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Welcome back to the UWF Fury Cast , the ONLY podcast bold enough to step back into the bizarre, chaotic, cocaine-fueled world of Herb Abrams’ UWF so YOU don’t have to. In Episode #21, Gene Jackson breaks down one of the wildest UWF Fury Hour episodes yet, featuring: 🔥 Chris Michaels hitting lucha-style offense on Captain Badd🔥 The Power Twins squashing job guys and confusing Captain Lou Albano🔥...

Brian Tramel sits down with Alan Steel for a new episode of “Shootin’ The Shiznit” for Episode 442! In this episode of “Conversations” they talk about Championship Wrestling from Memphis for the first 11 weeks. This an episode to celebrate our 4th Annual “All episodes Memphis. In May.” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episode...

Richard & Josh from P3 RADIO join Brian Tramel for a new episode of “Shootin’ The Shiznit” for Episode 408 ! In this debut episode of “Sunday Conversations” they talk about Richard winning the Shiznitter championship, Championship Wrestling from Memphis, USA Championship Wrestling and much more in a quick 22 min conversation. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with oth...

Gene & BT break down 10 absolutely insane stories that had the entire wrestling world asking one thing… WHAT. THE. F***!?!? This episode includes:🔥 Wild backstage rumors🔥 A shocking retro revelation nobody saw coming🔥 A major star caught in a bizarre situation🔥 Fans losing their minds in the worst way🔥 A top name doing something so outrageous you have to hear it to believe it🔥 The moment...

Kevin White joins Brian Tramel for a new episode of “Shootin’ The Shiznit” for Episode 354 !!! Kevin & BT talk about his Dad, being a fan, training with Bill Dundee, Memphis Wrestling, the new “Nature Boy,” ratings, biggest show, bass fishing, Brian Christopher, Su Yung, Richard Lee, Spellbinder, Eric Wayne and much more !! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other...

Retro Wrestling with American Kickboxer/Izzy High aka “Uncle Frank” (Pt. 2)Nearly one year after one of the most impactful interviews ever on this channel, Uncle Frank known to wrestling fans as American Kickboxer and Izzy High returns for the most powerful conversation we’ve ever shared on Retro Wrestling with Gene Jackson, this is the first time he’s done an interview as the man behind the perso...

Your boy Gene Jackson went WAY over the 10 minute limit on this one, because this episode of Memphis Championship Wrestling was absolutely overflowing with action, characters, fights, insanity, and typical Memphis mayhem! There was just too much great stuff to leave out. Inside this extended breakdown: * The K.A.W. crew opens the show with threats, beer, and chaos! * The Mean Street Posse are read...

“Real Deal” Neil Taylor joins Brian Tramel for a new episode of “Shootin’ The Shiznit” for Episode 407 ! Neil & BT talk growing up as a fan, first time they met, wrestling angles that would not work today, IWF, RRO list, Memphis Legends, Memphis Wrestling is back and much more ! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes,...

It’s time for the “special edition” of “Shootin’ The Shiznit.” Brian Tramel is joined by wrestling legend Ricky Morton for the “Month of Morton” ROCKTOBER ! They bring you the Cool Kids Countdown Ep 91: “BT’s Top 10 Favorite Tag Teams of All Time” for Episode 379. BT lists his teams as Ricky Morton comments on them with insight only he can give about working these teams ! This is a public episode....

In the premiere of our brand new WCW series, Gene and “Broadcast” Bob fire up a collection of January 1989 TV footage and start the long entertaining journey through one of the wildest years in wrestling history. This Patreon version includes the full watch along video (with NO ADS) letting you see everything Gene & Bob are reacting to from Kendall Windham’s treachery to Abdullah slaughtering...

In this week’s UWF Fury Cast, Gene Jackson dives into Episode 20 of Herb Abrams’ UWF Fury Hour, featuring the long awaited Lumberjack Match: Paul “Mr. Wonderful” Orndorff vs. “Dr. Death” Steve Williams which somehow still ends in the most Herb Abrams way possible: in a match designed to prevent that exact outcome. The episode kicks off with a bizarre hype package clearly intended to sell the UWF t...

It’s Tuesday and it’s time for a new episode of Shootin the Shiznit. “Double Trouble” episode as BT is joined by “Action Jackson” Perry Jackson talking about Memphis Wrestling, Puerto Rico, GWF, Butch Reed, Harlem Heat and a fun story about the Undertaker. Also John McAdam drops by to talk meeting Bill Apter, Cool Kids, convention in Memphis, growing up as a fan, Young Bucks and much more in Episo...

It’s Tuesday and it’s time for Episode 39, Season 3 of Shooting the Shiznit. Bob Barnett joins BT to talk about the first EVER shoot interview with Eddie Gilbert, his thoughts on the death of Gilbert, being in Tijuana (Konnan, Vampiro and more) for shows and BT tells a story of someone threatening to stick a barbed wire baseball bat up his….well you just have to listen to find out! SHARE! ! This i...

In this year’s Observing the Observer , BT and Gene Jackson sit down for the STSPod annual deep dive into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame ballot, a tradition that BT has kept going for seven of the past nine years which, in wrestling math, counts as consistency. This episode covers everything from ballot quirks to surprise inductions to the names that still can’t crack the Hall afte...

It’s Tuesday and it’s time for Shooting The Shiznit!! In Episode 9, Season 3, Kevin Lawler sits down with BT in part 1 of the STS Mania series. Join us for 30 minutes while Kevin talks about wrestling soon to be HOF’er Kurt Angle, the popularity of the Rock N Roll Express and the creation of the Christmas Creature . This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers...

It’s Thursday and it’s time for a special edition of STS. Episode 38, Season 3 is a “Flashback” episode with audio from 2011 as Gene Jackson’s podcast “Cheap Heat Radio” joined by Brian Tramel, Derrick King, Cody Melton and Kevin Lawler to review the movie Memphis Heat and talk about Memphis Wrestling. Brian also discusses why people still are stuck in the past and presents “Story time with BT. ”...

What happens when someone sends you a box of cassettes from the 1990s? You put them out as a podcast ! Sit back and take a trip to the past for Cassette Wrestling News. “Stone Cold” Steve Austin called this the first ever podcast ! These cassettes were mailed every issue to subscribers during the heyday of wrestling fanzines. Jeff Osborne & John Seaton would sit down and put out an episode of...

On this week’s episode of The UWF Fury Cast , Gene Jackson dives headfirst into one of the most bizarre and bloody installments of The Fury Hour yet, Episode #19! From Dr. Death Steve Williams bleeding for no reason to identical twins with identical bald spots brawling with the “Beach Boys of Wrestling,” this one is pure 1991 UWF insanity. Episode Highlights: * Dr. Death opens the show by absolute...

Bill Rush joins Brian Tramel for a new episode of the flagship show “Shootin’ The Shiznit”! On this episode, BT sits down with former Memphis wrestling referee and wrestler Bill Rush to reflect on his lifelong passion for the sport and his experiences in the USWA territory. From watching Saturday morning wrestling with his family in the ’70s to working with legends like Jerry Lawler, Bill Dundee,...

It’s time for a new episode of “Shootin’ The Shiznit!” STS brings you the 2nd Annual “Memphis In May.” Brian Tramel is joined by Jerry Jarrett for Episode #214 . Jerry talks about Blytheville, AR, Fabulous Ones, the new Fabs, getting out of wrestling, Olympus Wrestling Reality Show, Jarrett Parson’s Wrestling TV Roku channel, scaffold match, Bruce Prichard and much more!! This is a public episode....

What happens when someone sends you a box of cassettes from the 1990s? You put them out as a podcast ! Sit back and take a trip to the past for Cassette Wrestling News. “Stone Cold” Steve Austin called this the first ever podcast ! These cassettes were mailed every issue to subscribers during the heyday of wrestling fanzines. Jeff Osborne & John Seaton would sit down and put out an episode of...

It’s time for the 100th episode of “Shootin’ The Shiznit” and for this episode we have Jeff Jarrett and a WWE HOF Roundtable! Jeff talks about his first meeting with BT, asking a question at the gimmicks table, talks about HOF, who will induct him in the HOF?, is Jeff ready for the last run?, who would you want to work for the final run?, fantasy booking, tagging with Billy Travis vs Paul Diamond...

This is the 4th & final episode of our 6th Annual ROCKTOBER! This year we do a music podcast, then a wrestling podcast about The Rock! It’s time for a “special edition” of STS ! “Was It Really THAT Good?” E33, Episode, 998. Long time wrestling fans always talk fondly of the old days in professional wrestling, so Gene Jackson and Brian Tramel have joined forces to take a look at wrestling shows...

It’s time for a brand new episode of “Shootin’ The Shiznit!” Brian Tramel sits down with Memphis legend “Superstar” Bill Dundee for Episode 182! Dundee joins BT to talk about backstage, kayfabe, booking for Mid South Wrestling, meeting with the WWE & Undertaker keeping him from going there, pulling a gun on Savage, running a strip club, working as a tag team wrestler, BT/Dundee story, how to b...

Brian Tramel was joined by Steve Crawford for the flagship show “Shootin’ The Shiznit.” They talk about: Tony Myers, college buddies, Ray Russell, meeting Bobby Eaton, NWA convention, Memphis Wrestling in 1977 and much more! 5.22.25 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit retrowrestlingarchive.substack.com ★ Support...