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(Speculation had it that Gorilla Monsoon also had been looking at reducing his schedule and, in addition to a desire to do some promoting, had been boning up on his announcing skills. Indeed, he would, during the 1970s, occasionally provide commentary during young Vince's (rare) vacations or when he couldn't make a taping, before finally moving full time behind the mike in late 1982.)

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(Not to mention the sexual misconduct scandals that involved key promoters and officials, which were ongoing about the same time? More than a few were bracing for this to be just the tip of the iceberg of revelations regarding a possible criminal empire.)