Classic Wrestling Memories

Classic Wrestling Memories

For old-school fans of pro wrestling

Episodes

March 28, 2024 90 mins

A look at the wrestlers and personalities we lost in 2023

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His whole story is way too long to tell in a single episode but we will do the best we can.

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February 5, 2023 55 mins

A look at the life and career of "Judo" Gene LeBell, who among other things helped train the likes of Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee

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October 16, 2022 68 mins

One of the craziest finishes in the history of pro wrestling, and that's saying something...

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WWE's 2022 Hall of Fame inductees Undertaker, Vader, Steiner Bros, Sharmell, and Shad Gaspard

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April 21, 2022 61 mins

A look at Hall of Famer Scott Hall's career from his debut in Florida through his multiple WWE and WCW stints.

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March 21, 2022 75 mins

It is the return to the Unpopular Opinions format we started in Volume 30, which ironically is one of our most popular episodes.

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January 30, 2022 59 mins

A look at the wrestling names we lost to that big battle royal in the sky in 2021

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October 22, 2021 83 mins

The first-ever Thunderdome match happened at the first-ever Halloween Havoc in 1989!

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The lives and careers of "The Patriot" Del Wilkes and Don Kernodle, both of whom we lost this year

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A look at the inaugural Great American Bash which saw Ric Flair defend the NWA Heavyweight Championship against Nikita Koloff and Tully Blanchard face Dusty Rhodes in a steel cage!

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The career of Jim Crockett Jr., whose work in Jim Crockett Promotions was a major part of the national pro wrestling boom in the 1980s.

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June 5, 2021 81 mins

Pat Patterson, widely considered one of the most influential men in wrestling for the 20th Century, passed away on December 2nd, 2020. His contributions over many decades are too numerous to name.

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December 12, 2020 95 mins

There are many famous families in the world of pro wrestling. The Harts may be the most well known, The Anoa'i family may be the largest. But the focus of this volume of Classic Wrestling Memories is dedicated to The Armstrong Family: Bob, Scott, Brad, Steve, and Brian.

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October 16, 2020 108 mins

It’s the month of Halloween, so we decided to review an infamous WCW PPV from what may be the silliest era in the company’s history, Halloween Havoc 1991.

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July 25, 2020 74 mins

Seth and Train talk the two men that donned the mantle of Mr. Wrestling, Tim Woods, and Johnny Walker.

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May 20, 2020 96 mins

A look at the original WrestleMania and the Rock & Wrestling Connection that built up to it.

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Rocky Johnson may be known by modern fans as the father of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, but he had a Hall Of Fame worthy career in his own right.

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September 9, 2019 112 mins

Some opinions may not be popular to disagree with. That is why this episode is called Unpopular Opinions.

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There are a lot of cliched names for all-time greats, and many of them apply to Harley Race. A Man’s Man. A Champion’s Champion. A Hall Of Famer’s Hall Of Famer. And so on.

The post Vol. 29: Harley Race, The Greatest Wrestler On God’s Green Earth appeared first on Classic Wrestling Memories.

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