This week on Getting Colour, Conor and Jeff lace up the yellow boots and dive headfirst into the rise — and slow unravelling — of Hulk Hogan’s first WWF run. From his 1984 title win over the Iron Sheik to the end of his red-and-yellow reign in 1993, we chart the highs of WrestleMania III, the drama of the Mega Powers exploding, and the uneasy transition from hero to has-been as fan tastes shifted. We break down the matches, the merch, the myth-making that built — and eventually strained — Hul...
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This week on Getting Colour, Conor and Jeff lace up the yellow boots and dive headfirst into the rise — and slow unravelling — of Hulk Hogan’s first WWF run. From his 1984 title win over the Iron Sheik to the end of his red-and-yellow reign in 1993, we chart the highs of WrestleMania III, the drama of the Mega Powers exploding, and the uneasy transition from hero to has-been as fan tastes shifted. We break down the matches, the merch, the myth-making that built — and eventually strained — Hul...
June Byers vs. the Queen: Wrestling’s Forgotten Power Struggle
Getting Colour
1 hour 2 minutes
7 months ago
June Byers vs. the Queen: Wrestling’s Forgotten Power Struggle
This week on Getting Colour, Conor and Jeff dive deep into the squared circle’s untold history with wrestling historian John Cosper, author of “The Great and Inimitable June Byers.” (Available to purchase here.) Was June Byers the rightful heir to the women's wrestling throne—or the product of backstage politicking and promotional betrayal? Cosper walks us through the rise of Byers from a Texas upstart to the woman who dared to challenge Mildred Burke, topple the Wolfe-Burke empire, and claim...
Getting Colour
This week on Getting Colour, Conor and Jeff lace up the yellow boots and dive headfirst into the rise — and slow unravelling — of Hulk Hogan’s first WWF run. From his 1984 title win over the Iron Sheik to the end of his red-and-yellow reign in 1993, we chart the highs of WrestleMania III, the drama of the Mega Powers exploding, and the uneasy transition from hero to has-been as fan tastes shifted. We break down the matches, the merch, the myth-making that built — and eventually strained — Hul...
