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Episode 137: Justin Race

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #137 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

Can you imagine being the son of Harley Race? Well, Justin Race doesn’t have to imagine it–he lived it! And he’s here to talk about it with Brian this week.

From going on the road with the traveling NWA World champion, to breaking him up during serious wrestling promos, to witnessing the respect he was given throughout the wrestling industry, here’s what it was like being raised by the toughest man on God’s green earth.

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Episode 136: Dan Farren

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #136 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, Brian is joined by promoter and longtime fan of professional wrestling and all things pop culture, Dan Farren!

Dan has been a fan of the business and a denizen of the California/lucha libre wrestling scene for over 50 years, and has a wealth of memories to share! He’s a man of many interests, and we delved into most of them this week!

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Episode 135: Joe Marotta

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #135 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, Brian is joined by prolific wrestling podcaster and 1980s/90s WWF enthusiast Joe Marotta!

Brian and Joe get deep into the weeds on all the announcers of the classic WWF, most notably Gorilla Monsoon, but also Bobby Heenan, Jesse Ventura, Vince McMahon, Lord Alfred Hayes, Mean Gene and more!

Plus, Brian shares some anecdotes and memories from this year’s Cauliflower Alley Club Reunion!

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Episode 134: John McAdam & Steve Gennarelli

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #134 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, join Brian for a roundtable discussion with both John McAdam and Steve Gennarelli of the Stick to Wrestling podcast!

John and Steve have been deep diving into the 1984 WWF expansion on their show, and this week Brian gets a chance to pick their brains all about it, as well as dip even deeper back into the 1970s, and whatever else springs to mind!

It’s a special extension of Stick to Wrestling, right here this week on Shut Up and Wrestle!

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Episode 133: From the Archives – Kevin Sullivan

This week, Brian remembers the late, great Kevin Sullivan, sharing a November 2019 interview with Sullivan that was conducted in preparation for the writing of Brian’s biography of The Sheik, Blood and Fire.

Kevin speaks not only about his close relationship with that other great wrestling icon, but also goes into detail on his thoughts and philosophies regarding the wrestling business, its history and its future.

It’s a never-before-shared glimpse into one of the industry’s greatest minds.

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Episode 132: Sam Adonis

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #132 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, Brian is joined by Lucha Libre AAA superstar, Sam Adonis!

With 16 years in the business across multiple organizations and countries, Sam has a unique perspective on pro wrestling, which is also informed by his vast appreciation for its history.

This is an in-depth conversation that really gets into the weeds on wrestling psychology, being a heel, what it means to be a great worker, and how the lessons of the past can be applied to the present. Sam knows his stuff, and speaks from a wealth of experience.

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Episode 131: Mike Clark Returns

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #131 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, Toronto promoter Mike Clark makes his return to the podcast!

Mike was a member of the Jack Tunney Toronto wrestling office during the WWF’s national expansion, and has lots more memories to share. Plus, he’s got a new nostalgia show happening at this year’s Canadian National Exhibition.

Behind the scenes of The Big Event, the appeal of the Hogan foam finger, the fate of the Maple Leaf Wrestling video library and more, this week on Shut Up and Wrestle.

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Episode 130: Verb Abrams

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #130 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, Brian is joined by wrestling critic/historian and lifelong fan, Verb Abrams!

He’s the author of a recent Slam Wrestling piece on the phenomenon of 1960s wrestling sensation Ted Boy Marino, the biggest wrestling star in the history of Brazil, and is here to discuss the incredible legacy of Marino, as well as a variety of other fascinating tangents about the business we all love.

It’s a peek into a forgotten corner of wrestling history, this week on Shut Up and Wrestle.

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Episode 129: Herb Gerwig

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #129 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, Brian welcomes to the show Herb Gerwig, the son of Killer Karl Kox!

Herb discusses the life and legacy of his dad, one of the most accomplished and respected wrestlers of the heyday of the territorial era. No one could get heat like the Killer, and no one could have a crowd eating out of the palm of his hand the next week. Plus he invented the brain buster, which is pretty damn cool.

Join us for a conversation about one of the all-time greats, from someone who knew him better than any of us.

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Episode 128: Mike Edison Talks “Wrestling Journalism”

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #128 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, one of Brian’s most popular guests–author, editor and musician Mike Edison–returns to the show to discuss the strange phenomenon known as “wrestling journalism”.

From the days of the kayfabe magazines right up to the head-scratching “press scrums” of today, Brian and Mike get into the weeds on the very nature of both pro wrestling *and* journalism, plus a whole lot more.

Buckle up, grab your beverage of choice, and listen carefully, or you may miss something!

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