The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith
Veteran pro wrestling magazine personality Bob Smith (Pro Wrestling Illustrated, WCW, Wrestling's Main Event) continues to present a singularly unique podcast flavor with a lighthearted yet informative look at pro wrestling from the 70s through today. Now in its fourth year, the OWH podcast features pro wrestling industry guests, humor, and all the factoids a longtime fan could ever ask for. Join us every week for an utterly unique experience in the wrestling podcast world - and now the Outdated Wrestling Hour gets even better with the addition of new co-host Joe Puccio (Generation X-Wire)!
Then Versus Now (Again): Comparing The Greats From Different Eras
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast – now heading toward its fifth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Bob Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine who also enjoyed a long history with other famous titles. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professional mat landscape.
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More Portland & 1970s and '80s Wrestling Memories - With Mike Leotis!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast – now heading toward its fourth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Bob Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine who also enjoyed a long history with other famous titles. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professional mat landscape.
The Topic: Pundit Mike Leotis (a wres...
Unearthed Footage From Detroit - & Forgotten Finishers!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast – now heading toward its fifth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Bob Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine who also enjoyed a long history with other famous titles. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professional mat landscape.
The Topic: The Outdated Wrestling Hour welc...
From Classic Magazines To Matches: Welcome Back Ed Helinski!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast – now heading toward its fifh year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Bob Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine who also enjoyed a long history with other famous titles. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professional mat landscape.
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The "Unpredictable" Triple Hall Of Famer: Johnny Rodz!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast – now in its fourth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine who also enjoyed a long history with other famous mat titles. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professional mat landscape.
The Topic: It’s a special double-sized episod...
Go Back In Time With More "Favorite Things" - With Oliver Bateman!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast – now in the tail-end of its fourth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine who also enjoyed a long history with other famous mat titles. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professional mat landscape.
The Topic: Oliver Lee Bate...
Tributes to "Superstar' Bill Dundee & The Butcher - With Guest "Mayor" John McCall
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast – now in its fourth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine who also enjoyed a long history with other famous mat titles. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professional mat landscape.
The Topic: It’s a “rush release” this time...
More "Favorite Things" From A True Wrestling Lifer - With Cary Silkin!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast – now heading toward its fifth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Bob Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine who also enjoyed a long history with other famous titles. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professional mat landscape.
The Topic: The Outdated Wrestling Hour welc...
'Turkish Links' Uncovers Forgotten History - With Author Ian Douglass!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast – now in its fourth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine who also enjoyed a long history with other famous mat titles. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professional mat landscape.
The Topic: The prolific historian and award-winning jour...
Wrestling's Old School Movers and Shakers - Featuring Steve Gennarelli!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast – now heading toward its fourth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Bob Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine who also enjoyed a long history with other famous titles. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professional mat landscape.
The Topic: The Outdated Wrestling Hour cont...
The Lou Thesz Moment You Never Saw - Until Now!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast – now in its fourth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine who also enjoyed a long history with other famous mat titles. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professional mat landscape.
The Topic: Most older wrestling fans remember form...
Big, Bigger, BIGGEST: Classic Wrestling's Memorable Giant Stars!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast – now heading toward its fourth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Bob Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine who also enjoyed a long history with other famous titles. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professional mat landscape.
The Topic: The Outdated Wrestling Hour cont...
How Wrestling Has Changed - It's The Outdated Outpatient Hour!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast – now heading toward its fourth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Bob Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine who also enjoyed a long history with other famous titles. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professional mat landscape.
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More Great Yet Underrated Stars - Featuring Steve Gennarelli!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast – now in its fourth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine who also enjoyed a long history with other famous mat titles. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professional mat landscape.
The Topic: It’s a “look back with fon...
They Don't Make 'Em Like This Today: Wrestling's Toughest Legends!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast – now heading into its fourth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine who also enjoyed a long history with other famous mat titles. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professional mat landscape.
The Topic: It’s a “look back wit...
More "My Favorite Things" Memories - With Liam Savage!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast – now in its fourth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine who also enjoyed a long history with other famous mat titles. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professional mat landscape.
The Topic: It’s a “look back with fon...
Wrestling's "100 Year Wars" - With Steve Gennarelli!
Can’t get along with someone? Are you engaged in a conflict that just won’t end? That’s the theme of the latest episode of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine). The decades-spanning writer for wrestling publications from the first edition of WCW to today’s Inside The Ropes welcomes back podcaster Steve Gennarelli (best known for Stick To Wrestling With John McAdam) for another of Steve’s great concepts. It's “The 100 Year Wars” – decades of lengthy feuds between wrestling superstars that went on for years … and in some cases, decades...
The Outdated Obscurities Hour - With Bob Smith!
On Bob Smith’s first “solo” podcast since the first year of The Outdated Wrestling Hour, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated (and a former writer for WCW Magazine, Wrestling’s Main Event, and many more titles) takes a break from the show’s usual format to focus on little-known wrestling events, facts, places, and people that continue to make the mat sport the fascinating business that it’s been for decades. From eateries you might not know about to star wrestlers taking on new professions after retirement, it’s a bunch of things that aren’t exactly common k...
The Knicks' Championship & Old-Time Fan Passion - With Brian R. Solomon!
You probably wouldn’t expect a conversation about The New York Knicks’ stunning rise to a championship on a pro wrestling nostalgia podcast – but that’s exactly what happens on the latest episode of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine), and we’ll explain why. Smith – a former legitimate newspaper sports writer who covered Knicks basketball – talks about his days being a hoops journalist, and how the reaction to the team’s rise has been absolutely stunning on many different levels. But that’s not all: Smith and Solomon discuss how, decad...
Anthony Pires Reveals "My Favorite Things"!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast – now in its fourth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Bob Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine who also enjoyed a long history with other famous titles. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professional mat landscape.
The Topic: The Outdated Wrestling Hour continues on w...
Strap This On: The Hobby Of Collecting Wrestling Belts With Joey Broussard!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast – now in its fourth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Bob Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine who also enjoyed a long history with other famous titles. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professional mat landscape.
The Topic: The Outdated Wrestling Hour takes a ri...
Old Times, Good Times - More "Favorite Things" With Lou Kipilman!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast – now in its fourth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Bob Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine who also enjoyed a long history with other famous titles. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professional mat landscape.
The Topic: The Outdated Wrestling Hour is hono...
Classic Wrestling's Guilty Pleasures - With Steve Gennarelli!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast – now in its fourth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Bob Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine who also enjoyed a long history with other famous titles. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professional mat landscape.
The Topic: It’s a look back at mom...
BONUS DROP: A Tribute To Phil Hickerson, PY Chu-hi, & An Era Long Gone
It's a short "bonus" episode as former Pro Wrestling Illustrated managing editor Bob Smith takes a look back at longtime Tennessee favorite Phil Hickerson - the kind of big man who'd likely never get a shot these days, but he was the kind of powerful grappler who could work anywhere from the opening match to the main event for decades. Enjoy this short look at a unique man with an even more one-of-a-kind career in pro wrestling.Â
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Oh, Canada: The Era Of Stampede Wrestling - With Mike Leotis!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast – now in its fourth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Bob Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine who also enjoyed a long history with other famous titles. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professional mat landscape.
The Topic: It’s a look back at ano...
Hulk Hogan Gets Netflix, WWE Stars Get The Gate - With Joe Puccio!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast – now in its fourth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Bob Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine who also enjoyed a long history with other famous titles. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professional mat landscape.
The Topic: The recent two-part Netflix special on o...
Good Times With A Great Guy: Jammie Ward's Favorite Things!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast – now in its fourth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Bob Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine who also enjoyed a long history with other famous titles. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professional mat landscape.
The Topic: You asked for it, so we’r...
'Mania Blues: Walking Bob Smith Off The Ledge - With Steve Gennarelli!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast – now in its fourth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Bob Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine who also enjoyed a long history with other famous titles. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professional mat landscape.
The Topic: In the aftermath of WrestleMania 2026 – which...
A Jam-Packed Podcast: Brian R. Solomon AND WrestleMania Predictions!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast – now in its fourth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Bob Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine who also enjoyed a long history with other famous titles. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professional mat landscape.
The Topic: It’s one of the bigges...
More "Favorite Things" - With Podcaster John McAdam!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast – now in its fourth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Bob Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine who also enjoyed a long history with other famous titles. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professional mat landscape.
The Topic: We welcome back a podcaster who...
Going Out With Memphis Style - John "Mayor" McCall!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast – now in its fourth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Bob Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine who also enjoyed a long history with other famous titles. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professional mat landscape.
The Topic: We say hello again to Memp...
A Special Edition: In Praise Of Dennis Condrey Of The Midnight Express
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast – now in its fourth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Bob Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine who also enjoyed a long history with other famous titles. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professional mat landscape.
The Topic: It’s a special episode of the...
A Few Of Our Favorite Things - With Joe Puccio!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast – now in its fourth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Bob Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine who also enjoyed a long history with other famous titles. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professional mat landscape.
The Topic: On this episode of the OWH...
A Unique History Of '90s Wrestling - With Ross Benes!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast – now in its fourth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Bob Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine who also enjoyed a long history with other famous titles. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professional mat landscape.
The Guest: Bob Smith welcomes the esteemed writ...
An "Outdated" Special Event: The Top 50 Wrestlers Of The 1960s!
Former Pro Wrestling Illustrated managing editor Bob Smith welcomes back wrestling historian Tony Richards (best known for his work on his Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel podcast) and podcaster Steve Gennarelli (Arcadian Vanguard’s Stick To Wrestling With John McAdam) to The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast for the latest in the popular series of “lists” shows: This trio of lifelong mat mavens ranks the Top 50 professional singles wrestlers of the 1960s. From Sammartino to Gagne to Thesz and a whole lot more, fans can re-live one of wrestling’s most important decades thanks to the efforts of these ma...
An Award-Winning Historian - Meet Tony Richards!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast – now in its fourth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Bob Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine who also enjoyed a long history with other famous titles. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professional mat landscape.
The Guest: Bob Smith welcomes wrestling historian Tony...
When Rulebreaking Became Sadism - With Brian R. Solomon!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast – now in its fourth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Bob Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine and a long history with other famous titles. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professional mat landscape.
 The Guest: Bob Smith welcomes back Brian R. Solomon – now a two-time winner of The Wrestling Observe...
How Wrestling Learned To Rock - Featuring The Mix Tapes Podcast Crew!
The Show: The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast – now in its fourth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Bob Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine and who boasts a long history with several other famous titles. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professonal mat landscape.
 The Guest: Bob Smith interviews the hosts of the popular music podcast Mix Tapes...
An IWCCW Reunion - With Announcer Brian Webster!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast – now in its fourth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Bob Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professonal mat landscape.
The Guest: It’s a real reunion as Bob Smith sits down with our special guest – longtime IWCCW play-by-play announcer Brian Webster – for the first time...
Scottish Stars & A Glimpse At Hidden History - With Ian Douglass!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast – now in its fourth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Bob Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professonal mat landscape.
The Guest: The prolific author Ian Douglass joins the show for a fourth time to discuss his just-off-the-presses book, Highland Games and Hippodromes: Scottish Iden...
