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Get it here. Call Somebody! hinghe Mothership has landed and the Superpodcast is back with another packed episode! Lots of great stuff on the program this week, including: Part one of our conversation with Donny Laible. Having done many things in and around professional wrestling, from being a photographer to being a manager, Donny shares stories of how he first got involved in the wrestling business and what the New York fan scene was like in the 1970’s. We also hear about the inner workings of the wrestling magazines and how well, or not well, they paid photographers. Donny also shares the tale of the frightening incident with an ECW wrestler that made him walk away from the wrestling world. We have the story of Dick The Bruiser’s son’s quest for a Liberace autograph. And when we say “Dick The Bruiser’s son” we mean a complete fraud pretending to be Dick The Bruiser’s son. Another dose of listener questions and “What If” suggestions. Plus, The Top Ten descends into more mindless (or mindful) wrestling talk than usual, the history of Marc Gullen’s Superuniverse title rein and much more! Book of the Week: Wrestlers Are Like Seagulls: From McMahon to McMahon by J.J. Dillon (UK) (CA) Time Stamps: Top 10 (0:00:00) Here and There (0:52:38) Listener questions (1:21:04) Book of the Week (2:13:11) Don Laible (2:31:18) Follow the show on Twitter at @605pod as well as Bix and Brian at @davidbix and @GreatBrianLast, and also make sure to like the official Superpodcast Facebook page. To support the show, please consider using our Amazon referral link (CA) (UK), which doesn’t cost you anything extra, as well as doing a free trial of Amazon Prime or Kindle Unlimited through us, which we still get a referral fee for even if you cancel right away. You can also make PayPal donations to David and Brian. Subscribe by adding 605feed.com to your preferred podcast app, or our iTunes link.

Here's what I've never been able to reconcile about Russo: THAT guy tried to book WCW around Bret Hart around Chris Benoit as the top acts. Bret had the WWF history, but Benoit was most certainly not a Russo style guy. Was it just the intensity even if he couldn't talk?

The coroner said it was a homicide. There was nobody else in the room. Who did it, then?

Get it here. Time for another edition of the 6:05 Superpodcast, the best wrestling podcast on the planet! Hop aboard the Mothership again this week for a loaded episode featuring: An extensive interview with Richard Vicek, author of the recent Dick The Bruiser biography “Bruiser.” We cover every area of Bruiser’s career, from his early encounters with future wrestling greats to his rapid accession as one of wrestling’s biggest stars. We will talk about Bruiser’s success in Detroit, Chicago and Indianapolis, as well as his partnerships in the promotions that controlled those towns. If you grew up watching Dick The Bruiser, or are someone that has always wanted to know more about him, then you will love this segment. Jim Cornette joins us again to screen a classic IWA squash match with Rip Hawk vs. Billy Jackson. Jim also shares some stories of funny experiences the Midnight Express had with jobbers in the TBS days. The Superpod Rumble is back with some more rhymes. It is as great/awful as the first time we tried this. The Great Brian Last & Bix go over some listener suggestions for topics and “What If” segments. All of that plus Brian Tramel back again for another Dennis Of The Week, The Superuniverse Top Ten, listener letters, follow ups and much more! Book of the Week: BRUISER: The World’s Most Dangerous Wrestler by Richard Vicek (UK) (CA) Time Stamps: Superuniverse Top 10 (0:00:00) Here and There (0:56:27) Dennis Of The Week (1:19:48) The Superpod Rumble (1:24:40) Jim Cornette watches Rip Hawk vs. Billy Jackson (1:33:25) Listener Questions (1:46:12) Richard Vicek (2:28:27)

As seriously flawed Jericho of as a personality and podcaster, he has some of the very best pro wrestling podcast episodes in the history of the medium. This, the 25 anniversary spectacular, the Chavo show, etc.

He tried to get hired various places.

Get it here. Time for another trip on the Mothership, as the 6:05 Superpodcast is back! Join the best wrestling podcast on the planet for a jam packed show, including: Part Three of our conversation with Polish Joe Ciupik. The long time AWA producer tells us about when Jesse Ventura showed up at the AWA production studios while working for the WWF, the last days of the AWA, the contents of the AWA tape library and more! A talk with Bobby Fulton of The Fantastics about seeing Wild Bull Curry while growing up and later having the opportunity to wrestle him. Bobby also shares his memories of Gypsy Joe. On the topic of Gypsy Joe, Jim Cornette joins the show once again to add his thoughts. Jim also tells us a little about the wrestling history of the Cincinnati Gardens, which was recently sold and is due to be demolished. Brian Tramel is back for another Dennis Of The Week, sharing stories about the origin of the “Piss Boys” and the time Dennis Coralluzzo commandeered a Domino’s Pizza delivery car. All of that plus an update on Jerry Brown’s confrontation with Bill Watts, more Wild Bull Curry stories, a Superuniverse Superpod Rumble rap and much more! Book of the Week: When Wrestling Was Rasslin’ by Peter Birkholz (UK) (CA) Time Stamps: Superuniverse Top 10 (0:00:00) Here and There (0:40:37) Dennis Of The Week (1:08:55) “Wild” Bull Curry stories (1:14:46) Bobby Fulton (1:22:22) Jim Cornette (1:58:42) Hulk Hogan “What If?: follow-up: Austin Idol as 1984 Hulk Hogan (2:35:36) Polish Joe (2:45:55) Follow the show on Twitter at @605pod as well as Bix and Brian at @davidbix and @GreatBrianLast, and also make sure to like the official Superpodcast Facebook page. To support the show, please consider using our Amazon referral link (CA) (UK), which doesn’t cost you anything extra, as well as doing a free trial of Amazon Prime or Kindle Unlimited through us, which we still get a referral fee for even if you cancel right away. You can also make PayPal donations to David and Brian. Subscribe by adding 605feed.com to your preferred podcast app, or our iTunes link.

As far as anyone can tell, it was a matter of not wanting to be around wrestling during the initial depression over his retirement.

The best counter I saw to Dave's point is that the Bayley character isn't sexualized, so she doesn't have the same limited shelf life that someone like Victoria (one of Dave's examples) might have had in WWE.

Get it here. The Superpodcast is back for another exciting week of action. Topics this week include: Part Two of our talk with AWA producer Polish Joe Ciupik, discussing Wally Karbo, an infamous Midnight Rockers promo incident, his relationship with Verne Gagne, Superclash III, the Team Challenge Series, Eric Bischoff, the story of the AWA’s talks with WGN & Hulk Hogan and much more! A fun talk with Kurt Brown about Los Angeles wrestling in the early 1980’s. We hear stories about The Monster, Ox Baker & Enforcer Luciano, Gordman & Goliath, a locker room brawl between the Guerreros and Timothy Flowers and, of course, a Dr. Mike Lano story. Kurt also joins us earlier in the show to discuss the ugliness of Jerry Brown. For the Dennis Of The Week we are joined by former newsletter writer and tape trader Brian Tramel. The return of our popular “What if” segment with: What If Hulk Hogan hadn’t left the AWA? Also, Bruce Hart in our Homophobia Of The Week, more on Wild Bull Curry, The Top Ten, listener fantasy booking, 6:05 signs at shows and much more! Book of the Week: The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Heels by Greg Oliver and Steven Johnson (UK) (CA) Time Stamps: Dennis Of The Week (1:44:23) Kurt Brown (2:00:15) What If? (2:38:23) “Polish” Joe Ciupik part 2 (3:06:17) Follow the show on Twitter at @605pod as well as Bix and Brian at @davidbix and @GreatBrianLast, and also make sure to like the official Superpodcast Facebook page. To support the show, please consider using our Amazon referral link (CA) (UK), which doesn’t cost you anything extra, as well as doing a free trial of Amazon Prime or Kindle Unlimited through us, which we still get a referral fee for even if you cancel right away. You can also make PayPal donations to David and Brian. Subscribe by adding 605feed.com to your preferred podcast app, or our iTunes link.

That's just a Jewish thing. And they're not shots at Dave. It's a "look at how of its time this is" thing.

Get it here. It’s time for another episode of the 6:05 Superpodcast, the MOTHERSHIP! Included in this week’s show: Part one of a conversation with longtime AWA producer Polish Joe Ciupik. We discuss a number of topics, including the Wrestlerock Rumble, Ray Stevens, AWA Superstars, talking with The Crusher, ESPN and, of course, working with Larry Nelson! We talk with John Arezzi about his experience taking photographs at ringside on the day that Muhammad Ali had his confrontation with Gorilla Monsoon in 1976. A discussion about the recently unearthed match between Wild Bull Curry and Johnny Valentine from 1969 in Houston. Longtime wrestling photographer & writer Don Laible shares a Dennis Coralluzzo story for the Dennis Of The Week. Also, the Superuniverse Top Ten, follow ups, more on the 1993 Sam Muchnick roast, the homophobia of the week and much more! Book of the Week: Stranglehold by Larry Nelson (UK) (CA) Time Stamps: Dennis of the Week (1:22:41) Johnny Valentine vs. Bull Curry (1:28:39) John Arezzi on Muhammad Ali vs. Gorilla Monsoon (2:09:42) “Polish” Joe Ciupik (2:49:31) Follow the show on Twitter at @605pod as well as Bix and Brian at @davidbix and @GreatBrianLast, and also make sure to like the official Superpodcast Facebook page. To support the show, please consider using our Amazon referral link (CA) (UK), which doesn’t cost you anything extra, as well as doing a free trial of Amazon Prime or Kindle Unlimited through us, which we still get a referral fee for even if you cancel right away. You can also make PayPal donations to David and Brian. Subscribe by adding 605feed.com to your preferred podcast app, or our iTunes link.

This one: https://youtu.be/T43GSOGIuEY

Seriously just watch the Owen Hart vs Makhan Singh matches in YouTube. Hard to get otherwise. Just a really solid heel who made Owen look like a God, and he was a solid promo, to boot. Norman was a solid use of him as a face & could have had legs if he wasn't cut off by Ole et al, but you won't know how good he was until you see him as Singh.

The 2/3 falls thing made way more sense for the original scaffold match with Jarrett and Greene in Louisville. It was much closer to the ring and they were straddling it. Here...it's what everyone came to expect from a pro wrestling scaffold match, at least height wise. I do think they did the best job they possibly could trying to milk the drama of answering the bell after each fall, though.

With Gary Hart, this footage is lacking promos and pre plane crash stuff so shouldn't we expect him to disappoint? He couldn't do much at ringside after the crash.

Last year, I interviewed Ricky Steamboat for a couple stories for Fighting Spirit Magazine, including their "Training Ground" featured that features all kinds of advice for wrestlers. He gave some amazingly in-depth responses and I boiled down the best stuff for the article. Amazing nuggets about how to get across that you're trying to win, the right amount of selling, how to make big moves mean something (he specifically says that he has no problem with doing as many big moves as you want as long as you contextualize them properly), and more. In light of the Will Ospreay vs. Ricochet BOSJ match discussion, I nagged FSM editor Brian Elliott to post it on the FSM website, and he did. Even setting how it may make you look at"The Match" aside, this stuff is amazing. Loss called it "Maybe the most insightful interview on ring work that a wrestler has ever done" ad who are you to disagree with him?

I'm sure all of Vince's interviews contain insane amounts of exaggeration and outright lies, what is special about the Playboy interview? My point was more "at what point does this cease being an original work?"

uh should he really be leaning that heavily on the Playboy article for a piece with zero original writing or interviews? Also: To do that while NOT including the most infamous part of the interview (crushed leaves) is quintessential Shoemaker.

Get it here. The only podcast on Turner Time, the 6:05 Superpodcast, is back with another packed episode! This week’s edition includes: A conversation with Bob Barnett, with him talking about seeing Rocca, Valentine & The Grahams as a kid, his lone childhood interaction with a young Vince McMahon, his multiple experiences seeing The Sheik live, John Tolos and wrestling at the Olympic Auditorium, Dr. Mike Lano’s escapade at Louie Spicolli’s funeral and much more! A talk with Jammie Ward, discussing how he got involved with tape trading and newsletter writing in the early 1980’s. We’ll talk about what the scene was like and tape traders found each other. More on Glen Goza and his hit song RASSLIN’! We play an amazing botched lyric from a live performance and read a story about how Glen got involved with the Von Erich family. Also, we cover the death notice for the Fake Stan Lane, The Superuniverse Top Ten & fantasy booking, 1-900 Hot Bruno, Listener follow ups, the Homophobia Of The Week and a special Dennis Of The Week where we ask for your help. All of that and much, much more! Book of the Week: Exquisite Mayhem edited by Mike Kelley with photos by Theo Ehret (UK) (CA) Time Stamps: Glen Goza updates (1:15:44) Jammie Ward (1:41:27) Bob Barnett (2:31:14) Follow the show on Twitter at @605pod as well as Bix and Brian at @davidbix and @GreatBrianLast, and also make sure to like the official Superpodcast Facebook page. To support the show, please consider using our Amazon referral link (CA) (UK), which doesn’t cost you anything extra, as well as doing a free trial of Amazon Prime or Kindle Unlimited through us, which we still get a referral fee for even if you cancel right away. You can also make PayPal donations to David and Brian. Subscribe by adding 605feed.com to your preferred podcast app, or our iTunes link.

Get it here. The Mothership has landed for another exciting week of the 6:05 Superpodcast. This week on the show, amongst other topics, Kenny Bolin joins The Great Brian Last & David Bixenspan to discuss: His teenage wrestling group the Kentuckiana Wrestling Association, where Jim Cornette made all the belts and Kenny won them The lengths Kenny went to in order to find wrestling on TV from all over the country Purchasing his first VCR and taping Jerry Lawler matches in a department store The urban legend of wiring a phone line to a TV and dialing up TV channels from anywhere The creator of the five star rating system, newsletter writer Norman “Weasel” Dooley How Kenny’s friendship with Jim Cornette started Going to McDonalds with Jerry Lawler the night he turned babyface Meeting Nick Gulas, working for him and the trouble getting paid Also this week we have part two of our discussion about wrestling families, listener letters, The Dennis Of The Week, Boy Tony, Downtown Bruno & Tracy Smothers with the Homophobia Of The Week and much more! Plus, major updates on Santo Gold & Blood Circus, Glen Goza and an alternate version of RASSLIN’! A packed show! Books of the Week: Bruiser by Richard Vicek with editing by Scott Teal (UK) (CA) I Probably Screwed You Too by Kenny Bolin (UK) (CA) Time Stamps: Dennis Of The Week (1:36:32) Wrestling Families Part 2 (1:43:14) Kenny Bolin interview (2:44:44) Follow the show on Twitter at @605pod as well as Bix and Brian at @davidbix and @GreatBrianLast, and also make sure to like the official Superpodcast Facebook page. To support the show, please consider using our Amazon referral link (CA) (UK), which doesn’t cost you anything extra, as well as doing a free trial of Amazon Prime or Kindle Unlimited through us, which we still get a referral fee for even if you cancel right away. You can also make PayPal donations to David and Brian. Subscribe by adding 605feed.com to your preferred podcast app, or our iTunes link.

Get it here. Jim Cornette returns to the Mothership, as he joins The Great Brian Last & David Bixenspan for another fun classic wrestling conversation on the 6:05 Superpodcast! Topics include: Jim sitting in on the Superuniverse Top Ten A talk about the brutal 1984 shaving of Jim’s head in Mid South The craziest riot Jim was ever involved with How and why Jim and the Midnight Express ended up in World Class in 1985 Gary Hart’s managerial work in 1989 The time Dr. Mike Lano booked Jim to work for Universal in Japan without telling him Jim watching two matches with Brian & Bix – The Patriot vs. Koko Ware and Ken Patera vs. Judo Joe Black All of that and much more! Plus, an added super feature: Kenny “Starmaker” Bolin joins the program for the Dennis Of The Week. Kenny talks about his friendship with Dennis Coralluzzo and some of the stories of their escapades that have previously been told on the Superpodcast. Kenny also tells the amazing story of him, Dennis and “Huey Lewis” at TGI Fridays! Time Stamps: Dennis Of The Week (1:20:29) Corny watches The Patriot & Judo Joe Black (2:11:44) Follow the show on Twitter at @605pod as well as Bix and Brian at @davidbix and @GreatBrianLast, and also make sure to like the official Superpodcast Facebook page. To support the show, please consider using our Amazon referral link (CA) (UK), which doesn’t cost you anything extra, as well as doing a free trial of Amazon Prime or Kindle Unlimited through us, which we still get a referral fee for even if you cancel right away. You can also make PayPal donations to David and Brian. Subscribe by adding 605feed.com to your preferred podcast app, or our iTunes link.

Apparently this goes back a while to Bennett thinking ROH lowballed him because Dave rated his matches lower than he did for other guys with a similar push on the roster. Really.

That said, Beau James says they're the same guy. So yay!