20. WWF Wrestling Challenge 07-11-1993

Break out your American flag shirts because patriotism fills the air on this episode of WWF Wrestling Challenge from July 11, 1993! Included: - The USS Intrepid Yokozuna Bodyslam Challenge: Bios of the random athletes involved, such as Peter Taglianetti and Scott Burrell, and what the crowd chanted as Luger’s helicopter came in - Lex Luger as Vince McMahon’s “rebound girlfriend” after the breakup with Hulk Hogan - Scott Levy’s one of a kind career arc - Jim Ross’ difficulty in working with funny color guys not named Jerry Lawler - A defense of Bret Hart’s “demotion” to a feud with Lawler - Owen Hart’s hair - Gene Okerlund is just exhausted and fed up - More fun with Bret Hart mispronunciations! - Tatanka: Not the greatest Native American gimmick, but very far from the worst Also: - Bad U.S. National Anthems of the early 1990s, and its role in one of the all-time greatest moments on ESPN SportsCenter - Expressing a longing for something better than the mid-90s WWF tag team division through the power of song - Calling out the Catholic Church on the hypocrisy of complaining about Friar Ferguson - A three minute interlude about nuclear power - Don’t challenge Michael Jordan to a game of one on one - A requiem for the Palace at Auburn Hills, home of SummerSlam 1993 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GFAllentownPod Facebook.com/GreetingsFromAllentown