Titans of Wrestling – Détails, épisodes et analyse

The boys get together to turn the lights out and they come full circle with an old school Titans set disc review! We say goodbye by saying goodbye to the Bob Backlund era, while also looking at a bunch of matches and promos featuring Titans favorites over the years
On the docket:
-A bloody farewell to the Spectrum
-A classic tag team title match
-Victory Corner!
-The Persian Club challenge
-A salute to the Grand Wizard
-Select matches from 12/26/1983 MSG, including one of the most memorable matches in company history
-One last bio from Chief Jay Historian!
-An ominous warning from the asshole who owns the territory
Also:
-Someone had a bit too much to drink (and not who you would think)
-HYSTERIA!
-The secret behind Arnold Skaaland's towel finally revealed!
-TURBULANCE!!!!!!!
-Plus a special bonus tribute to Kevin Sullivan. RIP
Thanks everyone for listening over the years. It's been a blast

Originally released December 25, 2019

Plagued by technical issues when released in 2014, for  the first time ever A Very Bruno Christmas is complete as a single show,  just in time for Christmas day!

Originally available as Titans of Wrestling #40 and Titans Xtra: The Legend of Bruno Sammartino, the boys get together  to look at some choice Bruno matches AND the late-70s documentary hosted  by baseball great Tom Seaver. So grab your favorite festive beverage,  kick back, and enjoy a fun look at one of wrestling's greatest stars!

Originally released June 26, 2016

Mystery Titans Radio of Kelly and Johnny watching Ali vs Inoki 6/25/76

Originally released October 16, 2013

Join us as we take a slight detour from the usual WWF  journey to look at Portland Wrestling from the late-70s! Parv graciously  steps aside as Kelly takes the hosting seat for the first of a proposed  series of periodic specials documenting wrestling even more obscure  than Backlund-era WWF. For this episode Kelly is joined by Titans  co-founder James and rising star Martin (Superstar Sleeze) to look at  wild and crazy action from the Pacific Northwest.

On the docket tonight:
4/7/79  PLAYBOY BUDDY ROSE, ED WISKOWSKI, ROWDY RODDY PIPER, KILLER TIM BROOKS  vs ADRIAN ADONIS, RON STARR, GEORGE WELLS, HECTOR GUERRERO
8/31/79 PLAYBOY BUDDY ROSE vs ADRIAN ADONIS
9/8/79 PLAYBOY BUDDY ROSE vs ADRIAN ADONIS
5/12/79 ROWDY RODDY PIPER vs PLAYBOY BUDDY ROSE
5/19/79 ROWDY RODDY PIPER vs PLAYBOY BUDDY ROSE LUMBERJACK MATCH
1/12/80 HARLEY RACE vs RICK MARTEL NWA TITLE MATCH
12/1/79 ROWDY RODDY PIPER, STAN "THE MAN" STASIAK vs THE SHEEPHERDERS / KILT BURNING ANGLE

Also on tonight's show:
-Martin's history as a wrestling fan, featuring his Stan Stasiak-hating father
-A brief look at the history of Portland Wrestling
-Don Owen: Great promoter; terrible announcer
-Numerous jokes at the expense of elderly wrestling fans
-Come visit Sandy Barr's Flea Market!
-Opinions  on Buddy Rose, Roddy Piper, Harley Race, Rick Martel, Dutch Savage, Ed  (Col DeBeers) Wiskowski, Stan Stasiak, and others

Originally released October 6, 2013

Join Parv, James, Kelly, Pete and the one and only Johnny Sorrow once again for more WWF in 1979.

On the docket tonight:
11-03 BOBBY DUNCUM vs BILL BERGER ALL STAR WRESTLING
11-03 GREAT HUSSEIN ARAB vs DOMINIC DENUCCI CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
11-03 LARRY ZBYSZKO vs BILLY COLEMAN CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
11-17 WILD SAMOANS vs DOMINIC DENUCCI/JOHNNY RIVERA ALL STAR WRESTLING
11-17 HULK HOGAN vs HARRY VALDEZ DEBUT CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
11-17 BATTLE ROYAL PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM
11-17 JAY STRONGBOW vs BOBBY DUNCUM PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM
11-17 BOB BACKLUND vs PAT PATTERSON WWF TITLE PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM
11-30 BOB BACKLUND vs ANTONIO INOKI WWF TITLE JAPAN

Also on tonight's show:
- James debuts a new feature: "on this day in 1979"
- Kelly's jobber bio marathon, plus bios for The Wild Samoans, Hulk Hogan, and Gorilla Monsoon
- Who would Dominic Denucci be in The Godfather?
- Who were the best Samoan team?
- Johnny channels Gary Michael Cappetta to introduce the 18-man battle royal
- And loads more fun and nonsense

Originally released September 24, 2013

James can't get a break from work, so Parv is joined by Kelly, Johnny and Pete to take on more WWF from 1979.

On the docket tonight:

1979 DISC 5
08 INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION PAT PATTERSON PROMO WWF TV
09-24 BOB BACKLUND vs PAT PATTERSON WWF TITLE/CAGE MATCH MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
09-24 JAY STRONGBOW vs NIKOLAI VOLKOFF MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
10-20 BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs NIKOLAI VOLKOFF PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM
10-22 VALIANTS vs IVAN PUTSKI/TITO SANTANA TAG TITLE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
10-22 BOB BACKLUND vs SWEDE HANSON WWF TITLE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
10-22 BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs GREG VALENTINE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
10-22 DUSTY RHODES vs JIMMY VALIANT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
10-22 PAT PATTERSON vs TED DIBIASE IC TITLE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

In this week's show:

-  More from 'the Mailbag' including WWF escape-the-cage rules, should  Andre vs. Backlund have been a feud, other territories in 1979, angles  on tv at this time, and more
- What happened to the North American title post-Pat Patterson?
- Johnny adds Nikolai Volkoff singing to his repertoire
- Bruno invents ECW and Chief Jay Strongbow wrestles in a shark cage
- Andy Kaufman in WWF in 1979!!!
- Bio for Swede Hanson
- 'Fanny' in the US and in the UK

Originally released September 14, 2013

Parv and James welcome back Titans regulars Kelly, Pete and Johnny Sorrow for more 1979 goodness.

On the docket tonight:
07-30 BOB BACKLUND vs PAT PATTERSON WWF TITLE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
07-30 JAY STRONGBOW vs GREG VALENTINE STRAP MATCH MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
07-30 ANDRE/SANTANA/PUTSKI/DENUCCI vs VALIANTS/ALBANO MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
08-79 NIKOLAI VOLKOFF CRUSHES APPLES WWF TV
08-26 STRONGBOW, ALBANO/VALIANTS, PAT/WIZARD, BACKLUND, ANDRE WWF TV
08-27 PAT PATTERSON/WIZARD, GREG VALENTINE/WIZARD PROMOS WWF TV
08-27 BOB BACKLUND vs PAT PATTERSON WWF TITLE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
08-27 BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs NIKOLAI VOLKOFF MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
08-27 ANDRE THE GIANT vs JERRY VALIANT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

Some other topics include:
-  Explaining the appeal of Bob Backlund to fans raised on a) the  Hogan-era, b) the Attitude era, and c) current WWE. And why is he so  divisive?
- Stooging: to what extent if any is "parity" between the offense of faces and heels important?
- General marking out for the greatness of Pat Patterson
- The structure of MSG cards
- Detailed bio for Dominic Denucci (by Kelly)
- The total and utter douchery of Chief Jay Strongbow
- Favourite memorable wrestling fans

Originally released August 31, 2013

On the docket tonight:

06-09 TITO SANTANA vs MOOSE MONROE CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
06-23 TED DIBIASE vs PAT PATTERSON NORTH AMERICAN TITLE CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
07-79 JAY STRONGBOW PROMO WWF TV
07-21 JAY STRONGBOW vs GREG VALENTINE PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM
07-21 BOB BACKLUND/IVAN PUTSKI vs VALIANTS TAG TITLE PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM
07-21 PAT PATTERSON vs TED DIBIASE NORTH AMERICAN TITLE PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM
07-26 ANDRE THE GIANT/TED DIBIASE vs JERRY VALIANT/BARON SCICLUNA ATLANTIC CITY

Some other topics include:

- Bios for Tito Santana, Moose Monroe, Pat Patterson, Jay Strongbow, Baron Scicluna and Andre
- Yet more Gentleman Jerry Valiant detail
- More cheap innuendos than a Village People convention
- Some pretty major disagreements over a particular match

Originally released August 17, 2013

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

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

Originally released May 19, 2014

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

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

The Titans starters match sampler:

07-21-79 Greg Valentine vs Chief Jay Strongbow (Strap match), Philadelphia Spectrum
01-10-81 Bob Backlund vs Sgt. Slaughter, Philadelphia Spectrum
06-21-75 The Blackjacks vs Victor Rivera and Dominic Denucci, Hamburg, PA; Fieldhouse

This show also includes:

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