Marko Harris is a rising star on the Independent pro wrestling independent circuit. He is currently the EPW (Extreme Pro Wrestling) Heavyweight Champion operating out of Booneville, MS. On this episode, we talk with Marko about how he got into the pro wrestling business, working with other pro wrestlers and promotions, 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...
Oct 30, 2023•32 min•Season 4Ep. 124
On this special episode, Pro Wrestling Historian, George Schire returns to talk about the Nick Bockwinkel and his impact on pro wrestling fans in the 1970’s through the 1980’s 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...
Oct 23, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 123
Gary Michael Cappetta is one of the most recognized names as a ring announcer in the pro wrestling business. Gary worked for the Big Three (AWA, NWA, WWF) as well as WCW and ROH. He has also written a book titled: Bodyslams! Memoirs of a wrestling pitchman. On this episode, we talk to Gary about how he got into the business, his career as a Spanish teacher 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,...
Oct 16, 2023•43 min•Season 4Ep. 122
Kelsey Magnolia is a rising star on the Independent pro wrestling independent circuit. On this episode, we talk with Kelsey about how she got into the pro wrestling business, working with other pro wrestlers and promotions, 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 Ge...
Oct 09, 2023•30 min•Season 4Ep. 121
Paige Von Hess Sutherland is the daughter of the Wrestling legend Kurt Von Hess. On this episode, we talk to Paige about growing up in a pro wrestling family and much more! You can follow Paige Von Hess Sutherland on the following social media platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paige.vonhesssutherland 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 Go...
Oct 02, 2023•56 min•Season 4Ep. 120
“Luscious” Lar Anderson/Larry Heiniemi was best known for his time in the AWA. He was a member of the Minnesota Wrecking Crew, teamed with “Pretty Boy” Larry Hennig and Buddy Wolfe. On this episode, George Schire and I talk to Larry about growing up in MN., getting started in the pro wrestling business and hear some amazing stories. 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 ...
Sep 25, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 119
Ian Douglass is a journalist, author and contributor to several publications including Cracked Magazine, Ringer, Men’s Health, and others. He has authored or co-authored several books including his latest book:Keirn Chronicles Volume One: The Fabulous Life of Steve Keirn. On this episode, Ian talks about growing up in Detroit, becoming a pro wrestling fan, writing about pro wrestlers and much more! Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a...
Sep 18, 2023•40 min•Season 4Ep. 118
Jessica Solt is the daughter of the greatest manager of all time WWE Hall of Famer Bobby “The Brain” Heenan. On this episode, we talk to Jessica about growing up in a pro wrestling family and much more! You can follow Jessica Solt on the following social media platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessica.h.solt 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 Minnes...
Sep 11, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 117
On this special episode, Pro Wrestling Historian, George Schire returns to talk about the late Sheik Adnan Alkaissy and his impact on pro wrestling fans in the 1970’s through the 1980’s 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 purchase Adnan Al...
Sep 07, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 116
Wrex Amadeus is a rising star on the Independent pro wrestling independent circuit. On this episode, we talk with Wrex about how he got into the pro wrestling business, working with other pro wrestlers and promotions, 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 S...
Sep 04, 2023•29 min•Season 115Ep. 3
Lucky P Larson, Esquire “Manager of Stars” is a manager on the Independent pro wrestling independent circuit. On this episode, we talk with Lucky about how he got into the pro wrestling business, working with other pro wrestlers and promotions, and much more! Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps TShirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warri...
Aug 28, 2023•40 min•Season 4Ep. 114
Tom Filsinger is an entrepreneur, professor, and pro wrestling fan. He owns and operates Filsinger Games and Filsinger Publishing. He is also a lecturer in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Northern Arizona University. On this episode we talk to Tom about his childhood, becoming a fan of pro wrestling, creating and developing games 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 po...
Aug 21, 2023•47 min•Season 4Ep. 113
“Superstar” Steve has been in the pro wrestling business for over 20 years! He is the current WLW Heavyweight Champion. On this episode, we talk with Steve about how he got into the pro wrestling business, working with other pro wrestlers and promotions, 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...
Aug 14, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 112
Cannonball Mathews is a rising star on the Independent pro wrestling independent circuit. He is currently one half of the Mid States Tag Team Champions with the “Arial American” Alan Jefferson known as “The Fraternity”. On this episode, we talk with Cannonball about how he got into the pro wrestling business, working with other pro wrestlers and promotions, 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...
Aug 07, 2023•32 min•Season 4Ep. 111
Joyce Paustian is a lifelong pro wrestling fan. She has been to hundreds of pro wrestling matches and is well known among the pro wrestlers. Joyce was a photographer for pro wrestling for many years and is still the official photographer for the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Hall of Fame. She has written book called My Ringside Seat To The AWA. On this episode we talk to Joyce about her book and hear some of the stories about Pro Wrestlers she was around in the AWA. Subscribe to our podcast today! If ...
Jul 31, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 110
The “Aerial American” Alan Jefferson is a rising star on the Independent pro wrestling independent circuit. He is currently one half of the Mid States Tag Team Champions with Cannonball Matthews known as “The Fraternity”. On this episode, we talk with Alan about how he got into the pro wrestling business, working with other pro wrestlers and promotions, 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, co...
Jul 17, 2023•42 min•Season 3Ep. 109
Sam Stackhouse is a rising star on the Independent pro wrestling independent circuit. On this episode, we talk with Sam about how he got into the pro wrestling business, working with other pro wrestlers and promotions, 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 ...
Jul 10, 2023•35 min•Season 3Ep. 108
On this episode, Pro Wrestling Historian, George Schire returns to talk about how gimmicks and wrestlers wearing masks got wrestlers over 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. If you are interested in joining the Wrestling Fans International Associa...
Jul 03, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 107
Brett Sawyer was a rising star in pro wrestling in the 1980’s.He primarily wrestled in Georgia, Mid-South, and Portland. He is the brother of the late “Mad Dog” Buzz Sawyer. On this episode, we talk with Brett about how he got into the pro wrestling business, working with other pro wrestlers and promotions, 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 Minn...
Jun 26, 2023•51 min•Season 3Ep. 106
“Men With Morals” Burt Cameron is a rising star on the Independent pro wrestling independent circuit. On this episode, we talk with Burt about how he got into the pro wrestling business, working with other pro wrestlers and promotions, 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 t...
Jun 19, 2023•47 min•Season 3Ep. 105
On this special episode, we talk to pro wrestling icon and legend Ken Patera. The Worlds Strongest Man was one of the toughest wrestlers in the business. We talk to Ken about getting into the business, his first pro match 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 Geor...
Jun 12, 2023•54 min•Season 3Ep. 104
On this special episode, Pro Wrestling Historian, George Schire returns to talk about how the Wrestlers and Teams were rated by the magazines both pre and Apter Mags and much more! Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps TShirt, 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. If you are interested in joining the Wrestling...
Jun 05, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 103
On this episode, we talk with one of the legends of tagteam wrestling Gerry Brisco. Gerry is a two time NWA World Tag Team Champion with his brother Jack Briscoand has held many other singles and tag team titles. Gerry talks about growing up in Oklahoma, getting started in the business 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 ...
May 29, 2023•54 min•Season 3Ep. 102
“Astonishing” Austin Mulitalo is a rising star on the Independent pro wrestling independent circuit. On this episode, we talk with Austin about how he got into the pro wrestling business, working with other pro wrestlers and promotions, 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 ...
May 22, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 101
Gary Roosevelt Gramis veteran pro wrestler and trainer on the Independent pro wrestling independent circuit and is the current Mid States Wrestling Southern Heavyweight Champion. On this episode, we talk with Gary about how he got into the pro wrestling business, working with other pro wrestlers and promotions, 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 ...
May 15, 2023•28 min•Season 3Ep. 100
Justin Lee has been a part of the pro wrestling independent circuit off and on for 20 years. He currently wrestles for Wrestling For a Cause (WFC) out of Oklahoma. On this episode, we talk to Justin about getting into pro wrestling, his WWE call 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 ...
May 08, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 3Ep. 98
Sean Studd is the son of Pro Wrestling legend “Big” John Studd. On this episode, we talk with Sean about how growing up, being trained for the pro wrestling business, working with other pro wrestlers and promotions, 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 Sch...
May 01, 2023•30 min•Season 3Ep. 97
On this special episode, Pro Wrestling Historian, George Schire returns to talk about one of the most prominent Pro Wrestling Territories of the 1960s, the American Wrestling Association and how Verne Gagne trained, created superstars and so 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...
Apr 26, 2023•59 min•Season 3Ep. 99
Judie Azul is a rising star on the Independent pro wrestling independent circuit and is the current MWA Women’s Champion. On this episode, we talk with Judie about how he got into the pro wrestling business, working with other pro wrestlers and promotions, 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 t...
Apr 24, 2023•36 min•Season 3Ep. 96
Luke Langley is a star on the Independent pro wrestling independent circuit and is the current Mid States Wrestling Heavyweight Champion. On this episode, we talk with Luke about how he got into the pro wrestling business, working with other pro wrestlers and promotions, 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 ...
Apr 17, 2023•35 min•Season 3Ep. 95
