Legendary TV host Marc Summers, who many fans of a certain age remember fondly for his work on "Double Dare," which aired on Nickelodeon, originally from 1986 to 1993, could have ended up working for the then-WWF, according to the star himself. During the show's initial run, it featured two "Super-Slop-a-Mania" episodes with stars from the then-WWF.Summers is hosting a 40-year "Double Dare" reunion, which will be streamed on his website, and in a teaser for the special, posted by @MrTonyMaurizio on X (formerly Twitter), he said that the first edition of "Super-Slop-a-Mania" was his favorite episode of "Double Dare.""Gorilla Monsoon against Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan, okay? Wrestling could not have been bigger," Summers said. "In fact, WWE back in the day wanted to hire me away from Nickelodeon and put me on as an announcer on that show, but they offered me zero money, so I wasn't going to do it."He said that he knew Heenan from his days working at just 16-years-old at a place called Starlight Musicals in Indianapolis. Summers said he and Heenan sold refreshments and would guide people to their seats. He called him the "nicest guy in the world.""Heenan was great," Summers said. "Gorilla had like two degrees from insane colleges and they were both brilliant and fun and funny and that was my favorite episode of all time."Instead of working for the soon-to-be WWE, Summers would go on to host a show on the Food Network, as well as return to Nickelodeon to host the "Double Dare" revival in 2018. His life was even the subject of an off-Broadway musical, titled "The Life and Slimes of Marc Summers."If you use any quotes from this article, please credit Anthony Maurizio via X and provide a h/t to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.
