Bumps and Thumps

By Brian Ferguson

Host Brian Ferguson dives deep into looking at the stars, jobbers, managers and promoters of pro wrestling from the past and present. We also discuss the contributions from the locker room of yesterye... more

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May 12, 2025 Episode #154 Talk with Richard Vicek and Steven Verrier
On this episode, I talk with the authors of WILBUR SNYDER The World’s Most Scientific Wrestler Richard Vicek and Steven VerrierIf you would like to purchase WILBUR SNYDER The World’s Most Scientific Wrestler, please go to www.crowbarpress.com You can contact Steven Verrier at: Website: www.stevenvarrier.com or his Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/steven.verrier.92 You can contact Richard Vicek at: https://www.facebook.com/richard.vicek.5 You can purchase the book I wrote on Verne Gagne titled: VERNE Inside & Outside the RopesAmazon: https://www.amazon.com/VERNE-Inside-Outside-Brian-Ferguson/dp/B0DL4NTR8F/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3R6YWCBP066K1&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.o2cyL60dpg9SZyCAT4X_Ww.Dd9KPDnRPmTfkRxrPTRtfZahw-UnJJpaYA84vbBZqbg&dib_tag=se&keywords=verne+inside+%26+outside+the+ropes&qid=1734048574&sprefix=%2Caps%2C117&sr=8-1 Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/verne-brian-ferguson/1146466907?ean=9798341805583Lulu: (Paperback) https://www.lulu.com/shop/brian-ferguson/verne-inside-outside-the-ropes/paperback/product-yvjq8ne.html?q=Verne+Gagne&page=1&pageSize=4 (Ebook) https://www.lulu.com/shop/brian-christopher-ferguson/verne-inside-outside-the-ropes/ebook/product-p6ym7dv.html?q=Verne+Gagne&page=1&pageSize=4 You can follow George Schire on the following social media platforms:Facebook:George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221 AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION:https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870 You can purchase books written by George Schire at Amazon: Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne Gagne to the Road Warriors: https://www.amazon.com/Minnesotas-Golden-Age-Wrestling-Warriors/dp/0873516206/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273607&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-2 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3 Help support the podcast! You can make contributions or purchase items at:Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3 and click the support buttonTeespring Store: https://bumps-thumps-2.creator-spring.com/ PayPal: @bumpsnthumps You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the following social media platforms:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/BrianfergusonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumpsIf you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please contact Joyce for shipping questions. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9 Website: https://joycepaustian.com/ Email: [email protected] PayPal: [email protected]
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March 10, 2025 Episode #153 Talk with Les Thatcher
On this episode, George Schire and I talk with Les Thatcher.Les Talks about his wrestling career and the WFIA.
If you would like to attend the trainingseminar in Waterloo, IA in July and train with Les Thatcher and other legends,please go to:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GeorgeTragosLouTheszProWrestlingHallOfFame
You can purchase the book I wrote on VerneGagne titled: VERNE Inside & Outside the Ropes
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/VERNE-Inside-Outside-Brian-Ferguson/dp/B0DL4NTR8F/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3R6YWCBP066K1&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.o2cyL60dpg9SZyCAT4X_Ww.Dd9KPDnRPmTfkRxrPTRtfZahw-UnJJpaYA84vbBZqbg&dib_tag=se&keywords=verne+inside+%26+outside+the+ropes&qid=1734048574&sprefix=%2Caps%2C117&sr=8-1
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/verne-brian-ferguson/1146466907?ean=9798341805583
Lulu: (Paperback) https://www.lulu.com/shop/brian-ferguson/verne-inside-outside-the-ropes/paperback/product-yvjq8ne.html?q=Verne+Gagne&page=1&pageSize=4
(Ebook) https://www.lulu.com/shop/brian-christopher-ferguson/verne-inside-outside-the-ropes/ebook/product-p6ym7dv.html?q=Verne+Gagne&page=1&pageSize=4
You can follow George Schire on the followingsocial media platforms:
Facebook:
George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221
AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870
You can purchase books written by George Schireat Amazon:
Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From VerneGagne to the Road Warriors: https://www.amazon.com/Minnesotas-Golden-Age-Wrestling-Warriors/dp/0873516206/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273607&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-2
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3

Help support the podcast! You can makecontributions or purchase items at:
Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button
Teespring Store: https://bumps-thumps-2.creator-spring.com/
PayPal: @bumpsnthumps

You can follow Bumps & Thumps on thefollowing social media platforms:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q
Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps

If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book MyRingside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or byemail. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping inthe United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, pleasecontact Joyce for shipping questions.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9
Website: https://joycepaustian.com/
Email: [email protected]
PayPal: [email protected]

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January 13, 2025 Episode #152 George Shire talks with Brian Ferguson
On this episode, George Schire is the special guest host! He interviews Brian Ferguson. Brian talks about how he got to be a fan of pro wrestling, writing the biography of Verne Gagne and much more!
You can purchase the book I wrote on Verne Gagne titled: VERNE Inside & Outside the Ropes
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/VERNE-Inside-Outside-Brian-Ferguson/dp/B0DL4NTR8F/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3R6YWCBP066K1&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.o2cyL60dpg9SZyCAT4X_Ww.Dd9KPDnRPmTfkRxrPTRtfZahw-UnJJpaYA84vbBZqbg&dib_tag=se&keywords=verne+inside+%26+outside+the+ropes&qid=1734048574&sprefix=%2Caps%2C117&sr=8-1
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/verne-brian-ferguson/1146466907?ean=9798341805583
Lulu: (Paperback) https://www.lulu.com/shop/brian-ferguson/verne-inside-outside-the-ropes/paperback/product-yvjq8ne.html?q=Verne+Gagne&page=1&pageSize=4
(Ebook) https://www.lulu.com/shop/brian-christopher-ferguson/verne-inside-outside-the-ropes/ebook/product-p6ym7dv.html?q=Verne+Gagne&page=1&pageSize=4
You can follow George Schire on the following social media platforms:
Facebook:
George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221
AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870
You can purchase books written by George Schire at Amazon:
Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne Gagne to the Road Warriors: https://www.amazon.com/Minnesotas-Golden-Age-Wrestling-Warriors/dp/0873516206/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273607&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-2
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3
Help support the podcast! You can make contributions or purchase items at:
Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button
Teespring Store: https://bumps-thumps-2.creator-spring.com/
PayPal: @bumpsnthumps
You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the following social media platforms:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q
Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps
If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please contact Joyce for shipping questions.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9
Website: https://joycepaustian.com/
Email: [email protected]
PayPal: [email protected]
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December 16, 2024 Episode #151 George Schire talks about Mid South Wrestling
On this episode, George Schire talks about Mid South Wrestling. How the territory struggled, Bill Watts reviving it and much more!
Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire.
You can purchase the book I wrote on Verne Gagne titled: VERNE Inside & Outside the Ropes
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/VERNE-Inside-Outside-Brian-Ferguson/dp/B0DL4NTR8F/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3R6YWCBP066K1&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.o2cyL60dpg9SZyCAT4X_Ww.Dd9KPDnRPmTfkRxrPTRtfZahw-UnJJpaYA84vbBZqbg&dib_tag=se&keywords=verne+inside+%26+outside+the+ropes&qid=1734048574&sprefix=%2Caps%2C117&sr=8-1
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/verne-brian-ferguson/1146466907?ean=9798341805583
Lulu: (Paperback) https://www.lulu.com/shop/brian-ferguson/verne-inside-outside-the-ropes/paperback/product-yvjq8ne.html?q=Verne+Gagne&page=1&pageSize=4
(Ebook) https://www.lulu.com/shop/brian-christopher-ferguson/verne-inside-outside-the-ropes/ebook/product-p6ym7dv.html?q=Verne+Gagne&page=1&pageSize=4
You can follow George Schire on the following social media platforms:
Facebook:
George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221
AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870
You can purchase books written by George Schire at Amazon:
Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne Gagne to the Road Warriors: https://www.amazon.com/Minnesotas-Golden-Age-Wrestling-Warriors/dp/0873516206/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273607&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-2
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3
Help support the podcast! You can make contributions or purchase items at:
Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button
Teespring Store: https://bumps-thumps-2.creator-spring.com/
PayPal: @bumpsnthumps
You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the following social media platforms:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q
Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps
If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please contact Joyce for shipping questions.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9
Website: https://joycepaustian.com/
Email: [email protected]
PayPal: [email protected]
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1h
November 25, 2024 Episode #150 Talk with Ed Moondog Morretti
Podcast with Ed Moondog Morretti
On this episode, George Schire and I talk with Ed Morretti. Ed talks about his wrestling career, life outside of wrestling, San Francisco territory and more!
Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire.
You can follow George Schire on the following social media platforms:
Facebook:
George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221
AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870
You can purchase books written by George Schire at Amazon:
Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne Gagne to the Road Warriors: https://www.amazon.com/Minnesotas-Golden-Age-Wrestling-Warriors/dp/0873516206/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273607&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-2
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3
Help support the podcast! You can make contributions or purchase items at:
Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button
Teespring Store: https://bumps-thumps-2.creator-spring.com/
PayPal: @bumpsnthumps

You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the following social media platforms:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q
Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps

If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please contact Joyce for shipping questions.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9
Website: https://joycepaustian.com/
Email: [email protected]
PayPal: [email protected]

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1h 24min
October 28, 2024 Episode #149 Talk with Jumpin Jim Brunzell
On this episode, I talk with “Jumpin” Jim Brunzell. Jim talks about his wrestling career, life outside of wrestling, and more!
Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire.
You can purchase Jumpin Jim Brunzell’s book “MatLands” at Burb:
https://www.blurb.com/b/6298514-matlands
You can follow George Schire on the following social media platforms:
Facebook:
George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221
AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870
You can purchase books written by George Schire at Amazon:
Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne Gagne to the Road Warriors: https://www.amazon.com/Minnesotas-Golden-Age-Wrestling-Warriors/dp/0873516206/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273607&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-2
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3
Help support the podcast! You can make contributions or purchase items at:
Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button
Teespring Store: https://bumps-thumps-2.creator-spring.com/
PayPal: @bumpsnthumps
You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the following social media platforms:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q
Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps
If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please contact Joyce for shipping questions.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9
Website: https://joycepaustian.com/
Email: [email protected]
PayPal: [email protected]
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50min
October 14, 2024 Episode #148 Talk with James Beard
On this episode, I talk with “The Third Man” James Beard.
James talks about his latest project, working with Texas Style Wrestling and much more!
Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become
the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T
Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of
Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire.
You can purchase James Beard book titled “The Third
Man: My Life and Times Inside the Ring and Out” on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Third-Man-Life-Times-Inside/dp/149477397X/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=Pzef0&content-id=amzn1.sym.8cf3b8ef-6a74-45dc-9f0d-6409eb523603&pf_rd_p=8cf3b8ef-6a74-45dc-9f0d-6409eb523603&pf_rd_r=G1W0T1R774VES5ERJHND&pd_rd_wg=zPqy9&pd_rd_r=94dc91f7-3935-4273-aa8a-8603f232b6b7&ref_=pd_gw_ci_mcx_mi
If you would like to look at Texas Style Wrestling
on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@TexasStyleWrestling

You can follow James Beard on the following
social media platforms:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beard1951
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beard3458/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamesbeard10
You can follow George Schire on the following
social media platforms:
Facebook:
George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221
AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870
You can purchase books written by George Schire
at Amazon:
Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne
Gagne to the Road Warriors: https://www.amazon.com/Minnesotas-Golden-Age-Wrestling-Warriors/dp/0873516206/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273607&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-2
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3
Help support the podcast! You can make contributions
or purchase items at:
Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button
Teespring Store: https://bumps-thumps-2.creator-spring.com/
PayPal: @bumpsnthumps

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps

If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My
Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by
email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in
the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please
contact Joyce for shipping questions.
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Website: https://joycepaustian.com/
Email: [email protected]
PayPal: [email protected]

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55min
September 30, 2024 Episode #147 Talk with Justin Race
On this episode, George Schire and I talk with the son of “The Greatest Wrestler on God’s Green Earth” Justin Race. Justin talks travelling with his dad, growing up, and much more!
Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire.
You can follow George Schire on the following social media platforms:
Facebook:
George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221
AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870
You can purchase books written by George Schire at Amazon:
Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne Gagne to the Road Warriors: https://www.amazon.com/Minnesotas-Golden-Age-Wrestling-Warriors/dp/0873516206/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273607&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-2
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3
Help support the podcast! You can make contributions or purchase items at:
Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button
Teespring Store: https://bumps-thumps-2.creator-spring.com/
PayPal: @bumpsnthumps
You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the following social media platforms:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q
Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps
If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please contact Joyce for shipping questions.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9
Website: https://joycepaustian.com/
Email: [email protected]
PayPal: [email protected]
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1h 39min
September 09, 2024 Episode #146 Talk with Wes Maidment
On this episode, I talk with Wes Maidment. Wes is an avid
fan of pro wrestling. He collects newspaper clippings, programs and is a wealth
of knowledge in both US and Canadian pro wrestling.
Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become
the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T
Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of
Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire.
I have written the biography of Verne Gagne
along with Verne’s son, Greg Gagne and pro wrestling historian, George Schire.
The book is titled: VERNE Inside and Outside the Ropes. To help with the cost
of proof reading, editing, and publishing the book, I have setup a GoFundMe
page. If you would like to donate, please go to: https://gofund.me/63308687 Your
donation is greatly appreciated.
You can follow Wes Maidment on the following
social media platforms:
Facebook:
NWCA Presents: The Ric Flair Tribute Page:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/nwcaricflairtribute
NWCA Presents: Ontario Wrestling History
https://www.facebook.com/groups/237670680836438/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=1039995260603972
NWCA Presents: British Columbia Wrestling
History
https://www.facebook.com/groups/603503201620788/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=894862825818156
The Wildman Tribute Page:
https://www.facebook.com/wes.maidment
The Official National Wrestling Clipping Alliance
Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/586138672713009/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=1213529999973870
Wes Maidment:
https://www.facebook.com/wes.maidment

You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the
following social media platforms:
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Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/
X: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps
If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My
Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by
email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in
the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please
contact Joyce for shipping questions.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9
PayPal: [email protected]
Website: https://joycepaustian.com/

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1h 4min
September 02, 2024 Episode #145 George Schire talks about Harley Race
On this episode, Pro Wrestling Historian, George Schire returns to talk about “The greatest wrestler on God’s green earth” 8-time NWA world champion, Harley Race!
Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire.
I have written the biography of Verne Gagne along with Verne’s son, Greg Gagne and pro wrestling historian, George Schire. The book is titled: VERNE Inside and Outside the Ropes. To help with the cost of proof reading, editing, and publishing the book, I have setup a GoFundMe page. If you would like to donate, please go to: https://gofund.me/63308687 Your donation is greatly appreciated.
You can follow George Schire on the following social media platforms:
Facebook:
George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221
AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870
You can purchase books written by George Schire at Amazon:
Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne Gagne to the Road Warriors: https://www.amazon.com/Minnesotas-Golden-Age-Wrestling-Warriors/dp/0873516206/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273607&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-2
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5
A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3
You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the following social media platforms:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q
Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/
X: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps
If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please contact Joyce for shipping questions.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9
PayPal: [email protected]
Website: https://joycepaustian.com/
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1h 17min

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