Shooting The Ropes Shaun Sisk

This weeks episode, we talk with PWHOF'er Dave Drason, who managed the likes of The Sheik, "Sweet Daddy" Malcolm Monroe and "The Motor City Hitmen" Al Snow and Mickey Doyle. We start out with a brief history of Dave's journey from a fan to a photographer to wrestling manager.

As the 90's decade came upon Drason, he was ending his time actively ringside yet discuss the changes that were afoot as the era of valets began to be used and the wrestlers and future of the business began taking shape to pass on the knowledge to the talent for years to come.

From the number of promotions dwindling down to the State of Michigan loosening its grip on Professional Wrestling, we take a look back through the eyes of Drason as he leaves the bright lights of ringside to once again sitting back amongst those entertained by the weekend warrior of the Michigan Independent Scene.




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In Episode #10 we talk with WAR HOF'er Bobby Lee about his journey in independent wrestling as a member of the tag team The Outlaws and Nightmares and his singles career. During the interview we discuss his teaming up with his at that time future father in law Woody Lee, his travels through the Midwest, the infamous bat incident on Live TV for Motor City Wrestling, the actual reasoning for wear the mask leading into the tag team The Nightmares and The Homage by the tag team The Cold Brothers one day before a scheduled match.

Plus we discuss how it was working during a time when wrestling was sanctioned in the state of Michigan and if that was true to this day in the state and its effects on the current state. Plus stories wrestling in GLW and so much more!


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Episode #9 we talk with "North of 8 Mile" Jason Fuller.

In this episode we discuss his training at the Cam Am School in Canada  with the likes of The Canadian Destroyer, Scott D'Amore and Mickey Doyle, his venture into the Detroit scene working with Insane Championship Wrestling and the CWF and winning a forgotten title in the Detroit wrestling lore, the ICW Brass Knuckles Title!

We also learn what part place in wrestling he enjoyed more then being a wrestler, 2 interesting stories concerning a missed opportunity by forgetting a gear bag and how a program flyer caused a huge scene at a CWF show. All this, plus opinions on things missing from wrestling nowadays and much more!




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On Episode #8, we speak to "Irish" Mickey Doyle and his career path that saw him still wrestling in local rings as the 90's decade was ending. During our interview, we discuss his time training at Lou Kleins school and leading into his first ever wrestling match against WWE HOF'er "Classy" Freddie Blassie. We then travel into his tours working for Jack Tunney in Canada, Alabama, Japan, Hawaii, Eddie Grahams Florida promotion, driving with The Mighty Igor and Bobo Brazil and many other stories.

Plus learn how one of his neighbors brothers became a household name years later on the wrestling circuit and starting the Can Am school with current IMPACT! VP Scott D'Amore. so many stories, so many notes of history in this interview with the man behind "Irish" Mickey Doyle!




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Episode #7 we speak to "Rude Boy" Rudy Hill and his 30 years + in the wrestling buisness. He talks about his first taste of wrestling back all the way to 1971 as a yound child watching wrestling alonside his father as the Sheik and Big Time Wrestling took over Cobo Hall and how a chance meeting as a 12 year old outside a party store with Chris Carter set forth what would become his beginnings into professional wrestling.
Rudy shares with us the life lessons he learned from Al Costello and "Sweet Daddy" Malcolm Monroe in training, his beginnings as manager at "WrestleRama" in 1988, his first match against Andy Chene and his transformation into the "Rude Boy" we have known in and out of the ring during his career. The budding friendships he gained through wrestling, his association with ICP and Psychopath Records and his decision to begin promoting his own promotion "International Big Time Wrestling".
As with past guests, we discuss the pros and cons of wrestling back in the early days and now, lessons many of the young guys now need to heed closely to better themselves in the wrestling buisness. So sit back and reflect back through the eyes of Rude Boy and how his travels into wrestling where in the 90's decade.

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In Episode #6 of "Michigan Wrestles The 90's", we speak to 30+ year veteran of the wrestling business, "Hard Time" Gene Austin. Austin, who was a former wrestler and promoter in the area for NWA Michigan, later renamed NWA Great Lakes, speaks to us about his training back in the 80's in Georgia, his time spent in Canada at Border City Wrestling and the talent he witnessed at the Can-Am School, his personal travels as well as fued with "Death Dealer" Tommy Starr. Also, we discuss the school he held in Michigan and what he taught there that he now passes on at his promotion and school for Diamond Championship Wrestling in Mississippi. 

Gene and I also discuss the changing of the guard as it pertains to the styles and training in wrestling from the tike period to the 2020's, how to make it in the business when your mind is focused, and lots of advice from the 30 year vet on how to be successful and just what NOT to do as you progress in the wrestling business.

Grab a chair and sit back as we learn more about "Hard Time" Gene Austin in this 74+ minute interview.




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