Listen "28. NWA Pro 05-20-1989"
Episode Synopsis
Clear off all the tables and keep your head on a swivel because Greetings From Allentown kicks off a Fortnight of (Terry) Funk with a look at NWA Pro from May 20, 1989!
- Excerpts from Terry Funk’s book giving insight to how he saw his role for this run in the NWA/WCW and why the tone of his feud with Ric Flair was changed midstream
- The legendary Lance Russell is full of wisdom and also disgust for the heels
- Terry Funk interrupts the Rookie Challenge match as only he can
- Breaking down the six different kinds of “wrestling mists” as The Great Muta busts out the green kind
- Lex Luger’s righteous indignation toward his top ten ranking by the NWA board
- How Dick Murdoch’s honesty toward management sunk his 1989 run
- The battle of (Eddie) Gilbert and (Kevin) Sullivan: Clash of the southern bookers
- Ron Simmons turns up yet again and why Randy Rose is back so soon
- A sudden realization about the relative attractiveness of Terry Gordy
Also:
- A comparison of Terry Funk and baseball legend Nolan Ryan
- The pizza choices of Johnny Ace and Shane Douglas as the Dynamic Dudes
- Nashville, TN: Where tables injure legends
- Travel tips for a weekend in Baltimore!
- Excerpts from Terry Funk’s book giving insight to how he saw his role for this run in the NWA/WCW and why the tone of his feud with Ric Flair was changed midstream
- The legendary Lance Russell is full of wisdom and also disgust for the heels
- Terry Funk interrupts the Rookie Challenge match as only he can
- Breaking down the six different kinds of “wrestling mists” as The Great Muta busts out the green kind
- Lex Luger’s righteous indignation toward his top ten ranking by the NWA board
- How Dick Murdoch’s honesty toward management sunk his 1989 run
- The battle of (Eddie) Gilbert and (Kevin) Sullivan: Clash of the southern bookers
- Ron Simmons turns up yet again and why Randy Rose is back so soon
- A sudden realization about the relative attractiveness of Terry Gordy
Also:
- A comparison of Terry Funk and baseball legend Nolan Ryan
- The pizza choices of Johnny Ace and Shane Douglas as the Dynamic Dudes
- Nashville, TN: Where tables injure legends
- Travel tips for a weekend in Baltimore!
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