Once Upon A Turnbuckle

In this episode, I welcome a truly amazing guest! I had the chance to talk to former WWF and ECW superstar Nancy Ann Jones, better known as 'Paris'. From being discovered by the legendary Pat Patterson and trained by the one-and-only 'Sensational' Sherri Martel, to competing in the ring against the likes of Wendy Richter and Fabulous Moolah and even managing guys like Raven, 'Superfly' Jimmy Snuka and King Kong Bundy - Nancy sure has some stories to share and pulls no punches as she recalls only some of the memories from her days as a professional wrestler.

What was life in the WWF really like back when WrestleMania and Hulkamania were still in their infancy? How did working for Paul Heyman contrast with working for Vince McMahon? And what happened when she finally got to meet one of her idols, Tommy 'Wildfire' Rich? It's all here in this episode! 

During our interview, I refer to Nancy as 'indestructible' - something I'm sure you'll surely agree with as we hear what else life has thrown at her outside of the ring.

If you wish to find out more about (and possibly even help support) Nancy's current life project 'Candy Cane Rescue', please check out their website: https://www.candycanerescue.org/

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

Quite possibly one of the most hotly-debated years in pro wrestling, but all for the wrong reasons! Many believe 1995 to be the worst in terms of content, but again this year holds a lot of warm memories for me growing up as a wrestling fan.

WWF seemed to just be trying everything they could to evolve by positioning previous mid-card guys at the top, switching titles, multiple face/heel turns and introducing many, many new names that cluttered the mid- and lower-card. And most interesting/worryingly, having Bret 'Hitman' Hart rooted lower down the roster and working predominantly with newcomers for much of the year.

Face-palms at the ready, let's relive 1995 from a teenage fan's point-of-view!

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

"Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, children of all ages...ARE YOU READY?"

This week I have the absolute pleasure of chatting to voice-over artist and former wrestling ring announcer Brad Storm! For those of you who have listened to the podcast previously - or even those listening to it as the first time - will already be familiar with some of Brad's work. Find out how and why at the start of this episode! From there, we get to hear of Brad's start in the wrestling world and even what it was like being an intern for the mighty World Championship Wrestling in the late-90s!

This guy certainly has some awesome stories and memories of his own to share from the 'golden age' of professional wrestling!

To keep up-to-date with all of Brad's work past & present, as well as his own podcast 'A VO's Padded Room', be sure to follow him on all of his social media pages as below:

Facebook: @bradstormvo

Twitter: @bradstormvo

Instagram: @bradstormvo

Website: https://bradstormvo.com/

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

Ah, 1994. One of my favourite years to reminisce about as a wrestling fan.

In this show, I recall my favourite moments and angles from this year and attempt to explain why the breaking of a brotherhood bond helped make this wrestling year so memorable for me. 

Especially when compared to what was going down on the 'other channel' at the time...

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

An extra-special episode as I get to chat to a bona fide WWF wrestling legend, someone who I grew up watching on TV as a kid. Ladies and Gentlemen, there'll be no trash-talkin' as I sit down with Mike 'Duke The Dumpster' Droese!

I had an absolute blast talking to this guy and hearing him share stories of his life's epic highs and lows, from THAT appearance on Jerry Lawler's 'King's Court', to working with Triple-H and riding along with Steve Austin. What was planned for his heel turn that never happened? And who would Duke book himself to wrestle at WrestleMania back in the day?

All the answers lie within this episode!

To keep up-to-date with what Duke's up to these days and to check out his awesome podcast 'road To Recovery', be sure to check out his Facebook pages: https://www.facebook.com/mike.droese.96 and https://www.facebook.com/dukethedumpsterofficial

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

This very special episode sees me welcome my first very special guest to the show, as I sat down and chat to UK indie wrestling star Tomas James Sky! I had such a blast talking to Tomas about how his career got started, how it has transformed into much more than just being an in-ring star, and also hear who he would love to lock up with in his own dream match!

Be sure to follow Tomas and all the great things he is involved with in the wrestling world at any (or all) of the below!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TomasJamesSky

Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomasjamessky

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomasjamessky/

Wrestling In Hinkley (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/WrestlingInHinckley

New Breed Wrestling Association: https://www.facebook.com/NewBreedWrestlingAssociation

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

I hold the years 1992 and 1993 in high regard in my wrestling journey, for they were the first years that I first had the opportunity to "discover" the wrestling world for myself, where I was able to immerse myself in whatever media I could get my hands on to find out more about what was going on THEN, rather than rely on video tapes and magazines from 2, 3 or more years before.

For this episode, I briefly run down my top ten moments, events, and angles that to this day still take me back to the magic of those years.

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

"Let's start at the very beginning, a very good place to start."

No, I'm not about to launch into song. But what better way to start off a podcast about my memories as a childhood wrestling fan than, well...to start off by talking about how I became a childhood wrestling fan! I was only seven years old (or was it four...?) and was completely unaware of what lay ahead after my first encounter with the WWF Royal Rumble 1989...

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