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Pro Wrestling

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GLOW in the Dark – How a Late Night Ladies’ Wrestling Show Taught Me Girl Power

Stacey

    I am a certified child of the ’80s. I’m in that sweet spot just between Gen X and Millennial, so I mainly observed the more fun parts of the decade from the sidelines. CONTINUE READING…

WWF Brawl to End it All
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WWF and MTV: The Brawl to End it All

Kevin Decent

  Way back in 1984, the World Wrestling Federation put on a three-hour show in their home arena, Madison Square Garden. The live event featured a battle royal plus all three men’s titles were defended. CONTINUE READING…

Rollerjam
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RollerJam – Pro Wrestling on Wheels

Jeff Sheldon

Like everyone else in the late ’90s, I was hooked on professional wrestling.  I had been a fan going back to 1989 or ’90 when I was 5 years old and had found WCW on CONTINUE READING…

Article

Wrestlers From the ’90s You’ve Probably Forgotten

Mickey Yarber

The ’90s were such a fascinating time in pro wrestling. While the second half of the decade saw a record rise in fans and revenue due to the Monday Night Wars and stars such as CONTINUE READING…

Article

Elvira: Mistress of the… Wrestling Ring?

Jeff Sheldon

It may only be September, but, I’m already in the Halloween spirit. As Halloween approaches, I begin to think of Elvira more often than usual and for my wife and I, Elvira’s movies, “Elvira: Mistress CONTINUE READING…

Hellions Talks

Hellions Talks: March 17 Wrestling History

Jason Gross

Today is a solo episode of Hellions Talks. Kevin reminisces upon two days in wrestling history which he witnessed live. First is the March 17, 1997 episode of WWF Monday Night Raw. 25 years ago CONTINUE READING…

Article

Boy Meets Wrestling: When Vader and the WWF invaded Boy Meets World

Jeff Sheldon

Professional wrestling was a large part of my childhood, as was the story for many kids growing up in the late 80s and early 90s.  Just as important to me back then was making sure CONTINUE READING…

Hellions Talks

Hellions Talks: NWA Crockett Cup 2022 with Kevin Ford

The Retro Network

On March 19 and 20, the NWA will hold two events for this year’s Crockett Cup tag team wrestling tournament. 16 teams will compete with only one adding themselves to the lineage of legendary teams CONTINUE READING…

Hellions Talks

Hellions Talks: Jordan Falco and New York Championship Wrestling

Kevin Decent

On today’s show, Kevin sits down with Jordan Falco ahead of this Saturday’s Planet Wrestling event in Whitesboro, NY. We discuss Jordan’s entire career including how he broke into wrestling, who he trained with, and CONTINUE READING…

Article

Scott Hall: My Favorite Chokeslammer

Jason Gross

If you’ve been listening to TRN Podcast, you might have heard me mention that I’ve been watching old WCW Monday Nitro programs from the late ’90s on the WWE Network. The “Monday Night Wars” era CONTINUE READING…

Article

The Greatest Vehicles in Wrestling History

Kevin Decent

This week TRN Podcast 048 covered classic vehicles from movies and TV shows of our pop culture memories. There were Batmobiles, The A-Team van, KITT and so much more. I gave my own picks to CONTINUE READING…

Podcast

The House Show 005 – WWF In Your House 5: Season’s Beatings

Kevin Decent

We’re fighting with family members. Packages keep arriving every day. Our money is stretched thin. No, it’s not all of us stuck at home during quarantine. It’s WWF In Your House Season’s Beatings! Taking place CONTINUE READING…

Podcast

The House Show 004 – WWF In Your House: Great White North

Kevin Decent

Spring is here but it’s cold in your house! That’s because on this week’s episode we’re heading to Canada. The fourth edition of the WWF pay per view series, In Your House, originating on October CONTINUE READING…

Article

WrestleMania’s Most Unusual Matches

Kevin Decent

WrestleMania is this weekend and in the over thirty years for this event, this will be the most unusual. Two nights, taped, and in front of zero fans. Many of us are tuning in for CONTINUE READING…

Body Slam Movie
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Movie Review: Body Slam (1986)

Adam Pope

Body Slam stars TV pretty boy Dirk Benedict who kids of the ’80s will remember most from his roles as Starbuck on Battlestar Galactica or Face Man on the A-Team, who in this story plays CONTINUE READING…

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