Vida Pope News Today

In this episode we detail the heroic life and death of WWE Hall of Famer Shad Gaspard. Gaspard died while trying to rescue his son in the Pacific Ocean. On April 20th The Shad Gaspard Memorial Cup Tournament is being held in Jacksonville. We interview his former tag-team partner JTG and the tournament organizer Elijah Burke.

On this episode we remember the two legendary wrestlers who both died days apart

The Great Train Robbery took place as thugs held up the Glasgow to London mail train in the dead of night at Cheddington in Buckinghamshire.

Wayne Pope of San Angelo passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 13th, 2022. W Wayne was born in Menard, Texas on February 22nd, 1945, to Findel and Vida Pope. He graduated from Menard High School in 1963. It was there that he met his high school sweetheart, Rhonda Smith. Wayne was an incredible athlete and excelled at all sports including basketball, track, and football. Wayne received a full football scholarship to Texas Tech University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting.