon defeated Buddy Wolfe at 14:54 Andre the Giant defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka Chief Jay Strongbow fought Freddie Blassie to a draw WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Don Leo Jonathan (w/ the Grand Wizard) at 11:38 when referee Eddie Gersh stopped the bout due to blood following a right hand punch from the champion that opened up the challenger's forehead. Host - John Arezzi Co Host - Tim Puttre Researcher/Writer - Ritchie Garcia Patreon Executive Producers: Anthony Pires and Joseph Holloway JOIN THE PATREON PAGE FOR THIS PODCAST AND EXPERIENCE 50 YEARS OF HISTORY FROM THE ARCHIVES OF WRESTLING HISTORIAN AND CO-AUTHOR OF THE BEST SELLING BOOK MAT MEMORIES HERE: https://www.patreon.com/JohnArezzi Check out our eBay page for some very cool items – with more added each week! https://www.ebay.com/usr/matmemories Subscribe to the show's YouTube Channel Here: https://www.youtube.com/c/ProWrestlingSpotlight Follow John Arezzi Here: https://twitter.com/johnarezzi https://instagram.com/johnarezzi https://www.facebook.com/groups/prowrestlingspotlight https://www.facebook.com/JohnArezzisMatMemories Order a signed and numbered copy of John Arezzi's best selling memoir "MAT MEMORIES, My Wild Ride in Pro Wrestling, Country Music and with the Mets" here:  https://py.pl/1SjMeX Copyright 2023 - Mat Memories, LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the 1987 WWWF Project returns after the holidays, we wanted to treat you to another BONUS episode featured on the Grenade, it's Episode #2 of our brand new REGIONAL RASSLIN' PODCAST! MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL! In this episode of the Regional Rasslin' Podcast, Guest Co-Host John McAdam returns as we continue to talk 1977 in the WWWF! We'll spend some time discussing "Superstar" Billy Graham's reign as Champion, from his title win in Baltimore to his challengers, to his touring of other territories with the WWF belt! We'll also talk Bruno Sammartino's Post Championship run and look at the tag teams of 1977 including NEW Tag Champs Mr. Fuji & Toru Tanaka, Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea... and with Billy White Wolf OUT, Chief Jay Strongbow finds himself a new partner in "High Chief" Peter Maivia! All of that, plus SOUND BITES, and more! Join us as we Talk the Territories!Available everywhere your Podcast Streaming needs are met.Visit our Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow us on Twitter @RasslinGrenadeFollow and LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE - https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to our Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenadePlease Subscribe to our Patreon to help keep us going, multiple Tiers to choose from!!! https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes a $5 “All Access” Tier featuring our Patreon Exclusive Watch-Along Series, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare & Regional Rasslin), Early Show Releases, REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content that was originally edited out! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWLOANDS for your viewing and reading pleasure!Listen at your leisure and pick back up later if need be!REGIONAL RASSLIN' PODCAST EPISODE #0021977 IN THE WWWF - PART 2In this episode of the Regional Rasslin' Podcast, Guest Co-Host John McAdam returns as we continue to talk 1977 in the WWWF! We'll spend some time discussing "Superstar" Billy Graham's reign as Champion, from his title win to his challengers, to his touring of other territories with the WWF belt! We'll also talk Bruno Sammartino's Post Championship run, including his rematches vs. The Superstar for the title! We also look at the tag teams of 1977 including NEW Tag Champs Mr. Fuji & Toru Tanaka, Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea... and with Billy White Wolf OUT, Chief Jay Strongbow finds himself a new partner in "High Chief" Peter Maivia! All of that, and more! Join us as we Talk the Territories! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL! In this episode of the Regional Rasslin' Podcast, Guest Co-Host John McAdam returns as we continue to talk 1977 in the WWWF! We'll spend some time discussing "Superstar" Billy Graham's reign as Champion, from his title win in Baltimore to his challengers, to his touring of other territories with the WWF belt! We'll also talk Bruno Sammartino's Post Championship run and look at the tag teams of 1977 including NEW Tag Champs Mr. Fuji & Toru Tanaka, Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea... and with Billy White Wolf OUT, Chief Jay Strongbow finds himself a new partner in "High Chief" Peter Maivia! All of that, plus SOUND BITES, and more! Join us as we Talk the Territories!Available everywhere your Podcast Streaming needs are met.Visit our Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow us on Twitter @RasslinGrenadeFollow and LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE - https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to our Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenadePlease Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes a $5 “All Access” Tier featuring our Patreon Exclusive Watch-Along Series, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare & Regional Rasslin), Early Show Releases, REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content that was originally edited out! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!Listen at your leisure and pick back up later if need be!REGIONAL RASSLIN' PODCAST EPISODE #0021977 IN THE WWWF - PART 2In this episode of the Regional Rasslin' Podcast, Guest Co-Host John McAdam returns as we continue to talk 1977 in the WWWF! We'll spend some time discussing "Superstar" Billy Graham's reign as Champion, from his title win to his challengers, to his touring of other territories with the WWF belt! We'll also talk Bruno Sammartino's Post Championship run, including his rematches vs. The Superstar for the title! We also look at the tag teams of 1977 including NEW Tag Champs Mr. Fuji & Toru Tanaka, Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea... and with Billy White Wolf OUT, Chief Jay Strongbow finds himself a new partner in "High Chief" Peter Maivia! All of that, and more! Join us as we Talk the Territories! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Legendary WWE wrestler and Road Agent Tony Garea joins me today for a rare interview about his 40+ year career with WWE.

We've got a slew of new Watch-Alongs and specials coming soon to http://Patreon.com/WrestleCopia and since Mother Nature hindered us from getting our next WWF 1987 Episode out last week, we're dropping multiple FREE BONUS Grenade Episodes TONIGHT from our Patreon series! Please continue to spread the word and we'll be back this week with an all-new episode of Grenade with MARCH 1987 IN THE WWF!But for now, we present to you a trifecta of Coliseum Video goodness featuring The Best of the WWF Volumes 3, 4 and 5! Featuring a Fijian Strap Match between "Superfly" Snuka vs. Roddy Piper, a Ten-Man Tag Team Match, A 20-Man Battle Royal, Andre vs. John Studd inside a STEEL CAGE, the Wendi Richter Screwjob, and SO MUCH MORE!!!Match Listings below!Available everywhere your Podcast Streaming needs are met.Visit our Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow us on Twitter @RasslinGrenadeFollow and LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE located at https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to our Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenadePlease Subscribe to our REVAMPED Patreon account to help keep us going, a dozen Tiers to choose from!!! https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes a $5 “All Access” Tier featuring SIX GIFTS FOR $5! Including our Patreon Watch-Along Series, all of Ray Russell's insanely detailed show notes (for both the Grenade and Monday Warfare), unedited TR SHOCKS episodes, Early Show Releases, REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content that was originally edited out! PLUS, now a sixth gift of monthly DIGITAL DOWLOANDS for your viewing and reading pleasure!Coliseum Video Presents...The Best of the WWF Vol. 3 "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka vs. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper in a Fijian Strap Match Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat vs. Cowboy Bob Orton The British Bulldogs vs. Rene Goulet & Johnny Rodz The British Bulldogs vs. The Hart Foundation George "The Animal" Steele undergoes Psychotherapy Barry Windham, Mike Rotunda & George Steele vs. Big John Studd, Adrian Adonis & Bobby Heenan Bruno & David Sammartino vs. Brutus Beefcake & Johnny Valiant King Kong Bundy tries on Wigs, from TNT (no, seriously) King Kong Bundy vs. Tony Garea A star-studded 18-Man Battle Royal with Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, Big John Studd, Mil Mascaras, Rocky Johnson, Paul Orndorff, Jimmy Snuka, The Masked Superstar, "Dr. D" David Schultz. Dick Murdoch, Adrian Adonis, Tony Atlas, Ivan Putski, Mr. Fuji, Tiger Chung Lee, Moondog Rex, Samu the Wild Samoan, and Bob Boyer The Best of the WWF Vol. 4 (01:52:20) "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff vs. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper Hulk Hogan & Superfly Snuka vs. Don Muraco & Bob Orton 20-Man Battle Royal with Tony Atlas, Greg Valentine, Adrian Adonis, SD Jones, Chief Jay Strongbow, Jules Strongbow, Mr. Fuji, Mr. Saito, Pedro Morales, Ivan Putski, Blackjack Mulligan, "Superfly" Snuka, Johnny Rodz, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Jose Estrada, Laurent Soucie, Tony Garea, Steve Travis, Charlie Fulton, & Swede Hanson WRESTLING FINISHERS VIDEO Andre the Giant vs. Killer Khan (Mongolian Stretcher Match) Andre the Giant vs. Big John Studd (Steel Cage Match) Andre the Giant vs. King Kong Bundy (The Colossal Jostle) Ricky Steamboat & Tito Santana vs. Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake THE BEST OF THE WWF VOL. 5 (03:33:47) Ricky Steamboat vs. The Magnificent Don Muraco from MSG The Hart Foundation vs. The Killer Bees The Killer Bees & Paul Orndorff vs. The Hart Foundation & Barry O WWF Tag Team Champions The Dream Team vs. The British Bulldogs FUJI GENERAL - featuring the acting "skills" of Don Muraco & Mr. Fuji WWF Women's Champion Wendi Richter vs. Leilani Kai WWF Women's Champion Wendi Richter vs. The Spider Lady - Moolah (The ORIGINAL Screwjob match!) Intercontinental Champion Tito Santana vs. Jesse "The Body" Ventura Andre the Giant, Chief Jay Strongbow, Rocky Johnson & Ivan Putski vs. Big John Studd & All 3 Wild Samoans - Afa, Sika, & Samu (8-Man Tag - The Best 3 out of 5 Falls) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This week STICK TO WRESTLING is joined by popular guest Randy Smith as we talk WWF during the Summer of 1982! Bob Backlund, Playboy Buddy Rose, Jimmy Snuka, Superstar Billy Graham, Andre The Giant, Bob Orton Jr, Captain Lou Albano, The Strongbows, Salvatorre Bellomo, Blackjack Mulligan, Steve Travis, Vince McMahon, Tony Garea, Pedro Morales, Dynamite … Continue reading Episode 215: Mudpies → The post Episode 215: Mudpies appeared first on Stick To Wrestling with John McAdam.

Entre deux chaises de metal vous proposent cette semaine une autre excellente bio sur un lutteur quebecois des plus talentueux et charismatisque, Le Modele Rick Martel!Que ce sois en gentil ou en mechant, Martel a toujours su comment faire reagir les fans de lutte et nous lui rendons hommage cette semaine. Apprenez tout sur sa carriere que ce sois de ces victoires de titres a la AWA,WWF et WCW, ses equipes avec Tony Garea,Tom Zenk et Tito Santana et ses rivalites legendaire contre entre autres, La Hart Foundation,Jake the Snake Roberts et Shawn Micheals.Tout ca et plus encore pour notre bio sur Mr.Richard Vigneault aka Ricky Martel!Pour suivre le podcast c'est ici…https://www.facebook.com/Entre2chaisesdemetal/https://twitter.com/deuxmetal?s=11https://instagram.com/entre2chaisesdemetal?igshid=19ihaj2y1sdibhttps://youtube.com/channel/UC_r2vGWZvqrQhpybVb4zRNghttps://twitch.tv/entredeuxchaisesdemetalhttps://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/entre-deux-chaises-de-metal/id1546525482https://baladoquebec.ca/entre-deux-chaises-de-metalhttps://open.spotify.com/show/2YZzSL3zFWxHxkainVd4a2Merci a Table Rustique/Guru/CWC/LWAhttps://www.tablerustique.ca/https://www.facebook.com/groups/canadianwrestlingcollectors/?ref=sharehttps://www.facebook.com/LWALiveWrestlingAuctionsQui dit ete dit Summerslam et on commence nos retro reviews avec l'edition de 1989 avec comme Main Event, Hulk Hogan et Brutus The Barber Beefcake contre Le Mach Man Randy Savage et Zeus!Arriba!

The Road to WrestleMania 3 begins as the seeds are planted for a potential WWF Title Match between Champion Hulk Hogan and his good friend Andre the Giant. Plus, DEMOLITION DEBUTS with a different SMASH? Ricky Steamboat RETURNS to the ring, Danny Davis continues to screw the babyfaces, Roddy Piper has a gift for the Macho Man, Mick Foley does a stretcher job for Kamala in 1987, Hercules calls out Billy Jack Haynes, Honky Tonk Man talks "Honky Burgers", JYD coming for the King, WWF cancels Australian Tour, and the original OBJ, Outback Jack boards QANTAS headed for the WWF! All of that, and SOUNDBITES GALORE!SPECIAL ALERT: THE WRESTLECOPIA PODCAST NETWORK & THE WRESTLING MEMORY GRENADE ARE IN THE SEARCH FOR NEW COHOSTS TO CREATE CONTENT! IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN JOINING WRESTLECOPIA AND BECOMING A FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME (OR EVEN A GUEST COHOST) PLEASE CONTACT RAY RUSSELL AT WRESTLECOPIA@GMAIL.COM OR DM ME ON TWITTER @RasslinGrenadeAvailable everywhere your Podcast Streaming App needs are met.Visit our Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow us on Twitter @RasslinGrenade and be automatically entered into our FREE PRIZE GIVEAWAY CONTESTS!Please Follow and LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE located at https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to our Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenade as we continue to add new weekly videos of wrestling history's past.Please Subscribe to our REVAMPED Patreon account to help keep us going, more than a dozen Tiers to choose from!!! https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes a $5 "All Access" Tier featuring FIVE GIFTS FOR $5! Including our Patreon Watch-Along Series, all of Ray Russell's insanely detailed show notes (for both the Grenade and Monday Warfare), unedited TR SHOCKS episodes, Early Show Releases, and now REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content that was originally edited out!Listen at your leisure and pick back up later if need be! Timestamps below for easy navigation.WWF TV - Weekend of JANUARY 3rd – 5th, 1987It's soundbites galore with Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan from the set of Prime Time Wrestling as Bobby battles a hangover while writing a list of personal goals in 1987! Plus, the Hart Foundation share their aspirations for the new year. Meanwhile, on Superstars and Wrestling Challenge, it's the 1986 Year in Review. Plus, it's the final week for the "New Year's Resolutions" Contest! Listen to the 3-minute soundbite of WWF Superstars' New Year's Resolutions and guess all of the voices in the order they appear and WIN an AUTOGRAPHED PROMO PIC of THE HONKY TONK MAN!WWF TV - Week of JANUARY 10th – 14th, 1987 (00:32:47)WWF Tag Team Champions The British Bulldogs vs. The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff. The Killer Bees vs. The Magnificent Muraco & "Cowboy" Bob Orton. Will Kamala's Top-Rope Splash get banned? The Honky Tonk Man visits Graceland. More vignettes of the original OBJ... That's Outback Jack! Jesse Ventura questions Bobby Heenan on the reinstatement of Andre the Giant.  We learn what "Wonderfulness" means. It's a pair of Blackjack Mulligan vignettes as he first wrangles some calves on his horse "Sunday", before introducing us to "The Honey Wagon".  More Prime Time soundbites with Gorilla and the Brain as they talk about everything from "Pizza Face" Bruno to the definition of Sivi Afi.  Butch Reed & Slick enter the Snake Pit. Beltmaker Reggie Parks steps into the ring. Bobby Heenan confronts WWF President Jack Tunney about privacy. What are "illegal masks", exactly? The Can-Am Connection get mobbed. Blackjack Mulligan on the Snake Pit. Plenty of wrestling action featuring the likes of IC Champion Randy "Macho Man" Savage, George "The Animal" Steele, The Junkyard Dog, Billy Jack Haynes, Frenchy Martin, Hercules, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, The Rougeau Brothers, "The Natural" Butch Reed, Tito Santana, Jimmy Jack Funk, Kamala, "The King" Harley Race, and more. Soundbites featuring promos from Bobby Heenan, Mr. Wonderful, The Hart Foundation, the Macho Man, Ricky Steamboat, Blackjack Mulligan, the Rougeaus, and more. PLUS, Roddy Piper has a special gift for The Macho Man on Piper's Pit. WWF TV - Weekend of JANUARY 17th – 19th, 1987 (01:21:25)DEMOLITION MAKE THEIR WWF DEBUT, WITH THE ORIGINAL SMASH (MOONDOG REX)! Hulk Hogan receives a special award on Roddy Piper's Pit! The Mighty Hercules issues a "Full Nelson" Challenge to Billy Jack Haynes! There's a new mean streak in the Honky Tonk Man.  Six-man action with The Dream Team & Dino Bravo vs. Tito Santana, Pedro Morales, & Hillbilly Jim. Referee Danny Davis works overtime to try and screw more babyfaces, but this time the "good guys" revolt! WrestleMania 3 gets a date! George Steele can read? Outback Jack chillin' in da Pub! The Harley Race/JYD saga continues. Plenty of wrestling action featuring the likes of Ricky Steamboat, Kamala, Demolition, Hercules, Blackjack Mulligan, Dan Spivey, Mike Rotundo, Butch Reed, Barry O, The Can-Am Connection, The Honky Tonk Man, George Steele, and more.. Soundbites featuring promos from The Macho Man, Hillbilly Jim, Bobby Heenan, the Wizard, and more. More Prime Time goodness again as Bobby Heenan does everything from translating "Tama" to talk the new attitude of Sal Bellomo. PLUS, RICKY STEAMBOAT makes his return to the wrestling ring!!!WWF TV - Weekend of JANUARY 24th – 26th, 1987 (02:05:34)In another special edition of PIPER's PIT, Andre the Giant receives an award, but it is overshadowed by the glory hound Hulk Hogan! Randy Colley's FINAL APPEARANCE as SMASH of DEMOLITION! Kamala squashes a young MICK FOLEY, as Foley does his first of many stretcher jobs in the business! "Macho Man" Randy Savage DESTROYS poor Tommy Sharpe.  Bobby Heenan goes on the rant of a lifetime, trashing Hulk Hogan while surprisingly defending Andre the Giant.  In a warm-up to WrestleMania 3, The Can-Am Connection take on Magnificent Muraco & "Cowboy" Bob Orton. Who has the more devastating move, Kamala's Top-Rope Splash or King Kong Bundy's Avalanche? Bobby Heenan continues his rant about the Hogan/Andre situation on Prime Time in a series of excellent audio clips.  Jacques Rougeau faces the Magnificent Muraco. Vince shares his thoughts on "Honky Burgers". Outback Jack doesn't know tomato sauce from ketchup. Brian Blair's Stinger. The Honky Tonk Man visits "The Lisa Marie". Steve Lombardi bullies Paul Roma. Plenty of wrestling action featuring the likes of "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff, Ricky Steamboat, Koko B. Ware, The Hart Foundation, Blackjack Mulligan, The U.S. Express (Spivey & Rotundo), IC Champion The Macho Man, Junkyard Dog,, Kamala, Demolition, The Killer Bees, and more. Soundbites featuring promos from King Kong Bundy, Koko B. Ware, The Macho Man, Outback Jack, Vince McMahon, Bobby Heenan, The Can-Am Connection, and more. PLUS, we debut a NEW SEGMENT here on the Grenade, "BREAK IT DOWN", where we take a deep look into a specific topic. This week's topic happens to be the WWF's attempt to stake a claim in the continent of Australia. We look at the seasonal tours from 1986, the canceled tour of February 1987, and what went wrong. causing the WWF not to return for a staggering 16 YEARS!   WWF TV - Weekend of JANUARY 31st & FEBRUARY 1st, 1987 (03:01:27)Things heat up when Jesse "The Body" Ventura joins Piper's Pit to talk Hulk Hogan & Andre the Giant. The Body promises to present Andre on the Pit next week, while the Hot Rod promises "Hulky Baby" Hulk Hogan! Hercules and Billy Jack Haynes nearly come to blows! Tito Santana BODYSLAM The Slickster, angering "The Natural" Butch Reed in the process. Butch Reed vows revenge on Tito Santana for his manager Slick. Haku battles Greg "The Hammer" Valentine with Danny Davis as the referee. The Dragon crosses the line, selling his injury while visiting a hospital for handicapped children. The Islanders take on The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff. "The King" Harley Race meets Koko B. Ware with Danny Davis involved. Hulk Hogan puts over Hercules. The Can-Am Connection in a weird vignette.  JYD gets physical with Danny Davis. The fans continue to cheer for the Snake and the DDT. Tito Santana & Pedro Morales take on The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff The Honky Tonk Man creates a new record label. Jake "The Snake" forgets his gear? Referee Danny Davis cuts a heel promo. Plenty of wrestling action featuring the likes of "Adorable" Adrian Adonis, The Hart Foundation, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Hercules, Billy jack Haynes, Harley Race, Tito Santana, The Rougeau Brothers, Paul Roma, Jimmy Jack Funk, Tony Garea, and more. Soundbites featuring promos from Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik, Adrian Adonis, Lanny Poffo, Andre the Giant, Hulk Hogan, and more. PLUS, WRESTLEMANIA 3... BIGGER...BETTER.....BADDER!!!★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

It's… ChroNoSo! Each and every morning, the North-South Connection Podcast Network takes you down memory lane by exploring one match from WWE history. Starting with WrestleMania I, our contributors are on a quest to cover every important match in WWE PPV and television history. One day. One match. One voice. So strap in for a ride that will no doubt carry us well into the 22nd century, forever alienating us from friends and family!  Today on ChroNoSo… Tim Slomka breaks down Tony Garea vs. Ted Arcidi from The Big Event 1986. So join Tim in covering the highs, the lows, and the absurdities of our beloved sport.

Video of David and Gordy abducting Southern Dynamite Southern Dynamite's background Television Title Match: Steve Armstrong © vs Ken Wayne ‘Gentleman' Chris Adams vs Bart Gunn Honky Tonk Man vs Billy Gunn MCW Brew City Heavyweight Title Match: Dr. X © vs Al Perez Lanny Poffo Mance Warner vs Rough & Ready ‘Hot Stuff' Eddie Gilbert vs Raven American Heavyweight Title Match: Gino Hernandez © vs David von Erich MCW Tag Team Titles Match: Blackjacks © vs Tony Garea & Ace Darling World Heavyweight Title Match: Austin Idol © vs Big Boss Man (MCW champion)

It's… ChroNoSo! Each and every morning, the North-South Connection Podcast Network takes you down memory lane by exploring one match from WWE history. Starting with WrestleMania I, our contributors are on a quest to cover every important match in WWE PPV and television history. One day. One match. One voice. So strap in for a ride that will no doubt carry us well into the 22nd century, forever alienating us from friends and family!  Today on ChroNoSo… Chad Campbell breaks down Lanny Poffo & Tony Garea vs. The Dream Team from Saturday Night's Main Event 10/5/85. So join Chad in covering the highs, the lows, and the absurdities of our beloved sport.

Tony Garea is a pro wrestling legend both in and out of the ring. Born and raised in New Zealand, Tony Garea's career has taken him to world championship heights and a long illustrious career as a WWE / WWF road agent and producer.

Rugged Rod Price vs ‘Nightmare' Ken Wayne Italian Stallion vs ‘Hot Stuff' Eddie Gilbert Television Title Tag Team Match: Buzz Sawyer © & Chris Candido vs Savannah Jack & Steve Armstrong MCW vs PWA Elimination Match: Terry Taylor, Brad Rheingans, Tony Garea, Chris Sabin & Ace Darling vs Smokin' Gunns, Dangerous Duo & Terry Funk American Tag Team Titles Match: Dirty White Boy & Gino Hernandez © vs S.D. Jones & T.D. Steele MCW Tag Team Titles Match: Tyson Kidd & Sabu vs Blackjacks Honky Tonk Man & ‘Gentleman' Chris Adams vs PG-13 MCW Heavyweight Title Battle Royale

For the first episode of 2022, The Magnificent Muraco answers YOUR questions ranging from Duke of Dorchester Pete Doherty, Blackjack Lanza, Corporal Kirchner, Swede Hanson, The Missing Link, Barry Horowitz, Tony Garea, Bulldog Bob Brown, why Rocky Johnson never beat him for the IC Title, Randy Savage and Lanny Poffo. Enjoy! Don Muraco's Magnificent Podcast YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbVIe9EgTc2aYA2Zn3LFvuQ Don Muraco's Magnificent Twitter: https://twitter.com/DonMuracoPod Don Muraco's Magnificent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dontherockmuraco Don Muraco's website: https://dontherockmuraco.com Email the show: romeropodcast@gmail.com

It's a Prime Time Christmas! Can Tony Garea win one of the last big matches in his career when he battles future Hall of Famer Nikolai Volkoff? How will Bobby “The Brain” Heenan fare when he teams up with Gorilla Monsoon for the first time? Will Scott McGhee be able to stop the meteoric rise of newcomer Jake “The Snake” Roberts. And which of the participants in the April 1986 opening match at Madison Square Garden would be a guaranteed internet darling in 2021? The award-winning Jim Valley is home for the holidays, but you can still learn the answers to these and many more questions as Pat McNeill and guest host Scott Passner (@ScottPassner) take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with our watchalong of the first hour of the April 28, 1986 episode of WWF Prime Time Wrestling. It's “Wayback Playback” time on Creative Control Network! (77:38)=================================Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content, show archives and bonus material.

This week, the Magnificent Podcast finishes up on it's profile of Tito Santana by continuing to discuss as little of Tito as possible. The Original Rock instead talks about when outdoor events go wrong, why he was kept off WrestleMania 1, his brief main event run with Hulk Hogan, how people were just less sensitive and affected back in the 1980s, calling spots in the ring, Dave Meltzer's negative influence on professional wrestling's direction, Haku vs Jimmy Jack Funk, Rick Martel and Tony Garea, The Tonga Kid attempting to replace Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka and, yes, a little bit on Tito Santana as well. Enjoy! Don Muraco's Magnificent Podcast YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbVIe9EgTc2aYA2Zn3LFvuQ Don Muraco's Magnificent Twitter: https://twitter.com/DonMuracoPod Don Muraco's Magnificent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dontherockmuraco Don Muraco's website: https://dontherockmuraco.com Email the show: romeropodcast@gmail.com

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

Originally released May 31, 2016 The Titans take a Quantum Leaping Lanny back a month to September 82 to soak up the penultimate moments of Kal Rudman on colour commentary. On the docket tonight: SWEDE HANSEN vs. SALVATORE BELLOMO PAT PATTERSON vs. BOB ORTON CHARLIE FULTON vs. JEFF CRANEY JOSE ESTRADA & JOHNNY RODZ vs. TONY GAREA & STEVE TRAVIS (2/3 Falls) WWF World Title: BOB BACKLUND vs. JIMMY SNUKA (Special Guest Referee – S.D. JONES) WWF Intercontinental Title: PEDRO MORALES vs. BUDDY ROSE MR. FUJI, MR. SAITO & BLACKJACK MULLIGAN vs. THE STRONGBOW BROTHERS & ANDRE THE GIANT (2/3 Falls) Highlights include: - Sal Bellomo: A man of contradictions - Super 8 sighting! - Jeff Craney: worst worker ever? - Johnny Rodz and Jose Estada: lost super workers? - Exclusive outtakes while the boys wait for the snoozing Pete to turn up for the recording

Originally released March 3, 2014 The Fabulous Four are back in their second home, Philadelphia, for this card from November 1980: On the docket: 11-08 Ken Patera vs Bruno Sammartino 11-08 Bob Backlund vs Larry Zbyzsko (with Tony Atlas as ref) 11-08 Pedro Moralas vs The Hangman 11-08 The Samoans vs Tony Garea & Rick Martel In this episode: - A Family Affair: a feature on Bruno Sammartino and his Italian 'paisans' - An update on Super 8's facial hair situation - Tony Atlas and his perfect Y-shaped body - One of the wrestling history's most surreal interviews featuring Tony Garea, Dick Graham and that notorious joker Kal Rudman! - Bio for The Hangman

Originally released August 6, 2014 Parv, Pete, Johnny and Kelly lanny leap back to 1975 for this MSG card. On the docket: Indian Jay Strongbow vs. Butcher Vachon Bruno Sammartino vs. Sprios Arion Killer Kowalski vs. Victor Rivera The Valiants vs. Tony Garea and Dean Ho On this show: - Talking point: Bruno vs. Hogan as two different types of draws - Spiros Arion, the forgotten man - Kowalski vs. Rivera - one of the worst matches of all time on one of the worst cards of all time? - Why did Vince Sr structure his cards in the way he did? - Plus: has Titans Xtra caused tension in the Fab Four?, Bruno's hair, Bob E. Lee (the Fink's predecessor at MSG), and much much more.

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

Originally released November 25, 2014 Parv, Pete, Johnny and Kelly jump back into the Leaping Lanny machine to the murky depths of 1975 for more thrilling grappling action. On the docket tonight: 04-02 BLACKJACKS vs DON KERNODLE/MR HAYASHI 04-01 ANDRE THE GIANT vs JACK EVANS/JOHNNY RODZ/BIG JOE NOVA 04-01 TONY GAREA vs THE WOLFMAN - ANTONIO ROCCA REFEREE 04-09 BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs BOBBY DUNCUM - TEXAS DEATH MATCH 05-27 DICKHEAD STRONGBOW/RIVERA vs KOWALSKI/DUNCUM Highlights include: - Bios for Antonio Rocca, The Wolfman and some random jobbers - Grumpy Pete - Rocky Raymond is back and with a vengeance! - Kowolski's mask and the great toupee-glue trials of 75 - And wrestlers who were also teachers

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

Clear a big part of your day because this week on Drunk Wrestling History we have a long one; we are reviewing Wrestlemania 14.  This was right when the Attitude Era was in full swing and Stone Cold was on fire.  This show has a few awesome matches, some silliness, and Tony Garea, it's basically a perfect show.  Get a couple of Steveweisers and go back to the Attitude Era with us.  Cheers! Drunk Wrestling Merchandise available at https://whatamaneuver.net/collections/drunk-wrestling-history Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGDuaXlrj8A_Ur6nBZX0fVg/featured Follow us @wrestling_drunk on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok Follow Adam @SaveUsBobMan Don't follow Scott @feedmetacobell Make sure to subscribe, rate, and review.    

In this episode WrestleHorror hosts, Donnie Hoover and "Meathook" Jim Millspaugh, talk about New Ohio Wrestling's event called NOW 14: Sunday Showdown 2. They also talk about "Superman" Onyx's recent successful Arnold SportsWorld Kids & Teens Expo championship title defense in Bloomington, Minnesota for Steele Domain Wrestling. Listen in to hear the exciting card that's lined up for NOW 14, as well as, some stories from Donnie about their Minnesota trip and the opportunities to spend time with some legends of the wrestling business such as J.J. Dillon, Tony Garea, Eddie Sharkey, Ken Resnick, Ed Hellier, "The Golden Idol" Mark Koval, and Barbara Goodish, the wife of the late great Bruiser Brody. Stay connected to WrestleHorror: - Subscribe to the WrestleHorror newsletter - https://bit.ly/344on8A - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wrestlehorror/ - YouTube: http://bit.ly/2kfvVAT - Instagram: https://instagram.com/wrestlehorror - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wrestlehorror - Twitter: https://twitter.com/wrestlehorror  - Website: http://www.wrestlehorror.com Copyright 2021 - WrestleHorror Podcast

The Alliance Pro Wrestling Network was honored to welcome WWE Hall of Famer, former AWA World Heavyweight Champion and a true Living Legend of professional wrestling Larry Zbyszko to the show. Larry joined me as we discussed: -Turning on Bruno Sammartino in 1980 and how it affected me as a 10 year old. - Why he never had a match with Ric Flair - Why he wasn't paired up with The Grand Wizard, Lou Albano or Fred Blassie after his heel turn - Challenging Superstar Billy Graham for the WWWF Title in 1977 - A crazy rib he would constantly play on other wrestlers who were flying with him - Why he felt he and Tony Garea clicked as a tag team - Teaming with Arn Anderson - His initial thoughts on Hulk Hogan after meeting him for the first time - How he would fit in pro wrestling today in he was in his prime - A great Lou Albano story - Teaming with his son Tim Zbyszko And so much more!!

Episode 202 goes old school with a look at WWWF Championship Wrestling from December 2, 1978! * Tony Garea and Larry Z get their shot at the tag titles held by the Yukon Lumberjacks * A very early edition of According to Larry * Captain Lou Albano and how he would have fit into the Goodfellas crew during the Lufthansa heist * A bizarre chant during the Crusher Blackwell match * NWA Champion Harley Race sends in a promo that evokes a bizarre WWF TV moment 10 years later * The long rivalry between Spiros Arion and Chief Jay Strongbow * Bob Backlund's hockey player interviews * Original commercials from 1978! * Paying tribute to a friend who has passed away * Vinnie Vegas Corner: the reverse Patreon of podcasting Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

Take off your shoes and get ready for the most entertaining episode of Saturday Night's Main Event!Your wedding venue is Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, NJ where 8000 guests RSVP for October 5, 1985.Only two episodes into the series and can anything beat this show? The highlight of the evening is Uncle Elmer's wedding! The beautiful  dress. Mean Gene on piano. Fans pelting the ring with trash and batteries.Plus one of the best brawls we've ever seen as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and "Mr Wonderful" Paul Orndorff beat the hell out of each other throughout the building.We debate the use of flags. What can and cant be done with an evil foreigner character today? Appropriate attire for a wedding. The under rated Lanny Poffo. Plus exposed feet talk!Tonight's matches include:Hulk Hogan (WWF Champion) vs Nikolai Volkoff (with Classy Freddie Blassie).Uncle Elmer (with Hillbilly Jim and Cousin Junior) vs Jerry Valiant.Paul Orndorff vs Roddy Piper.Tony Atlas and Andre the Giant (with Captain Lou Albano) vs King Kong Bundy and Big John Studd (with Bobby the Brain Heenan).Brutus Beefcake and Greg Valentine (WWF tag team champions) vs Lanny Poffo and Tony Garea.If you like the Hot Tag of the show, you can now read all of Kevin's show notes by becoming a Patron at the $5 level over at pateron.com/maskedlibrary.Check out our new merchandise store! Tee Public link.The Retro Network's own Kevin Decent (@MaskedLibrary) along with his two best friends “Sweet” Matty Treats (@MattyTreats) and Matt “the Educator of Excellence” began The House Show by reviewing WWF's In Your House pay per view events over the course of the worldwide quarantine. Next, they covered all of the WCW Halloween Havoc events finishing out 2020. Now in 2020, they will be going back to WWF for all the Saturday Night's Main Event shows. This trios team has been watching wrestling all their lives and debating the outcomes since high school. Invite them in your house each week for the main episode on Thursdays and The Run In on Mondays.Contact The House Show across social media! Follow @TRNHouseShow on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Watch along with each podcast by signing up for a 30-day free trial of the WWE Network. Watch all the In Your House, Halloween Havoc, and now Saturday Night's Main Event shows plus so much more from the '80s and '90s eras including Wrestlemania, Summerslam, and events from other leagues like ECW and NWA. Click the link here in the show notes and you'll also be supporting The House Show and The Retro Network as an official WWE affiliate.Listen from the beginning! Subscribe to The House Show feed directly or search "The House Show" in your favorite podcast feed.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In Your Head Wrestling with legendary wrestler Tony Garea! Hosted by Jack E. Jones Join us live Tuesday nights on www.YouTube.com/user/jackiyh/live --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iyhwrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/iyhwrestling/support

In Your Head Wrestling with legendary wrestler Tony Garea! Hosted by Jack E. Jones Join us live Tuesday nights on www.YouTube.com/user/jackiyh/live --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iyhwrestling/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/iyhwrestling/support

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 7 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: - How it is decided who hosts on these tapes - Multiple Paul Sorvino references - Disputing the listed weight (601 lbs) of Haystacks Calhoun - Were The British Bulldogs overhyped? - RIP Road Warrior Animal and recalling how things could have been different for their WWF run - A babyface Greg Valentine in 1985! - Further discussion of Karate Kid II: Miyagi's dad's funeral, Sato's teaching of karate, and more! Lineup: 01/11/86 Boston: Terry Funk vs. Pedro Morales 01/27/86 MSG: Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Savage 12/19/77 MSG: Lou Albano vs. Arnold Skaaland 07/23/73 MSG: Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji vs. Haystacks Calhoun & Tony Garea (2/3 falls) 08/09/80 Shea Stadium: Tony Atlas vs. Ken Patera 03/86: Slammies highlights 09/23/85 MSG: British Bulldogs vs. Hart Foundation 02/28/86 Sydney, Australia: Jacques & Raymond Rougeau vs. Moondogs Rex & Spot 12/17/85 Poughkeepsie, NY: Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine vs. Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 2 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: - Michael Cera's acting career - Jesse Ventura as a solo announcer - Mr. Fuji losing his accent briefly - A defense of 1995 WWF - Doing the Triple H water bit in public - Killer Kowalski's claw massage - Paul Orndorff's backwards initials on his trunks - Massive ring aprons of the 1960s - Gorilla Monsoon's fashion sense Lineup: 04/17/84 Allentown, PA: Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch vs. Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson 01/22/83 New York, NY: Pedro Morales vs. Don Muraco 07/22/74 New York, NY: Killer Kowalski vs. Pedro Morales 08/01/70 New York, NY: Sky Low Low & Little Brutus vs. Jamaica Kid & Billy the Kid 1970s: Sky Low Low & Little Brutus vs. Joey Russell & Sonny Boy Hayes 12/19/77 New York, NY: Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Professor Toru Tanaka 09/01/84 St. Louis, MO: Tito Santana vs. Paul Orndorff 03/19/83 Philadelphia, PA: Don Muraco vs. Rocky Johnson 09/21/64 New York, NY: Bobo Brazil vs. Freddie Blassie 02/14/81 Philadelphia, PA: Moondogs Rex & King vs. Tony Garea & Rick Martel (Texas death match) 10/13/81 Allentown, PA: Tony Garea & Rick Martel vs. Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 14 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: - Having old pictures from wrestling shows - A bizarre Valerie Bertinelli coincidence - Keithie's brief brush with wrestler Eugene - Johnny V and Roman Reigns' gear - Explaining the concept behind the Danny Davis action figures - A Mount Rushmore of WWF Presidents - Why Keithie has to say Shia Lebouf's name a certain way - What was Hercules' peak in his WWF run? - Who is the face if Money Inc ever broke up? - WWE's crackdown on performers use of third parties like Cameo Lineup: 06/23/87 Brutus Beefcake, Jacques & Raymond Rougeau vs. Greg Valentine, Dino Bravo, & Johnny Valiant 10/28/87 Ricky Steamboat vs. Ron Bass 05/18/87 Koko B. Ware vs. Danny Davis 10/07/87 Junkyard Dog vs. Ted DiBiase 08/28/78 Andre the Giant, Tony Garea, & Dino Bravo vs. Spiros Arion & The Yukon Lumberjacks (2/3 falls) 10/06/87 Hercules vs. Paul Orndorff 11/26/84 Bobby Heenan vs. Salvatore Bellomo 06/07/87 Killer Khan vs. Tito Santana Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 8 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: - More issues with the Figure Four - Taking the COVID "eye test" - Booking a comedy angle for time-travelling King Kong Bundy - Dan Spivey's cosplay as Barry Windham - Is there a "best" Big John Studd match? - Where Studd got his bathrobe - Terry Gibbs somehow getting two matches on this tape - An apology on behalf of Boston - Simultaneously following along with Goodfellas on cable Lineup: Hart Foundation vs Killer Bee 2-17-86 MSG Dan Spivey vs Terry Gibbs 11-25-1985 MSG Billy Jack Haynes vs Moondog Rex 6-27-86 Boston Junkyard Dog vs King Kong Bundy 6-14-86 MSG Jimmy Jack Funk vs Tony Garea 6-14-86 MSG Harley Race vs Lanny Poffo 6-14-86 MSG Big John Studd vs Jim Powers/Rick Hunter CW 6-14-86 King Tonga vs Big John Studd 6-14-86 MSG Ted Arcidi vs Terry Gibbs 2-17-86 MSG Hercules Hernandez vs Cousin Luke 11-25-85 MSG Adrian Adonis vs Pedro Morales 3-14-82 MSG Pat Patterson vs Capt. Lou Albano 1-21-80 MSG Jake Roberts vs Ricky Steamboat 5-19-86 MSG Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys, Girls, Inbetweeners, WELCOME! To another edition of The Golden Age of Grappling! This week we dive into a 3 day period of WWE programming starting with the WWE Confidential episode featuring Vince and Jim Ross burying Stone Cold for walking out, and then we see how the company pivoted away on raw just 2 days later! Featuring such fun as yet another “Diva is Fat” story! Biker Taker beating up on Hardy Boys! Mid-card n.W.o.! And Lots and Lots of Tony Garea! Oh and hear our thoughts on THE GREATEST WRESTLING MATCH EVER and the rest of Backlash 2020!We Reviewed WWE Confidential from June 15th of 2002 and WWE RAW from June 17th of 2002!=========================Timestamps::::: Sid Vicious Dishes (Backlash2020) - 00:03:06. 4-Things - 00:24:52. Main Review - 00:34:59. Current Wrestling - 02:35:40.

This week TMPT welcomes to the show for our Flagship milestone episode number 450, none other than Tony Garea. The former 5 time WWF Tag Team Champion details his entire 40 years as a member of the WWE as well as stories about Haystacks Calhoun, Dean Ho, Larry Zbyszko, Rick Martel and all of those tag team title reigns. Tony also goes into great detail about Vince McMahon Sr, Vince McMahon Jr, Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin, and so much more. You will also hear about his time as a road agent and what goes into the responsibilities of that role.Tony also discusses why he isn't in the WWE Hall of Fame despite his legendary career and long tenure with the WWE.

Uncle Elmer gets married! Roddy Piper attempts to collect a bounty on Paul Orndorff! Hulk Hogan battles Nikolai Volkoff! It's the second-ever Saturday Night's Main Event, but is it worth watching?

RUNNING TIME: 3 Hours 17 MinutesHosted by Don Tony SYNOPSIS: Episode 38 (09/18 - 09/24) EMLL (now known as CMLL) promotes it's first show. Fabulous Moolah begins her 28 year run as Womens Champion. Hints of a Jimmy Snuka 'babyface' turn begin (1982). Serious health issues force Jesse 'The Body' Ventura into retirement. Steel Cage Match between Capt Lou Albano (52) and Freddie Blassie (67). SNME debuts the WWF Music Video 'Piledriver', and the Mega Powers seal their bond with 'the handshake'. Audio: Looking back at WWF Album 'Piledriver'. Which tune was your favorite? Dustin Rhodes makes his WWF debut on SNME. Audio: Jake 'The Snake' Roberts promo on Prime Time Wrestling Looking back at WCW Fall Brawl: War Games 1993 and 1994. Global Wrestling Federation (GWF) folds after three year run. Audio: Mr Wonderful Paul Orndorff meets Psychic Gary Spivey. Audio: Rey Mysterio Jr and Psichosis make their ECW debut. Audio: Steve-A-Mania runs wild as Steve Austin makes his ECW debut. Audio: Infamous Cactus Jack Promo: 'Cane Dewey'. Audio: Jim Ross shoots on WWF and introduces the fake Razor Ramon and fake Diesel. Public Enemy win WCW Tag Team Titles from Harlem Heat Audio: ECW invades WWE IYH Mind Games PPV and Monday Night Raw. Audio: Highlights of Beulah McGillicutty vs Bill Alfonso (ECW As Good As It Gets). Looking back at WWF UK Exclusive PPV: One Night Only Audio: Cactus Jack makes his WWF debut. Audio: Steve Austin stuns Vince McMahon for the first time and is arrested. Audio: Bill Goldberg makes his WCW debut. The story behind the Missy Hyatt / Scott Putski 'Sex Video'. Shocker loses a Mask vs Mask match against Mr Niebla. Stephanie McMahon makes her pro wrestling debut on Raw. Vince McMahon vacates the WWF Championship and is reinstated by Steve Austin. The night Triple H wrestled five times on an episode of Smackdown. Looking back at 1999 ECW Anarchy Rulz PPV. Last episode of Raw on USA Network before jump to TNN. Kronik wrestle their one and only PPV match for WWE. Looking back at WWF Unforgiven PPV 2000 and 2003. Audio: Raven makes his memorable WWF debut. Kane and The Hurricane win WWF Tag Team Titles. Samoa Joe vs AJ Styles vs Bryan Danielson tear down the house at 2004 IWA Mid South Ted Petty Invitational. Audio: Lita suffers a miscarriage. Gene Snitsky insists that it wasn't his fault. Looking back at 'Christy / Carmella' and the WWE shadiness behind the 2004 Divas Search Contest. The story behind New Jack arrested before USAPW show and DT bailing him out of prison. Audio: Bobby Lashley makes his WWE debut. WWE releases Mark Copani (aka Muhammad Hassan). TNA rehires Vince Russo to the creative team. Audio: TNA signs Kurt Angle and the TNA commentators go bonkers. Teddy Long suffers 'heart attack' during his wedding ceremony to Kristal Marshall. Arizona Court dismisses Ultimate Warrior lawsuit against WWE. Daniel Bryan def The Miz and wins the US Title. Audio: Mark Henry def Randy Orton to become World Heavyweight Champion. Audio: Triple H vs CM Punk (Night Of Champions 2011). Matt Hardy arrested for the third time in a month and charged with possession, intent to sell or distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia and more. TNA changes to live format in attempt to stop substantial ratings decline. Roman Reigns suffers his first pin (loss) on WWE roster. Looking back at WWE Night Of Champions PPV 2014 and 2015. Sting suffers serious neck injury (against Seth Rollins) and wrestles last ever match. El Rey Network announces Season Two of Lucha Underground. Audio: The List Of Jericho is born. Cesaro suffers two impacted front teeth during Tag Title bout, and finishes the match. And so much more! NOTABLE BIRTHDAYS: El Santo, Jack Brisco, Johnny Valentine, Mike Graham, Steve Gatorwolf, Moondog Cujo, Abe Coleman, Dottie Downs, Rocky Columbo, Bison Smith, Doc Gallagher, Nick Pacchiano, Fuzzy Cupid, Waclaw Badurski (RIP), Len Rossi 88, Karl Von Albers 87, Pepper Martin 82, Ole Anderson 76, Tony Garea and Jerry Brisco 72, Mitsuo Momota 70, Ringo Mendoza 69, Greg Valentine 67, Paco Alonso 64, Ricky Morton 62, Arn Anderson 60, Sonny Beach 55, Scott Hudson 54, Super Delfin and Rocco Valentino 51, Osamu Nishimura, Luther Reigns, Lenny Leonard and April Hunter 47, Brian Anthony 46, Matt Hardy, Bob Sapp and Pepe Aguayo 44, Joel Gertner 43, Stephanie McMahon 42, Bambi 41, Chris Nowinski 40, Romeo Roselli and Nick Gage 38, Azrieal and Raven Hiroka 37, Sexy Star 36, Eva Marie 34, Renee Young, Chris Renfrew 33, Sangre Negra 32, Kairi Sane and Ivelisse Velez 30, Ethan Page 29, Sabrina Kyle 28, Garza Jr 26, Sonya Deville 25 NOTABLE PRO WRESTLING DEBUTS: Tajiri (1989), John Bradshaw Layfield (1992), Rhyno and Scoot Andrews (1994), Mark Henry (1996), Stephanie McMahon (1999), Bayley (2008) NOTABLE DEATHS: Angelo Savoldi 99, Stanislaus Zbyszko 88, Brother Jonathan 83, Joe Corbett 79, Vincente Castilla 77, George Larson 73, Tommy O'Brien 72, Percival A Friend 70, Hans Stretz 69, Roy Heffernan 67, Bobby Lombardi 61, Ramon Cernades 58, Barbara Owens 54, Dream Warrior 52, DZ Gillespie 50, Rocco Rock 49, Giant Gonzalez 44, Fat Frank Iadevaia 43, Big Boss Man 41, Scott Stevens 40 RIGHT CLICK AND SAVE to download the TWIWH EP38 (09/24/18) CLICK HERE to listen to the TWIWH EP38 (09/24/18) online. CLICK HERE to listen to the AD FREE (09/24/18) episode (Patreon Link) ITUNES LINK Please subscribe to us on ITUNES ================= PROGRAMMING NOTE: 'TWIWH (EP39)' HOSTED BY DON TONY Your next episode of 'TWIWH (EP39)' will be posted Tuesday, October 2, 2018. In addition to download links, a preview of TWIWH airs every week immediately following the live episode of Don Tony And Kevin Castle Show. #ThrowbackTuesday =============== IF YOU ARE A FAN OF 'DON TONY AND KEVIN CASTLE SHOW' and 'BREAKFAST WITH BLASI' and just can't get enough of the shows, check out our PATREON PAGE! You'll gain access to our Patreon Exclusive shows such as 'The Castle Chronicles' hosted by Kevin Castle, and 'BREAKFAST SOUP' hosted by Don Tony & Missionary (Wrestling Soup), and early access to other content. You also have exclusive access to lost episodes of 'The Minority Report' from 2004/2005, select vintage episodes of 'The Masked Maniac Show', and retro Blackhearts Hotline reports from 2001/2002. 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Johnny Mac’s co-pilot Sean was unavailable this week, but longtime WWWF fan Scott Cornish was here for the rescue. What if the WWWF agreed to keep the title on Superstar Billy Graham, and for how long? What if the WWWF turned Superstar babyface after his rematches vs Bob Backlund? What if Superstar Billy Graham wasn’t … Continue reading Episode 11: No Pinning Tony Garea In Utica! → The post Episode 11: No Pinning Tony Garea In Utica! appeared first on Stick To Wrestling with John McAdam and Sean Goodwin.

In honor of Valentine's Day, watch along with Steve relives the the main event from WWE's ST. VALENTINE'S DAY MASSACRE: IN YOUR HOUSE as Stone Cold Steve Austin takes on Mr. McMahon! Just cue yourself up to 02:19:49 on the WWE Network and when Stone Cold says "here we go," follow along as Steve takes you through every stomped mudhole, every middle finger and every insane Mr. McMahon cage fall from this raucous and memorable match.

Send off 2017 in style with a look at how the WWF ended 1983 and the Bob Backlund era in the 12-31-1983 episode of Championship Wrestling! - Bob Backlund loses the WWF title: how the finish came to be, why the Iron Sheik was the right guy, and why there was no recovering from Backlund’s post-match promo - A tale about Tony Garea’s #1 fan in Boston - Explaining time-travelling Gene Okerlund and Roddy Piper - The early exploits of Steve Lombardi - Comparing Paul Orndorff to…..NBA star Al Horford(?!?) - Magnificent Muraco cuts a local promo for the ages on Pat Patterson - How this edition of Victory Corner with Tito Santana might have been improved Plus: - Blaming Arnold Skaaland for not having a firm managerial hand - Commenting on Lord Alfred Hayes’ outfit for his formal WWF TV debut - The power of Samoan headbutts in 1983 - New Year’s resolutions by the wrestlers! - YouTube comment theater! ** Vote for PWO-PBTN for best podcast network in the Sheety Awards! ** http://www.sheetsandwich.com/official-polling-2017-sheety-awards/ Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: @GFAllentownPod Facebook.com/GreetingsFromAllentown Placetobenation.com/amazon

Grab your Members Only jacket because Greetings From Allentown is headed back to March 7, 1981 for a look at WWF All Star Wrestling featuring Sgt. Slaughter’s Cobra Clutch Challenge! - Breaking down one of the greatest WWF angles ever as Pat Patterson finally accepts the challenge from Sgt. Slaughter after many weeks of buildup; also paying tribute to Slaughter’s incredible versatility - A musical tribute to Angelo “King Kong” Mosca’s time as a color analyst on Maple Leaf Wrestling - The red hot S.D. Jones (yes!) has his hands full with the Hangman - Vince McMahon hangs poor Freddie Blassie out to dry on a promo - Moondog King and his brief taste of glory - Yoshiaki Yatsu and figuring out what was in it for both WWF and New Japan with their partnership - Tony Garea comes to the rescue, sort of Also: - How much money would Patterson have if he had been paid the $10,000 and invested it wisely? - Who is this Black Demon running away from the Cobra Clutch Challenge? - Imagining Dominic DeNucci as a 1970s sitcom character - Recalling the 1980 Olympic boycott and the diverse group of nations that stayed away from Moscow that summer

Get ready for some explosive talk show action for this episode of Greetings From Allentown looking at WWF’s TNT (Tuesday Night Titans) from August 16, 1985. - A brief history of Tuesday Night Titans, issues with the name, and how the 1984 version of the show was like a modern day WWE problem - The original opening song to TNT: what it was originally supposed to be used for, and a later sporting event where it served as the theme - Terry Funk starts and finishes a barroom brawl after being insulted by Lord Alfred Hayes - A bounty on Mr. Wonderful leads to the first ever Paul Orndorff/Phil Collins mashup - Tony Garea and his hair tell us all about New Zealand but mostly about the sheep population - Corporal Kirchner is coming….but was he already there? - Jim Neidhart complains about future wrestling fans on the internet without even realizing it Also: - The missed opportunity of Vince McMahon playing a true Johnny Carson role - Sympathy for England getting screwed in the 1986 World Cup - Research about Tony Garea leads to a sense of profound sadness - A bit of prior history between Al Hayes and the Funk family - Projecting the perfect TNT guest from late 80s WWF - Recommending a NFL Wins Pool for you and four friends, barely in time for the season to begin

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

The Titans take a Quantum Leaping Lanny back a month to September 82 to soak up the penultimate moments of Kal Rudman on colour commentary. On the docket tonight: SWEDE HANSEN vs. SALVATORE BELLOMO PAT PATTERSON vs. BOB ORTON CHARLIE FULTON vs. JEFF CRANEY JOSE ESTRADA & JOHNNY RODZ vs. TONY GAREA & STEVE TRAVIS (2/3 Falls) WWF World Title: BOB BACKLUND vs. JIMMY SNUKA (Special Guest Referee – S.D. JONES) WWF Intercontinental Title: PEDRO MORALES vs. BUDDY ROSE MR. FUJI, MR. SAITO & BLACKJACK MULLIGAN vs. THE STRONGBOW BROTHERS & ANDRE THE GIANT (2/3 Falls) Highlights include: - Sal Bellomo: A man of contradictions - Super 8 sighting! - Jeff Craney: worst worker ever? - Johnny Rodz and Jose Estada: lost super workers? - Exclusive outtakes while the boys wait for the snoozing Pete to turn up for the recording

Parv, Pete, Johnny and Kelly jump back into the Leaping Lanny machine to the murky depths of 1975 for more thrilling grappling action. On the docket tonight: 04-02 BLACKJACKS vs DON KERNODLE/MR HAYASHI 04-01 ANDRE THE GIANT vs JACK EVANS/JOHNNY RODZ/BIG JOE NOVA 04-01 TONY GAREA vs THE WOLFMAN - ANTONIO ROCCA REFEREE 04-09 BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs BOBBY DUNCUM - TEXAS DEATH MATCH 05-27 DICKHEAD STRONGBOW/RIVERA vs KOWALSKI/DUNCUM Highlights include: - Bios for Antonio Rocca, The Wolfman and some random jobbers - Grumpy Pete - Rocky Raymond is back and with a vengeance! - Kowolski's mask and the great toupee-glue trials of 75 - And wrestlers who were also teachers

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

Parv, Pete, Johnny and Kelly lanny leap back to 1975 for this MSG card. On the docket: Indian Jay Strongbow vs. Butcher Vachon Bruno Sammartino vs. Sprios Arion Killer Kowalski vs. Victor Rivera The Valiants vs. Tony Garea and Dean Ho On this show: - Talking point: Bruno vs. Hogan as two different types of draws - Spiros Arion, the forgotten man - Kowalski vs. Rivera - one of the worst matches of all time on one of the worst cards of all time? - Why did Vince Sr structure his cards in the way he did? - Plus: has Titans Xtra caused tension in the Fab Four?, Bruno's hair, Bob E. Lee (the Fink's predecessor at MSG), and much much more.

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

The Fabulous Four are back in their second home, Philadelphia, for this card from November 1980: On the docket: 11-08 Ken Patera vs Bruno Sammartino 11-08 Bob Backlund vs Larry Zbyzsko (with Tony Atlas as ref) 11-08 Pedro Moralas vs The Hangman 11-08 The Samoans vs Tony Garea & Rick Martel In this episode: - A Family Affair: a feature on Bruno Sammartino and his Italian 'paisans' - An update on Super 8's facial hair situation - Tony Atlas and his perfect Y-shaped body - One of the wrestling history's most surreal interviews featuring Tony Garea, Dick Graham and that notorious joker Kal Rudman! - Bio for The Hangman

Loser Leaves Town 9/7/10 w/ Colt Cabana on the Observer HOF Colt Cabana returns to discuss his ballot for the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame. A fun show as always w/ Cabana, as he discusses his reasoning for his picks as well as his other projects including his own podcast and his comedy.  As usual, other fun topics come up as well.  Check out his podcast, his store, and his Twitter account for more fun from the world of Colt Cabana, and remember to check out Cageside Seats for my daily writings on the pro graps and the occasional Cageside Radio podcast, including my interview with Frank Shamrock. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 1/10/10 w/ Ross Hart The foremost historian on all things Hart family and Stampede Wrestling, former program seller/TV producer/booker/wrestler/TV interviewer Ross Hart joins me for a fun look at everybody’s favorite prairie territory.  We talk about his first memories of wrestling, producing the TV show, Stampede leaving the NWA, the British and Japanese wrestlers who went through Stampede, wrestling in Hungary and England, the origins of the ladder match, and much more.  A really good show. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 12/5/09 w/ Dave Walsh: Discussion of Umaga’s death, Gail Gagne’s criminal charges, and more Dave Walsh of Cageside Seats and Head Kick Legend joins me to discuss the big news items from this past week and much more.  We talk about the death of Umaga and related topics including drugs in wrestling and how the decline in Japan has hurt American wrestlers, Gail Gagne’s arrest for allegedly having sex with a student at the school she worked at, and other stuff including Shane McMahon and Mark Cuban: Raw Guest Host. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 10/29/09 w/ Bill Dundee Memphis legend “Superstar” Bill Dundee oins me to discuss his career including his various booking jobs, pushing younger wrestlers, various Memphis-related topics, working for the Cole Brothers Circus, his wrestling school, and much more.  Definitely worth a listen if you’re a fan of Memphis and/or Mid-South.  You can email Bill via his website if you’re interested in wrestling training or the circus. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 10/14/09 w/ Colt Cabana & Rob Naylor on midget wrestling I’m joined by Rob Naylor and Colt Cabana as we discuss midget wrestling throughout history.  Lots of fun stuff including whether or not it’s okay to find midgets adorable, Cabana on his love of using comedy spots borrowed from midgets, Little Beaver’s appearance in Meatballs III, Billy Barty and Lou Albano in Bodyslam, a green Cabana missing his shot at being (a) Doink, Ninja Turtles, Roger Ebert’s dirty mind, and much more.  An action packed 80 minutes! Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 9/21/09 - Live at Lucha Va Voom w/ T.J. Perkins and Cassandro! Recorded last night at Lucha Va Voom’s successful New York debut, it’s the Loser Leaves Town Podcast. First I’m joined by T.J. Perkins (AKA Pinoy Boy/Puma/Cobra II, currently El Bombero in Lucha Va Voom) to discuss his travels around the world as a 25 year-old who’s a 10 year veteran.  Lots of great stuff about going to New Japan and the LA Dojo including wrestling in the Tokyo Dome, the MMA training that led to him actually having fights, becoming Cobra II while being tempted with promises of maybe eventually being Tiger Mask V, and much more. After that is Cassandro, the top exotico in wrestling today.  A 21 year veteran, he talks about his pre-wrestling career as a medical assistant, being trained by Rey Misterio Sr. in the class that included the original Psicosis/Nicho and a very young Rey Mysterio (Jr.), wrestling in Juarez and El Paso, being a gay man in the wrestling business in Mexico, how Antonio Peña helped him and others, his current travels around the world (including wrestling El Hijo del Santo at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France!), and more. All in all, a very fun hour of interviews. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 9/6/09 w/ Kurt Brown: Observer Hall of Fame 2009 Part 2 It’s time for the sequel to Friday’s show with Kurt Brown (seen above as Lucky Pierre) about everyone on the 2009 Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame ballot.  From Rick Rude to Tim Woods and then the “non-wrestler” candidates from Albano to Ventura, it’s another 2 hours of fun.  If you liked the last show, this is more of the same with a wealth of information and stories from Kurt’s mental compendium of pro graps history and oddities. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 9/4/09 w/ Kurt Brown: Observer Hall of Fame 2009 Part 1 I’m joined by Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame voter, wrestler/historian/reporter/etc Kurt Brown (being bitten in the above photograph by El Fisico Nuclear) to discuss the every single act on the ballot (in alphabetical order) for the 2009 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame voting.  This is a task so huge that it must be divided into two parts, two hours each (yes, it’s long!).  In part 1, we cover everyone on the ballot from the Andersons to the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express, with tons of sidetracking to other topics such as The Monster, Lars Anderson’s cyborg gimmick, and much more.  I learned a ton from throwing names at Kurt’s psychedelic wrestling brain and you will, too.  A great, great show.  Part 2 of this Labor Day weekend spectacular will be posted on Sunday or Monday. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 8/28/09 w/ Rob Naylor: IWA Mid-South memories and Russians Rob Naylor finally rejoins me as we get back into the groove with the first Loser Leaves Town Podcast to be part of Cageside Seats (which is my main outlet now, but this site is staying put to make things easier for iTunes users and the like), part of the SB Nation network of blogs.  In the sequel to our popular Pacific Islanders show, we discuss the many Russians throughout the years in pro wrestling on top of our favorite memories of IWA Mid-South.  Learn which Russians were real (not a lot…at all), listen to us debate the merits of Nikolai Volkoff, be amazed at the match we suggested to IWA that they didn’t book because they thought it wouldn’t draw for some reason, and much more.  Over 2 hours(!!! -  It’s not like you have to listen to it all in one sitting) of heart-stopping action and the usual fun that results from putting me and Rob together. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 11/26/08 w/ CM Punk & Rob Naylor Rob Naylor co-hosts a Thanksgiving weekend spectacular where we interview one of of the World Tag Team Champions, former World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk! A great show (with them carrying me at times) where Punk discusses his past as an independent wrestler, his matches with John Morrison, burying the hatchet with Teddy Hart, having a bunch of merchandise, and much more, including a hilarious Tony Garea story that includes a fine vocal impersonation. Plus, Punk hands the phone to his good friend François Kevorkian (who may or may not be the same one who mixed for Depeche Mode) for a fascinating and enlightening discussion. Almost 80 minutes of the most (self?-)important Loser Leaves Town Podcast EVER! Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 10/29/08 w/ Rob Naylor on SAMOANS! and other Pacific Islanders After a fricking year, the show is back in style as Rob Naylor joins me to discuss wrestlers from Samoa and other Pacific Islands for over TWO HOURS! Yes. Consider it two shows or something. Naylor thought two hours or less would be too short for a topic like this. The usual fun with Naylor includes the two of us doing a reading of a legendary Jimmy Snuka promo, why Tama was so awesome, Samoan farmers, and the usual tangents that stray far from the topic. Plus, a brief special bonus where my upstairs neighbors make lots of noise and people yell at them (really)! A good show full of wacky Naylor fun. Special thanks to: Online World of Wrestling for making this show so much easier and if you want to hear more Rob Naylor, keep checking this site out as well as the archives of the late, great Joe Versus The World and The Dr. Keith Show at F4WOnline/FigureFourOnline/WrestlingObserver.com Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 10/27/07 w/ Lance Russell Lance Russell returns for another great interview. Lots of ground covered, including his departure from Memphis/the CWA for WCW in 1989, producing the WCW Hotline 900 number (as well as Jim Herd’s post-WCW hotline venture), Jerry Jarrett’s accusations against him and Jerry Lawler, the various Memphis bookers, random thoughts on various personalities that came through Memphis, and much more. Over 70 minutes long and well worth listening to. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 8/5/07 w/ Dutch Savage Northwestern wrestling legend Dutch Savage joins me to discuss his career, with topics including how he broke in, bad payoffs from Nick Gulas and others, the creation of his specialty: the Coal Miner’s Glove Match, working with NWA World Champions, why he left the business, and more. A fun-filled and informative 36 minute interview. Download it here. The Bixenspan Group 7/1/07 I’m joined by Dave Walsh, Steven Louis Lerner, and Andrew J. Wallace as we discuss the wrestling business driving people insane/insane people going into the wrestling business, why you should all watch AAA, Marvin the Baby, Japanese wrestling in 2007 and its western fans, the how the WON awards are shaping up, Edge being awesome, Batista’s turtleneck, and more. An hour and forty-four minutes(!) of exciting wrestling chat. Much better than last time as there’s a format and good discussion and everything. Download it here. The Bixenspan Group 6/17/07 My latest bad idea: A roundtable show. Fun though disjointed as it was done on short notice and there are TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES that include the show ending suddenly right as we were about to finish up. Panelists Dave Walsh (until his phone dies), Steven Louis Lerner, and Brian W. Tosh discuss Vince McMahon and his untimely death, the draft, Bob Backlund’s cardboard belt, & more. Next week will be tighter, I swear. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 2/18/07 w/ J.J. Dillon J.J. Dillon joins me to discuss his book, Dick Murdoch and his punches, the most important aspects of booking, booking a territory vs booking the (inter)nationally expanded WWF, the business model of Grand Prix in the Maritimes, wrestling El Santo, and much, much more. A fun 85 minutes that flew by. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 2/14/07 w/ Gypsy Joe The world’s oldest active professional wrestler, Gypsy Joe joins the show to discuss his career, including being lit on fire by Dynamite Kid, being the first to jump off the top of a steel cage, Chris Champion killing a town, and more. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 2/10/07 w/ Lance Russell The incomparable Lance Russell joins me to discuss various topics such as Sputnik Monroe, Elvis Presley, his WCW stint (including working with the Freebirds), being recognized outside of the Memphis territory, the music of Jimmy Hart, and much, much more. A tremendous show and I can’t wait to have him on again. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 2/4/07 w/ John Lister British wrestling writer John Lister joins me to discuss his books (Slamthology and Turning The Tables), British wrestling history, Brits in the WON Hall of Fame, his trips to the US to see wrestling, and more. A fun (if long) show. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 12/18/06 w/ Scott Norton Scott Norton joins the show to discuss his new promotion, arm wrestling, Rick Rude as a teenager, the dying days of the AWA, Tony Condello’s death tours of Manitoba (GREAT stories), his 15 year relationship w/ NJPW, why Kevin Wacholz thanks him every time they talk, Hulk Hogan taking liberties with David Flair, steroids in pro wrestling, and much, much more.  Almost 85 minutes of fun. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 11/7/06 w/ Steven Prazak As I try to get back into the swing of things, here’s Steven Prazak to discuss the GWF, ECW, Georgia Indies, The Shennonumake Post, and more. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 11/1/06 w/ Jon “Craig Johnson” Horton Jon Horton (known as Craig Johnson in the USWA & GWF from ‘90-’92) joins the show. We discuss his return to wrestling this past Saturday night producing & announcing for AWA Washington, how he got his USWA job, Saturday morning TV taping stories including the time he was fireballed in the locker room by Jerry Jarrett, the formation of the GWF including Olu Oliami, Baron Von Steiger, & The English Lords, his exit from the GWF while searching for The Viper, the formation of The Atlanta Boys & THE SHENANUMAKE POST, Chick Donovan’s tribute to the troops, and much more. This was a hell of a lot of fun and my favorite show so far. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 10/29/06 w/ Scott Williams Scott Williams, crime reporter and pop culture columnist for The Galveston Daily News, as well as the author of Terry Funk: More Than Just Hardcore, Hardcore History: The Extremely Unauthorized Story of the ECW joins me to discuss his books, crime, Mid-South Wrestling, what exactly he does for the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the reaction to his column about Kurt Angle’s firing, his top 100 cover songs, and more fun stuff. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 10/27/06 w/ Bob Barnett & Brian Last Bob Barnett and our friend Brian Last join the show. Mainly we discuss Mike Lano in a tribute of sorts to his wacky antics over the years. Lots of other fun tangents include whether or not Diamond Lil’ is retarded based on her appearance in Lipstick & Dynamite, Paul McCartney’s divorce, former Lucha Libre promoter Ron Skoler’s current venture, wrestling for the deaf, and more! A fun show. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 10/19/06 w/ Dave Prazak Dave Prazak, the promoter of Shimmer - Women Athletes joins me to discuss this coming Sunday’s Shimmer DVD taping (for the 7th & 8th DVD volumes), the retail release of Shimmer DVDs starting Tuesday w/ Vol. 1, breaking into the business via ring announcing for Dennis Coraluzzo, his “Outside Interference” newsletter & public access show including the time he almost interviewed Eric Bischoff, the $2,500 that the Insane Clown Posse owes him, the creation of Shimmer, ROH’s Manhattan Center debut, THE SHENANUMAKE POST, and a bunch of other fun and random topics. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 10/15/06: Debut show w/ Bob Barnett Bob Barnett joins me to discuss shooting Lucha shows, how he got into wrestling and video trading, Antonio Peña, a certain other video dealer in Pennsylvania, and more! Download it here.