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Episode 167: Tom Burke Returns

April 23, 2025 TGBL2022

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #167 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon!

This week, Brian welcomes collector, historian and old-school wrestling fan supreme Tom Burke back to the show!

Tom brings his 65+ years as a wrestling fan to bear on another wonderful conversation that encompasses Paul Bowser’s Bedlam from Boston, the great Killer Kowalski, Jack Pfefer, Tommy Dee and much more.

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

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Episode 29: Tom Burke

August 17, 2022 TGBL2022

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!