Going Ringside With The Local Station

Is this coincidence or planned? That’s the question we explore on this episode of Going Ringside.

As WWE is undergoing its version of the Super Bowl over the weekend for WrestleMania 41, two headlines dropped the days leading up to it.

The news started to roll out late this workweek when Vanity Fair dropped a profile piece on the company’s top star, Roman Reigns.

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One of the biggest stars during WWE’s (then WWF) most popular era was Charles Wright.

He started in the company during the early 1990’s as the voodoo-themed character Papa Shango. Then along the way he morphed into a few other characters including Kama (The Supreme Fighting Machine) and The Godfather.

In this interview he opens up on all three characters and becoming one of the most popular wrestlers in the world. Then he explains his decision to leave WWE.

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If you’re a fan of pro wrestling this is a name you definitely remember but often overlooked in the ring.

The third man in the ring, the invisible one but also massively important.

We’re talking about Mike Chioda, a 35 year referee for WWE.

You remember his name because while often overlooked he was at the center of the biggest matches in pro wrestling history.

From Hulk Hogan vs The Rock to Shawn Michaels vs “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Chioda was there.

During the interview one of the matches we focus on is the Hogan vs Rock match at WrestleMania X8.

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In the first match ever on Going Ringside we are joined by two ring veterans, both alumni from WWE. We’re talking about Indi Hartwell and Victoria Crawford, who WWE fans knew as Alicia Fox.

The two face off for the first time ever in this match which you can watch in its entirety on this episode.

Crawford also joins host Scott Johnson to call the match, then afterward we interview Hartwell.

You will see Crawford (who now wrestles as Vix Crow) is the fan favorite as she’s a Northeast Florida native and this match takes place at the Florida Man Games in St. Augustine.

Hatchet Pro Wrestling booked the match and brought in the two stars to wrestle in St. Augustine.

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If you are a fan of hearing stories about — let’s say scuffles — wrestlers have been involved with in real life this is the episode to see.

The WWE Hall of Famer Teddy Long is back on Going Ringside and he has some great stories!

We’re talking about some brutal real life stories involving Road Warrior Hawk, Haku, Barbarian and more. Some of the real-life tough guys have been in some real-life fights over the years. And Teddy Long was along for the ride to witness many of them.

These are some stories guaranteed to get longtime wrestling fans talking.

And it’s not just that, Long will also sound off on the current status of WWE and give some ideas of who he thinks is top in the company right now.

He also has a lot to say about his longtime friend The Undertaker.

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On this special on location episode of Going Ringside we catch up with Hulk Hogan on his “Real American Beer” Tour.

You want to hear what he has to say about former Vice-Presidential candidate Tim Walz claiming he could beat people who are MAGA in a fight, John Cena turning heel and whether Dwayne Johnson should run for President.

We’re also joined by his running buddy Jimmy “Mouth of the South” Hart.

This is a must-see episode!

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There are few wrestlers who reach the level of controversy of former WWE Superstar Matt Riddle.

Since leaving WWE in 2023 (Riddle said he was fired) the former UFC fighter turned pro wrestler has traveled the world. Riddle has wrestled for various promotions around the globe.

Most recently, Riddle was at the Florida Man Games in St. Johns County where I caught up with him.

In this episode, we discuss Riddle’s most difficult opponents. You’ll be shocked who he names.

We also ask Riddle about former WWE owner Vince McMahon. McMahon has been back in the headlines in recent months with massive speculation that he’s considering starting a new entertainment company. It’s unclear at this point if that company would be specifically pro wrestling or some other form of entertainment.

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There are few wrestlers who legitimately terrify children.

At the top of that mountain is “The Boogeyman.” -- real name Marty Wright.

He became famous as the face-painted nightmare who actually eats worms in the wrestling ring.

He’s the latest guest on Going Ringside, and he’ll describe how the idea for The Boogeyman became a thing and the backstory of the worms.

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There are few wrestlers ever who have made the impact that Sgt. Slaughter did throughout his career. The first major splash for Slaughter happened in the 1980’s when he made the extremely successful decision to leave wrestling and become the face of G.I. Joe. The massively popular cartoon and toy line thrust Slaughter into every home with children in America. It put him on a level only Hulk Hogan had achieved in the industry.

In this interview we discuss the impact of that business move. But we also discuss his other major decision when he returned to wrestling. That was to start a storyline where he became an “Iraqi Sympathizer” during the Gulf War and publicly backed Saddam Hussein on WWE (then WWF) television. This was an era when many fans still believed WWE storylines as reality.

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On this episode of Going Ringside we’re joined by arguably the most impactful UFC fighter in history. We’re talking about Royce Gracie.

Gracie brought his family’s style of jiu jitsu to America in the early 1990’s when he was the first ever UFC Champ. He beat Ken Shamrock (who’s appeared on Going Ringside several times) at UFC 1.

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