Another '80s Podcast

Today Al and I finish up our ‘80s wrestling conversation.  We cover our favorite matches, live contests, GLOW, wrestling being “fake” (per John Stossel), and why 80s wrestling matters.  We’re gonna end this topic with a  clean finish!!!

We're back with part 2 of our '80s Professional Wrestling conversation!!! This episode has it all! Finishing moves, the Flair Flop, favorite announcers, Mello Yello, favorite interviewers, the WWF takeover, and of course why impressionable teenage boys end up hanging around a Philly airport Marriot bar (probably not what you think). Let's rewind!!!

(00:00) Intro

(01:05) Trivia

(02:08) Finishing Moves

(06:35) Nature Boy Origin

(07:12) Flair Flop

(10:03) Philly Airport Marriott Bar

(12:40) Interviews

(20:10) Throwback

(20:46) Announcers

(24:15) How Much Did Announcers Really Know?

(27:47) WWF Takes Over & Al Isn’t Happy

(36:34) Outro

The '80s was when professional wrestling landed in the mainstream of American culture. No longer on the fringes of sports and entertainment, it met success that few would have predicted. My guest Al and I discuss how it got there and what it was like to live it.

(00:00) - Intro

(00:58) - My Guest, Al

(02:51) - Saturday Mornings

(04:12) - The "Official" Rankings

(11:55) - Al's Mom is a Saint

(13:20) - Territories

(14:58) - What the Hell is a Sub-Territory

(15:08) - Georgia Championship Wrestling

(17:26) - Throwback

(18:03) - The McMahons

(21:41) - The "South" vs. WWF

(28:05) - Hogan

(31:28) - Wit Getting Off Topic

(31:53) - Back to Hogan

(34:20) - Black Friday

(36:18) - Closing

Just an audio synopsis of what Another '80s Podcast is about.