The Wrestling Stoop w/Bob Roop The WrestleCopia Network

This week on The Wrestling Stoop w/Bob Roop, we talk Bob's second tour of Japan, this time working for The Giant Baba's All Japan promotion! We discuss names like a rookie Bob Backlund, George "The Animal" Steele, Mil Mascaras, Jumbo Tsuruta, The Destroyer, Kendo Nagasaki's approach to wrestling Tyree Pride, the ultra-competitive Danny Hodge, Giant Baba throwing chops, & more!
A former National AAU Champion and U.S. Olympian, Bob doesn’t hold back and opens up about his time in the world of Professional Wrestling.
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This week on The Wrestling Stoop... After a 5 month hiatus from the wrestling ring, Bob returns to the squared circle for the Dallas territory. Listen as Bob discusses Fritz Von Erich at length. We get stories of Fritz the man, the wrestler, the promoter, Von Erich's wild booking idea involving NFL players, the Iron Claw movie, & more. Bob also shares his affinity for promoter Paul Boesch (of Houston), working for Joe Blanchard (San Antonio), taking Wahoo McDaniel's CHOPS, The feud with Great Mephisto that never happened, as well as his matches and time spent with the likes of Blackjack Mulligan, Ken Patera, Red Bastien, and a teenage Gino Hernandez! We also discuss Bob having Bruiser Brody's first matches in the business, Thunderbolt Patterson wrestling a Carny, Roop racing the Windham Brothers on the highway, wrestlers creating an intentional Cauliflower Ear, and so much more! NOTE: DUE TO TECHNICAL ISSUES THERE IS A BRIEF CUT IN THE PROGRAM VERY EARLY ON. BUT HAVE NO FEAR, THE COUPLE MINUTES OF SHOW THAT WE LOST WAS DISCUSSED AGAIN TO MAKE SURE WE COULD BRING THE LISTENERS THE PROGRAM IN ITS ENTIRETY!
A former National AAU Champion and U.S. Olympian, Bob doesn’t hold back and opens up about his time in the world of Professional Wrestling.
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This week on The Wrestling Stoop, Bob Roop talks his run in the Mid-Atlantic Territory as he talks the Crockett Family, the infamous Don Kernodle Shoot Story, Les Thatcher Knoxville memories, Gene & Ole Anderson, Swede Hanson, Rip Hawk, Johnny Weaver, Frank Morrell, Nelson Royal, and more. Bob also goes into detail about the night turned heel on Thunderbolt Patterson and QUIT Wrestling for 6 Months... all thanks to then promoter of JCP, John Ringley.
A former National AAU Champion and U.S. Olympian, Bob doesn’t hold back and opens up about his time in the world of Professional Wrestling.
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We finish up discussing Bob's time in the Mid-South Territory on this week's Wrestling Stoop. We go back to 1982 one final time to talk Bob's feud with Paul Orndorff, Ted Dibiase's revenge, The Junkyard Dog takes the North American Title, and Bob being indirectly involved the Dibiase heel turn vs. JYD. Plus, we further discuss Bill Watts' brilliant booking, The One Man Gang, Paul Ellering, Mr. Olympia (Jerry Stubbs), Skandor Akbar, "Dr. Death" Steve Williams, The Assassin (Jody Hamilton), bonus discussion of the Steve Keirn feud in Florida, & more! A former National AAU Champion and U.S. Olympian, Bob doesn’t hold back and opens up about his time in the world of Professional Wrestling.
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We finish up discussing Bob's time in the Mid-South Territory on this week's Wrestling Stoop. We go back to 1982 one final time to talk Bob's feud with Paul Orndorff, Ted Dibiase's revenge, The Junkyard Dog takes the North American Title, and Bob being indirectly involved the Dibiase heel turn vs. JYD. Plus, we further discuss Bill Watts' brilliant booking, The One Man Gang, Paul Ellering, Skandor Akbar, "Dr. Death" Steve Williams, The Assassin (Jody Hamilton), & more!


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We continue our discussion of Bob's time in the Mid-South Territory on this week's Wrestling Stoop. We go back to 1982 and talk Bob Roop turning on good buddy Paul Orndorff, and then Roop defeating Ted Dibiase for the North American Title! We also discuss an angle involving Orndorff & Roop attacking Dusty Rhodes, Bob vs. JYD on TV, how Paul Orndorff got his time cut short in Mid-South, and several other stories and matches involving the likes of The Junkyard Dog, Killer Karl Kox, Jesse Barr, The Grappler, Cocoa Samoa, & more! A former National AAU Champion and U.S. Olympian, Bob doesn’t hold back and opens up about his time in the world of Professional Wrestling.
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The Wrestling Stoop w/Bob Roop continues to discuss Bob's time in The Cowboy's Mid South Wrestling territory circa 1981 & 1982. This time around, we discuss Roop, Bob Orton & The Iron Sheik getting arrested, Paul Orndorff stories, Bob Orton slapping a cop, Bill Watts' master class booking, we look at a great string of TV episodes involving the Roop/Orndorff/Dibiase storyline, and even hear about some scary southern police. Plus, we talk Dick Murdoch, Ted Dibiase, Terry Orndorff, Mike George, Jimmy Garvin, Darling Dagmar, and so much more!
A former National AAU Champion and U.S. Olympian, Bob doesn’t hold back and opens up about his time in the world of Professional Wrestling.
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Subscribe to our Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenade as we continue to add new videos from throughout wrestling history.The Wrestling Stoop w/Bob Roop continues to discuss Bob's time in The Cowboy's Mid South Wrestling territory circa 1981 & 1982. This time around, we discuss Roop, Bob Orton & The Iron Sheik getting arrested, Paul Orndorff stories, Bob Orton slapping a cop, Bill Watts' master class booking, we look at a great string of TV episodes involving the Roop/Orndorff/Dibiase storyline, and some scary southern police. Plus, we talk Dick Murdoch, Ted Dibiase, Terry Orndorff, Mike George, Jimmy Garvin, Darling Dagmar, and so much more!


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