Discover80s Wrestling The Podcast
Claim Ownership
160 Episodes
Reverse
The Heenan Family was a stable of wrestlers managed by Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. Heenan managed wrestlers under the Heenan Family name in the AWA, NWA, and the WWF. Heenan notoriously disliked the term, stating "A stable is a place where you keep a bunch of fly-infested horses," and instead referred to his collective wrestlers as his "family." The name moved with him, and changed members frequently. At one time, the members of the "Heenan Family" posed the greatest threat to Hulkamania during Hogans big push in the 80's.
What was your favorite talk show segment of all time? Piper's Pit? The Flower Shop? The Brother Love Show? There are so many options and so many things to TALK about!
Tag Team wrestling has always been entertaining and has always added a little extra excitement to a match. Tag Team wrestling is also an art form - some teams do it very well and others never seem to find the chemistry. Who did it the best? Mount Rushmore has only 4 spots available.....who's on yours?
This past weekend was 80's WrestlingCon 4 and ISPW Rock N' Wrestling - Let's Talk About It!
Today we open the chat lines and let the topic of conversation go wherever it wants
We are coming off one of the biggest WrestleMania weekends of all time! On today's show we give our thoughts and reactions to WrestleMania 39!
It's WrestleMania Weekend and we celebrate by looking back at the first WrestleMania!
On August 28, 1986 the World Wrestling Federation put on a show in Toronto, Canada that drew over 74,000 fans! This mega-event was not a pay-per-view - it was a live event that was taped and later released on Coliseum Home Video. Why did this event draw so many fans? What does it say about the pro wrestling climate in 1986? How well does this event hold up all these years later? We talk about all that and more on this mornings episode of 80's Wresting the Podcast!
It is often regarded as the "Greatest WrestleMania Match of All Time" - Savage vs Steamboat, WrestleMania 3. Today we discuss this iconic match, what led up to it and the participants involved. Does this match deserve to be on a pedestal? Does the match hold up all these years later? What effect did this match have on the industry? We talk about it all.
We take a look back at the 1987 inside the World Wrestling Federation
Join us for a very special episode of 80's Wrestling the Podcast with special guests "Wildfire" Tommy Rich and Danny Morrison!
Prime Time Wrestling was a clip show where WWE Hall of Famers Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan highlighted the best of late-1980s pro wrestling in the WWF. As one of the most entertaining duos in history, Gorilla and Heenan made this show a must see! Today we talk about our favorite memories and moments from Prime Time Wrestling!
The Golden Era of Wrestling was the pinnacle of the tag team division. Every fan remembers teams like: The British Bulldogs, The Hart Foundation, Demolition, The Road Warriors, The Midnight Express but what about the under-rated teams? The teams that seldom get mentioned in the "Greatest Tag Teams" conversation? Today, we talk about underrated / forgotten / not often-mentioned Tag Teams.
With Tommy's preparations for 80's Wrestling Con 4 in full swing, it's a great time to talk about the World of Wrestling Conventions!
Special Guest, Barbara Goodish - wife of Bruiser Brody!!
There are a LOT of wrestlers that should be in the Hall of Fame that, for some reason or another, have been denied the honor. Today, we discuss 80s Wrestlers that Should Be in the Hall of Fame
Special Guest: Jason Huza, Book & Lyrics for The Last Match
In 1989, World Championship Wrestling (WCW) of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) put on a Halloween-themed pay-per-view event that would become a tradition within the landscape of wrestling. The very first Halloween Havoc took place in 1989 and featured a number of future Hall of Famers. Today we look back at the very first Halloween Havoc and share our favorite memories. moments and take a look match by match!
Today with talk with Special Guest Travis Orndorff about our favorite memories and moments from the career of his father, "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff.
There were so many things that made 80's Wrestling unique, special & memorable. The colorful characters, the big blue steel cage, old school logos, kayfabe & more! What do you miss most about this era of pro wrestling? Call in and let's talk about it!
they only talk about WWF what about Gordon Solie, Lance Russell or all the rest? Baby Face Ryan is a dumb ass
good episode
THE MILLION DOLLAR MAN
I loved this podcast with Barbara Goodish the wife of Bruiser Broody I used to go watch him wrestle in person here in Fort Worth
Bobby Eaton and Arn Anderson _
great episode
Whatttttttt AH RUSH
The son of a plumber
Barry O
my sophomore year of high school
yaba baba do
loved it wish I could add some info after watching it like a hundred times as a kid