061 The Mount Rushmore of Animals in Wrestling
1h 48m | Feb 20, 2026This week on The Mount Rushmore of Wrestling, we went full Steve Irwin (too soon?) Marlon Perkins (too late?) National Geographic (too litigious?) wildlife documentary.
From psychologically weaponized reptiles to beloved avian sidekicks, we built our definitive Mount Rushmore of actual non-human animals in wrestling history.
No Road Warrior Animal. No Dave "The Animal" Bautista. Not even Mr. Iguana.
Just real animals, real chaos, and real human emotion. About animals. Come sink your teeth into this episode!
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SHOW NOTES AND SPOILERS
Boogeyman’s scariest moments: WWE Top 10, Oct. 24, 2021 - YouTube
WWE Hall of Fame: Koko B. Ware
Koko B. Ware on Frankie's death
Jake the Snake Roberts and Damien
Jake The Snake Roberts on the Many Different Versions of Damien
Jake Roberts on Earthquake crushing Damien!
All of Eric's links on Matilda:
DEBUT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCAXFUIQcNo
HEENAN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtwrFx1OWQE
DOGNAP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfrkEBewv94
PLEA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HOnkI1Q9wU
UPDATE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lOqef0ekUc
UPDATE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-zrQTt_dfk
PROMO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XT_npqvWXc
PRESS CONF: https://youtu.be/HG75o0NZLgc?si=9_vQsJYjO1v72eh9&t=259
UECKER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP-zbOU7Erg
PROMO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdeDQqnSE9c
DOLL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkpugDOKc9c
A special feature on rats
* A gorilla and a weasel talking about rats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPlQebt9HAw
* Jim Cornette and Percy Pringle talking about rats at the Sportatorium: https://youtu.be/LMXTkDdjwig?si=mGV8oD5EEkDZrn1j&t=1545 (end at “ready to see rasslin’”)
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