The Indy Wrestling Experience

We're back this week and the idea the guys had while recording the last episode has taken on a life of its own. We are talking about next week's LIVE 2026 IWX Draft. Bob and Jon will take turns drafting performers from the independents to each create a roster for their own fantasy TV promotion. The 2026 IWX Draft will take place on Tuesday, August 11 at 6:00 EDT and will be streaming on Facebook and Youtube. 

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We are back and fighting the storms to keep the broadcast going. We ended up having to do it in pieces, but the biggest piece of the week is our guest, Co-Owner and Promoter of No Regrets Wrestling in Wisconsin, Taylor Lytle joins us to discuss his journey through the wrestling business, teaching his dad to be a referee, collaborating with RPW's Rich Buchholtz on a show this past June, and his big show, Hellbent in Hudson, coming u...

We are back and Bob is back from California where he got to see one hell of a wrestling show: the Santino Bros "LA Rumble 5." Easily one of Bob's all-time favorite shows, Santino Bros took over the exterior of the VFW in Azusa, California and put on banger after banger. Listen as Bob reviews this card (and passes along some of Lauryn's wisdom, as well):

• 5150 (c) vs Mariachi Montana (SB Tag Titles)
• Raunchy Rico vs Damien Arseni...

We're back this week as Bob prepares for his trip to California, and we're joined by Tully Bertorelli who shares huge updates in his life, including his engagement and acting work, then we watch a playlist of four  really cool short films that he and his friends produced back in the day, then three matches with three different characters Tully has played over the years. This show is just a lot of fun with wrestling and movies....

We are back with a ton of news and notes to discuss, before that Bob puts Jon on the spot and asks him for the names of independent wrestlers who have great odds to make it to AEW or WWE. A friend asked Bob this question and Bob will tell you which names popped into his mind immediately before Jon chimes in with a few more names. Obviously not an exhaustive list, but a fun exercise nonetheless. 

Elsewhere in our News and Notes...

We're back with this pre-holiday weekend show. Although there won't be much live wrestling this weekend as we all celebrate our nation's independence, there's plenty to discuss in the world of wrestling right now. 

We begin the show with RPW's Rich Buchholtz who recaps what happened at his first collaboration show with No Regrets Wrestling this past weekend and previews Destiny VI coming up in September. After that, we loop R...

We are back with a great show and some fun discussions. Most of them will continue into future episodes, so you want to make sure to listen as we focus on the immense shift in the landscape of, not just independent wrestling, but wrestling as a whole. MLW is rising, NWA is on Tubi, but MyAEW is the talk of the industry at this point. The app is adding independent promotions to its banner at a rapid pace. Unfortunately, Triller seem...

We are back this week with a lot to talk about. The Danger Ginger from the BJ & DG Talk Wrestling Podcast returns with an update on the happenings at the Pro Wrestling Star Academy, including what appears to be a hostile takeover by Hybrid Wrestling. These folks have even invaded DG's podcast and he does not know what's going to happen next. In the meantime, there's a new SPO Champion, the tag titles have changed hands twice, a...

We are back this week with the big announcement that, starting Monday June 15, the Underground Lucha Experience becomes a stand-alone podcast. Join us as Bob discovers Lucha Underground for the first time, Jon relives the memories of watching every episode the first time, and we react in real time. The old Lucha Underground episodes are being uploaded to the Lucha Underground YouTube channel as we speak, so watching along with us j...

We are back this week and we're switching things up a bit. Bob has been trying to introduce Jon to Discover Pro Wrestling, so we decided to do a watch along of DPW 8: Warpath on Youtube. Bob thinks this promotion is the best possible example of sports entertainment in independent wrestling. The shows feature interconnected stories, in-ring promos to set up events later in the show, and a video production that is out of this world.

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We are back this week and hitting the ground running as Ragin Pro Wrestling CEO, Rich Buchholtz, joins us to preview this weekend's big double header in Waupaca, Wisconson. Envision (with the Women's Midwest Cup Tournament) takes place on Friday and Homecoming takes place on Saturday.  Rich previews the women's tournament, gives us a status update the raffle for the custom RPW championship belt, and discusses LFG's impact on t...

We are back this week with special guest Erwin von Scharf who was nice enough to agree to this interview while on the road. Erwin talks about his wrestling training at the Worldwide Dojo, with trainer Cheeseburger, his time in EWA & CATCHPOINT in Baltimore, and his current stint in Radical Wrestling Experience. Erwin talks about his early double gimmick (one as a ref, one as a wrestler) and his plans for the future (after the W...

We are back this week and very excited to be joined by the Danger Ginger from the BJ & DG Talk Wrestling show on YouTube and Twitch. DG joins us to help explain all of the goings on at the Pro Wrestling Star Academy in Mount Holly, NJ, including Super Powers of Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Unplugged, & APPW (Represented by IWX #1 Tiphani Grady). Danger Ginger tells us about his show with BJ and others, his production work at th...

We're back this week with an incredibly special guest. We are joined by former Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling performer, and currently the promoter of a charity event in Los Angeles on May 31 called "Wrestling is 4 the Dogs & Cats" to support rescues such as Melita's Dream Animal rescue. Roxy tells us about her first such event, "Wrestling is 4 the Dogs,"  and talks about all of the fun surprises she had at that show and how...

We are back, not just on the pod, but from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan where we spent last weekend taking in all that was UPW MarquetteMania IV. Bob and Jon discuss the fun they had getting to Marquette, the pasties they tried in Marquette, and one hell of a wrestling show. Thank you to UPW Champion Sampson, Tully Bertorelli, and the ownership and UPW for the invitation to come out and for a really cool experience.

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We are back this week, joined by The Collective's Tully Bertorelli, as we count down the days to UPW Marquette Mania IV on April 25 at Lakeview Arena on the campus of Northern Michigan University. We break down all of the matches, including:

• Sampson vs Matt Riddle (UPW Championship)
• TW3 vs Mustafa Ali (TNA International Championship)
• Surge & Fulton vs Ghetto Gear Solid (UPW Tag Championship)
• J-Sin vs Joey Avalon (Match Wit...

We’re back as we count the final days before our trip to Michigan for UPW Marquette Mania 4. UPW Champion, and ranked #1 for two months in a row in the IWX Power Rankings, Sampson joins us to preview the unbelievably stacked card, discuss his recent travels performing across the country (and in Canada) and explains why all of his success is due to the hard work others refuse to do. 

First, we go over some news and notes...

We are back and, after two consecutive watch-along episodes, we decided to catch up on the news from the world of independent wrestling over the last three weeks, including:

• The Incident involved Krule and a fan that ended in violence
• Mercedes Moné vacates her title and causes a controversy in Malaysia
• “Slowburn Shoot: An Indie Wrestling Story”
• Safety Protocols at OVW
• Neil Diamond Cutter's final match
• Mortar taking...

We're back this week with a small change. Bob was busy all weekend setting up his new house, so the guys decided to record a new Lucha Underground watch along episode. 

This week, we are watching Season 1, Episode 6 "The Key." The card features:

• Son of Havoc vs Pimpinela Escarlotta
• Mil Muertes vs Famous B
• Drago vs King Cuerno
• Fenix & Sexy Star vs Chavo Guerrero Jr & Pentagon Jr

In addition, an unknown lady a...