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 Great Kabuki, Junkyard Dog, The Grappler,Kerry Von Erich, and many many more! So grab a cold drink, take a burger off the grill, and hang out with Doug & Tommy for some "Dangerous Conversations" about old school wrestling on Independence Day!

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 discuss some other unique bookings and venues they experiencedover the years.

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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 the way in this episode, check it out!

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 lot about.

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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 Patterson, Stan Hansen, Ole Anderson, The Crusher, and much, much more!

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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 Eudy's first ever wrestling match that happened in a main event match during this feud, the infamous "posting" of both Lawler and later Tommy, the famous Steel Cage Hair vs. Hair Match, and of course the big scaffold match that took place at the conclusion. Some of these matches and the people involved haven't been discussed in any of Tommy's past interviews. Make sure you check this episode out and share with your friends!

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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 Bert Prentice?, memories of Tommy's Mom & Doug's Mom being involved in TV angles, who is Lucille?, Who was the "Hate Machine"?, Dream Match/Opponents?, and much, much more gets discussed in the process of answering these questions plus some classic audio of a famous Memphis Wrestling angle featuring Tommy's Mom, Jimmy Valiant, Jimmy Hart, and of course….Lance Russell!

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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 Jackson, Tennessee and some fun memories of some wrestling shows in Jackson back in the day.

Plus, next week they will be doing another edition of "AD&T"(Ask Doug & Tommy). Send in your questions to douggilbertpodcast@outlook.com

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