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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 144: Joe Marotta Returns, Part 1

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #144 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, prolific podcaster Joe Marotta returns to the show for the first of an epic two-parter!

Buckle up for more in-depth nostalgia on the WWF commentators of the ’80s and ’90s, as well as some Attitude Era stuff, Gorilla Monsoon tidbits, and much more.

Come for Brian’s Lord Alfred Hayes impression, stay for the Mean Gene worship!

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Episode 143: Paige “Von Hess” Sutherland

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #143 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, Brian is joined by Paige Sutherland, daughter of one of the most fearsome “foreign heels” of the ’70s and ’80s, Kurt Von Hess!

Paige talks about her cherished relationship with the loving father she knew away from the ring, as well as her unique connection to the Anoa’i wrestling dynasty, 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 141: Jamie Greer

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #141 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, Brian is joined by wrestling writer and historian Jamie Greer, author of Killers, Butchers, Cry-Babies & Canadian Destroyers: The History of Pro Wrestling in Windsor, Ontario!

It’s a deep-dive into the history of Ontario wrestling, but so much more, including looks at The Sheik’s Big Time Wrestling, the 1960s/70s WWWF of Bruno and Gorilla, the innovations of Gus Sonnenberg, and so much more.

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Episode 140: Bull James

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #140 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, Brian is joined by independent wrestler Bull James, also known for his time in NXT as Bull Dempsey!

Brian and Bull go back about 15 years in the business, and get together this week to remember some of those experiences, as well as Bull’s time in NXT and some flashbacks to New York/New Jersey indie wrestling of the 1990s.

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Episode 139: Dan Murphy

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #139 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

Shut Up and Wrestle returns this week with Brian’s guest, wrestling writer and historian, Dan Murphy!

Brian chats with Dan about his work with the CAC and his history in wrestling magazines, as well as his upcoming book on Ed Don George. There’s a lot of early wrestling history in this one, plus they even tackle the age-old question: Where the hell is Mark Lewin?

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The Best of Shut Up and Wrestle, Vol. 1

Hello, wrestling fans! Join Brian R. Solomon this week for the Best of Shut Up and Wrestle, Vol. 1!

Brian has combed through the archives of SUAW to bring you some of his favorite moments from the past two and a half years.

* The infamous Crash Holly story, as told to Brian Last
* Ken Patera remembers Gorilla Monsoon
* Sheldon Goldberg’s Yul Brynner experience
* David Marquez talks wrestling and cartoons
* RJ City’s love of Leaping Larry Chene
* Bruno Sammartino explains his relationship with WWE (2007)
* How I almost got in a fight at the WWE HOF, as told to Steve Gennarelli
* Jim Cornette rails against the WWF dress code

It’s a trip down memory lane this week on Shut Up and Wrestle! Stay tuned for a new episode next week.

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Episode 138: BJ Colangelo Returns

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #138 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, film critic and dedicated wrestling lover BJ Colangelo makes her return to the show!

Join BJ and Brian for a conversation on film, and yeah, a bunch of wrestling stuff too, of course! We get into BJ’s ’90s fandom, women’s wrestling, Attitude Era sacred cows, and a unique family connection to a certain Nature Boy.

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