The Retro Wrestling Archive Podcast Network

It’s time for a special edition “Shootin’ The Shiznit” with “Rollin’ Into Mempho.” Brian Tramel is joined by RynoJB to review Championship Wrestling from Memphis for Episode 53 in their quick RT format ! They answer the following questions about the show:

-Hits?
-Misses?
-MVP??
-What do they want to see on next week’s show?
-THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN?

They reviewed this episode !

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This week, “The Grizzled Vet” Michael McCurdy sits down with Drexl, the Human Horror Show, the Homicidal Artist, and the self-proclaimed Devil himself for a look at the man behind one of the Pacific Northwest’s most unforgettable wrestling characters.

Drexl talks about growing up obsessed with wrestling, horror movies, comic books, punk rock, and heavy metal, his years working in radio, and how a cross promotion with Portland Wrestling unexpectedly led him into the business.

From brutal early training with The Grappler and learning from veterans like Buddy Rose, Moondog Moretti, Dr. Luther, and Kevin...

The war with Richard Lee and the Moondogs is getting uglier by the week, and this time Jerry Lawler, Jeff Jarrett, and Austin Idol are ready to fight fire with fire perhaps literally. After the Big Black Dog managed to pin Lawler last week, the King has a LOT to say about it on this week’s show.

Gene Jackson, Josh Briley, and Brian Tramel head back to February 15, 1992, as the Moondog chaos continues, Lawler delivers one of the strangest promos we’ve heard yet, Koko B. Ware sets his sights on regaining the Unified World Title from...

After three episodes digging through court records, conflicting stories, behind the scenes politics, and the financial mess surrounding the final days of the USWA, Beyond Wrestling w/Robb Helt brings the series home with somebody who was actually standing in the middle of it.

On Episode #12, Robb Helt is joined by guest co-hosts Gene Jackson and Steve Crawford for Part 4 of “USWA & The Lawsuit That Killed Wrestling’s Last Territory,” featuring special guest James Beard, longtime referee, booker, promoter, wrestling historian, and one of the final people involved in running the United States Wrestling Association before the doors...

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On Episode #15 of the RWR ECW Podcast, Gene Jackson and Brandon Wheeler head back to July 20, 1993, as Eastern Championship Wrestling continues getting stranger, louder, and a little more chaotic by the week.

This time, the headline match is a rare clash between two legends as Terry Funk faces “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka for the ECW Television title, while the ECW Tag Team Title picture gets even more complicated with yet another stipulation heavy match between the Super Dest...

It’s time for a special edition “Shootin’ The Shiznit” with “Rollin’ Into Mempho.” Brian Tramel is joined by RynoJB to review Championship  Wrestling from Memphis for Episode 52 in their quick RT format ! 

They answer the following questions about the show:
-Hits?
-Misses?
-MVP??
-What do they want to see on next week’s show?
-THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN?

They reviewed this episode !
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On Episode #15 of the Retro Wrestling Re-View Continental Wrestling Podcast, Gene Jackson and Robb Helt are back for one of their final stops in 1985, covering material from the November 16 and November 23, 1985 episodes of Continental Championship Wrestling.

And at this point, you can feel the territory starting to shift.

Some long running feuds are winding down, some familiar faces are about to move on, and 1986 is right around the corner with a fresh batch of talent...

On Episode #25 of the Retro Wrestling Re-View Power Pro Wrestling Podcast, Gene Jackson, Robb Helt, and Brian Tramel head back to October 3, 1998, for one of the biggest Power Pro shows yet with Sid Vicious, Road Warrior Hawk, Bart Gunn, Giant Silva, Jerry Lawler, Randy Hales, Brandon Baxter, Bill Dundee, Dr. Tom Prichard, and a loaded Mid-South Coliseum card all in the mix.

This week feels different right from the start.

Randy Hales arrives in a limo with Billy Joe Travis, Giant Silva, and Dr. Tom Prichard. Silva is presented as the giant weapon Randy plans...

Fire up the Walkman and head back to May 1992 for another time capsule from the days when wrestling news traveled through newsletters, phone calls, tape traders, and cassettes in the mail.

On Cassette Wrestling News #67, Jeff Osborne and Harvey Krantz are back with another packed edition covering a wrestling business that seems to be changing by the hour. Memphis is getting interesting again, Smoky Mountain Wrestling is beginning to establish itself, the WWF is still dealing with the fallout from its steroid controversy, FMW is pushing the boundaries of what anyone thought wrestling could be, and a...

It’s time for a special edition “Shootin’ The Shiznit” with “Rollin’ Into Mempho.” Brian Tramel is joined by RynoJB to review Championship Wrestling from Memphis for Episode 51 in their quick RT format ! They answer the following questions about the show:
-Hits?
-Misses?
-MVP??
-What do they want to see on next week’s show?
-THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN?

They reviewed this episode !
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It’s time for a special edition “Shootin’ The Shiznit” with “Rollin’ Into Mempho.” Brian Tramel is joined by RynoJB to review Championship Wrestling from Memphis for Episode 50 in their quick RT format ! They answer the following questions about the show:

-Hits?
-Misses?
-MVP??
-What do they want to see on next week’s show?
-THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN?

They reviewed this episode !
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On this episode of the Retro Wrestling Re-View USWA Podcast, Gene Jackson, Josh Briley, and Brian Tramel head back to February 8, 1992, for a week of USWA television that proves exactly what BT has been saying all along: Saturday morning Memphis Wrestling is basically one long commercial designed to get your ass into the Mid-South Coliseum on Monday night. And this week, they brought it!

The war with The Moondogs and Richard Lee keeps getting bigger, Austin Idol is back in the mix, Koko B. Ware and Kamala are fighting over the Unified World Championship, Eric Embry and...

On Episode #65 of Retro Wrestling w/Gene Jackson, Gene sits down with veteran wrestler Robbie Idol for a deep dive into a career that stretches from the Florida territory days through Jim Crockett Promotions, WCW, independent wrestling, and beyond. Along the way, Robbie talks about breaking into the business in the mid-1980s, learning one on one instead of through a traditional wrestling school that would become the norm later, working as a regular enhancement talent on national television, and sharing the ring with an unbelievable list of wrestling legends.

Robbie’s wrestling story begins as a fa...

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On Episode #14 of the Retro Wrestling Re-View ECW Podcast, Gene Jackson and Brandon Wheeler roll into July 6, 1993, and Eastern Championship Wrestling keeps inching closer to becoming the promotion fans will eventually recognize. It’s still rough around the edges, the continuity is all over the place, and some of the wrestling is a long way from great but the personalities are getting stronger, the stories are getting louder, and ECW is finally developing some momentum.

The biggest ma...

It’s time for a special edition “Shootin’ The Shiznit” with “Rollin’ Into Mempho.” Brian Tramel is joined by RynoJB to review Championship Wrestling from Memphis for Episode 49 in their quick RT format ! They answer the following questions about the show:
-Hits?
-Misses?
-MVP??
-What do they want to see on next week’s show?
-THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN?

They reviewed this episode !
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On Episode #24 of the Retro Wrestling Re-View Power Pro Wrestling Podcast, Brian Tramel is joined by Robb Helt and Scottie Wince while Gene Jackson is sidelined by illness, and the crew heads back to September 26, 1998 for another chaotic hour of Memphis Power Pro Wrestling. There’s Sid Vicious, the Road Warriors, Randy Hales trying to control everything in sight, Brandon Baxter and Stacey getting dragged deeper into Randy’s mess, Brian Christopher continuing to look like the biggest star on the program and Jerry Lawler spending a whole lot of television time talking about Jim Carrey and Man on the...

"5 Minute Time Limit" is a dynamic wrestling podcast where each guest whether they're wrestlers, industry insiders, or fans—gets exactly 5
minutes to share their thoughts, stories, or hot takes. The strict time limit keeps conversations fast-paced, intense, and to the point, creating an exciting atmosphere where every second counts. Whether it's discussing major wrestling events, feuds, or behind-the-scenes stories, guests have to make their impact before the clock runs out. The format pushes for high-energy, no-fluff discussions, making it a must-listen for wrestling fans who crave concise, insightful commentary. 

This is a special edition “Ask BT Anyth...

It’s time for a special edition “Shootin’ The Shiznit” with “Rollin’ Into Mempho.” Brian Tramel is joined by RynoJB to review Championship Wrestling from Memphis for Episode 48 in their quick RT format ! They answer the following questions about the show:
-Hits?
-Misses?
-MVP??
-What do they want to see on next week’s show?
-THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN?

They reviewed this episode !
https://youtu.be/E3OIAsKiXEo?si=QPXMGC9HCWf3Cvle

It’s time for a special edition “Shootin’ The Shiznit” with “Rollin’ Into Mempho.” Brian Tramel is joined by RynoJB to review Championship Wrestling from Memphis for Episode 47 in their quick RT format ! They answer the following questions about the show:

-Hits?
-Misses?
-MVP??
-What do they want to see on next week’s show?
-THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN?

They reviewed this episode !
https://youtu.be/-1WBFM_vFeU?si=XL1pAipEwVMfprlp

On Episode #9 of Talkin’ Off The Top Rope, “The Grizzled Vet” Michael McCurdy sits down with longtime wrestler, promoter, booker, trainer, and father “Big Ugly” for an in-depth conversation about a life spent in and around professional wrestling from discovering the business as a kid in California to wrestling in Portland, running his own promotion and school, training future stars, and watching his own children carry the family legacy forward.

He talks openly about growing up without much money, spending a lot of time alone, and how wrestling became both entertainment and motivation. Good grades meant wrestling magazines...

On Episode #120, The gang heads back to February 1, 1992 for an episode of USWA Championship Wrestling that somehow manages to cram “attempted murder”, a fake Richard Lee, Moondog destruction, Eric Embry insanity, Dennis Corluzzo saying things that definitely wouldn’t make television today and the surprising return of the Universal Heartthrob, Austin Idol all into one Saturday morning wrestling show.

Things get violent immediately as The Moondogs make quick work of Chris Frazier and Brian Collins but the bigger story comes from the previous Mid-South Coliseum show, where Richard Lee pulls an old Memphis trick straight out of the An...

On this episode of Rick Del Santo’s Classic Wrestling Talk Podcast, Rick sits down with longtime wrestler, manager, promoter, and trainer “Broadway” Joe Malcolm for an incredible conversation about breaking into professional wrestling, learning under Professor Boris Malenko, working the old territory system, and crossing paths with some of the biggest names of the 1980s.

Joe starts at the beginning, talking about growing up in New York, discovering wrestling as a kid while watching names like Butcher Vachon and Bulldog Brower, then later becoming hooked on Championship Wrestling from Florida after moving south. Dusty Rhodes, Superstar Billy...

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On Episode #12 of the RWR WCCW Podcast, Robb Helt and Scottie Wince welcome special guest Jammie Ward for a deep dive into the February 5, 1983 episode of World Class Championship Wrestling and this one feels like World Class is finally hitting another gear.

Jammie brings a completely different layer to the discussion. Long before wrestling podcasts and streaming archives, he was following the business through newsletters, tape trading, conventions, and the old school fan networking. He was...

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On Episode #13 of the Retro Wrestling Re-View ECW Podcast, Gene Jackson and Brandon Wheeler close out June 1993 with an episode of Eastern Championship Wrestling that shows just how quickly the promotion is evolving. The crowds are getting hotter, the matches are getting better, Paul E. Dangerously is settling into commentary, Eddie Gilbert is causing chaos all over Philadelphia, and for the first time it really feels like ECW is starting to become something different.

The episode opens with...

For over 50 years, Herb Simmons has been the ultimate guardian of traditional professional wrestling. In this exclusive, deeply emotional interview on the Get Your Bell Rung Pro Wrestling Podcast, the legendary SICW promoter, historian, and longtime Illinois mayor pulls back the curtain like never before. This isn't just a wrestling shoot interview, it’s an intimate look at the man, the husband, the father, and the caretaker of a dying wrestling tradition.

The Man Beyond the Title: A look at the young kid with a dream before the fame, the politics, and the ringside stress. 

The...

On Episode #23 of the Retro Wrestling Re-View Power Pro Wrestling Podcast, Gene Jackson, Robb Helt, and Brian Tramel are back live on a Saturday morning to cover the September 19, 1998 episode of Memphis Power Pro Wrestling and this one has a little bit of everything: Jerry Lawler vs. Brian Christopher, Jimmy Valiant as special referee, Bill Dundee vs. Kid Wikkid, the beginning of the Randy Hales vs. Brandon Baxter feud, and the sudden arrival of Sid Vicious in Power Pro.

The show kicks off with Lawler addressing the brewing issue with Brian Christopher, comparing it to his own...

It’s time for a special edition “Shootin’ The Shiznit” with “Rollin’ Into Mempho.” Brian Tramel is joined by RynoJB to review Championship Wrestling
from Memphis for Episode 45 in their quick RT format ! They answer the following questions about the show:
-Hits?
-Misses?
-MVP??
-What do they want to see on next week’s show?
-THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN?

They reviewed this episode !
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On Episode #64 of Retro Wrestling w/Gene Jackson, Gene welcomes Pez Whatley Jr. for a conversation honoring the life, career, and legacy of his father, “Pistol” Pez Whatley.

Gene opens the episode by explaining that he's still under the weather health wise, so this episode will be audio only, but he wanted to make sure this interview happened in time to help promote the upcoming 'Pez Whatley Invitational' in Red Bank, Tennessee: a one night tournament created to honor Pez Whatley’s legacy and celebrate Black wrestling excellence. 

From there, the conversation becomes much more persona...

On this episode of Huge Pop Entertainment Presents… DROP THE MIC, the crew welcomes one of professional wrestling’s most outspoken veterans, Rip Rogers, for a fast moving, no filter conversation covering nearly 50 years in the business, from the wild territory days and ICW to OVW, WCW, Stampede, training future stars, and what he believes today’s wrestlers have forgotten about how wrestling is supposed to work.

Rip starts at the beginning, talking about getting hooked on wrestling as a seven year old after seeing Dick the Bruiser vs. Cowboy Bob Ellis, then spending his youth in sports...

It’s time for a special edition “Shootin’ The Shiznit” with “Rollin’ Into It’s time for a special edition “Shootin’ The Shiznit” with “Rollin’ Into
Mempho.” Brian Tramel is joined by RynoJB to review Championship Wrestling from Memphis for Episode 44 in their quick RT format ! 

They answer the following questions about the show:

-Hits?
-Misses?
-MVP??
-What do they want to see on next week’s show?
-THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN?

They reviewed this episode !
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On this special BONUS EPISODE of Retro Wrestling, Robb Helt sits in for Gene Jackson and welcomes Shawn Ng of the KWK Kayfabe Heroes Action Figure brand to the show to discuss this week's Jamie Dundee/PG-13 action figure controversy as well as the Pat Tanaka/AIW situation. FOR TONS OF EXCLUSIVE RETRO WRESTLING CONTENT: Check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/retrowrestlingarchive Check out www.retrowrestlingarchive.club for all of our social media, merch store, and everything related to our content and podcasts

On Episode #119 of the RWR USWA Podcast, The Gang is back inside the Retro Wrestling Archive to review the January 25, 1992 episode of USWA Championship Wrestling and this one is another wild chapter in early ’92 Memphis, where the Moondogs vs. Jerry Lawler & Jeff Jarrett war is getting nastier by the week, Richard Lee may have just delivered the promo of the year, and the undercard suddenly comes alive with women’s chaos, strap match fallout, and a big Saturday night card at the Mid South Coliseum.

The centerpiece of this episode is absolutely Richard Lee. After having his enti...

On Episode #63 of Retro Wrestling w/Gene Jackson, Gene sits down with a guest that a lot of Memphis wrestling fans have wondered about for decades: Brother Ernest Angel. Known for his short but unforgettable run in Memphis and Continental in 1988, Brother Ernest steps back into the spotlight for a rare conversation about how the character came together, why it generated so much heat, working with Jerry Lawler, Jerry Jarrett, Jeff Jarrett, Lance Russell, Dave Brown, Bill Dundee, Jamie Dundee, Eddie Gilbert, Missy Hyatt, Doug Gilbert, the Samoans, Maxx Payne, and more.

Gene opens the...

On this episode of Rick Del Santo’s Classic Wrestling Talk Podcast, Rick welcomes former GLOW Girl Roxy Astor for a fun, honest, and surprisingly heartfelt conversation about her time in the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, how she found her way into the business, what made GLOW so different, and how that wild, campy, colorful wrestling world continues to live on decades later.

Roxy talks about growing up in Auburn, Washington, having no real background as a wrestling fan, actress, or athlete, and then discovering GLOW after moving to Los Angeles. She explains that her performance instincts ca...

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On Episode #12 of the RWR ECW Podcast, Gene Jackson and Brandon Wheeler return after a week away to continue their week by week journey through Eastern Championship Wrestling, reviewing the June 22, 1993 episode of ECW TV. Gene is still fighting off bronchitis, Brandon jokes that the Super Summer Sizzler Spectacular was so exciting Gene lost his voice, and the boys waste no time getting back into the chaos now that ECW has officially crowned “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert as the “King o...

It’s time for a special edition “Shootin’ The Shiznit” with “Rollin’ Into Mempho.” Brian Tramel is joined by RynoJB to review Championship Wrestling from Memphis for Episode 43 in their quick RT format ! They answer the following questions about the show:

-Hits?

-Misses?

-MVP??

-What do they want to see on next week’s show?

-THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN?

They reviewed this episode!
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On this episode of Get Your Bell Rung Pro Wrestling Podcast, host K.G. Landry sits down with Vladimir Koloff, or perhaps more notably the man behind the monster, Carl Richard Brantley for a wide ranging interview about wrestling, legacy, travel, toughness, and the life behind one of professional wrestling’s most believable Russian heel personas.

This is not just a conversation about a wrestling gimmick. It is a conversation about the weight of carrying the Koloff name. Carl talks about being the second man entrusted with that legacy by Ivan Koloff, following in the shadow of Iv...

On Episode #22 of the RWR Power Pro Wrestling Podcast, Gene Jackson, Robb Helt, and Brian Tramel are back live on Saturday morning for another edition of TV5 Power Pro Wrestling, and this one has a lot going on before the first bell even rings. Gene is still under the weather, the crew takes a few minutes to remember “Superstar” Bill Dundee, and then they jump into a Power Pro episode built around one of the most interesting matchups Randy Hales has presented yet: Jerry “The King” Lawler vs. Brian Christopher.

The episode opens with a thoughtful discussion about wa...

It’s time for a special edition “Shootin’ The Shiznit” with “Rollin’ Into Mempho.” Brian Tramel is joined by RynoJB to review Championship Wrestling from Memphis for Episode 42 in their quick RT format ! They answer the following questions about the show:

-Hits?

-Misses?

-MVP??

-What do they want to see on next week’s show?

-THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN?

They reviewed this episode !

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On Episode #11 of the Retro Wrestling Re-View WCCW Podcast, Robb Helt and Scottie Wince, the Texas Bunch are back with another trip into World Class Championship Wrestling, this time covering the January 29, 1983 episode from the Sportatorium in Dallas. After last week’s Christmas Star Wars fallout show helped reset the table, this episode keeps the slow burn going toward the inevitable Von Erichs vs. Fabulous Freebirds explosion.

This week’s World Class TV features the arrival of Yosh...