Southeastern Championship Wrestling Action News

Aaron Gartlan presents SECW Action News Podcast and on today's show, Aaron has a question for pro wrestling historian Karl Stern about the financials of SECW / Continental Wrestling. During its peak years, how well did Southeastern do financially? Was it a money losing company? Barely scraping buy? Or a monetary success? Karl Stern crunches the numbers to try to come up with an answer based on num...

Aaron Garlan presents another TV review of SECW Action News looking back at the February 27, 1982, episode of SECW featuring such stars as Robert Fuller, Jimmy Golden, the New Zealand Sheepherders, Michael Hayes, Ox Baker, Jos LeDuc, Jacques Rougeau, Roy Lee Welch, Les Thornton, Larry Hamilton, Tony Charles, Terry Gordy, Mike Jackson and more! I'm Working for Money! Gartlan Law - Aggressive Advoca...

Aaron Gartlan presents SECW Action News Podcast and in this episode, Aaron reviews the February 20, 1982 episode from the studios in Dothan, AL featuring Charlie Platt, Ric Stewart, Jacques Rougeau, Jos LeDuc, Jimmy Golden, Terry Gordy, Michael Hayes, Tony Charles, Les Thornton, Robert Fuller, The New Zealand Sheepherders, Ox Baker, Roy Lee Welch, Ric Flair, Ron Fuller, Ted Oates and more! 1982 wa...

Aaron Gartlan returns with a rundown of results and angles that wrapped up 1981 and he begins 1982 in SECW! This was a great time for Southeastern Wrestling, the legendary Freebird war between Michael Hayes and Terry Gordy took place, new talent like the New Zealand Sheepherders came to town. It was a really cool time with future stars like Jacques Rougeau and Brad Armstrong making waves. Join Aar...

Aaron Gartlan and Karl Stern return for their final assessment of who almost made their all-time favorite or greatest top 4 in pro wrestling history. Among those discussed on the show include Bob Backlund, Steve Austin, Bruno Sammartino, Verne Gagne and the Midnight Express! Next week, Aaron returns with the wrap up to 1981 and takes us into SECW 1982! Gartlan Law - Aggressive Advocacy. Life Chang...

Aaron Gartlan and Karl Stern discuss the pro wrestlers who almost made their Mt. Rushmore of pro wrestling history. Among the names discussed on this episode are Mt Rushmore Dory Funk Jr., Lou Thesz, Hulk Hogan, Buddy Rogers, Steve Austin, Andre the Giant, Harley Race, Austin Idol and others. There will be one more part to this series and then Aaron returns with a new SECW TV review! Gartlan Law -...

Aaron Gartlan presents SECW Action News and on this episode, Aaron presents his runner-ups for his all-time favorite and greatest pro wrestlers and pro wrestling historian, and author Karl Stern gives his as well. A number of Southeastern and Continental greats continue to make our lists, and Karl gives his 'Beef Hitter' favorites including Terry Gordy, Big Van Vader, and more. Gartlan Law - Aggre...

Aaron Gartlan presents SECW Action News and this week, he and pro wrestling historian and author Karl Stern discuss our own personal Mt. Rushmore's of pro wrestling. This is the first part of a multi-week series where discuss our love of Southeastern and Continental wrestling and where those legendary wrestlers fit into our all-time greatest lists. How can people like Bob Armstrong, Austin Idol, M...

Aaron Gartlan presents SECW Action News Podcast and this week, since he has been playing heavily into the TV shows that Aaron has been reviewing recently, we present this biography podcast special on Norvell Austin. You might think of Norvell Austin as a journeyman and minor player in the history of pro wrestling, yet, that isn't true at all. Norvell Austin played an important part in not only in...

Aaron Gartlan returns with another review of an episode of SECW. This episode looks back at July 18, 1981, featuring: Tommy Wright, Ray Candy, Bob Owens, Norvell Austin, Mr. Olympia, The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose), Jimmy Golden, Ron Fuller, Michael Hayes, Ken Lucas, Ron Bass, Roy Lee Welch and much more! Gartlan Law - Aggressive Advocacy. Life Changing Results. Visit Dothan Per...

Aaron Gartlan presents SECW Action News Podcast. On this episode, pro wrestling historian and author Karl Stern wraps up his detailed series on 1983 in Southeastern. 1983 was a historic year in Ron Fuller's promotion. Bob Armstrong had turned heel at the end of 1982 and had a great heel run through most of the year. He ultimately turned babyface to aid his sons Brad and Scott in their feud with th...

Aaron Gartlan presents Southeastern Championship Wrestling Action News Podcast, a collection of podcasts about the history of Ron Fuller's Dothan, Alabama / Pensacola, Florida based wrestling promotion from the 1980s which later became Continental Championship Wrestling. Today, Aaron presents the next to last installment on 1983 by pro wrestling historian Karl Stern. The Midnight Express is fallin...

Aaron Gartlan presents Southeastern Championship Wrestling Action News Podcast, and, on this episode, pro wrestling historian Karl Stern continues his detailed look back at 1983 in SECW which, in the opinion of many, was the greatest year in Southeastern or Continental Wrestling history. Bob Armstrong is a heel, Ron Fuller returns as a babyface only to turn on Armstrong late in the year, the Midni...

Aaron Gartlan presents this podcast look back at the history and influence of Ron Fuller's Southeastern Championship Wrestling (later Continental Wrestling) based in Pensacola, Florida. On this episode, Aaron presents the next chapter in pro wrestling historian Karl Stern's detailed look at the year 1983, one of the best years ever for SECW! Gartlan Law - Aggressive Advocacy. Life Changing Results...

Aaron Gartlan returns with a review of the 06-27-1981 SECW TV show featuring: Charlie Platt and Al Roberts hosts. Ron Bass challenges Ken Lucas to a match on TV. Tommy Wright defeated Barry Cummings. Bob Armstrong interview and tape of Brad Armstrong being injured and Brad defeating Stan Lane for the NWA U.S. Junior title and subsequently vacating it. Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose (Midnight Express)...

Aaron Gartlan presents the latest episode of his SECW Action News podcast and today we present the next part in our series of looking back at 1983 which was, by the opinion of many, the best year of Southeastern Championship Wrestling. Heel Bob Armstrong, the return of Ron Fuller, the expansion and then dissolution of the Midnight Express, a baby face Mongolian Stomper under a mask, Frank Savage,...

Welcome to Aaron Gartlan's SECW Action News Podcast. On today's show we begin a series on 1983 Southeastern wrestling which pro wrestling historian Karl Stern put together from a series of old wrestling posters. 1983 was, in the opinion of many, the best year ever for SECW. The heel turn of Bob Armstrong was fresh, Austin Idol was a top star as were Jimmy Golden, Ken Lucas, and others. The Midnigh...

Aaron Gartlan returns along with pro wrestling historian Karl Stern to discuss Jim Cornette and Continental wrestling. Jim Cornette only briefly appeared in Continental wrestling near the end of the promotion. During the time it was bought by David Woods and booked by Paul Heyman and Eddie Gilbert, Jim Cornette and the Midnight Express were on top of the world in the NWA. But what if, instead of s...

As Aaron Gartlan and Karl Stern prepare a new episode of SECWAN for next week, today's review is awesome! Armstrong Alley YouTube channel discovered footage from the spring of 1983 of Alabama's Southeastern Championship Wrestling. He found someone with a previously undiscovered tape out of Montgomery which features, among other things: More legendary heel Bob Armstrong, Buck Robley coming out of a...

Aaron Gartlan has another Southeastern Championship Wrestling TV review for the June 10, 1981, edition of SECW from Dothan, Alabama. This show discusses such great territorial era wrestling stars such as: Mr. Saito, Ron Fuller , Jimmy Golden , Ray Candy, Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose , Bill Dundee , Stan Lane, Ron Bass, Mr. Olympia (Jerry Stubbs), Ken Lucas, Brad Armstrong and Bob Armstrong gets inj...

Aaron Garlan returns with a look back at a classic episode of Ron Fuller's Southeastern Championship Wrestling from the TV studios in Dothan, Alabama. The show from June 13, 1981 featuring Charlie Platt, Al Roberts, Mr. Saito, Ron Fuller, Jimmy Golden, Ray Candy, Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose, Bill Dundee, Stan Lane, Ron Bass, Mr. Olympia, Ken Lucas, Brad Armstrong and Bob Armstrong plus much more!...

Aaron Gartlan presents this look back with pro wrestling historian Karl Stern at the early days of the late pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan and debut and earliest days in Championship Wrestling from Florida and Ron Fuller's Southeastern Championship Wrestling Promotion in Pensacola. What is the reality of the early career of Hulk Hogan verses the myth? Today, we look back at the facts of the first...

Aaron Gartlan has selected this Patreon show with Karl Stern answering general pro wrestling questions about The Undertaker, Frank Gotch, but then the discussion turns toward SECW and the Midnight Express and how Ron Starr became a part of it, the car accident that ended Norvell Austin's run, and how on Earth the Honky Tonk Man Wayne Farris ended up in this story. Also the story about the fan figh...

Aaron Gartlan returns today with a look back at the late Hulk Hogan's time early in his career in the Gulf Coast / Southeastern wrestling areas along with some news coverage from the area on his death. Shortly after debuting in Florida after training with Hiro Matsuda, Terry Bollea came to the Ron Fuller owned Southeastern Wrestling where he picked up the name 'The Hulk'. Hulk Hogan headlined the...

On this edition of Southeastern Championship Wrestling Action News podcast available on the When It Was Cool Podcast Network, Aaron Gartlan of Gartlan Injury Law comes to review the June 6th, 1981, edition of SECW television. Aaron discusses the Junkyard Dog from Mid-South Wrestling, Robert Fuller being injured and maybe having BRAIN DAMAGE, that and so much more! Gartlan Law - Aggressive Advocacy...