24 Inch Podcast 26: vs. Terry Funk, 1986

On the 26th episode of the 24 Inch Podcast, Steve Bennett and Dave Rowlands take a deep dive into the January 4, 1986 episode of Saturday Night's Main Event. On this night, Hulk Hogan put his title on the line against the legend, Terry Funk. At the top, Steve and Dave kick off the second season of the podcast by looking back at a great first season and looking forward to an even better second season. After the break, the guys give a bio of the legend, Terry Funk. Also, Steve and Dave talk about the long history of the USF Sun Dome. Then, Dave tells us what the Hulkster was up to in late December of 1985 into early January of 1986. Steve reads the news from January of 1986 while Dave cracks wise and adds his thoughts on a month filled with gossip, Steve's first Super Bowl, and one of the most infamous and tragic moments of the 1980's. Steve and Dave break down the entire card from SNME including all of the fun antics in-between the matches. The guys break down each match on the card, talk about Jesse Ventura competing inside of the ring, and a historic moment in the career of Bobby Heenan. Finally, Steve and Dave break down the huge main event of Hulk Hogan with the Junk Yard Dog vs. Terry Funk for the WWF Title. Also on this episode, Paula Bennett returns to help us share listener emails and comments from our facebook page and announce the topic for the second episode of season two. Intro: 00:01:58 History of: 00:19:22 The News/Matches: 00:40:40 Plugs/Emails: 01:26:53 For more information follow us on twitter @24InchPodcast Email us: [email protected] Instagram: 24_inch_podcast