We seem to be on a roll right now with fun interviews with some of Doug's best friends in the wrestling business so we figured we would keep that going and welcome the one and only Downtown Bruno to the show this week! Many fans are familiar with Bruno's time in the WWF/E as Dr. Harvey Wippleman and that Bruno is a best friends with Dewayne "the Ro…

This week's episode was recorded live and in person in Jackson, Tennessee immediately before the Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame Ceremony. Doug is excited to welcome his long time tag team partner and one of his best friends, Tommy "Wildfire" Rich! They discuss a variety of topics including: how Tommy met Doug's father Tommy Gilbert, Tommy's experie…

This week Doug Gilbert welcomes a very special guest and long time family friend to the show, his former tag team partner and the man he will soon be inducting into the Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame, "The Dirty White Boy" Tony Anthony! Tony has wrestled in nearly every territory you can name during his 36 year pro wrestling career. They discuss th…

It's Episode #6 of Dangerous Conversations and this week, Doug welcomes a special guest: the Founder, Owner, and President of Power Pro Wrestling, Randy Hales. Doug has known Randy for well over 40 years and despite having some tense moments at times over the years, they are still friends to this day. As we move towards the huge "Night to Remember"…

This week on Dangerous Conversations, we're turning the reins over to the listeners as we ask Doug questions that have been sent in from the fans! Here's just a few of the topics you guys asked Doug about: Proudest & Least Proudest Moment in Wrestling Thoughts on Intergender Wrestling Strangest Fan Interaction Do you prefer working face or heel? Ha…

It's Episode #4 of Dangerous Conversations with Doug Gilbert and this week we had planned to talk about Bill Watts' UWF, but we're going to put that off until a later date... and instead we're going to spend this episode allowing Doug to share some of his favorite memories of he and Eddie's good friend, Sid Eudy. While most fans only know Sid as th…

This week's episode is all about when Doug and Eddie went to the Global Wrestling Federation! They discuss what the GWF was and how it came to be thanks to Joe Pedicino in 1991. What lead to Eddie being brought in as the booker and how the transition went. The story of how and why the Dark Patriot gimmick was conceived. The challenges of booking an…

It's Episode #2 of Dangerous Conversations with Doug Gilbert, and this week we talk to Doug about one of the wildest episodes of USWA Championship Wrestling that ever aired, from beginning to end! It's the January 13, 1996 episode and it features two title changes, heel turns, a face turn, and it all centers around Doug Gilbert, Tommy Rich, and Jer…

On the debut episode of Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert, host Gene Jackson and Doug Gilbert discuss how Doug's "King of Rock & Roll" gimmick came about in the USWA in 1993... What it was originally supposed to be, where it was supposed to go, and why it ended so abruptly, never to be revisited again. From there, Doug talks his 1993 USWA feud…