Host Russell Franklin talks about how he first became interested in professional wrestling in 1985 and discusses the different wrestling promotions and programs that were available for a viewer to watch on TV in the 1980s, as well as the general wrestling landscape of that time period and major players. He also discusses what recently brought him back to watching and surprisingly discovering he immensely enjoyed WWE after not watching and being critical of the product for many years. Other topics include overviews of TNA and independent promotion Wrestling Open, review of a DVD with Mid-South Wrestling footage, discussion of different wrestling figure lines from the past four decades, reviews of POWERTOWN figures and Brutus Beefcake's autobiography, and reflections from meeting and writing about Verne Gagne in the early 90s. Subscribe monthly to The Pro Wrestling Exuberant and get subscriber only content. Learn more at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2366340/subscribe
Host Russell Franklin talks about how he first became interested in professional wrestling in 1985 and discusses the different wrestling promotions and programs that were available for a viewer to watch on TV in the 1980s, as well as the general wrestling landscape of that time period and major players. He also discusses what recently brought him back to watching and surprisingly discovering he immensely enjoyed WWE after not watching and being critical of the product for many years. Other topics include overviews of TNA and independent promotion Wrestling Open, review of a DVD with Mid-South Wrestling footage, discussion of different wrestling figure lines from the past four decades, reviews of POWERTOWN figures and Brutus Beefcake's autobiography, and reflections from meeting and writing about Verne Gagne in the early 90s. Subscribe monthly to The Pro Wrestling Exuberant and get subscriber only content. Learn more at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2366340/subscribe