Going Ringside With The Local Station

Seldom do you find a character in the pro wrestling world who was popular and relevant in 1984 who’s still popular and relevant as we close in on 2024. Arn Anderson is one of those few people.

Originally from Georgia, Arn Anderson (real name Martin Lunde) was billed as from Minnesota when he teamed with Old Anderson to form the “Minnesota Wrecking Crew” for Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling. But unlike many wrestlers of that era Anderson’s weekly wrestling show was the national one that was broadcast on WTBS, one of the early channels that was on cable systems in most of the country. That meant Anderson very quickly became known all over the country.

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On the heels of All Elite Wrestling hosting the biggest crowd in history, a very controversial story popped up. It involved CM Punk, arguably the company’s biggest star. There had been a real life fight of some sort backstage and the whole wrestling world was talking about it. Apparently it involved Punk (real name Phil Brooks) in some sort of fight with “Jungle Boy” Jack Perry. Perry is the real-life son of the late actor Luke Perry. In this episode of “Going Ringside” we are joined by the “Turnbuckle Tavern” Podcast to discuss what this means for AEW and whether CM Punk could feasibly go back to WWE.

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In the early 2000′s headlines surrounding Nease High School in St. Johns County tended to center around a home-schooled student who was playing on the football team. Tim Tebow went onto national prominence in college football and beyond. But there was another student there who didn’t get the attention as a teen but that quickly changed after graduation.

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On this episode of “Going Ringside” we remember the two wrestling legends who passed away days apart. First legendary hardcore wrestler Terry Funk passed away at the age of 79 followed by the death of Bray Wyatt who was only 36 years old. We also speak with Abdullah The Butcher, the legendary hardcore wrestler about his memories of wrestling Terry Funk all over the globe. We also speak to longtime wrestler Elijah Burke aka Da’ Pope about his memories of both Funk and Wyatt.

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A lineage that has spanned almost a century began with two young men: Rev. Amituana’i Anoa’i and Peter Maivia (real name Fanene Leifi Pita Maivia). In the global form of entertainment known as professional wrestling the beginning of their family line led to an impact the likes of which we’ve never seen.

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In just days, the DUI manslaughter trial of Tamara Sytch, aka “Sunny,” is set to begin in a Volusia County courtroom. Sytch is accused of DUI manslaughter in the death of a 75-year-old man. This comes following years of criminal charges against Sytch for a variety of reasons, mostly DUI’s. The majority of those convictions were in northeastern states and Sytch did serve extended jail time on more than one occasion. 

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It was a busy week in the world of wrestling. WWE's COO Triple H called AEW a "secondary promotion" and owner Tony Khan took exception to the criticism. Plus, Vince McMahon gets a federal subpoena handed to him. What will come of that? All of that and more in this week's episode of Going Ringside with Scott Johnson.

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It was the 1980′s and a young child living in the heart of Jacksonville sat in front of his 19-inch TV with rabbit ears to watch his two heroes: Dusty Rhodes and Ric Flair. But at that point the form of entertainment called pro wrestling seemed like a far away dream. That was Elijah Burke's introduction to pro wrestling.

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Following a September 2019 pay-per-view, Chris Jericho was flying back to Tampa from Chicago. Jericho lives in the greater Tampa area and AEW is based in Jacksonville. But his plane was diverted to Tallahassee. And as soon as he got off the plane is when this whole drama that reads almost like a wrestling angle, but was certainly real life began.

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It was more than 20 years ago and a young Melina Perez was working as a medical assistant for a cardiologist. Like a lot of young women she was looking for an option to stay in good shape. While yoga was an option, Perez decided to go a different route. She entered an independent wrestling school and the rest was history. Plus, River City Live host Jana Angel described what it was like to try out to be a professional wrestler before she ever became a TV host.

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