Vol. 41: In Memorium 2021

A look at the wrestling names we lost to that big battle royal in the sky in 2021

An episode of the Classic Wrestling Memories podcast, hosted by Seth Zillmann, Jonathan Bolick, titled "Vol. 41: In Memorium 2021" was published on January 30, 2022 and runs 59 minutes.

January 30, 2022 ·59m · Classic Wrestling Memories

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Summary

We do an In Memorium tribute at the of every year. Father Time is the ultimate booker and Death is undefeated. Every year we lose so many talents to that great battle royal in the sky. Angelo Mosca – Held titles in multipole territories and is a Canadian Football Hall of FamerBarry Orton – Brother of Bob Orton Jr. and uncle to Randy Orton. We discuss the controversy involving him and Pat Patterson in Volume 36.Bobby Eaton – Legendary territory wrestler and multi-time tag champion.Buddy Colt – Held over a dozen titles in multiple NWA territories.Butch Reed – Held over a dozen titles including NWA tag titles with Ron Simmons.Chris Youngblood – Brother of Mark and Jay Youngblood.Corporal Kirchner – Competed at WrestleMania 2 and in FMW as Leatherface.Daffney Unger – Started in WCW and was a TNA regular.Del Wilkes – aka “The Patriot” and “The Trooper”. We discussed his life in Volume 39.Dominic DeNucci – Italian wrestler who held over a dozen titles worldwide.Don Kernodle – Perhaps best remembered as part of Sgt. Slaughter’s Cobra Corps. We also talked about him in Volume 39.Jack Lanza – WWE Hall of Famer and part of the legendary Blackjacks tag team.Jim Crockett Jr. – Arguably the #2 promotor of all time and the main force behind the popularity of Jim Crockett Promotions in the 1980s. We detailed his career in Volume 37.Jimmy Rave – Independent wrestler who also worked for TNA.Jody Hamilton – Part of the legendary Assassins tag team. Also an accomplished trainer.New Jack – ECW mainstay and hardcore style veteran.Paul Orndorff – Hall of Famer and headliner of the original WrestleMania. If you think we missed anybody or would like to...