If Bill Watts had remained in World Championship Wrestling, Smoky Mountain Wrestling would have been for WCW what ECW would be for the World Wrestling Federation. After Jim Cornette and Stan Lane quit WCW in late-1991, they formed a new promotion called Smoky Mountain Wrestling. With the backing of famed music producer Rick Rubin, SMW was based out of Knoxville, […]
As the calendar reads 2/22 we honour legendary cricket commentator Richie Benaud in our own Wrestling Roadshow way as we take this opportunity to chat about some of the people that have narrated the action in the ring over the years. Send us your comments – podcast@thewrestlingroadshow.com Or send us your money – https://ko-fi.com/thewrestlingroadshow
It was Greg’s birthday this past week and we’ll celebrate on the Roadtrip Music series with one of his favourite themes. You may have expected something else when you clicked Jeff Jarrett theme. In 1997, the WWF licensed the National Wrestling Alliance trademarks and brought a presence into the company from the once-opposition group. The angle started when Jim Cornette […]
This week we are remembering Bobby Eaton who unfortunately passed away on August 4 at the age of 62. Eaton is famous for being half of (alongside Dennis Condrey and later Stan Lane) one of the greatest tag teams of all time, The Midnight Express. Throw in Jim Cornette as manager and you’ve got a team that was the complete […]
It’s wrestling the way it used to be and the way you like it as TWR takes a look at Jim Cornette’s Smoky Mountain Wrestling and the first major event – Volunteer Slam! Also available wherever you get your podcasts.
On this episode of the Roadshow we’re talking AEW, Smoky Mountain, gimmick matches and some of the problems with modern wrestling. We also remember The Patriot who passed away on July 1. Reach out to us at ‘podcast@thewrestlingroadshow.com’ The podcast is now available on a number of podcast providers including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Deezer.
