The Wrestling Stoop w/Bob Roop

This week on the Wrestling Stoop, Bob Roop talks his memories of his first tour of the JWA in Japan back in 1970, as well as Bob's first trip to the Georgia territory! Plenty of fun stories both inside and outside of the ring, including Karaoke with Nick Bockwinkel, Ernie Ladd playing cards, working with Rocky Johnson in Florida, Lars Anderson and the near riot in South Korea, teaming with George "The Animal" Steele, Bud Rattal passed out on the plane, wrestling both Antonio Inoki and the Giant Baba on the tour, what Kintaro Oki meant to Korean Wrestling, the near exposé on the art of the blade job, Duke Keomuka's bathroom habits, the night one brawl versus Motoshi Okuma and how it gained the Japanese wrestlers respect (or fear?). All of that, plus, Bob shares his experiences sightseeing and enjoying the Japanese culture. Another great history lesson with fun stories mixed in everywhere!

A former National AAU Champion and U.S. Olympian, Bob doesn’t hold back and opens up about his time in the world of Professional Wrestling.

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This week on the Wrestling Stoop, Bob Roop talks his memories of his first tour of the JWA in Japan back in 1970! Plenty of fun stories both inside and outside of the ring, including Karaoke with Nick Bockwinkel, Ernie Ladd playing cards, working with Rocky Johnson in Florida, Lars Anderson and the near riot in South Korea, teaming with George "The Animal" Steele, Bud Rattal passed out on the plane, wrestling both Antonio Inoki and the Giant Baba on the tour, what Kintaro Oki meant to Korean Wrestling, the near exposé on the art of the blade job, Duke Keomuka's bathroom habits, the night one brawl versus Motoshi Okuma and how it gained the Japanese wrestlers respect (or fear?). All of that, plus, Bob shares his experiences sightseeing and enjoying the Japanese culture. Another great history lesson with fun stories mixed in everywhere!

Brains, Bearcats, and Spacemen, Oh My! The Wrestling Stoop w/Bob Roop returns for the new year, as Bob talks trading punches with Johnny Valentine, a sunburned but kind soul Bobby Heenan, the classy Bearcat Wright, the two sides of "The Missouri Mauler" Larry Hamilton, "Spaceman" Frank Hickey and his "aircraft", natural heel Ivan Putski, more memories of wrestling in the UK, cracking up in the ring, getting hit with projectiles from the fans, Cris Markoff vs. a loaded purse, plus names like Bronko Lubich, Bob Orton Sr., Oki Shikina, Homer O'Dell, & more!

A former National AAU Champion and U.S. Olympian, Bob doesn’t hold back and opens up about his time in the world of Professional Wrestling.

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The Wrestling Stoop w/Bob Roop returns for the new year, as Bob talks trading punches with Johnny Valentine, a sunburned but kind soul Bobby Heenan, the classy Bearcat Wright, the two sides of "The Missouri Mauler" Larry Hamilton, "Spaceman" Frank Hickey and his "aircraft", natural heel Ivan Putski, more memories of wrestling in the UK, cracking up in the ring, getting hit with projectiles from the fans, Cris Markoff vs. a loaded purse, plus names like Bronko Lubich, Bob Orton Sr., Oki Shikina, Homer O'Dell, & more!

The week on the Stoop, we finish up the 6-Month heated rivalry between Bob Roop vs. Kevin Sullivan, and then we turn our attention to what everyone has been waiting for... Bob Roop's attempted "takeover" of the San Francisco territory from promoter Roy Shire, and the end result of that situation! First, we finish up the personal feud between Bob Roop vs. Kevin Sullivan, as we talk pull apart brawls, plus Death & Cage Matches! Listen to what Kevin Sullivan refers to as the worst finish of a match he's ever been involved in, thanks to promoter Roy Shire. Then from there, we turn our attention to the entire Roop/Shire debacle that led to a potential "hostile takeover" before the whistle was blown and Bob was given his notice. Who is Louie Miller? What REALLY happened? A licensed suspended! The entire story is told this week, a true piece of wrestling history discussed in detail! The truth is finally told and it doesn't come close to the narrative that's out there. Judge for yourself who was right or wrong... but whatever you do, don't miss this exciting episode of the Wrestling Stoop.... A MUST LISTEN for Wrestling Historians!

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A former National AAU Champion and U.S. Olympian, Bob doesn’t hold back and opens up about his time in the world of Professional Wrestling.

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Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes a $5 “All Access” Tier featuring our Patreon Exclusive Watch-Along Series, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare & Regional Rasslin), Early Show Releases, REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content that was originally edited out! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!

The week on the Stoop, we finish up the 6-Month heated rivalry between Bob Roop vs. Kevin Sullivan, and then we turn our attention to what everyone has been waiting for... Bob Roop's attempted "takeover" of the San Francisco territory from promoter Roy Shire, and the end result of that situation! First, we finish up the personal feud between Bob Roop vs. Kevin Sullivan, as we talk pull apart brawls, plus Death & Cage Matches! Listen to what Kevin Sullivan refers to as the worst finish of a match he's ever been involved in, thanks to promoter Roy Shire. Then from there, we turn our attention to the entire Roop/Shire debacle that led to a potential "hostile takeover" before the whistle was blown and Bob was given his notice. Who is Louie Miller? What REALLY happened? A licensed suspended! The entire story is told this week, a true piece of wrestling history discussed in detail! The truth is finally told and it doesn't come close to the narrative that's out there. Judge for yourself who was right or wrong... but whatever you do, don't miss this exciting episode of the Wrestling Stoop.... A MUST LISTEN for Wrestling Historians!

This week on the Wrestling Stoop, first it's Booking Lessons 101 from Bob before we head back to the San Francisco territory once more as we continue to look at the ongoing feud between Bob Roop vs. Kevin Sullivan. Plus, we get a profound look into the crazy world of journeyman wrestler Pat McGinnis! *** For the first 30 minutes of the program Bob starts off the show with Booking Lessons 101. Bob explains his mindset as a booker, talking the psychological elements of a storyline, how to create instant credibility when there's no time for a slow build, suspending the crowd's disblief, match placement on a card being important, when to get out of the ring before inciting a riot, what is the "Office Hold" and who had it, and more! From there, we continue with our trip back to 1977 in the San Francisco territory as Bob continues to discuss his 6-Month long feud vs. Kevin Sullivan. This time around we talk the "Star Warrior" angle and Bob attacking Kevin's real-life father George Sullivan and sending him out on a stretcher. Plus, Bob shares tales involving Chris Colt, Barry Orton, Roy Shire, Alexis Smirnoff, and we get a personal look into journeyman Pat McGinnis and his most intriguing way of life as a bone breaker/loan shark collector.

A former National AAU Champion and U.S. Olympian, Bob doesn’t hold back and opens up about his time in the world of Professional Wrestling.

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Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes a $5 “All Access” Tier featuring our Patreon Exclusive Watch-Along Series, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare & Regional Rasslin), Early Show Releases, REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content that was originally edited out! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure!

This week on the Wrestling Stoop, for the first 30 minutes of the program Bob starts off the show with Booking Lessons 101. Bob explains his mindset as a booker, talking the psychological elements of a storyline, how to create instant credibility when there's no time for a slow build, suspending the crowd's disblief, match placement on a card being important, when to get out of the ring before inciting a riot, what is the "Office Hold" and who had it, and more! From there, we continue with our trip back to 1977 in the San Francisco territory as Bob continues to discuss his 6-Month long feud vs. Kevin Sullivan. This time around we talk the "Star Warrior" angle and Bob attacking Kevin's real-life father George Sullivan and sending him out on a stretcher. Plus, Bob shares tales involving Chris Colt, Barry Orton, Roy Shire, Alexis Smirnoff, and we get a personal look into journeyman Pat McGinnis and his most intriguing way of life as a bone breaker/loan shark collector.

The Wrestling Stoop w/Bob Roop returns this week as we discuss the "Knoxville Five" and their FINAL night in the Southeastern territory, the following week's card featuring Roop & company sitting in the crowd (find out the REAL reason why), and the first week of the brand new All-Star Wrestling promotion running opposition to the NWA. All the while, Bob dispels, shuts down, & calls into question MANY stories & false narratives that have been spread about the entire situation. We talk comments made by the likes of Ron Fuller, Jimmy Golden not blaming the group for leaving Southeastern, why the Knoxville 5 was really the "Knoxville Seven", the impact Dick Slater played in clipping the new company's wings before they could fly, early issues with getting TV, having the deck stacked against the new outlaw territory from the start, & so much more! Another fun trip back to the summer of 1979 as All-Star begins to run competition and join in with the Poffo Family, which includes Randy "Macho Man" Savage!

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