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Send us a Text Message.The show: The Outdated Wrestling Hour, hosted by longtime wrestling scribe Bob Smith (formerly managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated during the halcyon days of mat mags).The guest: Steve Keirn, the all-time great wrestling star who just published a new book: The Keirn Chronicles Vol. 2: The Phenomenal Wrestling Resurgence of Steve Keirn. Two books? With the life this man has had, we could use two or three more volumes from a performer who dominated the 1980s like...

Send us a Text Message.Remember when "Gentleman" Chris Adams' superkick meant sure defeat for his unlucky opponents? How about the times when Hulk Hogan's legdrop sent the bad guys home, vanquished and hurt? We do, too - so why are such classic moves now simply used as spots in a match - with. for instance, certain wrestlers using superkicks over and over again in the same match? Join host Bob Smith (formerly managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) and the returning Joe Puccio (the busy...

Send us a Text Message.Former PWI managing editor (and current Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast host) Bob Smith has been talking about it for two years: The mid-1980s Bruiser Bedlam TV series from the Indianapolis area featured some of the best wrestling that too few people knew about. Among the stars were Dr. Jerry Graham Jr., The Great Wojo, El Bracero, a young and hungry Scott Rechsteiner (who soon became Scott Steiner) - and an "All-American" babyface named Chris Carter ... whose heel turn...

Send us a Text Message.Bob Smith traveled the country covering pro wrestling for Pro Wrestling Illustrated - but he states strongly the best time he ever had was covering the USWA in Memphis in 1991. Like other fans, Smith - now the host of The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast - was a huge supporter of the legendary Channel 5 wrestling on Saturdays hosted by the incomparable announcer Lance Russell. On this special edition of the OWH, Smith welcomes Shane Russell, the son of Lance Russell, who...

Send us a Text Message.The great Lee Walker of the hit wrestling podcast Perched On The Top Rope suggested it, and we jumped on it: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) welcomes Bay Ragni - better known to early ECW fans as the one and only Chubby Dudley! Despite his humorous wrestling persona, Ragni explains the travails of being a young wrestler in a most unusual role, and also talks about how his life took a turn for the bette...

Send us a Text Message.Following a record-setting episode featuring the top 100 pro wrestlers of the 1980s, The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine) takes on a most unique topic: The pro wrestlers who engage in acts of charity and kindness behind the scenes. The guest is an expert on the subject: Stanley Karr, the host of the Wrestling With Heart podcast and a radio pro as well. BONUS: Bob Smith reads a fan letter that absolutel...