Huge Pop Entertainment presents Drop The Mic with "Rugged" Rod Price

Wrestling

Year2026

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On this episode of Huge Pop Entertainment Presents… Drop the Mic, Huge Pop and Rudy Gonzalez welcome “Rugged” Rod Price for a hard-hitting, old-school conversation about football, training, Texas wrestling, ECW, the Sportatorium, and what it really means to be a wrestler instead of just a “sports entertainer.” Rod starts by looking back at his childhood summers in Indiana, watching AWA wrestling with his grandparents and getting hooked on names like Nick Bockwinkel, The Crusher, Dick the Bruiser, and The Kangaroos. From there, the conversation moves into his athletic background, including college football, NFL camps, time with the Rams, Chargers, and 49ers, and the moment he realized pro wrestling was the path he needed to follow. Rod talks about breaking into wrestling with Mondo Guerrero, training in a transmission shop in East L.A., working with Bill Anderson, Red Bastien, and then getting polished in Texas by Killer Tim Brooks, who helped him find his footing in the business. He also shares stories from the Sportatorium, including working for Jerry Jarrett, attacking Kerry Von Erich from the crowd, and getting paired with a young Steve Austin before Austin became Stone Cold. This is a great listen for fans of old school Texas wrestling, ECW, the GWF, the Sportatorium, and anyone who appreciates wrestlers who came up when the business was rough, physical, and built on respect. Rod Price is blunt, funny, honest, and proud of the old-school way, and this episode gives him plenty of room to tell it exactly how he sees it. Follow Huge Pop Entertainment on Facebook: facebook.com/HugepopPodcast Subscribe to Huge Pop Entertainment on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@HUGEPOPWRESTLING