Stoop 69: Discussing Global Wrestling (Solie, Dr. Red Roberts, Death Row, More)

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This week on the Wrestling Stoop, Bob goes back and talks the early inception of the late 80's Florida promotion and the first publicly traded wrestling company, the Global Wrestling Alliance. We discuss how Boris Malenko played a part in getting Bob involved, meeting Dr. Red Roberts for the first time, dealing with the corporate "suits", hiring Gordon Solie and what led to his firing(!), how tapings were scheduled, the Soul Patrol, Rusty Brooks, Death Row, innovative vignettes and segments on the TV program, and more!If you're enjoying WrestleCopia and interested in helping us continue to grow, please Subscribe to our Patreon to help us pay the bills! https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaOR 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 ★

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