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The Best of Shut Up and Wrestle, Vol. 1

September 25, 2024 TGBL2022

Hello, wrestling fans! Join Brian R. Solomon this week for the Best of Shut Up and Wrestle, Vol. 1!

Brian has combed through the archives of SUAW to bring you some of his favorite moments from the past two and a half years.

* The infamous Crash Holly story, as told to Brian Last
* Ken Patera remembers Gorilla Monsoon
* Sheldon Goldberg’s Yul Brynner experience
* David Marquez talks wrestling and cartoons
* RJ City’s love of Leaping Larry Chene
* Bruno Sammartino explains his relationship with WWE (2007)
* How I almost got in a fight at the WWE HOF, as told to Steve Gennarelli
* Jim Cornette rails against the WWF dress code

It’s a trip down memory lane this week on Shut Up and Wrestle! Stay tuned for a new episode next week.

Shut Up and Wrestle is a production of the Arcadian Vanguard Podcast Network.

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Episode 61: Ken Patera

March 29, 2023 TGBL2022

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!