24 Inch Podcast 30: vs. Hercules, 1986

The Sports-Casters

On the 30th episode of the 24 Inch Podcast, Steve Bennett and Dave Rowlands take a deep dive into the holiday episode of Prime Time Wrestling from 11-23-1986. On this episode of Prime Time, Hulk Hogan's match against Hercules from Saturday Night's Main Event is shown. At the top, Steve and Paula are together to kick off the show with some talk about Paula scratching her eye, the Christmas season, and Paula's cheerleading award. After the break, Steve brings on Dave and welcome him to the show. Dave, like usual, has mayhem to report. After our update on all things Hollywood, the guys give the bio of Hercules. Also, Steve and Dave talk about the long history of the Los Angelas Sports Arena. Then, Dave tells us what the Hulkster was up to in December of 1986. Steve reads the news from December of 1986 while Dave cracks wise and adds his thoughts on a month filled with Michael Jackson's sleazy business practices, sports news, and holiday cheer. Steve and Dave break down the entire card from the 11-23-86 episode of Prime Time, including a match Paula said wasn't worth the curtain jerk spot, a few guys getting ready for Wrestlemania, and a few long jobber vs. jobber matches. The guys also talk Gorilla and Bobby's chemistry, the injury to Ricky Steamboat, and try to explain what made Prime Time Wrestling so special. Finally, Steve and Dave break down the huge main event of Hulk Hogan vs Hercules for the WWF Title. Also on this episode, Steve and Dave read listener emails and comments from our facebook page and announce the topic for the last episode of 2022. Intro w/Paula: 00:03:03 History of: 00:10:15 The News/Matches: 00:39:53 Plugs/Emails: 01:25:36 For more information follow us on twitter @24InchPodcast Email us: [e-mail] Instagram: 24_inch_podcast