The Wrestling Stoop w/Bob Roop

Feb 05 2025 54 ep. 101 mins 13
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Wrestling legend Bob Roop goes back in time to recount various stories, memories, and historical moments from throughout his wrestling career!

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Episode 53: Arriving in Georgia, Ole Anderson, Buzz Sawyer, Stretching Marks, More!

Feb 05 2025 104 mins  
It's the latest Wrestling Stoop w/Bob Roop as we begin to discuss Bob's lengthy run working for Ole Anderson and Georgia Championship Wrestling in the early 1980s. We talk leaving Mid-South and heading to Georgia, the passing of Bob's father during that time period, Bob's real feelings behind stretching marks and the "incident" from Florida that was aired by the WWE, working in the

Episode 52: ASK BOB #3 (Matt Borne Fired, Jose Lothario, Road Warrior Allergies, More!)

Jan 22 2025 90 mins  
It's the final episode of a trilogy of "ASK BOB ANYTHING" Q&As to kick off the new year! This week Bob continues to answer your questions and hear stories about the promiscuous Jose Lothario, Matt Borne's issues in Georgia, what are the Road Warriors allergic to(?!), Tito Santana, Tim Horner, The Destroyer, Ole Anderson, Gordon Solie, Bob's biggest accomplishment and biggest mi

Episode 51: MORE ASK BOB Q&A (Part 2 - Lawler, Orndorff, Sammartino, Guerreros, More)

Jan 15 2025 102 mins  
The Wrestling Stoop returns this week with ASK BOB ROOP ANYTHING... PART 2!!! Just some of the topics this week include stories involving Paul Orndorff, David Sammartino, Jerry Lawler, Sam Bass, Dick the Bruiser, the Guerreros, Grizzly Smith, the art of the working punch, the San Francisco loop, ICW spot shows, a potential booking job for Bob in Mid-South working for Bill Watts and

Episode 50: ASK BOB Q&A 2025 (Part 1 - Lex Luger, JYD, Sheik, More)

Jan 08 2025 106 mins  
It's our milestone 50th edition of the Wrestling Stoop, kicking off 2025 with a 2-Part Q&A of "Ask Bob Anything"! Just some of the topics discussed this week include Bob Roop's time as a WCW Agent, the backstage fight between Lex Luger & Junkyard Dog in 1990, Original Sheik stories, losing days of memory from a concussion, being stabbed in the ring by Terry Gibbs' TEETH, pr

Episode 49: Leaving ICW, "PLAN B" VIDEO, Rip Did WHAT?

Dec 18 2024 102 mins  
Happy Holidays wishes to all from The Wrestling Stoop as Bob Roop tells more ICW stories, including how thrifty the Miser was when living on the road, and Rip Rogers masturbating in a car.. in front of Angelo Poffo! From there, hear how William Harding got PAID by Angelo Poffo after escaping the infamous "Sugar Hold Challenge". Then, we talk how both Bob Roop AND Ron Garvin got the

Episode 48: Lawsuit - Fuller vs. Garvin & Sugar Hold Challenge Debacle!

Dec 11 2024 102 mins  
This week on the Wrestling Stoop w/Bob Roop, we take a deep dive look into the lawsuit of one Ron Fuller (Welch) vs. Ron Garvin in the Knoxville territory. Fuller suing Garvin for the reimbursement of a $12,000 loan for a Bayliner boat (that's $52,00 0 in today's money!), and the return of Fuller's Southeastern Heavyweight Title belt! Listen to excerpts from the book "Pro Wrestling

Episode 47: Izzy Calls Out Poffo, Chicken Challenge, "The Sting", & More!

Nov 27 2024 88 mins  
The Wrestling Stoop w/Bob Roop returns this Thanksgiving season with more stories from the All-Star & ICW Poffo days! We talk more "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Izzy Slapawitz cussing out Angelo Poffo for his.. thriftiness, the infamous "Chicken Challenge" and what it was designed to do, Bob working the Poffos with an "injury" that turned into great TV as part of "The Sting" angle

Episode 46: All-Star Wrestling & Meeting Macho Man!

Nov 20 2024 101 mins  
The Wrestling Stoop w/Bob Roop returns this week as we discuss the All-Star Wrestling promotion in Knoxville. Bob shares thoughts and stories of his time working around Randy "Macho Man" Savage, Lanny & Angelo Poffo, Pez Whatley, George Weingeroff, Yasu Fuji, Roger Smith, Joe Malenko, & much more!Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com

Episode 45: KNOXVILLE 79 - GOODBYE Southeastern, HELLO All-Star!

Nov 13 2024 90 mins  
The Wrestling Stoop w/Bob Roop returns this week as we discuss the "Knoxville Five" and their FINAL night in the Southeastern territory, the following week's card featuring Roop & company sitting in the crowd (find out the REAL reason why), and the first week of the brand new All-Star Wrestling promotion running opposition to the NWA. All the while, Bob dispels, shuts down, &am

Episode 44: KNOXVILLE - MAY 1979 (Responding to Accusations)

Oct 30 2024 95 mins  
The Wrestling Stoop w/Bob Roop returns this week as we continue to tell the story of Knoxville 1979, and the defection from Ron Fuller's Southeastern territory. This week, we look at the final full month of time that Roop, Garvin, Orton, Malenko, and the rest competed for Southeastern in May of 1979. We look at the card results and for the first time ever, Bob hears and responds to