Episodes

  • Bob Smith

    Bob Smith
    Aug 28 2024
    Former Pro Wrestling Illustrated writer and host of the Outdated Wrestling Hour Bob Smith joins the show to talk his career starting at PWI, going to WCW magazine, his music career, growing up a fan in the 70s, 80s, earliest memories of Wrestling, Brian Solomon's book on the Sheik our thoughts on Wrestling today, death match wrestling, Wrestlemania thoughts, Wrestling during the Covid 19 era, the NWA today plus so much more!!!

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    1 hr and 53 mins
  • Tommy Angel

    Tommy Angel
    Aug 10 2024
    February 17th 2023

    Tommy Angel joins the show to talk his career in pro wrestling. including training with Nelson Royal, teaming with Tommy Seabolt, Jim Crockett Promotions/NWA/WCW, going to WWF, Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson, Nikita Koloff, Lex Luger, transitioning into a career in radio, his military career and what he's up to today!

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    1 hr
  • Bobby Blaze

    Bobby Blaze
    Aug 2 2024
    Rick is joined by Bobby Blaze to talk his wrestling career including training under the Malenko’s, doing jobs in WWF early on, going to Smoky Mountain Wrestling, Jim Cornette, Tim Horner, “Primetime” Brian Lee, Buddy Landel, Heavenly Bodies, “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton, the Armstrongs, beating Jerry Lawler for the Smoky Mountain championship, his program with the Dirty White Boy Tony Anthony over the Beat The Champ Television title, feuding with Chris Candido over the United States Junior championship, going to WCW, going to Japan for Michinoku Pro and so much more!

    Credits:
    PWI ranked him #109 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1995.

    3 time SMW Beat the Champ Television Champion
    SMW Heavyweight Champion defeating Jerry Lawler

    4 time SMW United States Junior Heavyweight Champion

    Southern States SSW Junior Heavyweight Champion

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    1 hr and 40 mins
  • Dusty Wolfe

    Dusty Wolfe
    Jul 26 2024
    Rick is joined by Dusty Wolfe this week as they talk his career including starting out in Southwest territory, World Class, the Von Erichs, his friendship with Lance Von Erich, Bruiser Brody, arriving in the WWF, being assigned to Zeus, going to WCW, Eric Embry, Memphis plus so much more!!

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • DI Bob Carter

    DI Bob Carter
    Jul 19 2024
    Talking with Bobby Blackburn including training with Nelson Royal & Gene Anderson, working Continental, Memphis, the Savoldis, Jim Crockett Promotions. Stampede, Randy Collie, Doug Furnas, Eddie Gilbert, Doug Gilbert, Jeff Jarrett, Tony Atlas, The Iron Sheik, the Fullers, Gordon Solie, Shane Douglas, Tracy Smothers, Stu Hart plus so much more!!!

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    1 hr and 56 mins
  • “Wildcat” Wendall Cooley

    “Wildcat” Wendall Cooley
    Jul 13 2024
    Rick sits down "Wildcat" Wendall Coooley! We talked his time in Continental, WCW, Puerto Rico, teaming with Frankie "The Thumper"Lancaster, working with Harley Race, Ric Flair, Nick Bockwinkel, Jerry Lawler, Memphis, Texas plu so much more!!! Look for it this week!

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    1 hr and 36 mins
  • James Beard

    James Beard
    Nov 8 2023
    Legendary referee James Beard stops by and talks his career in World Class, USWA, Global and so much more!

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    58 mins
  • Zachary Carey

    Zachary Carey
    Nov 1 2023
    Historian Zachary Carey joins the show to talk the preservation of wrestling history, the book he's currently working on plus much more!

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    1 hr