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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.

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

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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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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.

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Episode 146: The Blue Meanie Returns

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #146 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, one of Brian’s earliest guests, “Blue Meanie” Brian Heffron, returns to the show!

It’s a conversation covering ECW, Paul Heyman and Meanie’s experiences in the WWF, as well as many of Brian’s memories of encountering legends like Fred Blassie, Arnold Skaaland, Lou Thesz, Ernie Ladd and others during his own time with the company.

Get ready for a blue-pendous experience this week on Shut Up and Wrestle!

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Episode 145: Joe Marotta Returns, Part 2

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #145 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, it’s the finale of Brian’s epic two-part conversation with the returning Joe Marotta of the Our Vantage Point podcast!

Get ready for more unpacking of the classic 1980s/1990s WWF/WCW announcers, including the Art Donovan debacle, the underrated Stan Lane, and Heenan/Schiavone heat, plus Hulk Hogan on the Merritt Parkway, and so much more.

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Episode 142: Wrestling Observer HOF Episode w/ Greg Klein

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #142 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

It’s WON HOF season again, and Brian has author, historian and podcaster Greg Klein on this week to talk about some of the candidates, especially Morris Sigel and the Junkyard Dog.

Brian and Greg discuss why Sigel and JYD are deserving of induction, as well as several other of Brian’s choices for this year’s ballot, including why Gorilla Monsoon needs to return to the ballot.

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Episode 135: Joe Marotta

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #135 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, Brian is joined by prolific wrestling podcaster and 1980s/90s WWF enthusiast Joe Marotta!

Brian and Joe get deep into the weeds on all the announcers of the classic WWF, most notably Gorilla Monsoon, but also Bobby Heenan, Jesse Ventura, Vince McMahon, Lord Alfred Hayes, Mean Gene and more!

Plus, Brian shares some anecdotes and memories from this year’s Cauliflower Alley Club Reunion!

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Episode 134: John McAdam & Steve Gennarelli

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #134 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, join Brian for a roundtable discussion with both John McAdam and Steve Gennarelli of the Stick to Wrestling podcast!

John and Steve have been deep diving into the 1984 WWF expansion on their show, and this week Brian gets a chance to pick their brains all about it, as well as dip even deeper back into the 1970s, and whatever else springs to mind!

It’s a special extension of Stick to Wrestling, right here this week on Shut Up and Wrestle!

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Episode 131: Mike Clark Returns

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #131 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, Toronto promoter Mike Clark makes his return to the podcast!

Mike was a member of the Jack Tunney Toronto wrestling office during the WWF’s national expansion, and has lots more memories to share. Plus, he’s got a new nostalgia show happening at this year’s Canadian National Exhibition.

Behind the scenes of The Big Event, the appeal of the Hogan foam finger, the fate of the Maple Leaf Wrestling video library and more, this week on Shut Up and Wrestle.

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Episode 123: WWE Employee Roundtable 2

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #123 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

Join Brian this week for his second roundtable of former WWE employees.

Johnny “Photo” Giamundo, former head photographer; Melissa Costabile of Publications; and Dave Barry of Creative Services sit down to discuss their unique memories and perspectives on life in Titan Tower, and on the road!

This one’s got more inside WWE stories than you can shake a stick at, so pull up a chair and take a listen!

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