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With season two of Heels having wrapped up this past July, it’s only a matter of time before its release. What better way to catch up than with a kayfabe top ten ranking of the wrestlers of the Duffy Wrestling League based on season one.
“WrestleMania”
Season 7, Episode 7
11/06/2019
The Goldbergs is a family sitcom set in the 80’s whose premise ran its course about two seasons in. And if you’re thinking a show called The Goldbergs should’ve had an episode that features Bill Goldberg, they did do that already, and about 10 other times. Like Goldberg himself, it didn’t seem to concern itself much with actual professional wrestling. But this particular episode is dedicated to professional wrestlers. Especially those who have wrestled at WrestleMania.
“Who’s the Champ?, Miss Mon, Gopher’s Delusion”
Season 9, Episode 13
02/01/1986
The Love Boat followed Captain Stubing and his crew aboard the MS Pacific Princess cruise ship and included a revolving cast of passengers played by different guest celebrities/actors. This particular episode featured Chris Jericho Hulk Hogan’s Rock ‘N’ Wrestling Rager at Sea.
With Mattel recently unveiling the return of their Retro line, and Hasbro style figures being independently produced by Zombie Sailor Toys and Chella Toys, it’s a perfect time to look back and rank the original WWF Hasbro wrestling figure line.
“Impeach Fuzz”
Season 1, Episode 10
1/27/1999
The Show
The Powerpuff Girls are a team of super heroes made of sugar, spice, and whatever Chemical X is. This wrestling episode features them taking a backseat to some of their supporting characters.
“Aces Wild”
Season 3, Episode 7
09/03/2020
The Show
Disgraced Harvard philosophy professor, Jack Griffin, winds up teaching high school A.P. Biology while probably learning very little from his students, aside from coming up with more ways to make fun of them. This episode is no exception when one of them is forced to reveal his desire to become a pro wrestler.
“The Wrestler”
Season 2, Episode 4
02/13/1998
In Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, Star Trek: The Next Generation’s William Riker presents dramatizations of stories that are beyond our comprehension, yet challenge us to determine whether they’re real or fake. Can you name a better topic for this discussion than professional wrestling?
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“Avalanche”
Season 4, Episode 3
8//2020
Room 104 is an anthology series, similar to The Twilight Zone or Black Mirror, and is on whatever variation of HBO is currently streaming right now. Every episode is a different story that takes place in hotel room 104. This particular episode is the spiritual successor to the 2008 movie, The Wrestler.
“Wrestling Opera”
Season 2, Episode 21
4/28/1997
If you watched The Jeff Foxworthy Show you might’ve been a redneck. Or one of the very few people who watched this sad attempt at capturing the magic of the TGIF-style family sitcom. It was another in a long list of examples that not all comedians’ material translates to the sitcom format.
Nowadays, I can just write “80’s” and “GLOW” and chances are you’re going to click to read more.
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