Your Story with Mike

Welcome back to #YourStory with Mike Wexler, the podcast where stories are highlighted and told. This podcast focuses on conversations from people of all ages, talents, races, and gender who have a passion that they showcase to the entire world. Originated as The Sock Monkey Mike Show, Mike Wexler is a sports broadcaster/host who has been passionate about connecting with people around him. Ever since the age of eleven, Mike has been pursuing a career in sports broadcasting, being inspired by world famous Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully.

Hunter Freeman is a professional wrestler, who is a combination of a storyteller inside of the ring and a hero outside of the ring. Hunter is a new father who is raising a family and pursuing the passion for professional wrestling. Originally from Soperton, Georgia, Hunter became a fan of professional wrestling at a very early age. Ever since, he wanted to pursue the dream to become a professional wrestler by making a huge step in his journey and head out to California. Since then, he has worked with big companies such as Raise The Bar, Level Up Pro, LA Fights, and so much more.

In this episode of #YourStory, Mike speaks with pro wrestler Hunter Freeman. In this episode, Hunter speaks about his journey in the pro wrestling world from training to having matches at Raise The Bar Wrestling and Level Up Pro Wrestling. Additionally, Hunter shares on the podcast who he is and what his major goals are for his pro wrestling career.

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Johnnie Robbie is a up and coming professional wrestler trained by Millenium Pro Wrestling in Chatsworth, California. Additionally, Johnnie has wrestled for numerous promotions including 3PWA in Cypress and consistently at Millenium Pro Wrestling every single Friday night.

In this episode of #YourStory, Mike speaks with pro wrestler Johnnie Robbie. In this episode, Johnnie speaks about her journey in the pro wrestling world from training to having matches for the MPW World Title against Danny Divine. Additionally, Johnnie shares on the podcast who she is and what her major goals are for her pro wrestling career.

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In this episode of #YourStory, Mike speaks with ring announcer, commentator, and host, "The Voice of Violence" Jordan Cassel. In his first ever podcast interview, Jordan speaks about his passion for broadcasting starting early in his life. Additionally, Jordan Cassel is a student at Chapman University in Orange, California. He is also a commentator and ring announcer and made waves early in his career just in the last two years.

Jordan Cassel is known to independent professional wrestling fans as “The Voice of Violence”. This moniker was earned as he is the commentator for pro wrestling company, Violence x Suffering (VxS). Correspondingly, he hosted the first ever volume of LA Fights (the sister promotion of Game Changer Wrestling) back last year in 2021. As a host, ring announcer, and commentator, Jordan is revolutionizing the game.

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In this episode of #YourStory, Mike speaks with ring announcer, interviewer, and TikTok sensation, "Ringisde" Raine Cruz!. From finding her passion for ring announcing in 2021 to being showcased on the grand stage at WWE SummerSlam in Las Vegas, Raine Cruz established herself as a YouTuber, portraying the heel manager role of Asuka. From then on, Raine has gone on to work with numerous professional wrestling companies, more particularly in the Orange County area with promotions such as OCCW and 3PWA. She also made a huge impact when she ring announced at Old Fashioned Wrestling at the iconic venue Don Quixote in Los Angeles.

Her biggest accomplishment thus far was when she won the WWE TikTok Ring Announcer contest and ring announced in Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium for the biggest party of the summer in SummerSlam! She gives insight on training with WWE ring announcers Mike Rome and Greg Hamilton. Additonally, she speaks about her beginnings as an interviewer in wrestling and how much of a connection she has gotten from her peers in training.

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In this episode of #YourStory, Mike speaks with influencer, podcast host of Casual Conversations with The Classic, and producer Justin Dhillon of The Wrestling Classic. Justin made the Instagram page “The Wrestling Classic” with now over 606K followers as a way to connect old, casual, and diehard wrestling fans together. Based from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, he has made connections with major names in the professional wrestling world including Bryan Danielson, Renee Paquette, “All Ego” Ethan Page, Malakai Black, FTR, and so much more! In this conversation, we catch up and Justin speaks the love for professional wrestling, what created the interest in podcasting, and how to grow on social media.

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In this episode of #YourStory, Mike speaks with young professional wrestler Marcus Mathers, son of professional wrestler, Marc Angel. Marcus started his professional wrestling journey in late 2019, where he had his first pro wrestling match against his own father. As a regular for H20 Wrestling in New Jersey, Marcus has traveled the country to face off against big names such as Anthony Greene (fka August Grey in WWE), Jack Cartwheel, and Nick Wayne. As an established singles and tag team competitor, teaming with stars such as Dylan McKay and Billie Starks, Marcus speaks about his journey.

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In this episode of #YourStory, Mike speaks with store owner, wrestling fan, and father David Gomez! This was a phenomenal conversation to speak with David after the Chelsea Green meet and greet at The Wrestling Guy Store in Huntington Park, California about his connection with the fans in Los Angeles and where his future will go.

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In this episode of #YourStory, Mike speaks with professional wrestler trained by the Santino Bros Wrestling Academy, Hellman Rosecrown. Hellman shares his journey as a professional wrestler, training in the midst of a global pandemic, taking their online classes and training from home. Additionally, he speaks about his unique storytelling and how the online training helped him become who he is today.

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In this episode of #YourStory, Mike speaks with professional wrestler in training, football coach, and filmmaker, Timothy Ray Brandon. Tim shares his journey as a professional wrestler as well as life outside of the ring as an football coach, positively influencing his players to do right in school and teach them about important life skills. Additionally, Tim speaks about how wrestling training was in the midst of a global pandemic and the challenges it presented.

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In this episode of #YourStory, Mike speaks with professional wrestler, podcast host, and scholar Aron Stevens aka Damien Sandow! This was a phenomenal conversation to speak with Aron after his meet and greet at The Wrestling Guy Store in Huntington Park, California about his connection with the fans in Los Angeles and where his future will go.

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