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Joe Gagne

Joe Gagne

Host of the Five Star Match Game wrestling trivia podcast on the Voices of Wrestling network and creator of the YouTube series Joe Gagne's Funtime Pro Wrestling Arcade.

Sep 17, 2026

24:33
So, Joe, take it away.
24:44
Looking at the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame induction list, Jerry Lawler went in in the inaugural class in 1996, and I don't think anyone batted an eye at that.
24:53
He is one of, if not the most enduring long-term territory stars of all time.
24:59
Lance Russell was in that initial class, and later Jimmy Hart and Jerry Jarrett were voted in.
25:05
To a lot of people, I think those four inductees covered that real Memphis glory period, starting in the mid-'70s and going up to the mid-'80s at some point.
25:13
But Bill Dundee was a huge star for the territory, going back to when he debuted in a tag team with George Barnes.
25:19
He's tied to Lawler as a partner and rival, as much as any two wrestlers I could think of.
Dave BrownSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
25:49
But
25:05
So, Joe, take it away.
25:16
Looking at the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame induction list, Jerry Lawler went in in the inaugural class in 1996, and I don't think anyone batted an eye at that.
25:24
He is one of, if not the most enduring long-term territory stars of all time.
25:31
Lance Russell was in that initial class, and later Jimmy Hart and Jerry Jarrett were voted in.
25:36
To a lot of people, I think those four inductees covered that real Memphis glory period, starting in the mid-'70s and going up to the mid-'80s at some point.
25:45
But Bill Dundee was a huge star for the territory, going back to when he debuted in a tag team with George Barnes.
25:51
He's tied to Lawler as a partner and rival, as much as any two wrestlers I can think of.
Dave BrownSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
26:21
But
33:08
Got a decent amount of points, though.
33:12
Um, [laughs] I know Jim Neidhart was in the KKK for a bit, so...
33:17
But I, that's probably too obscure for, um, anyone to have brought that up, so...
33:24
Uh, um, pr- trying to think.
33:35
I'm gonna go, what about Crime Time?

34 MINS LATER

68:00
[laughs]
68:00
I'm with you.
68:01
All right.
47:00
Joe Yangi?
47:01
Oh, boy.
47:01
Jeez.
47:04
really struggled this one when i was filling it out it took me forever to come up with that because i was like this is a good theme song is this like an ornate entrance it is anyone's interpretation of what is a great entrance yeah all right so uh i was gonna go kind of a left field one uh i'm gonna start randy savage Macho Man Randy Savage is not on the list.
47:30
Yeah, I didn't think so.
47:31
I think that's a great entrance, but that's just me.
47:34
All right.

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