BigBadMick

Umm...Is that link working for anybody?

The recent Love To Know episode is a hard listen. Lots of absolutely terrible chicken salad/box of gimmicks etc questions. And Conrad gets to be more of an asshole. They're catering to their audience, I suppose. But their audience is terrible.

Is this available as a podcast?

Did Bruce only do the Magnum episode before this one?

What about when performers he does like, such as Arn, Tully and Flair go up north? Is the presentation that different that he cannot enjoy their work there? I think this is the heart of what I'm getting at. Even within the first year that I started watching, in 1990, I was a fan of what I considered 'good matches' and 'good wrestlers'. Where they plied their trade didn't matter that much to me. Does that put me in the minority?

Thats just wrong. Both statements are incorrect. Like just about everything, its not that black and white. In many fields there are likely countless anecdotes suggesting that performers are not fans, and others suggesting they very much are. But people like big, loud statements and aren't on board with exceptions or contrary evidence that adds any kind of nuance to such discussions. Thanks Wingedeagle. Generalisations and absolutes don't help in this particular discussion.

I agree with that. What I find curious about Schiavone though, is that he's been away for 15 years, has always been a JCP and particularly Flair fan and never filled in that gap.

The only issue here is that I truly believe all JBL hazing is at the behest of Vince. If Vince wanted someone left alone, he would be left alone. If JBL gets fired, it's an empty gesture, and another person will just step up to fill the role. Has HHH any reputation for this sort of thing?

Even Cornette?

I'm not sure why, but I found it fascinating that Schiavone said he'd never watched the Flair-Steamboat trilogy. Around the time of Warrior's passing, Cornette said he didn't watch any WWF in the late 80s, despite taping and keeping up with most other groups. Is it that that generation looked at it as work, even though they'd grown up as fans, and didn't really bother to plug the gaps on highly-touted stuff? Do younger on-air staff make more of an effort to keep up? I'm not sure what else to say about all this yet, hoping to get some good replies to steer this a bit.

Cool!

Are any of those DiBiase-BossMan matches available online? I can only remember coming across one, on a Coliseum video years ago.

One complaint I have is the Flair partying stories - they seem to come up all the time and I'm finding them tiresome. Other than that I'm enjoying these shows.

I love fantastic beats too. Let me know where they are.

It was interesting hearing Cornette in front of an audience not hanging on his every word. You get used to his podcasts and shoot interviews being a real lovefest. I thought he did fine though. I enjoyed it anyway.

We're on completely different planets as fans Jimmy but I love your writing.

......and I think there were plans for Savage and Ventura to form a tag team in 86. Almost certain that came up on Between the Sheets sometime.

Looking forward to a stiff rebuttal from Pete on Scott's crazy theories.....

I chuckled at Conrad getting all pissy because he didn't know the blood in Austin-Bret at Mania was unauthorised.

About an hour in, enjoying it. How often are you hoping to do these shows?

I'm surprised that the group seemed shocked by how poorly WWF and WCW in 1999 stands up. Is it a case of never really rewatching it since, or just really strong nostalgia for the period?

On to the next show.... Bruce said he was in the third row at WrestleMania 25, four months after being fired. Was he visible on camera? Was there much fuss about it at the time? I ask because I don't remember...

I had a feeling this episode would get you fired up.

I agree with all that. Pleasant interview, but nothing revelatory. It's a pity Chad or Loss couldn't do a run in with the Yearbooks to go a bit deeper....

That whole argument over Hogan's UK tour was fucking brutal. It annoys me that Conrad thinks that's entertaining.