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Episode 10: Japanese Wrestling, Courthouse Stories & Tom Petty Songs

Episode 10 of the new and improved Breaking Kayfabe with Bowdren & Barry takes a deep dive into Japanese wrestling—past & present! Joining us will be Japanese superfan Eric Cholminski, who discusses his upcoming trip for the New Japan Tokyo Dome show in January and some New Japan & All Japan matches from my Top 100 Matches Of The 80’s list.  All that, plus the long awaited debut of “courthouse stories” and a list of our top 5 Tom Petty songs!

Matches discussed include:
– Akira Maeda & Nobuhiko Takada vs Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Kazuo Yamazaki 9/1/87 in Fukuoka
– Akira Maeda & Nobuhiko Takada vs Shiro Koshinaka & Keiji Muto 3/20/87 in Tokyo
– Pirata Morgan vs Tiger Mask II (Misawa) 12/8/84 in Nagoya
– Akira Maeda vs Tatsumi Fujinami 6/12/86 in Osaka (#9 match for the decade!)

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Episode 9: Twilight Zone Special

This weeks Breaking Kayfabe with Jeff Bowdren is a SPECIAL EDITION! For this episode only, we are Breaking Kayfabe on…..The Twilight Zone. We interview Marc Zicree, author of The Twilight Zone Companion. Jeff & Barry do a deep dive on the innovative and legendary show, and will each offer their own lists of the “top 10 episodes” ever!

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Episode 8: Favorite 80’s Moments & Seinfeld Episodes

The latest episode of Breaking Kayfabe features a look back at two more of Jeff Bowdren’s top 100 matches of the 80’s, Jeff and co-host Barry Rose begin to look at Jeff’s “top 21 moments of the 80’s” and we each choose our top 5 Seinfeld episodes!

Matches Discussed:
– Von Erich’s vs. Freebirds from 7/4/84
– Sgt. Slaughter vs. Iron Sheik from 6/16/84

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Episode 7: 1980’s Matches & Favorite Documentaries

In Episode 7 of Breaking Kayfabe with Jeff Bowdren, Jeff & venerable co-host Barry “Looking for my own show” Rose take a look at four more of Jeff’s top 100 matches of the 80’s and offer up our top 5 movie documentaries that you need to watch!

Matches Discussed:
– Crush Gals vs. Yumi Ogura & Kazue Nagahori – 1/5/87
– Bill Dundee-Dream Machine v.s Kevin Sullivan & Wayne Farris –  4/81 in Louisville
– Barry Windham vs. Ric Flair – 2/14/86 in Orlando
– Pat Patterson vs. Sgt. Slaughter – 4/21/81 in MSG

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Episode 6: Barry Rose

In Episode 6 of Breaking Kayfabe with Jeff Bowdren…..Jeff and co-host Barry Rose discuss two more of his top 100 Matches of the 80’s, introduce a new segment called “Poking the Bear” where they discuss the best tag teams of all-time….AND…..Jeff & Barry will each recommend 3 television you should go out of your way to watch!

Matches Discussed:
– Riki Choshu vs Killer Khan 7/31/86 in Tokyo
– Ted Dibiase vs Jim Duggan 3/22/85 in Houston

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Episode 5: Barry Rose

The 5th episode of Breaking Kayfabe is a special extended episode featuring more of Jeff’s top 100 of the 80’s, including the match Jeff says is the best brawl of the decade! Also, Jeff and guest host Barry Rose offer us their personal top 10 favorite films…ever!

Matches Discussed:
– Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood vs Sgt Slaughter-Don Kernodle 3/13/83 in Greensboro
– Akira Maeda vs Don Nakaya Nielsen 10/9/86 in Tokyo
– Riki Choshu-Yoshiaki Yatsu vs Jumbo Tsurata-Genichiro Tenryu 12/2/86
– Bill Dundee & Buddy Landel vs Jerry Lawler & Dutch Mantell 3//4/86 in Memphis

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Episode 4: Pam Allyn & Barry Rose

Episode 4 of Breaking Kayfabe will break kayfabe on….”the Dean of pro wrestling announcers”… “the Walter Cronkite of pro wrestling announcers”…..Gordon Solie! We will discuss what it was like growing up as the child of a legend with his daughter, Pam Allyn. In the 2nd half, Jeff is joined by Barry Rose for a discussion about favorite Stephen King movies.

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Episode 3: John Hitchcock

On episode 3 of Breaking Kayfabe, Jeff Bowdren is joined by John Hitchcock, founder of Front Row Section D in Greensboro, North Carolina—the original “Sign Guy” in wrestling. We discuss Johnny Valentine & Wahoo McDaniel, Russians in the crowd, getting cursed at by Ricky Morton, as well as the following matches from Jeff’s list of the Top 100 Matches of the 1980’s:

– War Games (7/4/87 Atlanta)
– Magnum TA vs. Tully Blanchard – Starrcade ’85 “I Quit” Match (11/28/85 Greensboro)
– Ricky Steamboat vs. Tully Blanchard – Starrcade ’84 (11/22/84 Greensboro)
– Eddie Gilbert & Terry Taylor vs. Sting & Shane Douglas – “Battle of New Orleans” (9/9/87 New Orleans)

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Episode 1: Barry Rose

In the debut episode of Breaking Kayfabe with Jeff Bowdren, Jeff & Barry Rose discuss the following matches that were included in Jeff’s list of the Top 100 Matches Of The 80’s:

– Tiger Mask vs. Dynamite Kid (9/2/82 MSG)
– Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat (3/18/89 Baltimore)
– Ric Flair vs. Bruiser Brody (1/4/85 St. Louis)
– Midnight Express vs. Rock N Roll Express (April ‘86 in Charlotte)
– Terry Gordy vs. Killer Khan (11/22/84 in Dallas)
– Eddie Gilbert & Ricky Morton vs. Atushi Onita & Masa Fuchi Concession Stand Brawl (September 1981, Tupelo, Mississippi)

….plus a discussion of the best Rodney Dangerfield movie of all time!!

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