The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith

Mar 06 2025 110 ep. 67 mins 73
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Veteran pro wrestling magazine personality Bob Smith (Pro Wrestling Illustrated, WCW, Wrestling's Main Event) continues to present a singularly unique podcast flavor with a lighthearted yet informative look at pro wrestling from the 70s through today. Now in its third year, the OWH podcast features pro wrestling industry guests, humor, and all the factoids a longtime fan could ever ask for. Join us every week for an utterly unique experience in the wrestling podcast world - and now the Outdated Wrestling Hour gets even better with the additon of new co-host Joe Puccio (Generation X-Wire)!

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Great WrestleMania Moments - With Steve Gennarelli!

Mar 06 2025 82 mins  
Join host Bob Smith (formerly managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) and co-host Joe Puccio (Generation X-Wire.com) as they welcome the return of Steve Gennarelli (Stick To Wrestling With John McAdam) ... and why? It's the unofficial start of WrestleMania season, and together, this trio of wrestling veterans recall the matches and moments that make this annual mega-card one

Have A Cup Of Wrestling Joe With Bob, Joe ... & Joey Harris!

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The Amazing Matches Of Memphis - With Mayor McCall & Willie B!

Feb 20 2025 83 mins  
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Joe Puccio Joins The Outdated Wrestling Hour - & Talks, Well, Everything!

Feb 13 2025 82 mins  
Veteran pro wrestling personality Bob Smith (the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) has a big announcement on this edition of The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast: There's a new co-host in Joe Puccio (Generation X-Wire)! Puccio is a longtime journalist and writer who covers wrestling and entertainment ... sort of like Smith does with his two podcasts, so this new a

The Evolution Of Wrestling Fans - With Brian R. Solomon!

Feb 06 2025 95 mins  
It's a truly special edition of Bob Smith's Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast as Smith (former PWI managing editor) welcomes back the esteemed pro wrestling writer Brian R. Solomon (Blood & Fire) to this wrestling nostalgia podcast. Together, the pair of veteran journalists take a look at the changing mores and tastes of Pro Wrestling fans through the decades in another great, on

TNA's Knockouts History & Much More - With Michael Cavacini!

Jan 30 2025 64 mins  
The news that they've joined WWE has a lot of people talking about TNA - and this edition of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) is knee-deep in the history of Total Nonstop Action! Our guest is historian Michael Cavacini, the Philadelphia-based writer who these days is compiling information for a new book on TNA - one th

Eric Johnston Joins The Podcast World - & Talks Wrestling Old & New!

Jan 23 2025 53 mins  
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Jan 16 2025 95 mins  
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Jan 09 2025 53 mins  
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Jan 02 2025 86 mins  
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