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Episode 57: Mark James

Hello wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #57 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, we’re remembering the life and legacy of Jerry Jarrett, with Memphis wrestling historian and Jerry Jarrett biographer Mark James. It’s a conversation about the man behind one of the hottest territories of all time, and you won’t want to miss it.

A tribute to one of the greatest bookers and promoters in wrestling history, this week on Shut Up and Wrestle.

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Episode 56: Marcus “Buff” Bagwell

Hello wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #56 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

My special guest this week is one of the most recognizable and accomplished WCW stars of the 1990s, Marcus “Buff” Bagwell! We had a great and candid conversation about his decade in Atlanta, as well as his ill-fated stint with the WWF at the very beginning of the WCW invasion!

Find out why Buff is still the stuff, this week on Shut Up and Wrestle!

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Episode 55: Dave Dwinell

Hello wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #55 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

My guest this week is veteran wrestling referee and lifelong fan Dave Dwinell, who worked throughout the Northeast in the ’80s, ’90s and beyond, for the WWF, NWA and many others!

Bruno Sammartino at the 1964 World’s Fair! Behind the scenes at the Heroes of Wrestling PPV! It’s all here and more!

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Episode 54: Keith Elliot Greenberg Remembers Lanny Poffo

Hello wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #54 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

I’ve got my first return guest this week, as longtime wrestling writer Keith Elliot Greenberg is here once again, this time to share his thoughts and reminiscences on the life and legacy of his great friend, the late Lanny Poffo.

It’s a conversation full of glory and renown, this week on Shut Up and Wrestle!

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Episode 53: Attila Khan

Hello wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #53 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

My guest this week is veteran independent wrestler Dennis McHawes, better known in the ring as Attila Khan! Dennis was a protege of Harley Race, hung out with Pat O’Connor when he was a kid, got the rub from Sgt. Slaughter, and has loads of other stories from his quarter-century in the business!

It’s a conversation with the man behind the fearsome Attila Khan, this week on Shut Up and Wrestle!

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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!

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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!

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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!

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Episode 48: Bill Apter

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #48 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

My guest for the final episode of 2022 is none other than the dean of wrestling journalists himself, Bill Apter! Bill talks about his illustrious history in wrestling media, the early days of the “Apter mags”, WOW Magazine, and more on his 50+ years in and around the biz!

Shut Up and Wrestle heads to “Apter’s Alley” this week!

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