Talking the world of professional wrestling from around the globe.
I sit down this week with former AWA, Memphis amongst other territories talent “Illustrious” Jonnie Stewart. We're talking his career in Memphis, AWA, WWA, training under Buddy Wayne, experiences with Eric Bischoff, Verne Gagne, Jim Crockett Jr, Paul Heyman and much more!
Had a great conversation with Stanley Karr from Wrestling with Heart with Stanley Karr as we talked some pro wrestling, radio experience, podcasting, transition into roles within the business and much more!!!
Former WWWF tag team champion Tony Garea joins Rick to talk his wrestling career including coming to the United States, working for Jim Barnett, working for Eddie Graham, teaming with Pat Patterson in San Francisco and winning the NWA World Tag Team Championships (San Francisco versions), working Mid Atlantic, his short stint in Georgia, teaming with Haystacks Calhoun, Dean Ho, Larry Zbyszko, Rick Martel, the WWF's national expansion, Moondogs, Valiant Brothers, transitioning into an office position, plus so much more!!!Facebook: The Prof Rick Del SantoInstagram: therickdelsantoX: @TheRickDelSantoBluesky: @therickdelsanto.bsky.socialWeb:ProWrestlingWire.netYouTube:@TheRickDelSantoEmail:RickPWWire@gmail.com
Former Pro Wrestling Illustrated managing editor, WCW magazine, Wrestling's Main Event and host of the Outdated Wrestling Hour, Bob Smith returns to the show to the show to talk with Rick including the current state of WWE and the marketing, merchandise as well as talking podcasting technicalities. Facebook: The Prof Rick Del SantoInstagram: therickdelsantoX: @TheRickDelSantoBluesky: @therickdelsanto.bsky.socialWeb:ProWrestlingWire.netYouTube:@TheRickDelSantoEmail:RickPWWire@gmail.com
Chuck Coates joins the show to talk his wrestling career. Including training under Nelson Royal, starting in the WWF against the Twin Towers (Akeem and Big Boss Man), teaming with Paul Roma against Andre The Giant and Haku, working the NAWA, South Atlantic Pro Wrestling, NWA/WCW. working with TNT (Tommy Angel and Tommy Seabolt), becoming one of the German Stormtroopers with Helmut Hesler (Chuck Smith), The Fantastics (Bobby and Jackie Fulton), WCW in the early 1990's, Owen Hart, Ricky Morton, Matt Borne, wrestling Kurt Angle in a dark match in the WWF before he made it to TV plus so much more!Facebook: The Prof Rick Del SantoInstagram: therickdelsantoX: @TheRickDelSantoBluesky: @therickdelsanto.bsky.socialWeb:ProWrestlingWire.netYouTube:@TheRickDelSantoEmail:RickPWWire@gmail.com
Sam and the crew return to talk some pro wrestling.
Author and podcaster Brian Ferguson joins Rick to talk about growing up in Wisconsin and being a fan of the AWA and Verne Gagne and his new book "Verne: Inside And Outside The Ropes". We also talk the Monday Night Wars, what wrestling we currently watch and his podcast Bumps and Thumps plus much more!Follow:Facebook:The Prof Rick Del SantoInstagram:therickdelsantoX:TheRickDelSantoBluesky:therickdelsanto.bsky.socialWeb:ProWrestlingWire.net
It's the biggest time of the year and Slamtown is back just in time!
In another Pro Wrestling Wire exclusive interview, All Japan Pro-Wrestling superstar “The Monster” Cyrus joined Lewis Carlan to discuss: Signing with AJPW and contract details The upcoming Champion Carnival 2025 tournament Jun Saito and the Triple Crown Title Being part of the Hokuto-gun faction Possibly facing Hokuto Omori in Champion Carnival Finals How he lost 80 pounds If he has unfinished business with Kento Miyahara & Kuroshio TOKYO Japan His exploding popularity amongst AJPW fans Who he would want to team with in the next Tag League tournament and much more!Don't forget to check out prowrestlingwire.net for up to the minute news!Check out the Pro Wrestling Wire YouTube for exclusive interviews!Also theRick Del Santo YouTube for more content from Pro Wrestling Wire such as reviews, news and more!
Sam and Tim stepping in to talk the world of professional wrestling! prowrestlingwire.net
The Pro Wrestling Wire exclusive interview with top indy referee Alice Lane.Alice Lane joined Pro Wrestling Wire's Lewis Carlan to discuss numerous topics including:Her current opportunity working in TNAIf a TNA contract is on the horizonBeing the Referee in TNA Knockouts World Tag Team MatchHer dream referee job,Taking a clothesline from Tessa Blanchard,How she began as a pro wrestling refereeThe WWE/TNA partnershipHer 2025 goalsPlus so much more!Don't forget to check outprowrestlingwire.net for up to the minute news!Check out thePro Wrestling Wire YouTube for exclusive interviews!Also theRick Del Santo YouTube for more content from Pro Wrestling Wire such as reviews, news and more!
The Pro Wrestling Wire exclusive interview with soon to be free agent Josh Alexander. “The Walking Weapon” Josh Alexander joined Pro Wrestling Wire's Lewis Carlan to discuss numerous topics including: His upcoming free agency, If he has an idea where he'd like to end up. If he would remain with TNA if Scott D'Amore was still in charge. How the WWE/TNA partnership compares to the TNA/AEW one. Why a match with Kenny Omega never materialized despite the tease of a feud. If Mike Santana can fill the void he would leave if he departs TNA. JBL calling him one of the best workers in the world. If his decision to stop taking indy dates means he is WWE bound. Plus so much more! Here is the full Pro Wrestling Wire interview with Josh Alexander You can follow Pro Wrestling Wire on X at @pwwire and on Facebook at The Pro Wrestling Wire. You can follow Lewis Carlan on Twitter @ShootingUpNorth.
Pro Wrestling Wire's Rick Del Santo and "Showtime" Marcel Williams reunite to talk about the Royal Rumble, who our personal picks were for the men and women rumble matches, how the ladder match elevated both Cody and Owens to another level, IShowSpeed's appearance in the rumble, Bron Breaker, WWE Evolve, Brady Baylor, some recent happenings in the world of professional wrestling, and more!
Sam and the gang return for the 2024 Slamtown year end awards. ProWrestlingWire.net --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
Bob Cook joins the show to talk his lengthy wrestling career including training with the Great Malenko and his sons Dean and Joe, Arn Anderson, RIc Flair, the Armstrongs, starting in Florida, going to Memphis and why it only lasted two weeks, the NWA/WCW, his thoughts on Vader, Bill Watts and so much more! ProWrestlingWire.net --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
Rick chats with New York wrestling veteran Foxx Vinyer and chat his career including working for the Savoldi's and NWA On Fire, working the NWA 76th anniversary event, the upcoming Awesome Championship Wrestling event this weekend in NY and more!. ProWrestlingWire.net --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
Bull Dredd returns and talks the amazing 2024 he had. His upcoming induction into the Paradise Alley Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2025, winning the Connecticut hardcore championship, winning the Pure Vanguard Wrestling Break The Chains championship and what it means to him, as he approaches his 25th year in the business, what's coming in 2025, and much more! ProWrestlingWire.net --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
Luke Roberts is a man of many hats in the world of professional wrestling having spent 35 years in the business and still counting. From wrestling to production to refereeing and everything in between. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
Josh Breezzy joins Rick to sit and talk about his wrestling career. Training at the Nightmare Factory under QT Marshall, Ray Lloyd/Glacier and Cody Rhodes. Being a collector, how that led to Matt Cardona filming a YouTube video from his house, a brief touch on his music career and more! A short interview but we're looking to have Josh back soon! ProWrestlingWire.Net --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
Pro wrestling manager Lucky P Larson joins the show to talk his wrestling career, growing up in Boston, working various promotions in Tennessee, SICW, Herb Simmons, Bert Prentice, Greg Anthony, Lanny Poffo, the upcoming SICW Fanfest in May 2025, what drew him to professional wrestling and much more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
AG "All Go" Nelli is a fast rising star in New England. Having been trained by Paul Roma and Mario Mancini, Nelli talks about his experiences thus far in the wrestling world including Brad Baylor, battling it out with Patrick Saint, Killa Jay, Jeremy LaCroix, while speaking of his experiences with Corey Duke, Sylvain, Bloodsaw amongst others. ProWrestlingWire.net --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
Sam and the gang talking about NXT Deadline and preview Saturday Nights Main Event. ProWrestlingWire.net --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
Rick is joined by Mustang Mike. Mike talks his origins in professional wrestling as well as working the NWA against Tim Storm, Jax Dane and the territory system prior to the Lightning One era as well as the AIWF and possibly challenging for the World title in 2025 as well as we discuss the AIWF business model and how it works. Plus much more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
Nathaniel Graysin joins the show and chats with Rick about his professional wrestling career, training with Rodney Mack and Jazz at Dogg Pound, transitioning into the new NWA Texas territory, Texas wrestling history, learning about "Golden Boy" Greg Anthony and his career and so much more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
Cody Bowers, a man of many hats behind the scenes at Pro Wrestling Mid-South. He's been doing a lot of tech stuff back stage as well as commentator. He's also starting his own podcast based on one of the richest territory histories. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
Kaizo joins Rick Del Santo to chat his wrestling career, some of his peers and more. Contact Kaizo:6rind4hustle@gmx.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
Mooch joins Rick to talk some of his recent matches as well as some of the history in his career and some particulars in wrestling today. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
It's the all new The Professor Rick Del Santo Podcast! I'm joined today by good friend Bull Dredd. We talk professional wrestling today as to opposed to yesterday. What he had to say to Ryan Fraust. The situation with Nate Nastic that went down this past Friday at Connecticut Xtreme Wrestling. Check out the Facebook page and give it a follow! https://www.facebook.com/theprofrickdelsanto/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
Sam and the gang previewing Bad Blood --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
Bloodsaw joins Rick & Oatis to talk his career, movies, music, the current crop of students at PAPW and more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
Scott Rogers sits down and chats with Rick Allen aka Sunny Beach about his wrestling career. Including Herb Abrams, UWF, teaming with Steve Ray as Wet n' Wild and much more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
Sam and the boys are back with another episode of Welcome To Slamtown! This week talking some NXT and AEW's ALL Out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
Sam and the gang get together to talk the loads of wrestling from this past weekend. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
Lou and Cyndi stop by to talk this weekends OWR event and more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
Celebrating one year of Slamtown! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
“The Crocodile King” Alan Compass returns to the show to talk this past weekends events as well as debuting for Kaiju Pro Wrestling and a bunch of upcoming events including the upcoming Hercules Hernandez Memorial Tournament. . --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
Pro Wrestling promoter Ashley Stevie of Kaiju Pro Wrestling returns to the show to talk this Sundays up coming event in Bristol, Connecticut! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
8/19/24 - Filmmaker and wrestling fan Mickey Grant comes on the show for Part one of his conversation with Vinny. Mickey talks about how his education in film study helped him and the World Class production crew catapult to a high television rating. Hear stories of Fritz Von Erich, Gary Hart, and so much more!Don't forget to check out Wrestleville.com for more podcasts and wrestler bios. Check out prowrestlingwire.com for all your wrestling news, podcasts, analysis and more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
Long time friend Scott Rogers of Huge Pop Wrestling joins the show to chat it up about podcasting, wrestling and what keeps us going and much more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
Alan Bayno joins the show to talk his wrestling career and what's in store for the future. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
8/3/24 - Ohio Valley Wrestling Superstar, Jake Lawless takes a visit to Wrestleville. Jake talks about the production of the docuseries that aired on Netflix. Hear about some of the positive changes the promotion has experienced since the show's release, and Jake also talks about the personal growth that he has had since that experience. Sit and enjoy! This is one podcast you won't want to miss! wrestleville.com prowrestlingwire.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
The boys watched Summerslam and one of us was at Raw --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
Friend of the show Bull Dredd joins the show to talk wrestling past and present. Comparing old school to the new school. What works today and what doesn't. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
Sam, Tim and Josh sit down and talk AEW Blood & Guts and preview this weekends WWE Summerslam event. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
A new wrestling promotion forming in 2024/25? AEW Creating a new all women's stable? McMahon Elite Wrestling?Some weird goings on in airports, Rasslin Fans. Could the landscape of AEW & WWE be changing soon? Are there too many pro wrestling companies? Is there room for one more? Because, there might be a new company forming soon. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
The residents of Slamtown talk NXT Battleground and preview Clash At The Castle. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
6/10/24 -Russian born wrestler, Ivan Rokov is our special guest. After 20 years of wrestling in his home country and around the world, he is now wrestling in Mexico. Ivan talks about his in-ring style and who his dream opponent is! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
Chris Mooch joins the show to talk his career including his feud with Bull Dredd, laying out a challenge to PAPW United States champion Ryan Fraust, working Florida, training under Jason Knight at ACW, Mike Milano, the psychology of professional wrestling on television plus much more! Don't forget to check out prowrestlingwire.com! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
Three time NWA Women's World Champion and second generation wrestler, Debbie Combs comes onto the show and talks about the women that paved the way for today's superstars. Hear how her mother Cora got into the sport and Debbie shares her story too! Vinny Berry authored books on Lance Von Erich and Black Bart. Also published two short story biographies on the legends of professional wrestling. Get his books at Wrestleville.com!Don't forget to check out prowrestlingwire.com on all the latest news, analysis, stories, and tons of daily podcasts. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
5/30/24 - AIWF International Champion Bloodsaw is coming up on 13 years in pro wrestling. Hear him talk about the organization, the AIWF and how he is affiliated with them. Vinny and Bloodsaw also talk about Abraham Lincoln, their for wrestling and of course the top hat!Vinny Berry authored several books included the biographys of Lance Von Erich and Black Bart as well as two short story books, Wrestleville volumes 1&2 and collection of short biographies from the world of professional wrestling. Purchase them at wrestleville.com!!! don't forget to check out ProWrestlingWire.com for daily news, views, analysis, profiles, podcasts and more!!! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
Sam and the gang talking about their favorite grapplers. Check out prowrestlingwire.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick252/support
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