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In the first hour-long episode of The 506 Game, Greg vents to Mike about the last week in Queens with Pete Alonso's return with Baltimore and how much he hates the ground David Stearns walks on.

Following that, they discuss today's CFB announcer slate, highlighted by LSU at Ole Miss, along with the Week 2 games in the NFL on Sunday.

Good luck trying to figure out CBS' map this week.

In the past, we talked about how huge disco was in the late 70s.  CHiPs combined disco with roller skating, mixed in over four dozen celebrities, and threw in three subplots to create a 2-part season three premiere episode.  It was yet another costly venture for NBC in 1979, but did it pay off in ratings points?

Recently uploaded to the WWE Vault YouTube Channel last week, Greg and Dane look at this Coliseum Video VHS tape from 1986 in "The Best of the WWF" series.

We see a Hart Foundation/Killer Bees Match from MSG, Danny Spivey, Ted Arcidi and Haku (King Tonga) wanting to take part in the Big John Studd bodyslam challenge!

You can watch the tape through the WWE Vault channel at this link. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFUKRP0Vy80

Greg and Mike go over the announcer slate for the first full week of College Football while asking themselves, why the hell did Rutgers shoot off fireworks after they lost to UMass on Thursday? They also look at some good games in the late windows while also talking about if Brian Kelly will use his fake Cajun accent on CBSSN?

In Episode 2 of The 506 Game, Mike and Greg look at the College Football announcer slate for Week 0 while also looking up information on some unknowns to us in this week's slate. Also, who doesn't want to sleep to the tones of Tim Brando calling Memphis/UNLV on FOX right before you go to bed?

In early 2007, one of the most unexpected upsets in college football history happened.  It also helped launch the rise in college league-specific networks.  There was only one problem--the fan base for a certain team could not watch the game due to a lack of carriage.  They missed an historical affair, likely one they don't want to remember.

Greg and Dane go to D.C. for SummerSlam 2005 as the Hulkster and HBK meet for the first time, brother, the last time, brother, and the only time, brother! And trust us, hilarity is gonna ensue when we hit the Main Event!

But we also see Rey and Eddie battle over the custody of Young Dom in a Ladder Match, Batista and JBL in a No Holds Barred match for the Big Gold Belt, and Cena and Jericho fighting for the WWE title!

It's just about Back to School time.  As always, we look at something in the realm of a college or school-themed show.  We look at a somewhat early ESPN endeavor which was simply a sports take on College Bowl, recorded at a long-defunct theme park.  It's not memorable as a show, but it might be more memorable to ESPN fans for who appeared on it as a 19-year-old freshman in season one.

Greg and Dane head to Montreal for the Go Home episode of RAW before SummerSlam 2005.

We see Shawn get mega heel heat back in Montreal while the Hulkster and Kurt Angle wrestle in our main event.

Also on this show we get the finals of the Diva Search, Eugene’s Gold Medal challenge and Rob Conway’s amazing theme song!

Since we don’t have a new episode this week, here’s a best of from 2021 when we covered the short-lived early FOX show “The New Adventures of Beans Baxter”.

This episode has everything, Jonathan Ward, Savage Steve Holland, Kurtwood Smith, G. Gordon Liddy. So enjoy and we’ll be back with a new episode for you next Friday (August 21st).

Greg and Dane are back to discuss the second half of the SummerSlam 1990 card where we see our Double Main Event as the Hulkster returns to take on Earthquake while Warrior and Rick Rude battle in a cage for the WWF title.

We also see Sgt. Slaughter award the "Sgt. Slaughter Great American Award" on The Brother Love Show along with Harlem Sewer Rats!!!!

In the first of a two-part episode on the SCTM, Greg and Dane return to the Spectrum for SummerSlam 1990.

We get the Hart Foundation vs. Demolition in a classic match for the Tag Titles and the Texas Tornado facing Mr. Perfect for the I-C title.

But most importantly, can Hacksaw Jim Duggan find Sapphire?

Part 2 will be released on Tuesday.

Here's another brief series which spawned from a successful TV movie.  A team of marshals deliver justice with the automotive equivalent of the Supertrain.  The ratings never approached what the TV movie delivered, not justifying the cost of the series, eventually sending the Supercar to the scrap heap of television history.

Greg and Dane on the SCTM take a trip to the City of Angels for this August 1988 WWF House Show from the L.A. Sports Arena on The Z Channel.

We get early WWF tryout matches from Mr. Perfect and Owen Hart along with a big WWF Title Match between Randy Savage and Andre the Giant.