Titans of Wrestling

Titans of Wrestling

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Titans of Wrestling episodes

  • Titans of Wrestling #3: WWF June to July 1979

    Originally released August 31, 2013

    On the docket tonight:

    06-09 TITO SANTANA vs MOOSE MONROE CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

    06-23 TED DIBIASE vs PAT PATTERSON NORTH AMERICAN TITLE CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
    07-79 JAY STRONGBOW PROMO WWF TV
    07-21 JAY STRONGBOW vs GREG VALENTINE PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM
    07-21 BOB BACKLUND/IVAN PUTSKI vs VALIANTS TAG TITLE PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM
    07-21 PAT PATTERSON vs TED DIBIASE NORTH AMERICAN TITLE PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM
    07-26 ANDRE THE GIANT/TED DIBIASE vs JERRY VALIANT/BARON SCICLUNA ATLANTIC CITY

    Some other topics include:

    - Bios for Tito Santana, Moose Monroe, Pat Patterson, Jay Strongbow, Baron Scicluna and Andre

    - Yet more Gentleman Jerry Valiant detail
    - More cheap innuendos than a Village People convention
    - Some pretty major disagreements over a particular match

    1 hr 53 min
  • Titans of Wrestling #2: WWF March to June 1979

    Originally released August 17, 2013

    On the docket tonight:

    03-26 BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs IVAN KOLOFF MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
    03-26 ALBANO/VALIANTS vs ZBYSZKO/GAREA/DUSTY RHODES MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
    03-26 PETER MAIVIA vs IVAN PUTSKI MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
    03-79 VALIANTS/ALBANO, PUTSKI, MAIVIA/BLASSIE PROMOS WWF TV
    04-14 GREG VALENTINE vs SD JONES CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
    04-79 TED DIBIASE, VALIANTS PROMOS WWF TV
    04-14 VALIANTS vs TED DIBIASE/FRED CURRY/STEVE TRAVIS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
    06-02 NIKOLAI VOLKOFF vs JOSE ESTRADA CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
    06-04 BOB BACKLUND vs GREAT HUSSEIN ARAB WWF TITLE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

    Some other topics include:

    -  Introductions to the 'three wise men' of wrestling podcasting, Johnny  Sorrow, Kelly Nelson (aka Ricky Jackson) and Pete Shirmacher (aka shoe)
    - Celebrating countout wins
    - Pak Song
    - More Gentleman Jerry Valiant detail
    - Fred Blassie awesomeness and fashion plates

    2 hr 25 min
  • Titans of Wrestling #1: WWWF January to March 1979

    Originally released August 8, 2013. Listen at your own peril. It gets better with #2

    On the docket tonight:

    01-27 LARRY ZBYSZKO vs JOHNNY VALIANT ALL STAR WRESTLING
    01-27 LARRY ZBYSZKO vs IVAN KOLOFF CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
    02-79 BOB BACKLUND, GREG VALENTINE/WIZARD PROMOS WWF TV
    02-19 BOB BACKLUND vs GREG VALENTINE WWF TITLE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
    03-24 TONY GAREA/LARRY ZBYSZKO vs VALIANTS TAG TITLE CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
    03-26 BOB BACKLUND vs GREG VALENTINE WWF TITLE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

    Some other topics include:

    - James's background as a fan and his reasons for making the 79-83 WWF comp
    - The Three Wise Men of the East
    - Arnold Skaaland and his cushy job
    - The many partners of Tony Garea
    - Late 80s Vince's evil conspiracy to bury the atomic drop as a finisher
    -  How cards were structured and whether we can truly credit Backlund with  drawing during his reign (and considering Larry Matysik's take)

    1 hr 42 min
  • Titans of Wrestling #0: A Titans Primer

    Originally released May 19, 2014

    Holy retcon Batman! Parv, Pete, Johnny and Kelly make  like DC Comics and reset the clock on the Titans universe. It's EPISODE  ZERO!

    This episode is intended as a general introduction to Titans  of Wrestling for newcomers, but there is still plenty to enjoy for  existing fans.

    The Titans starters match sampler:

    07-21-79 Greg Valentine vs Chief Jay Strongbow (Strap match), Philadelphia Spectrum

    01-10-81 Bob Backlund vs Sgt. Slaughter, Philadelphia Spectrum
    06-21-75 The Blackjacks vs Victor Rivera and Dominic Denucci, Hamburg, PA; Fieldhouse

    This show also includes:

    - General introductions to each of the Titans

    - Titans Terminology: a beginner's guide to our lingo, heros, in-jokes, and former failed segments
    - Quantum Leaping Lanny Poffo!
    - The mysteries of the Fu Manchu moustache
    - And much much more

    2 hr 19 min

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Podcast originally ran from August 2013 to February 2017