Merry Christmas from the Retro Wrestling Re-View USWA Podcast and welcome to our 2nd Annual Christmas Extravaganza, dropping on Christmas Eve and guaranteed to spread good cheer!

Gene Jackson is joined by Josh Briley and Brian Tramel, with a very special return appearance from Richard Mulikin, back on the show for the first time in months. What follows is equal parts holiday celebration, therapy session, territory deep dive, and pure chaos.

🎁 On this special holiday episode:

• Richard opens up about his mental health journey and why stepping away was necessary
• A heartfelt (and important) discussion about medication, mental health, and asking for help
• A full catch-up on everything Richard has missed in USWA 1991, including the Texas vs. Tennessee war
• Eric Embry’s booking highs… and spectacular lows
• Jeff Gaylord as the Texas Ranger, complete with hog tying incompetence
• Corey Maclin’s blink-and-you’ll-miss-it 1991 debut
• Loser Leaves Town matches where NO ONE ACTUALLY LEAVES!
• Miss Texas, Doug Gilbert’s “crazy” gimmick, and Bill Dundee contract gymnastics
• The return of the Christmas gift exchange, where the gang gives gifts to some of their favorite USWA wrestlers
• BT’s special rendition of “Twas the night before Christmas” recapping USWA 1991 territory chaos so far
• And the triumphant return of Santa Claus, spreading holiday cheer… and bringing the HEAT!

This isn’t just a wrestling podcast, it’s a Christmas hang with friends who love Memphis wrestling, remember it vividly, and aren’t afraid to laugh at how absurd it could be.

Grab some eggnog, settle in, and celebrate Christmas Day, the Retro way!

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The Retro Wrestling Re-View USWA Podcast is back, and this week’s episode is loaded!

Gene Jackson is joined by Josh Briley and Brian Tramel, along with special guest Robb Helt, who brings a first hand fan perspective straight from Texas during one of the most chaotic periods in USWA history. Together, the crew breaks down the June 1, 1991 episode of USWA Championship Wrestling and there is no shortage of controversy, history, and jaw dropping moments.

On this episode:

• Jerry Lawler’s shocking slap heard ‘round Memphis as Miss Texas pushes things too far!
• The ongoing Texas vs. Tennessee war and its rapidly crumbling foundation
• Robb Helt recounts being a teenage fan when Dallas wrestling abruptly collapsed, including the infamous locked door Sportatorium night
• The passing of Freezer Thompson and why Memphis missed the boat on a potential special attraction
• The strange, short-lived “crazy” Doug Gilbert / Roughhouse Fargo-inspired gimmick
• Dirty White Boy’s uneasy babyface turn and the slow breakup of the Texas faction
• Jeff Gaylord’s Texas Ranger gimmick escalates complete with post match hog tying
• Eric Embry vs. Jerry Lawler politics, booking philosophy, and business fallout

This is a deep dive episode that goes far beyond the TV screen connecting Memphis booking decisions to real world consequences in Dallas and beyond.

Watch along, relive the chaos, and hear the stories that only longtime fans can tell!

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The Retro Wrestling Re-View USWA Podcast is back, and this week the gang tackles the May 25, 1991 edition of USWA Championship Wrestling.

This week marks the quiet debut of Corey Maclin, co-hosting with Jerry “The King” Lawler, while the Texas vs. Tennessee war officially crosses the line into attempted murder territory.

Episode highlights include:

• The surprise arrival of Corey Maclin: no explanation, no buildup, he's just here now
• The Texas Ranger debuts and his identity is no mystery!
• Jamie Dundee’s infamous contract loophole angle takes the term "bait and switch" to a new low
• Doug Gilbert unmasks himself as the Lone Ranger to a huge studio pop
• Eddie Gilbert delivers another top notch babyface promo, and gets some love from Dave Meltzer for it
• Robert Fuller is smothered with a F****** plastic bag on live TV!
• “CPR” is administered by a ring full of wrestlers without an EMT in sight!
• The most awkward follow up ever: an immediate eight man tag match involving the attempted murderers
• Boards, beatdowns, fireballs, rat tails, and Corey Maclin saying “Ree-dick-uh-lus” over and over! "Man oh man!"

Was this brilliant heat? Total madness? Or both?

The guys break down what worked, what didn’t, and why Memphis wrestling always found a way to go just a little further than everyone else.

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