The Indy Wrestling Experience

Episode #67 - Roxy Astor "Wrestling is 4 the Dogs & Cats"

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 many more she has in store for May 31. Roxy tells us some stories about her time in GLOW, how she snuck pets into the GLOW apartment without anyone finding out, her stage play, "Raw Meat" honoring Matilda the Hun, and so much more. One of our new favorite guests and we know she'll be one of yours. 
 
We will post a link to Melita's Dream Animal Rescue to our Linktree so you can check out all of the adorable, adoptable puppies there if you can't make the show. If you can make the show, friend of the show (and #1 ranked wrestler again this month in the IWX Power Rankings), Sampson will be wrestling that day among many others. 
 
Before we get to Roxy, Bob and Jon break down two fantastic shows we saw over the weekend. First was Insane Wrestling Revolution's, "Insane Wrestlefest II," featuring a ton of legends and special guests, an unbelievable DLC match for the tag team titles, Fulton vs Carlito and much more. Bob's daughter attended the event and said it was "legit fire." 
 
The other show we can't stop talking about is Focus Pro's "All the Small Things" featuring Mani Ariez vs Frankie Kazarian in the main event, an ambush with an exploding bat, and a new women's champion. Focus Pro just keeps topping themselves. Listen as we break down the entire show.
 
In our Control Center, we preview three shows coming up this weekend. As always, we thank each of these promotions for allowing us to use their audio for this segment. If you're near any of these three promotions, you should definitely check out their show this weekend:
Riot Maker Pro Wrestling
Delta Blues Wrestling
Route 33 Wrestling
We will be back next week with some new guests that will be announced soon. STAY TUNED!!

Episode #66 - Krule Out, Kroos In & Marquette Memories

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.
In our News and Notes we discuss the latest in the Krule/Berwyn Eagles Club saga. This week Krule released a statement outlining his side of the "fake stabbing" story, taking full responsibility. At the same time, many in the industry are pointing out how odd the circumstances have been surrounding the Berwyn Eagles Club, whether their license was ever revoked, and why they allegedly cut the internet at the venue before AAW's final show. 
As we were recording, we got word that Jon's guy, Will Kroos, debuted in NXT and immediately confronted NXT Champion Tony D'Angelo. Bob lets Jon go off a little bit about that during the Control Center, but you can guarantee he will have more to say next week. 
Speaking of which, our Control Center previews three shows this weekend. We thank each of these promotions for allowing us to use their audio to enhance our previews of shows by:
814 Wrestling
Insane Wrestling Revolution
Championship Entertainment Productions
I still can't believe I am making this announcement, but next week we will have former GLOW performer, Roxy Astor, on the show to discuss her upcoming charity wrestling event, her many projects in and out of the wrestling space, and hopefully tell a few cool stories from back in the day. STAY TUNED!!
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00:00:00 - MarquetteMania IV review
01:04:46 - News & Notes
01:23:40 - Control Center

Episode #65 - Marquette Mania Go Home Show

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 Without Honor)
Leva Bates vs Dani Mo (UPW Women's Championship)
The Society & Brock Hall vs Supreme Powers of Pain
Big Kon vs Melvin Hayes (UPW American Championship)
Rocky Radley vs Melanie Cruise 
Mike Shaw Memorial Battle Royal
Along the way we promos from
Sampson
Mustafa Ali
Ghetto Gear Solid
Leva Bates' Mother
Powers of Pain
Melvin Hayes
Tully Bertorelli
In addition to previewing this Saturday, Tully and Jon dive into the reason why Jon had no interest in watching Wrestlemania this year. Also, after Bob and Jon discussed the incident that happened at the Berwyn Eagles Club, Tully tells us some of his fondest memories of one of the true landmark venues in the history of independent wrestling.
Next week, Bob and Jon return from Michigan with tales from Marquette Mania. STAY TUNED!!
 

Episode #64 - Sampson's Back, Airica's Arrived, & Koloff's Fight

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, as we discuss:
 
Bob got worked on the Krule “stabbing”
Berwyn Eagles Club to stop running wrestling shows 
TNA pulls talent from indy matches vs AEW talent
Airica Demia’s viral promo
Vladimir Koloff in a fight over the rights to his name
Mani Ariez vs Frankie Kazarian announced for Focus Pro title clash
 
In our Vegas-Free Control Center, we preview four shows coming up this weekend that are not part of the mass Wrestlemania exodus out west. Thank you to these promotions for allowing us to use their audio to preview their shows::
 
Viral Pro Wrestling
Strong Style Lucha
Prime Time Wrestling
Pro Wrestling Epic
 
Next week, Bob and Jon make final preparations for Michigan. STAY TUNED!!
 
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00:00:00 - News and Notes
00:50:35 - Sampson Interview
01:32:00 - Control Center

Episode #63 - Catching Up

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 a break from wrestling
AJ Cazana offers to teach DJ Khaled to wrestle
Bob called the CCW Women's title change
MJF, Nic Nemeth and Kris Statlander appearing at Create a Pro on May 1
Wrestling returns to the nation's capital
Atomic Legacy Wrestling announces it's "Final Chapter"
Up and coming talent win big at New Texas Pro
Taka Michinoku's amazing match and terrible car accident
Danny Demanto vs Brian Bayside at Focus Pro Wrestling
As we transition into our Control Center segment, Bob and Jon take a look at six talents who have suddenly appeared on our radar and seem poised for great things:
Bobbi Thunder
Grayson Pierce
Nikki Wilde
LVJ
Timur the Great
Naomi King
If you don't know all six of these names, you will soon. Trust us.
In our Control Center, we preview three shows happening on Saturday at:
Constant Pro Wrestling
Radical Wrestling Experience
TWE Chattanooga
As always, we thank all three promotions for allowing us use of their promos for this segment. 
Next week, we return to preview our trip to Marquette Michigan for UPW Marquette Mania 4. We will be joined by UPW Champion Sampson. STAY TUNED!!!

Episode #62 - Underground Lucha Experience (Season 1, Episode 6)

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 appears in the crowd just watching. Who is she? Jon knows. Bob does not. Join us!!
Next week it's back to the regular program as we discuss, among other things, childish behavior in the deathmatch community leads to an altercation between a fan and Krule. STAY TUNED!!

Episode #61 - WWR+ Tournament for Tomorrow Watch-Along

We're back this week and so excited to watch the return of Women's Wrestling Revolution last Sunday for Tournament for Tomorrow 2026. The card:
 
Liviyah vs Lady Leigh (First Round Tournament Match)
Corinne Joy vs Amity LaVey (First Round Tournament Match)
Kylie Alexa vs Rachel Ley (First Round Tournament Match)
Lili Ruiz vs Harleen Lopez (First Round Tournament Match)
Sammi Chaos vs Jordan Blade
Liviyah vs Lili Ruiz (Second Round Match)
Kylie Alexa vs Corinne Joy (Second Round Match)
Laynie Luck (c) vs Allie Katch (WWE ID Women's Championship)
Kylie Alexa vs Liviyah (Tournament Finals)
Along the way, we discuss tons of big news happening in independent wrestling these days, such as Miami Mike Walker end the longest MCW Championship reign in history, Jon's discovery of Axton Ray, seven of the top twenty performers in the 2025 IWX Women's Top 250 are now signed to television, new performers rippling the matrix at the beginning of 2026, congratulations for five performers recently signed to WWE ID Contracts (Airica Demia, Fallyn Grey, Valentina Rossi, Notorious Mimi, Starboy Charlie), and much much more. 
 
Come for the women's wrestling, stay for Bob and Jon pretending to be experts!!
 
Next week, we will return with a regular episode as Bob and Jon get ready for their trip to Marquette Mania!! STAY TUNED!!!

Episode #60 - OVW Incident & Monday Morning Magic

We're back this week and, like everyone else, we are talking about the incident that occurred at OVW involving referee Dallas Edwards having a sudden medical event in the ring during a match and the criticism of OVW's handling of the situation in real time. 
In our News & Notes segment, we discuss:
Ragin Rich forced to wear a donkey suit at RPW Perseverance 2
Ronda Rousey in AEW
MCW Spring Fever
Focus Pro Danza Kuduru
A mass talent exodus at Outta Control Wrestling?
Christyan with a huge spot at AEW Revolution
Our IWX Watch This is Pro Wrestling Magic "Monday Morning Magic" Season 3, Episode 2. This is a really fun show to watch on a Monday morning or anytime. We got to see two matches:
Wildflower vs Tommy Heartfelt
Bean Dip Dazza vs Jonathan Bare, Bounty Hunter
We were so impressed with all four performers on this show, but it's hard not to be a Bean Dip mark after this. 
In our Control Center, we preview three shows coming up this Saturday at:
Trailblazer Championship Wrestling
Fight Factory Wrestling
Metro Pro Wrestling
Thank you to all of the promotions for allowing us to use their audio to help preview these three great cards. 
Next week, we will watch this Sunday's WWR+ return! Stay tuned!!
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00:00:00 - Intro, News & Notes
00:42:55 - IWX Watch This - Pro Wrestling Magic "Monday Morning Magic" Season 3, Episode 2
00:55:00 - Control Center
 

Episode #59 - Kaci & Jordan's Donkey Suit

We’re back with Ragin Pro Wrestling CEO Rich Buchholtz to start off the show. Rich will give us the final details for RPW Perseverance 2 coming up this Saturday in Appleton, Wisconsin. The show’s main event will be a triple threat for the RPW Championship, Brick McCarthy © vs Garrisaon Creed vs Brock Hall, but the thing Bob and Jon want to hear about is the donkey suit. Will Kaci Lennox and Jordan Blu both defeat their opponents on Saturday, take control of the company, AND force Rich into a donkey suit? 
 
In our News and Notes segment, we discuss Charles Mason’s recent streak of chicken heel tactics, Bang & Matthews ascending even further, indy talent featured on Ring of Honor, Valerie Verman’s retirement (?), GG Jacobs stroking his bat mid-match, and a new champion at Rising Star’s Women’s Wrestling. 
 
Our IWX Watch This turned out to be one of our favorite episodes. Pro Wrestling 225 Unleased, Episode 117 features 
 
The Pillar vs The Killjoys (Tag Titles)
Vladimir Koloff vs Suge Whyte vs Simon Phillips
 
These guys produce a great television product. Very much worth checking out if you haven’t already. 
 
In our Control Center, we preview shows happening this weekend at:
Focus Pro
Pro Wrestling Rebellion
New Order Wrestling
 
As always we thank those folks for permission to use their audio and we hope all have great shows!
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00:00:00 - Rich Buchholtz
00:42:21 - News & Notes
01:06:10 - IWX Watch This - Pro Wrestling 225 Unleashed Ep 117
01:21:33 - Control Center
 

Episode #58 - Masha Pulled, Nicolth Returned, & AMW Showdown

We’re back with no guests, but lots of stuff to talk about. In our News and Notes segment to start the show we discuss:
March Rankings are out, Sampson reaches #1
Post Game win CZW tag titles
Zukkos dethroned at MCW
Nicolth Lucero back home after ICE entanglement
Jimmy Valiant’s final match
Sonny Kiss pursues her education
Dillon Hines and Tony Atlas incident
Jariel Rivera wins WWE ID contract 
Sean Login under a mask at Elimination Chamber
Brick McCarthy regains RPW title
Elevate Pro Wrestling crowns its first Women’s Champion
Masha Slamovich pulled from Squared Circle Expo
Our IWX Watch This recommendation is Appalachian Mountain Wrestling, AMW Showdown 029. This was a really fun show to watch with four substantial matches and one crazy commentary team. On this show:
Murphy Costigan vs Ace Carmichael
Marcus Johnson vs Jeff Klepper (AMW Kentucky Title)
Stan Sierra vs Eric Porter
The Heatseekers vs The Good Brothers (Crash Lucha Tag Titles)
In our Control Center, we preview five big shows coming up this weekend from:
Riot Maker Pro Wrestling
Flophouse Wrestling
Rising Stars Women’s Wrestling
KAOS Wrestling
Pro Wrestling 225
As always, thank you to all of the promotions who granted us permission to use their audio to enhance our Control Center. Next week, Rich Buchholtz joins us to discuss the Donkey Suit, Perseverance 2, and MJF’s opinion about bad wrestling. STAY TUNED!!