
Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk
Hi, I am Greg Klein, an actor-writer-producer who used to be a professional wrestler. This podcast is a collection of my tales as a pro wrestling fan, newsletter writer, worker and historian.
Episodes
70 episodes
Episode 70: Tulsa Wrestlefest
Episode 70: Tulsa WrestlefestIn Episode 70 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Tulsa Wrestlefest, Greg:Welcomes Shawn Sparks aka Sparks3rdCoast to the show for the first time. Greg and Shawn: L...
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Episode 70
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1:13:49

Episode 69: Better Dead Than Red
Episode 69: Better Dead Than Red In Episode 69 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Better Dead Than Red Show, Greg:Looks at the December 1983 television for the Mid South Wrestling Association. ...
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Episode 69
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1:18:38

Episode 68: The 43rd Anniversary Show
Episode 68: The 43rd Anniversary Show In Episode 68 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, The 43rd Anniversary Show, Greg:Talks about the lead up to Morris Sigel and Houston Wrestling's 43 Anniversary show June 5, ...
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Episode 68
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Episode 67: The Golden Era Begins
Episode 67: The Golden Era BeginsIn Episode 67 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, The Golden Era Begins, Greg:Welcomes Winter Place podcast host and IWC friend Mark Coale to the show for the first time. <...
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Episode 67
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1:04:35

Episode 66: Jenny's Episode
Episode 66: Jenny's EpisodeIn Episode 66 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Jenny's Episode, Greg:Pays tribute to his late mother, Jennifer Evans. Notes how she changed his life for the better by helping...
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Episode 66
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Episode 65: Darkest Before the Dawn
Episode 65: Darkest Before the Dawn In Episode 65 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Darkest Before the Dawn, Greg:Looks at television for November 1983 in the Mid South Wrestling Association. Talks again...
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Episode 65
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1:13:54

Episode 64: Two Ring Battle Royal
Episode 64: Two Ring Battle RoyalIn Episode 64 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Two Ring Battle Royal, Greg:Updates the Sylvester Ritter Year One discussion. Corrects a fact about Houston's use of the two ...
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Episode 64
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1:16:26

Episode 63: Vision Quest
Episode 63: Vision QuestIn Episode 63 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Vision Quest, Greg:Looks at the podcast's 2024 in review, including this year's Top 5 cities. Laughs about a match he attended in 1987...
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Episode 63
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Episode 62: And Then Things Got Weird
Episode 62: And Then Things Got Weird In Episode 62 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, And Then Things Got Weird, Greg:Looks at television for the Mid South Wrestling Association for October 1983. Specu...
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Episode 62
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1:12:11

Episode 61: Hey, Junior, Where's My Cowboy Movie At?
In Episode 61 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Hey, Junior, Where's My Cowboy Movie At?, Greg:Welcomes Tennessee wrestler and historian Beau James to the show. Beau talks about how he met Sylvester Ritter, the tim...
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Episode 61
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1:12:43

Episode 60: Southwest Takeover
In Episode 60 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Southwest Takeover, Greg:Welcomes Las Vegas resident and rasslin podcast Roman Gomez to the show to talk about Southwest Championship Wrestling. Greg and Roman review...
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Episode 60
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Episode 59: The New Leader in the Clubhouse
In Episode 59 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Seasonal Variances, Greg:Reveals his newest, earliest Houston Wrestling program, from May 1948. Talks about the Billy Varga collection he bought and the range of prog...
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Episode 59
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Episode 58: Seasonal Variations
In Episode 58 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Seasonal Variances, Greg:Takes a look at the Mid South Wrestling Association for Sept. 1983. Compares five years of MSWA to the TV show The Wire, and discu...
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Season 3
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Episode 58
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Episode 57: The Professor Talks JYD
In Episode 57 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, The Professor Talks JYD, Greg:Welcomes his first guest to the show, New Orleans native and JYD original fan, the Professor Ricardo Coleman. Greg and Ricardo tal...
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Episode 57
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1:25:26

Episode 56: Morris Sigel for the WON HOF, 2024 edition
In Episode 56 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Morris Sigel for the WON HOF, 2024 Edition, Greg:Takes a second look at the Hall of Fame candidacy of Houston promoter and Texas Booking Agency head Morris Sigel.
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Episode 56
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1:10:43

Episode 55: JYD Year One
In Episode 55 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Greg:Talks more about the Hall of Fame candidacy of Sylvester Ritter aka the Junkyard Dog. Picks up at the beginning of Year One and talks about the timing of wh...
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Season 3
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Episode 55
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1:09:16

Episode 54: The College Edition
Episode 54: The College EditionIn Episode 54 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Greg:Talks about the Junkyard Dog and his candidacy for the Wrestling Observer Newletter's Hall of Fame. Looks at Sylveste...
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Episode 54
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Episode 53: The Cheese Stands Alone
Episode 53: The Cheese Stands Alone In Episode 53 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Greg:Looks at the August 1983 in the Mid South Wrestling Association. Talks about Ted DiBiase's two-year MSWA run, wh...
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Season 3
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Episode 53
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1:05:07

Episode 52: 1949, Part Two
Episode 52: 1949, Part TwoIn Episode 52 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Greg:Looks at two programs from November 1949 Houston Wrestling, which feature Billy Varga challenging for NWA titles.Lucks into a p...
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Episode 51: 1949
Episode 51: 1949In Episode 51 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Greg:Revisits the subject of his earlier Houston Wrestling programs with a look at two issues form 1949. Talks about the start of TV in Housto...
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Episode 51
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Episode 50: Brick by Brick
Episode 50: Brick by BrickIn Episode 50 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Greg:Looks at July 1983 TV for the Mid South Wrestling Association. Talks about the building of Magnum T.A. as a babyface and Butch ...
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Episode 50
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1:24:44

Episode 49: The fall of Fall
Episode 49: The fall of Fall In Episode 49 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Greg:Gives his no longer hot take on The Iron Claw. Compares November attendances figures for the Championship Wrestling Extravag...
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Episode 49
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Episode 48: The Atomic Drop
Episode 48: The Atomic Drop In Episode 48 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Greg:Looks at June 1983 in the Mid South Wrestling Association.Talks about the final turn of early 1983 as Butch Reed has de...
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