Born in Chicago and raised in Kenosha, “The 80’s Bay-bee” TW3 joins Windy City Slam Podcast to talk about his first 1-on-1 meeting with the legendary Vic Capri for the SSW Unified Championship at “HORSEPOWER II,” a benefit show for Mahone Middle School in his hometown. He also discusses his influences, including his uncle – Baseball Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett, High Energy (Koko B. Ware and Owen Hart), WCW luchadores, Kofi Kingston, buying his own wrestling company (Hybrid Wrestling Entertainment), working for Ohio Valley Wrestling, being a part of Netflix’s “The Wrestlers,” a story about Mickie James and more. Plus, Mike recaps a huge Chicago Style Wrestling, ICW Milwaukee and Rockford Damage, Inc. and previews AAW Pro’s “Legacy,” Black Label Pro and WWE Elimination Chamber.

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!