Behind The Gorilla Wrestling Podcast

Season 2: Episode #6: Why So Serious? In 2011 in TNA Sting snapped and became the Insane Icon. He donned Joker style paint and went crazy. You'd think that might be horrible but it is surprisingly fun! Here is that story! Follow us on Twitter @Behind_Gorilla send questions, comments and ideas for future podcasts! Follow Mark @MARKYMARKBRAND and Harris @HarrisWiIson Find out more at https://behind-the-gorilla.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Season 2, Episode #5: The Insane Career of 'The Monster' Abyss He's a TNA staple who's been there since the beginning and seen it all. This is the strange career of Abyss and some of his best matches! At the beginning of the show we also touch on the horrible return of Brie Bella has been. Follow us on Twitter @Behind_Gorilla send questions, comments and ideas for future podcasts! Follow Mark @MARKYMARKBRAND and Harris @HarrisWiIson Find out more at https://behind-the-gorilla.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Season 2, Episode #4: Se7en Join us as we discuss the infamos angle from WCW in 1999 where Dustin Rhodes left WWE and his popular Goldust gimmick to go to WCW and start another weird, supernatural one. Allthough he never really started it. In a weird "worked-shoot" he came out and cut a promo killing the gimmick before it started. Hear the whole story on this episode! Follow us on Twitter @Behind_Gorilla send questions, comments and ideas for future podcasts! Follow Mark @MARKYMARKBRAND and Harris @HarrisWiIson Find out more at https://behind-the-gorilla.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Season 2 Episode 3 #: Bear With Us At one point in time the use of live bears in professional wrestling was quite common. We delve into that history in this episode. Stories of Bobby Heenan, Superstar Billy Graham and Rowdy Roddy Piper are all included. Think of what a huge bear could do to a person in a ring! Follow us on Twitter @Behind_Gorilla send questions, comments and ideas for future podcasts! Follow Mark @MARKYMARKBRAND and Harris @HarrisWiIson Find out more at https://behind-the-gorilla.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Season 2 Episode 2: Cactus Jack Was A Sailor? In WCW in 1993 there was an angle with Big Van Vader and Cactus Jack which culminated with Vader powerbombing Jack on the concrete floor and putting him in the hostpital. What follows is absolute madness! Follow us on Twitter @Behind_Gorilla send questions, comments and ideas for future podcasts! Follow Mark @MARKYMARKBRAND and Harris @HarrisWiIson Find out more at https://behind-the-gorilla.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Season 2 Episode #1: ALL IN & Kenny vs. Girl Behind the Gorilla finally returns after taking the summer off! We discuss Harris's trip to NXT TakeOver and SummerSlam 2018 in Brooklyn and the historic ALL IN PPV! Then this week's episode is about that time Kenny Omega wrestled a 9-year-old girl for Japan's DDT promotion. Follow us on Twitter @Behind_Gorilla send questions, comments and ideas for future podcasts! Follow Mark @MARKYMARKBRAND and Harris @HarrisWiIson Find out more at https://behind-the-gorilla.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

**Episode 13: Our Favorite Moments This week for our finale episode of Season 1 of Behind The Gorilla we decided to change it up. Instead of a crazy and weird moment in wrestling history, we each picked one of our favorite moments! Harris will tell us the rise of Bayley from shy, weird NXT fangirl to superstar and fan favorite. Mark will revisit the historic feud between Jeff Hardy and CM Punk! This was the time Punk turned heel and truly became a main eventer alongside a super-over Jeff Hardy! This is our last episode as we will be going on a break indefinitly. Follow us on Twitter @Behind_Gorilla send questions, comments and ideas for future podcasts! Follow Mark @MARKYMARKBRAND and Harris @HarrisWiIson Find out more at https://behind-the-gorilla.pinecast.co

Episode #12: Sexual Chocolate, You Are The Father!...Of A Hand? It's one of the strangest characeters in wrestling and some might say helped usher in the Attitude Era. Mark Henry's Sexual Chocolate pushed the early boundaries of adult themes in wrestling. Ultimatly providing us with two of the most infamous moments in wrestling history. The line, "Sweet Jesus, you got a penis!?" and the birth of a hand. Follow us on Twitter @Behind_Gorilla send questions, comments and ideas for future podcasts! Follow Mark @MARKYMARKBRAND and Harris @HarrisWiIson Find out more at https://behind-the-gorilla.pinecast.co

Episode #11: The Year 2000 In WCW This was the last gasp in a dying World Championship Wrestling. It also happened to be the strangest and one of the most entertaining in the worst way! Join us as we delve into the year 2000 in WCW from vacated titles, to Vince Russo as champ, and a match that was more of a scavenger hunt for the title than a match. It's all there and we are here to tell you about it! Follow us on Twitter @Behind_Gorilla send questions, comments and ideas for future podcasts! Follow Mark @MARKYMARKBRAND and Harris @HarrisWiIson Find out more at https://behind-the-gorilla.pinecast.co

Episode #10: Casket Riding Big Boss Man and The Big Show had a very personal feud in late 1999 where Boss Man mocked Big Show for his father being sick and dying. It escalates to massive proportions leading to Boss Man driving Big Show on his own father's casket. Oh yeah, also the WWF title becomes involved. Follow us on Twitter @Behind_Gorilla send questions, comments and ideas for future podcasts! Follow Mark @MARKYMARKBRAND and Harris @HarrisWiIson Find out more at https://behind-the-gorilla.pinecast.co

Episode #9: The Inter-Gender Champion Andy Kaufman was a huge wrestling fan and made himself into the the most hated heel in wrestling by wrestling women in Memphis and then went on to have a historic feud with the great Jerry "The King" Lawler. A look into the crazy history of Andy Kaufman and professional wrestling. Follow us on Twitter @Behind_Gorilla send questions, comments and ideas for future podcasts! Follow Mark @MARKYMARKBRAND and Harris @HarrisWiIson Find out more at https://behind-the-gorilla.pinecast.co

Episode #8: WrestleMania 34 Review Here are Mark and Harris's thoughts on 2018's Show of Shows! We discuss our favorite moments and the ones that fell short. Do you agree with our thought? Let us know by going to the links below! Follow us on Twitter @Behind_Gorilla send questions, comments and ideas for future podcasts! Follow Mark @MARKYMARKBRAND and Harris @HarrisWiIson Find out more at https://behind-the-gorilla.pinecast.co

Episode #7: WrestleMania 34 Preview Check out our thoughts and predictions for the upcoming WrestleMania 34! We discuss every match and what we think is going to happen. So listen in and either agree or disagree please let us know! Follow us on Twitter @Behind_Gorilla send questions, comments and ideas for future podcasts! Follow Mark @MARKYMARKBRAND and Harris @HarrisWiIson Find out more at https://behind-the-gorilla.pinecast.co

Episode #6: Brawl For All In 1998, WWE decided to get into they would host a real life fighting tournament. This was in the wake of popular tough man shows that were on TV at the time as well as the UFC which had started a few years earlier. They would take 16 wrestlers and pit them against each other in real fights. Needless to say it didn't go well and Mark and Harris are here to tell you all about it. Follow us on Twitter @Behind_Gorilla send questions, comments and ideas for future podcasts! Follow Mark @MARKYMARKBRAND and Harris @HarrisWiIson Find out more at https://behind-the-gorilla.pinecast.co

Episode #5: Backstage It's Real In wrestling the fights in the ring are planned out beforehand. But sometimes the wrestlers have very real problems with each other backstage and these can get ugly. Listen as Mark and Harris discuss real-life fights between wrestlers such as Chris Jericho vs. Goldberg, Bret Hart vs. Vince McMahon, Arn Anderson vs. Sid Vicious and many more! Thanks to Armpit-Wrestling.com for much of the research on this topic! Follow us on Twitter @Behind_Gorilla send questions, comments and ideas for future podcasts! Follow Mark @MARKYMARKBRAND and Harris @HarrisWiIson Find out more at https://behind-the-gorilla.pinecast.co

Episode 4: Judy Bagwell on a Forklift This WCW 2000s feud between Buff Bagwell and Chris Kanyon revolves around Bagwell's mother Judy and culminates with her suspended above the ring on a forklift. Also there is a surprise appearence from a former WCW champion that we enjoy talking about! Hear our thoughts as well as our Pop and Flop where we discuss the current state of wrestling. Follow us on Twitter @Behind_Gorilla send questions, comments and ideas for future podcasts! Email: behindgorilla@gmail.com Follow Mark @MARKYMARKBRAND and Harris @HarrisWiIson Find out more at https://behind-the-gorilla.pinecast.co

**Episode 3: 10 Pounds of Arquette Join us as we talk about the infamous WCW Championship title reign of David Arquette! It was a huge insult to all wrestling fans, but there was an entertainment factor that can't be denied. Also an interview with Mark's Father to hear his thoughts as someone who was an avid supporter of WCW and who watched it live! All clips used are owned by WWE. Follow us on Twitter @Behind_Gorilla send questions, comments and ideas for future podcasts! Follow Mark @MARKYMARKBRAND and Harris @HarrisWiIson Find out more at https://behind-the-gorilla.pinecast.co

**Episode 2: A Shocking Debut In 1993 WCW was going through a rough phase. The popularity wasn't what it was in the 80's and they were always trying to make a bigger impact. So they had an idea. Take this big guy from the WWF and bring him in to be their killer! Unfortunately The Shockmaster did not have the impact they were hoping for and it resulted in one of the most cringe-worthy and unforgetable debuts in wrestling history. Follow us on Twitter @Behind_Gorilla and @MARKYMARKBRAND and @harriswiIlson and send us questions, comments and suggestions for future episodes.

Episode 1: Dusty's Gorilla Welcome to our inaugural episode where Mark and Harris discuss some current happenings in WWE and they go into the main show about that time Dusty Rhodes brought a "gorilla" on nationwide television. Send questions or comments to behindgorilla@gmail.com and follow us on Twitter @behind_gorilla @markymarkbrand and @harriswiIson