Veteran professional wrestling magazine personality Bob Smith (Pro Wrestling Illustrated, WCW, Wrestling's Main Event) continues to present a singularly unique podcasting flavor with a lighthearted yet informative look back at pro wrestling from the 70s through today. It's a lively podcast featuring pro wrestling industry guests, humor, and all the factoids a longtime fan could ever ask for. Join us every week for an utterly unique experience in the wrestling podcast world - there's nothing ...
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He's The King of WrestleCopia: Meet Ray Russell!
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Send us a text Most listeners know that Bob Smith - the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine during the 1980s and 1990s - decided to bring The Outdated Wrestling Hour to The WrestleCopia Podcast Network. On this special edition of the OWH, Smith brings on WrestleCopia founder Ray Russell as the pair discusses the array of pr…
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Send us a text The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour features former Pro Wrestling Illustrated Managing Editor Bob Smith, who looks back with fondness at the wrestling he not only grew up watching, but also covered as a writer for years. In fact, Smith wrote many of the "Introducing" features in The Wrestler magazine, which brings us to... The G…
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The Legend of The UWF & Mid-South - With Mike Leotis!
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Send us a text Take a trip back in time to the 1980s as the legendary "Cowboy" Bill Watts led his two organizations - Mid-South Wrestling and later The UWF - to a status that led the star-studded group to huge crowds, wild action, and a status that had the "big two" looking over their shoulders. Here's why: Junkyard Dog. Hacksaw Duggan. Steve Willi…
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Send us a text Recently, the host of The Outdated Wrestling Hour, Bob Smith (Pro Wrestling Illustrated, WCw) received a note from someone named Beau James, and he assumed it was a young wrestler using the name of a classic 1980s and '90s wrestling star. Bob (as usual!) was wrong - and now he welcomes the legendary Beau James to the show for a scint…
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Send us a text On this rush-released episode of The Outdated Wrestling Your, host Bob Smith (Pro Wrestling Illustrated, WCW) brings you inside the lavish celebration of wrestling history that was the 2024 inductions into The International Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame in Albany, New York on October 13. You'll hear from greats like Tony Atlas and Dan S…
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A Six-Pack of Mat HIstory - With Brad Balukjian!
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Send us a text If you're a fan of The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast, you're likely aware of the esteem that host Bob Smith (formerly managing editor of The Outdated Wrestling Hour) holds for his fellow writers and journalists. On this special edition, Smith welcomes authoer Brad Balukjian, whose newest book The Six Pack: On The Road In Search of …
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Send us a text The Podcast: Bob Smith - the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated and longtime wrestling writer - continues his unique nostalgia podcast by offering perspectives that fans can't get anywhere else. This time, Smith goes deep into his past... The Guest: And welcome the founder of the now-legendary Tri-State Wrestling All…
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Hall Of Fame Excitement - With The IPWHOF's Seth Turner!
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Send us a text The Podcast: Bob Smith (former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) and his Outdated Wrestling Hour rolls on with guests and topics many fans can't find anywhere else - and his episode is no exception. The Guest: Smith welcomes the president of The International Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame, Seth Turner, who details the big 20…
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Wrestling's Most Underrated Mind: Dr. Jerry Graham Jr.!
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Send us a text The Show: Always looking back in fondness about pro wrestling the way it used to be, Bob Smith (PWI, WCW) offers a perspective unlike anyone else in the wrestling nostaglia genre. This time out, Smith presents a guest who he's wanted to have appear on the show since it began... The Guest: ...Dr. Jerry Graham Jr. (Jerry Jaffee), who a…
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An Enjoyable Association & A Big Night for Memphis Wrestling - With Jamie Dundee!
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Send us a text The first Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith under the auspieces of The WrestleCopia Podcast Network takes a rare look forward - to September 21 to be exact, where a huge night featuring so many wrestling stars that it will surely make unforgettable Memphis wrestling history. Join Smith (the former managing editor of Pro Wrestlin…
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All The Way To Memphis (From The UK) - With Luke Jennings!
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Send us a text Veteran writer and podcaster Bob Smith (former PWI managing editor and writer for WCW Magazine and Wrestling's Main Event) has met a lot of unique people since starting The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast (available at all podcast apps and YouTube) - but perhaps no one as different as Luke Jennings ... who hosts a series of wrestling…
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Big-Time Wrestling Lives - With Dave Drason Burzynski & Terry Sullivan!
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Send us a text On this very special editon of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated), the veteran writer greets a pair of living legends from the glory days of Big-Time Wrestling in Detroit: announcer and commentator Terry Sullivan and Dave Burzynski - better known to Detroit and Canadia…
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The Ringer Is A Winner - With Oliver Lee Bateman!
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Send us a text The popular website The Ringer - which recently received national acclaim for its recent, in-depth biography of the legendary Kevin Sullivan - has a wrestling section included in its array of articles on tech, pop culture, and sports. The Sullivan article was written by a recent Outdated Wrestling Hour guest in Lee Douglass, who penn…
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A Real Philly (Wrestling) Fanatic: WHYY'S Cory Sharber!
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Send us a text The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour, hosted by former Pro Wrestling Illustrated stalwart Bob Smith, isn't your average mat show - many episodes features guests from around the sport that don't usually wind up on podcasts. It's why the show is one of the most unique wrestling programs available on any format. The Guest: On this e…
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A Sumptuous SummerSlam - Served With Wrestling Snacks!
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Send us a text The Show: Longtime wrestling writer Bob Smith (formerly the managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) offers a unique look at the mat sport with The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast, usually looking back with fondness at the great action of the past ... but this time, it's a club sandwich of info and laughs! The Podcast: First, Sm…
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Send us a text The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour features host Bob Smith - the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine - and an array of guests from the wrestling industry, going from the golden era to today. The Guest: Smith welcomes Gene Jackson, the host of the relatively new show called The Retro Wrestling Re-View on…
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History, Accuracy, & Style: Wrestling Writer Ian Douglass!
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Send us a text The Podcast: It's the new edition of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast, which is already famous for presenting a myriad of writers and journalists - and this episode is no exception. Smith (former PWI editor and writer and an award-winning sports writer) welcomes Ian Douglass - who has co-authored several books on to…
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Send us a text The Podcast: It's the new edition of The Outdated Wrestling Hour, where jovial host Bob Smith takes listeners back in time in search of nostalgia and fun...well, usually... The Guest: Canada's Liam Savage (formerly heard on the Front Row Material podcast) makes his fifth appearance on The Outdated Wrestling Hour, just in time for som…
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Stick With Him: It's The One-Of-A-Kind John McAdam!
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Send us a text The Podcast: It's the newest edition of The Outdated Wrestling Hour, hosted by former Pro Wrestling Illustrated managing editor and writer Bob Smith - still at it after all these years. The Special Guest: John McAdam, the host of the already legendary Stick To Wrestling With John McAdam podcast - perhaps the most informative (and mos…
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A Scintillating Second Book: The Many Facets Of Steve Keirn!
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Send us a text The show: The Outdated Wrestling Hour, hosted by longtime wrestling scribe Bob Smith (formerly managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated during the halcyon days of mat mags). The guest: Steve Keirn, the all-time great wrestling star who just published a new book: The Keirn Chronicles Vol. 2: The Phenomenal Wrestling Resurgence of …
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Send us a text Remember when "Gentleman" Chris Adams' superkick meant sure defeat for his unlucky opponents? How about the times when Hulk Hogan's legdrop sent the bad guys home, vanquished and hurt? We do, too - so why are such classic moves now simply used as spots in a match - with. for instance, certain wrestlers using superkicks over and over …
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The Hottest Wrestling You Never Saw - With Chris Carter!
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Send us a text Former PWI managing editor (and current Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast host) Bob Smith has been talking about it for two years: The mid-1980s Bruiser Bedlam TV series from the Indianapolis area featured some of the best wrestling that too few people knew about. Among the stars were Dr. Jerry Graham Jr., The Great Wojo, El Bracero, a…
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The Legacy Of Lance Russell - With Shane Russell!
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Send us a text Bob Smith traveled the country covering pro wrestling for Pro Wrestling Illustrated - but he states strongly the best time he ever had was covering the USWA in Memphis in 1991. Like other fans, Smith - now the host of The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast - was a huge supporter of the legendary Channel 5 wrestling on Saturdays hosted b…
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Send us a text The great Lee Walker of the hit wrestling podcast Perched On The Top Rope suggested it, and we jumped on it: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) welcomes Bay Ragni - better known to early ECW fans as the one and only Chubby Dudley! Despite his humorous wrestling persona…
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Send us a text Following a record-setting episode featuring the top 100 pro wrestlers of the 1980s, The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine) takes on a most unique topic: The pro wrestlers who engage in acts of charity and kindness behind the scenes. The guest is an expert on the subj…
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Another Tumultuous Wrestling Decade: It's the 1980s 100!
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Send us a text This edition of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (former PWI managing editor during the 1980s and 1990s) brings back a concept that was a smash hit upon its conception - expert rankings for an entire decade of pro wrestling stars. Previously, a ranking of 1970s legends was a smash hit - and now, Smith brings back John McAda…
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The "Other" Announcers - Great Color Commentators With Joe Puccio!
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Send us a text Somewhere along the line in the history of pro wrestling, TV broadcasts went from a single announcer to announce "teams" - with the second person being a color commentator. This edition of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) takes a deep dive into the talents of those v…
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More Of The Wrestling Bull - With Author Joseph Casciaro!
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Send us a text Run With The Bull - the new book that's sweeping the wrestling world - features the story of comedian Eric Johnston and his wrestling grandfather, Bull Johnson, and mat star father, Danny "Bullwhip" Johnson. The book was written with Johnston and the famed author Greg Oliver - but a young and promising third writer was involved with …
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It's The Outdated Wrestling COMEDY Hour - With PWI Legend Craig Peters!
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Send us a text Watch out for banana peels: This decidedly different edition of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) sees his editor-in-chief, Craig Peters, return to the show for the fourth time - and they basically just talk...about wrestling and comedy. It's a fond remembrance of suc…
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The Greatest Stars Of Memphis - featuring "Mayor" John McCall!
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Send us a text It's a special edition of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (formerly managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated and a writer for many of the best-known wrestling magazines in history) as he welcomes fellow podcaster "Mayor" John McCall (Wrasslin' Talk With Mayor McCall) for a truly deep dive into the history of major mat …
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WrestleMania, Bloody Bouts, & More - Featuring Rick Del Santo!
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Send us a text It's with great pride that The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine) brings back the New England-based wrestling personality Rick Del Santo for a second appearance on the podcast. This pair of veterans of the wrestling biz take a look at the recent WrestleMania event…
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Send us a text This is a solo podcast featuring Bob Smith, the engaging former editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated and a host of mat magazines. It's a simple show where Smith looks back at some of the biggest moments of his life while following wrestling - covering matches for PWI, working at the world's biggest magazine, and simple times watching …
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WrestleMania, Sting, & A Goodbye To Heroes - With Nick Clark!
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Send us a text Usually concerned with topics from decades gone by, this edition of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (a wrestling magazine favorite from his years with Pro Wrestling Illustrated and WCW) takes a look at the loss of some legendary wrestling stars; offers a fond farewell to Sting, and looks forward to this year's WrestleMania…
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A Book Like No Other: Eric Johnston, Wrestling, & Comedy!
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Send us a text If the famed, award-winning wrestling journalist Greg Oliver is behind something, it's GOT to be good - and he worked with the rising Canadian comedy star Eric Johnston on the just-released book Run With The Bull: Three Generations Of Sports & Entertainment. So why is Eric Johnston on a wrestling nostalgia podcast? He's the link to a…
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The "Supermouth" Forever: Dave Drason Burzynski & His Remarkable Wrestling Life
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Send us a text One of the seminal figures in the history of Big Time Wrestling is Dave Burzyinski, better known to Detroit fans as "Supermouth" Dave Drason, the nefarious manager of one of the sport's greatest (and most violent) stars, the original Sheik. This edition of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (former managing editor of Pro Wres…
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Fathers, Sons, & Daughters - Featuring Mike Leotis!
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Send us a text Much like other baseball, football, and basketball, there are chips off the old block - superstar wrestlers today who are the sons or daughters of legendary pros. Mike Leotis (Wrestler Weekly) returns to the show with a look at famed mat heroes and villains who came from famed wrestling families. It's a unique topic for a wrestling p…
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Central States Wrestling Memories With Mike Morsch!
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Send us a text The key ingredient of the success of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated and a longtime wrestling writer) is its main objective: To remember and pay tribute to the wrestling stars and territories of the past. On this special edition, journalist (and at one point, an actu…
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BONUS EPISODE: The Elimination Chamber Is A Jejune Sandwich
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Send us a text Join host Bob Smith (formerly managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) for an almost instant look at the February 24 WWE live event, Elimination Chamber: Perth. It's a quick look at today's biggest federation through the eyes of one of the sport's most veteran pundits! Support the show Contact us at outdatedwrestling@gmail.com!…
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Fresh, Funny & Frank: Wrestling Maven Anthony Pires!
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Send us a text A longtime friend of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith finally gets his due as the energetic and knowledgeable Anthony Pires makes his "only guest" debut on this popular mat podcast. The host - the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated - and his brilliant friend talk for more than an hour about things new and o…
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The Outdated Wrestling Hour 1970s 100 - featuring John McAdam & Steve Gennarelli!
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Send us a text Do you enjoy the annual PWI magazine list of the top 500 wrestlers in the world? Bob Smith, the host of The Outdated Wrestling Hour and former PWI managing editor, wrote the first two PWI 500 articles in 1991 and '92. Now, joined by a nonpareil pair of wrestling experts - John McAdam and Steve Gennarelli of the Arcadian Vanguard podc…
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Pro Wrestling's Past & Future - With Kimmy Sokol!
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Send us a text This edition of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (former PWI managing editor during the 1980s and 1990s) brings a refreshing change of pace with young wrestling insider Kimmy Sokol, a vibrant new presence in the current mat scene. It’s a decidedly different podcast: Smith and Sokol talk about the differences in new wrestlin…
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The Wrestling Podcast About Nothing - With Liam Savage!
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Send us a text This edition of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (former PWI managing editor during the 1980s and 1990s) is about...uh...well...a little bit of everything! The OWH welcomes back Liam Savage (formerly of the Front Row Material podcast) as this pair of longtime pundits talk about this and that and everything in between - the …
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A Worldwide Wrestling Treasure: Writer Greg Oliver!
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Send us a text In yet another high-water mark for The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated), the show welcomes the already-legendary sports and wrestling writer Greg Oliver - who has worked on the classic Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame series of books; recent biographies of wrestling legend Med…
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Inside Today's Pro Wrestling Illustrated With Al Castle!
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Send us a text In the second episode of the second season of Bob Smith's Outdated Wrestling Hour, it's a meeting of two Pro Wrestling Illustrated stalwarts - Smith, who worked his way into the managing editor job at the vaunted mat publication in 1991, and Al Castle, who has become one of the top wrestling writers in America during his during his t…
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Send us a text It's the first episode of the second season of The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast - and on this edition, host Bob Smith (formerly with Pro Wrestling Illustrated) once again joins former Ring Of Honor chief Cary Silkin. The pair of veteran wrestling industry pros take on topics both new and old: AEW, Tony Khan, WWWF, blood in wrestli…
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Send us a text It's right on time for both film fans and mat mavens - join host Bob Smith (formerly with Pro Wrestling Illustrated) as he welcomes longtime film reviewer Jon Pine for a deep dive into The Iron Claw, the just-released look at the tragic lives of the members of the Von Erich family. And that's not all - we give our awards for the best…
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Prediction: Tyler Peters - A Future Great Mat Commentator!
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Send us a text When podcast host Bob Smith wrote and edited at the offices of G.C. London and eventually worked his way up to the managing editor role, he wrote one of the most popular columns in The Wrestler magazine - "Introducing," where he predicted great things for many a young mat star. Now, for the first time on The Outdated Wrestling Hour, …
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Cary Silkin: Classic Wrestling Mags & A Man Of Honor - Part One!
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Send us a text It's another honor for Bob Smith (former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) and his Outdated Wrestling Hour as he welcomes another wrestling lifer in Cary Silkin - the former owner of the legendary Ring Of Honor as well as one of the most revered wrestling experts today. It's the first of two discussions (the next will be …
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A Paige Of History: A Tribute To Kurt Von Hess With Paige Von Hess Sutherland!
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Send us a text Bob Smith has done just about everything a non-athlete could do in pro wrestling - he worked for Pro Wrestling Illustrated, appeared on wrestling TV shows, and even tried his hand a play-by-play. However, this particular podcast will forever hold a huge place in Smith's heart - because this special show is a tribute to one of the fir…
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Brad Drake & The WFIA - & Underrated Stars You'll Remember!
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Send us a text It's a special episode of The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast as host Bob Smith (the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated and its sister magazines for London Publishing) welcomes Brad Drake, the executive director of the newly revived Wrestling Fans International Association - better known as the WFIA. You'll learn all…
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