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Episode 36: Sheldon Goldberg

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #36 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, my guest is longtime New England promoter Sheldon Goldberg! Sheldon is the man behind New England Championship Wrestling, and has roots going back to the Abe Ford days of wrestling in Boston, plus got his start in theatrical producing in Beantown as well.

It’s a look back at the history of northeast indie wrestling, this week on Shut Up and Wrestle!

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Episode 35: RJ City

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #35 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, my guest is wrestling Twitter favorite and AEW personality RJ City! RJ is the kind of person who can talk at length about not only old school pro wrestling, but also old school showbiz and entertainment.So get ready for references to Honky Tonk Man, Larry Chene and Arn Anderson, but also Yul Brynner, The Golden Girls, Lawrence Welk and so much more…

It’s an eclectic chat with one of wrestling’s most eclectic people, this week on Shut Up and Wrestle!

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Episode 34: Seth Turner

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #34 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, my guest is Seth Turner, president of the International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame!

I’ve been proud to be a part of the IPWHF for the past two years, and glad to have Seth on the show to talk about the organization, what it stands for, how it got started, and what it’s been doing to pick up the piece after the collapse of the old Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum.

Celebrate the preservation of wrestling history, this week on Shut Up and Wrestle!

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Episode 33: Tom Buchanan

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #33 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, my guest is former lead WWE photographer, Tom Buchanan!

Tom was with the WWF/E from the first WrestleMania all the way through the heights of the Attitude Era, and he has a unique perspective of life on the road, as well as crossing paths with such legends as Randy Savage, George Steele, Andre the Giant and more!

View the classic WWF through Tom Buchanan’s lens, this week on Shut Up and Wrestle!

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Episode 32: Ross Hart

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #32 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, my guest is Ross Hart of the legendary Hart wrestling family!

Ross is a fountain of wrestling knowledge, and we spent so much time talking about so much history, including Stampede Wrestling and the WWF takeover, the early days of Stu Hart, and of course, the exploits of Ross’ brothers Bret and Owen!

It’s a trip to the snowy wilds of Calgary this week on Shut Up and Wrestle!

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Episode 31: Aaron Feigenbaum

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #31 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, my guest is former WWE magazine writer and editor Aaron Feigenbaum, aka Aaron Williams!

Aaron and I shared a workspace in the WWE publications department cracking each other up for four glorious years, and this week we pick up right where left off!

From getting chewed out by Stone Cold, to getting medical advice from Kurt Angle, to the infamous gay Brock Lesnar angle, to the nWo pissing in a parking lot, the memories flow like wine!

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Episode 30: Kevin Sullivan

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #30 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, my guest for the 30th episode is the legendary Taskmaster himself, the Prince of Darkness, Kevin Sullivan!

I was honored to get a chance to speak to a true icon of the ’70s/’80s/’90s about his early years in the WWWF, his relationship with The Sheik, and a whole lot more!

We climb the steps of Kilimanjaro this week on Shut Up and Wrestle!

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Episode 29: Tom Burke

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #29 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, my guest is esteemed historian, collector and lifelong wrestling fan, Tom Burke!

Tom has been collecting memorabilia since the early ’60s, and has been a fan even longer! He was a personal friend of Killer Kowalski and many others, and a major force in the early years of the wrestling fan community.

Take a trip down memory lane in the museum of the wrestling professor himself!

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Episode 28: Greg Oliver

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #28 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, my guest is prolific author and the man behind Slam Wrestling, Greg Oliver!

We chat about Greg’s many books, Canadian wrestling, working with Madusa, and a whole lot more!

Wrestling authors unite, this week on Shut Up and Wrestle!

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Episode 27: Scott Teal

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #27 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, my guest is noted wrestling historian, publisher, author and photographer, Scott Teal!

Scott is probably familiar to many listeners as the man behind Crowbar Press. Plus, he shared his many reminiscences of being around the Gulas territory and office in Tennessee back in the day!

Buckle up for some truly memorable old school talk this week on Shut Up and Wrestle!

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