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This week Gene Jackson and Wes Sears are once again joined by their new regular Co-Host Tyler Fitzgerald as they discuss a little comedy before getting into each of their Top 5 Favorite Wrestlemania matches of ALL TIME!?! They discuss each person's list and the reasoning behind and give their opinions on each's picks. It's a fun show, check it out and share YOUR favorite Wrestlemania matches over at Facebook.com/MainEventComedy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/retrorasslinnetwork/support

This week the gang will discuss the whole Cody/Rock/Roman Reigns controversy! Can Vince McMahon be wiped from the WWE's history...and should he be....yet?, Scott D'Amore has been fired from TNA?? or did he quit?? What happened?? Sting/Darby Allin win the AEW tag team titles.....just to lose them in Sting's retirement match to Matthew & Nicholas Jackson?? Undertaker has a podcast now?!?! After getting fired from Saturday Night Live a few years before ever stepping on set and then getting "canceled", Shane Gillis will now be hosting SNL this month....how will it go? What does this mean for comedy moving forward?? All this and more! If you wanna hear all about the SuperBowl?? This isn't the podcast for you!! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/retrorasslinnetwork/support

After being gone for many months, Zanders and Gene Jackson are bringing back CheapHeatTVLIVE! for their 4th annual tradition, a LIVE podcast on Christmas Day! They welcome their buddy and co-host Scott E. Morgan as well as frequent guest Delbert Jenkins. But Gene hits them with a SURPRISE GUEST that they didn't expect....that's right folks, MAKO LIVES!! That's right after being in seclusion for months former co-host Shane Mako returns to reveal where he's been, why he disappeared without telling anyone, what he's been up to, and what he plans to do next. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/retrorasslinnetwork/support

On this episode Gene Jackson is joined by his guest David Haskins otherwise known in pro wrestling as Davey Rich! They discuss his wrestling career including a fun story of how he LITERALLY "snuck into" the business in Memphis thanks to some HUMONGUS advice from a friend, his very first wrestling match that just happened to be on Channel 5 Memphis televsion, and how having his gear with him at the right time helped make that happen...and not in the way you would assume it would, working for Mid South Wrestling, getting ribbed by winning a championship, how he became a "Rich Cousin", how the Rich Cousins team ended and how he found out, USWA Wrestling, Smoky Mountain, WCW, WWF, Marcus Dupree, and all points in between, We touched on everything! A great interview with one of my favorite old school wrestlers who still has a lot of love for the business and it really shows in this conversation. Check it out and please share it with anyone you know that's a wrestling fan! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/retrorasslinnetwork/support

On the debut episode of the Retro Rasslin Podcast, Gene Jackson is joined by Lolly Griffin aka Lolly Dude aka Francis "Crybaby" Buxton. Lolly has worn every hat there is to wear in professional wrestling from wrestler to promoter to referee to announcer, you name it and Lolly has done it in wrestling alongside some of the most legendary figures in the history of the business. Lolly has a history in radio which led to him being able to get involved in the wrestling business and has provided him a great career on the side of wrestling as well. From breaking into the business with help from friends such as The Fantastics, Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers as well as Terry Taylor, to hanging out with and learning from King Curtis Iaukea while living in Hawaii, to getting bloodied while refereeing matches between Abdullah the Butcher and the Sheik, to a most interesting encounter with his all time favorite wrestler Mr. Wrestling 2, Lolly has a ton of fun and amazing stories and we get to hear a lot of them here and we looking forward to speaking with him and hearing more in the future! I do apologize for the sound issues throughout the interview, there was an issue with the internet connection apparently that wasn't as bad live as it was in the recording but it doesn't take away from the overall conversation so please power through the couple of breaks in the sound that happen in the interview. Follow us on Twitter/X @RasslinRetro Follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/retrorasslinnetwork Follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/retrorasslinnetwork Subscribe to the Retro Rasslin Network YouTube Channel: YouTube.com/@RetroRasslinNetwork --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/retrorasslinnetwork/support

On this Episode, Gene welcomes his friend and fellow podcaster, Jimmy Street! They have a fun conversation about the origins of Jimmy's wrestling podcasts, 'Live and In Color with Wolfie D' and 'Give Me Back My Pro Wrestling'. They discuss what it took to get Wolfie on board with doing a podcast, how he came out doing GMBMPW with is brother Jared. They also get into some background about Jimmy's wrestling fandom as a kid, how he got into the pro wrestling business as a manager, playing a foreign heel character, being a muscian, and much, much more! Give this episode a listen and then go check out some of Jimmy's podcasts, and tell him you heard about them on the Jackson Interaction Podcast! To check out Jimmy's podcasts and to stay up to date on everything they have going on, join the Give Me Back My Pro Wrestling Facebook Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/566322001089847 Follow 'Live and In Color with Wolfie D' on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/livewolfied Subscribe to the Main Event Comedy YouTube Channel: youtube.com/@maineventcomedy Like the Main Event Comedy Facebook Page: facebook.com/maineventcomedy Like the Jackson Interaction Podcast Facebook Page: facebook.com/jacksoninteractionpodcast Check out the Main Event Comedy Website: themaineventcomedy.com Follow Main Event Comedy on TikTok: tiktok.com/@MainEventComedy Check out the Jackson Interaction Podcast website: genejacksonpod.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/retrorasslinnetwork/support

On this episode, Gene is joined by former pro wrestler turned actor and now UWF Executive Michael Kevin Lovett to talk about one of favorite topics to discuss, Herb Abrams' Universal Wrestling Federation. Michael did a movie with "Wild Thing" Steve Ray and they seemingly have plans to do something with the UWF moving forward. They talk a little about Michael's initial involvement in pro wrestling, his move into acting, and then onto all things UWF. genejacksonpod.com themaineventcomedy.com officialowf.com facebook.com/genejackson95 facebook.com/maineventcomedy facebook.com/officialowf youtube.com/@maineventcomedy youtube.com/@outlawwrasslinnetwork --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/retrorasslinnetwork/support

On episode 14, Gene welcomes his good friend Bob Anderson! This was originally intended to be a broad coversation about pro wrestling and comedy but it quickly became pretty specific in reference Herb Abram's UWF and later Whitey Jenkins' OWF. A fun conversation overall as they discuss their old UWF FuryCast, how it came about and why it ended. They talk at length about Herb Abrams' UWF, their favorite moments from the twelve episodes they covered for the podcast, the UWF Universe Facebook Group, and possible future podcast projects involving the UWF. Then they moved onto the OWF, what is the OWF, how did it come to be? What led to OWF World Wide Wrasslin becoming a weekly show and more importantly what goes into making the weekly show. Some pretty interesting insight into where they get the footage, what the intention behind the shows are, the reasoning for the "commercials" they use, and much, much, more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/retrorasslinnetwork/support

On this episode Gene is joined by pro wrestling announcer Joe Crowe. Joe has had an eventful career working as an Editor, Writer, and Producer for the Birmingham News, an Announcer and Director of Dragon Con, and much, much more! They have a fun conversation about stand up comedy, pro wrestling fandom and tape trading, The Last Battle of Atlanta, WrestleBirmingham, Spartan Wrestling, and his path from being a fan into the pro wrestling business. Check it Out! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/retrorasslinnetwork/support

On this episode of the Main Event Comedy Podcast, we eventually have ALL FOUR members of Main Event Comedy here to discuss: The first qualifying round of the Main Event Comedy Championship, how it went, what went well? What could have went better, and what they hope to improve on the future events. They discuss the upcoming show at Atomic Johnny's in Gadsden, Alabama on September 23rd. They discuss their differing opinions on whether the Rockers should be in the WWE Hall of Fame as a tag team. The guys share their memories and thoughts on both Terry Funk and Windham Rotunda (Bray Wyatt) who both passed away last week. They also have an interesting discussion/debate on whether or not Bray Wyatt should go into the WWE Hall of Fame. Two think he should, two think he shouldn't and you may be surprised on who is on each side of that coin. Check it out! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/retrorasslinnetwork/support

The podcast finally returns! On this episode, Delbert Jenkins and Shane Noles were unavailable but Gene Jackson and Wes Sears got together to talk about a number of topics including: Wes just getting back from a beach vacation while Gene "hasn't been to the beach since 1995", they talk about this weekend's Main Event Comedy Championship, their upcoming show at Atomic Johnny's in Gadsden, they give their thoughts on WWE's SummerSlam 2023, the Bloodline storyline which leads to talk of the glory days of NXT, the Sting/nWo angle in WCW, and amongst other topics. They also talk a little about Dark Side of the Ring as well as some of the comedy specials they've checked out recently. Subscribe to the Main Event Comedy YouTube Channel: youtube.com/@maineventcomedy Like the Main Event Comedy Facebook Page: facebook.com/maineventcomedy Like the Jackson Interaction Podcast Facebook Page: facebook.com/jacksoninteractionpodcast Like Whitey Jenkins' Facebook Page: facebook.com/therealwhiteyjenkins or whiteyjenkins.com Check out the Main Event Comedy Website: themaineventcomedy.com Follow Main Event Comedy on TikTok: tiktok.com/@MainEventComedy Check out the Jackson Interaction Podcast website: genejacksonpod.com Subscribe to the Outlaw Wrasslin Network YouTube Channel: youtube.com/@outlawwrasslinnetwork Follow Outlaw Wrasslin Federation on Facebook: facebook.com/officialowf --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/retrorasslinnetwork/support

On this episode, Gene Jackson welcomes comedian "Big" Shane Batchelor to the show for a fun in depth discussion on the "ins and outs" of Stand Up Comedy. They talk about what motivated Shane to get involved in stand up, where he started and much, much more and of course they throw in some pro wrestling discussion in here and there as well. A fun conversation with a super funny guy who will be competing in the Main Event Comedy Championship at Happy Hour Comedy Club on Saturday Aug 19, 2023. Subscribe to the Main Event Comedy YouTube Channel:    / @maineventcomedy   Like the Main Event Comedy Facebook Page: facebook.com/maineventcomedy Like the Jackson Interaction Podcast Facebook Page: facebook.com/jacksoninteractionpodcast Like Whitey Jenkins' Facebook Page: facebook.com/therealwhiteyjenkins or whiteyjenkins.com Check out the Main Event Comedy Website: themaineventcomedy.com Follow Main Event Comedy on TikTok: tiktok.com/@MainEventComedy Check out the Jackson Interaction Podcast website: genejacksonpod.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/retrorasslinnetwork/support