The Main Event Comedy Podcast LIVE! Episode #12: Wrestlemania 40 Aftermath!
A special Tuesday night episode where the Gang gets together to discuss WWE's 40th Wrestlemania and what it all means moving forward.
Apr 11, 2024•2 hr•Season 1Ep. 12
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The Main Event Comedy Podcast LIVE! Episode #11: Finally.....the Rock has come back!
Join us for another fun pro wrestling discussion this week as the Gang discusses discuss a variety of wrestling related topics including: - Why can't Ronda Rousey seem to shut about how supposedly awful WWE was to promote her new book? - Edge's "open challenge" gets answered by an "Edgehead" on AEW Collision!- Was Monday night's episode of RAW the best one in years?? - We'll run down (most of) the card for Wrestlemania 40 and get everyone's predictions, then we'll see who got the most right on n...
Apr 01, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 11
The Main Event Comedy Podcast LIVE! Episode #10: Favorite Faction?
This week the gang discusses their favorite wrestling factions of all time! Also, Goldberg is running his mouth again, this week's Cody/Seth/Rock/Bloodline Update, Rhea Ripley "breaks the internet", Okada and Adam Copeland win gold in AEW this week, Plus what's makes a "good comedian", quality of material or tickets sold?, and much more!
Mar 25, 2024•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 10
The Main Event Comedy Podcast LIVE! Episode #9: WWE Hall of Fame Discussion & MORE!
On this episode, not only do we have Gene Jackson, Wes Sears, and Tyler Fitzgerald on the show, but they are also joined by the one and only Shane Noles. This week the Gang talks about the AEW debuts of Okada and Mercedes Mone'. The Buff Bagwell Dark Side of the Ring Episode, and an in-depth discussion on the WWE Hall of Fame...what are the qualifications? Will things be different moving forward now that it's not strictly up to Vince McMahon who goes in? Does the inclusion of certain people in t...
Mar 19, 2024•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 9
The Main Event Comedy Podcasst LIVE!: Episode #8- What's your DREAM MATCH?
This week the guys discuss: Sting's Retirement match, their favorite Sting feud, the new WWE2K24 video game, the latest in the Cody/Seth/Rock/Bloodine saga, Is Brock Lesnar coming back to WWE?, and they talk about what their ALL TIME Dream Match would be. All this and much more! Check it out!
Mar 12, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Main Event Comedy Podcast LIVE! Episode # 7: Favorite Wrestlemania match of ALL TIME!
This week Gene Jackson and Wes Sears are once again joined by their new regular Co-Host Tyler Fitzgerald as they discuss a little comedy before getting into each of their Top 5 Favorite Wrestlemania matches of ALL TIME!?! They discuss each person's list and the reasoning behind and give their opinions on each's picks. It's a fun show, check it out and share YOUR favorite Wrestlemania matches over at Facebook.com/MainEventComedy!
Feb 27, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 7
The Main Event Comedy Podcast LIVE!: Episode 6: The Cody/Rock/Roman Debacle, Shane Gillis hosting SNL, and much more!
This week the gang will discuss the whole Cody/Rock/Roman Reigns controversy! Can Vince McMahon be wiped from the WWE's history...and should he be....yet?, Scott D'Amore has been fired from TNA?? or did he quit?? What happened?? Sting/Darby Allin win the AEW tag team titles.....just to lose them in Sting's retirement match to Matthew & Nicholas Jackson?? Undertaker has a podcast now?!?! After getting fired from Saturday Night Live a few years before ever stepping on set and then getting "can...
Feb 12, 2024•2 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 6
CheapHeatTV LIVE!: Charles Zanders' Christmas Miracle!
After being gone for many months, Zanders and Gene Jackson are bringing back CheapHeatTVLIVE! for their 4th annual tradition, a LIVE podcast on Christmas Day! They welcome their buddy and co-host Scott E. Morgan as well as frequent guest Delbert Jenkins. But Gene hits them with a SURPRISE GUEST that they didn't expect....that's right folks, MAKO LIVES!! That's right after being in seclusion for months former co-host Shane Mako returns to reveal where he's been, why he disappeared without telling...
Dec 26, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 93
Retro Rasslin Podcast Episode #2: Davey Rich
On this episode Gene Jackson is joined by his guest David Haskins otherwise known in pro wrestling as Davey Rich! They discuss his wrestling career including a fun story of how he LITERALLY "snuck into" the business in Memphis thanks to some HUMONGUS advice from a friend, his very first wrestling match that just happened to be on Channel 5 Memphis televsion, and how having his gear with him at the right time helped make that happen...and not in the way you would assume it would, working for Mid ...
Dec 05, 2023•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Retro Rasslin Podcast Episode #1: Lolly Dude a.k.a. Crybaby Buxton
On the debut episode of the Retro Rasslin Podcast, Gene Jackson is joined by Lolly Griffin aka Lolly Dude aka Francis "Crybaby" Buxton. Lolly has worn every hat there is to wear in professional wrestling from wrestler to promoter to referee to announcer, you name it and Lolly has done it in wrestling alongside some of the most legendary figures in the history of the business. Lolly has a history in radio which led to him being able to get involved in the wrestling business and has provided him a...
Nov 28, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 1
The Jackson Interaction Podcast Episode #16: Jimmy Street
On this Episode, Gene welcomes his friend and fellow podcaster, Jimmy Street! They have a fun conversation about the origins of Jimmy's wrestling podcasts, 'Live and In Color with Wolfie D' and 'Give Me Back My Pro Wrestling'. They discuss what it took to get Wolfie on board with doing a podcast, how he came out doing GMBMPW with is brother Jared. They also get into some background about Jimmy's wrestling fandom as a kid, how he got into the pro wrestling business as a manager, playing a foreign...
Oct 31, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 16
The Jackson Interaction Podcast Episode #15: Michael Kevin Lovett
On this episode, Gene is joined by former pro wrestler turned actor and now UWF Executive Michael Kevin Lovett to talk about one of favorite topics to discuss, Herb Abrams' Universal Wrestling Federation. Michael did a movie with "Wild Thing" Steve Ray and they seemingly have plans to do something with the UWF moving forward. They talk a little about Michael's initial involvement in pro wrestling, his move into acting, and then onto all things UWF. genejacksonpod.com themaineventcomedy.com offic...
Oct 24, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 15
The Jackson Interaction Podcast Episode #14: "Broadcast" Bob Anderson
On episode 14, Gene welcomes his good friend Bob Anderson! This was originally intended to be a broad coversation about pro wrestling and comedy but it quickly became pretty specific in reference Herb Abram's UWF and later Whitey Jenkins' OWF. A fun conversation overall as they discuss their old UWF FuryCast, how it came about and why it ended. They talk at length about Herb Abrams' UWF, their favorite moments from the twelve episodes they covered for the podcast, the UWF Universe Facebook Group...
Oct 12, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 14
The Jackson Interaction Podcast Episode #13: Joe Crowe
On this episode Gene is joined by pro wrestling announcer Joe Crowe. Joe has had an eventful career working as an Editor, Writer, and Producer for the Birmingham News, an Announcer and Director of Dragon Con, and much, much more! They have a fun conversation about stand up comedy, pro wrestling fandom and tape trading, The Last Battle of Atlanta, WrestleBirmingham, Spartan Wrestling, and his path from being a fan into the pro wrestling business. Check it Out!
Sep 28, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 13
The Main Event Comedy Podcast Episode #5: The MEC Championship & Remembering Terry Funk & Windham Rotunda (Bray Wyatt)
On this episode of the Main Event Comedy Podcast, we eventually have ALL FOUR members of Main Event Comedy here to discuss: The first qualifying round of the Main Event Comedy Championship, how it went, what went well? What could have went better, and what they hope to improve on the future events. They discuss the upcoming show at Atomic Johnny's in Gadsden, Alabama on September 23rd. They discuss their differing opinions on whether the Rockers should be in the WWE Hall of Fame as a tag team. T...
Aug 30, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 5
The Main Event Comedy Podcast Episode #4: Talking Wrestling w/Gene & Wes
The podcast finally returns! On this episode, Delbert Jenkins and Shane Noles were unavailable but Gene Jackson and Wes Sears got together to talk about a number of topics including: Wes just getting back from a beach vacation while Gene "hasn't been to the beach since 1995", they talk about this weekend's Main Event Comedy Championship, their upcoming show at Atomic Johnny's in Gadsden, they give their thoughts on WWE's SummerSlam 2023, the Bloodline storyline which leads to talk of the glory d...
Aug 14, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 4
The Jackson Interaction Podcast Episode #12: "Big" Shane Batchelor
On this episode, Gene Jackson welcomes comedian "Big" Shane Batchelor to the show for a fun in depth discussion on the "ins and outs" of Stand Up Comedy. They talk about what motivated Shane to get involved in stand up, where he started and much, much more and of course they throw in some pro wrestling discussion in here and there as well. A fun conversation with a super funny guy who will be competing in the Main Event Comedy Championship at Happy Hour Comedy Club on Saturday Aug 19, 2023. Subs...
Jul 19, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 12
The Jackson Interaction Podcast Episode #11: Steve Plezing
SAY HIS NAME!!! This week Gene sits down and talks with his buddy Steve Plezing, but not as "Buck and Delbert" or even "Whitey and Delbert", for the first time ever Gene Jackson has a one on one interview with Steve Plezing where they discuss pro wrestling and how it got started in the wrestling business. He also explains the Plezing "family tree". They also talk about Steve going into stand up comedy and all the similarities there are between breaking into Pro Wrestling and breaking into Stand ...
Jun 13, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 11
The Main Event Comedy Podcast Episode #3: Who will win at the Rib Shack?
In Episode Three of the Main Event Comedy Podcast, the fellas talk smack about who is going to win the Rib Shack Comedy Competition in Amory, Mississippi on June 10th, Delbert tests some new jokes, "Macho Man" drops in to answer some viewer questions, they talk about the insane reason one of the Main Event Comedy TikTok videos got pulled, and much, much more!
Jun 08, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 3
The Jackson Interaction Podcast Episode #10: "Young Mamba" Stephan Dunn
This week Gene is joined by the Showstoppin Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Champion "Young Mamba" Stephan Dunn. They discuss a variety of topics including: Stephan's thoughts on the watchalong clips that Gene and his friends have posted of Showstoppin shows, how he got into pro wrestling, his trainer and where he was trained, his wrestling influences, thoughts on how pro wrestling is perceived by fans these days, they discuss favorite wrestling storylines past and present, and much more. A f...
Jun 08, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 10
The Jackson Interaction Podcast Episode #9: Author Jeffrey Martin
This week Gene talks with Author Jeffrey Martin who has just released a book on the history of professional wrestling in Mississippi. They discuss what inspired him to write the book, what the process was to get it done, some of the people he spoke to for the book, as well as where he will be touring with the book very soon! You can purchase the book directly from Jeffrey by reaching out to him on the social media pages listed below: Add Jeffrey Martin on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/the...
May 29, 2023•1 hr 1 min
The Main Event Comedy Podcast Episode #2: Another Successful Show!
Fresh off another fun show at Happy Hour Comedy Club, the guys talk about how things went and how it all came together. They also talk about Delbert/Steve's night at Rocket City Wrestling Con and we also get our first ever "Ask Macho Man" segment!
May 24, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 2
The Jackson Interaction Podcast Episode #8: Matthew Gibson a.k.a. Adam Warski
This week Gene is joined by Matthew Gibson a.k.a. Adam Warski as they sit down and have a conversation about Showstoppin' Championship Wrestling and it's origins, how he came to be somewhat of the booker, how he felt when the clips started coming out of CheapHeatTV making fun of the show, and where it has all lead to since then.
May 24, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Main Event Comedy Podcast Episode One: Meet "the Four Horsemen of Funny"
The debut episode of the Main Event Comedy Podcast featuring Buck Jenkins (Gene Jackson), Delbert Jenkins, Shane Noles, and Wes Sears! Meet the crew as they discuss what drew them into Comedy, their comedic influences, their writing process, how they got started, the differences between performing in Comedy Clubs and regular bars, how they became the "Four Horsemen of Funny", and much more! They also talk about WWE Backlash and whether or not they would be a wrestling fan if they just discovered...
May 09, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 1
CheapHeatTV LIVE! Episode #90: Delbert Drops In!
Due to a scheduling issue, our advertised guest, Skrilla the Great will be doing an interview with Zanders later in the evening which will be posted here soon. In the meantime, Delbert Jenkins aka Steve Plezing stands in as a special guest. There's plenty to discuss as they talk about the Pro Wrestling Weekend Update being discontinued and Scott E. Morgan stepping away from the show for a bit. They also talk about upcoming changes to the podcast as well as future plans and upcoming guests....
Mar 27, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 90
Zanders' Inspirational Podcast Episode #3: w/Gene Jackson a.k.a. Buck Jenkins
Zanders welcomes Gene Jackson to the show to have an in depth discussion about his love of comedy, the origins of Whitey Jenkins, how Whitey Jenkins ended up on stage doing stand up, why the name change to Buck Jenkins came about, what other names were considered, and where he hopes Buck goes from here...a much, much more!
Mar 02, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 3
The UWF Fury Cast Episode #5: Awful Promo is spelled T-O-L-O-S!
Bob and Gene are back to cover Episode #5 of the UWF Fury Hour which features not one, not two, but THREE PROMOS from John Tolos! Billy Jack Haynes "loves kids" and is action this week, Ken "Jail Bird" Patera is here, Mr. Wonderful executes another flawless piledriver, The Viking makes his in-ring debut, B. Brian Blair introduces "Honey" while taking on The Bounty Hunter and John Tolos recommends someone should commit suicide and the MAIN EVENT features a Russian Family Feud as I-van Koloff take...
Jan 11, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 5
UWF Fury Cast Episode #4: "Be very quiet, he's hunting bounties"
Bob Anderson and Gene Jackson are back to discuss and take a fun light hearted look at another episode of the UWF Fury Hour! This week's main event features "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff vs. "Cowboy" Bob Orton. Plus the debuts of I-van Koloff, Nikita Koloff, a Bounty Hunter that spits a lot, and we hear from THE VIKING! You can watch Episode #4 of the UWF Fury Hour that's discussed in this episode here: https://youtu.be/i92XOcw9UOM JOIN OUR HERB ABRAMS' UWF FACEBOOK GROUP! https://www.facebook.c...
Jan 04, 2023•51 min•Season 1Ep. 4
CheapHeatTV LIVE! Episode #78: New Year's Show 2023
Originally planned to be the 2022 Year End Awards Show, due to some "scheduling issues" with a guest host....the Awards show has been postponed. However, the show must go on and luckily the comment section was lively during the live broadcast so the gang answered questions and interacted with the viewers while also discussing their New Year's weekend, setting up potential match between the Violent Gentlemen and All Star Special with William Huckaby in the comments, and other fun stuff! Check it ...
Jan 02, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 78
UWF Fury Cast Episode #3: "War Dance Fever!"
Bob Anderson and Gene Jackson are back to discuss and take a fun, light hearted look at another episode of the UWF Fury Hour! This week's main event features "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff vs. "Dr. Death" Steve Williams...Will this be the first Fury Hour main event to deliver an actual finish??? JOIN OUR HERB ABRAMS' UWF FACEBOOK GROUP! https://www.facebook.com/groups/12182... Check out our weekly UWF podcast, the UWF Fury Cast over at tinyurl.com/uwfpodcast This week's "Palate Cleanser" Match is...
Dec 28, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 3
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