Directed by James A. Westman Written by Eugene Gump   Cast Edward Asner ... Frank Bass Elaine Giftos ... Debbie Verne Gagne ... Mike Bullard Billy Robinson ... Billy Taylor Jerry Wade ... Himself Don Muraco ... Himself (as Don Moraco) Lord James Blears ... Himself Danny Hodge ... Himself (as Dan Hodge) Joe Scarpello ... Himself Dick Afflis ... Himself (as The Bruiser) Dan Gable ... Himself Vincent McMahon ... Himself Reginald Lisowski ... The Crusher (as The Crusher) Dusty Rhodes ... Himself Ed McDaniel ... Himself (as Wahoo McDaniels) Mel Jass ... Himself William V. Crouch ... Himself (as Bill Crouch) Marty O'Neil ... Himself Joe Dusek ... Himself Nick Bockwinkel ... Himself Billy Graham ... Himself (as Superstar Billy Graham) Jay Hyon ... Himself Sarah Miller ... Betty Bullard H.B. Haggerty ... Bartender (as H.B. Hagarty) Ray Stevens ... Himself Lawrence Batson ... Himself Sammy Menacker ... The Mobster (as Sam Menacher) Ric Flair ... Himself (as Rick Flair) Dick Murdoch ... Himself Greg Gagne ... Himself Eddie Graham ... Himself Harold Sakata ... Odd Job Larry Hennig ... Himself Wilbur Snyder ... Himself Rodger Kent ... Himself Bobby Cox ... Himself Ken Patera ... Himself James Klobuchar ... Himself Wally Karbo ... Himself Rod Trongard ... Himself Dennis Hilgart ... Himself Jim Brunzell ... Himself (as James Brunzell) Horst Hoffman ... Himself Fred Marxen ... Himself Dave Goldson ... Himself Jack Cornall ... Himself Jack 'Wildman' Armstrong ... Himself Dory Funk Jr. ... Himself Pedro Morales ... Himself Produced by W.R. Frank   Verne Gagne   Original Music by William Allen Castleman William Loose

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