Wrestling Podcast About Nothing
324 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsA pro wrestler and a referee tear down the curtain to the wrestling business, and tear down each other in the process. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
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FESTIVUS SPECIAL 2023!
December 23, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 79.5 MBHappy Festivus! Pro wrestler “Kingpin” Brian Milonas and referee Mike Crockett return for what seems to be a yearly tradition - the Festivus Special! Crockett talks a little about his video series "Today In New England Pro Wrestling History" and Brian speaks on his role as trainer at the Beyond Institute Of Wrestling, an owner of Rad Pro Rasslin, and a lot more! The guys then gush about New England talent on the big stage and discuss random wrestling happenings from the past year. Plus, The ...
The Birth of Rad Pro Rasslin with Max Smashmaster - Episode 201
February 27, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 86.3 MBYUP! Former Ring Of Honor wrestler "Kingpin" Brian Milonas and referee Mike Crockett are back at it again, bringing you our first regular episode in almost exactly THREE YEARS! In this show, we talk to Max Smashmaster AKA Big Scott about going into business with Brian to launch a new pro wrestling promotion set to make its debut in Amesbury, MA on March 18th, Rad Pro Rasslin (@radprorassle)! Listen in as we get the scoop from the brains behind the operation (not Milonas) regarding the uniqu...
FESTIVUS SPECIAL! The Burial Episode AKA Brian’s ROH Post-Mortem
December 23, 2022 08:00 - 2 hours - 188 MBHappy Festivus! Former Ring Of Honor wrestler "Kingpin" Brian Milonas and referee Mike Crockett return after nearly TWO YEARS to catch up on Brian's post-ROH life. This one was a long time in the making, but FINALLY Milonas can give the true scoop on his entire run with Ring Of Honor, before the company shut down and Tony Khan purchased it. Hear The Kingpin's true thoughts on his early days working show-to-show, being "Bruiser Jr.", The Elite exodus, false starts on pushes, the awkward trans...
One Year Later - BONUS EPISODE
February 24, 2021 05:22 - 1 hour - 72.1 MBExactly one year after the last official WPAN episode, Ring Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas & referee-on-hiatus Mike Crockett are back to talk about the year that was. The true story of the end of the podcast, pandemic fun, Brian's recent struggles with weight, not watching wrestling, failed social media gimmicks, being in the #ROHBubble & much more as we dust off the mixer and try to podcast like professionals (and fail). For more on the Wrestling Podcast About Nothing, vi...
BONUS: Top Ten Wrap-up With Julian Starr & Tarzan Taylor
May 04, 2020 04:28 - 32 minutes - 34 MBIn this ALL-NEW bonus episode, The WPAN's Mike Crockett is joined by Julian Starr & Matt "Tarzan Taylor" Spectro from the Truth, Justice & The New England Pro Wrestling Way podcast (@prowrestlingway) to wrap-up last week's episode of their show (also featuring Brian Milonas & Brian Fury) that revealed the All-time New England Indy Wrestling Top Ten. What feedback did they get? What did they miss? Why did so-and-so not get ranked? And is one of the top ten DISQUALIFIED? We'll let you know all...
Listen to the WPAN reunion RIGHT NOW!
April 29, 2020 06:00 - 1 minute - 1.44 MBYes - Brian Fury, Brian Milonas and Mike Crockett are together again for a special edition of Truth, Justice & The New England Pro Wrestling Way OUT TODAY! Listen for more details. For more on the Wrestling Podcast About Nothing, visit our website, TheWPAN.com. Follow @TheWPAN, @BrianMilonas, @xbrianxfuryx & @crocksox on Twitter. #WPAN
The Interviews #6 - WWE's Dominik Dijakovic FKA Donovan Dijak (2016)
April 20, 2020 05:01 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBWelcome back to WPAN: The Interviews! Before he was Dominik Dijakovic in WWE NXT, he was Donovan Dijak in the independent and in Ring Of Honor. Take a listen to this classic conversation from before his WWE signing! PLUS, will there be a WPAN reunion on a DIFFERENT podcast? FROM 2016: Pro wrestler "The Kingpin" Brian Milonas and referee Mike Crockett are talking shop with Donovan Dijak from Ring Of Honor Wrestling! Hear about his training with Brian Fury, having his first match in a WWE - y...
The Interviews #5 - EVOLVE's Josh Briggs (2018)
April 13, 2020 05:01 - 37 minutes - 38.4 MBThis time on WPAN: The Interviews, it's independent wrestling standout Josh Briggs! We got him before he got his EVOLVE contract and before the WWE put him on the Network. PLUS, if you're involved in the New England wrestling scene, we NEED to hear from you. Listen for details! FROM 2018: Pro wrestler "The Kingpin" Brian Milonas and referee Mike Crockett are back at their home away from home, the New England Pro Wrestling Academy, to speak with one of their top students, independent wrestli...
The Interviews #4 - MJF SHOOTS! Maxwell Jacob Friedman (2017)
April 06, 2020 05:00 - 32 minutes - 33.3 MBThis week on WPAN: The Interviews, we hear from maybe the hottest (maybe the only?) heel in wrestling, All Elite Wrestling's Maxwell Jacob Friedman. MJF peels back the curtain in a way that just doesn't happen for him these days, so take a listen! FROM 2017: Pro wrestler "The Kingpin" Brian Milonas and referee Mike Crockett are joined for a compelling conversation by 21-year-old Maxwell Jacob Friedman (@The_MJF), current CZW Wired Champion and a guy who has had great success in a short peri...
The Interviews #3 - WWE Costume Designer Mikaze (2017)
March 30, 2020 05:00 - 47 minutes - 44.7 MBHere's another in our new series - WPAN: The Interviews! With WrestleMania this weekend, we're going to hear from one of the busiest guys this time of year, former wrestler and current WWE gear maker Mikaze! FROM 2017: Pro wrestler "The Kingpin" Brian Milonas and referee Mike Crockett are talking shop with an old friend who made wrestling gear for Milonas back in the day - and now he's making it for the Superstars of WWE! Mikaze (@IAmMikaze) is a pro wrestler out of New England who's curren...
The Interviews #2 - Max "Axl Keegan" Bauer On The Origins Of NXT & The Performance Center (2016)
March 23, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 100 MBWe're back with WPAN: The Interviews! It's one of our most awesome, yet most overlooked conversations with New England talent turned NXT superstar Axl Keegan, known to us as Max Bauer! FROM 2016: Pro wrestler "The Kingpin" Brian Milonas and referee Mike Crockett are back with Max Bauer, also known in WWE Developmental and NXT as Axl or Mickey Keegan. We hit all the points - his beginnings with Chaotic Wrestling, his connection with Tommaso Ciampa, wrestling by a pond, Max and Brian whacking...
The Interviews #1 - WarBeard Hanson/Ivar of WWE's Viking Raiders (2016)
March 16, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 97.1 MBPresenting WPAN: The Interviews! First up, our conversation with WarBeard Hanson, the future Ivar of WWE's Viking Raiders! FROM 2016: Pro wrestler "The Kingpin" Brian Milonas and referee Mike Crockett bring you an in-depth interview with one half of War Machine, Ring Of Honor Wrestling's WarBeard Hanson! Hear about his tumultuous journey from the bottom to the top of Chaotic Wrestling, his dark match at the FleetCenter/TD Garden and more WWE stories, the numerous setbacks that threatened hi...
Thanks For Everything
March 02, 2020 06:00 - 16 minutes - 17.5 MBAt the end of episode 200 last week, Brian Milonas, Brian Fury & Mike Crockett ended the podcast after a four-year run. Here's the audio in case you missed it. We're very appreciative of those who said nice things after the announcement. Many thanks to anyone who ever checked us out. Still waiting on Fury's bio.
200 And/Or Bust - Episode 200
February 24, 2020 07:21 - 1 hour - 95 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas, Chaotic Wrestling's Brian Fury and referee Mike Crockett are all back together again to celebrate the big one! It's been a while since we've been in the same room so there's a lot to talk about. AND, in honor of the occasion, the Dirt Sheet Shuffle comes out of moth balls and Fury is put to the test! Plus, it's the first-ever Promo About Nothing two-fer, we got congratulatory voicemails, Search Terms returns and STAY TUNED 'TIL THE END ...
Brian Milonas Presents: Crockett's Worst Moments - Episode 199
February 17, 2020 07:12 - 1 hour - 78.7 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas flies solo! Referee Mike Crockett and the New England Pro Wrestling Academy's Brian Fury are both MIA, so Milonas is in the driver's seat this week. And as a bit of a pre-celebration for next week's 200th episode, he's sharing some classic clips of his good friend Crockett at (what he says is) his absolute worst, including two of the most infamous one-time bits in WPAN history! But before the burial, The Brawler addresses some controversy...
The Interview With Wrestler Turned Broadcaster Justin "Shaype" McIsaac - Episode 198
February 10, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 83.7 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas is hitting the highways, biways and airways, but Chaotic Wrestling's Brian Fury returns to join referee Mike Crockett for an interview with his oldest friend! Justin McIsaac (@Justin_McIsaac), known as Justin Powers or Justin Shaype in the ring, went to high school with Fury and their careers started down the same path, but ended up going in very different directions. We talk about their backyard days, Justin training with Jeff "Lobsterma...
Milonas' NWA Adventure & Wrestling Magazines With Adult Mark - Episode 197
February 03, 2020 06:28 - 1 hour - 79.7 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas and referee Mike Crockett kick it old school without Chaotic Wrestling's Brian Fury this week, and "old school" is our friend Adult Mark's middle name (a weird, two-word middle name, incidentally), so he steps in for our look back at what was the gateway to pro wrestling super fandom back in the day - wrestling magazines! But before we do that, The Brawler recounts in spoiler-free detail his journey to Atlanta for the recent NWA Powerrr t...
The Interview With Ring Of Honor's Ian Riccaboni - Episode 196
January 27, 2020 06:01 - 1 hour - 93.7 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas and referee Mike Crockett are without Performance Center regular Brian Fury this week, but they've done this before. Milonas called in a favor, and we've got ROH's play-by-play man Ian Riccaboni (@IanRiccaboni) with us - a guy who made his official debut as lead announcer the same night Brian made his initial ROH appearance! Ian gets into inheriting the announcing mantle from Kevin Kelly, his participation in the upcoming RetroMania Wrest...
Please Come Back - Episode 195
January 20, 2020 05:38 - 1 hour - 81.7 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas steps back in, joining the New England Pro Wrestling Academy's Brian Fury and referee Mike Crockett to follow up on last week's episode where we talked about what should be BANNED from wrestling forever. This week, we are giving you the things that we want to PLEASE COME BACK to pro wrestling! We pull from our past and share the stuff we think would enhance the viewing experience today. And not just moves, but cages, stages, and TV for al...
Ban These Moves & Spots Forever! - Episode 194
January 13, 2020 06:40 - 1 hour - 69.5 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas is out being honorable, so joining Chaotic Wrestling's Brian Fury and referee Mike Crockett is (possibly) the new permanent guest host Sonny Goodspeed! So, you know those sequences you've seen time and time again in matches? How about that finishing move that is just played out? What about the dangerous spots that no one should be doing? This week, we're calling for the retirement of these spots and moves! No more standoffs! We're done wi...
Wrestling's Biggest Busts - Episode 193
January 06, 2020 06:01 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas, the New England Pro Wrestling Academy's Brian Fury, and referee Mike Crockett are all about the busts! No no, not THOSE busts - wrestling's busts! C'mon, you know what we mean. Alright, what if we say FLOPS, will that work? Jesus, you can make anything sound dirty. Anyway, this week, we're looking at the BIGGEST BUSTS in wrestling history! Aren't you sorry it's audio only? Man, now you got ME doing it! Plus, this Promo About Nothing is ...
Ones To Watch In 2020 - Episode 192
December 30, 2019 06:44 - 1 hour - 75.1 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas, Chaotic Wrestling's Brian Fury, and referee Mike Crockett congregate in the middle of this holiday season to provide an all-new episode for you! With just a couple days remaining in 2019, we are looking ahead to the new year and new decade and giving our thoughts on the wrestlers, locally and nationally, ready to break out. It's Ones To Watch in 2020! Listen to our prognostications on the "next big things" in sports entertainment and tak...
A Festivus About Nothing - Episode 191
December 23, 2019 05:54 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas and referee Mike Crockett are without UPS's Brian Fury, but that doesn't damper the festive mood as today, they celebrate FESTIVUS! And, as any Seinfeld fan worth their salt knows, Festivus begins with the Airing of Grievances! Mike and Brian have their own, and of course, they invited friends and listeners to join in on the fun. Through this process, The Brawler addresses one of the most damning critics of Ring Of Honor Wrestling directl...
The Interview With Dukes Dalton (Milonas' Trainer, NWA World Tag Team Champion) - Episode 190
December 16, 2019 06:17 - 1 hour - 87.4 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas, the New England Pro Wrestling Academy's Brian Fury, and referee Mike Crockett are all back in the same place again, at Fury's school, and they've invited a guest who is very familiar with that facility! He's a former trainer at the original school, the Chaotic Training Center, where he put young Kingpin through the paces back in the day. He's Dukes Dalton, AKA Jim Cody, AKA Annihilator Seek, AKA Dancing Dukes, AKA Kid Delicious, and we t...
Crockett's Wrestling Intervention & Fake Or 500 Is Back - Episode 189
December 09, 2019 08:29 - 1 hour - 72.2 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas is buried in boxes at the moment, so Chaotic Wrestling's "Firebrand" Brian Fury used this opportunity to take over the podcast from referee Mike Crockett! What was supposed to be a NXT & AEW review show became a confrontation - an intervention of sorts - where Fury gets to the bottom of Crockett's lack of enthusiasm for today's wrestling product. What is Mike's actual position on the current scene, and can Brian help turn him around? A re...
Best & Worst Wrestling Factions - Episode 188
December 02, 2019 06:01 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas and referee Mike Crockett have been at this for a while - long before Brian Fury came around. While we nurse our turkey hangovers, we're sharing with you some of the best WPAN material from the BDA Radio days. Gang warfare has long been a part of wrestling lore, and we give our takes (Milonas and Crockett, anyway) on the best and the worst of Wrestling Factions! Not only the best, but our favorites! Not only the worst, but the god awful! ...
Giving Thanks To Independent Wrestling With Sonny Goodspeed - Episode 187
November 25, 2019 05:48 - 1 hour - 72.4 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas is Disney-ing it up, so Chaotic Wrestling's "Firebrand" Brian Fury and referee Mike Crockett invited on a fella who is also chunky, while being funky, New England wrestling veteran Sonny Goodspeed! With Thanksgiving upon us, it's an opportune time to give thanks and praise for all independent wrestling has given us, and what it's giving the talent out there today. Some education on how it used to be, some thoughts on how it is right now, ...
Wrestling's Most Magical Moments - Episode 186
November 18, 2019 05:01 - 1 hour - 73.8 MBBrian Fury is back from Walt Disney World and feeling the magic, so Ring Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas and referee Mike Crockett ease him back into the show by having a discussion on the most magical moments in wrestling history! What instances in wrestling - how ever brief they may have been - really let you forget what you're watching and actually made you FEEL something? We've got some WCW memories, some spellbinding Ring Of Honor stuff, and yes, a few WrestleMania mome...
Toxic Twitter & Recent Controversies - Episode 185
November 11, 2019 05:30 - 1 hour - 79.2 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas and referee Mike Crockett, sans Brian Fury, are taking a long, hard look at the recent controversies in the wrestling business and how they have blown up on social media. Starting with Saudi Arabia, and the affect "Wrestling Twitter" had on accelerating this story (or non-story?) to astronomical levels. Also the situation with Jordan Myles/ACH, who made headlines by taking WWE to task through his own social media accounts. And one that's ...
The Interview With Figures Toy Company's Chris DePetrillo - Episode 184
November 04, 2019 07:20 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas and referee Mike Crockett, the WPAN originals, are without Brian Fury this week and instead are talking wrestling figures with the Chief Marketing Officer of independent toy maker Figures Toy Company, Chris DePetrillo! FTC is the company behind Ring Of Honor's action figure line, so I think you can connect the dots on why Milonas wanted to have him on. But really, Chris is a lifelong wrestling fan who has a great story of how he found his...
Wrestling's Best & Worst Costume Changes - Episode 183
October 28, 2019 06:02 - 59 minutes - 62 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas, Chaotic Wrestling's "Firebrand" Brian Fury and referee Mike Crockett are celebrating Halloween by talking about the super good and SCARY bad costume changes in wrestling's history - in other words, the business' best and worst gimmick changes! For example, Hunter Hearst Helmsley's transition to Triple H could be categorized as one of the best - but what do Mike and the two Brians have on their lists? There's talk of the Brothers of Destr...
Ask The Brians Anything - Episode 182
October 21, 2019 05:12 - 1 hour - 117 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas, Chaotic Wrestling's "Firebrand" Brian Fury and referee Mike Crockett are all back together again and put the show in YOUR hands! It's our second annual AMA, or more accurately, ABA - Ask The Brians Anything! Subjects include: Selling merch as a heel, strengths and weaknesses of pro wrestling today, favorite New England wrestling venues, beer, undies, receipts, more beer, pizza, running regular wrestling shows in New Hampshire, refs who s...
A Day In The Life Of A WWE Extra & Weirdest Wrestling Venues - Episode 181
October 14, 2019 04:52 - 1 hour - 80.9 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas and referee Mike Crockett are long-time veterans of the podcasting mat wars. That's why in this episode, we're showcasing some killer content from the BDA Radio days that we're betting you haven't heard before. First, take a listen as we recall the Weirdest Venues we've ever seen independent wrestling performed in. Some LITERAL outlaw mudshow stuff. Then, we take you step-by-step through A Day In The Life Of A WWE Extra, back when they we...
The Nitro Years: The Good, The Bad & The Nothing PLUS MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT - Episode 180
October 07, 2019 04:41 - 1 hour - 78.2 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas' situation is addressed this week, and referee Mike Crockett and Brian Fury (@xbrianxfuryx) have a MAJOR, MONUMENTAL, EARTH-SHATTERING ANNOUNCEMENT! You gotta hear this to believe it. Once that is over with, in the aftermath or wrestling returning to TNT (and we give our initial thoughts on All Elite Wrestling's Dynamite), we look back at WCW Monday Nitro - The Good, The Bad & The Nothing! From the big things like the New World Order and ...
The New Era Of Televised Wrestling & Brian Bleeds - Episode 179
September 30, 2019 05:22 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas was bleeding buckets this past weekend, and referee Mike Crockett and Brian Fury (@xbrianxfuryx) are talking about it! Milonas made a (red) splash in his pay-per-view debut at ROH's Death Before Dishonor - his face a crimson mask as he battled in a Barroom Brawl alongside his Bouncers partner the Beer City Bruiser against Vinny Marseglia & Silas Young. Find out why this was a most surprising turn of events for our old outspoken pal! We al...
Name Droppers: The Sequel With Jamie Jamitkowski - Episode 178
September 23, 2019 07:20 - 1 hour - 77.4 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas has his name here for no reason really, as referee Mike Crockett and Brian Fury (@xbrianxfuryx) harken back to the olden days of the WPAN and Episode 048, The Name Droppers! In that episode, we talked about interesting run-ins we've had with the well-known stars of pro wrestling. Now, some two-and-a-half years later, Fury is sharing some of his tales of rubbing elbows with the legends - and contributing as well is a podcaster in his own r...
The Interview With Indie Standout Christian Casanova - Episode 177
September 16, 2019 08:13 - 1 hour - 72.6 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas is anywhere but here, so referee Mike Crockett and Brian Fury (@xbrianxfuryx) do the damn thing and sit down at the New England Pro Wrestling Academy with one of its standout students - "Top Talent" in Chaotic Wrestling, Beyond Wrestling, Limitless Wrestling and more - Christian Casanova (@Kill4nova)! We chat with the former "Thriller Of New England" about the Michael Jackson gimmick he started with and why it took him so long to shed it,...
Tarzan Hates King Of The Ring 1995 - Episode 176
September 09, 2019 05:13 - 1 hour - 104 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas doesn't show up anymore, so it's referee Mike Crockett and Brian Fury (@xbrianxfuryx) being joined by our oldest pal, one of the hosts of the podcast "Truth, Justice & The New England Pro Wrestling Way" (@prowrestlingway) Matt "Tarzan Taylor" Spectro! It's been over a year since we've reviewed a pay-per-view with Tarzan, and with the King Of The Ring being revived in 2019, we figure why not take a peek back at one of the most reviled KOTR...
Biggest Holy S#!t Moments With Brian Fury & The Ray - Episode 175
September 02, 2019 06:40 - 1 hour - 81.8 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas is again missing in action, so referee Mike Crockett is joined by permanent guest host Brian Fury (@xbrianxfuryx), owner of Chaotic Wrestling, and we welcome special first-time guest The Ray from the For The Pops podcast (sometimes) to the show! After we introduce our long time friend and get the pleasantries out of the way, we tackle a fun topic - the biggest HOLY S#!T moments in wrestling history! Does one come immediately to mind? We t...
Inside A Wrestling Fantasy Camp With Brian Fury - Episode 174
August 26, 2019 04:44 - 1 hour - 77.4 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas is out gallivanting with the Beer City Bruiser, so referee Mike Crockett called on Brian Fury (@xbrianxfuryx) of the New England Pro Wrestling Academy to give special insight on pro wrestling training. In fact, this Saturday, August 31st is one of the Academy's Fantasy Camps (email [email protected] for info), where you can start your wrestling journey, or just try it out for the day with no strings attached. Fury takes us throug...
Promotional Wars With Brian Fury & Sonny Goodspeed - Episode 173
August 19, 2019 05:31 - 1 hour - 78.8 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas and referee Mike Crockett have seen the Twitterverse hype. We're on the verge of the next great wrestling war on television between WWE and AEW! So I guess it's time to talk about it! Not only that, but we have our ears to the ground with independent wrestling and have seen back and forth battles between promotions at the local level then and now. Our guests this week have observed it, and been in the thick of it too - Chaotic Wrestling's...
Favorite Enhancement Talent & Best and Worst Entrance Themes - Episode 172
August 12, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 75.5 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas and referee Mike Crockett have done so much podcasting that we're sure you haven't heard all of it. That's why this week, we're sharing some of our absolute best stuff from when we were doing two shows a week for BDA Radio. First, it's our Favorite Enhancement Talent - yes, the "jobbers" as some call them. We grew up on those Saturday morning squashes, so this one holds a special place in our heart. Then, we break down the Best and Worst ...
Talking Wrestling Figures With Sean Burke - Episode 171
August 05, 2019 07:39 - 1 hour - 85.2 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas and referee Mike Crockett grew up as wrestling fans, and wrestling fans love their toys. This week, we're talking all about wrestling figures - NOT DOLLS, figures - and joining us is the man behind the @flexcollects Instagram account, the former Flex Rumblecrunch, our old pal Sean Burke! From the WWF LJNs, to the WWE Mattels, and everything in between, we're sharing our memories of these awesome collectibles. Along the way, we'll get into...
Ring Of Honor Senior Official Todd Sinclair Returns - Episode 170
July 29, 2019 05:01 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas has mysteriously vanished, so referee Mike Crockett has gone to his officiating brethren to fill his shoes! ROH head referee Todd "Fatpants" Sinclair is back on the podcast after a long break, and live to tape from the New England Pro Wrestling Academy, we reminisce about all the famous talent that passed through that building over the years. Speaking of buildings, we also get into Todd's perspective on working Madison Square Garden in Ap...
(More) Worst Things We Booked & Fake Or 500 Returns - Episode 169
July 22, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 78.7 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas and referee Mike Crockett have booked wrestling, and they've booked some good wrestling... and they've booked some god awful wrestling. This week, we are looking back at some of the worst stuff we put out there as bookers of an independent organization. What returning tag team's music caused the crowd to go "huh?" How does a woman with a broken arm keep her cast so bright and clean? What happened after Milonas hit a whoopie cushion and hi...
The Interview With Director of "350 Days" Fulvio Cecere - Episode 168
July 15, 2019 07:19 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas and referee Mike Crockett are wrestling documentary guys. In fact, we talked about our favorites in episode 160! We've just seen a great new doc called "350 Days" and now we're speaking with executive producer and director of the film, Fulvio Cecere. The movie explores the highs and lows of the territory days through interviews with major names from the era. Fulvio has some major stars involved like Bret Hart, "Superstar" Billy Graham, Gr...
Wrestling's Strangest Things & A Chaotic RAW - Episode 167
July 08, 2019 06:50 - 1 hour - 85 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas and referee Mike Crockett took a break in between episodes of "Stranger Things" on Netflix, and the Mind Flayer forced us to record a podcast about the Strangest Things we can think of in pro wrestling! Strange characters, angles, strange wrestling tropes and a whole lot more - what's your pick for Wrestling's Strangest Thing? Also in this episode, we discuss the deep personal meaning behind the Viking Raiders and New Day match from last ...
Truckin' Thru The Territories: Central States Wrestling (1984) - Episode 166
July 01, 2019 05:32 - 1 hour - 88 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas and referee Mike Crockett are back together, AND back on "the road" watching territorial wrestling television from every region 'til we see them all! "Truckin' Thru The Territories" brings us to the Midwest for Central States Wrestling in the year 1984 - and we're digging it! Well, except for the denim referee. We see Kamala vs. King Kong Bruiser Brody, plus an unFantastic Tommy Rogers, an underachieving Dusty Wolfe, a standard Flair prom...
The Rookies Of The Academy With Brian Fury - Episode 165
June 24, 2019 05:01 - 1 hour - 78.3 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas is without referee Mike Crockett once again, so the permanent guest host of the WPAN, the owner of Chaotic Wrestling and owner/head trainer of the New England Pro Wrestling Academy Brian Fury (@xbrianxfuryx) steps in to help take an interesting look at his trainees. Recorded from the Academy during training, we grill three of Fury's students as they begin their pro wrestling journeys. First, it's Brad Lewis, a collegiate wrestler who made...
The Art Of Tag Team Wrestling With #BTTPod's Mike Mills - Episode 164
June 18, 2019 05:23 - 1 hour - 73.4 MBRing Of Honor Wrestling's "The Brawler" Brian Milonas is joined this week by longtime podcasting compatriot Mike Mills from Booking The Territory (The Unprofessional Wrestling Podcast - @BTT_Podcast) to discuss something that a Southerner like Mike is a fan of, and a Northerner like Brian watched die - tag team wrestling! Listen in as the discuss the best era for tag teams in history, what happened in later years, some of their favorite teams, a couple of "hidden gem" favorite tag team match...