The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith

The Show: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) returns with another literary edition, as the famed author and journalist Ian Douglass returns with exciting news about his new, richly researched book about the history of Black American wrestling - his second book this year! The Hosts: Smith and co-host Joe Puccio (proprietor of the Generat...

The latest episode of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast (he's the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) is entitled "Don't Forget These Stars!" - meaning it's a look at grapplers from the 1960s through the 1990s that sometimes aren't give their due these days. Which 20 stars did Smith and special guest Steve Gennarelli choose? You'...

The Show: It's the new episode of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated), an as usual, Smith and co-host Joe Puccio (Generation X-Wire.com) engage in the lively banter that keeps fans coming back for more each week. Lack of rules in today wrestling? Wrestlers and their beer brands? Ice cream store mascots? More freeform conversation -...

It's the first Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast that's also a July 4th celebration as host Bob Smith (Pro Wrestling Illustrated, WCW) welcomes back fellow podcaster and best-selling author Brian R. Solomon and co-host Joe Puccio for a special expanded holiday version. Smith and Solomon meet in person for the first time and discuss Brian's amazing collections of mat memorabilia and ma...

It's another enjoyable look back at at classic wrestling as host Bob Smith (former managing editor of PWI) and longtime wrestling maven Mike Leotis (Wrestler Weekly) present their memories of Southwest Championship Wrestling! Featuring stars from Mil Mascaras and Tully Blanchard through Bob Sweetan and Scott Casey, the classic Southwest TV show - it even appeared on the USA Network - had a hu...

The Four Horsemen. The NWO. The Bloodline. The Dangerous Alliance. During the past few decades, the “faction” has become a key word in the presentation of pro wrestling – every promotion seems to have a group of key wrestlers that joins up to wreak havoc. Today, it seems like factions are everywhere – several in every organization – but has the concept run its course? Join former Pro Wrestling Ill...

It's the first meeting ever of two wrestling magazine veterans - the origninal magazine editor for the World Wrestling Federation, Ed Helenski and former PWI managing editor Bob Smith - on this new edition of The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast. Helinski talks about his experiences with the World Wrestling Federation's first magazine as well as the period when the wrestling organization...

It’s a wide-ranging new episode of The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast as one of the busiest people in the east coast indie scene in the U.S. – veteran wrestling maven and podcaster Rick Del Santo – returns to the show. From then versus now to hopeful stories about the independent scene to a wealth of fond memories, Del Santo and host Bob Smith (former PWI managing editor) rekindle the type of ban...

It’s a refreshing blast from the past as host Bob Smith (known for his years at Pro Wrestling Illustrated) and Joe Puccio (Generation X-Wire.com) welcome a true wrestling legend, Barry Horowitz, to the popular The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast. Known by some as “enhancement talent,” the talented Horowitz parlayed superb wrestling skills, unique charisma, and a willingness to learn and improve in...

On the new edition of The Outdated Wrestling hour hosted by former PWI managing editor Bob Smith, the longtime scribe and (current one) co-host Joe Puccio (Generation X-Wire.com) talk about their experieces with wrestling conventions -  something fans have grown to enjoy in recent years. After Bob and Joe share their memories, we experience much more with Howard Baum (known from his tenure at The...

He was “Hot Stuff” in every way – it was a life like no other where the legendary Eddie Gilbert was concerned. From booking several territories to competing around the globe, Gilbert’s heralded career is the stuff of legend. Join hosts Bob Smith (formerly with Pro Wrestling Illustrated) and Joe Puccio (Generation X-Wire) as they welcome fellow podcaster Gene Jackson (WrestleCopia’s Retro Wrestling...

 So what makes a veteran wrestling writer and podcaster like Bob Smith (former Pro Wrestling Illustrated managing editor) want to shut off his TV, hurl his headphones out the window, and want to stop covering wrestling for good? Apparently, these thoughts were running through Smith’s mind after this year’s WrestleMania – so join Smith and co-host Joe Puccio (Generation X-Wire.com) for a podcast th...

Host Bob Smith (former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) and Joe Puccio (Generation X-Wire) welcome back John McAdam and Steve Gennarelli of the Stick To Wrestling With John McAdam podcast - and we all know what that means! It's time for the third annual "list" show, and this time Bob, Steve, and John rank the top 50 tag teams of the 1980s. From The Road Warriors to The...

This one is a little different: Host Bob Smith (former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) has memories of his first live wrestling events - as does fellow broadcaster Anthony Pires. These veteran fans and insiders simply(and honestly) discuss their favorite moments about the mat sport both live and in television - and the result is the most heartfelt and truthful discussion we can recal...

Veteran pro wrestling magazine personality Bob Smith ( Pro Wrestling Illustrated, WCW ) and co-host Joe Puccio (Generation X-Wire.com) welcome a new guest to The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast in Daniel Archambeault-May, the curator and director of Mario Savoldi’s Ultimate Classic Wrestling app. It’s an amazing service that offers rare and classic shows and clips from throughout wrestling history...

Veteran pro wrestling magazine personality Bob Smith ( Pro Wrestling Illustrated, WCW ) and co-host Joe Puccio (Generation X-Wire.com) welcome back one of the sport’s top authors in Ian Douglass, whose new book, Gentleman Jack and Rough Rufus: The Rise of Black American Wrestling, is currently on several best-seller lists. In addition, Smith and Puccio look back at popular and influential wrestlin...

It's old-home week on this edition of the nostalgic Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast, as host Bob Smith (formerly the managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) sits down for the first time in years with the prolific Evan Ginzburg for a lively conversation on all things wrestling. Ginzburg - the multi-faceted talent behind such classic wrestling films as The Wrestler and 350 days - is much...

It’s the return of a favorite guest – and a unique voice – as the OWH brings back the always honest Liam Savage (late of Front Row Material) for a return appearance. Bob Smith and Joe Puccio begin with a look at optically censored wrestling matches, followed by Savage and Smith recalling some of the most memorable “turns” in history – both face to heel and villain to good guy. If you're a wre...

Howard Baum has been a major mover and shaker in pro wrestling for decades - he's been a photographer, a promoter, a podcaster, a writer, and much more. Niow - by popular demand, mind you - he returns to The Outdated Wrestling Hour for yet another conversation that, according to Baum himself, is "a bit dark" as he lays waste to today's wrestling, women's wrestling, the dea...

Ir's another free-form conversation as host Bob Smith (formerly with Pro Wrestling Illustrated) welcomes back co-host Joe Puccio (Generation X-Wire) and special guest Jammie Ward, late of The WrestleCopia Podcast Network's The Othershop podcast. It's the first time that Smith and Ward had met, and their pair shares a lot of memories - with Ward gracing us with his past moments with...

Join host Bob Smith (formerly managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) and co-host Joe Puccio (Generation X-Wire.com) as they welcome the return of Steve Gennarelli (Stick To Wrestling With John McAdam) ... and why? It's the unofficial start of WrestleMania season, and together, this trio of wrestling veterans recall the matches and moments that make this annual mega-card one of the bigg...

It's wrestling history, hijinks, and hot coffee as the new edition of The Outdated Wrestling Hour - hosted by former PWI managing editor Bob Smith and co-hosted by Joe Puccio (Generation X-Wire.com) - welcomes Joey Harris of the unique (and succinct) wrestling podcast The Cup Of Joe Wrestling Show. Harris, a Virginia native, has the distinction of producing one of the shortest wrestling podca...

It's the new edition of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith, the former PWI managing editor - who these days is joined by his new co-host, Joe Puccio (of Generation X-Wire) - as the show welcomes back Mayor McCall and his own co-host, Willy B, proprietors of the Wrasslin' Talk With Mayor McCall podcast. This special edition takes a look back at the greatest Memphis-area matches th...

Veteran pro wrestling personality Bob Smith (the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) has a big announcement on this edition of The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast: There's a new co-host in Joe Puccio (Generation X-Wire)! Puccio is a longtime journalist and writer who covers wrestling and entertainment ... sort of like Smith does with his two podcasts, so this new arrangement...

It's a truly special edition of Bob Smith's Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast as Smith (former PWI managing editor) welcomes back the esteemed pro wrestling writer Brian R. Solomon (Blood & Fire) to this wrestling nostalgia podcast. Together, the pair of veteran journalists take a look at the changing mores and tastes of Pro Wrestling fans through the decades in another great, one-of-a...