The Indy Wrestling Experience

Episode #39 - RPW Destiny V & IWX Live Podcast Go-Home Show

We’re back this week as we make final plans for our big trip to Wisconsin for RPW Destiny V. We start this show with RPW CEO Rich Buchholtz who will give us the final updates, the final card, and final count of the handful of tickets that remain for this incredible show. Of course, before Destiny V kicks off at 6pm, Bob and Jon will be at Cricket Wireless on College Avenue in Appleton, Wisconsin for a live podcast with a who’s who of guests. Check out our Youtube page and click the link to get notified when this special live event begins!!
 
In our News and Notes segment, Bob and Jon congratulate Simone Valentina on becoming the MCW Women’s Champion last weekend. We congratulate two new champions in GLWA, Big Jorge and The Good Hands. We also congratulate Stevie Brooks for becoming the inaugural Belle 2 Bell Ruby Champion against the backdrop of the sad news that Belle 2 Bell will be going on indefinite hiatus. We’ll tell you what we know about that entire situation. We also congratulate Bob for correctly picking both of Focus Pro’s women’s title tournament semi finals winners. We also fill you folks in on the Shrek match at The Crypt, Deathrow Jethrow’s incredible night at Local Pro, and KC Cazana’s shocking attack on Josh TKO Turner at Prodigy Pro.
 
In our IWX Watch This, we review GLWA Thursday Night Vendetta 77, posted to Youtube last week, just before GLWA’s Card Subject to Change event last Saturday. This show features a really cool recap of GLWA Sips of Sin, Saucy Josh Morris with Dirtsheet Dan, plus Ethan Blake vs Boone Riley in a wild title match main event, Chico Amante vs TRIP, Jamie Race vs TJ Cage, and an awesome tag match between Real Hype and the new additions to our IWX favorites list, Mob Mentality!!
 
As always, we thank the five promotions that graciously allowed us to use the audio from their promos in our Control Center segment. This week we preview some impressive looking shows from:
 
Ground Zero Wrestling
Elevate Pro Wrestling
Benchmark Pro Wrestling
SSW Entertainment
HOT Pro Wrestling
 
Join us on Saturday for Episode #40 live from Cricket Wireless in Appleton, Wisconsin only on Youtube. If you can’t catch us then, catch the replay that will drop on Thursday in our normal podcast timeslot. STAY TUNED!!
 
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00:00:00 - Intro, Rich Buchholtz
00:31:06 - News & Notes
01:07:08 - IWX Watch This - GLWA Thursday Night Vendetta 77
01:30:22 - Control Center

Episode #38 - One Week to Wisconsin!!

We are back this week as we prepare for Indy Wrestling Experience’s first on-location live podcast on September 27, about one week away, at the Cricket Wireless in Appleton, Wisconsin before RPW Destiny V later that evening. Jon and Bob marvel at the people they’re about to meet and speak to out in Wisconsin, discuss their very different travel plans for that weekend, and update everyone on some late breaking news regarding the RPW Destiny card.
 
In our News & Notes segment, Bob and Jon also take their first opportunity to discuss the passing of Jaka and the impact it has had on the independent wrestling scene. After that, Jon is watching Power Pro Lucha Chronos Trios Night 1 in the background while Bob tries not to spoil too much of what Jon is about to see. This was two nights and two really fun shows put on by PPL. If you get a chance, go check it out on IWTV. Bob and Jon discuss how much we love the venue for this event, the trios tournament, and everything that is Unicorn Party!
 
Our IWX Watch This recommendation of the week is MEGA Championship Wrestling’s Thursday Night Turmoil from September 11, 2025. This was a really fun go-home show for MEGA’s big show that was held on September 13. This show featured an impressive match between Brassi Suave and Aaron Alloway, a championship match between Chris Kole & Dr. Cree Fudo that gets interrupted, a contract signing between Pastor C-Lo and Kalam, and tag team match, Bear City Vice vs Army of Sin, that added another favorite wrestler to our list, El Tiktoko!!
 
We got a whole lot of support from wrestling promotions this week for our Control Center and we can not thank these promotions enough for allowing us to use their audio to enhance the segment. This week, we have eight really cool shows to talk about and we’ll hear from many of the competitors from shows presented this weekend by:
 
Prodigy Pro Wrestling 
Focus Pro Wrestling 
Local Pro Wrestling 
Belle 2 Bell 
MCW Pro Wrestling 
New Genesis Wrestling 
GLWA 
The Crypt Wrestling Training Facility 
 
Next week, Rich Buchholtz returns as we do our go-home episode of IWX before our trip to Wisconsin for RPW Destiny V and our live podcast from Cricket Wireless in Appleton. STAY TUNED!!!
 
00:00:00 – News & Notes
00:00:00 – IWX Watch This – MEGA Championship Wrestling Thursday Night Turmoil
01:03:30 – Control Center

Episode #37 - Roundtable: Raja's Rampage

We’re back this week with the discussion we promised. Bob and Jon are joined by RPW CEO Rich Buchholtz and UPW Heavyweight Champion Sampson for this roundtable on the Raja Jackson incident which took place at the Knokx Pro Wrestling School in California. At that time, a seemingly planned spot  and run-in by non wrestler, and son of MMA legend Rampage Jackson, Raja Jackson during a match involving Syko Stu went terribly wrong, ending with Raja Jackson pummeling an unconscious Syko Stu with very real punches even after Stu was clearly unable to defend himself.
 
The group dives into each stage that led up to the incident and discuss what mistakes were made, by whom, and when. We discuss the backstage incident where Stu hit Raja over the head with a beer can before the event started. We discuss the people around Raja Jackson in the period between the beer can and the in-ring spot that escalated issues considerably. We also discuss the actual in-ring incident where Raja Jackson seemingly felt entitled to a near-lethal “receipt.” Who made what mistakes, what should never happen again, and what ripples will this incident cause throughout the independent wrestling scene and, possibly, as far upstream as WWE. We learned a lot. We hope you will too.
 
In our Control Center segment, we preview five awesome-looking shows that take place this weekend. Listen as we preview events, and hear from the combatants, at the following promotions:
 
Power Pro Lucha 
Wrestlemerica 
Apple City Championship Wrestling 
New Age Wrestling
Live Pro Wrestling 
 
Next week, we get back to the regular program. STAY TUNED!!
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00:00:00 – Raja Jackson Roundtable Discussion
00:51:20 – Control Center

Episode #36 - Underground Lucha Experience

Well, we had to change things up this week after some scheduling issues forced us to move the Raja Jackson Roundtable discussion to next week. Jon and Bob were prepared this time and you guys are in for a treat. This week, we're releasing this preview, the first episode of our new podcast, The Underground Lucha Experience. This podcast will be a watch along of every episode of Lucha Underground from start to finish. The podcast isn't ready to release yet, but the first episode is! In this premiere, we will be watching the first two episodes of Lucha Underground Season 1. 
 
Episode one card:
Chavo Guerrero vs Blue Demon Jr
Son of Havoc vs Sexy Star
Prince Puma vs Johnny Mundo
 
Episode two card:
Johnny Mundo & Prince Puma vs The Crew
Chavo Guerrero & Sexy Star vs Son of Havoc & Ivelisse
Mil Muertes vs Blue Demon, Jr. 
 
We also get the debut of Big Ryck and much more! The episodes can be found using the watch along link in the Indy Wrestling Experience Linktree or by downloading the Cineverse app. (*Note, if you watch along on Cineverse, there will be commercials).
Next week on the main pod, we hope to bring you the roundtable. STAY TUNED!!
 
 

Episode #35 - Raja Jackson Incident, Tully Bertorelli, & WFA Reborn

We’re back and we’ve got a lot to talk about. Mainly because of the situation that occurred over the weekend at the Knokx Pro Wrestling Academy during a livestream. Raja Jackson, son of Rampage Jackson, was supposed to do a run-in on a match involving Syko Stu. However, a backstage incident earlier in the day seemed to have fueled Raja to take revenge. Raja jumped in the ring and attacked Stu with two dozen shoot punches after knocking Stu out cold with a takedown and leaving Stu with no way to defend himself. In our opinion, nearly everyone involved in this situation is at fault. However, we are reserving our real judgment for later. Next week, we will have a special roundtable discussion about this incident and all of the issues it spotlights in the world of wrestling. We’ll bring in some people who are actually in the wrestling business to give their insight and opinions. You won’t want to miss that next week.
 
Also in our News & Notes segment, Bob and Jon wish Danny Cage of the Monster Factory well after his announcement that he will suspending operations at the Monster Factory after their show in November to deal with a much more important personal mental health situation. We at Indy Wrestling Experience hope the best for Danny Cage and, if it’s good for everyone, we hope to see Danny and the Monster Factory return in the future. Additionally, Bob and Jon discuss a possible second season of OVW’s Wrestlers and we mention a couple of title changes over the weekend involving promotions and people we follow closely including Gangrel (CCW Champion), Titan Troy (FTC AOG Champion) and Danny Miles (Focus Pro Champion).
 
In our Rankings Spotlight we cover Divine Women’s Pro Wrestling, centered in Michigan, which is an all-women’s promotion that features a ton of up-and-coming talent. Jon and Bob discuss which of the top 10 contenders to the Divine Championship have star written all over them.
 
Our IWX Watch This is a review of WFA Reborn Episode 50 featuring, Channing Thomas, Armani Kayos, Sean “Vegan” Keegan, and a new IWX Favorite in Dope n Filthy. The show culminates with a fantastic women’s title match between Luscious Latasha and Davienne. We really loved this show. We think you will too. Check it out!
 
Finally, our Control Center focuses on five really great shows coming your way this weekend. Take a listen as we preview these shows and hear from some of the competitors! This week’s highlighted shows are presented by:
 
Super Shogun Wrestling 
New Wave Pro Wrestling 
BWA Wrestling 
Battleground Pro Wrestling 
Labor of Love 
 
Thank you to all five promotions for graciously allowing us to use their audio clips in our Control Center this week. We could not do this without you guys!!
 
Next week, the Raja Roundtable. STAY TUNED!!
 
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00:00:00 – Intro, Raja Jackson, OVW Wrestlers, Title Changes
00:53:05 – Rankings Spotlight – Divine Women’s Pro Wrestling
01:18:53 – IWX Watch This – WFA Reborn Episode 50
01:40:30 – Tully Bertorelli
02:33:32 – Control Center

Episode #34 - Larry Sharpe Invitational Tournament 2025 Watch Along (Part 1)

We are back this week, even though we've been battling all sorts of issues. We had planned on bringing you a watch along of the Monster Factory's Larry Sharpe Invitational Tournament 2025 on YouTube. However, due to issues out of our control which will immediately be obvious to some of you, we were unable to complete the episode. We WILL return with part 2 of this Watch Along at a later time, once these issues are resolved. 
 
For now, enjoy Part 1 of the Larry Sharpe Invitational Tournament 2025 Watch Along. This part includes the following matches, including the pre show.
 
 
Jackal Stevens vs Dylan Shaw
Lucas Disangro vs Kid Chaos
Cameron Pearce vs Tim Dynamite
Liam Blak vs Mike Reed vs God of Dad Bod
Notorious Mimi vs David Goldy
Christian Darling vs Christian Rocco
Pete's Posse vs Brian Murphy & Mike Zee (Tag Title Match)
Liam Black vs Nick Battee
Lucas Disangro vs Papa Juice (Featuring the return of Travis Jacobs)
We have four matches left. We will be bringing them to you as soon as we can. We thank you all for bearing with us on this. Next week, we will be back with a regular show, featuring a really cool interview we just recorded with Tully Bertorelli. STAY TUNED!!

Episode #33 - UPW Go Home, EPW #202, & Nickel City Spotlight

We’re back this week with news of Jonathan Gresham’s medical scare, Priscilla Kelly’s first title since returning to the indies, Mercedes Mone and Athena appearing together at Metroplex Wrestling, and new LJN-like figures from AEW.
 
Sampson returns to the podcast, as well, to preview this weekend’s UPW show at the UP State Fair in Escanaba, Michigan. Sampson tells us about his history with challenger Silas Young, how he plans to keep one eye on The Collective at all times, and what’s next for UPW after this weekend. In addition, Sampson talks about Hulk Hogan’s influence on his career, his recent match teaming with Hernandez in Canada, and how much he hates carny sh%t.
 
In IWX Watch This, we recommend EPW Wrestling Episode 202 which aired on YouTube last week. This card is headlined by an incredible steel cage brawl between Parental Advisory and the Underground Syndicate, and also includes our introduction to Wonder Boy, Dorian Vain, and a new Indy Wrestling Experience favorite in Madi the American Baddie.
 
We’ve retired our #ANDNEW segment as the congratulatory social posts are getting a great reception on Instagram. In its place, we’ve put a Rankings Spotlight. In this segment, we take an in-depth look the Indy Wrestling Experience rankings for one specific promotion, how they came to be ranked the way they are, and give some insight on the performers for people who not already in the loop on that particular promotion. This week, the inaugural segment focuses on Nickel City Wrestling, their champion Madd Dawg, tag champions Limited Edition, Women’s Champion JC Storm, and the top contenders for all of those titles.
 
In our Control Center, we preview five shows coming up this weekend and hear from the participants. We thank the following promotions, as well as Tully Bertorelli, for permission to use their audio for our previews of their shows this weekend:
Retinal Pro Wrestling 
Mutiny Wrestling Federation  
New Sound Wrestling 
UPW Pro Wrestling 
Extreme Global Championship Wrestling 
Next week, we will be doing a watch along of the Monster Factory’s recent Larry Sharpe Memorial Tournament 2025 on YouTube. STAY TUNED!!
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00:00:00 – Intro, News & Notes
00:43:12 – Rankings Spotlight – Nickel City Wrestling
01:10:02 – IWX Watch This – EPW Wrestling Episode #202
01:30:28 – Sampson02:17:33 – Control Center

Episode #32 - Joey Ryan...Returns?

We’re back this week with the news that Joey Ryan had been booked to appear at a wrestling event for the first time in several years. Naturally, a huge wave of opposition formed to anything involving Joey Ryan. Prestige Wrestling got involved in the fight to keep the show from happening at all. Will they be successful?
 
We start off the show talking, once again, about House of Glory. After Bob and Lauryn saw an insane show live in Texas, Bob and Jon watched HOG “High Intensity” this past weekend. This card was stacked from top to bottom. Bully Ray vs Zilla Fatu for the Crown Jewel title in the main event, plus Charles Mason defending the HOG title against Carlito, Indi Hartwell vs Priscilla Kelly and so much more. Listen as Bob and Jon break this show down from start to finish.
 
Our selection for this week’s IWX Watch This is Remarkable Wrestling "Danger Zone 4" which took place on July 11 and was recently uploaded to their YouTube channel. This is another great card, one you can watch for free. Gabriel Skye defends the Remarkable title against Donovan Dijak in the main event. Notorious Mimi defends the Women’s title against Gabby Ortiz. Melodies from Heaven try to dethrone The Audacity as tag champions. That’s just the start of it. We’ll tell you why you really should…Watch This.
 
In our updated Control Center, we preview seven shows coming up this weekend and hear promos from twenty (20) different performers on these huge events being presented this weekend by:
 
IWF Pro Wrestling 
NEO Pro Wrestling 
Viral Pro Wrestling 
Dominant Championship Wrestling 
Gladiator Championship Wrestling 
Ascend Pro Wrestling 
Kraken Pro Wrestling 
 
Huge thanks to all seven of the above-listed companies for granting us permission to use their audio on our podcast. We couldn’t do this without you!
 
Next week. Bob and Jon turn heel? STAY TUNED!!
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00:00:00 – Intro, House of Glory, Injury News
00:33:01 – Joey Ryan’s return?
00:43:07 – IWX Watch This – Remarkable Wrestling “Danger Zone 4”
01:11:35 – Control Center

Episode #31 - Ragin' Rich RPW Updates & Primal Pro Summer Surge

We're back this week with Rich Buchholtz, CEO of Ragin' Pro Wrestling. Rich updates us on the situations with Elayna Black's hiatus and Buff Bagwell's recent surgery. We discuss the impact those events have had on RPW Destiny V, coming up on September 27. In addition, we hear about four new events being added to the RPW calendar for 2026. We also discuss the recent injuries to Draven The Blackbird King, Tom Lawlor, & Scott Stanley (of Bob's most hated tag team, The New Guys). 
Bob tells Rich and Jon that "wrestling's always on" in his house lately and discusses some notable events from a bunch of shows he watched over the past week, including Kaitlyn Marie vs Jackson Drake at PWF, Koda Hernandez getting a new challenger in Freelance, and "The Mecca" Brian Johnson's recent appearances at Chaotic Wrestling and on TNA Impact. 
In our IWX Watch This segment, Bob and Jon first discuss Sampson's recent match teaming with TNA legend, Hernandez to take on The Double D's at Canadian Elite Wrestling. 
Our main Watch This review, though, is for Primal Pro Wrestling "Summer Surge" from July 20, 2025 which was recently posted to Primal Pro's YouTube page. We absolutely loved this show and highly recommend you go check it out. The card featured:
Battle Royal
Zara Zakher vs Jordan Oasis
Tu Thang Clan vs Joey Lancaster & The Goons
Jake Maze vs J2 Mattioli
The Brothers Divine (c) vs The Pumpline (Tag Title Match)
Jake Redondo vs Jeremiah Fresh (c) (PPW Title)
As always, we congratulate several new champions crowned over the past week. In The Control Center, we preview some great shows coming up this weekend from:
Brii Combination Wrestling
2econd Wrestling
Santino Bros Wrestling Academy
Extreme Fight World
EMERGE Wrestling
ICW No Holds Barred
SOAR Wrestling 
Coastal Championship Wrestling
KAOS Wrestling
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00:00:00 - Intro, Ragin' Rich
01:20:09 - #ANDNEW
01:32:52 - Sampson/Hernandez match review
01:40:01 - IWX Watch This - Primal Pro Wrestling "Summer Surge"
02:15:10 - Control Center
 
 
 

Episode #30 - Shamrock Cup, HOG Texas, & Aggression 61

We’re back this week with a match review heavy show. First up, Bob tells us about his trip to Texas for All In week and gives us a brief review of House of Glory Texas, which had Zilla Fatu vs Charles Mason in the main event. 
 
Next, Bob and Jon talk about their trip to Joppa for the MCW Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup and the stacked ten match card. We’ll discuss this match by match, including the main event Shamrock Cup Final, won by Chris Slade.
 
In our IWX Watch This segment, we recommend Wrestling Evolution - Aggression 61 which was posted to Youtube last week. The commentary team popped Jon so many times we lost count. On top of that, there were four really enjoyable matches:
 
Azrael Kyyam vs Saint Julious
The Drip (Tommy Okami, Bash Caliban & Chayce Coleman) vs. The OG Squad (Stuart Snodgrass, Keith Mack & Niko Jay)
Trey'Von Ali vs Chris Valo
Justin Kindred Allen vs  Robert Allen (Legacy Title)
 
As always, we congratulate twenty five new champions crowned during a busy week. Finally, in our IWX Control Center, we preview shows from:
 
ACTION Wrestling
Test of Strength
Locked Target Wrestling
Rebel Spirit Pro
Coastal Empire Wrestling
Pro Wrestling 225
We Love Wrestling
Coastal Championship Wrestling
Glory Pro Wrestling
New Texas Pro Wrestling
 
Next week, Rich Buchholtz returns to talk about the news surrounding Cora Jade & Buff Bagwell, plus an update on Destiny V, and a preview of four news shows added to the RPW event calendar for 2026. STAY TUNED!!
Special thanks to Coastal Empire Wrestling and We Love Wrestling for permission to use their audio clips on our show!
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00:00:00 - Intro, HOG Texas
00:27:23 - MCW Shane Shamrock Cup XXIV
01:08:50 - #ANDNEW
01:15:16 - IWX Watch This - Wrestling Evolution Aggression 61
01:33:03 - IWX Control Center