Roger Smith was a master of disguise in the Memphis wrestling scene—whether he was Assassin No. 2, Dirty Rhodes, The Intern, or The Flame, you could bet he was stirring up heat in every role he played. In this episode, Gene Jackson pulls the mask off one of Memphis’ most versatile villains and tells the story of a true territory journeyman who made everyone he worked with look like a star.

From fiery feuds with The Fabulous Ones to championship runs across the South and even a stint in Japan, Roger Smith was the definition of a dependable hand and an old-school worker who lived for the roar (and the wrath) of the crowd.

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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 zany fun and sometimes some serious stuff. Join us for Episode 6 with Jonnie Stewart, Billy Travis, Kerry Von Erich and tons more ! From May 30, 1992.

• (00:00:00) - American Hostile Championship Wrestling
• (00:03:45) - Cassette Wrestling News
• (00:05:39) - CASCADE WRESTLING NEWS
• (00:10:43) - Boskoe on Working For A Crook
• (00:13:23) - Chris Champion on His NWA Television Tryout
• (00:15:47) - Professional Wrestler Goes Back to Football
• (00:19:12) - Turning Down Professional Wrestling Offer
• (00:21:17) - Johnny Mysterio on Cascette Wrestling News
• (00:24:55) - Manscape Grooming Package
• (00:28:25) - CASCADE WRESTLING NEWS
• (00:34:34) - Wrestling Letters to Jeff Osborne
• (00:40:39) - Garter Snakes And Heavy Metal
• (00:46:53) - Bob Meltzer on CWN and The Observer
• (00:51:43) - Shooting The Shiz It

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 zany fun and sometimes some serious stuff. Join us for Episode 5 with Eddie Gilbert, October, 1990.

• (00:00:00) - American Hostile Championship Wrestling
• (00:03:54) - Retro Wrestling: A Podcast Review
• (00:04:32) - CASCADE WRESTLING NEWS
• (00:05:36) - Eddie Gilbert on Amber the First Love
• (00:06:53) - Catching Phrases On Cassette Wrestling News
• (00:10:46) - Jeff and John
• (00:11:30) - Ric Flair vs Sting in the NWA
• (00:15:53) - Starcade 1990
• (00:17:50) - WWE X-15
• (00:24:09) - WWE X11
• (00:29:49) - Starrrcade Live
• (00:34:24) - Mean Max Bashed Huey Rockwell The Fourth's Body
• (00:41:19) - A Christmas Wish for Vince the Palm
• (00:42:01) - Vince McMahon's Holiday Wishes
• (00:44:33) - President George Bush Is a Wrestling Fan
• (00:45:52) - UWF New York Slam
• (00:50:37) - Best of the Pro Wrestling Spotlight
• (00:55:30) - Jersey Devil Calls Terry Funk
• (00:58:58) - Terry Funk vs Brian Trammels
• (01:00:06) - Jersey Devil Fire Match vs Black Crawdad
• (01:01:24) - Letter to the Jersey Devil
• (01:02:20) - Derrick Williams
• (01:07:27) - Cassette Wrestling News
• (01:11:54) - Shark Boy Coming to Memphis Wrestling