Talking Rasslin' With Pondwater & Amy

“The Podfather” Conrad Thompson joins Pondwater Dave & Amy on Talking Rasslin’ for a conversation about wrestling fandom, collecting memorabilia, and WrestleManiaBelt.com! Hear Conrad share his passion for the history, stories, and collectibles that make being a wrestling fan so special.

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This week on Talking Rasslin' With Pondwater & Amy, we're going back to one of the greatest tag-team rivalries in professional wrestling history!Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson battled Bobby Eaton, Dennis Condrey, Stan Lane and the always-dangerous tennis racket of Jim Cornette in a rivalry that stretched from Mid-South Wrestling to Jim Crockett Promotions and helped define tag-team wrestling in the 1980s.We'll revisit the legendary Mid-South battles, Cornette getting a face full of cake, the NWA World Tag Team Championship wars, the scaffold matches, and the change from Dennis Condrey to Stan Lane.Plus, we'll break down the psychology that made these matches work. Why was Ricky Morton so good at getting an audience emotionally invested? What made Bobby Eaton such a special performer? How important was Cornette? And which version of the Midnight Express was the best?Then it's Amy's Trivia, your comments and questions, and the big debate:🏆 Were the Midnight Express and Rock 'n' Roll Express the greatest tag-team rivalry of all time?Grab a seat, turn up the volume, and get ready to mark out. It's time for Talking Rasslin' With Pondwater & Amy!

We’re heading back to World Class Championship Wrestling in 1983 and 1984 for one of the promotion’s most heated rivalries: “Gentleman” Chris Adams vs. “Gorgeous” Jimmy Garvin.We’ll look at how the feud started, why the personalities clicked so well as opponents, the role of Sunshine and Precious, the matches and angles that kept escalating, and why this rivalry became one of the defining feuds of the WCCW era.Plus, Amy has trivia, and we’ll dig into the little details that made Dallas wrestling feel larger than life.

🏆 This Week on Talking Rasslin’ with Pondwater & Amy!We're heading back to Thanksgiving night, 1983, for the historic Starrcade '83: A Flare for the Gold!We take a deep dive into Ric Flair's quest to reclaim the NWA World Heavyweight Championship from Harley Race, including the infamous $25,000 bounty Race placed on Flair's head and how Bob Orton Jr. and "Dirty" Dick Slater collected it by taking Flair out of action!Plus, Amy brings the trivia, and this week's That Boy Was Busy takes a look at Harley Race's absolutely insane wrestling schedule from July 1983!One legendary rivalry. One historic night. And a whole lot of old-school rasslin'!Jump in the Pond! 🤼‍♂️🔥

This week on Talking Rasslin’, Pondwater Dave and Amy dive into Netflix’s new four-part documentary Hulk Hogan: Real American, a look at the life, legend, contradictions, and complicated legacy of Terry Bollea. From the birth of Hulkamania and WrestleMania superstardom to Hollywood Hogan, family struggles, controversy, fame, ego, and the blurred line between the man and the gimmick, this documentary gives us plenty to unpack.Was this a true look behind the curtain, or another coat of red-and-yellow paint on the Hulk Hogan myth machine? Dave and Amy break down what worked, what felt missing, and why Hogan remains one of wrestling’s most important, most debated, and most impossible-to-ignore figures.Grab your vitamins, say your prayers, and join us as we ask the big question: who was the real American: Hulk Hogan, Terry Bollea, or the story wrestling fans chose to believe?

The past hits hard… the present hits fast.This week on Talking Rasslin’ with Pondwater & Amy, we dive back into The Curse of the Von Erichs Part 2… and it doesn’t get any easier.We break down the next chapter of one of wrestling’s most tragic and powerful family stories—what hit harder, what surprised us, and the moments that still stick with you after the credits roll.Then we shift gears to today’s wrestling landscape as we talk about the latest WWE releases—who’s gone, what it means for the roster, and where some of these talents could land next.As always, expect strong opinions, deep dives, and a few moments that go completely off the rails.🎙️ Join Pondwater Dave & Amy for another back porch breakdown of wrestling past and present.Ask

This week on Talking Rasslin’, Pondwater Dave & Amy take a deep dive into the powerful first episode of A&E Biography: The Curse of the Von Erichs.From the rise of the Von Erich dynasty to the emotional weight behind one of wrestling’s most tragic family stories, we break down what A&E got right… and where we think they could’ve gone deeper.But the biggest moment of the episode? A major bombshell revelation about Fritz Von Erich that completely changes how parts of this story are viewed.Did the episode truly capture the legacy of World Class Championship Wrestling? Did it do justice to David Von Erich and the family’s impact on the business?Join us as we share our thoughts, reactions, and perspective on one of the most talked-about wrestling documentaries in years.

This week on Talking Rasslin’, Pondwater & Amy are diving into one of the biggest debates in wrestling… 🤼‍♂️🔥WWE released their list of the 50 Greatest WrestleMania Matches of All Time, and we’re breaking down the TOP 10!Do they got it right?Who got snubbed?And what matches deserve to be #1?Expect strong opinions, classic moments, and plenty of RASSLIN’ TALK as we debate some of the greatest matches to ever happen on the Grandest Stage of Them All.💬 PLUS: We’re taking your thoughts LIVE from the chat—so come argue with us!👉 Join us and let’s settle it…What REALLY are the greatest WrestleMania matches ever? 🎙️💥

This week on Talking Rasslin’, we’re kicking off a brand-new series: “The 100 Best Matches To See Before You Die”, based on WWE’s 2014 ranking.✅ Week One covers matches #91–100We’ll break down what made the list, what still holds up, what we’d move around, and which picks might have you yelling at your screen (the fun kind).Drop your thoughts in the comments: Which match from 91–100 deserves a higher spot… and which one doesn’t belong?#TalkingRasslin #WrestlingMatches #WWE #BestMatches #ProWrestling #MarkoutMoments

This week on Talking Rasslin’, Pondwater Dave and Amy shine the spotlight on some of the most underrated managers in wrestling history. Everyone talks about Bobby Heenan and Jimmy Hart, but who are the managers that deserve more credit?We’ll discuss names that helped shape the business but don’t always get the recognition they deserve.Plus, Pondwater recaps a wild weekend featuring:Bayou Independent WrestlingThe baseball circus that is the Savannah BananasWrestling road stories and behind-the-scenes chaosIt’s another fun mix of wrestling history, stories from the road, and plenty of laughs.