It Came From YouTube

Jerry Lawler’s Discount Furniture sounds like a bit on Wrestlecrap Radio, but it was really a thing. Here’s the commercial to prove it. Whenever a new TV show or movie is set in the 80’s, they like to play up all the bright colors and neon, but the truth is that a lot of the 80’s looked liked this. It was lots of browns and yellows like what you see here. How much do you want to bet that there is someone (RD?) in Indiana right now with one of those hideous couches still in their living room, proudly declaring that Jerry Lawler himself sold it? With prices like that, it’s furniture fit for a king!

Move over, Steven Flowe. We’ve got a new favorite indie wrestler gimmick: BIG MAN TATER! And he has a microwave on his head! I bet his moves are hot and crisp. I can only hope we get a future stable with him, Curry Man, Hotdog Starkes, and Cheeseburger. Delicious!

In their time away from wrestling, Ruby Soho and Angelo Parker were married, had a baby, and opened their own wrestling-themed board game cafe. The duo went onto their local news to promote the delightfully-named “Victory Roll Cafe“. If you’re in Mishawaka, Indiana any time soon, I’ll join you for some snacks and a round of Stratego.

They may not have been at the top of the WWF tag team division in the 80’s, but The Killer Bees and the Young Stallions were good enough to be in an Australian Toyota commercial. Just look at them jump for joy at the thought of driving that truck around the outback instead of having to put the ring together. Now that I’m thinking about it this was probably around the time Outback Jack debuted. I’d say it’s a missed opportunity, but ehhhhh it’s probably for the best.

Fanatics Fest was this past weekend and a number of wrestlers were there to sign autographs and take pictures. Not only that, but they were there to do some sports challenges for some reason. One of these events involved kicking a soccer ball, which, judging by this video, is something Cody Rhodes has never done before. Maybe it’s a spacing problem or a timing issue, but Rhodes looks a little unsure of himself. He’s no Messi, but at least the ball moved forward and he didn’t hurt himself.