Shawn and Joe cover a classic PWI this week as we go back to August 1983 to see if we can win a phone call from Roddy Piper. Strange fact - we already did but we called him and talked to him about video games so I guess we are out of the running.

Also, Paul Jones takes advantage of a confused Jake Roberts, Mr. Wrestling II and Tiger Conway Jr. covet each others tag belts, Larry Zbyszko wastes $25K and Kevin Sullivan goes full Satan with his chest hair.

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This week, we read through a WRESTLING EYE by-product of a book which features awful layouts and a huge focus on the Midwest scene. Nothing wrong with that but having Brian Christopher and pre-anything Jeff Jarrett on your cover probably won’t sell that well. Also, focusing your content on what your photographer is up to and why he’s spending so much time with Jeff Gaylord eating cake is not the best approach. We do get some WCW and WWF talk though with tag team combos made up out of thin air like its WWE2K17 Universe mode or something.

Speaking of video games, we also talk about wrestling video games from the mid-90s when they were tough to play then and are even tougher to play now.

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The Wrestler - February 1987

Join us for one of the most somber wrestling magazines of all time.

In this episode, we look back at the Magnum TA tragedy of 1986 and, incidentally, how it has affected Magnum to this day and even just a few days ago (per Tessa Blanchard’s Twitter. We also look at the debut of the Honky Tonk Man, heel Jake Roberts, lousy WWF Hasbro action figure designs, Nikita Koloff with a lot of hair and Ricky Steamboat’s celebrity status.

We also talk about NXT and whether or not its as good as it was.

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To both of our surprises, Wrestling USA has become a MARVEL TALES-style reprint magazine but that doesn’t stop it from bringing the gold.

In this episode, Missy Hyatt cleans Jerry Lawler’s bathroom while he eats a banana, Dusty meets Sting and Luger and Dr. Death in a bar, Hulk Hogan dresses up like he’s on MIAMI VICE (and looks great doing it), Tony Anthony invents the Double Down and the freaking Warlord knocks it out of the park again!

We also give our thoughts on what original programming should be featured on the WWE Network.

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A truly unique take on the pro wrestling kayfabe magazine, WRESTLING ’94 RULEBREAKER comes at you from the heel perspective specifically.

In this episode, an Apter mag causes Ricky Steamboat to get divorced, we try to figure out who Brian Lee is calling for heel advice, Sting gets pranked, Yokozuna is over as all hell, the legend of Ludvig Borga in Japan, young Bill DeMott and Papa Shango hunts down Hacksaw in Michigan

Also, Joe gives his GLOW on Netflix review and we watch WWE Battleground on mute!

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In a second edition of the awesomely early 90s TV WRESTLERS, Shawn and Joe come to the realization that Steve Keirn MAY HAVE worked at an Arby’s after his wrestling career was over or in worst case scenario, owned an Arby’s franchise.

Also, Ric Flair holds a mystery belt, Hawk ribs Bret Hart, audio diaries for female wrestlers, pro wrestling horrorscopes and Shawn makes an appeal for Hulk Hogan to unblock him on Twitter.

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On this week’s show, Joe and Shawn discuss:

TV Wrestlers - Mystery Month 1991

Topics include:

- Joe discovers the magic of Thunderfoot

- Sunny Beach rules the scene

- the halcyon days of Norman the Lunatic

- Slaughter’s Atomic Noogie

- the best USWA card we never got to see

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On this week’s show, Joe and Shawn discuss:

Pro Wrestling Illustrated - 25th Anniversary Issue (2004)

Topics include:

- the Z-Man becomes THE MAN

- Joe eggs a Camaro during Undertaker/Mankind Hell In The Cell

- a prospective list of restaurants owned by wrestlers

- Joe defends David Arquette

- Shane Douglas is a dweeb

- the best cover shots in PWI history….discussed!

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On this week’s show, Joe and Shawn discuss:

Wrestling All-Stars - September 1986

Topics include:

- Kamala is the black King Kong Bundy

- why are there only THREE Horseman?

- Dusty Rhodes does a striptease

- Mike Rotundo fears Mmmbop Hanson

- Ivan Putski gets shredded; no one cares

- Larry Zbyszko wears the best karate gi of all time

- the rarity that was Sherri Martel matches

- Jerry Blackwell flubs his WrestleRock lines

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On this week’s show, Joe and Shawn discuss:

Wrestling Eye - May 1986

Topics include:

- RIP Rick McGraw

- lots of poorly contrasted pics of dudes getting bloodied

- Hulk Hogan ends up making too much money

- RIP Mr. Big Stuff

- fan violence…are we to blame (probably not)

- was Larry Zbyszko ever important?

- Joe almost remakes I LIKE TO HURT PEOPLE

- Jerry Blackwell and his devastating spash

- Boris Zhukoff…world beater

- Tommy Rich’s forgotten cousin

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