FlashBack Wrestling Podcast is back with a bonus episode. In this episode Wesly Avendano and his brother Anthony take a quick look at the career of Jerry “The King” Lawler. Wesley and Anthony start off by talking about their first memories of “The King,” his commentary, and his part in the movie Man on the …
Read More »FlashBack Wrestling Podcast Episode 5 – Terry Funk – Amarillo Funk
FlashBack Wrestling Podcast is back with their 5th episode. In this episode Wesly and his brother Anthony Avendano take a look back at the career of Hardcore Icon, and legend Terry Funk. A member of the famous Funk Family, Son of Dory Funk and brother of Dory Funk Jr. He actually started …
Read More »FlashBack Wrestling Podcast Episode 4 – Ken Shamrock – The World’s Most Dangerous Podcast
FlashBack Wrestling Podcast is back with their 4th episode. In this episode Wesly and his brother Anthony Avendano take a look back at the career of The World’s Most Dangerous Man, Ken Shamrock. They follow his MMA career as well as his pro wrestling career. From the early days of UFC to …
Read More »Yokozuna – Short life, Huge Impact
As kids, our parents spent countless hours reassuring us that, despite our wildest fears, monsters weren’t real. Well, those parents never had to deal with Andre The Giant, Bruiser Brody, or King Kong Bundy. “Monster heels” have been an essential part of the wrestling business since its inception. Promoters like …
Read More »FlashBack Wrestling Podcast Episode 1 – Stone Cold Steve Austin 3:16
FlashBack Wrestling Podcast debut episode is all about the Texas rattle snake, Stone Cold Steve Austin. We take a look back at his career with WCW, the ECW and then the WWF and talk about what made him one of the best, if not the best, in the eyes of the …
Read More »Scott Hall – Say Hello to The Bad Guy
Throughout it’s history, professional wrestling has shone a spotlight on some pretty infamous “bad guys” (heels). We’ve seen everything from evil foreigners, to cocky playboys, to corporate sell outs. However, there’s a huge difference between simply being “a bad guy,” and being “The Bad Guy.” “The Bad Guy” is a gold chain wearing, toothpick throwing Cuban, …
Read More »Daniel Bryan, And The YES! Movement
“YES! YES! YES!” It seems like just yesterday when 75,167 wrestling fans inside the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, erupted into cheers as their unlikely hero stood tall holding the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Daniel Bryan was never supposed to be the mega star that he became, don’t ever let anyone try to …
Read More »Batista: WWE World Champion To Guardian Of The Galaxy
Hulk Hogan, Roddy Piper, Jesse “The Body” Ventura, and of course Dwayne “The Rock“ Johnson. That’s just a small list of professional wrestlers who went and tried their hand at becoming a Hollywood star. The first three are Hall of Fame legends, but were never able to truly break into …
Read More »Ric Flair: To Be the Man…Whoooooo!
Who’s the greatest of all time? In the NBA and NHL, there isn’t much of a debate, it’s Michael Jordan and Wayne Gretzky. In other sports however, the answer isn’t always so easy. Pro wrestling falls into the latter category. There technically is no right or wrong answer. The top …
Read More »Dear WrestleMania…An Open Letter
Dear WrestleMania, You don’t know this but you’ve been a huge part of my life since I was a small child. I’ll never known exactly when or where I was first exposed to pro wrestling. I have vague memories of being a child and having a “Macho Man” Randy Savage …
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