The Ringer Wrestling Show
The Ringer Wrestling Show
The Ringer
'WrestleMania' Countdown: Day 5 With Bill Simmons (Ep. 50)
1 hour 7 minutes Posted Mar 31, 2017 at 1:07 am.
The Ringer's David Shoemaker teams up with HBO and The Ringer's Bill Simmons to grapple with being a wrestling fan in the mainstream media
the importance of 'WrestleMania' in the 1980s
Mr. T in the WWF
the 30th anniversary of "Macho Man" Randy Savage vs. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
all-time WrestleMania matches
gimmick ideas
the signature match this year
the need for a resurgence of heel managers
and the upcoming Andre the Giant documentary
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The Ringer's David Shoemaker teams up with HBO and The Ringer's Bill Simmons to grapple with being a wrestling fan in the mainstream media (02:00), the importance of 'WrestleMania' in the 1980s (05:30), Mr. T in the WWF (07:00), the 30th anniversary of "Macho Man" Randy Savage vs. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat (09:00), all-time WrestleMania matches (14:30), gimmick ideas (24:00), the signature match this year (30:30), the need for a resurgence of heel managers (41:00), and the upcoming Andre the Giant documentary (58:45).
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