Episode 24: Guest Brian R Solomon on the Life and Career of Gorilla Monsoon

Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel Presents: Personalities, Territories, Towns & Buildings Episode 24 Author & Historian Brian R. Solomon, Irresistible Force, The Life & Times of Gorilla Monsoon. Today on the show, I am visited by my dear friend and colleague, Brian R. Solomon and we discuss his latest book release, Irresistible Force, which documents and tells the story of Bob Marella, better and more widely known as Gorilla Monsoon. The story of his upbringing, his college career, being discovered and broken into the business, his amazing rise as a killer, monster heel in the mid-1960s, his administrative role in the 1970s and his familiar role as announcer and voice of Wrestlemania in the 1980s. This is a monumental work on a monumental life of a giant of a man. I hope you enjoy my visit with Brian R. Solomon on the show today! Chapters (00:00:02) - Brian R. Solomon on the Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel Podcast(00:02:18) - Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel(00:03:06) - The Book on Gorilla Monsoon(00:07:28) - Gorilla and His Wife(00:09:42) - Gorilla Was Connected With the WWF(00:16:48) - Gorilla Won the IWA World Championship(00:23:04) - Gino Monsoon Was Involved In The Gorilla Program(00:29:38) - Andre the Giant's WWF booking(00:31:34) - Gorilla on His Time on WWE TV(00:34:11) - How Much Difference Was There Between Gorilla Monsoon and Bob Mare(00:36:18) - What was the thing that you discovered about Gorilla that really reson(00:40:53) - Gorilla Has Diabetes For 25 Years(00:45:34) - The Legacy of Jim Howard(00:52:09) - Brian Fallon on His New Book(00:56:38) - Brian Solomon on Irresistible Force: The Life and Times of(00:58:22) - Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel