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Episode 162: Keith Elliot Greenberg Returns

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #162 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, Brian’s great friend and colleague, the author and historian Keith Elliot Greenberg, returns to discuss his new book, BIGGER! BETTER! BADDER! WRESTLEMANIA III AND THE YEAR IT ALL CHANGED.

Come for the in-depth conversation on WrestleMania III and the WWF’s national expansion, stay for the theology lesson, and the ethics of kayfabing your children about wrestling.

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Episode 161: George Schire Returns

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #161 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, Brian welcomes wrestling historian, author and super-fan George Schire back to the show for a classic old-school conversation.

George is one of top authorities on the AWA, but is here this time to talk not only about the greatness of Verne Gagne, Nick Bockwinkel and Dick the Bruiser, but also the classic NWA World champions, the legacy of Bruno Sammartino, Flair/Steamboat and so much more.

It’s the kind of conversation that this podcast was created for, and we hope you enjoy it!

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Episode 160: From the Archives – Ric Flair

“I knew every day I woke up I was the best wrestler alive, I went to bed knowing it. I didn’t think about it, it was so natural.”

It’s time to go back into the Brian R. Solomon archives this week for a 2006 interview Brian did with “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair!

The interview took place during a WWE Magazine photo shoot in Utica, New York, and features Slick Ric discussing everything from his insecurities, his skills as a heel and his second divorce, to his arrests, his favorite matches and why Rudy is his favorite movie of all time.

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Episode 159: Tom Carlucci

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #159 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, Brian welcomes longtime WWE TV producer Tom Carlucci to the show!

Tom has some priceless stories of working for the company from 1988 all the way to 2020, including riding with Gorilla Monsoon, working with Vince McMahon and Kevin Dunn, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Mean Gene, Jesse the Body and more.

Tom had quite an interesting run with WWE, and is here this week to share some great memories and insights on the show.

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Episode 158: Steven Johnson Talks Jim Londos

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #158 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, author and journalist Steven Johnson returns to the show to discuss his new book, Jim Londos: The Golden Greek of Professional Wrestling!

Londos was in many ways the greatest star that pro wrestling ever produced, and Steve and Brian go in-depth on exactly why that was, as well as Londos’ legacy to the business in general.

It’s a journey back in time to the first half of the 20th century and the accomplishments of the immortal Golden Greek.

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Episode 157: Adam Pearce

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #157 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, Brian welcomes to the show, the General Manager of Monday Night Raw himself, Adam Pearce!

Not only can Adam be seen on Raw each and every week, but he also happens to be a 5-time NWA World champion and an accomplished wrestler in his own right, and was happy to join Brian this week for a conversation on his time as champion, his role and philosophy as a wrestling coach, and just about everything from Nick Bockwinkel to Jey Uso.

And yes, he even talks about wearing that jacket in tribute to Jim Cornette a few months back…

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Episode 156: Remembering My Grandfather

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #156 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

Something a little different this week, as by popular demand, Brian pays tribute to his grandfather, Anthony Salica.

Often referred to on the show, Brian wanted to pay tribute to his late grandfather on the occasion of his recent 100th birthday.

This week he shares his own reminiscences, plus a conversation with former boxer and boxing historian Ray McCormack–a former trainee of Mr. Salica’s–as well as some words from the man himself, taken from a 1993 interview Brian did with his grandfather back when he was in college.

It’s an extra-long episode for an extra-special man, covering boxing, a little bit of wrestling, and the life of a man who was loved by all.

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Episode 155: Brandon Thurston

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #155 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, Brian welcomes wrestling’s leading financial reporter and analyst, Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics, to the show!

Brandon joins Brian to discuss the business of professional wrestling, how attention to TV ratings have changed over the years, plus many other unexpected topics including blading, Vince’s weird terminology issues, and a whole lot more.

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Episode 154: Barry Rose

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #154 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, Brian welcomes collector and archivist Barry Rose of the Breaking Kayfabe podcast to the show!

A longtime booster of the glory days of Florida wrestling, Barry joins Brian this week to wax nostalgic about the glory days of CWF, as well as other classic territorial wrestling of the ’70s and ’80s. It’s a far-reaching conversation on being a kid during the heyday of territorial wrestling that you won’t want to miss.

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Episode 153: Lou DiPietro

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #153 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, Brian welcomes his former WWE colleague Lou DiPietro to the show!

Lou has worn many hats for WWE over the years, but some of the most fascinating stuff he worked on took place in the early years of the WWE Network. If you’ve ever wondered how and why things got uploaded, this is an interesting look at the inner workings of the home of so much classic wrestling footage.

Plus there’s lots of talk on what made ’80s wrestling great, the importance of music, and why The Wrestling Album is STILL a classic.

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