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Episode 61: Ken Patera

Hello wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #61 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

My very special guest this week is legend, Olympian, and one of the greatest heels of all time, the one and only Ken Patera. We get into everything from working with Gorilla Monsoon, to Andy Kaufman in Memphis, being IC champ, the Super Bowl of Wrestling and much more–all with Ken’s uniquely salty perspective.

The language restrictions are off this week on Shut Up and Wrestle!

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Episode 60: Michael Cavacini

Hello wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #60 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

My guest this week is historian and writer Michael Cavacini, author of an upcoming book on the history of TNA/Impact Wrestling! Michael and I take a deep dive into the state of pro wrestling at the turn of the 21st century, and the rise of what was once the industry’s number-two wrestling company.

Shut Up and Wrestle heads into the Impact Zone this week!

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Episode 59: AT Huck

Hello wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #59 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

My guest this week is long-time Michigan referee, promoter and fan, AT Huck! Join us as we travel back to the glory days of Detroit’s Big Time Wrestling for some raucous memories, as well as the time Huck refereed the last match between Bobo Brazil and The Sheik, and much more!

It’s classic Motor City mayhem, this week on Shut Up and Wrestle.

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Episode 58: Tom Fleming

Hello wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #58 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

Razor Ramon. Kane. Papa Shango. Crush. Adam Bomb. 1-2-3 Kid. Tatanka. If you remember these WWF Superstars of the 1990s, then you’ve seen the work of my guest this week, Tom Fleming! Tom was an artist and illustrator for the WWF for years, and came on this week to talk about his unforgettable design work.

All that–plus some bonus comic book talk!–this week on Shut Up and Wrestle.

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Episode 57: Mark James

Hello wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #57 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, we’re remembering the life and legacy of Jerry Jarrett, with Memphis wrestling historian and Jerry Jarrett biographer Mark James. It’s a conversation about the man behind one of the hottest territories of all time, and you won’t want to miss it.

A tribute to one of the greatest bookers and promoters in wrestling history, this week on Shut Up and Wrestle.

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Episode 56: Marcus “Buff” Bagwell

Hello wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #56 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

My special guest this week is one of the most recognizable and accomplished WCW stars of the 1990s, Marcus “Buff” Bagwell! We had a great and candid conversation about his decade in Atlanta, as well as his ill-fated stint with the WWF at the very beginning of the WCW invasion!

Find out why Buff is still the stuff, this week on Shut Up and Wrestle!

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Episode 55: Dave Dwinell

Hello wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #55 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

My guest this week is veteran wrestling referee and lifelong fan Dave Dwinell, who worked throughout the Northeast in the ’80s, ’90s and beyond, for the WWF, NWA and many others!

Bruno Sammartino at the 1964 World’s Fair! Behind the scenes at the Heroes of Wrestling PPV! It’s all here and more!

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Episode 54: Keith Elliot Greenberg Remembers Lanny Poffo

Hello wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #54 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

I’ve got my first return guest this week, as longtime wrestling writer Keith Elliot Greenberg is here once again, this time to share his thoughts and reminiscences on the life and legacy of his great friend, the late Lanny Poffo.

It’s a conversation full of glory and renown, this week on Shut Up and Wrestle!

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Episode 53: Attila Khan

Hello wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #53 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

My guest this week is veteran independent wrestler Dennis McHawes, better known in the ring as Attila Khan! Dennis was a protege of Harley Race, hung out with Pat O’Connor when he was a kid, got the rub from Sgt. Slaughter, and has loads of other stories from his quarter-century in the business!

It’s a conversation with the man behind the fearsome Attila Khan, this week on Shut Up and Wrestle!

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Episode 52: Mike Chapman

Hello wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #52 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

My guest this week is noted historian and the world’s leading authority on Frank Gotch, Mike Chapman! Mike sits down (in Gotch’s favorite chair) to discuss the Peerless One, plus Hackenschmidt, Stecher, Caddock, Thesz, Hodge and other great shooters, and shares his views on just what was and wasn’t on the level.

It’s a deep dive into the early history of the wrestling business this week on Shut Up and Wrestle!

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