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Wrestlers and People Podcast

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The realest wrestling talk, telling it how it is. Every week, join fans, special guests, promoters and professional wrestlers with years of experience in the business as they speak about all things within the wrestling industry. Mainstream news that is tied in with the business, old school opinions mixed with new school ideology. Whether you want to learn more about the wrestling industry, are navigating the process of becoming a wrestler, or already have an ordinary life and you just want to listen to crazy conversations between people and sports entertainers, this is the podcast for you.
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GSW GLOBAL FESTIVAL 2021

Fantastic preview episode the first of hopefully an annual show for the GSW fans world wide and in New Jersey.

Aug 01, 2021•54 min

GSW Going Global in 2021 with Inception and Catalyst

GSW - Global Syndicate Wrestling - is a new and exciting wrestling promotion that has kickstarted their journey during the pandemic, not only demonstrating their willingness to take on difficult times but also a show of their passion for professional wrestling. Following on from their successful first show Inception, I was fortunate enough to speak with the GSW Founder Brandon Ascari about his post-show feelings, some of the logistics behind running a wrestling promotion and many of the unique t...

Mar 19, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 2

Making Professional Wrestling Big in the Middle East with Dubai's Shaheen

For the first time I get to sit down with Shaheen for a second time and its amazing to reflect on how things have changed since we first spoke 9 months ago. Developments in professional wrestling in this region has not only grown exponentially but also developed into something that is tangiable and strong. As we discuss opportunities which present itself, we also touch on the future and what this means for future aspiring professional wrestlers. Much of our inspiration comes through knowledge an...

Jan 28, 2021•38 min•Season 2Ep. 3

Passion & Desire with Dubai's own Shaheen of the Sky

(Featuring SHAHEEN) - Had a great conversation with a rising star from the UAE, named after the national falcon, with incredible athletic ability and a passion to achieve his dream in professional wrestling. We talk about early memories, starting his career and some favourite moments that have taken place so far. Along with goals for the future, it can only go onwards and upwards from here. -

Jul 29, 2020•49 min•Season 2Ep. 1

The Journey of Becoming British Heavyweight Champion with Alan Lee Travis

(Featuring Alan Lee Travis; LDN British Heavyweight Champion) - It was good catching with someone I trained with almost 15 years ago, and great to see how far he has come with consistency and effort. Listening to his journey of staying in hotels the night of the show so he can appear for training and gradually becoming a 10 time british heavyweight champion is not only inspiring to listeners who one day wish to become athletes but also inspiring to existing athletes looking to commit themselves ...

Jun 09, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 27

Pro Wrestling in Pakistan with RJ Faddy and the rise of PWFP

(Featuring RJ Faddy) - We spoke about RJ's entry in the pro wrestling world, becoming a star in Pro Wrestling Federation Pakistan and talking about what wrestling is like in Karachi infront of hundreds of fans and a growing internet fanbase. It's great to see how promotions are growing across the world and pro wrestling is becoming more popular in more countries. - #wwe #wrestling #pakistan #pwfp #prowrestling

Jun 01, 2020•21 min•Season 1Ep. 26

Kingdom Pro Wrestling: Bahrain's First Wrestling Promotion and The Success of Their First Show

(Featuring KPW Founder Mohamed Talaq) - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq_H_f03OoqYBf-DcEkr9DA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kpw.bh/ - Today I spoke with the founder of the newest wrestling promotion in the Middle East and the first in the Kingdom of Bahrain. We talked about the early memories of watching wrestling and also the idea behind the start of KPW. We talked about the progress of the company and the success of their first ever show at El Mercado Mall with hundreds of f...

May 30, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 25

DPW's First Champion & Undefeated Streak

(Featuring Savage Sam) Today I get to catch up with the current and first ever DPW Champion, Savage Sam. We talk about his first exposure to the industry as a fan but also the moment he decided to become a pro wrestler, attend training and become one of the main focuses of the DPW brand. As time went on Sam went onto becoming not only the Champion of the promotion but also developed a 75 win undefeated streak. We discuss some great moments and also what the future holds for himself and the wrest...

May 27, 2020•1 hr 9 min

Bushido MMA: The Modern Day Samurai Code to Fighting and Coaching

(Featuring Merv Mulholland) https://www.facebook.com/BushidoMMADubai/ https://www.bushido-mma.com/ It was fantastic talking to Merv, as I first met him at our local 10th planet jiu jitsu club where we train at 6am multiple times a week and getting an insight into his great MMA career and current gym. Merv has had an incredible career in MMA and more importantly a huge history of fighting, from his beginnings at age 4 to becoming a coach at age 15, Merv has developed a wealth of experience and kn...

May 20, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 22

Discipline & Success in British Wrestling with Billy Reynolds

(Featuring Billy Reynolds) It was a pleasure to catch up and share memories with B-Rey, as we go back to circa 2006 where we were training every week to become professional wrestlers. Billy went on to have a great career winning some memorable titles but also having a good time. We revisit the early days of our interest for the business and also look into what it really takes to be a solid pro wrestler nowadays. With similar interests and a passion for the old school style of wrestling, it was g...

May 18, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 22

26 Years of Muscles: Old School Approach with the Best Wrestling Coach

(Featuring Adam Mansfield: www.facebook.com/adam.mansfield2) A fantastic catch up with my former wrestling coach Adam, whom I grew up referring to as Mr Mansfield. I have a great deal of respect for the methods he used to train me and the old school art of professional wrestling. I count myself lucky to have been trained by Adam. He played a big role in the training school at the time as he was the counter-part to our head coach Justin Richards which ultimately gave the students the ideal combin...

May 16, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 21

Texas Rangers: The Big Max Nation

The journey spans back to 2016 when we were filling up boxes of chicken as it was a fixed price for the salad bar. This eventually became a journey into various Tesco visits and Kippers Tuesday, Mackerel Thursday, large Dorito consumption and lots of beer. As time went on we still remained comrades and have visited churches, yachts and fire exit staircases. From Mayfair to London Bridge to Dubai, we have had adventures pretty much everywhere we’ve gone. This is the first of many by the way. Texa...

May 12, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 19

Promoting Britains Biggest Touring Wrestling Company with LDN Wrestling

(Featuring Sanjay Bagga) This was a great opportunity to catch up with Sanjay and also find out what it's like building a promotion from the ground up. Coming to the decision to promote shows and sell tickets is not only a business risk but also not an easy achievement and Sanjay turned it into a growing business that is now expanding across the UK and Internationally. Although I met Sanjay as a young fan in 2004/05, I got to know him properly as one of his students in 2008 and he gave me my fir...

May 08, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 18

WWE, University, Smackdown vs Raw, GTA, Mario Kart 64: just a few memories

(Featuring Jack and Aakash) A much needed catch up but also an in-depth discussion with two very instrumental friends of mine who were ringside at my first two professional wrestling matches. It is safe to say their support motivated me to continue training and the passion we had for the business was what kept us into the industry. We talked all things that we usually discussed during our college years. Topics ranging from top wrestling moments, things we would have done differently, dream match...

May 07, 2020•2 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 17

Miami, Florida, Championships & Ring Announcing with KOM

(Featuring KOM) I caught up with an old friend I've known for almost 15 years and had a great conversation, taking a trip down memory lane. KOM is based out of Florida and was a huge part of HRA Wrestling, not only the champion but also the top guy for a long time. His knowledge and passion for wrestling led him into becoming a ring announcer for independent promotions across Florida, as he did this for the love of pro wrestling. We talked about his early days getting exposed to the business but...

May 05, 2020•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 17

Top 10 Greatest WWE Attitude Era Moments

(Featuring Joe Madden) Today we tore it up with a good discussion about the Attitude Era greatest moments... 10 Greatest Moments to be exact. 10. A Radical Debut 9. Jericho Wins...Wait, No He Doesn't 8. This Is Your Life, Rock 7. Mick Foley Big Daddy-O Did It 6. The Y2J Problem Has Arrived 5. Wedding Shocker Triple H 4. D-Generation X Invades WCW 3. "I Always Got a Little Bit of Sign Language, so Here's to Ya..." Mike Tyson 2. "Bret Screwed Bret" Montreal Vince McMahon 1. The Stone Cold Steve Au...

May 02, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 16

North Jersey to North Carolina: Pro Wrestlling in the East Coast

(Featuring Shayne from Lay The Poddown: https://anchor.fm/laythepoddown) Everytime I connect with someone on the other side of the world, it leaves me speechless. Obviously it's not a surprise anymore but it's just so cool that we can talk in real time even though we're thousands of miles away. Today I spoke with Shayne from Lay The Poddown podcast and we discussed good old fashioned wrestling. It was great to get an inside look of what the life of a wrestling fan was like growing up in the east...

May 01, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 15

Catching up with Justin Richards: The Greatest Professional Wrestling Coach in the UK

I had the priviledge and opportunity to catch up with my first and only wrestling coach, a man who not only trained me how to wrestle but also taught me how to find myself as a person. I first started training with Justin around the beginning of 2009 until the later part of 2011 and these were truly the years where I grew from a boy into a young man. He taught his students how to be tough, strong but also do the right thing. I took this chance to ask him questions about his entry into the wrestl...

Apr 28, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 13

Training to be a Pro Wrestler: Born in The Backyard

(Featuring Marcus Jolt) Today I have a great conversation with Marc who was truly known by my whole circle as the best at what he does. His natural ability to sell and tell stories made him the face of our backyard wrestling group, which eventually would pave the way for both of us to team up and start training to become a professional wrestler. We share some stories on our discovery of wrestling but also the journey we took to eventually debut in front of a live audience. Although we were young...

Apr 24, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 12

Pro Wrestling in the Middle East and The Birth of Dubai Pro Wrestling.

(Featuring Mohammed AlBraik) One of my favorite conversations with a friend that not only lives (like myself) in Dubai, but is truly a homegrown star that is born and raised here. We had a talk about what it was like discovering wrestling in the Middle East, the house shows WWF/WWE has done on this side of the world and how this passion led him to creating the first and only platform in the UAE and Gulf region where wrestling fans can train to become stars, ultimately having the opportunity to l...

Apr 22, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 11

Best Wrestling Moments on TV: A Trip Down Memory Lane with WWE

(Featuring Saad Waheed) Today we not only look back, but we talk about how wrestling reached us in different parts of the world. Saad grew up in Islamabad (Pakistan) and moved to Dubai (UAE) so he got to see wrestling in various different ways that I wasn’t necessarily exposed to. It was awesome to reminisce and revisit some of our favourite moments, early memories and ideal scenarios in the pro wrestling industry. #wwe #aew #tna #wcw #mondaynightwars #attitudeera #ecw #wrestling #wrestlingpodca...

Apr 20, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 10

WWE Attitude Era vs Ruthless Aggression vs PG era ?

(Featuring Joe Madden) Today we look back on some our favourite memories in pro wrestling, the era we started watching (mid 90’s, attitude era, ruthless aggression era, PG era) and we also discuss situations that WWE have faced like changing their name from WWF (due to a lawsuit with world wildlife fund) also dealing with empty arena shows and bringing in part time stars and celebrities who are paid well. We touch on things that we would do differently from a fan perspective but also a business ...

Apr 19, 2020•1 hr 51 min•Season 1Ep. 9

History of British Backyard Wrestling: Kentish Town Wrestling

(Featuring Ross Bain) KTW was without a doubt the most well organised and popular backyard wrestling group to come out of the United Kingdom in the mid to late 2000's. During a time when Myspace dominated social media and YouTube was in it's early days, KTW was gathering views in the 10,000's and was building a popular following with fans from all around the world. Based in London and with a roster of 10+ characters, I talk with Ross Bain about the early days, best moments and how it transcended...

Apr 17, 2020•2 hr•Season 1Ep. 8

Dude Hate, Miami, Florida: History of Backyard Wrestling & HRA

In honor of backyard wrestling, I am joined by one of the most successful backyard wrestlers of his era. I first met Dude Hate in 2006 when he cut a promo on me, I was a kid wrestling at weekly backyard wrestling shows ran by my friend. In a time where technology was still young and we were the first to use Myspace and YouTube, Dude Hate was truly an icon in hardcore matches. After having a fantastic 10 years with their shows under HRA (Hardcore Rasslin Action), Dude Hate went on to have a succe...

Apr 16, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Empty Arena Show's Are The Future

Are Empty Arena Show's the permanent future? That's a question that sprung to mind today when I was thinking about an incredible match between Sting and Kurt Angle at TNA in 2011. Once everything goes back to normal, might this continue to be done? One thing that's for certain is that we need fans for live events and house shows, as they are truly the heart and soul of each match. But as time progresses, more and more storylines could be told using the cinematic movie style filming - live OR pre...

Apr 16, 2020•8 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Why AEW's TNT Championship will be the best title in the industry

I believe the All Elite Wrestling TNT Championship will be the best title in the professional wrestling business. It has the chance to be positioned like the old Intercontinental title in WWF, or like the TV title during the mid 90's at ECW. #AEW #TNT #TNTTitle #TNTChampionship #Championship #Belt #GOAT #Cody #ChrisJericho #JonMoxley #Tournament

Apr 15, 2020•12 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Wrestling News and Opinions April 15th 2020

The latest headlines I have personally seen as of this morning and my thoughts and feedback on them. The wrestling industry is beautiful in a way that allows us to just talk about the inner working of the business. Today I cover: - Ronda Rousey calls it fake fighting and CM Punk opinion on it. - Undertaker offers free dinner and jacket gift that goes towards multiple charities like Feeding America, Meals On Wheels, World Central Kitchen and No Kid Hungry. - Christian making a possible comeback t...

Apr 15, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Early Wrestlemania 37 Predictions

Early a year in advance, some random thoughts I had about upcoming Wrestlemania 37 and what possibilities could come out of it given today's circumstances and also the creative matches they have done at WM 36.

Apr 15, 2020•13 min•Season 1Ep. 3
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