Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert & Tommy Rich

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Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert & Tommy Rich

“Dangerous” Doug Gilbert, shares memories and stories from over 55 years of the Gilbert Family’s legacy in professional wrestling... Discussing not only Doug’s career, but brother “Hot Stuff” Eddie and father Tommy Gilbert as well! Featuring interviews, reviews, & more!

  1. Episode #20: Doug & Tommy's Dangerous Christmas Special

    HACE 2 DÍAS

    Episode #20: Doug & Tommy's Dangerous Christmas Special

    Merry Christmas! This week on the 20th Episode of Dangerous Conversations, Doug & Tommy look back on some Christmas Day Wrestling Shows they competed on over the years and discuss some of the guys who were booked on the card!  Among other topics discussed this week: A possible return to Sistersville, Virginia?!?!, "Wildfire Claus", solving the mystery of "Rick Jones", the appeal of wrestling shows for families on Christmas, Big Red, how Tojo Yamamoto taught Tommy to sell, Doug's dealings with a famous "Chief", When Dutch Mantel "held Tommy hostage" in the dressing room, When Doug nearly took out Frank Morrell with a golf ball, making merch money, and much, much more to get you in the Christmas Spirit! Send in your questions for future episodes to douggilbertpodcast@outlook.com For all things related to Doug Gilbert & Tommy Rich, check out www.dougilbertpodcast.com For all things related to Gene Jackson's Retro Wrestling Re-View USWA Podcast, check out www.uswapodcast.com Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes the $5 “All Access” Tier & $9 "VIP Superfan" Tier featuring our VIDEO CASTS, Patreon Watch-Along Series, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), Early Show Releases! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure! Visit the WrestleCopia Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow WrestleCopia on “X” (Formerly Twitter) @RasslinGrenadeFollow & LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE – https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to the WrestleCopia Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenade

    1 h y 35 min
  2. Episode #18: DOUG & TOMMY GO TO PRISON!

    6 DIC

    Episode #18: DOUG & TOMMY GO TO PRISON!

    This week Doug & Tommy finally tell their side of the story on the infamous "Great West Virginia Heist" of 1997! The real story of what happened has never been told before by Doug OR Tommy….until NOW.  There were a few different versions of the story floating around wrestling magazines, dirt sheets, and locker rooms back in '97 ranging from Doug & Tommy asked for their pay in advance and then left the building to Doug & Tommy robbed the promoter for the gate at gunpoint. What was true? What was not? Check out this episode and hear all about the weekend the "Memphis Mafia" spent in jail in West Virginia complete with orange jumpsuits and being shackled for transport!  It's a wild story that'll you'll only hear on Dangerous Conversations and the Wrestlecopia Podcast Network! For all things related to Doug Gilbert & Tommy Rich, check out www.dougilbertpodcast.com For all things related to Gene Jackson's Retro Wrestling Re-View USWA Podcast, check out www.uswapodcast.com Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes the $5 “All Access” Tier & $9 "VIP Superfan" Tier featuring our VIDEO CASTS, Patreon Watch-Along Series, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), Early Show Releases! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure! Visit the WrestleCopia Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow WrestleCopia on “X” (Formerly Twitter) @RasslinGrenadeFollow & LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE – https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to the WrestleCopia Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenade

    1 h y 20 min
  3. Episode #17: Doug & Tommy's Dangerous Thanksgiving Special 2024!

    29 NOV

    Episode #17: Doug & Tommy's Dangerous Thanksgiving Special 2024!

    This week Doug & Tommy celebrate Thanksgiving by looking back at some of the Thanksgiving Day Cards they were involved with over the years, and in the process some fun topics are discussed including: Tommy working against the Original Sheik, some of the big tag team tournaments that took place at the Omni in Atlanta on Thanksgiving, Doug's Scaffold Match against Billy Joe Travis in Nashville on Thanksgiving 1997, working for Bert Prentice, working for IWA Mid-South & Ian Rotten,  "The Big Cat" Ernie Ladd & Rufus R. Jones, and much, much more!   They also talk about the upcoming 35th Anniversary of the Memphis Mafia and their 2025 Tour which includes appearing at RassleCon and TWA 'One & Done' in Philadelphia, PA on May 3rd!  Tickets available now!   For all things related to Doug Gilbert & Tommy Rich, check out www.dougilbertpodcast.com For all things related to Gene Jackson's Retro Wrestling Re-View USWA Podcast, check out www.uswapodcast.com Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes the $5 “All Access” Tier & $9 "VIP Superfan" Tier featuring our VIDEO CASTS, Patreon Watch-Along Series, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), Early Show Releases! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure! Visit the WrestleCopia Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow WrestleCopia on “X” (Formerly Twitter) @RasslinGrenadeFollow & LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE – https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to the WrestleCopia Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenade

    1 h y 12 min
  4. Episode #16: ASK DOUG & TOMMY ANYTHING PART 2

    22 NOV

    Episode #16: ASK DOUG & TOMMY ANYTHING PART 2

    After receiving some great feedback on the last Q&A, and since there were still plenty of listener questions left to answer, this week we present Part Two of our Q&A of questions sent in by our listeners for Doug Gilbert & "Wildfire" Tommy Rich!   Doug & Tommy answer questions pertaining to the following topics: Favorite opponents?Who do you wish you could have worked but didn't get to?How was Lex Luger to work with in WCW in 1989?How was "Rapmaster" PN News to work with?Did ECW have a positive or negative impact on the business overall?Thoughts on working "Hair vs. Hair" matches?Thoughts on working "Scaffold" matches?Thoughts on Joe PedicinoAll these topics are covered and many more! For all things related to Gene Jackson's Retro Wrestling Re-View USWA Podcast, check out uswapodcast.comFor tons of great matches/angles/promos featuring The Gilberts & Tommy Rich, check out youtube.com/retrowrestlingarchive   Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes the $5 “All Access” Tier & $9 "VIP Superfan" Tier featuring our VIDEO CASTS, Patreon Watch-Along Series, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), Early Show Releases, REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure! Visit the WrestleCopia Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow WrestleCopia on “X” (Formerly Twitter) @RasslinGrenadeFollow & LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE – https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to the WrestleCopia Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenade

    1 h y 16 min
  5. Episode #15: Featured Guest - Gerald Brisco

    15 NOV

    Episode #15: Featured Guest - Gerald Brisco

    This week Doug & Tommy welcome Jerry Brisco to the show!  It's a great conversation as they discuss: Jerry's favorite territory to work in, working with Frank Goodish early in his career prior to becoming "Bruiser Brody", the reason he and his brother Jack never worked for Verne Gagne's AWA territory, working with Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch for the WWF tag team titles in late '84, a story about Tommy & Eddie Gilbert working against the Briscos in Kansas City,  their classic feuds with the Funks as well as Steamboat & Youngblood, working with Jerry Lawler in Memphis & Georgia, he and Jack's feelings about Jay & Mark Briscoe using their name, and a WILD story about Jerry nearly killing Tommy Rich in Georgia due to prodding from Michael Hayes!  All this and much, much more!  A fun conversation with one of the true legends of the sport!    For all things related to Gene Jackson's Retro Wrestling Re-View USWA Podcast, check out uswapodcast.comFor tons of great matches/angles/promos featuring The Gilberts & Tommy Rich, check out youtube.com/retrowrestlingarchive   Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes the $5 “All Access” Tier & $9 "VIP Superfan" Tier featuring our VIDEO CASTS, Patreon Watch-Along Series, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), Early Show Releases, REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure! Visit the WrestleCopia Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow WrestleCopia on “X” (Formerly Twitter) @RasslinGrenadeFollow & LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE – https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to the WrestleCopia Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenade

    1 h y 26 min
  6. Episode #14: Ask Doug Gilbert & Tommy Rich ANYTHING! (Part One)

    8 NOV

    Episode #14: Ask Doug Gilbert & Tommy Rich ANYTHING! (Part One)

    This week Doug & Tommy were in Arkansas getting ready for a big show in Clarksville, so we took the opportunity to sit down and answer some of YOUR questions that have been sent in to dougilbertpodcast@outlook.com and submitted on Facebook at facebook.com/dougilbertpodcast.   Some of the topics they discuss include: Tommy's stint in the American Wrestling Federation in 1995, Doug's match with the Great Muta at WrestleWar '89, working with Roddy Piper in '82, stories about traveling with Andre the Giant in Georgia, comparing Flair & Bockwinkel as World Champions, favorite masked wrestler of all time?, favorite manager they've ever had, and many more fun questions are answered in this one!     For all things related to Gene Jackson's Retro Wrestling Re-View USWA Podcast, check out uswapodcast.com   For all things related to the Wrestlecopia Podcast Network, check out wrestlecopia.com Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes the $5 “All Access” Tier & $9 "VIP Superfan" Tier featuring our VIDEO CASTS, Patreon Watch-Along Series, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), Early Show Releases, REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure! Visit the WrestleCopia Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow WrestleCopia on “X” (Formerly Twitter) @RasslinGrenadeFollow & LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE – https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to the WrestleCopia Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenade

    1 h y 12 min
  7. Episode #13: Featuring "The Grappler" Len Denton

    1 NOV

    Episode #13: Featuring "The Grappler" Len Denton

    This week, Tommy Rich is away in Philadelphia working a show so Doug and Gene invited a special guest to join them in 'the Grappler' Len Denton! A great conversation ensued covering how Len came about wearing the mask and who he "took" the Grappler name from, how he became the booker in Kansas City and the legend who felt he was the man for the job, how he felt about becoming a tag team with Tony Anthony in Mid South at the suggestion of Bill Watts, narrowly avoiding a tragedy at the Superdome in a match with the Junkyard Dog, protecting the business against a news reporter who called it fake, his relationship with Roddy Piper, plus the big Portland Wrestling Expo coming up in February, and much more!  A really fun episode and an informative conversation with one of the top workers in the wrestling business who worked in nearly every territory during his career.     For all things related to Doug Gilbert & Tommy Rich and their podcast, check out dougilbertpodcast.com   For all things related to Gene Jackson's Retro Wrestling Re-View USWA Podcast, check out uswapodcast.com  Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes the $5 “All Access” Tier & $9 "VIP Superfan" Tier featuring our VIDEO CASTS, Patreon Watch-Along Series, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), Early Show Releases, REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content! PLUS, monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure! Visit the WrestleCopia Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow WrestleCopia on “X” (Formerly Twitter) @RasslinGrenadeFollow & LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE – https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to the WrestleCopia Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenade

    1 h y 10 min
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“Dangerous” Doug Gilbert, shares memories and stories from over 55 years of the Gilbert Family’s legacy in professional wrestling... Discussing not only Doug’s career, but brother “Hot Stuff” Eddie and father Tommy Gilbert as well! Featuring interviews, reviews, & more!

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