We are back in the Land of the Rising Son and it’s a total mess per usual. JR’s last WCW pay-per-view appearance is a wild supercard between New Japan and WCW along with discussion on the wacky TV going on around the period. Ultimo vs Liger! Muta vs Chono! Ron Simmons vs A Nazi!Sting vs Hiroshi fucking Hase!!!Check out Jim on social media at:https://www.threads.com/@thejimdbhttps://bsky.app/profile/thejimdb.bsky.socialYou can find all the Troubles social media happenings at:https://bsky.app/profile/troubleswres.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@troubleswreshttps://www.instagram.com/troubleswres/https://x.com/FromCrockettPod

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Rob is yet another in the list of folks I actually became buddies with way before I ever asked him to do the show. It was so long in fact that finally I was like “oh and what the fuck are we doing, we gotta pod” and he replied “run it” and here we are. This is easily the most open and outspoken anyone has been in this space, and I loved it! We talk everything from Talk’n Shop, shit indies in the South, New South and the exit, TWE and acceptance, getting to do SCI, and just a TAD bit of tea. You do NOT want to skip this one, folks.

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I was fortunate to talk to an absolute indie legend, New South partial owner Cabana Man Dan! Since 2001, he’s been up and down the roads and we discuss all the highs and lows of his career including his one Wildside gig, traveling all over the country, SUP, New South, and Beyond. It’s a really amazing glimpse into what life can be like for wrestlers, and a great story of finding yourself again when things feels bleak. Check out New South on social media at:https://www.instagram.com/newsouth_pw/?hl=enhttps://www.facebook.com/NewSouthprowrestling/https://x.com/NewSouth_PWhttps://www.youtube.com/newsouthprowrestlingCabana Man Dan is at:https://www.instagram.com/cabana.man.danhttps://x.com/cabanamandan

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It's a sit down interview with the Sharkshooter himself, Matt Mako! We talk about his Chikara beginnings, how that fall out felt for him, his work in Bloodsport, ETU, ROH, his latest appearance on AEW Collision, Labor of Love, and of course Power Pro Lucha. Matt was an absolute pleasure and I hope you check out his matches if you haven't already the dude is amazing! You can find Matt on social media at:https://x.com/TheMattMakohttps://www.instagram.com/mattmako/?hl=en

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Chris and I finally got the rising star of the wrestling review Substack sphere Dean Marlowe on a pod and it's all about this year's G1 Climax. Of course we discuss the Final match and all it's glory but we also talk about the real important stuff like: the 2008 G1 nostalgia, how goddamned polarizing SANADA is in the group, Walker by GAWD Stewart, and every other bizarre sidebar known to man.Screw socials, we're dropping Substacks! Dean Marlowe's stylings can be found here:https://substack.com/@deanscanonChris Colvin's awesome insights can be found here:https://substack.com/@colvinhewrote

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I did it, I snagged one of the wildest interviews yet. Daniel Makabe and I started talking not about his storied career, but strange punk music and THAT is why he’s cut from a different cloth. Of course, we did end up broaching the subject of wrestling and this is the end result of those Instagram DMs. Daniel was a wealth of knowledge and one of the nicest dudes I’ve ever talked to. I’d like to believe this is only second to the over 4 hour epic that the Q&Tr pod did in 2019 in terms of depth in Makabe’s career. Check out Daniel on social media at:https://x.com/danielmakabehttps://www.instagram.com/danielmakabe/

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We’ve reached the end of the Bill Watts era of WCW and the very beginning of the Eric Bischoff regime and this is one hell of a start. Davey Boy Smith is in WCW, Sting and Vader have a classic, and we find out what the White Castle of FEAR is, or do we?Jim is on social media at:https://www.threads.com/@thejimdbhttps://bsky.app/profile/thejimdb.bsky.social

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I had the pleasure of sitting down with one of the independent scene’s hottest young stars, Big Dave Weaver out of Alabama! This was a great convo about how he looks at the business, how he has climbed the ranks of the Southeast scene and how he tries to keep it awesome and fun like the Lord intended! You can find Big Dave on social media at:https://x.com/BigDaveSince99https://www.instagram.com/bigdavepw/https://www.facebook.com/david.weaver.202730

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We're back yet again for another dive into The Chains and it's a very special episode all about the NHB 100 show and what we believe to be perhaps the best deathmatch show of the decade and perhaps even longer! We have all the details on every match, SHLAK VS SLADE, Angel vs Lucky, Mancer is the man, and everything in between! Thanks for the love, we really appreciate it!

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I was blown away when I got into a DM convo with JWM and he said yes to a pod! We dive deep into his days in IWA Mid South, Game Changer Wrestling, and of course The Chains as this was recorded right before the big NHB 100 show. Murdoch rules and he was so much fun to talk to! Check out JWM on socials at:https://x.com/TheJWMurdochhttps://www.instagram.com/john.wayne.murdoch/

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