The Retro Wrestling Archive Podcast Network

Retro Wrestling Archive Podcasts
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The Retro Wrestling Archive Podcast Network is a home for nostalgia pro wrestling podcasts featuring interviews, reviews, recaps, and deep dives into the people, promotions, and moments that shaped wrestling history. Our network includes original in-house shows like The Retro Wrestling Re-View Podcasts, Beyond Wrestling, Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert & Tommy Rich, and LIVE from the Archive!, along with affiliate podcasts such as STSPod, The Hang, Talkin' off the Top Rope, and Get Your Bell Rung, among others. Presented in association with Jackson Media Creations, the Retro Wrestling Archive Podcast Network is dedicated to one mission: preserving pro wrestling history.

  1. 9h ago

    CASSETTE WRESTLING NEWS February 1992

    Episode #23 of Cassette Wrestling News marks the show’s return following a lengthy hiatus, capturing professional wrestling in early 1992 as scandals, promotion collapses, and industry restructuring continue to reshape the business. With Jeff Osborne hosting solo, the episode leans heavily into investigative reporting, insider interviews, and raw editorial commentary reflecting a fanbase navigating one of wrestling’s most uncertain eras.  The centerpiece of the episode is an extended and often explosive interview with rising independent promoter Dennis Coralluzzo, who provides a detailed, firsthand breakdown of the collapse of Joel Goodhart’s Tri-State Wrestling Alliance. Coralluzzo discusses the business and personal fallout surrounding Goodhart’s departure, financial controversies, and the ripple effects across the independent scene, while positioning his own promotion alongside figures like Larry Sharpe as part of a new independent wrestling resurgence.  All this and much more on Episode #23 of Cassette Wrestling News! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    CASSETTE WRESTLING NEWS February 1992

  2. 15h ago

    HUGE POP ENTERTAINMENT Presents......Mario Mancini!

    On this episode of HUGE POP ENTERTAINMENT Presents..., the show welcomes Mario Mancini, one of the most familiar faces from the golden age of the World Wrestling Federation and a man who worked with a staggering list of legends during one of the most watched eras in wrestling history. Mario talks openly about breaking into the business as a teenager, training under Tony Altomare, being mentored by Chief Jay Strongbow, learning from veterans in the WWF locker room, and becoming part of history as the first televised opponent for The Undertaker. This is a conversation built around honesty. Mario does not run from the word “jobber.” Actually, he embraces it. He explains why he prefers that term over “enhancement talent,” how he viewed his role in the business, and why the wrestlers in his position were more than just background players. They were the guys trusted to help introduce new characters, make stars look dangerous, and keep the show moving during a legendary era. The most interesting part of this episode is Mario’s perspective on what it meant to be a trusted WWF television opponent. Fans remember the stars, but those stars needed somebody in the ring who could make them look like stars. Mario was one of those guys. He took pride in the job, even if it was not the dream he had when he first broke in. And he’s honest about that too. He wanted to be Bruno Sammartino. He wanted to be a top guy. He wanted the push. But when that did not happen, he still did the job he was paid to do, and he did it in the middle of one of the most iconic periods in WWF history. His answer about going to the bank sums it up perfectly: the teller didn’t ask whether he won or lost. The stories about Chief Jay Strongbow give the episode a lot of heart. Strongbow was not just an agent or veteran giving him advice. Mario talks about him like family. The advice was simple and old-school: keep your mouth shut, listen, learn, don’t start trouble, honor your bookings, and work for the wrestling business instead of only yourself. That kind of lesson runs through the entire episode. The Undertaker connection is another huge piece of history. Mario was the first man to wrestle The Undertaker on WWF television, even though the match aired after Undertaker’s official Survivor Series debut. For any fan of the early Deadman era, that alone makes this episode worth hearing. This episode is a strong listen for fans of golden era WWF, Mario Mancini, The Undertaker’s debut history, Chief Jay Strongbow, Paul Roma, Paradise Alley Pro Wrestling, and the unsung wrestlers who helped make the legends look legendary. Follow Huge Pop Entertainment on Facebook at  facebook.com/HugepopPodcast Subscribe to their YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/@HUGEPOPWRESTLING  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    HUGE POP ENTERTAINMENT Presents......Mario Mancini!

  3. 1d ago

    Rollin' Into Mempho Episode #24 - 8/7/21

    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 24 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? Video Casthttps://youtu.be/fd6XhGVrJlM?si=iM2SfyCCZBZh16Nt ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    Rollin' Into Mempho Episode #24 - 8/7/21

  4. 1d ago

    Talkin' Off The Top Rope Episode #5 w/"Golden Boy" Greg Anthony

    On Episode #5 of Talkin’ Off The Top Rope, “The Grizzled Vet” Michael McCurdy welcomes 26 year pro wrestling veteran “Golden Boy” Greg Anthony for an in-depth conversation about the business he’s loved nearly his entire life.  Greg traces his journey from watching professional wrestling sitting on his grandmother’s knee to stepping inside the ring for Memphis Championship Wrestling. He recalls performing before he’d received formal training, attracting more than 200 hometown fans, and receiving early advice from William Regal and Bryan Danielson. Greg also remembers the encouragement shown by Reckless Youth (one of wrestling’s first true internet sensations) and explains why his influence deserves far more recognition.  The stories keep coming. Greg discusses learning from veterans such as Brickhouse Brown and Moondog Spot including the time Spot offered to turn the 180 lb youngster into a smaller, scrappier Moondog. He also talks about tagging with the legendary Bobby Eaton, working behind the scenes for Traditional Championship Wrestling, main eventing Cauliflower Alley Club reunions, his history with the National Wrestling Alliance, and competing at the NWA Parade of Champions alongside Jim Cornette, Rob Conway, and Matt Riviera.  But this episode goes well beyond championships and memorable matches. Greg opens up about balancing wrestling with marriage, fatherhood, day jobs, and exhausting road trips (even when that meant missing major moments in his children’s lives). He also shares the frightening heart condition that nearly ended everything, how that experience renewed his Christian faith, and the work he’s now doing through Pro Wrestling Mid South. Along the way, Greg and Michael tackle old school psychology, believable heels and babyfaces, the reality of a wrestler’s “bump card,” and why holds, selling, and emotional storytelling still matter. It’s a candid look at the wrestler, trainer, promoter, booker, historian, husband, father, and man behind “The Golden Boy” all in keeping with the show’s mission to make sure the stories never die. Follow the "Grizzled Vet" Michael McCurdy on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61581684591623 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    Talkin' Off The Top Rope Episode #5 w/"Golden Boy" Greg Anthony

  5. 2d ago

    RWR USWA Podcast Ep. 114 (12/28/91) "Only the Tiger Knows"

    It’s the final stop of 1991 for the RWR USWA Podcast! With Gene Jackson and Producer Smokey away at The Gathering in Charlotte, Brian Tramel takes command alongside Josh Briley and special guest Brandon Wheeler to review the December 28, 1991 episode of USWA Championship Wrestling. The New Kids fall to the Dirty White Boy and the Candyman, but the real story comes after the bell. Brian Christopher has finally had enough. He throws Tony Williams under the bus, declares that losers don’t get money or glory, and demands to compete strictly as a singles wrestler from now on (the heel turn isn’t just simmering anymore). Robert Fuller comes storming back for revenge, dragging Richard Lee into the ring and refusing to back down from the Moondogs. Koko B. Ware makes quick work of the Scorpion, while Dr. Tom Prichard’s match with Doug Masters erupts into complete chaos involving Miss Texas, C.J., Tony Falk, and Bart Sawyer. And then we get Jeff Gaylord, the Sandman, and Jerry Lawler together in the studio. A simple announcement about a double-elimination tournament for a Unified World Title shot turns into one of the strangest and funniest segments of the entire season. Gaylord starts firing off anatomy questions, the Sandman brings his surfboard, and Lawler tries to determine whether either man has a functioning brain (only the Missouri Tiger knows for sure). The Moondogs also destroy T.D. Steele and “Dazzler” Hayes in a brutal closing match, complete with a chair bearing Jeff Jarrett’s name. BT shares some personal background on Ricky “Dazzler” Hayes before the crew reviews the Mid-South Coliseum results, including Lawler winning the tournament and the Moondogs retaining against Jarrett and Fuller. It’s violence, anatomy lessons, questionable mathematics, and glorious Memphis wrestling insanity as RWR closes the book on USWA television for 1991.  Next stop: the Season Two Finale and the year-end awards! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    RWR USWA Podcast Ep. 114 (12/28/91) "Only the Tiger Knows"

  6. 2d ago

    Rick Del Santo's Classic Wrestling Talk w/Reno Riggins

    On this episode of Rick Del Santo’s Classic Pro Wrestling Talk, Rick welcomes Reno Riggins for a tremendous conversation about a career that stretched from the Nashville Fairgrounds to WWF, WCW, Global, USWA, Music City Wrestling, and beyond. Reno comes in with the kind of easygoing honesty that makes these interviews work: no ego, no bitterness, just a wrestler looking back on the ride with gratitude, humor, and a whole lot of great stories. Rick introduces Reno as a former USWA Southern Champion, NWA World Tag Team Champion, and familiar face from WWF and WCW, but the story really starts in Nashville. Reno talks about growing up there, choosing “Las Vegas, Nevada” as his billed hometown to add a little glitz to the character, and then chasing the dream by trying to get trained by the legendary Tojo Yamamoto. The heart of this interview is Reno’s attitude toward the wrestling business. He never presents himself as the guy who had to be world champion to validate his career. Actually, one of the best parts of the episode is when he talks about understanding his role. His family would ask why he never won on TV, and his answer was simple: when he went to the bank, they didn’t ask if he won or lost. That’s old school! The Tojo Yamamoto stories are a major highlight. Tojo didn’t make it easy. He tried to run Reno off, then literally made him run until he either quit or proved he had the stomach for the business. Reno stuck with it, and that persistence became the thread running through the whole conversation. He didn’t get handed the door key. He found a way in, even if that meant carrying an empty FedEx box backstage and acting like he belonged there. The WWF material is fantastic because Reno talks about the job from the perspective of someone who took pride in being reliable. Hercules gave him a rough welcome, Ron Bass took care of him, Bobby Heenan encouraged him, Terry Garvin booked him, and eventually top workers wanted him in the ring because they knew he could go. That meant something to him. It still does. His WCW memories bring a different flavor. Working Ric Flair on his first night in, finding out “Jody” was really Jody Hamilton, and getting to wrestle the kind of competitive, sports style matches he loved as a fan gives the episode a nice balance between the WWF machine and the Crockett/WCW wrestling approach. There’s also a lot here for Memphis and Nashville fans. Tojo, Christine Jarrett, Nick Goulas, the Fairgrounds, Jerry Jarrett’s philosophy of personal issues selling tickets, Music City Wrestling, Bert Prentice, Steven Dunn, and the Hardy Boys connection all give the interview a strong Tennessee wrestling backbone. This is the kind of Classic Pro Wrestling Talk episode that lives up to the name. It’s not just a list of matches and dates. It’s a wrestler explaining how the business worked, how he survived it, what he valued, and why the memories still matter. For fans of Reno Riggins, Tojo Yamamoto, Nashville wrestling, WWF enhancement talent, WCW Saturday Night, Barry Horowitz, Ric Flair, Music City Wrestling, and old school pro wrestling stories told with honesty and perspective, this one is well worth your time. Check out more great stuff from Rick Del Santo on his YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRickDelSanto Follow him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theprofrickdelsanto ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    Rick Del Santo's Classic Wrestling Talk w/Reno Riggins

  7. 3d ago

    Get Your Bell Rung Pro Wrestling Podcast w/Guest: Kenny Casanova

    On this episode of the Get Your Bell Rung Pro Wrestling Podcast, host K.G. Landry sits down with Kenny Casanova for a wide ranging conversation covering Kenny’s life as a wrestling fan, wrestler, manager, author, teacher, promoter, and storyteller. Kenny has worn a lot of hats in and around professional wrestling, and this episode gives him room to talk about all of it, from catching Hulk Hogan’s torn up T-shirt as a kid to managing legends, writing books with wrestling superstars, and helping preserve stories that might otherwise disappear. K.G. opens the show by introducing Kenny as a professional wrestler, manager, author, DJ, and New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee. From there, the conversation quickly turns into a mix of old school wrestling memories, funny road stories, book writing insight, and honest talk about the changing wrestling business. One of the strongest parts of this conversation is Kenny’s perspective on managers in wrestling. He speaks from the old school mindset: the manager was the mouthpiece, the troublemaker, the strategist, and eventually the guy fans desperately wanted to see get punched. Kenny makes a great point that a lot of those old manager tricks would feel fresh again today if they were done right. The writing portion of the episode gives this one a different flavor from a typical wrestler interview. Kenny breaks down how teaching English, reading aloud to students, and learning how to hold attention shaped the way he writes wrestling biographies. That makes a lot of sense when you look at the names he has worked with: Kamala, Sabu, Vader, Brutus Beefcake, ODB, Tito Santana, Ken Patera, Justin Credible, and more. He is not just collecting facts. He is trying to tell the story in a way people will actually read. The Sabu material is especially timely and meaningful. Kenny talks about working with Sabu, dealing with his unique way of communicating, trying to keep his voice in the book, and later hearing RVD’s concerns about how that voice came across. It is honest, but it never feels disrespectful. Kenny clearly cared about the project and about Sabu. There are plenty of laughs here too. The goat mascot story, the ring collapse, the reverse battle royal, the Sabu vomit story, the Brazilian Hug Squad, and the Mr. Fuji ribs are exactly the kind of oddball wrestling stories that make these conversations worth hearing. For fans of old school managers, independent wrestling, wrestling biographies, Sabu, Kamala, Bam Bam Bigelow, Tito Santana, Nikolai Volkoff, Jake Roberts, and the strange places where fandom turns into a life inside the wrestling business, this episode is loaded. Also, for all your current wrestling news and reviews with K.G., Bob Cook, Robbie Idol, and the "Grizzled Vet" Michael McCurdy…subscribe to the Get Your Bell Rung YouTube Channel over at https://www.youtube.com/@getyourbellrungprowrestling and like their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583941710996 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    Get Your Bell Rung Pro Wrestling Podcast w/Guest: Kenny Casanova

  8. 3d ago

    RWR ECW Podcast Ep. 7 (5/18/93) The Suicide Blondes Get a Shot!

    ***CLICK HERE TO WATCHALONG WITH BRANDON & GENE***https://rumble.com/v7dbjke-rwr-ecw-podcast-ep.-7-51893-the-suicide-blondes-get-a-shot.html This week Gene Jackson and Brandon Wheeler head back to May 18, 1993, for Episode #7 of the RWR ECW Podcast. First, the guys correct last week’s premature farewell to Stevie Wonderful as he’s still here (and his hair somehow gets more impressive every week). The Suicide Blondes return from their “sold-out tour of England,” where the now “Sir” Christopher Candido and “Sir” Jonathan Hotbody claim they were knighted by the Queen after selling out Wembley Stadium multiple nights! Then they back up the nonsense by challenging ECW Tag Team Champions Tony Stetson and Larry Winters in a non-title match to try and earn a championship match the following week. Elsewhere, Eddie Gilbert and Jimmy Snuka represent Hot Stuff International (or is it “The Dangerous Alliance) with Paul E. Dangerously against J.T. Smith and Max Thrasher, Terry Funk explains the dangers of his upcoming Texas Chain Match Massacre, and The Magnificent Muraco sets his sights on ECW Heavyweight Champion The Sandman. Sandman’s title defense against Rockin’ Rebel ends in chaos once Tigra and Peaches get involved (because keeping them away from ringside was never going to work). Gene and Brandon break down the continued rise of the Suicide Blondes, the strange promotion of Funk versus Gilbert for ECW’s Super Summer Sizzler Showdown, Muraco’s entry into the heavyweight title picture, and the ongoing mystery of how this version of The Sandman eventually becomes an ECW icon. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    RWR ECW Podcast Ep. 7 (5/18/93) The Suicide Blondes Get a Shot!
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The Retro Wrestling Archive Podcast Network is a home for nostalgia pro wrestling podcasts featuring interviews, reviews, recaps, and deep dives into the people, promotions, and moments that shaped wrestling history. Our network includes original in-house shows like The Retro Wrestling Re-View Podcasts, Beyond Wrestling, Dangerous Conversations w/Doug Gilbert & Tommy Rich, and LIVE from the Archive!, along with affiliate podcasts such as STSPod, The Hang, Talkin' off the Top Rope, and Get Your Bell Rung, among others. Presented in association with Jackson Media Creations, the Retro Wrestling Archive Podcast Network is dedicated to one mission: preserving pro wrestling history.

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