The Wrestling Stoop w/Bob Roop

Bob Roop & Ray Russell present a new episode of the Wrestling Stoop! The Wrestling Stoop is back as Bob Roop continues to discuss his time working for Ole Anderson in Georgia Championship Wrestling. We talk stories involving The Iron Sheik, "Dr. D" David Schultz, a young Bret Hart, Tommy Rich, Roddy Piper being fired, Ole's rule for no-shows, drug use in the territory, payoffs on the Georgia l...

Bob Roop & Ray Russell present a new episode of the Wrestling Stoop! It's the latest Wrestling Stoop w/Bob Roop as we begin to discuss Bob's lengthy run working for Ole Anderson and Georgia Championship Wrestling in the early 1980s. We talk leaving Mid-South and heading to Georgia, the passing of Bob's father during that time period, Bob's real feelings behind stretching marks and the "inciden...

Bob Roop & Ray Russell present a new episode of the Wrestling Stoop! It's the final episode of a trilogy of "ASK BOB ANYTHING" Q&A s to kick off the new year! This week Bob continues to answer your questions and hear stories about the promiscuous Jose Lothario, Matt Borne's issues in Georgia, what are the Road Warriors allergic to(?!), Tito Santana, Tim Horner, The Destroyer, Ole Anderson,...

Bob Roop & Ray Russell present a new episode of the Wrestling Stoop! The Wrestling Stoop returns this week with ASK BOB ROOP ANYTHING... PART 2!!! Just some of the topics this week include stories involving Paul Orndorff, David Sammartino, Jerry Lawler, Sam Bass, Dick the Bruiser, the Guerreros, Grizzly Smith, the art of the working punch, the San Francisco loop, ICW spot shows, a potential bo...

Bob Roop & Ray Russell present a new episode of the Wrestling Stoop! It's our milestone 50th edition of the Wrestling Stoop, kicking off 2025 with a 2-Part Q&A of "Ask Bob Anything"! Just some of the topics discussed this week include Bob Roop's time as a WCW Agent, the backstage fight between Lex Luger & Junkyard Dog in 1990, Original Sheik stories, losing days of memory from a concus...

Bob Roop & Ray Russell present a new episode of the Wrestling Stoop! Happy Holidays wishes to all from The Wrestling Stoop as Bob Roop tells more ICW stories, including how thrifty the Miser was when living on the road, and Rip Rogers masturbating in a car.. in front of Angelo Poffo! From there, hear how William Harding got PAID by Angelo Poffo after escaping the infamous "Sugar Hold Challenge...

Bob Roop & Ray Russell present a new episode of the Wrestling Stoop! This week on the Wrestling Stoop w/Bob Roop, we take a deep dive look into the lawsuit of one Ron Fuller (Welch) vs. Ron Garvin in the Knoxville territory. Fuller suing Garvin for the reimbursement of a $12,000 loan for a Bayliner boat (that's $52,00 0 in today's money!), and the return of Fuller's Southeastern Heavyweight Ti...

Bob Roop & Ray Russell present a new episode of the Wrestling Stoop! The Wrestling Stoop w/Bob Roop returns this Thanksgiving season with more stories from the All-Star & ICW Poffo days! We talk more "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Izzy Slapawitz cussing out Angelo Poffo for his.. thriftiness, the infamous "Chicken Challenge" and what it was designed to do, Bob working the Poffos with an "injury...

Bob Roop & Ray Russell present a new episode of the Wrestling Stoop! The Wrestling Stoop w/Bob Roop returns this week as we discuss the All-Star Wrestling promotion in Knoxville. Bob shares thoughts and stories of his time working around Randy "Macho Man" Savage, Lanny & Angelo Poffo, Pez Whatley, George Weingeroff, Yasu Fuji, Roger Smith, Joe Malenko, & much more! Please Subscribe to...

Bob Roop & Ray Russell present a new episode of the Wrestling Stoop! The Wrestling Stoop w/Bob Roop returns this week as we discuss the "Knoxville Five" and their FINAL night in the Southeastern territory, the following week's card featuring Roop & company sitting in the crowd (find out the REAL reason why), and the first week of the brand new All-Star Wrestling promotion running oppositio...

Bob Roop & Ray Russell present a new episode of the Wrestling Stoop! The Wrestling Stoop w/Bob Roop returns this week as we continue to tell the story of Knoxville 1979, and the defection from Ron Fuller's Southeastern territory. This week, we look at the final full month of time that Roop, Garvin, Orton, Malenko, and the rest competed for Southeastern in May of 1979. We look at the card resul...

Bob Roop & Ray Russell present a new episode of the Wrestling Stoop! The Wrestling Stoop w/Bob Roop returns this week with a 2-HOUR Episode #43, as Bob continues to discuss the plans to run against Ron Fuller's Southeastern territory in 1979 Knoxville. We talk the early discussions, trying to form a union, Dick Slater blowing the whistle, the ideas behind the booking from this period, Thunderb...

Bob Roop & Ray Russell present a new episode of the Wrestling Stoop! The Wrestling Stoop returns this week with a 2-HOUR Episode, as Bob Roop begins to share his in-depth memories on the entire "KNOXVILLE SITUATION" of 1979. We begin to dissect the truths from the lore, how the issues really started, whose idea it was to run opposition vs. Ron Fuller. Plus, we talk talent like Dean Ho, Crusher...

Bob Roop & Ray Russell present a new episode of the Wrestling Stoop! For anyone that has been waiting for Bob to open up about the struggles in the Southeastern territory that led to the "Knoxville 5" running opposition, the first round starts right here! It's a new Wrestling Stoop as Bob Roop continues to discuss the Knoxville territory. This week Bob shares some fun stories involving Ron &am...

Bob Roop & Ray Russell present a new episode of the Wrestling Stoop! It's a new Wrestling Stoop talking Knoxville 1978! Bob talks leaving San Francisco, a brief stop off in Florida, and then his arrival to the Knoxville territory! Some of the topics include... Ron Garvin's hilarious pick-up line, working Lou Thesz, Phil Hickerson & Dennis Condrey, Sylvester Ritter (the future JYD), Tony Ch...

Bob Roop & Ray Russell present a new episode of the Wrestling Stoop! This week on the Wrestling Stoop, Bob Roop talks the end if his run in the Florida territory as he heads off to San Francisco in early 1977. Bob Roop reunites with Bob Orton Jr. to recapture the Florida Tag Titles and take out former NWA World Champion Jack Brisco. From there, we play the "Name Game" and discuss the likes of...

Bob Roop & Ray Russell present a new episode of the Wrestling Stoop! This week on The Wrestling Stoop, Bob Roop breaks down his entire white-hot feud vs. Steve Keirn in 1976... how they put it together, how it played out on TV, the background of Colonel Dick Keirn, the reaction from promoter Jim Barnett, booker "Assassin" Jody Hamilton's advice, fans making threats and using guns, and how the...

Bob Roop & Ray Russell present a new episode of the Wrestling Stoop! This week The Wrestling Stoop goes in depth as we tackle the first 6 months of 1976 in the Florida territory! A 6-month story arch with many twists & turns! We tackle the formation of "The Bobs", as a deadly triad begins. Bob Roop begins teaming with Bob Orton, Jr... and the duo quickly make a huge impression after they p...

Bob Roop & Ray Russell present a new episode of the Wrestling Stoop! This week on The Wrestling Stoop, Bob Roop shares memories and stories of his time working with the legendary Kevin Sullivan. Plus, Bob shares the memory of a time he was asked by Eddie Graham to "persuade" outlaw promoter Ron Hill to shut down his Florida promotion. Bob admits to being a "shooter", but what happens when a wr...

Bob Roop & Ray Russell present a new episode of the Wrestling Stoop! It's The Wrestling Stoop w/Bob Roop, Episode #35. This week we head back to the Florida territory in 1975 to talk Mike Graham, a rib on Rick Martel, Buddy Fuller's bad luck at racquetball, catching up with George McCreary, teaming with Larry Hennig, Jack Brisco, Terry Funk, Abdullah the Butcher, revitalizing Roop's run by bei...

Bob Roop & Ray Russell present a new episode of the Wrestling Stoop! The Wrestling Stoop is back with Episode #34 as Bob talks his recent trip to the 2024 Tragos/Thesz Hall of Fame Ceremonies, plus it's more 1975 in the CWF! Bob takes a deep dive into his personal experiences with promoter Eddie Graham, from meeting Eddie at a banquet while Graham was on top of the heap, to some fun stories of...

Bob Roop & Ray Russell present a new episode of the Wrestling Stoop! The Wrestling Stoop is back with Episode #33 as Bob Roop discusses his return to Florida in November 1974 and moving into 1975. Talking "Bullet" Bob Armstrong, Harley Race, The Mongolian Stomper, Jos LeDuc, James J. Dillon, Apache Bull Ramos, Danny Hodge, Eddie Graham's payoffs, the jobs of a heel, playing your character in p...

Bob Roop & Ray Russell present a new episode of the Wrestling Stoop! This week on The Wrestling Stoop w/Bob Roop, it's a very special episode as we break down the infamous "Georgia War" of the 1970s between the big bad men of the NWA vs. Promoter Ann Gunkel and her "All-South" promotion! Bob shares insights on many of the key players from Jim Barnett to Buddy Fuller. We also talk Bob's time in...

Bob Roop & Ray Russell present a new episode of the Wrestling Stoop! This week on The Wrestling Stoop w/Bob Roop, we talk Bob's second tour of Japan, this time working for The Giant Baba's All Japan promotion! We discuss names like a rookie Bob Backlund, George "The Animal" Steele, Mil Mascaras, Jumbo Tsuruta, The Destroyer, Kendo Nagasaki's approach to wrestling Tyree Pride, the ultra-competi...

Bob Roop & Ray Russell present a new episode of the Wrestling Stoop!  After a 5 month hiatus from the wrestling ring, Bob returns to the squared circle for the Dallas territory. Listen as Bob discusses Fritz Von Erich at length. We get stories of Fritz the man, the wrestler, the promoter, Von Erich's wild booking idea involving NFL players, the Iron Claw movie, & more. Bob also shares his...