Kentucky Fried Rasslin'

Kentucky Fried Rasslin' episodes:

• 10.14.2019

  Episode 45: Andy Kaufman’s Gone Rasslin’

  Finally—#KFRPod 45 has dropped like Andy Kaufman after a King-sized slap on Late Night With David Letterman! In their own totally original yet extra-crispy way, host Scott Bowden teams with wrestling’s song-and-dance man, Scott Cornish, to break down one of...

  
• 07.21.2019

  Episode 44: J.J. Dillon Invades Lawler & Jarrett’s Backyard

  The latest KFR episode had dropped with the force of a Kimala belly splash, as host Scott Bowden welcomes the legendary manager of The 4 Horsemen—and Vince McMahon’s former right-hand man in creative—J.J. Dillion. Together, these two Memphis manager alums...

  
• 06.25.2019

  Episode 43: The Naked Truth Behind the Memphis Wrestling Gang Wars of Summer 1981

  Episode 43 of the #KFRPod has dropped like Jimmy Hart’s clothes in a Back Alley Street Brawl! Hosts Scott Bowden and Howard Baum are back to reveal the naked truth behind one of Memphis Wrestling’s hottest summers: the ’81 Gang...

  
• 05.30.2019

  Episode 42: Chop Phooey: A Pop-Culture Cauldron of Memphis Gimmicks

  Host Scott Bowden and his tag-team partner Howard Baum return to chop all the spicy—and often dicey—gimmicks served up by Jerry Lawler and Jerry Jarrett to make the territory a hot, moneymaking cauldron of Memphis mayhem. Bowden recalls crazed one-eyed...

  
• 05.14.2019

  Episode 41: Ear’s To You, Dr. D

  KFRPod 41 has dropped like John Stossel after an open-handed slap by Dr. Dr, David Schultz! Hosts Scott Bowden and Howard Baum dish all the dirt your ears can handle from the recent CAC reunion in Las Vegas, including the monster of a...

  
• 04.28.2019

  Episode 40: Fabulous Ones: Original & Extra Crispy.

  Episode 40 of the KFR podcast has dropped like many a rat’s panties in the Fabs’ van! Host Scott Bowden and his tag-team partner Howard “Atomic” Baum look at how Steve Keirn and Stan Lane set the Memphis territory on...

  
• 03.16.2019

  Episode 39: Crazy for Joe LeDuc in Memphis

  #KFRPod has dropped like a mighty oak hacked by a crazed Canadian Lumberjack! Host Scott Bowden and guest Howard Baum exchange cutting remarks as they slice through all the major angles that made the lumbering lug a maniacal money player...

  
• 02.20.2019

  Episode 38: Homecoming King: Ric Flair’s Memphis Wrestling Debut

  Episode 38 of the #KFRPod has dropped like a Nature Boy face flop! Scott Bowden & Howard Baum examine the 8.14.82 Memphis TV show as Ric Flair returns to his birthplace to defend the NWA World title vs. the King...

  
• 01.15.2019

  Episode 37: You Dropped a Baum on Me

  #KFRPod 37 has dropped like gallons of blood on the WMC-TV studio floor! Host Scott Bowden talks with Howard Baum about his involvement in one of the most infamous angles ever in Memphis wrestling history with fellow WFIA member Pete...

  
• 12.25.2018

  Episode 36: Merry Macho Christmas Special

  Freak out—it’s a Merry Macho Crispy edition of the KFR Podcast with host Scott Bowden guiding his sleigh down memory lane to the biggest card of Memphis wrestling in 1983—Dec. 5 to be exact. The originally scheduled main event saw...

  
• 12.05.2018

  Episode 35: Close-Up on Union Avenue

  KFR Pod #35 has dropped like Ricky Morton’s head through a table after a Macho Piledriver! Host Scott Bowden goes behind the camera to chat with longtime (and now retired) WMC-TV 5 engineer Ken Parnell, who reveals the crazy energy...

  
• 11.21.2018

  Episode 34: The King Of Jackson

  Fresh off a trip to Memphis to revisit his old stomping grounds—literally—Scott Bowden returns to LA and the KFR Podcast approximately 9 pounds heavier from all that country cookin’ and jivin’—and yes, even a little moonshinin’. As his eager sidekick,...

  
• 10.24.2018

  Episode 33: Jeanie’s Shattered Dreams

  Scott Bowden reunites with Jeannie Clarke for the first time since meeting in the hallways of WMC-TV 5 prior to live Memphis TV in spring ’91, when the KFR host was breaking into the biz as a snot-nosed 19-year-old referee....

  
• 10.14.2018

  Episode 32: A Nose for Excellence with Guest Shane Russell

  Yellow again, everybody, and welcome to another BIG DAY of the KFR podcast, as Scott Bowden and Brian Last welcome Shane Russell, son of legendary Memphis Wrestling broadcast Lance Russell. Shane shares his favorite memories both as a huge wrestling...

  
• 09.26.2018

  Episode 31: Class Of ’79

  KFR host Scott Bowden has returned from Parts Unknown armed with evidence he claims will be the smoking gun in the Mil Mascaras Monday Night Mystery! Bowden not only looks back at the night in question of January 29, 1979,...

  
• 08.29.2018

  Episode 30: Saturday Morning Memories

  Host Scott Bowden is right along ringside for Episode 30  to honor four professional wrestlers who experienced varying degrees of success in the Memphis territory but nonetheless made an indelible impact years before their recent passings: Jim Jamieson, Jim Neidhart,...

  
• 08.13.2018

  Episode 29: Unsolved Mysteries of Memphis

  On this special Unsolved Mysteries of #Memphis edition of the KFR Podcast, host Scott Bowden goes face to masked mug with Mil Mascaras during an autograph signing at Los Angeles-area sports-memorabilia speakeasy. Bowden doesn’t tiptoe gracefully around the issue, asking...

  
• 08.02.2018

  Episode 28: Too Much

  In a candid discussion with Brian Last, Scott Bowden honors the memory of the late Brian Lawler by revealing a side of Grand Master Sexay that most fans never knew. Bowden recalls the first time he met BC back in...

  
• 07.14.2018

  Episode 27: The House That Lawler Built

  KFR host Scott Bowden reminisces about Monday night memories at the Mid-South Coliseum with Marvin Stockwell, co-founder of the Coliseum Coalition and Friends of the Fairgrounds. The two Memphians discuss everything that made the Roundhouse the entertainment capital of the Mid-South, including...

  
• 07.05.2018

  Episode 26: Baby, He’s A Superstar

  On July 4, 1977, Jerry Lawler and Billl Dundee kicked off the greatest summer in Memphis wrestling’s history as he outfoxed Jerry Lawler in the main event at the Mid-South Coliseum, winning $2000 of the King’s coldhearted cash. 41 years...

  
• 06.23.2018

  Episode 25: Stardust Memories

  Host Scott Bowden serves up an extra-extra crispy bucket of goodness on the KFR podcast, as he welcomes back the hottest heel on Twitter….Jerry Jarrett. The original Double J provides insight into the following topics: Dusty Rhodes’s appearances vs. Jerry...

  
• 06.14.2018

  Episode 24: Men About Town w/ Guest Jim Cornette

  KFR host Scott Bowden and his extra-crispy guest, Jim Cornette, honor the 35th anniversary of one of the best bouts ever held in Memphis, which also was featured around the territory’s loop, earning one of the biggest money weeks ever...

  
• 06.05.2018

  Episode 23: Tux Tales

  Scott Bowden welcomes his Beverly Hills neighbor, the dapper-yet-diabolical Tux Newman (Jeff Walton), who orchestrated Randy “Macho Man” Savage’s return to the dark side of Memphis wrestling in late February 1985, guiding his star to memorable, brutal reign as the...

  
• 05.22.2018

  Episode 22: World Politics

  KFR host Scott Bowden continues his look at Jerry Lawler’s AWA World championship win 30 years ago with guests Prince Kevin Lawler and the man who crowned the King, legendary Memphis promoter Jerry Jarrett. Scott and Kevin also pay tribute...

  
• 05.15.2018

  Episode 21: Area King Crowned

  In honor of the 30th anniversary of Jerry Lawler’s AWA World title win, host KFR host Scott Bowden discusses the King’s chase of the World heavyweight championship—the Memphis territory’s overarching storyline for well over a decade. On this week’s Stinkn’...

  
• 05.05.2018

  Episode 20: ¿Que Es Mas Macho?

  The ICW invasion continues on the KFR podcast as “The Hustler” Rip Rogers returns for the second part of a no-words-barred interview. The ICW outlaw will reveal secrets about life on the road with ICW, the story behind the bizarre...

  
• 04.25.2018

  Episode 19: Macho Memories

  The ICW invasion of the KFR podcast continues this week, featuring a proverbial run-in by none other than “Hustler” Rip Rogers!  Over the course of two hours, Rip discusses—as only he can do—such ICW stars as Randy Savage, the carpetbagging Miser...

  
• 04.17.2018

  Episode 18: ICW Invasion

  Freak out! Scott Bowden is back, right alongside ringside and ready to go with another BIG day of the KFR podcast! This week, KFR is invaded by one of the most infamous performers in the short-but-memorable history of International Championship...

  
• 04.03.2018

  Episode 17: Fifty-One Shades of Grey

  Scott Bowden is back with another piping hot edition of the KFR Podcast! Joining Bowden and the Great Brian Last™ will be Jerry Grey, who has emerged as one of the greatest storytellers in all of professional wrestling on the 6:05 Superpodcast…the...

  
• 03.27.2018

  Episode 16: Jeff Jarrett

  Welcome to a Hall of Fame-worthy episode of Kentucky Fried Rasslin’! This week, KFR host Scott Bowden welcomes Jeff Jarrett, WWE Hall of Fame, Class of 2018, to the show to discuss the former USWA and WCW World champion’s early...

  
• 03.20.2018

  Episode 15: All The King’s Men

  On this week’s KFR podcast, host Scott Bowden begins his look at the angle that led to The Last Sellout: the return of the King to the Mid-South Coliseum on March 3, 1986, which would be the final time Jarrett...

  
• 02.27.2018

  Episode 14: Memphis Wrestling History 101

  Class is in session, as Prof. Jerry Jarrett returns to educate host Scott Bowden on the inner workings of Memphis Wrestling and the National Wrestling Alliance in the late ’70s. In this educational interview, the Original Double J reveals all...

  
• 02.17.2018

  Episode 13: Who Was That Masked Man?

  On January 29, 1979, a mysterious masked man appeared in the main event in Memphis at the Mid-South Coliseum—nothing new there. What makes the evening in question so intriguing is that no one can agree on the hooded wrestler’s identity—including—including...

  
• 02.06.2018

  Episode 12: Years of Living Dangerously

  USWA Monday night wrestling returns with another wild-and-wooly KFR podcast with special guest “Dangerous” Doug Gilbert reuniting with his former manager, Scott Bowden. Doug discusses growing up in Lexington, Tenn., as the son of sensational ring technician Tommy Gilbert; his brother Eddie Gilbert’s booking...

  
• 01.30.2018

  Episode 11: Are You a Man or a Rat

  Oh, rats! The legendary Nathaniel Whitlock drives by Kentucky Fried Rasslin’ to talk rasslin’, rats, and a little rock ‘n’ roll with Scott Bowden and The Great Brian Last™. You’ll hear the incredible true story of how wrestling an alligator...

  
• 01.20.2018

  Episode 10: Kentucky Fried Cornette

  Out of the kindness of his heart, the legendary Louisville Slugger himself, Jim Cornette, drops by the KFR podcast after everyone from Randy Hales to Reggie B. Fine disrespectfully declines to appear. The manager of such good Christian athletes as...

  
• 01.09.2018

  Episode 9: The Perfect Storm

  Buckle up for a wild-and-wooly ride, as Kentucky Fried Rasslin’ is proud to welcome the longtime meteorologist for the number-one newscast in Memphis and one half of the greatest wrestling announce team of all time, the legendary Dave Brown! Join...

  
• 01.02.2018

  Episode 8: Shades Of Brown

  When Scott Bowden got married a decade ago, he never dreamed he’d be spending his 10-year-anniversary with iconic Memphis wrestling announcer Dave Brown.  The two former on-air adversaries of the USWA recently reunited over burgers shortly after Bowden traveled from...

  
• 12.23.2017

  Episode 7: Seasons Beatings From Memphis

  Scott Bowden and The Great Brian Last make a triumphant return right alongside ringside, coming to you from Memphis. This week, Germantown’s number-one son serves as the Ghost of Christmas Past, taking you on a wild and wooly journey back...

  
• 12.05.2017

  Episode 6: Christmas Creature Feature

  Scott Bowden and The Great Brian Last team to unmask one of the ghastly Ghosts of Memphis Wrestling’s past, The Christmas Creature.  Hailing from the North Memphis Pole, the Yuletide Terror was the first in a long series of…interesting… gimmicks...

  
• 11.28.2017

  Episode 5: We Are Family

  Hosts Scott Bowden and Brian Last celebrate the holiday season with some quality family time—a no-holds-barred discussion regarding the formation of Jimmy Hart’s notorious stable of heels, the First Family of Professional Rasslin’, baby! Sing it with us now: We...

  
• 11.21.2017

  Episode 4: Game of Thrones: The Mad King

  This week’s KFR is a family-sized bucket of extra crispy, original rasslin’ goodness packed with rare classic audio from the WHBQ wrestling days. Our adventure begins in February 1975, when Jerry Lawler has been forced into exile by promoter Jerry...

  
• 11.11.2017

  Episode 3: Today Memphis, Tomorrow the World

  World’s collide on this week’s Kentucky Fried Rasslin’ podcast when investigative journalists Scott Bowden and The Great Brian Last uncover Jerry Jarrett’s plans to unify the CWA and AWA World titles in 1980. Fresh off unraveling the Mummy last week,...

  
• 11.04.2017

  Episode 2: The King Meets The Mummy

  Join “Scary” Scott Bowden and “The Ghost” Brian Last as they unearth rare terrifying WHBQ audio of the betrayal of Jerry Lawler at the diabolical hands of manager Sam Bass in October 1974. Thrill to the action of the King...

  
• 10.28.2017

  Episode 1: Jerry Jarrett

  Join special guest Jerry Jarrett and hosts Scott Bowden and Brian Last for an in-depth, entertaining look at the crowning of the controversial King of Memphis, Jerry Lawler, featuring rare WHBQ audio clips that haven’t aired in more than 40...

  
• 10.11.2017

  Kentucky Fried Rasslin’ Podcast

  Scott Bowden’s Kentucky Fried Rasslin’ is now a podcast!