Dre and the Black Cat are joined by Jon Boucher for the the OSWP Very Jarrett Christmas Special! We discuss three classic Jeff Jarrett matches and have been blessed by Dre with another thrilling radio drama featuring non other than the legend himself, Jeff Jarrett! Please support the OSWP by joining the OSWP Patreon or subscribing to our premium episodes in Apple Podcasts! You can also purchase old episodes on our digital merchandise site. Visit all the important links below! Thanks...

The great OSWP tradition of Thanksgiving at David Crockett’s house has returned for another year. We find ourselves alone in David’s house as wrestling’s greatest superstars attempt to find David! This year we sit down to watch and discuss Starrcade 1993, an underrated gem of a show, with an incredible main event between Ric Flair and Big Van Vader. Please support the OSWP by joining the OSWP Patreon or subscribing to our premium episodes in Apple Podcasts! You can also purchase old...

We are back on the OSWP to look back at the WWF hillbillies from the peak of the WWF Hulkamania era, including Hillbilly Jim and his friends Uncle Elmer and Cousin Luke. Starting with Uncle Elmer’s wedding through the big match at Saturday Night’s Main Event a couple of months later. We also have a new Liz Hunter column! Please support the OSWP by joining the OSWP Patreon or subscribing to our premium episodes in Apple Podcasts! You can also purchase old episodes on our digital...

We let the Crypt Keeper out of his box for Halloween and boy did we regret it. This year he punished us with this vile, disgusting deathmatch between Jon Moxley and Brain Damage with the infamous skill saw spot from the legendary TOD 8, the same night Nick Gage nearly died and had to be taken to a hospital on a helicopter. Please support the OSWP by joining the OSWP Patreon or subscribing to our premium episodes in Apple Podcasts! You can also purchase old episodes on our digital...

This week on the OSWP, Black Cat is joined by Jon Boucher while Dre is on special assignment to discover the origins of Parts Unknown to discuss some early 80s Championship Wrestling from Florida. They watch and talk about two angles – the first between Don Muraco and a young Barry Windham, followed by the legendary feud between Dusty Rhodes and the Assassin with an appearance by the legendary EL SANTO! They also talk about the new Tales from the Territory series on Vice as well as the new...

We are back with only our FOURTH review of a TNA show in 13 years with this fun match-up between two of the best from their generation – The veteran Sting takes on the young Samoa Joe for the TNA championship. Don West stops by in the second half with some amazing deals on TNA trading cards! Please support the OSWP by joining the OSWP Patreon or subscribing to our premium episodes in Apple Podcasts! You can also purchase old episodes on our digital merchandise site. Visit all the...

On our final stop of the OSWP Summer Vacation we close out our time in Oklahoma with Bill Watts by taking a look at a fun tag team match between the Fantastics and a young Sting and Rick Steiner. In the second half we chat with the American Dream about his thoughts regarding CM Punk and the Elite! Please support the OSWP by joining the OSWP Patreon or subscribing to our premium episodes in Apple Podcasts! You can also purchase old episodes on our digital merchandise site. Visit all the...

The OSWP Summer Vacation has come to a complete halt. Still trapped in Bill Watts’ basement. Bill is passed out in front of the basement door wearing only his boxers, a black cowboy hat, and a bolo tie. It’s been almost four weeks and the alternator for the OSWP minivan still hasn’t arrived and we only have two cans of SpaghettiOs Original Canned Pasta and one jar of unsalted peanuts left. We appear to have become experiments for Bill. “Place this under your tongue” he said while starting the...

Still stuck in UWF land, we spend some time talking about the very first episode of Bill Watts’ Universal Wrestling Federation from March 22, 1986. There’s so much to discuss in this episode, from the introduction of the UWF, the 15 minute press conference announcing the 1986 Crockett Cup, an amazing segment with Buzz Sawyer, Dick Slater, Dark Journey, and Bill Watts, a great tag team title match between Dr. Death, Ted DiBiase and the Sheepherders, an appearance by the infamous JOHNNY K9,...

This week on the OSWP Summer Vacation, we stop in Houston, TX for a wonderful UWF match from 1987 between two of the best big dudes to ever lace up a pair of wrestling boots, Dr. Death Steve Williams and Terry Bam Bam Gordy in a brutal Texas Death Match. Please support the OSWP by joining the OSWP Patreon or subscribing to our premium episodes in Apple Podcasts! You can also purchase old episodes on our digital merchandise site. Visit all the important links below! Thanks for listening and...

We are BACK for the next stop on our summer vacation as we roll into Baltimore, Maryland for the GREAT AMERICAN BASH 1988. We take a close look at Lex Luger’s biggest match in his young career as he takes on the old men in the Maryland State Athletic Commission and briefly discuss the rest of this great card. In the second half we also have a great discussion about the BEST WRESTLING TAPES TO RENT back in the day. Please support the OSWP by joining the OSWP Patreon or subscribing to...

We start our summer vacation with a trip to Munich, Germany to watch the legendary match between Cactus Jack and Big Van Vader! Please support the OSWP by joining the OSWP Patreon or subscribing to our premium episodes in Apple Podcasts! You can also purchase old episodes on our digital merchandise site. Visit all the important links below! Thanks for listening and we’ll see you…at the matches! IMPORTANT LINKS! patreon.com/oswp – OSWP Patreongumroad.com/oswp – Digital merch, old...

This week on the Old School Wrestling Podcast we go back to the glory years of Jim Crockett Promotions, 1987, to review the finals of the US Tag Team title tournament between the new Midnight Express and Ron Garvin and Barry Windham. Please support the OSWP by joining the OSWP Patreon or subscribing to our premium episodes in Apple Podcasts! You can also purchase old episodes on our digital merchandise site. Visit all the important links below! Thanks for listening and we’ll see you…at the...

We are joined by Jon Boucher from the Charting the Territories podcast this episode for a great discussion on Don Leo Jonathan and this match between him and Dory Funk Jr. from 1975. Thanks to Jon for all his knowledge and insight on “The Mormon Giant” Don Leo Jonathan! Please support the OSWP by joining the OSWP Patreon or subscribing to our premium episodes in Apple Podcasts! You can also purchase old episodes on our digital merchandise site. Visit all the important links below! Thanks for...

We close out ECW month with a look at the legendary feud between the Sandman and Tommy Dreamer that truly defined who Tommy Dreamer would become in ECW. In the second half Dre takes us down memory lane with some of the classic ECW commercials that would appear during Hardcore TV. Please support the OSWP by joining the OSWP Patreon or subscribing to our premium episodes in Apple Podcasts! You can also purchase old episodes on our digital merchandise site. Visit all the important links below!...

The entire month of April we will be talking about EXTREME CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING! For this episode we will be talking about the incredible phenomenon that was Rob Van Dam in 1998/1999 as well as his big match against Bam Bam Bigelow where he won his first major singles title. Please support the OSWP by joining the OSWP Patreon! You can also purchase old episodes on our digital merchandise site. Visit all the important links below! Thanks for listening and we’ll see you…at the...

It’s WrestleMania season again and this year we go back in time to look at the classic match and feud between Randy Savage and Ric Flair. In the second half we are joined by the Macho Man to offer his side of the story behind this legendary feud. Please support the OSWP by joining the OSWP Patreon! Thanks for listening and we’ll see you…at the matches! flairchop.compatreon.com/oswptwitter.com/blackcatOSWPtwitter.com/wrestlepodcastinstagram.com/oldschoolwrestlingpodcast

On this week’s episode of the Old School Wrestling Podcast we go back in time to talk about one of the most horrifying moments in WWF history, the night Earthquaked killed Damien and then several weeks later would serve Quakeburgers made with the meat of Damien to Vince, Bobby, and Lord Alfred Hayes on Prime Time Wrestling. Please support the OSWP by joining the OSWP Patreon! Thanks for listening and we’ll see you…at the...

On this episode of the OSWP we look at one of our favorite episodes of Monday Night RAW from February 24, 1997 when ECW invaded the Manhattan Center in New York City. Please support the OSWP by joining the OSWP Patreon! Thanks for listening and we’ll see you…at the matches! flairchop.compatreon.com/oswptwitter.com/blackcatOSWPtwitter.com/wrestlepodcastinstagram.com/oldschoolwrestlingpodcast

The Old School Wrestling Podcast takes a look at the incredible six month run from January to July 1993 featuring “The Narcissist” Lex Luger and review his last television matched as the evil man with the metal plate in his arm before he would board the helicopter that would take him to the USS Intrepid to bodyslam the Yokozuna and save the United States of America from Japan. In the second half, they look at an article from a 1969 issue of INSIDE WRESTLING called “I WAKE UP SCREAMING,” a...

This week on the OSWP, Dre and the Black Cat take some time to talk about the fascinating group of characters from early 90s World Championship Wrestling that formed the group called “The York Foundation.” Originally centered around Alexandra York, Michael Wallstreet, this stable of wrestlers looked to skyrocket to the top of WCW with an infallible computer program that would tell them how to defeat everyone in their way. Unfortunately, there would be a few bugs in the program and they would...

Dre and the Black Cat take a look back at one of the most bizarre times in professional wrestling history – the year of 1999 in World Championship Wrestling. With the competition taking the lead, WCW was forced to adapt and attempt to figure out what they needed to do to get the fans to turn the channel back to TNT. This lead to some of the most illogical and non-sensical wrestling ever created. Thankfully there are some wonderful gems in this mess, including the match we are going to review...

It’s time for the annual OSWP Holiday Spectacular and this year we are, as always, joined by the Macho Claus, but also by Dwayne Johnson’s favorite wrestling historian, “Bad News” Jon Boucher from the Charting the Territories podcast. Along with the festivities we take a look back at the legendary match between Hulk Hogan and Big Bossman from the May 1989 Saturday Night’s Main Event in the big blue steel cage. Please support the OSWP by signing up over at patreon.com/oswp. Thanks for...

This week the Old School Wrestling Podcast takes a moment to look at the incredible story of SD Jones, a man that has inspired millions, never gave up, and never laid down to the challenges of life. Please support the show by signing up for the OSWP Patreon at patreon.com/oswp or visit the OSWP Merch Store at gumroad.com/oswp. Thanks for listening and we’ll see you…at the matches!