67. AWA Wrestling on ESPN 05-09-1987

This week we head to Las Vegas, Nevada for an episode of AWA Championship Wrestling on ESPN from May 9, 1987! - How one ends up doing an AWA show from this era - Examining what Curt Hennig’s 1987 might have looked like had he jumped to the WWF - A TV show idea for Larry Zbyszko - Theorizing on Sensational Sherri’s working style - Rod Trongard can’t keep his shaded eyes on the prize - Nick Bockwinkel doesn’t give a crap anymore - The one man who may have benefitted from Curt Hennig’s and the Midnight Rockers’ respective decisions during the year - The racist symbol that somehow made its way onto ESPN - Looking at Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs as separate enhancement talents Plus: - How Eric Bischoff got his foot in the door of professional wrestling - What was that damn noise when sports channels went to commercial in the 1980s? - Playing the AWA Front Row Empty Seat Watch game - The current state of the site of the Las Vegas AWA shows “The Showboat” Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod Facebook.com/GreetingsFromAllentown Placetobenation.com/amazon