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Hey bud, it has really been about time. I had an incredibly slow week where we knocked out 4 episodes. Then, I have had some insanely busy weeks lately. We are almost at the finish line so no way we are going to stop now.

The full RNR vs. Andersons is available. Also, 2 legitinately great must-see scaffold matches exist.... Koko B. Ware vs. Bill Dundee & Invader vs. Chicky Starr. Two of the best matches of all time.

Holy fuck, completely overlooked this one.

Phil and I love that match. I am pretty sure we put it on a Schneider comp.

I am pretty sure they have enough outtakes to make a 2nd movie. Should be plenty of extras available in some form of release.

This reminds me of Dave criticizing Rey and Eddie for working smart on house shows and not doing the go-go-go Kurt Angle style he loves so much.

I had some of it from Loss for the 1990 yearbook. Don't recall it being something I wanted to see more of.

I am playing hooky from work today so I had a chance to listen to this earlier. I knew right away when Stevie said he doesn't look at the past and is always looking forward that he wasn't going to talk too much about the past but Dylan got the right question in when he pressed on comparisons between TNA and WCW. Also a plug for DDP Yoga!!! I should probably try that someday.

I had a feeling that is what you meant. That isn't how I view wrestling. When someone gets busted open, it should happen in a logical spot... head rammed into a ring post, thrown against the cage, hit with an object, old wound exposed. When someone is bleeding, the best thing ever in wrestling is someone attacking the cut, usually through punching but also by raking the head across the cage, biting, pounding the head with a weapon. All good shit. It's the simplest, most logical thing to do to inflict damage. It's not the equivalent of a head drop, it is the equivalent of attacking Kobashi's wrapped up leg or DDP's wrapped up ribs. It is the right thing to do. The fact that it is violent is just bonus points. If it were just a matter of blood and violence, I should be content with CZW and IWA:MS. I don't know of any all time great matches from those companies. I don't seek it out. I don't get off on light tubes and weed whackers. As for your Hansen reference, he should have been covered in blood because nearly every Hansen-Slaughter Match and the Balckwell match were wars and the blood is a tool to illustrate violence. It works and it is simple. Loss and I were talking about what types of matches we prefer. He prefers long 30 minute matches that start off on the mat and build to the end. I prefer Southern brawls where two dudes are punching each other in the face. I like blood in my southern brawls. It is a matter of bonus points, not mandatory criteria.you have listened to enough of these shows to know that we have heaped tons of praise on mat game matches, spotfests, slow building main events, monster brawls, and even the good old fashioned bloody brawl. We can also mark out for a neat spot in a bad match. Sometimes, you can have more fun watching Bock beat the shit out of Larry Z for 3 minutes than watching Regal and Zumhofe for 20 minutes. There is no set way wrestling should be performed all the time.

That is the greatest wrestling story ever.

It can only work if they change everything about him including his dreads, his promos, his ring gear, his music, his horrible offense.

OK, will listen to this tomorrow on the way to work.

I want to listen to this but did you guys just stick to ECW? I am curious how much overlap there is with other Stevie interviews. Hoping for a different angle such as life after wrestling or maybe a focus on the WCW dysfunction compared to ECW dysfunction.

Had fun once again with a really strong disc with two Top Ten contenders and only one real stinker. Buddy Rose & Doug Somers vs. Midnight Rockers (8/30/86) Stan Hansen vs. Crusher Blackwell (6/28/86) - These are in my Top 5 now and may stay there depending on the strength of the next 4 discs. It’s strange in that the Rockers match is basically the tag version of the Hansen-Blackwell match. I have them back to back for that very reason. Stan Hansen vs. Nick Bockwinkel (4/20/86) Rick Martel vs. Harley Race (4/20/86) I thought these were really great but with such strong competition, I don’t know where they will fall in the final ballot. Stan Hansen vs. Curt Hennig (5/31/86) Mike Rotundo vs. Doug Somers (5/1/86) Nick Bockwinkel vs. Boris Zuhkov (8/30/86) Buddy Rose & Doug Somers vs. Midnight Rockers (4/20/86) Col. DeBeers, Buddy Rose & Doug Somers vs. Nick Bockwinkel, Steve Pardee & Brad Rheingans (5/31/86) Alexis Smirnoff, Buddy Rose & Doug Somers vs. Midnight Rockers & Curt Hennig (6/28/86) - I enjoyed all of these a lot so they will end up somewhere in the top half or middle of the pack with a shot at the top half. Buddy Rose & Doug Somers vs. Scott Hall & Curt Hennig (5/17/86) Mike Rotundo & Curt Hennig vs. Mr. Go & Larry Zbyszko (5/1/86) Col. DeBeers, Larry Zbyszko & Doug Somers vs. Greg Gagne, Curt Hennig, & Jimmy Snuka (7/26/86) - These were ok and perfectly acceptable but nothing I would call Best of the 80s. I was really annoyed by Gagne in the 6-man I didn’t like the finish to the tag title change at all. Buddy Rose & Doug Somers vs. Jesse Hernandez & Leon White (5/1/86) - I didn’t hate this but we have better Leon White and Rockers stuff here and Hernandez’s sole purpose was to eat the fall. Fine TV match but nothing exceptional at all. Sherri Martel vs. Debbie the Killer Tomato (7/26/86) - I thought this sucked. The difference between this and the Regal-Zumhofe match is that this lasted 5 minutes, not 20. Currently my #149 but there would have to be another really shitty Regal match to raise it.

Steven Regal vs. Prince Iaukea (Spring Stampede 4/6/97) - Some Larry Z level stalling by Regal to start. They work in and out of a Lrince headlock and Regal keeps it interesting going in and out of pins, turning the headlocks into wrist locks, and allowing Prince to get the better of heel Regal. Hell, after they engage into a test of strength and hooked into a knucklelock, Regal does some great shit before breaking the lock with a poke to the eye which Regal argues was a clean palm slap. Regal abuses him with signature uppercuts and even a full nelson but the Prince’s comeback spots aren’t very spectacular. Iaukea’s offense sucks but Regal bumps and sells for it anyway. Regal gets caught in a flash pin and loses the match but he still performed the Regal show well enough. He could have been in there with a broomstick because anything cool happening in this match was almost entirely due to Regal. A fun Regal performance but not a great match since his opponent doesn’t bring much to the table.

Alright, Johnny Sorrow is getting the podcast itch and Kris Z doesn't work tomorrow so we are trudging through with another Wrestling Party. We'll start in about an hour so feel free to join in and share your thoughts. These are the matches on tap for tonight... Col. DeBeers, Buddy Rose & Doug Somers vs. Nick Bockwinkel, Steve Pardee & Brad Rheingans (5/31/86) Stan Hansen vs. Curt Hennig (5/31/86) Stan Hansen vs. Crusher Blackwell (6/28/86) Alexis Smirnoff, Buddy Rose & Doug Somers vs. Midnight Rockers & Curt Hennig (6/28/86) Col. DeBeers, Larry Zbyszko & Doug Somers vs. Greg Gagne, Curt Hennig, & Jimmy Snuka (7/26/86) Sherri Martel vs. Debbie the Killer Tomato (7/26/86) Buddy Rose & Doug Somers vs. Midnight Rockers (8/30/86) Nick Bockwinkel vs. Boris Zuhkov (8/30/86) http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkC...6382&cmd=tc

Right...RF can buy copies and sell them.

The same way he sells WWE or Highspots merchandise, not as an RF Video production.

What happened to Ring-Ka-King? I thought it was considered a success?

Steven Regal vs. Bill Goldberg (Nitro 2/9/98) - IN an attempt to let Goldberg squash his opponents in 30 seconds, this failed and I can see why Bischoff was pissed. As a wrestling contest, this was pretty awesome. Cravate takeovers, shooty headlock takedowns countered by a Goldberg head scissors. Fighting over armbars… good shit. I get the feeling if they would have let Goldberg with Regal in ten minute house show matches around the horn, Goldberg would have developed into a really good wrestler. Towards the end, it gets a little sloppy with Goldberg’s normally cool neckbreaker looking awkward and it looked like Goldberg was going for a spear but Regal turned his body so Goldberg had to settle for a shoulder block. Regal doesn’t sell much for the big guy and even hits Goldberg with a nasty headbutt before Goldberg ends it with a spear and Jackhammer. Regal still showed plenty of goods to show he still had it. Steven Regal vs. Bradshaw (Heat 11/1/98) - Regal’s a real man’s man here and Bradshaw just eats him up early on. Regal fights back with some European uppercuts and kicks but no real transition to Regal on offense. Bradshaw misses a big boot setting up the Regal plex for the pin. Nothing to see here from Regal. Not his best outing. Steven Regal vs. Dick Togo (SSN 11/28/98) - Early on, they feel each other out until Regal gives Togo what loks like a headbutt to the leg to take Togo down and then Regal just attacks the leg the entire match trying to set him up for the Regal Stretch. In between, Regal does some nasty stuff like a half crab while putting his knee in Togo’s back. Togo’s comeback doesn’t last long before Regal takes the leg out again and hooks it in for the Regal Suplex pin. Regal still has it even at the lowest point in his career. Steven Regal vs. Kidman (Nitro 7/12/99) - Kidman controls early but Regal bumps and sells for his offense so good enough. Kidman takes a huge bump to the floor where Finlay and Taylor just beat the shit out of him. Once inside, the next few minutes are an exercise in Regal torturing Kidman, twisting him up, applying surfboards, kneeing him in the face. Classic Regal. Sure enough, Kidman turns the tide on a powerbomb counter. The match looks like it was supposed to end with a shooting star press but Kidman botches the move and lasts nasty on his neck/head. Before the bad finish, this was really shaping up to be a great match.

Probably a mini set with 50 matches.

I never even considered Bret a singles contender until Mania 4 when he was in the battle royal. At Wrestlemania 2, I thought it was odd that he and the Anvil were the last 2 guys left with Andre. I never at one point before the Mania 4 match felt he would be a breakout star.

No, the recaps are only worth it if you actually see the feud play out. Should have most of this stuff on the upcoming DVDVR 80s set if you don't want to watch it on the Internet.

That was fucking awesome to read!!!!