Austin Michael Baldridge was destined to become a wrestler from the womb as he was named after two of the biggest stars of wrestling’s Attitude Era. AMB, the current Midwest Championship Wrestling (Ill.) Champion, joins Windy City Slam Podcast for the first time discuss about his MCW Championship victory from February, MCW’s next show at Skydive Chicago in Ottawa on this weekend where he defends his title against Koa Laxamana and “Nasty” Nic Nolan, ironman match against Gunner Brave at Honor Among Wrestling, inspiration for his in-ring style, wrestling outside Wrigley Field and at a beer tasting event, time with GALLI Lucha Libre, PWX, Defiant Pro Wrestling, plans for the future and more. Plus, we recap Will Ospreay’s appearance at a loaded CSW show, a strong AAW event with a wild ending in the main event, whether we’ve seen the last of Conan Lycan on the Chicago indie scene, plus Southland Championship Wrestling, POWW Entertainment, DREAMWAVE, Frontline Pro and ICW Milwaukee.

Mike Pankow is a wrestling super-fan who covers local Chicagoland wrestling and national promotions like AEW and WWE. If there is something going on in Chicago, Mike knows about it. Enjoy "Wrestling, Chicago-Style" on The Broadcast Basement On-Demand Radio Network! Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com. Get your local wrestling fix every Tuesday everywhere podcasts can be found and always at WindyCitySlam.com!