Episode 133 – Rock N Roll vs pro wrestling

The guys get giddy and examine the roots of the unlikely partnership that forms in the early-1980’s between professional wrestling buffoons and rock n roll misfits – and changes a corner of pop culture forever. Support the show on Patreon and get up to two spin-off episodes a month!! https://www.patreon.com/rocknrollbedtimestories   SHOW NOTES Songs used in this episode: Husker Du “Makes No Sense at All”; Bob Mould “The Silence Between Us”; Blue Angel “Maybe He’ll Know”; Cyndi Lauper “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”     ELO/Rock and Roll Express: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg9KAX5I9cU Jake the Snake and Nord the Barbarian/RATT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vczmz-dOYUs McMahan and Lord Alfred Hayes’s late night talk show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3zZyOAo8FU (warning: Roddy Pipper slaps the crap out of Lord Alfred Hayes)  Husker Du on the Today Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kmk_Fw1GrMk https://www.biography.com/athletes/cyndi-lauper-wwe https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2687433-how-cyndi-lauper-was-essential-in-the-launch-of-wwe-wrestlemania https://prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/Cyndi_Lauper https://ew.com/article/2005/07/22/professional-wrestling-bob-mould/ https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/05/27/bob-mould-on-joining-the-wcw-creative-team-pitching-ideas-to-hulk-hogan-the-dynamic-between-eric-bischoff-and-vince-russo-leaving-the-company/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Replacements_(band) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%BCsker_D%C3%BC https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/sep/30/bob-mould-alt-rocks-gay-icon-takes-on-american-evil-my-heads-on-fire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_wrestling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Albano https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NRBQ https://www.nytimes.com/1981/01/18/arts/pop-nrb-band-at-ritz.html NRBQ – Captain Lou: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNa3nW1w7vw Lou and the Q album: https://www.discogs.com/master/423304-NRBQ-And-Captain-Lou-Albano-Lou-And-The-Q Classical music commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP9u_7eSlTQ The NRBQ – Tiddlywinks album promo ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGeACei7-4E