The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith
Veteran pro wrestling magazine personality Bob Smith (Pro Wrestling Illustrated, WCW, Wrestling's Main Event) continues to present a singularly unique podcast flavor with a lighthearted yet informative look at pro wrestling from the 70s through today. Now in its fourth year, the OWH podcast features pro wrestling industry guests, humor, and all the factoids a longtime fan could ever ask for. Join us every week for an utterly unique experience in the wrestling podcast world - and now the Outdated Wrestling Hour gets even better with the addition of new co-host Joe Puccio (Generation X-Wire)!
Episodes
157 episodes
Scottish Stars & A Glimpse At Hidden History - With Ian Douglass!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast – now in its fourth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Bob Smith, the former man...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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1:43:09
Not Quite There: Wrestling's Disappointing Moments - With Steve Gennarelli!
It's the latest espisode of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (former managing editor of PWI), and we hope you don't find it dissapointing - and not at all like some wrestlers and events that simply didn't work out as planned. From sta...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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1:05:26
Beau Knows, Well, Everything - The Return Of Beau James!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (former Pro Wrestling Illustrated managing editor), now in its fourth season, features the veteran mat scribe with co-host Joe Puccio, a former newsletter writer. Each week, the OWH presen...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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1:55:34
Here, There, & Everywhere: Classic Pro Wrestling Vagabonds!
The Podcast: Now in it's fourth season, The Outdated Wrestling Hour Podcast With Bob Smith (former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine) brings veteran fans just what they crave - fond looks back at the good guys and bad guys t...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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1:40:08
Welcome 2026 - With Magazine Legend Tom Burke!
Happy New Year from everyone at The Outdated Wrestling Hour featuring host Bob Smith (former Pro Wrestling Illustrated managing editor) and co-host Joe Puccio! On this first edition of 2026, the special guest is Tom Burke - who is the ...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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1:35:42
The Oudated Holidays Show - With Joe Puccio & Steve Gennarelli!
The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast ends its third year on the charts with a special holidays-themed episode - and that means both Christmas and New Year's Day. Smith (former managind editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) welcomes...
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Season 3
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1:14:27
Wrestling Podcasting & More: Meet Lou Kipilman!
The newest espisode of The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast features a look deep inside podcasting with a longtime behind the scenes professional: Sound maven Lou Kipilman has been a vital part of mat shows for years, and a behind the scenes for...
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Season 3
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1:46:28
They Shoulda Been World Champs - With Jammie Ward!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) forges into its fourth season with shows looking back with fondness and gratitude for old school pro wrestling and stars ...
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Season 3
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1:43:25
Our Favorite Territories - Featuring John McAdam & Steve Gennarelli!
On this special episode of The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast, host Bob Smith (former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine) welcomes back the crew from the popular Stick To Wrestling with John McAdam podcast on the Arcadian Va...
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Season 3
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2:01:47
More Favorite Old School Wrestling Moments - With Steve Gennarelli!
The Podcast: It's the new episode of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast, as the former Pro Wrestling Illustrated managing editor joins co-host Joe Puccio to look back with fondness and gratitude at the stars, events, an...
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Season 3
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1:47:03
1992 WWE History - With James Dixon Of Inside The Ropes!
The Podcast: Soon to enter its fourth year, The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast is the concept of veteran writer and editor Bob Smith. The former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated branched into the sports and music scenes before lauc...
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Season 3
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1:32:16
World Class Lived Up To Its Name - With Dave Miller!
Get your cowboy hat and boots - we're going back to Texas to take a long, loving look at World Class Championship Wrestling! Join host Bob Smith (former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) as he welcomes someone who was deep into the ...
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Season 3
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1:41:36
Wrestler, Host, Podcaster, & More - Meet Mac Davis!
The newest episode of The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast with Bob Smith (former Pro Wrestling Illustrated managing editor) and Joe Puccio (Generation X-Wire.com) starts with a look back at wrestling's most entertaining "other" stars - the pers...
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Season 3
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1:41:14
An Outdated Exclusive: Howard Baum's Favorite Things!
One of of Bob Smith's (former PWI managing editor) favorite podcasts he's produced to date features the return of photographer/promoter/mat expert Howard Baum, who has done everything there is to do in pro wrestling. However, some have dubbed B...
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Season 3
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1:28:42
Apter, Solomon, Rodz, and more - The Outdated Hour On The Road Edition!
Recently, The Outdated Wrestling Hour host Bob Smith (former PWI managing editor) was on the road for two successive weeks - first, he visited the noted wrestling writer Brian R. Solomon at a book release party for Solomon's new book about Gori...
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Season 3
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1:01:35
Literary Lock-Ups: Great Wrestling Books With Steve Gennarelli!
So what's your favorite wrestling book? The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast hosts Bob Smith (former PWI managing editor) and Joe Puccio (Generation X-Wire) have their choices - and so does this episode's special guest Steve Gennarelli, known fo...
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Season 3
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1:35:29
Turnbuckle Trivia Tumult 2 - With Liam Savage & Anthony Pires!
This one is just for fun: Join hosts Bob Smith (former PWI managing editor) and Joe Puccio (Generation X-Wire) for the second annual wrestling trivia edition, where guests Liam Savage (best known for his work on the Front Row Material podcast) ...
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Season 3
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1:26:13
Hall Of Fame Excitement From Albany NY - With Seth Turner!
Once again, The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast with Bob Smith (former PWI managing editor in the 1980s and 1990s) will cover the annual induction ceremony for The International Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame in Albany, New York. This year marks th...
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Season 3
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1:00:57
Harley Race Memories - With Justin Race!
It's a special edition of The Outdated Wrestling Hour as hosts Bob Smith (former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) and Joe Puccio (Generation X-Wire.com) welcome Justin Race - the son of Harley Race, quite possibly "the greatest wre...
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Season 3
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1:25:36
A Lifetime Of Fond Memories - With John McAdam!
This edition of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (former PWI managing editor) welcomes back John McAdam - the host of one of wrestling's longest-running podcasts, Stick To Wrestling With John McAdam. The genial legend joins Smith in y...
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Season 3
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1:59:11
Brian Solomon's New Classic Book On Gorilla Monsoon!
We are honored to welcome back to The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast the esteemed author and journalist Brian R. Solomon, who is about to come out with yet another incredible book on a classic wrestler - the name of the new effort is Irresista...
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Season 3
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1:36:40
Our Favorite Years - With Steve Gennarelli!
Everyone who has ever loved pro wrestling has their favorite stars and moments. However, Bob Smith (former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) and his returning guest Steve Gennarelli (of the Stick To Wrestling With John McAdam podcas...
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Season 3
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2:03:34
An AWA Daze - With Mike Leotis!
The newest episode of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) brings back a "five-time champion in Wrestler Weekly's Mike Leotis - and together a veteran writer and a lifelong fan look ba...
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Season 3
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1:54:09
The Great Wojo Truly Was - With Dr. Jerry Graham & Chris Carter
We take a break from our usual format by starting this new edition of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast by offering a tribute to the lThe Great Wojo, the former WWA champion who was a huge influence in the amateur ranks as well...
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Season 3
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1:39:38
Yesterday & Today - With The Ringer's Oliver Lee Bateman!
On the latest edition of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) and Joe Puccio, it's yet another returning guest as writer and editor Oliver Lee Bateman of the amazing website The Ringer...
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Season 3
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