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
Sunday Nov 01, 2020
Sunday Nov 01, 2020
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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...
Julian Cain stole Thor Hansen, the mid-card heel sidekick to Hollywood Buddy Melrose, and turned him into the biggest wrestler in the business, and a movie star for the Empire! Co-starring in Rambo, as Sylvester Stallone’s sidekick as written in the original script from James Cameron.
Prince Abdullah stumbled on a bar in Oshkosh, Wisconsin where every bouncer looked like a bodybuilding wrestler, and Corporal Punishment left the Carolina’s for the bright lights of the Empire Wrestling Federation to be Julian Cain’s resident patriot.
After a record-breaking run in AMW that ended with Charlie Gotch, Goliath, and Buddy Melrose almost killed literally, Goliath fled the country back to Japan, while Jesse James and Daniel Hawkins traveled to Hollywood to make a deal with comic movie actor Jimmy Buck in a wrestling angle to get SCW publicity, and get Jimmy Buck back in the spotlight.
After failing as a fake Angel Brother, Raphael Angel was fired from All-South Wrestling by Burt Ironside, and the bomb was dropped, as ABC News Exposed, featured a full-blown expose on pro-wrestling being fake, that the entire country watched on TV.
Kings of the Ring is intended for mature audiences. Today’s episode would be rated MA for profanity, and vulgar anatomical descriptions. (gross!)
"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 Oct 01, 2020
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
Welcome to the Kings of the Ring, the one and only @RJCITY!!! Yes, the AEW Superstar and host of AEW Hey Ewww! is officially in the Kingsverse, portraying the Hollywood comedian with pro-wrestling dreams: Jimmy Buck!!!
Hear the EXTENDED EDITION of every episode from here on out 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 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,
After a year chasing the fantasy of being a mainstream sports celebrity, "Diamond" Donny Gold finally understood he was only a puppet and the subject of Julian Cain’s scorn and vengeance, and left the Empire Wrestling Federation and came back to the South, where longtime best friend Jesse James, accepted him back with open arms.
In his efforts to combat Julian while building up the hottest pound for pound territory in the country, Jesse has been looking to add fresh outside talent. Not only bringing Donny back, but traveling the country to find wrestlers in the most unusual of places.
Vanilla mid-carder David Givens was paired up with Bobby Rivers, a guy who’s been out of the business for a year after getting beat up in a barfight in front of wrestling fans. They were sent to the flea market to buy bandanas for some kind of a rock’n’roll gimmick Jesse concocted. Two guys very unsure this’ll work, but too desperate at this stage to object.
Empire-Mania finished off 1984 as the biggest and most successful show in wrestling history, which brought more attention to the sport than ever before. Including unwanted attention in the form of a consumer reporter for ABC, who started putting together a major story, to take wrestling down.
And while the heads of the world wrestling alliance will always bicker and squabble, they are more unified than ever in dealing with THE common threat of threats in Julian Cain’s EWF and his war against all of them, and how to stop him.
Kings of the Ring is intended for mature audiences.Today’s episode would be rated MA for graphic descriptions and sounds of violence, excessive profanity, drug use, and some mid-80’s cigarette smoking.
"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 Sep 01, 2020
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
Hear the EXTENDED EDITION of every episode from here on out 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)
"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:
- Cyrus Fees (UFC/BareknuckleFighting) LINKS HERE!
- LA Smooth (Samoan Dynasty/Bloodline) LINKS HERE!
For any questions or feedback email us at PartsUnknown@KingsOTR.com
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
New to the show? Not ready to binge ALL the way from the beginning? Worried you'll get lost jumping in with Season 3? Old fan, but it's been a while since you last heard Seasons 1-2?
Listen to this 4-minute primer to get caught up to speed as we enter Season 3 of the KINGS OF THE RING saga: BIG TIME!
![Kings of the Ring 1984: Retaliation [Book 2]](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog3327024/Screen_Shot_2023-07-11_at_72749_AM_uj75bn_300x300.png){kind=logo}
Friday Nov 29, 2019
Friday Nov 29, 2019
KINGS OF THE RING 1984: RETALIATION, the novel adaptation of the second season, compiling EPS #12-#20, including DELETED SCENES is now available on Amazon!
Visit KingsOTR.com/book to link to your country's Amazon page for info on how to order 297 pages of wrestling soap opera lore!
![Season 2: ”End of the Road?” #20 [SEASON FINALE]](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog3327024/Podbean84S2_300x300.jpg){kind=logo}
Friday Nov 01, 2019
Friday Nov 01, 2019
And so it comes to this ... the 45-minute Season Two Finale!
In preparation for Season 3, be sure to:
- Subscribe, Like, or Favorite "Kings of the Ring" on your favorite podcast app!
- Leave a 5-star rating on your favorite podcast app!
- Follow KingsOTR on Facebook and Twitter for all updates!
- Buy the Books on Amazon!
- Drink your Ovaltine!
Thanks so much to Cyrus Fees, Lloyd Anoa’i, the entire Mana Sports Media Production team, and countless others for making the Kings of the Ring a reality!
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
It's finally here! Empire-Mania! Enjoy the 45-minute Jumbo-Sized edition!
Get your official #KingsOTR MERCH on Pro Wrestling Tees!
- Hear Directors Commentary & Easter Eggs on Patreon.com/KingsOTR
- KingsOTR.com
- Twitter.com/KingsOTR
- Facebook.com/KingsOTR
- YouTube.com/@KingsOTR
“Kings of the Ring: The Rise of Cain”, the official novel adaptation of Season One is now available on Amazon! 300+ pages with DELETED and EXPANDED scenes and much more!
"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:
- Cyrus Fees (UFC/BareknuckleFighting) LINKS HERE!
- LA Smooth (Samoan Dynasty/Bloodline) LINKS HERE!
For any questions or feedback email us at PartsUnknown@KingsOTR.com
Saturday Aug 31, 2019
Saturday Aug 31, 2019
Get your official #KingsOTR MERCH on Pro Wrestling Tees!
- Hear Directors Commentary & Easter Eggs on Patreon.com/KingsOTR
- KingsOTR.com
- Twitter.com/KingsOTR
- Facebook.com/KingsOTR
- YouTube.com/@KingsOTR
“Kings of the Ring: The Rise of Cain”, the official novel adaptation of Season One is now available on Amazon! 300+ pages with DELETED and EXPANDED scenes and much more!
"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:
- Cyrus Fees (UFC/BareknuckleFighting) LINKS HERE!
- LA Smooth (Samoan Dynasty/Bloodline) LINKS HERE!
For any questions or feedback email us at PartsUnknown@KingsOTR.com
Thursday Aug 01, 2019
Thursday Aug 01, 2019
Get your official #KingsOTR MERCH on Pro Wrestling Tees!
- Hear Directors Commentary & Easter Eggs on Patreon.com/KingsOTR
- KingsOTR.com
- Twitter.com/KingsOTR
- Facebook.com/KingsOTR
- YouTube.com/@KingsOTR
“Kings of the Ring: The Rise of Cain”, the official novel adaptation of Season One is now available on Amazon! 300+ pages with DELETED and EXPANDED scenes and much more!
"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:
- Cyrus Fees (UFC/BareknuckleFighting) LINKS HERE!
- LA Smooth (Samoan Dynasty/Bloodline) LINKS HERE!
For any questions or feedback email us at PartsUnknown@KingsOTR.com
Sunday Jun 30, 2019
Sunday Jun 30, 2019
Get your official #KingsOTR MERCH on Pro Wrestling Tees!
- Hear Directors Commentary & Easter Eggs on Patreon.com/KingsOTR
- KingsOTR.com
- Twitter.com/KingsOTR
- Facebook.com/KingsOTR
- YouTube.com/@KingsOTR
“Kings of the Ring: The Rise of Cain”, the official novel adaptation of Season One is now available on Amazon! 300+ pages with DELETED and EXPANDED scenes and much more!
"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:
- Cyrus Fees (UFC/BareknuckleFighting) LINKS HERE!
- LA Smooth (Samoan Dynasty/Bloodline) LINKS HERE!
For any questions or feedback email us at PartsUnknown@KingsOTR.com