Dan and Benny In the Ring

Dan and Benny In the Ring

Dan & Benny In the Ring is a professional wrestling podcast hosted by writers Dan Sebastiano and Benny Scala. Through in depth interviews, and commentary, we hear stories from all facets of life in the wrestling business. Dan and Benny in the Ring is a look towards wrestling’s future while celebrating its storied past.

Episodes

July 1, 2025 61 mins

The guys talk with author Scotty Rushing about his book 'Becoming the Butcher The Man Behind the Myth: An Unauthorized Biography of Abdullah the Butcher' as he talks the Butcher himself and trials of writing his story.

 

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The guys have a roundtable, joined again by author and filmmaker Mike Messier, where they discuss the Night of Champions event and all the upcoming events in summer's packed wrestling calendar.

 

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The guys are joined by Richard Vicek and Steven Verrier authors of the book "Wilbur Snyder The World's Most Scientific Wrestler" to talk about the life and legacy of the wrestling legend and his impact still being enjoyed decades later.

 

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The guys talk about recent developments and news stories in the lead up to a massive summer for wrestling, and share their thoughts on the recent Money in the Bank event.

 

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With the recent news of R Truth leaving WWE the guys are joined by Mike Messier to discuss wrestling contracts and wrestlers statuses as independent contractors.

 

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The guys are again joined by filmmaker Mike Messier to discuss the controversy surrounding Sabu's last match, looking back on his legacy, and answering a few fan questions.

 

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The guys are again joined by Mike Messier as they discuss some sports, remember the legendary Sabu, and look back at WWE Backlash.

 

 

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The guys sit down with Jamie Greer, author of "Killers, Butchers, Cry-Babys & Canadian Destroyers" to talk about the history of wrestling in Ontario, Canada.

 

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The guys sit down with Jeff Bukantz an American fencing champion turned wrestler, who wrestled under a mask as Mighty Maccabee and promoted the legendary Grand Masters of Wrestling shows.

 

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April 22, 2025 79 mins

The guys are joined by author, and filmmaker, Mike Messier for a discussion and review of WrestleMania 41.

 

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The guys are joined again by author Jim Phillips for another edition of Territory Talk. This week they discuss Pacific Northwest Wrestling from Portland whose seventy years of dominance produced some of the biggest stars wrestling has ever known.

 

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This week the guys are joined by author Jim Phillips for another edition of territory talk with this episode focused on NWA Hollywood and its decades long run as the dominant territory of California.

 

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The guys are joined by Nikita Breznikov as they look back on and discuss wrestler payouts from the 70s and 80s in the golden age of territory wrestling.

 

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The guys are joined once again by historian and author George Schire as he discusses the great heel and face turns throughout history and why so few of them work in today's wrestling.

 

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March 18, 2025 65 mins

This week the guys are joined again by filmmaker Mike Messier as they look at the confirmed, and potential, matches and share their thoughts on the upcoming WrestleMania 41.

 

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March 11, 2025 56 mins

This week they guys are joined by New England Wrestling Hall of Famer and legendary wrestling biographer Kenny Casanova as he talks about his years in the business and how he ended up as a go to author for wrestlers wanting to tell their stories.

 

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The guys are joined by Mike Messier as they review and discuss the announced episode topics for season six of Vice TV's Dark Side of the Ring.

 

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The guys sit down with Dotty Curtis as she talks about the life and legacy of her late husband, the Florida wrestling legend Don Curtis.

 

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The guys are joined by Nikita Breznikov for a career retrospective on the All American wrestling legend Bob Backlund.

 

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The guys are joined by author, filmmaker, and wrestling commentator Mike Messier to review the Royal Rumble and discuss the potential matches and feuds on the road to WrestleMania.

 

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