Ricky Jackson

Bolsonaro has covid, to pay off @KawadaSmile long term booking

https://soundcloud.com/prowrestlingonly/international-house-of-combat-9-mexico Kelly and Steve head to the land of Lucha for a look at some of Mexico's oldest known wrestling footage AND one of the bloodiest matches you'll ever see! Viewed and commented upon... Rene Guajardo y Espanto Segundo vs Black Shadow y Rolando Vera (1966) & Trauma I vs Canis Lupis, Mascara contra Mascara (2016) The mask vs mask match is a crazy, bloody brawl with a surprise twist at the very end of the video. Watch along here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV6RCTo_Cd0Bo314nxGlwPp-IfC14LctC

Plan on starting Hickman's Fantastic Four run soon. It's going to be my starting point for exploring the 2010s

No plans as of now, but I'm sure we will get together for occasional special releases. I do have tons of ideas for future projects, but it all depends on being motivated. Having lost a lot of enthusiasm for wrestling doesn't help

I chose "Heaven" by the Talking Heads for a few reasons, one being the title suggests "Heaven Needed a Champion" and its relation to David. The version I used is from the film Stop Making Sense, which was released in 1984. But it's mainly a personal song, one I envisioned as the final song on the last episode of Titans (symmetry with episode 0, which used "Road to Nowhere" by the Talking Heads). Since we are wrapping things up soon, I wanted to use "Heaven" as an outro, and this seemed as good a spot as any for it

Episode 95 (I fixed the numbering in the archive, so nobody missed anything) https://soundcloud.com/prowrestlingonly/world-cast-95-rest-in-peace-david/s-qCUHKn66t59 March 3, 1984 Under the dark clouds of June, 2020, the boys get together to talk about an awful WCCW tribute show for David Von Erich and, more importantly, salute a great professional wrestler

Hope you're right but everything always seems to come up Vince no matter how horrible WWE is

Sad thing is everyone has probably long ago signed waivers absolving WWE of any responsibility and they can do whatever the fuck they want. They have the governor in their back pocket too

Yeah, My Marvelous Year is one. Others I've been listening to... The Epic Marvel Podcast: been listening to this one since the start. Each episode looks at a different Marvel Epic collection, which generally reprint runs that haven't been reprinted a ton (or at all) over the years, such as Englehart and Brunner's Dr. Strange, the "drunk Tony Stark" Iron Man, late-60s/early 70s Hulk, Master of Kung Fu, etc. Tons of episodes The Comics Canon: good show that looks at a different classic comic book each ep, ranging from Marvel and DC superheroes to indie titles and everything in between Into the Weird: just started this one a few weeks ago. Alternates between looking at 70s Dr Strange and other " weird" 70s Marvel characters, like Ghost Rider, Morbius, Man Thing, etc

Ok, I'm officially back as a mega comic book fan after basically taking the previous decade off. The final nudge was signing up for Marvel Unlimited a few weeks ago. Holy fuck, what a service! I started by diving into the 70s, something I've thought about doing for years. I grew up in the 80s, and eventually read a ton of 60s Marvel, but the 70s was mostly a blind spot. Starting with Tomb of Dracula, Englehart's Captain America, Man-Thing, and Starlin's Captain Marvel (also reading scans of Kirby's The Demon). Having a blast! Also dipping my toes into some new stuff, although just the retro type books that have come out in the last year or so, like Fantastic Four: Grand Design (telling the FF story from the beginning as if everything had been planned out from start to finish from day one, with cool Kirby-style indie art by Tom Scioli) and Spider Man: Life Story (telling the story from 1962 forward with the characters aging in real time, so Spidey is in his 70s by the end). Anyone else reading these? I plan on trying out some of the series @SomethingSavage recommended, specifically ones featuring old faves like Thor, FF, Captain America, etc. Also listening to a ton of comic book history pods lately. Who needs wrestling?

I looked this up earlier - Taker's only had 25 matches since 2010, so he's basically been coming out of retirement for a decade already. Crazy how time flies

Yeah, count me interested

"He had a gang rape accusation on July 9, 1953. The alleged incident, involving a 15-year-old girl, took place at Sandy Beach on the South Shore of Oahu. Newspaper reports from the time list John Frances Walker, a gas station attendant at a Waikiki service station, being one of nine men involved a gang rape. It was a bad crowd he was hanging with, and something long forgotten about. Walker was arrested only for this rape, but four of the nine men were charged with another rape four days earlier of a 14-year-old and two others in rapes of two other teenage girls earlier the same day on Sandy Beach." Only one use of "alleged", for the record

That's interesting. I didnt know Steamer worked so high on the card pre-1977 and his big push in Crockett. This is likely in the HBO archives since they did play a brief clip of it years ago on, I believe, that show where Bob Costas interviewed Vince and he flipped out. Not sure if WWE would also have it

https://soundcloud.com/prowrestlingonly/international-house-of-combat-8-merrie-olde-england Kelly and Steve are back and this week they travel across the pond and to the 1970s for a look at pro wrestling from England! Viewed and commented upon... Johnny Saint & Steve Best (the Elites) vs Ian Gilmour and Jeff Kaye (the Barons) (1972) & Tibor Szakacs vs Terry Rudge (1974) The wrestling is first class and the halls are packed with ladies and gents, so sit back and enjoy a look at a very unique style and presentation. Watch along here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV6RCTo_Cd0Bo314nxGlwPp-IfC14LctC

Huge 70s star. Won wrestler of the year in the Weston mags in 1975 despite not being one of the major champions, which is quite rare in the history of the award even to this day. That shows you just how over he was. Major stardom as II didnt come until he was near 40 and had all but retired, before being coaxed to come back by Jerry Jarrett, who was booking Georgia at the time. Would love for some of his prime 70s years to surface some day. We do have this amazing segment, which everyone should watch https://youtu.be/IM9HKd7gHXw RIP

Episode 93 https://soundcloud.com/prowrestlingonly/world-cast-93 February 25, 1984 The boys review a somber David Von Erich tribute card from the Sportatorium... -The son of a legendary 60s manager debuts, as does the son of a legendary 60s wrestler -The ladies are here and, much like present day, they outshine a lot of the men -A big match between Iceman and the Link -And the hottest feud in the territory, Adams/Sunshine vs Garvin/Precious, keeps on going strong

World Cast's Johnny Sorrow 50th Birthday JYD Tribute Extravaganza!!! https://soundcloud.com/prowrestlingonly/world-casts-johnny-sorrow-50th-birthday-jyd-tribute-extravaganza It's Johnny's 50th birthday and the boys celebrate by discussing the career of the Junkyard Dog! Among the JYD highlights... -Early days in wrestling -Run in Stampede as Big Daddy Ritter -A superhero in Mid South -Participation in a weak-ass Dog Collar match in WWF -The touring attraction -And two great matches from Houston to top it off! Happy 50th Johnny, from all the friends of PWO(M) past and present!

Awesome. Thanks man

Wow, thanks so much! Yet another great history lesson! I think Steve and I need to revisit this feud on a future ep and look at some of the earlier matches

He stunk Is the same person also responsible for Rude getting atomic dropped and Regal getting his fingers stomped on gimmick accounts? If so, quite the empire they're building

Episode 92 https://soundcloud.com/prowrestlingonly/world-cast-92 February 18, 1984 (This episode of WCCW was taped before David Von Erich died, and for the most part the boys review it through that lens. The next two weeks will deal with the ramifications of David's death and pay tribute to the man and the wrestler) An all time classic WCCW match highlights an otherwise fairly mundane show... -Nobody wants to wrestle the Missing Link -Lucha stars make a rare appearance in Dallas -Mike Von Erich continues to be a polarizing figure -And Ric Flair vs Chris Adams for the NWA title in a super awesome main event! Also, look out for a special episode on June 5th - Johnny Sorrow turns 50 and the boys celebrate by paying tribute to the great Junkyard Dog!

No, ECW press. Same publisher of tons of great history books over the years. Andre bio is easily one of the best

Thanks so much, El Boricua! I was hoping I didnt completely embarrass myself with my lack of real prep on WWC. I feel like I was all over the place and not nearly as knowledgeable when discussing history on the latest ep

https://soundcloud.com/prowrestlingonly/international-house-of-combat-7 Kelly and Steve devote an entire episode to one of the most legendary, and (most importantly) bloody feuds in wrestling history: Carlos Calon vs Abdullah the Butcher, from Puerto Rico! Viewed and commented upon... Carlos Colon & the Invaders vs Abdullah the Butcher, Ron Starr & Chicky Starr, Carlos Colon vs Abdullah the Butcher (Vengeance match), Carlos Colon vs Chicky Starr (Cage match) (All Puerto Rico in, we think, 1986) After going bloodless last time, the crimson runs freely this week. Watch along here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV6RCTo_Cd0Bo314nxGlwPp-IfC14LctC