The Rabblecast

In April of 2023, the WWE made a deal with Endeavour Group Holdings (owners of Zuffa, which holds the UFC). The deal would culminate in a new company, TKO Group Holdings a new public company majority-owned by Endeavor, with Vince McMahon serving as executive chairman of the new entity, and Nick Khan becoming president. The merger was completed on September 12, 2023. This marks the end of the "McMahon Era" and begins a new point in the history of the WWE and the world of Professional Wrestling.

With the new deal and owners in place for the WWE could a potential CM Punk return be in the cards? After an akward exit from AEW (All Elite Wrestling) and no set destination, the rumor mill is already swirling. Is CM Punk done with Professional Wrestling? Or does he have one last run on the horizon?

All of this and much more!

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The summer season is coming to a close but the "Summer of Labor" is still in full effect. We touch upon the recent story about some shows attempting to resume production, in particular the, Drew Barrymore Show. (As of this recording, Drew Barrymore and other shows attempting to return to production have since reversed their decisions and are abiding by WGA and SAG/AFTRA guidelines for the current Hollywood Strike).

The United Auto Workers (UAW) have also decided to go on strike. This strike will affect the production of three major automobile makers in the United States: Ford Motor Company, General Motors, and Stellantis. This strike will take a different approach as the Union leaders implement a Stand Up Strike. The idea being to inflict ongoing disruption to production by calling on different regions to strike at different times. More on this as it develops.

We also talk about the news of a new reboot/remake of, The Crow (starring Bill Skarsgård and FKA twigs). Filming has apparently wrapped up about a year ago. The current Hollywood Strike leaves its release in limbo. We talk about the history of the franchise across different media and some of the actors involved in previous installments.

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On this episode, we touch on a number of different subjects. An update on the on-going WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes and some of the recenlty announced delays. How long will this continue for?

Comedy is also touched upon. In particular Whitney Cummings and her 2019 comedy special, Can I Touch It? and the reveal of her Real Doll counterpart, Bear Claw.

From there we find ourselves in the realm of Horror films. Doug tells us a crazy story of how the financial gains of, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was a blurred story up until recently. The fairly recent reveal coming from, Joe Bob Briggs (The Last Drive-In, MonsterVision) and how the film production included funding from the Colombo family of the New York Mob.

All of this and so much more!

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Bob Barker (aged 99) was the host for the longest running game show in North American television history, The Price Is Right. For decades he appeared on television giving countless contestants the opportunity to win fabulous prizes. He was also reminded the viewing audience watching at home to have their pets spayed and neutered.

Arleen Sorkin (aged 67) was an American actress, screenwriter, television presenter and comedian. As if that wasn't enough, she is also the real-life inspiration for the DC Comics villain, Harley Quinn, co-created by her friend Paul Dini on Batman: The Animated Series.

All of this and much more on this episode!

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Whenever a performer in the world of Professional Wrestling passes away, it hits home for each of us in a different way. On this episode we talk about the passing of two very talented individuals in their own right.

Terry Funk had a career that spanned more than fifty years. He helped to shape the world of Pro wrestling throughout that time. Whether it was overseas in crazy death matches, or here state side, he loved wrestling and ultimately just wanted to have fun wrestling his friends.

Bray Wyatt (Windham Rotunda) was an amazing performer. Formerly known as, Husky Harris, he re-tooled himself into one of the most memorable bad guys that the business has ever known as the leader of the cult-like Wyatt family. And again as, The Fiend. We'll never know what his full potential in the squared circle could have been as he was taken from us way too soon at the age of 36.

Both men gave us so much in their own way. As a fan, thank you for entertaining us. Thank you for all that you did for Pro Wrestling. Our condolences to their families. Rest in Peace, gentlemen.

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On this episdoe of The Rabblecast... we talk about, Slotherhouse! What could go wrong when you are running for sorority president and you take a sloth from the wild and hope for it to become your house mascot? We will find out soon as Slotherhouse comes out August 30th!

We also talk about the upcoming Netflix animated series, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off! With most of the original cast from, Scott Pilgrim vs The World returning to reprise their respective voice over roles. Scott Pilgrim Takes Off debuts on Netflix November 17th!

But wait, there's more! Marvel VFX artists move to unionize, what does it take to make a movie out of a toy?, and Doug watched Barbie!

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Join us for this grab bag of an episode! Doug and Erik run through a gauntlet of various topics: Movies, Streaming Shows (Twisted Metal on Peacock), Music Fest in PA, Comedians (who have you listened to recently?), Garth Brooks (and The Life of Chris Gaines) and more!

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We did it, we fulfilled the meme dubbed, #Barbenheimer. Doug caught a viewing of, Oppenheimer and gives us his thoughts on one of the most anticipated films of this summer. Hernandez went in for, Barbie and reacts to one of the most unexpected films of this summer.

We also take a look back at the work of one, Mr. Paul Reubens aka Pee-Wee Herman. The actor and comedian was known for, The Pee-Wee Herman Show, Pee-Wee's Playhouse, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure and many other projects.

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Barbie, Oppenheimer... did you catch them opening weekend? Well, we did not. But that won't stop us from going over their performance at the box office and some of the stories surrounding these films. Doug is set to watch Oppenheimer in the near future. Will Hernandez go to Barbie?

Also on this episode, we take quick looks at the upcoming film The Last Voyage of the Demeter (directed by André Øvredal and starring Corey Hawkins, Aisling Franciosi, Liam Cunningham, and David Dastmalchian.), Twisted Metal on Peacock streaming, and Marvel's Secret Invasion on Disney+ (SPOILERS for Secret Invasion).

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We take a look at a relatively older story in, BatmanGate. The story revolves around the legal battle between former DC artist and writer, Chris Wozniak and movie Producer, Michael Uslan. Mr. Wozniak claims that an unused Batman story idea that he had submitted to Mr. Uslan was the basis of the 2022 film, The Batman (directed by Matt Reeves and starring Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, and Paul Dano). We go over some of the details involved in this on going story.

We also take a trip down memory lane as we recall the 1997 outing of, Spawn (starring, Michael Jai White, John Leguizamo, and Martin Sheen). Honorable mention is made to the HBO animated Spawn series that ran for three seasons. And let's not forget the comics label, Image comics, that brought us the character of Spawn to begin with.

Looking forward, we talk about the upcoming Deadpool 3 movie again. New story details have leaked and everyone is getting excited about it. Let's just hope the current WGA and SAG strikes can be settle soon so that production can resume.

All of this and so much more!

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