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Keeping professional wrestling alive while talking to the stars of the past, present and future!
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American GI Richie Scruggs talks his career including being trained under “The Raging Bull” Manny Fernandez, working South Atlantic Pro Wrestling, debuting against Ivan Koloff, working Vladimir Koloff, after South Atlantic closed going to PWF and working under George South and Italian Stallion, working Jimmy Snuka, Men On A Mission , working USWA, forming his own company Wrestling For Christ, going to the Philippines on mission and...
Maxx Payne joins the show and talks his wrestling career including starting in New Japan and then working Memphis, Germany, WCW, WWF, Brad Armstrong, Brian Armstrong , starting in the movie Takedown early on, his amateur wrestling career, Bob Backlund, and so much more!!!
Vladimir Koloff talks his career including working South Atlantic Pro Wrestling, Ivan Koloff, Bobby Fulton, Jackie Fulton, the Headhunters, working ECW, Smoky Mountain, challenging Tito Santana for the EVW title, trying out for both WWF and WCW, Herb Abrams and the UWF plus so much more!!!
Princess Victoria talks her days in wrestling training under Sandy Barr, working under Don Owen in the Portland territory, Fabulous Moolah, being part of the inaugural WWF women’s tag team champions with Velvet McIntyre, how she broker her neck and how it ultimately lead to her retirement at a young aged thoughts on the evolution of women’s wrestling and Rhea Ripley and wrestling today!
Calypso Jim joins the show to talk Jim’s career including Dick The Bruiser, teaming with a young Scott Steiner, Chris Carter, Dr. Jerry Graham Jr, being mentored by Bobo Brazil and inheriting the name, working with a young Dave McClane, Sinister Minister of Fear, Bob Luce plus so much more!!!
A special Veterans Day edition with Sargent Antonio Andolini! We talk him deciding to get into wrestling and initially training under “Pretty Boy” Larry Sharpe at the original Monster Factory, what caused a hiatus in wrestling and going into the Army. Then returning years later and training further under Randy Shawn at Team 3D Academy, thoughts on the evolution of professional wrestling and so much more!
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This week on the show, we sit down for a rare and honest conversation with one-half of one of wrestling’s most talked-about teams from the late 1980s The Ding Dongs.
From humble beginnings to the bright lights of WCW, our guest, Richard Sartain opens up about his journey through the world of professional wrestling forming the tag team Rock n Roll Rebels with Greg Evans in Deep South Wrestling.
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Tag team the Faculty join Rick to talk some pro wrestling including Andrew’s amateur career, competing against each other, the upcoming battle with the Anthony Express for Pro Wrestling Mid-South, Elite Pro Wrestling, Heath Slater & Rhyno, Ricky Morton, Virginia Championship Wrestling, training early on and becoming a team, Jakob opening up his own wrestling school and so much more!
“Golden Boy” Greg Anthony returns to the show and tell us what he’s been up to. Including making his Connecticut/ New England debut, teaming with his son Xavier I. The Anthony Express and winning the Pro Wrestling Mid-South tag team titles, current thoughts on the NWA and Billy Corgan bringing back the territory system and much much more!
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Rick sits down with Scott McGhee to talk his professional wrestling career including his father, amateur career, his friendship with Dynamite Kid, teaming with Barry Windham and winning the Florida tag team titles, his time in Mid A...
Jay Cal of the Alliance Guys podcast joins Rick to talk the debut of NWA Powerrr on Roku!
Sam and the crew discuss this past weekends loaded events !
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.
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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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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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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