Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of Ice Train, your questions about the WWE & Netflix deal, all the business notes from the past few days, AEW Dynamite and NXT reports, plus tons more.
A fun show as always so check it out~!
Timestamps:
Start: Ice Train passes away
4:00: Netflix/WWE Q&A
26:53: Kazuchika Okada vacates NEVER Six-Man titles
Harold Hogue, better known to wrestling fans as Ice Train, has passed away.
Diamond Dallas Page announced the news via Facebook on Tuesday afternoon.
DDP wrote:
It was so Sad to hear, that one of my closest brothers is gone. Harold Houge aka H aka Ice Train aka Smooth was a warrior and one of the kindest people I’ve ever known. Our 30 year relationship was filled with laughter & brotherhood. We were always there for each other. Our families are one family. One of my fondest memories was the Christmas the two of us headed into the inner city to help many of the less fortunate families have a better Christmas. As you can see we got on our favorite Christmas outfits and headed out to spread some cheer. I’ve also included one my favorite pictures of H & my mom Sylvia at Payge’s & my wedding. I will put up a tribute video up later next week. I just don’t have the strength to do it yet.
RIP my brother!
You will be missed but never forgotten!
Much Love & Respect
DDP
A cause of death has not been revealed.
Ice Train had three stints with World Championship Wrestling from 1993-94, 1996-07, and 2000 to 2001. He also wrestled with Germany’s Catch Wrestling Association from 1994-96, and 1997-98.
In his second run with WCW, he teamed with Scott Norton as “Fire & Ice.” They had a brief rivalry with The Steiner Bros, culminating in the two teams meeting at The Great American Bash in 1996. Fire and Ice would begin to show dissension after losing to the Steiners and Norton and Train ultimately ended up feuding in late 1996.
Train returned to WCW in 2000 as M.L. Smooth in the New Blood faction. He wrestled on the second-last-ever episode of WCW Nitro, losing to Kanyon in a match that went just over five minutes.
In 2020, Ice Train took part in an interview on this website talking about overcoming a bad case of COVID-19.
Left My Wallet returns with a special free episode featuring former WCW star Ice Train, aka Harold Hogue.
The man with one of the greatest entrance themes ever joins the show to talk about his football career, why he didn’t play in the NFL, what brought him into pro wrestling, and who are some of today’s NFL stars he enjoys watching.
We also talk about his time in Europe, how much Fit Finlay meant to him in his development, his tenure in WCW and why he was his own worst enemy, why the Fire and Ice tag team with Scott Norton didn’t succeed, and why he never ended up in WWE.
He then talks about his own personal battle with COVID-19 as he, along with his wife and son, became infected earlier this year. He discusses what he did to fight through it, the one technique that might have saved his life, and the message he has for listeners on what to do to be as safe as possible in today’s world.
Finally, he talks about his own personal mission to break the world barbell curl record at the young age of 55!
Before our talk, Producer Rob joins the show for a quick segment to preview this years Wrestling Observer Fantasy Football League.
