In this episode:
- special guest Kelly from www.wrestlecrap.com,
- professional wrestling,
- stupid wrestling gimmicks and characters (Doink the Clown, Bastion Booger, the Repo Man, etc.),
- WWE vs. ECW vs. WCW,
- the WWF and WCW merger,
- the Gobbledy Gooker,
- “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes and his taco stand,
- Jake “The Snake” Roberts luring The Ultimate Warrior into a basement,
- “Macho Man” Randy Savage damaging Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat’s voice box,
- wrestler promos and vignettes,
- two different Hulk Hogans,
- Hulk Hogan’s shaking and blowing gimmick,
- body slamming Andre the Giant,
- wrestlers knocking each other out and laying in the ring for 10 minutes,
- Hulk Hogan rescuing Miss Elizabeth in WrestleMania V,
- Kelly’s favorite wrestlers (Bret Hart, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, etc.),
- Morton Downey Jr.,
- “The Genius” Lanny Poffo,
- wrestlers changing characters (Tony Atlas/Saba Simba, One Man Gang/Akeem the African Dream, Cactus Jack/Dude Love/Mankind, etc.),
- celebrities wrestling (Mike Tyson, Jay Leno, David Arquette, etc.),
- Sgt. Slaughter joining Iraq’s side during the Gulf War,
- Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake,
- wrestling fans believing it’s real,
- wrestling deaths,
- Billy Gunn and Chuck Palumbo’s gay wedding in 2002,
- Steampipe Alley,
- the horrendous movie The Honeymooners (2005),
- and movie ticket prices in NYC vs. Atlanta.
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Here’s a high quality video of the Gobbledy Gooker on the 1990 WWF Survivor Series:
YouTube – The Gobbeldy Gooker Debuts
Wanna thank you, Rob and Greg, for having me on your show. You guys are awesome. And you really know your wrestling history. :-D BTW, a GREAT book to check out is “Death of WCW” by RD Reynolds and Bryan Alvarez. That book will alternately make you laugh and ask yourself out loud, “How could they be that stupid??!”
What’s ironic is we mentioned Cedric the Entertainer, and over the last few weeks, he’s actually been employed by WWE to serve as some kind of guest host!
LOL!!! Yes, I realized the eerie coincidence last night when I listened to the show and remembered we mentioned him in The Honeymooners. I hope zombies Jackie Gleason and Vince McMahon Sr. come after him.
I too remember the lack of information after each Wrestlemania back in the eighties, at least coming from the WWF. It drove me crazy! There was one year when the local paper reported the next day on the happenings at Wrestlemania like it was an actual sport! I was really grateful to find out if Hulk Hogan won the championship but I remember my dad not being too happy with the newspaper reporters calling them idiots and I couldn’t figure out why.
okay… confession time… i own an autographed pair of rick ‘the model’ martel’s pink shorts. yes, really.
How did you come by those???
nothing nefarious. ebay – i wanted a suitable decoration for my bathroom.