Episode 373: Royal Rumble 1989

On this episode of Something To Wrestle with Bruce Prichard, Bruce and Conrad take us back to 1989 and the development of the first Royal Rumble PPV! Bruce recounts how the original Royal Rumble was on broadcast television, so this one had to be bigger and grander in his home state of Texas. The guys discuss the naming of the event, the return of Big John Studd, the set up for WrestleMania V and so much more! TITAN NUTRITION - TitanNutrition.net code WRESTLE for 10% and free shipping! BACKYARD BUTCHERS - Visit BackyardButchers.com and use promo code WRESTLE to get 15% off your order, free shipping and 4 free ribeyes for life! BLUECHEW - BlueChew.com, promo code WRESTLE to receive your first month FREE CAMPERMAXX - Specializing in MAXX discounted pricing on Travel Trailers and Fifthwheel RV's.Visit: campermaxx.com or call 256-320-7033 WOOOO WINGS - Wooooo! Wings, a virtual restaurant concept from The Man himself, the Nature Boy Ric Flair. Enjoy the legendary flavors and world championship wings by ordering with your Uber Eats or Postmates app. Wooo Wings is now open in Nashville, San Antonio, Jacksonville, Florida as well as Huntsville and Tuscaloosa in Alabama, with many more locations coming soon. Try the only chicken wings worthy of carrying the name of the 16x World Heavyweight Champion. SAVE WITH CONRAD - Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at SaveWithConrad.com BOX OF GIMMICKS - Find all your Something To Wrestle with Bruce Prichard swag at https://boxofgimmicks.com/collections/stw ADVERTISE WITH BRUCE - If your business targets 25-54 year old men, there's no better place to advertise than right here with us on Something to Wrestle You've heard us do ads for some of the same companies for years...why? Because it works! And with our super targeted audience, there's very little waste. Go to AdvertiseWithBruce.com now and find out more about advertising with Something to Wrestle. FOLLOW ALL OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA at https://stwlinks.com/ Get early, ad-free access to more than a dozen of your favorite wrestling podcasts, starting at just $9 over on AdFreeShows.com. That's less than 15 cents an episode each month! You can also listen to them directly through Apple Podcasts or your other regular podcast apps! AdFreeShows.com also has thousands of hours worth of bonus content including popular series like Title Chase, Eric Fires Back, Conversations with Conrad, Mike Chioda's Mailbag and many more! Plus, live, interactive virtual chats with your favorite podcasts hosts and wrestling legends. All that and much more! Sign up today at AdFreeShows.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices