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In episode 1602, Jack and guest co-host Andrew Ti are joined by co-host of The Bechdel Cast, Caitlin Durante, to discuss… Mickey Mouse Hits the Public Domain... Kind Of, There’s a Controversy Brewing: Socks or No Socks In Bed and more!

1. Mickey Mouse Hits the Public Domain... Kind Of
2. Mickey Mouse will be public domain soon—here’s what that means
3. Welcome to the public domain, Mickey Mouse
4. Mickey’s Public Domain Status Sparks MICKEY Crypto Surge
5. Trailer for Mickey Mouse Slasher Film Drops on Same Day ‘Steamboat Willie’ Character Enters Public Domain
6. ‘Steamboat Willie’ Horror Film Announced as Mickey Mouse Enters Public Domain
7. Mickey Mouse-Inspired Horror Game 'Infestation 88' Announced
8. The Mickey Mouse Public Domain Horror Games And Movies Want You To Roast Them
9. Director of Mickey Mouse slasher film fully expects you to hate-watch it
10. Mickey’s Copyright Adventure: Early Disney Creation Will Soon Be Public Property
11. Mickey, Disney, and the Public Domain: a 95-year Love Triangle
12. Did Disney Demand the Removal of Cartoon Murals from Daycare Center Walls?
13. A Rare 1968 Anti-War Short "Mickey Mouse In Vietnam" Has Resurfaced Online
14. There’s a Controversy Brewing: Socks or No Socks In Bed

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This week on the Grenade #112, it's the inaugural ROYAL RUMBLE event as aired on the USA Network! We head back to January 24, 1988 and take a look at the first-ever 20-Man Royal Rumble match featuring the likes of "Hacksaw" Duggan, "King" Harley Race, The Hart Foundation, Tito Santana, The Junkyard Dog, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, One Man Gang, "Rock" Don Muraco, Butch Reed, The Ultimate Warrior, & many more! Plus, it's the official contract signing between WWF Champion Hulk Hogan & Andre the Giant for their WrestleMania 3 Rematch at "The Main Event". The Glamour Girls defend their Women's Tag Titles vs. The Jumping Bomb Angels. Rick Rude takes on Ricky Steamboat, The Islanders vs. The Young Stallions, and Dino Bravo attempts to break the World Bench Press Record. All of that, plus Ray breaks down the change in the announce team, the Rumble running against the Bunkhouse Stampede, TV ratings for the event, and so much more! A very insightful and entertaining piece on the 1988 ROYAL RUMBLE!

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This week on the Grenade #112, it's the inaugural ROYAL RUMBLE event as aired on the USA Network! We head back to January 24, 1988 and take a look at the first-ever 20-Man Royal Rumble match featuring the likes of "Hacksaw" Duggan, "King" Harley Race, The Hart Foundation, Tito Santana, The Junkyard Dog, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, One Man Gang, "Rock" Don Muraco, Butch Reed, The Ultimate Warrior, The Bolsheviks, The Killer Bees, Sam Houston, Danny Davis, "Outlaw" Ron Bass, Dino Bravo & Hillbilly Jim! Plus, it's the official contract signing between WWF Champion Hulk Hogan & Andre the Giant for their WrestleMania 3 Rematch at "The Main Event". The Glamour Girls defend their Women's Tag Titles vs. The Jumping Bomb Angels. Rick Rude takes on Ricky Steamboat, The Islanders vs. The Young Stallions, and Dino Bravo attempts to break the World Bench Press Record. All of that, plus Ray breaks down the change in the announce team, the Rumble running against the Bunkhouse Stampede, TV ratings for the event, and so much more! A very insightful and entertaining piece on the 1988 ROYAL RUMBLE!

This week we travel back to the early days of steamers on the Great Lakes - Walk-In-The-Water. With the power of 73 horses and a little bit of a horned breeze, who knows what adventures we can have?

Sources:

Carroll, Francis M. "The Search for the Canadian-American Boundary along the Michigan Frontier, 1819-1827: The Boundary Commissions under Articles Six and Seven of the Treaty of Ghent." Michigan Historical Review, vol. 30 no. 2, Fall 2004, pp. 77 - 104. 

Palmer, Mary A. Witherell. "The Wreck of the Walk-In-The-Water, Pioneer Steamboat on the Great Lakes." Communicated to the Buffalo Historical Society, 1865. https://www.maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca/documents/walkinthewater/default.asp?ID=c1

"Walk-In-The-Water." Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. https://case.edu/ech/articles/w/walk-water

"Walk-in-the-water (Steamboat), aground, 1 Nov 1821." Maritime History of the Great Lakes. https://images.maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca/details.asp?ID=47525

This week it's back to just the lads again with the story of the sidewheeler Alaskan, sunk in May 1889 off of Cape Blanco.

Sources:

"The Alaskan Founders." New York Times, 17 May 1889. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1889/05/17/100961000.pdf

Anderson, Matthew. "SS Columbia - The Lost Ship Who Lit the World." Shipwreck World, 23 Oct 2016. https://www.shipwreckworld.com/articles/ss-columbia-the-first-electric-ship

"The Olympian and the Alaskan." The West Shore, 1 May 1884. https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/2012260361/1884-05-01/ed-1/seq-7/

Schultz, Duane. "Inconvenient Truth: A Daring Reporter Tells Abraham Lincoln What His Own Government Would Not." America's Civil War, Nov 2012, pp. 26 - 33.

"Villard, Henry. "1911 Encyclopedia Britannica. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Villard,_Henry

"Yaquina Head Lighthouse." Lighthouse Friends. https://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=133

Villard, Henry. "Recollections of Lincoln." The Atlantic: 2012 Civil War Special, pp. 34 - 37. 

The Grenade is back with Episode #86 featiuring tons of news, results, and soundbites for JULY 1987 in the WWF! First, we tackle the latest WWF news including... TOM ZENK QUITTING THE WWF, the WWF's very first Drug Testing Suspensions, David Sammartino back, NEW Women's Champion - The Sensational Sherri, Billy Jack Haynes Injured, Hacksaw Duggan looking for work, Oliver Humperdink headed in, Cpl. Kirchner out, a Bulldog bar fight, the WWF attempts to deregulate pro wrestling in the state of Pennsylvania, & more!

From there, I'll look into WWF Results for the month of July covering MSG, The Spectrum, Maple Leaf Gardens, Sam Houston Coliseum, Boston Garden, Nassau Coliseum, The Meadowlands, Richfield Coliseum, Los Angeles Sports Arena, and more! Featuring newcomers like "Ravishing" Rick Rude & The Dingo Warrior, Steamboat's return match vs. NEW IC Champion Honky Tonk Man at MSG, the return of Superstar Graham, Bruno Sammartino fills in some spots, Tag Team Tournaments, The Macho Man battles fellow heels, The Bomb Angels vs. Martin & Kai, Orton vs. Muraco, Patera vs. Orndorff, Bulldogs vs. Demolition, Hogan vs. Khan, Whipping Matches, Lumberjack Matches, and did I mention Soundbites Galore featuring many LOCALIZED PROMOS!!!

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The Grenade is back with Episode #86 featiuring tons of news, results, and soundbites for JULY 1987 in the WWF! First, we tackle the latest WWF news including... TOM ZENK QUITTING THE WWF, the WWF's very first Drug Testing Suspensions, David Sammartino back, NEW Women's Champion - The Sensational Sherri, Billy Jack Haynes Injured, Hacksaw Duggan looking for work, Oliver Humperdink headed in, Cpl. Kirchner out, a Bulldog bar fight, the WWF attempts to deregulate pro wrestling in the state of Pennsylvania, & more!

From there, I'll look into WWF Results for the month of July covering MSG, The Spectrum, Maple Leaf Gardens, Sam Houston Coliseum, Boston Garden, Nassau Coliseum, The Meadowlands, Richfield Coliseum, Los Angeles Sports Arena, and more! Featuring newcomers like "Ravishing" Rick Rude & The Dingo Warrior, Steamboat's return match vs. NEW IC Champion Honky Tonk Man at MSG, the return of Superstar Graham, Bruno Sammartino fills in some spots, Tag Team Tournaments, The Macho Man battles fellow heels, The Bomb Angels vs. Martin & Kai, Orton vs. Muraco, Patera vs. Orndorff, Bulldogs vs. Demolition, Hogan vs. Khan, Whipping Matches, Lumberjack Matches, and did I mention Soundbites Galore featuring many LOCALIZED PROMOS!!!

Back with June TV Reviews for 1987 in the WWF as we see a historic moment in WWF history when THE HONKY TONK MAN WINS THE IC TITLE FROM RICKY STEAMBOAT!!! We'll talk rumors of Butch Reed as IC Champion. Plus, Junkyard Dog Returns, "Outlaw" Ron Bass gets Miss Betsy while Hillbilly Jim gets a little Beaver. Jake Roberts says "Don't Do Drugs", President Jack Tunney gives his ruling on the potential banning of the DDT, The Islanders join the Heenan Family, Superstar Graham rehabs for a comeback, the Killer Khan vignettes continue, Outback Jack enters the Snake Pit, Struttin' & Cuttin' with the Barber. SD Jones scores a win, Jesse Ventura in "The" Predator, and Soundbites Galore!
 
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WWF TV – For the Weekends of JUNE 6th & 13th, 1987
THE HONKY TONK MAN WINS THE IC TITLE FROM RICKY STEAMBOAT!!! We'll talk the rumors of Butch Reed as IC Champion.  "Outlaw" Ron Bass gets Miss Betsy, while Hillbilly Jim gets a little Beaver. Jake Roberts says "Don't Do Drugs" as the WWF PSA's begin! President Jack Tunney gives his ruling on the DDT! The Islanders join the Heenan Family, Superstar Graham rehabs for a comeback, the Killer Khan vignettes continue, Outback Jack enters the Snake Pit, the WWF "On Tour". Struttin' & Cuttin' with the Barber. The Harts are NOT afraid! SD Jones scores a win. Outback eats Ice Cream. Jesse Ventura in "The" Predator. Action featuring the likes of Demolition, The Macho Man, Koko B. Ware, Kamala, Sika, Ken Patera, Jimmy Jack Funk, Brutus Beefcake, Tito Santana, Billy Jack Haynes, Jim Powers & Paul Roma, Honky Tonk Man, Jerry Allen, Hercules, Sivi Afi, George Steele, Tiger Chung Lee, New Dream Team, British Bulldogs, Cpl. Kirchner, The Islanders, Hillbilly Jim, Iron Mike Sharpe, Sam Houston, SD Jones, Bob Orton, Don Muraco, Terry Gibbs, One Man Gang, Lanny Poffo, Killer Khan, Scott Casey debuts, & more! Soundbites & promos from Bobby Heenan, The Islanders, Danny Davis, Honky Tonk Man, Jimmy Hart, Mean Gene, Ken Patera, Outback Jack, Slick, Butch Reed, Nikolai Volkoff, Ricky Steamboat, Powers & Roma, One Man Gang, Jake Roberts, Ron Bass, Craig DeGeorge, Superstar Graham, Mr. Fuji, Demolition, Killer Bees, Koko B. Ware, Hart Foundation, and plenty of Prime Time banter between Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby Heenan! PLUS, The Junkyard Dog Returns!

NOTE: Second week discussion for June 13th - June 17th (Special Wednesday Edition of Prime Time) begins at the timestamp (00:59:47)

This time around we discuss MAY 1987 WWF TV as Davey Boy Smith faces Bret "Hitman" Hart! Brutus Beefcake visits The Barber Shop. The Islanders get aggressive vs. The Killer Bees! Ken Patera returns to the ring vs. Hercules! SLICK SINGS, and it ain't "Jive Soul Bro"! Killer Khan dominates Outback Jack. Blackjack Mulligan's final WWF match (we were so close to seeing Sara Jo Puckett)! Billy Jack Haynes battles Mike Sharpe in the ring AND in the locker room! Randy Savage = Cream of the Crop! The Rougeau Brothers battle Demolition! George Steele meets The Honky Tonk Man! Lanny Poffo with a Poem about the Bird... and the Bees! IC Champion Ricky Steamboat battles Butch Reed. Plus, Soundbites Galore!

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This time around we discuss MAY 1987 WWF TV as Davey Boy Smith faces Bret "Hitman" Hart! Brutus Beefcake visits The Barber Shop. The Islanders get aggressive vs. The Killer Bees! Ken Patera returns to the ring vs. Hercules! SLICK SINGS, and it ain't "Jive Soul Bro"! Killer Khan dominates Outback Jack. Blackjack Mulligan's final WWF match (we were so close to seeing Sara Jo Puckett)! Billy Jack Haynes battles Mike Sharpe in the ring AND in the locker room! Randy Savage = Cream of the Crop! The Rougeau Brothers battle Demolition! George Steele meets The Honky Tonk Man! Lanny Poffo with a Poem about the Bird... and the Bees! IC Champion Ricky Steamboat battles Butch Reed. Plus, Soundbites Galore!

WWF TV – Weekend of MAY 9th - 11th, 1987
Davey Boy Smith goes one on one versus Bret "Hitman" Hart! Bobby Heenan issues a challenge to Ken Patera, and the Strongman responds! Brutus Beefcake visits The Barber Shop. Randy Savage = Cream of the Crop! The Rougeau Brothers battle Demolition! Killer Khan enters the Snake Pit! George "The Anima" Steele meets The Honky Tonk Man!  SLICK SINGS, and it ain't "Jive Soul Bro"! Lanny Poffo with a Poem about the Bird... and the Bees! More WWF Ice Cream Bar shilling. Action featuring the likes of IC Champion Ricky Steamboat, Iron Sheik, Nikolai Volkoff, Butch Reed, Jim Powers & Paul Roma, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Killer Khan, The Killer Bees, Koko B. Ware, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Nick Kiniski, Honky Tonk Man, Tito Santana, Don Muraco, Bob Orton, Tiger Chung Lee, The Rougeaus, Demolition, & more! Soundbites & promos from Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby Heenan on the Prime Time set, also Slick, Nikolai Volkoff, The Can-Am Connection, Billy Jack Haynes, "Outlaw" Ron Bass, Lanny Poffo, Ricky Steamboat, Ken Patera, "Hacksaw" Duggan, Iron Sheik, Butch Reed, Macho Man Savage, & more!

WWF TV – Weekend of MAY 16th - 18th, 1987 (01:03:13)
Ken Patera returns to the ring vs. Hercules! IC Champion Ricky Steamboat takes on "Natural" Butch Reed. The Islanders battle Demolition! Killer Khan dominates Outback Jack.  King Harley Race issues a Challenge to WWF Champ Hulk Hogan! Blackjack Mulligan's final WWF match (we were so close to seeing Sara Jo Puckett)! Billy Jack Haynes battles Mike Sharpe in the ring AND in the locker room! "Ban the DDT" campaign continues. The New Dream Team & Johnny V enter The Snake Pit! Action featuring the likes of Tag Champs Hart Foundation, Hacksaw Duggan, Honky Tonk Man, Killer Khan, Ken Patera, Tito Santana, Billy Jack Haynes, Blackjack Mulligan, The Shadows, Iron Mike Sharpe, Koko B. Ware, & more. Soundbites & promos from Gorilla & Heenan on Prime Time, King Harley Race, Outback Jack, George Steele, Johnny V, Ken Patera, Jimmy Hart, Hart Foundation, Honky Tonk Man, Brutus Beefcake, Mr. Fuji, Kamala, Bob Orton, Hulk Hogan, and more! Plus, The Islanders become unusually aggressive vs. The Killer Bees!

This week we are headed to the Queen City - Cincinnati, OH - to discuss the steamboat Moselle, whose explosive loss in 1838 spurred the US Congress to create the first federal legislation governing transportation safety.

Sources:

Aldrich, Mark. “Safe and Suitable Boilers: The Railroads, the Interstate Commerce Commission, and Locomotive Safety, 1900 - 1945.” Railroad History, no. 171, 1994, pp. 23 - 44. 

Burke, John G. “Bursting Boilers and the Federal Power.” Technology and Culture, vol. 7, no. 1, 1966.

Gelzer, Christian. "Speed is a Virtue: Travel in the Mid-Nineteenth Century United States." Technology's Stories: Past and Present, vol. 3, no. 2, 15 June 2015. https://www.technologystories.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Gelzer_Speed-is-a-Virtue.pdf

Hand, Greg. "From Bucktown to Vanceville: Cincinnati's Lost 19th Century Neighborhoods." Cincinnati Magazine, 20 Nov 2017. https://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/citywiseblog/bucktown-vanceville-cincinnatis-lost-19th-century-neighborhoods/

Thomas, Christian. "For Profit and Glory: Steamboat Racing on the Inland Rivers." River History, 26 May 2021. https://www.howardsteamboatmuseum.org/river-history/for-profit-glory-steamboat-racing-inland-rivers/

Suess, Jeff. "Our history: Steamboat explosion led to federal regulations." The Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Mar 2018. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2018/03/14/our-history-steamboat-explosion-led-federal-regulations/403819002/

We kick off WWF TV for the weekend of May 2nd covering Saturday Night's Main Event w/Savage vs. Steele in a Lumberjack Match, Honky Tonk Kim Chee, Bulldogs vs. Harts - 2 out of 3 falls for the Titles. Plus, The GREAT DEBATE w/Bobby Heenan vs. Ken Patera that sees the Brain leave on a STRETCHER! Brutus Beefcake Debuts his BARBER gimmick as he takes on former manager "Luscious" Johnny V! KILLER KHAN RETURNS. ADRIAN ADONIS' final TV match. Can-Ams vs. Kamala & Sika, and SOUNDBITES GALORE!

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We kick off WWF TV for the weekend of May 2nd covering Saturday Night's Main Event w/Savage vs. Steele in a Lumberjack Match, Honky Tonk Kim Chee, Bulldogs vs. Harts - 2 out of 3 falls for the Titles. Plus, The GREAT DEBATE w/Bobby Heenan vs. Ken Patera that sees the Brain leave on a STRETCHER! Brutus Beefcake Debuts his BARBER gimmick as he takes on former manager "Luscious" Johnny V! KILLER KHAN RETURNS. ADRIAN ADONIS' final TV match. Can-Ams vs. Kamala & Sika, and SOUNDBITES GALORE!

WWF TV – Weekend of MAY 2 - 4th, 1987
The GREAT DEBATE between Bobby Heenan and Ken Patera sees the Brain leave on a STRETCHER! KILLER KHAN RETURNS. ADRIAN ADONIS has his final televised match in the WWF. The Can-Am Connection vs. Kamala & Sika! Billy Jack Haynes shows off his scar from the 30 stitches Hercules put in his head at WrestleMania. Danny Davis enters the Snake Pit! Brutus Beefcake has his first night of Struttin' & Cuttin'. Outback Jack tries a WWF Ice Cream bar while Kamala & Sika snack on live lobsters. Guest commentator... George Steele?!? Action featuring the likes of Randy "Macho Man' Savage, IC Champion Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, Brutus Beefcake, "King" Harley Race, Butch Reed, Iron Sheik, Nikolai Volkoff, Killer Khan, The Can-Am Connection, Kamala, Sika, The British Bulldogs, Adrian Adonis, "Outlaw" Ron Bass, "Leaping" Lanny Poffo (RIP), and more. Soundbites & promos from Bobby Heenan, Ken Patera, Billy Jack Haynes, The Honky Tonk Man, Jimmy Hart, Slick, Blackjack Mulligan, Jim Powers & Paul Roma, the Rougeau Brothers, Mr. Fuji, Demolition, Davey Boy Smith, Bret Hart, Adrian Adonis, Lord Alfred Hayes, and more! Plus, Brutus Beefcake Debuts his BARBER gimmick as he takes on former manager "Luscious" Johnny V!

WWF SATURDAY NIGHT'S MAIN EVENT - MAY 2, 1987 (01:23:16)

• Jake "The Snake" Roberts battles Kamala with a special surprise by the Honky Tonk Man
• LUMBERJACK MATCH: Randy "Macho Man" Savage meets George "The Animal" Steele to settle their feud once and for all!
• Bobby Heenan promises film footage to prove that Andre the Giant is the uncrowned WWF Champion
• Hulk Hogan shares his thoughts on the epic match vs. Andre at WrestleMania 3
• 2 OUT OF 3 FALLS - WWF Tag Team Champions The Hart Foundation (wDanny Davis) vs. The British Bulldogs (w/Tito Santana)
• Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat defends the IC Title for the very first time vs. The Mighty Hercules
• The Can-Am Connection take on The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff, with "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan barred from ringside.... or is he???
• Tons of great soundbites added for nostalgia purposes as well!

The Grenade returns with the second half of WRESTLEMANIA III "The Definitive Edition"! We talk the epic showdown between WWF Champion Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant, Rick Steamboat attempts to capture the IC Title from "The Macho Man" Randy Savage in a legendary classic. Plus, Jake "The Snake" looks for revenge on The Honky Tonk Man, The Bulldogs & Tito Santana vs. The Hart Foundation & "Dangerous" Danny Davis, Koko B. Ware vs. Butch Reed, Sheik & Volkoff vs. The Killer Bees, Hacksaw Duggan arrives, we'll even break down the "Attendance Record" set here. And we'll talk a common misconception about the booking of the event, WrestleMania Payoffs & Final Grossing Figures, the fallout of the event and what it meant for the other wrestling companies, we'll look at where the company is headed next, and a deep dive into the entire WWF roster that DIDN'T make the WrestleMania lineup! From Kamala to Bruno Sammatino to Paul "Mr. Wonderful" Orndorff... We discuss who realisitcally COULD HAVE worked the show, and who couldn't. I told you guys, this thing is DEFINITIVE! ENJOY!

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WWF WRESTLEMANIA III
"BIGGER, BETTER, BADDER!"

WrestleMania 3 continues as talk the epic showdown between WWF Champion Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant, Rick Steamboat attempts to capture the IC Title from "The Macho Man" Randy Savage in a legendary classic. Plus, Jake "The Snake" looks for revenge on The Honky Tonk Man, The Bulldogs & Tito Santana vs. The Hart Foundation & "Dangerous" Danny Davis, Koko B. Ware vs. Butch Reed, Sheik & Volkoff vs. The Killer Bees, Hacksaw Duggan arrives, we'll even break down the "Attendance Record" set here. And we'll talk a common misconception about the booking of the event, WrestleMania Payoffs & Final Grossing Figures, the fallout of the event and what it meant for the other wrestling companies, we'll look at where the company is headed next, and a deep dive into the entire WWF roster that DIDN'T make the WrestleMania lineup! From Kamala to Bruno Sammatino to Paul "Mr. Wonderful" Orndorff... We discuss who realisitcally COULD HAVE worked the show, and who couldn't. I told you guys, this thing is DEFINITIVE! ENJOY!

This episode of the Grenade is divided into 3 exciting parts! First, host Ray Russell takes a look at the latest news for March 1987 in the WWF while heading into WrestleMania 3. We discuss Missy Hyatt & Missy's Manor complete with Soundbites from her first 3 unaired shows, WrestleMania ticket sales & PPV/Closed Circuit capabilities, WWF Ice Cream Bars, the Frank Tunney Memorial Tag Tournament, Andre the Giant's health, SNME changing dates, and more! From there, it's a deep dive into Show Results for March as we breakdown all of the interesting matches, unique opponents, random partners, and show results for the likes of Boston Garden, Maple Leaf Gardens, The Spectrum, TV Tapings, and so much more! Plus, we talk JYD no showing events, Dynamite Kid's return to the ring, Jake Roberts has something "long & hard", Da Crusher vs. Bobby Heenan in the WWF, 6-Man Eliminations, The Wizard quits, Dan Spivey Injured, Mr. Fuji acquires Demolition & Kamala, Ken Resnick finishes up, Dino Bravo bleaches his hair, Koko pins the Macho Man,The Can-Am Connection forced to work FIVE TIMES in one night, Roddy Piper being ELECTROCUTED, & soundbites galore!

Finally, our last stop, the main course of the episode... WE GO BACK IN TIME TO REVIEW THE MARCH 14, 1987 EDITION OF SATURDAY NIGHT'S MAIN EVENT featuring a 20-MAN BATTLE ROYAL including both WWF CHAMPION HULK HOGAN AND ANDRE THE GIANT!!! Plus, The Macho Man defends his IC Title vs. George "The Animal" Steele with ELIZABETH on the line as a "PRIZE"!!!

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WWF NEWS - MARCH 1987
Ray Russell takes a look at the latest news for March 1987 in the WWF while heading into WrestleMania 3. We discuss Missy Hyatt & Missy's Manor complete with Soundbites from her first 3 unaired shows, WrestleMania ticket sales & PPV/Closed Circuit capabilities, WWF Ice Cream Bars, the Frank Tunney Memorial Tag Tournament, Andre the Giant's health, SNME changing dates, and more!

WWF HOUSE SHOW & TV TAPING RESULTS (00:25:11)
It's a deep dive into Show Results for March as we breakdown all of the interesting matches, unique opponents, random partners, and show results for the likes of Boston Garden, Maple Leaf Gardens, The Spectrum, TV Tapings, and so much more! Plus, we talk JYD no showing events, Dynamite Kid's return to the ring, Jake Roberts has something "long & hard", Da Crusher vs. Bobby Heenan in the WWF, 6-Man Eliminations, The Wizard quits, Dan Spivey Injured, Mr. Fuji acquires Demolition & Kamala, Ken Resnick finishes up, Dino Bravo bleaches his hair, Koko pins the Macho Man, The Can-Am Connection forced to work FIVE TIMES in one night, Roddy Piper being ELECTROCUTED, & soundbites galore!

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WWF SATURDAY NIGHT'S MAIN EVENT - MARCH 14th, 1987 (02:29:15)
Finally, our last stop, the main course of the episode... SATURDAY NIGHT'S MAIN EVENT #10 featuring...

• IC CHAMP "MACHO MAN" RANDY SAVAGE VS. GEORGE STEELE - WINNER GETS ELIZABETH!!!
  
  
• 20-MAN BATTLE ROYAL FEATURING... SIKA, BILLY JACK HAYNES, "OUTLAW" RON BASS, THE ISLANDERS, THE HONKY TONK MAN, THE KILLER BEES, "NATURAL" BUTCH REED, DEMOLITION, HILLBILLY JIM, NIKOLAI VOLKOFF, KOKO B. WARE, HERCULES, BLACKJACK MULLIGAN, "LEAPING" LANNY POFFO, "MR, WONDERFUL" PAUL ORNDORFF, ANDRE THE GIANT... AND WWF CHAMP HULK HOGAN
  
  
• JAKE "THE SNAKE" ROBERTS VS. KING KONG BUNDY
  
  
• TAG CHAMPS HART FOUNDATION VS. TITO SANTANA & DAN SPIVEY - The Hart's First Title Defense on TV!
  
  
• RICKY "THE DRAGON" STEAMBOAT VS. THE IRON SHEIK 
  
  
• PLUS DANNY DAVIS SHENANIGANS, A SAVAGE/STEAMBOAT CONFRONTATION OR TWO, LANNY POFFO BLEEDS A GUSHER, AND EVEN MORE SOUNDBITES!!!
  
  

The Eliza Battle was a Tombigbee River steamboat that ran a route between Columbus, Mississippi and Mobile, Alabama in the United States during the 1850s. She was destroyed in a fire on the river near modern Pennington, Alabama on March 1, 1858. It was the greatest maritime disaster in Tombigbee River history, with an estimated thirty-three people killed, out of roughly sixty passengers and a crew of forty-five.  Her tragic end now haunts the Tombigbee River on cold spring nights. 

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Resources:
https://www.southerngothicmedia.com/blog/episode-56-eliza-battle
https://cdispatch.com/opinions/2012-03-10/ask-rufus-the-tragic-story-of-the-eliza-battle/
https://www.al.com/life/2021/10/the-ghost-ship-of-the-eliza-battle.html
Thirteen Alabama Ghosts and Jeffery by Kathryn Tucker Windham
https://seeksghosts.blogspot.com/2011/08/steamboat-harbinger-eliza-battle.html

This week we discuss the November 1901 sinking of the steamboat San Rafael in San Francisco Bay.

Sources:

Barbier, Alan. "The Wreck of the Ferry San Rafael." Marin History Museum, December 1991. https://web.archive.org/web/20130207014515/http://www.marinhistory.org/article_FerryWreck.html

"Search for Steamer San Rafael." National Geographic, 21 May 2015. https://fieldnotes.nationalgeographic.org/expedition/insearchofsteamersanrafael

The Road to WrestleMania 3 begins as the seeds are planted for a potential WWF Title Match between Champion Hulk Hogan and his good friend Andre the Giant. Plus, DEMOLITION DEBUTS with a different SMASH? Ricky Steamboat RETURNS to the ring, Danny Davis continues to screw the babyfaces, Roddy Piper has a gift for the Macho Man, Mick Foley does a stretcher job for Kamala in 1987, Hercules calls out Billy Jack Haynes, Honky Tonk Man talks "Honky Burgers", JYD coming for the King, WWF cancels Australian Tour, and the original OBJ, Outback Jack boards QANTAS headed for the WWF! All of that, and SOUNDBITES GALORE!

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WWF TV - Weekend of JANUARY 3rd – 5th, 1987
It's soundbites galore with Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan from the set of Prime Time Wrestling as Bobby battles a hangover while writing a list of personal goals in 1987! Plus, the Hart Foundation share their aspirations for the new year. Meanwhile, on Superstars and Wrestling Challenge, it's the 1986 Year in Review. Plus, it's the final week for the "New Year's Resolutions" Contest! Listen to the 3-minute soundbite of WWF Superstars' New Year's Resolutions and guess all of the voices in the order they appear and WIN an AUTOGRAPHED PROMO PIC of THE HONKY TONK MAN!

WWF TV - Week of JANUARY 10th – 14th, 1987 (00:32:47)

WWF Tag Team Champions The British Bulldogs vs. The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff. The Killer Bees vs. The Magnificent Muraco & "Cowboy" Bob Orton. Will Kamala's Top-Rope Splash get banned? The Honky Tonk Man visits Graceland. More vignettes of the original OBJ... That's Outback Jack! Jesse Ventura questions Bobby Heenan on the reinstatement of Andre the Giant.  We learn what "Wonderfulness" means. It's a pair of Blackjack Mulligan vignettes as he first wrangles some calves on his horse "Sunday", before introducing us to "The Honey Wagon".  More Prime Time soundbites with Gorilla and the Brain as they talk about everything from "Pizza Face" Bruno to the definition of Sivi Afi.  Butch Reed & Slick enter the Snake Pit. Beltmaker Reggie Parks steps into the ring. Bobby Heenan confronts WWF President Jack Tunney about privacy. What are "illegal masks", exactly? The Can-Am Connection get mobbed. Blackjack Mulligan on the Snake Pit. Plenty of wrestling action featuring the likes of IC Champion Randy "Macho Man" Savage, George "The Animal" Steele, The Junkyard Dog, Billy Jack Haynes, Frenchy Martin, Hercules, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, The Rougeau Brothers, "The Natural" Butch Reed, Tito Santana, Jimmy Jack Funk, Kamala, "The King" Harley Race, and more. Soundbites featuring promos from Bobby Heenan, Mr. Wonderful, The Hart Foundation, the Macho Man, Ricky Steamboat, Blackjack Mulligan, the Rougeaus, and more. PLUS, Roddy Piper has a special gift for The Macho Man on Piper's Pit. 

WWF TV - Weekend of JANUARY 17th – 19th, 1987 (01:21:25)

DEMOLITION MAKE THEIR WWF DEBUT, WITH THE ORIGINAL SMASH (MOONDOG REX)! Hulk Hogan receives a special award on Roddy Piper's Pit! The Mighty Hercules issues a "Full Nelson" Challenge to Billy Jack Haynes! There's a new mean streak in the Honky Tonk Man.  Six-man action with The Dream Team & Dino Bravo vs. Tito Santana, Pedro Morales, & Hillbilly Jim. Referee Danny Davis works overtime to try and screw more babyfaces, but this time the "good guys" revolt! WrestleMania 3 gets a date! George Steele can read? Outback Jack chillin' in da Pub! The Harley Race/JYD saga continues. Plenty of wrestling action featuring the likes of Ricky Steamboat, Kamala, Demolition, Hercules, Blackjack Mulligan, Dan Spivey, Mike Rotundo, Butch Reed, Barry O, The Can-Am Connection, The Honky Tonk Man, George Steele, and more.. Soundbites featuring promos from The Macho Man, Hillbilly Jim, Bobby Heenan, the Wizard, and more. More Prime Time goodness again as Bobby Heenan does everything from translating "Tama" to talk the new attitude of Sal Bellomo. PLUS, RICKY STEAMBOAT makes his return to the wrestling ring!!!

WWF TV - Weekend of JANUARY 24th – 26th, 1987 (02:05:34)

In another special edition of PIPER's PIT, Andre the Giant receives an award, but it is overshadowed by the glory hound Hulk Hogan! Randy Colley's FINAL APPEARANCE as SMASH of DEMOLITION! Kamala squashes a young MICK FOLEY, as Foley does his first of many stretcher jobs in the business! "Macho Man" Randy Savage DESTROYS poor Tommy Sharpe.  Bobby Heenan goes on the rant of a lifetime, trashing Hulk Hogan while surprisingly defending Andre the Giant.  In a warm-up to WrestleMania 3, The Can-Am Connection take on Magnificent Muraco & "Cowboy" Bob Orton. Who has the more devastating move, Kamala's Top-Rope Splash or King Kong Bundy's Avalanche? Bobby Heenan continues his rant about the Hogan/Andre situation on Prime Time in a series of excellent audio clips.  Jacques Rougeau faces the Magnificent Muraco. Vince shares his thoughts on "Honky Burgers". Outback Jack doesn't know tomato sauce from ketchup. Brian Blair's Stinger. The Honky Tonk Man visits "The Lisa Marie". Steve Lombardi bullies Paul Roma. Plenty of wrestling action featuring the likes of "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff, Ricky Steamboat, Koko B. Ware, The Hart Foundation, Blackjack Mulligan, The U.S. Express (Spivey & Rotundo), IC Champion The Macho Man, Junkyard Dog,, Kamala, Demolition, The Killer Bees, and more. Soundbites featuring promos from King Kong Bundy, Koko B. Ware, The Macho Man, Outback Jack, Vince McMahon, Bobby Heenan, The Can-Am Connection, and more. PLUS, we debut a NEW SEGMENT here on the Grenade, "BREAK IT DOWN", where we take a deep look into a specific topic. This week's topic happens to be the WWF's attempt to stake a claim in the continent of Australia...

In this edition of the Grenade, we separate the show into 3 intriguing parts! JOIN US AS WE REVIEW THE JANUARY 3, 1987 EDITION OF SATURDAY NIGHT'S MAIN EVENT featuring WWF Champion Hulk Hogan defending against Paul "Mr. Wonderful" Orndorff inside the big blue STEEL CAGE!!! Plus, the return of Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat! We talk January 87 WWF News. Ray shares his thoughts on Demolition being referred to as Road Warrior ripoffs. Plus, we a do a deep dive into the house show circuit for January of the year as we breakdown all of the interesting matches, unique opponents, random partners, and show results for the likes of MSG, Boston Garden, Maple Leaf Gardens, The Philadelphia Spectrum, the Montreal Forum, and so much more! All of that, and SOUNDBITES GALORE!!!

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This episode of the Grenade is divided into 3 exciting parts! First, host Ray Russell takes a look at the latest news and notes for January of 1987 in the WWF. From there, it's a deep dive into the house show circuit for January of the year as we breakdown all of the interesting matches, unique opponents, random partners, and show results for the likes of MSG, Boston Garden, Maple Leaf Gardens, The Philadelphia Spectrum, the Montreal Forum, and so much more! Finally, our last stop, the main course of the episode... WE GO BACK IN TIME TO REVIEW THE JANUARY 3, 1987 EDITION OF SATURDAY NIGHT'S MAIN EVENT featuring WWF Champion Hulk Hogan defending against Paul "Mr. Wonderful" Orndorff inside the big blue STEEL CAGE!!! Plus, the return of Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat! All of that, and SOUNDBITES GALORE!!! 

WWF NEWS - JANUARY 1987

• DEMOLITION ARRIVE!!! Ray Russell gives his take on the decades-old question... Were Demolition really a Road Warriors ripoff? Ray doesn't think so and explains his reasons why.
• Roddy Piper Retirement Rumors
• WrestleMania 3 finds a venue, as the card begins to take shape!
• The injury to Dynamite Kid opens the door for the Can-Am Connection
• "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan finishing up in the UWF
• Hot Free Agent - Bam Bam Bigelow
• TV Ratings - The WWF vs. Bill Watts' UWF
• A Montreal feud rekindled - BRAVO VS. THE ROUGEAUS
• Jake "The Snake" Roberts turning babyface
• Wrestling Goes Hollywood as the movie "BODYSLAM" is set to be released starring Roddy Piper & Tama of the Islanders. Plus, Ricky Steamboat & Big John Studd do a little acting as well! And we learn of plans for a HULK HOGAN movie, as we ponder who can take over as the lead draw for the WWF should the Hulkster take time away from the ring.
• Plus, we talk WWF Ice Cream Bars, Athletic Commissions banning snakes, and more!

WWF HOUSE SHOW RESULTS (00:45:12)

• It's a deep dive into the House Show results from the WWF in January 1987 as we look at results from New York's MSG, the Boston Garden, Philly's Spectrum, Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, St. Louis at the Kiel, the Montreal Forum, Nassau Coliseum, the Meadowlands, the Los Angeles Sports Arena, Detroit's Joe Louis Arena, Chicago's Rosemont Horizon, and much, much more!
• The WWF expands to 3 shows per night, thus expanding its roster in the process as we welcome the likes of Outback Jack, Ron Bass, Brad Rheingans, and DEMOLITION!
• Ricky Steamboat returns to seek revenge on the Macho Man
• The WWF goes head-to-head with Jim Crockett Promotions in Philadelphia on the same night! How did each promotion fair?
• Hulk Hogan headlines the A-shows as he defends the WWF Title vs. "Ugandan Headhunter" Kamala
• Davey Boy Smith tries out a variety of tag team partners to substitute for The Dynamite Kid, including Bruno Sammartino, Roddy Piper, JYD, Billy Jack Haynes, and Da Crusher!
• The Junkyard Dog begins "no showing" random events, which doesn't bode well for his future with Titan.
• "Duke of Dorchester" Pete Doherty wins a match!
• Jake Roberts challenges Hulk Hogan in Providence, one of only two markets where the infamous DDT on the Snake Pit aired.
• DA CRUSHER makes a few random house show appearances!
• In a real piece of WWF history... "Rowdy" Roddy Piper suffers only his second of three pinfall losses during his WWF run from 1984 - 1992, when Adrian Adonis pins the Hot Rod with the help of Guest Referee Andre the Giant!
• Vince sticks it to the NWA by creating his own Bunkhouse Battle Royals to go up against JCP's "Bunkhouse Stampede" events. 
• JYD incites a juvenile riot in Toronto
• The Wizard and "Chaka Khan's" Tooth
• Danny Davis' antics backfire on the Hart Foundation
• Howard Finkel celebrates 10 years with the WWF!
• Bruno Sammartino is gunning for Randy Savage, the piece of SHLIME!
• The women wrestlers return for some events
• Some hidden gems as the Can-Am Connection have a great tag team match vs. The Dream Team, and Koko B. Ware goes the full 20-minute distance with The Magnificent Muraco
• Jake "The Snake" wrestles fellow heels, including King Kong Bundy, Mr. Wonderful & The Macho Man!
• Vince outdraws the NWA in St. Louis
• Lots of unique matches, random teams, interesting results, and localized promo soundbites from the wrestlers hyping the events!

WWF SUPERSTARS 86 "YEAR IN REVIEW" & GUESS THE WRESTLERS CONTEST! (02:35:11)

• We take a quick look at the Jan. 3, 1987 episode of WWF Superstars. A special Year in Review Episode
• Ray calls an audible and randomly creates a "Name the Wrestlers" Contest from a special "NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION" Soundbite. Be the first to identify all of the wrestlers in the soundbite (in order of appearance) and win a FREE Autographed 8x10 of the Honky Tonk Man!

WWF SATURDAY NIGHT'S MAIN EVENT - JANU...

In July 1890, a relaxing day trip turned tragic when the sternwheeler Sea Wing sank on Lake Pepin, taking with it scores of passengers - the majority of whom hailed from nearby Red Wing, Minnesota.


Sources:

Johnson, Frederick L. "Unlocking the Mysteries of the Sea Wing"

Kinkenberg, Dean. "The Sea Wing Disaster"

Pierce County, WI - The Sea Wing Disaster

Sea Wing Disaster, 1890

Shipwrecked on Lake Pepin: The Sea Wing Disaster

We discuss the sinking of the paddle steamer Anthony Wayne on Lake Erie in April of 1850.

*Originally released 11/8/21; edited and re-uploaded 3/22/22

Selected sources:

"Anthony Wayne" - Shipwrecks and Maritime Tales of the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail

Batemon, Shondra - "From Wreck to Rediscovery - PS Anthony Wayne: a historical treasure"

Krueger, Bradley Alan - Anthony Wayne: The History and Archaeology of an Early Great Lakes Steamboat (2012)
- This is the detailed source that I refer to heavily in the episode; there is detailed information about the ship's engine system and the ship's operational history on the Lakes. 

Weisman, Matthew J. and Paula Shorf - "Boats Built at Toledo, Ohio including Monroe, Michigan:  A Comprehensive Listing of the Vessels Built from Schooners to Steamers from 1810 to the Present"

Steamboats played an important role in the history of the Adirondacks.