The Indy Wrestling Experience

Jon has returned from assignment and we’re ready to get back into talking about independent wrestling. We start the show covering some news and notes from the past two weeks, including the eight AAA wrestlers signed to WWE, Fuego del Sol’s new name, and Minoru Suzuki vs Joey Janela coming up at Defy Fatal Fantasy.

Our guest this week is Tully Bertorelli, who will be challenging Sampson for the UPW Heavyweight Championship at Marq...

We’re back…well, Bob is back. Jon is on assignment this week, so we brought in Rich Buchholtz to start the show and he does so in a BIG way. Over the weekend, RPW announced a two-day event called Perseverance, to take place on November 7-8, at Big Apple in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Over those two days, a sixteen-person, single elimination tournament will be held for the title of best in the Midwest and, more importantly, a future RPW...

We’re back with our post-Wrestlemania week show as everyone is making their way back from Las Vegas. One of the first to return was UPW Heavyweight Champion, Sampson, fresh off of his clash with Super Beast at UPW Vegas Vacation last Friday. Sampson will join us to review Vegas Vacation, preview Maquette Mania 3, which takes place on May 17, and give us some history behind Marquette Mania and the Lakeview Arena on the campus of Nor...

At the last minute, my youngest daughter Lauryn agreed to come on the podcast while we watch night 2 of Wrestlemania. We decided to hit record before the main event WWE Championship match between John Cena and Cody Rhodes. My daughter told me she has opinions. Now, you get to hear them! We talk about the disparity between Night 1 and Night 2, Jey Uso's appearance at the post-night 1 press conference, and why she is anti-babyface an...

We're back, but everyone else is in Las Vegas for Wrestlemania week. So, we thought it would be a good time to do a watch-along episode and, boy, did we pick a good one. Last weekend was DREAMWAVE weekend, culminating with DREAMWAVE X on Sunday, April 12. Before that, there was Uprising: Women Athletes 5 from the Berwyn Eagles Club in Berwyn, Illinois on Friday, April 11. 

Neither Bob nor Jon watched this in advance. So, watch alon...

We’re back with another fun episode, headlined by a fun interview with Dr. Lawrence Zirconium, owner and promoter of Dangerous Adrenaline Wrestling Gladiators (DAWG) in New Jersey. Dr. Zirconium will tell us about getting into the wrestling business at a young age and working as a referee, commentator, manager, and, for a while, an in-ring performer. Dr. Zirconium goes on to tell us about the genesis of DAWG and his vision for mode...

We are back this week with a different kind of show. Rich Buchholtz (Owner & Promoter, Ragin Pro Wrestling) is back with us to do a watch along episode. We will be rewatching a show that was hand picked by Rich, RPW Extravaganza 1 from March 26, 2022. This extremely stacked card features Chelsea Green vs Deonna Purrazzo, Silas Young vs Kenny King, Damian Chambers vs Ace Austin, Santana Garrett vs Kaci Lennox and so much more. W...

We’re back this week with a packed episode, highlighted by our interview with UPW Heavyweight Champion, Sampson. Listen as he tells us about the long and winding road that led him to professional wrestling, getting injured soon after starting training, and overcoming two hip replacements to become the second longest reigning UPW Champion of all time.

This past weekend, Bob and Jon attended MCW’s Spring Fever stop in Hollywood, Ma...

We’re back this week with a really fun episode. In our interview segment we are joined by Lola Yara, also known at Lola the Adventurer, from Rocky Mountain Pro Wrestling. Listen as she talks about growing up in Utah and starting wrestling training there before moving to Colorado and joining Rocky Mountain Pro. Lola tells us all about her extensive travels and accomplishments as part of the Peruvian gymnastics team and winning the g...

We’re back with a really exciting episode this week because Bobby Blaze, former Smoky Mountain Wrestling Champion, head trainer at the FTC Art of Grappling Wrestling School in Ironton, OH, and author of two highly respected books about the wrestling business, joins us to talk about his career, training the new generation, and, of course, to tell tons of great stories. The one about his run-in with Macho Man Randy Savage is absolute...

We’re back with another packed episode! This week, Bob and Jon discuss Bob’s trip out to Spencer, West Virginia for Route 33 Wrestling. The show featured Gorgeous Morgan Taylor vs The Mountain King in the main event, plus two first round matches in a tournament to crown the newly unveiled Wild and Wonderful West Virginia Championship.

Friend of the show, Rich Buchholtz, the owner and promoter of Ragin’ Pro Wrestling in Wisconsin, j...

00:00:00 - Intro, GCW Coming to Maryland

00:14:50 - #ANDNEW

00:19:45 - Youtube Recommendation - Rocky Mountain Pro Charged Ep 434

00:36:04 - Brox Boulder Interview

02:20:09 - Weekend Preview

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We are back this week with an awesome episode, mostly because we have an awesome guest. Brox Boulder joins us for a long form interview where we talk about how he came up in the business, be...

Jon and Bob are back this week and we are joined by Rich Buchholtz, owner and promoter of Ragin Pro Wrestling.

On this episode, Rich will discuss professionalism in the wrestling business, among other things. The conversation centers around a list, posted by Brutal Bob Evans on Facebook, of 34 ways to be professional in the wrestling business. Rich will give his opinion on a bunch of the items on that last, good and bad, then trans...

00:00:00 Intro

00:13:16 #ANDNEW

00:22:20 Jessica McCumbers Interview 

01:29:01 Preview of coming shows

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It's a winter wonderland here in the Mid-Atlantic and the snow has wreaked havoc on our schedules.

In this episode, Bob interviews the owner and promoter of Route 33 Wrestling in Spencer, WV, Jessica McCumbers. Ms. McCumbers talks about her unique road to find wrestling, the form...

We are back with another packed episode featuring the arrival of my co-host and friend of over 40 years, Jon Adkins. Listen as we introduce you all to Jon and hear about his love of wrestling dating back to the 1980s. Jon and I will talk about the recent allegations leveled at Kevin Ryan of ACTION Wrestling and their impact on the wrestling scene. We will also discuss Matt Riddle's two recent no-shows at indy wrestling events. And ...

It's just me this week, folks, but we have got a lot to talk about. We will take a look at IWC Reloaded, which featured Bill Collier vs Andrew Palace for the IWC title, plus Marcus Mathers vs Sam Holloway in a WWE ID showcase for the Super Indy Title. 

We will also talk about House of Glory "Watch the Throne" from this past Friday night which saw Mike Santana defend the HOG Championship against Ricky Starks, Matt Cardona vs Mustafa...

We're back this week with a packed episode. Rich Buchholtz returns to the show to give us the final card and details for RPW Redemption 4 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin on January 25, 2025. Rich will also update us on Destiny 5 on September 27, as well as Homecoming on May 31. After that's done, Rich hangs out and helps me preview this weekend's independent wrestling shows from all across the country. 

We start off the episode by reviewin...

We're back this week with an informative episode. Ragin' Rich Buchholtz is back discussing all things WWE ID, telling us about the updated card for Redemption on January 25, 2025, as well as for his two other upcoming shows, Destiny V (9/27) and Homecoming (5/31). Rich also tells an interesting story about a blind fan getting unexpectedly involved in the action at one of his shows!

Also, we discuss the crowning of a new IWTV Champi...