Retro Rasslin Network

A special Tuesday night episode where the Gang gets together to discuss WWE's 40th Wrestlemania and what it all means moving forward.

Join us for another fun pro wrestling discussion this week as the Gang discusses discuss a variety of wrestling related topics including: - Why can't Ronda Rousey seem to shut about how supposedly awful WWE was to promote her new book? - Edge's "open challenge" gets answered by an "Edgehead" on AEW Collision!- Was Monday night's episode of RAW the best one in years?...

This week the gang discusses their favorite wrestling factions of all time! Also, Goldberg is running his mouth again, this week's Cody/Seth/Rock/Bloodline Update, Rhea Ripley "breaks the internet", Okada and Adam Copeland win gold in AEW this week, Plus what's makes a "good comedian", quality of material or tickets sold?, and much more!

On this episode, not only do we have Gene Jackson, Wes Sears, and Tyler Fitzgerald on the show, but they are also joined by the one and only Shane Noles. This week the Gang talks about the AEW debuts of Okada and Mercedes Mone'. The Buff Bagwell Dark Side of the Ring Episode, and an in-depth discussion on the WWE Hall of Fame...what are the qualifications? Will things be different moving forwa...

This week the guys discuss: Sting's Retirement match, their favorite Sting feud, the new WWE2K24 video game, the latest in the Cody/Seth/Rock/Bloodine saga, Is Brock Lesnar coming back to WWE?, and they talk about what their ALL TIME Dream Match would be. All this and much more! Check it out!

This week Gene Jackson and Wes Sears are once again joined by their new regular Co-Host Tyler Fitzgerald as they discuss a little comedy before getting into each of their Top 5 Favorite Wrestlemania matches of ALL TIME!?! They discuss each person's list and the reasoning behind and give their opinions on each's picks. It's a fun show, check it out and share YOUR favorite Wrestlemania m...

This week the gang will discuss the whole Cody/Rock/Roman Reigns controversy! Can Vince McMahon be wiped from the WWE's history...and should he be....yet?, Scott D'Amore has been fired from TNA?? or did he quit?? What happened?? Sting/Darby Allin win the AEW tag team titles.....just to lose them in Sting's retirement match to Matthew & Nicholas Jackson?? Undertaker has a podcast no...

After being gone for many months, Zanders and Gene Jackson are bringing back CheapHeatTVLIVE! for their 4th annual tradition, a LIVE podcast on Christmas Day! They welcome their buddy and co-host Scott E. Morgan as well as frequent guest Delbert Jenkins. But Gene hits them with a SURPRISE GUEST that they didn't expect....that's right folks, MAKO LIVES!! That's right after being in secl...

On this episode Gene Jackson is joined by his guest David Haskins otherwise known in pro wrestling as Davey Rich! They discuss his wrestling career including a fun story of how he LITERALLY "snuck into" the business in Memphis thanks to some HUMONGUS advice from a friend, his very first wrestling match that just happened to be on Channel 5 Memphis televsion, and how having his gear with...

On the debut episode of the Retro Rasslin Podcast, Gene Jackson is joined by Lolly Griffin aka Lolly Dude aka Francis "Crybaby" Buxton. Lolly has worn every hat there is to wear in professional wrestling from wrestler to promoter to referee to announcer, you name it and Lolly has done it in wrestling alongside some of the most legendary figures in the history of the business. Lolly has a...

On this Episode, Gene welcomes his friend and fellow podcaster, Jimmy Street! They have a fun conversation about the origins of Jimmy's wrestling podcasts, 'Live and In Color with Wolfie D' and 'Give Me Back My Pro Wrestling'. They discuss what it took to get Wolfie on board with doing a podcast, how he came out doing GMBMPW with is brother Jared. They also get into some backgr...

On this episode, Gene is joined by former pro wrestler turned actor and now UWF Executive Michael Kevin Lovett to talk about one of favorite topics to discuss, Herb Abrams' Universal Wrestling Federation. Michael did a movie with "Wild Thing" Steve Ray and they seemingly have plans to do something with the UWF moving forward. They talk a little about Michael's initial involvement...

On episode 14, Gene welcomes his good friend Bob Anderson! This was originally intended to be a broad coversation about pro wrestling and comedy but it quickly became pretty specific in reference Herb Abram's UWF and later Whitey Jenkins' OWF. A fun conversation overall as they discuss their old UWF FuryCast, how it came about and why it ended. They talk at length about Herb Abrams' UW...

On this episode Gene is joined by pro wrestling announcer Joe Crowe. Joe has had an eventful career working as an Editor, Writer, and Producer for the Birmingham News, an Announcer and Director of Dragon Con, and much, much more! They have a fun conversation about stand up comedy, pro wrestling fandom and tape trading, The Last Battle of Atlanta, WrestleBirmingham, Spartan Wrestling, and his path...

On this episode of the Main Event Comedy Podcast, we eventually have ALL FOUR members of Main Event Comedy here to discuss: The first qualifying round of the Main Event Comedy Championship, how it went, what went well? What could have went better, and what they hope to improve on the future events. They discuss the upcoming show at Atomic Johnny's in Gadsden, Alabama on September 23rd. They di...

The podcast finally returns! On this episode, Delbert Jenkins and Shane Noles were unavailable but Gene Jackson and Wes Sears got together to talk about a number of topics including: Wes just getting back from a beach vacation while Gene "hasn't been to the beach since 1995", they talk about this weekend's Main Event Comedy Championship, their upcoming show at Atomic Johnny's...

On this episode, Gene Jackson welcomes comedian "Big" Shane Batchelor to the show for a fun in depth discussion on the "ins and outs" of Stand Up Comedy. They talk about what motivated Shane to get involved in stand up, where he started and much, much more and of course they throw in some pro wrestling discussion in here and there as well. A fun conversation with a super funny...

SAY HIS NAME!!! This week Gene sits down and talks with his buddy Steve Plezing, but not as "Buck and Delbert" or even "Whitey and Delbert", for the first time ever Gene Jackson has a one on one interview with Steve Plezing where they discuss pro wrestling and how it got started in the wrestling business. He also explains the Plezing "family tree". They also talk abou...

In Episode Three of the Main Event Comedy Podcast, the fellas talk smack about who is going to win the Rib Shack Comedy Competition in Amory, Mississippi on June 10th, Delbert tests some new jokes, "Macho Man" drops in to answer some viewer questions, they talk about the insane reason one of the Main Event Comedy TikTok videos got pulled, and much, much more!

This week Gene is joined by the Showstoppin Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Champion "Young Mamba" Stephan Dunn. They discuss a variety of topics including: Stephan's thoughts on the watchalong clips that Gene and his friends have posted of Showstoppin shows, how he got into pro wrestling, his trainer and where he was trained, his wrestling influences, thoughts on how pro wrestlin...

This week Gene talks with Author Jeffrey Martin who has just released a book on the history of professional wrestling in Mississippi. They discuss what inspired him to write the book, what the process was to get it done, some of the people he spoke to for the book, as well as where he will be touring with the book very soon! You can purchase the book directly from Jeffrey by reaching out to him on...

Fresh off another fun show at Happy Hour Comedy Club, the guys talk about how things went and how it all came together. They also talk about Delbert/Steve's night at Rocket City Wrestling Con and we also get our first ever "Ask Macho Man" segment!

This week Gene is joined by Matthew Gibson a.k.a. Adam Warski as they sit down and have a conversation about Showstoppin' Championship Wrestling and it's origins, how he came to be somewhat of the booker, how he felt when the clips started coming out of CheapHeatTV making fun of the show, and where it has all lead to since then.

The debut episode of the Main Event Comedy Podcast featuring Buck Jenkins (Gene Jackson), Delbert Jenkins, Shane Noles, and Wes Sears! Meet the crew as they discuss what drew them into Comedy, their comedic influences, their writing process, how they got started, the differences between performing in Comedy Clubs and regular bars, how they became the "Four Horsemen of Funny", and much mo...

Due to a scheduling issue, our advertised guest, Skrilla the Great will be doing an interview with Zanders later in the evening which will be posted here soon. In the meantime, Delbert Jenkins aka Steve Plezing stands in as a special guest. There's plenty to discuss as they talk about the Pro Wrestling Weekend Update being discontinued and Scott E. Morgan stepping away from the show for a bit....