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This week on Sitting Ringside, in one of the more interesting episodes that has been done, David Penzer chats with Impact Wrestling Executive Vice President, “The Invisible Hand” Don Callis. The guys talk about the working relationship between Impact Wrestling and AEW, the reformation of Kenny Omega, The Young Bucks, and The Good Brothers and what it may mean, their plans for the future, the potential working with New Japan Pro Wrestling in the future, Impact Wrestling’s “Hard To Kill” event coming up Saturday night and the potential of a title vs. title match between Omega and Impact World Champion Rich Swann, and so much more. Thanks, as always, for listening! Make sure to follow David Penzer and “Sitting Ringside” on Twitter and check out the Sitting Ringside store at ProWrestlingTees.com! You can find the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Google Podcasts, the iHeartRadio app, and now on Spotify! The post Sitting Ringside: Impact Wrestling EVP “The Invisible Hand” Don Callis appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer kicks off the New Year by chatting with former WCW/WWE wrestler/producer and one of his oldest friends, Fit Finlay. Fit talks about being a third-generation wrestler and his start in the business, working in Europe, his move to the United States and his time in WCW, moving on to the WWE, and the guys share some great road stories as well! This episode of Sitting Ringside is presented by Manscaped, the best in men’s below the waist grooming offering precision-engineered tools for your family jewels and is here to help you have clean balls in the New Year! Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code RINGSIDE at Manscaped.com. That’s 20% off with free shipping at Manscaped.com, and use code RINGSIDE. New Year, New Balls! Make sure to follow David Penzer and “Sitting Ringside” on Twitter and check out the Sitting Ringside store at ProWrestlingTees.com! You can find the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Google Podcasts, the iHeartRadio app, and now on Spotify! The post Sitting Ringside: Fit Finlay appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer is thrilled to be joined by the AEW World Tag Team Champions, The Young Bucks. Matt and Nick discuss the grind they’ve endured to find success in the pro wrestling industry, some of the people who are overly critical of their style, the formation of AEW and the ongoing working relationship with Impact Wrestling, their new book titled “Young Bucks: Killing the Business from Backyards to the Big Leagues,” and so much more. This episode of Sitting Ringside is presented by HelloFresh. With HelloFresh, you get fresh, pre-measured ingredients and mouthwatering seasonal recipes delivered right to your door. HelloFresh lets you skip those trips to the grocery store, and makes home cooking easy, fun, AND affordable – and that’s why it’s America’s #1 meal kit! Make sure to visit HelloFresh.com/ringside10 and use promo code ringside10 for 10 free meals, including free shipping! Make sure to follow David Penzer and “Sitting Ringside” on Twitter and check out the Sitting Ringside store at ProWrestlingTees.com! You can find the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Google Podcasts, the iHeartRadio app, and now on Spotify! The post Sitting Ringside: AEW Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer welcomes back “The Disco Inferno” Glenn Gilbertti to the show for a little Q & A. The guys answer your questions about what company handled the COVID pandemic the best, the Vader/Paul Orndorff fight, Kevin Sullivan and Chris Benoit, the Steiner Brothers, the Road Warriors, Ric Flair, some funny road stories, and everything you’d expect from Disco. Make sure to follow David Penzer and “Sitting Ringside” on Twitter and check out the Sitting Ringside store at ProWrestlingTees.com! You can find the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Google Podcasts, the iHeartRadio app, and now on Spotify! The post Sitting Ringside: Christmas With Disco Inferno appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down with Impact Wrestling’s Knockouts Champion, “The Virtuosa” Deonna Purrazzo. The two discuss Deonna’s journey through the wrestling business, her time in Impact Wrestling, the relationship between Impact and AEW and who she might want to face, intergender wrestling, and more. Make sure to follow David Penzer and “Sitting Ringside” on Twitter and check out the Sitting Ringside store at ProWrestlingTees.com! You can find the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Google Podcasts, the iHeartRadio app, and now on Spotify! The post Sitting Ringside: Impact Wrestling’s Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer pays his respect and honors the life of the great Pat Patterson, who passed away this past Wednesday, with the co-author of Pat’s biography titled “Accepted: How The First Gay Superstar Changed WWE,” Bertrand Hebert. Make sure to follow David Penzer and “Sitting Ringside” on Twitter and check out the Sitting Ringside store at ProWrestlingTees.com! You can find the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Google Podcasts, the iHeartRadio app, and now on Spotify! The post Sitting Ringside: Remembering Pat Patterson appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer is joined by “Le Champion” Chris Jericho to discuss the career of The Undertaker, both in and out of the ring. Also, “The Demo God” hits on his upcoming match with Frankie Kazarian this Wednesday night on AEW, the thrill of the fans singing “Judas” on his way to the ring, how AEW operates behind the scenes, working with MJF, the future of the Inner Circle and The Jericho Cruise, and so much more. Also, David pays his respect to friend Bob Ryder, who passed away November 24th. Thanks for listening!!!! Make sure to follow David Penzer and “Sitting Ringside” on Twitter and check out the Sitting Ringside store at ProWrestlingTees.com! You can find the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Google Podcasts, the iHeartRadio app, and now on Spotify! The post Sitting Ringside: Chris Jericho Talks The Taker appeared first on Radio Influence.

Ever since the Dark Side Of The Ring episode on The Fabulous Moolah two years ago, David Penzer has wanted to bring on a guest to talk about her unique career. Numerous men and women have turned down the request but the leader of The Fight For Moolah Project obliged. Nigel Sherrod, who appeared on The Dark Side Of The Ring, sits down with Penzer to about the good and the bad that is The Fabulous Moolah. The guys get into specifics in regards to the charges made in The Dark Side Of The Ring episode and talk about the unique job of booking women wrestlers on the territory circuit in the 70s and early 80s. Also, they talk to Nigel about his own unique career, which includes working at Deep South Wrestling with Jody Hamilton and Bill DeMott, currently working with “Good Brother” Doc Gallows in his various escapades and projects, working as an announcer for the Harlem Globetrotters and the similarities and differences between the Globetrotters and pro wrestling, and so much more! Thanks for listening!!!! Make sure to follow David Penzer and “Sitting Ringside” on Twitter and check out the Sitting Ringside store at ProWrestlingTees.com! You can find the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Google Podcasts, the iHeartRadio app, and now on Spotify! The post Sitting Ringside: Nigel Sherrod appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer is joined by former WCW and WWE superstar “The Big Cat” Curtis Hughes (aka “Mr. Hughes”). He shares stories about how he got his start in the ring, some great stories about his time on the road, working with The Undertaker, why his success was limited and why politics played a big role, some of the household names in the ring today that he trained, and so much more. Thanks for listening!!!! Make sure to follow David Penzer and “Sitting Ringside” on Twitter and check out the Sitting Ringside store at ProWrestlingTees.com! You can find the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Google Podcasts, the iHeartRadio app, and now on Spotify! The post Sitting Ringside: “Big Cat” Curtis Hughes (aka Mr. Hughes) appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer pays tribute to his old friend Tracy Smothers, who lost his battle with cancer last Wednesday, by sharing his thoughts about Tracy and revisiting Tracy’s appearance on the podcast from this past May. Thanks for listening!!!! Make sure to follow David Penzer and “Sitting Ringside” on Twitter and check out the Sitting Ringside store at ProWrestlingTees.com! You can find the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Google Podcasts, the iHeartRadio app, and now on Spotify! The post Sitting Ringside: Remembering Tracy Smothers appeared first on Radio Influence.

One of the biggest “What Could’ve Been” stories in the history of pro wrestling is Mark Jindrak. From being one of the Natural Born Thrillers in the final days of WCW to being replaced at the last minute by Bautista as the final member of Evolution with HHH, Ric Flair, and Randy Orton in the WWE, Jindrak may have fallen out of the spotlight in the US but his career was far from over. David Penzer sits down with Jindrak to discuss his entire career, his start in the business, what really happened with Evolution, his incredible career in Mexico, and what his future may hold this week on Sitting Ringside! Thanks for listening!!!! Make sure to follow David Penzer and “Sitting Ringside” on Twitter and check out the Sitting Ringside store at ProWrestlingTees.com! You can find the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Google Podcasts, the iHeartRadio app, and now on Spotify! The post Sitting Ringside: Mark Jindrak (aka CMLL’s Marco Corleone) appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down with the Impact Wrestling X-Division Champion Rohit Raju to discuss his journey through the wrestling business, his time with Impact Wrestling and how grateful he is to be there, what still frustrates him from his time on the indies, some great impressions, and his upcoming match this weekend at Bound For Glory! Thanks for listening!!!! Make sure to follow David Penzer and “Sitting Ringside” on Twitter and check out the Sitting Ringside store at ProWrestlingTees.com! You can find the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Google Podcasts, the iHeartRadio app, and now on Spotify! The post Sitting Ringside: Impact Wrestling’s X-Division Champion Rohit Raju appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down with one of Impact Wrestling’s newest additions, Heath. The artist formerly known as Heath Slater talks about his start in the wrestling business, being a part of FCW and the Nexus, his time in the WWE, how he found out he was being released from the WWE, his move to Impact Wrestling and whether it’s a long term move or not, #HeathForImpact, and so much more. Heath is such a great guy and truly one of those “what you see is what you get” kind of people and it was a great conversation. Thanks for listening!!!! Make sure to follow David Penzer and “Sitting Ringside” on Twitter and check out the Sitting Ringside store at ProWrestlingTees.com! You can find the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Google Podcasts, the iHeartRadio app, and now on Spotify! The post Sitting Ringside: Impact Wrestling’s Heath (fka Heath Slater) appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down with Impact Wrestling World Champion Eric Young, fresh off of his victory over Eddie Edwards this past weekend at Victory Road 2020. 2020 has been an insane ride for everyone but Eric Young’s journey through the year has been ridiculous. From starting the year in the WWE, losing his job in April, signing with Impact Wrestling where he initially made a splash in the pro wrestling world, to now being the Impact Wrestling World Champion, he talks about going through all the highs and lows of it all. He also discusses his time in the WWE and what went wrong, not being surprised by his release, his relationship with Triple H and Impact’s Scott D’Amore, and ultimately going home to Impact Wrestling. Thanks for listening! Make sure to follow David Penzer and “Sitting Ringside” on Twitter and check out the Sitting Ringside store at ProWrestlingTees.com! You can find the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Google Podcasts, the iHeartRadio app, and now on Spotify! The post Sitting Ringside: Impact Wrestling World Champion Eric Young appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down with one of the original members of AEW’s Dark Order, Evil Uno. The guys discuss Evil Uno’s start in the wrestling business with guys like Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn from the WWE, being one of the pioneers in melding the gaming world with pro wrestling, his Twitch channel, meeting his tag team partner Stu Grayson and becoming the Super Smash Bros., their time in PWG and ROH and why it was cut short, the impact The Young Bucks have made on their careers, how they signed with AEW, the story of The Exalted One, and so much more. Thanks for listening! Make sure to follow David Penzer and “Sitting Ringside” on Twitter and check out the Sitting Ringside store at ProWrestlingTees.com! You can find the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Google Podcasts, the iHeartRadio app, and now on Spotify! The post Sitting Ringside: Evil Uno Of AEW’s Dark Order appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down with long time independent wrestler Andrew Anderson to talk about just how much life has changed in the world of independent wrestling since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks for listening! Make sure to follow David Penzer and “Sitting Ringside” on Twitter and check out the Sitting Ringside store at ProWrestlingTees.com! You can find the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Google Podcasts, the iHeartRadio app, and now on Spotify! The post Sitting Ringside: Life In The Indies During A Pandemic appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down with one time New Japan Pro Wrestling Junior Heavyweight Champion, eight time NJPW Junior Heavyweight Tag Team champion, three time Ring Of Honor Tag Team champion, and co-host of the “Talk’n Shop” podcast, Rocky Romero. The two discuss his start in the wrestling business at age 15 in Northern California, working in Mexico for CMLL and in Japan for NJPW before becoming Black Tiger IV, his loyalty to NJPW, his relationship with Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, Talk’n Shop-A-Mania. and so much more! Thanks for listening! Make sure to follow David Penzer and “Sitting Ringside” on Twitter! You can find the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Google Podcasts, the iHeartRadio app, and now on Spotify! The post Sitting Ringside: NJPW & Talk’n Shop Co-Host Rocky Romero appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down with two time Ring Of Honor World Champion, two time Ring Of Honor World Television Champion, six time X-Division Champion for Impact Wrestling, and Impact Wrestling Tag Team Champion, the one and only Jay Lethal. He talks about his humble start in the business at age 15, working in the Northeast, the impact that Samoa Joe has had on his career, getting his big break with Impact Wrestling, what ultimately led to his departure from there, signing with Ring Of Honor, the importance of loyalty, whether or not he dreams of going to the WWE someday, how much his family has supported him over the years, and of course, the “Woo Off” promo with Ric Flair from 2010. Thanks for listening! Make sure to follow David Penzer and “Sitting Ringside” on Twitter! You can find the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Google Podcasts, the iHeartRadio app, and now on Spotify! The post Sitting Ringside: 2x Ring Of Honor World Champion Jay Lethal appeared first on Radio Influence.

Late in the days of WCW, a young tag team called “Air Raid” from NWA Wildside was signed and being positioned to be the future of the cruiserweight division. The two guys, who were very much innovators in the high flying action we see a lot of today, would have futures that would go in very different directions. One would go on to become a multi-time world champion in multiple companies worldwide and one of the best pro wrestlers of his generation. His name is “The Phenomenal One” AJ Styles. The other considers the contract he signed with WCW to be the worst thing to ever happen to his career and he disappeared from the wrestling scenes for years. His name is Air Paris. This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down with the man, Frank Parris, who talks about his career that started at age 14, his time in NWA Wildside and the year-long feud he had with AJ Styles that led to their opportunity in WCW, why he considers signing with WCW at 21 years old the worst thing that ever happened to his career, the years of self-doubt he went through following WCW that led to his disdain for the wrestling business, his relationship and friendship with AJ now, and having the itch to get back into the business at age 41. Thanks for listening! Make sure to follow David Penzer and “Sitting Ringside” on Twitter! You can find the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Google Podcasts, the iHeartRadio app, and now on Spotify! The post Sitting Ringside: Whatever Happened To WCW’s Air Paris appeared first on Radio Influence.

Whether you know him as one of The Major Brothers, one of The Edgeheads, or a three-time World Tag Team Champion, Brian Myers (formerly known as WWE superstar Curt Hawkins) has accomplished a ton over his 16-year career and it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that he’s still a young guy at just 35 years old. Today on Sitting Ringside, Brian sits down with David Penzer to talk about how his wrestling career began, his relationship with Matt Cardona (fka Zack Ryder), getting his first break in the business, how the idea of teaming up with Edge came to be and how it probably wouldn’t happen in today’s wrestling world, winning the WWE World Tag Team Championship with Cardona at Wrestlemania 35 in his hometown, the WWE Creative process, being completely blindsided by his release from the WWE during the COVID-19 pandemic, his excitement about joining Impact Wrestling, and so much more. Brian’s unique perspective and honesty is enlightening, to say the least. You don’t want to miss this. Also, make sure to check out The Major Wrestling Figure Podcast, Brian’s podcast with Matt Cardona, on all the major podcast platforms. Make sure to follow David Penzer and “Sitting Ringside” on Twitter! You can find the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Google Podcasts, the iHeartRadio app, and now on Spotify! The post Sitting Ringside: Impact Wrestling’s Brian Myers (fka WWE’s Curt Hawkins) appeared first on Radio Influence.