Ep, 2: 1995 WWF King of the Ring
Jul 21, 2015•3 hr 2 min
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Episode description
The Lapsed Fan is back to chop up your WWE Network archives, and this week it's a deep dive into one of the worst pay-per-views in WWF history – the 1995 King of the Ring.
Hosts Jack Encarnacao and JP Sarro explore just what made this show such a difficult slog, and highlight many fun aspects that time has forgotten, such as:
- Bill Murray's odd video induction speech on the back of an elephant for George "The Animal" Steele into the WWF Hall of Fame
- The Stridex blimp
- The most forced Rocky Balboa tie-ins you've ever heard, as "Caribbean Legend" Savio Vega goes for tournament glory in Philadelphia
- The first "ECW" chants to make it on to a WWF broadcast, and Vince McMahon's flustered response
- Who thought it was a good idea to end a PPV main event with a standing elbow drop?
- What ingredient Bob Backlund thinks made cheese steak healthier.
Monarchy reigns! Catch The Lapsed Fan review of the 1995 King of the Ring, if you dare.
Hosts Jack Encarnacao and JP Sarro explore just what made this show such a difficult slog, and highlight many fun aspects that time has forgotten, such as:
- Bill Murray's odd video induction speech on the back of an elephant for George "The Animal" Steele into the WWF Hall of Fame
- The Stridex blimp
- The most forced Rocky Balboa tie-ins you've ever heard, as "Caribbean Legend" Savio Vega goes for tournament glory in Philadelphia
- The first "ECW" chants to make it on to a WWF broadcast, and Vince McMahon's flustered response
- Who thought it was a good idea to end a PPV main event with a standing elbow drop?
- What ingredient Bob Backlund thinks made cheese steak healthier.
Monarchy reigns! Catch The Lapsed Fan review of the 1995 King of the Ring, if you dare.
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