Retro Wrestling w/Gene Jackson – Episode #44 w/Guest: Podcaster Rick Del Santo

This week on Retro Wrestling with Gene Jackson, Gene sits down with fellow wrestling podcaster Rick Del Santo for a deep dive conversation into old school fandom, tape trading, territory wrestling, and the art of interviewing the forgotten names of the business. Rick has built a reputation for tracking down wrestlers you haven’t heard from in years, guys like Vladimir Koloff, Jimmy “the Original Dirty White Boy” Powell, Richard Sartain, Joe Malenko, and more, giving them a real platform to tell their stories. In this episode, they talk about: - Rick growing up in Connecticut during the 80s wrestling boom - Discovering Memphis, World Class, AWA, and Southern wrestling through magazines and tape trading - The lost art of tape trading (and getting burned chasing rare footage) - Herb Abrams’ UWF: the good, the bad, and the non-finishes! - Heel Tony Atlas in IWCCW - Tracking down hard to find wrestling personalities for interviews - What makes a great wrestling interview - Podcasting in today’s wrestling landscape They also get into Barry Horowitz, Rod Price, Keith Steinborn, and the importance of preserving wrestling history through long form conversations. If you’re a fan of territory wrestling, lost promotions, or just two wrestling lifers talking shop, this one’s for you! FOR TONS OF EXCLUSIVE RETRO WRESTLING CONTENT: Check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/retrowrestlingarchive Check out www.retrowrestlingarchive.club for all of our social media, merch stores, and everything related to our content and podcasts