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I never heard anybody in Toronto call it Rogers Centre unless they were mocking the corporate branding.

The announcer is Russ Davis. I became a fan after hearing his work on the Chicago footage that came out a few years back. "Russell W. Davis was born in Kansas City, Missouri on September 15, 1909. After graduating high school in 1927 he worked at Kansas City radio stations until he left the city in 1931. From 1931 to 1940 he worked at a number of radio stations around the country including KOA in Denver and KWTO in Springfield, Missouri. Starting in 1941 he began working at the CBS radio affiliate in Chicago. In 1946 he made the switch to television at WBKB, which was Chicago’s first commercial television station. He worked on a variety of shows including two different wrestling shows from the Rainbo and Midway arenas, boxing matches, and Christmas and New Year’s Eve specials. He provided commentary for a women’s baseball league, hosted a short-lived but popular amateur show The Knickerbocker Hours, was the emcee for a man-on-the-street show Off the Cuff, and was the announcer for The Jane Foster Show in which Foster and Davis advised housewives on their domestic problems. No copies of these shows are known to exist. He left the station in 1949 to co-found IWF, Inc. with his wife Sylvia, who he married in 1946. IWF stood for both Imperial World Films and International Wrestling Films. The company primarily released syndicated wrestling shows that Russ announced. The show was leased to over 160 stations nationwide. Due to its success Russ Davis was considered a television pioneer amongst wrestling fans in the 1950s. The company also made sponsored films and a few other TV series including Raymond Massey Reads the Bible (1951). From the summer of 1951 to May 1952 Russ and Sylvia hosted a daily talk show on WGN called alternately The Davises or The Russ Davis Show. In the show the Davises attempted to enlighten and entertain the viewers (mostly housewives) by interviewing guests from the world of high culture – opera singers, art critics, ballet dancers, musicians – in a welcoming, yet slightly irreverent tone. He worked on the IWF wrestling TV shows until his death on March 14, 1969. He died of a heart attack, but had been battling alcohol addiction for decades."

Cowboy Bob Orton hitting an RKO.

Just wanted to thank FFTHEWINNER for the link. This guy is a hero.

You sure he doesn't just sound that way in comparison to Cornette? I didn't think of it like that... Believe it or not, Cornette has been bearable lately. The secret is skipping the first 30 minutes of him pretending he's Bill Maher and geting to the interview.

Just finished the latest Cornette podcast. Lance Russell really comes across as the friendliest and most likeable person in wrestling ever.

Before several of them passed away they should have made a movie with these guys as The Expendables (or American Gangsters, if you're into blaxploitation). Terry has a SAG card and could have been the lead. Who is the don next to Thesz and Race? Pat O'Connor.

I love how they "seamlessly" inserted a shot of Magnums reaction at 1:10.

If the wrestling thing hadn't worked out, Lawler would've been a superstar for his artwork. Dude could and still can draw his ass off. Are there really a lot of "superstar" caricature artists in the world? It seems more likely he'd have had a long career drawing the visitors at the nearest Six Flags. Not knocking the style - I have a friend who does zombie-style caricatures that are amazing - but superstar might be pushing it. Has anyone ever seen any full comic pages by Lawler? I wonder how strong his storytelling skills are? At the least, he could've been a solid inker for Marvel in the 70's. Based on that Conan illustration, he seems to to be heavily influenced by John Buscema.

It was Michael Hayes. I think they discussed it on the show when he was a guest. Episode 106.

I enjoyed the latest show. Your enthusiasm is infectious. I want to watch all of this stuff now. Great job as usual.

So how long was your friends dad in hospital?

She wasn't on episodes 42 and 43.

I found this quote from Ellering: "It was just a point to, uh, the office at that time thought the guys just can't get no sympathy. It was just something thrown in there to give them a perk. Maybe work something around it, but nothing ever came of it. " http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=29664

The first 10 minutes were him answering questions about the lawsuit he just won and discussing the half wits on Fox News who criticize him. No truther stuff....yet. I can see myself skipping any episode that doesn't have a wrestler for a guest.

Anybody listen to the Jesse Ventura podcast yet? There are two episodes up so far. First was with Adam Corolla which I skipped and the second has a good interview with Chris Jericho.

The last MLW podcast I listened to was him telling a lame story about seeing Guns n' Roses in Vegas. In 2014. Thats when I gave up. He really doesn't have a clue about anything outside of wrestling. Alice Radley is awful, but in a completely different way. At least she stays quiet after the first 10 minutes on Cornettes podcast. I skip that anyway since I don't care about what comic/horror convention he'll be appearing at that week.

That is great news. Hope it happens sooner than later. I stopped listening to the podcast because of that insufferable prick.

Other than the post four or five posts above? I believe the Irish MCNeil Boys Club in Shreveport no longer exists either. Same with Maple Leaf Gardens. For an out of the box suggestion, i'd say one of the reservations on the Tony Condello death Toursin northern canada. The Maple Leaf Gardens building still technically exists. It's just been renovated and is a Loblaws grocery store.

He discusses Billy Robinson around the 11 minute mark.

Wasn't sure if this should go here or the merchandise thread. http://www.maysville-online.com/news/local/brown-sentenced-to-years-on-manslaughter-charge/article_b6611fe3-9a77-5c88-8bbf-f9653222b707.html

If you listen to the Pwinsider interview and the one with Meltzer from this summer he sounds a little more relaxed and sane than he has in a while. He pretty much said taking a break from the business and going on a diet is what saved him from having a heart attack and/or stroke. It's also great hearing him turn into a huge nerd when he's discussing his collection of silver age marvel comics.

Nothing like wishing injury on someone because you don't like the character they portray on television. Classy. Oh, save it. It's not like the dude wouldn't be taken care of for life or all the kiddies who buy who garish looking merch won't just buy Daniel Bryan's instead. Do you honestly think WWE is better off always, constantly relying on John Cena and watching the writing staff use that character to cut the nuts off of anything interesting? I'm fine with him coming back to maybe put one or two more guys over, but he can't retire soon enough for me. The last thing WWE needs right now is for John Cena to return and inevitably pivot from challenging for the World title to squashing the Shield and running off Triple H and Steph. So you don't understand why saying "The sooner he endures a career ending injury, the better" could be considered offensive?

Nothing like wishing injury on someone because you don't like the character they portray on television. Classy.

"We're taking you bitches hostage"