Contrary To Popular Wrestling with Carmine DeSpirito and James Southard

This week on Contrary To Popular Wrestling, Carmine and James discuss the life and times of Frank "Bruiser Brody" Goodish. To get to know the wildman they talk to some people who were close to Brody.

DC Drake, opponent of Bruiser Brody in the NWF, joins us to talk about his matches with Brody as well as what he was like outside the ring.

Herb Simmons drops in to talk about booking Brody on cards around the St. Louis area during the 1980s. He also discusses keeping the memory of Bruiser Brody alive with the Bruiser Brody Memorial Battle Royal with his promotion Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling.

Scott Romer shares memories of taking photos of King Kong Brody in Dick the Bruiser's WWA promotion and beyond. He also talks about his book, When It Was Real, and shares a few stories from it.

Finally, the wife of Bruiser Brody, Barbara Goodish stops by to discuss the family man that Frank Goodish was outside of the ring. She reveals what Brody was like as a husband and father as well as his plans after he retired from the ring.

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This week on Contrary To Popular Wrestling, Carmine and James are joined by "Fight For Moolah" campaign leader Nigel Sherrod, women's wrestling stars Bambi and Peggy Lee Leather, and midget women's wrestling legend Diamond Lil.

All of them will be addressing accusations made against The Fabulous Moolah, Lillian Ellison. Those who knew her personally decry the claims that Moolah drugged and pimped the lady wrestlers she represented. They'll also share some of their favorite and funniest stories about one of the greatest lady wrestlers of all time.

We want to thank King Cheese for the great caricature of Fabulous Moolah that we used in our show card this week. We also want to thank Chris Bergstrom for his contribution of the recolored portrait used in the closing moments of the show.

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On this week's edition of Contrary To Popular Wrestling, we have an eclectic mix of guests to share their stories.

Evan Ginzburg joins us to talk about his time working as the associate producer of The Wrestler and 350 Days.

Greg Oliver comes on to talk about his Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame series of books. We also discuss the controversy relating to his ranking of Bret Hart in Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Canadians

Finally, Bob Johnson and Ross Hart join us from Calgary to share some hilarious stories involving Bobby Heenan, Triple H, Stu Hart, and many more.

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This week on Contrary To Popular Wrestling, Carmine and James speak with the man who trained Bob Backlund, Jesse Ventura, The Road Warriors, Austin Aries, Rick Rude, Jerry Lynn, Medusa, and many more.

Eddie Sharkey joins us to discuss his early career, getting in fights with Harley Race, training some of wrestling's biggest stars, working as a shill in Las Vegas, and so much more.

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On the second episode of Contrary To Popular Wrestling, Carmine and James are joined by Kevin Sullivan, Kenny Casanova, B. Brian Blair, Ric McCord, and JJ Dillon to discuss the life and times of James "Kamala" Harris. From Sugar Bear Harris & the creation of Kamala to his final years, it's all covered and remembered fondly.

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https://www.prowrestlingtees.com/kevinsullivan

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https://www.kamalaspeaks.com/

https://www.wohw.com/

http://www.caulifloweralleyclub.org/

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In the debut edition of Contrary to Popular Wrestling, Carmine and James are joined by Evan Ginzburg, Nikita Breznikov, Howard Baum, and Vandal Drummond/Kurt Brown. These guests discuss the culture of being a fan in the kayfabe and territory era, even getting into the culture of the wrestlers and those involved within the business' inner workings. From smoke-filled arenas and early newsletters to Zubaz and fanny packs, this first episode is a great overview of how wrestling as a whole has changed over 40+ years.

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Carmine Despirito and James Southard introduce themselves and discuss their backgrounds in and around professional wrestling. They also preview what the show will be about. They also announce the guests who will be joining them for episode 1 of Contrary to Popular Wrestling.