The Outdated Wrestling Hour

Dec 05 2024 14 ep. 76 mins 3
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Veteran pro wrestling magazine editor Bob Smith (Pro Wrestling Illustrated, WCW, Wrestling's Main Event) presents a lighthearted yet informative look back at pro wrestling from the 70s through today. Featuring pro wrestling industry guests, humor, and all the factoids a longtime fan could ever ask for.

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Outdated Wrestling Hour / Featuring "Yay or Nay" w/Anthony Pires & Liam Savage

Dec 05 2024 112 mins  
This week's Outdated Wrestling Hour features "Yay Or Nay" - a new feature where host Bob Smith puts guests Anthony Pires (pictured) and Liam Savage to the test about wrestling topics old and new. And: Bob gives the current NWA the tongue lashing it so richly deserves!Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes the $5 “All Ac

Outdated Wrestling Hour / Featuring Howard Baum

Nov 27 2024 109 mins  
New Outdated Wrestling Hour Featuring Bob Smith & Special Guest, Howard Baum!Since the age of sixteen, in 1982, when he was granted ringside access at the famed Miami Beach Convention Center, Howard's photos have appeared in just about every wrestling publication imaginable: Japan's Gong and Weekly Fight, The UK's Powerslam and Fighting Spirit, and major US titles such as PWI,

Outdated Wrestling Hour / Featuring Rick Del Santo

Nov 21 2024 83 mins  
Join former PWI writer/editor Bob Smith as he welcomes back Rick Del Santo of Coliseum Pro Wrestling, who talks about a big card coming up on the weekend of November 22 - and you just know the conversation will veer off into a deep dive into pro wrestling both old-timey and brand new!Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes

Outdated Wrestling Hour / Featuring Ray Russell (WrestleCopia)

Nov 14 2024 85 mins  
This week, Host Bob Smith welcomes WrestleCopia Podcast Network founder Ray Russell - and the result is a lively conversation about the travails of podcasting, old wrestling, new wrestling, old time memories, WWE's move to Netflix, AEW, today's NWA, and much more in a freewheeling hour!Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaInclud

Outdated Wrestling Hour / Featuring Kayla Sparks

Nov 06 2024 75 mins  
This week, The Outdated Wrestling Hour welcomes Kayla Sparks, an upstate New York native who is gaining traction as a up & coming star in pro wrestling - she's appeared on WWE and AEW. Sparks is a knowledgeable student of the sport - and it shows!Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes the $5 “All Access” Tier &

Outdated Wrestling Hour / Featuring Mike Leotis

Oct 28 2024 77 mins  
This week on the Outdated Wrestling Hour, it's a look back at the glory years of the Mid-South and UWF as Mike Leotis (of Wrestler Weekly) joins Bob Smith (former PWI editor) for fond memories of Junkyard Dog, Ted DiBiase, Steve Williams, Hacksaw Duggan, Terry Taylor, The Midnight Express, "Cowboy" Bill Watts, and much more!Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, htt

Outdated Wrestling Hour / Featuring Beau James

Oct 22 2024 54 mins  
Bob Smith welcomes the longtime "King Of Kingsport," Beau James, who talks about a life in pro wrestling as a grappler, promoter, and official - and you'll learn about James' new ventures and where wrestling is now, and was then. Smith actually thought this was a DIFFERENT Beau James - but we promise it's the real one!Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://w

Outdated Wrestling Hour / SPECIAL from the International Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame

Oct 17 2024 49 mins  
This week on the Outdated Wrestling Hour, Bob Smith (formerly with PWI) returns to his home town area and spends a weekend with The International Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame in Albany, NY. Hear from Tony Atlas, Dan Severn, and Kayla Sparks, discover the HOF inductees for this year - and learn how you can get involved with this exciting new organization promoting the full history of

Outdated Wrestling Hour / Featuring Brad Balukjian (Author of The Six Pack)

Oct 10 2024 60 mins  
This week on the Outdated Wrestling Hour, Bob Smith welcomes author Brad Balukjian, whose newest book "The Six Pack: On The Road In Search of WrestleMania" (Published by Hachette) will likely wind up in the running for wrestling book of the year for 2024.Please Subscribe to our Patreon to help pay the bills, https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes the $5 “All Access” Tier

Outdated Wrestling Hour / Featuring Joel Goodhart

Oct 03 2024 106 mins  
One of the most important promoters of the 1990s, wrestling delivers a revealing interview as former Tri-State Wrestling Alliance head Joel Goodhart guests on The Outdated Wrestling Hour with Bob Smith! Learn of the long friendship between the TWA chief and the PWI editor; look back at great matches and events, and learn of a big new event that's coming to Philadelphia!!!Please Sub