RWR Power Pro Wrestling Podcast Ep. 11 (6/27/98) They Call Him The Streak!

Episode #11 of the Retro Wrestling Re-View Power Pro Wrestling Podcast takes Gene Jackson, Robb Helt, and Brian Tramel back to the June 27, 1998 episode of Memphis Power Pro Wrestling, the first show after Blast Off at the Dome at the Mid-South Coliseum. After weeks of hype, the boys finally get to look at the fallout from Power Pro’s first big Coliseum event, including highlights from the show, reactions from the announcers, and the next wave of angles heading into the big Rumble on the River live special next week.The podcast starts out snakebit before the wrestling show even begins, with technical issues, frozen screens, botched intros, and enough false starts to make this feel like the Power Pro version of 1993 ECW at Cabrini College. But once the episode gets rolling, there is plenty to dig into.Gene, Robb, and BT spend plenty of time on the smaller details that make this era fun: Lawler wearing red and black to wrestle Kane, Brian Christopher challenging The Rock before The Rock is truly “The Rock” yet, Kid Wikkid and Derrick King showing real potential, Koko B. Ware beating the hell out of people, and the weirdness of Power Pro trying to mix Memphis tradition with WWF adjacent attitude era chaos.Episode #11 feels like a reset point. Blast Off at the Dome is over, Lawler may or may not be leaving, a new King may or may not be crowned, The Streak is here, Baxter is threatening national symbols, and Power Pro is making history by going live in prime time from the river for the first time in Memphis Wrestling history! Check out an episode that feels like a pivotal point in Power Pro Wrestling moving forward. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★