Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk

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Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk

Hi, I am Greg Klein, an actor-writer-producer who used to be a professional wrestler. This podcast is a collection of my tales as a pro wrestling fan, newsletter writer, worker and historian.

  1. Episode 66: Jenny's Episode

    6 DAYS AGO

    Episode 66: Jenny's Episode

    Episode 65: Jenny's Episode In Episode 65 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Jenny's Episode, Greg: Pays tribute to his late mother, Jennifer Evans. Notes how she changed his life for the better by helping him pay for wrestling school, thus sending him to Adrian Street rather than a notorious Gulf Coast outlaw. Updates the biggest star in Houston Wrestling discussion. Finds out where the MSWA and UWF music came from. Hat tip to IWC friend, Sparks Third Coast. Looks a...

    50 min
  2. Episode 65: Darkest Before the Dawn

    FEB 1

    Episode 65: Darkest Before the Dawn

    Episode 65: Darkest Before the Dawn In Episode 65 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Darkest Before the Dawn, Greg: Looks at television for November 1983 in the Mid South Wrestling Association. Talks again about the problems with rasslin in the South in the fall and how fall of 1983 is perhaps the rock bottom point in the promotion. Coming up next is the tag team of George Weingroff & Tony Torres. Picks out two good angles that clearly came from the Watts/Ross ro...

    1h 14m
  3. Episode 64: Two Ring Battle Royal

    JAN 15

    Episode 64: Two Ring Battle Royal

    Episode 64: Two Ring Battle Royal In Episode 64 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Two Ring Battle Royal, Greg: Updates the Sylvester Ritter Year One discussion. Corrects a fact about Houston's use of the two ring battle royal. Names to top 30 stars of Houston Wrestling, split into the Morris Sigel and Paul Boesch eras. Talks about the two biggest stars in Houston Wrestling, based on who Sigel and Boesch said were their biggest stars. Check out Greg's column about Morris ...

    1h 16m

  4. 12/31/2024

    Episode 63: Vision Quest

    Episode 63: Vision Quest In Episode 63 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Vision Quest, Greg: Looks at the podcast's 2024 in review, including this year's Top 5 cities. Laughs about a match he attended in 1987 that ties into Episode 21, The Wrath of Khan. Discovers what Sylvester Ritter was doing Christmas night 1976. Ponders all the new information Beau James gave us in Episode 61 about the start of Ritter's career. Welcomes wrestling historian Tony Richards to the show to d...

    1h 9m
  5. Episode 62: And Then Things Got Weird

    12/15/2024

    Episode 62: And Then Things Got Weird

    Episode 62: And Then Things Got Weird In Episode 62 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, And Then Things Got Weird, Greg: Looks at television for the Mid South Wrestling Association for October 1983. Speculates about the booking situation and reviews what we know about fall in the South. Tries to make sense of the North American title turmoil. Laughs about the solid wrestling ability of Max the Missing Link. Watches probably the best little person mixed match ever wrestled...

    1h 12m
  6. Episode 61: Hey, Junior, Where's My Cowboy Movie At?

    11/30/2024

    Episode 61: Hey, Junior, Where's My Cowboy Movie At?

    In Episode 61 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Hey, Junior, Where's My Cowboy Movie At?, Greg: Welcomes Tennessee wrestler and historian Beau James to the show. Beau talks about how he met Sylvester Ritter, the time Ritter lived with him and what the Junkyard Dog was like as a real person. Greg and Beau lament the idea of "workrate" being the most important barometer of wrestling success. Beau talks about Jimmy Valiant's popularity in Tennessee and the Crockett territory. Beau...

    1h 13m
  7. Episode 60: Southwest Takeover

    11/15/2024

    Episode 60: Southwest Takeover

    In Episode 60 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Southwest Takeover, Greg: Welcomes Las Vegas resident and rasslin podcast Roman Gomez to the show to talk about Southwest Championship Wrestling. Greg and Roman review an episode taped Dec. 29, 1982 in the Junction in San Antonio. They discuss the changes coming in wrestling and the need to let go of studio matches. Greg, of course, pays tribute to announcer Steve Stack, and carpenter El Santo Negro aka Billy Two Eagles aka Relampa...

    1h 3m
  8. Episode 59: The New Leader in the Clubhouse

    11/01/2024

    Episode 59: The New Leader in the Clubhouse

    In Episode 59 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Seasonal Variances, Greg: Reveals his newest, earliest Houston Wrestling program, from May 1948. Talks about the Billy Varga collection he bought and the range of programs from 1948 to 1958. Marvels at the Houston main event and the storyline for Danny McShane vs Miguel "Black" Guzman. Talks about Whiskers Savage and the newcomer hyped to the next Whiskers, Farmer Jack. Revisits the story of how Argentina Rocca came to North Amer...

    1h 2m
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Hi, I am Greg Klein, an actor-writer-producer who used to be a professional wrestler. This podcast is a collection of my tales as a pro wrestling fan, newsletter writer, worker and historian.

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