Story Time with Dutch Mantell 81 | Special Guest Kevin Sullivan In the last of the special guest episodes for the holidays, Story Time with Dutch Mantell brings you "The Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan! Dutch and Kevin will discuss the on goings of AEW and how they might look to stand apart from WWE, what would happen to sceptics that would dare set forr in the Snake Pit in Tampa, FL and the incident that Kevin was in the building for when a certain wrestling podcast personality viciously attacked a referee. They will also talk about some of the other wrestling legends they have come across in their time including: Ric Flair, The Sheik, Dusty Rhodes and many more. Happy Holidays from Story Time with Dutch Mantell. https://www.youtube.com/@ShaneDouglasOfficial | https://www.youtube.com/@WSI | https://www.facebook.com/storytimewithdutchmantell Story Time with Dutch Mantell 82 | Special Guest Kevin Sullivan BUY OUR T SHIRTS: https://my-store-d8f220.creator-spring.com/ Send questions to: questionsfordutch@gmail.com Got a question for Dutch Mantell? Email it to: questionsfordutch@gmail.com Want signed merchandise from Dutch Mantell? Email: dirtydutchmantell@gmail.com PODCAST LINKS The Story Time with Dutch Mantell podcast is available on all major podcast platforms: iTunes: https://tinyurl.com/2p8728p5 Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/m4k5zdj4 Podbean: https://tinyurl.com/yfj2yes6 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/ycksa62a Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/2mbvvpey SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS WSI Twitter: https://twitter.com/WSI_YouTube Dutch Mantell's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dutch.mantell Dutch Mantell's Twitter: https://twitter.com/dirtydutchman1 Dutch Mantell's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dirtydutchman1/ BOOK LINKS (Affiliate) Owen Hart: King of Pranks (The Ultimate Anthology of Owen's Greatest Ribs, Pranks and Stories) US Link: https://tinyurl.com/2ahedz57 UK Link: https://tinyurl.com/35rffufu Canada Link: https://tinyurl.com/y77y627b Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson: The People’s Champion – From WWE to Hollywood US Link: https://tinyurl.com/mrxst8yk UK Link: https://tinyurl.com/4nvke5wf Canada Link: https://tinyurl.com/mu32uy8b Dutch Mantell – The World According to Dutch US Link: https://tinyurl.com/395v5888 UK Link: https://tinyurl.com/4dyydte7 CA Link: https://tinyurl.com/bdhcse98 Dutch Mantell – Tales From a Dirt Road US Link: https://tinyurl.com/398fmpsu UK Link: https://tinyurl.com/4x4ab2bp CA Link: https://tinyurl.com/522n75vh Legendary wrestler, manager, commentator, producer and booker ”Dirty” Dutch Mantell (WWE's Zeb Colter) brings his definitive takes on the latest news in the professional wrestling business as well as the most entertaining stories from years gone by to the podcast airwaves. The Dirty Dutchman from Oil Trough, Texas has worked almost every single major promotion and wrestling territory in the United States over an illustrious 50 year career, including WWE, WWF, WCW, NWA, SMW, TNA, USWA, UWF, OVW, Impact, Georgia, Tennessee, Knoxville, Kansas City, St Louis, Florida, Memphis, Houston, Detroit, Mid-South, Kentucky, Mid-Atlantic, Dallas and even more - and that’s not counting Puerto Rico and Japan! Every week, Dutch Mantell will give you his hot takes on the latest news, re-live some of the most memorable shows and events through history, bring you along on a virtual road trip to explain the nuances of the wrestling business, tell classic stories from throughout the decades and answer YOUR questions every week. There may even be a guest or two coming up in the future, so make sure you subscribe and never miss an episode of Story Time with Dutch Mantell! Story Time with Dutch Mantell is part of the WSI | Wrestling Shoot Interviews network of podcasts and YouTube channels. WSI | Wrestling Shoot Interviews YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WSIWrestlingShootInterviews/ #DutchMantell #WWE #wrestling Chapters: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:23 - Kevin Sullivan's Early Days in the Business 00:05:17 - AEW 00:09:40 - Ric Flair 00:13:56 - NWA Cocaine Spot 00:16:36 - King Curtis & Jim Barnett 00:23:29 - Antonio Rocca 00:25:49 - The Snake Pit, Tampa FL 00:31:06 - How Well Respected Was Eddie Graham? 00:34:57 - Bob Backlund - The Bet 00:37:48 - The Sheik 00:38:57 - The Craziest People in Wrestling 00:39:49 - WCW Booking Commitee 00:47:40 - Jim Herd, Dusty Rhodes, "Superstar" Billy Graham 00:52:39 - Hannibal and the Referee 01:03:03 - Ric Steiner 01:04:35 - Kevin Sullivan vs Mr. T 01:08:12 - Outro