Hogsmen Podcast

The Quarantine Saga continues as The American Kaiju Devin Sparks and El Numero Uno Mike Camden setup shop in their respective residences to talk wrestling, personal experiences, and whatever else is going on.

This week: the highly anticipated debut of the third and final Hogsmen, Big Duke joins the pod! You boy’s got stories including his TV debut, meeting the Rock at catering, and the all-star lineup at his 2015 tryout at the WWE Performance Center. Plus: the all important Dollar Store visits in Arizona, the worst matches the boys have ever been in, and the Hogs look ahead to their Promo Mania semi final matchup.

The Quarantine Saga continues as The American Kaiju Devin Sparks and El Numero Uno Mike Camden setup shop in their respective residences to talk wrestling, personal experiences, and whatever else is going on.

This week: the Hogs are riding high after their victory over Slice Boogie in the quarter finals of Promo Mania...but Devin still needs votes to take down Dark Shiek in his solo matchup ending Tuesday at 5pm pacific time. Plus: we look back at two sad passings this week in the wrestling world (Shad Gaspard and Hana Kimuri)...Mike and Devin discuss storyline missed opportunities, their Memorial Day weekends, and the death of kayfabe.

The Quarantine Saga continues as The American Kaiju Devin Sparks and El Numero Uno Mike Camden setup shop in their respective residences to talk wrestling, personal experiences, and whatever else is going on.

This week, one of the rising stars in the world of women’s wrestling: Heather Monroe. In our first intergender booking, Heather walks the boys through her journey from Iowa to Hollywood to Championship Wrestling From Hollywood and everything in-between. Plus: how Total Divas brought her back to sports entertainment, training at the legendary Santino Brother’s dojo in Los Angeles, and the tragic ways the global pandemic put the brakes on what was setting up to be a fantastic spring of in-ring work.

The Quarantine Saga continues as The American Kaiju Devin Sparks and El Numero Uno Mike Camden setup shop in their respective residences to talk wrestling, personal experiences, and whatever else is going on...and SoCal’s resident redneck Hunter Freeman is hanging out as well.

This week we’re joined by the man formerly known as Lars Only...you’ve seen him in TNA, Championship Wrestling From Hollywood, PWG, and Bar Wrestling: Johnny Yuma. Our first guest to openly admit to shitting himself in the ring “a couple times”, Yuma walks the Hogs through the earliest moments of his career including living at the SoCal Pro house in Solana Beach, his in-ring debut as “Surf’s Up” Johnny Mahalo, and PWG matches alongside RockNES Monsters’ co-hort Johnny Goodtime. Plus: Yuma nearly gets murdered by Kevin Steen, nearly gets in a shoot fight with Flip Gordon, and nearly sleeps on the street with Scorpio Sky. A former booker at CWFH, Yuma gives advice to young guys on getting gigs once quarantine is over; he and Mike on the importance of a quality 6-minute match.

The Quarantine Saga - Episode VI...forced to evolve under mandatory physical distancing orders, The American Kaiju Devin Sparks and El Numero Uno Mike Camden setup shop in their respective residences to talk wrestling, personal experiences, and whatever else is going on...and SoCal’s resident redneck Hunter Freeman is hanging out as well.

This week we’re joined by one of Southern California’s most well regarded officials, the one and only Justin Borden stops by to discuss his journey from backyards to televisions around the world with Lucha Underground. Justin recollects some of his favorite times, predicts when shows may start up again, and puts over some up and coming talent who he believes could do some amazing stuff on the Indy’s biggest stage: PWG.

The Quarantine Saga - Episode V...forced to evolve under mandatory physical distancing orders, The American Kaiju Devin Sparks and El Numero Uno Mike Camden setup shop in their respective residences to talk wrestling, personal experiences, and whatever else is going on...and SoCal’s resident redneck Hunter Freeman is hanging out as well.

This week a supersized episode featuring international superstar Carlo Cannon. The former Underworld and Melbourne City Wrestling champion calls in from his home in Melbourne, Australia to discuss his career path from 18 year old kid who left home to follow a dream, to teaching alongside Lance Storm, to now running his own school: Vicious Pursuit Pro Wrestling and Performance Academy. Carlo went viral after a clip of him German Suplexing the living shit out of someone in Malaysia hit the internet, he breaks that story down while discussing his travel experience in the COVID-19 pandemic. Plus: getting ribbed by Lance Storm at Christmas, working in an empty First Nation gymnasium early in his career, and meeting Mike and Dev at Championship Wrestling from Hollywood.

The Quarantine Saga - Episode IV...forced to evolve under mandatory physical distancing orders, The American Kaiju Devin Sparks and El Numero Uno Mike Camden setup shop in their respective residences to talk wrestling, personal experiences, and whatever else is going on...and SoCal’s resident redneck Hunter Freeman is hanging out as well.

This week the Hogs talk Brawl For All, the potentially grim future for independent promotions in a post-COVID world, and Ronda Rousey’s ability to play WWE audiences like a fiddle. Plus: least favorite stipulations, we celebrate the American Kaiju’s birthday a day late, and Mike talks about getting busted open the hard way. We’re also looking back on the anniversary of El Numero Uno collecting the first of many heavyweight championships and talking SoCal Pro’s 9th Anniversary Show which went down this week back in 2016.

The Quarantine Saga - Episode III...forced to evolve under mandatory physical distancing orders, The American Kaiju Devin Sparks and El Numero Uno Mike Camden setup shop in their respective residences to talk wrestling, personal experiences, and whatever else is going on...and this week, the return of SoCal’s resident redneck Hunter Freeman.

Like most of the wrestling world, the Hogs had mixed reactions for Wrestlemania 36...while recapping their favorite moments from the show, Mike and Devin have a tangential conversation about Burger King drive-thrus, a backstage encounter with former Mission Beach resident John Cena, and thoughts on ways the Undertaker will gracefully exit the WWE eventually. Plus: upcoming Promo Mania tourney hosted by Zicky Dice, parenting adventures while Safer At Home, and answers to burning questions from our loyal audience.

The Quarantine Saga continues...forced to evolve due to mandatory social distancing, The American Kaiju Devin Sparks and El Numero Uno Mike Camden setup shop in their respective residences to talk wrestling, personal experiences, and whatever else is going on...and this week, MLW’s National Openweight Champion Alex Hammerstone jumps on the phone to chat with the guys.

The boys discuss Hammer’s meteoric rise, their history together working WCWC and various promotions in Arizona, comparing Hammer’s recent run with Pro Wrestling NOAH to Devin’s work in Japan...plus: recent beef with his neighborhood ducks, walking into a screening of Thor: The Dark World and getting a standing ovation, and Hammer buries himself with a fantastic story from a WWE tryout match.