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WrestleMania 11 in Hartford and the Gringo Poppy Debate
from #298 - Puerto Rican Papi | The Tim Dillon Show · #298
4 min
Tim recalls his mom's one great vacation splurge taking him to WrestleMania 11 in Hartford, which leads into discussing Skankfest's immersive fan experience versus Joe Rogan dismissing it, then a tangent mocking Brendan Schaub's Gringo Poppy special and Rogan telling him to start his own fest.
- Tim's best family vacation was WrestleMania 11 in Hartford, Connecticut.
- His mom spent significant money on tickets, around $75 each, for a good wrestling experience.
- WrestleMania fan festival featured interactive elements beyond autographs, similar to what Skankfest does.
- Stan Hope pitched Skankfest to Joe Rogan, who shut it down and told him to do his own festival instead.
- Rogan attributed Skankfest's success to Houston's comedy scene rather than the festival's actual concept.
- Tim points out the irony of Rogan suggesting Stan steal the idea after Rogan exposed Carlos Mencia.
- Skankfest is an immersive three-day experience with stand-up, podcasts, live wrestling, and interactive activities like mechanical bulls and beer pong.
- Tim describes Skankfest as a Woodstock for podcast and comedy fans, with consistently great audiences.
- For their Bastard Radio state of the industry address, Tim wants to cover the LA podcasting scene separately.
- Tim proposes calling his LA podcast segment 'The LA Podcasting Scene That Will Never Die' with photos of people currently in prison.
Skank FestWrestleMania 11Joe RoganNick MullenBastard RadioStan HopeBert KreischerCarlos Mencia