6:05 Superpodcast Episode #25: Goin' To Rasslin'

[Bix]

 

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The 6:05 Superpodcast is back again for another week of classic wrestling fun, including:

• Brian and Bix’s review of “Lovestruck,” the documentary about Sue Chuter, or as 6:05 listeners would know her, Sue The Shooter.
• A “Dennis Of The Week” that continues our look at his 1992 run as Kamala’s manager in the USWA.
• An extended discussion about wrestling families, both real and fake.
• The second part of our conversation with John Arezzi, discussing his reporting of the WWF sex and steroid scandals on the early 1990’s, being on the panel of the notorious wrestling episode of Donahue, bringing Vince Russo into the wrestling business and forming a short lived partnership with him, promoting international tours under the IWAS banner and more.

Plus, we talk Glen Goza’s R-A-S-S-L-I-N song, a possible Wee Willie Wilson sighting, World Class commentators and much more, including CHOKEHOLD: Pro Wrestling’s Real Mayhem Outside the Ring by Jim Wilson and Weldon T. Johnson as our Book of the Week. (US: Kindle & physical copy) (CA: Kindle & physical copy) (UK: Kindle & physical copy)

Time Stamps:

• Dennis of the Week (1:09:02)
• Wrestling Families (1:36:50)
• John Arezzi (2:38:09)

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[Indikator]

We do actually have 62 matches (1979-1983) for a wrestler simply called "Wee Willie". Mostly ICW Poffo. As there have been instances where a midget name was recycled (for example there was one Ivan the Terrible midget in the 1950s and in the 1980s , Farmer Pete is giving us troubles) it might have been a good idea not to assign it to the biography hastily,

And you know, you could have just asked about stuff.

[Bix]

We do actually have 62 matches (1979-1983) for a wrestler simply called "Wee Willie". Mostly ICW Poffo. As there have been instances where a midget name was recycled (for example there was one Ivan the Terrible midget in the 1950s and in the 1980s , Farmer Pete is giving us troubles) it might have been a good idea not to assign it to the biography hastily,

And you know, you could have just asked about stuff.

 

That said, Beau James says they're the same guy. So yay!

[PeteF3]

Yoshihiro Momota, Rikidozan's other son, did wrestle briefly, but did most of his work as AJPW's ring announcer. I'm surprised Bix forgot about the Hamadas when trying to think of other Japanese families. You also have brothers George & Shunji Takano.

 

Edit: Seiji Sakaguchi's son, who I knew was in MMA, is now doing wrestling.

 

Other British families without comment: the Husseys (Jumping Jim Hussey and son Mark, who later took the last name Rocco), the Royals (Bert Royal & Vic Faulkner), King Ben & Kid McCoy, and Wild Angus Campbell & Steve McHoy/Steve Casey. Among others. Did Brian Crabtree ever wrestle or did he just promote and officiate? Kendo Nagasaki & Gorgeous George Gillette were a couple.

[pantherwagner]

When talking about multi-generational promoter families you forgot the Shinma's.

[Luchaundead]

 

Edit: Seiji Sakaguchi's son, who I knew was in MMA, is now doing wrestling.

 

I came here to also mention this Yukio Sakaguchi has been wrestling for about 5 years at this point for DDT his career highlights are a pretty universally panned KO-D Openweight Title run (that I absolutely adored) and having a pretty great match with Minoru Suzuki at the DDT 19th Anniversary show earlier this year.

Thinking about Seiji and Yukio it's a bit unfortunate that they both weren't really around for Rings, Pancrase, Battlearts, or UWFI as they both work/ed the judo/shoot style really well.

[S.L.L.]

When I first heard that song, I thought it would be pretty neat if wrestling had it's own version of Take Me Out to the Ball Game or The Hockey Song. I also thought that probably shouldn't be it, but I guess it's what we've got. Also, I'm weirdly curious about the model-quality girlfriend's specifically designated "rasslin' shirt". So much to unpack in that song.

[GSR]

For British families in wrestling there are the Knights, and in regards to twins in wrestling there are the Shane twins (aka Gymini) and the Klimaszewski twins (who were very briefly under a WWE developmental deal in the early 2000s).

[ChuckScumm]

Let us not forget the Frog, Rick Davis, & Al Tomko.

[ChuckScumm]

Power Twins as well.

[Indikator]

Earliest 3rd generation family I am aware of are the Hans Schwarz's , a Bavarian family where Sr. debuted around 1905, Jr. in 1930 and Hans Schwarz III was only active for a tiny bit around 1958, He might have only worked Berlin. Because of the state of pre-WWII UK wrestling it's difficult to assess if they would have some cases who might count as amateur wrestling was more prevelant. Granted, Hans Schwarz III probably had less than 100 matches in his career but Sr. and Jr. more than make up for it. Hans Schwarz Jr. is by the way my number 1 when it comes to the question "Who lost his prime years to WWII" as he was pretty much a super rookie so WWII would have been his peak range.