Wrestling Roundtable

The Wrestling Roundtable® was the 1st wrestling/MMA-themed discussion show to feature a combination of critical thinking & sophomoric humor. @AFewWordsWithES

[Wrestling Roundtable @WrestRoundtable]

That Backlund/Hogan title match is a pretty cool clip, Gary. And congratulations on your honor for a unique career.
-E

[Gary Michael Cappetta @GaryCappetta]

Here's a better look at the video I showed during my Cauliflower Alley Club Announcers Award acceptance speech last week.

[Wrestling Roundtable @WrestRoundtable]

Seems vaguely familiar. Was it used as flyers during shows maybe?
-E

[Code Of Honor/Shane Hagadorn @CodeOfHonorBook]

An old, possibly never used, advertisement for the website... #codeofhonorbook #roh #ringofhonor #watchroh

[Wrestling Roundtable @WrestRoundtable]

@DravenFilth Heard your moon landing idea on Kliq This, ‘Drahvinn’. Hope you’re well!
-E

[Wrestling Roundtable @WrestRoundtable]

@paramountplus @UFConParamount @brucebuffer Yeah, but how about you archive the entire stream’s broadcast in one place so we can actually watch this on @paramountplus like we pay for? As is, UI is a mess of individual fights & everything in between like this is lost unless I watch in Spanish. Put the full event on the app!

[Wrestling Roundtable @WrestRoundtable]

Gorilla! 🦍
-E

[Gary Michael Cappetta @GaryCappetta]

MID-WEEK LUNCH - 4th Edition
Choose the person (ONE PERSON ONLY) you'd most want to have a conversation with over a long, relaxing lunch.
A. Sting
B. Gordon Solie
C. Undertaker
D. Gorilla Monsoon
Notes:
-For the 1st two weeks, across all GMC platforms, of the options you were given, most of my followers wanted to break bread with Harley Race and Lou Thesz (answers for the 3rd week were closely split).
-Select just ONE PERSON ONLY. No hedging. No unclear answers.

[Wrestling Roundtable @WrestRoundtable]

Lou Thesz! After reading ‘Hooker’, I was so looking forward to meeting him at the first PWHOF ceremony in Schenectady, NY back in May 2002, but he died just before the show. So close! It would have been so fascinating to pick his brain about the time he came up as a shooter.
-E

[Gary Michael Cappetta @GaryCappetta]

MID-WEEK LUNCH - 2nd Edition
Choose the person (ONE PERSON ONLY) you'd most want to have a conversation with over a long, relaxing lunch.
A. Terry Funk
B. Paul "HHH" Levesque
C. Lou Thesz
D. Paul Heyman
Notes:
-Across all GMC platforms last week, of the options you were given, most of my followers wanted to break bread with Harley Race.
-Select just ONE PERSON ONLY. No hedging. No unclear answers.

[Wrestling Roundtable @WrestRoundtable]

“Duck season! “Riyadh season!”
#CaneloVsCrawford #WrestleManiaRiyadh

[Rodney Leconte @RodneyR14]

Hulk Hogan was the reason I got i to pro wrestling. He created many childhood memories for me and even more with the nWo. He was one of my favorites growing up and it’s really sad to hear of his passing. Thank you Hulk and rest easy brother.

#HulkHogan #HulkHoganRIP

[Nick Aldis @RealNickAldis]

The industry lost a man today that redefined what success could look like in Pro Wrestling. This post is to acknowledge Hulk Hogan's contributions to the industry, which are difficult to put into adequate words. Terry Bollea made personal choices that earned him understandable criticism, but I'm not here to weigh in on that. As someone who has put food on the table from pro wrestling for twenty years, I believe it is necessary to take a moment to recognize the importance of Hulk Hogan and Hulkamania to our business. He pulled the wagon and brought a ton of people with him. Brought wrestling into the cable TV era, changed the game for the way performers could monetize their talent. Put simply, he showed us what was possible.

Also, he represents my childhood, and millions of others. That deserves recognition.

RIP Hulk Hogan.

[Triple H @TripleH]

WWE would not be where it is today without the larger-than-life characters that compete in the ring … and few, if any, loomed larger than Terry “Hulk Hogan” Bollea.

He was the archetype of what it meant to be a “Superstar” - a global sensation that inspired millions to work hard at whatever it was they wanted to accomplish and a look that made him recognizable to fans around the world.

Hulk Hogan, clad in red and yellow or nWo black and white, was simply put, iconic. As a Real American or the leader of one of the industry’s biggest factions, he transcended and elevated the entire business to heights never before seen - in every country and on every continent.

There was no one like The Hulkster and there very well may never be another. My family sends their condolences to his family, friends, and fans.

[Wrestling Roundtable @WrestRoundtable]

#WWE’s really going to be missing out if one of these guys isn’t brought up to the main roster as Big Beautiful Bill.
-E #BigBeautifulBill #OneBigBeautifulBill
#bigbeautifulscam

[Wrestling Roundtable @WrestRoundtable]

Agreed on every front.
-E

[F🌵 @carlitosapples]

John Cena’s heel promos feel 15 years too late. Orton/Cena got ran into the ground between 2007-2014. I genuinely can’t relate to any desire to see them do anything together ever again. The WWF may have officially passed me by

[Wrestling Roundtable @WrestRoundtable]

I’m waiting for @KayfabeNews to do the ATV article: ‘#stonecoldsteveaustin charged with DUI at #WrestleMania41’
-E

[F🌵 @carlitosapples]

For better or worse, that was the true WWE experience. The production/presentation was unbelievable. However, the self-aggrandizement, showcasing the shittiest people in the industry (Hogan, Paul), non-stop barrage of ads, and subpar in-ring wrestling is too much for me atp

[Wrestling Roundtable @WrestRoundtable]

I also got 8, here’s my list:
Bruno, Verne, Fritz, Bill Watts, Mad Dog, Joe Blanchard, Eddie Graham, Mike Dibiase.
-E

[Gary Michael Cappetta @GaryCappetta]

WRESTLING FAMILIES
I decided to analyze this listing of the top wrestlers of 1968 to determine how many of these grapplers had descendants who also became wrestlers. I was surprised that almost a third of the 30 HEAVYWEIGHTS on the list were followed into the ring by their children. I think that's a high percentage rivaled only by what I would expect in union households. Can you identify the first generation heavyweights and their children?

[Wrestling Roundtable @WrestRoundtable]

Road Warrior #HawkTuah

[WWE @WWE]

We have NEW WWE Women's Tag Team Champions at #WWEBacklash!

[Wrestling Roundtable @WrestRoundtable]

Pretty sure the first #WWESpeed Champion was @the_ironsheik
-E

[WWE @WWE]

HISTORY.

@KingRicochet is the FIRST-EVER #WWESpeed Champion!!!

[Wrestling Roundtable @WrestRoundtable]

That’s awesome, man. This really means a lot to me, I can’t thank you enough.
-E

[F🌵 @carlitosapples]

As for who exposed me completely to the world outside of Stamford, that would be @WrestRoundtable. I discovered them talking New Generation on YT in 2010 and I don’t think I’ve consumed media quite the same since. I gave them a re-listen last year and their analysis is timeless

[UFC @ufc]

Another successful hunt 🏹

@AlexPereiraUFC | #UFC300