Shut Up and Wrestle with Brian Solomon
Episodes
Episode 119: Brad Balukjian
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #119 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with @BrianRSolomon! This week, Brian is joined by Brad Balukjian, author ...
Episode 118: Lou Kipilman
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #118 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined by Arcadian Vanguard’s...
Episode 117: Matt Farmer
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #117 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined by the accomplished wres...
Episode 116: Candace Cordelia
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #116 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined by wrestling reporter an...
Episode 115: Whipdog & Mr. Joe Walker
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #115 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined by DeSean “Whipdog” ...
Episode 114: WWE Employee Roundtable
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #114 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! In honor of WrestleMania week, and in light of rece...
Episode 113: Kris P. Lettuce
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #113 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined by vintage wrestling foo...
Episode 112: Mike Rodgers
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #112 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined by Portland Wrestling hi...
Episode 111: Colin Hunter
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #111 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined by Colin Hunter, the man...
Episode 110: Mike Sempervive Remembers Ole Anderson
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #110 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined once again by Mike Sempe...
Episode 109: Melissa Costabile
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #109 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined by his former WWE Public...
Episode 108: Steve Johnson
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #108 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined by longtime pro wrestlin...
Episode 107: Kristen Ashly
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #107 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined by fellow Pro Wrestling ...
Episode 106: Jon Langmead
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #106 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined by Jon Langmead, author ...
Episode 105: From the Archives – Bruno Sammartino
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“Those people were loyal, they believed. I used to get goosebumps, after all those years, because every time I showed my face in the Garden, the who...
Episode 104: Roy Lucier
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #104 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined by the most recognizable...
Episode 103: Discussing The Iron Claw w/BJ Colangelo
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #103 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined by film critic, film mak...
Episode 102: Jon Finkel
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #102 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined by Jon Finkel, author of...
Episode 101: Steve Gennarelli
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #101 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined by devoted old school fa...
Episode 100: Jim Cornette
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The epic 100th episode of Shut Up and Wrestle is upon us, and Brian has a guest worthy of that milestone–none other than Jim Cornette! The Louisvill...
Episode 99: Jayce Naccarato
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #99 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined by Arcadian Vanguard edit...
Episode 98: Steve Dworkin
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #98 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined by 65-year wrestling fan ...
Episode 97: Dave LaGreca
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #97 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined by the host of SiriusXM’...
Episode 96: Wrestling Observer HOF Episode w/ Mike Sempervive, Part 2
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #96 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, it’s the second and final part of my in...
Episode 95: Wrestling Observer HOF Episode w/ Mike Sempervive, Part 1
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #95 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! It’s Thanksgiving week, and Mike Sempervive return...
Episode 94: Andrew Wilson
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #94 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined by a long-time WWE collea...
Episode 93: Bryan Alvarez
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #93 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined by one of wrestling media...
Episode 92: Bradley Craig
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #92 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, UK wrestling historian Bradley Craig retu...
Episode 91: Jamie Hemmings
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #91 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined by wrestling journalist a...
Episode 90: Gary Michael Cappetta
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #90 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! The following podcast is set for one fall, with a on...
Episode 89: Harry Burkett
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #89 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined by Pro Wrestling Illustra...
Episode 88: Tim Hornbaker
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #88 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined by accomplished wrestling...
Episode 87: Robert Bledsoe
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #87 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined by former WWF and Raw Mag...
Episode 86: Scott Cornish
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #86 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined by noted wrestling humori...
Episode 85: Meghan Baker Kelly
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #85 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined by Meghan Baker Kelly, da...
Episode 84: Kenny McIntosh
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #84 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined by Kenny McIntosh, the ma...
Episode 83: From the Archives – Terry Funk
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Back then, wrestling was wrestling. And nobody proclaimed it bullshit. It was real.” In honor of the passing of the great Terry Funk, we go back ...
Episode 82: Karl Stern
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #82 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined by Karl Stern, aka Dragon...
Episode 81: Remembering Exotic Adrian Street
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #81 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined by UK podcaster, musician...
Episode 80: Mike Edison
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #80 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! Strap in and get ready, because Brian’s guest this...
Episode 79: Jessica Solt
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, humanoids! It’s time for Episode #79 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon, and his guest Jessica Solt, daughter of Bobby “The Brai...
Episode 78: Kurt Beyer
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #78 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined by Kurt Beyer, son of Dic...
Episode 77: Mario Savoldi
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #77 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined by second-generation wres...
Episode 76: Johnny Photo
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #76 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined by his former co-worker, ...
Episode 75: From the Archives – Dusty Rhodes
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“I don’t look at myself as an icon or as a legend. I look at myself as a national treasure.” For the first time, we go into the Brian R. Solomon...
Episode 74: Davey O’Hannon
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #74 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, my guest is beloved WWF journeyman, “Ir...
Episode 73: Tim Keenan
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #73 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, my guest is wrestling author and historia...
Episode 72: Abraham Josephine Riesman
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #71 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, my guest is Abraham Josephine Riesman, au...
Episode 71: Kurt Fuller and James Roday Rodriguez
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #71 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, my special guests are the great character...
Episode 70: George Schire
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #70 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, my guest is accomplished wrestling histor...
Episode 69: Howard Baum Remembers Superstar Billy Graham
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, wrestling photographer and raconteur Howard Baum returns to the show to help me pay tribute to the legacy of the great Superstar Billy Grah...
Episode 68: Pat Laprade
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #68 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, my guest is French-Canadian wrestling his...
Episode 67: Steve Anderson
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #67 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, my guest is podcaster and Bobby “The Br...
Episode 66: Jonard Solie
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #66 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, my guest is Jonard Solie, son of the Dean...
Episode 65: Bob Smith
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #65 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, my guest is Bob Smith, former writer for ...
Episode 64: Mary Fries
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #64 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, my guest is Mary Fries, daughter of “Th...
Episode 63: Mike Clark
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #63 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! My guest this week is Mike Clark, who went from a fan...
Episode 62: Phil Schneider
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #62 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! My guest this week is writer and podcaster Phil Schne...
Episode 61: Ken Patera
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #61 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! My very special guest this week is legend, Olympian, ...
Episode 60: Michael Cavacini
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #60 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! My guest this week is historian and writer Michael Ca...
Episode 59: AT Huck
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #59 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! My guest this week is long-time Michigan referee, pro...
Episode 58: Tom Fleming
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #58 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! Razor Ramon. Kane. Papa Shango. Crush. Adam Bomb. 1-2...
Episode 57: Mark James
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #57 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, we’re remembering the life and legacy of...
Episode 56: Marcus “Buff” Bagwell
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #56 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! My special guest this week is one of the most recogni...
Episode 55: Dave Dwinell
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #55 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! My guest this week is veteran wrestling referee and l...
Episode 54: Keith Elliot Greenberg Remembers Lanny Poffo
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #54 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! I’ve got my first return guest this week, as longti...
Episode 53: Attila Khan
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #53 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! My guest this week is veteran independent wrestler De...
Episode 52: Mike Chapman
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #52 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! My guest this week is noted historian and the world’...
Episode 51: Carmine DeSpirito
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #51 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! My guest this week is wrestling manager, promoter, m...
Episode 50: The Great Brian Last
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for the 50th episode of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! For this very special double-length edition, my...
Episode 49: Mike Foley
04 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #49 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! My guest for the first episode of 2023 is former WWF...
Episode 48: Bill Apter
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #48 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! My guest for the final episode of 2022 is none other...
Episode 47: Mike Sempervive
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #47 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week my guest is the co-host of Wrestling Obser...
Episode 46: Marco Turelli
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #46 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week my guest is former WWE graphic designer, o...
Episode 45: George Napolitano
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #45 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week my guest is legendary wrestling photograph...
Episode 44: “Irish” Mickey Doyle
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #44 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week my guest is veteran wrestler of the ’70s...
Episode 43: Chris Gough
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #43 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week my guest is another fellow survivor of the...
Episode 42: Pamela Morrison
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #42 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week my guest is Pamela Morrison, daughter of t...
Episode 41: Vandal Drummond
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #41 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! Hilarity and insanity ensue this week, when my speci...
Episode 40: Al Castle
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #40 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, my guest is Pro Wrestling Illustrated Sen...
Episode 39: Herb Simmons
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #39 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, my guest is promoter Herb Simmons of SICW...
Episode 38: John McAdam
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #38 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, my guest is fellow Arcadian Vanguard podc...
Episode 37: Keith Ciaramello
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #37 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, my guest is my old friend from Titan Towe...
Episode 36: Sheldon Goldberg
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #36 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, my guest is longtime New England promoter...
Episode 35: RJ City
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #35 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, my guest is wrestling Twitter favorite an...
Episode 34: Seth Turner
21 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #34 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, my guest is Seth Turner, president of the...
Episode 33: Tom Buchanan
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #33 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, my guest is former lead WWE photographer,...
Episode 32: Ross Hart
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #32 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, my guest is Ross Hart of the legendary Ha...
Episode 31: Aaron Feigenbaum
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #31 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, my guest is former WWE magazine writer an...
Episode 30: Kevin Sullivan
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #30 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, my guest for the 30th episode is the lege...
Episode 29: Tom Burke
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #29 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, my guest is esteemed historian, collector...
Episode 28: Greg Oliver
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #28 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, my guest is prolific author and the man b...
Episode 27: Scott Teal
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #27 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, my guest is noted wrestling historian, pu...
Episode 26: Kari Williams
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #26 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, my guest is longtime wrestling reporter a...
Episode 25: Evan Ginzburg
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #25 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! For this special 25th episode, my guest is writer/pr...
Episode 24: Bradley Craig
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #24 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, my guest is UK wrestling historian Bradle...
Episode 23: Craig Peters
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #23 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, my guest is the legendary Pro Wrestling I...
Episode 22: Jonathan Snowden
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #22 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, my guest is wrestling/MMA writer and life...
Episode 21: Mike Fazioli
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #21 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, my guest is my old boss Mike Fazioli, for...
Episode 20: Baby Doll
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #20 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, my special guest for this special 20th ep...