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Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Order Memphis Heat TODAY!

If you have not been able to see the Best Memphis Wrestling documentary to date, you are truly missing out! 

Hear the stories of beginning, the height, and the end of the longest running territory in wrestling from the people who lived it!

This no bootleg, it is packaged and straight from the distributors!  The DVD includes the documentary and special features which include interviews and stories from Jerry Lawler, Jimmy Hart, Bill Dundee, Jerry Jarrett and many more!

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WECW Wrestling Returns to Ripley, MS


oWo Wrestling at Tupelo Summerfest this Weekend!


Championship Wrestling Returns This Saturday!


Sunday, August 27, 2017

Thursday, August 24, 2017

Here is the GAME BOARD for today's show !!

A wrestling podcast GAME SHOW !! New Who Wants to Be The Best Shizniter Ever?

It’s Thursday and time for a “special edition” of Shooting the Shiznit with a wrestling podcast game show -- Who Wants to Be The Best Shizniter Ever? Every two weeks two contestants face off in a battle of wits. Contestants get to pick subjects from a board and get to talk 75 seconds each on the subject to determine who can talk “shiznit” the best. Go to to stspod.club for full rules video and a sample board. Episode 46, Season 3 features four time champion Matthew Essary battling challenger “The Golden Boy” Greg Anthony. SHARE!!!

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

NEW STS !! Kevin Gill joins the show!!

It’s Tuesday and it’s time for new episode of Shooting the Shiznit! Kevin Gill joins BT for Episode 45, Season 3 to talk about working in the video game industry with Rockstar Games, running a music company, ICP, Ryan Statin and some stuff about wrestling podcasting. Action packed 35 minutes.

Monday, August 21, 2017

Quick Results from the New South 2 Year Anniversary Show on August 19th!



Quick Results:

Donnie Primetime wins the Pre Show BATTLE ROYAL


1)War Horse Jake Parnell defeated Alex Rudolph in an Last Viking Standing Match


2)The Dutchess Ayzali beat Kayla Lynn in an I Quit Match


3) The Dumpster Divers beat The Violent Gentlemen and The Monarchy in a 3 Way Tag Team LADDER MATCH to become first ever New South Tag Team Champions


4) Nick Traimer beat Juggernaut Jeremy Flynt with Kris McInnis 


5) Austin Theory defeated Tripp Cassidy 


6) Baron Black retained the New South Championship against Odinson in a Steel Cage Match.


Baron Black defending against Odinson in a the Steel Cage!

Cabana Man Dan scaled the huge ladder for the Dumpster Divers to win the tag gold!!

His partner Dump Sanders earned some stitches in the process!

"10 Count" with 1/2 of the "Classic Connection" Levi Shapiro

This week on "10 Count", we head out to the West Coast to check out 
1/2 of the "Classic Connection", "Unorthodox" Levi Shapiro.
Shapiro (left, with Buddy Royal) is a 8 year vet who was trained by "Russian Wolf" Alexis Darevko & Roland Alexander at All Pro Wrestling.

1. Why do we need to know the Classic Connection?
4. What made you start/choose wrestling? 
I fell in love as a child and loved the improvisational aspects. Eventually, I was told to leave the backyard and train.

5. Did you enjoy wrestling as a kid? If so, your favorites (workers, territories, promotions, venues, etc) and why.
As a kid, I was primarily raised on coliseum video tapes from my local rental store. As I got more into wrestling, I would buy DVDs at music stores and became a huge online wrestling fan and was able to find all sorts of what have you. My favorites as a child were Mr. Perfect and of course....Warrior. I was raised in Richmond CA and I went to a few shows at the famous COW PALACE. So wrestling was famous in the area so always has been with me.

6. What does the "Classic Connection" think of the "Old School" as you say?
We have the chance to preserve wrestling history. Seeing Terry Funk, Dick Beyer The Destroyer, Kevin Sullivan and many other legends still up and around to spread the knowledge that they have learned paving the way for young guys like Buddy Royal and myself. We plan on taking that and continuing the tradition of professional wrestling.

7. Pick on wrestler/team/manager from the past to work with or against and why.
I just wish I could be on #TheLoop in so many of the territories of the past. So many workers, so many memories to make.....and the money too.

8. Who have you worked that you would say is your "Perfect Opponent?"
1st off Virgil Flynn III is one of the beat singles matches I've ever had as well as my good brother, Perry Von Vicious. THE CLASSIC CONNECTION has had many great rivals over the years. From The Reno Scum to Midnight Delight! The Real Dealerz to The Posse to Suburban Commandos but overall we are still are waiting for the Rock n Roll to our Midnight Express.

9. What is the plan for you and the Classic Connection? 2017?
To take our strutting to farther towns and hopefully make a international loop sometime here soon. Manly keep the #21stCenturyOldSchool feeling alive!

10. Best thing about wrestling?
EVERYthing about it.

Sunday, August 20, 2017

"Golden Boy" Greg Anthony (Part 2)

Thank you once again for listening to Smack Download! Tonight on the show, we review WWE Summer Slam 2017. Then in the MAIN EVENT we will be playing Part 2 of our interview with “Golden Boy” Greg Anthony!

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Listen to ""Golden Boy" Greg Anthony (Part 2)" on Spreaker.

A few photos from IWA Deep South Softcore Cup 2










Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Journey of a Journeyman: Depression

I had reservations on whether or not I should make this entry, as it really isn't wrestling related per say.  Also, it has been beat into my head over the years that we, as wrestlers, should not appear to have flaws.  However, after much internal deliberation, I have decided to go forward.

The topic of today's entry is mental illness, specifically clinical depression.  This is where I may lose some readers, and if so, that's fine.  Please join me on a more wrestling-centric blog in the future.  However, today this is the topic of my ramblings.

Clinical depression is a very real medical condition, one that often goes overlooked and undiagnosed.  In this "tough guy" business, this is often pushed aside as a case of the blues, or seen as a performer being weak minded.  However, as I have felt the effects of this illness, and they are crippling.

I was first diagnosed with anxiety and depress in 2014, and since then I have been on and off a myriad of prescriptions and in and out of therapy sessions.  Anyone who knows me knows that it is out of character for me to resort to medication or opening up about my feelings.  That's just not how I roll.  However, depression is a different beast than anything I've ever faced.

While therapy was/is a challenge for me, admitting to myself that I need medication is a huge blow to my ego.  The side effects take an already huge undertaking and make it seem impassable.  One drug makes me feel like a zombie.  Another drug curbs my depression, but also makes me numb to the entire world.  For a time, including while I type this, you even attempt to self-medicate, using yoga, meditation, and breathing techniques to stave off the symptoms of the disease.  At the end of the day, I just put in a renewal request for the medication that messed with me the least.

I share this with you for multiple reasons.

  1. To show that I am just like you.  A member of the human race, with flaws, challenges, and personal demons.
  2. To bring attention to mental illness.  If you notice someone suffering, offer help!  If you yourself are suffering, get help!
  3. To vent.  After all, this is my blog, used to share my outlooks on life, wrestling, and everything in between.
With that said, let's tie this to professional wrestling.  The industry can both be my release and my biggest trigger.  Performing in front of rabid fans, no matter the number, is a high that cannot be replicated.  Like heroin junkies, wrestlers are always "chasing the dragon" of the next big pop.  Nothing beats taking a crowd on an emotional roller coaster, and living off the reactions of the ride's peaks and valleys.

However, just like the match, for every high, there is a low.  Physical pain from the bodily abuse.  Emotional pain from the lonely nights.  Disappointment at your situation.  Regret for missing an opportunity.  Frustration in your daily life.  All are real triggers that the illness feeds on.

I'm not pushing medication.  However you deal, as long as it's healthy, I'm all for it.  Just be sure to deal.  Realize some things are out of your control.   Tackle those that are in your control.  Be the best you that you can be.

I love you all!

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Memphis Wrestling show featuring the Beach Boys...

We talked about this on the podcast this week and I thought you guys might enjoy the Beach Boy gimmick. lol

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Van VanHorn vs One Man Gang

Here is our guest from today vs One Man Gang

NEW STS with Van "The Man" VanHorn!

It’s Tuesday and it’s time for the new episode of Shooting The Shiznit with host Brian Tramel. Van “The Man” VanHorn joins BT for Episode 43, Season 3. VanHorn worked as a jobber for the WWE and AWA in the 80s and shared some fun stories. He talks about Joe LeDuc, Randy Savage, how Haku saved him, Rick Rude, working for Lawler in Memphis, Demolition, how he got booked working WWE & AWA TV and much more in this 35 minute packed episode. SHARE !!

Latest News on Ric Flair Surgery

Here is the latest update on the condition of "Nature Boy" Ric Flair.

According to a tweet by Legacy Talent CEO Melinda Morris Zanoni, the surgery was a “success” and was not heart-related.

Monday, August 14, 2017

Ric Flair Update

The following was posted by Dave Meltzer on the Wrestling Observer message board...

"He’s out of surgery.
It’s good that he’s out of surgery.
It’s still real bad. I had it just told to me in some detail, not exactly identical, but very similar to what happened to my dad. However, his kidneys are functioning which is the main difference and no cancer issues.
Again, Flair has been hospitalized since Saturday with heart-related issues."

We will continue to update you as more information becomes available.

Ric Flair Undergoing Emergency Surgery

It is being reported by several news sources that today Ric Flair was put into a medically induced coma to undergo emergency surgery.

Details of his condition have not been released.

Flair was hospitalized over the weekend for unknown reasons.

We will update further as more information becomes available.

Friday, August 11, 2017

Cheap Heat: Do Championships mean anything anymore??


When I was a kid, I was a big fan of championship betls.  It was my dream to own a real belt one day.  I tried to be an encyclopedia of pro wrestling history growing up and made it a point to learn the history of all my favorite wrestling championships.  I remember how exciting it was when Jerry 'the King' Lawler finally won the AWA World Championship on May 9th, 1988. (I didn't google that, I legit remembered the date when Jerry Lawler won the World title because it was a huge deal to me at the time.) 


I remember how excited I was when the Rock & Roll Express beat the Russians to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship from the Russians in Mid-Atlantic in 1985. 


It was a big deal back then because not everybody won World Championships, hell not everybody won championships period.  Granted they bounced around in Memphis quite a bit with the weekly Monday night show, but when I was a kid.....WWF Intercontinental Title changes were few and far between, NWA United States Champions were a pretty elite group.  Even the NWA World Television title was mostly held by really solid workers.  Back then to be a "former World Champion" was a huge deal because only a small handful of guys got to earn that distinction.  I remember when they would say a "former World Champion" was coming to a territory it was a big deal and it narrowed down who they could have been referring to.  What made me think about this was recently Wrestlecade has been teasing guests for this year's event and everyday they've been teasing "former World Champions" and I realized that group isn't so small or elite anymore.  In the late 90's "Monday Night War" era....titles started bouncing around constantly. 


There are TONS of guys from my childhood who were amazing workers who NEVER held the World Heavyweight Championship....Roddy Piper, Jake Roberts, Ted Dibiase, Arn Anderson, and the list goes on and on.  Now days, if a guy is on the roster for more than a few months without being the champion fans complain they are being "buried".  Jinder Mahal was getting squashed on RAW by Finn Balor and literally just a couple of weeks later he's the WWE World Champion on Smackdown.  Look at the main event scene in WWE right now...Bray Wyatt, Finn Balor, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, The Miz, Kevin Owens, and AJ Styles have all held the title.  Where do they go from there? Once you pass the belt around this much anything they do outside the title picture seems like a step down and it hurts the fans perception of them.  The US title and IC title have had their moments in recent years but for the most part they've just been passed around and defended on pre-shows to the point there's little to no prestige to be had from them compared to the days of guys like Mr. Perfect and Randy Savage as IC Champion or Ricky Steamboat and Rick Rude as US Champion.  The tag team division has come and gone in recent years with the titles often being held by thrown together teams for short periods of time. 



Granted championships in wrestling have always been a "prop" albeit a useful one that feuds and storylines could build off for weeks and months, and sometimes years.  However with all the "hot potato" action in more recent years and having so many different champions for short periods of time, has the importance and prestige of the wrestling championships been diminished?  Is it really that impressive for someone to be a "former World Champion"?  Does it mean much to be a "multiple time champion" these days?  Is it fair that John Cena will end up breaking the record of "Nature Boy" Ric Flair in an era where the comparison is really apples and oranges??  The answer in my opinion is...it's all in the booking.  There have been guys who have been booked well that's brought some prestige back to the US and IC titles for short periods of time.  There's independent companies that have made their title mean something based on how they book the championship and who they allow to hold it.  Like everything in wrestling, it's another aspect that has evolved and changed and it's subjective whether it's a good thing or a bad thing.  As a fan, I don't think it's something that can really be changed or fixed but I think things like the extended title reigns of CM Punk as WWE Champion and the New Day as WWE Tag Team Champions breaking Demolition's record will make them stand out in recent wrestling history more so than their counterparts but in the big scheme of things does that really even matter? Again, it's subjective but I know for me I miss the days where I was actually excited to see someone become the champion the way I was on May 9, 1988 when Jerry Lawler finally became AWA World Champion.  




Kevin (Steen) Owens is my favorite wrestler these days but I couldn't begin to tell you what month he won the ROH World Title or even the month he won the WWE Universal Title, much less the day. But it's still super cool in my book that he got that opportunity when so many said he wouldn't...so there's still an element of accomplishment regardless of the sentiment of old school fans who long for the good old days......just remember, even back in the day Ronnie Garvin beat Ric Flair for the NWA World title so......there's that. 

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Thursday, August 10, 2017

Retro Cheap Heat Radio w/"J.C. Ice" Jamie Dundee!

One of the early interviews that helped put Cheap Heat Radio on the map, a very fun but very sober and lucid interview with Jamie Dundee, a far cry from his wild shoot interviews he had done at this point and in the future.  Enjoy!





Rules & Regulations of Who Wants To Be The Best Shizniter EVER? For those that have never listened...

Who Wants To Be The Best Shizniter? Game Board for episode IV

A Wrestling Podcast Game Show !! New STS !! Who Wants To Want To Be The Best Shizniter EVER?? IV

It’s Thursday and time for a “special edition” of Shooting the Shiznit with a wrestling podcast game show -- Who Wants to Be The Best Shizniter Ever? Every two weeks two contestants face off in a battle of wits. Contestants get to pick subjects from a board and get to talk 75 seconds each on the subject to determine who can talk “shiznit” the best. Go to to stspod.club for full rules video and a sample board. Episode 42, Season 3 features three time champion Matthew Essary battling challenger Daniel Jones. SHARE!!!

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

"Wayne's World" - Evolution of Pro Wrestling

Grab some popcorn and get ready for another edition of “Wayne’s World”. After traveling to so many different regions and meeting guys and girls with different backgrounds, I’ve come to the conclusion that pro wrestling is as hot as it’s ever been…just on a different scale.

As a kid, I would sit upstairs at the Mid-South Coliseum with Jerry Jarrett and others, watching the matches in front of several thousand wild fans. It was more than a decade after the weekly sell outs but business was still booming in the early 90s. It was around this time,  that the business was evolving. ECW was becoming a big deal and Memphis was soon to have Kurt Angle, the Rock and others come through before becoming megastars. Depending on who you ask, the business was falling apart though. It’s been this way for years, one generation remembers how it was when they started and the next generation has their own ideas of what it could be. The weird part, is neither generation is wrong on how they feel. 

There was a time when tv ratings and viewership was the main indication of success. Sure, house shows and main towns needed to draw, as well. But companies based which towns to run on the numbers their tv did in that market. This was the tv era and arguably the hottest wrestling has ever or will ever be. Stars were being created before our very eyes and everyone was making a real living. My grandfather bought a brand new Cadillac and paid cash, just from one week’s worth of business! This is the era that many of today’s purists refer to as the right way and only way that pro wrestling should be presented. It was an era of tough guys that for one reason or another only fit in to the wild and crazy world of pro wrestling. Could you imagine Bruiser Brody, Missing Link, or the Fargos doing anything else?! Like anything, this would all change.

Like tv, radio, movies and music.. everything changes. The foundation of pro wrestling is still apparent in most situations- a technical contest or fight between trained athletes. What has changed the most during this “evolution” is the presentation of pro wrestling. There was a time when pro wrestling was meant to be as realistic as possible and anything else was frowned upon. There was also a time when Tv ratings were the most important thing to a company(i.e. “Monday night wars”) Over the years, and with the internet and social media being so dominant, this has changed as much as anything else. This isn’t to say that ratings don’t matter, but there are now multiple avenues to view pro wrestling than tv alone. There are also now multiple brands of pro wrestling than ever before. With these different brands naturally come different styles of something as old as time. Cause ya know the Romans wrestled naked, maybe we should go back to that model..

The best part about pro wrestling today is that there are big shows and small shows every single day of the week. Most of these companies have a great online following so whether there are 50 paid fans or 5000, there is more of a reason than ever to stand apart from the next person. Decades ago, not everyone could claim they were a pro wrestler and now, anyone can be trained and find a place to wrestle. This means good and bad things for wrestling purists. In most cases, the new generation is likely poorly trained, through no fault of their own. After all, pro wrestling is fake and easy…anyone can teach how to do it. That’s why we all have to learn more patience with these type of guys because they have to learn. The way this business was is gone. It won’t come back because the next generation is different from the guys and girls before them. It’s not a bad thing, it’s just a fact of evolution. The best part, poorly trained or not, is the generation of guys and girls willing to do anything to be taken seriously. Whether it’s crazy and "uncalled for" spots or driving insane miles just for an opportunity…most of them WANT to be successful.

Success means different things to different people. Today’s society has created stars out of nothing(cash me ousside, how bout dat?!) So why expect anything less from pro wrestling? Whether it’s in front of thousands and someone is getting dick flipped or it’s in front of dozens and it’s a crazy bump. Why does it matter? The purpose of pro wrestling is to entertain the people that pay to sit or stand and react to what they find entertaining. Pro wrestling today can be absolutely as serious or comedic as we want. It can be in a small packed bar on a Sunday or in a big venue with lights and fancy sets. That’s what makes pro wrestling so incredible! It’s one thing that can unite everyone of all races, sex, and lifestyles. After all, where else will you hear a “He sucks dick” chant followed by “Equal rights”?

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Tuesday, August 8, 2017

NEW STS !! Konnan's Keepin It 100's producer joins Lance & BT !!

It’s Tuesday and it’s time for the new episode of Shootin’ The Shiznit!! Episode 41, Season 2 has “Cool Kids” Lance LeVine and Joe Feeney joining BT. The trio talk about Feeney joining Konnan doing Keepin It 100, his podcast history, how hard/easy is it to work with Konnan, Lance talks about BT, they talk about other podcasts, shout out to Kerry, Feeney tshirts, BT talks STS listeners and Feeney talks about Roman Reigns. SHARE!!

Monday, August 7, 2017

Dustin "Five" Starr w/Maria vs Will Sharp - oWo

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Chris Lexx vs Barry Wolf - oWo

Hale County Misfits vs Tony Dabbs/Bret Michaels - oWo

Jimmy Hart Coming to EPW This Saturday!!



WECW Wrestling 8/4 Results

World Elite Combat Wrestling RESULTS
August 4th 2017
Ripley Mississippi


1st Match

 Mike Freska, Max Castellanos, & Josh Moss defeated Chris Cade, Dustin Anthony, & Andy Mack

2nd Match

Johnny O'Shea defeated DJ Talamentez

3rd Match

Nikki Lane defeated Diana Taylor

4th Match

Josh Moss defeated Terrell Tempo

5th Match

Tracy Smothers defeated Rudy Boy Gonzalez

Semi-Main Event

Neil Taylor defeated Chase Stevens

Main Event

Marko Stunt defeated Austin Lane in a 2 out of 3 Falls Match


World Elite Combat returns to Ripley Mississippi, Saturday, September 9th!!!

Sunday, August 6, 2017

10 Things That Wrestling Forgot ! Cool Kids Countdown !

It's Sunday and time for this special edition of Shooting The Shiznit. Brian Tramel and Lance LeVine bring you the Cool Kids Countdown “10 Things That Wrestling Forgot” for Episode 36, Season. In rapid fire format they talk things in the wrestling that are just not relevant to them anymore. Fun packed 38 minute episode.

Happy Birthday Rose Jackson!!

I want to wish a Happy Birthday to my very best friend and my tag team partner in life, my wonderful wife, Rose Jackon!! Not only does she tolerate my passion for pro wrestling, she shares it and we've made many great memories together at all sorts of wrestling related events. Happy Birthday my love! I hope it's a great one!!










Rosey starring in an ROH television commercial in 2012



Friday, August 4, 2017

This Day in Wrestling History: Smoky Mountain Wrestling presents the SUPERBOWL OF WRESTLING 1995




August 4, 1995 in Knoxville, TN

Civic Coliseum drawing 5,000 ($37,500)

1) Brian Armstrong pinned D-Lo Brown (8:00)

2) The Headbangers beat Flash Flanagan & Chris Michaels when Mosh pinned Michaels (11:40)

3) USWA Tag Champs PG-13 beat Jackie Fulton & Curtis Thompson when JC Ice pinned Fulton

4) The Punisher pinned Bob Armstrong (3:40)

5) Al Snow pinned Marty Jannetty (28:32) to win the MTW Title

6) NWA World Champ Dan Severn beat Bobby Blaze (4:04) via submission

7) Terry Gordy & Tommy Rich beat The Mongolian Stomper & Boo Bradley (10:56) when Rich pinned Bradley

8) Brad Armstrong pinned Billy Jack Haynes (9:32) to win the USWA Title

9) The Undertaker pinned Unabom (14:46)

10) The Heavenly Bodies beat Tracy Smothers & The Dirty White Boy (21:27) to win the SMW Tag Title when Jim Del Rey pinned Anthony11) WWF I-C Champ Shawn Michaels pinned Buddy Landel (13:42)
You can watch the show on youtube HERE!!



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