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The BNMVS Podcast Network is a family of podcasts, mostly focused on the sport of professional wrestling."Pro Wrestling's BFF" Nick Maniwa & Reed "By God" Bentley take you through their week in pro wrestling, their social lives, movies, TV & everything in between on the main show, "The Reed Bentley & Nick Maniwa Variety Show". Midsouth Memories is a rewatch series - hosted by Nick Maniwa & Mike Ruff (RuffFigures.com) as they hook up those VCRs & DVD players to watch back some of IWA Midsouth's classic shows & tell the stories from those shows. WrestleManiwa is Nick Maniwa's solo show where he interviews his friends in the world of professional wrestling from wrestlers to commentators to camera people & everything in between. Also on the BNMVS podcast network - we welcome Jim Fannin & his tales of IWA Midsouth during his tenure with Fannin's Flashbacks. Each episode features a guest (most of the time) that talks about their history with Jim & their combined history of performing for the craziest independent wrestling company of it's time - IWA Midsouth Coming soon to the BNMVS Podcast Network - Maniwa's Mausoleum of Mysteries. This is Nick's take on a spooky podcast - inspired by such podcasts as Radio Rental, Monsters Among Us, Jim Harold's Campfire, etc. Ghouls, goblins, ghosts & cryptids. Glitches in the matrix, unexplained stories & everything in between.
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Episode 10 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with former IWA Mid-South tag team champion and 12x light heavyweight champion, Tarek the Great! What bizarre series of events led to Tarek being in the very first match ever on an IWA Mid South show? Hear Tarek’s perspective on his feud… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 10 – Tarek the Great →
Episode 9 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with former IWA Mid South icon, “UNCLE HONKEY” Don Broady! How did Don make it onto IWA shows? What caused Don to abruptly quit Danny Davis’ wrestling school? The infamous flaming tables match that happened to be on the same card as… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 9 – “Uncle Honkey” Don Broady →
Episode 8 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with former IWA Mid-South Heavyweight champion, tag team champion, and 4x light heavyweight champion, Mark Wolf! Marky Wolf was the childhood friend of Ian Rotten. What was Ian like as a teenager? Jim and Mark fondly look back on Mark coming to… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 8 – Mark Wolf →
Episode 7 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with “The American Danger Man” Mad Man Pondo. Pondo is one of a handful that predates Jim in IWA Midsouth as Pondo started on the first show in the main event of Winter Warz 1996 in January of that year. They talk… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 7 – Mad Man Pondo →
Episode 6 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with “Britney Spears’ Boyfriend” Chuck Smooth/Chuck E Smooth/Paul E. Smooth (if ya nasty). Chuck talks about growing up as a fan in the Chicagoland area, being able to watch ECW, USWA & SMW on syndication, finding local shows & finally being trained… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 6 – Chuck Smooth →
Episode 5 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with “The Mayor” Rich Wayne. Great friends for the past 28 years that met at IWA Mid-South where both were mistaken for being with the Kentucky State Athletic Commission because they took notes to post results on AOL Grandstand! That friendship grew… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 5 – Rich Wayne →
Episode 4 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with the man truly responsible for getting him into the business, Les Johns. College friends that bonded over their love of wrestling, they talk about how Les calling the IWA hotline and leaving a critique of the show ended up with Ian… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 4 – Les Johns →
Episode 3 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with multiple times over former IWA Midsouth Light Heavyweight champion American Kickboxer. Despite knowing each other for close to 30 years, this podcast & leading up to the recording is the most Jim & AKB have ever talked. They start the conversation… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 3 – American Kickboxer →
BOO~! Surprise drop here at the BNMVS Podcast Network, as we give episode 1 of Maniwa’s Mausoleum of Mysteries. I wanted to drop this on Halloween proper to really set the tone. Big fan of the spooky podcasts & super excited to bring this style of podcast here to the BNMVS Podcast Network. On this… Continue reading Maniwa’s Mausoleum of Mysteries – Cults, Ouija boards & out of body experiences →
Apologies for the first upload, something got clicked. This is not a subscription service, all the podcasts on the BNMVS Podcast Network are free! Episode 2 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with “The Whole Reffin Show” Brent Blades who served as the IWA senior official from 2000-2003. They talk… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 2 – Brent Blades →
Episode 1 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! The first episode features a conversation between Jim & his old college buddy Ben Rich as they talk about becoming friends during their time in college at University of Kentucky, finding IWA Midsouth, bringing IWAMS to Lexington and everything in between. Be sure to follow Jim on X… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 1 – Ben Rich →
After the hell month of Maniwa’s life, we’re finally dropping out AMA episode. We took questions anonymously on NGL & on social media. Editor’s notes –My timeline was wrong. KOTDM 2018 was May, Bentley did not perform in the tournament but was at the show. He wrestled at Prelude to Death the night before. So… Continue reading BNMVS #41 – Ask Bentley & Maniwa Anything →
Take a trip down memory lane as the most decorated manager in IWA Midsouth tells his tales after serving a 12 year sentence in the craziest independent wrestling company in history. Look for the first episode to drop in the very near future. Welcome to Fannin’s Flashbacks!
On this “lost” episode of Wrestlemaniwa from December of 2024, I talk to my long time close personal friend Jeremy aka Prophet of Ash Video. We talk the first time Jeremy saw independent wrestling, who his day 1 in the wrestling business is, talk about deathmatch wrestling weapon engineering, becoming the editor for IWAMS, helping… Continue reading Wrestlemaniwa w/ Jeremy aka Prophet of Ash Video →
On this special episode of Wrestlemaniwa, Pro Wrestling’s BFF” Nick Maniwa & Aaron Rose preview the upcoming (like this Friday upcoming) Generation Next Pro Wrestling’s The Generational Invitational tournament. We run down the card, give our thoughts on the brackets & have a blast while doing it. Look for another Wrestlemaniwa episode coming in the… Continue reading Wrestlemaniwa w/ Aaron Rose – GNPW’s TGI Preview~! →
1“Pro Wrestling’s BFF” Nick Maniwa & Mike Ruff (of RuffFigures.com) are dropping balls. Well not us personally but the team of Danny Daniels, Ryan Boz & Brad Bradley led to the ring by Carmine DeSpirito & Jim Fannin on this Midsouth Memories Spotlight episode : Breaking Balls. We literally only did this to release it… Continue reading Midsouth Memories : Spotlight – Breaking Balls 11/21/03 →
“Pro Wrestling’s BFF” Nick Maniwa & Mike Ruff (of RuffFigures.com) had some family obligations this month, so we bring you an episode we recorded earlier this year – Wrestlemaniwa. A no rope barbed wire deathmatch as the main event of a benefit show. Absurd. If you have old IWAMS photos (96-05ish), please send them to… Continue reading Midsouth Memories – Wrestlemaniwa →
“Pro Wrestling’s BFF” Nick Maniwa & Mike Ruff (of RuffFigures.com) are helping you celebrate Thanksgiving by presenting Bloodfeast 2014: Born to be Wired on this month’s episode of Midsouth Memories. We talk opening segments, SHOOT~! comments in promos, pain pills being in the wrong bottle, long battle royals, hidden gem deathmatches & so much more… Continue reading Midsouth Memories – Bloodfeast 2014 : Born to be Wired →
On the return episode of Wrestlemaniwa, I talk to the ruggedly handsome Chad French as we talk his history in his wrestling fandom, discovering IWA Midsouth at the old K-Mart building, coming to various venues in the 2000s, starting out as a “journalist” during the Memphis Flea Market days which led to Chad performing in… Continue reading Wrestlemaniwa w/ Chad French of MidwestTerritory.com →
“Pro Wrestling’s BFF” Nick Maniwa & Mike Ruff (of RuffFigures.com) bring the next installment of the Midsouth Memories: Spotlight to talk the infamous Tracy Smothers riot which took place at No Blood No Guts No Glory 2002 in Clarksville, IN. To set up a match later in the month, Tracy attacks “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton &… Continue reading Midsouth Memories: Spotlight – Tracy Smothers riot 6/15/02 →
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