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The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour features former Pro Wrestling Illustrated Managing Editor Bob Smith, who looks back with fondness at the wrestling he not only grew up watching,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The Guest: The Outdated Wrestling Hour welcomes Kayla Sparks, an upstate New York native who is gaining traction as a coming star in pro wrestling - she even appeared on WWE and AEW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The Verdict: Once again The Outdated Wrestling Hour presents a unique, upbeat podcast unlike anything else - in fact, there's a "Podcast Easter Egg" at the end of this particular episode, which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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Take a trip back in time to the 1980s as the legendary "Cowboy" Bill Watts led his two organizations - Mid-South Wrestling and later The UWF - to a status that led the star-studded group to huge crowds, wild action, and a status that had the "big two" looking over their shoulders. Here's why: Junkyard Dog. Hacksaw Duggan. Steve Williams. Ted DiBiase. The Midnight Express. And on the list went! Mike Leotis (Wrestler Weekly) returns to the OWH for lively discussion on a most-revered mat group that so many fans have fond memories of.

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Recently, the host of The Outdated Wrestling Hour, Bob Smith (Pro Wrestling Illustrated, WCw) received a note from someone named Beau James, and he assumed it was a young wrestler using the name of a classic 1980s and '90s wrestling star. Bob (as usual!) was wrong - and now he welcomes the legendary Beau James to the show for a scintillating conversation about wrestling old and new, and learn about James' new podcast! Bonus: Fellow podcaster Jon Boucher joins in on all the fun. Also: Learn how to help area charities which still need help after thehurrricanes raviged so many areas in the U.S. It's a unique podcast, the likes of which you won't hear anyplace else!

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On this rush-released episode of The Outdated Wrestling Your, host Bob Smith (Pro Wrestling Illustrated, WCW) brings you inside the lavish celebration of wrestling history that was the 2024 inductions into The International Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame in Albany, New York on October 13. You'll hear from greats like Tony Atlas and Dan Severn; meet an engaging presence in up-and-coming Kayla "Spice Ranger" Sparks; learn all about the Hall of Fame museum at the MVP Arena in Albany (the same arena where Ric Flair won his first WWF World title), and much more! Get involved with the IPWHOF by listening to this special edition of the OWH! Inductees for this year included Harley Race, Dusty Rhodes, Jack Brisco, Ad Santel, Bill Apter, Mario Savoldi, Kurt Angle, and Korey Wise.

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If you're a fan of The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast, you're likely aware of the esteem that host Bob Smith (formerly managing editor of The Outdated Wrestling Hour) holds for his fellow writers and journalists. On this special edition, Smith welcomes authoer Brad Balukjian, whose newest book The Six Pack: On The Road In Search of WrestleMania (Hachette), will likely wind up in the running for wrestling book of the year once 2024 ends. It's a one-of-a-kind volume about the journey of a writer who sacrificed greatly to write about the mat sport, and how finding the stars of one fateful WWF card turned out to be daunting years later. It's a unique podcast about a VERY unique book!

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The Podcast: Bob Smith (former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) and his Outdated Wrestling Hour rolls on with guests and topics many fans can't find anywhere else - and his episode is no exception.

The Guest: Smith welcomes the president of The International Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame, Seth Turner, who details the big 2024 induction ceremony that will take place in Albany, New York on October 13. Smith will be there as well, as legendary stars such as Dusty Rhodes, Harley Race, Bill Apter, Jack Brisco, Kurt Angle, and many more will get their plaques displayed at the MVP Arena in the heart of the capital of New York State!

The Result: You can be a part of this big event - just take a listen to this upbeat wrestling podcast and get the scoop!

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The Show: Always looking back in fondness about pro wrestling the way it used to be, Bob Smith (PWI, WCW) offers a perspective unlike anyone else in the wrestling nostaglia genre. This time out, Smith presents a guest who he's wanted to have appear on the show since it began...

The Guest: ...Dr. Jerry Graham Jr. (Jerry Jaffee), who as a wrestler, manager, and behind-the-scenes force, brought Dick The Bruiser's Bruiser Bedlam and the longstanding WWA back to prominence in the mid-1980s. Graham Jr. knew talent, and he saw something special in youngers like Chris Carter, Denny Kass, and a certain newcomer by the name of Scott Rexsteiner - soon to become a legend called Scott Steiner. Learn things you never knew about not only Graham, but also about Bruiser, The Sheik, and why the WWA was the most successful territory that far too few fans knew about. This kind of show is another reason that The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast remains an oasis for those looking for something new ... that's actually old!

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