Monthly Archives: January 2023

Podcast

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!

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

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Episode 51: Carmine DeSpirito

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #51 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

My guest this week is wrestling manager, promoter, magazine editor and Cauliflower Alley Club stalwart Carmine DeSpirito! From the Wrestling Eye days, to a naked Ultimate Warrior, to his friendship with the Fabulous Moolah and so much more, it’s a unique interview you’re certain not to forget!

Throw the language constraints out the window (again) this week on Shut Up and Wrestle!

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

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Episode 50: The Great Brian Last

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for the 50th episode of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

For this very special double-length edition, my guest is none other than the King of the Arcadian Vanguard, the Abbott to Jim Cornette’s Costello–wrestling podcaster, historian and collector extraordinaire, The Great Brian Last!

It’s a rare away mission from the Mothership, this week on Shut Up and Wrestle!

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Episode 49: Mike Foley

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #49 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

My guest for the first episode of 2023 is former WWF Senior Creative Director Mike “Don’t Call Me Mick” Foley! Mike was with the company from 1990-2002, and had a hand in many creative decisions, including the “Get the F Out” campaign, the naming of several characters, and the design of the original TitanTron entrance ramp!

It’s the WWF from an artist’s perspective, this week on Shut Up and Wrestle!

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

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