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After a short delay, we're back with a quick episode to explain what happened and how we plan to make it up to you. Plus Old Bidness, Recommendations, mules, rap, and we break down some jokes. Don't miss it.   Follow us on Twitter @WGDPod Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/WGDPod Email us at WGDPod@gmail.com Check out our Instagram page at instagram.com/WGDPod Theme music:  "Find My Way" by Magnoli...

Friends, we're nearing the end of our journey through the No Holds Barred script.  We've been flying through at breakneck speed (apologies to Randy), but this week, unbelievably, we manage to ratchet up the pace even more.  They said it was impossible.  They said it was dangerous, reckless, even foolhardy.  But, folks, when we get that need for speed, all I can tell you is you better hop in and bu...

Friends, last week we left you with ol' Randy just looking an awful sight.  His poor old neck had been broken so loudly that it silenced a screaming crowd.  And rather than calling the Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and getting the sweet boy in an ambulance, a couple of no-goods just loaded him up in their car.  And rather than driving the boy gently down the road and dropping him off at a l...

Welcome back, everybody.  It's been exactly 14 days since we released our annual Valentine's Day episode.  To celebrate that most romantic of holidays, we of course continued our review of the No Holds Barred script written by Dennis Hackin and compared it to the final version written by Hulk Hogan and Vince McMahon.  And of course, we got to read about the first true romantic advances between Rip...

Well, folks, it's that time of year.  Lovers are strolling arm-in-arm through Central Park.  Cupid is lounging atop a cloud, his quiver well-stocked.   Godiva is ramping up their chocolate production and tightening their credit card security policies.  Roses are being sold in tents in the parking lots of grocery stores.  Edible chalk hearts are being exchanged.  But most telling of all, it's time...

This week we're back in the No Hold Barred script to discuss two of the more bizarre scenes from the movie – the diner robbery and the hotel room shared by Ripper and Samantha N. Moore.  Overall, the final versions of these scenes in the movie are basically unchanged from the original draft of the script written by Dennis Hackin.  However, by examining a few of the key additions to the final versi...

This week, we return to the No Holds Barred script for one of the more bizarre sequences from either the screenplay or final movie.  In fact, this scene is so bizarre that Hulk Hogan and Vince McMahon – famed for their authorial restraint – decided to remove it completely from their final version of the script.  And while any differences between the Dennis Hackin draft of the script and the final...

This week we're back into the No Holds Barred script and discussing a few more pivotal scenes from the film, starting with the first two airings of the No Holds Barred Battle of the Tough-Guy Challenge (later abbreviated as the No Holds Barred Tough-Guy Challenge).  Besides just getting our first glimpse of Zeus in action, it turns out that these fight scenes revealed a massive surprise in the mov...

Christmas is here again, and that means it's time for four second annual holiday spectacular.  This Christmas, we're defying two of our comedic heroes, Scott Aukerman and Paul F. Tompkins, by joking about the 2004 film "I, Robot."  If you're confused, don't worry; we'll explain what we're talking in the episode.  We'll be answering many of the questions presented by this movie.  Is Will Smith a go...

This week we're back with our fifth installment reviewing the original Dennis Hackin draft of the No Holds Barred script – and of course comparing his version to the final Hulk Hogan and Vince McMahon rewrite.  Up first, we'll be meeting the four fearsome entrants to the No Holds Barred Battle of the Tough-Guy Challenge (ignoring late entrants Neanderthal (a.k.a. Bubba) and Zeus for now).  You hea...

This week finds up back in the No Holds Barred script and covering yet another standout scene from the movie: Brell, Orbach (a.k.a. Ordway), and Unger's first visit to Spike's Bar (a.k.a. The No Count Bar).    And while the original Dennis Hackin screenplay version is at least structurally very similar to the later Hulk Hogan and Vince McMahon rewrite as seen in the movie, there are some very key...

This week, we're back to our coverage of No Holds Barred with one of the more memorable scenes from the movie:  Rip's romantic dinner with Samantha N. Moore at the world's fanciest French restaurant.  And of course, in this case, we're actually taking a look at this scene from an early draft of the script – a draft written by acclaimed novelist Dennis Hackin – and comparing it to the movie version...

We were working in the lab late one night when our eyes beheld an eerie sight...it was a Twitter DM from Rock Talk to see if we wanted to record a crossover with them.  Spooky! So this week, we'll be covering Walking Tall - an early starring vehicle for The Rock and perhaps the worst film in the long career of Michael Bowen.  Don't miss it. And in the spirit of Halloween, our friends from the podc...

Last episode, we narrowly escaped a hammerhead upside our fishbrain noggins.  This week, we brave that danger once again to cover an early version of the No Holds Barred screenplay – a version written by Bronco Billy's own Dennis Hackin.  And just like the theatrical version, these early scenes are a pulse-pounding thrill ride.  In fact, this week, we witness not one but two corporate strategy mee...

How long would it take to cover a 93 minute movie about a sociopathic professional wrestler?   We thought the answer was 17 episodes when we wrapped up our film coverage in our last show, but as it turns out, the story of No Holds Barred is more, much more than its perfected theatrical form.  Particularly so when Hulk Hogan claims to have personally rewritten its screenplay in a small hotel room w...

Very few podcasts would spend three episodes covering any movie.  Even fewer would spend three episodes on a universally panned, 20-year-old movie about a fictional professional wrestler, played by an actual professional wrestler with no acting talent.  And only one would spend three extra episodes on content they may have missed in 14 prior episodes covering that movie.  If you haven't guessed it...

This week we once again welcome Stephen Perlstein – comedian, writer, and cohost of the podcasts "You Should Love Wrestling" and "I Love You and I Like You: A Parks and Recreation Podcast."  Like us, Stephen is not a wrestling fan, so logically, we have both started podcasts to discuss wrestlers for hundreds of hours, watched an absurd number of wrestling matches, and now join each other on this p...

It can be a lonely life when you don't like wrestling but end up devoting most of your time to studying a wrestler.  So when we find a kindred spirit like Stephen Perlstein of the You Should Love Wrestling podcast, we get pretty excited and take up an unreasonable amount of his time.  In fact, we talked to Stephen for so long that we had to split the conversation over two episodes. Here in part 1,...

After 14 episodes exhaustively reviewing the 93 minute film No Holds Barred, a lot of podcasts would call it a day.  A lot of podcasts would pat themselves on the back and go enjoy spending some time with their family, reading a good book, relaxing at the beach, or perhaps moving on to one of the many other films that their subject starred in.  We're not naming names.  But unlike those other guys,...

This week, we conclude our discussion of No Holds Barred with friend of the show Blake Collier.  On his podcast, "The Body The Blood," they pair a recent horror film with an older one, examine both in a historical, theological, and sociological context, and discuss thematic and structural similarities between the films.  In this episode, we follow their lead by presenting a list of films to pair w...

This week, we welcome friend of the show Blake Collier for a more nuanced and scholarly discussion of No Holds Barred. On Blake's podcast, "The Body The Blood," they pair a recent horror film with an older one, examine both in a historical, theological, and sociological context, and discuss thematic and structural similarities between the films. In this episode, we attempt to bring the same intell...

After 13 episodes, you'd have to agree that we've covered No Holds Barred more extensively than anyone else ever has.  But alas, even we couldn't get to everything.  So this week, we return to Thomas J. Wright's 1989 classic to reexamine any important points we may have missed.  So sit back, relax, pop open a refreshing bottle of Stroh's Light beer, and listen as we peel back yet another layer of...

This week we take a break from No Holds Barred to chat with stand-up comedian Brandon Davidson.  We fully and definitively cover life, love, disgusting hotel rooms, Harley Race, Andre the Giant, eugenics in America, and more, so don't miss it.  Check out Brandon's website at iambrandondavidson.com June 24 in Tyler, TX, come see Brandon performing stand-up at the ETX Brewing Company. Follow Brandon...

How do you cap off a movie with a limo driver shitting himself, five corporate board meetings, and a pie/gun fight? Join us as we cover the climactic final scene of No Holds Barred to find out. Also, a Powers Boothe memorial rap and Randy's understanding of elevators. twitter.com/wgdpod facebook.com/WGDPOD

We went off topic for a special episode to welcome some new fans, but now we're back on track. When we last left No Holds Barred, Rip's younger brother (Randy, a.k.a. Randy the Dipshit, a.k.a. Dumbass Randy) had just taken a brutal beating. He's in pretty bad shape. He'll need a lot of physical therapy and a little bit of love. Luckily, Rip is here to provide both. Plus, some talk about other podc...