The WrassleCast
presented by The Cold Slither Podcast
Live discussions of wrestling shows as they happen.
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EDP20 – WCW Nitro 1000
WCW Nitro – Where the Big Boys Play!
In reaction to the recent RAW 1000 THIS show revolves around the Leader in the 90s Monday Night Wrestling Wars …
Favorite Wrestlers from the NWA and the WCW Era
Favorite Tag Teams
Best RivalriesThe Episode starts off with eclectik’s childhood bed and another dream
This week’s featured guest is Keith Holt Jr (@KHoltJr) from Ringtime Pro Wrestling
He and I discuss NWA/WCW and Nitro days including …
Overrated Wrestlers
Underrated Wrestlers
Worst Gimmicks EverFrom Ric Flair and the Horsemen to The Shockmaster to Juvi Juice to The NITRO GIRLS!
Of Course the Fifth is represented, featuring F, Marry, Kill and Wrinkles!
Click through to listen!
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Rick Rude – Old School Profile
This weeks old school profile centers around a man from the legendary Robbinsdale, MN area. Known as the “The Sexiest Man Alive” Ravishing Rick Rude is one of the greatest professional wrestlers of 1980s and 90s. Probably best known for his time in the WWF where he was one of the more memorable Intercontinental Champions in the company’s history. Rude has wrestled in many organizations around the world and has been successful at every stop. With a great look and solid microphone skills there were too many who measure up to Rick Rude. -
Today WWE home video will release a 3-disc set giving us six hours of “The Best of WCW’s Clash of the Champions”. Clash was started back in 1988 as a special television event that would air opposite WWF’s WrestleMania. First started by Jim Crockett Promotions, the original Clash was headlined by the main event of NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair fighting challenger Sting to a 45 minute time limit draw.
In this episode, we go through our memories of “Clash” and also talk about which old school video games we feel should be adapted to feature films.
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One of our esteemed WrassleCast all-stars Keith Holt, Jr. reflects on some of his favorite title belts in this blog post on his site, Ring Time Pro Wrestling.
We like the old WWF Tag Team Title belts, which were always shiny…
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Wrestling legend and WWF Hall of Famer Chief Jay Strongbow passed away on the morning of Tuesday, April 3, 2012. He was 83 years of age.
Born Joseph Luke Scarpa out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Strongbow portrayed a Native American wrestler billed from Pawhuska, Oklahoma who wore a headdress to the ring and went “on the warpath” encouraged by the crowd’s cheers.He is acknowledged as an inspiration to many both in and out of the squared circle, including WWF great Tatanka, who inducted him into the Hall of Fame in 1994, as well as Bret “the Hitman” Hart, who wrote the following yesterday on twitter:
Chief Jay Strongbow helped me as much, if not more, than anyone else in my career. It truly saddens me 2 see the wrestling world lose 1 of its great contributors. He was the star of most of my locker room drawings… …but he will always be Chief to all the boys who knew him. A big loss!
Chief Jay Strongbow had a career spanning 36 years inside the squared circle, most of those years spent in the Georgia and Florida territories of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) wrestling under his birth name Joe Scarpa. He wrestled as Chief Jay Strongbow in Vincent J. McMahon’s World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) in much of the 1970’s as well as The Shiek’s Big Time Wrestling promotion in 1977, participating in a “shark cage match” with “Bulldog” Don Kent. In 1979, Strongbow made his way to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), competing there until 1983 against such greats as Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, Mr. Fuji and Mr. Saito and the Wild Samoans. He was in a tag team with his storyline “brother” Jules Strongbow, capturing WWF tag team gold twice.
Strongbow’s finishing moves were the Tomahawk Chop (an overhead chop) and the famed Indian Deathlock. He has won championship gold numerous times in his illustrious career, including the NWA Brass Knuckles Championship out of Florida (twice), the NWA Heavyweight Championships in Florida, Georgia and the Gulf Coast, the World Wrestling Council (WWC) Caribbean Heavyweight Championship, and numerous world tag team titles while paired with such greats as Don Curtis, Jose Lothario, Sonny King, Billy White Wolf and Jules Strongbow.
After retiring in 1985, Strongbow continued to work for the WWF as a road agent and was inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame in 1994. Strongbow was also inducted in the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009. Pro Wrestling Illustrated recognized Strongbow as the PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (1973),the PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1979) and ranked him # 214 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the “PWI Years” in 2003.
Thank you, Chief Jay Strongbow, for all your contributions and trailblazing feats in this sport that we enjoy today. May you finally rest in peace.
