One of Chicagoland wrestling’s hottest rookies Brian Gorta has quickly made a name for himself on the Midwest independent scene. Windy City Slam Podcast welcomed Gorta to talk about training at the Chicago Wrestling Center under TNA star Mustafa Ali and local stalwarts Koda Hernandez and Alfonso Gonzalez, coming up the ranks with classmates Jonny Black, Kurt Diggity and Pinky Montoya, his debut against Andre Flo, chemistry with Montoya heading into their SSW Entertainment tag match next month, working in places such as Freelance Wrestling, Chicago Style Wrestling, Ego Pro Chicago and Bloodstone Wrestling and not looking too far ahead. Plus, Mike previews WWE SummerSlam and local cards from 2econd Wrestling, POWW Entertainment, DREAMWAVE and Ultimate Combat Gauntlet and recaps highlights from AEW Redemption, Illinois Valley Wrestling Federation, Iron Spirit Pro and Southland Championship Wrestling.

Mike Pankow is a 25-year-plus professional journalist and wrestling superfan 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!