https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-5k37z-1236f57 It’s a special “Profiles in Bad-Assery” edition of All the WrestleManias, and we’re profiling the Ax and the Smash(er), the walking disaster — Demolition! We delve into the Satanic Panic of the 80s, celebrate the musical genius of Jimmy Hart, and glorify brutality and violence for its own sake. We’ll tell you all aboutContinue reading “Profiles in Bad-Assery: Demolition”
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Teaser – Profiles in Bad-Assery: Demolition
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-7xvkf-12339e3 We are excited about this one. After meeting Demolition, we couldn’t wait to do a whole episode on them. Here’s a taste of what’s to come this Friday!
King of the Ring 1994
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-2vq8h-1212203 This week, it gets personal… We deep dive the King of the Ring 1994 from the Baltimore Arena, where an innocent, darling 13 year old child named Rich experiences his first live WWF show, and boy did he pick a great one to see! Hear about the circumstances leading to his attendance, including aContinue reading “King of the Ring 1994”
WrestleMania VII
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-3bawc-1207658 Rich & Tim get into WrestleMania VII, live from the LA Memorial Sports Arena, March 24, 1991. Macho Man and Ultimate Warrior wrestle, but Queen Sherri and Miss Elizabeth steal the show. And the main event is #patrioticAF. Plus, we’ve got the single greatest promo line in the history of pro wrestling. (We won’tContinue reading “WrestleMania VII”
The Wrestling Classic, 1985
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-jwihn-11b7327 On a special “Not Just WrestleManias” edition of “All the WrestleManias,” we dive into the 1985 Wrestling Classic, a forgotten gem and WWF’s first pay per view after the success of the first WrestleMania. There’s a 16-man tournament, fun with arts and crafts, Junkyard Dog’s incredible theme music (“Grab them cakes!”), a Macho ManContinue reading “The Wrestling Classic, 1985”
WrestleMania XII
Can Shawn Michaels resist his twin impulses to 1) over-sell every move and 2) be a giant a-hole? (Spoiler alert: no and no.) Plus, Stone Cold! Stone Cold! Stone Cold!
WrestleMania XI
We think we’ve found it: a WrestleMania worse than WrestleMania 2.
WrestleMania X
One decade of WrestleManias concludes and a new one begins. Two championship matches! A ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship. Shawn Michaels’ ass! And No. Hulk. Hogan!
WrestleMania IX
Hulk Hogan ruins everything
WrestleMania VII
WrestleMania hits the West Coast with a hefty dose of nationalism. But there’s romance too, plus Rich flips over the first WM appearance of the Undertaker!
All the WrestleManias 