Shut Up and Wrestle with Brian Solomon

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #180 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian has put together a raucous panel of some of the finest running guests of the 6:05 Superpodcast–Howard Baum, Vandal Drummond and Lou Kipilman! Howard, Vandal and Lou kept so many of us entertained on the … Continue reading Episode 180: Howard Baum, Vandal Drummond & Lou Kipilman → The p...

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #179 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian welcomes Cauliflower Alley Club executive board member and lifelong wrestling fan Darla Staggs to the show! Darla has been been a die-hard fan since she saw Pat O’Connor win the NWA World title from Dick … Continue reading Episode 179: Darla Staggs → The post Episode 179: Darla Staggs...

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #178 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian welcomes former WWE creative team member Dan Madigan to the show! It’s a peek inside the WWE writer’s room that you won’t want to miss! Brian and Dan both worked for WWE during the Ruthless … Continue reading Episode 178: Dan Madigan → The post Episode 178: Dan Madigan appeared first o...

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #177 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian welcomes podcaster, journalist, lifelong wrestling fan and fellow Connecticutian Rick Del Santo to the show! Brian and Rick get into all the wrestling they loved as young fans in the ’80s and ’90s, bringing back … Continue reading Episode 177: Rick Del Santo → The post Episode 177: Ric...

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #176 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! It’s part two of the NWA Word Champions series, with special guest Mark Fleming. The name “Lou Thesz” is synonymous with wrestling greatness, and with being world champion. This week, Brian sits down with a man who was … Continue reading Episode 176: The NWA World Champions Series, Part 2 – Lou Thesz →...

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #175 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian welcomes podcaster and classic WWF enthusiast Joe Marotta to the show once more, this time to discuss the legacy of WrestleMania IX! In light of WWE’s recent documentary, WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle, Brian and … Continue reading Episode 175: Joe Marotta Talks WrestleMania IX…...

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #174 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian welcomes Paige “Von Hess” Sutherland and Bob Smith to the show to look back on the classic NWF territory of the early 1970s! Pedro Martinez and Johnny Powers embodied this vintage Buffalo/Cleveland territory that’s rarely … Continue reading Episode 174: Paige “Von Hess” Sutherland and...

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #173 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined once again by film critic, film maker and wrestling aficionado BJ Colangelo, this time for a discussion of Queen of the Ring! Brian and BJ give their unfiltered views on the new Mildred … Continue reading Episode 173: Discussing Queen of the Ring w/ BJ Colangelo → The post Ep...

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #172 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! It’s part one of the NWA Word Champions series, with special guest Dr. Robert Stinson. This week, Brian and the good doctor look back at the life and career of an often-overlooked legend, the very first National Wrestling … Continue reading Episode 172: The NWA World Champions Series, Part 1 – Orville...

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #171 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined by podcaster and historian Tony Richards to discuss the legacy of Dory Funk Sr., patriarch of the Funk family, as well as the West Texas territory he ruled. Tony is the author of … Continue reading Episode 171: Tony Richards Talks Dory Funk Sr. → The post Episode 171: Tony Ri...

Hello, wrestling fans, and welcome to Episode #170 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon. This week, Brian is joined by “Blue Meanie” Brian Heffron to remember the life and legacy of the legendary Sabu, who passed away several days ago at the age of 60. Meanie recalls some classic moments from ECW … Continue reading Episode 170: The Blue Meanie Remembers Sabu → The post Episode 170: The Bl...

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #169 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian welcomes MLW and AAA commentator Joe Dombrowski to the show! Listen in as Brian and Joe discuss the glories of old-school wrestling VHS tapes, as well as Joe’s current efforts to make as much vintage … Continue reading Episode 169: Joe Dombrowski → The post Episode 169: Joe Dombrowski...

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #168 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian welcomes author and podcaster Lavie Margolin to the show! Lavie is one half of the Business of the Business podcast, and author of the 2018 book TrumpMania: Vince McMahon, WWE and the Making America’s 45th … Continue reading Episode 168: Lavie Margolin → The post Episode 168: Lavie Mar...

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #167 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian welcomes collector, historian and old-school wrestling fan supreme Tom Burke back to the show! Tom brings his 65+ years as a wrestling fan to bear on another wonderful conversation that encompasses Paul Bowser’s Bedlam from … Continue reading Episode 167: Tom Burke Returns → The post E...

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #166 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This WrestleMania week, Brian welcomes longtime WWF photographer Tom Buchanan back to the show to remember the first WrestleMania and beyond! Tom talks all about getting started with the WWF in 1985, and his sixteen subsequent years with … Continue reading Episode 166: Tom Buchanan Talks WrestleMania →...

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #165 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian welcomes former WWF Magazine editor Ed Helinski to the show! Brian and Ed both worked for WWE Publications in different eras, and in this conversation they compare notes, but also–Ed shares incredible stories and memories … Continue reading Episode 165: Ed Helinski → The post Episode 1...

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #164 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian welcomes Mike Bessler of Pro Wrestling Illustrated to the show! This week’s joyful conversation includes loads of warm nostalgia, and not just wrestling nostalgia, but a discussion of the appeal of nostalgia in general. Plus, … Continue reading Episode 164: Mike Bessler → The post Epis...

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #163 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian welcomes Barbara Goodish, the widow of the legendary Bruiser Brody, to the show. Brian and Barbara discuss her late husband’s incredible legacy, his imitators, his relationship with many of the power broker businesses, his philosophy … Continue reading Episode 163: Barbara Goodish → Th...

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #162 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian’s great friend and colleague, the author and historian Keith Elliot Greenberg, returns to discuss his new book, BIGGER! BETTER! BADDER! WRESTLEMANIA III AND THE YEAR IT ALL CHANGED. Come for the in-depth conversation on WrestleMania … Continue reading Episode 162: Keith Elliot Greenber...

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #161 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian welcomes wrestling historian, author and super-fan George Schire back to the show for a classic old-school conversation. George is one of top authorities on the AWA, but is here this time to talk not only … Continue reading Episode 161: George Schire Returns → The post Episode 161: Geo...

“I knew every day I woke up I was the best wrestler alive, I went to bed knowing it. I didn’t think about it, it was so natural.” It’s time to go back into the Brian R. Solomon archives this week for a 2006 interview Brian did with “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair! The interview … Continue reading Episode 160: From the Archives – Ric Flair → The post Episode 160: From the Archives – Ric Flair appeared f...

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #159 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian welcomes longtime WWE TV producer Tom Carlucci to the show! Tom has some priceless stories of working for the company from 1988 all the way to 2020, including riding with Gorilla Monsoon, working with Vince … Continue reading Episode 159: Tom Carlucci → The post Episode 159: Tom Carluc...

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #158 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, author and journalist Steven Johnson returns to the show to discuss his new book, Jim Londos: The Golden Greek of Professional Wrestling! Londos was in many ways the greatest star that pro wrestling ever produced, and … Continue reading Episode 158: Steven Johnson Talks Jim Londos → The post...

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #157 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian welcomes to the show, the General Manager of Monday Night Raw himself, Adam Pearce! Not only can Adam be seen on Raw each and every week, but he also happens to be a 5-time NWA … Continue reading Episode 157: Adam Pearce → The post Episode 157: Adam Pearce appeared first on Shut Up And...

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #156 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! Something a little different this week, as by popular demand, Brian pays tribute to his grandfather, Anthony Salica. Often referred to on the show, Brian wanted to pay tribute to his late grandfather on the occasion of his … Continue reading Episode 156: Remembering My Grandfather → The post Episode 15...