The Retro Wrestling Re-View

On Episode #111 of the Retro Wrestling Re-View USWA Podcast, The gang heads back to December 7, 1991, and for the first time in a while, USWA Championship Wrestling feels like it’s moving in a good direction. The Moondogs are back, Richard Lee is starting to sound like Richard Lee, Kamala finally steps into the TV5 studio, Eric Embry gets a questionable makeover, and the USWA Unified World Title e...

Episode #110 of the Retro Wrestling Re-View USWA Podcast takes Gene Jackson, Josh Briley, and Brian Tramel back to the November 30, 1991 episode of USWA Championship Wrestling, and this week the boys are greeted with one of the most questionable “new arrivals” in recent memory: The Warrior — not that Warrior, but the USWA version, who proves that, apparently, you don’t have to be ultimate to be a...

As we open Episode #109, Corey Maclin is still in the mix alongside Dave Brown, and the USWA seems to be deep in a “throwing s*** at the wall” phase. The Spirit of America is back, the Gravedigger is back, Nate the Rat has money for some reason and is threatening to cremate Jeff Jarrett , Reggie B. Fine has apparently found religion and the board game, Candy Land and has turned into the “Candyman”...

Episode #108 takes the Retro USWA Gang back to the November 16, 1991 episode of USWA Championship Wrestling, and if 1991 has been a roller coaster, this one may be the part where the wheels start sparking on the track. Corey Maclin is now back in the co-host chair with Dave Brown, but unfortunately for him, he arrives just in time for one of the strangest episodes of the year. This week’s show int...

Episode #107 of the Retro Wrestling Re-View USWA Podcast takes Gene Jackson, Josh Briley, and Brian Tramel back to the November 9, 1991 episode of USWA Championship Wrestling, featuring a Dr. Tom Prichard vs. Eric Embry title match live in the studio, along with Billy Joe Travis committing his worst atrocity yet unleashing the “SUPER TEAM” on everyone. At the center of the episode is Dr. Tom Prich...

Episode #106 of the Retro Wrestling Re-View USWA Podcast takes the gang back to the November 2, 1991 episode of USWA Championship Wrestling, and somehow the show manages to bring both good news and awful news at the exact same time. The good news? Corey Maclin is back at the desk with Dave Brown, and Gene could not be happier. The bad news? Well… just about everything else is fighting uphill. This...

Episode #105 of the Retro Wrestling Re-View USWA Podcast takes Gene, Josh, Brian, and their old pal Richard who makes a surprise “one off” return this week back to October 26, 1991 as they break down a show built around some major storyline shifts, questionable new arrivals, and a whole lot of “what the hell are we doing here?” The big story is the official split between Eric Embry and Dr. Tom Pri...

Episode #104 of the Retro Wrestling Re-View USWA Podcast takes Gene Jackson, Josh Briley, and Brian Tramel back to October 19, 1991, and this week’s USWA Championship Wrestling is… well, let’s just say Dave Brown picked a hell of a week to go on vacation. With Michael St. John flying solo at the desk, the show opens with a highlight reel of Eric Embry absolutely abusing Eddie Marlin, setting the s...

This week the Gang revisits an interesting week in Memphis wrestling history where years before WWE's Taboo Tuesday "Interactive Pay Pay Per View was a thing, the USWA asks fans to CALL IN and vote for their "dream match". Episode Highlights: Taboo Saturday: The team analyzes the USWA's version of fan-voted matchmaking, where viewers called in to determine the card for the Mid-South Coliseum. The...

Retro Wrestling Re-View USWA Podcast Episode #102 is here as we enter the month of October in 1991! Eric Embry is seemingly feuding with everyone in the company & Dr. Tom is here for it, "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert returns with a “Global” title, Dundee & Davis make peace, Chris Frazier gets his weekly a** whipping, Freezer Thompson is still getting recruited by Embry, Tony Falk is back with...

Episode #101 takes us to September 28, 1991, as the gang breaks down one of the most angle heavy episodes yet, featuring masked controversy, wild stipulations, and more Eric Embry than most folks are prepared to handle! This week covers: Texas Outlaws… Or Barroom Brawlers?!  Jeff Jarrett has a snazzy new ring jacket! Robert Fuller is tanned and sick of this bull****! Billy Joe Travis Strikes AGAIN...

On this milestone episode of the Retro Wrestling Re-View USWA Podcast - Gene, Josh, and BT celebrate hitting the century mark while breaking down the September 21, 1991 episode of USWA Championship Wrestling, a show filled with chaos, callbacks, and classic Memphis madness.  What Goes Down This Week: Dirty White Boy kicks things off in dominant fashion with a brutal reverse lariat finish  Jeff Jar...

Episode #99 might be one of the most frustratingly entertaining episodes we’ve covered because for every great Memphis idea… there’s something that makes you go, “WHY would you do that?!” And we go IN on all of it. We break down one of the most chaotic and uneven episodes of USWA TV ever, where incredible angles collide with head scratching decisions. You'll get:  A deeper look at the Christopher...

Things are getting loud, chaotic, and downright ridiculous in the USWA and we are HERE for all of it! On Episode #98 of the Retro Wrestling Re-View USWA Podcast, Gene Jackson, Josh Briley, Brian Tramel, and special guest Robb Helt break down the September 7, 1991 episode of USWA which is a show packed with wild promos, heated rivalries, and some truly unforgettable moments! Right out of the gate,...

On this episode of the Retro Wrestling Re-View USWA Podcast, Gene Jackson, Josh Briley, and Brian Tramel break down the August 31, 1991 episode featuring a new Unified World Champion, one of the most outrageous promos you’ll ever see, and a show that somehow manages to have both great wrestling AND complete madness at the same time. We kick things off with the shocking title change as the Dragon M...

In the process of breaking down Rockin’ Randy’s 1991 USWA run on the podcast, Brian Tramel goes straight to the source. In this special episode, Rockin’ Randy clears up the confusion about the Goons, explains how he was sometimes wrestling multiple matches a night (as himself AND under a mask), and gives the full behind the scenes story of the infamous Miss Texas angle. Randy also gives his candid...

Episode #95 of the Retro Wrestling Re-View USWA Podcast takes us to the August 24, 1991 edition of USWA Championship Wrestling and this one is chaotic from start to finish. Handsome Jimmy Valiant invades the studio, steals hats, kisses announcers, and warns Eric Embry to "NEVAH PULL MY LEVAH!" (Not sure what that means but somehow it works for Valiant) The Dirty White Boy signs a waiver only to im...

This week, the Retro Re-View Gang break down one of the most bizarrely entertaining episodes of USWA TV in recent memory featuring gimmick changes, booking head scratchers, heated rivalries, and the unforgettable arrival of a certain “Honey”-voiced manager. On this episode: - MC Slammer is born – Brickhouse Brown trades in the tough guy persona for a rap gimmick that leaves the studio crowd underw...

This week on the Retro Wrestling Re-View USWA Podcast, we head back to August 10, 1991, and what starts as a fairly standard Memphis TV episode quickly turns into one of the more chaotic, heated hours we’ve seen in weeks. Fresh off “Homecoming ’91,” Eddie Marlin announces a Lights Out match for the Mid-South Coliseum featuring: - Dirty White Boy & Dirty White Girl vs. Eric Embry & Miss Tex...

The USWA rolls into August 1991 and things are about as calm and sensible as a chainsaw wielding maniac running loose in Memphis… which is to say, not calm at all. Gene Jackson, Josh Briley, and Brian Tramel dive into another wild Saturday morning episode of USWA Championship Wrestling featuring one of the most bizarre (and oddly unforgettable) stretches of television the territory ever produced....

If you like your Retro Re-View episodes with maximum Memphis logic, big TV angles, and the kind of side commentary that turns one absurd segment into a 10 minute discussion, then Episode #91 is absolutely for you. This week, the show is basically three things: Jarrett getting jumped and coming back with a plank to split it over a Barroom Brawler's head! Tony Anthony turning a wedding proposal into...

On Episode #90 of the Retro Wrestling Re-View USWA Podcast, the crew breaks down another week of early-90s USWA television including Memphis style gimmick matches, barroom fight storytelling, and the ongoing chaos surrounding multiple top feuds on the card. This week’s discussion includes a detailed look at the Barroom Brawlers vs Jeff Jarrett & Robert Fuller program, including promos centered...

On Episode #89 of the Retro Wrestling Re-View USWA Podcast, the gang dives back into another chaotic chapter of USWA television, where studio brawls, wild gimmicks, and classic Memphis escalation collide in ways only this territory could deliver. This week’s discussion covers one of the most memorable stretches of early-’90s USWA TV, highlighted by violent studio chaos, controversial stipulations,...

On this episode of the Retro Wrestling Re-View USWA Podcast, Gene Jackson, Josh Briley, and Brian Tramel break down another wild week of USWA Championship Wrestling from July 1991, a show loaded with debuts, bizarre booking choices, and escalating chaos. The episode kicks off with Sabu, who is now billed Samu “The Mystery Man,” raising plenty of questions as Memphis audiences are asked to pretend...

This week on the Retro Wrestling Re-View USWA Podcast, we dive deep into an unforgettable episode of USWA Championship Wrestling from June 29, 1991, a show that feels like Memphis wrestling turned up to eleven. Gene Jackson, Josh Briley, and Brian Tramel analyze a wild hour of television where Leatherface storms the studio with a chainsaw, Eric Embry proves why he’s one of the greatest chickens***...