Posted July 22, 20169 yr comment_5760292 Get it here. Vacation is over and the Superpodcast is back for with a fresh new episode! This episode includes: A conversation with Richard Vicek, author of the book Bruiser, on the history of the Chicago Wrestling Club, which was run by Verne Gagne, Dick The Brusier & Wilbur Snyder. Richard supplies us with rare audio from some of the biggest archars to ever work in Chicago, including a young Bobby Heenan, Mad Dog Vachon, Dr. X, the Chain Gang and many more. The return of the Top Ten and the listener fantasy booking of Marc Gullen vs. Orgasmic Larry Nelson. More listener questions and “What If” suggestions. We talk about a number of topics, including Harley Race skipping Starrcade ’83, the worst wrestling managers, Billy Jack Haynes and more! Another packed show, so CALL SOMEBODY! Book of the Week: BRUISER: The World’s Most Dangerous Wrestler by Richard Vicek (UK) (CA) Time Stamps: Superuniverse Top 10 (0:00:00) Here and There (0:48:17) Listener Questions (1:16:20) Richard Vicek (2:18:41) Follow the show on Twitter at @605pod as well as Bix and Brian at @davidbix and @GreatBrianLast, and also make sure to like the official Superpodcast Facebook page. To support the show, please consider using our Amazon referral link (CA) (UK), which doesn’t cost you anything extra, as well as doing a free trial of Amazon Prime or Kindle Unlimited through us, which we still get a referral fee for even if you cancel right away. You can also make PayPal donations to David and Brian. Subscribe by adding 605feed.com to your preferred podcast app, or our iTunes link.
July 22, 20169 yr comment_5760295 It was great to hear Bobby Heenan from 1966. Will you upload those interviews like the Hawaii ones ? EDIT : The Chain Gang interview is on Youtube (Don Fargo/Jack Dillinger is the smaller one)
July 23, 20169 yr comment_5760321 I'm still working my way through the episode. It's been stellar so far. Great listener and what if segments this week. On that worst managers tip, not sure I'd put him number one, but here's one WWF manager I think you may (or maybe not?) have overlooked...
July 23, 20169 yr comment_5760341 Frenchy Martin was the one WWF manager that immediately sprang to mind who you didn't mention in the segment. Kendo Nagasaki's manager after George Gillette was Lloyd Ryan, whilst another terrible British manager was Charles McGee (usually managing whomever was opposing Daddy in the obligatory tag match). There aren't any more from that period who I can remember bar Princess Paula, and I certainly wouldn't class her as a terrible manager.
July 24, 20169 yr comment_5760415 Just wanted to say I'm slowly working through a backlog of these (3 to 4 hours a pop!) and the interviews are absolutely tremendous. The wrap arounds are fascinating too. The length initially was a turnoff for me, but once acquainted with the SuperUniverse (Sue the Shooter and Orgasmic Larry being particular highlights) time flies.
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