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Friday, September 29, 2017

NEW STS !! COOL KIDS COUNTDOWN !!

It's time for this special edition of Shooting The Shiznit. Brian Tramel and Lance LeVine bring you the Cool Kids Countdown “Bobby Heenan Managers Invitational” XIII for Episode 57. In rapid fire format they talk about the Top 10 wrestling managers of all time in this 44 minute action packed episode. SHARE!!

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Old Memphis Wrestling fans...Perry "Action Jackson" Jackson !!

It’s Tuesday and it’s time for a new episode of Shootin the Shiznit. “Double Trouble” episode as BT is joined by “Action Jackson” Perry Jackson talking about Memphis Wrestling, Puerto Rico, GWF, Butch Reed, Harlem Heat and a fun story about the Undertaker. Also John McAdam drops by to talk meeting Bill Apter, Cool Kids, convention in Memphis, growing up as a fan, Young Bucks and much more in Episode 56 for 41 action packed minutes.

Thursday, September 21, 2017

It's A Wrestling Podcast Game Show !! New episode !!! LISTEN !

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 55 features new Champion “The Golden Boy” Greg Anthony battling challenger SJ Chapman! SHARE!!!

Journey of the Journeyman: Here Comes the Heat

First, let me apologize for the delay in posting.  Between a busy schedule professionally and handling things personally, I haven't had as much "free time" as I'd like.  Also, I haven't really had a topic or experience that spoke to me enough to write an interesting article...until now.

I'd debated whether or not to way in on this topic, due to the polarizing opinions I've seen throughout social media, but I have decided to throw my opinion out there.  So without further adieu....

Crowd Funding & Professional Wrestling

A little back story before I begin my article, without naming names.  Recently, a link to a GoFundMe account for a professional wrestler has been shared throughout social media.  The gist of the scenario is that said wrestler has received an opportunity of some sort and a crowd funding page was set up by a friend to assist in the travel, lodging, etc. for this wrestler to take advantage of the opportunity presented.

As mentioned prior, this has been received to polarizing opinion.  One camp is wishing the wrestler well, while the other is demonizing them for asking for help.  Well, here comes the heat, as I (for some reason) voice my opinion on the matter.

GoFundMe and other crowd funding sites have a variety of uses.  In some people's eyes, these should be used strictly for emergency scenarios, i.e. medical bills, sudden death, etc.  However, on GoFundMe's home page, it states "Raise money for yourself, others, and charities".  GoFundMe has a huge list of categories to choose from.  A picture from their website is listed below. 
In order to better educate myself on GoFundMe's uses to form an educated opinion rather than going strictly off reaction, I browsed the campaigns to see what others had used the platform for.  My findings show that this scenario is far from unusual.  I found examples of athletes requesting funds for training to take their game to the next level, teams and individual athletes asking for help to make it to events such as championship games and trials, bands recording albums, bands purchasing a vehicle to tour in...the results really run the gamut.

I main arguments I've seen against the example in question is that many believe this wrestler should either A) save up money to participate in this opportunity or B) sacrifice more to be able to participate.  Let's plug that line of thinking into another campaign that I reviewed and look at the line of thinking from another angle.

A Pop Warner football team is asking for $30K to help cover room, board, and travel to a Pop Warner Championship game.  With the thinking above, it would be decided that the parents of the kids should save better or sacrifice more for their kids to have the opportunity to participate in this event?  Why does this not sound right to everyone else?  Because professional wrestling is, inherently, a hypocritical business. 

Hot take, right?  I can feel the heat now, but let me back up my theory with hypothetical examples.  I've been in many locker rooms throughout the country, and the world, in my 12 years of bumping for bucks.  I heard many wrestlers brag about convincing "ring rats", "money marks", and sponsors to buy them goods (clothing, wrestling gear, etc.), cover their travel (plane tickets, rental cars, driving them placed), and otherwise sponsor/fund their professional wrestling dream.  This is a time honored tradition in professional wrestling, for better or for worse, whether it is done through conning the individual (feigning a relationship) or reaping the benefits of the wrestler's star power in the eyes of the paying individual.

While the above is celebrated, taking a straight forward approach such as crowd funding to attempt to obtain these funds is frowned upon.  See the hypocrisy? 

At the end of the day, here is my take.  GoFundMe is a 100% voluntary service.  If you want to help, donate and/or share.  If not, don't.  No one is forcing your hand or taking money out of your wallet.  If the cause speaks to someone, they will donate.  If it doesn't, the funds won't be donate.  It's that simple.

Let's stop being so critical.  Let's celebrate opportunity.  If it's not hurting you, why care?

As always, stay human my friends.  I love you all.

- Jeremiah Plunkett
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Tuesday, September 19, 2017

NEW STS with Will Gibson !!

It’s Tuesday and time for this week’s Shootin’ the Shiznit Episode 54. Will Gibson joins BT this week for an edition of “wrestling with the stars” titled “Reffing With The Stars.” Will is part of the Gibson wrestling family and also a ref for the current GWF Amped airing on PPV. Will talks about Chavo Guerrero, Rockstar Spud, Mickie James, Shane Helms, Justin Gabriel, Jerry Lawler, Jeff Jarrett, The Hardys, Kevin Nash, Rock ‘N ‘ Roll Express and more. Action packed 43.5 minutes! SHARE !!

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Monday, September 18, 2017

Starrcade Returns

WWE.com has confirmed the recent rumors that Starrcade will return on the WWE Network. Below is the official statement from WWE.com.


Source WWE.com


Starrcade is back, and for the first time in 30 years, it’s coming home.
On Saturday, Nov. 25, during Thanksgiving weekend, Starrcade returns when the Superstars of SmackDown LIVE descend on Greensboro, N.C., for a historic event at the Greensboro Coliseum.


The premier event of the National Wrestling Alliance and, later, WCW, Starrcade got its start in Greensboro on Thanksgiving 1983 with a star-studded lineup that saw Ric Flair defeat Harley Race to win his second of 16 World Championships. Starrcade remained in Greensboro through 1986 and was the stage on which legendary performers like Dusty Rhodes, The Four Horsemen, Magnum TA, The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express and many more etched their names into sports-entertainment history.


As the calendar turned to the 1990s, a new generation of competitors emerged to take the Starrcade spotlight, like Sting, Vader and the nWo. The last edition of Starrcade under the WCW banner took place in December 2000.


Now, fans in Greensboro will get the opportunity to be a part of history, as Starrcade returns with an absolutely stacked card featuring two Steel Cage Matches. Matches announced* for the return of Starrcade include:


WWE Championship Steel Cage Match
Jinder Mahal vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
SmackDown Women’s Championship Steel Cage Match
Natalya vs. Charlotte Flair
United States Championship Triple Threat Match
AJ Styles vs. Baron Corbin vs. Rusev
SmackDown Tag Team Championship Texas Tornado Match
The New Day vs. The Usos
Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens
Bobby Roode vs. Dolph Ziggler
Breezango vs Aiden English & Mike Kanellis w/ Maria Kanellis


The Hardy Boyz are also confirmed to appear at Starrcade in their home state of North Carolina, as are WWE Hall of Famers and Starrcade legends Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat and The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express!


Tickets for Starrcade will be available starting Friday, Sept. 29, at 10 a.m. ET at Ticketmaster. Don’t miss your chance to be a part of history as Starrcade returns!


*Talent and matches listed and depicted above are subject to change.

Silas Mason (Part 2)


Listen to "Silas Mason (Part 2)" on Spreaker.

Tonight, it’s Dustin vs. Jackson (Round 2) for the (still) vacant Piñata Championship! We will go over all 6 confirmed matches for WWE No Mercy, giving our predictions on each match. Then in the MAIN EVENT we will be playing part 2 of our interview with “Thrillbilly” Silas Mason!

Sunday, September 17, 2017

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan Passes Away

We are saddened to report that wrestling legend, Bobby Heenan has passed away at age 73.

COOL KIDS COUNTDOWN !!

I forgot to post this on Thursday !! Thanks for listening ! This special edition of Shooting The Shiznit. Brian Tramel and Lance LeVine bring you the Cool Kids Countdown “Top 10 Takeaways from the Mae Young Classic” XII for Episode 53. In rapid fire format they talk about those fun wrestling cliches in this 41 minute packed episode. SHARE!!

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Looking for Contestants for the wrestling internet game show - "Who Wants To Be The Best Shizniter EVER?"

I'm looking for people to play the game. We record once every other week and the current champion is "The Golden Boy" Greg Anthony. Take a look over at www.stspod.club to check out the rules video and game cards for the show. All episodes are that site also. Inbox me on Facebook or dm me on Twitter (@comicbookmarkBT)!

New STS with Bill Apter !!

It’s time for brand new episode of Shootin’ The Shiznit!! “Cool Kid Countdown” co-host Lance LeVine joins BT to interview Bill Apter for Episode 52! The duo tag team Apter to talk about the following: sending photos to PWI, Jerry Lawler, Paul Heyman, HHH, PWI awards, PWI 500, PWI storylines, Apter mags Dave Meltzer and more for 41 action packed minutes !!!

Monday, September 11, 2017

"Thrillbilly" Silas Mason (Part 1)

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Tonight on the special 9/11 edition of the show: Billy Corgan is CONFIRMED as the new owner of NWA, Jeff Jarrett takes a leave of absence from GFW, and more! Then in the MAIN EVENT we will be playing part 1 of our interview with “Thrillbilly” Silas Mason!
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Thursday, September 7, 2017

New Who Wants To Be The Best Shizniter EVER? VI

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 51, Season 3 features new Champion “The Golden Boy” Greg Anthony battling challenger John McAdam! SHARE!!!

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

"Wayne's World" - Wrestle Or Die Tour 2013 and my secret weapon

Once upon a time, in a land far away, a group of wild rapscallions ran amuck from small towns to big cities….ok, ok it was actually a group of pro wrestlers in Wyoming and South Dakota in 2013. It was dubbed the “Wrestle Or Die Tour” and since the statue of limitations has expired I can quote our bus driver, Krunch(who looked like a relative from “Duck Dynasty”) that summed up the entire three and half week tour- “I’ve broken more laws out here than I have in my entire life”. But this story isn’t about any of the law breaking heathens we transformed in to while in the Wild West. A short backstory to this trip first- we were all assured that HUNDREDS of tickets were pre-sold six weeks before the date of our first event. We would be living and traveling on an old green school bus modified to accommodate the wrestling ring. The idea being we would setup and tear down 3-5 nights a week and travel town to town bringing back the true purist idea of pro wrestling. It would be 1980 all over again!! While we managed to create a lot of great memories, it was nothing like 1980. Here’s the story of one of my favorite moments from the whole tour.
I was scheduled to wrestle a masked big man named “Bulldozer” who canceled before we left for Wyoming. Since he canceled, now playing his part would be the Mid-West big man Bull Bronson. Bull is one of my best friends and took the month long trip on the same empty promise as all of us. But on this night, we were going to create the first of a few great memories. Earlier in the day, a few of us had a meet and greet at the Chamber of Commerce. Much like the events we wrestled out there, attendance was stellar. A family came in during this time with a young boy in a motorized wheel chair. The boy was no older than 12 and had muscular dystrophy but absolutely LOVED pro wrestling. His family spent over an hour with him while we all talked and took pictures during which I took the time to tell him about my opponent later that night. “This guy is over 400lbs and wears a mask. He’s been in a bad mood this whole trip too. I might need your help to beat him tonight. How fast does that thing go??” Him and his family laughed and we talked a little longer before they left. I made sure to get an answer from him before they left…I had a secret wheel-chaired partner if I needed him.
The night came and after my music played, I took the time to introduce Adrian- a young bull rider that we met at a rodeo the night before. It was Adrian's first ride back in a year after being thrown and stepped on by a bull. His return ended with a trip to the ER. But Adrian and his whole family came out to support the wrestlers the next night. After introducing him, I was promptly cut off when getting in the ring. The entire match became a story based less on moves and more on fighting to stay alive. Every time I would start to come back, Bull was there to cut me back off and continue beating on me. After ten minutes, the most I’d done was land some punches but the moment finally came when I knocked the big man down. Before I could capitalize, he rolled out of the ring. Of course, I followed and we ended up fighting in the bleachers. The count reached 8 and I rolled in to break it while Bull slowly stood up in the third row of bleachers. This was my moment. I climbed to the top rope and dove out, landing on him to a huge cheer from the fans.
This was short lived because as I got up, I was cut back off. Except this time, Bull would forget about me and turn his attention to the fans that had been cheering for me from the beginning. As he took his time yelling, I saw my secret weapon in the front row. Bull saw him too and berated him for cheering. As Bull would point his finger in this kid's face, I sat up in the bleachers and motioned for him to get him. The kid smiled like it was Christmas morning and bumped in to Bull's foot. Bull suddenly became terrified and jumped two feet in the air as the people laughed. My tag partner looked at me again as I encouraged him. He would hit Bull again until eventually Bull would try to run off with my wheel-chaired weapon in pursuit as the people went crazy cheering on this maniac chasing the 400lbs bad guy.

At the end of the night, I met this little boy’s family again and was thanked endlessly by everyone. I’ll never forget the look on his face and his mother telling me she hasn’t seen a smile like that from him in a long time. Although the entire trip out West was an economic disaster, we couldn’t be any richer in the memories we created, not just for ourselves but all the fans and families that came out to see us. Sometimes we all get caught up in the money we’re either making or missing out on and forget that if memories were dollars, we would all be millionaires. There are plenty of other Wrestle Or Die Tour stories(some I can’t tell due to the 5th amendment) but this one always sticks out as a moment that made that entire trip worthwhile. Not to mention, who would have ever guessed I would be a good babyface?!?

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STS Celebrates 50 Episodes !!

It’s Wednesday and it’s time for a VERY SPECIAL episode of Shootin’ The Shiznit!! BIG 5-0 episode has “Cool Kids” Lance LeVine and JO JO Feeney joining BT to celebrate 50 episodes and talk about wrestling so far in 2017. The trio talk Piper Vixen/Nia Jax comparison, Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman, New Japan, Hot Topic, TNA, Konnan and more! SHARE!!

Conrad Thompson joins BT

It’s time for a new episode of “Shootin The Shiznit.” This week from one of the top downloaded wrestling podcasts Conrad Thompson joins BT for Episode 49, Season 3. Conrad talks about “Something to Wrestle” with Bruce Pritchard, “What Happened When” with Tony Schiavone, Ric Flair, podcast stats, Jim Cornette, Dave Meltzer, Chris Jericho, Konnan, the city tour and much more. SHARE!

Cool Kids Countdown !!

This special edition of Shooting The Shiznit. Brian Tramel and Lance LeVine bring you the Cool Kids Countdown “Top 10 Cliches In Wrestling Part 1” XI for Episode 48, Season 3. In rapid fire format they talk about those fun wrestling cliches in this 38 minute packed episode. SHARE!!

Dustin Starr Joins BT on Shooting the Shiznit !

Shootin’ the Shiznit Episode 47, Season 3. Dustin Starr joins BT this week for an edition of “wrestling with the stars” titled “Wrestling with FIVE Starr.” Dustin talks about Don Bass, Doug Gilbert, Stan Lee, Austin Lane, Brickhouse Brown, Matt Hardy, James Storm, Billy Gunn, Rikishi, Jeff Jarrett, XPac, Buff Bagwell, Derrick King, Zack Ryder, Bill Dundee, Matt Striker and more. Action packed 42 minutes! SHARE !!

Casanova Kidd w/Sir Burchell vs Special Ed