Episode 90: American Gladiator Dinner Theater

The MOTHERSHIP has landed!  Join The Great Brian Last & popular co-host Howard Baum for the latest episode of the 6:05 Superpodcast, featuring:

– Tim Tyler, the voice of ICW, joins the show to share his stories of working for the Poffos!  We hear about how Randy & Angelo secured their tv studio, and what the employees of the station thought of the wrestlers.  Tim talks about the interesting manner in which the Poffos paid him, as well as some of the most memorable moments he witnessed from his announce desk!

– John Lister, author of Have A Good Week… Till Next Week, our Book Of The Week, joins the show to discuss the history of British wrestling on TV!  John talks about how he was able to track down many of England’s legendary wrestlers and get them to open up about their careers.  We hear about some of the biggest stars from the original World Of Sport era, as well as what Big Daddy’s place in history is!

– Broadway Danny Wolf is here to discuss his time around wrestling & roller derby!  Danny talks about the wrestling he grew up on in Los Angeles, as well as how he got Memphis wrestling on cable tv!  We hear about FNN/Score’s role in Superclash 3, as well as Danny’s memories of Roller Jam on TNN and how ECW & WWE were involved.  Lots of roller derby history in this fun segment!

– Howard & TGBL discuss various topics including the wildness of Dick Slater, the decline of Florida wrestling, if Lex Luger was ever any good, funny Phil Zacko & Pat Patterson quotes & more!

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Book Of The Week:

Have A Good Week… Till Next Week by John Lister

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Time Stamps:

  • Tim Tyler (1:12:40)
  • John Lister (1:47:25)
  • Broadway Danny Wolf (2:33:33)

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