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The Wrestling Memory Grenade

by Ray Russell / The WrestleCopia Network · English · Sport

You pull the pin and we’ll pick up the pieces… Join host Ray Russell for an exciting trip down Memory Lane as we analyze and discuss years of wrestling history from your favorite promotions. From Hulkamania to Mulkeymania, from the Four Horsemen to the nWo, from the Midnight Express to the Lex Expre

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New episodes
Weekly
Typical length
1 hr 29 min
Latest
15 Oct 2026
Language
English

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 48 minNew

WMG 211: August 1989 WWF TV & John Poz Talks "The Era of the Hitman"

It’s a loaded hybrid edition of the Wrestling Memory Grenade this week as we kick off August 1989 WWF TV on the road to SummerSlam! Newly crowned Tag Team Champions the Brain Busters join Brother Love, while we bid farewell to The Bobby Heenan Show with a wild finale featuring (then) 19-year-old adult film star Heather Hunter dancing her way into our hearts. The Ultimate Warrior sends Barry Horowitz out on a stretcher, while Randy Savage, Zeus, and the Sensational Sherri revel in the fear in Hogan and Beefcake’s eyes.. and weigh in on Elizabeth’s impending return. Dusty Rhodes taunts the…

Earlier episodes 29 most recent

  1. E210 · 8 Oct 2026 · 37 min

    WMG 210: August 1989 WWF News & House Show Lineups! (Andre Arrested, Hogan Injured!)

    The latest Wrestling Memory Grenade rolls into August 1989 with WWF news and house show action as the road to SummerSlam heats up! We discuss Jake Roberts’ planned return to his rivalry with Ted DiBiase, Hulk Hogan’s injury troubles, and Jimmy Powers being sidelined. Roddy Piper boosts Prime Time Wrestling while the short-lived Bobby Heenan Show rides a ratings roller coaster toward its final episode. Plus, the Brain Busters’ controversial championship victory, prospective WWF newcomers, competing bids for WrestleMania VI, and plans for a December pay-per-view(?). André the Giant makes…

  2. E209 · 24 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 19 min

    WMG 209: WWF Saturday Night's Main Event 7/29/89 (With Guest: John Poz!)

    Welcome to this special edition of the Wrestling Memory Grenade, as guest John Poz (of the Two Man Power Trip Empire) joins Ray Russell to break down and discuss all thing Saturday Night's Main Event from July 29, 1989. Recorded for "THE BIG ONES" collection over at the Ultimate Tier of the WrestleCopia Patreon, we've decided to bring the discussion to the public! It's a special bonus summertime edition of Saturday Night's Main Event. Things continue to heat up on the road to SummerSlam '89 as Brutus Beefcake looks for revenge on The Macho Man, but Zeus has something to say about that. Plus,…

  3. E208 · 17 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 36 min

    WMG 208: JULY 1989 WWF TV (DOUBLE EDITION! Warrior Calls Out Andre, Dusty Confronts Boss Man)

    This week it's a special DOUBLE EDITION of the Grenade as Ray Russell covers TWO WEEKS of WWF TV as we close out the month of July 1989! It's a jam packed episode as The Ultimate Warrior calls out Andre the Giant on The Brother Love Show, Dusty Rhodes takes the "toys" of The Big Boss Man, even crazier promos from both sides of the SummerSlam main event from Macho Man/Zeus/Sherri and Hulk Hogan/Brutus Beefcake, Referee Ron Garvin's patience is tested multiple times by Barry Windham, Dino Bravo, and Mr. Perfect... Plus, the full SummerSlam card is announced, the Bobby Heenan Show continues to…

  4. E207 · 3 Sep 2026 · 58 min

    WMG 207: JULY 1989 WWF TV (Week 3; Hulk & Beefcake Accept the Challenge! Tunney Warns Garvin)

    We continue the journey through the summer of 1989 in the WWF by discussing the weekend of July 15th - 17th TV programming! The road to SummerSlam has begun as Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake accept the challenge issued by The Macho Man & Zeus! Plus, Bobby Heenan QUITS Wrestling Challenge before he debuts his own Talk Show, Roddy Piper debuts as the new co-host of Prime Time Wrestling, The Genius gifts Brother Love an honorary PhD, the Rick Rude/Ultimate Warrior feud intensifies as Rude finds himself a new bodyguard in Andre the Giant, President Jack Tunney warns Referee Ron Garvin, both the…

  5. E206 · 27 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 45 min

    WMG 206: JULY 1989 WWF TV (Week 2; Macho Aligns with ZEUS! Heenan QUITS Prime Time!)

    Grenade #206 looking at the weekend of July 8 - 10, 1989. Guest Matt Crowder returns to discuss all the goings on as we begin the road to SummerSlam! Randy Savage aligns himself with Zeus to issue a challenge to Hulk Hogan and "Beef-cake Bar-ber". Plus, Bobby Heenan officially QUITS Prime Time Wrestling as he prepares to launch his own brand new TV show, Ron Garvin continues to stick it to Greg Valentine & Dino Bravo, Rick Martel & Tito Santana exchange words, The Hart Foundation reunite, Tag Champs Demolition, Brain Busters, Twin Towers, Ultimate Warrior, IC Champ Rick Rude, and more! If…

  6. E205 · 20 Aug 2026 · 50 min

    WMG 205: JULY 1989 WWF TV (Week 1; Dusty's "Triple Potty Bypass", Martel/Tito Brawl)

    We kick of JULY 1989 WWF TV this week on the Greande as it's Independence Day week in the States as the Bobby Heenan/Gorilla Monsoon bickering escalates to a new level, a wild brawl takes place on the Brother Love set as Rick Martel & Tito Santana throw down, Dusty Rhodes performs the first ever "Triple Potty Bypass", The Hart Foundation reform, The Genius makes his syndicated TV debut, Rick Rude and Warrior have words, Ted Dibiase makes another example of his opponent, Red Rooster is POULTRY in Motion, Rockers vs. Bravo & Valentine, King Duggan & Hillbilly Jim celebrate America, the Brain…

About The Wrestling Memory Grenade

You pull the pin and we’ll pick up the pieces… Join host Ray Russell for an exciting trip down Memory Lane as we analyze and discuss years of wrestling history from your favorite promotions. From Hulkamania to Mulkeymania, from the Four Horsemen to the nWo, from the Midnight Express to the Lex Expre

The Wrestling Memory Grenade is a English sport podcast from Ray Russell / The WrestleCopia Network. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.

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Ray Russell / The WrestleCopia Network
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English
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New episodes
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Typical length
1 hr 29 min
Latest episode
15 Oct 2026
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