Insiders Edge: A Pro Wrestling Podcast

In a first for the Insiders Edge Podcast, Host Karlifornia brings back 3 former guests! The one and only Billy Fives, the incomparable JR Ryder, and the 'Black Nature Boy' Scoot Andrews! Host Karlifornia has some fun with the boys as they are guests on the first ever edition of 'Killing The Quizness: Insiders Edge Edition'! Aside from that, they all have a yarn about their favorite memories of one another, tales on the road, among much more!

On this edition of the Insiders Edge Podcast, Host Karlifornia speaks to the one and only Chuck Coates! They talk all about Chucks journey from wrestling Andre the Giant and Haku all the way to working with Kurt Angle in 1999, being a Stormtrooper and a Russian Assassin, wrestling in Puerto Rico, working for WCW, and so much more!

Host Karlifornia had the chance to speak with Former World Championship Wrestling, XWF and TNA Ring Announcer, Dave Penzer! They talk about Dave's NEW BOOK he wrote with 'NITRO: The Incredible Rise and Inevitable Collapse of Ted Turner's WCW' author Guy Evans - Sitting Ringside! They also touched on the popularity of Pro Wrestling today compared to the Monday Night Wars, How Dave felt about not being involved in the Invasion Angle, his thoughts on many other ring announcers from the wrestling business, and more!

 

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In Episode 183 of the Insiders Edge Podcast, Host Karlifornia has the opportunity to talk to somebody he has been dying to interview for years. Ashley Hudson is now a former Professional Wrestler, who grew up in the same city as Karlifornia - Perth, Western Australia. In this interview they talk about Ashley's massive leap in life to head to the other side of the world in the 90's to have a crack at a dream, his experiences in Canada, Los Angeles and Tennessee learning the craft, times spent wrestling in Memphis, teaming with Kory Williams in the Tag Team 'The New South', how everything lead to Ashley working for WCW in the year 2000, his experiences wrestling in England as Ozzie Rulz, and in Peurto Rico becoming an honorary Bushwhacker, wrestling for NWA TNA, what steroids did to his body and the warning he wants to share with the world, and SO MUCH MORE!

Host Karlifornia had the tremendous opportunity to speak to the big kahuna of Oceania Pro Wrestling, Cam Vale! Karl and Cam had a fun chat about Cam's early days of his Pro Wrestling fandom, how Cam got interested in getting involved in the business, transitioning from a Sports Executive to a Pro Wrestling Promotor, the creation of Oceania Pro Wrestling, how the Impact Down Under Tour was put together, Starrcast Australia and working with Conrad Thompson & Mickie James to put it together and so much more!

Host Karlifornia had the joyous opportunity to speak to the one and only Katie Gannon! Karl and Katie had a fun chinwag about her current early days of her life in Pro Wrestling, and this was the first of it's kind where Karlifornia was talking to somebody super early into their Pro Wrestling journey. They talk about how Katie got interested in the business, training with Dr. Tom Prichard, getting involved in Ohio Valley Wrestling, her goals and dreams in the wrestling business, what she has learned about herself since getting in the ring and getting immersed in the pro wrestling, and so much more!

Host Karlifornia sits down with the legendary Johnny Kashmere as they talk about Johnny's career in Pro Wrestling, teaming with Trent Acid in the Backseat Boyz, working for CZW and making a name for himself in Independent Wrestling, why the Backseat Boyz controversially weren't brought back to NWA:TNA after their one match with them, how his career progressed before stepping away from the ring to focus on Promoting with Pro Wrestling Unplugged and working with Tod Gordon, he discusses the passing of his dear friend Trent, as well as his recent resurgeance and return to the ring!

Host Karlifornia has the opportunity to bring back IWA Deep South promoter, the one and only Kevin Brannen! In this interview they talk about this years IWA Deep South Carnage Cup 13, the triumphs and struggles of airing the Pay Per View and issues with setting the ring up, working with XPW to stream the show, Kris Kloss and Larry Legend's involvement in the show, John Rare's performance perhaps not being his last, Bryant Woods being the choice to win the 13th installment of the tournament, who Kevin tried to get booked for the show and why it didn't work out, what his future plans are for IWA Deep South in 2024, and much more!

On this Episode of the Insiders Edge Podcast, Host Karlifornia speaks to a former 30 year veteran of the sport of Professional Wrestling, the one and only Dusty Wolfe! In this interview they talk about how Dusty got involved with the business, working in Continental with Ken Timbs as the Hollywood Blondes, what he thought of Steve Austin and Brian Pillman using the same name years later, working with the Guerreros and the Rock N' Roll Express, his time spent in the WWF working on shows like WWF Superstars and WWF Wrestling Challenge, and a plethora of guys he worked with like Rick Martel, Tom Zenk, Ricky Steamboat, The Bulldogs, The Ultimate Warrior, The Hart Foundation, Jake Roberts and more, working with Dusty Rhodes and having to change his ring name to Dale Wolfe, some stories of his time in Capitol Sports in Puerto Rico, and a whole lot more!