Insiders Edge: A Pro Wrestling Podcast

Host Karlifornia had the chance to speak with Former World Championship Wrestling, XWF and TNA Ring Announcer, Dave Penzer! They talk about Dave's NEW BOOK he wrote with 'NITRO: The Incredible Rise and Inevitable Collapse of Ted Turner's WCW' author Guy Evans - Sitting Ringside! They also touched on the popularity of Pro Wrestling today compared to the Monday Night Wars, How Dave felt about not being involved in the Invasion Angle, his thoughts on many other ring announcers from the wrestling business, and more!   Find Dave's Book 'Sitting Ringside, Volume 1' here!: DavidPenzerBook.com Amazon

In Episode 183 of the Insiders Edge Podcast, Host Karlifornia has the opportunity to talk to somebody he has been dying to interview for years. Ashley Hudson is now a former Professional Wrestler, who grew up in the same city as Karlifornia - Perth, Western Australia. In this interview they talk about Ashley's massive leap in life to head to the other side of the world in the 90's to have a crack at a dream, his experiences in Canada, Los Angeles and Tennessee learning the craft, times spent wrestling in Memphis, teaming with Kory Williams in the Tag Team 'The New South', how everything lead to Ashley working for WCW in the year 2000, his experiences wrestling in England as Ozzie Rulz, and in Peurto Rico becoming an honorary Bushwhacker, wrestling for NWA TNA, what steroids did to his body and the warning he wants to share with the world, and SO MUCH MORE!

Host Karlifornia had the tremendous opportunity to speak to the big kahuna of Oceania Pro Wrestling, Cam Vale! Karl and Cam had a fun chat about Cam's early days of his Pro Wrestling fandom, how Cam got interested in getting involved in the business, transitioning from a Sports Executive to a Pro Wrestling Promotor, the creation of Oceania Pro Wrestling, how the Impact Down Under Tour was put together, Starrcast Australia and working with Conrad Thompson & Mickie James to put it together and so much more!

Host Karlifornia had the joyous opportunity to speak to the one and only Katie Gannon! Karl and Katie had a fun chinwag about her current early days of her life in Pro Wrestling, and this was the first of it's kind where Karlifornia was talking to somebody super early into their Pro Wrestling journey. They talk about how Katie got interested in the business, training with Dr. Tom Prichard, getting involved in Ohio Valley Wrestling, her goals and dreams in the wrestling business, what she has learned about herself since getting in the ring and getting immersed in the pro wrestling, and so much more!

Host Karlifornia sits down with the legendary Johnny Kashmere as they talk about Johnny's career in Pro Wrestling, teaming with Trent Acid in the Backseat Boyz, working for CZW and making a name for himself in Independent Wrestling, why the Backseat Boyz controversially weren't brought back to NWA:TNA after their one match with them, how his career progressed before stepping away from the ring to focus on Promoting with Pro Wrestling Unplugged and working with Tod Gordon, he discusses the passing of his dear friend Trent, as well as his recent resurgeance and return to the ring!

Host Karlifornia has the opportunity to bring back IWA Deep South promoter, the one and only Kevin Brannen! In this interview they talk about this years IWA Deep South Carnage Cup 13, the triumphs and struggles of airing the Pay Per View and issues with setting the ring up, working with XPW to stream the show, Kris Kloss and Larry Legend's involvement in the show, John Rare's performance perhaps not being his last, Bryant Woods being the choice to win the 13th installment of the tournament, who Kevin tried to get booked for the show and why it didn't work out, what his future plans are for IWA Deep South in 2024, and much more!

On this Episode of the Insiders Edge Podcast, Host Karlifornia speaks to a former 30 year veteran of the sport of Professional Wrestling, the one and only Dusty Wolfe! In this interview they talk about how Dusty got involved with the business, working in Continental with Ken Timbs as the Hollywood Blondes, what he thought of Steve Austin and Brian Pillman using the same name years later, working with the Guerreros and the Rock N' Roll Express, his time spent in the WWF working on shows like WWF Superstars and WWF Wrestling Challenge, and a plethora of guys he worked with like Rick Martel, Tom Zenk, Ricky Steamboat, The Bulldogs, The Ultimate Warrior, The Hart Foundation, Jake Roberts and more, working with Dusty Rhodes and having to change his ring name to Dale Wolfe, some stories of his time in Capitol Sports in Puerto Rico, and a whole lot more!

On this edition of the Insiders Edge Podcast Karlifornia sits down with the inaugural & longest reigning ECW Tag Team Champions in history, A. J. Petrucci and Doug Stahl, the Super Destroyers!

In the terquasquicentennial Episode of the Insiders Edge Podcast, Karlifornia has the opportunity to talk to the ever so wonderful Sam Leterna! In this interview Sam talks about her experience in MLW, her short stint covering for May Valentine in the NWA, her past and future with Impact/TNA Wrestling, Training with Johnny Rodz and Lance Storm, as her time as a Pro Wrestler and why that was cut short, her aspirations for the future, commentating for Sukeban, and so much more!

On this edition of the Insiders Edge Podcast, Host Karlifornia sits down with Xtreme Pro Wrestlings own beloved, Veronica Caine! They talk about how she got involved in the business, her fond memories of XPW, what she thinks of the likes of Major Gunns, Lizzy Borden, Kristi Myst, Jessica Darlin and Jasmin St. Claire, working with The Enterprise with GQ Money, Kaos and Steve Rizzono, her infamous Buck Naked Match with Lizzy, the Raw Sewage Match with GQ Money, Angel and Lizzy, being involved in a War Games Match, how she felt when Xtreme Pro Wrestling was gone, what she did after she left the business, her return to XPW at the inaugural Killafornia, and so much more!

On this edition of the Insiders Edge Podcast, Host Karlifornia speaks to IWA Mid-South Head Honcho, the one and only Ian Rotten! In this Interview they talk about Ian's fandom of Pro Wrestling as a young fan, his encounters with Hardcore Wrestling and how it inspired him, working with "Sick" Nick Mondo at Tournament of Death 2 in the Finals after Mondo took a bump off the roof of a building, his thoughts on John Zandig, his thoughts on how taboo Deathmatch Wrestling was when IWA-MS began to now where it's celebrated, his Taipei Deathmatch with Axl Rotten in ECW and at Hardcore Homecoming, he responds to Jake Crist burning the IWA Mid-South Championship Belts because of not getting paid from their disaster 'Sweet Home Chicago' event on May 20th, 2022, why he has been having financial difficulties and how he's paying back the money he owes, he talks about the Bad Breed and Axl Rotten and Axl's last days before passing and how it's effected him, IWA Mid South chatter takes place and we find out about the future of the company having not run a show in 2.5 years, and SO MUCH MORE!

On this edition of the Insiders Edge Podcast, Host Karlifornia sits down with the incredible Shannon Hunter! We love shining a light on the unsung heroes of professional wrestling, and Shannon is a perfect example. We dive deep into Shannon's experiences within the world of professional wrestling, and with nearly 25 years behind the scenes in Talent Relations, Coordination and PR roles for promotions such as XPW and CZW, you can bet there's a story or two worth listening to!

On this edition of the Insiders Edge Podcast, Host Karlifornia sits down with the one and only Big F'N Joe! In this interview they talk about Joe's initial fandom of Pro Wrestling, how he got into the business, his relationship with the UK Pitbulls, the UK wrestling scene in his early days, his first trip to the United States performing on the same show as New Jack, making a name for himself in Deathmatch Wrestling, fulfilling a lifelong dream of performing at CZW Tournament of Death, finally getting the opportunity to work with Deathmatch legends like Necro Butcher, SHLAK, MASADA, Matt Tremont, John Wayne Murdoch and more, the importance of his matches with Casanova Valentine, working for XPW, what else he hopes to achieve, and more!

On this edition of the Insiders Edge Podcast, Host Karlifornia speaks with Ring Announcer extraordinaire, the one and only Larry Legend! They talk about Larry's beginning in wrestling, doing backyard wrestling, becoming a ring announcer and working for CZW, talking about fandom in pro wrestling and so much more!

Host Karlifornia brings on the legendary Rico Casanova to talk about his career in Professional Wrestling. In this interview they talk about Rico's beginnings in the business, his time in the World Wrestling Council and IWA Peurto Rico, IWA Hardcore, Wrestling Psycho Sid for the WWE Championship, his time in the Army and his health battles with his kidneys, Dominican Wrestling Entertainment, and SO much more!

On this very special edition of the Insiders Edge Podcast, Host Karlifornia speaks with THE VOICE OF WCW! That's right, it's Voice Over Actor for TV, Radio, Narration, Commercials, and an Inductee into the 2023 Country Radio Hall of Fame - it's John Willyard! They talk about John's skill with voice work, how he began in the field, what it takes to become successful at his job, and of course, importantly, his opportunities to do voice work for World Championship Wrestling, from segments promoting WCW Magazine, to the Hotline number, WCW Motorsports, the Pay Per View Hype videos, as well as narration on episodes of WCW Monday Nitro and Thunder. They talk about the process of getting voice work done on the day of a WCW TV Taping, and how different it was in the 1990's. All this and so much more!

On this edition of the Insiders Edge Podcast Host Karlifornia has the opportunity to sit down with Podcaster and Podcasting producer, from Keeping It 100 with Konnan and Disco Inferno, as well as The Raven Effect, the head honcho of the Creative Control Network - Joe Feeney!

Host Karlifornia had the joy, honor and priviledge to speak to the current NWA World Television Champion, the one and only, Thom Latimer! They talk all things National Wrestling Alliance, where it's strengths are, where it could improve, his time with Strictly Business, Thom's ambitions in his career, his humble beginnings in England, making that massive jump at a young age to chase his dream in the United States, his time with NXT and a bit of Impact Wrestling talk, and so much more! It's rare for Thom to do Podcasts, so the WZWA Network would like to thank Thom for giving Karlifornia his time!

On this edition of the Insiders Edge Podcast, Host Karlifornia has the opportunity to talk to Caryn Mower, also known as the psychotic fitness instructor, Muffy! They talk about Caryn's life as she unexpectedly found her way into UPW, training to become a wrestler, before getting called up as Stephanie McMahons personal trainer and fitness instructor! They talk about why the run was so short, what lead to her disenchantment with the pro wrestling business, becoming a career stuntwoman and actress, performing on the infamous show BattleDome, and so much more!