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Rasslin 131: Los Angeles 1982; The End of an Era (LeBell Folds, Vince Takes Over)
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- Apr 28, 2026
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- 4931
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Summary
This week on Regional Rasslin', Vandal Drummond makes his long-awaited return to discuss the final year of the LeBell Los Angeles territory (1982) with host Ray Russell. We talk everything from the Japanese invasion of talent, the Lucha Libre stars, memories of journeyman Bobby Lane's big push, outlaw promotions, the deal struck with Vince McMahon for the WWF to take over the area, and much more! Plus, Vandal gets candid as he pays respects at the top of the program to his dear friend, rockabilly band musician and co-founder of Incredibly Strange Wrestling, Johnny Legend. If you're enjoying WrestleCopia and interested in helping us continue to grow, please consider Subscribing to our Patreon to help us cover some of our costs! https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopia YOU CAN ALSO GIFT SOMEONE A PATREON MEMBERSHIP (OR ASK THEM TO GIFT YOU ONE) AT https://www.patreon.com/WrestleCopia/gift Includes the $5 “All Access” Tier $9 "VIP Superfan" Tier, and "The ULLLTIMATE Tier", featuring our various VIDEO-CAST Series, Early Show Releases, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure, & more! HELP SUPPORT THE SELF-FUNDED WRESTLECOPIA BRAND, CONSIDER DONATING TO OUR PAYPAL WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopia Visit the WrestleCopia Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.com Follow WrestleCopia on “X” (Formerly Twitter) @RasslinGrenade Follow & LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE – https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenade Subscribe to the WrestleCopia Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenade ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★