From a short experiment of working as a wrestler to becoming a self-made man as a graphic designer for wrestling event posters and refereeing 900 matches in between, Derek Sharp of Curtain Jerker Designs has seen pretty much everything in independent wrestling. Sharp talks about his experiences, road stories, how he started his business and coming up with themes and concepts for posters to help bring fans to shows. Plus, Mike recaps a hot AAW “Unstoppable” show and previews Rocket Pro Wrestling, POWW Entertainment and True Privilege Wrestling events.

Mike Pankow is a wrestling super-fan who covers local Chicagoland wrestling and national promotions like AEW and WWE. If there is something going on in Chicago, Mike knows about it. Enjoy "Wrestling, Chicago-Style" on The Broadcast Basement On-Demand Radio Network! Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com. Get your local wrestling fix every Tuesday everywhere podcasts can be found and always at WindyCitySlam.com!