Episode 05: Bob Becomes Booker & Shady Roy Shire (San Francisco 1977, Pt. 1)

This week on The Wrestling Stoop w/Bob Roop & Ray Russell begin a 3-Part journey into the year of 1977 and Bob's time as wrestler and booker for the San Francisco territory. We begin Here in Part 1, as Bob talks arriving in San Francisco and becoming booker early on. We take a deep and disturbing look into NWA Promoter Roy Shire, the man. We break down many topics involving Roy, including Shire belittling talent and stealing large sums of money from the houses, Roy's run-in with a biker gang (literally), the time Shire asked Pat Patterson to perjure himself in court, and so much more! Other topics in this episode include how Bob's run in San Fran came about, the matches being so repetitive that even the fans knew the finish going into the bouts, Bob replacing Pat Patterson as booker and forcing Roy Shire to make changes, Al Madril's Ultimatum, Pepper Gomez giving Bob the cold shoulder, & so much more. We think you'll enjoy this very eye-opening episode... AND IT'S JUST PART ONE!!! ***** (DISCLAIMER - We apologize early on in the broadcast for a couple of poor audio segments, Bob was having connection issues which distorted his voice a little on a couple of occasions but quickly fixed itself. This only happens early on in the program and there are no further instances throughout. Please enjoy!) If you're enjoying WrestleCopia and interested in helping us continue to grow, please consider Subscribing to our Patreon to help us pay the bills! https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaYOU CAN ALSO GIFT SOMEONE A PATREON MEMBERSHIP (OR ASK THEM TO GIFT YOU ONE) AT https://www.patreon.com/WrestleCopia/giftIncludes the $5 “All Access” Tier $9 "VIP Superfan" Tier, and "The ULLLTIMATE Tier", featuring our various VIDEO-CAST Series, Early Show Releases, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure, & more!HELP SUPPORT THE SELF-FUNDED WRESTLECOPIA BRAND, CONSIDER DONATING TO OUR PAYPALWRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopiaVisit the WrestleCopia Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comFollow WrestleCopia on “X” (Formerly Twitter) @RasslinGrenadeFollow & LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE – https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenadeSubscribe to the WrestleCopia Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenade ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★