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We're Baaa-aaack! A special UNCENSORED RETURN announcement episode featuring Ray Russell (and company) from the WrestleCopia Podcast Network discussing his time away from Podcasting for the last couple of months, the insanity surrounding his time away, big RETURN news, plus Ray SHOOTS on Vince McMahon's retirement, Ric Flair's Last Match, Conrad Thompson, PHIL (AKA CM Punk), Tony Khan, Kevin Nash, Bret Hart, Naomi & Sasha Banks, Kevin Dunn, "Star Ratings", recent wrestling deaths, wrestling memes, and SO MUCH more! Once again, fair warning... This episode is uncensored/unedited, expect some use of naughty language as Ray gets back into the swing of things by releasing all of his pent-up stress on the wrestling world!

We return once again with yet another somber edition of WCNN as we take a look back at the NFL and Pro Wrestling career of Kevin Greene.

From his time in the NFL to his appearances in the WCW ring, we remember and discuss the life and times of athlete Kevin Greene as we remember him.

Thank you Kevin Greene, for your passion and energy you brought to the gridiron and the wrestling ring.
RIP

We return once again with another episode of WCNN. This time we take a look back at the wrestling career of Steve Sasser, better known in wrestling circles as Steve Casey/Steven Dane.

We discuss our time covering Sasser's time as Steve Casey in the NWA during 1989, as well as memories of his later years as Steve Dane in the USWA Dallas and GWF promotions on ESPN. Sasser, as Steve Dane, would go on to compete against Chaz Taylor in the first, and hopefully ONLY, Bungee Cord match in 1992.

RIP Steve Sasser, thank you for the childhood memories. Rest well.

We're back as a part of WCNN to pay our respects and relive our memories of actor Tom "Tiny" Lister, known within the wrestling circles as "The Human Wrecking Machine" Zeus!

We touch on Lister's amateur athletic career, his time in Hollywood, and yes, his time in the WWF as the man they called ZEUS!

Rest well, big man.
RIP Tom "Tiny" Lister

The term legend is often thrown around but in the case of Pat Patterson the moniker couldn't be more fitting. After setting the west coast on fire for more than a decade on top in singles and as a member of the famed Blonde Bombers tag team with Ray "Crippler" Stevens, Pat made the trip back east to New York to headline MSG against World Champion Bob Backlund and become the first-ever WWF Intercontinental Champion. In the 1980s, Pat would transition from an in-ring competitor to a jack of all trades behind the scenes, even creating the Royal Rumble match! No matter how you remember him, Pat did things... his way. RIP Pat!

It's another sad day in professional wrestling as we here at WrestleCopia take a look back at both the pro wrestler and the human being Tracy Smothers. Host Ray Russell begins the show with a look back at the career of the Wild-Eyed Southern Boy turned FBI member. Co-host Steve Eckstat then chimes in with his memories of Tracy's time in both SMW and the ECW. Ray then closes the show with his personal memories of his time spent with Tracy, sharing some touching stories that detail just how great of a human Smothers really was. Rather than mourn the loss, we decided to celebrate the life of the T.H.U.G., because nobody did it quite like Tracy Smothers!

RIP Tracy, we'll miss you, my friend.

We here at WrestleCopia are saddened over the loss of a true trendsetter and legend in the sport of professional wrestling. Len Rossi passed away at age 91 earlier this month and has left the wrestling world with one less star here on Earth. In this special edition on WCNN, we pay our respects to the legend as we take a brief look back at Len Rossi the man, and the wrestler. 

It’s with a heavy heart that we’ve learned of the passing of another tremendous performer, and individual. Whether you knew him as a member of the WWF’s Legion of Doom or the many years he spent as part of the Road Warriors tag team with partner Hawk, Animal will not be forgotten. 

In this very special edition of WCNN, we take a semi-brief look at the wrestling career of Joe Laurinaitis before we pay our respects and celebrate his life by sharing some of our fond memories of the Road Warriors tag team from our youth. 

We close the show with one final “What a Rush” in a piece of music we hope you’ll all enjoy.

We've also added to Twitter (@RasslnGrenade) a bunch of great images of Animal from his time as a singles competitor and his time as one half of the greatest tag team in the history of the business, The Road Warriors. 
 
 RIP Road Warrior Animal... Thank You!  

We've lost another great one. You may know him as the Southern-born Southern-bred thoroughbred, the Georgia Jawjacker, or simply as the Bullet, we bid adieu to the life of Bob Armstrong but cherish his memory and legacy in this WCNN Special celebrating the career of Bullet Bob. Host Ray Russell offers up a brief career retrospective on Armstrong and some of his more memorable periods in the ring. From there, Steve Eckstat reminisces about his fond memories of the Bullet as Commissioner of Smoky Mountain Wrestling. Truly one of the greats, you will be missed.

RIP "Bullet" Bob Armstrong... Thank You!