Bumps and Thumps

In part 2 of our discussion with Ken Patera, Ken talks about his time in the different promotions, what territories he liked to work in, some of his matches that he enjoyed working and much more. I hope you enjoy the podcast and I welcome your feedback. Thank you for listening and supporting the podcast.  You can follow Ken Patera on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ken.patera.12 You can follow...

Ken Patera is considered to be the first man in pro wrestling named "The Worlds Strongest Man". Ken excelled in athletics at BYU and won four gold medals at the 1971 PAN AM Games. He competed in the 1972 Olympics in Munich, West Germany and was part of Vern Gagne's wrestling training class of 1972 with future stars Ric Flair, Greg Gagne, Jim Brunzell and the Iron Sheik. Ken has won may titles in t...

Sam Houston is one of the true trailblazers of pro wrestling in the 1980s. He started Wrestling in 1983. Sam is known to be an excellent worker, performer and wrestler. He was primarily in the NWA and WWF. He won the NWA Central States Championship, Mid Atlantic Title and many other titles. On this episode, Sam talks about growing up as a child in a wrestling family, getting started in pro wrestli...

Nikita Koloff is considered one of the great pro wrestlers of the mid 1980s and early 1990s. He is most remembered for his signature move "The Russian Sickle" and his feuds with Magnum T.A, The Road Warriors and The Four Horsemen. His many accomplishments include wining the second annual Crockett Cup with "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes know as the Super Powers. He also won the NWA World Six Man...

Dan is a ground pounder on the business side of the world of Professional Wrestling. Dan worked for many years with "The Greatest Wrestler on God's Green Earth" Harley Race in Harley's World League Wrestling promotion (WLW) out of Eldon, MO. He also has worked with Major Baisden, who owned and operated the National Wrasslin League (NWL) out of Kansas City, MO and St. Louis, MO until 2018. Dan disc...

In Part 2 of our podcast with George Schire, we continue our discussion about his interaction with managers, big wrestling cards he attended, challenges and difficulties in collecting pro wrestling results from events pre-internet, difference in pro wrestling today and being awarded the James C Melby Wrestling Historian Award from the Cauliflower Alley Club in 2013. 

In part 1 of a two part podcast, I talk to well known Pro Wrestling Historian George Shire. In part 1, George talks about how he grew up  in Minnesota and how pro wrestling influenced his life. He also discusses his interactions with pro wrestlers and how he promoted his first pro wrestling at his hometown High School Gymnasium. 

Bill Apter is a legend in the Pro Wrestling Magazine world. Bill started as a writer in 1970 working for Mr. Stanley Weston (who he considers his mentor). He also worked as a photographer and reporter. Bill worked his way up and eventually became the senior editor for Mr. Weston's publications. Bill is best known for writing, photographing and publishing for Pro Wrestling Illustrated. We discuss h...

In this episode, we talk with one of the legends of tag team wrestling Jumpin Jim Brunzell. Jim is a two time AWA World Tag Team Champion as one half of the High Flyers with Greg Gagne, a two time Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Champion and was one half the WWF tag team know as the Killer Bees with B Brian Blair. Jim talks about how he grew up in a military family and how he played for the Minnesota Gop...

In the this episode, we continue our conversation with the "High Flyer" Greg Gagne. Greg talks about the jobbers he worked with, working with  up and coming talent the AWA in the late 1980s (Wayne Bloom, Mike Enos, The Nasty Boys and Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty), managers, broadcasters, other promotions he worked for, real heat with anyone outside the ring, his other jobs in pro wrestli...

During the first ever episode, I will be talking to Greg Gagne. Greg is a two time AWA International Television Champion and one half of the two time AWA World Tag Team Championship Team the High Flyers. I will be discussing with Greg about what it was like growing up in a wrestling family, his experience going through his fathers pro wrestling camp, travelling experiences with other wrestlers and...