Glen Braget chats with Winnipeg pro wrestling legend Tony Condello about his career both in the ring as a wrestler and behind the scenes as a trainer and promoter. Tony looks back on dealing with Verne Gagne, Jim Barnett, Bill Watts, Chris Jericho, Lance Storm and a very young Roddy Piper in this hour long interview. Fans of the WFWA won’t want to miss this!!!
On this edition of Rasslin Memories Online, Glen Braget interviews Brian Solomon, author of Pro Wrestling FAQ: All Thats Left to Know About the Worlds Most Entertaining Spectacle (FAQ Series).
Brian Solomon is a former editor and writer for WWE, having worked on such publications as WWE Magazine, Raw, and SmackDown!, during his seven-year tenure with the company. He is the author of the book WWE Legends (2006) and has also contributed to Pro Wrestling Illustrated.
George Schire and Glen Braget are joined by former AWA commentator Ken Resnick to pay tribute the Legendary Verne Gagne, who recently passed away April 27, 2015 at the age of 89.
Glen Braget and George Schire welcome noted pro wrestling historian Mark James back to the program to discuss a variety of projects he’s been recently involved with. Those projects include the just released Florida Record Book 1977-85, A record book that lists all the cards-results for the entire Florida territory 1977-85. Aside from the new Florida book, James also talks about Detroit Record Book 1964-80, the AWA Record Book 1970-74, co-authored with RM host George Schire as well as the latest efforts to restore the famed Memphis Mid-South Coliseum.
Glen Braget chats with Dennis Brent. Dennis has been involved in the behind the scenes world of professional wrestling for over 30 years. Since getting his start working for Fritz Von Erich in World Class Championship wrestling in 1984, Brent had a wonderful career working for/with the UWF, NWA, WCW, Smokey Mountain and WWF/WWE wrestling promotions in many capacities. He is a NY Times bestselling author, writing a top-10 bestseller in 2004 called THE STONE COLD TRUTH, published by Simon and Schuster. It debuted at #6 and was in the Top 50 for 26 weeks. He also co-wrote JR’s COOKBOOK and CAN YOU TAKE THE HEAT, both with Jim Ross.
Brent will be the next recipient of the Cauliflower Alley Club’s James C. Melby Historian Award at the group’s 50th anniversary reunion April 13-15, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada.