The latest episode of legendary pro wrestling journalist Bill Apter’s podcast Is Wrestling Fixed? was released this morning. A new episode is released every Monday morning.
During this week’s episode Bill welcomes his friend “Mean” Gene Okerlund. During their conversation Bill breaks the news to Gene, who had not heard, that he has been inducted in to the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame. Gene was one of four men inducted this year alongside Daniel Bryan, Sting & the man the man generally considered the first American pro wrestling champion James MacLaughlin.
You can find Gene’s reaction transcribed below or listen to it at the 29:30 minute mark in the embedded audio player above.
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GO: Woah! Wait a minute! That is a surprise to me! Another bombshell!
BA: You didn’t know about this prior to our discussing this?
GO: No, I did not and that is a surprise. God, I mean, that is an honor because I’m a member of a couple of Hall of Fames but that is really a distinction. Dave, like you Bill, has had this tremendous credibility for not just a couple of years. Not five or ten years but a lifetime.
BA: I’m glad that I was able to be the one to let you know about this. I came in with 168 votes to your 237. Daniel Bryan came in with 282. You had a percentage of 67% which is incredible.
GO: That is a kick in the head. I am really elated. That never would have happened twenty years ago with David and myself because we kind of knocked heads. At that time, as you recall Billy, I had that WCW hotline. We had some differences of opinion on some of the things that happened in the industry.
This week’s episode features an impressive collection of audio including:
- A brand new, exclusive interview with WWE Hall of Famer “Mean” Gene Okerlund
- Classic audio from Bill’s archives featuring WWE Hall of Famer Capt. Lou Albano and possibly the greatest comedian of all time George Carlin
- Bill’s take on some of the top pro wrestling news stories of the week including Rollins‘ tease that Triple H may be returning to TV and Enzo’s risque angle with Lana on RAW
- Tons of fan submitted questions
- The latest “Aptertorial”
- More…
You can listen to the full archives for Is Wrestling Fixed? in the embedded audio player below:
