WMG 199: JUNE 1989 WWF NEWS & RESULTS w/Guest Matt Crowder (Dusty Arrives, Studd Quits, Jake's Surgery)

About this episode

Ray Russell and guest Matt Crowder discuss the WWF news and results from June 1989, covering various significant events and personalities in wrestling.

Special Guest Matt Crowder makes his Grenade debut as he joins host Ray Russell to discuss JUNE 1989 NEWS & RESULTS. Topics include No Holds Barred at the Box Office, Dusty Rhodes arrival, Superfly's return, Big John Studd & Owen Hart quit, Roddy Piper signs a new contract, Twin Towers on Arsenio, Savage vs. Hulk selling out arenas, Jake Roberts undegoes surgery, MSG undergoes renovations, Ronnie Garvin as Referee, Barry Windham is The Widow Maker, Hillbilly Jim vs. Andre the Giant, Women's Division dismantled, Honky Tonk injured, Elizabeth perfume(?), Warrior vs. Rude, Rick Martel, The Genius, Mr. Perfect vs. Bret Hart, the Rougeau Brothers, Boston ends the NESN TV deal, & more. Plus, Matt brings his spot-on Jesse Ventura impression along for the ride! If you're enjoying WrestleCopia and interested in helping us continue to grow, please consider Subscribing to our Patreon to help us cover some of our costs! https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopia YOU CAN ALSO GIFT SOMEONE A PATREON MEMBERSHIP (OR ASK THEM TO GIFT YOU ONE) AT https://www.patreon.com/WrestleCopia/gift Includes the $5 “All Access” Tier $9 "VIP Superfan" Tier, and "The ULLLTIMATE Tier", featuring our…

People in this episode

Host: Ray Russell

Guest: Matt Crowder

Topics covered

• WWF news
• wrestling results
• June 1989
• Dusty Rhodes
• Jake Roberts surgery
• contract signings
• wrestling impressions

Keywords

• WWF
• Dusty Rhodes
• Jake Roberts
• wrestling news
• contract signings
• wrestling results
• June 1989
• No Holds Barred
• Roddy Piper
• Andre the Giant

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NESN

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