The Sports-Casters

24 Inch Podcast 48: vs. Don Muraco, 1985

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On the 48th episode of the 24 Inch Podcast (Season 4 Episode 3), Steve Bennett and Dave Rowlands take a deep dive into the Madison Square Garden house show from 6-21-1985. On this night, Hulk Hogan wrestles Don Muraco for the WWF Heavyweight Championship. At the top, Steve and Paula are together to kick off the episode but are derailed by technical issues thanks to Mom's dusting. 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 Don Muraco. Then, Dave tells us what the Hulkster was up to in June of 1985. Steve reads the news from June of 1985 while Dave cracks wise and adds his thoughts on a month filled with baseball stuff, jersey numbers, and diplomacy. Steve and Dave break down the entire card from the 06-21-85 event at MSG, a strong debut by Leaping Lanny, the start of one of the greatest runs in company history, and a ladies match that brings the house down. Finally, Steve and Dave break down the huge main event of Hulk Hogan vs. Don Muraco for the WWF Heavyweight Championship, in a steel cage. Also on this episode, Steve and Dave read listener emails and comments from our facebook page and announce the topic for the 49th episode of the podcast. Intro w/Paula: 00:03:31 History of: 00:07:28 The News/Matches: 00:28:30 Plugs/Emails: 01:24:01 For more information follow us on twitter @24InchPodcast Email us: [email protected] Instagram: 24_inch_podcast