Rebel Starbuck - The Most Famous Wrestler You've Probably Never Heard Of

Talk Is Jericho

Chris Jericho

Tv & Film, Sports, Wrestling

4.8 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2019

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

Rebel Starbuck aka Mike Majalahti is the greatest wrestler in Finnish history, and the most popular wrestler outside of the US and Canada! He and Jericho actually both got started in Calgary, and it was Chris’ black wrestling boots and tights that Rebel borrowed for his first-ever match (which happened to be against Lance Storm). Rebel’s talking about the time he accosted Stu Hart at his home in the hopes of getting a shot at Stampede Wrestling, his incredible career in Japan thanks to the Japanese Buzzsaw Tajiri, Fight Club Finland, and his brand new promotion, SLAM Wrestling. He’s also setting the record straight about Chris Jericho, Jim Cornette, and Smokey Mountain Wrestling. Thanks to TIJ's amaze-ball sponsors: LightStream, Quip, and O'Reilly Auto Parts

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0:00.0	I'm talking to Jericho baby.
0:04.8	Talk is Jericho.
0:07.4	I'm talking to Jericho mama.
0:11.2	Talk is me.
0:13.2	All right, welcome to Talk is Jericho.
0:14.7	It's the pot of thunder and rock and roll.
0:16.4	And today I got one of the most well known, well-traveled wrestlers who you've probably
0:21.5	never heard of.
0:22.5	He's known everywhere in the world, but right here in North America.
0:26.0	I'm talking about Rebel Starbuck, Mike Mahalati.
0:29.0	We go way back all the way to Calgary early 90s where I gave him his first pair of wrestling
0:33.7	boots and apparently even loaned him some tights first, first ever match against Lance Storm.
0:38.4	You hear both those stories.
0:40.4	Starbuck's also talking about meeting Stu Hart actually, costing him at his house, training
0:45.3	with Lance Storm.
0:46.3	Why he went to Europe to get his wrestling career started.
0:49.4	What Japan and the Japanese buzz saw to Jerry did for his career.
0:53.2	It was to Jerry's top rival in his promotion a few years ago.
0:57.6	Mike also started wrestling in Finland.
0:59.8	He started the whole wrestling business in Finland, basically.
1:02.8	And in most of Europe, he's well well known, like I said.
1:06.0	And he's a promoter now and launching slam wrestling in Finland.
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