Episode 4 - Incredibly Strange Wrestling

The wrestling promotion “Incredibly Strange Wrestling”  was a San Francisco-based professional wrestling promotion, that combined elements of Lucha Libre, over the top sometimes hilarious and morally broken gimmicks with performances by punk, rockabilly, garage, psychobilly, and thrash metal bands. So much so they even toured with Lalapalooza! What began as a loveable satire of Lucha Libre turned into a successful wrestling promotion that sold out the Fillmore in San Francisco various times over. Take a deep dive as we cover gimmicks ranging from “El Pollo Diablo, Americon Man, Libido Gigante, Macho Sasquatcho, & more. Some we can’t even cover out of respect for humanity. Come hear the tale of this promotion that burned bright and ended quickly during its short lived run on this week’s Wrestling Wiki. Also learn about this week’s jobber of the week "MR. HOLE IN ONE." A golfer turned wrestling gimmick where he would challenge wrestlers to see who the better putter was at the beginni...