The Pro Wrestling Stories Podcast

In 2002, unbelievable chaos ensued on a fateful flight that has since passed into wrestling folklore as The Plane Ride From Hell! It was an orgy of excess, violence, and sexual misconduct that would ultimately spell the end of at least two notable careers in WWE. Put your seat upright and fasten your seatbelt – there may be some turbulence along the way!
Follow along with the article! Click here to read "Plane Ride From Hell! The Exclusive WWE Inside Story" on Pro Wrestling Stories.
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"This was not what I had expected. What Hulk Hogan had done was perfectly clear to the boys." - Bret Hart. In today's episode of The Pro Wrestling Stories Podcast, we discuss WrestleMania 9 which took place from Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, and specifically, the controversy surrounding the WWF World Heavyweight Champion by the end of the show — Hulk Hogan.
Follow along with the article! Click here to read "WrestleMania 9: The Controversy Behind Hulk Hogan Winning the Title" on Pro Wrestling Stories.
ProWrestlingStories.com, your daily source of nostalgia and a peek behind the curtain wall of wrestling’s past!
Looking to kill some more time? Click here to choose from over 500 great wrestling stories!
Follow Pro Wrestling Stories on Facebook: @prowrestlingstories, Twitter: @pws_official, Instagram: @prowrestlingstories, and on YouTube: @prowrestlingstoriespodcast.
Follow Chris Toplack (host/producer): @christoplack, Cory Rivard (host/video editor): @coryrivard, and JP Zarka (executive producer/"the man behind the curtain"): @jpzarka.
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Rick Rude was a special, once-in-a-lifetime kind of wrestler. He went by the nickname “Ravishing” — and rightfully so. He had a solid moveset, great looks, flashy attire, and unbridled arrogance with the in-ring skill to back it all up. He played hard in the ring, but even harder out of it. This is his story.
Follow along with the article! Click here to read "Rick Rude – More Than Ravishing" on Pro Wrestling Stories.
ProWrestlingStories.com, your daily source of nostalgia and a peek behind the curtain wall of wrestling’s past!
Looking to kill some more time? Click here to choose from over 500 great wrestling stories!
Follow Pro Wrestling Stories on Facebook: @prowrestlingstories, Twitter: @pws_official, Instagram: @prowrestlingstories, and on YouTube: @prowrestlingstoriespodcast.
Follow Chris Toplack (host/producer): @christoplack, Cory Rivard (host/video editor): @coryrivard, and JP Zarka (executive producer/"the man behind the curtain"): @jpzarka.
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Brian Pillman and his “Loose Cannon” gimmick was the talk of the wrestling business in 1996, with everyone from promoters, fans, dirt-sheet journalists, and the wrestlers themselves all discussing what was real and what was part of Brian’s character. He managed to play the management of ECW, WCW, and WWF against each other, thus securing himself the first-ever WWF guaranteed contract in the process. This is the story of how The Loose Cannon pulled it all off.
Follow along with the article! Click here to read "Brian Pillman: How ‘The Loose Cannon’ Worked the Workers and Made Himself a Superstar" on Pro Wrestling Stories.
ProWrestlingStories.com, your daily source of nostalgia and a peek behind the curtain wall of wrestling’s past!
Looking to kill some more time? Click here to choose from over 500 great wrestling stories!
Follow Pro Wrestling Stories on Facebook: @prowrestlingstories, Twitter: @pws_official, Instagram: @prowrestlingstories, and on YouTube: @prowrestlingstoriespodcast.
Follow Chris Toplack (host/producer): @christoplack, Cory Rivard (host/video editor): @coryrivard, and JP Zarka (executive producer/"the man behind the curtain"): @jpzarka.
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Hulkamania had run its course and Vince McMahon was on the hunt for a new hero who could defy all odds. Cue: Lex Luger and the Lex Express. Oh, how it all went wrong...
Follow along with the article! Click here to read "Lex Express and The Failed Lex Luger Experiment" on Pro Wrestling Stories.
ProWrestlingStories.com, your daily source of nostalgia and a peek behind the curtain wall of wrestling’s past!
Looking to kill some more time? Click here to choose from over 500 great wrestling stories!
Follow Pro Wrestling Stories on Facebook: @prowrestlingstories, Twitter: @pws_official, Instagram: @prowrestlingstories, and on YouTube: @prowrestlingstoriespodcast.
Follow Chris Toplack (host/producer): @christoplack, Cory Rivard (host/video editor): @coryrivard, and JP Zarka (executive producer/"the man behind the curtain"): @jpzarka.
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