Joe Friday - Episode 73 - Evel Knievel and Vince McMahon

Evel Knievel and Vince McMahon pioneered closed-circuit streaming at Snake River Canyon in 1974. The event was chaos -- a crash, a splash, and looting -- - and everybody went broke. This was the precursor, though, to television pay-per-view. Vince McMahon championed the technology, using it as his showcase for WrestleMania, and turned it into a profitable vehicle for entertainment.

[@Mrburger-um8by]

I once had the evil Knievel toy motor cycle as a kid .... 👀

[@camerongrubert9073]

That was a super cool and rare angle to tell people about! I basically forgot all about it and also thought the champ in EK apparel was the clincher! I mean the wrestler. But you're a champ of Topeka, JF!

[@johnmcelwain5884]

Did not know who the backers were.

[@TELEVISIONARCHIVES]

Where did you get the information about McMahon filing for bankruptcy in 1974?

[@penningtonjoseph]

www.ctpost.com/local/article/McMahons-bankruptcy-a-murky-chapter-in-her-682114.php