Why Nobody Got to Know Todd Pettengill

Clip from Ask Dutch Anything 63 - Nobody got to Know Todd Pettengill
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[@bluntamainia444]

If you lived through the 90s then Todd made lots of sense

[@monsterzero760]

Prayers for Dutch for continued healing.

[@Ledvolta]

Yes 👍🏻.

[@briantroxell7874]

Todd was great during the new generation era. His personality suited the times and what they were going for. And he may not have known a lot about wrestling but he was really well spoken and I think he did a good job.

[@MagnoliaLSAT]

he was super phony and annoying. no idea what your seeing in him.

[@FIXTREME]

​@@MagnoliaLSAT he was very good

[@JoeR203]

I liked Todd. I still remember his genuine joy when they called the fan on the phone at the In Your House PPV to let them know they won a house, and the kid can be heard in the background screaming "WE WON!"

[@tafua_a]

Apparently he is the reason why Michael Cole got a job in the WWF. He wanted Michael to be his replacement when he and the company parted ways.

[@travismiller4320]

I seem to remember Road Dogg calling Michael Cole “Petenngill” as he and Billy Gunn were escaping to a car

[@mecha2001]

apparently Pettingill and Cole were ideal candidates for what Kevin Dunn wanted to do with the presentation. (not-wrestling) I liked Cole late 90s/early 2000s, but as Vince became more deranged it made Cole terrible with all the dictated lines. no Vince now, Cole is back to what he was mostly. lol I always viewed Pettingill as a change of pace, he was supposed to be not-wrestling. I couldn't remember when he left, that timing lines up perfectly for Attitude Era.

[@OikPoinFive]

@@mecha2001 Pettingill has the face for tv, Michael Coal has the face for radio.

[@thegoughandbordenfamily8234]

​@@OikPoinFiveMichael Cole has the dullest ever personlity ever

[@TonyWaller-oy8ls]

Todd did a really good job as a broadcast journalist....I liked him better than Cole..

[@speed6725]

Todd was a trooper. He would do PPVs on Sunday and be back on radio in NY on Monday morning for a 6am show. He used to phone scam Randy Savage when Randy came home from being on the road and trying to sleep.

[@silveredgrunion7196]

I liked Todd from the first episode of Mania (January 9th, 1993, 10am , usa network, main event match shown: Mr. Perfect vs. The Beserker) when todd would do a Taxi reference and then a Christopher's Lloyd impression. Dude went for it, and it worked

[@chriscornelius2518]

In his interview he talked about his schedule. It was a part time gig where he commuted from New York to Stanford, then a full time gig in New York.

[@freemind6954]

I remember Todd as the In Your House PPV guy. I think the moment I really remember him for is when Owen Hart won King of the Ring in 1994 and Todd did the coronation deal.

[@Zantar45]

I remember Todd as being the stereotypical 90's talking head sports ball guy in the WWF It was hilarious years later when out of the blue, Opie & Anthony would start dedicating part of their show to hammering Todd Pettengill & radio his co-host. There are youtube playlists with all +100 episodes of _"Jocktober"_

[@edwardcambro2080]

Team Scott Shannon

[@jordangoldenstateenglish]

@@edwardcambro2080 "I want to see the boat movie."

[@JoaquinGonzalezSmilingalways]

Great episode, good choice of topic discussion. Bravo! 👏

[@kshinokevin]

I just remembered watching WWF/WWE Mania, on the USA Network, it was a RAW/Superstars recap show (Smackdown was not created yet), usually on Saturday mornings: with Todd (Pettengill) and Stephanie Wiand. He had a fun and friendly personality. They did a "IYH (In Your House)" minor PPV/PLE. I don't know when Pettengill or Wiand had left the WWE. This was the show prior to Livewire: a revolutionary interactive program, like "Byte This !", in which you could send in questions, via e-mail messages, faxes or phone calls - 5 co-hosts: Jim Ross, Jim Cornette, Vince Russo, Vince McMahon Jr., Michael "P.S." Hayes (as Dok Hendrix) and Sunny (Tammy Lynn Fytch/Sytch); with a cameo appearance of the WWE's senior TV executive producer, Kevin Dunn.

[@sg-zd8eb]

Todd left in the autumn of 1997.

[@TimTrendy-bj5fq]

It felt like they wanted to be nickelodeon during that time. Bobby and gorilla even went on double dare

[@markula_4040]

That's what Todd felt like to me. The host of Double Dare. Being around 16 when he first came in, I found him to be kind of lame but looking back now, he did exactly what was asked of him and he was good at it. Very good at it. He deserves more respect and invites to come back and make occasional appearances in WWE (if he wants to).

[@Warrenwoon]

@@markula_4040Marc summers

[@mikejohnson9876]

Fun fact, Todd Pettengill got Michael cole he’s job

[@fdeadlycommasir]

He was part of a "wacky morning radio show" in NY. Lots of prank phone calls & song parodies.

[@LHBH8]

Jocktober

[@bucksatanII]

​@@LHBH8 i wanna see the boat movie

[@kshinokevin]

prank phone calls = immediately, I'm thinking of the Jerky Boys (Johnny Brennan and Kamal Ahmed) from the early 1990's !

[@JimKimTheIdeaHunters]

FLY92!

[@dbsommers1]

He had that feel to him in his style. Not surprised.

[@davidjohnson4293]

My most remembered moments was that year at the slammy awards when todd sang that remix of wrestlers entrance songs 😂

[@mr.green2341]

I’m convinced that Todd Pettingill was cloned to create Todd Grisham, and then Michael Cole.

[@martingitt4049]

I watched a random interview with Todd. He said during his time with WWF he still lived in and worked his radio job in NYC. He would be driven up to Stamford on weekends for studio tapings. For PPVs he would use his vacation days time from his radio job for WWF. During his WWF contract he never really had any days off.

[@brandensimmons653]

He's still doing radio in NEW Jersey

[@dwade6322]

Really? What station?

[@brandensimmons653]

@dwade6322 WPLJ I think he got fired from there

[@bradleylepper]

Opie and Anthony Jocktober Todd Pettengill look it up 😂

[@_D01]

Came here to say this, in the end, he was always the ass part of the show and Scott was a decent fellow

[@cripplermaximus]

Some of the best radio evvvvvaaarrrr

[@robertstraw9881]

Boat movie!

[@jamiesullivan5800]

This is Lumus Buckbee!!!!!

[@mjdf122]

Many memories with Todd on Live Wire and PPV pre shows mainly In Your House

[@neiljohnson2067]

I've always thought Pettengill was best doing the Countdown To... shows or presenting Mania. As a commentator on Action Zone though he sucked.

[@gordonshumway5933]

I think Todd came from Buffalo, was on the radio and was pretty popular. I’m pretty sure Opie from Opie and Anthony was also from there, idk if they were in school together, or at competing radio stations or the same station but Todd had the time slot ppl wanted, but I’m fairly certain he came up in conversation on Opie and Anthony and it’s on KZbin and it talks about Todd being in radio and then on WWE. I believe he was still in radio and having success a few years ago.

[@aaronimpactgaming]

Looking forward to James doing a shoot possible shoot interview with Todd in the future

[@petz415]

I loved mania, I remember he did a behind the scenes show of Titan towers, I'm still trying to find that episode

[@Teddy42O]

He should be in WWE hall of fame

[@catyear75]

He will … he will !

[@mcwhorter141mcwhorter8]

Can't blame Todd for taking the money, had good energy for what Vince wanted at the time.

[@gooseduck8552]

I totally forgot about Todd Pettingil, my memory morphed him and Michael Cole into the same guy!!

[@merrillheidrick3496]

I loved tood

[@JonnyRingo316]

I always liked Todd. :)

[@billinorlando2887]

Wasn't Todd part of that NY morning show that Opie and Anthony would give a hard time? 😂 His partner's " I have a tree on my house" line

[@christhornycroft3686]

Todd's problem was that he was very much rooted in the late 80s and early 90s and fit the company when they were marketing to young kids. He was like an American Gladiators host. Once the Attitude Era got rolling, though, he didn't fit. They were going for an older audience and the guy who seemed at home selling merch for kids was like a round peg in a square hole. I was never a fan because I saw him as part of the cartooniness of that era.

[@FIXTREME]

Todd Pettengill was basically the 90's version of Rick Dees, and that's not a bad thing. I liked him

[@DMForever1]

There is a crossover episode with Todd kicking off a lead to Michael Cole. It’s crazy to conceive

[@OikPoinFive]

uggmboring cole shoulda always been for the b-show - SD and/or weekend shows. not raw, not ppv!

[@OikPoinFive]

@DirectMessageForever1

[@MrZombiejoe]

Is there a Link to that??? I'm sure I saw it back in the day though. lol

[@MacStoker]

hey folks... discuss and mention names of any crushes you had from WWF...

[@philm2217]

Her and Charlie minn live rent free in my head to this day

[@fdeadlycommasir]

Stephanie Wyand/Wiand has a mouth like a woodchipper.

[@jackeagleeye3453]

Pettengill was corny and was a part of the show during one of it's corniest times. He was only successful as a DJ because he teamed up with legendary Scott Shannon. Once Pettengill did his own thing on radio, he fell off after a couple of years.

[@CannedHam2479]

I liked Stephanie

[@CannedHam2479]

@@philm2217I think we're ons of the few ppl who actually remember them. lol

[@chrisxavier3147]

Todd was awesome, I don't care what anyone else says Check out the original vignette for Stone Cold vs. Bret Hart at WM 13 that Todd narrated

[@kenterminateddq5311]

Todd Pettingill is the "Rick Dees of the WWF". Pettingill had a wacky sense of humor (maybe too wacky for some people's taste). It was cool when WWE brought the former WWF Mania host back for the In Your House DVD and other WWE shows.

[@robintst]

Todd may seem cheesy if you're watching any of his footage back now but his delivery and style was very much of the time and if you have the firsthand context of those days, that was a lot of what we were used to with presenters and hosts for really a lot of things back then. Which, as I think about it now, sounds like the reason he got the gig, Vince and Kevin Dunn always had that desire to have non-wrestling people brought in for stuff like that to make the show look more mainstream.

[@mfinite689]

I remember listening to him on the radio.

[@nothoughtsleftbehind4903]

Summerslam 1997 was Todd's last appearance and Michaael Cole's first appearance. Todd also hosted 2 NXT In Your House events years ago.

[@twsstar]

He was a pure salesman

[@ymd2516]

I loved listening to WPLJ. Back then I was a dad with 2 jobs and I’d be coming home to my wife who had been up all night with our sick baby and we would just laugh listening to his morning show. Only thing we didn’t like was some old guy talking about having a tree on his house and seeing the boat movie.

[@robertsharer2930]

Todd's best days were at Fly 92 in Albany NY.

[@chrisjames5188]

He was great at the slammy awards 😂

[@CannedHam2479]

Loved Petting Zoo!! lol

[@ZeroDstruct]

Look up Todd Pettengill & Jocktober. You're welcome.

[@LHBH8]

I wanna see the boat movie.

[@stephensullivan1879]

This doesn’t show anything

[@ArkonBlade]

I GOT A TREE ON MY HOUSE!

[@ArkonBlade]

@@stephensullivan1879 what he means is Opie and Anthony Scott and Todd

[@zryhmer]

CHUBBADUBBAWUBBADUBBA CHOO DOO MOW HUBBADUBBARUBBADUBBA

[@DavidLunn-v3q]

I remember Cornette saying he liked him but that he was paid very well in a time and situation where a lot of wrestlers were not, that has to build resentment.

[@freedom2084]

Liked Todd doing the slammys awards

[@JRWeezy84]

Love todd. Osw reviews has made me appreciate him cause ibwas too young to care when he was in wwf

[@ricksanchez2425]

I remember him very well havent heard from him in. A while

[@mrportfoleyo]

What is the cattle skull brand logo? look cool

[@fixpacifica]

I'm pretty sure Pettengill worked more than PPVs. I never got WWF PPVs and I remember him. I was also living in NYC and its environs in the early to mid-90s and don't remember him being on the radio, although it's not like I listened to every radio station in the area.

[@unclelloyd]

I remember during the early Cole years I would think of how much I missed Todd and wonder how we got such a short end of the deal to lose him and get Cole, only to find out years later Todd was the one who personally recommended him to replace him. Ouch.

[@johnbeer4963]

I always liked Todd's work on WWF

[@davidg7445]

Todd is not hated by most wrestling fans. I keep hearing that and there is no truth to it. I'm sure his "cheesiness" wasn't for everyone, but for the most part, wrestling fans have a soft spot for him.

[@Amoury123505]

Todd moved to Texas. He retired from New York radio, and he started up his own business in Texas.

[@filthiestfish]

Todd Pettingpoop as Johnny Polo called him

[@anonamatron]

I watched him on WWF Mania on Saturday mornings which was maybe not the best show, but having some WWF on Saturday morning was pretty cool.

[@bbuildingfan01]

Being from New York I remember his days being on WPLJ

[@SHYDRAVEN]

Todd Pettingill is in Nxt now wrestling under the name..Dante Chen

[@toma.4808]

Todd worked for wplj . He's actually a nice guy.

[@justinmartin1831]

Todd has said he quit WWF because the schedule was too hectic. Apparently he never took any vacation time from his radio job during the four years he was with WWF as he used it all to travel for pay per views. His schedule became worse once they started monthly PPV in 1995 with In Your House.

[@danielbullock4703]

He came in about the time they let Mean Gene Okerland go.

[@reallyretro]

No, that was later on around late summer of 1993 that Gene left the company for WCW. Todd came onboard around January 1993 for the Mania show.

[@Amoury123505]

He got an interview with Vince and then went to the bathroom and took a dump. Vince loved it. They were stalled by stall chatting while going number two.

[@pollard068]

Dutch doesnt come off as an "hp" printer kind of guy, but there it is.

[@DawnYzaguirre-ct4hw]

I liked Todd.

[@omegajackson]

Todd was great on NY radio

[@ArkonBlade]

Todd never saw the Boat movie

[@zryhmer]

He had a tree on his house.

[@BobHowler]

Todd Pettengill has a 90s face. You don't see people that look like him now, but there was one guy in every teen movie or on every music channel that has his sort of face.

[@JamesFaunch]

He made wrestemania 9 watchable when I was a kid

[@tennesseekayakd255]

I thought he left due to being terrified of Mr Backlund

[@robbiebbadd]

Wwf maina on sky one Saturday morning

[@lee.valley]

hes a decent guy todd, really likable, he didnt come across as phoney or corporate, he was always positive

[@OHM.R1210]

The Todd bashings on O&A were always funny af.

[@koryandrews1665]

I don't get the hate for Todd, i liked him

[@Ragbab84]

'I want to see the boat movie"

[@VirgilZandig]

Somebody posted one of his last voiceovers that he did and it was so strange to hear him talking about "edgy" television and not a children's clown show.

[@mattcrisp1977]

One day someone will send in a question about something that Dutch actually knows about.

[@studbourbon798]

Did Pat like him ?

[@BadIdeaSociety]

The problem with Todd Pettingill is that he perfectly represents what Vince McMahon wanted from an announcer. Clear voice. Kind of a dork. Not particularly committed to any narratives as to how professional wrestling is supposed to work. Max Moon is the second coming. Oh, the gimmick is not working. Moon is a phenomenal dork. He also bookended the Akklaim Video Games and Stridex commercials that typically accompanied the programs he appeared on. 90s attitude without any of the rough edges of the 90s. I didn't enjoy his work, but if you like the WWE product, he is kind of the perfect representative of it,

[@eurohev5336]

Ah!!!! The Toddster. 😅

[@_D01]

ONA ONA ONA

[@ArkonBlade]

Happy Birthday Jimmy

[@jabrockobiden9434]

Todd was the beginning of letting non wrestling people invade and destroy the business.

[@timthegem]

I never liked Todd's wrestling personality. He reminded me of that game show host muppet on Sesame Street, Guy Smiley.

[@pepperj]

I didn't want to know anyone!

[@vinceraven1501]

I liked Stephanie Wiand.... 👀

[@shafiq1537]

todd was quite good

[@straightchad8059]

Pettengill was another one of jbl's verbal abuse victims .

[@tobysgamingworld1550]

He was a hack. He trashed and ran off his radio partner that made him a killing. He was atrocious with that crap that made Vince laugh. Remember “Jameson”? The nerd character from some local dinner theater that made Vince laugh in hysterics? That’s what Vince finds funny, toilet humor and nerds.

[@vinceraven1501]

He had hatred for Tammy Fytch too..

[@redefv]

Who?

[@robleeuknhl3345]

Todd Pettingzoo

[@zryhmer]

Todd is a radio hack.

[@sammmm87]

Todd Petting-zoo!

[@RonnieLasVegas]

Scott and Todd STUNK

[@rondoughhowell6442]

Well Todd wasn't a wrestling guy,bottom line

[@DavidLunn-v3q]

Tod pettingzoo

[@fmthebaron]

Todd Pettengill>Michael Cole

[@Leo_McMahon]

AKA Tom Petting Zoo. lol

[@masterj4777]

Todd was from the old days of WWF when they were decent before turning to garbage

[@thesychotic1]

He was too busy coming up with the bad funny fake names in his phone scams to make friends with the wrestling people.