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What would happen if the greatest wrestler of the time, faced the greatest brawler of the time ???This and SO MUCH MORE !!!On this weeks episode of WMW Podcast Who was the spotlighted artists/bands ???Only one way to find out, click play.....NOW!!FOR TONS OF EXCLUSIVE RETRO WRESTLING CONTENT: Check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/retrowrestlingarchive This is a public episode. If you would like...

It's the THC DOGG and Izzy High with a look at some upcoming film, music and book projects, PLUS the guys take a look back at Izzy's famous JCW against the legendary Iron Sheik and Izzy gives you the backstory on the match and the aftermath! A great show, everyone needs to check out! FOR TONS OF EXCLUSIVE RETRO WRESTLING CONTENT: Check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/retrowrestlingarchive   Thi...

Join the TCH Dogg and Izzy High as they discuss three of life's greatest passions. This week they are joined by very special guests The Pitbull Gary Wolf and the newest member of the family Pitbull #3 Christopher Annino!!!FOR TONS OF EXCLUSIVE RETRO WRESTLING CONTENT: Check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/retrowrestlingarchive This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with oth...

You don't wanna miss this week as Izzy High and THC D-O-Double G are back at it again! All you the young wrestlers out there and fans as well are going to wanna check out this week's wrestling segment as Izzy breaks down a match featuring the legendary "Sensational, Intelligent" Destroyer taking on Don Leo Jonathan. Find out the method behind the madness of pro wrestling from a man who helped pave...

Join us for our review series in the STS family, “Was It Really THAT Good?”! 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 from back in the day. This episode they’ll review the 11/6/99 episode of Extreme Championship Wrestling and then answer the question, “Was It Really T...

Join us for our review series in the STS family, “Was It Really THAT Good?”! 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 in the WWE VAULT. This episode they’ll review the 8/24/87 episode of Continental Championship Wrestling and then answer the question, “Was It Really T...

Join us for our review series in the STS family, “Was It Really THAT Good?”! 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 in the WWE VAULT. This episode they’ll review the 8/12/89 episode of Memphis Wrestling and then answer the question, “Was It Really THAT Good? Check a...

Join us for our review series in the STS family, “Was It Really THAT Good?”! 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 in the WWE VAULT. This episode they’ll review All Star Wrestling 7.14.79 and answer the question, “Was It Really THAT Good? Check out all the great co...

On this classic episode of 'Shootin' the Shiznit', Brian Tramel is joined by Gene Jackson. They talk about their first meeting, wrestling in Mississippi, IWF and how nothing changes in the indys in the Memphis area. Gene also talks about going to wrestling cons and he let's us know who the #1 asshole was that he met. Brian Tramel reviews Memphis Wrestling every week with the podcast “Rollin’ Into...

On this week's episode Gene Jackson welcomes Writer/Publisher Christopher Pelton, owner of THC Limitless and THC Ringside! After writing and publishing manysuccessful books and magazines in the horror genre, Christopher Pelton has now entered the wrestling space publishing great wrestling books with the firstrelease being "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert: The Uncrowned King of Professional Wrestling. Chr...

On this week's episode Gene Jackson welcomes back his good friend and podcast colleague Ray Russell of the Wrestlecopia Podcast Network.  They discuss all the new shows and various content coming to Wrestlecopia as well as the brand new VideoCasts that are popping up on thevarious tiers of Ray's Patreon.  Always a fun time when these guys get together, make sure you check it out and share itwith t...

On this week's episode Gene Jackson welcomes the one and only "Hood Ninja" himself, Hy-Zaya! Hy-Zaya has been around the business for many years and has been a staple of the Mid-West wrestling scene. In part one of their conversation they dig deep into Hy's early days in wrestling, what motivated him to get in the business, how he went about getting into the business, who helped him along the way,...

On this week's episode Gene Jackson welcomes back "Broadcast" Bob Anderson as they review the June 17, 1985 episode of Texas All-Star Wrestling. Rising from the ashes of Joe Blanchard's Southwest Championship Wrestling, Texas All-Star Wrestling saw more than it's share of future superstars pass through. In this episode a young Shawn Michaels sees action, Bubba the Terminator aka the future "Tugboa...

On this week's episode Gene Jackson welcomes back Buster "Hellraiser" Johnson to review the July 5th 1997 episode of USWA Championship Wrestling. Buster has some insight on the USWA in this period as he was working there and on this particular episode he was in a match against DOOMSDAY aka Glen Jacobs aka WWE Hall of Famer Kane. July of 1997 was an interesting time in the USWA and this is a very f...

On this week's episode Gene Jackson welcomes back Tyler Peters (from Tyler's Takedowns) to review the March 5th 1994 episode of Smoky Mountain Wrestling! A fun episode featuring Chris Candido in action against Pat Rose, training videos featuring Tammy Fytch (Sunny) and the Dirty White Girl preparing for an upcoming mixed tag team match with Brian Lee & the Dirty White Boy, Ricky Morton takes a...

On this week's episode, Gene welcomes back "Broadcast" Bob Anderson to review an episode of the American Wrestling Federation from April 1995. AWF was a promotion started by Paul Alperstein who got a syndication deal for his promotion featuring a ton of 80s/90s WWF & WCW stars with plans for  featuring an "innovative" European style rounds system and putting a focus on enforcing the "rules of...

On this week's episode, Gene welcomes Buster Johnson a.k.a. "Hellrasier" to discuss Kick Ass Wrestling and review the June 5, 1999 episode of K.A.W. featuring Sid Vicious, Terry Golden, Motley Cruz, Danny B. Good, Fabulous Rocker, Lady Vixen, Izzy High, Tommy Rogers, Jamie Dundee, Wolfie D, Steven Dunn, and many more!     FOR TONS OF EXCLUSIVE RETRO WRESTLING CONTENT: Check out our Patreon at www....

On this week's episode Gene Jackson welcomes his old pal, "Broadcast" Bob Anderson to review a Global Wrestling Federation Super Card episode from July 10, 1991 featuring "Nature Boy" Buddy Landel vs. "Gorgeous" Gary Young in the main event!  They provide a little background on the GWF as well discuss the results of the first round of the GWF Television title tournament.  Bob provides some backgro...

A new episode of Retro Wrestling is here as Gene Jackson welcomes his special guest the current reigning and defending NWA Mid America Champion Jeremiah Plunkett to discuss the rich history of the NWA Mid America title and I think you may surprised at some the wrestling royalty who have held that championship since it's inception in 1957! It was a great conversation with one of the best wrestlers...

On this week's episode Gene Jackson welcomes Ray Russell, the man behind the Wrestlecopia Podcast Network. They have a fun conversation about Ray's wrestling fandom growing up in Ohio and what led to him eventually launching his first podcast that would evolve into an entire podcast network. Hear how the various Wrestlecopia podcasts came to be and what led to the decisions on which promotions and...

Gene Jackson and Bob Anderson are back again to take a light hearted, fun look at UWF Fury Hour Episode #8! The Main Event is what Herb Abrams described as being "An Olympian against a Russian just like Rocky 5!" There's so much wrong with that statement...we'll just move past it. Most importantly this is the episode with the INFAMOUS incident where the referee tried to no sell three chair shots f...

On this episode, Gene welcomes the man who brought "Kick Ass Wrestling" to Memphis, Terry Golden!  A fun conversation with the man who created and promoted KAW which eventually became the WWE Developmental promotion, Memphis Championship Wrestling.  It's a fun story hearing how KAW came to be and Terry even shares a story about it that he hasn’t been shared in previous interviews based on some new...

On this week's episode of the UWF Fury Cast, Gene and Bob take a fun look back on Episode #7 of the UWF Fury Hour! Herb circles back to the Col Debeers/Larry Sampson angle as we get the "long awaited rematch" between Col Debeers and Billy Jack Haynes where Billy Jack delivers the pre-match promo of a lifetime! Then we get perhaps the WORST Capt Lou's Corner segment yet (if you can even imagine tha...

Bob and Gene are back once again to take a lighthearted look at the UWF Fury Hour, this week is episode #6! What a show this one is as Captain Lou Albano has a HUGE surprise in Captain Lou's Corner!  The most anticipated MAIN EVENT yet as Ken Patera takes on Billy Jack Haynes in what Herb Abrams has deemed the "Portland Pow" plus Cactus Jack, Chief Jay Strongbow, Bob Orton, Mr. Wonderful, and the...

Bob and Gene are back to cover Episode #5 of the UWF Fury Hour which features not one, not two, but THREE PROMOS from John Tolos! Billy Jack Haynes "loves kids" and is action this week, Ken "Jail Bird" Patera is here, Mr. Wonderful executes another flawless piledriver, The Viking makes his in-ring debut, B. Brian Blair introduces "Honey" while taking on The Bounty Hunter and John Tolos recommends...