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WWF and MTV: The Brawl to End it All

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.

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

WWE Memorable Moments – Series 1 (Figure 4 of 4)

Chad Droze

Hello TRN Readers! Today I’ll be rounding out my WWE Memorable Moments Series of Posts that I started last year. It’s been fun thinking of different ideas for Wrestling Figurines, and today, we go even

WWE/WWF Monday Night Raw 30th Anniversary Thoughts

Kevin Decent

WWF Monday Night Raw debuted on January 11, 1993, and will celebrate its 30th anniversary this Monday, January 23rd with a three-hour show on the USA Network. Over 1500 episodes from over 200 different arenas

WWE Memorable Moments – Series 1 (Figure 3 of 4)

Chad Droze

WWE: Memorable Moments Series 1(Figure Reveal 3 of 4) Hello Everyone. It’s been a few months, but I’m back to continue my series on my fictional or hypothetical WWE Action Figure Series that highlights important

Friday Flix: October 1987

Pitfall Gary

Halloween season 1987 was good for horror movies. In October five horror movies hit the big screen. There are six if you want to count the Scooby-Doo made for TV Halloween movie. Some are better

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

WWE Memorable Moments – Series 1 (continued)

Chad Droze

WWE: Memorable Moments Series 1(Figure Reveal 2 of 4) Hello again everyone. I’m back with another #FigReveal. What this series does for me (and hopefully for you) is getting to remember some of the best

WWE- Memorable Moments Series 1

Chad Droze

Hello Everyone. This is my first foray into the world of Retro Blogging. First, a little about me. I work for an IT consulting company near Charleston, South Carolina and many years ago I was

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

Heel Wrestling Managers in the ’80s Often Carried Foreign Objects as Accessories

OldSchool80s

Foreign Objects have been part of Pro Wrestling (Sports Entertainment) since its inception. Many times it was something tucked in the heel’s (bad guy) tights or a folding chair conveniently located ringside. But back in

TRN Time Machine: Monday Night Wars

Jason Gross

In honor of Wrestlemania week, TRN Time Machine is traveling back to the mid ’90s in this episode during to relive the heated Monday Night Wars of pro wrestling! Mickey and Jason come up with

The Run In: The House Show State of the Union

Kevin Decent

A tragedy has taken place in the world of retro wrestling podcasts. We no longer have access to WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event. Damn you Peacock! Damn you to hell! With that said, the trios

The House Show: SNME 12 – Birth of the Mega Powers

Kevin Decent

Here it comes. Are they going to? Is this happening? The handshake that rocks the wrestling world is here! On today’s episode of WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event we bear witness to the birth of the

The House Show SNME Episode 11: WrestleMania III Fallout

Kevin Decent

It just wouldn’t be pro wrestling without some controversy. This eleventh edition of WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event took place April 28, 1987 (aired May 2) at the Edmond P. Joyce Center in Notre Dame,

The House Show: SNME 9 – Educator News Network

Kevin Decent

We interrupt our regularly scheduled The House Show podcast for this breaking news. The Educator is down! Tune in to this week’s show as we discuss our fallen co-host and how he’s doing with the

Check Out Those Ads! – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #17

Pitfall Gary

I was introduced to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) in 1985 on a summer trip to see my older sister in Denver. Her roommate read comic books and he gave me a couple issues