Bell to Bell with Bobby Blaze - An Old School Wrestling Podcast

Jerry “The King” Lawler  Join Bobby Blaze on this week's episode as he discusses Jerry “The King” Lawler. Why is Lawler “The King” of professional wrestling?  Who gave Lawler his first crown? Who did he beat to become “The King of Wrestling? Hear Bobby tell you exactly why he is a known legend and what made him a pro wrestling icon. Hear about Lawler’s first 5 Star match with Terry Funk. Why Bobby loves the empty arena match so much! Listen as Bobby tells you all about his personal interaction with “The King.” Hear how Lawler survived a broken leg, being hit by a car, and his in-ring heart attack. Want to hear about Bobby’s build-up to his match for the SMW Heavyweight Title match? This is a can’t miss podcast that you’ll be glad you tuned in to and gave it a listen.

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In this week’s episode “The Professor“ Jeremy Vilmur and Bobby Blaze take a deep dive into Memphis Wrestling as well as professional wrestling all across Tennessee through the years. Gulas, Welch, Jarrett! Memphis Heat, Gimmick Tables, and more! The boys a take look at all the many future superstars that worked for Memphis Wrestling. Find out about the weekly towns and schedule as well the TV stations that carried the program. Give this show a listen to hear about several of the greatest wrestling angles of all time. Be sure to tune in to this special episode.

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Join “The Professor” Jeremy Vilmur and Bobby Blaze as they discuss the life and career of Jimmy Hart. Learn about his earliest of times in music with, The Gentrys, to catching a break with a young Jerry Lawler to get involved as a manager on the local scene to becoming one of the biggest and most well know professional wrestling managers of all time. He was known as, “The Mouth of the South” managing some of the biggest superstars and champions in the world. Hart managed guys in The WWF, WWE, and WCW and always had top talent headlining and in main events worldwide. Hart was also well known for his many talents behind the scenes composing music for live TV and pay per view events, creating entrance music for the wrestlers as well as for the event itself. Hart still continues to have more energy than The Energizer Bunny on any events that he may be involved in. Whether you love him, hate him, or just love to hate him you’ll certainly respect him after hearing all about Jimmy Hart on this episode.

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Turkeys Away! The Bell to Bell with Bobby Blaze Thanksgiving Special:   Join “The Professor” Jeremy Vilmar and  Bobby Blaze for their “Turkeys Away” Thanksgiving week special. The guys reminisce about The WKRP turkey drop episode and visit several hot wrestling events that took place in 1978 at Thanksgiving. It was a great year for some of the biggest stars in all of wrestling. Also, find out who the PWI wrestler of the year was? Can you name the manager of the year from then? You’re in for a big Turkey Day Surprise! Who was the rookie of the year? Find Out on this episode! Titles, Turkeys, and Thanksgiving. Make sure you tune in to get your Turkey Week off to a great start.

In this week’s episode, Jeremy Vilmur and Bobby Blaze take an in depth look into the life and career of Gino Hernandez. Gino was a man who truly lived his gimmick in and out of the ring. He was a man whose life was lived to the fullest and death shrouded in mystery, rumor, and innuendo. Would he have been a good or great traveling NWA Champion? Would he have made a good member of the 4 Horsemen?

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Join Jeremy Vilmur and Bobby Blaze as they dive deep into the Heart of Texas Professional Wrestling. Learn all about the foundation and formations of several of the biggest wrestling company's throughout all of Texas. Hear about wrestling in Dallas, Amarillo, Houston, and all across the great state of Texas.  Promoters, territories, and talents are discussed in great detail along with a few road stories from The Lone Star State.

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S 6 E 1 Gary Hart is the Devil! Join "The Professor" Jeremy Vilmur and Bobby Blaze this week as they take a deep dive into the career of a man that was regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time, “Playboy” Gary Hart.  The guys discuss in detail, Gary Hart's book, “My Life in Wrestling,” (with a little help from my friends). Did you know that Hart was responsible for helping turn Dusty Rhodes babyface? Or, did you know it was Gary Hart that help reunite, “The Fabulous Free Birds?”  Also on the week's program, Bobby and Jeremy pay their respects to “The Wild Eyed Southern Boy” Tracy Smothers on his recent passing. This is one episode that will be sure to please any true wrestling fan.

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Wrestling's Most Gruesome Matches and Injuries: Join The Professor and Bobby Blaze on this week's podcast just in time for Halloween. Listen in as the guys discuss cage matches, barbed wire matches, scaffold matches, and much, much more. What match did you find to be the scariest? What was the most gruesome injury you've seen in the ring? What was your favorite and least favorite type of match? Find out who hurt who and was it a work or a shoot? This episode will have you thinking about and appreciating just how real professional wrestling is once the bell rings.

Join Bobby Blaze and “The Professor” as they discuss in detail what wrestlers and what matches made them become lifelong wrestling fans. Hear an excerpt from, “A Love Letter to Pro Wrestling.” Voice mails and Twitter questions are answered as well. Give this show a listen as the boys talk, all things pro wrestling.

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S 5 E 9 Stop the Sheik! 

Join “The Professor” Jeremy Vilmur and “Blazin'” Bobby Blaze on this week's episode as they discuss “The Innovator of Violence” the original hardcore legend himself, The Sheik! Blades, Pencils, and Fireballs! How did this master of mayhem stay on top of the world of professional wrestling for over thirty years? Hear all about one of the most over heels of all time when big-time wrestling was indeed big time! Enjoy this week's episode as the guys take a deep look into the legendary career of the one, the only, the original, Sheik!

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