The "Series Finale"/Final Episode of Locals to Legends Wrestling Radio! Tune is as Gene is joined by special guest Elijah Dobbs. Gene and Elijah talk all sorts of wrestling including some history of the podcast, how Elijah got into the business and doing different jobs reffing, announcing, and wrestling while learning the ropes. They also discuss t…

This week's guest is the man known as Dustin "FIVE" Starr! Listen in as Gene and Dustin discuss being a full time entertainer, getting signed to a WWE Developemental deal in FCW and what he learned from it, how he got to know Dave Marquez and how that led to bringing wrestling back to Memphis television, what the future holds for Championship Wrest…

On Episode 150, Gene is joined by fellow wrestling manager, announcer, and commentator.....Scene Nick! Listen in as they discuss what drew Scene Nick to pro wrestling, who inspired as a manager, his feud with former WWE Superstar Duke 'the Dumpster' Droese, traveling in New York working during Wrestlemania Weekend last year, how he originally broke…

Locals to Legends is back!! Izzy Rotten debuts as the new frequent co-host! At least twice a month Izzy Rotten will join the show to talk about whatever is going in wrestling at time. Izzy is never short on opinions and fun, sometimes controversial stories. On this episode Gene and Izzy discuss Wrestlemania 36, "Black Wednesday"...the guys discuss …

On this special episode of Locals to Legends, Gene is joined by his nephew Britt Jackson! A fun conversation catching up with Britt discussing his recovery from a serious knee injury, his recent knee surgery, and time frame for his return to the ring. They also discuss his wrestling career ranging from his start after training with Brian Alexander,…

Today's guest is current EPW Champion Dakota Riley. Listen in as Gene talks to Dakota about what favorite wrestling moment made him want to become a pro wrestler. How he got started in wrestling, his first match, figuring it all out, what wrestlers helped him the most in his beginning stages, working with Crazzy Steve, dealing with the Hollywood Cl…

On today's episode, Gene is joined by New South General Manager Kris McInnis. Kris was known as the "Born Villain" long before being a "Villain" became hip in wrestling. Kris talks at length about what it's meant to be the General Manager of New South, not only as a personality on the show but behind the curtain as well. Kris has been responsible f…

This week Cabana Man Dan returns with all sorts of fun new stories to tell! CMD talks to Gene about the busiest year of his wrestling career that's taking him all over the country for new pro wrestling adventures such as his recent return to Chikara Pro, AIW, and his crazy story about Wrestlemania Weekend representing Southern Underground Pro in a …

This week's guest is Chris Styles! Chris is another young man like his younger brother Josh Matthews that's been around the wrestling business his entire life and broke in at a very young age. Gene and Chris discuss a variety of topics about his wrestling career including having wrestled over 25 matches before the age of 16, breaking in as a refere…

Another special STSPod episode of Locals to Legends Wrestling Radio, In part two of his conversation Josh talks about Southern wrestling, wrestling psychology, being over, best matches, other promotions, Twin States Wrestling, Ricochet, Chikara vs. TFW from Tupelo, and much more ! .Josh's story is a very interesting one and they discuss how he star…

This week Gene is joined by his friend and frequent guest Scott Hensley. Scott is here to talk about this year's Scenic City Invitational coming up on August 2nd and 3rd at Soddy Daisy High School in Soddy Daisy, TN. They talk about the other Scenic City events of the past year that has led up to this year's tournament, they discuss the 16 wrestler…

SPECIAL STSPod Episode: “Next Level” Josh Matthews is Gene’s guest for Episode 236 of “Shootin’ The Shiznit.”/Episode 141. In part one of his conversation Josh talks about being in the wrestling business his whole life, first pro match, infamous botched flaming table spot, working “stars” and much more ! .Josh's story is a very interesting one and …

2 Fly Ty is Gene’s guest for Episode 140, a special STSPod presentation, Ty is a star who is quickly rising on the Alabama indy scene as well as in Georgia. Ty talks about how he got in the business, how he went from Tyler Swagger to 2 Fly Ty, the ultimatum that brought on the new character and more. Here how he rose from a background player to a m…

This week's guest "Coach BT" Brian Tramel! BT has been doing his podcast "Shootin' the Shiznit" since 2008 and it's still going strong each and every week! Gene and Brian discuss a ton of fun stuff here including: Brian's kayfabe newsletter from back in the day and all the work involved to get those published and distributed, old school tape tradin…

Locals to Legends is back from hiatus and coming in HOT with our spiciest guest yet, the "Hot Tamale" Daniel Perez! A super fun episode as they discuss the origin of the character, how he became "Cabana Man Dan" at New South, traveling to 8 states in 2018 and where he aspires to travel to in 2019, how it felt getting to induct his mentor into the P…

A lot has happened since Shean Christopher last joined us on the show. His ProSouth Championship has been won by his former friend/trainer/mentor Ace Haven! We talk about the brutal match from New South where Shean and his partner Kevin "I promise he's on his way, he's just running late" Ryan took on The END for the New South tag team titles and al…

This week's guest is the RCCW Southern Heavyweight Champion Charles Zanders. Whether you love him or you hate him, you have to admit Zanders is always entertaining and this interview is no exception....Listen is as Gene and Charles discuss his early days breaking in the business in Boaz....the people he learned the most from....the day it all click…

Ace Haven returns to Locals to Legends Wrestling Radio to talk about ProSouth Wrestling this weekend's Brian Pillman Jr. Alabama Tour. Ace talks about the percieved "competition" among Alabama wrestling promotions and where ProSouth fits in and what he feels ProSouth's role is in the Alabama indy wrestling scene. A very interesting perspective with…

This week Gene is joined by the voice of New South Wrestling, Matthew Glover! You may also know Matthew as 'Smooth Plezing' as he was known for years in numerous promotions. Gene and Matthew have an 'all things wrestling' conversation that goes all over the page with talk of how/when Matthew became a wrestling fan and what makes him different that …

A special bonus MONDAY EPISODE!! Gene caught up with Bam Bam Bundy to talk about the Terry Teague situation from this past weekend in Southaven, MS. In order to understand why Bundy drove over 300 miles from Gulfport to Southaven to confront Mr. Teague, they cover a bit of the backstory....this includes Bam Bam discussing for the first and possibly…

In this week's special bonus show, Gene and Rosey talk about their experience at Starrcast, part of the ALL IN weekend in Chicago this past weekend. They talk about how Starrcast shaped up against the other conventions they've been to in recent years and how it was better in some ways....and not so much in others.....Overall it was a positive exper…

This week Gene & Rose Jackson discuss their All In live experiece while still on the road traveling back from Chicago to Alabama, from getting to the venue, trying to get merch, and witnessing the historic show itself to nearly being stranded at the Sears Centre....it was quite the experience....check out the show and find out the "Jackson Reaction…

This week Gene is joined by "the Casio Kid" Matt Mitchell. Casio is a comedian, morning radio host, and most importantly a big wrestling fan and one of the stars of the upcoming Starrcast convention in Chicago as part of the huge ALL IN weekend. It's a fun conversation as Casio shares his earliest memories of wrestling, practicing wrestling holds o…

This week Gene's guest is the promoter of Pro Wrestling EGO, Jay Andrews. The guys have a fun conversation covering not only the history and evolution of Pro Wrestling EGO but also the developement of the Great Southern 8 tournament and brand as well as just wrestling promoting in general. They also talk about some of the great independent talent t…

New South Wrestling's Dump Sanders joins Gene this week as they dive deep into the history of New South and everything that brings us to the 3 Year Anniversary Show this weekend in Hartselle, Alabama. How did New South come together? What was the plan? Are they where they planned to be at this stage? All these questions and many, many more get answ…

Gene's old friend and manager "Mr. Sensational" Leslie Jones returns to the show this week to talk (or perhaps debate would be a better word) wrestling. Leslie has a lot to say about the NWA, NWA World Champion Nick Aldis, ALL IN, Ring of Honor, Impact Wrestling, and the state of indy wrestling in the south now compared to a few years ago......not …

He's a member of Tricks of the Trade w/Dameon Certone....he's one third of Team Thrown Together with JACS & Shean Christopher....he's the booker for New Level Pro Wrestling in Anniston, Alabama....He's the Trickster and he joins Gene on the podcast this week for a super fun episode! Trickster is one of the most charismatic wrestlers on the southern…

What time is it?? It's PRIME TIME!! That's right this week Gene is joined by the Steel Dragon himself, Donnie Primetime! The Master of Prime Jit-su is here and he's in full "promo mode" selling tickets and talking all kinds of smack about "Savage Youth" Shean Christopher, Dump Sanders, and countless others! Donnie also talks about the origins of th…

On this episode Gene is joined by the "Mid South Prodigy" Bam Bam Bundy! Bundy talks about breaking into the buisness in the Memphis Wrestling Academy under Kevin White and Brian Christopher, they discuss his training with Brian and the eventual friendship that stems from it, the man behind the Grandmaster Sexay gimmick that many may not know, How …

This week's guest is a death match legend and now a published author....the one and only Mad Man Pondo! Gene talks to Pondo about his career including: working for Herb Abrams' UWF in Florida, his inspiration for becoming a death match wrestler, his days in Kick Ass Wrestling in Memphis, how he met and got involved with ICP, the origins of Girl Fig…

Happy Fourth of July!! We have a special bonus episode this week on a Wednesday. This week's episode is intresting to say the least as we welcome our guest Phil Macchio! Last week's guest Izzy Rotten told about a very tough year personally, well Phil has had quite the trying year as well. Hear the crazy story of how Phil went from sitting at his ho…

This week's episode gets interesting when Gene is joined by the one and only Izzy Rotten. It's been a roller coaster of a year since Izzy's last time on the show and they get into all of it in this interview. From becoming a "multi-millionare" and losing it all, to becoming buddies with a recent WWE Hall of Famer, to multiple suicide attempts, book…

Scott Hensley returns to talk about the Scenic City Invitational. Four years ago Scott and Ace Rockwell had the idea to start a tournament involving 16 of the top indy talents they could find....since then the Scenic City brand has grown into something much more than either had anticipated possible. Scott carries us on the journey of how this evolv…

"Savage Youth" Shean Christopher has had an interesting journey from 15 year old ring announcer to 20 year old ProSouth Heavyweight Champion. Hear all the fun stories from Shean's training to become a wrestler, winning his first championship tagging with his mentor and trainer Ace Haven, competing with brother and rival Donnie Primetime and so much…

Former Co-Host Neil 'the Real Deal' Taylor visits Alabama to go with Gene and Rosey to Stand Up Live! in Huntsville to see Andrew 'Dice' Clay and runs into the Podfather Conrad Thompson and Tony Schiavone. On the way back during a huge thunderstorm, Gene and Neil discuss the Tupelo Comic Con Brutus Beefcake booking debacle as well as Jimmy Hart, Wr…

This week Gene & Neil are happy to welcome Duke Warfield to the show. Duke started his wrestling career in the Mid-South before shipping out with the Navy and taking his wrestling persona along for the ride. This makes for a very unique experience compared to most guys on the indy wrestling scene. They'll talk to Duke about what he's experience thu…

This week Gene & Neil are happy to welcome Duke Warfield to the show. Duke started his wrestling career in the Mid-South before shipping out with the Navy and taking his wrestling persona along for the ride. This makes for a very unique experience compared to most guys on the indy wrestling scene. They'll talk to Duke about what he's experience thu…

This week Gene and Neil are joined once again by 'Mr. Sensational' Leslie Jones to talk about random wrestling topics...CALL IN LIVE and join the conversation or ask anything you'd like! You never know what will happen when Leslie is on the show as things always seem to get controversial when Mr. Sensational is on the show!…

This week Gene and Neil are joined once again by 'Mr. Sensational' Leslie Jones to talk about random wrestling topics...CALL IN LIVE and join the conversation or ask anything you'd like! You never know what will happen when Leslie is on the show as things always seem to get controversial when Mr. Sensational is on the show!…

This week Gene and Neil are joined by the South's most controversial promoter....IWA Deep South's Kevin Brannen! Kevin's IWA Deep South promotion is one of the longest running promotions in the Southeast and has always been the subject of controversy. IWA Deep South (and it's off-shoots LXW and $10 Rasslin) has led the way in 'strong style', death …

This week Gene and Neil are joined by the South's most controversial promoter....IWA Deep South's Kevin Brannen! Kevin's IWA Deep South promotion is one of the longest running promotions in the Southeast and has always been the subject of controversy. IWA Deep South (and it's off-shoots LXW and $10 Rasslin) has led the way in 'strong style', death …

He's the NWA National Heavyweight Champion, he proclaims to be the 'Best of the Best' in pro wrestling, his name is "Golden Boy" Greg Anthony and this week he plans to tell Gene and Neil exactly why he can back up those claims. 'Golden Boy' has been around for quite a while and he has seen and accomplished a lot of things in the NWA and he says he'…

He's the NWA National Heavyweight Champion, he proclaims to be the 'Best of the Best' in pro wrestling, his name is "Golden Boy" Greg Anthony and this week he plans to tell Gene and Neil exactly why he can back up those claims. 'Golden Boy' has been around for quite a while and he has seen and accomplished a lot of things in the NWA and he says he'…

Gene and Neil are pleased to be joined this week by a veteran of the Southeastern wrestling scene Jeremiah Plunkett. JP has been everywhere and he's got tons of great stories from inside and outside the ring! Don't miss what is sure to be a fun and informative episode! (This episode presented by DELTA WRESTLING)…

Gene and Neil are pleased to be joined this week by a veteran of the Southeastern wrestling scene Jeremiah Plunkett. JP has been everywhere and he's got tons of great stories from inside and outside the ring! Don't miss what is sure to be a fun and informative episode! (This episode presented by DELTA WRESTLING)…

This week Gene and Neil get ready for the Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame event coming up on May 13th at Jerry Lawler's Hall of Fame Bar and Grill on Beale Street with a special episode focusing on their favorite Memphis Wrestling memories! Feel free to call in and share your's as well!! (This episode brought to you by Rockstar Records)…

This week Gene and Neil get ready for the Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame event coming up on May 13th at Jerry Lawler's Hall of Fame Bar and Grill on Beale Street with a special episode focusing on their favorite Memphis Wrestling memories! Feel free to call in and share your's as well!! (This episode brought to you by Rockstar Records)…

The most famous wrestling manager in the Southeast, "Hollywood" Jimmy Blaylock joins the show LIVE to talk about any and every topic that comes up including "no showing cowards" who like to trash talk on social media and so much more! You don't want to miss a minute of this episode.....he may even talk about YOU!! (This episode brought to you by Wr…

The most famous wrestling manager in the Southeast, "Hollywood" Jimmy Blaylock joins the show LIVE to talk about any and every topic that comes up including "no showing cowards" who like to trash talk on social media and so much more! You don't want to miss a minute of this episode.....he may even talk about YOU!! (This episode brought to you by Wr…

This week may be the most fun episode yet as Gene and Neil are joined by one of their oldest friends in the wrestling business "Bad Attitude" Tony Dabbs! If we gave them a week's worth of air time they couldn't cover all the stories they have together from Bad Boys Promotions and beyond....these guys broke in together and have had a lot of fun insi…