I Can Talk Kayfabe

By Shawn Marek & Joe Todaro

Join longtime pro wrestling fans Shawn Marek and Joe Todaro as they take a candid look back at the pro wrestling magazines from yesteryear.

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How many episodes does I Can Talk Kayfabe have?

The podcast currently has 57 episodes available.

I Can Talk Kayfabe episodes:

June 15, 2017 Sports Review Wrestling - December 1988
On this week’s show, Joe and Shawn discuss:
Sports Review Wrestling - December 1988
Topics include:
- Joe burns his lip on a Hot Pocket
- George Gulas’s Universal Championship Wrestling from 1984
- Animal and Hawk share a make-up mirror
- The Ascension beats the Brainbusters for the tag titles after 25 yrs
- the most racist VHS advertisement ever
- the Gersh Kuntzmann Agency
- what would wrestlers do if they were US President
- Bob Smith goes refereeing
- the biggest Adrian Adonis fan of all time
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1h 8min
June 09, 2017 Wrestling World Presents Steve Austin Vs Goldberg - March 1999
On this week’s show, Joe and Shawn discuss:
WRESTLING WORLD PRESENTS STEVE AUSTIN VS GOLDBERG - March 1999
Topics include:
- Shawn watches two full hours of the American Wrestling Federation
- Joe gets depressed over Goldberg in 2017
- shout out to the classic Tom Galley / Batista duo of 2004
- the sad tale of Mike Rapada aka the Colorado Kid
- Shawn names the Nitro Girls
- Scott Steiner forgets to tip the pizza guy
- Steve Austin beats Goldberg with the Pabst-Plex
- Extreme Music Vol 1 and Grinspoon memories
- Sandman and Chris Jericho get shafted on action figure royalties
- shout out to Southern Ontario wrestling in 1999, ESW and Kwan Chang
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1h 2min
June 01, 2017 The Wrestler - January 1987
On this week’s show, Joe and Shawn discuss:
THE WRESTLER - January 1987
Topics include:
- Joe witnessed NWF Wrestling and DC Drake
- the Warlord has a hard time in the airport
- Col. DeBeers makes everyone uncomfortable
- Jimmy Garvin’s shoot stepdad
- Misty Blue Simmes is Jim Duggan’s sister
- STRRRREEEEETCH~!!!
- the Top 10 Male Wrestler Breasts of 1986
- shout out to AWA Remco action figures
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52min
May 25, 2017 The Wrestler - August 1986
On this week’s show, Joe and Shawn discuss:
THE WRESTLER - August 1986
Topics include:
- Joe and Baron Corbin are losing their hair
- Paul Ellering channels Andrew Dice Clay
- Wendi Richter goes on Unsolved Mysteries
- Kendall Windham is too skinny
- Thumbs Down to Jesse Barr (always)
- the secret origin of the M.O.D. Squad
- the absolutely gigantic Mid-South North American title
- shout out to Showbiz Pizza Place and Major Magic’s
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55min
May 18, 2017 Wrestling Superstars - Fall 1988
On this week’s show, Joe and Shawn discuss:
WRESTLING SUPERSTARS - Fall 1988
Topics include:
- Hogan vs Tyson!
- Vince McMahon’s nautical courier service (probably Tugboat)
- Mike Tyson…does he have a study?
- Gary Hart…too tall to manage
- Sting’s turn-offs
- Sexiest Wrestler of 1988 (probably Stan Lane)
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47min
May 11, 2017 Inside Wrestling - June 1987
On this week’s show, Joe and Shawn talk about:
INSIDE WRESTLING - June 1987
Topics include:
- South Eastern Championship Wrestling is shockingly offensive
- Scott Hall goes to the bank…again!
- Paul Heyman and friends rock out to the Beastie Boys in Florida
- Dr. Sidney M. Basil tells us if Roddy Piper is right for Hollywood
- Bruiser Brody cripples Bane
- Abdullah the Butcher in a can
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49min
May 04, 2017 Wrestling All Stars - August 1984
On this week’s show, Joe and Shawn talk about:
WRESTLING ALL STARS - August 1984
Topics include:
- Boogie Jam ’84
- the forgotten WWF World Championship belt of 1984
- Blackjack Lanza busts out the WHITE outfit
- Buzz Sawyer = American Alpha
- when did Hercules becomes Hercules
- Dusty jobs to Hacksaw?
- the New Guinea Man-Eater gets over in Continental
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1h 6min
April 27, 2017 New Wave Wrestling - November 1995
On this week’s show, Joe and Shawn talk about:
NEW WAVE WRESTLING - November 1995
Topics include:
- the greatness that is California Championship Wrestling from 1986
- is ECW “pro wrestling?”
- Bob Backlund is qualified to be president
- the not-so fascinating history of the Canadian Heavyweight Title
- the most anyone has ever talked about the South African pro wrestling scene
- Nailz throws a stool in the AWF
- Mil Mascaras will probably no-show
- Joe works in a boxing ring
- wrestling pen pals (only if you like Jim Powers)
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1h 21min
April 19, 2017 Wrestling Scene - April 1987
On this week’s show, Joe and Shawn talk about:
WRESTLING SCENE - April 1987
Topics include:
- Scott Hall wins his own money
- Hacksaw Jim Duggan gets “devestated”
- the 1st Annual American Wrestling Festival
- the legend of Silo Sam, the AWA hillbilly
- the greatness that is Ed Wiskowski
- B. Brian Blair fights his own son
- Wendi Richter takes a taxi
- Shawn dreams about Boris Zhukov
- the UWF votes to turn Honky Tonk Man heel
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43min
April 13, 2017 Wrestling World - October 1998
WRESTLING WORLD - October 1998
Topics include:
- the many faces of Ernie Santilli aka Stately Wayne Manor
- the official wrestling rulebook is out of print
- Kevin Nash hosts the Larry Shandling Show
- the Don Mattingly Sports Bureau
- Joe misses out on the Imaginary Wrestling Association
- Shawn Michaels runs afoul of Jim Evans of Binghamton
- Honky Tonk Man draws a crowd
- Owen Hart treats himself
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1h 2min

FAQs about I Can Talk Kayfabe:

How many episodes does I Can Talk Kayfabe have?

The podcast currently has 57 episodes available.