Retro Rasslin Network

Zanders welcomes Gene Jackson to the show to have an in depth discussion about his love of comedy, the origins of Whitey Jenkins, how Whitey Jenkins ended up on stage doing stand up, why the name change to Buck Jenkins came about, what other names were considered, and where he hopes Buck goes from here...a much, much more!

Bob and Gene are back to cover Episode #5 of the UWF Fury Hour which features not one, not two, but THREE PROMOS from John Tolos! Billy Jack Haynes "loves kids" and is action this week, Ken "Jail Bird" Patera is here, Mr. Wonderful executes another flawless piledriver, The Viking makes his in-ring debut, B. Brian Blair introduces "Honey" while taking on The Bounty Hunter and John Tolos recommends...

Bob Anderson and Gene Jackson are back to discuss and take a fun light hearted look at another episode of the UWF Fury Hour! This week's main event features "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff vs. "Cowboy" Bob Orton.  Plus the debuts of I-van Koloff, Nikita Koloff, a Bounty Hunter that spits a lot, and we hear from THE VIKING!    You can watch Episode #4 of the UWF Fury Hour that's discus...

Originally planned to be the 2022 Year End Awards Show, due to some "scheduling issues" with a guest host....the Awards show has been postponed.  However, the show must go on and luckily the comment section was lively during the live broadcast so the gang answered questions and interacted with the viewers while also discussing their New Year's weekend, setting up potential match between the V...

Bob Anderson and Gene Jackson are back to discuss and take a fun, light hearted look at another episode of the UWF Fury Hour! This week's main event features "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff vs. "Dr. Death" Steve Williams...Will this be the first Fury Hour main event to deliver an actual finish???   JOIN OUR HERB ABRAMS' UWF FACEBOOK GROUP! https://www.facebook.com/groups/12182...    C...

It's Week #2 of the UWF Fury Hour (originally airing on 10/8/90) and it looks like Bob and Gene have returned to discuss more of that epic Herb Abrams' UWF action! This week not only do they review the matches but they also go in-depth on the total lack of psychology and logic displayed in much of the booking thus far and the controversial angle surrounding the main event of Col. DeBeers taking on...

This week the gang is joined by "The Gun Show" Brett Michaels! They talk about what it's like working on the NBC Sitcom 'Young Rock', they talk about Brett being nearly "done" with Pro Wrestling when his opportunity came to be on Memphis Wrestling, will one or ALL of his daughters look to follow in his footsteps in the wrestling ring, and much more!  In the second half of the show the guys wa...

The debut episode of the UWF Fury Cast!   Wrestling fans and podcasters Gene Jackson and Bob Anderson have decided to start a weekly podcast where they will watch EVERY episode of the UWF Fury Hour along with all the UWF events and VHS releases and then review them here each week while providing background and insight into Herb Abrams and the whole UWF tale! Will they make it to the end...

This week the gang welcomes Simon Reed and Mr. Chris, the Memphis Wrestling Tag Team Champions The Posse!  A fun conversation about their history in the Memphis Wrestling scene and how they came to be involved.  They also talk about the WrestleCenter and all things pertaining to the present day Memphis Wrestling....and a challenge is even laid by the Violent Gentlemen to the Posse! Will...

This week Gene is joined by Jonathan Plombon, author of 'Tortured Ambition' The Story of Herb Abrams and the UWF.  They talk about Abrams and the UWF as well as the process of writing the book as Jackson and Bob Anderson prepare to launch a new Herb Abrams' UWF Podcast next week on the CheapHeatTV Podcast Network. 

Controversial pro wrestling promoter Johnny Dotson joins the show to talk about his new promotion Bluff City Wrestling and debate with the Gang on why HE thinks it's the best wrestling show in Memphis today.

One of the most popular CheapHeatTV LIVE! guests of all time, "Brutal" Bob Evans returns to drop knowledge once again!  Bob is always helpful and very insightful and this interview is certainly another example of that! Give it a listen and share it with your wrestling friends!

This week the Gang is joined by EPW's Izzy Rotten. They talk about the struggles of being in his position, the growth the promotion has enjoyed in recent years and how it's evolved, as well as where it's headed in the future. After the interview they discussed the "State of the Union" of CheapHeatTV and announced some upcoming guests and changes in the tone of the show as well some new segments th...

This episode Gene is joined by comedian Wes Sears as they discuss what drew him to comedy, when and where he got started, and who some of his favorite comedians are. They talk about the use of characters on and off stage, comedy influences and they discuss some pro wrestling on the back end of the interview. Another fun conversation with a lot of insight into the world of stand up comedy and what...

This week's scheduled guest Tank had to cancelled but guess who showed up when the gang needed him? SHANE MAKO!  That's right, "the Pick Up Artist" is back for good as he's gotten settled in to his swanky new home and is ready to bring his "influence" back to CheapHeatTV LIVE on a weekly basis once again! You're welcome!

This week the gang welcomes the promoter of EPW Wrestling in North Mississippi and Gene Jackson's friend of nearly 25 years, Neil Taylor.  They have a fun discussion about the growth and evolution of EPW over the past few years as well as just promoting wrestling in general and much, much more! Give it a listen and share! For more on EPW and to subscribe to their YouTube channel featuring mat...

This week the gang welcomes three time EPW Champion "Do or Die" "the Greatest of All Time" and so forth K Swiss to the show.  They discuss the "misconception" that's out there right now that he has issues with Justin Kline and the Hot Shots.  They talk about him being trained by Brian Christopher and Kevin White, what he feels need to change in pro wrestling, and much, much more.  A...

Gene's back with a new episode in his comedy podcast series and this time he's joined by Nico Brooke.  Nico has been in the comedy game for five years where she has gone from not only do comedy but also hosting and now producing shows!  It's been a fun and interesting process for her getting to the point producing her own shows.  A lot of great insight in this interview on getting s...

On this episode the gang are joined by "the Ghetto Rockstar"/"Street Prince" aka Tyrone Murphy aka Tyrese Bro aka Tyrese Murphy Dog aka Tyrone Murphy Bitch Recognize.  Tyrese talks about his experience over the weekend at the Superstars of Wrestling FanFest over in Rome, Georgia and some of the advice he got from legends like Buff Bagwell, Jake 'the Snake' Roberts, and Vincent....who after th...

This week the Gang wasn't sure who their guest was going to be.....surprisingly it turned out to be their missing in action co-host, Shane Mako.  They discuss returning to EPW and just catch up on things in general. 

Gene Jackson finally returns with a new episode of the Jackson Reaction Podcast and starts a series of interviews with southern comedians and his first guest is Tyler Fomby.  Gene and Tyler recently worked together doing commentary on wrestling show and they discuss that experience in this interview. They also talk about how Tyler got started in comedy, who his influences are, working with Da...

One of the gang's favorite guests Austin Towers returns to the show.  They talk about what's been going on with the big man since his last appearance on the show.  A whole host of topics are discussed such as: who helped mold and influence him as he was "coming up", Is being a "big man" in wrestling a blessing or a curse?, what promotions he's currently working for, how he would work in...

This week CheapHeatTV LIVE! was supposed to be joined by K Swiss but due to some last minute scheduling conflicts that interview had to be rescheduled as the show was going on. However, Zanders sprung into action and was able to get his old friend Kevin Ryan on the show! There's plenty to talk about with Kevin as he's fresh off of a very serious knee injury that has kept him out for several months...

It's finally here....the episode you've all been waiting for.....the gang is joined this week by STEVE PLEZING!  Steve is an old school legend of Alabama Wrestling.  He talks about his love of comedy (Steve tells a joke that gets the show legitimately kicked off Twitch within moments of him telling it), who some of the funniest people are he's worked with in wrestling.  Steve shares...

After keeping it quiet for weeks, Shane Mako debuted Prestige Continental Pro Wrestling on Saturday night in Montgomery, Alabama. The intention was for everyone to discuss the debut show on Sunday night on the podcast.....only problem was.....Mako didn't show up for the podcast.  So, here's Zanders, Scott E. Morgan, and Gene Jackson recapping the show and giving their take on how things went...