New studio is ready, just waiting for our new Heil PR40 microphones ... should be up and running next week (not like before though, as the precious metals business is red hot and I have been working with the guys 6 days a week)

Gary finally returns after a 17 day absence ... Hope you enjoy !!! ... HUGE Buck Robely announcement coming up within the next few days ... Big Changes coming ... stay tuned

Larry and Gary return to 57talk.com after a forced stoppage of programs ... We talk St. Louis in early 1978 and it is one of the BEST programs we have ever done ... Listen and enjoy ... Drawing Heat the Hardway available on Amazon.com

Larry details late 1978 ... (60 Minutes)

The idea for booking sheets came from James Zordani and Larry Matysik with a little help from your humble host ... Now the competition is in panic mode as they realize www.57talk.com is the hottest LUCHA site on the web ...

1977 second half booking sheets, Abby and the blade in St. Louis, Dick Slater, Jack Brisco, Ox Baker the best talker ever for Sam Muchnick?, How NWA champion picked, Listener questions and much, much more

Does anyone else in the industry take this type of time for the fans? 57talk.com is the new leader ...

When we are done, there will be over 50 hours of this shoot interview series with LM

uploaded 10-6-09 ... there would not be a 57talk.com had it not been for the support of Larry Matysik ... He hooked us up with Buck and the rest is history ... Thank you LM !!!

uploaded 10-6-09 ... tell us another place on the internet where you can get this quality entertainment at no cost ... please tell us ... 57talk.com is the undisputed leader in quality shoot interviews

uploaded: 10-5-09 ... Larry and Gary are in the process of doing a 50 hours shoot interview series that will break every record ever written ... Watch out competition because 57talk.com is here to stay

uploaded: 10-5-09 ... Compare our audio quality to the competition ... Gary takes great pains in making sure we put out a perfect signal for our wonderful listeners ... Equal levels and FM quality

Recorded September 2009/"Drawing Heat the Hardway" available on Amazon.com ... Want to thank LM for doing this series with us? Buy the book (it is great) and then leave a review on Amazon.com

Recorded September 2009/"Drawing Heat the Hardway" available on Amazon.com

Recorded in September 2009/"Drawing Heat the Hardway" available on Amazon.com ... Please note: Listen to this in order as we will be doing over 50 hours of interviews with Larry Matysik on the history of St. Louis wrestling

Recorded September 2009/"Drawing Heat the Hardway" available on Amazon.com ... Gary grew up watching Wrestling at the Chase (via videotape) and now he gets the honor of interviewing LM for over 50 hours ... wow

Drawing Heat the Hardway available on Amazon.com ... The best way to honor LM for doing this 50 hour series with us, is to order the book and then leave a review on Amazon.com ... Sadly there is only one LM

Larry Matysik appears for the first time on 57talk.com (gary is calling it 57am.com at the time) ... Larry is great, but Gary needs work (luckily he improves over time)

From way back when ... LM and Gary get in their typical battles about Ric Flair and Bob Backlund ... Imagine if Ric Flair had the sense to come on a show like this and really talk to the folks

One of the greatest shoot interviews in wrestling history ... Courtesy JP and Karl Lauer

Get this great book at www.1wrestlinglegends.com ...

The reclusive CFL and wrestling legend joins us for the very first time ...

We have had close to 150 guests in just over 5 months ... Who else can say that? ... The secret is treating the guests with absolute respect ... The "smart marks" might hate us, but the guests love their time on 57talk.com

The amazing career of Playboy Gary Hart

The great World Class ref tells the real story about the Von Erichs

Go inside the office of Paul Boesch and see what it was like in 1977 at the Sportatorium ... Did Ox really "shoot" in a match against Fritz Von Erich

Mickey created the famous World Class Tv look and he does a very nice job talking about World Class behind the scenes

Tim Brooks talks about his career in wrestling

Tom wanted no part of 57talk.com until Buck Robely called and asked him to do this show with us ... Killer had a so-so phone connection (cell), so the sound is not the best, but still a good show

Skandor talks Fritz Von Erich

Independent Grappler Bob Evans takes us inside a WWE TV taping in 2009 .. Opinions expressed are those of Bob and Gary (your opinions may vary) ... Other very interesting tidbits mixed in as well ... Superb show even though Gary was exhausted (late night)

What is Vince really like? ... Gary asks the questions as few others can ... We are certain to have an increase in 57talk.com traffic originating from Stamford, CT after this program ... Vince Russo, WWE tape library, Inside Vince office and more

One of the interviews that put us on the map and got the attention of the boss ... Paul describes the pain of letting Vince down when he hurt his arm in 1987 ... stunning program

George is a different kind of guy, but Gary works hard to gain trust from his guest and a fascinating program results ...

We talk WWWF run in 1977 ... Did Ken Patera really break his neck with the swinging neck breaker? ... What was his relationship like with Chief Jay Strongbow?

Patera is LIVE ... Click Play ... Within the first hour this program set our all-time first day download record ... Somebody must be listening ... Enjoy !!! ... Courtesy Karl Lauer and Buck Robely ... (opinions Ken Patera)

Billy talks to 57talk.com after being dumped from his legends contract ... We wish Billy and Vince had worked it out but at the end of the day Vince is called BOSS for a reason ... Enjoy !!!

Skandor talks being part of Fred Blassie army in 1976 ... Gary and Skandor have great chemistry and it really shines through during this interview

Vince is kind of like Gary, some people love him and some people hate him, but he never fails to entertain ... Reno Riggins describes his relationship with the WWE BOSS man

11-24-09 .... Antonio Thomas (Heart Throbs) takes us step by step into the world of becoming WWE in ring talent ... Starts off a touch slow, but really steps into high gear at the 18 minute mark ... Inside details about working for WWE ... 5 Stars !!!

Tito joins us for his first program with us ... Note: We slowed down our interview schedule this week as many on the web said we were doing too many interviews (let us know what you think)

One of the most popular guests we have ever had on 57talk.com

Dusty and Gary make a perfect team for one of the great shoot interviews of all time

One of the most popular guests in the history of 57talk.com ... too bad the sheet writers did not bother with all the talent instead of just the big names

Dusty gets a rare 4th program on 57talk.com ... Just a great guest and wonderful friend of the program

Stunning revelations from Ivan about his WWWF title run in 1971 ... Gary could have gotten a lot more out of Ivan, but his editor stepped in and said NO MAS ... maybe next time

Yet another guest courtesy of the Great Buck Robely

One phone call from Buck and we had the Million Dollar Man booked on our show

Lanny was one of the very first guests on 57talk.com ... A true friend of our program

One of the most friendly guys we have had on www.57talk.com to date ...

Scott Teal does not like his guys spending too much time on 57talk.com, but we still get Ivan to open up about his great manager

Another guest courtesy Buck Robely

The Strongest Man on Earth, at least according to Fred Blassie in 1976 ... Should have had a run with Bruno, but it just did not work out

Hangman talks about early 1980 WWF run

Jimmy is a piece of work, but Gary pushes him to one of the more interesting interviews he's done to date ... Jimmy pushes his book which is cool, but the fans wanted more audio

Over 13,600 downloads for JR and his rant against the smart marks ... The hottest star on 57talk.com is an Independent Ref ... JR could easily be heading to WWE as the number one ref as Vince hates smart marks as well ... Vince should buy JR lunch

Sorry the programs slowed to a trickle, but we had a lot of behind the scenes nonsense to deal with over the past 5 weeks ... Still think you guys are the greatest and hopefully 57talk.com will return

9300 downloads ... Ring Rats are just the start as JR describes what a night at the bar with Ric Flair is really all about ... We cannot wait for the day that Vince hires JR to be number one ref on RAW, because they both think alike

Independent referee ... this show is tame compared to what was/is coming next

We talk about modern day pro wrestling and some of the things that can be done to make it better (just our opinions) ... We are very excited with the possibility of JR joining WWE as one of their top refs ... (stay tuned)

Find out what the one time greats look like in todays world of wrestling ... Sabu, Snuka, Valentine and others ... We would like to do more "booking sheets" programs, but Zordani took a temper tantrum and quit to run his triple XXX rated mark board

Buck Robely the early days ... Buck is one of the best friends of 57talk.com ... He has been a constant supporter of what we are doing and we owe him a debt of gratitude ... thank you Buck Robely !!!

Buck invades Georgia Championship Wrestling and books the greatest 8 weeks of wrestling in company history ... There might not be a Vince today if Buck had been allowed to continue on WTBS

The NUMBER ONE downloaded show in our history ... Over 23,000 download and play combos ... People want to hear pure hardcore shooting and we gave it to them ... (opinions Erik Watts)

11-12-09 ... College QB days, WCW, Bill Watts, The Sheets, Racism, Dusty Rhodes and the traditional Watts vs. Cubeta disagreement over football (Father Bill started on 57talk.com-The Watts family fears no one, not even our humble host)

The Death of Bruiser Brody and how it effected the life of Buck Robely

Questions from our audience for the Legendary Buck Robely

Recorded September 2009 ... The plan to save modern day pro wrestling

We talk 1988-current ... Bill is the one guest that intimidates Gary ...

We talk UWF Wrestling ... Bill admits he had a "thing" for Dark Journey and also talks about the challenges of promoting wrestling nationally

The early days of Mid-South Wrestling 1978-1982 ... With a simple twist of fate, it would be Bill Watts running pro wrestling today, not Vince and the WWE

Mid-South 1982-1984 ... Our 4th and final show with WWE Hall of Famer, Cowboy Bill Watts

What would we do without Buck Robely helping us out with guests? ... Ted talks a lot about the early days in Mid-South

Mid-South road agent tells about his travels with Cowboy Bill Watts

Skandor talks what it was really like working for Mid-South Wrestling ...

Current AWA shooting champion Porkchop Cash tells about his travels in the world of wrestling

Listen to Gary battle his old audio board ... One of the very first interviews we ever did on 57talk.com ... You will never hear audio like this again on 57talk.com because our old audio board went bye-bye

11-03-09 ... www.ivankoloff.com ... courtesy Scott Teal at Crowbar Press ... We know darn well we have created what you wonderful fans have wanted for 20 years now ... We will not let it go until 1,000 interviews are on the site ... Enjoy !!!

Dennis talks about the glory days of Jim Crockett promotions ... 5 stars

Courtesy Buck Robely ... As everyone knows, Buck Robely was the greatest booker in wrestling history and it shows as guests lineup to appear on 57talk.com for him

Compare our audio quality to the competition ... Not even close ... Ronnie courtesy Buck Robely

Gene talks IWA/Mid-Atlantic and Crockett ... Gene was not a big name in wrestling, but this is one tremendous interview ... 5 Stars

Some say Gary does not know wrestling as well as a Dave Meltzer ... That is certainly VERY true, but when you have guests like Ricky Morton and perfect audio, does it really matter?

Gary questions Buddy on his proposed NWA title run ... Very confrontational as Gary does not believe Dusty offered Buddy the belt ... True shoot interview with great audio

New book up on Amazon.com "Swimming with Piranhas" ... Yours truly did the very first review for it on Amazon.com site ... 5 star book ... Support quality (unlike the Benoit book which I voted 5 negative stars thumbs down)

The shocking death of Eddie Gilbert finally revealed (the true story)

We talk the disaster that is modern day pro wrestling

The Memphis legend speaks out about his career ... Gary had trouble matching his detailed style with Bill, but tried his best producing a good final result

One of the most stunning interviews in 57talk.com history ... was George one of the worst wrestlers of all time, did he love his dad, why he never worked for wwe or turner, how many in ring shoots did he have, injuries and how they have effected his life

Adrian has been involved with wrestling for over 40 years and no one ever took the time to interview him ... 57talk.com has an open door policy and invites him on for a 5 star unique interview

Buddy tells an amazing story about Andy Kaufman and mystery body blotches ... What was wrong with Andy during those final days? Rf Video will not be able to touch this

Dutch joins Gary for over an hour talking his career, his blog and his great new book ... The Meltzer smart-marks thought they had us down, but the boss gave me the thumbs up to continue with the shows

Buddy Landell joins 57talk.com to talk about the early days of his career ... No need to pay for a shoot interview, when Gary and Buddy do it better than RF Video could ever dream

We will have to talk with Vince and ask him to get Rick in the WWE HOF pronto and does he every deserve it ... A great career and an even greater individual ... Enjoy !!!

AWA 1970-1984 history ... This was one of the early shows on 57talk.com that put us on the map ... Notice Greg choose Gary not DM to do his first national program with ... hmmmm

www.gagnewrestlingacademy.com ... 20 years removed from the spotlight and guess who Greg decides to talk to ... Gary is fast becoming the Larry King of wrestling ... Vince is starting a new network ... hmmmm ...

The most downloaded SHOOT interview in wrestling history ... This is the show that really sent the smart marks (as Jim Ross would call them) and dirt sheet writers off the edge of the earth ... Enjoy !!!

Greg and Gary work stiff with the smart marks and they are still not happy ... the fact is, a lot of people have nothing better to do than complain ... There is a reason Vince is a billionaire ... enjoy !!!

Interview courtesy Karl Lauer ... www.caulifloweralleyclub.org ... Gary spoke with Nick for 45 minutes today (off-air) and the AWA legend promises to return to 57talk.com soon

Interview courtesy Karl Lauer www.caulifloweralleyclub.org

Larry might make a good host for the new Vince 9-pm Larry King-like show on the "Vince Cable Network", but we wonder who might be even better ... hmmmm

Courtesy Karl Lauer ... Gary has the flu, but the legendary Dick Beyer carries the day ... We are going to take some time off to recover ... We try our best for you guys ... Enjoy and talk again soon ...

Interview courtesy Karl Lauer www.caulifloweralleyclub.org

What was it really like in Cobo hall in Detroit in the classic era of 1970-1979 ... Find out from Ed Farhat Jr.

JJ talks about his early days in Detroit working with the Original Sheik

Ox is one of our most popular interviews and he joins Gary once again

(58 Minutes) ... Lord Layton, Bob Finnegan, Bruiser, Sheik, the video production truck and more ... Gary tries to correct Dave and gets slammed as no one can match Supermouth on Detroit history ... This is a great show for Sheik fans (like Gary)

Lord Dave out in California interviews Bruno Sammartino and 40% of it is kayfabe, but no one says a word ... We do 240 hours of interviews with 3 minutes of kayfabe and the smart marks go mad ... Blame them for what happens next

This was one of the very first interviews done on 57talk.com and it still holds up pretty well

Gary confronts JP about kayfabe ... Another classic Johnny Powers episode of booking sheets ... www.johnny-powers-presents.com ... Observer has Bruno, we have 157 guests and counting ... (more coming ???)

(courtesy Percival Friend) ... the reclusive Fred Curry makes a VERY rare appearance on 57talk.com ... Some shocking revelations about The Sheik, Vince Sr and his famous WWWF run in 1972/1978 ... Was Curry in same class as Lou Thesz?

The great Bull Miller takes us back in time to the final match of Bobo Brazil ... Also includes a story about Iron Sheik setting up shop at an eatery and an update on Tommy Rich ... (opinions Bull Miller)

Tough interview with Ox back peddling at the very stiff questions ... Gary and Ox make quite the team

Victor Rivera, Fred Blassie, What is was like on a shopping trip with Ed Farhat, Dick Beyer, and what life is like after wrestling for someone like Jeff ...

Thank you to Jeff Walton for taking the time to make this series possible ... If you would like to order the book Richmond 9-5171 email Jeff at jeff_walton@verizon.net

11-24-09 ... RIP Mike Lebelle ... (31 Minutes) ...

11-6-09 ... You will want to listen to this one ... 5 stars as Dick and Gary start to mesh styles ... Abdullah, Mascaras, NWF, Life in Japan and much more ... Courtesy Karl Lauer Chairman of the Board CAC

Thank you to Jeff Walton for taking the time to make this series possible ... If you would like to order the book Richmond 9-5171 email Jeff at jeff_walton@verizon.net

Thank you to Jeff Walton for taking the time to make this series possible ... If you would like to order the book Richmond 9-5171 email Jeff at jeff_walton@verizon.net

Thank you to Jeff Walton for taking the time to make this series possible ... If you would like to order the book Richmond 9-5171 email Jeff at jeff_walton@verizon.net

Thank you to Jeff Walton for taking the time to make this series possible ... If you would like to order the book Richmond 9-5171 email Jeff at jeff_walton@verizon.net

Thank you to Jeff Walton for taking the time to make this series possible ... If you would like to order the book Richmond 9-5171 email Jeff at jeff_walton@verizon.net

Jeff reveals the final years in wrestling of the Original Sheik ... shocking and sad to a degree that is hard to imagine ... RIP Ed Farhat you were the master showman

The man who changed everything ... Jack is a very good guest who most people simply interview poorly ... Treat Jack right and you have one heck of a guest ... 5 Stars !!!

Tommy starts off in crazy kayfabe and then tones it down a bit ... Gary tries to get the pacing of the show right with mixed results

Tommy is told to slow it down before air time and responds with one of the better shows in 57talk.com history ... Tommy remains a friend of 57talk.com to this day

Rick joins us yet again and talks about the very first Omni wrestling show, King Curtis, Abdullah, Tommy Rich, Ole being an a**, road stories galore and so much more ... Rick is truly a 5 star guest

Very interesting stuff with perfect audio quality ... On one hand wrestling fans say they miss kayfabe, on the other hand if a guest kayfabes on 57talk.com they get pissed ... go figure (???)

How Johnny Powers created the power of the NWF ... Details revealed that have been lost for 27 years

Eddie Einhorn signs JP to a huge contract in 1975 and then the next year JP purchases the entire promotion and moves it to North Carolina

JP talks Kiniski, Thesz, Sheik, Verne Gagne inventing MMA, JP and his near miss Japanese wife-flower of Japan, Inoki, Gracie, Dana White and life after wrestling with 5 artificial joints ...(shoulders, hip, knees)

11-11-09 ... JP talks about almost buying WWF from Vince Jr. in 1982, Shoot with Inoki in Japan, Putting powerlock on Ali in 1976, Riot in Cleveland in 1972, Teaming with Eddie Einhorn (one edit as JP said a no-no that will now be lost in time)

1984-current

JP travels to Memphis, TN

An earlier 57talk.com program, but one of the most entertaining programs in our young history ... Find out what Bob Barnett really thinks of the RF Video crowd ... 5 Stars

The final days of John Studd and Killer Kowalski finally revealed in graphic detail

Gary pounds Derek ... Derek pounds Gary (???) ... Only one problem, the book (Benoit by Irv Muchnick), is still the worst ... We have invited Dave Meltzer on next

A 20 year vet of the Independent mat wars ... We talk Jamie Dundee, Iron Sheik, Death Matches, Necro Butcher and more ... myspace.com/amkickboxer.com ...Another 5 STAR 57talk.com webcast ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ6Uq_tc_mo

Evan explains to Gary that many wrestling fans will not appreciate www.57talk.com ... Gary ignores Evan, but Evan turns out to be correct ...

One of the worst interviews in 57talk.com history ... Gary will openly admit when he drops the ball and this time he drops it right on his toe ... ouch !!!

Gary talks with the DVD maker ... Sean is probably a lot smarter than the folks at 57talk.com, because he realizes to earn respect you much charge $$$ for your work ... smart man that Sean

When Gary was first starting out, Bill Apter joined us ... Using the old audio board, you can hear Gary work his way through an early effort ... (yes, gary has improved over time because when he did this interview he was clueless)

allstarchampionshipbelts.webs.com ... If we only did the interviews on this page, they would rate as the best ever, but we have another 21 pages with over 157 interviews ... all free of charge for our beloved listeners

Back when Gary was getting started on this crazy adventure ... Notice the sound quality with our old audio board ... It used to drive Gary crazy trying to get the sound right ... Then we discovered TELOS-ONE

Rest in Peace John Tolos ... Our biggest regret is we never got to hear from you oon 57talk.com ... Notice the difference in sound quality as we use our new audio board ... Dutch is always a pleasure to have on as a guest

Having Don Leo on was a dream come true for Gary who watched him wrestle in 1973 on WWWF TV ... Gary first suspected something was "up" with wrestling when Don lost to Pedro Morales in a WWWF title match

It is hard for us to pick a favorite guest, but Rick has to be right at the top of the list ... a "Model" guest who is not afraid to reveal road stories that would otherwise be lost in time ...

Vance is on 57talk.com courtesy of Scott Teal from Crowbar Press ... Good show

Interview courtesy Karl Lauer www.caulifloweralleyclub.org

Interview courtesy Karl Lauer www.caulifloweralleyclub.org

Remembering Al Tomko and the Canadian promotions ... This interview is a "sleeper" in that it is surprisingly good ... Courtesy of Karl Lauer

Frankie Caine talks Roy Shires

Frankie Caine talks Australia and International Wrestling

Frankie talks Superstar Billy Graham and what could have been if he had become his manager

www.caulifloweralleyclub.org

www.caulifloweralleyclub.org

Interview courtesy Karl Lauer www.caulifloweralleyclub.org

Interview courtesy Karl Lauer www.caulifloweralleyclub.org

We talk Mike Lebelle, wrestling historians, 2010 CAC convention in Las Vegas (57talk.com will be attending) and much, much more ... Thank you to Karl for all he has done for us (and you the listeners) ... www.caulifloweralleyclub.org

James Zordani is gone (off running his geeky message board for the smart marks), but Gary soldiers on with Intern Tom Andrews ... Very interesting comments about George Gulas, Ray Stevens, Roy Shires and Ken Ramey ... (34 Minutes)

Saturday Special ... Percival takes us back in time to his days managing in Central States, Original Sheik, Ernie Roth, Tex McKenzie, CAC and much more ... very good show that Gary enjoyed doing ... (courtesy Karl Lauer)

Mark debuts on 57talk.com, but what starts out as some good shows blows up as his message board decides to rip our guests to shreds ... JR Jackson will respond tonight

Mark struggles with dates, but Gary carries him to a very decent show ... Buddy Colt wants to do a program with Mark and myself ... Time will tell if the message board guru accepts the challenge

Life and Times of Bobby Jaggers

Bobby tells the likely story of what happened between Frank Goodish and Jose Gonzales ... It was NOT pre-meditated murder as many have suggested (according to Bobby) ... Gary seems to agree

NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr.

Life with the Funks ... JJ returns for a second show and goes into great detail about his wonderful career ... Will there be a third show? ... only Scott Teal has the answer