Outlaws to Independents

On this episode Jon and Beau answer questions from you the listeners. Subjects include Memphis Wrestling, wrestling movies, travel, imposter masked men, booking, darkside of the ring, Northeast independents in the 1980s, Smoky Mountain Wrestling, Ron Wright, Portland Wrestling, dressing room fights, and more! Beau tells a Jimmie story about Jimmie not liking the other refs. Beau's patreon - https:...

On this episode Jon and Beau go back to this week (actually 9 days) in Feb 1995 the 3rd - 12th. To take a look at Tri-State Wrestling (IN), Tri-Star Wrestling (GA), ACW (AL), PWF (Carolinas), SSW (TN), Candian Rocky Mountain Wrestling (Calgary), Power Zone Wrestling (OK) and more! They also have news on upcoming projects. Beau tells a Jimmie story involving the Junkyard Dog. Oh yeah Beau rants abo...

We start off 2025 by going back 30 years to 1995. Jon and I will take a look at the WrestleAmerica guide to the Independents as we talk about several promotions across North America. Plus, a Jimmie McKeehan story, some advice for young wrestlers and promoters. This is the longest episode we have done yet. Beau's patreon - https://www.patreon.com/kingofkingsport If you would like to make a donation...

Merry Christmas to all of you outlaws. On this special Christmas Episode Jon and Beau talk about the holidays, how shocked they are by the feedback and following this podcast is getting, and more to open up. Beau tells stories of Jimmy McKeehan as Santa Claus. As special gift Beau shares several stories from his patreon podcast with everyone about the road, Bobby Eaton, Buddy Landel, Billy Travis,...

Outlaws to Independents Episode 7 - Southern Championship Wrestling from Georgia. On the edition Jon and Beau are joined by the original DWB Jimmy Powell. Jimmy was the booker of SCW for almost 2 years. How many TV stations did they have? Where did they run? How often were they running? How were they drawing? Were they making money? Did they have heat with Deep South Wrestling? Why did it end? All...

Happy Thanksgiving! ON this episode Jon and Beau will give you a list of things they are thankful for about independent wrestling. Beau teaches Jon another wrestling term and how to use it. We review the 1990s Outlaw Wrestling documentary Southern Discomfort. This doc has a little bit of everything from the time in it the good, bad, and ugly. Plus Beau gets on some rants! All of this and more!! If...

We guarantee that you will laugh several times during this episode. We start off with a little baseball talk then we have some updates from our previous episode. On the last episode we told you about the heroes of Carter County. This episode is about the outlaws (PWA) that took over in 1990 and 91. That group included a ref that could not count past 7 nor did he know time zones, a wrestler who lik...

On this episode Jon and Beau take a look at the 1980s Wrestling Scene in Carter County Tennessee. Charlie "CY" Peters and Kim Birchfield had a very successful promotion for several years. They were able to do this without TV. How may you ask? Well, they did it through hard work, local newspaper coverage, and knowing their audience. They were able to grow their promotion and even take the weekly sp...

Here is Episode 3 of Outlaws to Independents as Jon Boucher and I talk with Bob Smith. Bob created the PWI 500 and worked for Weston Publishing (Apter Mags) in the 80s and 90s. Bob explains how the 500 came about, how it was put together, and what he was surprised by. Here are the links to help the Sullivan Baptist Association Disaster Relief and Samaritan Purse they will help those who need help....

Warning - In this episode we cover a court case that deals with child neglect and child abuse. It will be covered in the section on Big Tussie. We have added chapter marks so you can skip this section if you would like. At the end of 1975 country music agent Buddy Lee and concert promoter Danny Davis teamed up to form a new wrestling promotion that will try to take over the Tennessee Territories....

Welcome to our brand-new podcast! On this first episode we will explain what an outlaw wrestler and promoter are. How were they looked at by the territorial wrestlers and promoters? What were some of the things that gave outlaw promotions a bad reputation? Also, Beau James gives a few stories from his earliest days as a promoter with lessons learned. How did Ivan Koloff save the day? You have to l...