Episode 100 of Best For Business is a landmark and there is no guest more fitting than Kurt Adonis. From ESPN to the PWI 500, from Rikishi to Ric Flair, this episode chronicles the career of a man whose journey in pro wrestling is one of passion, resilience, creativity, and unforgettable moments.
Kurt takes us behind the curtain for the origins of his time Northeast Wrestling, car rides with legends, Assault Championship Wrestling, and Defiant Pro Wrestling. He opens up about wrestling during the infamous Mike Sparta/Rikishi situation, breaking into the PWI 500 at #500 in 2008, and the experiences of sharing the ring with icons like Roddy Piper.
He speaks candidly about the peak of his career, the physical toll of in-ring competition, and how his neck is now pain-free thanks to advice from Kurt Angle. We relive his final match, the New England Wrestling Hall of Fame induction, and the complex story of what truly happened.
Kurt also discusses the next chapters of reconnections, reinventions, and stepping into new roles, from WrestleCon announcer to timekeeper at Ric Flair’s Last Match, sharing the ring from a different perspective than ever before.
We dive into his creative brain: the vision for Wrestling With Character Live!, involvement with Fourth Rope, and the mindset behind storytelling, growth, and evolution in pro wrestling today. Kurt reflects on his goals, his biggest mentors, the venues that meant the most, and the idea of being remembered not just as someone who wrestled — but as someone who made people feel seen.
The episode closes with gratitude, legacy, and what the future holds.
An emotional, hilarious, insightful, and downright legendary Episode 100 — an in-depth look at the life of a performer who gave everything he had to wrestling, on stage and off.
This is episode 100 of Best For Business with Kurt Adonis.
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0:00 Kurt Adonis Trailer
0:41 Best For Business Introduction
1:10 Introduction
1:52 Why Pro Wrestling?
2:59 Kurt’s Original Goals
3:46 Working at ESPN
5:49 Biggest Lessons Learned from Nick Barberri
7:00 The Inspiration Behind “Kurt Adonis”
7:15 “Purdy” Kurty
8:17 Kurt’s First Big Opportunity
8:32 Getting Involved in the Main Event with Rikishi
10:10 The Start of Northeast Wrestling
11:19 Car Rides that Stand Out
12:52 Assault Championship Wrestling
14:47 Defiant Pro Wrestling
16:07 Having The Confidence
17:21 Goals around college
18:21 Wrestling During The Mike Sparta & Rikishi Incident
21:21 PWI 500 in 2008 #500
22:44 Wrestling Roddy Piper
24:28 Kurt Angle
25:13 Kurt’s Neck is Pain Free thanks to Kurt Angle
27:52 Wrestling Mayor Ryan Bingham
30:31 Booker T & AJ Styles Story
31:19 The Peak of Kurt Adonis’ Career
32:03 The End of Kurt Adonis’ In-Ring Career
33:37 Taking Ric Flair to ESPN
35:55 New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame
37:23 ESPN Covered Kurt Adonis’ Last Match
38:18 Kurt Adonis’ Final Match
39:01 What Happened with Brian Anthony?
41:46 Reaching out to Jared Ganem
44:03 Animal Planet’s My Extreme Animal Phobia
47:00 First Getting Involved in Wrestling
47:50 Being the one that someone remembered
48:36 WrestleCon
50:10 Announcing at WrestleCon
50:35 Timekeeping for Ric Flair’s Last Match
52:24 Fourth Rope
54:31 Wrestling with Character LIVE!
54:45 The Original Vision for WWC
56:23 The Creative Mindset
57:53 Kurt Adonis’ Goals
59:08 Favorite Venues
59:48 Biggest Mentors
1:00:48 3 Things Kurt Adonis is Grateful for
1:02:02 Kurt Adonis’ Legacy
1:03:20 Conclusion
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