AWA Unleashed

By Chris TubbsSports Wrestling

AWA Unleashed episodes

December 19, 2023 AWA Unleashed!- Episode 99- Best Bleeders in AWA History
This week it's our final show of 2023 where we discuss the history and best/most extreme bleeders in AWA history. What were some misconceptions, Eddy Mansfield exposing the business, did anyone ever refuse or go rogue, and we discuss some of the more famous names! RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE!
59 min
December 12, 2023 AWA Unleashed!- Episode 98- No DQ and A
This week it's our final "No DQ and A" where we answer more of your questions, including, Butcher Vachon, cage matches with no blood, a new member of the Rhodes family, Verne Gagne and Chavo Guerrero, Sr., at Cauliflower Alley Club and a ton more! RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE!
57 min
December 05, 2023 AWA Unleashed!- Episode 97- No DQ and A
This week it's the first of back to back :No DQ and A" where we answer more of your questions. We discuss Larry Nelson partying with the Midnight Rockers, Brad Rheingans and Rick Martel both stepping away from the business, Nick Bockwinkel using an alias, ugly crowds and more. RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE!
58 min
November 28, 2023 AWA Unleashed!- Episode 96- Team Challenge Series
This week we recap one of the most infamous moments in American Wrestling Association history (good or bad), the Team Challenge Series. Who came up with the idea, the incredible hype, the most absurd ideas within it, what could have worked, is this the AWA's legacy and more. RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE!
1 hr 9 min
November 21, 2023 AWA Unleashed!- Episode 95- Personal Memories of Sherri Martel
Whether you thought she was "Sensational" or "Scary", this week the guys discuss the life and career of the one and only Sherri Martel. Mick Karch and Joe Ciupik tell some personal and professional stories, including her long time connection with Buddy Rose, her work in The Midnight Rockers-Rose/Somers feud, the first call Mick received when she got to the territory, the rib Marty Jannetty pulled on her a couple weeks before WrestleRock and a ton more! RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE!

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1 hr 6 min
November 14, 2023 AWA Unleashed!- Episode 94- Frankie DeFalco
This week we're joined by the fantastic Frankie DeFalco. We discussed his background (and what he did as a youngster), getting into the AWA, crazy road stories and driving from Milwaukee, the problems he sees with the business today, the differences between Verne Gagne and Vince McMahon, we play some name association and more. RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE!

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1 hr 18 min
November 07, 2023 AWA Unleashed!- Episode 93- No DQ and A
We have more questions, so we try to answer more with another "No DQ and A." Topics discussed this week include shocking AWA Champions, Midnight Express at Whitewater, Twin Wars '90, controversial guests, did Eddie Sharkey shoot Verne Gagne and more! RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE!

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1 hr
October 31, 2023 AWA Unleashed!- Episode 92- No DQ and A
This week it's another "No DQ and A" where we answer your questions. We talk Boris Zhukov, Bobby Heenan managing Baron Von Raschke, Stan Kowalski being a class act and more! RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE!

Brought to you by our friends at Sotastick. It's the ONLY place to go for your OFFICIAL AWA Unleashed merchandise, including your very own personalized hoodie, and now a black and white t-shirt! They run small, so size up. Check out their website https://sotastickco.com/collections/awa-unleashed-podcast and use the promo code UNLEASHED for 15% off! Send us a pic of you and your t-shirt or hoodie to us w/ your name and hometown and we’ll get it on the podcast.

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1 hr
October 24, 2023 AWA Unleashed!- Episode 91- Chris Curtis
This week we're joined by the "Job Man" himself, Chris Curtis. He discusses his interest in the business, some of the guys he carpooled with to Minneapolis, did he ever get frustrated being an enhancement talent, we play some word association and more. RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE!

Brought to you by our friends at Sotastick. It's the ONLY place to go for your OFFICIAL AWA Unleashed merchandise, including your very own personalized hoodie, and now a black and white t-shirt! They run small, so size up. Check out their website https://sotastickco.com/collections/awa-unleashed-podcast and use the promo code UNLEASHED for 15% off! Send us a pic of you and your t-shirt or hoodie to us w/ your name and hometown and we’ll get it on the podcast.

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1 hr 16 min
October 17, 2023 AWA Unleashed!- Episode 90- Old School vs. New School
This week the guys get into the current state of wrestling fans, how and why it's happening, when we saw the shift in attitudes, watching and supporting all products, why wrestling seems to be treated differently than other realms of entertainment and more! RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE!

Brought to you by our friends at Sotastick. It's the ONLY place to go for your OFFICIAL AWA Unleashed merchandise, including your very own personalized hoodie, and now a black and white t-shirt! They run small, so size up. Check out their website https://sotastickco.com/collections/awa-unleashed-podcast and use the promo code UNLEASHED for 15% off! Send us a pic of you and your t-shirt or hoodie to us w/ your name and hometown and we’ll get it on the podcast.

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1 hr 5 min

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”The Voice of Minnesota Wrestling” and former AWA Ring Announcer/Broadcaster Mick Karch, former AWA Director/Producer ”Polish” Joe Ciupik and Chris Tubbs recap the glory days of the historic and…