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Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert and Tommy Rich

Retro Wrestling Archive Podcasts

Join Memphis Wrestling Hall of Famers "Dangerous" Doug Gilbert & Tommy "Wildfire" Rich as each week they sit down with host Gene Jackson and share stories from the ring and the road, and they may even invite along a guest or two from time to time! retrowrestlingarchive.substack.com

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01:17:03

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert & Tommy Rich...

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert and Tommy Rich ·

2025/07/11

On this week's episode, Tommy had to step away to tend to some other business so Doug sits down with Gene to have his first in-depth discussion about Vice's Dark Side of the Ring episode on his brother Eddie that aired back in May, and they also tell the backstory on how the book on Eddie came together from the initial conception they worked on separately twenty years ago to getting together lastsummer and starting this podcast that led to them working together on completing the book about

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01:11:12

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert & Tommy Rich...

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert and Tommy Rich ·

2025/07/04

Happy Independence Day! The title of this week's show sounds like something you wouldn't let your children attend but we promise it's safe as the guys celebrate the fourth ofJuly by discussing some great wrestling cards of the past that happen to take place on the 4th of July. Some fun stories and memories always come out of studying these old shows and this week is no exception. You'll hear stories from Doug & Tommy about: Jimmy Kent, Kim Duk, Jimmy Garvin, Scott Irwin, the

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01:11:13

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert & Tommy Rich...

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert and Tommy Rich ·

2025/07/04

Happy Independence Day! The title of this week's show sounds like something you wouldn't let your children attend but we promise it's safe as the guys celebrate the fourth ofJuly by discussing some great wrestling cards of the past that happen to take place on the 4th of July. Some fun stories and memories always come out of studying these old shows and this week is no exception. You'll hear stories from Doug & Tommy about: Jimmy Kent, Kim Duk, Jimmy

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01:02:34

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert & Tommy Rich...

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert and Tommy Rich ·

2025/06/27

This week Gene asks Doug & Tommy about their experiences working for ICP at the Gathering of the Juggalo shows. There's a lot of fun stories that came out of those showsthat involved crazy things like old school guys like "Bullet" Bob Armstrong and "Cowboy" Bob Orton wrestling at 4am with nothing but flashlights lighting the ring, the cops pulling over Doug, Tommy, Brian Christopher, and Billy Gunn leaving the Gathering and the surprising end to the story, plus they

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01:02:35

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert & Tommy Rich...

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert and Tommy Rich ·

2025/06/27

This week Gene asks Doug & Tommy about their experiences working for ICP at the Gathering of the Juggalo shows. There's a lot of fun stories that came out of those showsthat involved crazy things like old school guys like "Bullet" Bob Armstrong and "Cowboy" Bob Orton wrestling at 4am with nothing but flashlights lighting the ring, the cops pulling over Doug, Tommy, Brian Christopher, and Billy Gunn leaving the Gathering and the surprising end to the

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01:07:11

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert & Tommy Rich...

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert and Tommy Rich ·

2025/06/20

On this week's episode, Doug & Tommy discuss the theory that Jerry Jarrett built his wrestling business around, "Personal Issues Draw Money". They talk about some of the personal issues over the years that helped them draw money and about how differently things were handled back then amongst "the boys". They also talk about the important role personable announcers like Lance Russell and Dave Brown played in getting these personal issues across on television. A lot of fun stories get shared along

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01:07:12

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert & Tommy Rich...

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert and Tommy Rich ·

2025/06/20

On this week's episode, Doug & Tommy discuss the theory that Jerry Jarrett built his wrestling business around, "Personal Issues Draw Money". They talk about some of the personal issues over the years that helped them draw money and about how differently things were handled back then amongst "the boys". They also talk about the important role personable announcers like Lance Russell and Dave Brown played in getting these personal issues across on

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01:19:37

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert & Tommy Rich...

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert and Tommy Rich ·

2025/06/13

This week "Dangerous" Doug is back and the guys are having an in-depth discussion about a very important aspect of the wrestling business, promos! What is a wrestling promo? Why are the important? How do they "draw money"? Who were some of the best at doing them? How much direction were they given? How have they evolved over the years? All these questions and many more will be covered in this week's episode. It's an interesting topic and one that Doug and Tommy know a

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01:19:38

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert & Tommy Rich...

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert and Tommy Rich ·

2025/06/13

This week "Dangerous" Doug is back and the guys are having an in-depth discussion about a very important aspect of the wrestling business, promos! What is a wrestling promo? Why are the important? How do they "draw money"? Who were some of the best at doing them? How much direction were they given? How have they evolved over the years? All these questions and many more will be covered in this week's episode. It's an interesting topic and one that Doug

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01:03:04

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert & Tommy Rich...

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert and Tommy Rich ·

2025/06/06

This week as Doug recovers from his Alaska trip, Gene and Tommy discuss the titles that Tommy won from his debut his rookie year in 1975 up to the beginning of 1982. Thisgenerates some fun topics about guys he wrestled against and teamed with over those years including stories about: George Gulas, Tojo Yamamoto, Phil Hickerson (including the origin of his P.Y. Chu Hi name), The Bounty Hunters aka the Novaks, a hilarious story about Ken Lucas & Ricky

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01:03:03

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert & Tommy Rich...

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert and Tommy Rich ·

2025/06/06

This week as Doug recovers from his Alaska trip, Gene and Tommy discuss the titles that Tommy won from his debut his rookie year in 1975 up to the beginning of 1982. Thisgenerates some fun topics about guys he wrestled against and teamed with over those years including stories about: George Gulas, Tojo Yamamoto, Phil Hickerson (including the origin of his P.Y. Chu Hi name), The Bounty Hunters aka the Novaks, a hilarious story about Ken Lucas & Ricky Morton, TheMongolian Stomper, Thunderbolt

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01:03:45

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert & Tommy Rich...

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert and Tommy Rich ·

2025/05/30

This week Doug Gilbert is in Alaska, but never fear "Wildfire" Tommy Rich is here with host Gene Jackson and he's going to tell us all about the famous war that he and Austin Idol waged against Jerry 'the King' Lawler in Memphis in 1987! They go in depth on all the matches that kicked off the feud starting in December 1986 until the "blowoff" in June 1987. It's all here as Tommy breaks down how the feud began, AWA World Champion Nick Bockwinkel's role,

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01:03:44

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert & Tommy Rich...

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert and Tommy Rich ·

2025/05/30

This week Doug Gilbert is in Alaska, but never fear "Wildfire" Tommy Rich is here with host Gene Jackson and he's going to tell us all about the famous war that he and Austin Idol waged against Jerry 'the King' Lawler in Memphis in 1987! They go in depth on all the matches that kicked off the feud starting in December 1986 until the "blowoff" in June 1987. It's all here as Tommy breaks down how the feud began, AWA World Champion Nick Bockwinkel's role, Sid

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01:22:56

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert & Tommy Rich ...

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert and Tommy Rich ·

2025/05/23

This week it's time for another 'AD&T': Ask Doug & Tommy as the guys answer YOUR questions that have been sent into the show! Some of the topics discussed this week include: worst injuries, Ahmed Johnson, do the guys watch present day wrestling?, Was Tommy ever considered to become a "Fabulous Freebird"?, what was the hardest part about writing the book on Eddie?, favorite non-wrestling related TV series and movie?, what hurts worse than fans think?, fun stories about

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01:22:57

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert & Tommy Rich ...

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert and Tommy Rich ·

2025/05/23

This week it's time for another 'AD&T': Ask Doug & Tommy as the guys answer YOUR questions that have been sent into the show! Some of the topics discussed this week include: worst injuries, Ahmed Johnson, do the guys watch present day wrestling?, Was Tommy ever considered to become a "Fabulous Freebird"?, what was the hardest part about writing the book on Eddie?, favorite non-wrestling related TV series and movie?, what hurts worse than fans

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01:04:41

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert & Tommy Rich...

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert and Tommy Rich ·

2025/05/16

This week the guys discuss Tommy's tag team with Tony Atlas in the late seventies and go over a few of the cards from that timeframe as Doug & Tommy share their memoriesof the feuds and the wrestlers on the card. Some fun stories are shared as a result featuring "Dirty" Dick Slater, Ole Anderson, Jerry Stubbs, Sgt. Slaughter, Arn Anderson, Pak Song, Stan Hansen, Jerry Lawler, Sting, Dusty Rhodes, and many more. They also talk about some recent events likeGene's comedy show in

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01:04:42

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert & Tommy Rich...

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert and Tommy Rich ·

2025/05/16

This week the guys discuss Tommy's tag team with Tony Atlas in the late seventies and go over a few of the cards from that timeframe as Doug & Tommy share their memoriesof the feuds and the wrestlers on the card. Some fun stories are shared as a result featuring "Dirty" Dick Slater, Ole Anderson, Jerry Stubbs, Sgt. Slaughter, Arn Anderson, Pak Song, Stan Hansen, Jerry Lawler, Sting, Dusty Rhodes, and many more. They also talk about some recent

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01:04:11

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert & Tommy Rich...

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert and Tommy Rich ·

2025/05/09

This week the guys discuss their trip to Philadelphia this past weekend for Rasslecon & TWA One & Done! Who was Shane Douglas' mystery partner? Did Tommy shave off Gene's eyebrows while he slept? Will Doug ever return to the 2300 Arena? Are there more books in the works? Did the Mafia get a Philly Cheesesteak? Did Gene get to eat a slice with a "Big Don"? How did Tommy get the nickname "Wildfire"? Who fired Bay Ragni from ECW in 1993? How many dogs canyou fit in a

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01:04:12

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert & Tommy Rich...

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert and Tommy Rich ·

2025/05/09

This week the guys discuss their trip to Philadelphia this past weekend for Rasslecon & TWA One & Done! Who was Shane Douglas' mystery partner? Did Tommy shave off Gene's eyebrows while he slept? Will Doug ever return to the 2300 Arena? Are there more books in the works? Did the Mafia get a Philly Cheesesteak? Did Gene get to eat a slice with a "Big Don"? How did Tommy get the nickname "Wildfire"? Who fired Bay Ragni from ECW in 1993? How many

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01:12:19

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert & Tommy Rich...

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert and Tommy Rich ·

2025/05/02

Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert & Tommy Rich Episode #33: USWA 1994 (Part 2) This week Doug & Tommy return to their discussion of USWA from 1994 but talk about a variety of topics in the process including: working with the Steiner Brothers, Billy JoeTravis, "Dream Machine" Troy Graham's return to Memphis in 1994, the famous "Hit & Run" angle in the WMC TV-5 parking lot and the insane alternative suggestion from Jerry Jarrett, Was Tommy REALLY supposed to go to the WWF in 1985? and

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