Monthly Archives: May 2026

Podcast

Episode 221: Steven Bell Talks Big Daddy vs. Giant Haystacks

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #221 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

Returning to the show this week to discuss his new book, Big Daddy vs. Giant Haystacks: A Super Heavyweight Story, is author and historian Steven Bell!

Steve and Brian delve into the history of wrestling in Great Britain going back nearly a century. It’s a fascinating history lesson this week, centered on the UK’s ultimate in-ring showdown.

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

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Episode 220: Noah Tarnow

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #220 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

Get ready for some sweet ’80s nostalgia, as Brian welcomes ’80s wrestling fan, pop culture aficionado and quizmaster Noah Tarnow to the show!

Listen in as two disgruntled GenXers explain exactly why wrestling in the ’80s was so much better! Brian and Noah also get into the ’90s rebirth of their fandom, and exactly what made it all so special.

Learn how wrestling killed Brian’s high school romance! Get into the psychology of Big Boss Man vs. Nailz! Hear Noah’s first-hand experience of being at WrestleMania III! Find out why the Honky Tonk Man broke Brian and Noah’s heart! All this and more await you…

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Episode 219: Joe Marotta & Mike Quinn Talk Lex Luger in the WWF

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #219 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

Returning to the show this week, for the first time together, are Joe Marotta and Mike Quinn of the WWF Canon and Our Vantage Point podcasts!

Joe and Quinn are here this week to talk about the somewhat ill-fated early ’90s career of Lex Luger in the WWF. From the Narcissist (Narcissus?) to the Yokozuna mishugas, to the Tatanka feud, the Allied Powers and beyond, it’s all here.

PLUS: Brian gives his review of the Netflix documentary, Hulk Hogan: Real American.

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

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