24 Inch Podcast 35: vs. The Iron Sheik, 1984 (December)

On the 35th episode of the 24 Inch Podcast, Steve Bennett and Dave Rowlands take a deep dive into the house show at the Madison Square Garden from 12-28-1984. On this episode night, Hulk Hogan wrestles The Iron Sheik in a match for the WWF Heavyweight Championship. At the top, Steve and Paula are together to kick off the show with some news about Steve's father, her cheerleading for the Buffalo Bandits, and colors in wrestling. After the break, Steve brings on Dave and welcomes him to the show. Dave, like usual, has mayhem to report. After our update on all things Hollywood, the guys give the bio of The Iron Sheik. Also, Steve and Dave talk about the long history of Madison Square Garden. Then, Dave tells us what the Hulkster was up to in December of 1984. Steve reads the news from December of 1984 while Dave cracks wise and adds his thoughts on a month filled with nuclear bomb tests, a huge movie release, and a big month for Wayne Gretzky. Steve and Dave break down the entire card from the 12-28-84 episode of the WWF at Madison Square Garden, including he incredible angle that started the first road to WrestleMania, a long curtain jerker, and a huge debut by the Junk Yard Dog. Finally, Steve and Dave break down the huge main event of Hulk Hogan vs. The Iron Sheik for the WWF Heavyweight Championship. Also on this episode, Steve and Dave read listener emails and comments from our facebook page and announce the next podcast. Intro w/Paula: 00:02:34 History of: 00:09:00 The News/Matches: 00:45:03 Plugs/Emails: 01:46:01 For more information follow us on twitter @24InchPodcast Email us: [email protected] Instagram: 24_inch_podcast