So what's your favorite wrestling book? The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast hosts Bob Smith (former PWI managing editor) and Joe Puccio (Generation X-Wire) have their choices - and so does this episode's special guest Steve Gennarelli, known for his long stint on the popular Arcadian Vanguard podcast Stick To Wrestling With John McAdam. Smith and Puccio take a look at Brian R. Solomon's new book on Gorilla Monsoon to start things off; next comes Smith and Gennarelli offering the Top 10 wrestling books that they've been most fond of during their decades of being involved in pro wrestling. Sit down with us and thumb thru this literary edition of The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast - it's nostalgia you won't find anywhere else!

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This one is just for fun: Join hosts Bob Smith (former PWI managing editor) and Joe Puccio (Generation X-Wire) for the second annual wrestling trivia edition, where guests Liam Savage (best known for his work on the Front Row Material podcast) and Anthony Pires (a guest on Top Row Theater and many wrestling info shows) take turns answering brain-teasing questions about old-time wrestling. Get your thinking caps on for another enjoyable edition of The Outdated Wrestling Hour - and match wits with the mat mavens!

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Once again, The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast with Bob Smith (former PWI managing editor in the 1980s and 1990s) will cover the annual induction ceremony for The International Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame in Albany, New York. This year marks the fifth such event for the relatively new museum - and once again, the organization's Seth Turner returns to the podcast to give all the details on what will be a special night. Tune in to learn all about the legends involved - and find out how you can take part in the big night and learn about the IPWHOF!

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It's a special edition of The Outdated Wrestling Hour as hosts Bob Smith (former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) and Joe Puccio (Generation X-Wire.com) welcome Justin Race - the son of Harley Race, quite possibly "the greatest wrestler on God's green earth." Smith interviews Justin Race about traveling the world with his legendary dad; his work on a new book that will be coming out soon; being a kid in major wrestling lockers rooms, and much, much more. Join us for a riveting discussion on one of the greatest mat stars of all time - Harley Race!

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This edition of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (former PWI managing editor) welcomes back John McAdam - the host of one of wrestling's longest-running podcasts, Stick To Wrestling With John McAdam. The genial legend joins Smith in yet another nostalgic conversation that hits on growing up fans, and never being able to shake the feeling. Plus: Co-host Joe Puccio returns to open another edition of a pro wrestling podcast unlike any you've heard before!

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We are honored to welcome back to The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast the esteemed author and journalist Brian R. Solomon, who is about to come out with yet another incredible book on a classic wrestler - the name of the new effort is Irresistable Force: The Life & Times Of Gorilla Monsoon. Host Bob Smith (former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) joins Solomon for a lively discussion on not only a book that at this writing is #1 on the Amazon wrestling book best-seller list, but also on working for PWI, the trials and tribulations of being a professional writer, and much more. Plus: We kick things off with talk of classic wrestling on TV with co-host Joe Puccio (Generation X-Wire.com). It's another upbeat episode about classic wrestling as only Smith can present!

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Everyone who has ever loved pro wrestling has their favorite stars and moments. However, Bob Smith (former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) and his returning guest Steve Gennarelli (of the Stick To Wrestling With John McAdam podcast on the Arcadian Vanguard network) are explaining their most treasured moments in a different way - each mat pundit has selected their five favorite years of pro wrestling. It's "Our Favorite Years" on The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast - and that's not all: Co-host Joe Puccio also picks a favorite year or two, and talks about wrestling old and new. It's another upbeat edition of the most unique pro wrestling podcast ever - one that should please any fan that's watched the mat sport his or her entire life!

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The newest episode of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) brings back a "five-time champion in Wrestler Weekly's Mike Leotis - and together a veteran writer and a lifelong fan look back at the AWA, featuring such stars as Verne Gagne, Nick Bockwinkel, Crusher Blackwell. Sgt. Slaughter, Curt Hennig, Scott Hall, Mad Dog and Butcher Vachon, and the list goes on. No shoots, no controversy - just a conversation about a wrestling organization that was top notch but rarely gets its due these days. in the opener, Smith and Joe Puccio (Generation X-Wire.com) look at today's women's wrestling and come up with a term for what's going on now. It's The Outdated Wrestling Hour - All New! All Old!

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