To most, WWE is your only exposure to pro-wrestling, but did you know up until 30 years ago, pro-wrestling was more like the Mafia than a sports league? Did you know that in the 80’s, while wrestling presented a show literally designed for children, that behind the curtain was the most Rated R, sexual, drug addled, sexified, violent, and cutthroat world imaginable? It was a sex, drugs, and muscles world while a nationwide SUCCESSION-like corporate war for national supremacy waged. In this crazy world of 80’s wrestling, ALL these things happened: A wrestler bit a man’s nose off in a bar, a promoter offered a rival’s wrestler $500k to jump leagues with the rival’s title belt, wrestlers were killed for gambling debt with the Mafia, arch-enemies in the ring arrested for drugs WITH each other, a Hollywood actor was slapped on a late night talk show, wrestlers tried to form a union, a wrestler broke his back in an airplane crash to become the greatest wrestler ever, backstage brawls with guys almost killing each other with scissors, guys wrestling a match while an orchestra played music to match the action, a Black wrestler given the character of an African savage animal, a legendary wrestler pulled a ‘57 Magnum on the most famous wrestler in the world, while a fan held off a group of bad guy wrestlers at gunpoint at ringside, and wrestlers were given World title reigns in exchange for sex! These are just some of the building blocks of KINGS OF THE RING, a fictional soap opera that re-creates all the crazy, unbelievable, and outrageous tales of the real world of 80’s wrestling! In the 1980’s, anything went and wrestlers lived a life much wilder than the hardest partying rock stars, because fans then believed that wrestling was 100% real, and the wrestlers went to incredible lengths to protect this illusion. Often at the cost of their own souls... The characters will seem familiar to you, but never exactly the same as real people, and the stories will blow your mind, as you listen knowing that everything is based on the truth! It’s wrestling... it’s the 1980’s ... it’s sex, drugs, and muscles, baby... welcome to the Kings of the Ring.
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Sunday Sep 23, 2018
Sunday Sep 23, 2018
Previously on the "Kings of the Ring",
Charlie Gotch's decision to finally turn Thor Hanson babyface was too little too late as Thor no-showed AMW to make his debut for Empire State after Prince Abdullah beat Dan Sanders for the ESWF title in Julian’s first show in enemy Territory, Chicago, AMW’s biggest town. Turns out Thor was only one of the major stars that Julian Cain stole, but the real prize was revealed as securing a deal with current WWA World Champion "Diamond" Donny Gold!
Also the loyalty of the Greek and Sal Spinelli to Julian were put to the test, we saw out the fallout of Bobby Rivers’ fight at the bar, and the identity of the enforcer that Burt paid a fortune to, to resolve this. Punishment for all involved in the bar fight, including another match, much different from what we’d seen before, in All-South.
Julian Cain had an eventful and disturbing meeting with TV Executives and we saw the specifics of Julian’s plan and what he’s willing to sacrifice, and how far reaching it was and the names of all the wrestlers he got to jump to Empire. We also peeked into Donny Gold’s personal life, and Nigel Davies discovered something crucial about Julian Cain, we saw Charlies action to counter Julian Cain’s first show in Chicago, with AMW and Empire going head to head in the “The Chi-Town Rumble”.
"Kings of the Ring" was created and written by @SteveTeTai and produced by "Mana Sports Media". For any questions or feedback email us at PartsUnknown@KingsOTR.com.
To hear Director's Commentary on today's episode, listen to "Breaking Kayfabe" a podcast series available on KingsOTR.com/Breaking-Kayfabe
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