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Wrestling Viewpoint Network

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The Wrestling Viewpoint Network is a collection of digital broadcasts explaining, discussing, and celebrating professional wrestling with the minds and voices of industry veterans, historians, and fans.
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Episodes

The Gimmick Podcast - EP 10

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. Join us now for The Gimmick Podcast, co-created and hosted by Mark Donica and SoCal mainstay The Hobo. The Wrestling Viewpoint Network is happy to rebroadcast episodes of this fun, off-the-cuff look at the w...

Sep 12, 201637 min

WVN - The Gimmick Podcast - EP 9

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. Join us now for The Gimmick Podcast, co-created and hosted by Mark Donica and SoCal mainstay The Hobo. The Wrestling Viewpoint Network is happy to rebroadcast episodes of this fun, off-the-cuff look at the w...

May 31, 20161 hr 5 min

WVN - The Gimmick Podcast - EP 8 - John Rocha returns!

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. Join us now for The Gimmick Podcast, co-created and hosted by Mark Donica and SoCal mainstay The Hobo. The Wrestling Viewpoint Network is happy to rebroadcast episodes of this fun, off-the-cuff look at the w...

May 07, 20161 hr 6 min

The Gimmick Podcast - EP 7 - The Hobo Down Under!

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. Join us now for The Gimmick Podcast, co-created and hosted by Mark Donica and SoCal mainstay The Hobo. The Wrestling Viewpoint Network is happy to rebroadcast episodes of this fun, off-the-cuff look at the w...

Feb 27, 201658 min

The Gimmick Podcast - EP 6

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. Join us now for The Gimmick Podcast, co-created and hosted by Mark Donica and SoCal mainstay The Hobo. The Wrestling Viewpoint Network is happy to rebroadcast episodes of this fun, off-the-cuff look at the w...

Jan 31, 201629 min

WVN - The Gimmick Podcast - EP 5

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. Join us now for The Gimmick Podcast, co-created and hosted by Mark Donica and SoCal mainstay The Hobo. The Wrestling Viewpoint Network is happy to rebroadcast episodes of this fun, off-the-cuff look at the w...

Jan 16, 201634 min

WVN - The Gimmick Podcast - EP 4

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. Join us now for The Gimmick Podcast, co-created and hosted by Mark Donica and SoCal mainstay The Hobo. The Wrestling Viewpoint Network is happy to rebroadcast episodes of this fun, off-the-cuff look at the w...

Nov 19, 201533 min

WVN - The Gimmick Podcast - EP 3

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. Join us now for The Gimmick Podcast, co-created and hosted by Mark Donica and SoCal mainstay The Hobo. The Wrestling Viewpoint Network is happy to rebroadcast episodes of this fun, off-the-cuff look at the w...

Oct 23, 201559 min

WVN - The Gimmick Podcast - EP 2

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. Join us now for The Gimmick Podcast, co-created and hosted by Mark Donica and SoCal mainstay The Hobo. Going forward, the Wrestling Viewpoint Network will rebroadcast episodes of this fun, off-the-cuff look ...

Sep 24, 20151 hr 15 min

WVN - The Gimmick Podcast - EP 1

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. Join us now for the first broadcast here of the already established show The Gimmick Podcast, co-created and hosted by Mark Donica and SoCal mainstay The Hobo. Going forward, the Wrestling Viewpoint Network ...

Sep 13, 201551 min

CCW EP 9 - Spotlight on Andre the Giant

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. On this episode, Dan Farren takes a moment to spotlight Andre the Giant, the Eighth Wonder of the World, who passed away on January 27th, 1993 in Paris, France. Andre was truly one of a kind and his notoriet...

Jan 27, 201514 min

WVN - Royal Rumble 2015

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. On this episode, host Ken Napzok starts a new series called "... ten minutes." Well, actually, that will change! After this was recorded, the powers that be decided it might be better to give that motor mout...

Jan 26, 201515 min

CCW EP 8 - Lord Carlton

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. On this episode, Dan Farren was on location at the 49th annual CAC reunion and had the chance to talk to to the daughter of Lord Leslie Carlton. Lord Leslie Carlton (1914-1988) was one of the more colorful g...

Jun 22, 201423 min

CCW EP 7 - Billy Anderson

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. On this episode, Dan Farren was on location at the 49th annual CAC reunion and had the chance to talk to Billy Anderson. Billy's career has spanned from Phoenix to the Olympic to the WWE to author. During th...

Jun 20, 201454 min

Cauliflower Alley Club - Phenomenal Phil & Logan X

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. On this episode, WVN's Ken Napzok sits down with Lethal Logan X to interview Phenomenal Phil Lander, one of the mainstays of the SoCal Indy scene in the earlier 2000s. Phil is also the first wrestler Ken man...

Jun 16, 20141 hr 11 min

CCW EP 6 - The Destroyer

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. On this mini-episode of California Classic Wrestling with Dan Farren, Dan sat down with the legendary Intelligent, Sensational, Destroyer at the 49th annual Cauliflower Alley Club reunion in Las Vegas for a ...

Jun 14, 201413 min

CCW EP 5 - Frank Mott & Tom Burke

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. On this episode of California Classic Wrestling with Dan Farren, we're on location at the 49th annual Cauliflower Alley Club reunion in Las Vegas. Dan and special guest host Kurt Brown had the honor of welco...

Jun 09, 20141 hr 6 min

Cauliflower Alley Club - Kurt Brown & Fredo Esparza

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. On this episode, the Wrestling Viewpoint Network begins the adventure of attending the 49th annual Cauliflower Alley Club reunion in Las Vegas, Nevada. To help us get started are 30 year ring veteran Kurt Br...

Jun 02, 20141 hr 13 min

The Wrestling Opinionalist - EP 1

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. Here now is the first episode of The Wrestling Opinionalist with Ken Napzok. What are the five things peaking his interest in the world of professional wrestling right now? Tune in and find out. Follow the W...

Apr 15, 201443 min

CCW EP 4 - The Grand Olympic

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. Our flagship show is California Classic Wrestling hosted by Dan Farren with Ken Napzok. Here you will get to explore the rich, yet often overlooked, history of professional wrestling in California. On this e...

Feb 10, 20141 hr 3 min

California Classic Wrestling EP 3 - California Classic Battle Royal

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. Our flagship show is California Classic Wrestling hosted by Dan Farren with Ken Napzok. Here you will get to explore the rich, yet often overlooked, history of professional wrestling in California. On this e...

Jan 31, 20141 hr 12 min

WVN - The Love of Wrestling, Part 1

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. Here now is the first part in a continuing series in which the Wrestling Viewpoint Network takes a look at what makes us love Professional Wrestling. At some point, we all start as fans. So what brought us h...

Jan 27, 20141 hr 16 min

WVN - Wrestling Cares Race for the Ring finals report

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. WVN's roaming reporter Dan Farren left the comfort of his California Classic Wrestling Facebook group to take in the finals of Wrestling Cares' Race for the Ring, a culmination of a year-long tournament. Whi...

Jan 21, 201413 min

WVN - The Attitude Era, Part 4

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. Here now is part four of a four part look back at the WWF Attitude Era. Host Ken Napzok welcomes WVN's Attitude Era Expert Joe Ruggirello into the studio to continue the discussion on perhaps the most famous...

Jan 20, 20141 hr 3 min

WVN - The Attitude Era, Part 3

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. Here now is part three of a four part look back at the WWF Attitude Era. Host Ken Napzok welcomes WVN's Attitude Era Expert Joe Ruggirello into the studio to continue the discussion on perhaps the most famou...

Jan 13, 20141 hr

California Classic - Ari Romero

Ari Romero passed away on December 29th after a brief battle with cancer. Dan Farren of the California Classic Wrestling Group on Facebook talks to wrestler/historian Kurt Brown about Romero's career in LA, his tag team with Black Gordman, and how the legendary Gory Guerrero changed Romero's career. RIP Ari Romero @RealDanFarren @WrestlingVN

Dec 31, 201311 min

California Flashback - December 1974

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. Our flagship show is California Classic Wrestling hosted by Dan Farren with Ken Napzok. There you get to explore the rich, yet often overlooked, history of professional wrestling in California. Here now is t...

Dec 10, 201315 min

WVN - The Attitude Era, Part 2

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. Here now is part two of a four part look back at the WWF Attitude Era. Host Ken Napzok welcomes WVN's Attitude Era Expert Joe Ruggirello into the studio to start the discussion on perhaps the most famous, no...

Nov 19, 20131 hr 1 min

WVN - The Attitude Era, Part 1

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. Here now is part one of a four part look back at the WWF Attitude Era. Host Ken Napzok welcomes WVN's Attitude Era Expert Joe Ruggirello into the studio to start the discussion on perhaps the most famous, no...

Nov 12, 201359 min

California Classic Wrestling Ep. 2 - August 27th 1971

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. Our flagship show is California Classic Wrestling hosted by Dan Farren with Ken Napzok. Here you will get to explore the rich, yet often overlooked, history of professional wrestling in California. In this e...

Sep 26, 201358 min
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