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Episode 49: The fall of Fall In Episode 49 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Greg:Gives his no longer hot take on The Iron Claw. Compares November attendances figures for the Championship Wrestling Extravaganzas vs the LSU-Tulane football games. Unearths two 1986 shows that made him pop. Looks at an article from the national World War II Museum in New Orleans about wrestlers who served. This episode of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk is sponsored by the Christmas in July fund...

Episode 48: The Atomic Drop In Episode 48 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Greg:Looks at June 1983 in the Mid South Wrestling Association.Talks about the final turn of early 1983 as Butch Reed has decided he has had enough of friendship. Considers what word JYD called Reed before the big split. Discusses the National Title situation in Georgia as Mr. Wrestling II shows up with a belt he has not won yet. Finds a new favorite Boyd-ism in, "how big is big, how tough is tough....

Episode 47: Double Main Go! In Episode 47 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Greg:Explains his favorite new/old-time wrestling term, the Double Main Go. Finishes looking at the McGuirk/Watts/Crockett Championship Wrestling Extravaganzas at the New Orleans Superdome.Reviews the lowest drawing Superdome shows. Source: http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/misc/midsouth/cards.htmlRuns the numbers of the shows pre-Junkyard Dog, during the Junkyard Dog era and post-JYD.&nbs...

Episode 46: Walkin' Tall In Episode 46 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Greg:Looks at the May 1983 in the Mid South Wrestling Association. Remarks how over Hacksaw Duggan is as a new babyface and how hated his counterpart Ted DiBiase still is, a year after turning heel.Gives a nod to the early success for King Kong Bundy and his five-count gimmick, leading to speculation as to how Bundy "dumbs himself out of position." Laments the arrival of Boris Zhukov as it pertains to th...

Episode 45: Issue No. 1In Episode 45 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Greg:Looks at the Mid South Wrestling Association's first program. Talks about the backstory of Cowboy Bill Watts' 1970s pathway to becoming a wrestling promoter and why he split with Leroy McGuirk. Remarks on how Mr. Wrestling II's popularity in 1982 and 1983, isn't out of nowhere.Discovers the storytelling behind the North American title and the new tag team titles at the start of MSWA. Dives in and backs out of t...

Episode 44: Turn, Turn, Turn In Episode 44 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Greg:Looks at the Mid South Wrestling Association's TV for April 1983. Wonders how MSWA got away with the Duggan hates Akbar angle and then guesses why the lapse in logic did not matter to Duggan's babyface turn. Says goodbye to Matt Borne and Tiger Conway Jr. Talks about how and why Mr. Wrestling II is getting a lot of the babyface shine that spring. Flags an interesting quote from C...