24 Inch Podcast 51: vs. Greg Valentine, 1984

The Sports-Casters

On the 51st episode of the 24 Inch Podcast (Season 4 Episode 6), Steve Bennett and Dave Rowlands take a deep dive into the WWF house show at the Spectrum in Philadelphia from 08-04-1984. On this night, Hulk Hogan defends the WWF title against Greg "The Hammer" Valentine. At the top, Paula joins us to get the show moving. Paula discusses her upcoming birthday, the end of school and he upcoming dance recital. Before she goes, her and I play a round of blind rankings. After the break, Steve brings on Dave and welcomes him to the show. Dave, like usual, has mayhem to report. After our update on all things Hollywood, the guys give the bio of Greg Valentine. Next, a brief recap of the history of the Philadelphia Spectrum. Then, Dave tells us what the Hulkster was up to in July/August of 1984. Steve reads the news from August of 1984 while Dave cracks wise and adds his thoughts on a month filled with news from the 1984 Olympics, the Republican National Convention, and of course, a play ends its run on Broadway. Steve and Dave break down the entire card from the Spectrum on August 4 1984, including a match featuring Andre the Giant against Big John Studd, the Haiti Kid in action, and the last match for Bob Backlund in the WWF for 8 years. Finally, Steve and Dave break down the huge main event of Greg "The Hammer" Valentine vs. Hulk Hogan for the WWF Heavyweight Championship. Also on this episode, Steve and Dave read listener emails and comments from our facebook page and announce the topic for the 52nd episode of the podcast. Intro: 00:04:30 History of: 00:15:40 The News/Matches: 00:54:06 Plugs/Emails: 01:39:46 For more information follow us on twitter @24InchPodcast Email us: [e-mail] Instagram: 24_inch_podcast