Johnny Rodz, born on May 16, 1938, in Brooklyn, New York, is a retired professional wrestler and esteemed trainer. Known as "The Unpredictable," Rodz made his mark in the 1960s and 1970s, primarily wrestling for the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), now WWE. Although he often played the role of a "jobber," putting over other talent, Rodz earn…

Launching herself into a successful career at a young age, Sharmell Sullivan-Huffman saw early success as a pageant queen when she won Miss Black America. Soon after she would rise even higher as a backup dancer for legendary musical acts like James Brown.After the world of pro wrestling caught her eye, Sharmell would join WCW's Nitro Girl dance tr…

On September 19th, 1999 ECW blew the hinges off of the doors at the Odeum Expo Center in Villa Park, Illinois!The match card showcased a truly refined pro wrestling product as Paul Heyman and ECW stood poised to enter the new millenium. With Tazz on the way out for WWE and Mike Awesome soon the follow for WCW, the company was on devloping into an a…

On August 2nd, 1998 Extreme Championship Wrestling emanated from The Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio with Heat Wave '98!Paul Heyman and his pro wrestling promotion put on what would be one of their most memorable wrestling pay-per-views in their entire run. With Joey Styles and ECW World Heavyweight Champion Shane Douglas on commentary, the event went a…

Violent J of Insane Clown Posse guests on this episode.Many would be surprised to learn that Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope's first stop on their entertainment journey was in the independent pro wrestling scene of Michigan alongside the likes of Rob Van Dam and Sabu. Which is why it was all the more fulfilling for ICP when, following the realease of a…

From This is Not Happening on Comedy Central to being live on stage at The Funny Bone and all around the nation and even bringing Wrestle Roasts to life at Starrcast, standup comedian and writer Dan St. Germain is an expert on the intersection of comedy and pro wrestling.Dan discusses his love for wrestling, the main differences between WWE and AEW…

The mastermind behind DDPY and former WCW World Heavyweight Champion Diamond Dallas Page joins the show to discuss his new movie "High Heat". Costarring Don Johnson of "Miami Vice" and "Knives Out" fame as well as Olga Kurlyenko known for her role in "Black Widow", "High Heat" is an action-packed ride that sees DDP in the role of a mafia boss named…

Former NWA National Heavyweight Champion Willie Mack joins host Joel Gertner to discuss TNA / Impact Wrestling, Lucha Underground, WWE and more!Oleh Willie Mack

In this episode of The 69 Minute Eargasm with Joel Gertner, the Quintessential Studmuffin is joined by Killer Kross (FKA Karrion Kross). Listen in as Kross takes us through his journey into the pro wrestling world, rising through the indies, his time with Impact Wrestling, becoming NXT Champion, that crazy costume upon his jump to the main roster a…

Host Joel Gertner is joined by veteran German language wrestling and combat sports commentator Oliver Copp. Listen in as Oliver Copp takes Joel Gertner through his days hosting German content for WCW, working as Editor in Chief for WWE Magazine, the glory days of UFC, his current gig working for AEW Rampage and so much more!…

In part 2 of host Joel Gertner's interview with ECW Diva Francine, Francine talks about the final days and final night of ECW, working for WWE, her stint in TNA / Impact Wrestling and so much more!Oleh Joel Gertner

In part 1 of his interview with the Queen of Extreme Francine, Joel Gertner speaks with Francine about her early days as a wrestling fan, meeting Todd Gordon in the back of a pawn shop, coming face-to-face with Paul Heyman at her first ECW show, being chased after by WWE and so much more!Oleh Joel Gertner

In part to of Joel Gertner's interview with Lance Storm, the current WWE producer discusses his slit from ECW, being that last man in the locker room the night of the final WCW Monday Nitro, coming into the fold of the WWE and so much more!Oleh Joel Gertner

In this episode Lance Storm talks with host Joel Gertner about his early days as a wrestling fan, beginning training to wrestle, dropping out of college to pursue his passion, Smokey Mountain Wrestling, ECW, WCW and more!Oleh Joel Gertner

Tony Garea is a pro wrestling legend both in and out of the ring. Born and raised in New Zealand, Tony Garea's career has taken him to world championship heights and a long illustrious career as a WWE / WWF road agent and producer.Oleh Joel Gertner

ECW's Joel Gertner is joined by host / commentator of The Movie Trivia Schmoedown Kristian Harloff. Listen in as Kristian Harloff discusses the genesis of The Movie Trivia Schmoedown, The Schmoedown Spectacular VI, writing for WWE and so much more!Oleh Joel Gertner

Host Joel Gertner is joined by Sarah Logan / Sarah Rowe / Crazy Mary Dobson. Listen in on Sarah Logan's story about becoming a pro wrestler as a teen, going to Japan at a young age, meeting her husband, WWE's Erik of the Viking Raiders, working in WWE and so much more!Oleh Joel Gertner

Host Joel Gertner is joined by D'Lo Brown. Listen in as D'Lo Brown discusses his journey to become a pro wrestler, wrestling in Puerto Rico, Smokey Mountain Wresting as one of The Gangstas, being a founding member of The Nation of Domination in WWF / WWE, his tenure in TNA / Impact Wrestling and so much more!…

"Adam Bomb" and one half of KroniK, Bryan Clark joins The 69 Minute Eargasm with Joel Gertner. Listen in as Bryan Clark talks about the pay he got as "Adam Bomb" in WWF / WWE, jumping to WCW, the differences between working for Vince McMahon vs Eric Bischoff, passing through Smoky Mountain Wrestling, forming KroniK and so much more! Pre Order the N…

In this episode host Joel Gertner is joined by indipendent wrestling legend Jimmy Rave. Listen in as Jimmy Rave talks about getting hooked on wrestling with WrestleMania III, coming up through the ranks with Bryan Danielson (Daniel Bryan) and CM Punk, getting his jaw broken by Samoa Joe, his Guitar Hero gimmick in TNA / Impact Wrestling and so much…

In this episode Joel Gertner is joined by former WWE Cruiserweight Champion Tony Nese. Listen as Tony Nese discusses his early days in the wrestling business, getting selected for the WWE Cruiserweight Classic, the trials and tribulations with 205 Live, becoming WWE Cruiserweight Champion and so much more! Visit loadboost.com and enter th e promo c…

In this episode we hear part two of Joel Gertner's awesome interview with Tyson Kidd (AKA TJ Wilson). In this half of the interview TJ Wilson talks about getting called up to the main roster of WWE, working on the newly launched ECW brand, his career ending injury, and so much more!Oleh Joel Gertner

In this episode of The 69 Minute Eargasm with Joel Gertner, Joel is joined by former WWE Superstar and current WWE producer TJ Wilson (FKA Tyson Kidd)! Listen in to part one of this fully in depth interview to hear TJ Wilson's story of growing up with Teddy Hart, growing up around the Hart Dungeon, getting pointers from Owen Hart, becoming a WWE de…

On this episode Joel Gertner addresses the recent death of ECW original New Jack. Then Joel is joined by former WWF/WWE referee Jimmy Korderas. Listen in as Jimmy Korderas tells us all about breaking into the wrestling business in Canada as a photographer, becoming a referee, the night Owen Hart died, the infamous incident between Kurt Angle and Da…

On this episode of The 69 Minute Eargasm with Joel Gertner, Joel is Joined by Big Vito LoGrasso (Skull Von Krush). Listen in as Vito talks about coming up through the USWA in Tennessee, working as an enhancement talent for WWF/WWE, gaining momentum in Japan and Puerto Rico, becoming a WCW World Tag Team Champion, ECW, wrestling in a dress and so mu…

In this episode Joel Gertner is joined by WWE and Impact Hall of Famer D-Von Dudley. D-Von talks about his early days in pro wrestling and ECW, turning down an offer from WCW, the differences between the ECW, WWE and Impact locker rooms and so much more! Follow D-Von Dudley on Twitter @TestifyDVon Follow Joel Gertner @StudmuffinSays Follow Grant Fl…

On this episode, Jonny Candido joins host Joel Gertner to talk about his book "Chris Candido: No Gimmicks Needed". Listen in as Jonny talks all about Chris Candido's journey through pro wrestling, antics involving Balls Mahoney and so much more! Find "Chris Candido: No Gimmicks Needed" on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Chris-Candido-No-Gimmicks-Need…

On this episode of The 69 Minute Eargasm with Joel Gertner, Joel catches up with former WWE Superstar and former Impact World Champion Eric Young. Eric Young goes into great detail about coming up through the independent wrestling scene, the differences between the WWE and Impact/TNA locker rooms, where he thinks Impact Wrestling stands among the p…

Joel Gertner and Grant Fletcher catch up after being on hiatus. Grant talks about his new book "It's Trivial: 1,000 Trivia Questions". Joel Gertner then interviews pro wrestling and powerlifting legend Ken Patera. PLUS Today in Pro Wrestling History with John Pantozzi! Follow Joel Gertner on Twitter @studmuffinsays Subscribe to Joel Gertner's YouTu…

In this episode of The 69 Minute Eargasm with Joel Gertner, we honor the life and career of the late James Harris AKA KAMALA. Take a listen back to Joel Gertner's interview with Kamala from episode 9 of The Eargasm. It has been remastered with audio clips from throughout Kamala's career included for a brand new listening experience. You can buy Kam…

In this episode of The 69 Minute Eargasm with Joel Gertner, Joel is joined by actor, wrestler, comedian and YouTube personality RJ City. Listen in as RJ City discusses his early days as a small wrestling fan, his tenure as Gildar on "Splatalot!", his buddy David Arquette and so much more! Follow RJ City on Twitter @RJCity1 https://twitter.com/RJCit…

In this episode of The 69 Minute Eargasm with Joel Gertner, Joel Gertner and Grant Fletcher address the previous episode #37 that doesn't exist. Then Joel descends into the shark cage to go one-on-one with Shark Boy! Listen in as Shark Boy details getting his start training under Les Thatcher, being featured on the MTV show "True Life" and getting …

In this episode Joel Gertner and Grant Fletcher talk about how difficult it can be to describe movies, fried chicken and how southerners pronounce French words. Then Joel is joined by authors Bertrand Hebert and Pat Laprade to discuss their new book "The Eigth Wonder of the World: The True Story of André the Giant". Together they have also written …

In this episode of The 69 Minute Eargasm Joel and Grant discuss the spicy chicken wing challenge Joel took on his YouTube channel, AEW Double or Nothing and the Stadium Stampede. Then Leva Bates joins the conversation to talk about her early years as a fan of WWF (WWE) and WCW, hosting Nitro parties and her journey to become a pro wrestler herself …

In this episode Joel and Grant discuss embarrassing things that happened to them in and around the wrestling world. In particular an event in which Grant accidentally bled on WWE Hall of Famer, Booker T. Then Joel Gertner is joined by Keith Elliot Greenberg. Keith Elliot Greenberg wrote for WWF / WWE Magazine for over 20 years and has written numer…

This week Joel Gertner is joined by former WCW and current Impact Wrestling (TNA) ring announcer David Penzer. Listen in as David Penzer fills us in on his journey through the world of professional wrestling. From coming up in the Florida territories, to promoting his own pro wrestling shows, to making loops with the likes of Ric Flair, Arn Anderso…

Star of Herb Abrams UWF (Universal Wrestling Federation) and one half of the tag team Wet N' Wild joins The Quintessential Studmuffin Joel Gertner on this week's episode of The 69 Minute Eargasm Sunny Beach discusses coming up in the Florida territories alongside the likes of Andre the Giant, Chief Jay Strongbow and so many other legends of the wre…

He's suicidal. Homicidal. GENOCIDAL! On this episode of The 69 Minute Eargasm with Joel Gertner, the Quintessential Studmuffin welcomes Sabu and Super Genie to the show. Listen in as Sabu recounts the tail of training to become a professional wrestler under his uncle, The Original Sheik. Breaking into the pro wrestling business alongside Rob Van Da…

PCO returns! In a follow-up to last week's episode, the former Ring of Honor Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion makes his way back to The 69 Minute Eargasm to cover the second half of his career up until now. Listen in as PCO leads off with his story of The Brawl for All (As recently depicted by Dark Side of the Ring on Vice), where he'll go into…

Hailing from Quebec, Canada, PCO is a true veteran of the professional wrestling world with a career spanning three decades. As his time in the pro wrestling world reaches its peak in Ring of Honor, we go back in time with PCO to the first half of his tenure in the ring, from Canada, to Puerto Rico, to Japan and eventually the WWF / WWE. From worki…

In this episode of The 69 Minute Eargasm with Joel Gertner, Joel goes one-on-one with former WWE Cruiserweight Champion Rich Swann. Listen in as Rich Swann gives details on being gripped by ECW and FMW. This passion would fuel his dreams and propel him to stardom in Evolve, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), Chikara, Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), Dragon…

In this episode, host Joel Gertner talks with Elijah Burke (D'Angelo Dinero) about his life as an amateur boxer, corrections officer and eventually Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) standout. Listen in as Burke gives the details about being called to camp by Jim Cornette, training under Danny Davis with the likes of Christopher Daniels and so much more!…

In this episode of The 69 Minute Eargasm with Joel Gertner, Joel talks with WCW / ECW alumn Scotty Riggs. Listen in as Mr. Riggs goes into detail about growing up as a wrestling fan, becoming WCW World Tag Team Champions with Marcus 'Buff' Bagwell as the American Males and leaving WCW for ECW. Plus hear personal anecdotes about training with Diamon…

In this episode, Joel Gertner speaks with comedian K Trevor Wilson. Wilson goes into detail about how he became interested in entertainment, his love of pro wrestling and landing the role of Squirrely Dan on the hit TV series Letterkenny.Then RJ City fills us in with his hilarious take on how to run a pro wrestling show. We're also joined by John P…

On this episode of The 69 Minute Eargasm, Joel Gertner talks with legendary WCW manager Sonny Onoo.Hear Mr. Onoo talk about meeting Eric Bischoff, serving as a translator for NJPW, the wrongful termination lawsuit that capped off his time with WCW and so much more!Oleh Joel Gertner

On this episode host, Joel Gertner delves into the life and times of Duke 'The Dumpster' Droese. Take a trip back through mid-1990s nostalgia as Duke talks about introducing himself to Vince McMahon, the brutal travel schedule of WWE, partying on the road and so much more!Oleh Joel Gertner

He's an ECW original, a legend of the ring and a "grumpy" podcast personality.In this episode of The 69 Minute Eargasm with Joel Gertner, former ECW World Heavyweight Champion Mikey Whipwreck talks about his humble beginnings in the wrestling world, his meteoric rise to the top of the ECW roster, the list of elite wrestlers he's trained and so much…

He's a former WCW TV Champion AND WCW Cruiserweight Champion. He's a veteran of the Monday Night Wars and a podcasting hero. Glenn Gilbertti AKA Disco Inferno lays bare on this episode of The 69 Minute Eargasm with Joel Gertner.Follow Disco Inferno on Twitter @TheRealDiscoFollow Joel Gertner @StudMuffinSaysFollow Grant Fletcher @GrantLFletcher…

In this episode, host Joel Gertner talks with comedian Taylor Williamson about his lifelong love of pro wrestling, Starrcast, competing on America's Got Talent and much more!Follow Taylor Williamson on Twitter @TaylorComedyFollow Joel Gertner @StudMuffinSaysFollow Grant Fletcher @GrantLFletcherBe sure to check out Taylor Williamsons' latest comedy …

The incomparable Bill Apter talks with host, Joel Gertner, about his long, storied career covering pro wrestling. You can find his book, "Is Wrestling Fixed? I Didn't Know It Was Broken!" on Amazon.Ethan HD gives us a sure-fire method to make it in the pro wrestling business.Follow Joel Gertner on Twitter @StudMuffinSaysFollow Grant Fletcher on Twi…