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Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #190 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian welcomes author James Dixon to the show to talk about his new book on wrestling in 1992, Titan Shrinking: How Wrestling’s Muscle Lost Its Power. It’s a deep dive into the WWF (and a little … Continue reading Episode 190: James Dixon →
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Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #189 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! Brian’s guest this week, for the first time ever on any podcast, is Valerie Marella-Jankowski, the daughter of Gorilla Monsoon! IRRESISTIBLE FORCE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF GORILLA MONSOON has finally arrived, and it would not be what … Continue reading Episode 189: Valerie Marella-Jankowski →
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Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #188 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! Straight out of the WWF Event Center, it’s the one and only Sean Mooney, Brian’s guest this week! Sean and Brian were unable to connect during the process of IRRESISTIBLE FORCE, Brian’s book on Gorilla Monsoon, but Sean … Continue reading Episode 188: Sean Mooney →
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“I do know that at least at one time in my 21 years of doing this, I was better than absolutely anybody else… Around ’96/97, I don’t think there was anybody better than me at that time.” We go back into the Brian R. Solomon archives again this week on Shut Up and Wrestle, for … Continue reading Episode 187: From the Archives – Shawn Michaels →
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Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #186 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian welcomes wrestling historian and author Sean Dulaney to the show! The state of Indiana, and particularly the Evansville area, was a fascinating place during the territorial era, and Sean is the man to talk about … Continue reading Episode 186: Sean Dulaney →
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Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #185 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian welcomes UK-based wrestling historian Allan Blackstock to the show! Allan is responsible for a wealth of outstanding old-school wrestling media on Twitter (@allan_cheapshot) and is here this week to discuss the importance of preserving wrestling … Continue reading Episode 185: Allan Blackstock →
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Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #184 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! It’s part three of the NWA Word Champions Series, with special guest Greg Oliver. Although often considered one of the “forgotten” NWA World champs, Whipper Billy Watson was not only a significant figure in the history of the … Continue reading Episode 184: The NWA World Champions Series , Part 3 – Whipper Billy Watson →
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Hello, wrestling fans! Join Brian R. Solomon this week for the Best of Shut Up and Wrestle, Vol. 3! To fill the void while he’s away this week at the Cauliflower Alley Club Reunion, Brian has dipped into the archives of Shut Up and Wrestle once again to bring you some of the cream of … Continue reading The Best of Shut Up and Wrestle, Vol. 3 →
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Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #183 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian welcomes author Ross Benes, author of the provocative new book, 1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times. Needless to say, there are many intersections with that topic and the world … Continue reading Episode 183: Ross Benes →
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Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #182 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian welcomes author Dan Murphy back to the show to talk about his new book, Ed Don George: The Remarkable Life of an Olympian and Pro Wrestling Champion. Ed Don was a superstar in his day, … Continue reading Episode 182: Dan Murphy Talks Ed Don George →
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Last week, the wrestling world saw the passing of its biggest superstar, as Hulk Hogan died at the age of 71. This week, for Episode #181 of Shut Up and Wrestle, Brian R. Solomon is joined by wrestling magazine legends Craig Peters and Bob Smith to look back on the life and legacy of the … Continue reading Episode 181: Remembering Hulk Hogan →
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Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #180 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian has put together a raucous panel of some of the finest running guests of the 6:05 Superpodcast–Howard Baum, Vandal Drummond and Lou Kipilman! Howard, Vandal and Lou kept so many of us entertained on the … Continue reading Episode 180: Howard Baum, Vandal Drummond & Lou Kipilman →
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Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #179 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian welcomes Cauliflower Alley Club executive board member and lifelong wrestling fan Darla Staggs to the show! Darla has been been a die-hard fan since she saw Pat O’Connor win the NWA World title from Dick … Continue reading Episode 179: Darla Staggs →
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Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #178 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian welcomes former WWE creative team member Dan Madigan to the show! It’s a peek inside the WWE writer’s room that you won’t want to miss! Brian and Dan both worked for WWE during the Ruthless … Continue reading Episode 178: Dan Madigan →
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Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #177 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian welcomes podcaster, journalist, lifelong wrestling fan and fellow Connecticutian Rick Del Santo to the show! Brian and Rick get into all the wrestling they loved as young fans in the ’80s and ’90s, bringing back … Continue reading Episode 177: Rick Del Santo →
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Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #176 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! It’s part two of the NWA Word Champions series, with special guest Mark Fleming. The name “Lou Thesz” is synonymous with wrestling greatness, and with being world champion. This week, Brian sits down with a man who was … Continue reading Episode 176: The NWA World Champions Series, Part 2 – Lou Thesz →
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Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #175 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian welcomes podcaster and classic WWF enthusiast Joe Marotta to the show once more, this time to discuss the legacy of WrestleMania IX! In light of WWE’s recent documentary, WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle, Brian and … Continue reading Episode 175: Joe Marotta Talks WrestleMania IX… and More →
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Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #174 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian welcomes Paige “Von Hess” Sutherland and Bob Smith to the show to look back on the classic NWF territory of the early 1970s! Pedro Martinez and Johnny Powers embodied this vintage Buffalo/Cleveland territory that’s rarely … Continue reading Episode 174: Paige “Von Hess” Sutherland and Bob Smith Talk the NWF →
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Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #173 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined once again by film critic, film maker and wrestling aficionado BJ Colangelo, this time for a discussion of Queen of the Ring! Brian and BJ give their unfiltered views on the new Mildred … Continue reading Episode 173: Discussing Queen of the Ring w/ BJ Colangelo →
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Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #172 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! It’s part one of the NWA Word Champions series, with special guest Dr. Robert Stinson. This week, Brian and the good doctor look back at the life and career of an often-overlooked legend, the very first National Wrestling … Continue reading Episode 172: The NWA World Champions Series, Part 1 – Orville Brown →
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Avoid unless you can endure a grown man having exchanged addiction to drugs with addiction to fairy tales.
Brian, your friend from college was a mark, just because he read the observer he didn't know anymore then you did Time has proven Dave is full of it
If a wrestler kicks out of a finisher multiple times it's no longer a finisher it's just another move.
Dave young people don't watch AEW.
this episode is brutal.
I tried, but his voice, let alone his proclivities. What'd I miss?
Jerry Jarrett was a great man........May he Rest In Peace..
Big Mike Sempervive