The BNMVS Podcast Network: Recent Episodes
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The BNMVS Podcast Network is a family of podcasts, mostly focused on the sport of professional wrestling.
"Pro Wrestling's BFF" Nick Maniwa & Reed "By God" Bentley take you through their week in pro wrestling, their social lives, movies, TV & everything in between on the main show, "The Reed Bentley & Nick Maniwa Variety Show".
Also on the BNMVS podcast network, "The Custom Underground Podcast" brings you all things pro wrestling figures. Tips, tricks of the trade & a tournament to determine who the best customizer in the game really is.
The monthly PDKU Podcast w/ Nathan Future & Big Brian V takes you on a ride with conspiracy theories, government corruption & everything you shouldn't talk about!
The Back Row Hecklers feature interviews with curtain jerkers to main eventers on the indie wrestling scene. Hosted by Big Brian V w/ cohosts Young Matthew, Josh C & Chris Class of HeadlockGear. Get a dose of wrestling knowledge, every week, in the back row!
Episode 42 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is now live! On this episode, Jim is joined by the best referee in IWA Mid South history Brent Blades and IWA historian and President of The Reckless Youth Fan Club: “The Mayor” Rich Wayne!
Like last week, these are return guests to the podcast as Brent was on Episode 2 and Rich was on Episode 5. You can catch those episodes in the archives on #IWTV! This time Brent, Rich, and Jim sit down for a watchalong of the last two episodes of IWA Mid South TV that were unearthed by the Between the Sheets Podcast. That’s right. IWA had TV for a couple of months in 1998 and Brent, Rich, and Jim were there at the tapings. Hear them give their thoughts and talk about their memories of this timeframe in IWA as they watch the February 14 and February 21, 1998 episodes of IWA Hardcore TV. See plenty of footage from the old KMart building and southern Indiana armories!
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Special thanks to David Bixenspan & Between the Sheets listeners for providing the TV episodes.
Episode 41 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is now live! On this episode, Jim is joined by his college buddies that were money backers into bringing IWA Mid South to Lexington, Kentucky: “The Consigliere of #TheFanninFamily” Ben Rich and Les Johns. This was supposed to be the first episode of the podcast but Les no showed leaving Ben as the lone guest. Les eventually joined on Episode 4. You can catch those episodes in the archives on #IWTV! This time Ben, Les, and Jim sit down for a watchalong of the first two episodes of IWA Mid South TV. That’s right. IWA had TV for a couple of months in 1998 and Ben, Les, and Jim were there at the tapings. Hear them give their thoughts and talk about their memories of this timeframe in IWA as they watch the January 31 and February 7, 1998 episodes of IWA Hardcore TV. I hope you all love Kenny Bolin because he is in 95% of the segments which might kill the town quicker than the Sox episode!
SEE THE FULL VIDEO VERSION on IWTV – IndependentWrestling.TV
Be sure to follow Jim on X and Instagram: @jfannin73 and on Tik Tok: @iwafannin73
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Episode 41 of #FanninsFlashbacks is now live! On this episode, Jim is joined by his college buddies that were money backers into bringing IWA Mid South to Lexington, Kentucky: “The Consigliere of #TheFanninFamily” Ben Rich and Les Johns. This was supposed to be the first episode of the podcast but Les no showed leaving Ben as the lone guest. Les eventually joined on Episode 4. You can catch those episodes in the archives on #IWTV! This time Ben, Les, and Jim sit down for a watchalong of the first two episodes of IWA Mid South TV. That’s right. IWA had TV for a couple of months in 1998 and Ben, Les, and Jim were there at the tapings. Hear them give their thoughts and talk about their memories of this timeframe in IWA as they watch the January 31 and February 7, 1998 episodes of IWA Hardcore TV. I hope you all love Kenny Bolin because he is in 95% of the segments which might kill the town quicker than the Sox episode!
SEE THE FULL VIDEO VERSION on IWTV – IndependentWrestling.TV
Be sure to follow Jim on X and Instagram: @jfannin73 and on Tik Tok: @iwafannin73
Like, Comment & Subscribe to his Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/@sportsfannin
Special thanks to David Bixenspan & Between the Sheets listeners for providing the TV episodes.
Episode 40 of #FanninsFlashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim is joined by streaming superstar Thomas Green aka Not That Tom Green! Listen to Tom talk about how the death of WCW and finding AJ Styles led him to seeing the 2002 TPI and falling in love with IWA Mid South. Hear how Tom struggled as a young teen to find someone to take him IWA shows and finally getting to go to Lafayette and Highland shows. Hear about the night a fan refused to leave the Lafayette Armory and wanted to fight Eddie Kingston for defiling the fan’s Cubs hat and who prevented a murder. Hear about the magic that was Samoa Joe vs. Chris Hero and how that crowd reaction cannot be duplicated. Then hear about all the great streaming ventures that Tom has going: Deep Cuts, This is why ________ rules in 60 seconds, Off the Grid. All that and more on this episode!
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Episode 39 of #FanninsFlashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim is joined live by the former 6x IWA Mid South Light Heavyweight Champion – Hy-Zaya! Listen to Hy-Zaya talk about his grandma having a crush on Tojo Yamamoto and how that got him started down the path of becoming a wrestling fan. Hear how JB Thunder introduced Hy-Zaya to IWA and how a bound grew through backyard wrestling and the Lock Family that still exists to this day 30 years later. What was Hy-Zaya’s perspective of the backstage fight with Atomic Dog and how did that immediately lead to him asking American Kickboxer to train him? Follow along on the journey as Hy-Zaya and Jim talk Kmart building, Charlestown, racism, the flaming tables incident, Mark Wolf, Chuck E Smooth, “Uncle H” Don Broady, all the way to Destination 1 Wrestling and his IWA comeback in 2013 – 2016. All that and more on this episode!
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Episode 38 of #FanninsFlashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim is joined by 2 of his long time friends that go back to the beginning of the Highland days of IWA Mid South in 2003: Ray Howe & Sox. Sox had been begging for this episode since Jim started the podcast and then just completely screws the pooch when the recording begins. This episode is a trainwreck. None of which is Ray’s fault. Poor Prophet of Ash had to do way too much editing for the pennies he gets paid to do this so please suffer through this like Ash, Maniwa, Ray, and I had to do to make it worthwhile for all of us. You’ll probably like it once I go ballistic and just start yelling at Sox for how disengaged he is because he’s trying to follow a White Sox game on his phone instead of paying attention to the podcast he begged to be on. It took 38 weeks, the inverse of the 83 weeks that Nitro had in the lead in the Monday Night War but we finally have our 2000 Nitro episode. Remember, this is all Sox’s fault. Ray is innocent. Ash is innocent. Maniwa is innocent. I am innocent. I hope this episode doesn’t kill the town. So let it be written. So let it be done. Good day.
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Episode 37 of #FanninsFlashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim is joined once again by Tripping Balls as it is AMA Part Deux, Electric Boogaloo! Have you ever wondered about Ian Rotten getting bitten by TWO brown recluse spiders and somehow not becoming Spiderman? What is Jim’s dream TPI? Who did Jim want to see on an IWA show that just didn’t happen? Why did Jim throw a chair and hit poor referee Andy Long in the head? Has anyone pissed off Jim yet in the locker room since his return? Has anyone not in The Fannin Family impressed Jim so far on the shows he’s done on his comeback tour? All that and more on this much shorter AMA than last time!
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Episode 36 of #FanninsFlashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim is joined by a former 4x IWA Mid South Heavyweight Champion and former 3x IWA Mid South light heavyweight champion, Suicide Kid! Hear Kid talk about the inspiration that American Kickboxer and Tarek the Great were to get into the business and then what it was like to actually work with them inside an IWA ring. What was it like being so popular on the shows that Ian turned heel on him at The Night The Rights Cried? The bad timing of the Chip Fairway vs Suicide Kid feud being post losing buildings and bouncing around trying to find a new home but pre-SMV. Then the horrible luck of blowing out his shoulder shortly after the SMV era began and only briefly getting to work with Hero, Punk, Cabana, Ace and the next generation of IWA stars. All that and more on this episode of Fannin’s Flashbacks!
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Episode 35 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim is joined by the man behind the series of charity shows known as PAWCADE, Chad French! Listen as Chad talks about going to a couple of IWA shows at the KMart building and then becoming a regular at the warehouse in Clarksville. Chad worked with Bull Pain, Mark Wolf and Jim at Home Depot. What was Home Depot Mike like back then? How bad was Bull at driving a fork lift? How did a chance encounter at a gas station in southern Indiana get him back to shows after more than a decade break? What led to Chad doing an IWA tryout show? How did Pawcade come about? And how did he pull off getting The Rejects vs Sean Ross Sapp and Not Dr. Death? All that and more on this episode of Fannin’s Flashbacks!
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Episode 34 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim is joined by the last IWA Mid South Heavyweight champion in Fannin Family history and the longest reigning IWA Mid South champion in history: Dingo. Hear Dingo talk about how he fell in love with wrestling at a young age and then a chance encounter at work led to him meeting the person that helped him get his foot in the door to becoming a professional wrestler. Dingo talks about how he got his name and using different versions of it while working the St. Louis area with Delirious, Matt Sydal, MsChif, Gary Jay and Daizee Haze. Why did he take longer to get to IWA than they did? Then they dive into Dingo’s time in IWA and their eventual pairing together that led to two tag team matches. All this and more on this episode of Fannin’s Flashbacks!
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Episode 33 of #FanninsFlashbacks is live! This week the show is a little different after the scheduled guest canceled and a replacement couldn’t be found in time. So on this episode, Jim and Nick Maniwa watched Something to Prove on their own and took notes and then hopped on zoom and talked about it. Next week is the 21st anniversary and next month, Dark Side of the Ring will air its episode on Samoa Joe vs Necro Butcher. This includes several patented Jim rants about traveling with Ian, Ian’s business decisions, not catching people on dives, CZW, missing Mickie Knuckles win the IWA women’s title because he was kicked off commentary by CM Punk, and of course they talk about Joe vs Necro. All this and more on this episode of Fannin’s Flashbacks!
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Episode 32 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim is joined by one of his commentary partners, a jack of all trades in the wrestling industry, Michael Z. Listen as Michael Z discusses his start in the wrestling business stemming from the lack of seriousness on the commentary for shows upsetting some of the talent. Like Nick Maniwa and myself, Michael found himself doing it all on shows: refereeing, ring announcing, commentary, filming, whatever it took to make the show go. The one thing that eluded him that he wanted to do more of was booking. The same task that always eluded me on these shows. Hear about the struggle to be able to have more input than just putting something out there for the tryout shows. What was it like trying to work with me when I had one foot out the door and actively didn’t want to be there anymore? How did my hatred for the whole damn state of Michigan impact our working relationship? All that and more on this episode!
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Episode 31 of #FanninsFlashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim is joined by one of the craziest, toughest, most talked about deathmatch wrestlers from the early 2000s: Brandon Prophet. Jim and Brandon talk about the upcoming WrestleArts show this weekend in Indianapolis on Saturday May 23rd. Brandon wrestles “Mr. Insanity” Toby Klein one last time before Brandon retires in November after 30 years in the business. Also on that show, Connor Hopkins takes on David Ali for the Smashd Midwest Burgers WrestleArts Triple Crown Championship.
Listen to Brandon explain how he broke his arm against Necro Butcher but finished the match using the broken arm as a weapon and never took any time off from the ring. The NRBW 3 way against Necro and Corporal that let Brandon know that he could hang with the best deathmatch guys in the business even at a very young age. Brandon and Jim discuss Brandon getting knocked out during the razor blade board match as Corporal Robinson had to replace Ian because Ian was too afraid to do the match himself. Hear about the first IWA Deep South King of the Death Matches getting shut down by the police because of Brandon match vs. Diehard Dustin Lee. All that and more on this episode!
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Episode 30 of #FanninsFlashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim is joined by the newest announced members of #TheFanninFamily: The Tryout Show Rejects – John Wayne Murdoch and Reed Bentley along with Nick Maniwa. The discussion begins with talking about the upcoming shows at Bloodstone Wrestling on 6/12 in Chicago and PAWCADE in Jeffersonville, IN on 6/27 against Sean Ross Sapp and STEVE! The conversation then dives into comparing Jim’s era of IWA Mid South to The Rejects’ era and Nick as a member of both. Did Ian Rotten really mellow with age? How did Ian and a strip club owner try to out-carny each other? What happened to lead to a basically blind Ian beating JWM with a kendo stick by accident during a brawl at a show? What were the infamous Ian Rotten locker room speeches like? All that and more on this episode!
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Episode 29 of #FanninsFlashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim is joined by a former 2X IWA Mid South Light Heavyweight Champion, a multiple time finalist in the KOTDMs, and a soon to be GCW Deathmatch HOFer, Dysfunction! Listen to them discuss Dysfunction breaking into the business for MAW and feuding with Ian pretty early in his career. How bad were the beatings from Ian and what did it take to finally get Ian to stop taking advantage of him in the ring? Did Dysfunction really actually lose the light heavyweight title in a strip club after winning it? Relive the KOTDM tournaments that Dysfunction competed in and whether he liked the barbed wire canvas more than Nate Webb did. Hear Dysfunction’s thoughts on the upcoming induction into the GCW Deathmatch HOF next month. All that and more on this episode!
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Episode 28 of #FanninsFlashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim talks with the leader of The Lock Family, Brian Vinson. Brian was a fan at IWA shows from the beginning of the Kmart building days even before Jim started going to IWA. The Lock Family were backyard wrestlers that all ended up getting involved in IWA. Richard X. Brent Blades. J Prodigy. Nathan Future. Daniel Quinn. Chris Class. Brian eventually started doing commentary with Nick Maniwa on the IWA shows after Jim left the company. They talk about all the members of the Lock Family, the Shooting Stars/Flash Flanagan shoot, the Wolfie D/Ox Harley shoot, the Corporal Robinson/Ox Harley shoot, the Richard X flaming table spot gone horribly wrong. Brian was there for the Atomic Dog incident and gives his incite to the birth of The Toughest Damn Ring Announcer in the Business. These strolls down memory lane of the beginning era of IWA and so much more on this episode!
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Episode 27 of #FanninsFlashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim talks with one of the two people that he led to TWO reigns as IWA Mid South Heavyweight Champion, a member of The Superheroes, “Rugby Thug” Trent Baker! On this episode, Rugby Thug talks about breaking into wrestling in Ohio, finding out about IWA Mid South and being brought in to do a short feud with Corporal Robinson. After feuding with Corporal for months, the Superheroes are formed and Rugby wins the IWA title. He talks facing Punk, Cabana, Hero, Ian, Road Dogg, Blue Meanie and Nova. Thug also talks about competing in KOTDM and Sweet Science before it became TPI. All that and more on this episode!
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Episode 26 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim is joined by a former IWA Mid-South heavyweight champion, a former IWA Mid-South Tag Team Champion via the Freebird Rule and a general pain in the ass to The Fannin Family in 2004 and 2005 IWA…TRIK DAVIS! It’s a deep dive on Trik’s career in IWA Mid-South from his debut at We Are Family up until he won the IWA Mid-South title. Hear about the incident with Cash Flo where Trik’s chest was turned into hamburger from all the chops. Hear about Trik teaming with The Road Dogg against Ryan Boz and Jim. Hear about Trik running through practically the entire Fannin Family leading up to War Games and then surprisingly not being involved in War Games at all. The feud with Chris Hero and eventually winning the title and what that meant to Trik. All that and more on this week’s episode.
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Episode 25 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim is joined by the newest member of The Fannin Family, “The Pretty Hate Machine” Connor Hopkins. They talk about Connor’s parents hating wrestling and him having to lie to them to start training. Connor talks about wrestling in towns so small across northern Illinois and North Dakota that even Ian Rotten wouldn’t have tried running there! Connor then talks about the life changing event that was the COVID pandemic shutdown that led to IWTV showing the 2004 TPI on a livestream and Connor falling in love with that event and wanting to be managed by Jim. They then talk about everything that happened at WrestleArts and trying to build a chemistry on the fly in about 10 minutes. Who would Connor like to join him in the Family? What does Jim want out of this second act of his career? All that and more on this week’s episode.
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Lastly, if you have a subscription to IWTV, you can now watch episodes of the podcast on there. These episodes will often contain added match footage from the SMV library. If you aren’t subscribed yet, now is the time to sign up and flashback to the great IWA action!
Episode 24 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim is joined by one of the best videographers in indie wrestling today: Jeremy Spears AKA Prophet of Ash Video. This episode is a little different than normal as the majority of the episode is spent flashing back to last weekend and talking about Jim’s return to managing. Jeremy filmed the Friday night show and had it up for viewing on IWTV before the weekend was over! Jeremy was also around IWA before Jim originally left the business so they do talk old IWA, how Jeremy was the one that made the thumbtack bat that Jim almost killed Billy Gram with at the 500th show, and how Jeremy is the one who editing the podcast episodes for release on IWTV with the added match footage included. So watch this on IWTV if you have a subscription and see Jim’s promo from his comeback and some footage! All that and more on this episode of #FanninsFlashbacks.
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Episode 23 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim is joined by one of the baddest motherfuckers on the planet, the leader of the BMFers, big, bad, BULL Motherfuckin’ PAIN! Bull talks about growing up as an AWA fan in Wisconsin and then the difficulty in trying to break into the business in an era where everything was highly guarded and closed off to newcomers. The list of amazing talent that Bull worked with in beginning of his career is the who’s who of 1980s professional wrestling. Brody, Slaughter, Bockwinkel, Rockers, Freebirds, Hennig, Hart Foundation, Road Warriors, Haku, British Bulldogs, and Rougeaus. What were young Rick Steiner, Nailz, Brad Rheingans and Tom Zenk like? What was it like working a show in a women’s prison? And yes we even talk a little bit about IWA and working Tracy Smothers, Sal Sincere, Paul Diamond, Buddy Landel, Ted Petty, and yes Ian Rotten. All that and more on this episode of #FanninsFlashbacks.
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Loved ones send in their tributes to our friend – Mark Wolf
Thank you – Adam, Brent, Brian, Bull, Carmen, Chad, Chris, Chuck, Frank, Jason, Jim, Jon, Leslie, Mickie, Mike, Nick, Pete, Rich, Tarek & Victoria.
Go back and listen to episode 8 of Fannin’s Flashbacks for the full Mark Wolf episode. The greatest episode this podcast will ever have. We love you, Marky
Much Love
Episode 21 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim is joined by the lovely, talented, multi-tasking, “hotter than a toaster” RAIN! In this episode, Rain talks about her troubles being taken seriously about wanting to wrestle when first breaking into the business until she found Horace the Psychopath and eventually met Lacey. That turned into working in MAW and meeting Ian Rotten. What was the first match that Ian Rotten mentioned to Rain when she asked about working IWA and why did she immediately say “that’s not what I do?” What was it like working at first in IWA? Who has been stealing credit for coming up with the comment that Rain was “hotter than a toaster” for the last 24 years and who actually deserves the credit/blame? Was IWA different once Ian started bringing in more female wrestlers to face Mickie Knuckles? What was it like when Volcano Girls happened? What was different between IWA and Shimmer? All that and more on this episode of #FanninsFlashbacks.
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Episode 20 of #FanninsFlashbacks is live! On this episode, Nick Maniwa had promised Jim Fannin a big surprise guest for making it to episode 20! Jim was surprised when it was just Nick that showed up to the zoom meeting and then Nick broke the news. The guest would be someone Jim managed two different times for just one match. A former IWA Mid South heavyweight and light heavyweight champion. And the bane of Jim’s existence: JIMMY F’N JACOBS! Jim stormed off and refused to participate but Nick calmed things down and got the show back on track.
This episode has all the dirt that you’ve been wanting to know. What really happened between Jimmy Jacobs and Ian Rotten that led to THE INCIDENT? What really happened between Jimmy and Jim in Plainfield with the barbed wire bat shot heard round the world? What really happened when Jimmy came back to IWA? This is a long one because there was a lot of hatchets to bury and bridges to try to rebuild. But you’ll want to stick around to the end for the closure and the words that you never thought would be said. Plus Jimmy Jacobs finally tells what the true inspiration was for The List of Jericho. All that and more on this episode.
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Episode 19 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE~! On this episode, Jim sits down with his little brother, Pro Wrestling’s BFF, Nick Maniwa.
Jim and Nick tell road stories including how they became best of friends after going to the 2001 Morris vs Joliet Catholic state championship game that led to the show in Morris with CM Punk vs Eddie Guerrero. They talk about almost getting shot in Dayton, Ohio at a McDonald’s. How about the night they killed the Easter Bunny? Did anyone die from alcohol poisoning while playing the “Nick Maniwa hit the music” drinking game? They also talk a lot about IWA after Jim left. Who were the best? Who would Jim have hated the most? All that and more on this episode.
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Episode 18 of #FanninsFlashbacks is live! On this episode, it’s the finale, part 3, of the marathon ask Jim anything extravaganza. Guest host, Tripping Balls, got to put Jim on the hot seat and really dig up the dirt. The topics of conversation on this episode include why does Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn hate Jim Fannin? Why did Ian retire so many times? I shit all over Manslaughter yet again. What was the best night of my IWA run? If I was stranded on a deserted country road with 2 flat tires and miles away from help and Jimmy Jacobs drove by and offered to help…would I accept the help? All this and more on this episode!
Make sure you subscribe to Tripping Balls’ YouTube Channel as a thank you for his guesting hosting for almost six hours for this marathon recording that got edited down into 3 episodes. YouTube.com/@crusherbonesforever
Nick Maniwa will be next week’s guest as announced on this podcast. If you have any questions, send them my way on the social media platforms listed below.
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Episode 17 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is live! On this episode, it’s part two of the marathon ask Jim anything extravaganza. Guest host, Tripping Balls, got to put Jim on the hot seat and really dig up the dirt. The topics of conversation on this episode include BB Walls, Shaq Daddy vs Jim for biggest screwup on an elbow drop/leg drop in a match. Jim’s thoughts on Thumbtack Jack aren’t for the faint of heart. What did Jim really think about Tripping Balls’ dad, Crusher Bones? What really happened with Big Vision and the missing show footage? What were Jim’s feelings when Danny Daniels, Dave Prazak, and Brad Bradley quit IWA on a show he was in charge while Ian was at a different show? All this and more on this episode!
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Episode 16 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is live! On this episode, the tables are turned on Jim and this time he is the one being interviewed. Guest host, Tripping Balls, got to put Jim on the hot seat and really dig up the dirt. Hear about an alleged drug dealer trying to launder money thru IWA that almost ended up with buying a theater in New Albany to run shows. Did Jim really beat up Atomic Dog that led to Tracy Smothers calling him the “toughest damn ring announcer in the business”? What was the meanest thing Ian Rotten ever said to him? What does Jim think about comedy wrestling and interpromotional feuds? All this and more on this episode!
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**Episode 15 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with the former 2X IWA Mid South Light Heavyweight Champion, 2002 KOTDM runner-up, The Teenage Dirtbag himself: Nate “Spyder” Webb or is it “Spyder” Nate Webb? After 25 years, Jim still doesn’t know who Nate is!!!
Nate talks about breaking into the business and then IWA with a couple big lies and a leap of faith. The tremendous run he had in 2002 working Chris Hero, making the finals of the KOTDM, entering TPI, winning the light heavyweight title, and going to Europe on a tour with Lex Luger, Sting, Konnan and more. Jim and Nate talk about the 2003 KOTDM entrance that almost led to them fighting at the show and they try to answer the question of what would have happened if they had joined forces at the height of their powers…was Nate popular enough to turn Jim babyface or was Jim hated enough to turn Nate heel? All that and more on episode 15!**
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Episode 14 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with the 2005 IWA Deep South KOTDM, former IWA Mid South Deathmatch Champion and multiple time former NWA Wildside/Anarchy tag team champion: TANK!
Tank talks about growing up going to wrestling shows with his dad after watching Masked Superstar attack Mr. Wrestling II and then a full circle moment in his life when he got to wrestle the man who portrayed the Masked Superstar on an IWA Mid-South show in 2007! We also talk War Games in IWA compared to the ones he did in NWA Wildside/Anarchy. The turmoil behind the Deep South KOTDM tournament getting shut down by police. What were the differences between working for CZW and working for IWA? The story behind Low Ki taking his Deathmatch title belt at a show since Ian owed Low Ki money. All that and more on this episode.
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Episode 13B of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim is still with former 3x IWA Mid South heavyweight champion, former 3x IWA Mid South Tag Team champion, 2002 MAW Hardcore Cup winner, 2006 King of the Death Matches and Jim’s “RIDE OR DIE” partner in professional wrestling, “Mean” Mitch Page. This is the one that we’ve all been waiting for and they recorded so long that we split it into TWO weeks.
On this second installment, the episode starts with Mitch telling the full story behind the clock incident and how it was his fault. While their falling out was not about the clock incident, it is this conversation that led to me reaching out to Pondo after we finished recording and letting him know that now was the time to mend fences and gave him Mitch’s phone number and they have buried the hatchet since this was recorded on New Year’s Day. Give me the next FIFA PEACE PRIZE!!! Mitch talks very candidly about his feud with Corporal Robinson and his true feelings on the matches. Mitch talks about which KOTDM tournament he really wanted to win and how at first he refused to win it in 2006 and how close it came to not happening. We also discuss his ribs on Chris Candido, Too Cold Scorpio, and Buff Bagwell. We also discuss our appreciation to GCW and Brett Lauderdale for putting Mean and Hard into the HOF last summer. All that and more on this part of the episode.
Episode 13A of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with a former 3x IWA Mid South heavyweight champion, former 3x IWA Mid South Tag Team champion, 2002 MAW Hardcore Cup winner, 2006 King of the Death Matches and Jim’s “RIDE OR DIE” partner in professional wrestling, “Mean” Mitch Page. This is the one that we’ve all been waiting for and they recorded so long that we split it into TWO weeks.
On this first installment, Mitch talks about how his Papaw introduced him to professional wrestling, how his buddy in radio introduced him to IWA Mid South and why he decided to give becoming a professional wrestler a try. Hear the HILARIOUS story of an underage Mitch Page going to a bar to fight a bear and what happened to his buddy Noodle when he went second and broke every single rule that was given on what NOT to do to the bear! Jim and Mitch discuss April Blood Showers 1998…the first time for both of them to get into an IWA ring and be part of an angle as Bull Pain beats both of them into the business and hear how Jim almost died on his very first bump in the ring. Mitch and Jim share some Mark Wolf and Rollin Hard stories as they pay respects to their fallen friends. This part of the episode ends with Mitch Page burying the hatchet with an old friend and ending over 20 years of animosity, so it was the perfect way to end part 1. All that and more on this part one of the supersized & super mean version of Fannin’s Flashbacks
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Episode 12 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with former IWA Mid South Heavyweight Champion and the 2005 King of the Death Matches, and a one night only member of the Fannin Family “Mr. Insanity” Toby Klein. How did Toby Klein decide that deathmatch wrestling was a route that he wanted to pursue? How did Toby make it to IWA and what happened that it wasn’t until the second night of the 2000 KOTDM? Toby talks about throwing the VCR at Necro Butcher’s head at 2003 KOTDM, the rematch at 2004 KOTDM when he had a torn ACL, and finally winning in 2005. Memories of Japan and winning the IWA Mid South Heavyweight title in 2006. All that and more on this episode!
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Episode 11 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with former IWA Mid-South tag team champion, 3x women’s champion, 2006 Queen of the Death Matches Mickie Knuckles! The focus of this podcast is the friendship of Jim and Mickie and the angle that they did in IWA in 2005 leading up to War Games. Go to Jim’s YouTube channel and watch the “Wooing of Mickie Knuckles” playlist to have a feel for most of this podcast. Find out how Mickie got involved in IWA. Chop class. Join the debate…did Tracy Smothers really almost become Mickie’s stepdad? All that and more on this week’s episode.
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Disclaimer, this episode was recorded before the news of Mark Wolf’s passing was known
Episode 10 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with former IWA Mid-South tag team champion and 12x light heavyweight champion, Tarek the Great! What bizarre series of events led to Tarek being in the very first match ever on an IWA Mid South show? Hear Tarek’s perspective on his feud with American Kickboxer. How did Tarek end up taking multiple tours of FMW? What was it like being one of the only ones working IWA Mid South and OVW at the same time? What was it like working against Ian Rotten in a series of matches affectionately dubbed Methlab Battlearts? All that and more on this week’s episode.
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Disclaimer, this episode was recorded before the news of Mark Wolf’s passing was known
Episode 9 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with former IWA Mid South icon, “UNCLE HONKEY” Don Broady! How did Don make it onto IWA shows? What caused Don to abruptly quit Danny Davis’ wrestling school? The infamous flaming tables match that happened to be on the same card as Jim’s first wrestling match after 3 years in the business. Don’s memories of competing in the 2000 and 2001 KOTDM. How scary is it wrestling Bull Pain? All that and more on this week’s episode.
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Episode 8 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with former IWA Mid-South Heavyweight champion, tag team champion, and 4x light heavyweight champion, Mark Wolf! Marky Wolf was the childhood friend of Ian Rotten. What was Ian like as a teenager? Jim and Mark fondly look back on Mark coming to Louisville to reconnect with his childhood friend and becoming the “Sam Houston of IWA Mid-South.” Jim and Mark also talk about all the ways that Marky and Mitch Page would drive Ian insane on road trips which led to Jim having to be the one to go on the road trips instead. What happened the night that Adam Gooch and several others stayed at WrestleHouse Indiana and Adam Gooch’s girlfriendS showed up to confront him about it? How crazy did Mark and Harry Palmer drive Todd Morton in The Resistance? And scratching the surface on the famous Mitch Ryder/Mark Wolf feud. All that and more on this week’s episode.
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Episode 7 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with “The American Danger Man” Mad Man Pondo. Pondo is one of a handful that predates Jim in IWA Midsouth as Pondo started on the first show in the main event of Winter Warz 1996 in January of that year. They talk about Pondo growing up as a wrestling fan, becoming a wrestler, linking up with Ian to become a traveling opponent, Old K-Mart building, getting kicked out of Kentucky armories, working as a talent scout for the Jerry Springer show, going on 49 tours of Japan, the grandfather clock incident, the failed KOTDM tournament in Japan (the real story behind it), Memoirs of a Madman, what Pondo’s been up to lately & so much more on this week’s episode of Fannin’s Flashbacks
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Episode 6 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with “Britney Spears’ Boyfriend” Chuck Smooth/Chuck E Smooth/Paul E. Smooth (if ya nasty). Chuck talks about growing up as a fan in the Chicagoland area, being able to watch ECW, USWA & SMW on syndication, finding local shows & finally being trained to be a wrestler. He talks about how he got his start in IWA…..then getting started at “the real” IWA, becoming a light heavyweight champion, demons that followed him during his time in pro wrestling, being friends with people he watched on TV, taking a deathmatch wrestler around his college campus, people he wasn’t fond of & so much more this week on Fannin’s Flashbacks.
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Episode 5 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with “The Mayor” Rich Wayne. Great friends for the past 28 years that met at IWA Mid-South where both were mistaken for being with the Kentucky State Athletic Commission because they took notes to post results on AOL Grandstand! That friendship grew into late nights at JBoy’s restaurant until 5 am after shows, midnight bowling with Brent Blades and Nick Maniwa, doing a podcast called Seinfeld, Friends, and Wrestling together and going to 25 out of the 30 current MLB stadiums together on their yearly baseball trips together. Hear Rich discuss his friendship with Reckless Youth, putting the IWA softball team together, and being fooled into hauling around a broken trophy thinking it was legitimately the Brawl For All trophy that Bart Gunn received from WWF! Listen to Jim tell the story of sleeping with a WWE HOFer on the very first road trip he did in the wrestling business & so much more this week on Fannin’s Flashbacks!
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Episode 4 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with the man truly responsible for getting him into the business, Les Johns. College friends that bonded over their love of wrestling, they talk about how Les calling the IWA hotline and leaving a critique of the show ended up with Ian Rotten calling at 3 am to yell at him about the critique. That phone call grew into Les Johns, Ben Rich, and Jim becoming involved in IWA Mid South and bringing shows to Lexington. The release date of this episode (11/7/25) is the 28th anniversary of that debut show in Lexington (11/7/97). So the day before his 49th birthday, Jim celebrates the 28th anniversary of entering the wrestling business. Les and Jim discuss going to ECW fan cons, the 1997 Final Four to watch their Alma mater UK, Starrcade 1995 & 1996, and the 1996 King of the Ring. Where was Jim when Stone Cold Steve Austin was born and debuted the catchphrase Austin 3:16? You have to listen to find out! All that & so much more this week on Fannin’s Flashbacks!
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Episode 3 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with multiple times over former IWA Midsouth Light Heavyweight champion American Kickboxer. Despite knowing each other for close to 30 years, this podcast & leading up to the recording is the most Jim & AKB have ever talked. They start the conversation with Kickboxer’s start in the business, his training, meeting Les Thatcher, proper training, starting in IWA Midsouth, the Tarek/Kickboxer matches actually being the draw for Jim & his friends to make the trip from Lexington every week and listen to Kickboxer actually make Jim speechless for the first time in his life with an answer about acknowledging what happened in IWA and having gratitude for it. All that & so much more this week on Fannin’s Flashbacks!
Check out Kickboxer’s podcast channel – https://www.youtube.com/@WMWPodcast-c2k
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BOO~!
Surprise drop here at the BNMVS Podcast Network, as we give episode 1 of Maniwa’s Mausoleum of Mysteries. I wanted to drop this on Halloween proper to really set the tone. Big fan of the spooky podcasts & super excited to bring this style of podcast here to the BNMVS Podcast Network.
On this debut episode, I speak first with Chad French as he tells a story of his childhood living in Cleburne, TX with strange happenings around his family’s home.
Later, I chat with James Duncan as he tells me about his first ever paranormal event involving a neighbor’s Ouija board then follows with an out of body experience with a lost loved one.
If you have a story you’d like to share on the podcast, I can be reached on all social media – @nickmaniwa.
Thank you for listening & please rate, subscribe & share if you enjoy!
Additional thanks to our music providers & graphic designer-
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Apologies for the first upload, something got clicked. This is not a subscription service, all the podcasts on the BNMVS Podcast Network are free!
Episode 2 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with “The Whole Reffin Show” Brent Blades who served as the IWA senior official from 2000-2003. They talk about starting out in the front row at IWA shows at the old KMart building and how many eventually got involved on shows, the world famous piss bucket, the infamous snow storm in Morris that wrecked the attendance for CM Punk vs. Eddie Guerrero in 2002 at Jim’s old high school, the tomfoolery on the drive thru the show from Indianapolis, how eerily similar their actual wrestling records are in IWA, midnight bingo, midnight bowling, and everything in between. You’d never guess who argued for Brent to make his first payday in the wrestling business, gotta listen to find out who!
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Episode 1 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! The first episode features a conversation between Jim & his old college buddy Ben Rich as they talk about becoming friends during their time in college at University of Kentucky, finding IWA Midsouth, bringing IWAMS to Lexington and everything in between.
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Next episode is scheduled with “The Whole Reffin’ Show” Brent Blades. If you have any questions, please send them on X.
After the hell month of Maniwa’s life, we’re finally dropping out AMA episode. We took questions anonymously on NGL & on social media.
Editor’s notes –
My timeline was wrong. KOTDM 2018 was May, Bentley did not perform in the tournament but was at the show. He wrestled at Prelude to Death the night before. So apologies for that.
Reed Bentley has been EPW Elite champion for 4,353 days.
As always, you can follow Nick on all social media – @nickmaniwa & Reed – @TheReedBentley
Take a trip down memory lane as the most decorated manager in IWA Midsouth tells his tales after serving a 12 year sentence in the craziest independent wrestling company in history. Look for the first episode to drop in the very near future. Welcome to Fannin’s Flashbacks!
On this “lost” episode of Wrestlemaniwa from December of 2024, I talk to my long time close personal friend Jeremy aka Prophet of Ash Video. We talk the first time Jeremy saw independent wrestling, who his day 1 in the wrestling business is, talk about deathmatch wrestling weapon engineering, becoming the editor for IWAMS, helping book in Terre Haute, his new side hustle of selling video games & so much more. The “big thing” alluded to for Royal Rumble weekend was the weekend of shows called Combat Crossroads put on by Naptown All Pro.
On this special episode of Wrestlemaniwa, Pro Wrestling’s BFF” Nick Maniwa & Aaron Rose preview the upcoming (like this Friday upcoming) Generation Next Pro Wrestling’s The Generational Invitational tournament. We run down the card, give our thoughts on the brackets & have a blast while doing it.
Look for another Wrestlemaniwa episode coming in the very near future. Had to get this one out first to get some more eyes & ears on GNPW’s TGI! Tickets still available!
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“Pro Wrestling’s BFF” Nick Maniwa & Mike Ruff (of RuffFigures.com) are dropping balls. Well not us personally but the team of Danny Daniels, Ryan Boz & Brad Bradley led to the ring by Carmine DeSpirito & Jim Fannin on this Midsouth Memories Spotlight episode : Breaking Balls. We literally only did this to release it on New Year’s Eve before the ball is dropped. Usher in 2025 (my god) by listening to us make a bunch of balls references, stories about pro wrestling names, who was the NWA World’s Tag Team champions & so much more on this episode.
If you have old IWAMS photos (96-05ish), please send them to me using the email listed below. Trying to preserve & archive as much IWAMS history as possible. Special thanks to Jill McKee for her allowing us to use a photo from the Breaking Balls event.
You can reach Nick Maniwa on all social media – @nickmaniwa
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If you have questions for Nick or Mike to answer on the show (or want a free Midsouth Memories sticker, send your address!) – MidsouthMemories@gmail.com
00:00 – 02:18 – Intro
02:18 – 42:32 – Show
“Pro Wrestling’s BFF” Nick Maniwa & Mike Ruff (of RuffFigures.com) had some family obligations this month, so we bring you an episode we recorded earlier this year – Wrestlemaniwa. A no rope barbed wire deathmatch as the main event of a benefit show. Absurd.
If you have old IWAMS photos (96-05ish), please send them to me using the email listed below. Trying to preserve & archive as much IWAMS history as possible.
You can reach Nick Maniwa on all social media – @nickmaniwa
You can reach Mike Ruff on his official website – RuffFigures.com
If you have questions for Nick or Mike to answer on the show – MidsouthMemories@gmail.com
“Pro Wrestling’s BFF” Nick Maniwa & Mike Ruff (of RuffFigures.com) are helping you celebrate Thanksgiving by presenting Bloodfeast 2014: Born to be Wired on this month’s episode of Midsouth Memories. We talk opening segments, SHOOT~! comments in promos, pain pills being in the wrong bottle, long battle royals, hidden gem deathmatches & so much more on
If you have old IWAMS photos (96-05ish), please send them to me using the email listed below. Trying to preserve & archive as much IWAMS history as possible.
You can reach Nick Maniwa on all social media – @nickmaniwa
You can reach Mike Ruff on his official website – RuffFigures.com
If you have questions for Nick or Mike to answer on the show (or want a free Midsouth Memories sticker, send your address!) – MidsouthMemories@gmail.com
On the return episode of Wrestlemaniwa, I talk to the ruggedly handsome Chad French as we talk his history in his wrestling fandom, discovering IWA Midsouth at the old K-Mart building, coming to various venues in the 2000s, starting out as a “journalist” during the Memphis Flea Market days which led to Chad performing in ring, becoming a commentator & running his own shows. We talk past Pawcade shows, Chad suffering a stroke & doing a deathmatch with a 350+ lb man in the years to follow.
The main reason we got Chad on this episode was to talk about the big Midwest Territory “Inception” show happening in Spencer, IN on December 8th. We run down the card, giving our thoughts on all 8 mayches, talk ticket specials (available on Twitter/X) & have a blast while doing it.
Tickets available – https://midwestterritory.com/
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“Pro Wrestling’s BFF” Nick Maniwa & Mike Ruff (of RuffFigures.com) bring the next installment of the Midsouth Memories: Spotlight to talk the infamous Tracy Smothers riot which took place at No Blood No Guts No Glory 2002 in Clarksville, IN. To set up a match later in the month, Tracy attacks “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton & all hell breaks loose. 22 years later & people that were involved at the show still don’t know what exactly went down…
Stick around after the show (30:00 min mark) for a bunch of classic Tracy clips!
If you have old IWAMS photos (96-05ish), please send them to me using the email listed below. Trying to preserve & archive as much IWAMS history as possible.
You can reach Nick Maniwa on all social media – @nickmaniwa
You can reach Mike Ruff on his official website – RuffFigures.com
If you have questions for Nick or Mike to answer on the show (or want a free Midsouth Memories sticker, send your address!) – MidsouthMemories@gmail.com
“Pro Wrestling’s BFF” Nick Maniwa & Mike Ruff (of RuffFigures.com) celebrate the 20th anniversary of what people call, “the greatest independent wrestling tournament in history”, the 2004 Ted Petty Invitational. We give our thoughts, stories & love on the shows.
If you have old IWAMS photos (96-05ish), please send them to me using the email listed below. Trying to preserve & archive as much IWAMS history as possible.
You can reach Nick Maniwa on all social media – @nickmaniwa
You can reach Mike Ruff on his official website – RuffFigures.com
If you have questions for Nick or Mike to answer on the show (or want a free Midsouth Memories sticker, send your address!) – MidsouthMemories@gmail.com
“Pro Wrestling’s BFF” Nick Maniwa & Mike Ruff (of RuffFigures.com) present the first ever Midsouth Memories: Spotlight! This Spotlight episode features the first time ever match of Chris Hero & Samoa Joe from “”A Shot of Southern Comfort” on May 29, 2004 in Highland, IN.
If you have old IWAMS photos (96-05ish), please send them to me using the email listed below. Trying to preserve & archive as much IWAMS history as possible.
You can reach Nick Maniwa on all social media – @nickmaniwa
You can reach Mike Ruff on his official website – RuffFigures.com
If you have questions for Nick or Mike to answer on the show – MidsouthMemories@gmail.com
“Pro Wrestling’s BFF” Nick Maniwa & Mike Ruff (of RuffFigures.com) talk 2002’s Locked from Indianapolis’ Knights of Columbus hall featuring bloody midgets, a table match kinda?, lots of blood in a tag team title match, a 3 way featuring 3 of the best in IWAMS history, Jayden Draigo’s tribal shirt & much more.
If you have old IWAMS photos (96-05ish), please send them to me using the email listed below. Trying to preserve & archive as much IWAMS history as possible.
You can reach Mike Ruff on his official website – RuffFigures.com
You can reach Nick Maniwa on all social media – @nickmaniwa
If you have questions for Mike and/or Nick to answer on the show – MidsouthMemories@gmail.com
“Pro Wrestling’s BFF” Nick Maniwa & Mike Ruff (of RuffFigures.com) talk 2018’s April Bloodshowers featuring talent such as MJF, Shotzi Blackheart, Allie Kat, Mance Warner & many more as they battle in the back of an indoor flea market in Memphis, IN
If you have old IWAMS photos (96-05ish), please send them to me using the email listed below. Trying to preserve & archive as much IWAMS history as possible.
You can reach Nick Maniwa on all social media – @nickmaniwa
You can reach Mike Ruff on his official website – RuffFigures.com
If you have questions for Nick or Mike to answer on the show – MidsouthMemories@gmail.com
“Pro Wrestling’s BFF” Nick Maniwa & Mike Ruff (of RuffFigures.com) talk 2002’s Morris Mayhem featuring Eddie Guerrero as IWAMS World champion defending against CM Punk, Rey Mysterio vs Ace Steel, a crazy 3 way tag, Sherri Martel beating the snot out of everyone she came in contact with, the damnedest shooting star press you’ve ever seen, a high school football super fan being involved in a match & so much more!
If you have old IWAMS photos (96-05ish), please send them to me using the email listed below. Trying to preserve & archive as much IWAMS history as possible.
You can reach Nick Maniwa on all social media – @nickmaniwa
If you have questions for Nick to answer on the show – Ruff.Figures@gmail.com
You can reach Mike Ruff on his official website – RuffFigures.com
If you have questions for Mike to answer on the show – nickmaniwa@gmail.com
“Pro Wrestling’s BFF” Nick Maniwa & Mike Ruff (of RuffFigures.com) talk 2015’s Heartbreak featuring the returning Chris Hero taking on IWA World champion Kongo Kong in the main event, slippery floors, hidden spikes, a wrestling wedding, Maniwa throwing water bottles, our favorite IWAMS venues and so much more
If you have a show suggestion pre 2008 that happened in the month of March (of years past) that are available on IWT, please let us know!
You can reach Nick Maniwa on all social media – @nickmaniwa
If you have questions for Nick to answer on the show – Ruff.Figures@gmail.com
You can reach Mike Ruff on his official website – RuffFigures.com
If you have questions for Mike to answer on the show – nickmaniwa@gmail.com
“Pro Wrestling’s BFF” Nick Maniwa & Mike Ruff (of RuffFigures.com) talk 2001’s an IWA Odyssey featuring the return of SABU in a triple threat match, a rare Gold Bond Mafia trios match vs the Resistance, Cash Flo as IWA Heavyweight champion, Mad Man Pondo returns from Japan in a deathmatch against 2 Tuff Tony & so much more
If you have any show recommendations for February, please let us know. We try to stay in the current month and pick a show from year’s past, a bit away from our most recent. So no 2001 era shows for February. Being available on IWTV is a must.
You can reach Nick Maniwa on all social media – @nickmaniwa
If you have questions for Nick to answer on the show – Ruff.Figures@gmail.com
You can reach Mike Ruff on his official website – RuffFigures.com
If you have questions for Mike to answer on the show – nickmaniwa@gmail.com
“Pro Wrestling’s BFF” Nick Maniwa & Mike Ruff (of RuffFigures.com) talk Big Ass Christmas Bash 2013 featuring such topics as Billie Starkz wrestling inspiration, Dale Patricks almost dying, Divorce Court with Reed Bentley & Todd Morton, Jonathan Gresham stuck on a bus & lighttube contraptions!
If you have any show recommendations for January, please let us know. Looking in the eras of 03-06 and for it to be available on IWTV.
You can reach Nick Maniwa on all social media – @nickmaniwa
You can reach Mike Ruff on his official website – RuffFigures.com
Episode 40 of the #BNMVS is live! Only took us 6 years to get there. This was recorded on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving 2023. I forgot we recorded it, oops. We talk about our lives since the last podcast, Thanksgiving night wrestling memories, Bentley’s latest shows including JCW vs The War Dogs & the most recent ICW NHB loop, talk about the good ol days of IWAMS & talk all kinds of BS.
You can find me on all social media – @nickmaniwa.
You can follow Reed on social media – @TheReedBentley
“Pro Wrestling’s BFF” Nick Maniwa & Mike Ruff (of RuffFigures.com) give a run down, just in time for the holiday, of IWA Midsouth’s Bloodfeast 2002 which took place on Thanksgiving night in our first episode of our rewatch series – Midsouth Memories. Lots of funny anecdotes and stories from what Maniwa remembers & from the first time viewing for Ruff.
If you have any show recommendations, please let us know.
You can reach Nick Maniwa on all social media – @nickmaniwa
You can reach Mike Ruff on his official website – RuffFigures.com
WrestleManiwa w/ Mike Ruff (of RuffFigures.com)
In this first episode of the WrestleManiwa reboot, I talk to longtime friend Mike Ruff. We talk our history, his history as a part of the Big Time Wrestling (Kirk White) family, action figures (naturally), funny wrestling stories, best person he’s ever met in wrestling, a new podcast spinoff series & so much more.
You can check out what Mike Ruff has been doing by visiting his website – RuffFigures.com to see his online portfolio, check out his current eBay auctions or even order a custom figure. His commissions are open!
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(Apologies for the audio issues, still trying to get my feet wet again when it comes to audio editing )
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Ya boy got some plans in the podcast world once again and I’m checking out if the archaic ways I used to upload podcasts still works!
Follow & add me on all social media – @nickmaniwa
Joining John and Jesse this week will be Russian deathmatch wrestler Alex Nabiev! They dig in on the effect of a global pandemic on the other side of the ocean, what it’s like to be an independent talent during a pandemic, plus GASOLINE AND RUBBING ALCOHOL! MUST LISTEN! Hit a like and follow at Real… Continue reading Real Side of Wrestling – Alex Nabiev →
Joining John will be Referee Jesse Fields! They talk mutual experiences of being a pro wrestling ref, breaking into the business, the Nashville Fairgrounds, Stadium Inn, legendary TN promoters, GCW, Chikara, and much more! Hit a like and follow at Real Side of Wrestling on the following! Facebook – www.facebook.com/realsidewrestling Twitter – @realsideof IG – @realsideofwrestling
Long time professional wrestling referee John Gray brings back his storied podcast Real Side of Wrestling. Alongside producer / co-host Jesse Baker the mission of RSOW is taking a different approach to your standard wrestling interview. We all know the origin stories, we all know the fandom, but through real conversations with some of the… Continue reading Real Side of Wrestling : Breyer Wellington →
Long time professional wrestling referee John Gray brings back his storied podcast Real Side of Wrestling. Alongside co-host Jesse Baker the mission of RSOW is taking a different approach to your standard wrestling interview. We all know the origin stories, we all know the fandom, but through real conversations with some of the finest talent… Continue reading Real Side of Wrestling : New South →
Long time professional wrestling referee John Gray brings back his storied podcast Real Side of Wrestling. Alongside co-host Jesse Baker the mission of RSOW is taking a different approach to your standard wrestling interview. We all know the origin stories, we all know the fandom, but through real conversations with some of the finest talent… Continue reading Real Side of Wrestling : Cabana Man Dan →
Long time professional wrestling referee John Gray brings back his storied podcast Real Side of Wrestling taking a different approach to your standard wrestling interview. We all know the origin stories, we all know the fandom, but through real conversations with some of the finest talent in the industry John brings you into a virtual… Continue reading Real Side of Wrestling : Nick F’N Gage! →
There comes a time in every podcast’s life where they must leave the house of their podcast network & branch out on their own. That’s exactlyhe what the Back Row Hecklers have done. Due to real life & IWA obligations, I’ve fallen behind on getting podcasts out & with this new channel, that won’t be… Continue reading SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT – Back Row Hecklers has moved! →
This is our GAMES ONLY episode!!! Each Heckler plays for a potential listener of our podcast. Is it you? Listen and find out! Chris Class, Young Matthew, Joshua Caraballo & special guest Brent Blades are visiting Parts Unknown this week. 4 games are played on this episode (Name That Tune, Joshua Jeopardy, Title Marks, and… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers – Season 2 – Episode 17 – GAMES ONLY! →
Young Matthew and Chris Class are at it alone. So you know that means details WILL be messed up on this episode. But they do cover NXT, AEW, talk about fantasy football, the Social Media Question of the week and much more! Keep up with the Back Row Hecklers on Social Media! Facebook.com/backrowhecklers IG account:… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers: Season 2: Episode 16 →
We’re not at the Other Side of the Trax this week. Chris Class is alone but bringing to you 3 interviews Big Brian V recently conducted with “Air” Blake Christian, “The Leader of the Pack” Stephen Wolf & Logan James. So sit back, relax and enjoy the latest installment of BRH! Keep up with the… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers : Season 2: Episode 15 w/ Blake Christian, Stephen Wolf & Logan James →
After a week’s absence, all 4 Hecklers are back with a brand new show. Tournaments seemed to be the topic of discussion this episode. In addition to that, the guys talk about WWE Summer Slam, NXT, NJPW G1 Finals and the upcoming Super J Cup, IWA-MS results and other indy news, UFC highlights as well.… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers : Season 2: Episode 14 w/ Fred Yehi →
Coming at you for Season 2, Ep 13 is here! The Hecklers talk NJPW G1 Climax, IWA-Midsouth’s most recent two shows, Destructo Pro results, WWE Summer Slam, NXT and the dropping of British Wrestling while the Australian scene seems to be taking off. They also discuss a few details of the upcoming GAMES-ONLY episode where… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers – Season 2- Ep 13 →
Young Matthew, Big Brian V and Chris Class are together (via Skype) for the latest episode of BRH. The fellas talk about NXT, NXT UK, IWA-MS and much more. Matt & Chris talk about the new feature on the BRH social media, Wednesday Question of the week. Plus stick around because Big Brian V had… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers Season 2: Episode 12 w/ Young, Dumb & Broke →
Chris Class puts together a special “rewind” episode for your Monday morning commute. Big Brian V had a chance a while back to interview 3 big names in the business, the Ballsy Badass Shotzi Blackheart, The War Horse Jake Parnell, and one of the current competitors in the New Japan G1 Climax tournament, Jeff Cobb.… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers Season 2: Episode 11: w/ Jeff Cobb, Jake Parnell & Shotzi Blackheart →
It’s a Monday morning tradition, to let the Hecklers try their damndest to entertain you on your Monday morning commute. The Hecklers cover NJPW G1 Climax (days 2 & 3), AEW’s Fight for the Fallen, Evolve, IWA-Mid South and lots more. PLUS Young Matthew knocks the dust off the toy cabinet and hosts his original… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers: Season 2: Episode 10 ft TITLE MARKS game! →
It’s Monday morning, so let the Hecklers talk mad shit for your morning commute. This week, Young Matthew, Big Brian V and Chris Class are all in studio at the Other Side of the Trax and talk about Night One of the New Japan Pro Wrestling G1 Climax, Chris gets under Brian’s skin with ZSJ… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers : Season 2 : Episode 9 w/ Eddie Kingston interview →
Young Matthew and Chris Class are at the Other Side of the Trax today. They discuss all this AEW FyterFest (and Class gets an obvious realization midway through!), NXT’s Break Out Tournament, WWE, IWA-MS, Trainwreck and all other things pro wrestling. They try out Instagram Live on air and realize they’re no good at multitasking.… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers: Season 2 : Episode 8 →
We’re off the the rails not being at the Other Side of the Trax but that’s ok as Joshua Caraballo, Big Brian V and Chris Class talk about WWE Stomping Grounds, AEW, NJPW G1 Climax and IWA-MS TPI. This and so much more! This week’s episode is brought to you by IndependentWrestling.TV Use PROMO CODE: HECKLERS… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers Season 2: Episode 7 →
HAPPY belated FATHER’S DAY, everyone! The Hecklers are enjoying the day off but that doesn’t mean they’re leaving you hanging. Chris Class has thrown together 3 AMAZING interviews conducted by Big Brian V and Joshua Caraballo, all compiled here in an all-star line up for who’s who in the world of professional wrestling. Tim Donst,… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers Season 2: Episode 6 – Tim Donst, Joey Janela & MASADA interviewed! →
John Gray speaks with Barry Horowitz about his recent resurgence in the professional wrestling scene.
All 4 Hecklers are together, but the Other Side of the Trax is empty. They’ll all together via Skype so the audio is a little off, but the quality isn’t. They discuss NJPW’s Best of the Super Juniors Final, Dominion, competitors listed for G1 Climax already, WWE’s Super Showdown and Chris Class finds out who… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers – Season 2: Ep 5 – →
Young Matthew, Joshua from the Bronx and Chris Class talk AEW’s Double or Nothing, NXT’s Take Over, all the latest rumors and new on Jon Moxley including some NJPW news, have their BRH Question of the Week and so much more! This week’s episode is brought to you by IndependentWrestling.TV Use PROMO CODE: HECKLERS for 20… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers Season 2: Episode 4 →
Young Matthew, Big Brian V and Chris Class are back at it talking about last week’s Money in the Bank, Raw and other WWE events. They also discuss AEW, IWA-Mid South and much more! PLUS, stay tuned at the end, there’s a very special, NEVER BEFORE HEARD interview Big Brian V got with none other… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers Season 2: Episode 3 ft MJF interview →
It’s a big day today! The final episode of Game of Thrones! Money in the Bank! But more importantly, Season 2, Episode 2 is HERE! Young Matthew, Chris Class and Big Brian V talk Money in the Bank, next week’s AEW Double or Nothing, they pay their respects to two pro wrestlers who passed away,… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers Season 2: Episode 2 →
After 7 years, the Back Row Hecklers are onto Season 2!!! What does that mean? Nothing really, but they are back! On this episode, we discuss all the recent happenings in the world of pro wrestling; Dean Malenko leaving the WWE, NJPW’s Best of the Super Jrs participants, recent heat with Lio Rush, Joshua talking… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers – Season 2 – Episode 1 →
Young Matthew, Joshua, Chris Class and special in studio guest Brent Blades bring you Episode 135. The Hecklers talk about their weekend, talk NJPW, the latest hirings and firings going on at WWE, plus we play two games; Blind Tag and Days of the Reign. Play along and enjoy! See you guys in the back… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers #135 →
It’s the YEAR-END episode and ALL FOUR BACK ROW HECKLERS ARE IN STUDIO at the Other Side of the Trax. Plus it’s another game-heavy show with a listener favorite, Name That Tune hosted by Chris Class and the debut of a new Find the Lie game hosted by Young Matthew. We also discuss NJPW’s Wrestle… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers #128 →
WhoWantsPIE ?? Episode 5 discusses behind the scene details of the first two Pro Wrestling Trainwreck events, opinions on the Jerry Lawler podcast and details they avoided, also the announcement of the next Trainwreck show featuring Francisco Ciatso Follow Eric on Twitter @MrWatchTheLeft https://memfobrand.bigcartel.com/
Today we welcome a new podcast to the BNMVS Podcast Network, Koy Cook’s Podcasting Aspersions. We know there was a guy in a place with a thing, but…what was the thing…and was it even a guy? Three long time friends (Koy Cook (formerly known as professional wrestler Alex Castle), Matt Hullum (formerly known as professional… Continue reading Podcasting Aspersions – Episode 1 – Bride of Chucky →
Young Matthew, Big Brian V and Chris Class are all at the Other Side of the Trax for a new edition of the Back Row Hecklers. They talk all things pro wrestling including WWE, NJPW, and local indies. They also debut the a new game, Enhancement or Inmate. Play along with the crew! This week’s… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers #127 – Enhancement or Inmate? →
Young Matthew, Big Brian V and Chris Class are all at the Other Side of the Trax for a new edition of the Back Row Hecklers. They talk all things pro wrestling including WWE, NJPW, and local indies. They also debut the a new game, Enhancement or Inmate. Play along with the crew! This… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers #127 – Inmate or Enhancement? →
Nope, you’re eyes aren’t deceiving you. Episode 125 is so big that we bypassed 124. All four Hecklers are together and in studio along with Brent Blades for a game-heavy show! First up is a BRH favorite, Name That Tune, but this time it’s hosted by Young Matthew! Also, Chris Class debuts a brand new… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers #125 ft Name that Tune& Blind Tag →
“Paid In Exposure” is baaaaack! This time, Eric Wayne is joined by Effy. They discuss a lot of things, including a controversial incident from FIP last month with WWN head trainer, Francisco Ciatso. #WhoWantsPIE Follow Effy on social media @KillEffy Follow Eric on Twitter @MrWatchTheLeft https://memfobrand.bigcartel.com/
HERE WE GO! Paid In Exposure Ep.3 with Martin Carrillo from Wrestling With Unicorns. Martin is a Chicago based photographer and videographer for Freelance, AAW, and more. #WhoWantsPIE Follow him on Twitter @W_W_Unicorns Follow Eric on Twitter @MrWatchTheLeft
Episode 122 is in the books! Young Matthew, Big Brian V, Chris Class and “Mr PWG” Joshua Caraballo are ALL BACK TOGETHER! They run down NJPW’s latest happenings, WWE Money in the Bank and NXT, as well as IWA-MS shows. Plus, Young Matthew debuts a BRAND NEW GAME called the Perfect 10. All this plus… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers #122 – All 4 Hecklers in Studio plus Perfect 10 game! →
Big Brian V and Young Matthew are back talking all things local wrestling. From WWE to NXT to the indies, they cover it all! This week’s episode is brought to you by Powerbomb.TV Use PROMO CODE: HECKLERS for 20 Free Days of access to the greatest indie wrestling streaming service around! Over 80 feds &… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers #121 →
Catching up on the ol back log here, we got some older Back Row Hecklers shows then a brand spankin new one for episode 122. Big Brian V and Young Matthew are back talking all things local wrestling. From WWE to NXT to the indies, they cover it all! This week’s episode is brought to… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers #120 →
HERE WE GO! Paid In Exposure Ep. 2 is here with Memphis promoter Tishaun. We discuss the local scene and a lot more including “Summer Bash” that hits Memphis TN on June 30th. Hit play & check out the best little podcast IN THE WORLD. #WhoWantsPIE Follow Eric Wayne on Twitter @MrWatchTheLeft
NEW PODCAST ALERT! Who wants PIE?! “Paid In Exposure” is a podcast with third generation wrestler Eric Wayne. Get your slice of PIE with commentary, hot takes, music, interviews and more. Listen weekly and be amazed at the ever changing format and quality of the best little podcast IN THE WORLD. This week, Eric talks… Continue reading Paid in Exposure ep 1 w/ Francisco Ciatso →
Finally!!! A lot has gone on since our first podcast and we are here at the second Season Finale!! This one is a must watch as we crown our second ever Custom Underground Heavyweight Champion!! Welcome to the second FIRST EVER Custom Underground Podcast!! This is a podcast about wrestling custom figures. In this episode… Continue reading Custom Underground Podcast S2 E15 – The Finals! →
In this episode we discuss the upcoming FINALS of Season 2 of the Custom Underground tournament!! Welcome to the second FIRST EVER Custom Underground Podcast!! This is a podcast about wrestling custom figures. In this episode we discuss the judges scores for the conclusion of Round 2 of Season 2 of the Custom Underground tournament!!… Continue reading Custom Underground Podcast S2 E14 →
Episode 119 is ready for your ear holes and brought to you by powerbomb.tv. Young Matthew and Chris Class are a two-man band for this episode and discuss WWE Backlash, read listener questions and test each other’s knowledge with What Culture’s Wrestling game. All this plus way more craziness! This week’s episode is brought… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers 119 →
In this episode we discuss the judges scores for the conclusion of THE SEMI-FINALS of Season 2 of the Custom Underground tournament and run down the Gift of the Gods contest!! Be sure to subscribe to our Youtube Channel to get first dibs on the podcast. Plus you can get tutorials, customs from the Mad… Continue reading Custom Underground Podcast S2 E13 – Semi Finals results! →
In this episode we discuss the upcoming semi-finals of Season 2 of the Custom Underground tournament!! Be sure to subscribe to our Youtube Channel to get first dibs on the podcast. Plus you can get tutorials, customs from the Mad Reaper & so much more! http://tinyurl.com/MadReaperStudiosYT Like us on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/thecustomundergroundwrestling/ Follow the show… Continue reading Custom Underground Podcast S2 E12 →
In this episode we discuss the contestants selections for the semi-finals of Season 2 of the Custom Underground tournament!! Be sure to subscribe to our Youtube Channel to get first dibs on the podcast. Plus you can get tutorials, customs from the Mad Reaper & so much more! http://tinyurl.com/MadReaperStudiosYT Like us on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/thecustomundergroundwrestling/… Continue reading Custom Underground Podcast S2 E11 →
All four Hecklers are IN STUDIO together along with in-studio guest, Brent Blades. They bring you results and talk about some of the happenings from different indy shows down in NOLA during Wrestlemania week. They also run down NXT. And you already know that if Brent Blades is in studio, there must be a game!… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers #118 w/ Joshua Jeopardy & Dysfunctional Family Feud →
Welcome to the second FIRST EVER Custom Underground Podcast!! This is a podcast about wrestling custom figures. In this episode we discuss the judges scores for the conclusion of Round 2 of Season 2 of the Custom Underground tournament!! Be sure to subscribe to our Youtube Channel to get first dibs on the podcast. Plus… Continue reading Custom Underground Podcast s2 e10 w/ Showstopper Customs & judge scores! →
Welcome to the second FIRST EVER Custom Underground Podcast!! This is a podcast about wrestling custom figures. In this episode, we interview Creature Will!! And if that wasn’t enough, we also added My Damn Toys to the mix and had a four way dialogue going about all things custom related!! We also break down… Continue reading Custom Underground Podcast s2 e9 w/ Creature Will & My Damn Toys →
We talk Daniel Bryan return and future matches. We talk about Prodigy Pro Wrestling’s latest show. Twitter question of the week. Will Roman Reigns get cheered or booed after Wrestlemania? PWG talk and much more…all this without Class 😉 This week’s episode is brought to you by Powerbomb.TV Use PROMO CODE: HECKLERS for 20 Free… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers #117 →
Welcome to the second FIRST EVER Custom Underground Podcast!! This is a podcast about wrestling custom figures. In this episode we interview Nick’s custom toys (@nicks_custom_toys) and The Great Beyondo (@beyondo_industries) Be sure to subscribe to our Youtube Channel to get first dibs on the podcast. Plus you can get tutorials, customs from the Mad… Continue reading Custom Underground Podcast S2 E8 w/ Nick’s Custom Toys & Beyondo →
This week the Big Brian V, Young Matthew and Chris Class are joined by superfan, Dave Pinnick. They discuss the local indy scene, WWE’s Wrestlemania card and rumors, Class brings back his NJPW Match of the Week suggestion, they talk about the new BRH tee, answer listener questions, and play One True Three. All this,… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers #116 →
Welcome to the second FIRST EVER Custom Underground Podcast!! This is a podcast about wrestling custom figures. In this episode we interview Matt Goldberg, or better known as @mbg1211 and discuss his interests, some old stories, and talk action figures Be sure to subscribe to our Youtube Channel to get first dibs on the podcast.… Continue reading Custom Underground Podcast S2 E7 w/ MBG →
Welcome to the second FIRST EVER Custom Underground Podcast!! This is a podcast about wrestling custom figures. In this episode we interview Matt Goldberg, or better known as @mbg1211 and discuss his interests, some old stories, and talk action figures Be sure to subscribe to our Youtube Channel to get first dibs on the podcast.… Continue reading Custom Underground Podcast S2 E7 w/ MBG →
Welcome to the second FIRST EVER Custom Underground Podcast!! This is a podcast about wrestling custom figures. In this episode we discuss the judges scores for the conclusion of Round 1 of Season 2 of the Custom Underground tournament!! Showstopper Customs is your special guest host. Be sure to subscribe to our Youtube Channel to… Continue reading Custom Underground Podcast S2 E6 w/ Showstopper Customs →
All 4 Hecklers are back and have LOTS to talk about. Big Brian V attended 3 shows in 4 days and has a recap of those. Young Matthew discusses Wrestlemania and WWE’s Fastlane, Joshua and Chris Class talk New Japan’s NJPW Cup. PLUS, the crew busts out a brand new game, Wrestler 21 Questions! Everyone… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers #115 →
The Hecklers are back! Sorry, we’ve been quiet for a bit but Young Matthew, Big Brian V, and Chris Class are back at the ALL NEW Other Side of the Trax Studios for Episode 114! This week the Hecklers talk about their whereabouts for the past 2 months, discuss a bonus pod that YOU can… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers #114 →
Welcome to the second FIRST EVER Custom Underground Podcast!! This is a podcast about wrestling custom figures and in this latest episode, we interview a new Custom Underground entrant, My Damn Toys!! We also break down the match-ups and try to give some background on the customizers! We also discuss the Elimination Chamber and… Continue reading Custom Underground Podcast Season 2 Episode 5 w/ My Damn Toys →
Welcome to the second FIRST EVER Custom Underground Podcast!! This is a podcast about wrestling custom figures and in this latest episode, we interview a Custom Underground newcomer, Chargrove!! Be sure to subscribe to our Youtube Channel to get first dibs on the podcast. Plus you can get tutorials, customs from the Mad Reaper… Continue reading Custom Underground Podcast S2 E4 w/ Chargrove →
Welcome to the second FIRST EVER Custom Underground Podcast!! This is a podcast about wrestling custom figures and in this latest episode, we interview a Custom Underground original, Angel Falcon!! We also break down the match-ups and try to give some background on the customizers! Be sure to subscribe to our Youtube Channel to get… Continue reading Custom Underground Podcast S2 E3 w/ Angel Falcon →
Welcome to the second FIRST EVER Custom Underground Podcast!! This is a podcast about wrestling custom figures and in this second episode, we randomize the list and do the match-ups for SEASON 2 of the Reaper Cup tournament!! Why we started it, what we’re excited for, etc. Be sure to subscribe to our Youtube Channel… Continue reading Custom Underground Podcast s2 ep2 →
Welcome to the second FIRST EVER Custom Underground Podcast!! This is a podcast about wrestling custom figures and in this first episode, we cover all things SEASON 2 of the Reaper Cup tournament!! Why we started it, what we’re excited for, etc. Be sure to subscribe to our Youtube Channel to get first dibs on… Continue reading Custom Underground Podcast s2 ep1 →
Finally!!! A lot has gone on since our first podcast and we are here at the Season Finale!! We had some technical difficulties (again) in capturing our recording, but the audio is all there for you to listen to. This one is a must hear as we crown our first ever Custom Underground Heavyweight Champion!!… Continue reading Custom Underground Podcast Season 1 Finale →
Episode 28 of the Please Don’t Kill Us Podcast is here! The #PDKUPodcast crew discuss all the topics they’re known to discuss – conspiracy theories, The President & everything in between!
The road to the finale on the Custom Underground Podcast! Be sure to subscribe to our Youtube Channel to get first dibs on the podcast. Plus you can get tutorials, customs from the Mad Reaper & so much more! http://tinyurl.com/MadReaperStudiosYT Like us on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/thecustomundergroundwrestling/ Follow the show on instagram – Instagram.com/The_Custom_Underground Instagram.com/Mad_Reaper_Studios Instagram.com/PatricJArnold_Actor… Continue reading Custom Underground Podcast #14, 15 & 16 →
First things first, sincerest apologies for the delay on these episodes. Apologies to Mad Reaper & Patric J. My computer has been acting wonky & I haven’t been doing any podcast work. This is a supersized episode with episodes 11, 12 & 13 of Season 1. I will be doing the same for episodes 14,… Continue reading Custom Underground Podcast #11, 12 & 13 →
Big Brian V, Young Matthew and Chris Class are at the Other Side of the Trax and talking Clash of the Champions, Prodigy Pro Wrestling’s next show, The Man Right Chea, IWA-MS, upcoming seminars being put on by Jimmy Jacobs and Michael Elgin, they answer listener questions and play a quick game of What the… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers 113 →
On this episode, the whole gang is in studio along with in-studio guest, Brent Blades. The Hecklers talk NXT War Games, Prodigy Pro Wrestling’s Return of the Mack show, and play TWO debuting games this week; Joshua Jeopardy and Dysfunctional Family Feud! Shout out to all the BRH listeners who helped that game by filling… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers 112 w/ Dysfunctional Family Feud →
Big Brian V and Young Matthew are back and they’re talking all things wrestling including NXT War Games, IWA-MS, Survivor Series as well as Prodigy Pro Wrestling’s 2nd show – the Return of the Mack. All that, plus an interview with Tre Lamar! Check out HeadlockGear on PWTees – http://www.prowrestlingtees.com/headlockgear
We talk the Vegas shooting, current affairs, conspiracy theories and all the usual musings from the PDKU crew.
Episode 110 brings ALL FOUR HECKLERS in studio at the Other Side of the Trax! The Hecklers talk about the first ever Prodigy Pro Wrestling show that took place Friday, Oct 20th in Jeffersonville, IN, discuss WWE’s TLC show, Young Matthew tells you who his new favorite “booker” is, the return of Wrestler Jeopardy and… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers 110 →
The Custom Underground Podcast #10 is live! In this episode we finally interview our friend Will Joines of Season 1 of The Custom Underground tournament!! This one is a long one, but the teacher shares his knowledge!! Be sure to subscribe to our Youtube Channel to get first dibs on the podcast. Plus you can… Continue reading Custom Underground Podcast #10 10/15/17 →
Young Matthew, Big Brian V and New York’s Own, “Mr. PWG” Joshua Caraballo talk last week’s WWE PPV, Hell in a Cell, IWA-MS, and discuss THIS FRIDAY’S very first Prodigy Pro Wrestling event! As an added bonus, we bring you TWO additional interviews as well, as Big Brian V sits down with “The Cajun Kid”… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers 109 w/ Sage Cainan & Larry D →
The Custom Underground Podcast #9 is live! We reveal THE BIG SURPIRSE of our Season 1 of The Custom Underground tournament!! We also discuss the latest news and topics of the wrestling world Be sure to subscribe to our Youtube Channel to get first dibs on the podcast. Plus you can get tutorials, customs from… Continue reading Custom Underground Podcast #9 10/5/17 →
Young Matthew, Big Brian V and New York’s Own, “Mr. PWG” Joshua Caraballo talk last week’s WWE PPV, Hell in a Cell, IWA-MS, and discuss THIS FRIDAY’S very first Prodigy Pro Wrestling event! As an added bonus, we bring you TWO additional interviews as well, as Big Brian V sits down with “The Cajun… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers 109 w/ Larry D & Sage Cainan →
The Custom Underground Podcast #8 is live! In this episode, we discuss the end of round 1 of our Season 1 of The Custom Underground tournament. We also discuss the latest news and topics of the wrestling world. Be sure to subscribe to our Youtube Channel to get first dibs on the podcast. Plus you… Continue reading Custom Underground Podcast #8 9/29/17 →
The Custom Underground Podcast #7 is live! In this episode we discuss the judges scores for the conclusion of Round 1 of Season 1 of the Custom Underground tournament!! Be sure to subscribe to our Youtube Channel to get first dibs on the podcast. Plus you can get tutorials, customs from the Mad Reaper &… Continue reading Custom Underground Podcast #7 – Round 1 results 9/21/17 →
Back Row Hecklers 108 is live! All FOUR Back Row Hecklers are back at it! This week they answer LOTS of listener questions round-table style, they discuss and preview lots of upcoming shows including local indies, WWE and New Japan Pro Wrestling’s King of Pro Wrestling, and Big Brian V announces the main event of… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers 108 – Hecklers Roundtable →
The Custom Underground Podcast #6 is live! In this episode we interview one of our featured contestants for week three of our Season 1 Custom Underground tournament, from the amateur side, Damien (IG: @ecwfigurefed)!! We also discuss the latest news and topics of the wrestling world. Also, we have back on the show, the legend… Continue reading Custom Underground Podcast #6 9/15/17 →
Young Matthew & Big Brian V are back at the Other Side of the Trax this week discussing the Mae Young Classic, IWA-Midsouth’s TPI 2-day tournament, as well as their King of the Crimson Mask 2.0. Plus lots of other pro wrestling talk. And stick around after the show for an EXCLUSIVE interview conducted with… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers 107 w/ Jeff Cobb →
The Custom Underground Podcast #5 is live! In this episode we interview one of our featured contestants for week three of our Season 1 Custom Underground tournament, from the Amateur side, Elite XIV (IG: @xiv_elitefigz)!! We also discuss the latest news and topics of the wrestling world. This is our first episode where we dive… Continue reading Custom Underground Podcast #5 9/8/17 →
The Custom Underground Podcast #4 is live! In this episode we interview one of our featured contestants for week two of our Season 1 Custom Underground tournament, Angel Falcon!! We also discuss the latest news and topics of the wrestling world. Be sure to subscribe to our Youtube Channel to get first dibs on the… Continue reading Custom Underground Podcast #4 8/30/17 →
Back Row Hecklers 106 is live! Mr. PWG himself, Joshua Caraballo is IN STUDIO at the Other Side of the Trax along with Big Brian V and Young Matthew for episode 106. They discuss the Mae Young Classic, the Sexy Star/Rosemary controversy and lots of other pro wrestling goodness! Check out HeadlockGear on PWTees… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers 106 →
In this episode we interview our featured match-up for week one of our Season 1 Custom Underground tournament, Beyondo vs. Rockajabroni!! We also discuss the latest news and topics of the wrestling world. Be sure to subscribe to our Youtube Channel to get first dibs on the podcast. Plus you can get tutorials, customs from… Continue reading Custom Underground Podcast #3 8/29/17 →
Welcome to the SECOND Custom Underground Podcast!! This is a podcast about wrestling custom figures and in this episode, we cover our very first Reaper Cup tournament and set up the brackets!! We experienced some technical difficulties during this episode. We’re still trying to get the kinks out & find our groove! Be sure to… Continue reading Custom Underground Podcast #2 8/23/17 →
This week, we welcome a new podcast to the BNMVS Podcast Network! I’m (Nick Maniwa) a big custom figure fan, custom figure creator & customizer. I noticed that this podcast was Youtube only & decided to work out a partnership to get them on many more platforms. Happy to have them on board. Gonna post… Continue reading Custom Underground Podcast #1 8/19/17 →
Big Brian V, Young Matthew and Doug Votaw of the Back Row Hecklers commentary team talk upcoming shows, Summer Slam, Brian and Doug get into a “friendly disagreement” about the tag team situation in the WWE. Plus, Brian V interviews Jordan Len-X with a brief apprearance from our producer “Pro Wrestling’s BFF” Nick Maniwa!
Episode 104.5 of the Back Row Hecklers is live! A kinda different episode than normal. HEADLOCKgear’s Chris Class & Joshua Caraballo sit down with pro wrestling’s greatest free agent, Donovan Dijak. We talk for well over an hour about playing sports in high school, on to college and the super high level of education as… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers 104.5 – An hour + w/ Donovan Dijak →
Episode 9 of the Money Talks Podcast is here! This week, Matt Cage gets VERY real and very emotional as he discusses acceptance (or lack thereof) of and from people in your life. The topic hits very close to home for our host but he covers much ground in this very intense episode. Follow Matt… Continue reading Money Talks Podcast: Episode 9 – Acceptance →
Matt Cage discusses the ups and downs, pros and cons, strengthening and weakening, of friendships and relationships with his friend, Cesar Padilla, as well as much more! Follow Matt Cage on Twitter – @ProudCaucasian Buy a shirt at his Pro Wrestling Tees store – ProWrestlingTees.com/mattcage
Episode 104 of the Back Row Hecklers is LIVE Big Brian V, Young Matthew & special guest Greg are in studio at the Other Side of the Trax this week. We talk all things professional wrestling including Glory Pro’s show which Big B attended, Matthew & Greg dissect WWE Battleground (hours before it happens), IWA… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers 104 w/ Anthony Henry →
Episode 103 of the Back Row Hecklers is LIVE Chris Class, Young Matthew & Josh from the Bronx are live in studio with returning “Name that Tune” champion Brent Blades this week. We talk all things professional wrestling. We play Name That Tune, we read listeners questions, discuss Shoot Incidents, and loads of other good… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers 103 →
Episode 26 of the Please Don’t Kill Us Podcast is here! Then and Now!! The #PDKUPodcast crew discuss life as they remember it as a child compared to today. Food, technology, entertainment and politics amongst other topics are discussed. Also how will these change in the future?? #PDKUAsks Your loved one just passed away, you… Continue reading PDKU Podcast #26 – Then & Now →
Episode 7 of the Money Talks Podcast is here The Money opens up about his retirement and why he made the decision to do so. Many questions that have been asked over the last few months get answered as Cage truthfully and bluntly explains his actions. This is a must listen for any fans of… Continue reading Money Talks Podcast: Episode 7 – Matt Cage Retires →
Episode 102 of the Back Row Hecklers is LIVE Chris Class, Young Matthew & Big Brian V are live in studio with returning “Name that Tune” champion Brent Blades this week. We talk all things professional wrestling, we take a call from Tyler Matrix & afterwards play “One, TRUE, Three” where the other hecklers… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers 102 w/ Tyler Matrix →
WrestleManiwa episode 3 is here! On this episode, Nick Maniwa chats with Sweet William (Billy Holland) in the second edition of the 1995 PPV rewatch series. It’s all things WWF’s Royal Rumble 95! We talk about the intercontinental title & the world title pretty much being the same match, Jeff Jarrett’s weird babyface promo as… Continue reading WrestleManiwa Ep. 3 w/ Sweet William talking WWF Royal Rumble 1995 6/20/17 →
Episode 101 of the Back Row Hecklers is LIVE Joshua from the Bronx skypes in to chat with Big B and Young Matthew about current WWE news and also about the epic episode 100 and all the viewers comments from the Facebook live viewing of that pinnacle episode. Over 100 comments, close to 300 views… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers 101 w/ Marcus Everett →
WrestleManiwa episode 2 is here! On this episode, Nick Maniwa chats with Jason Saint in the first edition of the 1995 PPV rewatch series. It’s all things WCW’s Superbrawl 5! “Macho Man” Randy Savage’s first PPV appearance for WCW, a super long Paul Roma/Alex Wright match, Hogan vs. Vader, Big Bubba, The Nasty Boys, Sherri… Continue reading Wrestlemaniwa Ep. 2 w/ Jason Saint talking WCW Superbrawl 5 6/9/17 →
Episode 100 of the Back Row Hecklers is LIVE Joshua C is in the studio live from the Bronx as he, Young Matthew Schwartz, Big B, Chris Class & Bobby P talk all things professional wrestling. They talk about their KOTDM experience, their favorite podcasts & guests of the last 100 episodes. Later on, they… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers 100 w/ Eddie Kingston →
The #PDKUPodcast Crew is back with episode 25. Our big topic this episode is the Mandela Effect. Topics include: Disney movies (Magic Mirror vs. Mirror Mirror) Queen lyrics Berenstein Bears or Berenstain Bears Alternate universes & so much more.
Episode 99 of the Back Row Hecklers is LIVE! Joshua C is in the studio live from the Bronx as he, Young Matthew Schwartz and Big B dive into the IWA triple shot weekend and the upcoming pod olympics for BRH episode 100. Episode 99 features short conversations with former KOTDM & TOD winner “The… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers 99 w/ MASADA & Joey Janela →
Episode 6 of the Money Talks Podcast comes to you and it’s truly “All That”! Matt Cage sits down with his friend, “All That” Keita Murray and they discuss topics ranging from pro wrestling, to Nickelodeon TV shows, to the struggles of being bisexual. This one has it all! Follow Matt Cage on Twitter –… Continue reading Money Talks Podcast: Episode 6 w/ “All That” Keita Murray →
Episode 40 of the BNMVS and we’re talking all things King of the Deathmatches! Bentley & Maniwa sit down to talk the last week in IWAMS, from Thursday’s “In like a Lion”, Friday’s “STIFF” & finally the granddaddy of them all, the 2017 King of Deathmatches. We also chat about what we’re watching, including our… Continue reading BNMVS #40 5/23/17 →
WrestleManiwa episode 1 is here! On this episode, Nick Maniwa talks with Corey Higdon (aka Fat Corey) as he took the 5 hour trip to bumfuck TN to the Sycamore Camp Ground & Taco Shack to take in IWA Deep South’s Carnage Cup 11. We talk about the rumors of someone losing a pinky &… Continue reading WrestleManiwa Ep. 1 w/ Fat Corey talking Carnage Cup 11 5/5/17 →
Introducing WrestleManiwa! Just what I needed, another podcast to edit but here we are. I’ve had this idea for a little while now and I’m finally getting it out of my head and into the world. On this short clip, I tell you what you can expect from WrestleManiwa & you also get a little… Continue reading Introducing WrestleManiwa! →
In this episode of the Please Don’t Kill Us Podcast, the Futures and Big Brian V cover the top conspiracy theories out there… they also tackle the Truth behind the Trump/Russia narrative!!
Episode 97 of the Back Row Hecklers is live! As we sneak up on episode 100 of the Back Row Hecklers, we’re doing staggered releases to make sure episode 100 is the best it can be. That said, this is all the Wrestlemania fallout, indie shows we took in, a special sit down interview with… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers 97 w/ Tim Donst →
After his shocking return to IWA Midsouth & professional wrestling last night, Reed Bentley returns to Nick Maniwa’s couch as they record their first episode since August 2016. We mainly talk about what’s happening currently in our life, our past weekend hanging out, movies/shows we’re watching on Netflix, a couple reviews of local restaurants and… Continue reading BNMVS #39 4/28/17 →
ConspiracyTheory is the topic of choice for the 23rd episode of the #PDKUPodcast… discussing many of the different conspiracies and the facts behind them!!
Big B, Chris Class of HeadlockGear & Young Matthew are back with episode 96 of the Back Row Hecklers with their usual talks of all things pro wrestling from WWE, New Japan & indie wrestling. The Hecklers play a wrestling road stories game!
Hearing a rumor that a certain MONSTA will be debuting on Impact Wrestling tonight. Well, just in case that’s true, here’s our interview that we did with him, all the way back in December of 2014! On this episode, the normal conversation between Big B, Josh Caraballo, Young Matthew & Chris Class about the week… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers Rewind: Episode 15 w/ KONGO KONG 12/21/14 →
After a brief hiatus (already?!), the Money Talks Podcast returns as Matt Cage sits down with his friend Ed Ocampo to discuss multiple topics, including perspective and insight on how one feels a few weeks away from joining the military. Follow Matt Cage on Twitter – @ProudCaucasian Buy a shirt at his Pro Wrestling Tees… Continue reading Money Talks Podcast: Episode 5 w/ Ed Ocampo →
On Episode 22 of the #PDKUPodcast, the crew gets serial!! As they discuss serial killers and what may motivate them. The most infamous serial killers and who they were… also the crew discuss the #Vault7 leak that proves the tactics of government agencies that have been deemed a #ConspiracyTheory for years until now!! All that at… Continue reading PDKU Podcast: Episode 22 →
This week, Episode 95 of the Back Row Hecklers are back! Young Matthew, Chris Class & Big B hold down the fort talking all things professional wrestling. Big B sits down with Colin Delaney from WWE’s ECW promotion after an IWA show for a short chat. PRODUCER’S NOTE Due to myself (Nick Maniwa) being sick,… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers 95 w/ Colin Delaney →
The #PDKUPodcast crew discuss the #DavidBrock agenda to attack #POTUSTrump on a daily basis. The #DemocracyMatters “Strategic Plan for Action” is discussed in detail. We also compare the glaring difference and importance of Perception vs Reality!
Matt “The Money” Cage sits down with male model, Jack Fogarty. These two discuss small town life and transitioning to city living, being a straight male performing in a predominantly gay world, the world of modeling and more. Follow Matt Cage on Twitter – @proudcaucasian Buy a shirt at his Pro Wrestling Tees store –… Continue reading Money Talks Podcast: Episode 4 w/ Male Model Jack Fogarty →
Episode 20!! Two hours with Reed Bentley!! The #PDKUPodcast crew pick the brain of the wrestling star! Hear his views on #ProjectVeritas #POTUSTrump and #NaziPropaganda and much more!!
Chris Class returns, Young Matthew, Joshua Carabello and Big B all jam on current NJPW, WWE Elimination Chamber, B talks about IWA Midsouth Feb Fury, PWF Super card and IWA’s Memphis shows debut of Black & Brave students & all this and much much more on this week’s episode
Matt “The Money” Cage sits down and has a conversation with Chicago nightlife entertainer, Mikal Wolf. These two men discuss working in the nightlife industry, being a go-go dancer and much more. Join as these two have an open and honest discussion on life here on Episode 3. Follow Matt Cage on Twitter – @proudcaucasian… Continue reading Money Talks Podcast: Episode 3 w/ Mikal Wolf →
Another Back Row Hecklers rewind, this time with OI4K, Big B interviewed them after an Infinity Pro show in Bloomington, IN. On this episode, the normal conversation between Big B, Josh Caraballo, Young Matthew & Chris Class about the week in wrestling : WWE, TNA, the indies & everything in between. Big B interviews Jake… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers: Rewind: Episode 38 w/ OI4K (Dave & Jake Crist) 7/8/15 →
In episode 19, the PDKU crew go to the other side! To discuss ghosts and personal ghost stories… Curt Hendrix makes another guest spot as #Aliens , #POTUSTrump and the loving #Liberal ways!! #PDKUPodcast
Young Matthew, Joshua Carabello and Big B talk about NXT takeover, WWE UK, & the Royal Rumble. Also predictions, thoughts and wishes for the Road to WM! Big B talks about one of the best Death Match shows to happen on American soil, 2017 IWA MS’s Kings of The Crimson Masks ( available at the… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers 93 w/ Joey Ryan →
Host, Matt “The Money” Cage, has a conversation with a very special guest; HIMSELF! In this brief episode, by request of the listeners, Cage gives a little backstory on who and what he is, before moving forward with future episodes. Follow Matt Cage on Twitter – @proudcaucasian Buy a shirt at his Pro Wrestling Tees… Continue reading Money Talks Podcast – Episode 2 – Host Intro →
Episode 5 is here! We talk cheeses, the Royal Rumble, European pop punk, and much more. Songs from the Hellstroms, the Blendours, and Mike Petrucceli! And then the BIG MAIN EVENT!!!!!!! We watch the Summer Slam ’89 match of Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake vs. Macho Man and ZEUS live! Nothing can ever top this… Continue reading Punk Rock n Wrestling Ep 5 2/6/17 →
It’s the inaugural episode of the Money Talks Podcast as pro wrestler Matt Cage takes his first step into the world of podcasting, starting with a conversation with the, at one time, longest reigning IWA Midsouth World Champion, John “Dingo” Meschede.
Big B, Schwartz & special guest Greg break down Royal Rumble and the NXT Takeover: San Antonio with our picks for The Rumble and the ramifications of it for WM this year. Big B V covers the IWA Midsouth double shot he attended and his live MOTN choices from Thursday IWA, Friday PWF & Saturday’s… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers 92 w/ Jimmy Lloyd →
On this episode of the #PDKUPodcast, the crew welcome in the new year… trends and fads that exist in society… also discuss the possibility of disruption at the inauguration! #AmazonHub and #FakeNews amongst other topics discussed!
Episode 91 of the Back Row Hecklers is live! Recorded on 1/15/17, Class, Schwartz, & Big Brian V talk about 6 star matches, perception vs actuality in wrestling, WWE UK Title Tournament, Royal Rumble chat and rumors, IWA Midsouth’s upcoming Kings of the Crimson Mask and how different fans like different aspects of pro wrestling plus… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers 91 →
Throwback episode of the Back Row Hecklers. This is from all the way back on March 15, 2015. “Chainsaw” Joe Gacy, now the reigning and defending CZW World Champion calls in and we have a little chat. Check it out!
On this episode of the PDKU Podcast, the Futures and Big Brian V bring back Curt Hendrix to discuss the #FakeNews that has been spreading about the #RussianHack and the #Recount … also the crew discusses Kanye West meeting with President-elect Donald Trump and racial tension in the country…. Like! Listen! Share!! #PDKUPodcast
Episode 90 of The Back Row Hecklers is here! Big Brian V, Young Matthew, Joshua C & Chris Class of HeadlockGear are back to talk New Japan’s WrestleKingdom, WWE’s 205 Live, WWE NXT coming to Louisville this week, the upcoming WWE UK Tournament & so much more!
We’re baaaaaaaaaaaaaack. After a brief hiatus, we’re back and better than ever, brother. Well, we’re at least back. That’s inarguable. Hear all about Bruisy’s travels to the US for UFC 207 and Ronda Rousey. Tales of sorrow and misery abound. We talk about how much we hate Kenny Omega and more! Here brand new songs… Continue reading Punk Rock n Wrestling Ep 4 1/11/17 →
This week, The Back Row Hecklers (Big Brian V, Young Matthew, Joshua C & Chris Class of HeadlockGear) are back to give their Year End Awards. They give their picks for: Match of the Year, Wrestler of the Year, Female Wrestler of the Year, Feud of the Year, Breakout Star of 2016, Promotion of the… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers 89 w/ Sami Callihan →
The PDKU crew is back! In this episode, they talk aftermath of the 2016 election, talks of recounts, electoral vs. popular vote, difference in opinions leading to separation of humans, government having too much control and so much more. We even get into what’s going on with Kanye West.
This week, The Back Row Hecklers (Big Brian V, Young Matthew & Joshua C) are joined in studio by Doug of the 3DT Podcast & Bobby P to talk all things pro wrestling! They also have the usual talk of WWE with TLC coming up in a few hours (recorded last week), their thoughts on… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers 88 w/ Lucha Underground’s Marty “The Moth” Martinez →
Episode 3 is back, just in time for your post-Thanksgiving doldrums! We have Jason V. of America’s favorite Friday the 13th themed Ramonescore pop punk band, the Jasons, joining us to talk masked wrestlers, pop punk and all forms of degeneracy. We’ll play their new single, “I Wanna Be an Asshole,” as well as tracks… Continue reading Punk Rock n Wrestling Ep 3 11/29/16 w Jason V of The Jasons →
This week, The Back Row Hecklers (Big Brian V, Young Matthew & Headlock Gear’s Chris Class) are joined in studio by former OVW triple crown winner, Rudy Switchblade. Later in the show, all 4 guys play the Back Row Liars game. 1 true story, 2 BS stories & they try to figure out which one… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers 87 w/ Rudy Switchblade →
Big Zo is in studio for his first interview and appearance on the Hecklers and PWF champ Chip Day calls in for a quick chat to talk about his match vs Chase Owens match & AWE with the Hecklers! Joshua is live in the studio with B, Class and special co host big Doug Votaw… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers 86 w/ Big Zo →
The PDKU crew got together on Election Night and brings you into the bunker as they live comment on the 2016 Presidential Election! Check it out! Facebook.com/BNMVS Facebook.com/PDKUpodcast Twitter – @BNMVS & @PDKUPodcast @NathanFuture
The PDKU crew is back, the episode was recorded on 11/2. So it’s about a week old. Wanted to get it to you before the results come out tonight. They talk topics such as: Do the one percent already know who is winning? Barack & Michelle Obama both unfollowing Hillary on Twitter Is it a… Continue reading PDKU Podcast: Episode 14 11/8/16 →
Rex & Dan are back with Episode 2 of the Punk Rock n Wrestling show! Join us for an interview with former SMW Heavyweight Champ and author of “Pin Me Pay Me” and “I Kicked Out At Two”, Bobby Blaze. We talk about Rick Rubin’s beard, women, partying and all sorts of nonsense. Bobby Blaze… Continue reading Punk Rock n Wrestling Ep 2 11/8/16 w/ Bobby Blaze →
The supersized episode 85 of the Back Row Hecklers is here! All 4 OG Hecklers, Matt, Joshua, Class, & BV are on this week’s episode! We play brand new back row liars game. Later in the show, 2 of this year’s TPI entrants with us .. both under the age of 20, both less than… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers 85 w/ Cole Radrick & Corey Storm →
On lucky number 13, the PDKU crew discuss more of the leaked emails from #Wikileaks and the #ProjectVeritas videos that resulted in a couple of #HillaryClinton allies to step down and/or fired from their position! Discussion of past predictions and new ones given by the crew! #PDKUPodcast
Doug & Duncan are back with episode 3 of the 3DT (the Duncan & Doug Destroy Time podcast). This week 3DT are joined by Big Brian V of the Back Row Hecklers & Andrew Hunter in studio to talk about topics such as Greatest of All Time Pro Wrestler, local indie shows including Andrew Hunter… Continue reading The Duncan & Doug Destroy Time Podcast: Episode 3 w/ Big B & Andrew Hunter →
The PDKU crew have their first in house guest! To get the perspective of a young voter we discuss the upcoming election with a young college student … Also discussion about #ProjectVeritas and how #Wikileaks could effect the election. The crew also tackles the #Trump “Grab em by the Pussy” tape. And in one of… Continue reading PDKU Episode 12 10/25/16 →
NEW SHOW ALERT! The BNMVS Podcast Network is happy to welcome Punk Rock n Wrestling to the network! Two loudmouthed creeps (one from Wales, and one from Indiana) get together to discuss the only two things that matter on Earth: punk rock and wrestling. Whether it is punk rockers talking about wrestling, or pro wrestlers… Continue reading Punk Rock n Wrestling Ep 1 10/24/16 →
Episode 84 of the Back Row Hecklers is here! This week, Young Matthew, Josh C talk what they would change on Raw & Smackdown, Big B talks local indie wrestling companies – IWA Midsouth’s 20th Anniversary Show & Pro Wrestling Freedom. Later in the show, former IWAMS World Champion and one half of the current… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers 84 w/ Hy-Zaya →
The Please Don’t Kill Us crew is back with Episode 11 of the PDKU Podcast. This time around, Big B & The Futures talk about the perception of America from war torn countries, the candidates debate is discussed, trying to figure out what is true and what is not, vice presidents debates coming soon, 2… Continue reading PDKU Episode 11 10/11/16 →
Back Row Hecklers Episode 83 is live! This week, Big B & Young Matthew welcome Josh Caraballo back into the fold! Matt & B talk about the WCWO 2016 Young Guns Tournament, IWA Midsouth 20th Anniversary Show, CZW’s Tangled Web, WWE’s No Mercy (happening tonight) and so much more!
Back Row Hecklers Episode 82 is live! This week, Big B & Young Matthew are joined by Headlock Gear’s Chris Class to talk all things pro wrestling! The fellas introduce a new game: Heckler’s Jeopardy! Their topics include WCWO’s Young Guns Tournament coming up tomorrow in Indianapolis, IN. IWA’s 20th Anniversary Show this Thursday at… Continue reading Back Row Hecklers 82 w/ Shawn Kemp, Johnathan Wolf & Reed “By God” Bentley →