Zane and I are joined by The M.K. Bandit, an indie performer, who was in Philadelphia Mania weekend. This pod has several topics, Kiss, ECW, The Chris Jerico Cruise, Bridges, CNN, Engineering, the two mania’s and the legend Missy Hyatt.
It’s great time to be a wrestling fan as Dave Chris and Zane say goodbye to Sting and welcome back to the Rock as we get set for Mania We check in with Ajay Salveeon our former cohost to talk about his new podcast “UNEQUALED” .
Dave and Zane are joined by Darren Beckstead an independent promoter from Salt Lake City Utah. We talked about STF and his upcoming show. We talk to Darren about the ups and downs of promoting an event and we get his thoughts about today’s major promotions. Dave and Zane need to get new names after the Press Conference on the Road to Wrestlemania.
The Royal Rumble took a back seat to news items about the WWE. Raw is going to Netflix. Vince might be going to jail and new broadcast teams for the show in WWE.
AEW continues to build its roster and The NWA goes to The CW app. Chris Zane and Dave discuss the news of the day and put things in perspective.
Dave is also joined by Tim Beck who collects autographs of Pro Wrestlers, Baseball stars and Gunsmoke.
The Trash heads are all together for the first podcast of the new year. So how was your 2023? How was ours? DON” T ASK! Chris, Dave and Zane are together to not just look back but to look forward to the new year .
Is Cm Punk really back home? How long before he implodes?
Will anyone stop the head of the table?
Is Vince really gone?
Will AEW have any more factions?
How much are you willing to pay?
Will social media ever stop being so stupid?
Let’s talk some trash.
“I guess Hell has frozen over”. The words of CM Punk on Monday Night Raw. Chris ,Dave and Zane are hear to discuss the biggest news story of 2023 and what it might mean to the future of pro wrestling.
Chris has a belt and Dave is jealous. Chris recently purchased a wrestling collectable. The WWE announces an event in Germany and Gunther should headline the show. The Prince of Darkness makes a prediction and an appearance in Salt Lake City. Dave and Chris hear a voice from their past and Sting gets the gift of Flair. This and more on Turnbuckle Trash .
A few years ago, I met Manny Lemons for the 1st time. You boy , the brand , King of the Lemonade stand. The Zest of the Best and you know the rest. On top of that he is a great wrestler.
Manny has a zest for life and a zest for the wrestling business that I find infectious. He is the owner and promoter of Devotion Championship Wrestling out of Salt Lake City and he is bringing pro-wrestling to North Logan. At the Hansen Sports Complex. The doors open at 6pm bell time is at 7pm.
I am so thrilled that Manny is allowing me to be the ringside announcer for the throwdown and I am stoked. Just before the Pandemic I went to DCW in Salt Lake and I was a last minute replacement for the announcer and I had a blast.
Years ago when I was working in Central La. I was asked to do ringside at an event there. I sat at a table and was able to reach out and touch the ring and saw some people that night that went on to become huge stars. A very young Shawn Micheals and Marty Jenette battle the Freebirds ( without Micheal Hayes), Koko B Ware ( before he became the Birdman) against Jim Helwig ( The Ultimate Warrior) and almost had my hand broken by Ted Debiase ( Pre Million Dollar Man) , He fell out of the ring and stepped on my left hand. So I guess you can say I had a bump that night.
Several years later a very small promotion affiliated with Harley Race came to the small town I was working in in Montgome city Mo. Once again, I was asked to be the announcer. I arrive at the venue and did my 1st introduction. Out of the backstage area man who I would guess weighed in at least 45o pounds, he had a blue mohawk and was huge. My next intro was for the Northwest Arkansas Champion and as he came out he was huge but not in an impressive way. Wearing sweatpants with more than little belly hanging over, but that was fine with me because he was THE CHAMP. The wrestlers went into the middle of the ring tied up and pushed toward one of the corners when half the ring went down.
There was a rep from the Missouri athletic commission standing next to me and he shut us down. No more show but a great memory.
I have been a wrestling fan since I was a child in Memphis Tennessee. Watching the Fabulous Jackie Fargo, Jerry the King Lawler, Superstar Bill Dundee, The Fabulous ones and more. That is why when podcasting started, I was all in. Now along with fellow fan Zane Petersen and Chris Evans I get to talk wrestling all the time on Turnbuckle Trash podcast.
During the Pandemic and after I had a series of health issues that kept me from traveling much. So, I wasn’t able to go to the show’s but I will so glad to be there Saturday night. You might say I am Devoted!
On this edition of Turnbuckle Trash Dave talks to Dave about his experience going to an AEW Collison show in Salt Lake City. We talk about the amount of fan interaction and high concessions prices t might be driving families away. It is a complicated issue that morphs into how difficult it is to promote a live event.
TODAY ON TURNBUCKLE TRASH CRIS AND DAVE TALK ABOUT ALL THE CHANGES IN PRO WRESTLING OVER THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS, CHRIS REMEBERS BRAY AND TERRY AND WE TALK ABOUT STEALING GIMMICKS THE RECENT RELEASES AND MOVEMENT OF SOME TOP TALENT.