Ricky Jackson

Episode 65 https://soundcloud.com/prowrestlingonly/world-cast-65 July 16, 1983 (WCCW 81) Another week, another fun and easy WCCW show for the boys to break down... -Johnny Mantell now has a sweet finisher. If only something could be done about his mug -Is the Mongol officially the 4th Freebird? -"Good Morning Dallas" returns with guests Jimmy Garvin and Sunshine -All this plus Garvin vs Kevin in the main event!

I loved Bryan vs Kofi. Great, great match. Show is getting a lot of love and it was probably one of the better Mania's of the decade I guess, but that awful stretch of heatless matches in between the WWE title match and the main event was just brutal. I was dead by the main. I know I watched it but was barely conscious and no longer capable of caring. Next year I'm going to go out for a walk and enjoy the day and just cherry pick stuff later. Never again

Everyone was like "this match is surprisingly good" at the start, so I turn back after watching Flair vs Morton for this garbage??? Fuck you HHH. FUCK YOU!!!!

Ok, back to the 80s. I'll be back for the main

We are in the modern big WWE show dead zone where you just want the main event but it is still nowhere in sight

Great match. Two hours left? Dear God

Been mostly watching 80s stuff after the opener. Glad I missed Shane vs Miz because I dont want anything to ruin my "Shane sucks" narrative. Watching again now for a bit

Not sure if I will watch the entire thing. Last year's Mania pretty much killed my desire to watch main roster WWE for the rest of 2018, and I haven't really watched a ton in 2019 either. Will probably dip in and out between watching some old stuff with Shrike02. Main event and Bryan vs Kofi are my only must see matches, but following along with the PWO crew is also a fun way to get through the slog, so who knows, I may get sucked in like previous death march Mainia's. But I'm an old man, so please some of the new blood or those much more positive about the product hype this show up

Great show, but main event felt like the most bloated epic I've ever seen

Pretty hyped for this show, as not only does the card look great and the results seem mostly unpredictable (at least to me), but I'm also watching it with a bunch of local wrestling fan buddies. Should be a blast!

Episode 64 https://soundcloud.com/prowrestlingonly/world-cast-64 July 9, 1983 (WCCW 80) Another fun show for the boys to discuss this week... -Chris Adams and Johnny Mantell continue their quest to perfect the time limit draw scientific match -Chavo Guerrero returns and Rip Rogers drops in for a cup o' coffee -Mr. Ebony, the Mongol, and the less than impressive state of Devastation Inc. in the summer of 83 -And Kerry vs Gordy in a Lumberjack Match main event!

Megaman was the name he also went by and would've been his name as a star if he hadn't been too crappy to be seriously pushed

Not sure how easily accessible outside of Canada it is, but the Kenny Omega doc that aired on TSN is really good

Episode 63 https://soundcloud.com/prowrestlingonly/world-cast-63-international-star-wars-june-17-1983 June 17, 1983 (WCCW 78 & 79) This week on a double-sized episode of World Cast the boys look at the first WCCW show to sellout Reunion Arena in Dallas, International Star Wars! Six matches, mostly of the non-international variety, are discussed... -Jose Lothario/Chris Adams/Chavo Guerrero vs. Mongol/Bill Irwin/(finally) FISHMAN -David Von Erich vs. Jimmy Garvin, Texas title -Iceman Parsons vs. Buddy Roberts, Hair vs. Hair -Kamala vs. Hussein/Yatsu/Bond -Kevin Von Erich vs. Harley Race, NWA title -Kerry Von Erich/Bruiser Brody vs. Michael Hayes/Terry Gordy, American tag titles Some fun matches, one great, and a super hot crowd made sure this was a blast to discuss. Don't miss this one, fans!

The AWA viewing party thread in the Podcasts folder cannot be opened/marked as read

And to show how their haphazard booking dulls the impact of things, they had Rey submit to Joe in a random four-way at the last PPV

https://m.soundcloud.com/prowrestlingonly?locale=en The full archive of PWO pods is here, I believe, if you navigate through the playlists

I dont know how much of the show I'll watch. I was seriously contemplating boycotting entirely, but I do want to see the 3-way and Bryan vs Kofi. I'll probably watch most of the damned thing. A few beers and the thread on here usually make things fun

Meltzer's two part Destroyer bio, covering first his Japanese career and then his US career, is among his finest historical work. Really great stuff

Episode 62 https://soundcloud.com/prowrestlingonly/world-cast-63 June 18, 1983 (WCCW 77) The go-home show for International Star Wars provides the boys with a, shall we say, noteworthy episode to review. Highlights include... -Weird tag teams: Iceman/Johnny Mantell and Mongol/Buddy Roberts? Sure, why the heck not -Kevin Von Erich and his wacky fashion sense -Just when you thought cheesy gimmicks were a thing of the past, MR. EBONY says "hold my beer" -Terry Gordy vs Kerry Von Erich for the Brass Knucks title...and, oh my, what a freakin' AWESOME-looking title belt it is!

There is some dying days 70s Detroit on here and I just threw on a random episode from 1978. How did I not know there was a masked wrestler named "Garth Vader"!?!?! Fucking awesome

As far as I can tell it's public domain stuff that's been out there in one form or another for years, but I also haven't explored the channel beyond a surface level glance

TNA/Impact's 11 year stranglehold on worst promotion finally ends with WWE taking that "honor"

World Cast What The--?!: The Battle of Breakfast Cereal https://soundcloud.com/prowrestlingonly/world-cast-what-the-the-battle-of-breakfast-cereal Johnny and Kelly take a walk on the weird side and check out a one-of-a-kind show put on by the AWA in 1989. Everybody ready for the BATTLE OF BREAKFAST CEREAL!?!?!? The Hyatt Hotel in Minneapolis is the site of one of the strangest shows in wrestling history. It's Kellogg's (aka the "Good Guys") vs. General Mills (the "Bad Guys") and all the stars are here: Nutra Rockne, Dr. K, Hondo the Honeybee Haymaker, Mr. Oat-portunity, and many more. Also, we get motivational speeches/crazed propaganda from genuine Kellogg's executives. It's pure insanity, folks. So grab a bowl of your favorite Kellogg's cereal, maybe some weed, curl up and watch the show on the Network, and then tune into the pod. It's all part of a balanced breakfast!

Great stuff, Sleeze. You rock brother. Brings back many fond memories of doing Titans with the boys (yourself included on occasion!)