The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith
Veteran professional wrestling magazine personality Bob Smith (Pro Wrestling Illustrated, WCW, Wrestling's Main Event) continues to present a singularly unique podcasting flavor with a lighthearted yet informative look back at pro wrestling from the 70s through today. It's a lively podcast featuring 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 - there's nothing else like it!
Part of The WrestleCopia Podcast Network
Episodes
86 episodes since 2023
An Enjoyable Association & A Big Night for Memphis Wrestling - With Jamie Dundee!
The first Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith under the auspieces of The WrestleCopia Podcast Network takes a rare look forward - to September 21 to be exact, where a huge night featuring so many wrestling stars that it will surely make unfo...
September 13, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 35
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51:19
All The Way To Memphis (From The UK) - With Luke Jennings!
Veteran writer and podcaster Bob Smith (former PWI managing editor and writer for WCW Magazine and Wrestling's Main Event) has met a lot of unique people since starting The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast (available at all podcast apps and YouT...
September 06, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 34
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56:05
Big-Time Wrestling Lives - With Dave Drason Burzynski & Terry Sullivan!
On this very special editon of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated), the veteran writer greets a pair of living legends from the glory days of Big-Time Wrestling in Detroit: announ...
August 30, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 33
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1:32:20
The Ringer Is A Winner - With Oliver Lee Bateman!
The popular website The Ringer - which recently received national acclaim for its recent, in-depth biography of the legendary Kevin Sullivan - has a wrestling section included in its array of articles on tech, pop culture, and sports. The Sulli...
August 23, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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1:19:44
A Real Philly (Wrestling) Fanatic: WHYY'S Cory Sharber!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour, hosted by former Pro Wrestling Illustrated stalwart Bob Smith, isn't your average mat show - many episodes features guests from around the sport that don't usually wind up on podcasts. It's why the show...
August 16, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 31
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1:15:12
A Sumptuous SummerSlam - Served With Wrestling Snacks!
The Show: Longtime wrestling writer Bob Smith (formerly the managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) offers a unique look at the mat sport with The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast, usually looking back with fondness at the great action of ...
August 09, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 30
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52:06
Wild USWA Action - With Gene Jackson!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour features host Bob Smith - the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine - and an array of guests from the wrestling industry, going from the golden era to today.The Guest: Smit...
August 02, 2024
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1:14:12
History, Accuracy, & Style: Wrestling Writer Ian Douglass!
The Podcast: It's the new edition of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast, which is already famous for presenting a myriad of writers and journalists - and this episode is no exception. Smith (former PWI editor and writer and an a...
July 26, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 29
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1:02:19
Bob Loses His Cool - With Liam Savage!
The Podcast: It's the new edition of The Outdated Wrestling Hour, where jovial host Bob Smith takes listeners back in time in search of nostalgia and fun...well, usually...The Guest: Canada's Liam Savage (formerly heard on the Front Row...
July 19, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 28
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54:19
Stick With Him: It's The One-Of-A-Kind John McAdam!
The Podcast: It's the newest edition of The Outdated Wrestling Hour, hosted by former Pro Wrestling Illustrated managing editor and writer Bob Smith - still at it after all these years.The Special Guest: John McAdam, the host of the alr...
July 12, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 27
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1:15:56
A Scintillating Second Book: The Many Facets Of Steve Keirn!
The show: The Outdated Wrestling Hour, hosted by longtime wrestling scribe Bob Smith (formerly managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated during the halcyon days of mat mags).The guest: Steve Keirn, the all-time great wrestling star w...
June 28, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 26
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1:24:50
The Folly Of Finishers - With Joe Puccio!
Remember when "Gentleman" Chris Adams' superkick meant sure defeat for his unlucky opponents? How about the times when Hulk Hogan's legdrop sent the bad guys home, vanquished and hurt? We do, too - so why are such classic moves now simply used ...
June 21, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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1:19:51
The Hottest Wrestling You Never Saw - With Chris Carter!
Former PWI managing editor (and current Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast host) Bob Smith has been talking about it for two years: The mid-1980s Bruiser Bedlam TV series from the Indianapolis area featured some of the best wrestling that too few ...
June 14, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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1:18:07
The Legacy Of Lance Russell - With Shane Russell!
Bob Smith traveled the country covering pro wrestling for Pro Wrestling Illustrated - but he states strongly the best time he ever had was covering the USWA in Memphis in 1991. Like other fans, Smith - now the host of The Outdated Wres...
June 07, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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1:14:33
The Thick & Thin of ECW Original Chubby Dudley!
The great Lee Walker of the hit wrestling podcast Perched On The Top Rope suggested it, and we jumped on it: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) welcomes Bay Ragni - better known ...
May 31, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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1:05:51
Wrestling's Good Deeds - Featuring Stanley Karr!
Following a record-setting episode featuring the top 100 pro wrestlers of the 1980s, The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine) takes on a most unique topic: The pro wrestlers who e...
May 24, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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54:07
Another Tumultuous Wrestling Decade: It's the 1980s 100!
This edition of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (former PWI managing editor during the 1980s and 1990s) brings back a concept that was a smash hit upon its conception - expert rankings for an entire decade of pro wrestling stars. ...
May 17, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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2:45:29
The "Other" Announcers - Great Color Commentators With Joe Puccio!
Somewhere along the line in the history of pro wrestling, TV broadcasts went from a single announcer to announce "teams" - with the second person being a color commentator. This edition of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (the former ...
May 10, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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1:18:16
More Of The Wrestling Bull - With Author Joseph Casciaro!
Run With The Bull - the new book that's sweeping the wrestling world - features the story of comedian Eric Johnston and his wrestling grandfather, Bull Johnson, and mat star father, Danny "Bullwhip" Johnson. The book was written with Johnston a...
May 03, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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58:07
It's The Outdated Wrestling COMEDY Hour - With PWI Legend Craig Peters!
Watch out for banana peels: This decidedly different edition of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) sees his editor-in-chief, Craig Peters, return to the show for the fourth time ...
April 26, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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1:25:06
The Greatest Stars Of Memphis - featuring "Mayor" John McCall!
It's a special edition of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (formerly managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated and a writer for many of the best-known wrestling magazines in history) as he welcomes fellow podcaster "Mayor" John McC...
April 19, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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1:16:11
WrestleMania, Bloody Bouts, & More - Featuring Rick Del Santo!
It's with great pride that The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine) brings back the New England-based wrestling personality Rick Del Santo for a second appearance on the podca...
April 12, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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1:15:34
Great People, Big Moments, & A Life In Wrestling
This is a solo podcast featuring Bob Smith, the engaging former editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated and a host of mat magazines. It's a simple show where Smith looks back at some of the biggest moments of his life while following wrestling - co...
April 05, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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35:15
WrestleMania, Sting, & A Goodbye To Heroes - With Nick Clark!
Usually concerned with topics from decades gone by, this edition of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (a wrestling magazine favorite from his years with Pro Wrestling Illustrated and WCW) takes a look at the loss of some legendary wres...
March 29, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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1:03:36
A Book Like No Other: Eric Johnston, Wrestling, & Comedy!
If the famed, award-winning wrestling journalist Greg Oliver is behind something, it's GOT to be good - and he worked with the rising Canadian comedy star Eric Johnston on the just-released book Run With The Bull: Three Generations Of Sports &a...
March 22, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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1:00:08