The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith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
103 episodes
Big WWE Events & More - With Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Al Castle!
It's PWI Guys both old (show host Bob Smith) and new (current editor and writer Al Al Castle) as The Outdated Wrestling Hour takes a look at what it's like to attend a WWE "supercard" these days - in that light, Castle give his thoughts on what...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:35:28
Introducing: The Even Stevens Tag Team!
It’s the first episode of season three of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine – and we’re penciling in this edition as the unofficial second “Introducing” feature on the p...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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53:21
Celebrities, Stars, & Ring Steps - With Joe Puccio!
The first Outdated Wrestling Hour of the New Year will feature returning co-host Joe Puccio, who joins host Bob Smith (Pro Wrestling Illustrated, WCW Magazine) as the veteran duo looks back at celebrity involvement in pro wrestling - and also p...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:26:04
Mick Foley, Bill Apter, Craig Peters, & More - It's The 100th Episode!
It's a holiday celebration ... a year-end show ... the marking of two years as a wrestling podcast .. and the 100th episode of The Outdated Wrestling Hour - all at the same time! Join host Bob Smith (the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling ...
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Season 2
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Episode 49
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42:19
Underrated But Fondly Remembered - With Steve Gennarelli!
The Podcast: As The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith wraps up its second year, it goes back to the format it's become best known for: Looking back with fondness at many of the best wrestlers in history. This time, we look at 20 somewhat u...
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Season 2
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Episode 48
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1:33:24
Yay Or Nay & The NWA - With Anthony Pires & Liam Savage!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour features Bob Smith, the (somehow still sprightly) former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine as he takes a look back at the history of Pro Wrestling as only he can deliver it.Th...
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Season 2
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Episode 47
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1:52:50
Photos, Promoting, & Persevering: The Wrestling Life Of Howard Baum!
It's a unique episode of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith as Howard Baum - last heard as part of the 6:05 SuperPodcast - guests in what easily is the most freewheeling conversation ever on the OWH. Join as the former PWI editor and wr...
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Season 2
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Episode 46
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1:49:13
Old-Time Stars & Up And Comers - With Rick Del Santo!
Want the antidote to all the whining and complaining that social media lends to sporting events? Get away from all the claptrack as Bob Smith (former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) welcomes longtime wrestling personality and behi...
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Season 2
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Episode 45
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1:23:27
He's The King of WrestleCopia: Meet Ray Russell!
Most listeners know that Bob Smith - the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine during the 1980s and 1990s - decided to bring The Outdated Wrestling Hour to The WrestleCopia Podcast Network. On this special editio...
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Season 2
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Episode 44
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1:25:26
Introducing: A Rising Star in Kayla Sparks!
The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour features former Pro Wrestling Illustrated Managing Editor Bob Smith, who looks back with fondness at the wrestling he not only grew up watching, but also covered as a writer for years. In fact, Smith wro...
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Season 2
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Episode 43
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1:15:42
The Legend of The UWF & Mid-South - With Mike Leotis!
Take a trip back in time to the 1980s as the legendary "Cowboy" Bill Watts led his two organizations - Mid-South Wrestling and later The UWF - to a status that led the star-studded group to huge crowds, wild action, and a status that had the "b...
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Season 2
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Episode 42
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1:17:08
The One and ONLY Beau James - Featuring Jon Boucher!
Recently, the host of The Outdated Wrestling Hour, Bob Smith (Pro Wrestling Illustrated, WCw) received a note from someone named Beau James, and he assumed it was a young wrestler using the name of a classic 1980s and '90s wrestling star. Bob (...
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Season 2
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Episode 41
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54:43
Hall Of Fame Excitement From Albany!
On this rush-released episode of The Outdated Wrestling Your, host Bob Smith (Pro Wrestling Illustrated, WCW) brings you inside the lavish celebration of wrestling history that was the 2024 inductions into The International Pro Wrestling Hall o...
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Season 2
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Episode 40
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49:42
A Six-Pack of Mat HIstory - With Brad Balukjian!
If you're a fan of The Outdated Wrestling Hour podcast, you're likely aware of the esteem that host Bob Smith (formerly managing editor of The Outdated Wrestling Hour) holds for his fellow writers and journalists. On this special edition, Smith...
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Season 2
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Episode 39
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1:00:23
He's Back: The Legacy of TWA's Joel Goodhart!
The Podcast: Bob Smith - the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated and longtime wrestling writer - continues his unique nostalgia podcast by offering perspectives that fans can't get anywhere else. This time, Smith goes deep into ...
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Season 2
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Episode 38
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1:46:43
Hall Of Fame Excitement - With The IPWHOF's Seth Turner!
The Podcast: Bob Smith (former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated) and his Outdated Wrestling Hour rolls on with guests and topics many fans can't find anywhere else - and his episode is no exception.The Guest: Smith welcomes ...
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Season 2
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Episode 37
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37:31
Wrestling's Most Underrated Mind: Dr. Jerry Graham Jr.!
The Show: Always looking back in fondness about pro wrestling the way it used to be, Bob Smith (PWI, WCW) offers a perspective unlike anyone else in the wrestling nostaglia genre. This time out, Smith presents a guest who he's wanted to have ap...
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Season 2
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Episode 36
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1:20:23
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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Season 2
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Episode 29
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1:02:19