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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 40: Greatest Tag Team Match & Classic Rock Frontmen

Episode 40 of Breaking Kayfabe with Bowdren & Barry has landed! And on this episode we will be discussing Dave Meltzer’s choice for the greatest tag team match of ALLTIME! And we discuss our choices for the greatest classic rock frontmen ever!!

Match Discussed:
– Mitsuhara Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue from 6/9/95

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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 38: Current Wrestling & Favorite Character Actors

Episode 38 of Breaking Kayfabe with Bowdren & Barry is here! And on this episode, we stay current and relevant! We look at the recent NXT & WWE events in Chicago and discuss New Japan’s recent Dominion event from Osaka. We also reveal our top 5 favorite character actors! Its the extremely rare….7 star episode!!

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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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Episode 36: 1980’s Matches & Wrestling Books

Episode 36 has landed with the impact of a Hulk Hogan legdrop! Minus the hip replacement surgery! And on this episode, we will begin a multi episode look at matches that received votes in the Wrestling Observer Match of the Year category, a new weekly segment “F, Marry or Kill” begins….and we discuss our top 5 wrestling books!

Matches discussed:
Road Warriors vs Freebirds 9/28/85
Hulk Hogan vs Roddy Piper 2/18/85

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Episode 35: Tenryu vs. Tsuruta & Re-watchable Movies

Episode 35 of Breaking Kayfabe with Bowdren & Barry is here! And in this episode, Barry’s documented mancrush on Jumbo Tsuruta continues as we take a look at a top 100 match that is top 20 worthy! That, plus we discuss if Mike Graham could’ve been a heel in Florida and we offer out top 5 most re-watchable movies!

Match discussed:
Jumbo Tsuruta vs Genichiro Tenryu from 6/5/89

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