WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:02.040 Hey, just quickly, fans want to let you know that 2 00:00:02.120 --> 00:00:04.280 a lot of this episode was recorded before we hit 3 00:00:04.280 --> 00:00:07.960 the ground in Minneapolis for Summer Slam, for our tour 4 00:00:07.960 --> 00:00:10.679 of Verne Gania's house, our special event at Mall of America. 5 00:00:10.720 --> 00:00:12.720 All of the excitement we brought to the Twin Cities, 6 00:00:13.119 --> 00:00:15.160 and we did a ton of on the ground reporting 7 00:00:15.160 --> 00:00:18.600 and interviewing about Hulk's AWA days and just verne stature 8 00:00:18.600 --> 00:00:20.920 in the city. All of it in its entirety is 9 00:00:20.960 --> 00:00:24.160 available in travelog format on our Patreon of course Patreon 10 00:00:24.199 --> 00:00:27.039 dot com slash the Lapsed Fan, but also wanted to 11 00:00:27.120 --> 00:00:29.920 let you know that we were able to post several interviews. 12 00:00:30.399 --> 00:00:32.600 Hopefully you've seen them in the main feed. We called 13 00:00:32.600 --> 00:00:36.159 it the complete Hulk Hogan Tales from Minneapolis all put 14 00:00:36.159 --> 00:00:40.560 together in one episode, with folks that were recalling Hulk 15 00:00:40.560 --> 00:00:44.640 in the AWA and beyond, Baron von Rashki, Greg Gania. 16 00:00:44.679 --> 00:00:48.359 We finally got Greg. We talked to Dan Spivey about Hogan. 17 00:00:48.399 --> 00:00:51.479 We talked to the grappler Len Denton about Hogan. We 18 00:00:51.520 --> 00:00:53.960 talked to John Nord who had great insight, the Berserker, 19 00:00:54.159 --> 00:00:56.640 the Viking, call them what you will about Hulk in 20 00:00:56.679 --> 00:01:00.000 the AWA. We also talked to mister Kennedy Slash Anderson, 21 00:01:00.240 --> 00:01:02.880 who of course worked with Hulk and TNA when the 22 00:01:02.920 --> 00:01:05.519 Hogan Bischoff regime was going. So in case you missed 23 00:01:05.519 --> 00:01:07.359 those or weren't quite sure what that was in the feed, 24 00:01:07.799 --> 00:01:10.200 that's some one of a kind content we're bringing you 25 00:01:10.239 --> 00:01:12.159 as part of the complete and we also included as 26 00:01:12.239 --> 00:01:15.439 part of that our tour of Vern Gania's Lake Minnetonka 27 00:01:15.480 --> 00:01:17.920 mants which still stands but as an office for the 28 00:01:17.920 --> 00:01:21.359 Parks District that all those years ago took the property 29 00:01:21.400 --> 00:01:24.400 by eminent domain. We actually got to talk to Greg 30 00:01:24.760 --> 00:01:26.719 a bit about that if you listened to the great piece. 31 00:01:27.159 --> 00:01:30.359 And then we included audio of our house tour of 32 00:01:30.400 --> 00:01:33.879 the Ganya Mansion from our homie Zach at the Three 33 00:01:33.920 --> 00:01:36.599 Parts Three River Parks District, who was able to take 34 00:01:36.680 --> 00:01:39.560 us through all of them, the ins and outs of 35 00:01:39.640 --> 00:01:42.719 what it took to procure the property and how Vern 36 00:01:42.799 --> 00:01:45.879 pushed back. It's fascinating stuff, so we take you through that. 37 00:01:46.280 --> 00:01:49.120 And we also got some time at the bar at Mancini's, 38 00:01:49.159 --> 00:01:51.120 which is where a lot of the AWA wrestlers would 39 00:01:51.120 --> 00:01:53.480 go back in the day after the matches at Saint Paul, 40 00:01:54.359 --> 00:01:56.439 who had a ton of recollections going all the way 41 00:01:56.480 --> 00:01:59.079 back to the seventies of how Vern and Wally Carbo 42 00:01:59.120 --> 00:02:01.319 were in the territory, all the guys that came through, 43 00:02:01.480 --> 00:02:03.719 Hulk showing up, and how the way he would deal 44 00:02:03.760 --> 00:02:06.879 with the public at the Steakhouse differed from the way 45 00:02:06.879 --> 00:02:09.000 someone like an Andre the Giant would deal with them. 46 00:02:09.680 --> 00:02:12.159 It's stuff we're pretty proud of and we're only able 47 00:02:12.199 --> 00:02:14.560 to do because of your support. Plus the Mall of 48 00:02:14.560 --> 00:02:17.039 America show, and if you would like to hear audio 49 00:02:17.199 --> 00:02:20.280 of our live show at the Mall of America, including 50 00:02:20.319 --> 00:02:23.199 not only the conversation with Wade Keller, but three great 51 00:02:23.319 --> 00:02:26.360 former Mall of America executives who were at the Mall 52 00:02:26.560 --> 00:02:29.360 when WCW was putting together the first Nitro in nineteen 53 00:02:29.439 --> 00:02:32.199 ninety five and getting Postumania organized and all of that. 54 00:02:32.520 --> 00:02:34.759 They joined us as part of a panel discussion. It 55 00:02:34.840 --> 00:02:37.400 was wonderful to get their memories, which were really cool 56 00:02:37.840 --> 00:02:40.560 about dealing with these wacky wrestlers to set up that 57 00:02:40.560 --> 00:02:42.840 one of a kind event at Mall of America. One 58 00:02:42.879 --> 00:02:45.879 of them even served in kind of the transition phase 59 00:02:46.000 --> 00:02:49.520 of Jesse Ventorre's run as governor in Minnesota in nineteen 60 00:02:49.599 --> 00:02:52.479 ninety eight and had some great stories about let's just 61 00:02:52.479 --> 00:02:55.360 say how differently it felt when a wrestler got into 62 00:02:55.400 --> 00:02:58.159 the governor's office. So the Mall of America show, the 63 00:02:58.199 --> 00:03:01.240 audio of that is available for per just on Patreon. 64 00:03:01.759 --> 00:03:04.759 If you're a member of our MOAT tier, you're already 65 00:03:04.800 --> 00:03:07.960 in receipt of that file and thanks very much for 66 00:03:08.000 --> 00:03:10.439 your support, and those out there in the Solar System 67 00:03:10.439 --> 00:03:13.479 who are in that tip top tier might consider upgrading, 68 00:03:13.479 --> 00:03:16.680 because that's the kind of stuff we make sure to 69 00:03:16.759 --> 00:03:18.639 keep in mind when it comes to who gets what 70 00:03:19.120 --> 00:03:21.560 as we try to make all this somehow pencil out. 71 00:03:22.159 --> 00:03:24.800 But if you'd like to purchase audio of that live show, 72 00:03:24.800 --> 00:03:27.599 as we've done for our prior live shows, we've made 73 00:03:27.639 --> 00:03:30.000 available the audio for purchase as well if you're not 74 00:03:30.039 --> 00:03:32.520 in the MOAT tier, So do encourage you to check 75 00:03:32.520 --> 00:03:35.159 all that out at patreon dot com. Slash the lapsed 76 00:03:35.240 --> 00:03:37.879 fan at the Ball of America side of the first Nitro, 77 00:03:38.000 --> 00:03:40.639 of course, we welcomed in Wade Keller from the Pro 78 00:03:40.680 --> 00:03:43.439 Wrestling Torch was in Twin Cities, guy who had wonderful 79 00:03:43.439 --> 00:03:46.759 recollections of covering the opening of the mall the first 80 00:03:46.840 --> 00:03:49.000 Nitro in nineteen ninety five, as well as the opening 81 00:03:49.159 --> 00:03:52.280 of Hulk Coogan's famed and failed Pastamania concept in the 82 00:03:52.280 --> 00:03:54.759 food court of the mall. And then we trek down 83 00:03:54.960 --> 00:03:57.280 to the rotunda that you've all seen on the first 84 00:03:57.319 --> 00:04:00.000 episode of Nitro in ninety five, and we're able to 85 00:04:00.080 --> 00:04:03.960 surprise our fans with an appearance by Alex Luger, who, 86 00:04:04.039 --> 00:04:06.919 as best as he could, recollected his walking out as 87 00:04:06.960 --> 00:04:10.280 the big unforgettable surprise on that first episode of Nitro. 88 00:04:10.439 --> 00:04:13.400 It's it's a weekend we won't soon forget and want 89 00:04:13.400 --> 00:04:15.319 to thank everybody for it, and wanted to put this 90 00:04:15.360 --> 00:04:18.560 message into this episode because a lot of the things 91 00:04:18.600 --> 00:04:20.319 that we were able to do, and again a lot 92 00:04:20.360 --> 00:04:22.040 of this was recorded before we hit the ground. But 93 00:04:22.079 --> 00:04:24.279 we'll be back soon with you looking back on that 94 00:04:24.360 --> 00:04:27.920 experience and continuing our march through the Complete hul Cogan. 95 00:04:43.800 --> 00:04:47.720 It's the Lapsed Fan Wrestling podcast special report. The Lapsed 96 00:04:47.720 --> 00:04:52.560 Fan presents the Complete Hull Cogan, a real American story. 97 00:04:52.959 --> 00:04:55.000 We're brought to you by Garage Pierre Well. 98 00:04:55.000 --> 00:04:57.879 Continue to rampage through the year nineteen eighty one on 99 00:04:57.920 --> 00:05:01.000 the Complete Hulk Cogan as the a way is firmly 100 00:05:01.000 --> 00:05:03.079 now Hogan Country Boss. It's Hogan Land. 101 00:05:04.199 --> 00:05:06.959 Ah, yes it is, yes, uh name I think of 102 00:05:06.959 --> 00:05:10.959 the name Hogan Soda. 103 00:05:09.519 --> 00:05:12.120 Hogan is that? 104 00:05:12.319 --> 00:05:12.560 Uh? 105 00:05:13.160 --> 00:05:15.040 Is that what they ended up doing with real American beer? 106 00:05:21.000 --> 00:05:22.319 That's one thing. I don't think he ever did a 107 00:05:22.360 --> 00:05:24.240 Hogan soda. That's true. That's true. I don't think so. 108 00:05:24.279 --> 00:05:26.000 I don't think he'd need a Hulka Pop or anything 109 00:05:26.000 --> 00:05:26.560 like the right. 110 00:05:27.040 --> 00:05:29.920 But the Twin Peak Cities for sure, as he's now 111 00:05:29.920 --> 00:05:32.319 firmly established as a baby face, he's cupping the ear, 112 00:05:32.560 --> 00:05:36.160 he's slamming fat guys, he's taking on Jesse Ventura, he's 113 00:05:37.079 --> 00:05:39.680 using his powers for good. It's a whole new page 114 00:05:39.680 --> 00:05:41.839 for Hulk Hogan and there really is no turning back. 115 00:05:43.279 --> 00:05:46.279 But there's also the Japan side of the coin, isn't there? Yeap, Yes, 116 00:05:46.319 --> 00:05:49.560 there is. There always is, because we first started to 117 00:05:49.600 --> 00:05:56.639 detect there's always there's always the yen the end of 118 00:05:56.680 --> 00:05:59.079 the yang. Is that what you meant? Yes? 119 00:05:59.839 --> 00:05:59.920 Uh? 120 00:06:01.600 --> 00:06:05.120 And we detected a lot of that first signs of 121 00:06:05.800 --> 00:06:09.360 experimenting with baby face stuff there in Japan, where for 122 00:06:09.360 --> 00:06:12.199 some reason they just took to him as this charismatic 123 00:06:12.319 --> 00:06:16.600 blonde guy jin massive muscles who came around frequently enough 124 00:06:16.639 --> 00:06:18.560 that they could kind of get a sense that this 125 00:06:18.600 --> 00:06:22.399 guy really likes Japan. But the Kanji spelling of his 126 00:06:22.480 --> 00:06:25.079 name on his black trunks and everything, and teaming up 127 00:06:25.079 --> 00:06:28.959 with a legend to those people like Stan Hansen. But 128 00:06:29.000 --> 00:06:32.120 it's kind of an awkward deal because vern Gangha, forever 129 00:06:32.160 --> 00:06:34.160 and ever, dating back to when he was active as 130 00:06:34.160 --> 00:06:36.600 a wrestler, was aligned with Giant Baba and the All 131 00:06:36.720 --> 00:06:40.040 Japan Pro Wrestling Office, mortal enemies of Antonio and Oki 132 00:06:40.120 --> 00:06:44.720 and New Japan Pro Wrestling right but by now Hulkgan 133 00:06:44.839 --> 00:06:49.639 is firmly established as a mainstay foreign superstar in New Japan, 134 00:06:50.120 --> 00:06:52.040 having just wrestled as we talked about last time and 135 00:06:52.160 --> 00:06:55.920 Tonio and Oki one more time in a rather even 136 00:06:56.040 --> 00:06:59.439 keeled bout with Hogan showing a ton of babyface fire 137 00:07:00.079 --> 00:07:03.680 and a sign of what was to come. So there 138 00:07:03.720 --> 00:07:06.519 is that promotional war in the Land of the Rising 139 00:07:06.560 --> 00:07:09.759 Sun that Hulkegan advertently or inadvertly kind of is going 140 00:07:09.759 --> 00:07:12.600 to find himself in the middle of. As nineteen eighty 141 00:07:12.639 --> 00:07:15.560 one starts to draw to a close and summer becomes 142 00:07:15.639 --> 00:07:18.920 fall and It's going to play out in a way 143 00:07:19.160 --> 00:07:22.920 that positions Hulk Hogan as big as he feels in 144 00:07:22.959 --> 00:07:24.920 the AWA at this point, boss as big as he 145 00:07:24.920 --> 00:07:28.199 felt in Chase Stadium position Hulk Hogan be that much 146 00:07:28.240 --> 00:07:32.079 bigger of a star when you consider where he stands John, 147 00:07:32.879 --> 00:07:36.199 because there's going to be talent raids, there's going to 148 00:07:36.199 --> 00:07:40.759 be subterfuge, and the Hulkster is really going to have 149 00:07:40.800 --> 00:07:44.480 a decision to make here in nineteen eighty one, at 150 00:07:44.480 --> 00:07:48.079 a time when everything seems to be changing. Japan is 151 00:07:48.120 --> 00:07:50.959 going to force him to make a decision. And it's 152 00:07:51.000 --> 00:07:53.759 you know, it's kind that driving. 153 00:07:55.920 --> 00:08:15.199 Bromer need Bean Bean Bean ne ween ween. 154 00:08:26.199 --> 00:08:29.079 Hands in the Giant and the Butcher too, Yes, very 155 00:08:29.120 --> 00:08:34.159 much a trinity of top flight opponents for whole Cocin 156 00:08:34.159 --> 00:08:36.399 and Japan ones that helped make him in so many ways. 157 00:08:36.399 --> 00:08:39.960 And you wonder how the Butcher is the Butcher not 158 00:08:40.200 --> 00:08:44.039 in all Japan. Well, things are about to change on 159 00:08:44.080 --> 00:08:47.080 that front as well. We are going to turn to 160 00:08:47.679 --> 00:08:51.879 is the Butcher even created yet? Oh God, happened till 161 00:08:51.919 --> 00:08:58.240 nineteen ninety four? Butcher Butcher d Boulder and a w A. 162 00:08:58.360 --> 00:08:58.759 You mean. 163 00:09:01.039 --> 00:09:03.759 It certainly butchered his name in the press, the dizzy 164 00:09:03.799 --> 00:09:07.960 Butcher at Boulder. Yeah, what's the worst quality a butcher 165 00:09:08.000 --> 00:09:14.919 could have? Dizziness exactly. It's like the dizzy proctologist, dizzy 166 00:09:15.360 --> 00:09:22.200 dizzy ed butcher beefcake. So this is going to be momentous. 167 00:09:22.720 --> 00:09:25.720 And the hul Cog and Stan Hanson duo that's done 168 00:09:25.720 --> 00:09:28.200 so much to establish the hulkstors of bona fide superstar 169 00:09:28.240 --> 00:09:31.679 in Japan is about to split, and it's going to 170 00:09:31.720 --> 00:09:35.120 have everything to do with the shifting sands of Japanese wrestling, 171 00:09:35.120 --> 00:09:38.200 which always seems to be about a decade ahead of 172 00:09:38.240 --> 00:09:43.919 the United States in terms of the way politics develop, 173 00:09:44.759 --> 00:09:48.559 the way alliances form, YEP, the way the entering style evolves, 174 00:09:49.960 --> 00:09:54.519 and everybody talks about precursors to the nWo happening in 175 00:09:54.519 --> 00:09:57.120 New Japan. Who you know, an Oki loved him an 176 00:09:57.120 --> 00:10:00.480 invading force man. He loved nothing more than an angle 177 00:10:00.480 --> 00:10:03.919 where a bunch of wrestlers still held allegiance to another 178 00:10:03.960 --> 00:10:06.200 company than New Japan and wrestled in New Japan, be at. 179 00:10:06.120 --> 00:10:08.480 The UWF, be at the IWE. 180 00:10:09.320 --> 00:10:12.840 And all the different factions, the shooting factions that sprouted 181 00:10:12.919 --> 00:10:14.720 up and we're going to get a taste of that actually, 182 00:10:14.720 --> 00:10:17.279 because Hogan and Hansen and what will be the final 183 00:10:17.320 --> 00:10:20.919 match in which they serve as a team that we 184 00:10:20.919 --> 00:10:24.639 will look at here shortly on the complete Hulkgan takes 185 00:10:24.639 --> 00:10:27.799 on two guys who are associated with a rival group 186 00:10:27.799 --> 00:10:31.200 called the IWE that had kind of faltered. It had 187 00:10:31.240 --> 00:10:33.399 been around forever to where Andre got to start in Japan, 188 00:10:34.279 --> 00:10:36.840 but once it faltered, they still kept the three letters alive. 189 00:10:36.919 --> 00:10:39.399 Imagine that. Imagine if you could keep you no, I 190 00:10:39.399 --> 00:10:41.879 don't know, WCW alive and make people care I know, 191 00:10:42.120 --> 00:10:44.720 and you will care about the wrestlers who wear the badge. 192 00:10:46.000 --> 00:10:49.279 Japan always knew how to do it, and that will 193 00:10:49.559 --> 00:10:54.639 be another cross current in the position Hulkgan finds himself in. 194 00:10:55.320 --> 00:10:57.759 But if we're going to do this, you know, we 195 00:10:57.799 --> 00:10:59.879 don't have access to Kire in Eachuban. 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He just 228 00:12:38.440 --> 00:12:45.639 can't stop, he can't stop not letting us feel comfortable, right, 229 00:12:45.799 --> 00:12:48.120 not letting us put down stakes in a particular area 230 00:12:48.159 --> 00:12:50.879 for too long. As long as it might seem, I 231 00:12:51.000 --> 00:12:54.440 still am surprised when we're already at a point when 232 00:12:54.480 --> 00:12:57.360 he's leaving a territory. It's like, really, that's that's all 233 00:12:57.360 --> 00:13:00.960 he did, And it's not nothing, but it's it doesn't 234 00:13:01.000 --> 00:13:03.720 match the memory of or at least the impression you 235 00:13:03.759 --> 00:13:07.200 have understanding the broad strokes of his career and feeling 236 00:13:07.240 --> 00:13:08.840 like he spent I don't know, five six years in 237 00:13:08.879 --> 00:13:11.759 a given territory. It's like maybe a year and a half, 238 00:13:14.559 --> 00:13:19.639 is it, really? Yeah, I mean pretty much long November 239 00:13:19.679 --> 00:13:22.240 seventy nine to Yeah, I guess so A eighty one. 240 00:13:22.279 --> 00:13:24.080 I mean it's a little more than that, but that's 241 00:13:24.159 --> 00:13:26.879 kind of crazy. The ABA in full swing in the 242 00:13:26.879 --> 00:13:30.279 New Japan situation about to be put to the test. 243 00:13:30.320 --> 00:13:33.759 He returns after where we left you last time, the 244 00:13:33.840 --> 00:13:37.240 Body Slam Challenge match with Jerry Blackwell in Minneapolis to 245 00:13:37.399 --> 00:13:40.600 New Japan in October of nineteen and eighty one. October 246 00:13:40.600 --> 00:13:44.080 eighth to be exact as New Japan ran yet another 247 00:13:45.039 --> 00:13:51.519 MSG series with foreign wrestlers. Is Actually it's towards the 248 00:13:51.519 --> 00:13:54.799 Tokon series, built more around New Japan versus the aforementioned 249 00:13:55.320 --> 00:13:59.440 IWE group in October. Starting on October eighth, Stan Hanson 250 00:13:59.440 --> 00:14:03.279 and Hulkog team again against the dynamic duo of Dino 251 00:14:03.320 --> 00:14:05.399 Bravo and Ricki Choshu Boss. I know you've wanted to 252 00:14:05.399 --> 00:14:07.120 see those two team up for a very long time. 253 00:14:07.320 --> 00:14:09.799 It's it's a dream. It's a dream combination if I've 254 00:14:09.840 --> 00:14:12.799 ever had one, and I can't tell you, I can't 255 00:14:12.799 --> 00:14:15.759 tell you how tickled pink I am that it actually 256 00:14:15.840 --> 00:14:17.279 fucking occurred in Japan. 257 00:14:17.679 --> 00:14:20.480 October ninth, nineteen eighty one at Correkuwen Hall, Hogan defeats 258 00:14:20.519 --> 00:14:23.440 Saijisaka Guchi by counting out. October tenth, he defeats strong 259 00:14:23.480 --> 00:14:27.039 Kobyashi in Yokohama October eleventh, and a non Tokashima Anoki, 260 00:14:27.159 --> 00:14:30.200 Kantaro Hoshino and Strong Kobyashi take on the team of 261 00:14:30.279 --> 00:14:32.679 Hulk Kogan, Dick Murdock and Steve Travis that ends without 262 00:14:32.679 --> 00:14:35.559 a winner as a double count out. October twelfth, nineteen 263 00:14:35.600 --> 00:14:38.240 eighty one. In Kochi, Hogan defeats Strong Kobyashi again his 264 00:14:38.320 --> 00:14:41.200 very first televised opponent in New Japan. Here on the 265 00:14:41.240 --> 00:14:45.000 rematch October thirteenth, and Kurde Hyoshima Anoki Choshu in Fujinami 266 00:14:45.080 --> 00:14:47.600 defeat Billy Krusher, Hulkogan and Steve Travis in a six 267 00:14:47.639 --> 00:14:50.879 man tag October fourteenth, nineteen eighty one, and Kumamoto has 268 00:14:50.879 --> 00:14:54.440 Anoki Choshi in Kobyashi defeating Dino Bravo, Billy Krusher, and Hulkogan. 269 00:14:54.720 --> 00:14:58.200 October fifteenth, eighty one. In Saseeba Nagasaki Anoki Choshu in 270 00:14:58.200 --> 00:15:02.360 Fujinami defeat Billy Krusher, Cogan and Tim Taltree. October sixteenth, 271 00:15:02.399 --> 00:15:05.080 eighty one, Oita Hogan and Dick Murdoch the fifth the 272 00:15:05.080 --> 00:15:08.960 team of Yoshiaki, Fujiwara and Strong Kobayashi. So that's the 273 00:15:08.960 --> 00:15:11.440 tour that he's making his way back to Japan for 274 00:15:11.639 --> 00:15:14.519 and again, these frequent visits are winning him a spot 275 00:15:14.559 --> 00:15:17.320 in the hearts and the minds of the Japanese fans, 276 00:15:17.360 --> 00:15:19.639 and perhaps we'll hear that come through as we take 277 00:15:19.639 --> 00:15:22.200 a look at some tape here on this installment of 278 00:15:22.240 --> 00:15:24.759 the Complete it's October ninth, nineteen eighty one, New Japan 279 00:15:24.759 --> 00:15:28.159 Pro Wrestling, Tokyo. It's New Japan versus iwe Hulk Hogan 280 00:15:28.200 --> 00:15:30.559 and Stan Hansen for what will be the last time, 281 00:15:30.559 --> 00:15:33.639 And I think, wow, so last time on tape that 282 00:15:33.639 --> 00:15:36.600 we have with these two wrestle as a tag team. 283 00:15:36.600 --> 00:15:38.399 As we go through November, I think we're going to 284 00:15:38.519 --> 00:15:41.960 note another instance where they team together. Maybe we'll be 285 00:15:42.000 --> 00:15:45.080 able to declear the final one, but it's been it's 286 00:15:45.080 --> 00:15:47.399 been a lot. Before we click play. I just like 287 00:15:47.440 --> 00:15:50.399 your thoughts and impressions having come into the Complete Hulkgan 288 00:15:50.440 --> 00:15:54.480 presumably cold about the Stan Hanson Hulkogan history. Yes, well, 289 00:15:54.519 --> 00:15:56.559 what have you made of what you've seen? Well? 290 00:15:56.679 --> 00:16:01.519 Given that, I mean, excuse me, what to me? First 291 00:16:01.559 --> 00:16:04.840 of all, I certainly have loved the the two of 292 00:16:04.879 --> 00:16:06.639 them together. The two of them together was never something 293 00:16:06.639 --> 00:16:08.919 that I was aware of it was. It was probably 294 00:16:08.919 --> 00:16:11.039 the firstest thing from my mind, to be quite honest. 295 00:16:11.559 --> 00:16:16.679 But given how they would wrestle each other in matches 296 00:16:16.720 --> 00:16:24.000 in Japan later on and be featured on WWEE shows 297 00:16:24.559 --> 00:16:29.039 you know in Japan, and on fucking Hulk Mania tapes 298 00:16:30.039 --> 00:16:33.399 from Japan, you know, like you know that that stand. 299 00:16:33.720 --> 00:16:38.320 I'm it adds so much more flavor and history and 300 00:16:38.440 --> 00:16:43.480 story to the relationship and really adds an interesting dynamic 301 00:16:44.480 --> 00:16:47.000 to them going from being a team to competing each 302 00:16:47.000 --> 00:16:49.000 other in actually, in many ways, I guess you could say, 303 00:16:49.320 --> 00:16:51.879 I don't know if we're gonna see a if we're 304 00:16:51.919 --> 00:16:55.279 going to see a turn here in this match, but hell, 305 00:16:55.320 --> 00:16:59.720 it follows the typical Hulk Hogan storyline if they do, 306 00:16:59.759 --> 00:17:01.519 if you turned on each other, or at least in 307 00:17:01.759 --> 00:17:04.839 the same regard, you have a Hogan friend becoming a 308 00:17:04.880 --> 00:17:05.480 Hogan enemy. 309 00:17:06.480 --> 00:17:07.960 Yeah, it doesn't quite go down that way, but I 310 00:17:08.759 --> 00:17:10.799 think it might have. I mean, we see them building 311 00:17:10.839 --> 00:17:12.640 it in New York in early nineteen year and one 312 00:17:13.119 --> 00:17:15.640 with Fred Lassey's siding with Stan Hansen, and you know, 313 00:17:15.680 --> 00:17:18.000 the magazines and some of the interviews intimating that Hulk 314 00:17:18.000 --> 00:17:22.160 Cogan doesn't necessarily appreciate that, and again indications that if 315 00:17:22.160 --> 00:17:23.640 he'd stayed in New York a little longer, they may 316 00:17:23.640 --> 00:17:25.519 have turned him face there, might not know how to 317 00:17:25.519 --> 00:17:28.359 go to Urn to go through this whole reaturation, right, 318 00:17:29.759 --> 00:17:32.400 But yeah, it's it's interesting. So you knew about the 319 00:17:32.400 --> 00:17:34.359 Hogan Hanson match. I don't remember. We talked about it 320 00:17:34.440 --> 00:17:36.440 years ago on the show. You remember the Hogan Hansen 321 00:17:36.440 --> 00:17:38.720 match from Japan being on the Whole Comanitia VHS tape. 322 00:17:39.000 --> 00:17:43.440 It was on hulk Comania six. No, no, either Hukemania 323 00:17:43.440 --> 00:17:46.640 six and Holmania Forever. But it's the show from the 324 00:17:46.880 --> 00:17:49.960 uh you know, the the Egg Dome, the Summit, the 325 00:17:49.960 --> 00:17:53.599 Summit Show. Yes, yeah, it's that match, that main event, 326 00:17:53.680 --> 00:17:57.440 and it's I honestly that's that when we did the 327 00:17:57.640 --> 00:18:00.359 when we did the Paying Off the Pacific and we 328 00:18:00.400 --> 00:18:05.039 did that show, that was I believe it that the 329 00:18:05.160 --> 00:18:08.640 version that I put on our compilation of that of 330 00:18:08.640 --> 00:18:12.359 that event is from the Whole Comania whichever whole Comedic 331 00:18:12.400 --> 00:18:13.480 cassette that was from. 332 00:18:13.599 --> 00:18:15.200 And so your point is, yeah, you see that and 333 00:18:15.200 --> 00:18:19.200 it's like, Wow, he wrestled Hanson in Japan, not realizing 334 00:18:19.200 --> 00:18:21.400 how much more that would have meant to the Japanese 335 00:18:21.400 --> 00:18:22.799 wrestling fans who had a memory. 336 00:18:23.039 --> 00:18:24.599 I thought it was simply the greatest match I've ever 337 00:18:24.640 --> 00:18:26.720 seen Hulk Cogan wrestle in my life. At that point, 338 00:18:27.200 --> 00:18:29.160 I didn't realize there was history leading up to it. 339 00:18:29.240 --> 00:18:32.200 They go pretty hard, what's so great about it? I mean, 340 00:18:32.279 --> 00:18:34.799 it's just it's Hogan on a different level. It's it's 341 00:18:35.119 --> 00:18:39.319 it's really early eighties Hogan, the aggressiveness of early eighties 342 00:18:39.359 --> 00:18:47.759 Hogan in against an even harder opponent, and it's you know, 343 00:18:47.839 --> 00:18:54.000 as as as early nineties. Ww. You know, fans really 344 00:18:54.960 --> 00:18:57.920 getting started in that era. We definitely did not see 345 00:18:57.960 --> 00:19:01.640 the aggressive that, the the kicking ass Hull Cogan. That 346 00:19:01.759 --> 00:19:08.720 was far far removed from our from us beginning our fandom. 347 00:19:09.079 --> 00:19:13.759 So to see that happening even then, to know that 348 00:19:13.759 --> 00:19:20.079 that happened in nineteen ninety is insane. Yeah, it is insane. 349 00:19:20.160 --> 00:19:21.000 And it wasn't scheduled. 350 00:19:21.000 --> 00:19:22.680 It was to be Hogan and Terry Gordy, but Terry 351 00:19:22.680 --> 00:19:24.759 Gory balked at the last minute about doing the job, 352 00:19:25.039 --> 00:19:28.039 so Stan Hansen was basically imported back into New Japan 353 00:19:28.079 --> 00:19:29.799 for one night only, which we're about to find out 354 00:19:30.000 --> 00:19:34.240 he didn't necessarily leave with the most graceful terms last time. Yeah, 355 00:19:34.599 --> 00:19:37.079 to go from New Japan to All Japan. So that 356 00:19:37.200 --> 00:19:39.640 was even more significant about it is that you know, 357 00:19:39.680 --> 00:19:42.440 Stan really came up off the bench because it was 358 00:19:42.440 --> 00:19:44.279 his old tag team partner Hulk Cogan, who by that 359 00:19:44.279 --> 00:19:47.079 point of course was the biggest star in the wrestling world. 360 00:19:47.279 --> 00:19:48.759 But I don't think if it was Hull Cogan, Stan 361 00:19:48.759 --> 00:19:50.400 Hanson steps in the ring that night to save the 362 00:19:50.440 --> 00:19:52.960 main event, so to speak. So it really is poetic, 363 00:19:53.000 --> 00:19:55.160 and who knows when we get there, but when we do, 364 00:19:55.240 --> 00:19:56.880 look forward to seeing that one again, because I think 365 00:19:56.920 --> 00:20:00.319 you're absolutely right about the standout qualities of that match 366 00:20:00.680 --> 00:20:06.200 a Hulk Hogan's body of work. But let's uh, let's 367 00:20:06.240 --> 00:20:09.079 light a candle October nine eighty one Hogan and Hansen, 368 00:20:09.240 --> 00:20:12.839 Bravo and Ricky Shoshou And I should say when I 369 00:20:13.000 --> 00:20:16.880 kinda waxed poetic about the significance of Hulk Hogan pinning 370 00:20:16.920 --> 00:20:19.680 Ricky Choshue one two three in a fan cam match, 371 00:20:19.720 --> 00:20:22.440 we saw the footage last time we covered the Japan 372 00:20:22.559 --> 00:20:24.759 leg of nineteen eighty one on the complete back in 373 00:20:24.799 --> 00:20:28.000 the spring, I kind of was lacking the context that 374 00:20:28.079 --> 00:20:31.200 Ricky Choshue hadn't really established himself yet in New Japan 375 00:20:31.279 --> 00:20:34.160 as the Ricky Choshu. As sure, he hadn't gone and 376 00:20:34.200 --> 00:20:36.960 done the angle where he rebels against an Noki. He 377 00:20:37.000 --> 00:20:38.880 didn't have the pencil, he didn't have a ton of 378 00:20:38.880 --> 00:20:41.400 classic matches under his belt. He was pretty much just 379 00:20:41.400 --> 00:20:45.640 like an upstart, still establishing himself. So in retrospect it's 380 00:20:45.720 --> 00:20:48.559 huge that Hogan Pinchoshu, But at the moment in time 381 00:20:48.559 --> 00:20:51.640 in early nineteen eighty one, sure not necessarily some kind 382 00:20:51.680 --> 00:20:54.720 of coronation, but definitely a big win. So here we 383 00:20:54.759 --> 00:21:07.200 go three two one play. Oh, it's gonna introduce him. 384 00:21:07.240 --> 00:21:13.400 Get some walk out news. Yeah, recognize this. I don't 385 00:21:13.400 --> 00:21:13.599 know this. 386 00:21:13.680 --> 00:21:25.960 Toom boom, I don't. 387 00:21:25.839 --> 00:21:33.799 Know, you know, looking like Mark. 388 00:21:35.319 --> 00:21:40.359 Got diffin vis the man him his hair, neat stuff. 389 00:21:42.920 --> 00:21:46.880 Oh there's the pop wow for the opposition. Listen in 390 00:21:47.000 --> 00:21:50.640 here me got one more time eat from manson cowboy 391 00:21:50.720 --> 00:21:54.519 hat hold goody strong hunting So you know I didn't 392 00:21:54.599 --> 00:21:58.839 hold them enough getting my whole goldber again? Please, how 393 00:21:58.880 --> 00:21:59.880 do we have better fun on? 394 00:22:00.880 --> 00:22:01.079 Someone? 395 00:22:01.200 --> 00:22:02.359 Can the cow boy hat off? 396 00:22:03.759 --> 00:22:04.680 Swinging at the fans? 397 00:22:10.319 --> 00:22:12.759 Think the big Americans walk out into the spotlight the 398 00:22:12.920 --> 00:22:18.920 US and as go up. Yeah, there is no. 399 00:22:19.559 --> 00:22:23.799 There is there is no face actions done by fucking 400 00:22:23.880 --> 00:22:24.559 Stan Hansen. 401 00:22:25.160 --> 00:22:28.680 He is just killing true buddy. Oh yeah, he's just 402 00:22:28.680 --> 00:22:32.440 looking at his opponent, scaring a whole for him. He 403 00:22:32.440 --> 00:22:36.240 barely looks at the people. But they love it. They 404 00:22:36.400 --> 00:22:40.160 like being abused. That's the story of a wrestling fan 405 00:22:40.279 --> 00:22:44.079 right there. That that fucking pop Paul Hogan, Old and 406 00:22:44.200 --> 00:22:48.200 John spreading the cape wide. He found the fucking people. Yes, 407 00:22:53.240 --> 00:22:56.720 huge reception for Stan Hansen. He's so hilarious to me, 408 00:22:59.559 --> 00:23:04.599 like American risk certain ones, Yes for we say it 409 00:23:04.680 --> 00:23:06.200 or told us. If they get the sense that you're 410 00:23:06.200 --> 00:23:07.720 going to come over a lot and they won't just 411 00:23:07.960 --> 00:23:10.839 three once a year, and that you actually like in 412 00:23:10.880 --> 00:23:13.960 your spect Japan and yeah, try to understand its ways. 413 00:23:14.160 --> 00:23:19.519 They will absolutely support me to the end. Seeing pathway 414 00:23:19.559 --> 00:23:21.200 that a you know, a well of spring a Keny 415 00:23:21.240 --> 00:23:24.119 and Lago fall. Right, It's like I've learned the language. 416 00:23:24.519 --> 00:23:31.160 Try to move there in the world. Came about as 417 00:23:31.160 --> 00:23:33.920 close as you could to moving there in nineteen eighty 418 00:23:33.920 --> 00:23:35.920 one and nineteen eighty two was We're about to discover 419 00:23:36.519 --> 00:23:40.079 and the money was just showing a pub who all 420 00:23:40.319 --> 00:23:41.480 dirty massa and Hogan. 421 00:23:41.359 --> 00:23:43.000 Was all about that, and we have the girlfriend, you 422 00:23:43.000 --> 00:23:52.559 know whatever heamever he wants that little smirk from the 423 00:23:52.599 --> 00:23:55.319 apron from Stan Hansen as he slaps old Terry Bolet. 424 00:23:55.039 --> 00:23:57.759 And sends him into battle. It's what you chose, you 425 00:23:57.880 --> 00:24:02.440 dell sounds, runaway, Chosho and Hogan circle that ocean blue matt. 426 00:24:02.480 --> 00:24:06.559 You know it's Japan and elbow Hogan shows just showshot 427 00:24:06.559 --> 00:24:06.720 to the. 428 00:24:06.680 --> 00:24:10.559 Corners, put me up pumping. 429 00:24:11.920 --> 00:24:14.079 Ocean blue matt with the white trim, and that's Japan. 430 00:24:16.079 --> 00:24:19.519 Oken snatches an arm, goes to work, standing in key. 431 00:24:19.400 --> 00:24:23.920 Locking the bout to the gay and you eat you 432 00:24:24.000 --> 00:24:24.440 on sound, and. 433 00:24:25.640 --> 00:24:27.359 Then a lot of terrible. 434 00:24:33.640 --> 00:24:36.079 Much fighting. 435 00:24:36.359 --> 00:24:39.160 Logan has chosh you in an arm bar hands just 436 00:24:39.160 --> 00:24:40.599 slips in the ring and he kicks chosh you in 437 00:24:40.599 --> 00:24:43.240 the face. You let drop across the arm by the 438 00:24:43.240 --> 00:24:49.880 whole stir here, Frank Ruski now says, trying to communication 439 00:24:49.920 --> 00:24:51.680 between Hogan, Enhance and here comes the Lariat. 440 00:24:51.960 --> 00:24:52.440 The guys. 441 00:24:55.119 --> 00:24:56.319 Both looking like they're forty five. 442 00:24:56.359 --> 00:24:58.880 By the way, it's. 443 00:24:58.799 --> 00:25:00.599 Another thing to the Japanese fan. I still care if 444 00:25:00.640 --> 00:25:03.000 you look old, you know, I know they're probably one 445 00:25:03.000 --> 00:25:06.559 of their both like twenty nine twenty more years of youth. 446 00:25:06.759 --> 00:25:11.559 As at the Japanese Wrestling Stard's a dropping chosh with 447 00:25:11.640 --> 00:25:13.880 back guelbel choshie and opting to tag out. Do you 448 00:25:13.920 --> 00:25:15.240 know Bravo needle. 449 00:25:15.039 --> 00:25:19.960 Now, guys, do you know on his knee. 450 00:25:19.599 --> 00:25:23.279 He who need the ropes fans goes for a wild 451 00:25:23.319 --> 00:25:29.319 chop Bravo ducks and puts the dukes up fighting temba 452 00:25:29.400 --> 00:25:32.160 kwalm and I know Bravo here, red trunks, black hair, 453 00:25:33.799 --> 00:25:36.240 just I don't know, looking like someone that would pay 454 00:25:36.279 --> 00:25:45.200 you a visit, and a transnd looking for cigarettes. Oh 455 00:25:45.240 --> 00:25:49.799 for sure, leather jacket. M. That's the same outfit. 456 00:25:49.839 --> 00:25:51.279 I mean, that's pretty much the same look he had 457 00:25:51.319 --> 00:25:52.640 when he faced Brett Hart and ninety two. 458 00:25:52.720 --> 00:25:56.079 Interesting the last time. That's a good, that's a good. Red, 459 00:25:56.200 --> 00:25:59.079 red tights, dark hair again and pushes off to break 460 00:25:59.079 --> 00:26:01.559 the Headlock's Bravo flooring the big Texan with a shoulder 461 00:26:01.640 --> 00:26:03.839 tackle over the top and from the other end at 462 00:26:03.839 --> 00:26:06.119 the back elbow of hands and shots. Bravo for sure. 463 00:26:06.839 --> 00:26:11.440 Only Bravo bumps like that. It's like he has randing Bravo. 464 00:26:11.720 --> 00:26:14.440 The way the way he bumps he like he doesn't 465 00:26:14.480 --> 00:26:18.279 get the full the full ninety degree rotation to flat 466 00:26:18.319 --> 00:26:21.200 fat like he kind of like he kind of like 467 00:26:21.319 --> 00:26:22.839 jumps and flicks to his ass. 468 00:26:22.920 --> 00:26:28.200 He does right. Hogan back in legal slams, Bravo takes 469 00:26:28.240 --> 00:26:31.119 off light drop on the money, light drop scores. Hogan 470 00:26:31.160 --> 00:26:36.079 covers one shades of the build up to Summerson nineteen ninety. 471 00:26:36.119 --> 00:26:37.519 Here at the vibe, you are getting. 472 00:26:38.759 --> 00:26:44.359 Bravo and Hogan for sure, Earthquakes best buddy Choshue. 473 00:26:43.960 --> 00:26:47.440 Making the save. However, Bravo reversus the whip sends Hogan 474 00:26:47.480 --> 00:26:49.240 in the corner laying into one of se him hard 475 00:26:49.279 --> 00:26:50.559 knife FETs chops. 476 00:26:50.519 --> 00:26:54.960 Rickens Chosho just we get the name right. 477 00:26:58.119 --> 00:27:01.920 Oh, Dravo a big atomic drop on lka. Ogan goes down, 478 00:27:02.000 --> 00:27:09.880 clutching his ass, body slamed by Bravo to Hogan. Hanson 479 00:27:09.960 --> 00:27:13.319 just lumbers up behind him and steads hauling off. You 480 00:27:13.319 --> 00:27:14.960 can see where the move set comes from for the 481 00:27:14.960 --> 00:27:17.960 Big Texan in the N sixty four games, can't you. Yes, 482 00:27:18.839 --> 00:27:21.480 Everything that Stan Hansen does is hold a B down, 483 00:27:25.000 --> 00:27:27.599 hold b or hold a B down together. That's it. 484 00:27:28.200 --> 00:27:30.960 One of those two organ using that opening to take 485 00:27:31.000 --> 00:27:32.960 back over on Bravo, shooting him off the ropes, hitting 486 00:27:32.960 --> 00:27:35.200 into that big high moon. Now Hogan and Hanson double 487 00:27:35.240 --> 00:27:40.319 team and Bravo sets send him off double arriat Hanton. 488 00:27:40.319 --> 00:27:43.200 Now legal covers Bravo, but Shoshoe there to break it up. 489 00:27:45.200 --> 00:27:50.960 Hanson backs him up. Sho, you's so undersized. Yes, basically 490 00:27:50.960 --> 00:27:53.160 his head is at the navel of Hansen his hands 491 00:27:53.240 --> 00:27:56.839 and corners him and starts beating his ass. Hogan gets 492 00:27:56.839 --> 00:27:59.640 a cheap shot in behind the referees back is Hanson 493 00:27:59.680 --> 00:28:02.519 applies the nerve hole now to a seated Dono. Bravo. 494 00:28:03.279 --> 00:28:06.920 Yes, Stan Hansen and Hulk Hlven, what a chapter in 495 00:28:06.960 --> 00:28:10.960 the complete. 496 00:28:12.920 --> 00:28:14.680 I think he helped help clot Can find his bad ass. 497 00:28:14.680 --> 00:28:18.920 I think he really did. Yeah, yeah, I agree. And 498 00:28:19.000 --> 00:28:20.240 then there with the doubt of the style of Stan 499 00:28:20.279 --> 00:28:23.440 Hansen gives you license to see how far you can go, 500 00:28:23.559 --> 00:28:25.759 even though you know you're not actually a fighter, you know, 501 00:28:26.279 --> 00:28:29.960 convincing the people you might be kind. Although the Bravo 502 00:28:30.000 --> 00:28:31.640 gets free, you almost knocks Handsome over again with the 503 00:28:31.640 --> 00:28:34.319 shoulder block. But it's the hip toss. Yeah, and Stan Hansen, 504 00:28:34.319 --> 00:28:37.400 it says Bravo, retreating to the corner, I look at 505 00:28:37.400 --> 00:28:39.440 this RICKI chosh is legal. Look at Hanson, but his 506 00:28:39.519 --> 00:28:41.640 eyes wide, arms wide, like he's on the offensive line 507 00:28:41.640 --> 00:28:45.079 at West Texas State. A tentative Chosh. You're looking for 508 00:28:45.119 --> 00:28:47.839 a way in here. On Stan Hansen comes for the 509 00:28:47.920 --> 00:28:51.279 single shut down by the front headlock of Hanson as 510 00:28:51.279 --> 00:28:59.000 they hit the corner, Josh slapping a bitch. Hanson just 511 00:28:59.039 --> 00:29:00.519 looks at him. Just kicked on. 512 00:29:00.720 --> 00:29:02.839 I mean listen, because he's like, oh, shoot, you just 513 00:29:02.839 --> 00:29:03.920 been canching coldies beef. 514 00:29:03.960 --> 00:29:07.799 Motherfucker. Yes, does off with his bolo forearms Hans and 515 00:29:07.839 --> 00:29:11.240 sets him off the ropes, shows you holds on, I've 516 00:29:11.319 --> 00:29:12.200 crossed up big time. 517 00:29:12.319 --> 00:29:19.200 Now wow, oh we got a fucking body claw here. 518 00:29:19.279 --> 00:29:23.240 You're doing the iron claw. Yeah, the the rib version 519 00:29:24.640 --> 00:29:27.920 makes sense for the Texan absolutely the beef. 520 00:29:28.839 --> 00:29:32.839 If I'm not mistaken, I believe that, uh that Stan 521 00:29:32.880 --> 00:29:36.799 Hands's iron claw is braised when he does the rib claw. 522 00:29:42.319 --> 00:29:45.200 Altra legal now throwing big right hands. Those punches are 523 00:29:45.240 --> 00:29:51.519 dialed in now. The punches look good. Poking hits the ropes, 524 00:29:51.720 --> 00:29:54.359 running elbow at the top of cho Sho's head. He's 525 00:29:54.559 --> 00:29:56.680 modified the axe bomber a little bit. He's hitting him 526 00:29:56.680 --> 00:29:59.559 with the elbowed out, so the crooked of the arm 527 00:29:59.599 --> 00:30:03.319 big verte. The suplex by Hulk Hogan. I don't know 528 00:30:03.319 --> 00:30:05.079 about you, boss, but hull kit and vertical suplex in 529 00:30:05.160 --> 00:30:07.599 Japan will never get old. No I thought it does 530 00:30:07.640 --> 00:30:12.200 not back up under the ribsh whip back, Carol over 531 00:30:12.279 --> 00:30:15.039 the chest, puts down Shoshoe. Hogan tries to drop the elbow, 532 00:30:15.039 --> 00:30:19.119 but Shoshoe avoids it and tags him Dino. Bravo again, 533 00:30:19.160 --> 00:30:22.720 shades of nineteen ninety Summer Slam. Not a Summer and 534 00:30:22.759 --> 00:30:24.759 Slam proper, but the build up. I mean, yes, I 535 00:30:24.759 --> 00:30:27.319 guess Bravo was there, and he was there. He was 536 00:30:27.319 --> 00:30:30.799 his uh he was Wow, holy shit, he dropped kick 537 00:30:30.839 --> 00:30:34.480 Hanson right off his feet. Then Bravo lighting. It's going 538 00:30:34.519 --> 00:30:36.440 off like a bona fide baby face taking on both 539 00:30:36.480 --> 00:30:39.279 Hogan and Hansom. Look at the corner, but Hogan gets 540 00:30:39.279 --> 00:30:41.839 the knee up on a charging Bravo combination of laughter 541 00:30:41.960 --> 00:30:44.599 and cheering from the crowd on that one. As Dino 542 00:30:44.720 --> 00:30:48.000 ran head first, Hogan drops the elbow and gets two. 543 00:30:50.240 --> 00:30:53.480 What such a fast paced Hogan is cuping. It's all action, yes, 544 00:30:54.200 --> 00:30:59.599 any resting, And that's the thing about these these Japan matches. Specifically, 545 00:31:00.240 --> 00:31:03.880 it's non stop holding his non stock in Japane Hanson 546 00:31:03.960 --> 00:31:07.480 with a drop kick, un shooting Bravo off the rope 547 00:31:07.559 --> 00:31:10.279 that was going to happen and leaving his feet. Have 548 00:31:10.319 --> 00:31:12.400 we seen him leave his feet before? I have not 549 00:31:12.400 --> 00:31:14.000 seen him do a drop kick. I don't think ever. 550 00:31:15.359 --> 00:31:19.759 Huge knee drop crushes Bravo only good for two Stan 551 00:31:19.839 --> 00:31:23.480 Hansen keeping the pressure on crowd, respectful of Bravo's heart 552 00:31:23.480 --> 00:31:26.079 as he shut off the ropes, drop down, Bravo kicks, 553 00:31:26.119 --> 00:31:31.839 hands him down and tags Joe shoots with the double team. 554 00:31:31.920 --> 00:31:37.359 Bravo scooping a slam, puts down Hanson show shoes thinking 555 00:31:37.400 --> 00:31:39.240 about coming off the top and Hansen was in position, 556 00:31:39.319 --> 00:31:41.119 so he just dropped down to his feet on the 557 00:31:41.160 --> 00:31:45.880 map Irish wet back drop, goes Hansome. That's a big 558 00:31:45.920 --> 00:31:50.599 boy taking that back body drop. Yes, the corner chow. 559 00:31:50.640 --> 00:31:52.599 She's trying to monkey flip and Hanson holds onto the 560 00:31:52.640 --> 00:31:56.480 ropes and they love it, yepy love How nonchalantly Hanson 561 00:31:56.519 --> 00:32:00.519 shut that down. It's like, uh, It's like Samoa and 562 00:32:00.599 --> 00:32:03.240 Joe when he walked as when he walks away from 563 00:32:03.319 --> 00:32:06.319 somebody going off the top rope exactly what there is 564 00:32:06.319 --> 00:32:10.799 the greatest fucking thing ever by standing hands and plants 565 00:32:10.880 --> 00:32:13.920 Ricky Choshi. That was a handsome plucks with that way. 566 00:32:14.319 --> 00:32:16.119 Like Japan, they slam you and they pick you back 567 00:32:16.160 --> 00:32:18.440 up and do it again. It's right. What areot with 568 00:32:18.599 --> 00:32:22.880 the warmed up elbow pad cover two three and it's over. Wow, 569 00:32:23.400 --> 00:32:27.079 Handsom gets the pin Hoven and hands and raise hands 570 00:32:27.079 --> 00:32:36.319 together the Texas Howl take it in it lot for 571 00:32:36.400 --> 00:32:39.640 the Hokster. Well, I probably didn't know that it was 572 00:32:39.680 --> 00:32:42.880 pretty much over here in October ninth, nineteen eighty one. 573 00:32:43.599 --> 00:32:45.799 It certainly played out in a fitting way as they 574 00:32:45.799 --> 00:32:50.279 exit through the people slapping each other on their sweaty backs. 575 00:32:51.480 --> 00:32:51.960 Here in New. 576 00:32:51.960 --> 00:33:02.720 Japan, starting wisdom must when you. 577 00:33:02.720 --> 00:33:03.000 Talk at. 578 00:33:06.680 --> 00:33:09.000 Ravo, raising Chosho's hand gets a rout of applause. Chow 579 00:33:09.039 --> 00:33:12.359 Shoe continues to develop as a young up and comer 580 00:33:12.400 --> 00:33:15.240 and do Japan and that'll do it there. I believe 581 00:33:15.240 --> 00:33:16.839 the theme that Hogan enhancement came to the Ring to 582 00:33:16.880 --> 00:33:19.960 You couldn't quite hear it as we kind of reacted, 583 00:33:20.119 --> 00:33:23.240 but it's the theme from Battlestar Galactica. Yeah, and Maynard Ferguson. 584 00:33:23.279 --> 00:33:27.200 I believe it was, and I don't know if fans 585 00:33:27.240 --> 00:33:30.000 of the time thought that was signature. I mean, entrance 586 00:33:30.079 --> 00:33:32.319 music isn't really settled in the States yet. You know 587 00:33:32.359 --> 00:33:35.200 every show we've seen, right, they just come out, right, 588 00:33:35.279 --> 00:33:37.799 they just walked to the ring, and that's that certain 589 00:33:37.839 --> 00:33:40.119 Hulk Cogan wasn't coming to the ring to entrance music yet. 590 00:33:40.559 --> 00:33:43.519 He would eventually come down to the the Rocky theme, 591 00:33:43.559 --> 00:33:45.720 of course, after Rocky three premieres in May of nineteen 592 00:33:45.759 --> 00:33:48.680 eighty two. But we're not there yet, no, But in 593 00:33:48.720 --> 00:33:52.039 the country of Japan, Hulk is getting a taste of 594 00:33:52.839 --> 00:33:55.480 how much entrance music can add to the presentation, to 595 00:33:55.519 --> 00:33:58.240 say nothing of merchandising and all of the kind of 596 00:33:58.279 --> 00:34:01.599 myth making that the Japanese were so good at in 597 00:34:01.680 --> 00:34:06.839 terms of building up a wrestler. We've been conveying to 598 00:34:07.000 --> 00:34:09.639 you whenever we hit Japan on the Complete Hull Cogan. 599 00:34:10.320 --> 00:34:14.400 The incredible translations were getting from Andrew who's pulling weekly 600 00:34:14.400 --> 00:34:17.800 pro wrestling out there in the archives and discovering all 601 00:34:17.840 --> 00:34:20.199 of these wild things that the Japanese wrestling fans were 602 00:34:20.199 --> 00:34:22.280 privy to about the comings and goings of wrestlers like 603 00:34:22.320 --> 00:34:26.119 Hulkogan at the time that certainly stateside English speaking fans 604 00:34:26.559 --> 00:34:29.599 had no access to. But now we are able to 605 00:34:29.599 --> 00:34:32.079 put ourselves very much in the shoes of what the 606 00:34:32.119 --> 00:34:35.119 informed Japanese wrestling fan knew at the time that the 607 00:34:35.199 --> 00:34:37.400 kind of matches we just watched were going on. This 608 00:34:37.400 --> 00:34:39.639 from the July nineteen eighty one issue, which has a 609 00:34:39.679 --> 00:34:42.320 profile on hul Cogan and a ton of photos from 610 00:34:42.360 --> 00:34:45.920 across the tour that we were talking about, Andrew notes 611 00:34:45.920 --> 00:34:47.880 that they love using Hulk Hogan's window were ted to 612 00:34:47.880 --> 00:34:51.039 Biyassi and Madison Square Garden to hype him up, And 613 00:34:51.079 --> 00:34:54.079 we did see that depictographically, didn't we remember that I did, Yes, 614 00:34:54.119 --> 00:34:56.760 we did. That's insane. Can't read Japanese, but we certainly 615 00:34:56.800 --> 00:34:59.440 could understand what that illustration was getting across that it 616 00:34:59.480 --> 00:35:01.880 was Hulk Hogan on the rise in the United States 617 00:35:02.400 --> 00:35:04.960 and beating some on the caliber of Teddy Biassi and 618 00:35:05.079 --> 00:35:08.960 the Hallowed Halls made a big difference. Apparently. Andrew Writ's 619 00:35:08.960 --> 00:35:10.159 part of the Hogan Lord at the time was that 620 00:35:10.199 --> 00:35:12.280 he went to USC and did powerlifting. Yeah, we've talked 621 00:35:12.280 --> 00:35:15.000 about that Hulk Hogan two hundred one centime. There's t 622 00:35:15.079 --> 00:35:17.960 under forty five kilograms. It reads born nineteen fifty five 623 00:35:18.000 --> 00:35:20.639 in Venice Beach, California, putting him at twenty five. It 624 00:35:20.639 --> 00:35:23.679 says here in the summer of nineteen and eighty one, 625 00:35:24.159 --> 00:35:26.880 at this point he had made, according to the magazine, 626 00:35:27.039 --> 00:35:29.679 five visits to Japan. Is said to remove the Hey, 627 00:35:29.719 --> 00:35:33.039 he's twenty five, that's what it says. Oh, was he 628 00:35:33.079 --> 00:35:36.480 born fifty six? I thought he was born I don't 629 00:35:36.480 --> 00:35:38.000 think he was born fifty five. I think they have 630 00:35:38.079 --> 00:35:40.920 that wrong in here. Well, if he's born fifty six, 631 00:35:40.960 --> 00:35:44.239 he is twenty and fifty seven. Was he I think 632 00:35:44.280 --> 00:35:46.719 fifty six? Fifty three? Sorry, I don't know fifty three. 633 00:35:46.800 --> 00:35:48.559 Oh Jesus, we're both. I don't know where the hell 634 00:35:48.559 --> 00:35:49.800 I got fifty seven from. 635 00:35:49.960 --> 00:35:54.519 So he's almost but still he's still still. Okay, here's 636 00:35:54.559 --> 00:35:56.440 the important thing. Take a look at him, and then 637 00:35:57.599 --> 00:36:05.679 he's not Yeah, at thirty and he looks forty five. 638 00:36:06.000 --> 00:36:10.760 Looks forty five. Yeah, he just yeah. I mean, there 639 00:36:10.760 --> 00:36:15.159 weren't the modern hair growth supplements. There weren't I mean 640 00:36:15.320 --> 00:36:17.960 much to know we have counteracting the baldness effects of 641 00:36:18.000 --> 00:36:18.800 steroid use. 642 00:36:19.599 --> 00:36:23.360 I mean incident at this point's only he's only thirty 643 00:36:23.679 --> 00:36:27.360 thirty two's thirty two. 644 00:36:27.480 --> 00:36:30.360 He looks looks fifty. Yeah, he looks like a guy 645 00:36:30.400 --> 00:36:33.039 who's wondering if he should close the restaurant because his 646 00:36:33.119 --> 00:36:35.800 kids don't want to take it over. That's how old 647 00:36:35.840 --> 00:36:36.400 he looks. 648 00:36:36.679 --> 00:36:39.719 I know, he looks two steps away from retirement, right, 649 00:36:41.280 --> 00:36:43.239 and he's thirty two years old. 650 00:36:43.679 --> 00:36:45.800 Yeah, it's absurd, but he does have a full head 651 00:36:45.800 --> 00:36:46.880 of hair compared to Hulkogan. 652 00:36:47.639 --> 00:36:50.559 Yeah, this point, he still looks older. His hair, his 653 00:36:50.639 --> 00:36:51.440 hair looks worse. 654 00:36:52.800 --> 00:36:55.159 So that profile there we had read on a previous 655 00:36:55.280 --> 00:36:57.840 edition of the Complete but it's in July and they 656 00:36:57.960 --> 00:37:00.719 kind of break down, you know, how he has unmatched 657 00:37:00.719 --> 00:37:05.280 strength and how he even surpasses that of Superstar Graham, 658 00:37:05.280 --> 00:37:07.320 which was so funny because in the States they're publishing 659 00:37:07.360 --> 00:37:10.639 an article about how he can't escape Superstar grab Shadow 660 00:37:11.719 --> 00:37:15.119 right exactly. Andrew tells us there's nothing in the August issue, 661 00:37:15.199 --> 00:37:16.840 but it's September nine eighty one. There were photos of 662 00:37:16.880 --> 00:37:19.519 Hulk versus Jerry Lawler from Florida, so they carried coverage 663 00:37:20.239 --> 00:37:22.000 after he's done with WWFM, before he goes to a 664 00:37:22.079 --> 00:37:25.840 wa The captions on the article and the coverage of 665 00:37:25.880 --> 00:37:29.079 the match. Read and you'll find photos of Hogan and 666 00:37:29.159 --> 00:37:32.679 white trunks wrestling Jerry Lawler in a red singlett Hulk 667 00:37:32.719 --> 00:37:36.559 with black kneepads from this match in Saint Petersburg, Florida, 668 00:37:36.599 --> 00:37:39.760 their rematch, which was not on film. But those pictures 669 00:37:39.760 --> 00:37:42.199 that you see were taken by the Japanese press, which 670 00:37:42.239 --> 00:37:44.559 was dispatched over there to cover what Hulk was up to, 671 00:37:44.719 --> 00:37:46.360 because he was a big enough name in Japan by 672 00:37:46.360 --> 00:37:48.920 this point that they would deploy resources to go cover 673 00:37:49.000 --> 00:37:51.559 him in the United States. So a lot of the 674 00:37:51.559 --> 00:37:53.400 photos we have for these early days of the Holkster 675 00:37:53.480 --> 00:37:55.480 in the early eighties are because of the Japanese press. 676 00:37:55.800 --> 00:37:58.119 Of course, Fumusaido was the reason we have those pictures 677 00:37:58.119 --> 00:38:00.480 of Hulk at the condo that he bought in Minneapol, 678 00:38:00.760 --> 00:38:06.760 standing around with Linda, eating noodles and wearing shorts, making 679 00:38:06.840 --> 00:38:11.079 faces using chopsticks yep captions. On this article about Hogan 680 00:38:11.119 --> 00:38:13.119 Lawler read Hogan pushes the King of the South. He 681 00:38:13.119 --> 00:38:15.400 puts the fighter in a headlock. Lawler, who was settled 682 00:38:15.440 --> 00:38:18.119 in Florida recently, is a speedy and powerful fighter. He 683 00:38:18.159 --> 00:38:20.880 had a tough time against Hogan Cogan arrived in Florida 684 00:38:20.880 --> 00:38:23.320 and faced off against Jerry Lawler, the Southern Champion who 685 00:38:23.360 --> 00:38:25.360 was rumored to be coming to Japan, at the Bayfront 686 00:38:25.400 --> 00:38:27.840 Center on July eighteenth. The match, as benefit as befits 687 00:38:27.880 --> 00:38:30.800 a showdown between two power fighters, featured no small feats 688 00:38:30.840 --> 00:38:33.360 and was all about brute force. Hogan repeatedly pushed the 689 00:38:33.400 --> 00:38:35.159 Lawler with a bear hug and a sleeper hole and 690 00:38:35.280 --> 00:38:37.000 ran to the seal post outside the ring in an 691 00:38:37.000 --> 00:38:39.519 attempt to knock him out. However, Lawler twisted his body 692 00:38:40.039 --> 00:38:43.239 just before the collision, causing both men to crash into 693 00:38:43.320 --> 00:38:45.639 the post. Both men were immediately thrown out of the ring. 694 00:38:46.119 --> 00:38:47.960 I believe what they mean, as both men were the 695 00:38:48.000 --> 00:38:51.719 match was immediately thrown out. So if you're wondering kind 696 00:38:51.719 --> 00:38:53.800 of like a blow by blow of that Hogan lawa rematch, 697 00:38:53.800 --> 00:38:55.880 which again was not on tape, that's the best we're 698 00:38:55.880 --> 00:38:58.239 probably going to do. They hit the floor and they 699 00:38:59.719 --> 00:39:02.039 Hogan starting to drive Lawler into the post. Lawler moves 700 00:39:02.079 --> 00:39:04.199 to the last second and both men crashed into the post, 701 00:39:04.880 --> 00:39:08.159 and so it's basically a double count out. October nineteen 702 00:39:08.159 --> 00:39:11.159 eighty one, Andrew Rebarts has a very interesting note from 703 00:39:11.199 --> 00:39:17.599 Hiro Matsuda about Hogan jumping to All Japan, which did 704 00:39:17.639 --> 00:39:21.320 not happen. No, the timeline Andrew writes works out as 705 00:39:21.320 --> 00:39:23.039 he was in Florida. I have also included a long 706 00:39:23.079 --> 00:39:25.679 form article but Vince Senior in the State of the WWF, 707 00:39:26.119 --> 00:39:30.320 which provides some context to his troubles. So much like 708 00:39:30.360 --> 00:39:32.599 you know, Grilla Monsoon would write the newspaper column in 709 00:39:32.639 --> 00:39:36.000 the Philadelphia newspaper, Killer Kowalski would write the column in 710 00:39:36.039 --> 00:39:40.599 the Boston newspaper. You know, their WWF magazine would have 711 00:39:40.679 --> 00:39:44.760 guest commentary columns from the wrestlers and the old veterans. 712 00:39:45.280 --> 00:39:48.119 Hiro Matsuda had a column like that in Weekly Pro 713 00:39:49.000 --> 00:39:53.039 Hogan's former trainer, and he comments thusly. In October nineteen 714 00:39:53.039 --> 00:39:55.639 eighty one, the month of the match, we just watched 715 00:39:56.239 --> 00:40:00.320 AWWA champion Nick Bockwinkle's energetic defense and Hogan's popular Larry 716 00:40:00.320 --> 00:40:03.119 and the AWA are also high. I heard from Dorri 717 00:40:03.199 --> 00:40:05.800 Funk Junior that on August fifteenth in San Antonio, Texas 718 00:40:05.840 --> 00:40:08.320 a Way World Heavyweight Champion Nick Bockmingle defended a title 719 00:40:08.320 --> 00:40:11.039 against Mill Mascaris and was disqualified over the for and 720 00:40:11.079 --> 00:40:13.480 over the top rope throw. However, the title was defended 721 00:40:13.559 --> 00:40:16.039 under title match rules. Nick then faced Pat Patterson and 722 00:40:16.079 --> 00:40:18.519 a title match in August twentieth in Oakland, California, winning 723 00:40:18.559 --> 00:40:21.079 by ringout. Nick also had a title match against Patterson 724 00:40:21.079 --> 00:40:23.440 in Oakland on July thirtieth, where he lost by disqualification, 725 00:40:23.480 --> 00:40:25.440 and this was a rematch. So yeah, that's how the 726 00:40:25.440 --> 00:40:27.880 fans are learning about what Nick Bockwinkel's doing. The results 727 00:40:27.920 --> 00:40:31.199 are reported out. Regarding Hogan Matsuda rights, it seems he 728 00:40:31.239 --> 00:40:33.880 was mentioned in Japan as having switched from New Japan 729 00:40:33.880 --> 00:40:37.440 Pro Wrestling to All Japan Pro Wrestling. What apparently Dorry, 730 00:40:37.440 --> 00:40:40.000 the booker for the Florida company, approached him at All 731 00:40:40.079 --> 00:40:42.239 Japan Pro Wrestling's request when Hogan was on a week 732 00:40:42.280 --> 00:40:45.000 long tour of Florida. So those matches, boss, we saw 733 00:40:45.079 --> 00:40:47.199 him do the promo with Gordon solely with the fan. 734 00:40:47.559 --> 00:40:49.280 He's meeting with Dorry. 735 00:40:50.119 --> 00:40:50.880 That's wild. 736 00:40:51.000 --> 00:40:53.599 And you know Dory and Terry were they liaisons to 737 00:40:53.599 --> 00:40:56.760 get wrestlers like you know, Brody and the rest who 738 00:40:56.760 --> 00:40:57.440 were super strong. 739 00:40:57.559 --> 00:41:01.719 I'm I just think we could bring you know, why 740 00:41:01.800 --> 00:41:05.199 be but well, you know, I'm just thinking, uh, there's 741 00:41:05.199 --> 00:41:08.880 an awful lot. I think that, I think what we 742 00:41:08.920 --> 00:41:11.880 could do instead? Why why do you why would you 743 00:41:11.920 --> 00:41:14.559 want to bother working for new Japan when you could 744 00:41:15.119 --> 00:41:18.480 work for all of Japan. You see what I'm saying. 745 00:41:19.599 --> 00:41:21.920 I mean, that's just that's just that's just simple logic. 746 00:41:21.960 --> 00:41:24.039 We're all Japan. We've got the new one there somewhere. 747 00:41:24.400 --> 00:41:28.199 It's all of Japan, all of Japan encompasses old and 748 00:41:28.320 --> 00:41:33.400 new and and middle ground Japan. So that's like Tokyo 749 00:41:33.519 --> 00:41:35.719 and uh. 750 00:41:35.800 --> 00:41:40.679 Other places in place in Japan. So I think what 751 00:41:42.559 --> 00:41:44.239 other places brilliantly put. 752 00:41:45.039 --> 00:41:50.960 Uh uh yeah, yeah, what uh you know, you know, 753 00:41:51.079 --> 00:41:53.679 I just I want you to just to smell it 754 00:41:53.760 --> 00:41:57.880 over a little bit, and you know, just just think 755 00:41:57.920 --> 00:42:01.880 about it, think about it, and and maybe we maybe 756 00:42:02.079 --> 00:42:03.360 you know, if you don't want to do it, I'm 757 00:42:03.360 --> 00:42:05.400 certainly not gonna I don't. I don't blame you. I 758 00:42:05.400 --> 00:42:07.719 don't want to push you. These are your choices, obviously, 759 00:42:07.760 --> 00:42:09.639 I don't. I just think I'm just trying to think 760 00:42:09.679 --> 00:42:13.480 about what would be best for you and and and me. 761 00:42:14.519 --> 00:42:17.400 In the United States of America. 762 00:42:17.239 --> 00:42:19.360 In the future of the United States of America, right 763 00:42:20.000 --> 00:42:23.000 in terms of a of a of a of a government. 764 00:42:23.800 --> 00:42:26.119 Dory Funk Jr. Was nothing if not a caretaker for 765 00:42:26.159 --> 00:42:30.239 the United States government. If we didn't establish that in 766 00:42:30.239 --> 00:42:31.880 the lapsed Funk, we established it here. 767 00:42:33.159 --> 00:42:36.480 I'm just uh, you know, these are these are these 768 00:42:36.480 --> 00:42:44.599 are things that that that Yeah. 769 00:42:42.920 --> 00:42:45.639 So Hogan has expanded mat Suda rights, who of course 770 00:42:45.719 --> 00:42:49.079 is Matsuda is fully ensconced in the Florida territory, basically 771 00:42:49.079 --> 00:42:50.760 has a piece of the office and that's his home 772 00:42:51.079 --> 00:42:54.360 home base. So he's cheering for the home team here, 773 00:42:54.920 --> 00:42:58.519 I think and kind of reporting, uh, with a degree 774 00:42:58.519 --> 00:43:01.960 of hopefulness that star like Hulkogan might be considering the jump. 775 00:43:02.079 --> 00:43:04.760 Hogan has expanded into various parts of the country. Hulk Cogan, 776 00:43:04.760 --> 00:43:07.039 who joined the AWA and Minneapolis from Florida in the 777 00:43:07.039 --> 00:43:11.119 fourth week of July. Interesting, we have August one, fourth 778 00:43:11.159 --> 00:43:15.440 week of July also competed. Yeah, yeah, maybe, but there 779 00:43:15.519 --> 00:43:17.119 might be a little bit more than we know about 780 00:43:17.480 --> 00:43:20.039 and that's been recorded as far as when he started there. 781 00:43:20.239 --> 00:43:23.239 Also, maybe maybe he started but didn't jump on television 782 00:43:23.320 --> 00:43:23.960 until yeah. 783 00:43:24.000 --> 00:43:27.119 True, maybe he's just reporting when he reported for duty, 784 00:43:27.199 --> 00:43:29.920 so to speak. Also competed in Oakland, where he defeated 785 00:43:29.920 --> 00:43:32.280 Frankie Kane and Don Stevens in a handicap match. He 786 00:43:32.360 --> 00:43:36.280 seems to be very popular. Now we're going to go 787 00:43:36.320 --> 00:43:39.679 to an article that sets the tone around Vince Senior 788 00:43:39.920 --> 00:43:42.880 and how he was being covered in Japan at this 789 00:43:43.000 --> 00:43:46.679 time as Hulk Cogan, you know, begins to establish a 790 00:43:46.719 --> 00:43:49.480 distance from the promoter that gave him the name Hulk 791 00:43:49.480 --> 00:43:51.679 Cogan and kind of set him on the course. Also 792 00:43:51.719 --> 00:43:53.719 had turned it over to you if you can convey 793 00:43:54.400 --> 00:43:56.239 what the readers of Weekly Pro were learning. 794 00:44:04.639 --> 00:44:13.920 Just so there we go the sunken West Coast Wrestling, Yeah, 795 00:44:14.360 --> 00:44:17.880 New York District and Los Angeles District, final episode the 796 00:44:18.000 --> 00:44:20.920 Wrestling World of America. 797 00:44:21.599 --> 00:44:24.679 That is basically the column about American wrestling. 798 00:44:24.719 --> 00:44:28.320 I guess in this final episode of the turbulent American 799 00:44:28.360 --> 00:44:30.440 Wrestling World, we report on the New York District on 800 00:44:30.480 --> 00:44:33.239 the East coast. At least it's not the New York 801 00:44:33.280 --> 00:44:38.119 District on the West coast and the Los Angeles District 802 00:44:38.199 --> 00:44:42.119 on the West coast, two areas considered anti inn WA. 803 00:44:43.119 --> 00:44:46.880 These two anti mainstream districts have firmly joined forces New 804 00:44:46.960 --> 00:44:54.840 Japan Wrestling and New York District. What I can't help 805 00:44:54.880 --> 00:44:58.800 you there, just keep going. McMahon's troubles lie in the 806 00:44:58.960 --> 00:45:02.280 history with the w The promoter in charge of the 807 00:45:02.280 --> 00:45:04.559 New York district is Vince McMahon, head of the Washington 808 00:45:04.639 --> 00:45:13.519 DC based kick Vittel kick kick What kick vitil kick vital. 809 00:45:13.840 --> 00:45:15.440 That's just a translation issue. 810 00:45:15.480 --> 00:45:18.920 We're going to run into the Okay, kick Vital Wrestling Corporation. 811 00:45:19.039 --> 00:45:23.280 The NWA membership roster list three associates. Robert J. Morella, 812 00:45:23.760 --> 00:45:25.360 Gorilla Monson of New Jersey. 813 00:45:25.400 --> 00:45:28.360 It is It's Capital Wrestling Corporation. Okay. I don't know 814 00:45:28.400 --> 00:45:31.280 how it comes out that way, but that's a kick kickfittle. 815 00:45:31.559 --> 00:45:34.559 Maybe that's the Dutch I don't know, like Knickerbocker or whatever. 816 00:45:36.800 --> 00:45:42.719 Maybe that could be it. Yes, Robert J. Morella, Guerrilla 817 00:45:42.800 --> 00:45:47.159 mon Soon, make That Sandwich of New Jersey, Phil Zach 818 00:45:47.239 --> 00:45:50.760 of Pennsylvania, and Arnold Scholand of New York. Like Man 819 00:45:50.840 --> 00:45:54.519 left the NWA in nineteen sixty three to found the WWWE, 820 00:45:54.679 --> 00:45:58.039 which recognized its own World Champion. However, he returned to 821 00:45:58.079 --> 00:46:01.880 the NWA in nineteen seventy and the title the word 822 00:46:03.159 --> 00:46:08.679 world was dropped. The organization's name has now changed to 823 00:46:09.000 --> 00:46:12.679 w w E and the president has has close ties 824 00:46:12.760 --> 00:46:14.119 with crawlis. 825 00:46:15.159 --> 00:46:17.559 But while there are good stories on the East. 826 00:46:17.360 --> 00:46:24.039 Coast, we do we do tell we tell stories, you know, 827 00:46:24.079 --> 00:46:25.440 that's what we do good. 828 00:46:25.480 --> 00:46:27.840 I'm sure that's what they meant. There's good story lines. 829 00:46:28.639 --> 00:46:30.960 It's hard to say that things are going smoothly among 830 00:46:31.039 --> 00:46:35.239 the insiders. Well, it's not. We all know what happens 831 00:46:35.239 --> 00:46:37.880 when the outsiders show up too, right, that's the whole 832 00:46:37.880 --> 00:46:43.320 different thing of the insiders were Nation and d dfider. 833 00:46:44.719 --> 00:46:49.079 Back to our w c W greed showing every w 834 00:46:49.159 --> 00:46:52.719 CW pay per view greed. It's every promoter, isn't it ye? 835 00:46:52.840 --> 00:46:53.400 Pretty much? 836 00:46:53.760 --> 00:46:55.880 And the West Coast is in a recession and both 837 00:46:55.920 --> 00:46:59.599 sides are troubled. Bruno San Martina, when McMahon had selected 838 00:46:59.599 --> 00:47:02.199 his as this is whom McMahon had selected as his favorites, 839 00:47:02.519 --> 00:47:06.920 defeated Rogers in just eight seconds in Madison Square Garden, 840 00:47:07.000 --> 00:47:10.039 ushering in the Sammartino era and ushering in the golden 841 00:47:10.079 --> 00:47:13.480 age of the WWE. That's hilarious to think that that, 842 00:47:13.719 --> 00:47:17.039 you know, certainly not what we consider the golden age, 843 00:47:17.079 --> 00:47:19.199 but it's hilarious that that is the golden age. I know, 844 00:47:19.639 --> 00:47:23.079 in many ways McMahon's troubles are not unrelated into the 845 00:47:23.119 --> 00:47:26.480 history of the WWE. McMahon found of the WWWE in 846 00:47:26.679 --> 00:47:30.119 February nineteen sixty three and certified Buddy Rodgers, who had 847 00:47:30.159 --> 00:47:32.760 just lost the NWA World Championship in January of the 848 00:47:32.800 --> 00:47:37.119 same year, as the first world heavyweight champion. However, this was, 849 00:47:37.280 --> 00:47:41.159 it seems however this was. It seems that McMahon, who 850 00:47:41.239 --> 00:47:43.920 had his eye on Rodgers' popularity at the time quote 851 00:47:43.960 --> 00:47:47.519 took a chance on him. However, by the nineteen seventies, 852 00:47:47.559 --> 00:47:50.920 these wrestlers had become obsolete, and Killer Kowalsky, Gen Kiniski, 853 00:47:51.280 --> 00:47:54.119 Billy Graham, and Fred Blassie, all of whom were popular 854 00:47:54.159 --> 00:47:57.800 in the US at the time, also challenged Sammartino, further 855 00:47:57.880 --> 00:48:02.400 increasing his popularity. Samartino's titled Rain lasted for about eight 856 00:48:02.519 --> 00:48:05.639 years until he was defeated by Ivan Coloff in January 857 00:48:05.719 --> 00:48:09.000 nineteen seventy one, but most of the wrestlers who challenged 858 00:48:09.079 --> 00:48:13.559 him were proteges trained or promoted by McMahon. These include 859 00:48:13.599 --> 00:48:19.320 Bill Miller, Bull Ramos, Kentucky Butcher, That's Big, John Quinn, Baron, 860 00:48:19.400 --> 00:48:26.119 Mechell Baron, Michael Sekluna, Jus Orteka, Bill Watts, Gorilla Monsoon, 861 00:48:26.199 --> 00:48:29.920 and Waldo von Eric. Other newcomers I'd like to see 862 00:48:29.920 --> 00:48:37.800 include cool Off, I mean cole Off. Hold no, no, 863 00:48:38.199 --> 00:48:41.679 I'd say the idea that other newcomers I'd like to see, 864 00:48:43.199 --> 00:48:47.800 implying that he'd liked to see Sammartino. Yes, include Cooloff, 865 00:48:47.840 --> 00:48:52.199 George Steele, and Spiro's Arion. With the MSG promotion and 866 00:48:52.239 --> 00:48:56.440 the ongoing boom, McMahon struggled with talent shortages I see, 867 00:48:56.519 --> 00:49:00.320 and finally rejoining the NWA in nineteen seventy If he's 868 00:49:00.320 --> 00:49:03.280 got an ongoing boom, why are their talents? Why is 869 00:49:03.320 --> 00:49:03.960 he struggling? 870 00:49:04.519 --> 00:49:07.440 Right, it's fascinating to hear them just convey just the 871 00:49:07.440 --> 00:49:09.719 whole history of East Coast wrestling YEA to their readers, 872 00:49:09.800 --> 00:49:12.559 and make note of the fact that the Los Angeles 873 00:49:12.679 --> 00:49:14.960 territory the West Coast was kind of in a recession. 874 00:49:14.960 --> 00:49:17.639 We definitely got those vibes when Hult came through and 875 00:49:17.679 --> 00:49:20.400 did that little bit in June fourth one of Mike Masters, 876 00:49:20.519 --> 00:49:23.079 It's not a packed house, Okay. 877 00:49:22.960 --> 00:49:26.440 Not at all, not at all, allowing him to and 878 00:49:26.480 --> 00:49:29.440 finally rejoining the NWA in nineteen seventy five, allowing him 879 00:49:29.480 --> 00:49:33.119 to book with member promoters from around the country. Removing 880 00:49:33.159 --> 00:49:35.679 the World from the title must have been humiliated. 881 00:49:37.440 --> 00:49:38.079 That's great. 882 00:49:40.559 --> 00:49:44.440 Removing the World from the title must have been humiliating. 883 00:49:45.000 --> 00:49:47.400 But without seeking new talent from across the country, the 884 00:49:47.480 --> 00:49:50.440 small New York wrestling scene would have aged along with 885 00:49:50.519 --> 00:49:58.519 the established wrestlers. I mean, okay, it's just it's hilarious. 886 00:49:58.880 --> 00:50:02.400 McMahon's current voters include Sam much Nick and Saint Louis, 887 00:50:02.559 --> 00:50:06.840 Jim Barnett and Georgia, Jim Crockett in Mid Atlantic, Edmie 888 00:50:06.840 --> 00:50:10.159 Graham and Florida, and Mike Label in Los Angeles. Non 889 00:50:10.239 --> 00:50:13.880 members include Verne Gagney of the AWA and Bill Watts, 890 00:50:13.920 --> 00:50:19.679 who runs the MSWA and Louisiana. Through these connections. 891 00:50:19.320 --> 00:50:23.000 US, I guess that South Wrestling Association I've never heard. 892 00:50:23.559 --> 00:50:25.480 I've never heard it MID an acronym like that. It's 893 00:50:25.480 --> 00:50:27.119 always just miss South. Yeah, mid South. 894 00:50:29.400 --> 00:50:31.599 Through these connections he was able to bring new blood 895 00:50:31.639 --> 00:50:35.440 like Stan Hanson, Bruiser Brody, and Dusty Rhodes. Did Bruiser 896 00:50:35.519 --> 00:50:38.039 or Brody ever go to New York? He sure did, 897 00:50:38.199 --> 00:50:40.800 Yeah he did. Have we seen the seventies? No, he 898 00:50:40.840 --> 00:50:44.119 had left just as Hulk arrived. Conveniently enough. But have 899 00:50:44.199 --> 00:50:46.440 we ever seen him like we've done some shows from 900 00:50:46.480 --> 00:50:49.119 the seventies, MS gentlemen, were ever seeing No, I don't think. 901 00:50:49.039 --> 00:50:51.519 We've reviewed a show that he wrestles on. In MSG, 902 00:50:51.559 --> 00:50:53.119 I don't think so. But that's where he had his 903 00:50:53.159 --> 00:50:55.199 initial blow up with the guy who stabbed him to death. 904 00:50:55.679 --> 00:50:58.880 Was he was wrestling the Strada invader in the garden 905 00:50:58.880 --> 00:51:00.920 and they had a a little bit of a kerf 906 00:51:00.920 --> 00:51:03.079 fluffle about, you know, Brody being stiff with him and 907 00:51:03.199 --> 00:51:05.440 taking advantage of him and stuff, And a lot of 908 00:51:05.440 --> 00:51:07.960 people point to that as kind of the precursor of 909 00:51:08.039 --> 00:51:12.679 what happened Wow, and montsoon being affiliated with the Puerto 910 00:51:12.760 --> 00:51:14.760 Rico office and owning a piece of it like he did. 911 00:51:15.840 --> 00:51:17.360 I don't know, but we didn't come down with enough 912 00:51:17.360 --> 00:51:20.559 of an iron fist on Jose Strada back then, and 913 00:51:20.599 --> 00:51:21.239 look what happened. 914 00:51:21.320 --> 00:51:26.440 Yeah, I'll say, Uh. Vince nick Man, who was pursuing 915 00:51:26.440 --> 00:51:32.320 a cooperative relationship with New Japan Pro Wrestling, has endless worries. Okay, 916 00:51:33.039 --> 00:51:37.039 oh my god, Oh yes, yes, I don't understand it. 917 00:51:37.159 --> 00:51:40.679 I don't understand that. I'm endlessly worried. I am, and 918 00:51:41.239 --> 00:51:43.760 I'm worried to an endless degree. I believe that's the 919 00:51:43.760 --> 00:51:44.480 title of the book. 920 00:51:45.000 --> 00:51:47.360 I think we've got that endlessly worried. 921 00:51:48.880 --> 00:51:52.320 His markets include the Mecca of MSG, as well as Rochester, 922 00:51:52.400 --> 00:51:57.360 New York, Washington, d C, Baltimore, Maryland, Boston, Massachusetts, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 923 00:51:57.400 --> 00:52:01.360 and Philadelphia, New Jersey. Attendance at m G alone hasn't 924 00:52:01.440 --> 00:52:05.599 changed much since the heyday of the WWWE monthly regular 925 00:52:05.599 --> 00:52:09.400 matches attracted at least eighteen thousand attendees, with sellouts of 926 00:52:09.440 --> 00:52:14.840 twenty two thousand often being recorded. One distinctive feature MSG 927 00:52:14.880 --> 00:52:17.880 audience is that they is that they welcome matches with 928 00:52:18.000 --> 00:52:22.920 strong rivalries. One Hanson challenge WWE heavyweight champion Bob Becklan 929 00:52:23.000 --> 00:52:25.519 in February of this year. The attendance was eighteen thousand, 930 00:52:25.840 --> 00:52:28.280 that rose to twenty thousand for his challenge in March, 931 00:52:28.599 --> 00:52:30.719 and then sold out again for his challenge in April. 932 00:52:30.760 --> 00:52:35.000 Including the closed circuit, twenty three thousand people have including 933 00:52:35.039 --> 00:52:39.239 the closed circuit twenty three people have attended MSG twenty 934 00:52:39.599 --> 00:52:44.880 for all people twenty three thousand thousand. Well, even that numbers, 935 00:52:44.920 --> 00:52:48.199 we're including the close circuit. Twenty three thousand people have 936 00:52:48.719 --> 00:52:53.199 attended Madison Square Garden in its history, all the series 937 00:52:53.199 --> 00:52:57.159 of existence in May of that same year, and Semartino's 938 00:52:57.199 --> 00:53:01.480 popularity was enduring, while backland lackluster performance outside of the 939 00:53:01.599 --> 00:53:08.280 MSG was undeniable. The power plants already power plant power, 940 00:53:08.400 --> 00:53:13.239 really already the power plants grumbling against McMahon's cooperative approach 941 00:53:13.239 --> 00:53:16.840 to New Japan Pro Wrestling. Local insiders believe that the 942 00:53:17.159 --> 00:53:20.159 close relationship between New Japan Pro Wrestling and the WWE 943 00:53:20.519 --> 00:53:21.840 has been both a blessing and a. 944 00:53:21.800 --> 00:53:23.519 Curse for both parties. 945 00:53:24.119 --> 00:53:28.440 Aside from MSG, Backlands lackluster popularity and other major markets 946 00:53:28.639 --> 00:53:32.480 is a source of concern for McMahon. Sammartino's popularity remains strong, 947 00:53:32.519 --> 00:53:37.239 surpassing backlands. Sammartino's popularity is particularly overwhelming in Boston, where 948 00:53:37.239 --> 00:53:40.960 he draws fifteen thousand people when he wins. That he 949 00:53:41.000 --> 00:53:43.960 wins with what he wins the main event, but in 950 00:53:44.039 --> 00:53:50.320 backstage areas attendance drops significantly. So when he wins, fifteen 951 00:53:50.360 --> 00:53:52.480 thousand people will be there. When he's not when he's 952 00:53:52.519 --> 00:53:55.480 not winning, there will be less than fifteen thousand people 953 00:53:55.559 --> 00:53:58.559 there because they know the outcome ahead of time. That's right, 954 00:53:59.400 --> 00:54:02.559 Sammu tell whoever, Simontino has no intention of regaining the title. 955 00:54:03.039 --> 00:54:05.280 He's taking it as his own pace. 956 00:54:07.360 --> 00:54:09.559 What a weird thing to say, I have no intention 957 00:54:09.639 --> 00:54:11.679 of regaining the title. It's like he's not saying I'm 958 00:54:11.719 --> 00:54:13.119 not going to try, but I have no intention of 959 00:54:13.119 --> 00:54:16.400 actually succeeding. I have no intention of actually winning the title. 960 00:54:17.280 --> 00:54:19.119 So this is but I am taking but but I 961 00:54:19.159 --> 00:54:21.800 am taking it at my own pace. Took a hell 962 00:54:21.840 --> 00:54:23.760 of a long time. But there again they get around 963 00:54:23.760 --> 00:54:26.400 to the dynamic of the ww AD from New Japan 964 00:54:26.440 --> 00:54:29.039 relationship and how they keep getting this lame ass. Bob 965 00:54:29.119 --> 00:54:32.000 Beckland is their champion to deal with. 966 00:54:34.519 --> 00:54:35.840 You know, I don't I don't know what to tell you. 967 00:54:36.000 --> 00:54:39.079 Kept he's drawing money, he's doing fairly well for himself, 968 00:54:39.559 --> 00:54:42.679 and you know, these are the things that you know, 969 00:54:43.000 --> 00:54:46.000 people do as are told, right, that's the way. That's 970 00:54:46.000 --> 00:54:47.960 the way business works, way America works. 971 00:54:48.119 --> 00:54:52.800 Wow him with that, that's good. You know, if if 972 00:54:52.840 --> 00:54:54.000 you got a problem with that, you get a problem 973 00:54:54.000 --> 00:54:54.760 with our success. 974 00:54:55.000 --> 00:54:56.360 If you have a problem with that, we can go 975 00:54:56.400 --> 00:55:00.519 to war again and we will beat you a Okay, 976 00:55:00.880 --> 00:55:04.400 we'll kill you, all right, No Pearl Harbor, job on me. 977 00:55:04.519 --> 00:55:07.519 All right, don't don't try to pearl Harbor me. I'm 978 00:55:07.559 --> 00:55:13.719 from fucking New York, you son of a bitch. McMahon 979 00:55:13.760 --> 00:55:16.760 has fully taken this into account, having Peter my Va 980 00:55:16.840 --> 00:55:19.320 challenged back them three times and Pat Patterson challenged him 981 00:55:19.320 --> 00:55:22.400 four times. Well, it's possible that they rely more on 982 00:55:22.440 --> 00:55:26.000 the popularity of healed challengers and on Backlan's popularity. It's 983 00:55:26.079 --> 00:55:29.519 common for a solid challenger to challenge twice in a row. Here, 984 00:55:30.880 --> 00:55:34.400 the pamphlet always mentions Martial Arts heavyweight Champion Antonio Nok 985 00:55:35.199 --> 00:55:38.079 w w J Heavyweight Champion, have Toumi Fujinami and a 986 00:55:38.239 --> 00:55:42.079 w A and aw A don don. 987 00:55:42.639 --> 00:55:43.599 Fucking mob Boss. 988 00:55:43.920 --> 00:55:48.840 Well, exactly a w A don V Gagney V Gagney 989 00:55:48.880 --> 00:55:51.440 second only to US champion b gun. 990 00:55:51.679 --> 00:55:54.320 I don't I don't know. Be Gun is supposed to be. 991 00:55:54.639 --> 00:56:01.280 Billy Gunn brother. Now Japan pro wrestlers in preferential treatment, 992 00:56:01.280 --> 00:56:04.800 with the Oshiaki's photo often appearing on the cover, and Fujinami, 993 00:56:04.840 --> 00:56:08.280 despite not having achieved much in recent years, ranking third 994 00:56:08.320 --> 00:56:11.679 in the heavyweight division. The WWE is the only organization 995 00:56:11.719 --> 00:56:15.719 that sanctions martial arts championships in the United States in 996 00:56:15.800 --> 00:56:19.880 exchange for his thorough cooperation with New Japan Pro, McMahon 997 00:56:20.280 --> 00:56:24.039 monopolizes the channel for inviting foreign wrestlers to New Japan Pro. 998 00:56:24.679 --> 00:56:27.360 This means that even if New Japan Pro wants wrestlers 999 00:56:27.400 --> 00:56:31.719 from the AWA or Florida, they cannot negotiate directly without McMahon. 1000 00:56:32.199 --> 00:56:34.559 In other words, a relationship with the WWE is so 1001 00:56:34.679 --> 00:56:38.199 close that they cannot afford to cheat. This is certainly 1002 00:56:38.199 --> 00:56:41.079 a disadvantage for New Japan Pro, which aims to utilize 1003 00:56:41.119 --> 00:56:44.079 the entire United States as a source of foreign wrestlers. 1004 00:56:45.159 --> 00:56:50.599 When Baba flew to the US before the Kaj the 1005 00:56:50.679 --> 00:56:54.000 Karaj Festival, the first person he went to for advice 1006 00:56:54.039 --> 00:57:00.159 was Samontino. When Samontino responded with a manly spirit, I 1007 00:57:00.159 --> 00:57:03.719 mean he brought him a prijut leg or something. Of 1008 00:57:03.800 --> 00:57:07.960 the three major shareholders of McMahon's company, CWC, Monsoon, and 1009 00:57:08.079 --> 00:57:14.639 Zaco are all on Salmontino's side, excluding Scoland. In October, 1010 00:57:15.039 --> 00:57:17.800 Salmatino will make a special appearance at All Japan Pro 1011 00:57:17.840 --> 00:57:21.599 Wrestlings tenth Anniversary series, which is currently in. 1012 00:57:21.519 --> 00:57:23.880 An all out war with New Japan Pro Wrestling. 1013 00:57:24.719 --> 00:57:27.559 Even McMahon, as expected, was unable to influence Samontino, who 1014 00:57:27.559 --> 00:57:31.440 has more popularity in draws more spectators than the champion 1015 00:57:32.000 --> 00:57:34.239 and is highly respected in the wrestling world. Although he 1016 00:57:34.280 --> 00:57:38.719 has retired once, Salmontino remains extremely popular even among his 1017 00:57:38.800 --> 00:57:42.280 fellow wrestlers. There are Even though among his fellow wrestlers 1018 00:57:42.320 --> 00:57:45.800 there are critics. Yes, wrestlers in the region A page 1019 00:57:45.840 --> 00:57:49.159 surprisingly little for a small town circuit. Undercard wrestles like 1020 00:57:49.239 --> 00:57:52.559 Johnny Rods and Carlos josea Strada often earned around one 1021 00:57:52.599 --> 00:57:55.920 hundred dollars per match, but even they make generous salaries 1022 00:57:55.960 --> 00:57:59.159 when they compete in regular matches at NSG. This makes 1023 00:57:59.239 --> 00:58:03.159 up to the low prices they normally pay. However, when 1024 00:58:03.239 --> 00:58:06.000 New Japan Pro wrestlers arrive and compete in the MSG 1025 00:58:06.119 --> 00:58:09.880 regular matches, they lose their chance to perform. It's no 1026 00:58:10.000 --> 00:58:12.880 fun to have to put up with the low prices 1027 00:58:12.920 --> 00:58:15.639 normally only to have your money taken away by New 1028 00:58:15.719 --> 00:58:21.239 Japan Pro wrestlers. Yes, even McMahon's protege Dom Danucci, is 1029 00:58:21.800 --> 00:58:26.000 he a protege protege it's calling for New Japan Pro 1030 00:58:26.039 --> 00:58:29.920 wrestlers to be bad from MSG. Even the capable McMahon 1031 00:58:30.000 --> 00:58:33.400 is no end of worries at this page, at this 1032 00:58:33.440 --> 00:58:35.000 point in the game, I have no I have no 1033 00:58:35.679 --> 00:58:40.559 end of worries. My worries are endless. They never end. 1034 00:58:41.199 --> 00:58:44.880 My worries begin and they just go on in eternity. 1035 00:58:45.000 --> 00:58:47.360 I wake up, they go on. I wake up in 1036 00:58:47.400 --> 00:58:48.719 the morning, I have worries. When I go to bed 1037 00:58:48.760 --> 00:58:51.199 at night, I have more worries. And when I wake 1038 00:58:51.239 --> 00:58:54.360 up the next morning, I have you know, no fewer worries. 1039 00:58:54.360 --> 00:58:58.840 And when I went to bed, the worries don't don't dilute, 1040 00:58:58.960 --> 00:59:01.920 they only they only expand. 1041 00:59:02.840 --> 00:59:06.280 So I'm living my life. But this last sentence really 1042 00:59:06.280 --> 00:59:06.840 brings it home. 1043 00:59:07.679 --> 00:59:09.760 Even the capable McMahon is no end of worry. He 1044 00:59:09.800 --> 00:59:12.960 is dealing with the Sammartino faction and disgruntled wrestlers who 1045 00:59:13.000 --> 00:59:16.039 simply refused to go along with his policy of total 1046 00:59:16.039 --> 00:59:19.880 cooperation with New Japan Pro wrest exactly. 1047 00:59:20.199 --> 00:59:21.880 So as much as Vince McCann Jr. Wanted to make 1048 00:59:21.880 --> 00:59:24.800 New Japan the preferential partner, and you know, Hashashi Shinma, 1049 00:59:24.840 --> 00:59:28.320 the president of the whole organization, Sam Martino and many 1050 00:59:28.360 --> 00:59:31.400 others just have allegiances to BABA and want to cut 1051 00:59:31.440 --> 00:59:33.639 their own deals in Japan. It's kind of the first 1052 00:59:33.639 --> 00:59:36.679 sign of friction, I think in terms of Vince Senior 1053 00:59:36.840 --> 00:59:39.239 trying to claim or any of the McMahon's trying to 1054 00:59:39.239 --> 00:59:41.599 claim dominion beyond just what you do in the New 1055 00:59:41.679 --> 00:59:44.800 York territory for what you do everywhere. I'm sure he's 1056 00:59:44.840 --> 00:59:47.559 quite happy with the booking fees he's getting sending Andre 1057 00:59:47.719 --> 00:59:50.920 to Japan, because Vince Senior since nineteen seventy three, as 1058 00:59:50.920 --> 00:59:53.519 we've talked to Pat la Proud about, it was basically 1059 00:59:53.559 --> 00:59:55.760 Andre's booking agent wherever he went around the world and 1060 00:59:55.800 --> 00:59:58.960 got a percentage of his fee, and so I'm sure 1061 00:59:59.000 --> 01:00:01.199 he would like to have replicated that by insisting everyone 1062 01:00:01.199 --> 01:00:03.719 going to New Japan to keep the economics flowing. The 1063 01:00:03.800 --> 01:00:06.039 deal pretty much was in place through the first couple 1064 01:00:06.079 --> 01:00:09.039 of years of Vince Junior's administration of the WWF as well, 1065 01:00:09.760 --> 01:00:12.960 but there are always wrestlers who pushed against it and 1066 01:00:13.039 --> 01:00:15.880 sought to play both sides of the fence in Japan, 1067 01:00:16.000 --> 01:00:18.440 just like they would play several sides of the fence 1068 01:00:18.639 --> 01:00:22.800 in the US territories to find the most lucrative opportunity. 1069 01:00:23.519 --> 01:01:02.400 The Fan Wrestling Podcast, he's a lapsed fan Wrestling podcast 1070 01:01:02.760 --> 01:01:05.400 with Jack and carn Seo MJP. 1071 01:01:05.199 --> 01:01:07.840 Sooro and when they're working with Stan Hansen as one 1072 01:01:07.880 --> 01:01:10.440 of the key foils to Brunos s Martino in the 1073 01:01:10.480 --> 01:01:14.000 mid to late seventies in the WWF, that gets complicated 1074 01:01:14.000 --> 01:01:17.119 as well because Hanson wants to decide where and when 1075 01:01:17.159 --> 01:01:20.360 he goes in Japan and not have to have it 1076 01:01:20.400 --> 01:01:22.760 be up to Vince McMahon senior just because he happens 1077 01:01:22.760 --> 01:01:25.440 to be working there. So that's kind of the angle 1078 01:01:25.480 --> 01:01:28.239 that the Japanese press is coming at it from, and 1079 01:01:28.280 --> 01:01:30.360 that's what's in the air around the time of the 1080 01:01:30.400 --> 01:01:33.639 forthcoming Transition. But after that match and the others we 1081 01:01:33.679 --> 01:01:36.960 talked about in October in Japan, the Halkster returns to 1082 01:01:37.000 --> 01:01:41.239 the Awa State side. By October seventeenth, he's in Chicago 1083 01:01:42.239 --> 01:01:45.800 defeating Jerry Blackwell via count out underneath Greg and Jim 1084 01:01:45.800 --> 01:01:49.719 Brenzel over Jesse Ventura and Adrian Adonis in a steel cage. 1085 01:01:50.760 --> 01:01:53.199 Here Boss on October eighteenth, nineteen eighty one is a 1086 01:01:53.199 --> 01:01:57.440 clipping from the newspaper in Green Bay, The Herald Sims 1087 01:01:57.440 --> 01:02:01.239 Reporter in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, actually Wednesday, October fourteenth, nineteen 1088 01:02:01.239 --> 01:02:04.440 eighty one, what's going to happen? And what does happen? 1089 01:02:08.719 --> 01:02:13.079 Uh? Hold one? Oh okay, here we go. The Battle 1090 01:02:13.159 --> 01:02:17.400 Royal's main event, indeed okay. A sixteen man Battle Royal 1091 01:02:17.480 --> 01:02:20.559 is the main event on a six bout professional wrestling 1092 01:02:20.639 --> 01:02:24.519 card at the Brown County Arena Sunday. Sixteen pro wrestlers 1093 01:02:24.519 --> 01:02:26.039 will be in the ring at the same time and 1094 01:02:26.119 --> 01:02:29.039 must in Each must be thrown over the top rope 1095 01:02:29.159 --> 01:02:31.239 to be eliminated. The last man in the ring will 1096 01:02:31.239 --> 01:02:35.400 claim a fifty thousand dollars purse. Wrestlers entered or Andre 1097 01:02:35.519 --> 01:02:39.440 the Giant, Billy Robinson, Burnet, Gulai buck Zoumhoff, Baron von Rashki, 1098 01:02:39.519 --> 01:02:43.199 Jim Brunzel, Bobby Heenan, Jimmy Valliant, The Incredible Hulk Hogan, 1099 01:02:43.679 --> 01:02:48.199 Jerry Blackwell, Ken Peterra, Bobby Duncom, Greg Gagney, chikh Ad, 1100 01:02:48.280 --> 01:02:52.480 non El Casey, Tito Santana and Jesse Ventura. Another bouts. 1101 01:02:52.840 --> 01:02:58.239 Ken Peterra faces Jim Brunzel, Jimmy Valliant faces Bobby Duncom, 1102 01:02:58.599 --> 01:03:02.559 Hulk Hogan takes on Jesse Ventura, Greg Gagne meets chic 1103 01:03:02.639 --> 01:03:08.199 Adnan O'Casey and Tito Santana faces Bobby Heenan and the 1104 01:03:09.360 --> 01:03:13.800 sports briefs wins. Chike wins Battle Royal, Chik add nan 1105 01:03:13.880 --> 01:03:17.719 Ocasey won the main event, a twenty five man that 1106 01:03:17.880 --> 01:03:23.320 expanded quickly a sixteen man Battle Royal a week five 1107 01:03:23.400 --> 01:03:26.440 days prior and became a twenty five man Battle Royal 1108 01:03:26.440 --> 01:03:28.840 and in twenty three minutes and eighteen seconds and took 1109 01:03:29.000 --> 01:03:36.440 the first place perce Percy Person Percy purse e y 1110 01:03:36.840 --> 01:03:41.400 of twenty five thousand dollars in professional wrestling. Here Sunday Night, 1111 01:03:41.480 --> 01:03:44.960 Another Action Hulk Hogan beat Jesse G s j E. 1112 01:03:45.119 --> 01:03:48.519 S s I E. The Body Ventura in arm wrestling, 1113 01:03:48.920 --> 01:03:54.599 Kent Pattera beat Jumpin' Jimmy Brunzell in sixteen oh five, 1114 01:03:54.840 --> 01:03:58.360 Jerry Crusher Blackwell pinned Jimmy Valliant in two ten, and 1115 01:03:58.480 --> 01:04:02.559 Tito Santana Bent penned Bobby the Brain Heenan in eleven 1116 01:04:02.599 --> 01:04:05.960 fifty six. Attendance was thirty four or sixty eight on 1117 01:04:06.079 --> 01:04:06.639 the night. 1118 01:04:07.159 --> 01:04:11.320 So that's what's going on. Hogan's return to the United 1119 01:04:11.360 --> 01:04:14.440 States October twentieth. The Leader Telegram a nice illustration of 1120 01:04:14.480 --> 01:04:17.119 Andre the Giant. Look at that with his fro double 1121 01:04:17.159 --> 01:04:20.400 bicep pose towering over the city like Godzilla. 1122 01:04:20.559 --> 01:04:21.360 That's very funny. 1123 01:04:21.440 --> 01:04:24.000 Advertise this all star wrestling card at the North High 1124 01:04:24.000 --> 01:04:26.719 School Gym on October twentieth, nineteen eighty one. The twelve 1125 01:04:26.800 --> 01:04:29.760 man Battle Royal there and Hulkogan listed among the participants. 1126 01:04:31.599 --> 01:04:35.480 Moving ahead, looking at some aw Look at that rad 1127 01:04:35.519 --> 01:04:39.360 dog Vashan eyeglass specs unlimited print dad. Look at the 1128 01:04:39.360 --> 01:04:43.440 goofiness of that guy wearing the black rimmed glasses there, 1129 01:04:45.960 --> 01:04:49.400 What an idiot. It's like the guy in the six 1130 01:04:49.400 --> 01:04:50.480 Flags commercials. 1131 01:04:50.800 --> 01:04:51.639 He really does. 1132 01:04:53.400 --> 01:04:56.960 So take us into what's being reported up in the 1133 01:04:57.000 --> 01:04:59.840 Winnipeg press around the Battle Royal, his Battle Royal season. 1134 01:05:00.000 --> 01:05:04.039 It's October and town Battle Royal. 1135 01:05:04.119 --> 01:05:06.880 In the ring, eighteen wrestlers try not to go over 1136 01:05:06.920 --> 01:05:09.199 the top rope. It's supposed to be an all out 1137 01:05:09.239 --> 01:05:13.119 wrestling Wrestle Royal Thursday at the Arena with eighteen big 1138 01:05:13.159 --> 01:05:16.000 guys go at it at the same time. In the ring, 1139 01:05:16.079 --> 01:05:19.719 Billie Robinson, Rene Gula, Evan Johnson, Jumping, Jim Brenzel and 1140 01:05:19.760 --> 01:05:22.239 Under the Giant are some of the grapplers ready to 1141 01:05:22.280 --> 01:05:25.320 bruise their way through the main event, which is a 1142 01:05:25.440 --> 01:05:29.039 lass over the top rope a limit last or last 1143 01:05:29.840 --> 01:05:34.280 last over the top ropes go elimination battle with one 1144 01:05:34.280 --> 01:05:36.360 thousand dollars waiting for the last man in the ring. 1145 01:05:36.440 --> 01:05:40.519 So I let you just emphasize that in the previous 1146 01:05:40.840 --> 01:05:42.760 battle royal fifty thousand dollars on the line. 1147 01:05:42.840 --> 01:05:45.239 In this one, one thousand dollars is on the line. Yes, 1148 01:05:45.880 --> 01:05:48.000 So it's a it's a big difference. It's worth a 1149 01:05:48.000 --> 01:05:49.320 lot harder on one than the other. 1150 01:05:49.480 --> 01:05:52.559 Yeah, exactly. The card starts at eight pm with Jerry 1151 01:05:52.599 --> 01:05:57.199 Blackwell and Johnny Valiant, Bobby Bob Duncan and Tito Versusito Santana, 1152 01:05:57.480 --> 01:06:01.840 Ken Peterra versus Buck Zuomhoff the Hall versus Jesse Ventura, 1153 01:06:02.360 --> 01:06:05.519 she got Non l Cac versus Greg Gagney and Adrina 1154 01:06:05.599 --> 01:06:07.800 Donnas versus Andre the Giant. 1155 01:06:09.320 --> 01:06:12.440 Great stuff. There's the official lineup on the night, So yeah, 1156 01:06:12.480 --> 01:06:14.960 Andre going around the circuit. They go up to Rapid 1157 01:06:15.000 --> 01:06:19.320 City October twenty fourth, nineteen eighty one. Here's the cost. 1158 01:06:19.360 --> 01:06:21.199 See the ticket. By the way, there's a ticket there. 1159 01:06:21.280 --> 01:06:24.119 I missed the ticket, told me on the look they 1160 01:06:24.119 --> 01:06:26.559 have a. 1161 01:06:25.559 --> 01:06:29.079 Sealed blue ticket there. Wrestling at Winnipeg Arena. Someone hung 1162 01:06:29.119 --> 01:06:32.440 out of that piece was ten dollars there the managers. 1163 01:06:32.519 --> 01:06:36.360 The management reserves the right to a license granted by 1164 01:06:36.360 --> 01:06:41.320 this ticket by section sixteen, Row seventeen, Seat three. Let 1165 01:06:41.400 --> 01:06:43.199 you know something where that is in the Winnipeg Arena. 1166 01:06:43.280 --> 01:06:46.599 Wow, some lucky soul. That's great. See those tickets like 1167 01:06:47.159 --> 01:06:50.320 meant nothing at the time, and now it's like breathing 1168 01:06:50.400 --> 01:06:54.679 history looking at us ticket stubs or something else. They 1169 01:06:54.679 --> 01:06:57.440 go to Denver. There's the lineup hul Coke and versus Jesse. 1170 01:06:57.519 --> 01:07:01.360 The body of Ventura is playing out all across the circuit. 1171 01:07:01.400 --> 01:07:06.440 They go to Rapid City, South Dakota. Professional Wrestling is 1172 01:07:06.440 --> 01:07:08.840 going to be returning. You see that picture of Greg 1173 01:07:08.960 --> 01:07:12.000 Ganya and Jim Brunzel Boss. What can they expect in 1174 01:07:12.159 --> 01:07:14.400 Rapid City In late October eighty one. 1175 01:07:17.119 --> 01:07:21.199 All Star Professional Wrestling again will bring its show into 1176 01:07:21.199 --> 01:07:24.599 the Rushmore into Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Saturday night and 1177 01:07:24.679 --> 01:07:28.239 highlighted by with a tag team championship bout belt holders 1178 01:07:28.360 --> 01:07:34.679 Gregg greg Gagne of Mound, Minnesota, that's where you Mound, Minnesota? 1179 01:07:34.800 --> 01:07:37.679 Yeah, no comment really. 1180 01:07:37.719 --> 01:07:40.960 And Jim Brunzel of White Bear Lake, Minnesota will put 1181 01:07:40.960 --> 01:07:43.280 their American Wrestling Association title on the line when they 1182 01:07:43.320 --> 01:07:46.280 meet Jesse the Body of Ventura of San Diego, California 1183 01:07:46.400 --> 01:07:49.199 and Golden Boy Adrian Nadonnas of New York City. And 1184 01:07:49.239 --> 01:07:52.559 the ninth main event also scheduled our matches between Tito 1185 01:07:52.599 --> 01:08:00.440 Santana and chik Adnan l l case El Cac not 1186 01:08:00.559 --> 01:08:01.760 al CAZy but l. 1187 01:08:02.400 --> 01:08:04.400 Oh, yes, that's a conversion, and. 1188 01:08:04.320 --> 01:08:07.840 The incredible Hull Cogan versus Rene Gulay. The opening battle 1189 01:08:07.840 --> 01:08:11.360 feature Rock and Roll buck Zoomhoff against Bobby the Brain Heenen. 1190 01:08:11.519 --> 01:08:13.920 The matches begin at eight pm. Ticket prices or eight 1191 01:08:13.920 --> 01:08:18.079 dollars for reserved ringside seats, seven dollars for reserved balcony seats, 1192 01:08:18.079 --> 01:08:21.239 and six dollars for general admission seats. Children under twelve 1193 01:08:21.279 --> 01:08:23.680 years of age will be admitted for three dollars. 1194 01:08:25.880 --> 01:08:29.239 And the results went down. Oh, I love the coverage, man, 1195 01:08:29.319 --> 01:08:31.319 love the coverage in these territories. I mean, I know, 1196 01:08:31.680 --> 01:08:34.439 it's so great. It's where all this, you know, all 1197 01:08:34.439 --> 01:08:37.079 these databases of all these results come from the fact 1198 01:08:37.119 --> 01:08:39.840 that these local papers thought it was of enough interest 1199 01:08:39.880 --> 01:08:42.199 to their local readers to just carry a few sentences 1200 01:08:42.239 --> 01:08:44.159 about this. And it's like worth its weight in gold, 1201 01:08:44.199 --> 01:08:46.920 because you can put yourself in the territory. You can 1202 01:08:47.359 --> 01:08:50.520 realize who was around, what the programs were, who was featured, 1203 01:08:50.520 --> 01:08:52.840 who wasn't, and who may have come through that you 1204 01:08:52.920 --> 01:08:56.760 never even thought did. And you know, as poorly done 1205 01:08:56.760 --> 01:08:59.319 as all this stuff is it, they turn out to 1206 01:08:59.319 --> 01:09:02.199 be invaluable historical documents. And again further to the proof 1207 01:09:02.199 --> 01:09:03.720 that the time is now to do something like the 1208 01:09:03.720 --> 01:09:07.800 complete Hulkkein, because yes, every fucking newspaper's been digitized, everything's 1209 01:09:07.800 --> 01:09:10.479 at our fingertips, all the videos there, yep, and here 1210 01:09:10.479 --> 01:09:14.279 we are. In the wrestling main event at the Rushmore 1211 01:09:14.319 --> 01:09:17.279 Plaza cific Center on Saturday night, the current world champion 1212 01:09:17.319 --> 01:09:20.159 tag team of Greg Gagne and Jumping Jim Brenzell successfully 1213 01:09:20.159 --> 01:09:24.000 defended their title with a quick fifteen minute bout no 1214 01:09:24.199 --> 01:09:28.239 route of challengers Jesse the Body Ventur and Bobby the Brain. Heenan, 1215 01:09:28.399 --> 01:09:35.399 I thought it was I thought it was Adonnas, Adonnas, 1216 01:09:35.520 --> 01:09:38.640 not Heenen. Let's take don Heenan for Donnas. Oh right, 1217 01:09:38.720 --> 01:09:39.720 here we go, No, here we go. 1218 01:09:39.920 --> 01:09:42.840 Heenan was a last minute replacement for Golden Boy Adriana Donnas, 1219 01:09:42.840 --> 01:09:45.199 who was injured earlier this week in Winnipeg, Canada. 1220 01:09:45.279 --> 01:09:46.000 That's interesting. 1221 01:09:46.399 --> 01:09:49.199 Venturia was leveled coming off a throw into the ropes 1222 01:09:49.199 --> 01:09:51.359 when he caught a forearm in the throat from Gagne 1223 01:09:51.479 --> 01:09:54.119 and was easily counted out before a crowd of twenty 1224 01:09:54.119 --> 01:09:59.399 three hundred. In earlier bouts, Bobby Heenan pinned buck zoom 1225 01:10:00.159 --> 01:10:05.680 holf sell three words, oh buck zoom holf. In twelve 1226 01:10:05.720 --> 01:10:09.079 thirty Twito Santana drew with Chikh at Non l Case 1227 01:10:10.159 --> 01:10:12.880 and the Incredible Hulk Cogan pin Rene Gul of France 1228 01:10:13.000 --> 01:10:15.880 in only six minutes. The Chikh lived up to his 1229 01:10:15.920 --> 01:10:19.119 bad guy reputation by refusing to sign autographs and chasing 1230 01:10:19.159 --> 01:10:23.359 little kids from ringside. Waiting there but refusing to chase 1231 01:10:23.359 --> 01:10:26.359 the little kids from ringside using autographs. I know that, 1232 01:10:26.399 --> 01:10:28.239 but it's saying didn't say. 1233 01:10:28.439 --> 01:10:31.079 Oh, I see you? What you're saying the stax Yes, 1234 01:10:31.560 --> 01:10:33.880 highly misleaving, poorly poor grammar. 1235 01:10:34.359 --> 01:10:36.880 He refused to sign autographs and from chasing little kids 1236 01:10:36.920 --> 01:10:40.479 around from ringside. Well is what it's is what it implies. 1237 01:10:40.520 --> 01:10:43.760 The world may never know what was intented there, But 1238 01:10:43.840 --> 01:10:46.039 interesting to see Hulk still being called the Incredible Hulk, 1239 01:10:46.079 --> 01:10:48.640 even though yes, you know, he's fully baby face hul Cogan. 1240 01:10:48.960 --> 01:10:50.760 And that's what's going on in one of the smaller 1241 01:10:50.800 --> 01:10:52.520 cities on the circle, to say the least. Click forward 1242 01:10:52.560 --> 01:10:55.039 October twenty fifth, nineteen eighty one, Saint Paul, Minnesota, the 1243 01:10:55.079 --> 01:10:59.159 Civic Center, Big Goings, Bigduins, then eighteen man Battle Royal, 1244 01:10:59.199 --> 01:11:01.279 and it's Hulk Cogan and Andre the Giant featured in 1245 01:11:01.439 --> 01:11:04.479 the print ad the aforementioned stencil of Andre the Giant 1246 01:11:04.479 --> 01:11:08.079 towering over skyscrapers in some city somewhere, and that old leftover, 1247 01:11:08.199 --> 01:11:11.399 sleepy eyed hull cocin photograph from the w w F 1248 01:11:11.399 --> 01:11:13.680 fifty grand to the winner. They're putting that on the road. 1249 01:11:13.920 --> 01:11:17.000 Oh, this is the great descriptions here though. You know 1250 01:11:17.039 --> 01:11:19.399 again they have so you have another giant, incredible hul 1251 01:11:19.479 --> 01:11:23.239 Coke and Jerry Blackwell, Big Bad Bob duncan Ken, Pettera Jesse, 1252 01:11:23.319 --> 01:11:25.720 the Body ofv Tour claw Master Rashkie. 1253 01:11:26.039 --> 01:11:28.720 Yes, never heard him. It's called that he knows how 1254 01:11:28.720 --> 01:11:32.039 to get those plush toys. Yeah, okay, as he does. 1255 01:11:32.640 --> 01:11:36.199 Golden Boy at Donnis, Bobby the Brainheen and Tito Santanna, 1256 01:11:36.239 --> 01:11:39.720 Billy Robinson, Greg Gagney, Jim Brenzel, daschkh Bear Buck Zoomhoff, 1257 01:11:40.239 --> 01:11:44.000 Evan Johnson, Brene Gul and Dizzy Ed Volder also known 1258 01:11:44.039 --> 01:11:48.800 as Sam contest as Dizzy Ed Butcher, Beefcake. 1259 01:11:48.399 --> 01:11:50.520 Your Beefcake. Well, the whole crew you just listed for 1260 01:11:50.520 --> 01:11:53.159 the most part, also known as w w F nineteen 1261 01:11:53.159 --> 01:11:53.600 eighty five. 1262 01:11:54.000 --> 01:11:55.079 Yeah, that's very true. 1263 01:11:55.479 --> 01:11:58.560 Sorry, whole crew here basically, but yeah, they were putting 1264 01:11:58.600 --> 01:12:00.439 that Battle Royal on the road. And one of the 1265 01:12:00.439 --> 01:12:02.479 things Greg Gone you would say years later is there 1266 01:12:02.520 --> 01:12:04.680 was this moment where Hogan Andre bump into each other 1267 01:12:04.720 --> 01:12:07.439 in an Awa Battle Royal, and the electricity when they 1268 01:12:07.479 --> 01:12:09.439 face off from the crowd tells them that they got 1269 01:12:09.439 --> 01:12:12.000 to book this matchup. Now. He places that as being 1270 01:12:12.039 --> 01:12:15.399 as best we can tell in nineteen eighty three, and 1271 01:12:15.479 --> 01:12:17.960 they put in requests to Vince Senior to book Hogan 1272 01:12:18.000 --> 01:12:21.800 and Andre for February of nineteen eighty four to have 1273 01:12:21.840 --> 01:12:24.600 Andre back, assuming they would still have Hulk, this of 1274 01:12:24.600 --> 01:12:27.000 course being before Hulk made the jin Wow. So every 1275 01:12:27.000 --> 01:12:29.479 time I see Hogan and Andre listed as together in 1276 01:12:29.560 --> 01:12:32.359 an Awa Battle Royal, I just wonder if. 1277 01:12:32.199 --> 01:12:34.880 There were I just think we have a I think 1278 01:12:34.920 --> 01:12:37.079 this is an opportunity to first to put the to 1279 01:12:37.079 --> 01:12:41.319 pull up you know, super Bowl leagues together and have 1280 01:12:41.399 --> 01:12:45.960 it be, have it be Hogan and Andre in the main event. 1281 01:12:46.479 --> 01:12:49.239 And you know, not for the title. We'll keep that 1282 01:12:49.279 --> 01:12:53.239 title on Bockwinkle. But still, I think, I think, I 1283 01:12:53.239 --> 01:12:55.760 think we have an opportunity here to to really pull 1284 01:12:55.800 --> 01:12:56.279 something off. 1285 01:12:56.319 --> 01:12:56.640 Greg. 1286 01:12:57.399 --> 01:13:02.720 If you don't, if you don't fuck up, all right, 1287 01:13:02.800 --> 01:13:04.920 Oh he comes back to that. He's just sitting there 1288 01:13:04.960 --> 01:13:08.119 like nodding, waiting. Oh, there it is there, it is 1289 01:13:08.159 --> 01:13:09.479 the knife in the back at the end. 1290 01:13:09.960 --> 01:13:11.600 Let me tell you this, all right, all right, Greg, 1291 01:13:13.079 --> 01:13:17.159 come nineteen eighty four, we better fucking have Hogan on contract. 1292 01:13:18.680 --> 01:13:19.680 Your dumb dipshit. 1293 01:13:19.800 --> 01:13:21.600 I want more what on the twelfth floor here of 1294 01:13:21.680 --> 01:13:24.359 the hotel? I want Hogan on the twelfth floor in 1295 01:13:24.359 --> 01:13:26.880 eighty four, You understand me? All right, I'll tell you what. 1296 01:13:27.199 --> 01:13:29.640 If he's not here, if I don't, if if you 1297 01:13:29.960 --> 01:13:33.199 let him go, I'm gonna throw out the fucking window, 1298 01:13:33.439 --> 01:13:37.800 your dumb ass, Your fucking bitch so tired of having 1299 01:13:37.800 --> 01:13:41.880 a son worthless fucking wist of flesh. 1300 01:13:41.920 --> 01:13:43.880 Well, the secret scribe is on the case. Thank God 1301 01:13:43.920 --> 01:13:48.279 for that. The wrestling columnist in the Minneapolis Star. Thank God, 1302 01:13:48.520 --> 01:13:53.800 take God with his giant dome articles fucking head of 1303 01:13:53.880 --> 01:13:59.439 his for his bizarre lucien ass is rather oblong, isn't it? 1304 01:14:00.119 --> 01:14:00.399 Indeed? 1305 01:14:00.439 --> 01:14:02.520 But he's reporting on all the comings and goings, all 1306 01:14:02.520 --> 01:14:05.880 the speculations. Remember this is the column that called Jesse's 1307 01:14:05.920 --> 01:14:08.199 run being over upon the arrival of Hulk Cogan and 1308 01:14:08.199 --> 01:14:12.640 the AWA, and now he's paying particularly close attention to 1309 01:14:12.680 --> 01:14:15.640 the dynamic between Hulk Cogan and Andre the Giant. It's 1310 01:14:15.640 --> 01:14:18.720 not like the AWA doesn't want their bite of that 1311 01:14:18.840 --> 01:14:22.199 apple as well. All the cities we've listed that got 1312 01:14:22.199 --> 01:14:25.000 Hogan and Andre through seventy nine and eighty through eighty one, 1313 01:14:25.159 --> 01:14:28.760 Minneapolis wasn't one of them. Perhaps that's about the change, boss. 1314 01:14:28.800 --> 01:14:30.920 What does the secret Scribe have to tell. 1315 01:14:30.840 --> 01:14:34.439 Us look out for a hulk grappler andres due to 1316 01:14:34.560 --> 01:14:38.680 fall Andre the Giant. Battle Royals always revolve around him? 1317 01:14:38.720 --> 01:14:39.000 Why not? 1318 01:14:39.119 --> 01:14:41.920 At seven foot four, four hundred and eighty five pounds, 1319 01:14:41.920 --> 01:14:44.880 he's a freak. That's enough to make him the main 1320 01:14:44.880 --> 01:14:48.239 attraction at a Battle Royal or any other match. Battle 1321 01:14:48.279 --> 01:14:50.760 Royal is a special kind of wrestling match, and it's 1322 01:14:50.760 --> 01:14:54.039 an event in which eighteen wrestlers square off simultaneously. In 1323 01:14:54.079 --> 01:14:57.439 the ring, a grappler's eliminated when someone tosses him over 1324 01:14:57.520 --> 01:15:00.720 the top rope. The last survivor is reward with fifteen 1325 01:15:00.800 --> 01:15:03.640 thousand dollars and a little in a title bout with 1326 01:15:03.920 --> 01:15:07.239 That's News and a title bout with American Wrestling Association 1327 01:15:07.439 --> 01:15:11.279 champ Nick Bockwinkle. Under the giant often wins the Battle Royals, 1328 01:15:11.279 --> 01:15:14.880 so what afterward he somehow manages to lose the Bockwinkle, 1329 01:15:14.920 --> 01:15:17.920 all six feet two hundred forty pounds of him, more 1330 01:15:17.960 --> 01:15:20.560 than two and a half tons of humanity will tax 1331 01:15:20.640 --> 01:15:23.039 the rings suddenly at the Saint Paul Civic Center for 1332 01:15:23.119 --> 01:15:28.439 promoter Wally Carbo's annual Fall Battle Royal. In addition to Andre, 1333 01:15:28.560 --> 01:15:31.319 the other giants include four hundred and sixty eight pound 1334 01:15:31.359 --> 01:15:34.000 Jerry Blackwell six foot nine, three hundred forty pound Hulk 1335 01:15:34.039 --> 01:15:37.399 Hogan six foot five, three hundred and fifteen pound Big 1336 01:15:37.479 --> 01:15:40.960 Bad Bobby Duncan six foot six, two hundred seventy pound 1337 01:15:41.039 --> 01:15:44.760 Baron von Rashki, former Olympic weightlifter, Ken Petera who weighs 1338 01:15:44.800 --> 01:15:48.279 two hundred seventy five pounds. Bodybuilder just at the Body Ventura, 1339 01:15:48.319 --> 01:15:51.319 who tips the scales at two sixty five and local 1340 01:15:51.359 --> 01:15:54.720 favorites two sixteen pound buck Zoom off of Hamburg, Minnesota, 1341 01:15:55.159 --> 01:15:59.000 and Mounds Greg Gagney, who might measure two hundred pounds 1342 01:15:59.039 --> 01:15:59.960 without let in his power. 1343 01:16:00.359 --> 01:16:04.399 You count the little a little nut on top of 1344 01:16:04.399 --> 01:16:13.720 the coconut too, Almond, that's all enjoy, Almon Joy. What's 1345 01:16:13.720 --> 01:16:14.720 what's on? What's a mound? 1346 01:16:15.319 --> 01:16:17.760 The Mount Mounds is just the fucking It's just the 1347 01:16:17.880 --> 01:16:21.560 chocolate and the fucking coconut. Almond Joys get the nut 1348 01:16:21.560 --> 01:16:21.960 on top. 1349 01:16:22.039 --> 01:16:24.439 So you don't include the the alemond? Got it? No, 1350 01:16:24.600 --> 01:16:28.039 you definitely do not. That's just fucking. That's just plain ship. 1351 01:16:28.079 --> 01:16:31.159 I mean, they've got moundst the tapings in Hershey, Pennsylvania. 1352 01:16:31.439 --> 01:16:34.920 You got great guy here from Mound, Minnesota. What's next? Yep, 1353 01:16:36.760 --> 01:16:38.680 they're all fighting for one hundred grand. 1354 01:16:38.680 --> 01:16:42.119 Listen, I have no and I have no doubt that 1355 01:16:42.119 --> 01:16:45.199 that that that that Jerry Blackwell comes from Snickers with cod. 1356 01:16:45.319 --> 01:16:47.079 I'm gonna say when Snickers mine his back. 1357 01:16:52.279 --> 01:16:56.560 Also scheduled to step into the overcrowded ring, or she 1358 01:16:56.680 --> 01:17:00.840 go had non l Casey again, al Casey uh brene gule, 1359 01:17:01.039 --> 01:17:05.439 Let's say Robert Gouley. I can't believe we took that long. 1360 01:17:05.880 --> 01:17:09.279 Oh my god, you imagine that'd be hilarious. Brene Gulay, 1361 01:17:09.359 --> 01:17:13.079 Jim Brenzell, Billy Robinson, Dizzy Ed Boulder, Bobby the Brain, 1362 01:17:13.119 --> 01:17:16.560 heen And and Adrian Odonnas. Who's going to prevail? The Scribe says, 1363 01:17:17.319 --> 01:17:21.720 not Andre the Giant. He's too much of a freak 1364 01:17:22.560 --> 01:17:24.960 to have the kind of fan identification that's necessary to 1365 01:17:25.000 --> 01:17:28.159 be a force in Twin Cities wrestling, to just faded 1366 01:17:28.159 --> 01:17:30.199 into the background and continue to wrestle in Battle Royals 1367 01:17:30.239 --> 01:17:33.159 around the world. The Scribe says, watch out for the 1368 01:17:33.159 --> 01:17:37.119 Heenan family. With Heenan, Petera, and Duncombe working together to 1369 01:17:37.159 --> 01:17:40.640 eliminate immovable forces like Andre the Giant and Blackwell, they 1370 01:17:40.720 --> 01:17:43.920 will be a factor Heenan family, But it doesn't make 1371 01:17:43.960 --> 01:17:45.680 sense for a member of the Heenan family to end 1372 01:17:45.760 --> 01:17:49.840 up challenging stablemate Nick Bockwinkel for the title, so that 1373 01:17:49.920 --> 01:17:53.239 leaves the Sheikh, Blackwell and Hogan as likely winners. The 1374 01:17:53.239 --> 01:17:56.239 Sheikh Backwinkle rivalry is not put, but it's really not 1375 01:17:56.439 --> 01:18:00.880 appealing anymore. A Blackwell Backwinkle matchup could be interesting, but 1376 01:18:01.000 --> 01:18:04.680 Fatwell will be so embarrassed from being body slammed by 1377 01:18:04.800 --> 01:18:07.319 Hogan in a preliminary match that he may not even 1378 01:18:07.319 --> 01:18:08.359 show up for the Battle Royal. 1379 01:18:08.399 --> 01:18:10.199 He does, call him fatwell he does. 1380 01:18:10.399 --> 01:18:15.319 He does. Therefore, the Secret Scribe picks Hulk Hogan as 1381 01:18:15.319 --> 01:18:19.800 the winner. Look for Duncan and Petera, who meet Robinson Gulay. 1382 01:18:19.960 --> 01:18:23.760 That sounds like a fucking person, not a team Robin 1383 01:18:24.479 --> 01:18:30.680 Robin as he yes, it does. Duncan, Petera, Robinson and 1384 01:18:30.720 --> 01:18:35.880 Gulay attorneys at law and associates associates in a in 1385 01:18:35.960 --> 01:18:39.199 a preliminary match to emerge as leading challenges for the 1386 01:18:39.239 --> 01:18:43.640 tag team title. Patera, who started out as a protege 1387 01:18:43.640 --> 01:18:46.039 of Verne Gagney and a good guy, is a brother 1388 01:18:46.520 --> 01:18:49.479 of coach Jack Petera of the Seattle Seahawks. 1389 01:18:49.520 --> 01:18:50.159 I didn't know that. 1390 01:18:50.600 --> 01:18:55.000 I don't know that either, scribes secrets. Rod tron Guard, 1391 01:18:55.840 --> 01:18:59.800 voice of the Minnesota Kicks and a former sportscaster on KSTPA, 1392 01:19:00.960 --> 01:19:06.840 has become the new ring announcer on Channel nine KMSP 1393 01:19:07.079 --> 01:19:11.439 TVs All Star Wrestling. 1394 01:19:11.680 --> 01:19:14.560 I'm Rod Trodguard, and. 1395 01:19:14.520 --> 01:19:18.399 I'll tell you I see monkeys rolling around in my dirt. 1396 01:19:21.560 --> 01:19:25.479 It seems that KTSP is still benevolent to some of 1397 01:19:25.479 --> 01:19:30.680 its former employees. All Star Wrestling is filmed at KSTP Studios. 1398 01:19:32.560 --> 01:19:36.159 I'm rod trod go for it, Go for it. And 1399 01:19:36.239 --> 01:19:39.319 while a carrier pigeon may deliver you a letter, it 1400 01:19:39.399 --> 01:19:43.359 delivers me the spoon with which to eat my breakfast cereal. 1401 01:19:53.039 --> 01:19:56.319 I'm rod Trodguard and sometimes I like to stick my 1402 01:19:56.479 --> 01:19:57.680 head in the milk carton. 1403 01:19:59.279 --> 01:20:02.920 I'm rod trodg and that's my face on the milk carton. 1404 01:20:09.479 --> 01:20:12.800 I'm rod tron Guard and I just stapled a milk 1405 01:20:12.840 --> 01:20:13.800 carton to my face. 1406 01:20:14.039 --> 01:20:14.520 Ha ha. 1407 01:20:15.800 --> 01:20:17.560 They said if I wanted to be found, I had 1408 01:20:17.560 --> 01:20:26.840 to put myself on a milk carton. Therefore, here I am. 1409 01:20:27.199 --> 01:20:28.520 I'm rod tron Guard. 1410 01:20:28.560 --> 01:20:30.520 And this is the fourth time I've woken up in 1411 01:20:30.640 --> 01:20:32.359 Nebraska naked this week. 1412 01:20:34.079 --> 01:20:35.159 I'm rod tron Guard. 1413 01:20:36.520 --> 01:20:41.680 Here's the thing. Just picture rod tron Guard naked in 1414 01:20:41.800 --> 01:20:46.000 Nebraska for just for a second, Okay, him realizing that 1415 01:20:46.039 --> 01:20:48.920 it's happened, and how scared he is, and he fucking 1416 01:20:48.960 --> 01:20:49.600 runs around. 1417 01:20:50.800 --> 01:20:54.000 Yes, there's always like he's never aware of what's going 1418 01:20:54.039 --> 01:20:58.479 to happen. He just finds himself in these. 1419 01:20:58.319 --> 01:21:09.399 Scenarios, you know, buddy, welcome. 1420 01:21:09.720 --> 01:21:09.840 Oh. 1421 01:21:09.920 --> 01:21:12.880 I trying to find some rod tron Guard clips. That's podcast. 1422 01:21:12.880 --> 01:21:14.520 Shout out to whoever that is. But that's not what 1423 01:21:14.560 --> 01:21:15.560 I was looking for. 1424 01:21:16.199 --> 01:21:17.079 I guess people don't. 1425 01:21:16.920 --> 01:21:20.439 Have the enthusiasm we do for rod trot Guard fire reels. 1426 01:21:20.439 --> 01:21:21.399 I'm finding nothing. 1427 01:21:22.079 --> 01:21:26.199 Fucking I'm rod tron Guard, and I've been told I 1428 01:21:26.279 --> 01:21:26.880 have a mom. 1429 01:21:27.199 --> 01:21:32.640 He was w Vince hired him to This is Savage 1430 01:21:32.680 --> 01:21:37.079 and Donna's Rostito gnoa Cage. I guess he was on 1431 01:21:37.119 --> 01:21:39.319 the call. All right, Well, we'll have to pick it 1432 01:21:39.359 --> 01:21:41.239 up as we go, because rod tron Guard's will be 1433 01:21:41.279 --> 01:21:44.800 back in our lives very thank God, very very soon. 1434 01:21:45.199 --> 01:21:47.840 Listen as long as he samples the jams and jelly as, 1435 01:21:47.840 --> 01:21:48.560 I'm fine with it. 1436 01:21:48.760 --> 01:21:51.920 I'm rod trot Guard, and I'm two votes away from 1437 01:21:52.079 --> 01:22:05.439 unionizing the school bus drivers in your town. If you 1438 01:22:05.439 --> 01:22:09.960 don't know by now, rod tron Guard. Bit from the 1439 01:22:10.000 --> 01:22:12.880 Life and Death Days. Is this idea that he well, 1440 01:22:13.279 --> 01:22:17.720 he's tripping on acid always and he understands himself to 1441 01:22:17.760 --> 01:22:20.439 be in a dimension in a reality that he is not. 1442 01:22:21.600 --> 01:22:25.159 He well, I think the idea is he is his 1443 01:22:25.199 --> 01:22:29.439 own dimension, right, he is his own reality. Rod tron 1444 01:22:29.479 --> 01:22:31.720 Guard exists within rod Tron Guard. 1445 01:22:32.239 --> 01:22:35.000 And so welcome to the complete Hulk Cogan rod Toron Guard. 1446 01:22:35.399 --> 01:22:36.399 We hop fucking new. 1447 01:22:36.479 --> 01:22:37.800 We hope you brought the good stuff. 1448 01:22:38.319 --> 01:22:41.319 Oh my god, I can't wait for his eccentricities. What 1449 01:22:41.359 --> 01:22:42.960 else does a secret scribe have to tell us? The 1450 01:22:43.000 --> 01:22:46.399 week later in the Minneapolis Star, odds should be even 1451 01:22:47.399 --> 01:22:51.640 when they go to the mat. Jerry Blackwell, you asked 1452 01:22:51.640 --> 01:22:54.079 for it. You finally bit en off more than your 1453 01:22:54.199 --> 01:22:57.279 big mouth and oversized belly can handle. Make sure your 1454 01:22:57.359 --> 01:23:01.319 health insurance is paid up. Here's the story of Blackwell's 1455 01:23:01.319 --> 01:23:05.239 predicted This guy's fucking a riot, absolute right, secret Scribe. 1456 01:23:05.279 --> 01:23:07.399 I need to know who this is? Who is the 1457 01:23:07.439 --> 01:23:12.760 secret scribe? Oh no, Oh my god. The four hundred 1458 01:23:12.760 --> 01:23:16.760 and sixty eight pound Mini from Georgia sabotage Hulk Hogan 1459 01:23:16.840 --> 01:23:19.920 with a folding chair to the noggin during their preliminary 1460 01:23:19.960 --> 01:23:23.600 battle to the October twenty fifth Battle. Royal Saint Paul 1461 01:23:24.319 --> 01:23:26.920 Hogan was hurt so badly that he was unable to 1462 01:23:26.960 --> 01:23:31.159 compete in the battle. Royal Tad insult to injury. Jesse, 1463 01:23:31.239 --> 01:23:36.119 the body of in Tura, was fighting for unions that's 1464 01:23:36.159 --> 01:23:41.840 not what he said, who. 1465 01:23:39.560 --> 01:23:44.399 Had aided and betted fat Well during the match, gloated 1466 01:23:44.439 --> 01:23:49.600 over the fallen Hulk. This would be the first time 1467 01:23:49.680 --> 01:23:52.640 of many times that I would gloat over the fallen 1468 01:23:52.720 --> 01:23:57.880 Hulk Hogan, God damn it. Affrey regained his census. Hogan 1469 01:23:58.159 --> 01:24:02.359 challenged Blackwell, Ventura and Tora's partner Adrian Adonis to a 1470 01:24:02.399 --> 01:24:06.840 three against one bout. Promoter Wally Carbo would sign the 1471 01:24:06.880 --> 01:24:08.840 match only of Hogan, who stands six foot nine and 1472 01:24:08.880 --> 01:24:11.560 weighs three hundred and forty pounds, had a partner for protection. 1473 01:24:12.680 --> 01:24:17.600 So the Hulk enlisted Andre the Giant seven foot four, 1474 01:24:17.640 --> 01:24:20.439 four hundred and eighty five pounds the winner of the 1475 01:24:20.439 --> 01:24:24.960 Battle Royal. This two against three match Sunday at the 1476 01:24:24.960 --> 01:24:27.880 Saint Paul Civic Center should have more action than John 1477 01:24:27.920 --> 01:24:30.680 Travolta could create on the downs floor of American Bandstand. 1478 01:24:33.039 --> 01:24:35.359 Okay, well, he doesn't always hit home run, says he. 1479 01:24:35.680 --> 01:24:39.560 I guess yeah, describe predicts the bout will turn into 1480 01:24:39.600 --> 01:24:45.039 a three for all. Brother literally expect the Hulk's manager, 1481 01:24:45.119 --> 01:24:48.560 Johnny Valiant to get into the action too. There's no 1482 01:24:48.600 --> 01:24:51.680 doubt about it. This Blackwelve and Tour versus the Hulk 1483 01:24:51.760 --> 01:24:56.600 is developing into some kind of rivalry. Another rivalry will 1484 01:24:56.600 --> 01:25:01.720 be rekindled Sunday Whimp. This is written by Vern apparently 1485 01:25:02.880 --> 01:25:06.960 Greg Gagney, the crafty son of retired champ Vern, squares 1486 01:25:07.000 --> 01:25:11.000 off against Big bab Bobby Duncom. Gagney has a score 1487 01:25:11.000 --> 01:25:13.840 to settle with a three hundred pound plus Texan. Young 1488 01:25:13.920 --> 01:25:16.239 Gagney broke Duncan's leg a couple of years ago to 1489 01:25:16.279 --> 01:25:21.279 retali eight for Duncum rupturing Vern Verne Gagney's ear drum. 1490 01:25:22.199 --> 01:25:24.600 Then Duncan, with the help of the Heenan family, was 1491 01:25:24.640 --> 01:25:28.399 responsible for Gagney the youngers, the younger suffering a concussion 1492 01:25:28.399 --> 01:25:32.279 that nearly Kai Coyote Kaote Kote his career. 1493 01:25:33.520 --> 01:25:33.720 Yeh. 1494 01:25:34.640 --> 01:25:38.319 The Gagney clan figures in another match on Sunday's card. 1495 01:25:38.399 --> 01:25:41.800 Eight years ago. Verne Gagney and Billy Robinson trained former 1496 01:25:41.800 --> 01:25:45.520 Olympic weight lifter Ken Petera and introduced him to professional wrestling. 1497 01:25:45.800 --> 01:25:49.159 After a couple of years, the bulky, well built blonde 1498 01:25:49.479 --> 01:25:52.840 disregarded as the scientific tactics of his teachers to become 1499 01:25:52.920 --> 01:25:55.399 one of the most successful rule breakers in the business. 1500 01:25:56.000 --> 01:25:59.079 Robinson hopes to show Petera the errors of his way Sunday. 1501 01:26:00.079 --> 01:26:02.680 The other opening bouts are of little consequence except for 1502 01:26:03.039 --> 01:26:06.479 this footnote. The dread of tchikh ad non l Casey 1503 01:26:06.560 --> 01:26:09.600 has been relegated to wrestling. An opening match with popular 1504 01:26:09.640 --> 01:26:12.600 buck rock 'n' roll zoom off is the time. It's 1505 01:26:12.600 --> 01:26:15.239 time for the chik to find his camel and take 1506 01:26:15.279 --> 01:26:16.840 a ride back to his oil. 1507 01:26:16.920 --> 01:26:20.520 Well, oh shit, Jesus, all right, he must be sec 1508 01:26:20.680 --> 01:26:24.000 he must be cycling out of the territory. And then 1509 01:26:24.000 --> 01:26:26.079 that little small bit there in the top right some 1510 01:26:26.119 --> 01:26:32.520 results for us Okay. 1511 01:26:33.800 --> 01:26:36.479 Under the Giant triumphs Under the Giant was won the 1512 01:26:36.479 --> 01:26:39.600 eighteen man Battle Royal as in Pro Wrestling Actions Sunday 1513 01:26:39.680 --> 01:26:43.359 Night at the Saint Paul Civic Center before seventeen sixty 1514 01:26:43.399 --> 01:26:47.079 eight fans and other matches. Ho Cogan defeated Jerry Blackwell 1515 01:26:47.079 --> 01:26:50.119 in the body slam contest. Ken Peter and Bobby Duncan 1516 01:26:50.159 --> 01:26:53.680 defeated Billy Robinson, Rene Goulay an attag team contest, so 1517 01:26:53.760 --> 01:26:57.800 no vern huh ver vern bout out of that one. 1518 01:26:59.159 --> 01:27:02.479 Tito Santana defeated Bobby Heaton. The Sheet defeated Baron von 1519 01:27:02.560 --> 01:27:06.319 Rashki about its qualification and Evan Johnson defeated Ed Boulder. 1520 01:27:07.880 --> 01:27:11.039 There's a rundown what's happening in Minneapolis and the secret 1521 01:27:11.079 --> 01:27:13.640 scribe there to document a lot of it. We move 1522 01:27:13.680 --> 01:27:15.720 ahead to October twenty fifth, nineteen eighty one Saint Paul 1523 01:27:15.800 --> 01:27:18.720 Civic Center footage of the Hulk Cogan versus Jerry Blackwell 1524 01:27:18.760 --> 01:27:19.920 Body Slam Challenge. 1525 01:27:20.000 --> 01:27:20.239 Oh. 1526 01:27:20.520 --> 01:27:23.319 The Hulk Hogan Blackwell program continues to be the gift 1527 01:27:23.319 --> 01:27:25.880 that keeps on giving for the AWA. Let's see what 1528 01:27:25.880 --> 01:27:28.520 we have in three two one play. 1529 01:27:30.920 --> 01:27:34.119 I want them to roll this video tape footage tear answer. 1530 01:27:36.800 --> 01:27:38.680 So it's Hogan and Jean and studio pitch you to 1531 01:27:38.720 --> 01:27:39.159 the footage. 1532 01:27:39.479 --> 01:27:46.439 Z stocks God Blackwell right head right off? How is it? 1533 01:27:46.560 --> 01:27:48.399 Roger Kenner and Rod tronicgard I think it's a. 1534 01:27:48.520 --> 01:27:52.279 Who blue as who straight bardon. 1535 01:27:53.319 --> 01:27:57.520 The right hand, Blackwall soaring back. 1536 01:27:57.399 --> 01:27:59.560 Deep straight back off its big boot. 1537 01:28:00.479 --> 01:28:03.960 Shotwell teeter ring. Johnny Dallian is on the apron. Hogan's 1538 01:28:04.000 --> 01:28:07.720 manager something I don't know. Anybody slams Blackwell. Hey, game, 1539 01:28:09.600 --> 01:28:10.680 the roof is distracted. 1540 01:28:10.840 --> 01:28:15.079 Can't crab o how Corgan but nobody slam I'm Jerry 1541 01:28:15.159 --> 01:28:16.119 blow deck ros. 1542 01:28:19.279 --> 01:28:21.039 What. Rep. 1543 01:28:21.079 --> 01:28:24.279 Berree says no, I didn't say it. The rough Bree 1544 01:28:24.359 --> 01:28:29.760 says no, no, no. Rough Rae says no way. 1545 01:28:30.359 --> 01:28:31.399 Micarriage of justice. 1546 01:28:31.600 --> 01:28:38.319 Holstvaliant protesting. 1547 01:28:39.359 --> 01:28:40.800 Hogan, just do it one more time? 1548 01:28:42.399 --> 01:28:42.720 Who's that? 1549 01:28:42.880 --> 01:28:45.079 And Torah holds Hogan's legout. 1550 01:28:45.159 --> 01:28:47.800 Torah just up banded Hogan and black. 1551 01:28:47.720 --> 01:28:51.520 Moll falls on Hogan. Hogan shows Blackwell inside and gives Chase. 1552 01:28:55.800 --> 01:28:56.520 To get framed. 1553 01:28:56.720 --> 01:29:01.119 Choking that door, turned the ring, digging off. 1554 01:29:00.960 --> 01:29:01.439 Through the ring. 1555 01:29:01.560 --> 01:29:03.119 That's not the smartest thing in the world. 1556 01:29:05.000 --> 01:29:07.039 And let's look an incredible hawk going after him. 1557 01:29:07.079 --> 01:29:10.840 Get his hands on Jesse the body and Ventura. 1558 01:29:10.479 --> 01:29:13.760 Got s Onden. Black Cell gotting. 1559 01:29:13.520 --> 01:29:13.960 Into the rack. 1560 01:29:14.199 --> 01:29:16.319 Gooseles Ventura high above the crowd. 1561 01:29:16.560 --> 01:29:18.359 He's got He nails him with a chair. 1562 01:29:18.439 --> 01:29:20.279 Blackwell's got a chair and he's attacking Halt. 1563 01:29:21.560 --> 01:29:24.479 Go on to work on him with a chair. Watch 1564 01:29:24.560 --> 01:29:25.439 him on the head. 1565 01:29:27.800 --> 01:29:30.119 The umbridge. In Roger Kent's voice, see where is he? 1566 01:29:31.159 --> 01:29:32.319 Good Lord. 1567 01:29:35.119 --> 01:29:38.680 Ventura showing off the bicycles. 1568 01:29:39.800 --> 01:29:42.039 Are gonna put the body slam on black Velve. 1569 01:29:42.199 --> 01:29:43.119 The referee was not. 1570 01:29:43.279 --> 01:29:47.079 Looking well yet, protesting and all battling. 1571 01:29:47.159 --> 01:29:47.960 Brake's loose. 1572 01:29:49.560 --> 01:29:54.720 Garbage flying in the ring, get the chair, his Ventura struts, steel. 1573 01:29:57.000 --> 01:29:59.920 Hammer, Hogan Carbo, Wally Carbo. 1574 01:30:00.000 --> 01:30:00.439 What's that now? 1575 01:30:03.520 --> 01:30:04.359 What's gonna happen? 1576 01:30:06.279 --> 01:30:10.199 They don't find out, but needless to say, Johnny Valiant 1577 01:30:10.239 --> 01:30:12.640 still managing hull Cogan even though he's a babyface and 1578 01:30:12.880 --> 01:30:15.680 causing lots of trouble. Yeah, basically forcing the ref to 1579 01:30:15.720 --> 01:30:18.159 miss the body slam and the body slam challenge. So 1580 01:30:18.279 --> 01:30:20.359 you can see them kind of transitioning the Blackbell feud 1581 01:30:21.119 --> 01:30:24.159 into the Jesse Ventura feud there in that brief clip, 1582 01:30:24.760 --> 01:30:26.920 Sioux City Journal picks up the AWA on the circuit 1583 01:30:26.960 --> 01:30:31.159 October twenty ninth, nineteen eighty one, eighteen man Battle Royal 1584 01:30:31.199 --> 01:30:33.760 twenty five grand to the winner. There's the uh the 1585 01:30:33.880 --> 01:30:38.199 Andre sketch and what does the article say? At October thirty, 1586 01:30:39.880 --> 01:30:42.800 Under the Giant wins Battle Royal. Under the Giant was 1587 01:30:42.840 --> 01:30:45.520 the big winner in the eighteen man Battle Royal that 1588 01:30:45.640 --> 01:30:49.000 top the professional wrestling car to the Sioux City Auditorium Thursday. 1589 01:30:49.560 --> 01:30:51.560 Andre was the last man left in the ring and 1590 01:30:51.800 --> 01:30:54.560 as he took home the top prize money in a 1591 01:30:54.600 --> 01:30:55.920 special event, the Hull Cogan. 1592 01:30:56.239 --> 01:31:02.479 The Hull Cogan post that's the Hulk Hogan both the 1593 01:31:02.760 --> 01:31:06.039 victory in an arm wrestling condesc with Jesse the body 1594 01:31:06.039 --> 01:31:11.119 of Ventura. In other matches, Bobby Duncomba and Billy Robinson 1595 01:31:11.159 --> 01:31:14.079 battle to a fifteen minute draw. Jerry Blackwell pinned Johnny 1596 01:31:14.159 --> 01:31:17.319 Valliant in two eighteen, but the referee reversed the decision 1597 01:31:17.720 --> 01:31:21.000 and awarded the match A valiant ken battera brother of 1598 01:31:21.520 --> 01:31:24.439 I thought I thought was son of Seattle Seahawks, Seahawks 1599 01:31:24.479 --> 01:31:26.760 coach Jack Butterra before now he's brother. I think it's 1600 01:31:26.880 --> 01:31:30.439 Seattle Seahawks. Yeah, little confused coach Jack Butterra pin Tito 1601 01:31:30.560 --> 01:31:35.000 Santana twenty and twelve eighteen, and Baron von Rashki whipped 1602 01:31:35.079 --> 01:31:37.520 the Chic in thirteen twenty seven. 1603 01:31:37.800 --> 01:31:40.439 All right, So then on October thirtieth, we continue across 1604 01:31:40.560 --> 01:31:43.640 the circuit Madison, Wisconsin, and there's the Thunderlips picture All 1605 01:31:43.680 --> 01:31:47.640 Star Wrestling next to the Andre picture. They illustrate Andre 1606 01:31:47.800 --> 01:31:49.880 like they used to illustrate the Incredible Hulk Boss back 1607 01:31:49.920 --> 01:31:53.840 in the Memphis days. It's like this cartoon. Oh yeah, yeah, 1608 01:31:53.840 --> 01:31:56.079 you're right, I'm into a town near you. We can 1609 01:31:56.199 --> 01:31:58.199 just no matter how hard we try We don't really try, 1610 01:31:58.239 --> 01:31:59.840 but you get my point. No matter how much we 1611 01:31:59.880 --> 01:32:04.880 think Hogan, Andre is in the past, oh or in 1612 01:32:04.920 --> 01:32:08.520 the future, every territory he goes to ye ends up 1613 01:32:08.520 --> 01:32:11.319 crossing it up with Andre the Giants. It's the match, 1614 01:32:11.479 --> 01:32:14.600 it's the match. The match. Yeah, it's absolutely meant to be. 1615 01:32:15.399 --> 01:32:17.279 And here at the Edgwod High School Gymnasium on Friday, 1616 01:32:17.279 --> 01:32:19.720 October thirtieth, they were treated to a twelve man Battle 1617 01:32:19.800 --> 01:32:21.880 Royal for the twenty five thousand dollars pers The Incredible 1618 01:32:21.960 --> 01:32:25.279 Hulkogan three forty minutes Beach competing, as well as Brunzel 1619 01:32:25.359 --> 01:32:31.119 Santana Blackwell, Andre Duncan, Gulay, Robinson, Ventura, Zumhoff, Gania, and 1620 01:32:31.279 --> 01:32:34.439 Bobby the Brain Heenan. Here's a bit of a preview 1621 01:32:34.439 --> 01:32:37.640 from the Wisconsin State Journal October seventeenth, nineteen eighty one. 1622 01:32:37.680 --> 01:32:41.880 Professional wrestlings famed Battle Royal will come to Madison for 1623 01:32:42.000 --> 01:32:45.600 the first time. This is Madison's first Battle Royal. An 1624 01:32:45.600 --> 01:32:47.640 answer to a trivia question, I know you've long. 1625 01:32:47.560 --> 01:32:49.159 Had boss, Yes. 1626 01:32:49.640 --> 01:32:51.920 When Edgwod High School host the of on October thirtieth, 1627 01:32:52.000 --> 01:32:54.720 performers like seven foot four, four hundred and sixty four 1628 01:32:54.760 --> 01:32:56.920 pound Andre the Giant and the Incredible Hulk Cogan, a 1629 01:32:57.000 --> 01:32:59.800 mere six seven three forty will be part of the 1630 01:32:59.800 --> 01:33:03.079 two wrestler card. To think that this person was writing 1631 01:33:03.119 --> 01:33:05.359 this up at this local paper about the guy who 1632 01:33:05.399 --> 01:33:08.039 would become Hulk Hogan, that's got to be such a 1633 01:33:08.119 --> 01:33:10.720 weird situation years later when he sees what this guy 1634 01:33:10.800 --> 01:33:13.760 becomes and the Battle Royal twelve performers are in the 1635 01:33:13.840 --> 01:33:15.760 ring at the same time, with the last man left winning. 1636 01:33:15.800 --> 01:33:18.520 Twenty five thousand dollars. Tickets are available for the event, 1637 01:33:18.560 --> 01:33:21.119 which is sponsored by the Edgewood Athletic Association and the 1638 01:33:21.199 --> 01:33:23.880 Milwaukee Wrestling Club at United Bank of Westgate and the 1639 01:33:23.920 --> 01:33:26.760 Athlete's Foot at East Town Mall. Remember the Athlete's foot 1640 01:33:26.800 --> 01:33:29.560 Remember that chain? Oh yes, yep, I do, I do, 1641 01:33:29.800 --> 01:33:33.840 Stop making me want it. Hogan is issuing a challenge 1642 01:33:33.880 --> 01:33:37.399 in the Major League Wrestling program to Blackwell and Ventura. 1643 01:33:37.920 --> 01:33:40.159 And this isn't duplicative, right, This isn't the same one 1644 01:33:40.560 --> 01:33:42.359 that we saw reprinted in one of these Major League 1645 01:33:42.359 --> 01:33:45.079 Wrestling programs. This is this is new right? 1646 01:33:46.119 --> 01:33:48.119 Hold on, I lost the page? The problem? 1647 01:33:48.680 --> 01:33:51.119 What's the date again? That well, it's listed as nineteen 1648 01:33:51.199 --> 01:33:54.520 eighty one, Dash ten Dash xx because it's just the 1649 01:33:55.319 --> 01:33:57.680 program for the month of October. It's not necessarily a 1650 01:33:57.800 --> 01:33:59.680 date certain, but it's oh yes. 1651 01:33:59.640 --> 01:34:07.039 Okay, yeah, this is then tough, same same, same, same picture, 1652 01:34:07.079 --> 01:34:09.840 but it's a different, different, different. 1653 01:34:10.239 --> 01:34:13.479 Article and again spreading Ventura into the Blackwell program, right, 1654 01:34:13.560 --> 01:34:14.039 take it away. 1655 01:34:15.239 --> 01:34:17.520 The Incredible Hulk Hogan has made a couple of enemies 1656 01:34:17.760 --> 01:34:21.239 since his entry into ABA Wrestling Action. They are none 1657 01:34:21.279 --> 01:34:23.640 other than Jerry Blackwell and Jesse the Body of in Tura. 1658 01:34:24.279 --> 01:34:26.479 Blackwell has had quite a reign of terror in the 1659 01:34:26.520 --> 01:34:29.000 a w A. He not only put mad Dog Vashan 1660 01:34:29.039 --> 01:34:31.439 out of action for good, but claims to have sent 1661 01:34:31.520 --> 01:34:33.960 the likes of The Crusher and Dino Bravo packing their 1662 01:34:34.039 --> 01:34:38.239 bags for parts unknown. You mean Japan, right, have war 1663 01:34:38.359 --> 01:34:42.560 hip to it. But in Hogan he may have met 1664 01:34:42.600 --> 01:34:44.840 his match up. Claims that he can just he can 1665 01:34:44.920 --> 01:34:47.600 be just as tough as Blackwell, and in fact claims 1666 01:34:47.640 --> 01:34:50.159 that he can do anything Jerry does just a little 1667 01:34:50.159 --> 01:34:53.399 bit better. Hogan has also worn Blackwell to keep his 1668 01:34:53.560 --> 01:34:57.039 hands off of Luscious Johnny Valley and his manager. The 1669 01:34:57.159 --> 01:35:00.800 Hulk's other bitter rival, Jesse Ventura, also, so now has 1670 01:35:00.840 --> 01:35:03.439 something to think about. A man who has proclaimed to 1671 01:35:03.479 --> 01:35:07.399 himself the body he finds now finds another muscular gent 1672 01:35:07.520 --> 01:35:10.560 on the scene stealing his thunder. Hogan says that Ventura 1673 01:35:10.720 --> 01:35:13.880 isn't in the same league and that he would just 1674 01:35:13.960 --> 01:35:16.279 as soon take care of his buddy Golden Boy Adriana 1675 01:35:16.399 --> 01:35:19.079 Donnis while he's at it. Keep your eyes open, because 1676 01:35:19.079 --> 01:35:21.560 anytime Hulk Hogan steps into the ring with either black 1677 01:35:21.640 --> 01:35:24.199 Well or the East West Connection, there is bound to 1678 01:35:24.319 --> 01:35:26.520 be some real fireworks. 1679 01:35:26.560 --> 01:35:28.359 Now, if you toggle over to the right hand side, 1680 01:35:28.399 --> 01:35:30.439 you'll see some more on Hulk Hogan in the news 1681 01:35:30.439 --> 01:35:32.800 section with Bill after reporting, And there it is. I 1682 01:35:32.880 --> 01:35:34.960 think this is the first time we've seen it. Complete 1683 01:35:35.760 --> 01:35:40.439 the picture, the publicity photo Stallone and Hogan facing off. 1684 01:35:40.840 --> 01:35:44.199 Yep from the set. Of course, Hogan put on on 1685 01:35:44.359 --> 01:35:47.039 gimmick stilts to look ten times taller, apparently using the 1686 01:35:47.039 --> 01:35:50.560 old Vince Andre trick. Sure, and there's Stallone staring at him, 1687 01:35:51.399 --> 01:35:55.039 Hogan with the championship belt around his waist. So wrestling 1688 01:35:55.079 --> 01:35:57.279 fans and readers of the wrestling magazines the United States 1689 01:35:57.319 --> 01:36:00.479 getting their first look at Hulk Hogan's true would star 1690 01:36:00.640 --> 01:36:03.640 turn here the article says hul Cogan portrays a wrestler 1691 01:36:03.680 --> 01:36:06.239 named Thunderlips in the film Rocky three. Hogan writes that 1692 01:36:06.319 --> 01:36:09.760 his performance will win him an Academy Award. Wow, so 1693 01:36:09.880 --> 01:36:12.039 the rock really did take after him. I guess so 1694 01:36:12.319 --> 01:36:14.720 I am such a great performer, Hogan says, ha ha 1695 01:36:14.760 --> 01:36:18.119 ha ha. After this film was released, I'll be regarded 1696 01:36:18.159 --> 01:36:20.920 as Hollywood's number one sex symbol. Eat your heart out, 1697 01:36:21.000 --> 01:36:23.680 Robert Redford. By the way, Hogan has been accepting some 1698 01:36:23.760 --> 01:36:26.439 matches in Florida. He recently wrestled to a time limit 1699 01:36:26.560 --> 01:36:30.920 draw with the powerhouse Mighty Igor, another powerhouse further in 1700 01:36:30.960 --> 01:36:35.039 the magazine and Matt Brock's plane speaking column. Nice photo 1701 01:36:35.079 --> 01:36:38.399 of Hogan lifting a couple of dumbbells. Dateline, Tampa, Florida. 1702 01:36:38.920 --> 01:36:40.840 I don't know what the people down here have done 1703 01:36:41.359 --> 01:36:43.560 to deserve what they're getting now, but it seems as 1704 01:36:43.600 --> 01:36:47.199 if Mighty egor at hul Cogan have chosen Florida as 1705 01:36:47.239 --> 01:36:51.479 their mutually agreeable battleground. As these two powerhouses pound their 1706 01:36:51.479 --> 01:36:53.399 way through the state and each other, wrestling fans down 1707 01:36:53.399 --> 01:36:56.039 here are bracing for what promises to be the first 1708 01:36:56.079 --> 01:36:58.720 big storm of the Hurricane season. My guess is that 1709 01:36:58.800 --> 01:37:01.960 this storm will eventually be named Hurricane Hulk. Hogan. Oh, 1710 01:37:02.000 --> 01:37:03.600 Matt's going to hand it to Igor too. He can 1711 01:37:03.640 --> 01:37:04.840 take it as well as dish it out. But I 1712 01:37:04.920 --> 01:37:07.119 don't think he's got as much strength as Hogan, and 1713 01:37:07.279 --> 01:37:09.600 that's got to give the Hulk the edge. So a 1714 01:37:09.640 --> 01:37:12.159 lot of hype in the magazines about this, uh yeah, 1715 01:37:12.399 --> 01:37:14.920 shortly return of Florida in the program with Mighty Igor 1716 01:37:15.600 --> 01:37:17.159 getting a lot of ink spilled, But it would be 1717 01:37:17.199 --> 01:37:21.520 a wa returning to November. I mean, I don't even 1718 01:37:21.560 --> 01:37:23.960 allow myself with these kind of temperatures boss to think 1719 01:37:24.000 --> 01:37:25.640 about Turkey, to think about stuffing. 1720 01:37:26.960 --> 01:37:28.199 But well, I can always dream. 1721 01:37:29.279 --> 01:37:32.560 Can you be any more of a Thanksgiving place than Minneapolis? 1722 01:37:32.560 --> 01:37:32.960 Saint Paul? 1723 01:37:33.079 --> 01:37:39.800 Oh, God, come on, I I as always Thanksgiving in 1724 01:37:39.840 --> 01:37:41.880 Minnesota's going to be something really special. 1725 01:37:42.159 --> 01:37:49.800 Absolutely, it's actually brises, you know, oftentimes in the Northeast 1726 01:37:49.840 --> 01:37:51.960 say nothing of like obviously the southeast and stuff. It's 1727 01:37:52.000 --> 01:37:55.920 so hot still sometimes not every year, Yes, sometimes you're 1728 01:37:56.000 --> 01:37:59.640 just forcing yourself to feel like it's an autumn breeze 1729 01:37:59.640 --> 01:38:02.520 outside and it's just not. Yes, I don't think that's 1730 01:38:02.520 --> 01:38:06.359 a problem in Minnesota. I can't help but agree with that. 1731 01:38:06.520 --> 01:38:09.039 Get that fucking quarter step on, get that card again 1732 01:38:09.119 --> 01:38:12.880 on now, yep, yep. So what's Holts November look like? 1733 01:38:12.920 --> 01:38:15.119 While it starts in Winnipeg November fifth, where he teams 1734 01:38:15.159 --> 01:38:18.000 with Andre the Giant That's right, wow, elk Cogain and 1735 01:38:18.079 --> 01:38:20.479 Andre forming a team in the Awa to defeat Jerry Blackwell, 1736 01:38:20.479 --> 01:38:22.520 agent of Donnas, and Jesse Ventura and a three on 1737 01:38:22.600 --> 01:38:25.560 two handicap match. They go to Oshkosh, Wisconsin on November 1738 01:38:25.600 --> 01:38:28.479 the sixth with the same match and the same outcome. Rockford, 1739 01:38:29.079 --> 01:38:31.960 Illinois November seventh, nineteen eighty one, Hulk Cogan defeating Jesse 1740 01:38:32.079 --> 01:38:34.960 Ventura by disqualification in an arm wrestling match. So that 1741 01:38:35.039 --> 01:38:37.159 continues to go around the horn a Toba Saint Paul 1742 01:38:37.199 --> 01:38:39.600 No Remember eighth, nineteen eighty one, Hulk Cogan and Andre 1743 01:38:39.720 --> 01:38:42.560 the Giant defeated Donnis Ventura and Jerry Blackwell And yes 1744 01:38:42.600 --> 01:38:44.319 we will get eyes on that one as it survives 1745 01:38:44.359 --> 01:38:46.439 on tape and a three on two handicap match. They 1746 01:38:46.520 --> 01:38:48.760 go to Omaha, Nebraska next November eleventh. Is Hogan defeats 1747 01:38:48.840 --> 01:38:53.399 Jerry Blackwell Oakland, California. On October pardon me, November twelfth, 1748 01:38:53.439 --> 01:38:56.439 nineteen eighty one, Hogan defeating Jesse Ventura. That's quite a 1749 01:38:56.880 --> 01:39:00.359 quite a hot Saint Paul Omaha, Oakland, but that is 1750 01:39:00.640 --> 01:39:03.359 quite a hob. They bring a Battle Royal to Oakland 1751 01:39:03.399 --> 01:39:06.520 in the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum on November twelfth, Andre 1752 01:39:06.640 --> 01:39:09.159 the Giant, of course, being declared the victor. They're sharing 1753 01:39:09.199 --> 01:39:11.119 the ring with Hulkogan and many others. They go to 1754 01:39:11.239 --> 01:39:13.640 Denver on the thirteenth, as Hulk and Andre defeated Donas 1755 01:39:13.680 --> 01:39:16.760 Ventur and Blackwell. Again, Green Bay has Hulk Hoogan defeating 1756 01:39:16.840 --> 01:39:19.439 Jesse Ventura and what is not denoted on wrestling data 1757 01:39:19.680 --> 01:39:21.640 as an arm wrestling match but a straight wrestling match 1758 01:39:21.720 --> 01:39:24.680 on November fifteenth. Ooh, I don't know if that's just 1759 01:39:24.760 --> 01:39:27.039 missing context or what. We have yet to see a 1760 01:39:27.079 --> 01:39:29.640 Hogan Andre, pardon me, a Hogan Ventura straight one on 1761 01:39:29.720 --> 01:39:33.840 one match yet in the AWA or ever or ever. Yeah, 1762 01:39:33.880 --> 01:39:36.520 perhaps we'll never get there, right Raberly, I'm not entirely 1763 01:39:36.560 --> 01:39:40.000 sure what awaits us on that front. Chicago, the International Amphitheater, 1764 01:39:40.039 --> 01:39:43.319 November twenty first, Chicago, Thanksgivings coming, I mean, don't get 1765 01:39:43.359 --> 01:39:46.359 me started. Hogan defeats Jerry Blackwell in the Body Slam 1766 01:39:46.479 --> 01:39:49.640 Challenge November twenty third of the Fargo Civic Auditorium. It's 1767 01:39:50.079 --> 01:39:53.199 according to articles we found incredible Helkogan versus Jerry Blackwell 1768 01:39:53.239 --> 01:39:56.640 Aba Saint Paul. November twenty sixth Hogan defeats Ventura and 1769 01:39:56.720 --> 01:39:59.199 an arm wrestling match, and then it's back to Japan 1770 01:39:59.199 --> 01:40:01.680 and yet again for the second Madison Square Garden Tag League. 1771 01:40:02.159 --> 01:40:04.039 By November twenty ninth, Hogan is back in the land 1772 01:40:04.039 --> 01:40:06.039 of the Rising Sun, facing the likes of Saidji Suck 1773 01:40:06.119 --> 01:40:10.720 Gucci and teaming with Stan Hansen one last time against 1774 01:40:10.760 --> 01:40:13.560 the likes of Anochi and Fujinami. So a very eventful 1775 01:40:13.720 --> 01:40:16.479 November nineteen eighty one. It is for the Hulk as 1776 01:40:16.600 --> 01:40:22.039 he he rides several waves on that wide glide. We 1777 01:40:22.159 --> 01:40:24.720 click ahead to November first, this is a promo from 1778 01:40:24.760 --> 01:40:28.479 a decade tens pul Cogan is about to announce that 1779 01:40:28.640 --> 01:40:31.079 his partner for the matches we just read off will 1780 01:40:31.119 --> 01:40:33.560 be none other than Andre the Giant, and you better 1781 01:40:33.600 --> 01:40:35.800 believe that Hulk does it in as dramatic a fashion 1782 01:40:35.840 --> 01:40:38.800 as possible. Gno Glen holding the microphone Hogan's got the 1783 01:40:38.840 --> 01:40:41.760 shades on indoors. I want to know if there's cocaine 1784 01:40:41.800 --> 01:40:44.479 involved me two to one play and that. 1785 01:40:44.560 --> 01:40:46.159 I could depend on that I could put my back 1786 01:40:46.199 --> 01:40:48.239 against his and I knew he would stand. 1787 01:40:48.079 --> 01:40:48.760 His own ground. 1788 01:40:49.079 --> 01:40:51.239 I wanted three in the ring by myself. 1789 01:40:51.279 --> 01:40:54.560 I want to Ventura Donaldson Blackwell. The promoter said, no way, 1790 01:40:54.800 --> 01:40:56.720 I had to have a partner. So here he comes. 1791 01:40:57.119 --> 01:40:59.039 Fee five poo. 1792 01:41:02.159 --> 01:41:06.640 Are you ready, runner of the battle Royal. 1793 01:41:06.560 --> 01:41:10.079 Fifty one thousand dollars, seven foot four and a half 1794 01:41:10.439 --> 01:41:13.800 four hundred and eighty five pound Andre the Giant. I 1795 01:41:13.880 --> 01:41:16.760 cannot blame it, hul Cogan. You took a whale of 1796 01:41:16.840 --> 01:41:19.199 a lick, and I had with that share last week. 1797 01:41:19.439 --> 01:41:21.000 Are you going to be ready to team up with 1798 01:41:21.079 --> 01:41:23.239 the Giant to go against these three men next? 1799 01:41:23.319 --> 01:41:25.199 Dinside, let me tell you something. I took a whale 1800 01:41:25.239 --> 01:41:25.920 of a bone head. 1801 01:41:25.960 --> 01:41:27.479 I stayed all the battlerole. 1802 01:41:27.159 --> 01:41:28.239 The doctors kept me out. 1803 01:41:28.520 --> 01:41:29.920 I'm ready now for this, when I have. 1804 01:41:29.960 --> 01:41:32.960 Fully recovered Andrea, and I've already called the weather station. 1805 01:41:33.319 --> 01:41:35.000 We told him that Richter Skilds. 1806 01:41:34.680 --> 01:41:37.279 Are gonna spin around a bunch of times, because we're 1807 01:41:37.319 --> 01:41:39.439 gonna be seven bodies from one corner to the other, 1808 01:41:40.000 --> 01:41:42.079 and this man will stand right next to me all 1809 01:41:42.119 --> 01:41:44.600 the way. I have one hundred percent confidence in him. 1810 01:41:44.720 --> 01:41:45.279 What about it? 1811 01:41:45.319 --> 01:41:45.640 Andre? 1812 01:41:46.079 --> 01:41:48.800 I win the battle oil on the last time, and 1813 01:41:49.079 --> 01:41:52.560 I know one thing needs me for a partner, but 1814 01:41:52.880 --> 01:41:55.920 the Pomoa need the Pomo said you need a partner, 1815 01:41:56.119 --> 01:41:58.479 So I will just stay in the corner. And that 1816 01:41:58.720 --> 01:42:01.600 going to be is by while because he was not 1817 01:42:01.720 --> 01:42:04.159 in that way for the eighteen guy by a while. 1818 01:42:04.399 --> 01:42:06.640 But this time he gets three guy by himself, and 1819 01:42:06.760 --> 01:42:10.560 I go to watch the other guys after him. Did 1820 01:42:10.600 --> 01:42:13.000 you get first? I've done this, then I want you 1821 01:42:13.079 --> 01:42:16.239 to get jeg Ess and the fat Black lift the 1822 01:42:16.359 --> 01:42:19.159 last one. Okay, Boss, because you're flacking before you not 1823 01:42:19.319 --> 01:42:20.039 to do it anymore. 1824 01:42:20.399 --> 01:42:22.800 You got the money. I got the money for about 1825 01:42:22.800 --> 01:42:23.880 a while, and then this. 1826 01:42:31.119 --> 01:42:32.000 You got the door. 1827 01:42:33.920 --> 01:42:34.319 What's the. 1828 01:42:37.079 --> 01:42:37.319 Tower? 1829 01:42:37.399 --> 01:42:43.560 And he's not speaking English, He's he's it's like the 1830 01:42:43.640 --> 01:42:46.199 kid who crashes out because he's not getting enough attention. Right, 1831 01:42:47.479 --> 01:42:51.119 Johnny Valliant is big, glittery sequin jacket, just jumps into frame, 1832 01:42:51.479 --> 01:42:54.760 stands squarely between Andrea and Hulk, and spreads his arms 1833 01:42:54.800 --> 01:42:58.199 wide and just goes surprise surprise, Well he can and 1834 01:42:58.560 --> 01:43:02.319 pretend to be amused by it. Okay, thanks for surprising us, 1835 01:43:02.359 --> 01:43:04.199 your dumb fuck. I think that may have been Johnny 1836 01:43:04.239 --> 01:43:06.640 Valliant's A W A Swan song there, boss, Right there 1837 01:43:06.800 --> 01:43:09.800 we got screaming for relevance? Is hope out of here? 1838 01:43:10.439 --> 01:43:13.880 But yeah, the way they how did they shoot Andrea 1839 01:43:14.039 --> 01:43:15.239 entering the frame? That was pretty cool. 1840 01:43:15.439 --> 01:43:18.000 That was great. That's the way you shoot Andre. Honestly, 1841 01:43:18.159 --> 01:43:19.199 the only way to shoot Andre. 1842 01:43:19.479 --> 01:43:21.880 Of Hogan and Oakland talking at the mic and then 1843 01:43:21.920 --> 01:43:24.560 Andre steps in front of the camera completely subsuming the 1844 01:43:24.640 --> 01:43:28.800 frame and gather their buddies. Man, you know this idea 1845 01:43:28.880 --> 01:43:31.199 that like they couldn't stand each other or whatever. I mean, 1846 01:43:31.239 --> 01:43:34.000 I'm overstating it, but that somehow Hogan had, you know, 1847 01:43:34.119 --> 01:43:37.399 suspicions of Andrea, and Andrea was kind of leading Hogan 1848 01:43:37.439 --> 01:43:39.880 along into thinking they were friends and they weren't. I mean, 1849 01:43:39.880 --> 01:43:42.319 those those guys are hamming it up, like I know, 1850 01:43:42.399 --> 01:43:45.359 it's k fab and everything, but I don't think Andre 1851 01:43:46.000 --> 01:43:50.119 carries on like that on camera. I agree. So it's 1852 01:43:50.159 --> 01:43:52.720 wild that even as Hulk spreads his wings and goes 1853 01:43:52.800 --> 01:43:54.760 up to the Midwest and the A W A It 1854 01:43:54.880 --> 01:43:56.840 comes back around to the Andre feud. It comes back 1855 01:43:56.880 --> 01:44:00.640 around to the Andre chemistry. And that's just the that's 1856 01:44:00.720 --> 01:44:03.000 always been the stir that straws the drink for Hulk. 1857 01:44:03.039 --> 01:44:06.319 Hogan Awa included, as we come to find out, calling 1858 01:44:06.399 --> 01:44:09.760 upon him as his special partner, and it truly would 1859 01:44:09.800 --> 01:44:11.840 be the story of the eighties Hulk and Andre. I mean, 1860 01:44:11.880 --> 01:44:13.680 we're just a year after he slammed him in Chase 1861 01:44:13.680 --> 01:44:15.119 Stadium and look where we are. 1862 01:44:17.000 --> 01:44:22.119 It's remarkable. Honestly, it's truly remarkable. How it, like you 1863 01:44:22.279 --> 01:44:24.399 just said, it really always comes back to the two 1864 01:44:24.439 --> 01:44:26.880 of them. Yeah, that's the through line, that's the story. 1865 01:44:27.239 --> 01:44:29.279 There is no Hulk without Andre. People talk about how 1866 01:44:29.319 --> 01:44:34.399 there's no Hogan without Vince, right, or no Vince without Hogan. 1867 01:44:34.479 --> 01:44:36.800 There is no Hogan without Andre. I mean, that is 1868 01:44:37.279 --> 01:44:41.079 abundantly clear because it's in interacting with Andrea across the 1869 01:44:41.159 --> 01:44:45.279 wrestling sphere that he becomes undeniable. That promoters have to 1870 01:44:45.359 --> 01:44:49.239 acknowledge that whatever shortcomings they see in Terry Bolea, everywhere 1871 01:44:49.680 --> 01:44:52.079 they go, they create a higher level of excitement than 1872 01:44:52.159 --> 01:44:54.560 Andre manages to create with just about any other opponent. 1873 01:44:54.960 --> 01:44:58.359 Andre knew that, and that's why in my estimation, he 1874 01:44:58.439 --> 01:45:00.720 never shied away from an opportunity to link up with 1875 01:45:00.800 --> 01:45:04.319 Hull Cogan in any territory. They worked personal feelings, perhaps 1876 01:45:04.359 --> 01:45:07.039 aside at certain points in time to move forward again. 1877 01:45:07.079 --> 01:45:08.880 This looks to be from the November one, nineteen eighty 1878 01:45:08.880 --> 01:45:11.319 one a WA television A bit of a rebuttal here 1879 01:45:11.359 --> 01:45:16.239 from Jerry Blackwell, Jesse Ventura and Adrian Adonis three two 1880 01:45:16.640 --> 01:45:17.359 one play. 1881 01:45:18.960 --> 01:45:21.000 Okay said he wanted that fiself? 1882 01:45:21.359 --> 01:45:21.920 What did he do? 1883 01:45:22.279 --> 01:45:24.079 He shows he not yet a ben of cow and 1884 01:45:24.159 --> 01:45:28.159 he goes on your son, why are you trying. 1885 01:45:27.960 --> 01:45:28.279 To do it? 1886 01:45:28.520 --> 01:45:29.600 Why am I trying to do that? 1887 01:45:29.880 --> 01:45:33.119 Every girl, I'll tell you what I'm gonna do. I'm 1888 01:45:33.159 --> 01:45:35.119 gonna walk in that ring. I'm gonna pick up Andre 1889 01:45:35.279 --> 01:45:38.600 the Giant, thrush him over my head and throw him 1890 01:45:38.680 --> 01:45:40.479 five rows back because nobody. 1891 01:45:40.600 --> 01:45:42.399 Nobody got me and any slam cut. 1892 01:45:42.359 --> 01:45:45.399 This and then Hulk Hogan, I'm gonna pick you up 1893 01:45:45.600 --> 01:45:47.680 and I'm gonna throw you all the way to the 1894 01:45:47.760 --> 01:45:51.159 Mississippi River, baby, and you we ain't never gonna see 1895 01:45:51.199 --> 01:45:53.800 you again. Let me tell you Andre to John, I 1896 01:45:53.880 --> 01:45:55.039 heard you had a broke angle. 1897 01:45:55.279 --> 01:45:56.640 That's the first thing we're going. 1898 01:45:56.600 --> 01:45:59.439 After and then everybody mark a big red eggs almost 1899 01:45:59.600 --> 01:46:02.199 that day because there's gonna be the end of Hulk Cogan. 1900 01:46:02.399 --> 01:46:04.439 It's gonna be all over because we're. 1901 01:46:04.680 --> 01:46:06.640 The greatest wrestlers in the world today. 1902 01:46:07.079 --> 01:46:08.880 Whoa coward? 1903 01:46:09.439 --> 01:46:10.359 You were a coward? 1904 01:46:10.600 --> 01:46:12.399 Lger says, I mean he was not a kind of 1905 01:46:12.439 --> 01:46:12.720 an eye. 1906 01:46:12.800 --> 01:46:16.640 Will Away said, it's always screaming at the end, Geno, 1907 01:46:17.600 --> 01:46:20.079 he would always do that. Adrian and Donnis didn't get 1908 01:46:20.079 --> 01:46:21.840 a word in. You can see he's trying to interrupt, 1909 01:46:22.079 --> 01:46:24.800 trying to butt in and not allowed. So that's how 1910 01:46:24.840 --> 01:46:27.359 you cut promos back then, Man, you just screamed. You 1911 01:46:27.439 --> 01:46:32.039 have Blackwell flashing his his bicep, his chicken wing if 1912 01:46:32.079 --> 01:46:36.079 you will, and uh yeah, heavy heavy drama heading in 1913 01:46:37.119 --> 01:46:41.319 to the handicap matchup. You spent a lot of time 1914 01:46:41.359 --> 01:46:44.680 wondering about the timetable in Hulk filming Rocky three throughout 1915 01:46:44.720 --> 01:46:47.800 nineteen eighty one. And I would like to think in 1916 01:46:47.880 --> 01:46:51.039 our next clip here from the Minneapolis Tribune November third, 1917 01:46:51.119 --> 01:46:53.399 nineteen eighty one, that Will Jones, who seems to be 1918 01:46:53.479 --> 01:46:56.720 somewhat of a celebrity celebrity columnist for the paper in 1919 01:46:56.800 --> 01:46:59.119 terms of he follows celebrities in their comings and goings 1920 01:46:59.359 --> 01:47:02.560 would be a sot of truth for this because he's 1921 01:47:02.600 --> 01:47:04.720 got some details that I don't think we necessarily have 1922 01:47:04.800 --> 01:47:09.000 seen before about when and how Hulk shot the scenes. 1923 01:47:09.920 --> 01:47:12.640 But he loses all credibility and sentence. Won Boss tell 1924 01:47:12.640 --> 01:47:20.840 the people why got him? You've heard him called Terry Boleya. 1925 01:47:21.359 --> 01:47:23.600 You've heard him called Terry the Hulk Boulder. You've heard 1926 01:47:23.640 --> 01:47:28.079 him called Sterling Golden. You've heard him called the Hulk. 1927 01:47:28.439 --> 01:47:32.680 Terry, Terry, Hulk Hogan. I have yet to hear him 1928 01:47:32.760 --> 01:47:37.079 called Jim until now. 1929 01:47:38.640 --> 01:47:44.520 Jim Hogan. Jim open parenthesis, incredible Hulk, close parenthesis Hogan. 1930 01:47:45.079 --> 01:47:50.880 The article begins, Ah, Jim Hogan, Jim, we would not 1931 01:47:51.079 --> 01:47:54.600 be here today without Jim Hogan. Well, no, if he 1932 01:47:54.680 --> 01:47:57.199 were called Jim Hogan, No, I think we wouldn't be 1933 01:47:57.239 --> 01:47:59.960 here without Jim Hogan. I don't know who Jim Hogan is, 1934 01:48:00.159 --> 01:48:02.800 but oh that's true. I'm I'm I'm willing to bet 1935 01:48:02.840 --> 01:48:05.159 that we wouldn't be here without him. They had what 1936 01:48:05.359 --> 01:48:09.840 the fuck Hulk, Jim Hogan, He wouldn't have become wrestling 1937 01:48:09.880 --> 01:48:12.680 fans Who fucking thought that was a good idea? This 1938 01:48:12.760 --> 01:48:15.920 guy called him, who said, Hogan, Who said, you know what, 1939 01:48:16.560 --> 01:48:19.560 this guy's name has got to be Jim. There's no way, 1940 01:48:19.880 --> 01:48:22.159 there's no way he's not a gem. So let that 1941 01:48:22.239 --> 01:48:24.159 be a sign that as much as these articles make 1942 01:48:24.239 --> 01:48:26.319 us think that Hulk was kind of like approaching household 1943 01:48:26.399 --> 01:48:29.479 named status around Rocky three and becoming a huge baby 1944 01:48:29.520 --> 01:48:32.640 face star in the wa the Fucking Minneapolis Tribute and 1945 01:48:32.680 --> 01:48:34.520 calls him Jim Hogan and No. Number eighty one. 1946 01:48:34.560 --> 01:48:39.720 Okay, Yamas Hogan, Okay, I don't care, Yamas Hogan, the 1947 01:48:39.840 --> 01:48:47.039 Incredible Yamas Hogan six foot sixth sixty pound professional restaurant 1948 01:48:47.119 --> 01:48:51.600 part time minute in Minneapolis. Resident returned to town last 1949 01:48:51.680 --> 01:48:57.319 week from Hollywood after finishing final dialogue looping for his 1950 01:48:57.439 --> 01:49:02.159 halty role in sol Vester Stallone's newest movie, rock and three. 1951 01:49:02.880 --> 01:49:08.199 So what is dialogue looping? Okay? So dialogue looping, another 1952 01:49:08.319 --> 01:49:11.520 term for it is a dr and what that is 1953 01:49:11.760 --> 01:49:16.199 is basically, I'll tell you what. The last time I 1954 01:49:16.319 --> 01:49:18.399 definitely know the time we did talk about it under 1955 01:49:18.399 --> 01:49:22.279 the cinemam was when we did Premonition, because I was 1956 01:49:22.800 --> 01:49:28.239 I witnessed some audio dialogue looping, which basically occurs when 1957 01:49:30.119 --> 01:49:32.760 the live two things that to one of two things. 1958 01:49:33.600 --> 01:49:36.800 At least one of two things could have happened. Number one, 1959 01:49:38.880 --> 01:49:41.880 you're recording the sound and for some reason, the micro 1960 01:49:41.920 --> 01:49:43.720 force is not in the right place, and the sound, 1961 01:49:43.840 --> 01:49:46.159 it's just the dialogue sounds like shit, so you have 1962 01:49:46.239 --> 01:49:48.920 to go into a studio and record it afterwards. Or 1963 01:49:49.079 --> 01:49:52.680 the other one is you're in a for example, a 1964 01:49:52.800 --> 01:49:58.359 windy you have to portray wind or any other kind 1965 01:49:58.399 --> 01:50:01.960 of situation that we're acquire an incredible amount of noise. 1966 01:50:03.199 --> 01:50:06.039 So basically the audio is just not usable because of 1967 01:50:06.119 --> 01:50:09.800 all the other sounds that are happening. And if there's 1968 01:50:09.800 --> 01:50:13.079 anything I know about filmmaking, it's all about control. You 1969 01:50:13.199 --> 01:50:15.000 want to be able to control as many elements as 1970 01:50:15.039 --> 01:50:17.520 you possibly can. And so in a situation like that, 1971 01:50:17.760 --> 01:50:20.760 you might record the dialogue anyway, but you're going to 1972 01:50:20.840 --> 01:50:23.359 replace all the background sound anyway, so you have to 1973 01:50:23.439 --> 01:50:27.800 replace the dialogue as well. Specifically, think of wind scenes. 1974 01:50:28.239 --> 01:50:31.760 If there's a scene that's happening that's very windy, you're 1975 01:50:31.800 --> 01:50:33.880 not even actually hearing the wind. The wind is and 1976 01:50:33.960 --> 01:50:37.479 calling its in the problem. The fact is, oftentimes there's 1977 01:50:37.479 --> 01:50:41.680 a fucking fan blowing, there's a giant electric fan blowing 1978 01:50:41.800 --> 01:50:45.119 and creating incredible amount of noise that isn't authentic to 1979 01:50:45.159 --> 01:50:47.640 the scene, so you need to replace that. So you 1980 01:50:47.720 --> 01:50:50.520 have to eliminate that audio, and in doing so, you're 1981 01:50:50.520 --> 01:50:52.760 going to eliminate the dialogue. So you have to replace 1982 01:50:52.840 --> 01:50:55.279 the dialogue by having actress come into a studio and 1983 01:50:55.399 --> 01:50:57.279 try to sink and watch the footage and try to 1984 01:50:57.279 --> 01:51:00.680 sync up the dialogue exactly, got it. 1985 01:51:00.760 --> 01:51:03.359 So that's what he has done, apparently in the last 1986 01:51:03.479 --> 01:51:07.880 week of October of nineteen eighty one. So we established, 1987 01:51:07.880 --> 01:51:10.479 I think, to our satisfaction that he probably shot the 1988 01:51:10.520 --> 01:51:13.119 scenes for Rocky three in May of nineteen eighty one 1989 01:51:13.279 --> 01:51:15.760 on his way back from his spring to Nuchepan tour. 1990 01:51:15.920 --> 01:51:20.000 Yeah, and dialogue looping and ADR stuff is definitely a 1991 01:51:20.039 --> 01:51:23.880 post production thing because usually that's done after the fact 1992 01:51:23.920 --> 01:51:26.239 because you're you're waiting to see what the final cut is. 1993 01:51:26.239 --> 01:51:28.600 You're not going to go in and say, hey, you know, 1994 01:51:28.680 --> 01:51:31.880 we want to use this shot and then waste people's 1995 01:51:31.920 --> 01:51:33.319 time to come in for stuff that you're either you're 1996 01:51:33.359 --> 01:51:34.600 not going to use or you're gonna say, you know what, 1997 01:51:34.640 --> 01:51:37.399 we got to use something else instead. Anyway, we need 1998 01:51:37.439 --> 01:51:39.520 to come back in for that. So you wait until 1999 01:51:41.359 --> 01:51:43.399 I mean, at least in my experience, you wait until 2000 01:51:43.439 --> 01:51:50.199 pictures locked and you're not gonna edit picture anymore. You 2001 01:51:50.279 --> 01:51:53.279 know you're gonna leave. The visual cut is the same, 2002 01:51:54.000 --> 01:51:58.239 is locked in, and so then you bring in actors 2003 01:51:58.319 --> 01:52:00.640 to do me sort of looping or whatever. 2004 01:52:01.359 --> 01:52:04.239 Love it, love it. So that's the final step in 2005 01:52:04.359 --> 01:52:08.279 Hulk filming and doing this transformational role. And we have 2006 01:52:08.359 --> 01:52:11.239 a timestamp. The November third, nineteen eighty one Minneapolis Tribune 2007 01:52:11.319 --> 01:52:13.920 reporting that the week prior, Hulk Coogan had returned to 2008 01:52:14.000 --> 01:52:18.000 his Minneapolis home after dialogue looping for his role in 2009 01:52:18.159 --> 01:52:18.880 Rocky three. 2010 01:52:20.439 --> 01:52:22.119 Wrestling podcast. 2011 01:52:56.159 --> 01:53:00.479 He's a Lapsed fan wrestling podcast with Jack Ancrenassi. 2012 01:53:02.039 --> 01:53:08.039 And Rocking Three. Hogan play is the World's Heavyweight Boxing Champion. 2013 01:53:10.039 --> 01:53:13.359 Hogan plays the World's Heavyweight Boxing Champions. 2014 01:53:13.039 --> 01:53:14.880 Guys on Fire. How does he have a job? 2015 01:53:16.680 --> 01:53:23.359 What Will Jones about? After last night? Before last night, 2016 01:53:23.399 --> 01:53:25.600 I wasn't Will Jones. After last night, I'm Will Jones. 2017 01:53:25.640 --> 01:53:31.119 Before we know exactly what he was, I was Jim joking. 2018 01:53:32.279 --> 01:53:33.520 What I mean? 2019 01:53:34.359 --> 01:53:37.920 All right? The boxing chat character known as Thunderlips the 2020 01:53:38.039 --> 01:53:41.800 Ultimate Male. Soon as Hogan got back into town. He 2021 01:53:41.880 --> 01:53:45.359 got another Hollywood call from a producer who wants him 2022 01:53:45.359 --> 01:53:48.359 to play a bodyguard a new film about some Godfather type. 2023 01:53:49.359 --> 01:53:54.000 That deal is still under negotiation. I don't know what 2024 01:53:54.039 --> 01:53:54.880 he's talking about there. 2025 01:53:55.920 --> 01:53:57.880 Yeah, I don't. I don't know. I don't know that one. 2026 01:53:59.520 --> 01:54:09.640 I'm Will Jones, and I know Hollywood. I am Hollywood, 2027 01:54:09.640 --> 01:54:12.920 Will Jones, reporting out of Minneapolis, reporting out of my mom. 2028 01:54:13.479 --> 01:54:15.000 I know where he was that last night. He was 2029 01:54:15.039 --> 01:54:19.079 at May Slacks, pounding aim back with Dusty and rock brawling. 2030 01:54:19.199 --> 01:54:20.119 What what? 2031 01:54:22.680 --> 01:54:26.000 But it's useful historically, but I don't know if it's 2032 01:54:26.079 --> 01:54:29.720 useful in any other way. Don't you know that Rocky 2033 01:54:29.880 --> 01:54:32.319 is the boxing champion in the Rocky franchise? How can 2034 01:54:32.359 --> 01:54:35.520 you listen? I'm just this is what I was told. 2035 01:54:35.560 --> 01:54:39.760 There's a boxing champion somewhere, and I'm gonna report about it. 2036 01:54:40.720 --> 01:54:42.319 You may not have eyes on the match as far 2037 01:54:42.319 --> 01:54:42.720 as video. 2038 01:54:43.000 --> 01:54:45.439 Nickel and Diamond me all the way the whole time, 2039 01:54:45.600 --> 01:54:48.359 and I just gotta do my job, as Will Jones. 2040 01:54:49.520 --> 01:54:53.319 I'm a satisfactory individual. 2041 01:54:54.920 --> 01:55:04.239 What satis? I've provised satisfaction with my news coverage and 2042 01:55:05.000 --> 01:55:10.319 in my bedroom and in my curricular my extracurricular affairs 2043 01:55:11.000 --> 01:55:16.960 that often recalled sexual penetration. That's why I call my 2044 01:55:17.079 --> 01:55:18.319 call him after last night. 2045 01:55:19.039 --> 01:55:26.039 After last night, I perform penetrable activities and a satisfactory nature. 2046 01:55:27.720 --> 01:55:31.960 Will Jones the satisfactory. 2047 01:55:36.439 --> 01:55:39.800 I shouldn't know what he called him, Jim Hogan. It 2048 01:55:39.960 --> 01:55:41.439 was going to be his turn that he was that 2049 01:55:41.640 --> 01:55:46.359 he was in trouble. Well, how are you called Halt 2050 01:55:46.439 --> 01:55:48.800 Hogan Jim Hogan in an article one time? 2051 01:55:49.199 --> 01:55:51.439 Do you remember when you fucking called also you called 2052 01:55:51.479 --> 01:55:53.520 his character in Rocky three the boxing champion? 2053 01:55:53.600 --> 01:55:57.680 You dumb fuck? Well, maybe maybe Jim ketches in up 2054 01:55:57.680 --> 01:55:59.640 at the Winnipeg Sun will do us one better. He's 2055 01:55:59.640 --> 01:56:02.640 got a on Hulk and Andre versus Blackwell at Donnison 2056 01:56:03.920 --> 01:56:06.840 those fucking glasses. Jesus Christ. He still somehow misses the 2057 01:56:06.880 --> 01:56:08.119 forest for the trees, doesn't he? 2058 01:56:08.560 --> 01:56:08.720 Yes? 2059 01:56:08.800 --> 01:56:10.840 He does. What up in Winnipeg they're running Hogan and 2060 01:56:10.880 --> 01:56:13.359 Andre as a team and November fifth, nineteen eighty one, 2061 01:56:13.560 --> 01:56:15.840 Jim Ketchison takes to the pages of The Winnipeg Son 2062 01:56:15.920 --> 01:56:18.239 to chronicle what he's seeing. 2063 01:56:19.720 --> 01:56:22.760 Him Jim Ketcheson with the forehead of the of the 2064 01:56:22.880 --> 01:56:23.560 of the Generation. 2065 01:56:27.199 --> 01:56:29.479 Do you think Ketchessin's his middle name and his last 2066 01:56:29.560 --> 01:56:35.600 name is as as catch cannon as Cannison catches catch Cannison. 2067 01:56:37.399 --> 01:56:38.920 Yeah you got, yeah, Yeah, go ahead. Try. 2068 01:56:38.960 --> 01:56:42.159 It's not easy, is it? Because it's there. You can 2069 01:56:42.199 --> 01:56:45.239 see the word Ketcherson as catch Canniskin. There you go, yes, 2070 01:56:45.359 --> 01:56:48.039 almost caniskin. He said cannis skin. 2071 01:56:47.880 --> 01:56:48.279 At the end. 2072 01:56:48.319 --> 01:56:53.119 How about Ketchison as Cannison catch as catch Cannason as 2073 01:56:53.199 --> 01:56:53.880 catch Cannison? 2074 01:56:54.000 --> 01:56:54.159 Right? 2075 01:56:58.760 --> 01:57:00.920 Is it a fucking idiot? Smile? He has? 2076 01:57:01.600 --> 01:57:02.239 Nice to him? 2077 01:57:02.279 --> 01:57:05.880 He did nothing wrong, He did everything wrong. He woke up, 2078 01:57:05.960 --> 01:57:07.079 didn't he? Bruh. 2079 01:57:08.960 --> 01:57:12.199 A double man event headlines the AWA Pro Wrestling card 2080 01:57:12.319 --> 01:57:14.880 Thursday Night of the winnip Big Arena. The first half 2081 01:57:15.119 --> 01:57:18.399 features a handicap cat team match between five hundred three 2082 01:57:18.439 --> 01:57:21.000 pound Jerry Blackwell, An Adonis and Jesse Ventur and. 2083 01:57:26.920 --> 01:57:27.479 I guess. 2084 01:57:29.199 --> 01:57:29.840 There ain't let. 2085 01:57:31.680 --> 01:57:34.479 The first half features a handicapped mask tag team match 2086 01:57:34.520 --> 01:57:38.119 between five hundred three pounds Jerry Blackwell, Adrian and Donnas 2087 01:57:38.520 --> 01:57:39.720 and Jerry vent. 2088 01:57:47.000 --> 01:57:50.399 Was he fucking like film noir? Private Eye? Jerry Ventura 2089 01:57:52.199 --> 01:57:54.520 InVID you to consider a world not wear a halt 2090 01:57:54.600 --> 01:57:57.840 Hogan and Jesse Ventura going around the horn and an 2091 01:57:57.920 --> 01:58:01.119 arm wrestling challenge, But in fact, Jim Hogan and Jerry 2092 01:58:01.239 --> 01:58:02.399 Ventura lock it up. 2093 01:58:04.640 --> 01:58:06.800 I told you listen. All I can tell you is 2094 01:58:06.880 --> 01:58:11.000 I hear, I hear cash registers going fucking nuts. 2095 01:58:11.239 --> 01:58:13.880 One sells twenty five thousand tickets, the other one sells 2096 01:58:13.920 --> 01:58:18.239 twenty five You tell me which one is. Jerry Ventura. 2097 01:58:18.680 --> 01:58:23.239 Jerry Ventura sounds like a shop steward. Honestly read the 2098 01:58:23.239 --> 01:58:27.439 brothers Jesse and Jerry Ventura. The Ventura brothers, Jesse and Jerry. 2099 01:58:28.039 --> 01:58:31.279 How do you see Jesse the body and come away 2100 01:58:31.319 --> 01:58:32.039 and your note books? 2101 01:58:32.079 --> 01:58:38.880 As Jerry and Jerry Ventura umm against the two biggest 2102 01:58:38.920 --> 01:58:41.239 men in wrestling. The six foot eight, three hundred and 2103 01:58:41.239 --> 01:58:44.159 eight fucking keep increasing his weight. 2104 01:58:44.359 --> 01:58:47.479 I think, Larry, I think Jerry Blackwell, if I'm to 2105 01:58:47.560 --> 01:58:51.560 believe these news articles, has gained sixty pounds in a month. 2106 01:58:51.600 --> 01:58:54.680 He's gained sixty pounds. I mean that's bad. 2107 01:58:55.439 --> 01:58:59.199 Hogan gains twenty pounds every month. Right six foot eight, 2108 01:58:59.279 --> 01:59:02.800 He's shrunk. He shrunk an inch and gained forty pounds 2109 01:59:02.800 --> 01:59:05.479 since the last article. It's always been a freak shell. 2110 01:59:05.840 --> 01:59:08.439 Six foot eight, three hundred and eighty pound Hulk Hogan 2111 01:59:09.039 --> 01:59:11.800 and partner Andre the Giant, who stands seven foot four 2112 01:59:11.960 --> 01:59:16.520 and weighs four hundred eighty two pounds. In the finale, 2113 01:59:16.800 --> 01:59:20.560 champion Nick Bockwinkle will be cast in the unfamiliar role 2114 01:59:20.760 --> 01:59:24.199 of crowd favorite when he lays his heavyweight crowned line 2115 01:59:24.600 --> 01:59:29.840 against the hated chic at Non El Casey Edd Casey 2116 01:59:31.319 --> 01:59:35.159 strong Man, Ken Petera and Bobby Duncomb are returning. Patera, 2117 01:59:35.279 --> 01:59:40.600 former Olympicwight Olympic Weightlifting champion, brother meets Tito Santana, while Duncum, 2118 01:59:40.800 --> 01:59:44.199 formerly with the Saint Louis Cardinal Football team, takes on 2119 01:59:44.319 --> 01:59:47.920 British Empire champ Billy Robinson in a non title match. 2120 01:59:48.680 --> 01:59:51.000 In other matches, Jim Brunzel won half of the World 2121 01:59:51.039 --> 01:59:57.000 Tag Team Championship, meets Montreal's Rene Goulay and Laurel Succi 2122 01:59:57.840 --> 02:00:01.199 tangles with Dizzy Ed Boulder. Tickets for the card, which 2123 02:00:01.239 --> 02:00:04.239 begin at eight pm, are available at all the regular outlets. 2124 02:00:05.640 --> 02:00:09.199 I gotta know did Jerry win, but we're gonna find out. 2125 02:00:09.920 --> 02:00:14.079 Nick Bockwinkle retained his ABA Pro Wrestling World Championship title 2126 02:00:14.119 --> 02:00:17.239 Thursday night, but he didn't win his match against chic 2127 02:00:17.359 --> 02:00:21.479 ad Non l case Backwinkel, who sustained to cutover his 2128 02:00:21.640 --> 02:00:24.680 right eye, was disqualified for ramming the Sheikh's head into 2129 02:00:24.720 --> 02:00:27.239 the ring post. With almost eight thousand fans in the 2130 02:00:27.279 --> 02:00:29.720 Winnipeg Arena roaring for more, most of the fight took 2131 02:00:29.800 --> 02:00:33.359 place on the timekeeper's table. Both wrestlers were covered in 2132 02:00:33.439 --> 02:00:37.640 blood when it ended. The special main event, Hulk Hogan 2133 02:00:38.800 --> 02:00:41.199 on and under the Giant didn't have too much trouble 2134 02:00:41.279 --> 02:00:46.800 in disposing of Jerry Blackwell, Adrian Donnis and Jerry Ventura. 2135 02:00:47.000 --> 02:00:48.800 He said it again and again. 2136 02:00:49.600 --> 02:00:50.239 He said it. 2137 02:00:50.880 --> 02:00:53.319 Again twice, so it's like he didn't fucking mess up. 2138 02:00:53.359 --> 02:00:57.560 He doubled down and honest. Inventura vacated the ring a 2139 02:00:57.600 --> 02:00:59.000 little early, leaving Blackwell at. 2140 02:00:58.960 --> 02:00:59.760 The mercy. 2141 02:01:01.399 --> 02:01:03.560 Of the Hulk and the Giant. Ken Paterra, with a 2142 02:01:03.600 --> 02:01:06.399 big assist from his manager, Bobby Heenan defeated Tito Santana, 2143 02:01:06.439 --> 02:01:09.079 but Santana got his licks in a little later, dropping 2144 02:01:09.119 --> 02:01:13.800 both his opponent and Heenan. Bobby Duncan was disqualified for 2145 02:01:13.960 --> 02:01:16.319 throwing Billy Robinson over the top rope in their match. 2146 02:01:16.760 --> 02:01:20.119 In preliminary bouts, Jim Brenzel defeated Rene Gulay and Laurent 2147 02:01:20.239 --> 02:01:25.880 Sushi was similarly successful against Dizzy Ed Boulder. The next 2148 02:01:26.000 --> 02:01:28.880 card is for December third. 2149 02:01:30.359 --> 02:01:35.520 Wow, what coverage up there? The reporter Oshkosh, Wisconsin. November 2150 02:01:35.600 --> 02:01:38.960 sixth is the show. The print ad hits the paper. 2151 02:01:39.000 --> 02:01:42.720 October twenty eighth, There's Thunderlips, There's andre There's Blackwell. Main 2152 02:01:42.760 --> 02:01:45.239 event tag team match, andre the Giant for sixty four 2153 02:01:45.319 --> 02:01:48.880 France The Incredible Hulkogan three forty Venice Beach taking on 2154 02:01:49.039 --> 02:01:54.840 Jerry Blackwell, Jesse the Body, Ventura and Adrian No Andrean 2155 02:01:57.319 --> 02:02:02.960 Andrean Golden Boy. Is there a single fucking ad that 2156 02:02:03.079 --> 02:02:06.119 has everyone's name spelled right? A single one in Minnesota, 2157 02:02:06.720 --> 02:02:10.720 A single one. I've actually thought it's an Andrean Golden Bot, 2158 02:02:11.119 --> 02:02:11.760 but it is boy. 2159 02:02:12.239 --> 02:02:14.399 But yeah, its like a tea. I mean, this is 2160 02:02:14.439 --> 02:02:15.079 this pathetic. 2161 02:02:15.359 --> 02:02:19.039 This is like a yes, like someone's making money off 2162 02:02:19.079 --> 02:02:20.760 of this, like gambling on whether there's going to be 2163 02:02:20.800 --> 02:02:25.319 a Spellings. Just don't fucking care. Starting to make me 2164 02:02:25.439 --> 02:02:29.640 not care, honestly. November seventh to eighth, nineteen eighty one. 2165 02:02:29.840 --> 02:02:32.199 Giant Hulk tandem wins. This is the outcome up there 2166 02:02:32.199 --> 02:02:34.960 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The tag team of Andre the Giant 2167 02:02:35.000 --> 02:02:37.199 and the Incredible Hulk Hogan defeated a three man team 2168 02:02:37.239 --> 02:02:41.760 of Jerry Blackwell, Jesse the Body, Ventura and Adria A 2169 02:02:42.039 --> 02:02:46.680 d Ria, Golden Boy and Donnas during an all star 2170 02:02:46.680 --> 02:02:49.119 wresting card Friday night at the Lord's Academy Gymnasium. The 2171 02:02:49.159 --> 02:02:51.640 winning team posted the victory with a pen with twenty 2172 02:02:51.680 --> 02:02:53.119 three ten gone in the bout with a crowd of 2173 02:02:53.119 --> 02:02:54.159 approximately eighteen hundred. 2174 02:02:54.800 --> 02:02:55.640 It's just wrestling. 2175 02:02:55.760 --> 02:02:58.520 No one fucks actly, so let's repeat the mistake. 2176 02:02:59.319 --> 02:02:59.439 You know. 2177 02:02:59.560 --> 02:03:02.199 Look, it's not their real name anyway, right, We have 2178 02:03:02.319 --> 02:03:04.600 fucking fucking phonies anyway, So who gives a shit? 2179 02:03:04.680 --> 02:03:06.880 Next I'll tell you what. Next time, I'll put James 2180 02:03:06.960 --> 02:03:08.880 Genos in the paper. If it means that much to you. 2181 02:03:09.359 --> 02:03:12.199 Next time, just don't fight. Why are we fucking writing 2182 02:03:12.239 --> 02:03:12.560 about this? 2183 02:03:12.640 --> 02:03:12.960 Stuff? 2184 02:03:13.039 --> 02:03:13.239 Is right? 2185 02:03:13.279 --> 02:03:17.399 It's nice. Why are we writing about stuff that isn't real? 2186 02:03:19.359 --> 02:03:20.800 How is something that isn't right? 2187 02:03:20.960 --> 02:03:21.119 Enough? 2188 02:03:21.159 --> 02:03:25.279 About the front page news? How is it nos if 2189 02:03:25.279 --> 02:03:30.039 it isn't real? Wow, where's my mom? That's a better 2190 02:03:30.119 --> 02:03:32.039 slogan than all the news that's fit to print. I 2191 02:03:32.119 --> 02:03:35.079 think the time's ought to consider it. How do we 2192 02:03:35.119 --> 02:03:36.319 know it's news if it's not real. 2193 02:03:36.439 --> 02:03:38.880 How do we know it's news if it's not real. 2194 02:03:41.159 --> 02:03:43.680 Another match is Bobby heenon pig Bucks Off eighteen ten 2195 02:03:43.960 --> 02:03:47.039 Chica and OKC, Pentito Santana and twenty one ten and 2196 02:03:47.119 --> 02:03:50.319 Billy Robinson won by DQ over Bobby Duncan dun d 2197 02:03:50.439 --> 02:03:57.239 u n c A N Civic Center Battle of the 2198 02:03:57.319 --> 02:04:00.640 Super Giants. It's two against three. November eighth, nineteen eighty 2199 02:04:00.680 --> 02:04:03.439 one is the date, and there you see Hulk Cogan 2200 02:04:03.479 --> 02:04:05.920 and Andre versus Blackwell, Ventor and Adonnas. That is the 2201 02:04:06.000 --> 02:04:10.039 program they're taking around the Horn. Minneapolis Tribute November ninth, 2202 02:04:10.800 --> 02:04:13.439 Hulk Cogan and Andre the Giant defeated Jerry Blackwell, Jesse 2203 02:04:13.520 --> 02:04:16.039 Ventura and Adrianadonnas in the main event of a professional 2204 02:04:16.039 --> 02:04:18.199 wrestling card at the Saint Paul Civic Center Sunday. And 2205 02:04:18.239 --> 02:04:21.359 other matches they just keep it straightforward, don't they. Thank 2206 02:04:21.439 --> 02:04:24.039 God you want to Reduncam into qualification. The Sheik defeated 2207 02:04:24.119 --> 02:04:28.359 Buck Zumhoff, Tito Santana defeated renegul A Lorenzusi defeated Ed 2208 02:04:28.439 --> 02:04:31.880 Boulder and Billy Robinson and Ken Petera were in fact 2209 02:04:32.079 --> 02:04:35.520 counted out. Let's finally see it. Remember eighth, nineteen eighty 2210 02:04:35.560 --> 02:04:38.720 one Saint Paul Civics Center. Hulk Hogan teams with Andre 2211 02:04:38.840 --> 02:04:41.000 the Giant in an A W A ring to take 2212 02:04:41.079 --> 02:04:45.159 on Jerry Blackwell, Jesse Ventura and Adrian ADONNAS three two 2213 02:04:45.640 --> 02:04:52.520 one play let us feast. Latter were losing their fucking shit. 2214 02:04:53.720 --> 02:04:55.319 Holden's attacking Blackwell, who's. 2215 02:04:55.159 --> 02:04:55.800 Tied up in the room. 2216 02:04:57.239 --> 02:04:58.199 I might be tried guard. 2217 02:05:00.079 --> 02:05:06.079 Yeah, Irick Web, I'm in a back boart of a hawk, 2218 02:05:06.720 --> 02:05:07.239 huge boot. 2219 02:05:08.399 --> 02:05:10.199 A black Whell doesn't leave his feet on the big boot. 2220 02:05:10.239 --> 02:05:12.479 That's that's significant. When Hulking first starts throwing the boot, 2221 02:05:12.640 --> 02:05:17.239 it doesn't necessarily knock people down, but the corner, but 2222 02:05:17.319 --> 02:05:21.600 the right hand finally knocks down a big Georgia boil. 2223 02:05:23.479 --> 02:05:25.720 Look at Andre, that boss. Look at the sea guys, 2224 02:05:31.119 --> 02:05:35.399 they're gonna make children. It comes to Donnaz to break 2225 02:05:35.439 --> 02:05:37.039 it up, and Andre gets in with the bad ankle 2226 02:05:37.079 --> 02:05:39.359 and all and sprints across the ring and lunging. 2227 02:05:39.000 --> 02:05:42.600 At an I don't avoided. And at night. 2228 02:05:46.239 --> 02:05:54.520 I hear the fever pitch in the same pacific because 2229 02:05:54.560 --> 02:05:57.199 Andrei trying to keep interference at Hogan, Chik and Jerry 2230 02:05:57.239 --> 02:06:00.000 Blackwell like a madman across the middle Road. 2231 02:06:01.399 --> 02:06:04.800 He played the part of big Foot in six Million 2232 02:06:04.840 --> 02:06:05.319 Dollar Man? 2233 02:06:05.800 --> 02:06:06.880 Did you know that past season? 2234 02:06:07.000 --> 02:06:07.319 Curry? 2235 02:06:07.600 --> 02:06:11.319 What Andre played big Foot in the six million Dollar Feeling? 2236 02:06:13.279 --> 02:06:16.000 He is like I Bread Great big Bill walk. 2237 02:06:16.039 --> 02:06:19.840 Six million dollar An. Hogan had to wind up big 2238 02:06:19.920 --> 02:06:24.439 right back, takes the bulb again. Jesus Christ as a 2239 02:06:24.520 --> 02:06:25.960 he moon salts off the right hand. 2240 02:06:26.399 --> 02:06:27.960 Black Well gurn turtle. 2241 02:06:28.239 --> 02:06:31.960 Turn turtle. Roger Kent says, is it Roger Kent, I 2242 02:06:32.039 --> 02:06:38.840 think it is ring an answer, and I. 2243 02:06:38.880 --> 02:06:41.880 Had Buddy Krum's over there and rank in the day 2244 02:06:42.119 --> 02:06:48.760 robes and home in his days. I don't think he's 2245 02:06:48.800 --> 02:06:53.720 in gregarious country right now. Bacon double cripple came. He's 2246 02:06:53.720 --> 02:06:54.720 gotten rid of the giants. 2247 02:06:54.800 --> 02:06:57.199 Go around to Cring to help out all the red 2248 02:06:57.239 --> 02:07:02.119 of the other corner the team Hogan Giant. Andrei's completely 2249 02:07:02.159 --> 02:07:03.279 disregarding the tag rope. 2250 02:07:03.279 --> 02:07:03.800 He's all over. 2251 02:07:04.880 --> 02:07:09.920 They love it, Andre giving Chase, reaching lunging Jesse. 2252 02:07:10.119 --> 02:07:12.119 Is he going the giant stepping over the ropes to. 2253 02:07:12.159 --> 02:07:14.760 Chase check him and tour on the floor. Meanwhile, back 2254 02:07:14.840 --> 02:07:17.000 in the ring back while the holds Hogan in place, 2255 02:07:17.079 --> 02:07:19.119 and they got it time the Donas rings an elbow 2256 02:07:19.159 --> 02:07:29.319 off the top rope. Another one writes left from Adonis, 2257 02:07:29.399 --> 02:07:31.239 Jack and the child halt, but he's not coming. 2258 02:07:31.000 --> 02:07:34.760 Down, okay, Darky almost fashion the time that I. 2259 02:07:34.800 --> 02:07:39.119 Had, uh oh help, he's about to no sell losing it. 2260 02:07:39.600 --> 02:07:42.399 Dag Off Baca snatches over the ropes again. 2261 02:07:42.560 --> 02:07:45.359 And Andre a giant coming in trying to help him out. 2262 02:07:49.159 --> 02:07:50.600 He nailed a donish. 2263 02:07:53.119 --> 02:07:53.760 And say one. 2264 02:07:53.880 --> 02:07:54.960 He's shagging me for it. 2265 02:07:55.399 --> 02:07:57.880 Brother, Oh, Johnny Bayan. 2266 02:07:58.920 --> 02:08:01.359 Shagging hoop brother Johnnyvalliant and Hogan. 2267 02:08:02.720 --> 02:08:05.800 Manager Hogan and there's a karate thrush right up bros. 2268 02:08:05.840 --> 02:08:09.680 Still in November, Johnny Valliant still around, that's. 2269 02:08:09.520 --> 02:08:14.520 Absurd and got him with bos crossed in, crushed. 2270 02:08:14.279 --> 02:08:18.560 The throat by Ventur, puts defensive, Adrian landing, ah if 2271 02:08:18.600 --> 02:08:20.399 you will. From the opening again, Andre doing a tour 2272 02:08:20.439 --> 02:08:21.880 of the circumference of the ring. 2273 02:08:23.560 --> 02:08:25.680 And Hog I'm just scraping away. 2274 02:08:28.720 --> 02:08:28.960 Right now. 2275 02:08:32.520 --> 02:08:33.159 Being was back. 2276 02:08:33.159 --> 02:08:35.319 Why the I saw Hogan, Andre feeding and w w 2277 02:08:35.439 --> 02:08:37.119 F in nineteen eighty I didn't think we're getting to 2278 02:08:37.159 --> 02:08:39.960 a place where, yeah, Hogan is going to feed Andre 2279 02:08:40.039 --> 02:08:48.960 the hot tag. That's Valiant, It's got the house mic 2280 02:08:48.960 --> 02:08:52.439 and he's leaving him. Tell you, I'm I'm I'm stunned 2281 02:08:52.479 --> 02:08:54.760 with these value family. I know, just a total baby 2282 02:08:54.800 --> 02:08:57.159 face manager. Now like Oliver Humpert and k W W 2283 02:08:58.560 --> 02:09:03.039 the hull in the proper tren hawk of the sant Plisaic. 2284 02:09:03.199 --> 02:09:05.560 Hogan decks back over the corner. Andrew gets the tag, 2285 02:09:05.680 --> 02:09:10.800 but I get the referee side and well Adonna's climbs 2286 02:09:10.840 --> 02:09:13.680 the right wings, not an US handle on Hogan. 2287 02:09:14.000 --> 02:09:16.319 The referee was shagging Andre to Giant, back to. 2288 02:09:16.359 --> 02:09:17.279 It, shogging again. 2289 02:09:17.479 --> 02:09:19.560 A lot of came out the top rope. 2290 02:09:21.560 --> 02:09:25.079 Back well, the huge splash across the chest cover to 2291 02:09:25.319 --> 02:09:34.119 Hogan kicks out. What an atmosphere in these bolting Hogan 2292 02:09:34.920 --> 02:09:36.279 A W A Cross were serious. 2293 02:09:36.319 --> 02:09:38.600 I they know what they're giving. 2294 02:09:41.039 --> 02:09:41.680 I believe that. 2295 02:09:43.039 --> 02:09:44.119 I'm now going to him. 2296 02:09:44.119 --> 02:09:45.840 I listen to her drives him at the corner, but 2297 02:09:45.880 --> 02:09:46.600 he's triple teamed. 2298 02:09:47.720 --> 02:09:50.000 You see what's happening here. The tag is going to 2299 02:09:50.039 --> 02:09:50.319 be a BA. 2300 02:09:55.119 --> 02:09:57.560 Hogan has been absorbing if commands, patting the hands of 2301 02:09:57.640 --> 02:09:58.079 three men. 2302 02:09:58.920 --> 02:09:59.800 Holdan look at him. 2303 02:10:00.760 --> 02:10:03.159 B crap kick black kickball DNAs. 2304 02:10:05.920 --> 02:10:07.239 Holding may On. His win. 2305 02:10:09.039 --> 02:10:12.119 Out of the corner is reversed a Donnas, it's the buckle, I. 2306 02:10:12.520 --> 02:10:14.760 Thought, so he put his brakes on in the corner. 2307 02:10:16.520 --> 02:10:18.600 Doddre You're going to the don Sun. 2308 02:10:20.000 --> 02:10:21.479 And I'm rather giant in there. 2309 02:10:25.159 --> 02:10:27.239 Dropping on the lights, goes Adonis. 2310 02:10:27.479 --> 02:10:31.239 Black Down, a team actual from the Legends of All 2311 02:10:31.319 --> 02:10:33.159 Star Wrestling. Right after this. 2312 02:10:33.279 --> 02:10:36.439 Break of them to the Legends of All Star Wrestling. 2313 02:10:36.760 --> 02:10:38.760 Now let's get down to the ring for this great 2314 02:10:38.920 --> 02:10:39.680 take team action. 2315 02:10:40.560 --> 02:10:41.760 Adna's is gonna get. 2316 02:10:42.319 --> 02:10:46.159 Madonna's sent for the ride by Andre off the top rope. 2317 02:10:47.760 --> 02:10:48.159 Around. 2318 02:10:48.239 --> 02:10:50.079 I was right, Jerry black. 2319 02:11:00.920 --> 02:11:04.520 And a rapparator rather than the giant crabs other day back. 2320 02:11:04.560 --> 02:11:08.960 Jimmy step intour by the Beard bring him over for 2321 02:11:09.039 --> 02:11:11.439 a log and a Hogan socks him in the face and. 2322 02:11:11.720 --> 02:11:15.760 Saw what happened, Yes, yes, you did hurt. 2323 02:11:17.199 --> 02:11:19.720 All the knocker. Aldonnas goes Thory sixty and ties his 2324 02:11:19.880 --> 02:11:22.840 arms up in the ropes pack, flipping. What a fucking troll. 2325 02:11:25.239 --> 02:11:28.960 Then Blackwell is whipped by entry into the Pronadonnas crushing 2326 02:11:33.680 --> 02:11:37.680 absolute Panamanian is Hure sits down on the Panamion. 2327 02:11:38.960 --> 02:11:49.880 End the third bock out, Hey by the rangam. 2328 02:11:49.920 --> 02:11:51.880 Sling shots of donnas from the apron into the ring 2329 02:11:52.000 --> 02:11:55.920 the hard way. Andre the giant firmly in the driver's seat. 2330 02:11:59.039 --> 02:12:00.840 It dropped down down kicks the giant. 2331 02:12:00.920 --> 02:12:05.720 Dead man was way. He brought back body drop. I 2332 02:12:05.920 --> 02:12:09.079 just saw that. Where's the double sledge from Black would. 2333 02:12:11.960 --> 02:12:14.520 Another one and rolling around in the mouth. 2334 02:12:18.479 --> 02:12:18.960 You know he is. 2335 02:12:22.239 --> 02:12:27.119 Logan on the reds back. Then tore his end, laying 2336 02:12:27.119 --> 02:12:28.439 in cheap shots and boots. 2337 02:12:28.119 --> 02:12:28.680 To the giant. 2338 02:12:29.279 --> 02:12:30.279 The boot to the giant. 2339 02:12:33.640 --> 02:12:36.239 Andre, chance a nice. 2340 02:12:36.159 --> 02:12:37.239 Ram Andre Andre. 2341 02:12:40.880 --> 02:12:43.039 I'm ray he's getting his tracks back. He's got his 2342 02:12:43.159 --> 02:12:44.000 bones together. 2343 02:12:44.840 --> 02:12:49.920 He's got his bones together, the side bones. He took 2344 02:12:49.960 --> 02:12:52.000 him down with a single leg. Andrew looks to the 2345 02:12:52.000 --> 02:12:55.520 people like, shout, I get a dome bum down. He 2346 02:12:55.720 --> 02:12:57.880 drops an elbow across the knee of the body. 2347 02:12:59.279 --> 02:12:59.920 God die. 2348 02:13:01.479 --> 02:13:04.279 Blackwell Man, and he goes. 2349 02:13:04.159 --> 02:13:04.840 Oh no, no no. 2350 02:13:05.279 --> 02:13:12.600 He single legs black Wack Ogan, urging Andre from the apron, 2351 02:13:12.680 --> 02:13:17.000 making the crushing sign with his arms, and right. 2352 02:13:16.960 --> 02:13:18.039 Down on the way. 2353 02:13:19.439 --> 02:13:27.960 One hundred eighty five per arm. He made a pancake 2354 02:13:28.039 --> 02:13:28.479 out of him. 2355 02:13:28.920 --> 02:13:29.520 He's gonna eat it. 2356 02:13:29.600 --> 02:13:31.560 He almost see Black w platting out. 2357 02:13:31.439 --> 02:13:34.520 There Andrey sits on Dackwell's face three times in succession. 2358 02:13:37.720 --> 02:13:42.079 Just come on, get up, and Jento just looks out 2359 02:13:42.079 --> 02:13:44.439 on the Adorance loongs. What are reaction? 2360 02:13:45.560 --> 02:13:47.039 And I nailed the giant. 2361 02:13:48.920 --> 02:13:57.680 By Blackwell ship trying to shake their cobwebs, brumber his head. 2362 02:13:59.439 --> 02:14:01.079 And understand to come up for Blackwell. 2363 02:14:01.199 --> 02:14:03.239 Here comes Blackwell held in place. Was Andre for the 2364 02:14:03.239 --> 02:14:10.039 big splash again? Okay, Johnny, I mean seriously, calm the 2365 02:14:10.079 --> 02:14:21.439 fuck down brow again, King Kong Bundy Avalanche splash wrestling 2366 02:14:21.479 --> 02:14:28.279 in the two vibes. Yeah, you're gonna double supplex Andre Adonis. 2367 02:14:27.720 --> 02:14:29.600 At Blackwell double body slab. 2368 02:14:30.800 --> 02:14:34.760 You got the big man up covered by adonas only 2369 02:14:34.840 --> 02:14:37.119 two Andrea the power cuckouts. 2370 02:14:37.079 --> 02:14:40.159 Pank of a time he almost threw a Donnas glor 2371 02:14:40.439 --> 02:14:41.760 A ring group from the bar. 2372 02:14:50.760 --> 02:14:51.920 Man cat up. Let's it do that? 2373 02:14:52.039 --> 02:14:54.439 Giant hung by then tour on giant. 2374 02:14:54.239 --> 02:14:57.359 Guys, God, big guy six six six seven. 2375 02:15:02.319 --> 02:15:05.159 I just strong the bell over the top of the floor. 2376 02:15:05.199 --> 02:15:07.479 Oh my god, you what I mean about the body Ice? 2377 02:15:08.960 --> 02:15:09.920 The body of Ice. 2378 02:15:09.920 --> 02:15:12.439 MONREI administered. 2379 02:15:13.720 --> 02:15:15.079 Right outside the bear hug with a bright. 2380 02:15:16.520 --> 02:15:18.479 Man. What's happening? The strength of this big. 2381 02:15:18.359 --> 02:15:19.960 I'm desperately reaching for the tag. 2382 02:15:20.279 --> 02:15:27.600 Thirty one year old dies. 2383 02:15:29.279 --> 02:15:31.439 From behind his Blackwell in there the ref where he's 2384 02:15:31.439 --> 02:15:33.520 got his hands full. Five minutes, keep drag him. 2385 02:15:34.720 --> 02:15:37.800 Black Man with the bear hug and the bear. 2386 02:15:37.680 --> 02:15:40.000 Hug or the body of ice, if you will, my 2387 02:15:40.199 --> 02:15:43.000 black while who is very strong, all of these men, 2388 02:15:43.079 --> 02:15:48.640 and they are strong, but he's awfully strong underneath that 2389 02:15:49.319 --> 02:15:51.720 that exterior, and he's quick. 2390 02:15:57.399 --> 02:16:01.960 Oh sight twenty eight the tag can we go? 2391 02:16:02.840 --> 02:16:04.199 Incredible? How comes then? 2392 02:16:07.680 --> 02:16:11.479 Had hands on anything that moves, whips Blackwell into Ventura 2393 02:16:13.079 --> 02:16:18.159 and that tells a slam and it's breaking down. 2394 02:16:18.600 --> 02:16:23.960 Blackwell attle, this dame. 2395 02:16:25.439 --> 02:16:28.800 To this stone, that Roger Audio. 2396 02:16:28.680 --> 02:16:32.760 But to Blackwell, he's stumbling around the ring like a 2397 02:16:32.879 --> 02:16:35.200 drunk Well and Hogan sends a Donis into black Bell. 2398 02:16:37.000 --> 02:16:40.959 Yes he is, Roger incredible, set up for the slam 2399 02:16:41.040 --> 02:16:42.239 and they know it. Who the else? 2400 02:16:44.360 --> 02:16:45.840 Oh flash book doesn't? 2401 02:16:46.440 --> 02:16:46.680 Why? 2402 02:16:47.840 --> 02:16:52.399 What's it? I love that he's slamming his dogs back up? 2403 02:16:52.440 --> 02:16:53.120 How about another? 2404 02:16:54.040 --> 02:16:54.239 Huh? 2405 02:16:55.200 --> 02:16:56.239 Minds up the right hand? 2406 02:16:57.479 --> 02:17:00.600 Jesus Christ, what a fun takes the. 2407 02:17:00.600 --> 02:17:04.159 Huge bump tags into Donnis, Hogan on him, shoots. 2408 02:17:03.840 --> 02:17:06.680 Adonas off the red and right into vat guard. 2409 02:17:09.239 --> 02:17:16.479 Hogan slams a Donnaslab shoots him into the boot of Andrea. 2410 02:17:16.639 --> 02:17:17.479 That foot a god. 2411 02:17:18.879 --> 02:17:20.920 Donna's are pumping, son of a bitch, here comes Andre 2412 02:17:21.319 --> 02:17:22.680 Hogan drops the weird off the. 2413 02:17:22.719 --> 02:17:27.559 Play leg smashbor God, who it's over. 2414 02:17:27.760 --> 02:17:30.239 It's a Hogan pins a Donna's. 2415 02:17:33.000 --> 02:17:34.559 Incredible honk hogandn it. 2416 02:17:36.159 --> 02:17:38.120 Come out of sussist from on reading Giant. 2417 02:17:40.239 --> 02:17:45.680 What they did do the black bow and it kept 2418 02:17:45.760 --> 02:17:55.520 him away? No that Kredama? Howkan in head van do 2419 02:17:57.319 --> 02:18:01.639 here were wars right? All the hot and I'm red 2420 02:18:01.639 --> 02:18:02.360 a giant. 2421 02:18:04.319 --> 02:18:09.120 Night in November. Guard Rafter the bellmentor ambush's Hogan. 2422 02:18:09.120 --> 02:18:10.920 Johnny Valiant kicks their head buck. 2423 02:18:13.920 --> 02:18:14.200 Wow. 2424 02:18:14.440 --> 02:18:18.399 The Giant Giant are left the ring. 2425 02:18:18.360 --> 02:18:21.239 Area Andres exited. They double bought us that whole body 2426 02:18:21.319 --> 02:18:27.280 slab the Black's gonna splash Hulk Donald for Andres finally 2427 02:18:27.280 --> 02:18:32.479 getting back in the ring Big cup black Wow, and 2428 02:18:32.639 --> 02:18:35.120 tell how Andres lumbering round post office or room. 2429 02:18:35.559 --> 02:18:37.799 Ye all draft back guard. 2430 02:18:39.239 --> 02:18:41.680 Just falls in the direction that was supposed to runs. 2431 02:18:41.440 --> 02:18:41.959 That name. 2432 02:18:43.920 --> 02:18:45.520 And all back Bloom breaks float. 2433 02:18:45.520 --> 02:18:46.479 Having chase again. 2434 02:18:48.200 --> 02:18:49.840 At that wearing the nursing injuries. 2435 02:18:50.760 --> 02:18:52.920 Andre the Giant left for right, having to run the 2436 02:18:52.959 --> 02:18:54.280 three off re enters the ring. 2437 02:18:54.360 --> 02:18:56.719 He was Attack a lab. 2438 02:18:56.879 --> 02:18:58.319 Fall wrestling podcast. 2439 02:19:32.920 --> 02:19:36.479 He's a lapsed fan wrestling podcast with Jack and Corn 2440 02:19:37.239 --> 02:19:38.520 and j P Sooro. 2441 02:19:38.719 --> 02:19:40.920 And Hulk Cogaan and Andre the Giant Friends to the 2442 02:19:41.079 --> 02:19:44.120 end standing Touch's crazy in the same pal cific center. Yeah, 2443 02:19:44.120 --> 02:19:45.079 what do you what do you make? What do you 2444 02:19:45.159 --> 02:19:47.959 make of just the atmosphere of these Hogan I mean, 2445 02:19:48.040 --> 02:19:50.000 it's just it's just it's just electric. 2446 02:19:50.040 --> 02:19:54.120 I mean again, we talk about react like Hogan and 2447 02:19:54.159 --> 02:19:56.479 Andre was a WWE thing, like it was a special thing, 2448 02:19:56.559 --> 02:19:59.639 and it's not. It's special all over the place. I'm 2449 02:19:59.680 --> 02:20:01.600 not saying that is a derogatory thing. I'm saying that 2450 02:20:01.680 --> 02:20:04.920 as just a just a fact. Everyone gets a taste. 2451 02:20:05.319 --> 02:20:10.399 Everyone gets a taste, and it's wild. It's absolutely wild 2452 02:20:11.239 --> 02:20:14.319 to hear people react that way. I feel myself needing 2453 02:20:14.360 --> 02:20:18.719 it quite frankly. Yeah, you know, for sure, it's just 2454 02:20:19.120 --> 02:20:22.360 I want so much more of Hogan working magic in 2455 02:20:22.399 --> 02:20:24.280 the AWA and hearing the crowds pick up on it. 2456 02:20:25.319 --> 02:20:27.920 But at last we must move to November eleventh, Alma 2457 02:20:27.959 --> 02:20:31.559 Hunter Rask at the Civic Auditorium Backwinklin Baron von Rashki. 2458 02:20:31.600 --> 02:20:33.600 In the main event, Jerry blackwel verus Hulk Cogan with 2459 02:20:33.680 --> 02:20:37.600 the Thunderlips hat on underneath. It's Wednesday, November eleventh, bus 2460 02:20:37.920 --> 02:20:40.399 what went down? You can skip What's gonna happen tonight. 2461 02:20:40.479 --> 02:20:42.680 Let's go to the results there in the bottom right. 2462 02:20:42.799 --> 02:20:49.840 Sure Blackwinkle retains World Matt Crown at a qualification against 2463 02:20:49.879 --> 02:20:52.959 Baron von Rashki Wednesday night All allowed Nick Bockwinkel to 2464 02:20:53.000 --> 02:20:57.639 retain his World Wrestling Championship before and thirty nine at 2465 02:20:57.840 --> 02:21:01.120 the City Auditorium. Von Rashki was qualified in nineteen twenty 2466 02:21:01.200 --> 02:21:03.479 five of the match after he refused to break the 2467 02:21:03.559 --> 02:21:06.719 claw hold he had on Backwinkle, who was on the 2468 02:21:06.799 --> 02:21:09.879 outside of the ring. The other main event, Hulk Hogan 2469 02:21:09.920 --> 02:21:14.239 beat Jerry Blackwell in seventeen sixteen. Other matches Ken peterra 2470 02:21:14.959 --> 02:21:19.959 Big Bob Duncan defeated Billy Robinson Patt O'Connor in twenty 2471 02:21:20.280 --> 02:21:24.760 six forty seven. Laurent Soussi defeated Ed Boulder in nineteen thirty. 2472 02:21:25.479 --> 02:21:27.399 Next card December. 2473 02:21:27.360 --> 02:21:32.319 Fifth, so Omaha's still working November twelfth. Back in Oakland, 2474 02:21:32.600 --> 02:21:34.879 they're printing the picture of Andrea holding the four women 2475 02:21:34.959 --> 02:21:37.559 on his arms. Andre the Giant is one among eighteen 2476 02:21:37.639 --> 02:21:40.600 behemoths in a Wrestling Battle Royal Thursday, eight pm at 2477 02:21:40.600 --> 02:21:44.440 the Oakland Coliseum Arena. The article reads, A Wrestling Battle 2478 02:21:44.520 --> 02:21:47.639 Royal and Oakland eighteen Men Battle Royal will be held 2479 02:21:47.639 --> 02:21:50.879 tomorrow at the Oakland Coliseum Arena along with five individual 2480 02:21:51.000 --> 02:21:54.639 professional wrestling matches. Andre the Giant, Pepper Gomez and Pat 2481 02:21:54.639 --> 02:21:57.680 Pattersoner three of the wrestler's scheduled to fight in the 2482 02:21:57.760 --> 02:21:59.760 free for all of them, well, why are we talking 2483 02:21:59.760 --> 02:22:02.280 about the pre show. The winner of the event will 2484 02:22:02.319 --> 02:22:05.840 receive thirty fifty thousand dollars. Other matches on the card 2485 02:22:05.879 --> 02:22:09.000 include Patterson versus Bobby Heena and Hulk Hogan versus Jesse 2486 02:22:09.120 --> 02:22:11.680 Ventura in an arm wrestling match. So Hogan and Jesse 2487 02:22:11.840 --> 02:22:14.600 bringing the arm wrestling program to Oakland as well. 2488 02:22:14.959 --> 02:22:15.440 Here's a Cup. 2489 02:22:15.600 --> 02:22:19.040 November fifteenth, nineteen eighty one, Green Bay chikadat ol KC 2490 02:22:19.760 --> 02:22:23.639 defeated Nick Bockwinkle on a disqualification in the main event 2491 02:22:23.719 --> 02:22:26.920 of a four card professional wrestling meet Meet It says 2492 02:22:27.120 --> 02:22:31.239 meet at the Brown County Veterans Meorial Arena before fourteen 2493 02:22:31.319 --> 02:22:35.239 hundred and eighty eight persons not fans, not people, person 2494 02:22:35.399 --> 02:22:38.440 persons Sunday. This is from the Green Bay Prescazette on 2495 02:22:38.520 --> 02:22:41.840 November sixteenth of nineteen eighty one. Says Bockwinkle retained his 2496 02:22:41.920 --> 02:22:43.959 championship because the title does not change hands on a 2497 02:22:44.000 --> 02:22:48.200 disqualification and other matches. Hulk Hogan pinned Jesse Ventura, so 2498 02:22:48.280 --> 02:22:50.239 there's a straight one on one match as we speculated 2499 02:22:50.360 --> 02:22:54.840 right there, pinned Wild and Lawrence Sussi pinned Johnny Valliant, 2500 02:22:54.840 --> 02:22:56.879 So Johnny Valiant getting in there in wrestling as well 2501 02:22:56.920 --> 02:22:59.440 as cheerleading on the house mic for Hulk Hogan. The 2502 02:22:59.520 --> 02:23:01.639 tag team is Ken Petera and Bobby Duncan also beat 2503 02:23:01.680 --> 02:23:05.840 Billy Robinson and Renee Gula when Petera pinned Gulay. Look 2504 02:23:05.879 --> 02:23:08.520 what it is, Boss, November twenty first, nineteen eighty one, 2505 02:23:08.600 --> 02:23:12.200 Chicago International Amphitheater. What's Verne calling this card? 2506 02:23:15.280 --> 02:23:16.239 I'm just. 2507 02:23:19.440 --> 02:23:25.200 Sorry, Hey there it is wrestling Super Bowl seven, Wrestling 2508 02:23:25.440 --> 02:23:27.920 waper Bowl seven. So he's only done it. 2509 02:23:27.959 --> 02:23:29.559 He's done it seven times and he's not willing to 2510 02:23:29.600 --> 02:23:31.920 admit it. Uh yeah, fine, about time we have the 2511 02:23:31.959 --> 02:23:34.920 Super Bowl of the of the leagues. 2512 02:23:35.280 --> 02:23:37.719 Apparently some promoter somewhere in the ABA circuit was doing 2513 02:23:37.760 --> 02:23:40.559 a Super Bowl just about every years. Somebody in the 2514 02:23:40.600 --> 02:23:43.159 AWA was doing one. And I know when I see 2515 02:23:43.239 --> 02:23:45.879 super Bowl, I think a hul Coganho's right there, yep, 2516 02:23:46.200 --> 02:23:48.639 Jim Breunzel and Greg Gania who are also pictured. 2517 02:23:50.399 --> 02:23:53.959 Greg guy, you look like Greg Brady and more just 2518 02:23:54.079 --> 02:23:58.520 a fucking bobby. How do you fucking even put him 2519 02:23:59.239 --> 02:24:02.000 in the right next to Hulk Hogan who looks like 2520 02:24:02.079 --> 02:24:06.360 a fucking money money movie star. And Greg Brady looks like, 2521 02:24:07.120 --> 02:24:10.479 you know, a substitute math teacher. It looks like a 2522 02:24:10.600 --> 02:24:12.399 Jaguar salesman. Oh wait he does. 2523 02:24:12.959 --> 02:24:16.680 Ah, there's a ticket from the Super Bowl card at 2524 02:24:16.719 --> 02:24:20.040 the International Amphitheater. So yeah, they would run these super Bowls. 2525 02:24:20.040 --> 02:24:22.200 They would have a Hall of Fame ceremony apparently with 2526 02:24:22.600 --> 02:24:26.440 Yukon Cholat coming through and Spike Huber, who was I 2527 02:24:26.520 --> 02:24:28.959 think Dick the Bruiser's son in law, I think it was. 2528 02:24:30.280 --> 02:24:33.719 Then you have the souvenir programs and it says sound 2529 02:24:33.840 --> 02:24:36.520 films are going to be displayed. So yeah, all right, 2530 02:24:36.879 --> 02:24:38.760 it's a whole thing with a Hall of Fame induction. 2531 02:24:38.879 --> 02:24:42.639 I never even heard of this before. Main Event number 2532 02:24:42.719 --> 02:24:45.680 one was Bockwinkle versus Billy Robinson for the ANBA title. 2533 02:24:46.079 --> 02:24:48.760 Main Event number two Tag titles, Greg Ganye and Jim 2534 02:24:48.799 --> 02:24:53.000 Brinzel versus Peterra and Big Bad Bobby Duncan. Main Event three, 2535 02:24:53.159 --> 02:24:56.520 five thousand dollars Challenger match Hulk Hogan versus Jerry Blackwell. 2536 02:24:56.639 --> 02:24:59.120 That's got to be the Body Slam Challenge. Also, the 2537 02:24:59.159 --> 02:25:02.479 World Tag Team Down is ww A. That was Dick 2538 02:25:02.520 --> 02:25:06.079 the Bruiser's Indianapolis based promotion. Part You could say of 2539 02:25:06.159 --> 02:25:10.399 the AWA the Kelly Twins, Pat and Mike versus Dick 2540 02:25:10.479 --> 02:25:14.479 the Bruiser and Wilbur Snyder plus Blackjack Mulligan versus Bobo Brazil, 2541 02:25:15.840 --> 02:25:16.879 it says there is. 2542 02:25:17.120 --> 02:25:19.959 Miss the special tat Attraction revenge match. 2543 02:25:20.600 --> 02:25:24.600 Oh what's that? Verne Gagney and oh my god, Donnis 2544 02:25:24.920 --> 02:25:26.920 and they're missing the e on the end of Verne too. Yes, 2545 02:25:26.959 --> 02:25:29.479 they are so Vern stepping back in the ring for 2546 02:25:29.559 --> 02:25:33.760 this super Bowl quality card Blackjack Mulligan versus Bobo Brazil. 2547 02:25:33.760 --> 02:25:36.079 And yes, in parenthesis it does say after Brazil's name, 2548 02:25:36.159 --> 02:25:41.479 Famous Black Superstar Outstanding matchup Mexican superstar Tito Santana versus 2549 02:25:41.600 --> 02:25:44.879 Jesse the Body Ventura, and in the exciting opening event 2550 02:25:44.920 --> 02:25:48.239 it'll be Bobby the brainhen and versus Young superstar Spike Hubert. 2551 02:25:48.280 --> 02:25:51.159 All matches are sanctioned by and under the supervision of 2552 02:25:51.200 --> 02:25:53.719 the State Athletic Board. And that is a huge show 2553 02:25:53.799 --> 02:25:55.879 right there. That Hulk was in fact a part of 2554 02:25:56.920 --> 02:26:00.879 Super Bowl of Wrestling nineteen eighty one. Well, Jesse is 2555 02:26:00.959 --> 02:26:04.079 going around the horn arm wrestling Hogan to limited success. 2556 02:26:04.760 --> 02:26:06.600 And so on November twenty second, nineteen eighty one, he 2557 02:26:06.639 --> 02:26:09.159 took to the airwaves on AWA Television and visited with 2558 02:26:09.239 --> 02:26:12.319 Gene Okerland to express all that's going on with him 2559 02:26:12.360 --> 02:26:15.360 and Hogan, and it's a bit of a time Capsule 2560 02:26:16.040 --> 02:26:17.520 three two one play. 2561 02:26:19.000 --> 02:26:22.399 Wrestling fans. I've watched this native of San Diego, California. 2562 02:26:22.760 --> 02:26:26.520 He is Jesse the Body Ventura. He is two hundred 2563 02:26:26.520 --> 02:26:30.000 and sixty two pounds, and I've watched your career, mister Ventura, 2564 02:26:30.079 --> 02:26:32.559 over the past five or six years. And of course 2565 02:26:32.920 --> 02:26:35.200 everybody very much aware of the fact that you teamed 2566 02:26:35.280 --> 02:26:38.680 up Rudna south of New York City and a couple 2567 02:26:38.680 --> 02:26:40.280 of years back as a tag team. 2568 02:26:40.680 --> 02:26:44.000 You were fortunate enough to pick up the World Tag Team. 2569 02:26:43.959 --> 02:26:47.680 Championships, subsequently carrying those belts around for well over a 2570 02:26:47.799 --> 02:26:51.319 year and then dethroned recently. This is a matter of fact, 2571 02:26:51.360 --> 02:26:54.520 Gold last year by none other than the high flyers 2572 02:26:54.559 --> 02:26:58.319 of Greg Ganyan Jim Brunzel. However, Jesse Ventura, for the 2573 02:26:58.360 --> 02:27:01.079 most part, you've had your way over the past few years. 2574 02:27:01.360 --> 02:27:03.639 There is a young man that has entered the AWA 2575 02:27:03.879 --> 02:27:06.840 very impressively, and that is none other than the incredible 2576 02:27:06.879 --> 02:27:09.360 Hulk Coogan, the man who I think could truly test 2577 02:27:09.440 --> 02:27:10.040 your strength. 2578 02:27:10.520 --> 02:27:14.680 Oh, he'll test my strength, but the body will prevail me. 2579 02:27:14.760 --> 02:27:16.479 And Jean, let's talk about other stuff. 2580 02:27:16.520 --> 02:27:18.079 I'll get to this arm wrestling. 2581 02:27:18.639 --> 02:27:20.639 I'll get to what how Cogan wants. 2582 02:27:20.440 --> 02:27:23.040 To do with the body, and that is break arms 2583 02:27:23.399 --> 02:27:27.159 with the strongest arm and wrestling. The man is gonna 2584 02:27:27.200 --> 02:27:29.879 get embarrassed. But first I want to say this. You know, 2585 02:27:30.280 --> 02:27:32.840 very close by here in Saint Paul, Minnesota, a few 2586 02:27:32.879 --> 02:27:35.879 weeks back, the Rolling Stones were in town. 2587 02:27:36.280 --> 02:27:38.159 They were good friends of mine. 2588 02:27:38.559 --> 02:27:40.559 And let me tell you mean, Gene and all you 2589 02:27:40.680 --> 02:27:44.399 people out there, Rick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ron Wood 2590 02:27:44.559 --> 02:27:47.680 called up the Body and says, buddy, we need you 2591 02:27:47.799 --> 02:27:48.719 to bodyguard us. 2592 02:27:49.440 --> 02:27:51.040 We need you to announce us. 2593 02:27:51.520 --> 02:27:52.520 So that's what I did. 2594 02:27:52.760 --> 02:27:55.639 I was the announcer and the head bodyguard for the 2595 02:27:55.760 --> 02:27:56.559 Rolling Stones. 2596 02:27:56.760 --> 02:27:59.719 You were the announcer for the Rolling Zone announcer Jack. 2597 02:28:00.079 --> 02:28:02.799 And let me tell you this, they didn't ask one 2598 02:28:02.879 --> 02:28:08.280 the Hull Cogan. They didn't ask Greg Jim. 2599 02:28:08.959 --> 02:28:12.079 I know they didn't. That's Jesse the Body Ventura. Yeah, 2600 02:28:12.120 --> 02:28:12.799 no shit about that. 2601 02:28:12.879 --> 02:28:14.959 Take a look at this paper right there, right there, 2602 02:28:15.399 --> 02:28:19.760 all right, Everyone from wrestlers to guitar salesman got in 2603 02:28:19.840 --> 02:28:23.479 on the Stones' actions. Saturday night, Jesse the Body Ventura 2604 02:28:24.000 --> 02:28:26.959 All Star wrestler recently featured, by the way, in this 2605 02:28:27.319 --> 02:28:32.719 particular publication, canceled I'm atch Chicago, Illinois to introduce the Rolling. 2606 02:28:32.559 --> 02:28:35.000 Stones at the Saint Paul Civic Center. 2607 02:28:35.159 --> 02:28:35.559 There it is. 2608 02:28:36.040 --> 02:28:37.639 You better be impressed, Hogan. 2609 02:28:37.719 --> 02:28:40.840 You're gonna be impressed when the body latches onto your 2610 02:28:40.920 --> 02:28:42.360 pencil on so. 2611 02:28:43.840 --> 02:28:47.200 Long way. He's bragging somehow he got on stage during 2612 02:28:47.200 --> 02:28:50.840 the Rolling Stones concert, right, and apparently that's going to 2613 02:28:50.840 --> 02:28:54.079 be elt Cogan's cross to bear. But that's uh, that's 2614 02:28:54.120 --> 02:28:56.319 the mode of Jesse Ventura. Here in nineteen eighty one, 2615 02:28:57.040 --> 02:28:59.639 All Star Wrestling No. Number twenty fifth, Fargo, North Dakota. 2616 02:28:59.719 --> 02:29:04.000 Thanks It's Giving Day spectacular drinking in the fine folks 2617 02:29:04.079 --> 02:29:06.559 of Fargo could come out and see incredib hul Cogan 2618 02:29:06.600 --> 02:29:09.600 three hundred twenty seven pounds versus Jerry Blackwell three hundred 2619 02:29:09.639 --> 02:29:11.879 eighty six. He lost one hundred and eighty pounds since 2620 02:29:11.920 --> 02:29:16.360 the Winnipeg show. In the Battle of the Giants. Also 2621 02:29:16.399 --> 02:29:19.280 on Thanksgiving Day, Bobby Duncan and Ken Peterra versus Teito 2622 02:29:19.360 --> 02:29:23.000 Santana and Billy Robinson, Jim High Flyer, Brunzo versus Chika 2623 02:29:23.040 --> 02:29:26.079 don okc and Pop Rock and Roll Zoomhoff versus Ed 2624 02:29:26.200 --> 02:29:29.239 Boulder Working Thanksgiving nineteen eighty one, The Hulk with his 2625 02:29:29.399 --> 02:29:33.639 nose to the grindstone. It's a Thanksgiving Night spectacular. It's 2626 02:29:33.639 --> 02:29:35.399 also listed to hear the same Paul Civics Center. I 2627 02:29:35.440 --> 02:29:37.280 don't know how he did both well. The other one 2628 02:29:37.360 --> 02:29:40.719 was Wednesday night. They called it Thanksgiving, but it's Thanksgiving Eve, 2629 02:29:40.760 --> 02:29:44.040 the actual proper Thanksgiving Night of nineteen eighty one, And man, 2630 02:29:44.120 --> 02:29:47.239 am I gonna think about this this year? Saint Paul 2631 02:29:47.239 --> 02:29:50.399 Civic Center, eight pm, Bell Time World Championship Bout. It 2632 02:29:50.479 --> 02:29:53.159 was Nick Bockwinkel versus Hika don okc and a special 2633 02:29:53.200 --> 02:29:56.360 event arm wrestling Hulk Cogan and Jesse Ventura right there 2634 02:29:56.440 --> 02:29:59.840 on Thanksgiving nineteen eighty one in the Territories Ladies Wrestling 2635 02:30:00.079 --> 02:30:02.959 also as Judy Martin the Faces Joyce Grable, that amounted 2636 02:30:02.959 --> 02:30:05.000 to something of a special attraction, as aw WA at 2637 02:30:05.000 --> 02:30:07.079 that particular point in time did not have a ton 2638 02:30:07.120 --> 02:30:10.079 of women's matches on the bill. Secret Scribes got us 2639 02:30:10.120 --> 02:30:12.639 covered Boss in the remember twenty sixth, nineteen eighty one edition. 2640 02:30:12.760 --> 02:30:14.879 Oh yes he does Thanksgiving And if you'd opened your 2641 02:30:14.879 --> 02:30:17.239 sports page you would see the headline Turkeys to test 2642 02:30:17.319 --> 02:30:18.200 their wings. 2643 02:30:19.239 --> 02:30:24.120 Wally Carbo, your special Thanksgiving card tonight is one big turkey. 2644 02:30:24.879 --> 02:30:27.479 Only one bout gets the Secret Scribes blood pumping. And 2645 02:30:27.600 --> 02:30:31.680 it isn't even a real wrestling match. Well, not to 2646 02:30:31.719 --> 02:30:34.319 break it to your pal, but there are no real wrestling. 2647 02:30:34.000 --> 02:30:36.920 Matches go down that particular road. 2648 02:30:38.399 --> 02:30:41.760 It's the arm wrestling contest between Hulk Hogan and Jesse 2649 02:30:41.879 --> 02:30:44.760 the body of Ventura with his twenty two inch biceps. 2650 02:30:44.879 --> 02:30:48.879 Ventura may be man enough to be Mick Jagger's bodyguard, 2651 02:30:49.000 --> 02:30:51.840 but no way he uh but no way he can 2652 02:30:51.959 --> 02:30:54.319 legitimately pin the six foot nine, three hundred and thirty 2653 02:30:54.360 --> 02:30:57.479 pound a Hulk's arm left or right tonight at the 2654 02:30:57.520 --> 02:31:00.840 Saint Paul Civic Center, But the Hulk had better watch 2655 02:31:00.879 --> 02:31:05.000 out for Ventura's conniving cohorts, Adrian Adonis and Jerry Blackwell. 2656 02:31:05.040 --> 02:31:08.239 I expect Johnny Valliant, Hogan's manager, will be an ample 2657 02:31:08.559 --> 02:31:14.959 second pair of eyes for the Hulk. Tonight's main event 2658 02:31:15.399 --> 02:31:19.840 is an uncalled for rematch between American Life Champion Nick 2659 02:31:19.920 --> 02:31:24.200 Blockwinkle and the Dridge chic ad Non l Casey. The 2660 02:31:24.280 --> 02:31:26.399 Sheik does not deserve this bout. He has lost twice 2661 02:31:26.440 --> 02:31:29.840 to Backwinkle. The rivalry is dead. The Scribe suspects the 2662 02:31:29.920 --> 02:31:34.799 Chik bribed Carbo with an oil well or or two 2663 02:31:34.920 --> 02:31:39.360 to get this unnecessary rematch. He doesn't deserve this extra opportunity. 2664 02:31:39.399 --> 02:31:41.680 He should be back in the Middle East counting as camels. 2665 02:31:42.840 --> 02:31:46.920 It's fucking awful. Oh yeah, the championship match that should 2666 02:31:46.959 --> 02:31:49.760 have arranged. That should have been arranged as backwinkling under 2667 02:31:49.799 --> 02:31:52.040 the Giant, the seven foot four, four hundred and eighty 2668 02:31:52.079 --> 02:31:57.879 five pound winner of the recent Battle Royal. The Scribe 2669 02:31:57.879 --> 02:32:00.600 suspects Carbo is waiting to schedule that one for his 2670 02:32:00.719 --> 02:32:03.719 Christmas card. It's a match not to be missed. That's right, 2671 02:32:04.200 --> 02:32:06.479 and be surprised if the Christmas card also finds Ken 2672 02:32:06.520 --> 02:32:11.200 Petera Bobby Duncan against tag team champs Greg Gagney, Jim Brenzel. Tonight, 2673 02:32:11.280 --> 02:32:14.559 Petera and Duncan, who dubbed themselves the Black and Blue 2674 02:32:14.639 --> 02:32:18.239 Express plan to bump and to bruce. I definitely know 2675 02:32:18.280 --> 02:32:21.440 they plan to bump Billy Robinson and Tito Santana. With 2676 02:32:21.559 --> 02:32:23.120 that Hurtle out of the way, the Black and Blue 2677 02:32:23.159 --> 02:32:26.559 Express should earn a showdown with the champion high Flyers 2678 02:32:26.719 --> 02:32:30.639 come Christmas. The night's tag match is nothing special. A 2679 02:32:30.760 --> 02:32:35.760 more attractive bout literally infigured figuratively is a rare ladies 2680 02:32:35.840 --> 02:32:40.239 tangle between veterans Judy Grable and champion Judy Martin. Joyce 2681 02:32:40.319 --> 02:32:43.639 Grable and Judy Martin. Carbo always seems to bring the 2682 02:32:43.719 --> 02:32:46.479 ladies to town for the holidays. The scribes specs Hill 2683 02:32:46.559 --> 02:32:48.760 bring the midget wrestlers in for Christmas. 2684 02:32:48.959 --> 02:32:49.079 Right. 2685 02:32:49.680 --> 02:32:52.959 The other matches tonight are true turkeys. Does the Ed 2686 02:32:53.040 --> 02:32:56.239 Polder versus Evan Johnson, Jerry Blackwell versus Jim Brenzell and 2687 02:32:56.399 --> 02:33:00.000 Buck rock and roll zoomha versus Adrian madonnas. 2688 02:33:00.280 --> 02:33:02.159 So a bit critical there was the scribe, but still 2689 02:33:02.559 --> 02:33:05.040 giving us the information we need to enjoy Thanksgiving in 2690 02:33:05.079 --> 02:33:08.600 the territories. Absolutely, I mean that was post Turkey and 2691 02:33:08.799 --> 02:33:11.159 people went to that arm wrestling match with Ventura with 2692 02:33:11.280 --> 02:33:13.360 stomachs full of Minnesota. 2693 02:33:12.959 --> 02:33:15.680 Turkey and maybe a fucking Turkey sandwich in the hand. 2694 02:33:16.079 --> 02:33:19.879 Is it had to be Purdue right that close to Yeah, 2695 02:33:21.920 --> 02:33:25.799 just tremendous, tremendous stuff. That aw A had a Thanksgiving 2696 02:33:25.879 --> 02:33:28.719 Night tradition. I didn't even really realize that we definitely 2697 02:33:28.799 --> 02:33:33.719 covered Christmas in the territories, yes, aba in the past, 2698 02:33:35.040 --> 02:33:38.719 but Thanksgiving to a tradition that Hulk Cogan finds himself 2699 02:33:39.120 --> 02:33:44.920 fitting into and before he can even make that Thanksgiving sandwich, 2700 02:33:44.959 --> 02:33:46.959 before he can even reach for the leftovers in the fridge, 2701 02:33:47.440 --> 02:33:52.719 wouldn't you know it, our hero is on the plane again. Wow, 2702 02:33:53.000 --> 02:33:57.360 it's on the plane again. With Japan on the mind, 2703 02:34:03.479 --> 02:34:05.120 we gotta ramp it up into a different gear every 2704 02:34:05.159 --> 02:34:08.559 single time. I'm sorry, gotta get on the right frame 2705 02:34:08.600 --> 02:34:08.959 of mind. 2706 02:34:11.040 --> 02:34:14.360 Mm hmmmm boom humphm boom. 2707 02:34:16.079 --> 02:34:36.120 Boom axe boom ba. So I guess the coming back 2708 02:34:36.879 --> 02:34:38.959 because he hasn't crossed paths with Abdula yet, so that 2709 02:34:39.079 --> 02:34:43.120 must have come out. If you flip forward, you'll see 2710 02:34:43.159 --> 02:34:50.239 that Hogan brought his Rocky three Wow sequin jacket, a 2711 02:34:50.840 --> 02:34:54.760 golden Rocky three sequin jacket with him on his way 2712 02:34:54.840 --> 02:34:57.520 to Japan, wearing a Los Angeles Dodgers T shirt in 2713 02:34:57.520 --> 02:34:59.760 the picture we're looking at but I think having had 2714 02:34:59.799 --> 02:35:03.159 all aready arrived in Japan for the second Madison Square 2715 02:35:03.200 --> 02:35:04.760 Garden Tag League. It was just a year ago in 2716 02:35:04.799 --> 02:35:07.639 the first MSG Tag League that Hulkgin and Stan Hansen 2717 02:35:07.680 --> 02:35:09.600 went to the finals as you recall, against Antonio and 2718 02:35:09.680 --> 02:35:12.360 ok and Bob Backland, and Hogan was able to rub 2719 02:35:12.440 --> 02:35:15.680 elbows in the Japanese rings with Dusty Rhodes, Backland and 2720 02:35:15.799 --> 02:35:18.280 ok Andre the Giant for the first time, and it 2721 02:35:18.360 --> 02:35:20.719 was something to behold. Just a year later, Hogan's back 2722 02:35:21.440 --> 02:35:24.959 on November twenty ninth, he defeats Saijisaka Gucci in Fijo Ashida. 2723 02:35:25.600 --> 02:35:30.399 November thirtieth, in Okazaki, Antonioki and Tatsumufujinami go to a 2724 02:35:30.479 --> 02:35:33.520 double count out with Stan Hanson and Hulkogan. December first, 2725 02:35:33.600 --> 02:35:35.719 nineteen eighty one, at the Aichi Prefecttional Gym and Tonio 2726 02:35:35.719 --> 02:35:38.040 and Ok once again defeats Hulkogen and we have tape 2727 02:35:39.319 --> 02:35:42.399 November one. December second, eighty one, Killer Khan and Tiger 2728 02:35:42.440 --> 02:35:46.360 Tagucci defeat Stan Hanson and Hulkogan by disqualification. What I 2729 02:35:46.440 --> 02:35:49.079 believe to be For the final time. December third, nineteen 2730 02:35:49.079 --> 02:35:53.000 eighty one, Stan Hansen and Hulkogan team together and it's 2731 02:35:53.040 --> 02:35:56.280 a double count out against Andre the Giant and Rene Gula. 2732 02:35:57.200 --> 02:36:01.639 The final time the Hansen Hogan tag team. 2733 02:36:02.280 --> 02:36:02.559 Wow. 2734 02:36:02.840 --> 02:36:08.479 That is a bookend to our nineteen eighty one. Hogan, 2735 02:36:08.959 --> 02:36:12.000 to conclude this leg of the journey has a message 2736 02:36:12.040 --> 02:36:14.799 for us in the November nineteen eighty one issue of 2737 02:36:14.799 --> 02:36:18.319 The Wrestler. You'll see it there. Hulk Hogan's about to 2738 02:36:19.360 --> 02:36:21.399 take on a completely new meaning, not only in Japan 2739 02:36:21.479 --> 02:36:25.760 but also in the United States, and as the hype 2740 02:36:25.879 --> 02:36:28.719 ramps up for Rocky three. In his role in it, 2741 02:36:29.840 --> 02:36:33.079 Hulk has a rather contradictory message for the wrestling world 2742 02:36:33.639 --> 02:36:36.280 Jesus in contrast to the character he's portraying now in 2743 02:36:36.360 --> 02:36:39.760 the AWA in New Japan. It's to all my love slaves. 2744 02:36:40.159 --> 02:36:45.559 A letter from Hulkogan to all my love slaves and 2745 02:36:45.639 --> 02:36:52.200 lifelong dedicated fans, You're true on crowned champion me isn't 2746 02:36:52.239 --> 02:36:56.239 the best shape my career mentally and physically, I'm second 2747 02:36:56.280 --> 02:36:59.799 to none and should be given the chance to prove 2748 02:37:00.239 --> 02:37:03.239 that I'm capable of holding the WWE, aw A and 2749 02:37:03.360 --> 02:37:06.239 n w A belts at the same time. Recently, I 2750 02:37:06.360 --> 02:37:11.959 left the WWE area area to answer the cries of 2751 02:37:12.040 --> 02:37:17.479 Hollywood's heavyweights to please accept a major role in a 2752 02:37:17.559 --> 02:37:21.520 major film, Rocky three. You know, being the ultimate object 2753 02:37:21.559 --> 02:37:24.639 of desire, you know, the molten mountain of lust and 2754 02:37:24.719 --> 02:37:28.719 the undisputed champion of the world forced the world, forced 2755 02:37:29.040 --> 02:37:32.760 Hollywood to use my services. Well, I see, you know, 2756 02:37:32.879 --> 02:37:35.639 female friends piled up easily, and all of Hollywood immediately 2757 02:37:35.680 --> 02:37:38.840 started to call me Thunderlips. You naturally I made Rocky 2758 02:37:39.040 --> 02:37:41.639 three movie of the Year just by showing my body. 2759 02:37:42.639 --> 02:37:44.760 Now all the world, you know, we'll get to see 2760 02:37:44.799 --> 02:37:49.000 the ultimate male Hulk, Thunderlips Hogan destroy the former dream 2761 02:37:49.120 --> 02:37:53.840 boy Rockins. So the real superhero of the eighties, Thunderlips 2762 02:37:54.600 --> 02:37:57.200 is here to stay now every every day as a 2763 02:37:57.280 --> 02:38:00.440 meaning you know, my fans and love slay it can 2764 02:38:00.520 --> 02:38:03.559 look forward to seeing more and more of their superhero 2765 02:38:03.799 --> 02:38:09.319 me on film TV and your local newsstand. Train like 2766 02:38:09.399 --> 02:38:14.399 a savage Hulk thunderlips Hogan. That's interesting, Yeah, Train, maybe 2767 02:38:14.399 --> 02:38:16.000 he said you say your prayer like at that, like 2768 02:38:16.040 --> 02:38:21.959 a savage as well. I mean he's like a savage. 2769 02:38:22.280 --> 02:38:23.399 He's getting there, isn't he? 2770 02:38:23.680 --> 02:38:25.120 Yeah, Yeah he is, he's getting there. 2771 02:38:25.239 --> 02:38:31.159 It's all Uh, it's all starting to come together for 2772 02:38:31.280 --> 02:38:33.680 hul Cogin. And with that, he's got to cast aside 2773 02:38:33.760 --> 02:38:37.799 the the material that made him who he is, the 2774 02:38:38.680 --> 02:38:43.559 the figures, the avatars of the prior era off Hulk 2775 02:38:43.559 --> 02:38:46.799 Cogin got him to this point. But he's necessarily got 2776 02:38:46.879 --> 02:38:47.680 to cut ties. 2777 02:38:48.559 --> 02:38:53.159 With what. 2778 02:38:55.559 --> 02:38:56.520 He said avatars. 2779 02:38:59.319 --> 02:38:59.799 I got it. 2780 02:39:00.440 --> 02:39:06.559 And then you think Ibada short sna when he. 2781 02:39:08.920 --> 02:39:11.920 At the Oscars, he was or the Golden Globe. I remember, 2782 02:39:12.000 --> 02:39:16.079 promoted like he was. He was announcing the when Avatar 2783 02:39:16.159 --> 02:39:19.200 was nominated for Best Picture. Absolutely, he went up there, 2784 02:39:19.399 --> 02:39:21.000 he was introducing it. You know how they do like 2785 02:39:21.079 --> 02:39:23.399 a they show like a little clip show of of 2786 02:39:23.520 --> 02:39:26.280 the of the nominative movies. Yes, and so he'd called 2787 02:39:26.319 --> 02:39:28.120 it Avada. 2788 02:39:28.280 --> 02:39:32.600 Oh that's right. Yeah, we talked about that. Yeah, absolutely, brilliant, 2789 02:39:34.000 --> 02:39:37.159 but one of the things Hulk had to learn he 2790 02:39:37.200 --> 02:39:39.559 didn't just learn from stan Hansen. He learned about the 2791 02:39:39.600 --> 02:39:40.760 business from Stan Hansen. 2792 02:39:41.120 --> 02:39:41.239 Hm. 2793 02:39:41.879 --> 02:39:44.280 They closed this episode of the completely return to stan 2794 02:39:44.319 --> 02:39:47.000 Hanson's book The Last Outlaw. Yes, Abdullah the Butcher had 2795 02:39:47.040 --> 02:39:48.959 made the jump from All Japan Pro Wrestling to New 2796 02:39:49.040 --> 02:39:51.639 Japan Pro Wrestling, and it seemed like show, Hey, Giant 2797 02:39:51.680 --> 02:39:55.799 Bob is legacy, long standing organization, a true cornerstone of 2798 02:39:55.799 --> 02:39:59.120 what Puanasu meant, was about to hit the skids, and 2799 02:39:59.200 --> 02:40:01.840 that New Japan was a to sun All Japan Pro 2800 02:40:01.920 --> 02:40:06.079 Wrestling out of existence. But Stan Hansen assessed the landscape 2801 02:40:06.079 --> 02:40:08.280 and realized that that wouldn't be the healthiest thing for 2802 02:40:08.360 --> 02:40:11.680 the boys. He of course, was sitting on a tremendous 2803 02:40:11.760 --> 02:40:14.920 fortune because of the nature of competition in Japanese pro 2804 02:40:14.959 --> 02:40:19.000 wrestling between Enochi and Baba All Japan and New Japan, 2805 02:40:19.959 --> 02:40:24.440 and he figured he'd rather keep that leverage open than 2806 02:40:24.520 --> 02:40:28.879 watch it disintegrate. And Hulkogan, you better believe his comrade 2807 02:40:28.920 --> 02:40:31.799 in arms and the New Japan Ring an organization his 2808 02:40:31.959 --> 02:40:37.639 watching closely and taking notes. Hanson writes, now that Abdullah 2809 02:40:37.760 --> 02:40:40.719 was with New Japan. Rumors began to circulate that All 2810 02:40:40.799 --> 02:40:43.479 Japan was going to go out of business. Shinma even 2811 02:40:43.520 --> 02:40:44.840 told me that it was just a matter of time 2812 02:40:44.879 --> 02:40:48.799 until Baba's company faded folded. Rather, we didn't know for 2813 02:40:48.879 --> 02:40:51.200 sure that All Japan was in trouble. We only knew 2814 02:40:51.680 --> 02:40:54.840 what we were told by people like Shinma. In reality, 2815 02:40:54.920 --> 02:40:58.280 New Japan's business increased about twenty percent after Abdullah came over, 2816 02:40:58.799 --> 02:41:01.319 although some credit for the ups swinging business should probably 2817 02:41:01.360 --> 02:41:04.360 be given to Setuus Sayama, who wrestled as Tiger Mask 2818 02:41:04.520 --> 02:41:07.840 the popular Japanese manga comic book Hero. Sayama became a 2819 02:41:07.879 --> 02:41:10.760 big star for New Japan and put their junior heavyweight 2820 02:41:10.760 --> 02:41:13.799 wrestling division on the map. The thrust of the promotion, however, 2821 02:41:14.360 --> 02:41:16.959 was always an oke in his opponents. When he came 2822 02:41:17.000 --> 02:41:18.840 to the ring, the people always stood and chanted over 2823 02:41:18.920 --> 02:41:22.600 and over inoke inoke innok. On the flip side, All 2824 02:41:22.639 --> 02:41:25.319 Japan's business didn't suffer too badly. For the most part, 2825 02:41:25.360 --> 02:41:28.079 their business remained relatively stable, and when it did decrease, 2826 02:41:28.120 --> 02:41:30.520 it was by no more than five percent. Due to 2827 02:41:30.520 --> 02:41:32.959 Abdullah's jump. However, they were looked at as the number 2828 02:41:33.000 --> 02:41:37.159 two league by the newspapers, magazines, and fans. That caused 2829 02:41:37.239 --> 02:41:41.079 me some concern handsome rites. For my first day in 2830 02:41:41.120 --> 02:41:43.719 the business, I had been aware of how important competition 2831 02:41:43.959 --> 02:41:46.760 was between wrestling companies. We all knew that if there 2832 02:41:46.840 --> 02:41:48.719 was only one promotion, then the wrestlers would have no 2833 02:41:48.799 --> 02:41:51.399 power at all. In Japan, that was more obvious than 2834 02:41:51.440 --> 02:41:56.879 anywhere else. Isawo Yoshihara's International Wrestling Enterprise beforementioned iwe had 2835 02:41:56.959 --> 02:41:59.440 gone out of business around this time, so I was 2836 02:41:59.520 --> 02:42:03.680 very concerned learned about the future for All Japan. That fact, however, 2837 02:42:04.479 --> 02:42:07.000 was one of the catalysts for convincing me to jump 2838 02:42:07.079 --> 02:42:10.159 to All Japan. I was teaming up with Hogan most 2839 02:42:10.200 --> 02:42:13.280 of the time, so we renewed our friendship. During that time, 2840 02:42:13.959 --> 02:42:16.520 we talked openly to each other about our business, and 2841 02:42:16.639 --> 02:42:18.840 we often voice our concerns about where we stood in 2842 02:42:18.879 --> 02:42:21.639 the future plans of the company. A few weeks before 2843 02:42:21.639 --> 02:42:24.879 Abdullah showed up, I had talked to Wala Yamaguchi, a 2844 02:42:24.959 --> 02:42:27.959 reporter for the wrestling magazines. The boys referred to him 2845 02:42:27.959 --> 02:42:30.799 as the Weasel. I don't know what his business dealings were, 2846 02:42:31.079 --> 02:42:33.680 but he had deep relationships with both Anoki and Baba. 2847 02:42:34.159 --> 02:42:36.719 He also was very close to Abdullah, so he might 2848 02:42:36.760 --> 02:42:39.000 have acted as the go between for Abdullah a New Japan. 2849 02:42:39.719 --> 02:42:41.479 He had a good command of the English language, so 2850 02:42:41.600 --> 02:42:45.239 he could stooge quote unquote information from the gay Jinns 2851 02:42:45.280 --> 02:42:47.920 to the Japanese and vice versa. For all I know, 2852 02:42:48.239 --> 02:42:49.959 he might have played a big part behind the scenes, 2853 02:42:50.040 --> 02:42:52.319 but at the time, all I knew for sure was 2854 02:42:52.360 --> 02:42:55.040 that he was a reporter for the wrestling magazines. During 2855 02:42:55.120 --> 02:42:57.959 our meeting, he told me there was a rumor that 2856 02:42:58.079 --> 02:43:01.760 Butcher would be coming to Japan. I don't know how 2857 02:43:01.799 --> 02:43:04.760 Wally knew anything about New Japan business, but we wrestlers 2858 02:43:04.799 --> 02:43:07.680 were always the last to know things like that. I 2859 02:43:07.760 --> 02:43:09.639 believe he told me in order to gauge my reaction 2860 02:43:09.799 --> 02:43:12.000 and see how I felt about it. I tried to 2861 02:43:12.040 --> 02:43:14.399 hide my feelings, but I'm sure he was able to 2862 02:43:14.440 --> 02:43:18.200 tell that I was surprised and disappointed. In late April 2863 02:43:18.319 --> 02:43:21.360 nineteen eighty one, after returning to my home in Mississippi 2864 02:43:21.879 --> 02:43:26.360 following my ninth tour of Japan, my telephone rang. To 2865 02:43:26.479 --> 02:43:29.799 my surprise. When I picked it up, I heard the 2866 02:43:29.879 --> 02:43:33.639 voice of Terry Funk on the other end of the line. 2867 02:43:35.040 --> 02:43:38.319 Next time on the Complete Hulk Hogan. The end for 2868 02:43:38.440 --> 02:43:43.479 Hogan and Hansen UF and Hogan makes his choice.