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Chad (left) and Kevin paying respects to the Von Erichs with the Von Erich Claw outside of AT&T Stadium prior to Wrestlemania Star.

WrestleMania 32 is in the books. There’s a new World Heavyweight champion. And the Intercontinental title changed hands. Plus…

.@shanemcmahon is insane! #wwe #WrestleMania pic.twitter.com/kK8wIhn5kL

— Kevin Hunsperger (@kevinhunsperger) April 4, 2016

And check out the complete album from Kevin and Chad’s Wrestlemania experience on Facebook!

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By Kevin Hunsperger

After taking off a year, Chad and I are heading back to WrestleMania.  We’ll be in Dallas later this week for Axxess, NXT, the Hall of Fame, WrestleMania and Monday Night Raw.  So we figured in this episode we share thoughts on the Hall of Fame Class of 2016 and the card as it stands for WrestleMania.  We also provide a little insight into the show we’re both looking most forward to, NXT: Dallas.

Are you going to WrestleMania this year?  Send us a message on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram (@my123cents) or you can reach out to me on Twitter (@kevinhunsperger) or Instagram (@kevin_hunsperger).  I’m planning to use the Facebook live feature on the My 1-2-3 Cents page throughout the weekend (no illegal streaming will be done).

You can also check out our MVPs of WrestleMania blog.  Look for new features soon on the YouTube channel as well.

Please rate and review on iTunes and share the show with someone.  Thanks for the support!

 

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The greatest Intercontinental Champion of all time is taking the show on the road.  The Honky Tonk Man has a new interactive show called Shake, Rattle and Roll.  He’s making a stop in Effingham, Illinois on Thursday, March 24 at the Effingham Performance Center.  The show starts at 7 p.m. and you can learn more details here.

I met HTM for the first time in 1997.  He’s the first wrestler I’ve met, so this interview is particularly important to me.  We discuss the upcoming show, and his life in the ring in the WWF in the late 1980s.  He and “Macho Man” Randy Savage main evented several house shows in that era.  The Honky Tonk Man is on Twitter as @OfficialHTM and he has a Facebook page.

Also coming up this week on the My 1-2-3 Cents blog, Chad and I run down our own MVPs of WrestleMania.  Don’t forget to check out @my123cents on Twitter and Instagram.  Like the Facebook page and subscribe to the YouTube channel.

 

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Meeting Chris Hero at WrestleMania 26

Ten years ago Chad and I attended our first WrestleMania.  We made a road trip to Chicago for a weekend of wrestling that included a Ring of Honor show, the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony and WrestleMania 22.

For me, it was a dream come true.  I was content with that one trip.  But I also knew if the opportunity came up again I wanted to go.  Luckily for me, it came up again and again and again.  Chad and I have have been to eight of the last ten WrestleManias.  We’re heading to Texas next month for our 11th.

In this episode of the show we talk about our favorite memories and moments.  It’s not just about the ‘Mania.  It’s the fun in getting to each destination, the other events we attend and of course the WrestleMania atomsphere.

Thanks for tuning in and sharing the show.  Read more on the My 1-2-3 Cents blog as well as Breaking Wrestling News.  You can follow @my123cents on Twitter and Instagram and like the My 1-2-3 Cents Facebook page.  And coming soon, new videos to the My 1-2-3 Cents YouTube channel.

 

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Ax wins the title

Through the years I’ve had several opportunities to be a wrestling referee, manager, ring announcer and commentator.  For the last couple of years the wrestling scene where I live (southern Illinois) has been on life support.  But now a promotion is changing all that.

CMA Pro Wrestling made its debut Saturday, March 5.  The show featured several talented wrestlers from this region and beyond.  A packed house watched at the CMA Marital Arts Center in Marion, Illinois as the first champion was crowned.

Ax Allwardt beat three other men in a fatal four way contest.  Fan favorite Heath Hatton nearly had the match won after spearing the near 400 pound Frank Wyatt.  But the opportunistic Allwardt interrupted the pin and tossed Hatton to the floor, where the fourth man in the match Tony Flood was recovering after being dropped by Wyatt.

I managed to get a quick (and I mean quick) interview with the new champ.  He talks about his past in the business and his future as the new CMA Pro Wrestling Champion.

Also on this week’s show the winners of our Road to WrestleMania contest.  Thanks to all who participated and keep listening, Chad and I will have more contests in the future.

Don’t forget to check out my blogs at My 1-2-3 Cents and Breaking Wrestling News.  There’s also new content coming soon to the YouTube channel.  Follow @my123cents on Instagram and Twitter and be sure to like My 1-2-3 Cents on Facebook.

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You may be noticing a theme on the My 1-2-3 Cents Podcast.  Two-third of the WWE tag team champions The New Day have been on in the last couple of weeks.  Kofi Kingston was my guest on episode 65.  This week Xavier Woods is on the show.  Both Superstars were promoting a WWE house show in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Xavier chats about training, his pursuit of higher education and the incorporation of unicorn horns and trombones in The New Day gimmick.  The conversation is short and sweet, but very informative.

If you live in southern Illinois, southeast Missouri or western Kentucky check CMA Wrestling.  Their first show is set for Saturday, March 5 at the Illinois Star Centre Mall in Marion, Illinois.

Don’t forget Tuesday, March 1 is your last day to enter the Road to Wrestlemania contest.  Listen to episodes 61-66 and answer the trivia question.  Send a message to the My 1-2-3 Cents Facebook page.

Follow My 1-2-3 Cents on Twitter and Instagram (@my123cents).  Subscribe to the YouTube channel (and Xavier’s too) and read My 1-2-3 the blog and Breaking Wrestling News.

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The mystery of who The Undertaker will face at his 24th WrestleMania has finally been solved.  The Deadman will step into the Hell in a Cell once again at the biggest show of the year.  This time against Shane McMahon.

It’s a bold move and something most fans didn’t see coming.  I’d read countless blogs and posts from fans speculating everyone from John Cena to Samoa Joe to even Goldberg as being Undertaker’s opponent.

Chad and I talk more about the decision to put Shane in the match and what things WWE could be doing to make WrestleMania more appealing.  Other matches announced so far: Roman Reigns challenging Triple H for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and Brock Lesnar squaring off against Dean Ambrose in a Street Fight.

Don’t forget, this is also your last chance to enter the “Road to WrestleMania” contest.  Answer the question in this week’s show at the My 1-2-3 Cents Facebook page.  Prizes include a three-month subscription to WrestleCrate, a Sting prize pack and a $25 gift card to WWE Shop.

Read the blog.  Subscribe to YouTube and follow @my123cents on Instagram & Twitter.

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New Day rocks

I’m excited about this week’s show.  WWE Superstar and one third of the tag team champions Kofi Kingston spent some time chatting about an upcoming house show in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.  The New Day member discusses more than the team’s Triple Threat Match against the Dudleyz and the Usos.

Kofi touches on his time before the New Day formed and how the trio fought to get the team on TV.  We discuss past Royal Rumbles and the need to come up with something creative each year to avoid elimination and which tag teams from the past he would like to have seen New Day face.  Listen until the end to hear this week’s Road to Wrestlemania trivia question.

If you’re in the southeast Missouri, southern Illinois or western Kentucky area; tickets for the WWE Road to Wrestlemania show are still available.  The event is Saturday, Feb. 27 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau.

Meanwhile find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram (@my123cents) and YouTube.  Don’t forget to check out the My 1-2-3 Cents blog too and our friends at Breaking Wrestling News!

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I recently was asked to start contributing to the new website Breaking Wrestling News.  A trio of fans put the site together in late 2015.  Greg DeMarco, Mike Bessler and Joe Burgett are the founders of the site.

There are several contributors, covering wrestling promotions around the world as well as MMA.  On this week’s podcast, I chat with Greg about his experiences with the site and some of his memories as a wrestling fan.

He has a very interesting take on what will happen at FastLane and eventually Wrestlemania 32.  We also discuss a few of the past week’s big news headlines, including Daniel Bryan’s retirement, his future with the company and Titus O’Neil’s suspension.  Listen closely, as I ask a question for the “Road to Wrestlemania” contest based on Greg’s thoughts for Wrestlemania.  You can answer it on Facebook.

You can follow Breaking Wrestling News on Facebook and Twitter.  Also, check out My 1-2-3 Cents the blog.  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@my123cents on both) and subscribe to the YouTube channel.  I posted a new video this past week and plan to do more soon.

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Adam Carriker played in the NFL for eight years.  He was the Rams Rookie of the Year and named Strongest Redskin.  He’s also a big time wrestling fan, husband and father.

Kevin and Adam talk about his time as a Nebraska Cornhusker as well as his NFL career.  Adam also shares some thoughts on WWE and talks about his relationship with the company.  He gives his pick for the upcoming FastLane pay per view.

Be sure to listen all the way through to get the question for the My 1-2-3 Cents Road to Wrestlemania contest.  The prizes include a 3 month subscription to Wrestle Crate, a Sting prize pack and a $25 gift card to WWE Shop.  Send your answer via private message on our Facebook page.

Read the blog, subscribe to the YouTube channel and follow on Instagram and Twitter (@my123cents).  You can also read Kevin’s stories (and articles from others) on Breaking Wrestling News.

Other plugs:

@AdamCarriker94

@kevinhunsperger

@jitterymunkey

@bwrestlingnews

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