This week Doug & Tommy welcome Jerry Brisco to the show!  It's a great conversation as they discuss: Jerry's favorite territory to work in, working with Frank Goodish early in his career prior to becoming "Bruiser Brody", the reason he and his brother Jack never worked for Verne Gagne's AWA territory, working with Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch for the WWF tag team titles in late '84, a story about Tommy & Eddie Gilbert working against the Briscos in Kansas City,  their classic feuds with the Funks as well as Steamboat & Youngblood, working with Jerry Lawler in Memphis & Georgia, he and Jack's feelings about Jay & Mark Briscoe using their name, and a WILD story about Jerry nearly killing Tommy Rich in Georgia due to prodding from Michael Hayes!  All this and much, much more!  A fun conversation with one of the true legends of the sport! 

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This week Doug & Tommy were in Arkansas getting ready for a big show in Clarksville, so we took the opportunity to sit down and answer some of YOUR questions that have been sent in to [email protected] and submitted on Facebook at facebook.com/dougilbertpodcast.

Some of the topics they discuss include:

Tommy's stint in the American Wrestling Federation in 1995, Doug's match with the Great Muta at WrestleWar '89, working with Roddy Piper in '82, stories about traveling with Andre the Giant in Georgia, comparing Flair & Bockwinkel as World Champions, favorite masked wrestler of all time?, favorite manager they've ever had, and many more fun questions are answered in this one!

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This week, Tommy Rich is away in Philadelphia working a show so Doug and Gene invited a special guest to join them in 'the Grappler' Len Denton! A great conversation ensued covering how Len came about wearing the mask and who he "took" the Grappler name from, how he became the booker in Kansas City and the legend who felt he was the man for the job, how he felt about becoming a tag team with Tony Anthony in Mid South at the suggestion of Bill Watts, narrowly avoiding a tragedy at the Superdome in a match with the Junkyard Dog, protecting the business against a news reporter who called it fake, his relationship with Roddy Piper, plus the big Portland Wrestling Expo coming up in February, and much more!  A really fun episode and an informative conversation with one of the top workers in the wrestling business who worked in nearly every territory during his career.  

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This week Doug is excited to announce that not only is his "brother" Tommy "Wildfire" Rich returning to the show as a guest, he's going to be a permanent part of Dangerous Conversations moving forward! On this episode we have an indepth conversation with Tommy about teaming with Doug’s brother Eddie Gilbert in 1984 as Jackie Fargo's "New" Fabulous Ones to replace the previous Fabulous Ones, Stan Lane & Steve Keirn who left the Memphis territory. They would be opposing Jimmy Hart’s "New" Fabulous Ones consisting of Porkchop Cash & Troy Graham but those plans would soon change when Graham suffered a severe injury that would take him out of the ring for nearly a decade. We cover their entire run as a team and discuss the various feuds and notable matches they had leading into the eventual legendary angle on television where they officially split up the team!

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This week Doug welcomes another great friend of his to the show, Dr. Tom Prichard!  The guys have fun reflecting on their great times as neighbors in the Continental territory where Doug learned from guys like Tom, Jerry Stubbs, "Nightmare" Danny Davis, and others.  Tom tells about working with Brian Christopher in the USWA early in Brian's career and shares a fun story from the Mid-South Coliseum where Brian's car was on the line and Brian's girlfriend learned to keep the window's rolled up!  Plus, way too many great stories to mention here, check out the interview and let us know what you think over on Facebook at facebook.com/dougilbertpodcast

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Chapters

• (00:00:00) - Jay Lawler vs The King
• (00:03:00) - Dangerous Conversations with Doug Gilbert
• (00:04:02) - Tom Jackson On Being Inducted Into the Memphis Wrestling Hall of
• (00:08:37) - Terry Golden at Buffalo Wild Wings
• (00:10:28) - Danny Davis On His 80th Birthday
• (00:12:08) - Tom Pritchard on His Attempt To Kill Danny Davis
• (00:16:20) - Tony vs. Eddie
• (00:19:37) - Slide and Slide Rodeo
• (00:20:14) - Eddie threw a boot at Tom Jones
• (00:23:43) - Jerry Stubbs on John Gill
• (00:24:39) - Jerry Stubbs on Working With Tom Davis
• (00:28:43) - Doug Alcorn on Working With Brian Christopher
• (00:33:55) - Retro Wrestling Review
• (00:37:05) - Doug and Tommy vs. WWF
• (00:40:21) - Tom Cochrane on Riding With Chris Candido
• (00:43:29) - Tom Jones on His Louisiana Days
• (00:45:32) - Tom Thumb on Working In A Territory
• (00:50:02) - Glenn Jacobs on His Wrestling School in Knoxville
• (00:53:12) - Kurt Angle on Breaking Into The Wrestling Business
• (00:57:48) - How many students do you have at your school now?
• (00:58:46) - Tom Prichard on Trying to Get In the Wrestling Business
• (01:04:11) - Tom Cruise on Working in the 80s
• (01:09:08) - Tommy Rich on Gene and the Territories
• (01:10:49) - Dangerous Conversations With Doug Gilbert
• (01:17:12) - Wrestling Nostalgia

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Many fans are familiar with Bruno's time in the WWF/E as Dr. Harvey Wippleman and that Bruno is a best friends with Dewayne "the Rock" Johnson, and that Bruno managed in the Memphis territory but many don't realize that Bruno got his start in the Kansas City territory and spent some time working for Continental in Alabama in the 80's, and that Bruno was a very close friend to not only Doug, but to Tommy and Eddie Gilbert as well.  Bruno shares a bunch of great stories from throughout his career including stories of working with a very young Sid Vicious in Alabama, working with Big Bubba and Goliath in Memphis, his USWA feud with Scott Bowden, working with Bertha Faye, Stacy Carter, Miss Texas, Emily Arthur, and many, many others.  It's always a fun time talking to Bruno as he drinks beer and eats chickens wings down in good ol' Walls, Mississippi.  So come hang out and listen in on a "Dangerous Conversation" with Dangerous Doug & Downtown Bruno!

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Chapters

• (00:00:00) - Doug Gilbert
• (00:05:59) - Sid Meier on His Tryout With WWF
• (00:10:29) - Jerry Stubbs on Jimmy Golan and His Mask
• (00:14:12) - Eddie Gilbert Was One of the Creative Minds in the
• (00:18:39) - George Costanza on Payola
• (00:19:42) - MR. CROSS: The Most Fun I Had Managing
• (00:23:34) - Retro Wrestling Review
• (00:27:54) - Bruno vs. Big Bubba
• (00:33:11) - Jumping On My Brother's Back
• (00:39:28) - Tony Soprano In The Apartment
• (00:39:46) - Wrestlecopia Podcast Network
• (00:41:40) - Scott Bowden Dead
• (00:46:28) - Jerry Lawler on Working With Mean Women
• (00:51:07) - Brian Lee on Managing Bertha
• (00:55:20) - Gary Young on His Time in the NBA
• (00:57:48) - Bruno and Doug at the Memphis
• (01:01:31) - Dangerous Doug Gilbert on Wrestling

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This week's episode was recorded live and in person in Jackson, Tennessee immediately before the Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame Ceremony. Doug is excited to welcome his long time tag team partner and one of his best friends, Tommy "Wildfire" Rich!  They discuss a variety of topics including: how Tommy met Doug's father Tommy Gilbert, Tommy's experiences learning from Tojo Yamamoto early in his career, defeating the great Harley Race to become the youngest NWA World Champion in 1981, the prevailing locker room mentality amongst wrestlers and why promoters seem to encourage it, Tommy's very fun "corn story", and so much more! 

At the end of the episode, Gene teases that the next time Tommy joins the show, (which will be soon) they will discuss the "New" Fabulous Ones tag team of Tommy Rich and Eddie Gilbert in Memphis in 1984! Doug and Tommy agree that this topic could end up taking multiple episodes to cover!

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Chapters

• (00:00:01) - Retro Wrestling Review
• (00:01:05) - Dangerous Conversations With Tommy Rich and Doug Gilbert
• (00:05:42) - Tommy Rich on Old School Wrestling
• (00:10:37) - Tommy Dunlap on The Dirty White Boy
• (00:11:54) - The Outdated Wrestling Hour Now on Wrestlecopia Podcast Network
• (00:13:01) - Dirty White Boy on His Tag Teams
• (00:18:44) - Jerry Jarrett on Jerry Jarrett and Eddie Marlin
• (00:21:12) - Tommy Von Steiger on Tojo Yamamoto
• (00:24:56) - Doug Gilbert on Being a Former NWA World Champion
• (00:29:57) - WrestleCopia Podcast
• (00:36:44) - "Sun Gun" On Wrestling
• (00:37:13) - Tommy Richards on Georgia Championship Wrestling
• (00:39:57) - Eddie and Tommy's Last Angle
• (00:43:38) - Doug Gilbert on The Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame
• (00:48:13) - Georgia Wrestler Wins NWA World's Heavyweight Wrestling Championship

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Episode #07: Featured Guest - "Dirty White Boy" Tony Anthony
 

 
 
 

This week Doug Gilbert welcomes a very special guest and long time family friend to the show, his former tag team partner and the man he will soon be inducting into the Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame, "The Dirty White Boy" Tony Anthony!  Tony has wrestled in nearly every territory you can name during his 36 year pro wrestling career.  They discuss the impact that meeting and teaming with Len Denton as both the Grapplers and the Dirty White Boys had on his whole career (He even gets a phone call from Lenny during the show!)  Doug shares stories of getting to hang out with the Grapplers as a very young man and eventually learning from Tony and getting to team with him.  Tony shares some fun memories of Eddie both as a friend and colleague and also as a booker.

They talk about their days in Continental working with "Nightmare" Danny Davis, teaming and feuding with the great Jerry Stubbs, and of course that famous feud with Dr. Tom Prichard and how it came to be. 

Give it a listen and find out why Doug and Gene call this their favorite episode of the podcast so far!

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Chapters

• (00:00:00) - The Legends of Memphis Wrestling Return to Jackson
• (00:01:26) - Dirty White Boy
• (00:04:45) - Doug, Some of My Early Memories Of Meeting Tony
• (00:10:19) - Tony Jones on Learning From The Legends
• (00:16:11) - Ric Flair on Lenny Knows
• (00:20:57) - Dibiase on Lenny vs Yossi
• (00:21:31) - Tony Stark on The Grapplers
• (00:25:01) - Eddie Murphy
• (00:30:41) - Tom Pritchard on Eddie and His Booking
• (00:35:32) - Wrestlecopia Podcast: Wrestling Memory Grenade
• (00:40:25) - Tony and Tom's
• (00:45:08) - Jerry Stobbs on Working With Eddie Guerrero
• (00:50:36) - Jerry Stubbs on Working With Tony Stark
• (00:56:13) - How A Match Like That Feels
• (00:57:03) - Dirty White Boys vs Baby Face
• (01:01:28) - Doug Gilbert on Working With The Rock and Roll Express
• (01:07:24) - Dirty White at the Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame
• (01:11:16) - Doug Gilbert Podcast

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It's Episode #6 of Dangerous Conversations and this week, Doug welcomes a special guest:  the Founder, Owner, and President of Power Pro Wrestling, Randy Hales.  Doug has known Randy for well over 40 years and despite having some tense moments at times over the years, they are still friends to this day.  As we move towards the huge "Night to Remember" event in Jackson, Tennessee on Saturday September 21st, the guys discuss all of the inductees that will be in this year's class of the Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame especially the "Dirty White Boy" Tony Anthony, whom Doug will be personally inducting into the Hall himself.

A ton of great conversation here about the Memphis Wrestling territory, the Gilbert/Rich vs. PG-13 feud, a comparison of the Fabs & The Rock & Roll Express in the 80s, and much, much more!

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Chapters

• (00:00:00) - The Legends of Memphis Wrestling Return to Jackson
• (00:02:04) - Randy Hale On The Podcast
• (00:03:35) - Randy Hales on Doug Gilbert's First Kiss
• (00:07:04) - Randy Hill on His Return to Promoting Wrestling
• (00:12:14) - Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame Induction
• (00:16:15) - Michael St. John on Hogan vs Kamala
• (00:17:43) - Former WWE Superstar Danny Davis On The Podcast
• (00:23:24) - Randy Cunningham on His 'Buy me Lunch' Promo
• (00:23:48) - Jerry Lawler on His Territory Favorite
• (00:28:45) - Randy Jackson on Taping Memphis
• (00:31:10) - Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame
• (00:37:44) - WrestleCopia Podcast Network
• (00:39:39) - Hollywood Legends in the WWE Hall of Fame
• (00:42:16) - Doug Golden on Terry Golden and Randy Hills' Wedding
• (00:47:29) - Honorizing Dr. Tom Pritchard
• (00:50:13) - Bobby Horn on Being Inducted into the WWE Hall of
• (00:51:19) - Randy Jackson on His 2017 WWE Tag Team Induction
• (00:57:07) - Dave Brown and Shane Russell in the Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame
• (01:00:11) - Randy Randy on His Tag Team
• (01:01:12) - Retro Wrestling Review
• (01:05:20) - Jerry Lawler to Induct The Rock and Roll Express
• (01:10:36) - Memphis Tag Team: The Key
• (01:15:59) - Randy Cunningham on Gene's Induction
• (01:18:12) - Handsome Jimmy Van
• (01:22:03) - Randy on His USW A Reunion
• (01:27:38) - Pushing the Peloton
• (01:28:01) - Wrestling Nostalgia

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This week on Dangerous Conversations, we're turning the reins over to the listeners as we ask Doug questions that have been sent in from the fans!

Here's just a few of the topics you guys asked Doug about:

• Proudest & Least Proudest Moment in Wrestling


• Thoughts on Intergender Wrestling


• Strangest Fan Interaction


• Do you prefer working face or heel?


• Has wrestling under your real name ever caused you issues?


• What is Doug's opinion on CM Punk?


• How was it working with the Moondogs?


• Favorite year in the business?


• How important were titles to you and Eddie?
  

Plus some of the questions lead to discussions about Sam Bass, Downtown Bruno, Tux Newman, Tom Renesto as booker in Memphis in 1985, and much, much more.  A really fun episode! We appreciate everyone who has sent in their questions, keep them coming either on our Facebook page or email them to [email protected]

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Chapters

• (00:00:00) - The Legends of Memphis Wrestling Return to Jackson
• (00:01:25) - Dissecting Dangerous Conversations With Doug Gilbert
• (00:02:50) - WWE Hall of Famer Booker T on His Proudest Moment
• (00:06:49) - Paul Williams Reveals One Secret About His Brother Eddie
• (00:10:55) - Paul Heyman on His ECW Days
• (00:14:11) - Gene Ainge on Intergender Wrestling
• (00:20:10) - Jerry Lawler on Memphis and Dundee
• (00:21:29) - Eddie Guerrero On Working With Fans
• (00:25:25) - John Cena on Working Baby Face or Heel
• (00:28:13) - Has Wrestling Under Your Real Name Been a Problem For You or Your
• (00:34:08) - Getting on the WWE ring
• (00:35:33) - CM Punk On His Comments About The WWE
• (00:41:25) - Retro Wrestling Review
• (00:43:56) - Moondogs vs The Rockettes
• (00:48:44) - Talking About The Moondogs
• (00:49:07) - Favorite Year in Professional Wrestling
• (00:51:07) - Eddie and Gene on Holding The WWE Title
• (00:55:51) - Jerry Lawler on New Wrestling
• (00:58:43) - Favorite Manager's From Growing Up
• (01:02:00) - Sam Bass Was Killed In A Car Crash
• (01:05:09) - Memphis Wrestling: The Jimmy Hart Era
• (01:09:47) - Jerry Lawler on Working With Jody Jones
• (01:14:57) - Eddie James on Gene's Totes
• (01:17:20) - Doug Gilbert Podcast

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