We're back after an extended summer break. We're on the trail to the lesser known "Super Towns on the Superstation" special on TBS in February of 87. This week we focus on the tag titles (World and US Belts) and the arrival of Barry Windham. January 3, 1987 was a special day of wrestling as World Wide delivers one of the best hours of televised wrestling ever. My favourite wrestling song debuts and we get an 8-man tag for the ages. All this plus we kick off the show with some submissions of fantasy Survivor Series teams. Summer may be over but things are heating up at the Legendary Wrestling Obsession podcast!

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The WWF was expanding their super-card menu and waging a war on Jim Crockett Promotions at the same time. In 1987 a wrestling fan couldn't have been more excited by the arrival of this new fantasy elimination match classic. We cover the 4 massive matches on the card, take a quick look at Gorilla Monsoon's career, the return of the mailbag and end the show with a super fun "What If" segment where we build an extra Survivor Series Elimination match with the wrestlers under contract at the time who don't compete on the show. We're breaking our own rules of covering a PPV but it was worth it!

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We're off to Florida to start a mini-journey to explore the exciting Battle of the Belt supercards and the CWF (Championship Wrestling From Florida). We have a loaded card, Gordon Solie is on the mic and we take the time to reflect on the recent'ish 1 year anniversary of our show!

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It's the wrap up of Starrcade 86 and we have 4 big matches. Dusty and Tully bring comedy gold in the form of JJ Dillon in their first blood match for the World TV Title, the namesake of the show is on display as the Road Warriors and Midnight Express climb those scaffolds and bring us the less than stellar Night of the Skywalkers match. The Rock 'n Roll Express and Andersons bring their long boiling feud to a conclusion in a steel cage for the World Tag Team Titles. Lastly the Nature Boy walks that aisle to defend his NWA World Heavyweight championship against the Russian Nightmare Nikita Koloff. We have a little belated talk about WM 40 and wrap things up with a bonus match from Japan as the Road Warriors and Funk Brothers lock it up over seas.

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Greensboro and Atlanta co-host the granddaddy of them all Starrcade! JCP rides the wave of its most successful summer and tragic fall into a showdown between Flair and the Russian Nightmare Nikita Koloff. But before we get to the main event matches we focus on the first 8 matches on the card including a Louisville Street Fight between Ron Garvin & Big Bubba and the feud between the Boogie Woogie Man and Paul Jones finally comes to a head. We discover some of the matches left off the original VHS release and feel the pain from all of the badly dubbed music.

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It's the Road to Starrcade. We wrap up the best of 7, check in on the Express tag teams, the US Tag Team Championship tournament, the crazy feud between Dusty  vs Tully and the Four Horsemen and the birth of the Super Powers! It's some great TV and even a bit of the old shaky cam not for those with weak stomachs.

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It's an iconic night as we see the birth of the Mega Powers, as wrestling's biggest stars of the 80's join forces. No Jesse... no problem we get Bobby the Brain Heenan. Savage looks to regain his IC belt but Jimmy Hart's crew has other thoughts. Hogan defends his own belt against the Savage Samoan Sika & Mr Wonderful takes on the man mountain... King Kong Bundy. We have a laugh at the debut of the "Piledriver Video" and do some after the fact chatting about Sting's last match. If you were an 80's wrestling fan then this is a can't miss show!

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It's the Fall of 1987 and the winds of change are upon the WWF. We focus on Randy Savage's journey to a top babyface before the handshake that changed the wrestling landscape. Some fun matchups include Davey Boy vs Hercules, Beefcake vs Rude for the first time and the Honky Tonk Man gets more than he bargained for when he faces a substitute for Jake. We talk about Superman, the Princess Bride, fencing and Corey's birthday. All of this to get to the October 1987 SNME card. Don't miss it!

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We're off to Houston for a unique WWF event, the Paul Boesch Retirement Show. We dig into the unique history of the territory. The evening includes a big Hogan title defense against the One Man Gang. Tito Santana teams up with Mil Mascaras to take on Demolition and Ted DiBiase and Jim Duggan tussle in a Mid South/UWF reunion. The commentary team is bizzare and leads us to discuss one of Jim Ross's funniest stories from his days as Leroy McGuirk's right hand man.

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The summer chugs along with more debuts, turns and surprises. Heenan's Family Strikes Back, DiBiase debuts, Rude is introduced into the Heenan Family with unexpected results, and we get a bizarre 6-Man elimination match main event.

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Before we can get to the October 1987 SNME card we have to take in the greatness of the summer of 1987. In the post WM III glow we see the intro of several new wrestlers. We follow the Dragon's short lived IC title run, catch a great match between Tito and Butch Reed, a rare syndicated TV match by Hogan and of course that fateful morning that we saw Steamboat defend against the Honky Tonk Man!

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It's the big night and the campus of the Fighting Irish is the setting for a great SNME card. The main event is actually a dark match which we re-imagine at the end of the show but we are treated to a Jake vs Kamala match, a lumber jack match to end a feud, a best 2 out of 3 falls tag title match, the first televised title defence of the Dragon and a lot more. The WWF is riding the wave of momentum from WrestleMania III and we are there to cover it.

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Savage is on the hunt for revenge against a pre-main event Bret Hart, WrestleMania II is revisited as Bunda-mania takes a crack at Hogan's World Title and Bam Bam Bigelow makes his SNME debut against Hercules. There's a lot happening in the WWF in the late fall of 87 as Survivor Series is debuting on PPV. These two shows are intentionally kept separate story line wise. All that and some B-Day wishes for Mr Hughes.

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This episode features a "What If" segment on WrestleMania III matches and storylines, and dives deep into the return of the Olympic strong man Ken Patera. We look back to a couple of classic encounters with Andre and Hogan to help set the return of a very different character. All that and a story about a very expensive flight for Jerry Saggs. This show wraps up the set up and gets us to the big card next week.

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It's a new year and we're back from the break with a mega-sized episode to set up the May 87 SNME card. We've got some great action from the Spectrum but the real meat of the show comes in the form of the Frank Tunney Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament from March 15th, 1987 in Toronto. Plus the final (original run) Piper's Pit and some board game talk.

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Welcome to a special holiday edition of the Legendary Wrestling Obsession Podcast. Your hosts are tackling something a little different here. We went to see the new movie the "Iron Claw" based on the Von Erich wrestling family. Spoiler Alert this episode will discuss most aspects of the movie and you'll want to see the movie before listening if that is important to you. Check it out to see what we thought of the movie and whether we recommend you to see it or not. We also have some good laughs about our Christmas Dinner's and Geoff losing a fight with a 4-year old. It's the last show of 2023, Happy New Year!

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To help celebrate the holidays the Legendary Wrestling Obsession Podcast is taking a trip back to the a comfy Christmas night in 1982 at Reunion Arena in Dallas. It's Christmas Star Wars, Texas style! The NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair is in town to defend his crown against Kerry Von Erich as they continue their feud and the long chase for the family to capture the title. Kevin defends his American Heavyweight Championship against Bundy, we see a crazy Battle Royal with a Pole stipulation and the finals of a tournament to crown the first ever 6 Man Tag Champions. We talk a little about the actual Star Wars. It's a great way to close out the first calendar year of our show. Keep your ears open for an upcoming Iron Claw review and in January we'll return to March/April 1987 on our way to the 11th edition of Saturday Night's Main Event!

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It's the Greensboro Coliseum and the peak of Jim Crockett Promotions hottest summer. The Bash is nearly done and the feuds are boiling over. Tom Miller lays down an iconic greatest of all time ring announcement of the winner of the cage match between the Nature Boy and the American Dream, Magnum tries to keep Nikita from sweeping the best of seven series and the Road Warriors play second fiddle in their own match as body guards for Baby Doll. All that and a lot more on a mega sized episode of Legendary Wrestling Obsession!

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It's the week before the monumental July 26th Bash card in Greensboro and another special edition of World Championship Wrestling from an arena show. The Rock 'N Roll Express face the Andersons in a classic match, Sam Houston steps up to take on Tully and we get another showdown between Jim Cornette and Baby Doll. Your hosts do the math on Flair's 14 Bash challengers and we announce our plans for a Christmas show to end the year. Forget about your worries for a while and take a trip with us through the best of times for Jim Crockett Promotions!

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We're back in Crockett country and working our way to the July 26th, 1986 Bash card. On the way we had to stop and pay homage to a very special episode of JCP's flagship show World Championship Wrestling. The July 12th episode is no ordinary syndicated show and features Tully vs Wahoo, the Road Warriors challenging the Midnight Express for tag team gold and we get a peek at a 6-man bunkhouse match between the American Dream & Rock N Roll Express vs 3 of the Four Horsemen! Join us for an electric ride through the greatest summer in JCP/NWA history.

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WrestleMania III is just around the corner and a marquee Battle Royal serves as the first step in the Hogan vs Andre feud. Elizabeth is the prize in a Macho Man title defence and the new tag champs the Hart Foundation are tested by the unlikely team of Santana and Spivey. We talk Roddy's retirement and more on wrestling video games. Don't miss it!

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We finish off February and up to mid March 1987 to get to SNME X from Detroit! We take a hyper focused look at the transformation of Jake the Snake as he plays the role of heel and babyface at the same time. The feud that was with the Honky Tonk Man and the big feud that wasn't with Hulk Hogan. Jake faces Savage in a non-title match and of course the rare showdown with Hogan in Providence and WINNIPEG! Andre challenges Hogan, our favourite sugared cereals and more...

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It's the start of the long road to Wrestlemania III and a classic SNME from Detroit. Before we can get there we have to follow the critical developments of January and early February 1987. Piper's Pit becomes the focal point of Andre's return and the first hints of the match of the century. The British Bulldogs defend their belts against the Hart Foundation AND Danny Davis and we wrap the show up with an entertaining tag match with Hogan and Steamboat facing Savage and the Honky Tonk Man. It's part 1 of 3 on our way to the Silverdome!

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It's the final stretch of fall set up to take us to SNME XIII & the Survivor Series! This week features a 10 Man Battle Royal, more of the stage interviews to set up our elimination matches, Patera and Haynes looking for revenge on Demolition, the last stand of Superstar Billy Graham and a wild IC title match between the Honky Tonk Man and the wrestler he stole that title from Ricky Steamboat. Strap in, it's an action packed week that you don't want to miss.

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It's the start of arguably the biggest year in wrestling... the January 1987 Saturday Night's Main Event is on deck. Corey and Geoff take a brief detour to visit a dream match from the house shows as reluctant partners Hulk Hogan and Roddy Piper team up against Mr Wonderful and the KING Harley Race. Then it's off to the big blow off of the Hogan/Orndorff feud with an epic cage match. Savage defends his title vs the Animal George Steele, while WM III takes shape with Piper and Adonis and JYD vs Race. We know whose feet touched first!!! Do you? Either way join us for another classic SNME episode.

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We're taking a quick break from our SNME journey to bring you a special edition episode. This past April your hosts had the opportunity to be interviewed prior to the launch of our show on "The Manitoba Moneyshot Podcast". The conversation covers our favourite wrestlers, matches and the incredibly important tie between music and wrestling! We'll be back next week with Saturday Night's Main Event IX, January 4th, 1987 Part 2.

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SNME roars into a new year and begins a clear path to the Pontiac Silverdome. In this episode we review the happenings on syndicated TV in December of 1986 up to the big show as well as some key house show results. Andre's reinstatement, the Piper vs Adonis feud, Hogan vs Kamala, a defining Bulldogs title defence in Hamilton and the Bunkhouse Battle Royals are all key. This all will set the table for Part 2 and the SNME card that features the first cage match in national television history.

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Your hosts peel back the curtain to release the first of our Patreon exclusive episodes. It's the follow up to "Growing Up AWA Part 1". The show largely covers and expands on items discussed in the first episode (we recommend you go back and listen to Part 1 if you haven't already). The episode also covers Corey and Geoff's experience at the live AEW Winnipeg show back in March of this year.

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The wrap up of the Flair/Morton feud leads us to a stadium show on July 5th. The NWA's Great American Bash is in full swing and it's the biggest night in the singles career of Ricky Morton. The Midnight Express & Jim Cornette take on Dusty, Magnum and Baby Doll in a cage & the Road Warriors & Russians face off in a double chain match. All of that and much more including a tribute to the late Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissie & Geoff redefines comedy with a commercial for the ages.

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Summer may be over for real but things are just heating up at the Legendary Wrestling Obsession podcast. We track a handful of hot feuds as JCP storms towards their second season of "Bash" cards in arenas and stadiums around the country. Ric Flair and the Horsemen try to eliminate Ricky Morton, Magnum TA and Nikita are on a collision course for the United States title, at the same time the Russians and Road Warriors aren't done with each other, the Midnight Express has a ton of trouble with the James Boys and the Horsemen do the unthinkable... they lay out the Road Warriors. This all culminates with the July 1st main event of Flair vs Hawk! The first of 14 scheduled title defences for the tour.

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It's time for Geoff's favorite match as a heel Jake the Snake Roberts challenges a heel Macho Man Randy Savage for the IC belt. Hogan goes to war with a demi-god and Piper and Orton collide in a battle of best friends. The Killer Bees and Hart Foundation make their SNME debut as part of an action packed card. Tune in to the show because "THIS IS WHERE THE POWER LIES!!!"

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It's the set up show for the November 86 SNME! We follow a babyface Honkytonk Man, the rise of an evil ref and Piper is on the trail to get revenge against Orton and Muraco but a returning Adrian Adonis may have something to say about that. Business picks up as the Bulldogs and Hart Foundation enter a new stage of their rivalry.

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Jesse's back and so is Saturday Night's Main Event! The fall of 86 sees the continuation of the Hogan/Piper feud, an all new Rowdy Roddy Piper and the British Bulldogs defend their titles against their greatest rivals. Oh... and there's dragons, like real dragons... or at least mini crocodiles or something. Don't miss it!

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It's the set up to the October 4th 1986 SNME broadcast. We track a busy summer for the British Bulldogs, including an impossible match against Studd & Bundy. Hogan defends against Adonis and Mr #1derful has his sights set on the champs belt. Roddy Piper returns and the slow build feud with Adonis boils over in the fall. The debut of the mailbag and more...

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The road to the November SNME and the inaugural Survivor Series continues as we review the important happenings from October and November of 1987. The main event is a key tag team title defence, Survivor Series promotion is hot and heavy with a few stage interviews, Demolition shows why they are a dominant force, Ted DiBiase and a basketball segment create an iconic moment and we check in with the Spectrum Wrestling card from Philly and our man Killer Kal Ruddman! All that and we pay tribute to a band named after one of your hosts.

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The big show is at hand and it's quite the visual. The Orndorff vs Hogan feud has gasoline poured on it in an amazing main event. Ricky's first high profile shot at revenge against Jake the Snake and a 6-man tag involving the Heenan Family and the Machines. A new cross promotion toy line and the memories of an arcade classic are all coming at you.

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It's the set up episode to a record setting outdoor show in Canada. Follow the WWF through the summer of 1986 on the way to the largest attendance at a wrestling show in history (to that point). There's so much happening that we can't even mention it all including: Gene on the hunt for the Machines, heel vs heel tag team matches, Savage defends his IC title against Mr Wonderful and Geoff coins the phrase for some new "patented" wrestling terms.

Note: "The Clothesline Heard Around the World" is such a large story line that it deserved it's own episode. We'll be releasing the Hogan/Orndorff saga separately on our Patreon channel!

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This episode completes the set up for WM II and the May SNME card. Relive the Hogan/JYD vs The Funk Brothers match, witness as the Snake strikes the Dragon and a best 2 out of 3 falls match between Sheik/Volkoff and an injured champion British Bulldog team. What does the Genesis video "Land of Confusion" have to do with it all? Listen to find out!

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It's the set up to WrestleMania II and eventually SNME VI. An instant classic between Steamboat and Bret Hart, managers stepping in the ring, Mean Gene making some moves and a Snake is on the loose. Part II covering the actual broadcast will be released next week.

It's time to turn the channel to TBS and take a peak at how a whole other world of wrestling was operating. Or should we call this... "NOT growing up NWA". It's the first televised special for Jim Crockett Promotions on TBS. Join us as we explore the lead up through some of the World Championship Wrestling broadcasts. We got the "Express" tag teams, the Road Warriors, Dusty, Flair and and an appearance by Willie Nelson. An American staple released on the 4th of July... what could be better?

It's the lead up to Wrestlemania II! Hogan defends against Muraco and gets a large surprise thanks to the Weasel and the British Bulldogs make their SNME debut and show why they are the greatest tag team of all time (maybe). There aren't any costume or mother's day parties but we do get the debut of the Real American video and the Slammy's!

The LWO podcast uncovers a forgotten or perhaps overlooked gem... the AWA's Starcage 1985. This super card from St Paul's featured a triple main event. Join your hosts as we revisit the AWA in the spring of 1985. We cover the lead up to this non-PPV event by looking at some cool house show matches in January and March that set up this themed show. Experience the thrills of Curt Hennig nearly being decapitated and see what happens when a crowd tries to attack the Road Warriors! We also feature an awesome title match between AWA Champ Rick Martel and his arch rival Nick Bockwinkel. It all culminates with an awesome cage match between Sgt Slaughter & Jerry Blackwell vs the Sheik and his army. Whether you watched AWA or not this is a trip down memory lane that you'll want to take.

It's the Christmas/New Years at the Beach edition of Saturday Night's Main Event. Join us for all the fun; water slides, swimming lessons, Hogan defends his belt against a former NWA champion and Bobby Heenan makes a guest appearance on commentary. We talk some 80's toys including Monchichi... you'll have to listen to figure that one out!

The Legendary Wrestling Obsession podcast is back on the the trail to cover every Saturday Night's Main Event episode. This week it's a special Halloween edition from November 2nd, 1985. Experience the debut of two iconic heels, a tag match for the ages and a costume party second to none. The chills, the thrills and yes some pie in the face!

Join your hosts Corey and Geoff as they recount their childhood days of discovering wrestling through the AWA. Verne, Bockwinkel, the High Flyers, Andre, Mean Gene, Jess & Adrian and the birth of the biggest star in the business and most iconic tag team are all part of the fun. Plop yourself down for a dose of "All Star Wrestling" as we found and lost the AWA. Please note that parts 2 & 3 of this episode will be available on our Patreon Channel - patreon.com/LegendaryWrestlingObsession

Join us on the road to the November SNME card and the Survivor Series. Part 1 of our set up shows covers the rise of Ted DiBiase, including a flashback to 1979 and the debut of Hulk Hogan at Madison Square Gardens. This week also features a Heenan Family attack, discussion on the FIRST Royal Rumble (October 1987 in St Louis), and we close things out with a Hogan title defence against the Million Dollar Man in Houston. We're not done with 1987 yet and neither are you!

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Part 2 of this extended episode features the show review and our "What If" segment. Volkoff threatens nuclear war and Piper explains that he'll collect the Orndorff bounty from Heenan's grandma if Bobby doesn't pay up. Don't miss a second of the action!

The fall out of the WWF's first NBC special leads to hot action throughout the summer and early fall. Piper, Orndorff, Hogan, Andre & Bundy and a few title changes are on the menu as we get ready for a wedding? Note: due to technical difficulties this episode is being released in two parts. Expect Part II (the review of the show) to be released on the weekend or sooner. We got a little over ambitious with the content so this show is longer than intended. We hope you enjoy it.

Join the Legendary Wrestling Obsession podcast to celebrate the 38th year anniversary of the famed NBC/WWF venture that changed the wrestling world. Corey and Geoff will walk you through the lead up to the big event and the memories around the return to network television for wrestling. Take a ride through the glory days of the Rock 'N' Wrestling Connection with the unique perspective of young AWA fans as they rediscover some of their favourite performers who had left their territory.

This short preview show is a quick intro to the show hosts, Corey and Geoff and for info on the upcoming release of Episode 1 on May 11th. For more info or to share your wrestling memories and stories with us please email - legendarywrestlingobsession@gmail.com