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This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down with Impact Wrestling’s Knockouts Champion, “The Virtuosa” Deonna Purrazzo. The two discuss Deonna’s journey through the wrestling business, her time in Impact Wrestling, the relationship between Impact and AEW and who...
This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer pays his respect and honors the life of the great Pat Patterson, who passed away this past Wednesday, with the co-author of Pat’s biography titled “Accepted: How The First Gay Superstar Changed WWE,”...
This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer is joined by “Le Champion” Chris Jericho to discuss the career of The Undertaker, both in and out of the ring. Also, “The Demo God” hits on his upcoming match with Frankie Kazarian...
Ever since the Dark Side Of The Ring episode on The Fabulous Moolah two years ago, David Penzer has wanted to bring on a guest to talk about her unique career. Numerous men and women have turned down the request...
This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer is joined by former WCW and WWE superstar “The Big Cat” Curtis Hughes (aka “Mr. Hughes”). He shares stories about how he got his start in the ring, some great stories about his time...
This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer pays tribute to his old friend Tracy Smothers, who lost his battle with cancer last Wednesday, by sharing his thoughts about Tracy and revisiting Tracy’s appearance on the podcast from this past May. Thanks...
One of the biggest “What Could’ve Been” stories in the history of pro wrestling is Mark Jindrak. From being one of the Natural Born Thrillers in the final days of WCW to being replaced at the last minute by Bautista...
This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down with the Impact Wrestling X-Division Champion Rohit Raju to discuss his journey through the wrestling business, his time with Impact Wrestling and how grateful he is to be there, what still...
This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down with one of Impact Wrestling’s newest additions, Heath. The artist formerly known as Heath Slater talks about his start in the wrestling business, being a part of FCW and the Nexus, his...
This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down with Impact Wrestling World Champion Eric Young, fresh off of his victory over Eddie Edwards this past weekend at Victory Road 2020. 2020 has been an insane ride for everyone but Eric...
This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down with one of the original members of AEW’s Dark Order, Evil Uno. The guys discuss Evil Uno’s start in the wrestling business with guys like Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn from the...
This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down with long time independent wrestler Andrew Anderson to talk about just how much life has changed in the world of independent wrestling since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks for listening! Make...
This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down with one time New Japan Pro Wrestling Junior Heavyweight Champion, eight time NJPW Junior Heavyweight Tag Team champion, three time Ring Of Honor Tag Team champion, and co-host of the “Talk’n...
This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down with two time Ring Of Honor World Champion, two time Ring Of Honor World Television Champion, six time X-Division Champion for Impact Wrestling, and Impact Wrestling Tag Team Champion, the one...
Late in the days of WCW, a young tag team called “Air Raid” from NWA Wildside was signed and being positioned to be the future of the cruiserweight division. The two guys, who were very much innovators in the high...
Whether you know him as one of The Major Brothers, one of The Edgeheads, or a three-time World Tag Team Champion, Brian Myers (formerly known as WWE superstar Curt Hawkins) has accomplished a ton over his 16-year career and it’s...
Today on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer is joined by one of the most impactful and revered people in the wrestling business over the last 25+ years, former ECW, WCW, and WWE superstar and trainer Lance Storm. During this really insightful conversation,...
Today on Sitting Ringside and fresh off of his debut with Karl Anderson at Impact Wrestling’s Slammiversary, David Penzer is joined by Luke Gallows, one half of The Good Brothers. The guys discuss how Gallows found wrestling and the start of...
Today on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer is joined by former AEW Women’s Champion, Nyla Rose. The two discuss her start in the wrestling business, how her grandmother made her a fan as a child, her time in Japan and working...
Today on Sitting Ringside, Impact Wrestling ring announcer David Penzer sits down with five-time Knockouts Champion, one third of The Beautiful People, and current Impact Wrestling color analyst Madison Rayne. She talks about how she went from having a 4.0...
During the era of teams like The Rock & Roll Express, Road Warriors, and The Midnight Express, one of the most underrated tag teams of the time was Tommy Rogers and Bobby Fulton, The Fantastics. Formed in 1984, they held...
This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down to chat with former WCW color analyst and longtime Pittsburgh radio personality Mark Madden, who is currently the afternoon drive host on 105.9 The X. Madden talks about his time in WCW,...
With all of the negativity and tension in the world right now, David Penzer reached out to the only person in the world that could bring the power of positivity to life and one of the greatest storytellers in the...
This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down with longtime referee Mickie Jay, who talks about getting his start in the Florida territory, working Dustin Rhodes first match, and then moving on to WCW and the WWE. The guys also...
This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down with longtime WWE superstar D-Lo Brown. The guys discuss D-Lo breaking into the business in Smoky Mountain Wrestling with New Jack and The Gangstas, his move to the WWE, working with...
With AEW’s “Double Or Nothing” coming up this Saturday night. David Penzer catches up with AEW’s “Spanish God” Sammy Guevara to talk about the upcoming “Stadium Stampede Match” between The Inner Circle and The Elite, having Chris Jericho take him...
Some of you may know him as Devon Storm, some of you may know him as Crowbar, and some of you may know him as physical therapist Chris Ford, but David Penzer knows him as one of the better guys...
This week, I’m honored to interview a long time friend who has been in the battle of his life. Tracy Smothers has spent the last six months battling Stage 4 Lymphoma and I’m so humbled that he tells his story...
This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down with a guy who has literally seen it all in the wrestling business, 45+ year wrestling veteran Mike Jackson, who just recently at the age of 70 went viral for his...
This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer opens the show by discussing the passing of WWE Hall Of Famer Howard Finkel, who passed away on April 16th. David shares some of his memories of the greatest ring announcer in wrestling...
This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer opens the show by sharing his thoughts about his likes and dislikes from this year’s WrestleMania and then goes into Kevin Sullivan’s appearance on Friday’s episode of The Jim Cornette Experience. Kevin and Jim...
This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer opens the show discussing this week’s debut of “Dark Side Of The Ring,” which featured the horrific story of Chris and Nancy Benoit. This is a subject that hits close to home for...
This week on Sitting Ringside, it’s a bit of a different show as David Penzer is joined by Radio Influence’s Jerry Petuck, who spent nearly 20 years in sports radio in the Tampa Bay area, to discuss what’s gone on...
What a crazy couple of weeks since that last time we spoke. From working the Impact Wrestling TV tapings in Atlanta to the near-tragic Scott Steiner health scare while there to the Coronavirus and more, David Penzer fills you in...
It’s a Sitting Ringside Road Trip this week as David Penzer does the show from Dory Funk Jr.’s Bang TV wrestling event in Belleview, FL, which was headlined by one of the greatest tag teams of all time, Rick and...
This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer is joined by one of the most influential figures in wrestling who may not get the credit he’s due, Mr. Les Thatcher. Thatcher, whose career has spanned over six decades, has seen, trained,...
This week, a unique episode of Sitting Ringside as David is joined by the man he credits for opening the door for him in the wrestling business and WCW, Bob Roop. They talk about why Bob felt confident recommending David...
This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down with former TNA Knockout and former Playboy model Traci Brooks, who talks about growing up on a pig farm in Canada, how she went from that to getting into the wrestling...
This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer chats with former IWGP US Champion and three time IWGP Tag Team champion, Lance Archer. Archer talks about his humble beginnings in the business in Texas, his time in TNA and WWE and how...
This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down with former WCW and Impact Wrestling superstar and long time friend “The Disco Inferno” Glenn Gilbertti to talk about all the latest news from the pro wrestling world. They discuss everything...
This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down with one of the most legendary wrestling to come out from the historic Memphis wrestling territory, “Superstar” Bill Dundee. David and Bill talk about Dundee’s humble upbringing in Australia and what brought...
This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer opens up 2020 by popping a little bit of the bubbly with All Elite Wrestling World Champion and one of the greatest of all time, Chris Jericho. The friendship between these two goes back...
This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer wraps up 2019 like a million bucks! WWE Hall Of Fame inductee “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase is Sitting Ringside this week to share stories about his time in and out of...
This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down with Rock & Roll Hall Of Famer, member of the legendary southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, and the founder of Blackfoot, Rickey Medlocke. You know him from behind the drums or the...
This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down with one of the most underrated pro wrestlers in the history of the sport and 2004 WWE Hall Of Fame inductee, Tito Santana. The guys talk about what drove Tito to find...
This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer answers your questions about his favorite memories of being in WCW and TNA/Impact, shares stories about Curt Henning, Eddie Guerrero, AJ Styles, Dixie Carter, Kevin Nash, Vince Russo, and being on the road...
This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer is joined by “The Chairman of AEW,” Shawn Spears. The guys talk about Shawn’s career, how he got started in the business, his stints in the WWE and why they ended, what went...
This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer is joined by NWA Powerrr referee Brian Hebner. This second generation referee talks about what it was like growing up Hebner. With his father Earl and his uncle Dave both being a part...
This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer is joined by a guy who may not be a household name but has certainly seen and done everything possible in the wrestling business, John Arezzi. The guys discuss how John went from...
This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer is joined by Starrcast creator and podcast host Conrad Thompson to discuss the myriad of podcasts he hosts with the likes of Bruce Prichard, Tony Schiavone, Eric Bischoff, Jim Ross, and the newest...
