Tag Archives: 1980’s

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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Episode 48: Trip To Philadelphia & 1980’s One Hit Wonders

Episode 49 of Breaking Kayfabe with Bowdren & Barry is here and its a special edition as we head to Philadelphia for an ROH tv taping! We run into old friends, make new ones, eat too much food….and then we give our top 5 one hit wonders of the 80’s!

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Episode 47:Houston Wrestling & Funniest Movie Quotes

Episode 47 of Breaking Kayfabe with Bowdren & Barry es aqui! And on this episode, we continue our look at Houston wrestling by discussing two more matches from there. Plus, we give our top 5…nope, wait just a minute!….we give our personal top 10 funniest movie quotes of all-time, and make sure the kids aren’t in the car because this might be our filthiest episode…..EVER!

Matches discussed:
The Spoiler vs Wahoo McDaniel from 4/21/79
Gino Hernandez & Tully Blanchard vs Ken Lucas & Ricky Morton from 9/3/82

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Episode 46: Houston Wrestling & Favorite Movie Quotes

Episode 46 of Breaking Kayfabe with Bowdren & Barry is here and its going to grab you with the power of The Claw! And on this episode we will be discussing Houston wrestling, and more specifically, we will be looking at a couple of matches featuring the legendary Don Jardine, The Spoiler. And we both offer our top 5 favorite movie quotes!! Walk that top rope old school style and give us a listen!

Matches discussed:
The Spoiler vs Jack Brisco 7/27/79
The Spoiler vs Bruiser Brody 11/16/79

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Episode 45: Lawler vs. Funk & The Films Of John Hughes

Episode 45 of Breaking Kayfabe with Bowdren & Barry is here and we are back from vacation. And much as Thin Lizzy & Phil Lynott once said…The Boys are Back in Town! And on this episode we are discussing a great Memphis brawl from 1981 and we discuss the career and legacy of filmmaker John Hughes.

Match discussed:
Terry Funk vs Jerry Lawler (3/23/81 in Memphis)

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Episode 44: Listener Questions

Episode 44 of Breaking Kayfabe with Bowdren & Barry is here and the only thing hotter is the freaking weather! And on this kinda//sorta special episode, we will be taking a look at what Jeff calls “one of the two best matches I have ever seen live”, plus….a super expanded Q&A session as we answer questions from our listeners. About everything! Truly….we are Breaking Kayfabe….ON LIFE!!

Match discussed:

Chigusa Nagayo’s team vs Lioness Asuka’s team in a 10 woman tag–most falls to curfew! 12/5/87 in Tokyo

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Episode 42: Listener Questions

Episode 42 of Breaking Kayfabe with Bowdren & Barry–the best friends you never knew you had–is here! And on this episode, we take a look at another match from 1985 that received votes in the Wrestling Observer’s match of the year category and….we take unplanned (cough) break from our usual top 5 lists to answer listener questions! Did we read yours??

Match discussed:
Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs Riki Choshu & Killer Khan from 8/2/85

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Episode 41: AWA Matches & 1990’s Movies

Episode 41 of Breaking Kayfabe is here and arent you damn glad it is! On this episode we take a look at two AWA matches that apparently should’ve been on the top 100 of the 80’s! And we each offer our top 5 movies from the 90’s that you should check out!!

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Episode 39: 1980’s Matches & Hollywood Scandals

Episode 39 of Breaking Kayfabe with Bowdren & Barry is here and you’d better be damned glad it is! And in this episode, we look at another candidate for 1985 match of the year, a match from way back that set the stage for a decade long program…..and, we go into the sleazy underbelly of Hollywood for our top 5, as we offer our top 5 Hollywood scandals!

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Episode 37: CWF Fanfest & Favorite Foreign Movies

Episode 37 of Breaking Kayfabe with Bowdren & Barry has landed! And in this episode, we recap the event of CWF Legends Fanfest 3 with lots of stories, we take a look at another match from 1985 that received votes for match of the year in the Wrestling Observer Yearbook and we offer our top 5…..favorite foreign movies! We’re going highbrow!!

Match discussed:
The New Zealand Sheepherders (Jonathan Boyd & Rip Morgan) vs the Fabulous Ones from 8/12/85 in Memphis

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