This art work is giving me heavy "king of the hill" vibes

@dillonb5317

2 жыл бұрын

" *Dammit Bobby I said propane not cocaine* "

@AWX_Wrestling

2 жыл бұрын

@@dillonb5317 "I sell cocaine and cocaine accessories"

@trevorgreer6098

2 жыл бұрын

That's my coke, I don't know you!

@bittmanbobby

2 жыл бұрын

Propane and propane accessories

@eazymb.

2 жыл бұрын

Yep

That was one of Savage's good points. When Killer Bee/AWA star Jim Brunzell was demoted to jobber, Macho Man was one of few opponents who would take and sell his signature dropkick.

@john_blues

2 жыл бұрын

A beautiful dropkick it was.

@MrVictoria69

2 жыл бұрын

Hi-Flyers dropkick was legendary.

@ph1156

2 жыл бұрын

Good point. So many DSOTR, makes legends look bad. This really made savage look like a good man and unselfish.

@thekidfromiowa

2 жыл бұрын

He chewed out HBK and Razor after their ladder match for going into overtime causing the 10 man match to being cancelled therefore costing 10 men their Wrestlemania paycheck.

@MrVictoria69

2 жыл бұрын

@@thekidfromiowa Never heard that story thanks for posting

Great episode, didn't know much about K9 tbh but seemed a genuine character. Have to say what stood out for me was Macho Man, what absolute class act he really was to put him over

"one's making hits, the other's doing em" lmao

@jhuntley1976

2 ай бұрын

had to pause at that moment to see if anyone else appreciated that as much as me 😂

You know I'm from Sudbury and I thought we were only known for being Alex Trebek's hometown. Didn't realize our police station was also bombed by Johnny K-9 lol

@tracyedwards3924

2 жыл бұрын

it was Mike Dube that actually blew that station

The Dark Side Of The Ring episode about Matt Hardy should be interesting. Between assuming multiple false identities, ripping off Private Party, associating with cult leader Bray Wyatt, and attacking American and Canadian citizens in non-sanctioned drone warfare, he has a lot to answer for.

@ricolewis2949

2 жыл бұрын

14:31 Reby Hardy shot

@moffattman93

2 жыл бұрын

@@ricolewis2949 and brian cages mrs too

@EdertheJust

2 жыл бұрын

Wtf?!?! Lol

@pleaseshutup7053

2 жыл бұрын

Matt Hardy will not Die!!!

@ThatDoesntWorkForMeBrother

2 жыл бұрын

Don’t sleep on the future Jeff Hardy episode. Lol

The one image of K9 where he's covered in blood, and then the scene where he was playing the drums and singing gave me major GG allin vibes.

@jdoncbus

2 жыл бұрын

All he was missing was the urine and fecal matter.

I'm not surprised Jim can't pronounce Ion Croitoru, I think his parents must have been immigrants because that's a romanian name. Croitoru is just the romanian word for tailor, like how people in the US might have Baker or Smith or whatever as their surname Edit: if anyone cares it's pronounced kinda like saying "Crow it or you" really fast

Long time wrestling fan from the early 80s till now. I have seen BB/k9 but did not know his story. We have seen the Monday Night Wars told and retold. Its nice to hear a fresh story. The Macho Man bit was gold.

The part when Lance Storm was choking up seemed like he was not just talking about K9 considering how many other people he knew in the business that met a bad end.

Jim looks like Cotton Hill in that picture lol

@singaporesammy

2 жыл бұрын

He lost his shins in a scaffold match.

One of the best episodes they've ever done IMO

I remember this dude from Double Dragon. Great talent!!

Lol jim looking over like "damnit bobby!"

@onslaughtmp

2 жыл бұрын

"I sell wrestling DVDs and wrestling accessories."

@theaak

2 жыл бұрын

I read it in Hank’s voice then looked at the artwork: hilarious.. well done… you too onslaught

@ISLAVERDE29

2 жыл бұрын

That bruiser ain't right!

Little known fact... The Hamilton/Stoney Creek band Straight Reads The Line wrote a song called "A Night At Solid Gold" about that night at the strip club leading to the bombing in Sudbury. Canada Life 🇨🇦

@tracyedwards3924

2 жыл бұрын

omg i didnt know that lol

@Fozzie420

2 жыл бұрын

@@tracyedwards3924 Thank you for sharing Johnny and his story with us Tracy. I grew up a Wrestling fan and in the Golden Horseshoe and got to meet him 1 time, larger than life personality and like everyone says, nicest fuckin guy even if he was a complete badass.

@lightskameraakshon8109

2 жыл бұрын

The lead singer Blake is a huge wrestling fan

@tracyedwards3924

2 жыл бұрын

@@Fozzie420 yes he was a very funny and nice man especially if you were his wrestling fan. He loved wrestling.

TBH The best story in the episode was him ordering a pizza in the nude. I laughed so hard.

@tracyedwards3924

2 жыл бұрын

I was just telling the truth LMAO Johnny made me laugh so hard he did this almost every time we ordered any food

@universaltalentbookings1389

2 жыл бұрын

@@tracyedwards3924 Sorry for your loss . I always thought he was entertaining . I wish things had turned out much different for him . RIP and prayers out to you and your family.

@tracyedwards3924

2 жыл бұрын

@@universaltalentbookings1389 thank you writing my book about him has helped me process that last 25 years and all that happened

@hanginbangin

5 ай бұрын

@@tracyedwards3924 I just saw the episode, sorry for your loss. He seemed like a good dude. The line he gave you about riding in the jeep in the cold was so badass

One of my faves along with Luna's. Bruiser was fun to watch and I've enjoyed him in the ring on youtube videos. Incredible story.

Ion Croitoru was of romanian descent, ironically, Jim pronounced his name almost perfectly on his first try - the accent is on the I, not the o. Ion is also the romanian version of John, hence his nickname.

@sandrarobinson3705

2 жыл бұрын

Actually he was 50% Ukranian from his mother, and 50% Romanian from his father.

Back on Maple Leaf Wrestling K-9 would tag with Iron Mike Sharpe or Steve Lombardi.

I like Jericho's narration but it seems like they are forcing his interviews into these episodes. He didn't really have a ton to add to this or with the FMW episode either.

@daleva187goligo

2 жыл бұрын

you didn't find the dirty dishes bit fascinating? lol

@Handle_Needs_3_Or_More_Charact

2 жыл бұрын

Well, it'd make sense that Jericho would be on this episode considering he worked in SMW when Bedlam was there.

@adamstevens8752

2 жыл бұрын

You have to consider they’re gonna want to put on some famous interviewees. Any u won’t see anyone contracted to wwe. Lance, Jericho and Corny prolly only 3 relevant people still alive from that time.

@timbow1356

2 жыл бұрын

Jericho is a Mouth-Breathing Troglodyte that OPENLY platformed for Donald Trump even AFTER the 1/6 COUP. Furthermore, Chris Jericho'S TREASONOUS WIFE was at the capital and attended the Rally. Chris also donated over 50k to Trump in multiple payments. Chris has been a PIONEER in the ANTI-SCIENCE/COVID-19 misinformation campaign. Chris belongs in prison. (He denies Biden one - Chris is a POS)

@superkid12345

2 жыл бұрын

@@daleva187goligo well i mean it had me on the edge of my seat for sure.

Seeing his early 90s promos makes me wonder why WWF couldn't use him as a midcard heel at that point. He was definitely interesting to watch.

Jim is so loyal to his friends.

@chuckycheesechucky

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, the god of burning bridges in the wrestling business is loyal to his friends.

@kevindouglas5333

2 жыл бұрын

Same guy who whines about bank robber guy is loyal to murdering police station blower upper

@TheMan750

2 жыл бұрын

Too loyal

@patrickboian8545

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevindouglas5333 lmao facts

@Handle_Needs_3_Or_More_Charact

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevindouglas5333 he's said repeatedly that if the allegations were out back in the 90's that he never would have used him.

As far as I can tell Canada and Australia are the hardest to get into. My best friend lives in England, she was denied a visa to visit Australia on holiday because she has a drunk driving charge from 2010. It’s an absolute joke.

@TRoller927

2 жыл бұрын

I couldn't get into Canada (pre COVID) because of a DWI from 2006. A little ridiculous that a mistake I made when I was much younger still comes back to bite me.

@troystaunton254

2 жыл бұрын

@@TRoller927 100% agree. My friend wants to visit her identical twin sister. But 11 years ago she got drunk and drove home now Australia says “she poses a danger to Australia.” Used to have to be a criminal to get in. I wonder how they’re gonna go dealing with the 2032 brisbane Olympics. Can’t get tourism dollars if you prevent anyone from coming.

I was excited when I saw Jim Cornette in this episode😂

I couldn't help but spot the blatant hypocrisy in Cornette flaming NXT for the Bron Breaker name even though he renamed Johhny K-9 "Bruiser Bedlam". I'm like, "how is 'Bruiser Bedlam' not a questionable name for someone to be stuck with?".

@AWX_Wrestling

2 жыл бұрын

Johnny K-9, while a great sounding name, was his name while he was working in the WWF as a jobber. The last thing Cornette would have wanted was for his fanbase to associate his new top heel with his days as a WWF enhancement talent. So a name change was necessary. Quite frankly Bruiser Bedlam isn't a bad name especially in a wrestling territory. Had WWF or WCW taken notice of him and signed him to a contract I can easily see them incorporating both names and calling him "The Bruiser" Johnny Bedlam. Bron Breakker is a terrible name being used on national television. Not only that, it's also a name that is plain to everyone watching that he won't be using when he goes to the main roster. He wrestles in a classic Steiner Bros singlet, his entrance music is very similar to Scott Steiner's Big Poppa Pump theme. He even sounds like Scott on the mic. Even the play by play announcers are dropping hints. It's obvious that they are grooming him to be Big Poppa Pump 2.0. I can easily see him making his main roster debut as Big Pappa Pump Bron Steiner wearing shades and and chainmail head gear.

Jim putting him over for because they couldn't actually PROVE a murder case against him is a weird form of a compliment. It's basically "Hey, he might have bombed a police station and TRIED to kill people, but he never actually DID kill anybody!"

@kevindouglas5333

2 жыл бұрын

Says same guy who still whining about bank robbery boy. Weird huh

@pleaseshutup7053

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevindouglas5333 Jim wouldn’t wine about gage if he was a real wrestler and not a garbage wrestler

@TheBadchicken666

8 ай бұрын

Johnny K9 didn't technically bomb the cop shop either, he set another biker up with the explosives with the understanding that it would be used in the bathroom of a strip club.

This episode gave me respect for Scott D’amore he’s a good guy

Al Snow did TV for the WWA around 1987-88 out of Windsor, Ontario. This was for the former "Bruiser Bedlam" territory, which made a brief comeback out of Toledo and Detroit. It was under the leadership of Dr. Jerry Graham Jr. and Chris Carter. Ox Baker did color for these tapings. Snow teamed with Mickey Doyle as the Motor City Hitmen. Others on the taping included Sweet Daddy Malcolm Monroe, the Golden Lion, Kurt Von Schneider, Rowdy Roger Ruffan, El Bracero, Great Wojo, Denny Kass, Muhammad Saad, Calypso Jim etc.. This territory later brought in Tommy Rich.

@MichaelMichalski

2 жыл бұрын

@Joshua Sharwood Exactly. Scott initially worked under his real last name of Rexsteiner.

10:07 Bulgarian-Romanian fan here! Since Bruiser is of Romanian descent, his name - Ion Croitoru is pronounced "Yawn Cro-Etoro (like the stock investment platform with the annoying ads)". That's the simplest way I can explain the pronunciation of his name. You're welcome (unless you enjoy butchuring it ofcourse, then go right ahead, it's hysterical every time lol)

@thekidfromiowa

2 жыл бұрын

I assumed it was "kroy-toroo"

@tracyedwards3924

2 жыл бұрын

yes you got it right lol his parents were immigrants....they hardly spoke english

@georgivasilev8428

2 жыл бұрын

Update: the 3t0ro ads on my KZread have skyrocketed since I wrote this 😂

I think it was one of the better dark side of the ring episodes as well. Really interesting story and person.

Vince probably started background checks after the scuffle with his pal Nailz.

Jim is marking out for K9!! I love it!!

Back in the day if you lived in Hamilton and didn't see K9 peddling drugs in the schoolyard,you didn't go to school in Hamilton.

i don't think he killed anyone i think that by proxy it was assumed because of his life of crime and him being in the same location or maybe hes just a clever big guy but i still believe he would never go far enough to murder someone as a wrestler though my god he was so good even his promos made you believe he was going to kick the shit out of somebody for real

@pleaseshutup7053

2 жыл бұрын

I agree based on this information it doesn’t appear that he killed anyone. But to say he would never go that far is laughable dude joined a crime syndicate got kicked out and joined another one. He was a criminal at the end of the day and he wasn’t committing white collar crimes. Dude contributed to a bomb being built believing it would be used at a night club.

@frostbite3318

2 жыл бұрын

@@pleaseshutup7053 why did he get kicked out? I haven’t seen the episode yet

@pleaseshutup7053

2 жыл бұрын

@@frostbite3318 snitched

@kevindouglas5333

2 жыл бұрын

Bullsh*t.

@rickd9951

2 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing him and others left cuz it got more into crime

Wrestling history is like football and Hollywood combined so wild the stories and antics never end lol

@fingersTitan

2 жыл бұрын

I've just been listening to a Pat Tanaka interview about Curt Hennig blowing up his car and Pat just laughing his backside off about it.. 70's and 80's - A crazy time and place to be around wrestling..

@pleaseshutup7053

2 жыл бұрын

@@fingersTitan 😂😂😂 my point exactly never heard anything close to that

rip bruiser bedlam, that was a fantastic episode.

His name was "Ion Croitoru". He was of Romanian descent and his name is a pretty common one over there. It literally translates to "tailor". So in English, his name wouod roughly translate to "John Tailor".

@quincee3376

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

I rented the basement apartment of the former biker 25 years ago. There was a gang war at the time and he told me to hide in the closet if I heard guns. I moved out shortly after that. Was shocked when I saw his face. Crazy dude..

@poppapips7493

2 жыл бұрын

Knew him as well from the gym he owned in Aldershot. Yes that war was insane and was bigger then most think

@tracyedwards3924

2 жыл бұрын

where was this?

@poppapips7493

2 жыл бұрын

@@tracyedwards3924 Montreal through Ontario. It was big during the 90s and still has revenge hits today. Hells Angels, Satans Choice, Rock Machine, Outlaws, Rizzuto Family, Bonnano Family right through to to Five family's in NY and beyond. Its was huge, even had car bombings of prison guards etc

This was one if my fav episodes. Sounds track on this one was soo good !..

I watched it last night, Fucking fascinating.

I definately remember Johnny K9 he was a regular jobber on the Saturday or Sunday morning WWF TV shows

Jim: "The first murder charge..." Me: "Say wha?"

Brian just sh*ts on Jericho like Cornette sh*ts on Omega

i love how randy savage was always willing to put people over and make their day

Great episode ! The picture makes jim look like the zodiac killer !!

@mattm6580

2 жыл бұрын

Sure "looks like"

Wrestling is missing men like this nowadays

@davidharrison7332

2 жыл бұрын

Wrestling is missing Men period!

@psynque

2 жыл бұрын

Hardened criminals?

Raw taping on Jan 23, 1995 in Palmetto, Florida: Bruiser Bedlam (Johnny K-9) (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated Gary Scott

In the US much easier to convict than in Canada which laws are like Australua,s.

"He was a nice guy" - Jim Cornette

@pleaseshutup7053

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao wild.

@kevindouglas5333

2 жыл бұрын

Same guy who whines about bank robbery boy

lol 'one is making hits the other is doing them' that's funny.

He could of had a ecw run. Would of been great to hear about Paul not paying him

@natebaxter9551

2 жыл бұрын

Not so great for Paul.

@KClouisville

2 жыл бұрын

@@natebaxter9551 Yeah, nice guy or not I'm sure he wasn't someone to cross. It's amazing to me that no one ever jacked Paul the fuck up for as many guys he didn't pay back in the day.

Speaking about people not being allowed into Canada, as a Detroit hockey fan, I remember Bob Probert not being allowed to travel to games in Canada for a few years, because of drug convictions I think (because he wouldn't have been allowed to return to the US if he had)

Where can we watch this episode ?

I've never heard of the guy. I'll have to check out this whole Darkside series

The Darkside of Plumbing. Sign me up. I'm a plumber. I'd watch that and I got some stories.

I never heard of Johnny K9 before the Dark Side episide, he was pretty infamous, I'm kind of surprised i never heard of him before

There is a obscure KZread comedian named Pimpmunk he would be perfect casting for bedlam on dark side

Jim needs to read up on the history of organized crime in Canada

@jasonanderson7458

2 жыл бұрын

Wasn't Dino Bravo involved in something like that?

@Handle_Needs_3_Or_More_Charact

2 жыл бұрын

@@jasonanderson7458 yes, he was involved with the mafia in Quebec. He was gunned down in his home.

Surprised they never linked K9 and Dino Bravo in the doc..... fyi same biker/mafia war

Art bar was sandy bars son if I remember right

A settlement doesn't really mean much. Government and big business will settle if it's the cheapest option.

Maybe Either Turn Him the Way They Did Buddy Landell ... or, an "Accidental" Throwing a Fireball that Makes BB a Face, & It Ends with a Cage Match Between Bruiser v Corny

One's making hits, the other is doing them 😄

I can see a future episode if the show is still on once Cornette passes.

Sadly, it's become a lot easier to get into Canada in the last couple decades. The Crips and Bloods have chapters in most major cities.

This Episode Was Crazy I learned a lot about Bruiser Bedlam Dark side of the Ring is a great Documentary because I learn a lot about wrestling.

I Kinda Liken Bruiser/K9/Ion to Rocky Balboa When He Worked for Gazzo ... He, Quite Possibly, Didn't Kill Anyone ... But, He Broke Bones & Beat People Up, for the Most Part

I have watched it everyday since it dropped

seemed like a genuine guy who if u wer friends with it was a real bond which prolly led to lot of his problems but i bet his crazy ass got lot of people out of situations too, 30 grand off weed a week is wild Trailer Park Boys style

@tracyedwards3924

2 жыл бұрын

this was weed and coke

This dude bombed police station?!?! Wtf

What the exact fuck would be the BRIGHT side of plumbing?

I listen to the podcasts so I don’t really have a need to listen to the clips, but I love this artwork. I cackled for some reason. Great stuff.

I thought DLo Brown started the head shake/swizzle thing, it was gd Bruiser Bedlam.

Australia is hard to get in

@belcher01

2 жыл бұрын

@Joshua Sharwood Seeing how alot of our economy is based in tourism this is a pretty stupid statement but your probably just a moron who cries "RACIST" at everything.

Keeps those hooligans outtta Canada unless they own a pair of skates

Savage being a man. a true pro, go figure

Didn’t Vince buy the Smokey Mountain Wrestling tape library? I’ve watched a bunch of it on the Network over the years & seen SMW matches on various WWE DVD releases.

@SuperFunkmachine

2 жыл бұрын

Yep Vince bought it.

@patrickboian8545

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah thats why he was with Yokozuna in 93 or 92 or whatever year that started.

I don't think there is a person who knows the business better than Cornette and Vince

you guys are not from Hamilton!!

Reby Hardy still getting some stray bullets from Jim 😂😂🤣

Never heard of this guy until DSOTR, surprised Savage jobbed to him.

Listening to Jim’s shows are for more entertaining than watching any of the garbage currently on mainstream television!

Surprised he never ended up in ECW

The double standard and hypocrisy is interesting. With Snuka it's "He killed her! There's no doubt he did it" With K9: "Such a nice guy would never ever do that, even though he was in a criminal motorcycle club" Considering he later got arrested for conspiracy to murder several people, i don't doubt that he was rightfully charge for the 2 murders prior to that.

Thanks (R.I.P) 🐺-9 Jim’ Now I Can Post’em on Twitter’ Cause my Mama Dont play that Murder stuff ‘ Unless you make A U-Turn In Her DriveWay

proud of my romanian boy ion croitoru aka johnny k-9

After watching the episode I agree with JIm, Johnny K9 wasn't a good name and Bruiser Bedlam fit him better. Also Lance got to me.

@pleaseshutup7053

2 жыл бұрын

The bedlam part sounds dumb tbh. Bruiser fits like a glove

How does one join a motorcycle gang? Asking for a friend

@waywardson1663

2 жыл бұрын

Anybody can start a 'gang', but becoming a member of a 1%er club is by referral only. If you're cut from the same kind of cloth, they will find you, don't worry.

Comic books!!

Has Travis been sacked?

@sc30002001

2 жыл бұрын

I heard he's out sick

Oh please , one of the best? One of the most boring is more like it

Savage was no number two, he was ten times better than Hogan

@SuperFunkmachine

2 жыл бұрын

Hogan was a fat juicy steak an all that sizzle, Savage was the real deal he had the skill to do every thing.

@patrickboian8545

2 жыл бұрын

Didn't draw 10x the money tho lol.

@decepticonxhunter4850

2 жыл бұрын

Putting people in arena seats and making people want to see them on TV matters a whole lot more in the business than who was a better worker, who was more athletic, or who was the best technician. Dennis Hopper may have been a better actor than Tom Cruise, but most people didn't go to theaters to see a Dennis Hopper movie.

@SuperFunkmachine

2 жыл бұрын

@@patrickboian8545 And that is why Hogan is the best wrestler ever, he win's by the ticket office.

Before I finish listening to this... I HOPE we get more insight as to why JIM did not keep K9 on. Why did he not have anything for him if he was such a top star before. I'm not trying to stir shit up it's just so little was said in the DSR episode. Why did Jim let him go?

@ericgilbert56

2 жыл бұрын

So I obviously don't know the history of SMW but I assume it was the end days for the promotion and they didn't keep K9 because the doors were closing.

@natebaxter9551

2 жыл бұрын

In a territory you have to cycle talent in and out seml regularly. They did run towns weekly after all.

@ericgilbert56

2 жыл бұрын

I remember he had mentioned that in the DSR episode. This is something I didn't know about the territories recycling. Thank you! I'm going to read more on that it sounds intresting and this is one of many reasons why I love the podcast.

I met this dude years ago when I was an Angel out of Bridgeport. We were in Canada and these guys came in and introduced the “Wrestling” guy to me. He was alright. I didn’t have any issues with him. He was respectful.

he may not have killed anyone but he still wasnt a good guy Jim.

@quentinkaasa47

2 жыл бұрын

Or so the Canadiens would have us believe.

Artwork looks like you left your teeth out

God smack!?

I thought this episode was one of the best, and I see it's one of the lowest rated...🤦

CORNETTE is WRESTLING

DARK SIDE OF PLUMBING