The Wrestling Memory Grenade

This week on the Grenade, we begin the DEFINITIVE EDITION of the WWF's SUMMERSLAM 1988 REVIEW!Featuring The British Bulldogs vs. The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers, Bad News Brown vs. Ken Patera, "Ravishing" Rick Rude vs. The Junkyard Dog, The Powers of Pain vs. The Bolsheviks, a breakdown of the attack from "Outlaw" Ron Bass on Brutus Beefcake, The Brother Love Show w/Special Guest "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, IC Champion Honky Tonk Man meets the new challenge of the ULLLLLTIMATE WARRIOR!!! Plus, Baron Von Raschke debuts, Gorilla Monsoon talks peanut butter pie, a Jake Roberts run-in, Sugar Ray Leonard, SummerSlam soundbites, & much more!Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes the $5 “All Access” Tier & $9 "VIP Superfan" Tier featuring our VIDEO CASTS, Patreon Watch-Along Series, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), Early Show Releases, REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!Visit the WrestleCopia Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow WrestleCopia on “X” (Formerly Twitter) @RasslinGrenadeFollow & LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE – https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to the WrestleCopia Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenade ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

IT'S THE WRESTLING MEMORY GRENADE #142. COVERING THE FINAL TWO WEEKS OF AUGUST 1988 WWF TV, LEADING INTO THE FIRST-EVER SUMMERSLAM! Tons of last minute hype for the Mega Powers vs. Mega Bucks, as the heels allude to having Guest Referee Jesse Ventura in their pocket. Macho & The Hulkster respond with a secret weapon... Miss Elizabeth in a "string bikini". Brutus Beefcake picks a fight with "Outlaw" Ron Bass, destroys the cowboy's hat and bullwhip "Miss Betsy". Then the following week, the Outlaw returns for revenge, and bout does he get it! RIck Rude continues to taunt Jake Roberts and wife Cheryl, but now also adds the Junkyard Dog to his list of detractors. Jimmy Hart continues to align himself with Demolition & Mr. Fuji in order to screw his former team The Hart Foundation from winning the Tag Team Titles. Brother Love questions who his mystery guest will be at the PPV, as well as the integrity of "Mega" Ref Ventura. The Fabulous Rougeaus continue to impress their American fans. The Ultimate Warrior dominates. The Rockers dazzle in tag action. The Big Boss Man serves Hard Times to his opponent. Bad News Brown talks the "Harlem Shuffle", Crockett Prelim talent take over TV, & much more!Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes the $5 “All Access” Tier & $9 "VIP Superfan" Tier featuring our VIDEO CASTS, Patreon Watch-Along Series, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), Early Show Releases, REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!Visit the WrestleCopia Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow WrestleCopia on “X” (Formerly Twitter) @RasslinGrenadeFollow & LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE – https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to the WrestleCopia Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenade ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This week on the Grenade we look at the first two weeks of AUGUST 1988 WWF TV! The Mega Powers vs. The Mega Bucks build intensifies for SUMMERSLAM 88, while "Mega Ref" Jesse Ventura's integrity is put into question. Rick Rude shows off his new tights in the likeness of one Cheryl Roberts (the wife of Jake "The Snake")! Brutus Beefcake comes after the Honky Tonk Man's IC Title one final time. Jimmy Hart aligns with Demolition & Mr. Fuji in order to screw his former team The Hart Foundation. The COCKY Terry Taylor tries out some nicknames. Brother Love has his show interrupted by some unexpected guests in the form of the WWF Champ Macho Man & Hulk Hogan! Gorilla Monsoon doesn't mince words with Brother Love on the Prime Time Set. Plus action and promos involving the likes of The British Bulldogs, Rockers, Powers of Pain, Bolsheviks, Tito Santana, Ted Dibiase, Bad News Brown, Don Muraco, Dino Bravo, Hacksaw Duggan, Greg Valentine, Hart Foundation, Jake Roberts, Ultimate Warrior, One Man Gang vs. JYD, & soundbites galore!Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes the $5 “All Access” Tier & $9 "VIP Superfan" Tier featuring our VIDEO CASTS, Patreon Watch-Along Series, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), Early Show Releases, REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!Visit the WrestleCopia Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow WrestleCopia on “X” (Formerly Twitter) @RasslinGrenadeFollow & LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE – https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to the WrestleCopia Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenade ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

GRENADE #140 LOOKING AT AUGUST 1988 WWF NEWS & RESULTS! Mean Gene Returns, SummerSlam rumors, Iron Sheik Fired (again), Baron Von Raschke headed in, Rod Trongard joins commentary, WWF Champ "Macho Man" Randy Savage vs. Andre the Giant, Hulk Hogan returns to action against some new opponents, Ted Dibiase & Andre injure Elizabeth, Brutus Beefcake introduces GEORGIA "The Animal" Steele in his fight against IC Champ Honky Tonk Man, Tag Champs Demolition vs. British Bulldogs, Dial 1-800-Fabulous as the Rougeaus face the Hart Foundation, The Ultimate Warrior coming for singles gold, the Rick Rude/Jake Roberts feud rages on, the unique team of Jim Brunzell &... Pork Chop Cash?!? Plus, the WWF invades Greensboro, the Blue ANGEL debuts, "Outlaw" Ron Bass picks a fight with GORILLA MONSOON, and an insane amount of soundbites from places like Boston, Philadelphia, Calgary, Edmonton, Los Angeles, & New Hampshire!Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes the $5 “All Access” Tier & $9 "VIP Superfan" Tier featuring our VIDEO CASTS, Patreon Watch-Along Series, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), Early Show Releases, REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!Visit the WrestleCopia Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow WrestleCopia on “X” (Formerly Twitter) @RasslinGrenadeFollow & LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE – https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to the WrestleCopia Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenade ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

IT'S THE WRESTLING MEMORY GRENADE #139. Featuring a SPECIAL INTERVIEW with current host of the Outdated Wrestling Hour, and the former Managing Editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated.. The man who INVENTED the PWI 500!!! We welcome BOB SMITH TO THE SHOW! Bob joins to talk his fandom growing up, watching the old NWF Cleveland territory, seeing Vince McMahon's DEBUT as a commentator on WWWF Championship Wrestling, being the very first host of ECW TV, creating the rankings for the PWI Magazines, inventing the PWI 500 and single-handedly putting together the first two 500s all on his own... We also talk Magazine darlings like The Cheetah Kid (Ted Petty), The Blackhearts with Luna, Mondo Kleen (Damien DeMento), all of that, and so much more!Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes the $5 “All Access” Tier & $9 "Superfan DELUXE" Tier featuring our VIDEO CASTS, Patreon Watch-Along Series, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), Early Show Releases, REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!Visit the WrestleCopia Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow WrestleCopia on “X” (Formerly Twitter) @RasslinGrenadeFollow & LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE – https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to the WrestleCopia Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenade ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The Grenade is back to close out the month of JULY 1988 WWF TV and a look at WWF WRESTLEFEST Results from Milwaukee Stadium! The Macho Man announces the returning HULK HOGAN as his partner for SummerSlam as the MEGA POWERS are slated to take on Ted Dibiase & Andre the Giant, the MEGA BUCKS! Plus, Mean Gene Okerlund returns after a month-long absence, Terry Taylor debuts and immediately turns heel on Sam Houston, full WRESTLEFEST '88 Results, the SummerSlam card is announced IN FULL, 6-Man Tag with the Ultimate Warrior & British Bulldogs vs. Demolition & Mr. Fuji, one final Weasel Suit Match, Jake Roberts vs. Rick Rude, Conquistadors eat ice cream, HULK VS. ANDRE INSIDE A STEEL CAGE, SOUNDBITES GALORE, and so much more!Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes the $5 “All Access” Tier & $9 "Superfan DELUXE" Tier featuring our VIDEO CASTS, Patreon Watch-Along Series, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), Early Show Releases, REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!Visit the WrestleCopia Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow WrestleCopia on “X” (Formerly Twitter) @RasslinGrenadeFollow & LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE – https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to the WrestleCopia Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenade ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

IT'S THE WRESTLING MEMORY GRENADE #137. CONTINUING WITH TWO MORE WEEKS OF JULY 1988 WWF TV! The Powers of Pain make their WWF DEBUT! The Macho Man issues a challenge to Ted Dibiase & Andre. SSSSummer Slam hype begins. Jake & Cheryl Roberts are the guests of Brother Love! And speaking of Brother, Mr. Love joins an episode of Prime Time Wrestling, which only upsets the Gorilla! The Big Boss Man shows us what "hard times" is all about! Tito Santana battles "Headbanger" Jos LeDuc, Greg Valentine vs. Ken Patera (as Don Muraco intervenes). The Iron Sheik's brief return to TV. Tag team action is hot & heavy as we see the likes of The Hart Foundation, Rockers, Rougeaus, Tag Champs Demolition, & more! Plus, Jesse Ventura will return to the ring... as a REFEREE?!?!?! Also, soundbites out the wazoo, and so much more summer of 88 goodness!Available everywhere your Podcast Streaming needs are met.Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes the $5 “All Access” Tier & $9 "Superfan DELUXE" Tier featuring our VIDEO CASTS, Patreon Watch-Along Series, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), Early Show Releases, REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!Visit the WrestleCopia Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow WrestleCopia on “X” (Formerly Twitter) @RasslinGrenadeFollow & LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE – https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to the WrestleCopia Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenade ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

New Grenade Episode #136 covers the first TWO WEEKS of JULY TV for 1988 in the WWF! Bobby Heenan crowns a NEW KING of the WWF! Ted Dibiase & Andre the Giant attack WWF Champion "Macho Man" Randy Savage to begin the set up for SummerSlam! The Rougeaus are getting more FABULOUS by the day. The Hart Foundation reunite for tag action while Jimmy Hart responds to his former team trying to fire him. Rick Martel ruled out indefinitely. Bad News Brown ponders having kids??? Jos LeDuc makes his TV debut. Tag team specialists The Rockers continue to impress, we witness the Russian Veg-O-Matic, everyone loves an Ice Cream Bar, Sean Mooney is improving while Mean Gene is replaced by Howard Finkel! Brother Love's featured guests this week are The Big Boss Man and "Ravishing" Rick Rude! All of that, and so much more!Available everywhere your Podcast Streaming needs are met.Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes the $5 “All Access” Tier & $9 "Superfan DELUXE" Tier featuring our VIDEO CASTS, Patreon Watch-Along Series, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), Early Show Releases, REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!Visit the WrestleCopia Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow WrestleCopia on “X” (Formerly Twitter) @RasslinGrenadeFollow & LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE – https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to the WrestleCopia Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenade ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

It's Grenade #135 covering NEWS & RESULTS for JULY 1988 in the WWF! Mean Gene Okerlund in the WWF doghouse. The Debuts of Curt Hennig, Owen Hart, & Terry Taylor! GEORGIA "The Animal" Steele counteracts "Peggy Sue", Weasel Suit Matches with Bobby Heenan vs. Ultimate Warrior continue, Lumberjack Matches involving Andre the Giant vs. Hacksaw Duggan, Powers of Pain vs. Tag Champs Demolition, The Rockers lookin' good, Jos LeDuc finishes up, Dial 1-800-FABULOUS for the Rougeaus, the WWF running FOUR shows per night, Adrian Adonis dies in car crash, the Muraco/Valentine feud kicks off, "SHOUTING" Sean Mooney tries his hand at commentary, The Hart Foundation reunite, Hercules injured, Ted Dibiase challenges Randy Savage, a random Porkchop Cash sighting, a look at Wrestling Cable Ratings, SummerSlam Rumors, & more... Plus, Soundbites Galore!Available everywhere your Podcast Streaming needs are met.Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes the $5 “All Access” Tier & $9 "Superfan DELUXE" Tier featuring our VIDEO CASTS, Patreon Watch-Along Series, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), Early Show Releases, REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!Visit the WrestleCopia Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow WrestleCopia on “X” (Formerly Twitter) @RasslinGrenadeFollow & LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE – https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to the WrestleCopia Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenade ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The Grenade is back with Episode #134, with the last 2 weeks of JUNE 1988 WWF TV! Featuring the DEBUTS of THE BIG BOSS MAN, THE ROCKERS, THE BROTHER LOVE SHOW, and... "MINE"! Plus, Harley Race is OUT as Bobby Heenan searches for a NEW KING of the WWF! Greg Valentine maims Superstar Graham, The Hart Foundation reject manager Jimmy Hart, Rick Martel "injured", Bam Bam Bigelow QUITS, and SHOUTING Sean Mooney in the Event Center. From there, it's action with the British Bulldogs, Ultimate Warrior, Rick Rude, Tag Champs Demolition, Ken Patera, One Man Gang, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Ted Dibiase, Bad News Brown, Hacksaw Duggan, Dino Bravo, Koko B. Ware, Bret Hart, George "The Animal" Steele, & the Rougeau Brothers are more FABULOUS than ever!Available everywhere your Podcast Streaming needs are met.Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes the $5 “All Access” Tier & $9 "Superfan DELUXE" Tier featuring our VIDEO CASTS, Patreon Watch-Along Series, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), Early Show Releases, REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!Visit the WrestleCopia Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow WrestleCopia on “X” (Formerly Twitter) @RasslinGrenadeFollow & LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE – https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to the WrestleCopia Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenade ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Grenade #133 has arrived, talking JUNE 1988 WWF TV, featuring the first appearance of BROTHER LOVE! Plus, many feuds continue to build... WWF Champ "Macho Man" Savage vs. Ted Dibiase, IC Champ Honky Tonk Man vs. Brutus Beefcake, Tag Champs Demolition vs. Strike Force, Rick Rude vs. Jake & Cheryl Roberts, Andre the Giant vs. Hacksaw Duggan, Bad News Brown vs. The Hart Foundation, Patera vs. Bravo, Bass vs. JYD, & more... Also, Ladies Champion Sensational Sherri is back with a vengeance, the Rougeau Brothers looking more FABULOUS than ever, Sam Houston gets some TV time, Demolition vs. Young Stallions in a fun TV battle, a Louie Spicolli sighting, Sean Mooney takes over the 'Event Center', & soundbites galore!Available everywhere your Podcast Streaming needs are met.Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes the $5 “All Access” Tier & $9 "Superfan DELUXE" Tier featuring our VIDEO CASTS, Patreon Watch-Along Series, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), Early Show Releases, REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!Visit the WrestleCopia Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow WrestleCopia on “X” (Formerly Twitter) @RasslinGrenadeFollow & LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE – https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to the WrestleCopia Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenade ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

It's Grenade #132 looking at WWF NEWS & RESULTS for JUNE 1988! We say goodbye to Bam Bam Bigelow, and hello to the Powers of Pain! Weasel Suit Matches between Bobby Heenan vs. The Ultimate Warrior. A fan interferes during a STEEL CAGE MATCH at MSG between WWF Champion The Macho Man vs. Ted Dibiase.  Rick Martel involved in an injury angle. Jos LeDuc becomes "The Headbanger".  Jimmy Hart gets creative after being banned from ringside. High Chief Afi finishes up, while Haku bites the nose off a man in a bar! There's a Women's Tag Title change in Japan, and Vince is none too pleased. The Big Boss Man dominates his opponents. Dino Bravo PINS The Ultimate Warrior. A Muraco/Valentine confrontation. 6-Man Tag with Strike Force & Ultimate Warrior vs. Demolition & Mr. Fuji! Rodger Kent does his last announcing gig. We've got Wrestlefest '88 news including the entire 15-Match lineup! Plus feuds continue between Savage/Dibiase, Duggan/Andre, Jake/Rude, Brutus/Honky Tonk, JYD/Outlaw, Patera/Bravo, Bad News vs. Hart Foundation,& Soundbites Galore! Available everywhere your Podcast Streaming needs are met.Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes the $5 “All Access” Tier & $9 "Superfan DELUXE" Tier featuring our VIDEO CASTS, Patreon Watch-Along Series, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), Early Show Releases, REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!Visit the WrestleCopia Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow WrestleCopia on “X” (Formerly Twitter) @RasslinGrenadeFollow & LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE – https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to the WrestleCopia Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenade ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

A packed edition of the Grenade this week as we cover the final two weeks of WWF TV for MAY 1988. WWF Champion The Macho Man battles Bodyguard Virgil, complete with a postmatch showdown between Randy Savage and Ted Dibiase! IC Champ Honky Tonk Man plays a tune on the back of Brutus Beefcake, leaving the Barber bloody! There appears to be a fallout between Jimmy Hart and the Hart Foundation, as Bret Hart orders Jimmy to "stay away". Greg Valentine debuts his new shinguard "The Heartbreaker". Jake Roberts continues his hunt for Rick Rude. The Rougeau Brothers are becoming more FABULOUS by the week! Special Tug of War Challenge goes wrong when Ken Patera challenges Dino Bravo. Sean Mooney offers up the Special Report. As promised, we FINALLY get our first look at the brand new PRIME TIME WRESTLING set! Craig DeGeorge finds out what happens when you upset a Giant. And speaking of Andre, he's still embroiled in his feud with Hacksaw Duggan. We answer the question - "Why was King Kong Bundy on Prime Time in May of 88?". We talk Ultimate Warrior, Tag Champs Demolition, Bad News Brown, Bam Bam Bigelow, One Man Gang, Sam Houston, Danny Davis, Bolsheviks, Killer Bees, Young Stallions, Jim Neidhart, Junkyard Dog, Ron Bass, and so much more... Plus... SOUNDBITES GALORE!Available everywhere your Podcast Streaming needs are met.Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes the $5 “All Access” Tier & $9 "Superfan DELUXE" Tier featuring our VIDEO CASTS, Patreon Watch-Along Series, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), Early Show Releases, REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!Visit the WrestleCopia Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow WrestleCopia on “X” (Formerly Twitter) @RasslinGrenadeFollow & LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE – https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to the WrestleCopia Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenade ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

THE WRESTLING MEMORY GRENADE RETURNS WITH EPISODE #130 COVERING THE FIRST 2 WEEKS OF MAY 1988 IN THE WWF TV! HULK HOGAN TAKES ON RUSSIA AS HE BATTLES THE BOLSHEVIKS! PLUS, SEAN MOONEY DEBUTS! THE NEWEST ISLANDER - HIGH CHIEF AFI ARRIVES (AND LEAVES), PLUS, OUTBACK JACK & TAMA FINISH UP, WE HAVE A STEVE BLACKMAN SIGHTING IN 1988, JAKE ROBERTS WANTS RICK RUDE'S A--... GORILLA MONSOON "QUITS" PRIME TIME WRESTLING,  MACHO MAN ENCOUNTERS TED DIBIASE, HONKY TONK MEETS HILLBILLY JIM, DEMOLITION DOMINATE, KEN PATERA IS OFFENDED BY DINO BRAVO'S CLAIMS, THE ROUGEAUS CONTINUE TO BE "FABULOUS", ANDRE TALKS "CROSS-EYED" DUGGAN, BRET HART IN SINGLES ACTION, SLICK TALKS "GANG" VIOLENCE, SOUNDBITES GALORE, & MORE!Available everywhere your Podcast Streaming needs are met.Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes the $5 “All Access” Tier & $9 "Superfan DELUXE" Tier featuring our VIDEO CASTS, Patreon Watch-Along Series, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), Early Show Releases, REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!Visit the WrestleCopia Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow WrestleCopia on “X” (Formerly Twitter) @RasslinGrenadeFollow & LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE – https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to the WrestleCopia Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenade ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Grenade Episode #129 has arrived, covering MAY 1988 WWF News & Results! First, it's all of the latest WWF NEWS! The departure of Tama & Ricky Steamboat confirmed, the arrival of Sean Mooney and THE BIG BOSS MAN, cost cutting measures on the house shows, Owen Hart headed in, Roddy Piper's Movie Deal, there's a new Hogan... Brother, The Jumping Bomb Angels back in Japan, a Macho & Elizabeth wedding special?,& so much more! Then from there, we look into WWF Results for the month of MAY '88 including WWF Champion Randy "Macho Man" Savage vs. "Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase, "Hacksaw" Jim Dugga battles Andre the Giant, Jake "The Snake" Roberts gets his hands on "Ravishing" Rick Rude, IC Champ Honky Tonk Man vs. Brutus Beefcake (featuring Jimmy Hart in drag!). Tag Champions Demolition vs. Strike Force. Battle of the Babyfaces goes awry when both the Young Stallions & Killer Bees are cheated after illegal tactics of the FABULOUS Rougeau Brothers! Junkyard Dog comes after "Outlaw" Ron Bass. British Bulldogs & Koko B. Ware vs. Heenan, Haku & High Chief Afi. Bam Bam Bigelow vs. One Man Gang. "The Hitman" Bret Hart squares off against that "Double Cross" Bad News Brown, The Stallions meet the Bolsheviks, Ultimate Warrior vs. Hercules. Dino Bravo pulls one over on Ken Patera. The never-ending Danny Davis/Sam Houston saga continues on. The Sensational Sherri turns away the challenges of both Desiree Peterson & Rockin' Robin. Jim "Anvil" Neidhart goes into singles competition against the likes of "Rock" Don Muraco, Greg Valentine tangles with the wily "Animal" George Steele. Outback Jack finishes up. Rodger Kent & Superstar Graham join the commentary team. Kal Rudman shines bright. Bobby Heenan makes a crucial mistake at MSG. Plus, action from newcomers Jos LeDuc & The Big Boss Man, and a plethora of Soundbites from Boston, MSG, and the Spectrum!  Available everywhere your Podcast Streaming needs are met.Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes the $5 “All Access” Tier & $9 "Superfan DELUXE" Tier featuring our VIDEO CASTS, Patreon Watch-Along Series, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), Early Show Releases, REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!Visit the WrestleCopia Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow WrestleCopia on “X” (Formerly Twitter) @RasslinGrenadeFollow & LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE – https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to the WrestleCopia Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenade ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★