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When It Was Real - Episode 53 - Happy Anniversary!
🎉 EPISODE 53 – HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! 🎉
ONE YEAR.
52 trips on the Wrestling Wayback Machine.
Countless memories from the days… WHEN IT WAS REAL.
On Wednesday, March 4th at 7:30 PM, the celebration goes LIVE on The Playa Entertainment Network — and you do NOT want to miss this one! (Please like and subscribe!)
One year ago, wrestling promoter, author, actor, and manager Nikita Breznikov teamed up with pro wrestling author and podcaster Benny Scala — and the journey has been nothing short of legendary.
For their one-year anniversary spectacular, the guys head back to March 1, 1980 at the legendary Philadelphia Spectrum — the night that changed EVERYTHING.
The main event?
The first true clash between mentor and student:
Bruno Sammartino vs. Larry Zbyszko.
The betrayal.
The build-up.
The unprecedented HEAT.
This wasn’t just a match — it was personal. And the fallout would shake the wrestling world to its core.
Nikita and Benny break down the historic main event, the electric atmosphere, and the entire star-studded card — with the passion and perspective that only When It Was Real can deliver.
52 episodes down.
Year Two begins NOW.
🔥 Join the celebration.
🔥 Relive the emotion.
🔥 Remember when wrestling felt REAL.
#WhenItWasReal #HappyAnniversary #WrestlingWaybackMachine #BrunoSammartino #LarryZbyszko #PhiladelphiaSpectrum #TerritoryEra #OldSchoolWrestling #ProWrestlingHistory #ThePlayaEntertainmentNetwork
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By bennyjscala🎉 EPISODE 53 – HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! 🎉
ONE YEAR.
52 trips on the Wrestling Wayback Machine.
Countless memories from the days… WHEN IT WAS REAL.
On Wednesday, March 4th at 7:30 PM, the celebration goes LIVE on The Playa Entertainment Network — and you do NOT want to miss this one! (Please like and subscribe!)
One year ago, wrestling promoter, author, actor, and manager Nikita Breznikov teamed up with pro wrestling author and podcaster Benny Scala — and the journey has been nothing short of legendary.
For their one-year anniversary spectacular, the guys head back to March 1, 1980 at the legendary Philadelphia Spectrum — the night that changed EVERYTHING.
The main event?
The first true clash between mentor and student:
Bruno Sammartino vs. Larry Zbyszko.
The betrayal.
The build-up.
The unprecedented HEAT.
This wasn’t just a match — it was personal. And the fallout would shake the wrestling world to its core.
Nikita and Benny break down the historic main event, the electric atmosphere, and the entire star-studded card — with the passion and perspective that only When It Was Real can deliver.
52 episodes down.
Year Two begins NOW.
🔥 Join the celebration.
🔥 Relive the emotion.
🔥 Remember when wrestling felt REAL.
#WhenItWasReal #HappyAnniversary #WrestlingWaybackMachine #BrunoSammartino #LarryZbyszko #PhiladelphiaSpectrum #TerritoryEra #OldSchoolWrestling #ProWrestlingHistory #ThePlayaEntertainmentNetwork