On this edition former ladies midget professional wrestling and Thief Riverer Falls native Marilu Walker aka Cuddles Anderson.
Originally from Thief River Falls, Minnesota, Cuddles lived a normal life as Marilu Walker through her teens. She was born and raised in TRF and went to elementary and secondary school there. She had no interest in wrestling and never attended shows. In fact, lady wrestlers were banned in Minnesota. In her late teens, she attended business school in Minneapolis and it was while she was there that she attended a few matches with her friend and got the opportunity to get into pro wrestling. She was trained by legendary midget wrestlers Sky Low Low, Little Brutus, Cowboy Lang and Little Beaver.
From there, Cuddles worked in Detroit for promoter Jack Britton and later worked all over the United States and Canada in the 1960’s and 70’s before retiring in the early 1980’s.
On this edition longtime independent pro wrestler and promoter of MN Indy the American Wrestling Federation Tony DeNucci.
Tony DeNucci is a 23 year veteran of professional wrestling, who has competed for the WWE, WCW, USWA, Steel Domain Wrestling, and AWA. Today, DeNucci wrestles under his own American Wrestling Federation banner, promoting shows in Minnesota.
On this edition, Roseau, Minnesota born Indy wrestler Bulldog Sammy Savard. Savard has been wrestling for several Midwest indy pro wrestling organizations including the AWF, Heavy on Wrestling, Northern Outlaw Wrestling, and more. He has also worked for the WWE and ECW.
On this edition, former WCW Cruiser Weight Champion and well respected longtime independent pro wrestling Lenny Lane.
Lenny Lane has been a longtime staple of Minnesota Indy wrestling since debuting in 1995 and has worked for major wrestling companies World Championship Wrestling and Total Nonstop Wrestling. Lane was trained by the legendary Eddie Sharkey.
Our guest has had a front row seat for a good chunk of rock and roll’s history. And thankfully for us, he has had a camera with him the entire time. Bob Gruen is best known for his iconic image of John Lennon in the New York City t-shirt. Arms folded in front of him, looking through dark sunglasses, part of the New York Skyline behind him. Gruen calls that photo his “hit single,” and it’s one of many photos from 40 years of rock n roll featured in his new book, “Rock Seen,” published in 2011 by Abrams New York.
