The Pro Wrestling Wire

The Pro Wrestling Wire

Keeping professional wrestling alive while talking to the stars of the past, present and future!

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July 17, 2025 93 mins

Sam and the crew discuss this past weekends loaded events !

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Previewing this weekend wrestling events.

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Memphis Wrestling Internet Champion “The Genetic Nightmare” Mike Anthony joins Rick and talks Memphis Wrestling, Tim Bosby, K Toomer and much more!


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Rick is joined once again Jon Peck to discuss wrestling magazines and their influence in the 1980s, tape trading and always searching for more content as a kid.


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Sam and the gang talk WWE’s Night of Champions.

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Rick Del Santo & pop culture historian and pro wrestling fan Jon Peck discuss the AWA & NWA’s answer to WrestleMania. Superclash ‘85.



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July 3, 2025 47 mins

Johnny Faith joins the show and talks his wrestling career, his grandfather and finding out he was professional wrestler Boston Bad Boy Jim Allen, XWE, Heartland Championship Wrestling, training under Bill Simmons, Glen Jacobs, Dr. Tom Pritchard, his time in the service, returning from a heart attack and much more!


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July 3, 2025 70 mins

Sean Cruise returns to the show to talk what’s been going on over the last year since his last appearance. Titles he’s won, new adventures and promotions he’s working,, accomplishing goals and big matches, his upcoming debut In Pennsylvania, how a match recently turned into a Bull Rope match, his upcoming match against Chase Emeryband much more!


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Former USWA announcer Michael St John joins Rick to talk his career in wrestling including working for Gulas/Welch, Ole Anderson in Georgia, his opinions on modern wrestling and much more!


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This week Rick interviews Bubba White. Better known in the wrestling world as Moondog Splat/Goliath! Talking Memphis CWA/USWA, Japan, teaming with Fred Ottman (then known as Big Bubba), Downtown Bruno, Shawn Michaels and Marty Janetty, Jerry Lawler plus so much more! Coming June 17th!


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I sit down this week with former AWA, Memphis amongst other territories talent “Illustrious” Jonnie Stewart. We’re talking his career in Memphis, AWA, WWA, training under Buddy Wayne, experiences with Eric Bischoff, Verne Gagne, Jim Crockett Jr, Paul Heyman and much more!

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June 9, 2025 45 mins

Had a great conversation with Stanley Karr from Wrestling with Heart with Stanley Karr as we talked some pro wrestling, radio experience, podcasting, transition into roles within the business and much more!!!

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June 3, 2025 60 mins

Former WWWF tag team champion Tony Garea joins Rick to talk his wrestling career including coming to the United States, working for Jim Barnett, working for Eddie Graham, teaming with Pat Patterson in San Francisco and winning the NWA World Tag Team Championships (San Francisco versions), working Mid Atlantic, his short stint in Georgia, teaming with Haystacks Calhoun, Dean Ho, Larry Zbyszko, Rick Martel, the WWF’s national expansi...

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May 27, 2025 98 mins

Former Pro Wrestling Illustrated managing editor, WCW magazine, Wrestling’s Main Event and host of the Outdated Wrestling Hour, Bob Smith returns to the show to the show to talk with Rick including the current state of WWE and the marketing, merchandise as well as talking podcasting technicalities.


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May 20, 2025 54 mins

Chuck Coates joins the show to talk his wrestling career. Including training under Nelson Royal, starting in the WWF against the Twin Towers (Akeem and Big Boss Man), teaming with Paul Roma against Andre The Giant and Haku, working the NAWA, South Atlantic Pro Wrestling, NWA/WCW. working with TNT (Tommy Angel and Tommy Seabolt), becoming one of the German Stormtroopers with Helmut Hesler (Chuck Smith), The Fantastics (Bobby and Jac...

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Sam and the crew return to talk some pro wrestling.

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May 13, 2025 55 mins

Author and podcaster Brian Ferguson joins Rick to talk about growing up in Wisconsin and being a fan of the AWA and Verne Gagne and his new book "Verne: Inside And Outside The Ropes". We also talk the Monday Night Wars, what wrestling we currently watch and his podcast Bumps and Thumps plus much more!



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It’s the biggest time of the year and Slamtown is back just in time!


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February 18, 2025 35 mins

In another Pro Wrestling Wire exclusive interview, All Japan Pro-Wrestling superstar “The Monster” Cyrus joined Lewis Carlan to discuss:

  • Signing with AJPW and contract details
  • The upcoming Champion Carnival 2025 tournament
  • Jun Saito and the Triple Crown Title
  • Being part of the Hokuto-gun faction
  • Possibly facing Hokuto Omori in Champion Carnival Finals
  • How he lost 80 pounds
  • If he has unfinished business with Kento Miyahara ...
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February 14, 2025 65 mins

Sam and Tim stepping in to talk the world of professional wrestling!


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