TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… JAN 24th: Thesz defeats Rogers
1963 – Lou Thesz takes the NWA World title from Nature Boy Buddy Rogers, and northeast promoters break away to form what would eventually become the modern WWE
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KAYFABE THEATER: Jesse Ventura Beer Commercial
1984 – Jesse The Body Ventura does a television ad for Chicago Lake Liquor… right across from Sear’s in Minneapolis
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… JAN 23rd: Hacksaw Heads North
1987 – The One Man Gang defeated Jim Duggan in a Loser Leaves UWF match, and Hacksaw heads north for the World Wrestling Federation
KAYFABE THEATER: Dusty Rhodes talks about the 1987 Bunkhouse Stampede
The American Dream discusses the money, the boot, and the glory that go along with being the Bunkhouse Battle Royal champion, and vows to win it a third time
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… JAN 22nd: The Brain works Blue
At WCW Clash of the Champions XXXII, Brian Pillman scampers to ringside to grab Bobby Heenan, and The Brain audibly voices his displeasure on live television
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… JAN 21st: Windham & Rotundo win it for America
The US Express win the WWF World Tag Team Championship from the North-South Connection and are briefly given a PRETTY famous theme song, Brother
KAYFABE THEATER: Ole & Gene Anderson say they’re ready for Masked Superstar and Mr. Wrestling II
A promo filmed at the Mid Atlantic studio for air on the Georgia TV show, where Ole & Gene talk about facing Wrestling II and the Masked Superstar in the Omni
EVAN GINZBURG’S WRESTLING…. THEN & NOW – 01.20.2020
Acclaimed filmmaker Evan Ginzburg shares his thoughts on the wrestling landscape – both past and present
KAYFABE THEATER: The Texas Outlaws Reunite to Ride Again
1988 – Dusty Rhodes & Dick Murdoch are back in the saddle in the NWA, and they have set their sights on Gary Hart, Al Perez and Ronnie Garvin
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… JAN 20th: Savage Stages a Sit-Down
After a three-month absence, Macho Man Randy Savage returns to WCW, and stages a ‘sit-down strike’ in the middle of the broadcast
IN MEMORIAM: BOBO BRAZIL
Remembering the life and legacy of the trailblazing Bobo Brazil, who sadly passed away on this day in 1998
THE SUNDAY MATINEE – 01.19.2020: ‘…All the Marbles’ (1981)
Harry Sears manages The California Dolls, a female wrestling tag team who tour America, hoping for a chance at winning big time…
JP SHORTS – 01.19.2020: Dedication
Senior Editor Jim Phillips discusses recent trends in the pro wrestling business, and where he believes things should be headed in the new decade
KAYFABE THEATER: PWI Press Conference with King Kong Bundy
Pro Wrestling Illustrated Editors Craig Peters & Bill Apter sit down with the big man, who discusses his career and explains to them why he demands a five-count at the end of every match
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… JAN 19th: Flair Rumbles his way to the Title
At the 1992 Royal Rumble, Nature Boy Ric Flair outlasts 29 other men to win the match, and the WWF World Heavyweight title