Nic Nemeth is in New Japan! | The Fingerpoke of Doom

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4.6 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Dave LaGreca and Tommy Dreamer break down the return of Nic Nemeth FKA as Dolph Ziggler as he debuted at Wrestle Kingdom 18. Plus, we take a walk down memory lane at one of the most infamous moments in wrestling history, "The Fingerpoke of Doom", which happened 25 years ago.

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0:00.0	This is the busted open podcast.
0:04.3	You can listen to the full show Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon eastern
0:09.2	on serious xm. Fight Nation Channel 156.
0:13.0	Welcome to the busted open podcast.
0:16.0	This is Dave Leggckett.
0:18.0	On today's episode, Myself and Tommy Dreamer talk about Wrestle Kingdom 18 and the appearance of Nick Nemick.
0:26.1	Also this date in pro wrestling history 25 years ago today the Finger Polk of Doom all that right now on the busted open
0:37.2	podcast
0:41.6	All right so Tommy formerly Dolph Ziegler now Nick Nemeth was at
0:46.8	Wrestle Kingdom 18 we had the match for the the first ever IWGP Global Heavyway Championship,
0:55.0	three-way match with Will Osprey, John Moxley, and David Finley,
0:59.4	David Finley, your champion, and then a back and forth with Nick last night.
1:04.5	So we all wondered where Nick was gonna go.
1:07.4	Could he possibly go to Impact?
1:08.8	Could he possibly go to AWW?
1:10.8	Those options I'm sure are still out there, but seeing them was pretty cool last night at
1:16.4	Wrestle Kingdom 18. Yes. Saw the clips myself, did not get a chance to watch it.
1:23.9	Also by the way you all by you all younger generation are so blessed to watch
1:30.7	shows from Japan with English audio because I was to watch
1:35.0	them in just straight up Japanese.
1:38.0	And that's how much I loved it, shows your fandom
1:41.0	because I don't know what the announcers would say, but I would still love it and when they would pop I would pop and it was storytelling through the wrestlers that got me invested
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