Once Upon A Turnbuckle

In this episode, Chris welcomes another heavy-hitter from the British wrestling scene with veteran '#1' Jonny Rose!

Jonny recalls his earliest memories of discovering wrestling as a kid in the crowd watching the like of Danny Boy Collins and Big Daddy, to finding himself as a ten-year-old helping to carry the ring in at another show, through to his fondest recollections of entertaining crowds as a wrestler and promoter himself, including the time he spent in and out of the ring with wrestling legend Tracey Smothers.

Jonny can truly be considered one of British wrestling's 'working men', often juggling responsibilities as a promoter, perform and helping to run a pub, all at the same time! To top it off, Jonny is still an avid old-school wrestling fan today, so there was much to be discussed in this one. Hear which events, matches and superstars are still Jonny's go-to when not in the ring himself, whilst also giving us probably the most intriguing 'Mount Rushmore of Wrestling' so far!

Keep up-to-date with Jonny Rose and his promotion HCW on Facebook: @Jonny-1-Rose and @HCWIWA

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**Theme song 'Halloween Night' used courtesy of Jayde Garrow.**

Chris welcomes another of Pro Wrestling Karnage's emerging talents, 'Superstar' Jimmy Taylor!  

Jimmy discusses his love of wrestling, from his early days idolising greats such as Eddie Guerrero and Rob Van Dam, to finding his own way into the ring. He also looks ahead at his long-awaiting Pro Wrestling Karnage debut, where he will finally get the chance to exact a measure of revenge on 'The Brilliance' James Ellis - the man who cost him his spot at 'the First Mutation' - when the two meet one-on-one at 'Karnage From the Krypt' on 30th October!  

To keep up-to-date with Jimmy's upcoming appearances and details on how to book him for future shows, be sure to follow his social media pages:  

Facebook: @SUPERSTARJimmyTaylor 

Instagram: @superstarjimmytaylor 

Twitter: @SuperstarJimmyT

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**Theme song 'Halloween Night' used courtesy of Jayde Garrow.**

Continuing the delve 'Behind The Karnage', Chris welcomes another hard-hitter from Pro Wrestling Karnage as he chats to one-half of their inaugural tag team champions, 'The Bastard Son' Chris Bevan!

Chris B takes us through his journey as a wrestling fan to deciding to follow his dream of being an in-ring competitor, his training days, his earliest wrestling experiences, the influence behind his in-ring persona and his take on PWK's first live show 'The First Mutation', where he captured the Tag Team Championship as half of The Disavowed. Chris also talks about his own training school in Wales, 'No Mercy Wrestling Academy'.

Facebook: @BevanAndHell and @nomercywrestle

Instagram: @bevanbastardson_pw and @nowrecywrestle

Twitter: @BevanBastardSon and @NoMercyWrestle

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**Theme song 'Halloween Night' used courtesy of Jayde Garrow.**

Chris continues the spotlight series on upstart wrestling promotion Pro Wrestling Karnage by welcoming another very special guest in writer and promoter Kai Sandbrook.

Kai not only discusses his own personal wrestling journey from a fan to the ring, but also talks about his influences from the writing/promoting side, the importance of any amount of in-ring experience in helping to run a promotion, the challenges in developing a fresh product, Karnage's new Outbreak Championship and even sharing with Chris in their mutual love of wrestling title belts!

Keep up-to-date with Kai and Pro Wrestling Karnage on social media for all upcoming news and events:

Facebook: @ProWrestlingKarnage

Instagram: @kaisandbrookpw & @pro_wrestling_karnage

Twitter: @KAP_Sandbrook & @PWKarnage

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**Theme song 'Halloween Night' used courtesy of Jayde Garrow.**

On this episode, Chris delves once more behind the curtain of the latest super-power on the UK indy wrestling scene by welcoming co-founder, promoter and one of the top stars of Pro Wrestling Karnage, 'Dangerous' Danny Owens!

Danny discusses how he discovered wrestling as a childhood fan, the role current Pro Wrestling Karnage Heavyweight Champion Caiman played in training him and getting him ready for his first tryout in the ring, through to the birth of Pro Wrestling Karnage as a promotion which culminated in their explosive debut show last month 'The First Mutation'.

We also discuss who Danny would put on his own 'Mount Rushmore' of wrestling and what WrestleMania moment he would have loved to have been involved in!

We get a real glimpse into one man's journey from childhood fan to in-ring star to helping create one of the freshest and most exciting new promotions on the scene. Not one to be missed!

Be sure to keep up-to-date with 'Dangerous' Danny Owens, Beers X Beatdowns and Pro Wrestling Karnage on their social media pages, for more information on where you can catch one of their next shows!

Facebook: @DangerousDannyOwens / @BeersXBeatdowns / @ProWrestlingKarnage

Instagram: @dangerousdannyowens / @beersxbeatdowns / @pro_wrestling_karnage

Twitter: @PWKarnage

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**Theme song 'Halloween Night' used courtesy of Jayde Garrow.**

Chris is joined this week by another star of the British independent wrestling scene, as he welcome's fellow Devonian and member of the REACH Wrestling army, Echo Reed.

Echo recalls her earliest memories of wrestling, being introduced to the Attitude era by her wrestling-mad brothers, through to making her decision to step into the ring herself, training with Paige and the Knight family in Norwich, the stars who have shaped her persona and style, and how important the recent 'women's revolution' in WWE has changed the present and future of women's wrestling today.

And if Echo could pick one person to share a WrestleMania moment with, who would it be? All is revealed here!

To keep up with what Echo is up to, and for all updates as to where you can catch her in action, be sure to follow her social media:

Instagram: @echo.reed.pw

Facebook: @Echo.Reed.PW

To keep up-to-date with upcoming events in the REACH Wrestling calendar, following them on Facebook @REACHwrestling.

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**Theme song 'Halloween Night' used courtesy of Jayde Garrow.**

Once Upon A Turnbuckle returns with another very special guest - pro wrestler and podcaster extraordinaire, Caiman Griffiths!

Caiman discusses his run as a pro wrestler - including training at the NWA-UK Hammerlock camp, receiving his first chop from Fergal Devitt (better known as Finn Balor!), waffling Sheamus over the head with a title belt, teaming with Eugene Dinsmore and being bottled by ECW legend Steve Corino! - through to the birth of his own podcast, The Caiman Show.

Whilst starting off predominantly as a wrestling podcast, The Caiman show has since exploded into something so much more, allowing Caiman to welcome a plethora of guests from TV's Sarah Greene and Trev & Simon, to 90s pop sensation Chesney Hawkes and even Carole 'F'N' Baskin!

Throw in a hilarious story involving a nude painting of Janet Street-Porter and we have an absolutely belting episode!

Be sure to check out The Caiman Show on YouTube and all major podcast platforms, as well as follow Caiman's further work on his social media pages:

Facebook: @The-Caiman-Show

Twitter: @thecaimanshow

Instagram: @caiman_show

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**Theme song 'Halloween Night' used courtesy of Jayde Garrow.**

In this very special episode, Chris pays tribute to the life and career of wrestling legend 'the Beast From The East' Bam Bam Bigelow, with none other than Bam Bam's son, Shane!  

Shane discusses pivotal moments of his dad's career including working in Japan with Big Van Vader, his matches with Bret Hart, his infamous WrestleMania main event against NFL Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor, his feud and longtime friendships with 'Doink The Clown' Ray Apollo and working with Luna Vachon.  

We also get an in-depth look at what life was like growing up as the son of a wrestling giant, what Bam Bam - the man and father - was like outside the ring, as well as sharing some hilarious memories involving Dink and being in the crowds and backstage at ECW.  One thing is for sure - no matter what you think you already know about 'The Beast From The East', you'll feel like you know the man even better after listening to this!

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**Theme song 'Halloween Night' used courtesy of Jayde Garrow.**

Looking back on his childhood (and beyond) of wrestling fandom, Chris recently realised the one aspect of wrestling that will forever make him come back time and time again - the SOUND of it! To be more precise, the superstars that were as talented on the mic as they were between the ropes.

In this episode, Chris counts down his own personal 'Top 5' of who he considers to be the greatest talkers of all time in the wrestling industry!

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**Theme song 'Halloween Night' used courtesy of Jayde Garrow.**

Chris welcomes Jack Morris, current ICW wrestling star and one-half of the ICW Tag Team Champions 'The Nine9' to the show to chat about growing up in the Attitude era, making his own way in the wrestling world, facing off against British wrestling legend Doug Williams, what it's like to be featured on the WWE Network...and of course, his recent appearance singing on the hugely popular Saturday night BBC show, 'I Can See Your Voice'!   

Be sure to check out and follow Jack and 'The Nine9' on their social media pages:   

Facebook: @JackMorrisWrestling & @NINE9wrestling  

Instagram: @jackmorrisx17   

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**Theme song 'Halloween Night' used courtesy of Jayde Garrow.**