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Want the antidote to all the whining and complaining that social media lends to sporting events? Get away from all the claptr as Bob Smith (former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) welcomes longtime wrestling personality and behind-the-scenes East Coast force Rick Del Santo back to the show. Del Santo, best known these days for his comentary on Coliseum Pro Wrestling (see it on W.O.N. Sports and on YouTube), lets us know about a big card coming up in Connecticut the Saturday after the espisode debuts - and, like always, the show veers off into subjects like women's old-time wrestling, today's WWE, fond memories of big stars, and much more. It's just ... fun!

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Most listeners know that Bob Smith - the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine during the 1980s and 1990s - decided to bring The Outdated Wrestling Hour to The WrestleCopia Podcast Network. On this special edition of the OWH, Smith brings on WrestleCopia founder Ray Russell as the pair discusses the array of productions on the burgeoning network - but there's a lot more to this show. Listen in as Smith and Rusell talk about the trevails of being a podcaster; WWE's slick productions on TV; WWE's move to Netflix; the advantages of being a wrestling "tool"; too many championships; AEW's recognition problem; the demise of the NWA; the pair's love of wrestling magazines - and that's just the tip of the iceberg in the type of freewheeling, anything-goes conversation that's become the Hallmark of The Outdated Wrestling Hour!

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The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour features former Pro Wrestling Illustrated Managing Editor Bob Smith, who looks back with fondness at the wrestling he not only grew up watching, but also covered as a writer for years. In fact, Smith wrote many of the "Introducing" features in The Wrestler magazine, which brings us to...

The Guest: The Outdated Wrestling Hour welcomes Kayla Sparks, an upstate New York native who is gaining traction as a coming star in pro wrestling - she even appeared on WWE and AEW on the same day! Learn all about this effervescent new presence in the sport, her hopes for the future, her work in training and working througout the indie scene, and much more.

The Verdict: Once again The Outdated Wrestling Hour presents a unique, upbeat podcast unlike anything else - in fact, there's a "Podcast Easter Egg" at the end of this particular episode, which aims to bring laughs during this very serious week!

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