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Episode 88: Tim Hornbaker

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #88 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, Brian is joined by accomplished wrestling historian and author Tim Hornbaker!

Brian and Tim discuss Tim’s new book, The Last Real World Champion: The Legacy of “Nature Boy” Ric Flair, plus Tim’s other books and his incredible contributions to researching, preserving and making sense of pro wrestling history.

Learn all about what it’s like to cover the history of this crazy business, this week on Shut Up and Wrestle.

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Episode 87: Robert Bledsoe

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #87 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, Brian is joined by former WWF and Raw Magazine writer Robert Bledsoe!

Robert shares lots of memorable stories, including visiting The Hardys’ North Carolina compound and his encounters with the McMahons, plus learn how he blew up the WWF’s relationship with The Opie & Anthony Show!

Anyway, Robert’s departure from the WWF opened the door for Brian to be a magazine writer, so he owes him.

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Episode 86: Scott Cornish

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #86 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, Brian is joined by noted wrestling humorist and longtime fan Scott Cornish!

Join Brian and Scott for a fascinating and funny discussion of wrestling fandom, meeting your heroes, plus the nature of celebrity, and other weighty topics involving everyone from Ronnie Garvin to Ernest Borgnine. And we just may have gotten Scott to do a bit of his Boogie Woogie Man impression…

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Episode 85: Meghan Baker Kelly

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #85 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, Brian is joined by Meghan Baker Kelly, daughter of the one and only Ox Baker!

Meghan shares memories of her unforgettable dad, including his famous appearance on The Price Is Right, his work in Escape from New York, the dreaded heart punch, and more!

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Episode 83: From the Archives – Terry Funk

“Back then, wrestling was wrestling. And nobody proclaimed it bullshit. It was real.”

In honor of the passing of the great Terry Funk, we go back into the Brian R. Solomon archives this week for an interview Brian did with the Hardcore Icon while working on his biography of The Sheik in 2019.

Terry shares his opinions and memories on the Arabian Madman, as well as Hulk Hogan, WWE, hardcore wrestling, his family, and more. Plus, Brian shares his own thoughts on Funk’s legacy, as well as his own memories of interacting over the years with wrestling’s true desperado.

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Episode 82: Karl Stern

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #82 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, Brian is joined by Karl Stern, aka DragonKingKarl, prolific chronicler of pro wrestling and pop culture history.

Brian and Karl take a deep dive into the very early history of pro wrestling–HM Dufur, William Muldoon, Frank Gotch, Joe Stecher, Jim Londos and Strangler Lewis are just a few of the names that come up, as well as the early history of pro wrestling at Madison Square Garden.

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Episode 81: Remembering Exotic Adrian Street

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #81 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, Brian is joined by UK podcaster, musician, super-fan and wrestling memorabilia collector Paul Fairbairns in paying tribute to the career and legacy of the late “Exotic” Adrian Street.

Brian and Paul look back at Adrian’s unique contributions to professional wrestling, his undeniable influence, as well as his musical aspirations, the infamous dust-up with Jimmy Saville, and a whole lot more!

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Episode 80: Mike Edison

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #80 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

Strap in and get ready, because Brian’s guest this week is author, musician, raconteur and madman, Mike Edison!

From winning editorship of Wrestling’s Main Event in a stipulation match, to celebrating the genius of Andy Kaufman, to rooting against Hulk Hogan at the Garden the night he won the title, and more, we get to it all in about 70 breathless minutes!

Find out why the Undertaker was the greatest gimmick of all time, and why Donald Trump is the perfect heel, this week on Shut Up and Wrestle!

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Episode 79: Jessica Solt

Hello, humanoids! It’s time for Episode #79 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon, and his guest Jessica Solt, daughter of Bobby “The Brain” Heenan!

Pull up a seat, ham n’ eggers, and listen to Jessica talk all about her legendary, beloved and brilliant dad. From his early years in the AWA, to his WWF heyday, to the dark WCW times and more, we get to all of it in this candid and loving look back at the Weasel himself.

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Episode 78: Kurt Beyer

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #78 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, Brian is joined by Kurt Beyer, son of Dick Beyer, aka The Intelligent, Sensational Destroyer!

Kurt shares his unique experiences growing up in Japan as the child of perhaps the most famous and beloved gaijin wrestler of all time, discusses the legacy of Rikidozan and Giant Baba, and finally answers the question, did his dad ever take that mask off??

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