This time of year, there is only one thing running through the mind of wrestling fans… WrestleMania. The Jury travels back to the 80’s to review arguably the biggest WrestleMania of all time. Savage vs. Steamboat, Hogan vs. Andre, WRESTLEMANIA III!
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Handsome Dan’s Final Say Ep. 87 “Conan The Destroyer”
WLW Studios’ Lucha Liason Jay Baca joins Handsome Dan once again discuss one of his favorite films. This time it’s 1984’s “Conan The Destroyer” starring the Governator himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Dan also gives his thoughts on this year’s Royal Rumble event. Plus, another installment of My Musical Journey this time featuring “Hands On The Wheel” off of Willie Nelson’s amazing album, Red Headed Stranger. All that and more on this edition of the Final Say!
Handsome Dan’s Final Say Ep. 82 “Hulkamania Retrospective, Part 9: Year Five, 1988: Survivor Series”
The tension between the Mega Powers, Hulk Hogan and Randy “Macho Man” Savage is growing and so is the intensity in the studio as Mike Noringonger of the Midnight Jury returns to the co-host’s chair. Mike is firmly on the side of Hulkamania, but Handsome Dan does his best to play devil’s advocate in favor of the Macho Man. Also this episode, Mike shares a story about the first WWF house show he attended, how we’ve moved backwards as a society with regard to racism, and how the solution to this problem might just be a full-scale alien invasion. Plus, lots of side trips down Memory Lane. All that and more in this week’s edition of the Final Say!
Handsome Dan’s Final Say “Hulkamania Retrospective Pt. 8: Year Five, 1988: SummerSlam”
The Mega Powers are on top of the world, but for how long? Mike & Dan reveal their favorite WrestleMania and do some fantasy booking with the Mega Powers and the WWF Tag Team Titles. They discuss what’s wrong with smaller guys defeating giants. Also, Andre the Giant inventing the Canadian/French Destroyer?? All this and much, much more on this week’s edition of the Final Say!
Handsome Dan’s Final Say Ep. 80 “Hulkamania Retrospective Pt. 7, Year Five, 1988: Royal Rumble to WrestleMania IV”
The conversation gets in-depth between Dan and Mike Noringonger of the Midnight Jury as they discuss the continuation of the Hulk Hogan-Andre the Giant feud including the contract signing at the inaugural Royal Rumble, their chaotic rematch at the Main Event, and their inconclusive third encounter in the WWF Championship tournament at WrestleMania IV. That all leads into a discussion about the eventual winner of the tournament, “Macho Man” Randy Savage and whether or not he got the title reign he deserved. Plus, Handsome Dan gives his take on the situation involved Joey Ryan’s followers and WLW Studios’ episodes getting pulled from iTunes and Stitcher Radio. All this, a new edition of My Musical Journey, and much, much more!
Handsome Dan’s Final Say Ep. 79 “Hulkamania Retrospective Pt. 6, Year Four, 1987, Survivor Series”
The feud between Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant rages beyond WrestleMania 3 and into the inaugural Survivor Series event which Dan & Mike discuss at length in this episode. Plus, the next installment of My Musical Journey. All that and more on the Final Say!
Handsome Dan’s Final Say Ep. 78 “Hulkamania Retrospective Pt. 5: Year Four, 1987; WrestleMania III”
With Hulk Hogan at the top of his game, he faces his greatest challenge to date, that of the “Eighth Wonder of the World” Andre the Giant! Mike Noringonger of the Midnight Jury and Handsome Dan go in-depth on the significance of what may arguably be the most important event in professional wrestling history, WrestleMania III. That and much more in this edition of the Final Say!
Handsome Dan’s Final Say Ep. 77 “Hulkamania Retrospective Pt. 4: Year Three, 1986”
In this week’s edition of our Hulkamania Retrospective we cover a critical year, 1986 which means Handsome Dan & Mike Noringonger of the Midnight Jury cover Hogan’s feud with King Kong Bundy, their WrestleMania 2 main event, and then the pivotal feud between Hogan and “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff. Along the way, Mike reveals what might be his favorite match of all time. Plus, another edition of My Musical Journey. All this and more on the Final Say!
Handsome Dan’s Final Say Ep. 45 “Heat Magnets, Larger Than Life, & Lucha Underground Review S02:E14”
While discussing No. 2 in the countdown of WrestleMania matches in the careers of Tito Santana & Andre the Giant, Handsome Dan gets into some more timely subjects like drawing heat and certain individuals in wrestling being regarded as icons. PLUS, Jay Baca joins us for this week’s Lucha Underground Review. Did “El Jefe” Dario Cueto & Company hit another one out of the park? Tune in and find out!
Midnight Jury Ep. 130 “WrestleMania VI”
Mike, Adam and Cal bring their review North of the border to the SkyDome in Toronto, Canada to review one of the biggest WrestleMania’s of them all: WRESTLEMANIA 6 “The ULTIMATE CHALLENGE”!! What did the guys think of the event that ended with Hulk Hogan putting his WWF Championship on the line against the Intercontinental Champion, the Ultimate Warrior? Tune in to find out!!