Windy City Slam

He’s been a belt collector over the last year or two in the Midwest scene, he’s “Sexy Violence” Quinn Whittock and he holds the Frontline Pro Championship and Frontline Pro Battle Championship and Wrestle League Championship and is a former Rocket Pro Wrestling Champion. Whittock makes his debut on Windy City Slam Podcast to talk about his career, being a coach for some younger wrestlers, emulatin...

From under the learning tree of Chicago Style Wrestling and “Ice Pick” Vic Capri comes Michael “Vice Grip” Gonzalez, who joins Windy City Slam Podcast for the first time to discuss his training, how ‘90s wrestling inspired him to get into the business, best advice he’s received from Capri, Alpha Zeta Zeta, recovering from knee surgery, his time at the Super Bowl as a Chiefs fan and much more. Plus...

Windy City Slam Podcast gets into the VIP room when we welcome “The King of Clubs” Jason Midas to the show for the first time. We talk about Midas’ experience as a circus and burlesque performer, deciding to get into the wrestling business in his 30s, his wrestling influences, his utility roles as a manager, ring announcer and broadcaster, getting a golden opportunity in 2econd Wrestling, a little...

A graduate of the famous Black and Brave Wrestling Academy, “Sabotage” Sean Logan is on the rise on the local scene with promotions such as AAW Pro, Freelance Underground and 2econd Wrestling and is currently one-half of the Iron Spirit Pro Tag Team Champions with Gunner Brave. Logan joins Windy City Slam Podcast to discuss being trained by Harley Race and Seth Rollins, teaming with Gunner Brave,...

You saw her shine in World Class Championship Wrestling and Jim Crockett Promotions (of the NWA) in the ‘80s. The “Perfect 10” Baby Doll joins Windy City Slam Podcast to help preview WAW North America’s “A Knight To Remember” event, her daughter, Samantha Starr’s match against Stacy Shadows, working in the red-hot WCCW territory, hot she got into the business, her family lineage in wrestling, gett...

Legendary manager and wrestler C.Red and “Da Kang” Myles Mercer of The A.R.C. join Windy City Slam Podcast to talk about their appearance at WAW North America’s “A Knight To Remember” event and break down some of the main matches on the show, how Mercer got his nickname “Da Kang of the Whole Show,” C.Red’s recent experience with the NWA, Mercer’s upcoming Crash Tested Wrestling Championship defens...

Longtime Chicago-area manager The Sinister Minister of Fear and the newest member of his "Evil Hoard," “It’s Ya Boi” Mason Percs, join Windy City Slam Podcast to talk WAW North America’s “A Knight To Remember” event and Percs’ match against Mustang Mike for the vacant WAW North American Championship, some of the other matches on the show, the chemistry building between Minister and Percs, what Per...

Former WWE referee Justin King, who will be part of the officiating team at WAW North America’s “A Knight To Remember” later this month, joined Windy City Slam Podcast to talk about the star-studded event in Tinley Park on July 28 and who he’s looking forward to working with, his relationship with Thom Latimer, working with fellow Illinois guys Jack Doan and Chad Patton, working under Dusty Rhodes...

The men behind the phenomenon known as Warrior Wrestling, Steve Tortorello and Eric Hamilton, return to Windy City Slam Podcast to talk about the fifth anniversary of Warrior, their favorite moments, being a stepping stone for tomorrow’s stars, what’s next for the company and a breakdown of “Friday Night Lights” back at the football stadium at Marian Catholic – the swan song for the original home...

Wrestling superagent Chazz Moretti returns to Windy City Slam Podcast to talk about and break down WAW North America’s “A Knight To Remember” coming to Tinley Park on July 28. Moretti discusses several of the top matches, including WAW World Champion Zak Zodiac against Thom Latimer and Kamille defending her NWA World Women’s Championship against “Sweet” Saraya Knight, his relationship with the Kni...

Two years ago, pro wrestling was just a dream for Warren C. Freiberg III, Esq. Now Freiberg is the High Voltage Champion in Southland Championship Wrestling after a seemingly improbable journey of dropping 140 pounds and starting his wrestling training in his late 30s. Freiberg joined Windy City Slam Podcast to share his story of sheer persistence and dedication, proving to Hunter Paine that he ca...

Freelance Wrestling World Champion Storm Grayson returns to Windy City Slam Podcast to discuss his title match against Craig Mitchell at Freelance Vs. The World 9, working as a heel in Warrior Wrestling alongside Frank the Clown and Trevor Outlaw, getting a seal of approval from Robert “Ego” Anthony, getting more opportunities as an extra for AEW and WWE, his typical week and more. Plus, Mike reca...

Chicago Style Wrestling Tag Team Champion Mateo Valentine returns to Windy City Slam to discuss and preview POWW Entertainment’s first-ever Pride show, “You Better Work,” coming to Lombard on June 4. Valentine tells the story of how the show came about, his upcoming dream match against EFFY, going from ring crew to main event in POWW, competing in an all-queer main event at All Heel Wrestling agai...

The No. 1 contender to the POWW Heavyweight Championship and multi-time former champ Scott Spade joins Windy City Slam Podcast to talk about his championship match against Hunter Paine on June 3 during POWW Entertainment’s double-shot weekend, his match against “Golden Boy” Greg Anthony at WAW North America’s “A Knight to Remember,” being a fighting champion, helping train NXT star Tony D’Angelo a...

The Symbols, Joey Roth and Roxi Heart, join Windy City Slam Podcast to talk about what they have in store for WAW North America’s “A Knight to Remember” and some of the top talent on the show, what happened at Rocket Pro’s “Kicks on 66” and some thoughts on “Rockstar” Jonny Nigh, Damien Saint and Bruiser Mass Index. Plus, Mike recaps Freelance Wrestling and Freelance Underground and previews Chica...

Based in Northeastern Illinois and Southeastern Wisconsin, Black and Brave graduate Perfection is on the rise and the cocksure one joins Windy City Slam Podcast for the first time to talk about possibly being the influence for Seth Rollins’ WWE wardrobe, the inspiration of a WWE legend who made his debut on the day Perfection was born, Zeke Zeeshe, Jordan Kross, Shinsuke Nakamura, his infatuation...

Eight years into the business, “Dream Breaker” Aaron Stone has found some success over the last couple of years, winning championships and rising up the ranks of several Chicagoland independent promotions. Stone joins Windy City Slam Podcast to talk about the chase for the Rocket Pro Wrestling Championship and his upcoming match against Quinn Whittock at “Kicks on 66,” trying to spoil the plans of...

Davison Sarai has quite the story – she is a transgender woman, a professional therapist and broke into professional wrestling in her 40s. Sarai joins Windy City Slam Podcast to talk about her decision to start in the wrestling business decades after doing some backyard stuff with friends as a teenager, advice she gives to other transgender women, how doing a wrestling podcast got her discovered,...

A self-professed late bloomer, Jackson “Stampede” Larkin is starting to take over Chicagoland independent wrestling and he tells us his story on this week’s Windy City Slam Podcast. Larkin shares how he got his start, how many great wrestling minds helped piece together the man known as “Stampede,” how he grew into his current physique, the influence of C.Red, how a car ride with Elayna Black (aka...

  Longtime friends Mason Conrad and Joey Marx talk about teaming up as The Heroes of Our Time as they joined Windy City Slam Podcast for the first time. Conrad and Marx talk about their recent tour of Mexico, working as The OG’z as heels in GALLI Lucha Libre, friendships with Matt Bacaling, Big Jon Crowley, Carlos Robles and James Russo, time in Freelance Underground and Zelo Pro, expanding their...

Former two-time World Heavyweight Champion EC3 joined Windy City Slam Podcast to discuss his NWA National Championship match with the familiar-looking Cyon at NWA 312, his mind-set shift with Control Your Narrative following his WWE release, reconnecting with Billy Corgan after working with him in IMPACT Wrestling, his well-executed storyline with Rockstar Spud in IMPACT, the old-school vibe of th...

Longtime Chicago-area wrestler Jay Bradley joined Windy City Slam Podcast to discuss NWA 312 coming to Highland Park in early April, his chemistry with Wrecking Ball Legursky as The Fixers, long relationship with NWA owner Billy Corgan, the NWA’s old-school vision, working local indies such as the LWF, Resistance Pro and Pro Wrestling Blitz, some of his favorite local opponents over the years and...

AAW Pro Executive Producer Trent Zuberi previews AAW Epic – the 19th Anniversary Event – and breaks down some of the main matches. He details the company’s history of great, internationally-known talent, how he hooked up with one of the Midwest’s premier wrestling organizations, what makes AAW shows so special and much more. Plus, Mike recaps a hectic All Heel Wrestling “March of War,” which featu...

“Dog-Faced Bastard” Greg Murray joins Windy City Slam Podcast to discuss his extreme three-way brawl against Scott Spade and Kyzyle at Rockford Damage Inc., his upcoming All Heel Wrestling Championship match against Mateo Valentine, training and camaraderie at Chicago Style Wrestling, working with Trog the Caveman as The Bone Daddies at POWW Entertainment, his emotional day at “EFFY’s Big Gay Brun...

From the basketball court and the streets come “One Man Dynasty” Darius Latrell and “Prince 100” Koda Hernandez as the Freelance Underground Tag Team Champions, Pick N’ Pop, join Windy City Slam Podcast for the first time as a team. They discuss whose idea it was to put them together, wrestling teams such as the Coco Buffs and the Brothers of Funstruction, rivalry with the Bang Bros, their creativ...