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Titans of Wrestling #54: WWF March to June 1982


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The unique late-night feel of Titans is back for another dose of the WWF in 1982.

 

On the docket tonight:

 

03-14 PEDRO MORALES vs ADRIAN ADONIS IC TITLE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
03-28 BOB BACKLUND vs ADRIAN ADONIS WWF TITLE LANDOVER MD
05-08 BLACKJACK MULLIGAN vs JOE PERKINS WWF TV
05-08 BOB ORTON vs BARRY HART WWF TV
05-15 GREG VALENTINE vs TONY GAREA WWF TV
05-22 BOB BACKLUND vs BOB ORTON WWF TITLE PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM
05-22 TONY ATLAS vs JESSE VENTURA CAGE MATCH PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM
05-29 JIMMY SNUKA vs "IRISH" TERRY GUNN WWF TV
06-05 GREG VALENTINE vs TONY ATLAS MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

 

Highlights include:

 

- Bios for Blackjack Mulligan, Bob Orton Jr., Jimmy Snuka and the jobbers Joe Perkins, Barry Hart and Terry Gunn
- The slow, sad descent of Tony Garea
- Dick and Kal present their masterpiece, their crowning achievement, their magnum opus as ... some guys come to assemble a cage
- Plus much more fun and randomness, as the Titans discuss hearing the same jokes over and over at work, soap operas, number 2 babyface at Wrestlemania 1, and the importance of the BIG RED X in wrestling history

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I wanted to thank the Titans boys. The last week I have been listening to Titans from the beginning, and finished episode 10 this morning.

 

I listen on the bus to and from work, and at the gym, and I am always making mental notes of angles, promos and matches to look up. As I am Australian, there is a huge part of wrestling history, that being before Wrestle Mania, that was never televised here.

 

So with that, thanks to you guys for covering an era that was lost to me. So far I've tracked down stuff to do with Bruno/Larry, The Valiants, Strongbow/Valentine, Sarge, Valentine, Tito, Andre. Outstanding viewing.

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Thanks a lot Magpie. This era of WWF wrestling gets little love, but it is filled with memorable characters, awesome angles and feuds, and as a bonus, really great matches from time to time. Getting together with the boys and immersing ourselves in this world is always a blast.

 

I know things have dried up a bit in recent months, but sometimes it can be difficult trying to coordinate the schedules of four people in four different time zones. We are going to try our best to get a couple shows out in December. Stay tuned fans

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The Titans era does get little love, even from the company itself.

 

While I would like there to be Titans shows on a regular basis, I think the good thing is with PTBN, is that there are so many shows, that we fans can always find something worth a listen. For myself, there is Tag Teams Back Again, Where The Big Boys Play and I dip into other shows if the topic has my interest.

 

I sometimes don't have time to watch wrestling, but I can have a podcast on as I go about my day, and I get my fix that way.

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