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Episode 38 of #FanninsFlashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim is joined by 2 of his long time friends that go back to the beginning of the Highland days of IWA Mid South in 2003: Ray Howe & Sox. Sox had been begging for this episode since Jim started the podcast and then just completely… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 38 – Ray Howe & SOX &#8594...

Episode 37 of #FanninsFlashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim is joined once again by Tripping Balls as it is AMA Part Deux, Electric Boogaloo! Have you ever wondered about Ian Rotten getting bitten by TWO brown recluse spiders and somehow not becoming Spiderman? What is Jim’s dream TPI? Who did Jim want to see… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 37 – AMA...

Episode 36 of #FanninsFlashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim is joined by a former 4x IWA Mid South Heavyweight Champion and former 3x IWA Mid South light heavyweight champion, Suicide Kid! Hear Kid talk about the inspiration that American Kickboxer and Tarek the Great were to get into the business and then what it… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 36 – &#82...

Episode 35 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim is joined by the man behind the series of charity shows known as PAWCADE, Chad French! Listen as Chad talks about going to a couple of IWA shows at the KMart building and then becoming a regular at the warehouse in Clarksville. Chad worked… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 35 – Chad Fre...

Episode 34 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim is joined by the last IWA Mid South Heavyweight champion in Fannin Family history and the longest reigning IWA Mid South champion in history: Dingo. Hear Dingo talk about how he fell in love with wrestling at a young age and then a chance… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 34 – DINGO &#8...

Episode 33 of #FanninsFlashbacks is live! This week the show is a little different after the scheduled guest canceled and a replacement couldn’t be found in time. So on this episode, Jim and Nick Maniwa watched Something to Prove on their own and took notes and then hopped on zoom and talked about it. Next… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 33 – Something to&#1...

Episode 32 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim is joined by one of his commentary partners, a jack of all trades in the wrestling industry, Michael Z. Listen as Michael Z discusses his start in the wrestling business stemming from the lack of seriousness on the commentary for shows upsetting some of… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 32 –...

Episode 31 of #FanninsFlashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim is joined by one of the craziest, toughest, most talked about deathmatch wrestlers from the early 2000s: Brandon Prophet. Jim and Brandon talk about the upcoming WrestleArts show this weekend in Indianapolis on Saturday May 23rd. Brandon wrestles “Mr. Insanity” Toby Klein one last time… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks...

Episode 30 of #FanninsFlashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim is joined by the newest announced members of #TheFanninFamily: The Tryout Show Rejects – John Wayne Murdoch and Reed Bentley along with Nick Maniwa. The discussion begins with talking about the upcoming shows at Bloodstone Wrestling on 6/12 in Chicago and PAWCADE in Jeffersonville, IN… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks &...

Episode 29 of #FanninsFlashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim is joined by a former 2X IWA Mid South Light Heavyweight Champion, a multiple time finalist in the KOTDMs, and a soon to be GCW Deathmatch HOFer, Dysfunction! Listen to them discuss Dysfunction breaking into the business for MAW and feuding with Ian pretty early… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 29 &#821...

Episode 28 of #FanninsFlashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim talks with the leader of The Lock Family, Brian Vinson. Brian was a fan at IWA shows from the beginning of the Kmart building days even before Jim started going to IWA. The Lock Family were backyard wrestlers that all ended up getting involved in… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 28 – Brian Vi...

Episode 27 of #FanninsFlashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim talks with one of the two people that he led to TWO reigns as IWA Mid South Heavyweight Champion, a member of The Superheroes, “Rugby Thug” Trent Baker! On this episode, Rugby Thug talks about breaking into wrestling in Ohio, finding out about IWA Mid… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 27 – “R...

Episode 26 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim is joined by a former IWA Mid-South heavyweight champion, a former IWA Mid-South Tag Team Champion via the Freebird Rule and a general pain in the ass to The Fannin Family in 2004 and 2005 IWA…TRIK DAVIS! It’s a deep dive on Trik’s career… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 26 – Trik&#16...

Episode 25 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim is joined by the newest member of The Fannin Family, “The Pretty Hate Machine” Connor Hopkins. They talk about Connor’s parents hating wrestling and him having to lie to them to start training. Connor talks about wrestling in towns so small across northern Illinois… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 25 &...

Episode 24 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim is joined by one of the best videographers in indie wrestling today: Jeremy Spears AKA Prophet of Ash Video. This episode is a little different than normal as the majority of the episode is spent flashing back to last weekend and talking about Jim’s… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 24 – Jeremy&#1...

Episode 23 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim is joined by one of the baddest motherfuckers on the planet, the leader of the BMFers, big, bad, BULL Motherfuckin’ PAIN! Bull talks about growing up as an AWA fan in Wisconsin and then the difficulty in trying to break into the business in… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 23 – Bull Pain &#8...

Loved ones send in their tributes to our friend – Mark Wolf Thank you – Adam, Brent, Brian, Bull, Carmen, Chad, Chris, Chuck, Frank, Jason, Jim, Jon, Leslie, Mickie, Mike, Nick, Pete, Rich, Tarek & Victoria. Go back and listen to episode 8 of Fannin’s Flashbacks for the full Mark Wolf episode. The greatest episode… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – Epis...

Episode 21 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim is joined by the lovely, talented, multi-tasking, “hotter than a toaster” RAIN! In this episode, Rain talks about her troubles being taken seriously about wanting to wrestle when first breaking into the business until she found Horace the Psychopath and eventually met Lacey. That… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks...

Episode 20 of #FanninsFlashbacks is live! On this episode, Nick Maniwa had promised Jim Fannin a big surprise guest for making it to episode 20! Jim was surprised when it was just Nick that showed up to the zoom meeting and then Nick broke the news. The guest would be someone Jim managed two different… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 20 – JIMMY JACOBS &#...

Episode 19 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE~! On this episode, Jim sits down with his little brother, Pro Wrestling’s BFF, Nick Maniwa. Jim and Nick tell road stories including how they became best of friends after going to the 2001 Morris vs Joliet Catholic state championship game that led to the show in Morris with CM… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 19 – Nic...

Episode 18 of #FanninsFlashbacks is live! On this episode, it’s the finale, part 3, of the marathon ask Jim anything extravaganza. Guest host, Tripping Balls, got to put Jim on the hot seat and really dig up the dirt. The topics of conversation on this episode include why does Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn hate… Continue reading Fannin’s Flasbacks – Episode 18 – AMA w/ Tripping...

Episode 17 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is live! On this episode, it’s part two of the marathon ask Jim anything extravaganza. Guest host, Tripping Balls, got to put Jim on the hot seat and really dig up the dirt. The topics of conversation on this episode include BB Walls, Shaq Daddy vs Jim for biggest screwup… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 17 – AMA w/ Tripping...

Episode 16 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is live! On this episode, the tables are turned on Jim and this time he is the one being interviewed. Guest host, Tripping Balls, got to put Jim on the hot seat and really dig up the dirt. Hear about an alleged drug dealer trying to launder money thru IWA… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 16 – AMA w/ Tripping Balls pt 1 &...

Episode 15 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with the former 2X IWA Mid South Light Heavyweight Champion, 2002 KOTDM runner-up, The Teenage Dirtbag himself: Nate “Spyder” Webb or is it “Spyder” Nate Webb? After 25 years, Jim still doesn’t know who Nate is!!! Nate talks about breaking into the… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 15 –...

Episode 14 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with the 2005 IWA Deep South KOTDM, former IWA Mid South Deathmatch Champion and multiple time former NWA Wildside/Anarchy tag team champion: TANK! Tank talks about growing up going to wrestling shows with his dad after watching Masked Superstar attack Mr. Wrestling… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – E...