Tag Archives: 1980’s

Episode 73: Match Of the Week & Bob Roop

Episode 73 of Breaking Kayfabe with Bowdren & Barry is here and, to quote Bette Davis….strap yourself in because it’s going to be a bumpy ride! This might be our most controversial episode ever! Bob Roop comes on to discuss the Knoxville 5 video! We have our new segment “match of the week” and our movie of the week is ultra violent and features lots of sex! Yep, its a Barry Rose selection!

Match of the week: Ricky Steamboat vs Jimmy Snuka from 6/3/81 in Japan

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Episode 72: Florida Angles & Food Recommendations

Episode 72 of Breaking Kayfabe with Bowdren & Barry is here…and like the Magnificent M, we are being unmasked!!! And todays episode, we begin a multi episode feature where we look at the top 10 angles in the history of Championship Wrestling from Florida, we take a look back at a great WWF match from 1982, look at our Movie of the Week…..AND….we answer the question….if you have a friend who lives outside the United States, what are the top 10 foods you are going to recommend???

Match discussed:
Adrian Adonis vs Bob Backlund from Landover, Maryland from 3/28/82. Lumberjack rules!!

Photo courtesy of Pete Lederberg

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Episode 69: NXT TakeOver & Superbowl Of Wrestling

Episode 69 of Breaking Kayfabe with Bowdren & Barry is here and for those of you who wondered: No! We don’t agree on everything and this episode we prove that! On this episode we discuss NXT Takeover-Phoenix, remember the Superbowl of Wrestling and discuss our Movie of the Week! Will we be civil in our differences of opinions, or will one of you call the other an idiot? (Okay, spoiler alert-that doesn’t happen)

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Episode 68: 1980’s Tag Matches & Top 5 Concerts

Episode 68 of Breaking Kayfabe with Bowdren & Barry is here and on a cold winter day the brothership is here to warm up your day! And on this episode we look at two matches featuring some legendary tag teams, review our Movie of the Week and discuss….our top 5 concerts we’ve been too!

Matches discussed:
The Fabulous Ones vs the Midnight Express from Memphis on 1/18/85
Gino Hernandez & Tully Blanchard vs Dick Slater & Tommy Rich from Houston on 12/11/81

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Episode 64: Movies, Mata & Bugsy McGraw

Episode 64 of Breaking Kayfabe with Bowdren & Barry has arrived like a fat man on a sleigh in the middle of the night! And the two best friends you didn’t know you had are offering you up a Christmas gift with our longest episode ever!

On this episode, we discuss the life of Raul Mata, reveal our very first MOVIE OF THE WEEK, our interview with wrestling legend Bugsy McGraw and our top 5 this week is: Top 5 tv show theme songs! Oh, and we may sing also. What the hell else do you need!!!

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Episode 56: Houston Wrestling & Favorite Comfort Foods

Episode 56 of Breaking Kayfabe with Bowdren & Barry is here, all dressed up and as classy as a Nick Bockwinkel promo! And on this episode, we will conclude for now our look at Houston wrestling by looking at two more matches from there, and we discuss our top 5….. Comfort foods. That’s right, it’s probably not healthy, but by God you know you love it anyway!

Matches discussed:
Nick Bockwinkel vs Tito Santana from 11/20/81 2 out of 3 falls
Ken Patera vs Jimmy Snuka from 12/21/79

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Episode 54: Great Matches, UFC Chaos & Favorite Movies

Episode 54 of Breaking Kayfabe with Bowdren & Barry is showing up like an uninvited houseguest that just won’t leave!! And on this episode, we take a look at two wildly different matches, discuss the recent UFC finish and go into part 2 of our favorite pre-1970 movies!

Matches discussed:
– Atlantis vs Ultimo Guerrero (mask vs mask)
– Danny Hodge vs Jerry Brisco

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Episode 53: 1980’s Hidden Gem & What’s On Your iPod?

Episode 53 of Breaking Kayfabe is here and we have rolled right past that one year anniversary! And on this episode, we take a look at a hidden gem of a match that absolutely should have been on a top 100 of the 80’s…and the guys do a musical top 5 by asking, hey: Whats on your iPod shuffle??

Match discussed: Midnight Express vs Mr Wrestling II & Magnum TA 1/27/84 in Houston

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Episode 50: Freebirds vs. Von Erichs & Most Annoying Songs

Episode 50 of Breaking Kayfabe with Bowdren & Barry is here and it’s sleep deprived and just a little bit cranky! And on this show we offer more of our new segment “Florida….or not Florida?”….take a look at one of Jeff’s top 100 of the 80’s and offer their top 5 most annoying//hated songs–EVER!!

Match discussed:
Freebirds vs Von Erich’s 7/4/83 from Ft Worth

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Episode 49: Burt Reynolds, All In, One Hit Wonders

Episode 49 of Breaking Kayfabe with Bowdren & Barry is burning rubber down an interstate in memory of the original Bandit, Burt Reynolds! We will discuss Burt’s career and offer our choices for our personal favorites of his films. We will discuss the recent ALL IN show in Chicago, discuss a tremendous match from over 40 years ago, and…by popular demand we will present part deaux of our top 5 one hit wonders of the 1980’s!

Match discussed:
Terry Funk vs Harley Race from Houston from 7/1/77

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