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.
Episodes
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Tuesday Aug 31, 2021
Tuesday Aug 31, 2021
Please welcome Evan Ginzburg to the Kings of the Ring! Evan was an Associate Producer on the Oscar-nominated 2010 film The Wrestler and noted wrestling documentary 350 Days, and a prominent advocate for the Pro-Wrestling business! Evan takes over the role of Morty Rosenberg, the manager of Jimmy Buck (played by RJ City)
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Krusher Krawcyk lost a 2-million dollar lawsuit for striking reporter Michael Sluck, and began preparing for bankruptcy.
Julian Cain arrogantly took the Empire back to Atlanta and drew the smallest crowd to ever see Thor Hansen as EWF champ, despite his celebrity status as co-star of the hit Rambo movie.
Hercules Harris and Tommy Aloha bailed on SCW to join the Empire, to mixed results as Hercules was saddled with a heavy gimmick that he was highly conflicted about playing.
Burt Ironside’s All-South Wrestling and Charlie Gotch’s American Midwest Wrestling were both energized by the influx of the Meat Machine talents, packaged by Burt’s nephew Criss Stanley with new ready for TV gimmicks.
The Southern Rebels finally finished up in SCW, doing the honors for the Rock’n’Rollers at Wrestle America. Wrestle America, SCW’s biggest show in history headlined by Hollywood comedian, Jimmy Buck vs. Jesse James, and Diamond Donny Gold defending the WWA world title against rookie Beau Riggs. A wrestling dream show turned into a nightmare as the private plane flying Diamond Donny to the next town, went down in a fiery crash.
Kings of the Ring is intended for mature audiences. Today’s episode would be rated MA for profanity, drug use, smoking, homophobic slurs and sexual dialogue.
"Kings of the Ring" is written and directed by @SteveTeTai. Sound Design and editing by Mana Sports Media. Voice characterization by Steve Te Tai, with Guest Voice Actors:
- RJ City (AEW) Hey EWW! Playlist!
- Cyrus Fees (UFC) LINKS HERE!
- Evan Ginzburg (350 Days, The Wrestler) LINKS HERE!
- LA Smooth (Samoan Dynasty/Bloodline) LINKS HERE!
For any questions or feedback email us at PartsUnknown@KingsOTR.com
Sunday Aug 01, 2021
Sunday Aug 01, 2021
New to the show? Not ready to binge Seasons 1-3 first? Worried you'll get lost jumping in with Season 4? Old fan, but it's been a while since you last heard Seasons 1-3?
Listen to this 7-minute primer to get caught up to speed as we continue the KINGS OF THE RING saga with Season 4: THE PRICE!
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Thursday Jul 01, 2021
Thursday Jul 01, 2021
KINGS OF THE RING 1985: BIG TIME, the novel adaptation of the third season, compiling EPS #21-#30 is now available on Amazon! This includes a dozen DELETED scenes including scenes never even heard on Patreon!
Visit KingsOTR.com/book to link to your country's Amazon page for info on how to order 347 pages of wrestling soap opera lore!
***Also check out the special prices for Books 1 & 2!***
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Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Hear the EXTENDED EDITION of every episode from Season 3 on, which includes a DELETED SCENE not available on the free podcast! Hear directors commentary with easter egg explanations of all wrestling references in the show, and more at Patreon.com/KingsOTR! And be a character IN the Kingsverse! What?! Support the your favorite ad-free wrestling show for only a few bucks a month!
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Book (Season) One: The Rise of Cain (eps 1-11)
Book (Season) Two: Retaliation (eps 12-20)
Previously on Kings of the Ring,
Jesse James talked Daniel Hawkins into holding a second annual expensive supercard for the summer, but in a stadium, while Julian Cain so jazzed by the release of their Wrestling for Africa song on MTV is bringing the Empire back to Atlanta as a mainstream national promotion
Burt Ironside has stabilized All-South wrestling behind Criss Stanley discovery Apollo Sampson while Michael Angel went on a drunk and high bender and ended up getting arrested at a gay sex restroom
Krusher Krawcyk loses a $2 million lawsuit for striking an ABC reporter, while Beau Riggs is given the big opportunity to wrestle World champ Diamond Donny Gold in the main event of Wrestle America.
After Corporal Punishment was offered to star in a cartoon and toyline from Hasbro, Julian fired him, and was unable to get a job anywhere in wrestling, so Hasbro killed the deal. Hercules Harris struggles with the new African gimmick put on him by Julian Cain, Leroy Brown is told he needs to get surgery if he ever wants to wrestle again, and the Tarzan Kid paid off his gambling debts by working jobs for the Dragoni crime family.
Kings of the Ring is intended for mature audiences. This episode would be rated MA for profanity, drug use, smoking, homophobic slurs and sexual dialogue.
Be sure to LIKE/SUBSCRIBE/FAVORITE the “Kings of the Ring” and be sure to give us a 5-star rating on whichever Podcast App you listen to the show on. Thanks!
"Kings of the Ring" is written and directed by @SteveTeTai. Sound Design and editing by Mana Sports Media. Voice characterization by Steve Te Tai, with Guest Voice Actors:
- RJ City (AEW) Hey EWW! Playlist!
- Cyrus Fees (UFC) LINKS HERE!
- LA Smooth (Samoan Dynasty/Bloodline) LINKS HERE!
For any questions or feedback email us at PartsUnknown@KingsOTR.com
Saturday May 01, 2021
Saturday May 01, 2021
Hear the EXTENDED EDITION of every episode from Season 3 on, which includes a DELETED SCENE not available on the free podcast! Hear directors commentary with easter egg explanations of all wrestling references in the show, and more at Patreon.com/KingsOTR! And be a character IN the Kingsverse! What?! Support the your favorite ad-free wrestling show for only a few bucks a month!
Get your official #KingsOTR MERCH on Pro Wrestling Tees!
Get the official NOVEL ADAPTATIONS!
Book (Season) One: The Rise of Cain (eps 1-11)
Book (Season) Two: Retaliation (eps 12-20)
Previously on Kings of the Ring,
Krusher Krawcyk began to have doubts about his chances in the lawsuit against him from ABC News Reporter Michael Sluck, and Vladimir Rykoff, Apollo Sampson, and. Michael Angel flew to LA to audition for the part of Ivan Drago in Rocky IV, to mixed results.
After a red hot 1984, Daniel Hawkins bought SCW and the VBS time slot from Julian Cain for a million dollars. Jesse James took his angle with Jimmy Buck to the next level with an in-ring confrontation and Tiger Warren & Brick Sawyer have been terrorizing more people outside the ring then in the ring, throughout All-South.
After Corporal Punishment secured a deal with Hasbro toys, Julian Cain was so enraged he did this without him, he fired him, inadvertently killing his deal with Hasbro.
After being cast out from All-South Wrestling after being revealed as a fake Angel brother, Kenny West was given a second chance with Krusher’s Heartland Wreslting out of St. Louis, and Nelly Gotch finally convinced his father Charlie to give Buddy a second chance, but acted too late as Hollywood Melrose was already in New York, being courted by Julian Cain.
Kings of the Ring is intended for mature audiences. This episode would be rated MA for profanity, smoking, drug use, bloody violence, extremely graphic sexual descriptions and sexually graphic scenes.
"Kings of the Ring" is written and directed by @SteveTeTai. Sound Design and editing by Mana Sports Media. Voice characterization by @SteveTeTai, with Guest Voice Actors:
- RJ City (AEW) Hey EWW! Playlist!
- Cyrus Fees (UFC) LINKS HERE!
- LA Smooth (Samoan Dynasty/Bloodline) LINKS HERE!
For any questions or feedback email us at PartsUnknown@KingsOTR.com
Thursday Apr 01, 2021
Thursday Apr 01, 2021
Welcome to the most unique podcast in all of wrestling: Kings of the Ring!
Hear the EXTENDED EDITION of every episode from Season 3 on, which includes a DELETED SCENE not available on the free podcast! Hear directors commentary with easter egg explanations of all wrestling references in the show, and more at Patreon.com/KingsOTR! And be a character IN the Kingsverse! What?! Support the your favorite ad-free wrestling show for only a few bucks a month!
Get your official #KingsOTR MERCH on Pro Wrestling Tees!
Get the official NOVEL ADAPTATIONS!
Book (Season) One: The Rise of Cain (eps 1-11)
Book (Season) Two: Retaliation (eps 12-20)
Previously on Kings of the Ring,
In an effort to become more mainstream, Julian Cain had the EWF wrestlers record a rap record to help battle starvation in Africa, Apollo Sampson made an immediate impact for All-South off Criss Stanley’s suggestion, and has been filling the void left by Burt Ironside’s son Michael Angel, and Leroy Brown injured his already hurt knee in a match.
After revealing to Charlie Gotch he wanted to retire, Buddy Melrose was promptly fired despite 30 years of friendship. Jimmy Buck had his first in-ring confrontation with a wrestler when Jesse James saved a woman for a post-match attack from Buck. In the dressing room, Jimmy tipped off Vladimir Rykoff about a movie opportunity for the newest Rocky movie.
After finding out Michael Angel was gay after Empire-Mania, Julian Cain scrapped any plans of Angel taking Thor’s spot as the face of the EWF, and Beau Riggs was moved into a mid-card program in Southeast Championship Wrestling with Beautiful Barry Lovelace and Miss Kitty by Booker, Jesse James.
Kings of the Ring is intended for mature audiences. Today’s episode would be rated MA for profanity, smoking, drug use, racist stereotyping dialogue and phrases done satirically, graphic sexual content, and tense sexual situations.
"Kings of the Ring" is written and directed by @SteveTeTai. Sound Design and editing by Mana Sports Media. Voice characterization by @SteveTeTai, with Guest Voice Actors:
- RJ City (AEW) Hey EWW! Playlist!
- Cyrus Fees (UFC) LINKS HERE!
- LA Smooth (Samoan Dynasty/Bloodline) LINKS HERE!
For any questions or feedback email us at PartsUnknown@KingsOTR.com
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Welcome to the most unique podcast in all of wrestling and audio drama!
Hear the EXTENDED EDITION of every episode from Season 3 on, which includes a DELETED SCENE not available on the free podcast! Hear directors commentary with easter egg explanations of all wrestling references in the show, and more at Patreon.com/KingsOTR! And be a character IN the Kingsverse! What?! Support the your favorite ad-free wrestling show for only a few bucks a month!
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Book (Season) One: The Rise of Cain (eps 1-11)
Book (Season) Two: Retaliation (eps 12-20)
Previously on Kings of the Ring,
Thor Hansen visited old friend and former mentor Buddy Melrose at the hospital before being interrupted by Nelly Gotch. Krusher Krawcyk smacked ABC reporter Michael Sluck last year, and Sluck declared war on Krusher and the wrestling business. Leroy Brown tweaked his knee, and Hercules Harris has been having a hard time adjusting to his new handpicked gimmick form Julian Cain as Mbutu Zulu.
After being exposed as a fraud, Raphael Angel fled All-South for Heartland Pro-wrestling hoping for a second chance at becoming a star in America. Jimmy Buck proposed to Jesse James the idea of becoming a wrestler for SCW to get both of them publicity, by wrestling women.
Thor Hansen was on the Eddie Carr show promoting his motion picture debut in co-starring role on Rambo, while headlining across the country with Killian Kavanagh. Jesse James asked the Southern Rebels to postpone their return to All-South Wrestling to help the Carolina Wrestling Association in his quest to build a Territory that can compete with Julian Cain’s Empire.
Kings of the Ring is intended for mature audiences. Today’s episode would be rated MA for profanity, violence, drug use, out of date racial verbiage, and graphic and disturbing sexual acts.
"Kings of the Ring" is written and directed by @SteveTeTai. Sound Design and editing by Mana Sports Media. Voice characterization by @SteveTeTai, with Guest Voice Actors:
- RJ City (AEW) Hey EWW! Playlist!
- Cyrus Fees (UFC) LINKS HERE!
- LA Smooth (Samoan Dynasty/Bloodline) LINKS HERE!
For any questions or feedback email us at PartsUnknown@KingsOTR.com
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Hear the EXTENDED EDITION of every episode from Season 3 on, which includes a DELETED SCENE not available on the free podcast! Hear directors commentary with easter egg explanations of all wrestling references in the show, and more at Patreon.com/KingsOTR! And be a character IN the Kingsverse! What?! Support the your favorite ad-free wrestling show for only a few bucks a month!
Get your official #KingsOTR MERCH on Pro Wrestling Tees!
Get the official NOVEL ADAPTATIONS!
Book (Season) One: The Rise of Cain (eps 1-11)
Book (Season) Two: Retaliation (eps 12-20)
Previously on Kings of the Ring,
Every Territory in the World Wrestling Alliance suffered major hits over a year ago when Michael Angel, Leroy Brown, Corporal Punishment, Killian Kavanagh, and several others all no-showed Alliance events and followed Thor Hanson to Julian Cain’s Empire.
Following a potentially fatal backstage fight, AMW’s North American champion Goliath went back to Japan and destroyed the belt, forcing Charlie Gotch to fire him and vacate the title. Meanwhile the other half of their 1984 headlining feud, Buddy Melrose retired from the ring, after suffering a cardiac arrest in a match with Goliath. Charlie did not take the decision well, and fired and disowned his long-time best friend and ally.
Julian Cain fired EWF’s official “patriot” Corporal Punishment after he inadvertently pissed off Julian by securing a high-profile toy and cartoon deal with Hasbro that was not brokered by the Empire.
At Empire-Mania, Madonna’s manager, Rob D’Zima told "Diamond" Donny Gold he’d been selected to be Madonna’s boytoy for the evening, until his match ran long postponing her live performance and causing her to be booed.
After the awful publicity and reputation dogging the wrestling industry from the ABC News Exposed report, Julian concocted a plan for a project to provide the distraction they needed to distinguish themselves from the rest of the industry.
Jimmy Buck’s initial angle of wrestling women has been getting over, and they’ve taken that angle on the road at house shows throughout the Southeast, where all the SCW acts are really starting to catch on.
To get them out of the corner they painted themselves into last year, Peyton Thomas and Burt Ironside made “Pretty Boy” Willie Dean their champion in All-South Wrestling, who has ended up holding onto that title ever since, as there hasn’t been anyone else for that spot.
The guys from the Meat Machine were drafted by the heads of the Alliance, and split off to various parts of the country, after being trained by Prince Abdullah Akbar, but not before vowing to always be friends no matter where their careers took them, and to always be the Meat Machine!
Kings of the Ring is intended for mature audiences. Today’s episode would be rated MA for profanity and tasteless jokes from the 80’s.
"Kings of the Ring" is written and directed by @SteveTeTai. Sound Design and editing by Mana Sports Media. Voice characterization by @SteveTeTai, with Guest Voice Actors:
- RJ City (AEW) Hey EWW! Playlist!
- Cyrus Fees (UFC) LINKS HERE!
- LA Smooth (Samoan Dynasty/Bloodline) LINKS HERE!
For any questions or feedback email us at PartsUnknown@KingsOTR.com
Friday Jan 01, 2021
Friday Jan 01, 2021
Be sure to LIKE/SUBSCRIBE/FAVORITE the “Kings of the Ring” and be sure to give us a 5-star rating on whichever Podcast App you listen to the show on. Thanks!
Hear the EXTENDED EDITION of every episode from Season 3 on, which includes a DELETED SCENE not available on the free podcast! Hear directors commentary with easter egg explanations of all wrestling references in the show, and more at Patreon.com/KingsOTR! And be a character IN the Kingsverse! What?! Support the your favorite ad-free wrestling show for only a few bucks a month!
Get your official #KingsOTR MERCH on Pro Wrestling Tees!
Get the official NOVEL ADAPTATIONS!
Book (Season) One: The Rise of Cain (eps 1-11)
Book (Season) Two: Retaliation (eps 12-20)
Previously on Kings of the Ring,
ABC News Exposed Reporter Michael Sluck, not only used journeyman wrestler KJ Parker to discredit pro-wrestling, but threatened the Empire and the Alliance with government intervention if they don’t fully disclose that wrestling is a work. While no one has taken any real action since despite attendance possibly being hurt by the controversy, Julian is considering just going with it, and owning it.
Jimmy Buck’s wrestling debut on WVBS taking on a woman, was a big hit that got him instant heat with the fans. Thor Hansen filmed his first movie, a major co-starring role beside Sylvester Stallone in Rambo!
After Corporal Punishment revealed he got himself a dream deal with Hasbro Toys, Julian Cain fired him, and Hercules Harris wasn’t pleased to hear Julian’s idea to abandon his career-long Hercules gimmick to be a generic racist stereotype of an African.
After Prince Abdullah refused to shoot on Thor Hansen, despite Charlie Gotch promising citizenship for his family trapped in Iran, through his government connections, Abby was disgraced and blackballed from the Alliance by Gotch, and fired by Julian Cain. The Prince stumbled on seven musclebound bouncers from a bar in Oshkosh, and had the idea to train them to be wrestlers, as his ticket back into the business.
Kings of the Ring is intended for mature audiences. Today’s episode would be rated MA for profanity and graphic violence. (awww, no graphic sexual scenes today???)
"Kings of the Ring" is written and directed by @SteveTeTai. Sound Design and editing by Mana Sports Media. Voice characterization by @SteveTeTai, with Guest Voice Actors:
- RJ City (AEW) Hey EWW! Playlist!
- Cyrus Fees (UFC) LINKS HERE!
- LA Smooth (Samoan Dynasty/Bloodline) LINKS HERE!
For any questions or feedback email us at PartsUnknown@KingsOTR.com
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
Be sure to LIKE/SUBSCRIBE/FAVORITE the “Kings of the Ring” and be sure to give us a 5-star rating on whichever Podcast App you listen to the show on. Thanks!
Hear the EXTENDED EDITION of every episode from Season 3 on, which includes a DELETED SCENE not available on the free podcast! Hear directors commentary with easter egg explanations of all wrestling references in the show, and more at Patreon.com/KingsOTR! And be a character IN the Kingsverse! What?! Support the your favorite ad-free wrestling show for only a few bucks a month!
Get your official #KingsOTR MERCH on Pro Wrestling Tees!
Get the official NOVEL ADAPTATIONS!
Book (Season) One: The Rise of Cain (eps 1-11)
Book (Season) Two: Retaliation (eps 12-20)
Previously on Kings of the Ring...
The entire wrestling world experiences the PR damage from the ABC News Exposed report on wrestling. While SCW strategy is to amp it up in the ring by making the matches more realistic than ever, to the point of hurting each other, Julian Cain still searches for a proper counter, as hyper-realism would never be an option for the EWF, all while trying to figure out what to do with Hercules Harris. And while the wrestling world deals with that Krusher Krawcyk is dealing with something much worse as he’s being sued for $2 million dollars for striking Michael Sluck during that report.
"Hollywood" Buddy Melrose is on the mend, while juggling such visitors as Thor Hansen and the Gotch family, and Criss Stanley struggles to learn how to wrestle, while being the punching bag for the Meat Machine.
Corporal Punishment gets the offer of a lifetime from the Hasbro toy company, while Bobby Lee Rivers and Davey Boy Givens continue to develop as a team and as friends as an interesting new act for Southeast Championship Wrestling, which also saw Jimmy Buck make his WVBS debut promising to wrestle his very first match, against a mystery opponent.
And finally Charlie Gotch called old friend and World Japan Wrestling owner Mikasa to tell him Goliath was stripped of the AMW title and he needed to return the belt. Goliath gathered with his harem of Japanese beauties and prepared to do just that.
Kings of the Ring is intended for mature audiences. Today’s episode would be rated MA for graphic descriptions of bodily functions, profanity, 80’s cigarette smoking, drinking while driving, descriptions of nudity, and outdated wrestling racial characterizations.
"Kings of the Ring" is written and directed by @SteveTeTai. Sound Design and editing by Mana Sports Media. Voice characterization by @SteveTeTai, with Guest Voice Actors:
- RJ City (AEW) Hey EWW! Playlist!
- Cyrus Fees (UFC) LINKS HERE!
- LA Smooth (Samoan Dynasty/Bloodline) LINKS HERE!
For any questions or feedback email us at PartsUnknown@KingsOTR.com