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This week on The History of Fun, special guest Patrick Gill joins us to talk about a famous moment in wrestling history: in 1998, The Undertaker threw Mankind off Hell In A Cell, and plummeted 16 feet through an announcer’s table. Outside of being a meme, it’s also an outrageous story, and we’re thrilled to have Pat with us to tell it.
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Special thanks to everyone who participated in our new segment, Reader Only Memories, wherein we share listener stories about the topic at hand. Here is the full thread of responses:
I'm doing a guest spot on @TheHistoryOfFun for an upcoming episode about Wrestling! What are some of your favorite wrestling moments/memories/memes?
— Patrick Gill (@Pizza_Suplex) April 30, 2018
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