Bumps & Thumps

On this episode, Pro Wrestling Historian, George Schire returns to talk about the original “Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers. Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire. You can follow George Schire on the following social media platforms: Facebook: George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221 AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION: https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870 You can purchase books written by George Schire at Amazon: Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne Gagne to the Road Warriors: https://www.amazon.com/Minnesotas-Golden-Age-Wrestling-Warriors/dp/0873516206/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273607&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-2 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3 Help support the podcast! You can make contributions or purchase items at: Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button Teespring Store: https://bumps-thumps-2.creator-spring.com/ PayPal: @bumpsnthumps You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the following social media platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please contact Joyce for shipping questions. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9 Email: joyce.paustian@gmail.com PayPal: joyce.paustian@gmail.com Brad Drake Podcast information: Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN Website: https://www.braddrake.net/ Falls Count Anywhere podcast information: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FALLScountAnywhereGorillazinc Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountAnywhere YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendzmedianetwork8200

On this episode, we talk with the son of “The Greatest Wrestler on God’s Green Earth” Justin Race. Justin talks travelling with his dad, growing up, and much more! Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire. You can follow George Schire on the following social media platforms: Facebook: George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221 AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION: https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870 You can purchase books written by George Schire at Amazon: Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne Gagne to the Road Warriors: https://www.amazon.com/Minnesotas-Golden-Age-Wrestling-Warriors/dp/0873516206/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273607&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-2 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3 Help support the podcast! You can make contributions or purchase items at: Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button Teespring Store: https://bumps-thumps-2.creator-spring.com/ PayPal: @bumpsnthumps You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the following social media platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please contact Joyce for shipping questions. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9 Email: joyce.paustian@gmail.com PayPal: joyce.paustian@gmail.com Brad Drake Podcast information: Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN Website: https://www.braddrake.net/ Falls Count Anywhere podcast information: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FALLScountAnywhereGorillazinc Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountAnywhere YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendzmedianetwork8200

On this episode, Pro Wrestling Historian, George Schire returns to look back at the NWA from its inception in 1948 to its demise in the 1980s. Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire. You can follow George Schire on the following social media platforms: Facebook: George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221 AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION: https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870 You can purchase books written by George Schire at Amazon: Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne Gagne to the Road Warriors: https://www.amazon.com/Minnesotas-Golden-Age-Wrestling-Warriors/dp/0873516206/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273607&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-2 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3 Help support the podcast! You can make contributions or purchase items at: Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button Teespring Store: https://bumps-thumps-2.creator-spring.com/ PayPal: @bumpsnthumps You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the following social media platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please contact Joyce for shipping questions. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9 Email: joyce.paustian@gmail.com PayPal: joyce.paustian@gmail.com Brad Drake Podcast information: Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN Website: https://www.braddrake.net/ Falls Count Anywhere podcast information: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FALLScountAnywhereGorillazinc Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountAnywhere YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendzmedianetwork8200

On this episode, Pro Wrestling Historian, George Schire and I talk with Jon Finkel. Jon has written a book titled: MACHO MAN The Untamed, Unbelievable Life of Randy Savage. We talk to Jon about his experience writing the book, some stories about The Macho Man, and much more! Jon’s book will be released on April 2nd 2024. You can pre order the book on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/Macho-Man-Untamed-Unbelievable-Savage/dp/1770417583/ref=sr_1_1?crid=9A8YR8FD9O94&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ir80P7Goskef1sC19zi0UjVm1qqLgWV1XInYYx_zejNZI8INzUzrMLKc2P8vJ1du4oWu67TVMltwgZ7cjRu9qtmGueUnjzXFE9HUVdjT9_LFSQw3QdmGeZxdYW121vBfH0seNoAqEFnhTAvh5EqrifE5NoCvdZ2b39_evoh6fjCUoYc0hlAQFOy_N3s5mlrG0TqqgwqW86cTGR639yGPYfYAloHdoXghga5nMJHheZs.CdNMHhLxmOwyxMKW82UPdbVwDUsu3shzmOYfadivN3Y&dib_tag=se&keywords=Jon+Finkel&qid=1710521530&sprefix=jon+finkel%2Caps%2C143&sr=8-1 Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire. You can contact Jon Finkel on the following social media platforms: Website: www.jonfinkel.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JonFinkelAuthor/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jon_finkel/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonfinkel/?trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile X: https://twitter.com/Jon_Finkel Jon also has a newsletter called Books & Biceps you can subscribe to at: Website: https://jonfinkel.com/books-and-biceps/ You can follow George Schire on the following social media platforms: Facebook: George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221 AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION: https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870 You can purchase books written by George Schire at Amazon: Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne Gagne to the Road Warriors: https://www.amazon.com/Minnesotas-Golden-Age-Wrestling-Warriors/dp/0873516206/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273607&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-2 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3 Help support the podcast! You can make contributions or purchase items at: Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button Teespring Store: https://bumps-thumps-2.creator-spring.com/ PayPal: @bumpsnthumps You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the following social media platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please contact Joyce for shipping questions. Website: www.joycepaustian.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9 Email: joyce.paustian@gmail.com PayPal: joyce.paustian@gmail.com Brad Drake Podcast information: Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN Website: https://www.braddrake.net/ Falls Count Anywhere podcast information: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FALLScountAnywhereGorillazinc Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountAnywhere YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendzmedianetwork8200

On this episode, Pro Wrestling Historian, George Schire returns to remember “Paul “The Butcher” Vachon who passed away at the age of 86. Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire. You can follow George Schire on the following social media platforms: Facebook: George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221 AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION: https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870 You can purchase books written by George Schire at Amazon: Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne Gagne to the Road Warriors: https://www.amazon.com/Minnesotas-Golden-Age-Wrestling-Warriors/dp/0873516206/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273607&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-2 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3 Help support the podcast! You can make contributions or purchase items at: Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button Teespring Store: https://bumps-thumps-2.creator-spring.com/ PayPal: @bumpsnthumps You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the following social media platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please contact Joyce for shipping questions. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9 Email: joyce.paustian@gmail.com PayPal: joyce.paustian@gmail.com Brad Drake Podcast information: Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN Website: https://www.braddrake.net/ Falls Count Anywhere podcast information: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FALLScountAnywhereGorillazinc Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountAnywhere YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendzmedianetwork8200

On this episode, Pro Wrestling Historian, George Schire returns to talk the feuds of pro wrestling in both singles and tag teams. Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire. You can follow George Schire on the following social media platforms: Facebook: George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221 AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION: https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870 You can purchase books written by George Schire at Amazon: Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne Gagne to the Road Warriors: https://www.amazon.com/Minnesotas-Golden-Age-Wrestling-Warriors/dp/0873516206/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273607&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-2 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3 Help support the podcast! You can make contributions or purchase items at: Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button Teespring Store: https://bumps-thumps-2.creator-spring.com/ PayPal: @bumpsnthumps You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the following social media platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please contact Joyce for shipping questions. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9 Email: joyce.paustian@gmail.com PayPal: joyce.paustian@gmail.com Brad Drake Podcast information: Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN Website: https://www.braddrake.net/ Falls Count Anywhere podcast information: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FALLScountAnywhereGorillazinc Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountAnywhere YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendzmedianetwork8200

On this episode, Pro Wrestling Historian, George Schire and pro wrestling legend “Luscious” Lars Anderson discuss the legacy of Ole Anderson.

On this episode, Pro Wrestling Historian, George Schire and I talk with Steve Keirn. Steve is best remembered as a member of the Fabulous Ones with Stan Lane and Skinner in the WWF. Steve remanences about his time in the AWA and his career as a road agent and trainer in the WWF. Steve has a book out titled: Keirn Chronicles Volume One: The Fabulous Life of Steve Keirn available through Amazon. Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire. You can purchase Steve Keirn’s book on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/Keirn-Chronicles-One-Fabulous-Wrestling/dp/B0BXN6QMZ4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NJP9M7315HAP&keywords=steve+kiernan&qid=1707786611&sprefix=steve+kern%2Caps%2C117&sr=8-1 You can follow George Schire on the following social media platforms: Facebook: George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221 AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION: https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870 You can purchase books written by George Schire at Amazon: Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne Gagne to the Road Warriors: https://www.amazon.com/Minnesotas-Golden-Age-Wrestling-Warriors/dp/0873516206/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273607&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-2 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3 Help support the podcast! You can make contributions or purchase items at: Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button Teespring Store: https://bumps-thumps-2.creator-spring.com/ PayPal: @bumpsnthumps You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the following social media platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please contact Joyce for shipping questions. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9 Website: www.joycepaustian.com Email: joyce.paustian@gmail.com PayPal: joyce.paustian@gmail.com Brad Drake Podcast information: Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN Website: https://www.braddrake.net/ Falls Count Anywhere podcast information: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FALLScountAnywhereGorillazinc Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountAnywhere YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendzmedianetwork8200

On this episode, Pro Wrestling Historian, George Schire returns to talk about the Pacific Northwest territory and its impact on Pro Wrestling. Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire. You can follow George Schire on the following social media platforms: Facebook: George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221 AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION: https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870 You can purchase books written by George Schire at Amazon: Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne Gagne to the Road Warriors: https://www.amazon.com/Minnesotas-Golden-Age-Wrestling-Warriors/dp/0873516206/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273607&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-2 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3 Help support the podcast! You can make contributions or purchase items at: Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button Teespring Store: https://bumps-thumps-2.creator-spring.com/ PayPal: @bumpsnthumps You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the following social media platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please contact Joyce for shipping questions. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9 Email: joyce.paustian@gmail.com PayPal: joyce.paustian@gmail.com Brad Drake Podcast information: Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN Website: https://www.braddrake.net/ Falls Count Anywhere podcast information: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FALLScountAnywhereGorillazinc Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountAnywhere YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendzmedianetwork8200

On this episode, we talk with a member of the Rabid Empire, Dred Roberts. Dred talks about growing up, getting into pro wrestling, training and much more! Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire. You can follow Dred Roberts on the following social media platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088598121134 Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/dredroberts_dnr?fbclid=IwAR2L3H_UwFNkyYz6q-Q7Rg5IU5cXXczG3mQ-Rotun-pvZFZvtlELp41O_ek X:https://twitter.com/DNR_KC?fbclid=IwAR2FFZYEYVGQY1X036xwCHMTMf_uS1ZV0NFdJcGxPn9Rpm2I_liwiF-6GwM Help support the podcast! You can make contributions or purchase items at: Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button Teespring Store: https://bumps-thumps-2.creator-spring.com/ PayPal: @bumpsnthumps You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the following social media platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please contact Joyce for shipping questions. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9 Email: joyce.paustian@gmail.com PayPal: joyce.paustian@gmail.com Brad Drake Podcast information: Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN Website: https://www.braddrake.net/ Falls Count Anywhere podcast information: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FALLScountAnywhereGorillazinc Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountAnywhere YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendzmedianetwork8200

On this episode, we talk with the original Sunny “The California Girl” Patricia Summerland. Trisha talks about growing up, her modeling career, GLOW, the CAC, and much more! Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire. You can follow Patricia Summerland on the following social media platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patrisha.summerland; https://www.facebook.com/SunnyGlow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patriciasummerland/ If you are interested in purchasing items from Patricia, please go to her Facebook page and PM: https://www.facebook.com/patrisha.summerland Help support the podcast! You can make contributions or purchase items at: Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button Teespring Store: https://bumps-thumps-2.creator-spring.com/ PayPal: @bumpsnthumps You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the following social media platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please contact Joyce for shipping questions. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9 Email: joyce.paustian@gmail.com PayPal: joyce.paustian@gmail.com Brad Drake Podcast information: Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN Website: https://www.braddrake.net/ Falls Count Anywhere podcast information: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FALLScountAnywhereGorillazinc Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountAnywhere YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendzmedianetwork8200

On this episode, Pro Wrestling Historian, George Schire returns to talk about the movie The Iron Claw. Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire. You can follow George Schire on the following social media platforms: Facebook: George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221 AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION: https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870 You can purchase books written by George Schire at Amazon: Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne Gagne to the Road Warriors: https://www.amazon.com/Minnesotas-Golden-Age-Wrestling-Warriors/dp/0873516206/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273607&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-2 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3 Help support the podcast! You can make contributions or purchase items at: Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button Teespring Store: https://bumps-thumps-2.creator-spring.com/ PayPal: @bumpsnthumps You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the following social media platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please contact Joyce for shipping questions. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9 Email: joyce.paustian@gmail.com PayPal: joyce.paustian@gmail.com Brad Drake Podcast information: Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN Website: https://www.braddrake.net/

On this episode, we talk with pro wrestling manager “Guvnor” Nigel Rabid. Nigel talks about moving to Texas from England, Star Wars, how he got involved in pro wrestling and much more! Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire. You can follow Nigel Rabid on the following social media platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRealNigelRabid Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenigelrabid/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NigelRabid X: https://twitter.com/nigelrabid Go out and support your local Independent Pro Wrestling Promotions: Texas Style Wrestlng (TSW): https://tswplus.com/ Mid States Wrestling: https://www.facebook.com/midstateswrestling Help support the podcast! You can make contributions or purchase items at: Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button Teespring Store: https://bumps-thumps-2.creator-spring.com/ PayPal: @bumpsnthumps You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the following social media platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please contact Joyce for shipping questions. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9 Email: joyce.paustian@gmail.com PayPal: joyce.paustian@gmail.com Brad Drake Podcast information: Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN Website: https://www.braddrake.net/ Falls Count Anywhere podcast information: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FALLScountAnywhereGorillazinc Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountAnywhere YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendzmedianetwork8200

On this episode, Pro Wrestling Historian, George Schire returns to talk about the NWAA and its impact on pro wrestling fans in the 1950’s through the early 1980’s and much more! Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire. You can follow George Schire on the following social media platforms: Facebook: George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221 AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION: https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870 You can purchase books written by George Schire at Amazon: Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne Gagne to the Road Warriors: https://www.amazon.com/Minnesotas-Golden-Age-Wrestling-Warriors/dp/0873516206/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273607&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-2 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3 Help support the podcast! You can make contributions or purchase items at: Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button Teespring Store: https://bumps-thumps-2.creator-spring.com/ PayPal: @bumpsnthumps You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the following social media platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please contact Joyce for shipping questions. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9 Email: joyce.paustian@gmail.com PayPal: joyce.paustian@gmail.com Brad Drake Podcast information: Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN Website: https://www.braddrake.net/ Falls Count Anywhere podcast information: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FALLScountAnywhereGorillazinc Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountAnywhere YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendzmedianetwork8200

“Handsome” Scott Hansen is a rising star on the Independent pro wrestling independent circuit. On this episode, we talk with Scott about how he got into the pro wrestling business, working with other pro wrestlers and promotions, and much more! Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire. You can follow Scott Hansen on the following social media platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scott.hansen.129 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theescotthansen/ X: https://twitter.com/scotthansen33 Get out and support your local Pro Wrestling Independent Promotions: Mid States Wrestling (Harrison, AR): https://www.facebook.com/midstateswrestling New Breed Wrestling (Eldon, MO): https://www.facebook.com/NewBreedMO SICW (St. East Carondelet, IL): https://www.facebook.com/WrestlingExplosion MWA Pro Wrestling (Kansas City): https://www.facebook.com/MWAMIdwest Help support the podcast! You can make contributions or purchase items at: Contribution: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button PayPal: @bumpsnthumps You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the following social media platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps Brad Drake Podcast information: Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN Website: https://www.braddrake.net/ Falls Count Anywhere podcast information: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FALLScountAnywhereGorillazinc Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountAnywhere YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendzmedianetwork8200 If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please contact Joyce for shipping questions. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9 Email: joyce.paustian@gmail.com PayPal: joyce.paustian@gmail.com WFIA information: Website: www.thewfia.org

Marko Harris is a rising star on the Independent pro wrestling independent circuit. He is currently the EPW (Extreme Pro Wrestling) Heavyweight Champion operating out of Booneville, MS. On this episode, we talk with Marko about how he got into the pro wrestling business, working with other pro wrestlers and promotions, and much more! Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire. You can follow Marko Harris on the following social media platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/markell.harris.5243/photos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markowrestles/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@markodoesthings Watch the episode when Marko Harris wins the EPW Heavyweight title from Jason Genesis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWF-NNpodrE&t=90s Get out and support your local Pro Wrestling Independent Promotions: Extreme Pro Wrestling: https://www.facebook.com/epwwrestlingms Help support the podcast! You can make contributions or purchase items at: Contribution: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button PayPal: @bumpsnthumps You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the following social media platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps Brad Drake Podcast information: Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN Website: https://www.braddrake.net/ Falls Count Anywhere podcast information: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FALLScountAnywhereGorillazinc Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountAnywhere YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendzmedianetwork8200 If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please contact Joyce for shipping questions. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9 Email: joyce.paustian@gmail.com PayPal: joyce.paustian@gmail.com WFIA information: Website: www.thewfia.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wfia1969/

On this special episode, Pro Wrestling Historian, George Schire returns to talk about the Nick Bockwinkel and his impact on pro wrestling fans in the 1970’s through the 1980’s and much more! Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire. You can follow George Schire on the following social media platforms: Facebook: George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221 AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION: https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870 You can purchase books written by George Schire at Amazon: Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne Gagne to the Road Warriors: https://www.amazon.com/Minnesotas-Golden-Age-Wrestling-Warriors/dp/0873516206/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273607&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-2 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3 Help support the podcast! You can make contributions or purchase items at: Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button Teespring Store: https://bumps-thumps-2.creator-spring.com/ PayPal: @bumpsnthumps You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the following social media platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please contact Joyce for shipping questions. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9 Email: joyce.paustian@gmail.com PayPal: joyce.paustian@gmail.com Brad Drake Podcast information: Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN Website: https://www.braddrake.net/ Falls Count Anywhere podcast information: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FALLScountAnywhereGorillazinc Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountAnywhere YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendzmedianetwork8200

Kelsey Magnolia is a rising star on the Independent pro wrestling independent circuit. On this episode, we talk with Kelsey about how she got into the pro wrestling business, working with other pro wrestlers and promotions, and much more! Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire. You can follow Kelsey Magnolia on the following social media platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kelseymagnoliawrestler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kelseymagnolia/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kelseymagnolia Get out and support your local Pro Wrestling Independent Promotions: Mid States Wrestling (Harrison, AR): https://www.facebook.com/midstateswrestling New Breed Wrestling (Eldon, MO): https://www.facebook.com/NewBreedMO SICW (St. East Carondelet, IL): https://www.facebook.com/WrestlingExplosion MWA Pro Wrestling (Kansas City): https://www.facebook.com/MWAMIdwest Help support the podcast! You can make contributions or purchase items at: Contribution: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button PayPal: @bumpsnthumps You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the following social media platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps Brad Drake Podcast information: Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN Website: https://www.braddrake.net/ Falls Count Anywhere podcast information: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FALLScountAnywhereGorillazinc Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountAnywhere YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendzmedianetwork8200 If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please contact Joyce for shipping questions. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9 Email: joyce.paustian@gmail.com PayPal: joyce.paustian@gmail.com WFIA information: Website: www.thewfia.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wfia1969/

“Luscious” Lar Anderson/Larry Heiniemi was best known for his time in the AWA. He was a member of the Minnesota Wrecking Crew, teamed with “Pretty Boy” Larry Hennig and Buddy Wolfe. On this episode, George Schire and I talk to Larry about growing up in MN., getting started in the pro wrestling business and hear some amazing stories. Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire. You can follow George Schire on the following social media platforms: Facebook: George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221 AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION: https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870 You can purchase books written by George Schire at Amazon: Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne Gagne to the Road Warriors: https://www.amazon.com/Minnesotas-Golden-Age-Wrestling-Warriors/dp/0873516206/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273607&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-2 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3 Help support the podcast! You can make contributions or purchase items at: Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button Teespring Store: https://bumps-thumps-2.creator-spring.com/ PayPal: @bumpsnthumps You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the following social media platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please contact Joyce for shipping questions. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9 Email: joyce.paustian@gmail.com PayPal: joyce.paustian@gmail.com Brad Drake Podcast information: Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN Website: https://www.braddrake.net/ Falls Count Anywhere podcast information: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FALLScountAnywhereGorillazinc Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountAnywhere YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendzmedianetwork8200

Stephen E has been wrestling on the independent circuit many years. He is known as the “Manager of Champions”. He has worked in many indie promotions and is best known in Mid States Wrestling and SICW (Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling). He also manages in the Wrestling For A Cause promotion and other independent promotions. On this episode, we talk to Stephen about growing up, how he got involved in pro wrestling, his management skills and much more! Upcoming Events for Mid States Wrestling: Sunday, December 18th at the Relics Center in Springfield, MO please go to https://mid-states-promotions.square.site/product/live-event-tickets-springfield-mo-sunday-december-18th-2022-at-6pm/114?cs=true&cst=custom for ticket information. If you are interested in purchasing items from Mid States Wrestling please go to: www.mswtickets.com and click on the Official Merchandise tab at the top center of the page. You can follow Stephen Espinoza on the following social media platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephen.espinoza.5 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cleotusvandamn/ You can follow Mid States Wrestling on the following social media platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/midstateswrestling Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/midstateswrestling/ You cam follow SICW on the following social media platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WrestlingExplosion Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sicw_professional_wrestling/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SICWWrestling If you are interested in becoming involved in professional wrestling, please go to: www.mswtickets.com and click on the training & seminars tab in the upper right-hand corner of the home page. You can also email Jason at: mswstaff@yahoo.com Help support the podcast! You can make contributions or purchase items at: Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button Teespring Store: https://bumps-thumps-2.creator-spring.com/ You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the following social media platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps Parler: https://parler.com/BumpsNThumps

Jessica Solt is the daughter of the greatest manager of all time WWE Hall of Famer Bobby “The Brain” Heenan. On this episode, we talk to Jessica about growing up in a pro wrestling family and much more! You can follow Jessica Solt on the following social media platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessica.h.solt Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire. You can follow George Schire on the following social media platforms: Facebook: George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221 AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION: https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870 You can purchase books written by George Schire at Amazon: Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne Gagne to the Road Warriors: https://www.amazon.com/Minnesotas-Golden-Age-Wrestling-Warriors/dp/0873516206/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273607&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-2 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3 Help support the podcast! You can make contributions or purchase items at: Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button Teespring Store: https://bumps-thumps-2.creator-spring.com/ PayPal: @bumpsnthumps You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the following social media platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps Brad Drake Podcast information: Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN Website: https://www.braddrake.net/ Falls Count Anywhere podcast information: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FALLScountAnywhereGorillazinc Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountAnywhere YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendzmedianetwork8200

On this special episode, Pro Wrestling Historian, George Schire returns to talk about the late Sheik Adnan Alkaissy and his impact on po wrestling fans in the 1970’s through the 1980’s and much more! Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire. You can purchase Adnan Alkaissy’s book: The Sheikh of Baghdad: Tales of Celebrity and Terror from Pro Wrestling's General Adnan at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Sheikh-Baghdad-Celebrity-Wrestlings-General/dp/1572437308 You can follow George Schire on the following social media platforms: Facebook: George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221 AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION: https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870 You can purchase books written by George Schire at Amazon: Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne Gagne to the Road Warriors: https://www.amazon.com/Minnesotas-Golden-Age-Wrestling-Warriors/dp/0873516206/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273607&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-2 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5 A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3 Help support the podcast! You can make contributions or purchase items at: Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button Teespring Store: https://bumps-thumps-2.creator-spring.com/ PayPal: @bumpsnthumps You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the following social media platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps Brad Drake Podcast information: Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN Website: https://www.braddrake.net/ Falls Count Anywhere podcast information: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FALLScountAnywhereGorillazinc Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountAnywhere YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendzmedianetwork8200

Wrex Amadeus is a rising star on the Independent pro wrestling independent circuit. On this episode, we talk with Wrex about how he got into the pro wrestling business, working with other pro wrestlers and promotions, and much more! Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire. You can follow Wrex Amadrus on the following social media platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085838457527 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wrexkc/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/WrexKC Get out and support your local Pro Wrestling Independent Promotions: Mid States Wrestling (Harrison, AR): https://www.facebook.com/midstateswrestling New Breed Wrestling (Eldon, MO): https://www.facebook.com/NewBreedMO SICW (St. East Carondelet, IL): https://www.facebook.com/WrestlingExplosion MWA Pro Wrestling (Kansas City): https://www.facebook.com/MWAMIdwest Help support the podcast! You can make contributions or purchase items at: Contribution: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button PayPal: @bumpsnthumps You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the following social media platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps Brad Drake Podcast information: Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN Website: https://www.braddrake.net/ Falls Count Anywhere podcast information: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FALLScountAnywhereGorillazinc Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountAnywhere YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendzmedianetwork8200 If you give a Dad a podcast information: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6MfKFsRsq0MzKr1mXwX6v0 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IYGADAP/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giveadadapodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DadPodcast11 Superfriends Signature information: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SuperFriendsSignatures Twitter: https://twitter.com/SuperFriendsDH Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/superfriendsdh/ WFIA information: Website: www.thewfia.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wfia1969/

Lucky P Larson, Esquire “Manager of Stars” is a manager on the Independent pro wrestling independent circuit. On this episode, we talk with Lucky about how he got into the pro wrestling business, working with other pro wrestlers and promotions, and much more! Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire. You can follow Lucky P Larson, Esquire on the following social media platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USAluckyplarson Get out and support your local Pro Wrestling Independent Promotions: Mid States Wrestling (Harrison, AR): https://www.facebook.com/midstateswrestling New Breed Wrestling (Eldon, MO): https://www.facebook.com/NewBreedMO SICW (St. East Carondelet, IL): https://www.facebook.com/WrestlingExplosion MWA Pro Wrestling (Kansas City): https://www.facebook.com/MWAMIdwest Help support the podcast! You can make contributions or purchase items at: Contribution: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button PayPal: @bumpsnthumps You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the following social media platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps Parler: https://parler.com/BumpsNThumps Brad Drake Podcast information: Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN Website: https://www.braddrake.net/ Falls Count Anywhere podcast information: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FALLScountAnywhereGorillazinc Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountAnywhere YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendzmedianetwork8200 WFIA information: Website: www.thewfia.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wfia1969/

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