93. WWF Mania 01-30-1993

It was a brand new world for the WWF in January 1993 with the launch of a new show on the USA Network: WWF Mania from January 30, 1993! - Taking stock of Ric Flair’s overall WWF 1991-93 run as it comes to a close - Setting the tone for RAW with the Flair-Perfect match and how it differed from all prior WWF TV matches - How Todd Pettengill may have saved the promotion a ton of money - An era of change stunted by the return of Hulk Hogan - What happens when you call the 800 number of WrestleMania IX tickets? - Kamala forgets how to end matches as a babyface - Tatanka as a “moments” guy and rebooking his match with Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania - Sean Mooney takes a pun-based challenge - The Undertaker awkwardly chips in on behalf of Headlock on Hunger Plus: - Explaining why Savage went for a pinfall at the 1993 Royal Rumble on Yokozuna - George H.W. Bush yakking on the Japanese prime minister - Pondering a trip to London, England - Dustings of light racism litter the show - Rob Schneider SNL characters - Why the Match Game from the 1970s is so rewatchable - Sports moments of ’93: Stanley Cup OT winners, Leon Lett, Chris Webber, how Notre Dame got screwed over in ’93, and an alternate seldom-heard PBP call! [email protected] Twitter.com/GFAllentownPod Facebook.com/greetingsfromallentown www.prowrestlingonly.com