WWF Royal Rumble 1988

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01/06/21 • 105 min

It's January and that means one thing - Royal Rumble month! The Wrestling Life Support Podcast goes back to the beginning and takes a look at Royal Rumble 1988 which aired live on the USA Network. Not only do the guys review the 20-man version of what would become a professional wrestling staple, they are treated (probably not the right term in many of these instances) to an early in-ring contract signing between Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant, an attempt at the bench press world record that turned into an attempt at the world's longest non-wrestling segment on a wrestling show record, the always-60 year old Judy Martin, and the Jumping Bomb Angels!

But wait! There's more! We also have another "Ask Donnie" segment covering topics from Skinner and The Executioner to the worst finisher to the best stable not named the Four Horsemen, New World Order, or DX.

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Our hosts, Donnie and Jay, get to sift through a helping of post-Christmas randomness including Terry Gibbs, Sivi Afi, the forgotten duo of Corporal Kirchner and "The Rebel" Dick Slater, Jose Luis Rivera, and Steve Lombardi. But don't get blinded by that star power...you also get Jay Lauderdale's rant on why Tito Santana vs. Hercules is a match that should be studied by all modern wrestlers, countless non-PC remarks that are poorly veiled by Gorilla and Heenan, suspenders-version Honky Tonk Man, and Outback Jack!

All of this, plus another installment of "Ask Donnie" that covers topics ranging from Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling, the best Four Horsemen quartet, and who was truly the best practitioner of voodoo in pro wrestling.

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