Episode 758: Put on the Helmet, Get in the Box

The Shining Wizards

It's HK, Brundo, and Tony talking everything wrestling.

First, Tony mentions the passing of long-time friend and the original Wizards guest Jaka aka Jonny Mangue. He reminisces for a bit and the guys give Jaka a moment of silence. A great guy gone way too soon.

Then there's a bit of Smackdown discussion and the Sami Zayn/John Cena match as well as the return of AJ Lee.

Brian Solomon, author of the upcoming book about Gorilla Monsoon, returns to the show to discuss how he chose to write about Gorilla, some of the inside stories about the Vince McMahon takeover of the WWF, what Gorilla's favorite meal was, and so much more.

Talk turns to AEW and HK gets a moonstem over the return of Dalton Castle. Brundo also gets a moonstem with a cheeseburger for the inevitable return of Eddie Kingston and the upcoming ppv build.

Finally, it's homework time as the guys discuss ECW's Guilty As Charged 2000 main event where ECW Champion Mike Awesome defends against Spike Dudley. Is the streak still alive after this one?

HK then assigns next week's homework, Claudio Castagnoli vs Brodie Lee from Chikara September 7, 2008.

https://youtu.be/RZkxAOTDH3Q?si=YsD9t-Tj2Fl9W7Zc

Get Brian Solomon's book Irresistible Force: The Life and Times of Gorilla Monsoon on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Irresistible-Force-Times-Gorilla-Monsoon/dp/1770417680