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Anything previously unreleased on the MSG show that went up?

@kev72 and I went to see this a few days ago. Amazing casting and it was very good but depressing as expected. I was kinda amazed at the eye for detail on some stuff which made the Flair thing a bit more glaring but since I was expecting that I didn’t think it was too egregious. I liked the easter egg type details in there that only someone that truly knew the story would know what they were seeing such as Kevin passing a car on the road, I instantly knew that was David Manning going to tell Fritz about David though none of that was spelled out. The only thing I thought might be total fiction was them laying Kerry’s body out on the table. I think my favorite part was how much they humanized Mike as I don’t think many people really knew much about him. I think seeing it all play out kinda drove home just how young these guys were succumbing to all this pressure. I can’t even imagine what a non-wrestling fan that just happened to want to see a Zac Efron movie thought of it all. Talk about grim.

“Pam in the office” was gone when Horner was gone. So at least 1/2 of SMW was just Jim, Hildebrand, Sandy Scott, and occassional other helpers as “office”.

I guess it must be something tied to the ad reads, but I don’t know why they insist on having each show be 3-4 hours. It’s hard to keep up with, I’ve been picking & choosing shows and going to more of the youtube clips for the past year or so. Maybe it would help maintain his sanity if they cut back to the 90 min shows and focus more on the questions and talking about all the merchandise projects JC has in the works.

Good discussion this week on Cornette’s tape collection and the future of it. Ep. 436, about an hour in

Updating this thread with our most recent guests: episodes 10-12: no guests, just me & Dave episode 13: Buck Woodward episode 14: Preston Quinn episode 15: Will H./Goodhelmet Episode 15 was a Baba tribute with a match from 1992 and one from 1994. All others have been following 1989 chronologically.

Based on what Cornette has said, it sounds like the Bedlam episode was practically done as a favor to him. He said he had been trying to sell them on doing it since season 1 and they finally did it. Yeah I wasn't that into it either even as a big SMW fan. I thought the story could have been told in 15 minutes. For a network that hardly anyone would have heard of except for this show, it's funny that Vice would try to dictate what's mainstream enough. They are already into season 3, I'm not sure what more they can cover without getting into fringe people. XPW and Nick Gage are certainly as obscure if not moreso than FMW.

We just completed episode 9 today. We've had some interesting guests on the show along the way to help us discuss the matches from 1989 and 1990 that have aired. Episodes 3 & 5 had Buck Woodward Episode 6 had Chris Tabar Episode 8 had Todd McKenzie Episode 9 had Roy Lucier We also have a Facebook page for the show that can help you follow along. Thanks!

Has it been addressed whether Hero’s podcast is done?

The ex wife was the star of the show. I did find it a bit odd that she kept all those old photos etc. I get that they made peace later on but I always assume most people get rid of any history of their former lives with exes. After watching both shows and one thing they had in common was about his training. Neither one mentioned that he actually had any. Did he and Sting literally just send out promo shots with zero training whatsoever? What did Bassman actually do for them? I knew their training was far from thorough but these shows make it seem like they had absolutely none. I’d be curious to hear someone pick apart Jake’s story that he was allegedly promised the title. I wonder if it was a rib from management or they blew him off by sending him to “ask permission” from Hellwig knowing that wouldn’t go well. I would not totally rely on Jake’s memory on much of anything with all he’s been thru.

I finally watched the Pillman doc and yeah, the family stuff was rough. Seeing Melanie was shocking. I did some Wikipedia research and assuming it’s all true, she and Brian were in the early stages of a divorce when he died. He had adopted 2 kids of hers before they were together (these kids weren’t mentioned) and then they had 2 together (the one that was unborn at the time of his death, also not mentioned on the show, may or may not be his). Apparently one of Melanie’s daughters got into wrestling as a valet and died in a car accident so yeah Melanie has been thru A LOT. I was really surprised Les Thatcher wasn’t all over this show. Wonder if he was contacted. There was no mention of the Pillman memorial shows. Les also seems a saint in hindsight for keeping those shows going for 4 years and taking the high road when they ended only saying that Melanie had remarried and moved on. I’m sure he could have buried her with stories of how F’d up things probably were in those 4 years. I heard second hand from people that live near Cincy that the kids were in & out of legal troubles too probably due to treatment from the mom. I can only hope she’s no longer with the guy that abused Brian Jr. Yeah, rough stuff but it appears most have come to terms with everything and Melanie clearly is reaping what she’s sown physically. Also surprised we didn’t at least get some B-roll at least of the Hart Foundation stuff in 97. Seems like this easily could have been a 3 hour show.

King's Road Classics will be reviewing episodes of the new All Japan Classics shows that began airing on G+ in late 2020. My friend Dave (Taped Fist Photography) and I started this show and we are 2 episodes in. We have a Facebook page and as of today the show is now on Apple, Spotify, and Google. https://podbay.fm/p/kings-road-classics-pro-wrestling-podcast Episode 1: Tim and Dave discuss thoughts on the following matches: October 17, 1988 Hiroshima Prefectural Gymnasium (Triple Crown Unified Championship) Int’l Hv Champ Jumbo Tsuruta vs. PWF & United Nat’l Champ Stan Hansen October 26, 1988 Stan Hansen/Dan Kroffat vs. Rock ‘n’ Roll Express October 28, 1988 Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Stan Hansen Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Genichiro Tenryu Episode 2: Tim and Dave are joined by Buck Woodward to discuss the following matches from 1988 Real World Tag League tournament: November 19, 1988 Ashikaga Gymnasium Stan Hansen, Terry Gordy vs John Tenta, Shunji Takano November 21, 1988 Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium Jumbo Tsuruta, Yoshiaki Yatsu vs Stan Hansen, Terry Gordy November 28, 1988 Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium Stan Hansen, Terry Gordy vs. Abdullah the Butcher, Tiger Jeet Singh December 14, 1988 Sagamihara City General Gymnasium Stan Hansen, Terry Gordy vs. Crusher Blackwell, Phil Hickerson December 16, 1988 Nippon Budokan Jumbo Tsuruta, Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Abdullah the Butcher, Tiger Jeet Singh Genichiro Tenryu, Toshiaki Kawada vs Stan Hansen, Terry Gordy We plan to do episode 3 this coming weekend.