Talking Rasslin' With Pondwater & Amy

🎉 TALKING RASSLIN' TURNS 4! 🎉We're celebrating our 4th birthday by looking back at one of the hottest feuds in NWA history, Magnum T.A. vs. Nikita Koloff!From the Cold War rivalry and the legendary Best-of-Seven Series for the United States Championship to the real-life tragedy that turned bitter enemies into lifelong friends, we're covering it all!Plus, THAT BOY WAS BUSY! takes us back to February 1984, when Magnum T.A. worked 32 matches in 29 calendar days, traveling all over Bill Watts' Mid-South territory and battling the Midnight Express nearly every night!And Amy's got some trivia about the career of the Russian Nightmare himself, Nikita Koloff!Four years of talking old-school rasslin', sharing memories, and having a blast with y'all!Join Pondwater & Amy as we celebrate four years of Talking Rasslin'! 🎂🎙️

Dusty Rhodes vs. Tully Blanchard: The American Dream vs. The Perfect Ten!Two legends. One bitter rivalry. And a whole lot of BAD BLOOD!This week on Talking Rasslin’ With Pondwater & Amy, we're heading back to the glory days of Jim Crockett Promotions to revisit one of the most personal and unforgettable feuds of the 1980s!On one side, "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, the working man's hero who could make an arena erupt with a single elbow. On the other, Tully Blanchard, the arrogant, ruthless "Perfect Ten" who knew exactly how to get under your skin!We're diving into the battles over the NWA World Television Championship, the unforgettable involvement of Baby Doll, the Great American Bash, Starrcade, and the growing influence of the Four Horsemen.What made these two such perfect enemies? Was Tully one of Dusty's greatest rivals? And just how much did Baby Doll change the course of this legendary feud?Plus, Amy's Trivia, plenty of old-school rasslin' memories, and the usual fun and foolishness you've come to expect!🎙️ Talking Rasslin’ With Pondwater & AmyOld School Rasslin'. Great Stories. No Holds Barred!Subscribe, share, and join us as we celebrate the days when rasslin' was RASSLIN'!

“The Podfather” Conrad Thompson joins Pondwater Dave & Amy on Talking Rasslin’ for a conversation about wrestling fandom, collecting memorabilia, and WrestleManiaBelt.com! Hear Conrad share his passion for the history, stories, and collectibles that make being a wrestling fan so special.wrestlemaniabelt.com

This week on Talking Rasslin' With Pondwater & Amy, we're going back to one of the greatest tag-team rivalries in professional wrestling history!Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson battled Bobby Eaton, Dennis Condrey, Stan Lane and the always-dangerous tennis racket of Jim Cornette in a rivalry that stretched from Mid-South Wrestling to Jim Crockett Promotions and helped define tag-team wrestling in the 1980s.We'll revisit the legendary Mid-South battles, Cornette getting a face full of cake, the NWA World Tag Team Championship wars, the scaffold matches, and the change from Dennis Condrey to Stan Lane.Plus, we'll break down the psychology that made these matches work. Why was Ricky Morton so good at getting an audience emotionally invested? What made Bobby Eaton such a special performer? How important was Cornette? And which version of the Midnight Express was the best?Then it's Amy's Trivia, your comments and questions, and the big debate:🏆 Were the Midnight Express and Rock 'n' Roll Express the greatest tag-team rivalry of all time?Grab a seat, turn up the volume, and get ready to mark out. It's time for Talking Rasslin' With Pondwater & Amy!

We’re heading back to World Class Championship Wrestling in 1983 and 1984 for one of the promotion’s most heated rivalries: “Gentleman” Chris Adams vs. “Gorgeous” Jimmy Garvin.We’ll look at how the feud started, why the personalities clicked so well as opponents, the role of Sunshine and Precious, the matches and angles that kept escalating, and why this rivalry became one of the defining feuds of the WCCW era.Plus, Amy has trivia, and we’ll dig into the little details that made Dallas wrestling feel larger than life.

🏆 This Week on Talking Rasslin’ with Pondwater & Amy!We're heading back to Thanksgiving night, 1983, for the historic Starrcade '83: A Flare for the Gold!We take a deep dive into Ric Flair's quest to reclaim the NWA World Heavyweight Championship from Harley Race, including the infamous $25,000 bounty Race placed on Flair's head and how Bob Orton Jr. and "Dirty" Dick Slater collected it by taking Flair out of action!Plus, Amy brings the trivia, and this week's That Boy Was Busy takes a look at Harley Race's absolutely insane wrestling schedule from July 1983!One legendary rivalry. One historic night. And a whole lot of old-school rasslin'!Jump in the Pond! 🤼‍♂️🔥

This week on Talking Rasslin’, Pondwater Dave and Amy dive into Netflix’s new four-part documentary Hulk Hogan: Real American, a look at the life, legend, contradictions, and complicated legacy of Terry Bollea. From the birth of Hulkamania and WrestleMania superstardom to Hollywood Hogan, family struggles, controversy, fame, ego, and the blurred line between the man and the gimmick, this documentary gives us plenty to unpack.Was this a true look behind the curtain, or another coat of red-and-yellow paint on the Hulk Hogan myth machine? Dave and Amy break down what worked, what felt missing, and why Hogan remains one of wrestling’s most important, most debated, and most impossible-to-ignore figures.Grab your vitamins, say your prayers, and join us as we ask the big question: who was the real American: Hulk Hogan, Terry Bollea, or the story wrestling fans chose to believe?

The past hits hard… the present hits fast.This week on Talking Rasslin’ with Pondwater & Amy, we dive back into The Curse of the Von Erichs Part 2… and it doesn’t get any easier.We break down the next chapter of one of wrestling’s most tragic and powerful family stories—what hit harder, what surprised us, and the moments that still stick with you after the credits roll.Then we shift gears to today’s wrestling landscape as we talk about the latest WWE releases—who’s gone, what it means for the roster, and where some of these talents could land next.As always, expect strong opinions, deep dives, and a few moments that go completely off the rails.🎙️ Join Pondwater Dave & Amy for another back porch breakdown of wrestling past and present.Ask

This week on Talking Rasslin’, Pondwater Dave & Amy take a deep dive into the powerful first episode of A&E Biography: The Curse of the Von Erichs.From the rise of the Von Erich dynasty to the emotional weight behind one of wrestling’s most tragic family stories, we break down what A&E got right… and where we think they could’ve gone deeper.But the biggest moment of the episode? A major bombshell revelation about Fritz Von Erich that completely changes how parts of this story are viewed.Did the episode truly capture the legacy of World Class Championship Wrestling? Did it do justice to David Von Erich and the family’s impact on the business?Join us as we share our thoughts, reactions, and perspective on one of the most talked-about wrestling documentaries in years.

This week on Talking Rasslin’, Pondwater & Amy are diving into one of the biggest debates in wrestling… 🤼‍♂️🔥WWE released their list of the 50 Greatest WrestleMania Matches of All Time, and we’re breaking down the TOP 10!Do they got it right?Who got snubbed?And what matches deserve to be #1?Expect strong opinions, classic moments, and plenty of RASSLIN’ TALK as we debate some of the greatest matches to ever happen on the Grandest Stage of Them All.💬 PLUS: We’re taking your thoughts LIVE from the chat—so come argue with us!👉 Join us and let’s settle it…What REALLY are the greatest WrestleMania matches ever? 🎙️💥