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The Best of Shut Up and Wrestle, Vol. 2

Hello, wrestling fans! Join Brian R. Solomon this week for the Best of Shut Up and Wrestle, Vol. 2!

To kick off 2025, Brian has once again pored over the archives of SUAW to bring you more of his favorite moments from the past three years.

* RVD talks wrestling psychology and training with The Sheik
* Brian and Mike Sempervive pay tribute to Ole Anderson
* Gary Cappetta reminisces over being a young wrestling fan
* Mike Chapman discusses the legacy of Frank Gotch
* Mike Edison on why Andy Kaufman was the greatest wrestler of all time
* A roundtable of former WWE employees remember Eddie Guerrero and Owen Hart
* Brian relates the NSFW origins of the WWF scratch logo to John McAdam
* A clip from Brian’s unforgettable archive interview with the late, great Terry Funk

It’s another 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 128: Mike Edison Talks “Wrestling Journalism”

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #128 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, one of Brian’s most popular guests–author, editor and musician Mike Edison–returns to the show to discuss the strange phenomenon known as “wrestling journalism”.

From the days of the kayfabe magazines right up to the head-scratching “press scrums” of today, Brian and Mike get into the weeds on the very nature of both pro wrestling *and* journalism, plus a whole lot more.

Buckle up, grab your beverage of choice, and listen carefully, or you may miss something!

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

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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!

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

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