Jonathan Hood

Welcome to the Busted Open Podcast.

Along with Justin Labar, I'm Jonathan Hood.

And on today's show, we discuss the best world's heavyweight champions in wrestling.

Who's doing the best work in 2026 as champion?

Find out next on the Busted Open Podcast.

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I was going through my timeline, Justin.

I saw that there was an event that happened for New York sports yesterday.

I was going through it.

So, oh, it says here for the first time since 1973, the New York Knicks have won the NBA championship.

And Zach has now left the show.

It says the Knicks won the NBA championship for the first time since 1973.

I have a lot of New York friends.

I'm sure they're still up and partying, so congratulations to them.

But I would like to ask you, sir, that yes, the Knicks won the championship, but is that championship as big or bigger than Hogan winning in 84 over the Iron Sheik at Madison Square Garden?

I mean, you think about the doldrums.

The Sheik has the championship, so let's go back.

So Bob Backlund is a WWWF champion, and he is in there against superstar Billy Graham, wins the championship in 1978.

Iron Sheik defeats Bob Backlund at the Garden WWF championship in 1983.

Was that when Arnold Scullin threw in the towel?