Wrestling, Chicago-Style
Episodes
Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
Coming up on nearly four years in the wrestling business, Kayla Kassidy has grown on the Midwestern independent scene and gained opportunities in the NWA and MLW. Kassidy joins Windy City Slam Podcast for the first time to talk about her time in wrestling, including working with Jazz and Madusa/Alundra Blayze, her experience against Max the Impaler, stops in Freelance and Freelance Underground and her upcoming debut this weekend at 2econd Wrestling against Heather Monroe, working with Billie Starkz, adopting a personality that she hated growing up while playing a heel, her influences, and being part of an elite class of performers who have been Ohio Valley Wrestling Women’s Champion. Mike also recaps Freelance and Freelance Underground with exclusive reaction from new Freelance World Champion Storm Grayson and previews an immense weekend of action around Chicago and beyond.
Mike Pankow is a wrestling super-fan who covers local Chicagoland wrestling and national promotions like AEW and WWE. If there is something going on in Chicago, Mike knows about it. Enjoy "Wrestling, Chicago-Style" on The Broadcast Basement On-Demand Radio Network! Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com. Get your local wrestling fix every Tuesday everywhere podcasts can be found and always at WindyCitySlam.com!
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
After strutting his stuff pretty much everywhere for the last two decades, IMPACT Wrestling newcomer Dirty Dango joins Windy City Slam Podcast to discuss IMPACT’s upcoming events in the Chicago area, reuniting with some familiar faces, his goals in the company, his brief tag team with Robert Anthony and more. Plus, we pay tribute to the legendary Leaping Lanny Poffo (aka The Genius) with exclusive never-before-heard audio from STARRCAST 2018. In addition, Pat Ackerman of the Lovely Intoxicated Men drops by to recap Rocket Pro Wrestling’s “Cupid Carnage” while Mike also talks NXT Vengeance Day, POWW Entertainment, Freelance, Freelance Underground, DREAMWAVE and Squared Circle Megastars.
Mike Pankow is a wrestling super-fan who covers local Chicagoland wrestling and national promotions like AEW and WWE. If there is something going on in Chicago, Mike knows about it. Enjoy "Wrestling, Chicago-Style" on The Broadcast Basement On-Demand Radio Network! Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com. Get your local wrestling fix every Tuesday everywhere podcasts can be found and always at WindyCitySlam.com!
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
Chicago veteran indie wrestler Craig Mitchell joins Windy City Slam Podcast for the first time to discuss Freelance Wrestling’s upcoming charity event “RedHawk Rumble” at Marist High School, growing up in the business, the early days of Freelance, his longtime rivalry with GPA, working through an Achilles’ injury while wrestling Bryan Keith and more. Mike also recaps a strong Royal Rumble, including the Sami Zayn-Bloodline dynamic, and previews Rocket Pro Wrestling and POWW Entertainment shows.
Mike Pankow is a wrestling super-fan who covers local Chicagoland wrestling and national promotions like AEW and WWE. If there is something going on in Chicago, Mike knows about it. Enjoy "Wrestling, Chicago-Style" on The Broadcast Basement On-Demand Radio Network! Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com. Get your local wrestling fix every Tuesday everywhere podcasts can be found and always at WindyCitySlam.com!
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Ezio Orlandi is starting to rise on the local scene and “Beyond Alpha” joined Windy City Slam Podcast to discuss his training at Freelance Wrestling Academy and The Nightmare Factory (with QT Marshall, Cody Rhodes and Glacier), how fellow college wrestler “Chief of Beef” Hunk Kasady pointed him in the right direction, amateur wrestling compared to the pro style, upcoming matches for AllStar Lucha Libre and 2econd Wrestling, working for Freelance and Freelance Underground and more. Mike also recaps Warrior Wrestling and GLCW from over the weekend and previews upcoming shows from around the area.
Mike Pankow is a wrestling super-fan who covers local Chicagoland wrestling and national promotions like AEW and WWE. If there is something going on in Chicago, Mike knows about it. Enjoy "Wrestling, Chicago-Style" on The Broadcast Basement On-Demand Radio Network! Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com. Get your local wrestling fix every Tuesday everywhere podcasts can be found and always at WindyCitySlam.com!
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
With a background in dancing, Shelly “The Bombshell” burst onto the Chicagoland independent scene in the spring of 2022 and made immediate waves. Shelly joined Windy City Slam Podcast to discuss training at Steve Boz’s school, the emotions of her first career match against AEW star Skye Blue in Chicago Style Wrestling, getting advice from Vic Capri, working with Mario Pardua and Eric Schultz as Team Babushka, the family camaraderie of CSW, having Max Caster freestyle on her in SSW and more. Mike also recaps CSW and Freelance Wrestling from over the weekend and previews Warrior Wrestling 27, Southland Championship Wrestling and Great Lakes Championship Wrestling.
Mike Pankow is a wrestling super-fan who covers local Chicagoland wrestling and national promotions like AEW and WWE. If there is something going on in Chicago, Mike knows about it. Enjoy "Wrestling, Chicago-Style" on The Broadcast Basement On-Demand Radio Network! Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com. Get your local wrestling fix every Tuesday everywhere podcasts can be found and always at WindyCitySlam.com!
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Coming back to local independent wrestling after a long hiatus, Koa Laxamana just wants to have fun doing what he loves. Laxamana joined Windy City Slam Podcast to discuss the different stages of his wrestling career, competitive bodybuilding, his visit to the WCW Power Plant, working out with Hulk Hogan as a 19-year-old aspiring wrestler, return to Southland Championship Wrestling and working with POWW Entertainment and Rocket Pro. Plus, Pat Ackerman of the Lovely Intoxicated Men joins Mike to recap Rocket Pro’s “Resolution,” while Mike also talks POWW, Chicago Style Wrestling and Freelance.
Mike Pankow is a wrestling super-fan who covers local Chicagoland wrestling and national promotions like AEW and WWE. If there is something going on in Chicago, Mike knows about it. Enjoy "Wrestling, Chicago-Style" on The Broadcast Basement On-Demand Radio Network! Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com. Get your local wrestling fix every Tuesday everywhere podcasts can be found and always at WindyCitySlam.com!
Tuesday Jan 03, 2023
Tuesday Jan 03, 2023
From a short experiment of working as a wrestler to becoming a self-made man as a graphic designer for wrestling event posters and refereeing 900 matches in between, Derek Sharp of Curtain Jerker Designs has seen pretty much everything in independent wrestling. Sharp talks about his experiences, road stories, how he started his business and coming up with themes and concepts for posters to help bring fans to shows. Plus, Mike recaps a hot AAW “Unstoppable” show and previews Rocket Pro Wrestling, POWW Entertainment and True Privilege Wrestling events.
Mike Pankow is a wrestling super-fan who covers local Chicagoland wrestling and national promotions like AEW and WWE. If there is something going on in Chicago, Mike knows about it. Enjoy "Wrestling, Chicago-Style" on The Broadcast Basement On-Demand Radio Network! Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com. Get your local wrestling fix every Tuesday everywhere podcasts can be found and always at WindyCitySlam.com!
Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
From North of the Illinois-Wisconsin border, Sierra has become one of the Midwest’s top female wrestlers. Sierra, the Chicago Style Wrestling Women’s Champion and No. 1 contender to the AAW Women’s Championship, joins Windy City Slam Podcast to discuss her journey, coming up in the business with Frankie DeFalco’s Brew City Wrestling, her achievements, her upcoming match against Christi Jaynes at AAW “Unstoppable,” breaking through in CSW, traveling and tag-teaming with her boyfriend, Joey “Jet” Avalon and more. Plus, Mike previews the weekend in local wrestling.
Mike Pankow is a wrestling super-fan who covers local Chicagoland wrestling and national promotions like AEW and WWE. If there is something going on in Chicago, Mike knows about it. Enjoy "Wrestling, Chicago-Style" on The Broadcast Basement On-Demand Radio Network! Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com. Get your local wrestling fix every Tuesday everywhere podcasts can be found and always at WindyCitySlam.com!
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
WWE alumnus Maven joins Episode #150 of Windy City Slam Podcast, a special early Christmas present for Windy City Slam supporters. We discuss his WWE career, Tough Enough, his favorite WWE moment (hint: It's not dropkicking The Undertaker out of the 2002 Royal Rumble), his current job, wrestlers with which he still stays in contact, rough times, his favorite TV show and many more unplanned topics. Plus, Mike recaps Freelance Underground with the big Calvin Tankman-Project M.ON.I.X. title match, Freelance Wrestling and Warrior Wrestling with assistance from Pro Wrestling Enforcer’s Sean Lennon.
Mike Pankow is a wrestling super-fan who covers local Chicagoland wrestling and national promotions like AEW and WWE. If there is something going on in Chicago, Mike knows about it. Enjoy "Wrestling, Chicago-Style" on The Broadcast Basement On-Demand Radio Network! Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com. Get your local wrestling fix every Tuesday everywhere podcasts can be found and always at WindyCitySlam.com!
Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
Chicago independent wrestling superstar Project M.O.N.I.X. returned to Windy City Slam Podcast to discuss the journey to his upcoming Freelance Underground Championship match against Calvin Tankman at “The Final Countdown,” James Russo’s belief in him, his battle with Chico Suave and leaving the door open for their friendship and much more. Plus, Pro Wrestling Enforcer’s Sean Lennon stops by to recap 2econd Wrestling’s “Dynasty” and preview Warrior Wrestling 26. Plus, Mike talks DREAMWAVE Wrestling, Freelance Wrestling and Freelance Underground while next week’s guest introduces himself to us.
Mike Pankow is a wrestling super-fan who covers local Chicagoland wrestling and national promotions like AEW and WWE. If there is something going on in Chicago, Mike knows about it. Enjoy "Wrestling, Chicago-Style" on The Broadcast Basement On-Demand Radio Network! Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com. Get your local wrestling fix every Tuesday everywhere podcasts can be found and always at WindyCitySlam.com!