Born: May 28, 1950 (James Arthur Harris) | Birthplace: Senatobia, MississippiDied: August 9, 2020 (Cardiac Arrest/Covid-19)Billed Hometown: Uganda | Billed Weight: 380 lbsOther Aliases: Numerous James Harris was born in Senatobia, but grew up in Coldwater, Mississippi. When he was four years old, his father was shot dead during a dice game. Leaving high school in ninth grade, he got in […]
As of writing Chris Jericho and Eddie Kingston have been feuding in AEW. Genichiro Tenryu’s name has been thrown around a few times as Jericho once worked for him in the WAR promotion in Japan, and Eddie Kingston takes inspiration from him. The link is tenuous, but bear with me – we’re talking Tenryu today. To some, Genichiro Tenryu (pronounced […]
It’s May 23rd and today we’re remembering both Owen Hart and Hana Kimura. This time last year I kicked the Roadtrip Music series off with a look at one of Hana’s themes and this time around it’s Owen’s turn. Owen would have two major themes through his career in the WWF and we’re going to look at the first one. […]
Let’s go away to Daytona Beach, Florida for WCW’s annual Bash at the Beach event! This year we’ve got Dennis Rodman, a surprise partner for DDP, Piper and Flair, Sullivan and Benoit in a retirement match, lucha libre action and more! Website: https://www.thewrestlingroadshow.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheWrestlingRoadshowEmail: podcast@thewrestlingroadshow.com
Violent brawler? West Texas University alumni? Beloved in Japan? One could be forgiven for thinking I’m talking about last week’s edition with Terry Funk – but this man ticks many of the same boxes. It’s Stan “The Lariat” Hansen. Stan Hansen started his career in the territories but it wasn’t long before he hit upward momentum. He debuted 1973 and […]
As we can see winter on the horizon here in Australia we take a look back to summer. The summer of 1992 over in England. It’s the British Bulldog’s finest hour as he battles Bret Hart for the gold. It’s intrigue and mystery between Randy Savage, the Ultimate Warrior and Ric Flair. It’s the second-largest crowd in history (at that […]
This week on the roadtrip we take a look at one of the themes of AEW’s latest acquisition – Toni Storm! The Roadshow is an Australian-based website and podcast and we’re no strangers to the career of Toni Storm here. In fact – we remember when she was just Storm! So you can imagine my shock when she turned up […]
Well there is a big surge in the amount of indy shows happening this weekend according to the FITE.tv schedule which can only mean one thing… it’s WrestleMania weekend! WrestleMania is now a two-night event in addition to the all the ancillary shows and honestly, two days of the current WWE product doesn’t appeal to me at all. Luckily they […]
