#165 – Pro Wrestling This Week, November 29, 1986
This week on the podcast, Dre and Black Cat look at a classic late night television show from the 80s that reviewed pro wrestling from all over the world – Pro Wrestling This Week with Gordon Solie and Joe Pedicino. This episode is from November 29, 1986. Please support the show and pick up our new SEASON 4 BOX SET including two unreleased episodes of reviews for the 1987 Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team tournament and the documentary “Heroes of World Class Wrestling” available on DVD or for direct download. Please support the Old School Wrestling Podcast by visiting oldschoolwrestlingpodcast.com where you can find links to all of our great products. Thanks for listening and we’ll see you…..at the matches!
Throwing around rough estimates of inflation from the items Dre & Blackcat listed on the last episode
Pro Wrestling This Week swag
The Shirt in 1986 $9.99, today $21.68
The Sweatshirt in 1986 $19.99, today’s money $43.38
The sweet jacket in 1986 price $29.99, today $65.08
Plus the $2.00 for postage & handling would come to $4.34 in 2015 money.
WWF catalog from 1985
LJN Toys in 1985 price $11.95, in 2015 price $26.41
For the price for a regular action figure it is about the same as in 1985, but also I remembering getting toys for $4.99 of course this was in 97-99ish.
Home Video (per tape) & the TNT USA Jacket priced in 1985 for $59.95 in today’s money $132.51
Wrestlemania 1 tape in 1985 price $39.95 today 2015 $88.31
Ricky steamboat poster mark priced in 1985 for $4.95, 2015 $10.94