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Post by Sam Fain on Jun 11, 2021 8:40:02 GMT -5
We continue our journey to GalactiCon with the owner of the streak, the "Undertaker" of the 'Con himself, Mike Fortune! Mike has great stories beginning with the very first GalactiCon all the way up to present day. Plus, great tales of Canadian wrestling, booking strategies, house rules, and so much more. We also go over the latest teasers, news, and notes from Fed HQ. WebsiteAppleSpotifyGoogleEditor's Note: Apologies for the late notice on this one. The episode dropped at the normal time but I was dealing with some family stuff - my wife's grandfather was moved to hospice - and didn't have the opportunity to make a post until now. |
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Post by Cory Olson on Jun 11, 2021 9:18:00 GMT -5
Thanks, Sam. Thoughts and prayers are with your family.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2021 9:59:25 GMT -5
1992 Galacticon 3 was my first and Mike and Rob Naedon took me under their wings and showed me the ropes of the Con.
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Post by Lee on Jun 11, 2021 10:03:45 GMT -5
Thoughts and Prayers are with your family. Just finished listening to this - great interview! Interesting to hear house rules and about booking! Can't wait for the next one  |
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Post by Sam Fain on Jun 11, 2021 10:07:50 GMT -5
Thanks, Sam. Thoughts and prayers are with your family. Thanks, Cory. Much appreciated. It's a strange and difficult time, to be sure, but we're hoping everyone will be together by this evening to support one another and say goodbyes. On a much lighter note, I realized the title of this post was numbered "123"... that's 110 more episodes than we've done, haha. So I've remedied that. |
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Post by Sam Fain on Jun 11, 2021 10:10:38 GMT -5
Thoughts and Prayers are with your family. Just finished listening to this - great interview! Interesting to hear house rules and about booking! Can't wait for the next one Thanks, Lee! It was a lot of fun to listen to Mike. As you can tell, I didn't ask too many questions. Pretty much just let Mike talk. @kevinb, man, I wish I had gotten the gumption and resources together to attend long, long ago. I gave it serious consideration in 2000 and '01 and then again these past couple of years before finally being there virtually last year. Missed a lot, to be sure, but I'm trying to make up for it with all the podcasting and hosting  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2021 10:14:30 GMT -5
@kevinb, man, I wish I had gotten the gumption and resources together to attend long, long ago. I gave it serious consideration in 2000 and '01 and then again these past couple of years before finally being there virtually last year. Missed a lot, to be sure, but I'm trying to make up for it with all the podcasting and hosting I realize things change, but the 90s cons in Jamestown can never be duplicated or topped. GOOD TIMES! NGO 4 LIFE |
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Post by Lee on Jun 11, 2021 10:15:33 GMT -5
Sam, you confused me at the beginning when you did the opening. I just heard talking out of nowhere so I thought there was an error when I downloaded. I walked home, deleted the episode and downloaded it again and listened and it was the same so I said the hell with it, I'm going to listen anyway, then I heard you saying you did it on purpose and introduced the show like usual.
I like Mike Fortune's idea of doing three federations and have all the new talent start off in one league and they make their way to the top fed. May have to do that.
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Post by Swarm on Jun 11, 2021 10:17:02 GMT -5
@kevinb, man, I wish I had gotten the gumption and resources together to attend long, long ago. I gave it serious consideration in 2000 and '01 and then again these past couple of years before finally being there virtually last year. Missed a lot, to be sure, but I'm trying to make up for it with all the podcasting and hosting I realize things change, but the 90s cons in Jamestown can never duplicated or topped. GOOD TIMES! The 80’s WWF of Gcon eras. |
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Post by Sam Fain on Jun 11, 2021 10:29:45 GMT -5
I realize things change, but the 90s cons in Jamestown can never duplicated or topped. GOOD TIMES! The 80’s WWF of Gcon eras. 'Roids, coke, and mullets?!?! I kid, I kid! In all seriousness, I can remember seeing pics and reading "reports" in the mid-late '90s and being very envious of being there. It generally took place during my summer vacation to grandparents - in Waterloo, IA, oddly enough - and I wasn't able to make the trek as a teenaged. 2000 would've been the first year I could've probably done it on my own. Alas. I remember when I got the nGo sets in late '99 and I didn't really know what to do with them, haha. I admittedly used them sparingly, mixing them into my GWF that quickly morphed into my bootleg fed, HPW (Hardcore Pro Wrestling - real original, haha), and Biff Malibu "died" in the ring in a Jamie B Wilson death match against Crow... I phased most of them out after that, haha. They deserve a better run from the more seasoned promoter I've become - I hope... Maybe one day... |
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