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the best and worst of 2023...and that's STILL NOT all: We give humble thanks to all the guests and friends who made The Outdated Wrestling Hour so successful this year....

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 Now, for the first time on The Outdated Wrestling Hour, we made a prediction: Tyler Peters of Tennessee has a bright future as a wrestling commentator and podcaster. You'll learn all about Peters' brand new show,...

It's another honor for Bob Smith (former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) and his Outdated Wrestling Hour as he welcomes another wrestling lifer in Cary Silkin - the former owner of the legendary Ring Of Honor as well as one of the most revered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 announced shortly) about Silkin's time with the sports-oriented ROH, his induction into the ROH Hall of Fame, growing up with wrestling, and a lot more things you...

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 first wrestlers he ever saw in his youth. The guest: Paige Von Hess Sutherland, who is the daughter of the legendary 1970s and '80s German ring villain Kurt Von...

It's a special episode of The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast as host Bob Smith (the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated and its sister magazines for London Publishing) welcomes Brad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 about why the WFIA is back - and you'll get all the information you need to learn how to become a member. BONUS: A look back at some of the most undderated...

It's not often that host Bob Smith (former PWI managing editor) gets a bit sheepish bringing on a guest - but that's the way he felt in meeting the famed wrestling historian George Schire, the author of the classic pro wrestling book Minnesota's Golden Age Of Wrestling From Verne Gagne To The Road Warriors. The award-winning Schire takes listeners on quite a journey - not only throughout the history of the AWA, but also touching on his own career, today's wrestling, the rise of the WWF, and...

The Outdated Wrestling Hour returns as host Bob Smith (formerly the managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated in the '80s and '90s) welcomes a pair of soon-to-be legendary podcasters in Benny Scala and Dan Sebastiano, the hosts of the hugely successful Dan & Benny In The Ring! These longtime wrestling experts and fans detail why their show has been so vital, and you'll see why the broadcasts are a favorite landing place for wrestling stars both new and classic. Plus: The trio veers off...

It's fond memories and thinking caps: Join former PWI managing editor Bob Smith with not one but two special guests - wrestling media giant Anthony Pires and noted podcaster Liam Savage (formerly of Front Row Material) - as they take part in the first-ever Outdated Wrestling Hour trivia contest, where these two experts battle it out for some really meager prizes! After the contest, however, the podcast takes listeners back through the decades as they look back at their own pasts in the sport,...

It's another spirited trip down Memory Lane as host Bob Smith (former longtime PWI writer and editor) welcomes Steve Gennarelli, best known for his major contributions to one of pro wrestling's most popular podcasts, Stick To Wrestling With John McAdam. This pair of veteran fans and podcasters touch on all the subjects you'd expect to be debated in a podcast that features classic wrestling: Then versus now, old wrestling magazines, wrestling on TV, great covers of classic mags, stuff they...

What more can we say - PWI legend Bill Apter and Outdated Wrestling Hour host Bob Smith (Bill's former managing editor) engage in a heartfelt and spirited discussion about wrestling magazines, his time with London Publishing, wrestling censorship, apartment house wrestling, Moondogs, Bruno Sammartino versus Pedro Morales, Bill's amazing current life in wrestling, and much more. It's two old friends talking old school action and old good times - and you get to listen in! Buzzsprout - Let's...

Join Bob Smith (former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) and one of today's busiest wrestling writers, Javier Ojst (of ProWrestlingStories.com) for a long look at the villains of the past has inspired the ire of millions of Americans ... and also made them stand in line to buy tickets. From no-brainers like The Sheik and Abdullah The Butcher to regional stars like Apache Bull Ramos and Wild Bull Curry, there's enough rulebreaking and chicanery here to cause even the most hardened...

Host Bob Smith has been a busy old boy this year, making The Outdated Wrestling Hour a genuinely headline-grabbing and enjoyable listen - but on this shorter-than-usual special episode, he's altering the format to give an inside look at what's going to be happening with the OWH - and offers a stream-of-consciousness where he touches on his favorite moments in wrestling; AEW and Tony Khan; recent WWE; the great Joyce Grable; things that really bother him; and a lot more. He also gets some...

Bob Smith (formerly the managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) loves radio - he cut his teeth on it before becoming a writer and editor. We all know that wrestling podcasts are all the rage - but did you know that there are still some excellent wrestling radio shows out there to enjoy? Join Bob and his guests Glen Braget and Michael McCurdy - the host of Minnesota's classic Rasslin' Memories Then & Now radio show - for a freewheeling, upbeat conversation all about the state of...

Remember the legendary "House Of Action" - The Portland Sports Arena? Pacific Northwest Wrestling fans still do - and so do we. Join special guest Mike Leotis (Wrestler Weekly) and host Bob Smith (formerly with PWI) as they look back at the stars and matches that made Portland Wrestling a one-of-a-kind organization. From Roddy Piper to Rick Martel to Buddy Rose to Moondog Mayne, it's a fondly remembered league - and you'll get to re-live its golden years on this unique wrestling nostalgia...

They were the voices of wrestling's glory years - from Gordon Solie and Bob Caudle to Brian Webster and Joey Styles. These were some of the most lauded play-by-play announcers in mat history, and on this special edition of The Outdated Wrestling Hour, host Bob Smith (former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) and returning favorite Joe Puccio (who has written for some of wrestling's top sites and publications) take a look back at  so many announcers - you'll join in and remember Les...

Join host Bob Smith (Pro Wrestling Illustrated, WCW Magazine) as he welcomes Scottie Richardson, the founder of the popular online wrestling destination Wrestler Weekly - but there's much more to this unique and personable guy than only that accomplishment. Richardson is the author of a now-classic wrestling autobiography, Family, Bacon, Rasslin - and we bring you the news that his multi-faceted man is now working on a new book about one of the most important wrestling cards in history! He's...

Pro wrestling has long been considered somewhat of an art form - but some talented people think it's actual art. You certainly will after you see the work of the amazing Philadelphia-based Nick Clark, who creates some of the most memorable art and drawings about wrestling you will ever gaze upon. It's typical OWH as host Bob Smith (Pro Wrestling Illustrated's former managing editor) and Clark soon veer off into a myriad of topics, including women's wrestling, ECW, hardcore matches, the...

The Outdated Wrestling Hour is honored to bring to you one of the greatest musicians in contemporary blues music, Mr. Rodd Bland - the son of the legendary singer Bobby "Blue" Bland and one of the finest drummers in the genre today. In this special episode, Bland and host Bob Smith - known as Robert Charels during his own blues music career - talk about all kinds of music from blues to groups like the Rolling Stones and Guns 'N Roses ... but that's not all! Bland is well-versed in the world...

Most fans know Jared Hawkins from his popular show The Indie Wrestling Guide Podcast - but did you know this still-young man has also been an indie referee for almost 20 years? In this edition of The Outdated Wrestling Hour, host Bob Smith (best known for his years with Pro Wrestling Illustrated) talks to Hawkins about not only his hit streaming show, but also about what it's like to step between the ropes, enter the squared circle, and enforce the rules in the current wrestling. Of course,...

It's the return of a favorite guest as the prolific multi-award winning writer and podcaster Brian R. Solomon (Blood & Fire: The Unbelieveable Real Life Story of Wrestling's Original Sheik, PWI, The Wrestling News, Shut Up & Wrestle) returns to talk with host Bob Smith (the former managing editor of PWI) about not only his upcoming book on Gorilla Monsoon, but also about his new book Superheroes: The History Of A Pop-Culture Phenomenon from Ant-Man to Zorro. Don't worry - there's not...

It's with great pride that The Outdated Wrestling Hour features an enjoyable interview with Joyce Paustian, the author and photographer of a fantastic new book: My Ringside Seat To The AWA. It's a new paperback featuring literally hundreds of photos and tons of personal memories from a fan who became a part of the Midwest wrestling scene. How good is the book? "It's the same vibe we all got from our days buying wrestling magazines - discovering things we didn't realize," said host Bob Smith...

In yet another episode in what host Bob Smith (former PWI managing editor) calls "cross-pollinization," the OWH welcomes Nate Maxson to the podcast. As luck would have it, this episode is released at the same time as Maxson's We Can't Wrestle podcasts issued its landmark 200th podcast. It's a high water mark for Maxson, a true wrestling expert whose freewheeling podcast has earned a loyal and rabid following. Yet, that's this Outdated episode - Smith and Maxson talk about more wrestlers and...

Everyone has thrilled to the violent antics of Abdullah The Butcher, Fred Blassie, Buzz Sawyer, Cactus Jack, and so many other legends who could be both violent and brutal. However, has today's indie scene altered the violence in pro wrestling so that is has become almost unrecognizable? Join host Bob Smith with returning guest Craig Peters (both from the London Publishing days of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) for a free-flowing, sometime intense, sometimes funny, and always heartfelt look at...

Join The Outdated Wrestling Hour host Bob Smith - a mainstay at Pro Wrestling Illustrated during the '80s and '90s - as his recent visit to a top wrestling convention in Philadelphia resulted with an impromptu interview with Bill Apter, the dean of pro wrestling journalists who worked with Bob for all those years. It's a fun conversation between two old friends, and you get to hear it as it happened. PLUS: News on a new OWH fan club, talk about the resurgent WWE, thoughts on a new book from a...

One of the hottest new regional wrestling podcasts is Wrasslin' Talk with Mayor McCall  - hosted by longtime area fan and historian John McCall. Former PWI managing editor and The Outdated Wrestling Hour host Bob Smith flipped when he heard this new podcast, because even though he's a "city slicker," he loves classic Memphis wrestling as much as anybody. Together, Smith and McCall take a walk down memory lane that's so vivid you'll think you've landed on Beale Street - or better yet, at...