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Host Brian Ferguson dives deep into looking at the stars, jobbers, managers and promoters of pro wrestling from the past and present. We also discuss the contributions from the locker room of yesteryear who paved the way for success and wealth for the wrestling superstars of today. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brian-ferguson3/support
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Episode #140 talk with Herb Simmons
Herb Simmons is considered to be one of the best promoters in the country. He is
most known for promoting Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling and is known
by many of the legends of wrestling. On this episode, we talk to Herb about
FanFest II, SICW, and much more!
Be a part of Fanfest II and order your tickets today!
Website: https://sicw.org/
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You can follow George Schire on the following
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Facebook:
George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221
AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION:
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You can purchase books written by George Schire
at Amazon:
Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne
Gagne to the Road Warriors: https://www.amazon.com/Minnesotas-Golden-Age-Wrestling-Warriors/dp/0873516206/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273607&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-2
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3
Help support the podcast! You can make
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If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My
Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by
email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in
the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please
contact Joyce for shipping questions.
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Email: joyce.paustian@gmail.com
PayPal: joyce.paustian@gmail.com
Brad Drake Podcast information:
Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN
Website: https://www.braddrake.net/
Falls Count Anywhere podcast information:
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountAnywhere
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendzmedianetwork8200
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Episode #139 Talk with Justin Race
On this episode, we talk with the son of “The Greatest Wrestler on God’s Green Earth” Justin Race. Justin talks travelling with his dad, growing up, and much more!
Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire.
You can follow George Schire on the following social media platforms:
Facebook:
George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221
AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870
You can purchase books written by George Schire at Amazon:
Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne Gagne to the Road Warriors: https://www.amazon.com/Minnesotas-Golden-Age-Wrestling-Warriors/dp/0873516206/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273607&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-2
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3
Help support the podcast! You can make contributions or purchase items at:
Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button
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If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please contact Joyce for shipping questions.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9
Email: joyce.paustian@gmail.com
PayPal: joyce.paustian@gmail.com
Brad Drake Podcast information:
Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN
Website: https://www.braddrake.net/
Falls Count Anywhere podcast information:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FALLScountAnywhereGorillazinc
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountAnywhere
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendzmedianetwork8200
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Episode #138 Looking back at the NWA with George Schire
On this episode, Pro Wrestling Historian, George Schire returns
to look back at the NWA from its inception in 1948 to its demise in the 1980s.
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the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T
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You can follow George Schire on the following
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Facebook:
George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221
AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION:
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You can purchase books written by George Schire
at Amazon:
Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne
Gagne to the Road Warriors: https://www.amazon.com/Minnesotas-Golden-Age-Wrestling-Warriors/dp/0873516206/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273607&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-2
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3
Help support the podcast! You can make
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If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My
Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by
email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in
the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please
contact Joyce for shipping questions.
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Email: joyce.paustian@gmail.com
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Brad Drake Podcast information:
Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN
Website: https://www.braddrake.net/
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FALLScountAnywhereGorillazinc
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountAnywhere
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendzmedianetwork8200
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Episode #137 Talk with Jon Finkel
On this episode, Pro Wrestling Historian, George Schire and I talk with Jon Finkel. Jon has written a book titled: MACHO MAN The Untamed, Unbelievable Life of Randy Savage. We talk to Jon about his experience writing the book, some stories about The Macho Man, and much more!
Jon’s book will be released on April 2nd 2024. You can pre order the book on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/Macho-Man-Untamed-Unbelievable-Savage/dp/1770417583/ref=sr_1_1?crid=9A8YR8FD9O94&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ir80P7Goskef1sC19zi0UjVm1qqLgWV1XInYYx_zejNZI8INzUzrMLKc2P8vJ1du4oWu67TVMltwgZ7cjRu9qtmGueUnjzXFE9HUVdjT9_LFSQw3QdmGeZxdYW121vBfH0seNoAqEFnhTAvh5EqrifE5NoCvdZ2b39_evoh6fjCUoYc0hlAQFOy_N3s5mlrG0TqqgwqW86cTGR639yGPYfYAloHdoXghga5nMJHheZs.CdNMHhLxmOwyxMKW82UPdbVwDUsu3shzmOYfadivN3Y&dib_tag=se&keywords=Jon+Finkel&qid=1710521530&sprefix=jon+finkel%2Caps%2C143&sr=8-1
Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become
the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T
Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of
Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire.
You can contact Jon Finkel on the following
social media platforms:
Website: www.jonfinkel.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JonFinkelAuthor/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jon_finkel/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonfinkel/?trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile
X: https://twitter.com/Jon_Finkel
Jon also has a newsletter called Books &
Biceps you can subscribe to at:
Website: https://jonfinkel.com/books-and-biceps/
You can follow George Schire on the following
social media platforms:
Facebook:
George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221
AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870
You can purchase books written by George Schire
at Amazon:
Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne
Gagne to the Road Warriors: https://www.amazon.com/Minnesotas-Golden-Age-Wrestling-Warriors/dp/0873516206/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273607&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-2
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3
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If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My
Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by
email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in
the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please
contact Joyce for shipping questions.
Website: www.joycepaustian.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9
Email: joyce.paustian@gmail.com
PayPal: joyce.paustian@gmail.com
Brad Drake Podcast information:
Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN
Website: https://www.braddrake.net/
Falls Count Anywhere podcast information:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FALLScountAnywhereGorillazinc
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountAnywhere
YouTube: https://www.youtub -
Episode #136 Remembering Paul "The Butcher" Vachon
On this episode, Pro Wrestling Historian, George Schire returns to remember “Paul “The Butcher” Vachon who passed away at the age of 86.
Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire.
You can follow George Schire on the following social media platforms:
Facebook:
George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221
AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870
You can purchase books written by George Schire at Amazon:
Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne Gagne to the Road Warriors: https://www.amazon.com/Minnesotas-Golden-Age-Wrestling-Warriors/dp/0873516206/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273607&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-2
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3
Help support the podcast! You can make contributions or purchase items at:
Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button
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You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the following social media platforms:
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If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please contact Joyce for shipping questions.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9
Email: joyce.paustian@gmail.com
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Brad Drake Podcast information:
Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN
Website: https://www.braddrake.net/
Falls Count Anywhere podcast information:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FALLScountAnywhereGorillazinc
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountAnywhere
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendzmedianetwork8200
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Episode #135 George Schire talks about feuds
On this episode, Pro Wrestling Historian, George Schire returns
to talk the feuds of pro wrestling in both singles and tag teams.
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Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of
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You can follow George Schire on the following
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Facebook:
George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221
AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870
You can purchase books written by George Schire
at Amazon:
Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne
Gagne to the Road Warriors: https://www.amazon.com/Minnesotas-Golden-Age-Wrestling-Warriors/dp/0873516206/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273607&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-2
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3
Help support the podcast! You can make
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If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My
Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by
email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in
the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please
contact Joyce for shipping questions.
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Email: joyce.paustian@gmail.com
PayPal: joyce.paustian@gmail.com
Brad Drake Podcast information:
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN
Website: https://www.braddrake.net/
Falls Count Anywhere podcast information:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FALLScountAnywhereGorillazinc
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountAnywhere
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendzmedianetwork8200
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Customer Reviews
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I been a wrestling fan all my life I guess he does not have my phone number at least I can talk
But this week he has a wrestler on manny F
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