Retro Rasslin Network

This episode Gene is joined by comedian Wes Sears as they discuss what drew him to comedy, when and where he got started, and who some of his favorite comedians are. They talk about the use of characters on and off stage, comedy influences and they discuss some pro wrestling on the back end of the interview. Another fun conversation with a lot of insight into the world of stand up comedy and what makes it tougher than most people realize.

This week's scheduled guest Tank had to cancelled but guess who showed up when the gang needed him? SHANE MAKO!  That's right, "the Pick Up Artist" is back for good as he's gotten settled in to his swanky new home and is ready to bring his "influence" back to CheapHeatTV LIVE on a weekly basis once again! You're welcome!

This week the gang welcomes the promoter of EPW Wrestling in North Mississippi and Gene Jackson's friend of nearly 25 years, Neil Taylor.  They have a fun discussion about the growth and evolution of EPW over the past few years as well as just promoting wrestling in general and much, much more! Give it a listen and share! For more on EPW and to subscribe to their YouTube channel featuring matches from CheapHeatTV's Violent Gentlemen and Shane Mako check out www.epwwrestlingms.com!

This week the gang welcomes three time EPW Champion "Do or Die" "the Greatest of All Time" and so forth K Swiss to the show.  They discuss the "misconception" that's out there right now that he has issues with Justin Kline and the Hot Shots.  They talk about him being trained by Brian Christopher and Kevin White, what he feels need to change in pro wrestling, and much, much more.  After the break, the guys discuss the recent happenings in AEW as it concerns Jon Moxley, Punk's future, the return of the Elite, and more.  They all also get a little "Ucey" as they talk about The Bloodline segments from this week's Smackdown. Check it out and please share!!

Gene's back with a new episode in his comedy podcast series and this time he's joined by Nico Brooke.  Nico has been in the comedy game for five years where she has gone from not only do comedy but also hosting and now producing shows!  It's been a fun and interesting process for her getting to the point producing her own shows.  A lot of great insight in this interview on getting started in comedy, the hosting mindset vs. the performing mindset, what she looks at booking performers for shows and the strategy on who to book and where.  A very fun and informative interview that I can't wait for everyone to hear!

On this episode the gang are joined by "the Ghetto Rockstar"/"Street Prince" aka Tyrone Murphy aka Tyrese Bro aka Tyrese Murphy Dog aka Tyrone Murphy Bitch Recognize.  Tyrese talks about his experience over the weekend at the Superstars of Wrestling FanFest over in Rome, Georgia and some of the advice he got from legends like Buff Bagwell, Jake 'the Snake' Roberts, and Vincent....who after the show we finally determined was actually Ernest "the Cat" Miller.  They also talk about the sabbatical that Tyrese is getting ready to take from wrestling in November in an effort to heal up his body while he takes time to work on his character and promo skills.  Then after the break, Gene dips out for a stand up gig while Shane Mako arrives just in time for the hot tag to discuss the previous interview as well as to talk about their "Top 5 phone apps for swiping".  A fun episode as always...give it a listen!

This week the Gang wasn't sure who their guest was going to be.....surprisingly it turned out to be their missing in action co-host, Shane Mako.  They discuss returning to EPW and just catch up on things in general. 

Gene Jackson finally returns with a new episode of the Jackson Reaction Podcast and starts a series of interviews with southern comedians and his first guest is Tyler Fomby.  Gene and Tyler recently worked together doing commentary on wrestling show and they discuss that experience in this interview. They also talk about how Tyler got started in comedy, who his influences are, working with Dan Alten, the process of coming up with material, and much much more! Check it out and share it with your friends...and even your enemies!

One of the gang's favorite guests Austin Towers returns to the show.  They talk about what's been going on with the big man since his last appearance on the show.  A whole host of topics are discussed such as: who helped mold and influence him as he was "coming up", Is being a "big man" in wrestling a blessing or a curse?, what promotions he's currently working for, how he would work in a match against Scott E. Morgan, Is Zanders really 'upbeat'?, a scathing promo on Shane Mako for not being on the show, and much much more!! 

This week CheapHeatTV LIVE! was supposed to be joined by K Swiss but due to some last minute scheduling conflicts that interview had to be rescheduled as the show was going on. However, Zanders sprung into action and was able to get his old friend Kevin Ryan on the show! There's plenty to talk about with Kevin as he's fresh off of a very serious knee injury that has kept him out for several months and he's just returned to the ring in recent weeks. They discuss his injury, his return, being "burned out" before the injury, how his mindset towards pro wrestling has changed and evolved in recent years, how he plans to conduct business moving forward now that he's healed up, and much, much more!  A fun interview especially considering the impromptu nature of how it came together. Also everyone gets to meet Smokey's new protege' Intern Benny at the end, but you'll need to check out the video version for that! Check it out!