Q105 Time Capsule: Cyndi Lauper’s Music Video with ’80s WWF Wrestlers

The Goonies is an iconic ’80s movie. But my favorite memory is from the soundtrack. I was a huge pro wrestling fan as a kid and will never forget the awesome cheesy music video for “The Goonies ‘r’ Good Enough.” You see my childhood hero “Rowdy” Roddy Piper (I was never a Hulk Hogan fan) along with “Classy” Freddie Blassie, The Fabulous Moolah, Nikolai Volkoff, Captain Lou Albano, and The Iron Sheik. Unfortunately most of these wrestlers are no longer with us. I was lucky enough to work with a bunch of them during my short career as a pro wrestling ring announcer in the 90s. Nikolai was one of the nicest guys and more of a character than his pro wrestling persona.

Cyndi Lauper featured this video on her social media this week to celebrate the 35th anniversary of its release. The funny thing is Cyndi tried to bury this song for the longest time. She hated it and refused to play it in concert for years.

Geno's WWF King of the Ring Pics From The 80s

• These were 2 local radio DJs who kicked off the event. Crazy thing… I ended up working with the woman on the left, Karen Blake, 30 years later!

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• The Junkyard Dog and Ernie The Cat Ladd I believe. On the Jumbotron “Luscious Johnny V” was cutting a promo.

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• The iconic George “The Animal” Steele, who is sadly no longer with us. I’ll never forget walking into the locker room about 10 years later and sitting across the table from George. I was the ring announcer that night so I had to get the endings to the matches. It was jarring hearing him speak full sentences! His wrestling persona limited his vocabulary to about 3 words… “Hey!” “You!” and “Nice!”

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• The legendary Junkyard Dog, who passed many years ago

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• One of the main event guys at WrestleMania 1: Paul Orndorff, a Tampa guy. Brandon actually I think.

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• Roddy Piper vs Magnificent Muraco with his manager Mr Fuji. I’m pretty sure that referee is Fred Sparta, who about 10 years later I would end up doing ring announcing for his live events!

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• My hero, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper

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• Muraco Hits Piper With Steel Chair

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• Get him Roddy!

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• Nikolai Volkoff vs Pedro Morales

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• Billy Jack Haynes exits… in fact it wasn’t long after this he exited wrestling for good. He became a bitter guy always tearing down Vince McMahon.

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• Billy Jack Haynes vs Harley Race… Harley just passed away last week.

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• The big bad Russian Nikolai Volkoff. Sadly he is no longer with us. I got to work a few shows with him in the 90s when I was a ring announcer.

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• Nikolai Volkoff ready to go…

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• Nikolai Volkoff vs Dan Spivey

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• Hall of Famer Pedro Morales

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• The WWF ring crew putting up the cage!

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• Beefcake Climbing Cage

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• Beefcake and Valentine… Greg all bloodied out

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• Bruno Sammartinto vs. The DH

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• Tag Team Steel Cage Match: The British Bulldogs vs Brutus Beefcake and Greg Valentine

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• Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake leave the cage

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• Beefcake and Valentine head back to the locker room.

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• Billy Jack Haynes – I’m the nerd in the “I’m going to be a serial killer someday” glasses.

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