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Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 10 – Tarek the Great

I feel bad promoting this week’s episode of #FanninsFlashbacks since it doesn’t include any kind of tribute to Mark Wolf on it but the episode was recorded at beginning of the week and I didn’t have time after the news broke yesterday to do an edit. Tarek Puska deserves to get the same amount of attention and love and the other episodes so forgive me for the “ad.”

Episode 10 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with former IWA Mid-South tag team champion and 12x light heavyweight champion, Tarek the Great! What bizarre series of events led to Tarek being in the very first match ever on an IWA Mid South show? Hear Tarek’s perspective on his feud with American Kickboxer. How did Tarek end up taking multiple tours of FMW? What was it like being one of the only ones working IWA Mid South and OVW at the same time? What was it like working against Ian Rotten in a series of matches affectionately dubbed Methlab Battlearts? All that and more on this week’s episode.

It was an honor to sit down this past week with Tarek the Great and talk about his phenomenal in ring career, getting to go on several tours of FMW, wrestling Vampiro in Vampiro’s first appearance in the US outside of California, and of course his tremendous series of matches against American Kickboxer, CM Punk, and the “Methlab BattleArts” showdowns against Ian Rotten. But also definitely give his music a listen. The ClockTowers are putting out tremendous music. Give them a follow and watch the tremendous music videos being done for their singles that have been released. Spread the word. It’s free to follow. Free to share. Get them the attention they deserve for their incredible talent!

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December 19, 2025
Fannin’s Flashbacks – Audio Only – Episode 10 – Tarek the Great

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I feel bad promoting this week’s episode of #FanninsFlashbacks since it doesn’t include any kind of tribute to Mark Wolf on it but the episode was recorded at beginning of the week and I didn’t have time after the news broke yesterday to do an edit. Tarek Puska deserves to get the same amount of attention and love and the other episodes so forgive me for the “ad.”

Episode 10 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with former IWA Mid-South tag team champion and 12x light heavyweight champion, Tarek the Great! What bizarre series of events led to Tarek being in the very first match ever on an IWA Mid South show? Hear Tarek’s perspective on his feud with American Kickboxer. How did Tarek end up taking multiple tours of FMW? What was it like being one of the only ones working IWA Mid South and OVW at the same time? What was it like working against Ian Rotten in a series of matches affectionately dubbed Methlab Battlearts? All that and more on this week’s episode.

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Tarek the Great’s band – ClockTowers

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December 19, 2025
Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 9 – “Uncle Honkey” Don Broady

Episode 9 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with former IWA Mid South icon, “UNCLE HONKEY” Don Broady! How did Don make it onto IWA shows? What caused Don to abruptly quit Danny Davis’ wrestling school? The infamous flaming tables match that happened to be on the same card as Jim’s first wrestling match after 3 years in the business. Don’s memories of competing in the 2000 and 2001 KOTDM. How scary is it wrestling Bull Pain? All that and more on this week’s episode.

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December 12, 2025
Fannin’s Flashbacks – Audio Only – Episode 9 – “Uncle Honkey” Don Broady

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Episode 9 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with former IWA Mid South icon, “UNCLE HONKEY” Don Broady! How did Don make it onto IWA shows? What caused Don to abruptly quit Danny Davis’ wrestling school? The infamous flaming tables match that happened to be on the same card as Jim’s first wrestling match after 3 years in the business. Don’s memories of competing in the 2000 and 2001 KOTDM. How scary is it wrestling Bull Pain? All that and more on this week’s episode.

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December 12, 2025
Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 8 – Mark Wolf

Episode 8 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with former IWA Mid-South Heavyweight champion, tag team champion, and 4x light heavyweight champion, Mark Wolf! Marky Wolf was the childhood friend of Ian Rotten. What was Ian like as a teenager? Jim and Mark fondly look back on Mark coming to Louisville to reconnect with his childhood friend and becoming the “Sam Houston of IWA Mid-South.” Jim and Mark also talk about all the ways that Marky and Mitch Page would drive Ian insane on road trips which led to Jim having to be the one to go on the road trips instead. What happened the night that Adam Gooch and several others stayed at WrestleHouse Indiana and Adam Gooch’s girlfriends showed up to confront him about it? How crazy did Mark and Harry Palmer drive Todd Morton in The Resistance? And scratching the surface on the famous Mitch Ryder/Mark Wolf feud. All that and more on this week’s episode.

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December 5, 2025
Fannin’s Flashbacks – Audio Only – Episode 8 – Mark Wolf

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Fannin’s Flashbacks – Audio Only – Episode 8 – Mark Wolf

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Episode 8 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with former IWA Mid-South Heavyweight champion, tag team champion, and 4x light heavyweight champion, Mark Wolf! Marky Wolf was the childhood friend of Ian Rotten. What was Ian like as a teenager? Jim and Mark fondly look back on Mark coming to Louisville to reconnect with his childhood friend and becoming the “Sam Houston of IWA Mid-South.” Jim and Mark also talk about all the ways that Marky and Mitch Page would drive Ian insane on road trips which led to Jim having to be the one to go on the road trips instead. What happened the night that Adam Gooch and several others stayed at WrestleHouse Indiana and Adam Gooch’s girlfriends showed up to confront him about it? How crazy did Mark and Harry Palmer drive Todd Morton in The Resistance? And scratching the surface on the famous Mitch Ryder/Mark Wolf feud. All that and more on this week’s episode.

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December 5, 2025
Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 7 – Mad Man Pondo

Episode 7 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with “The American Danger Man” Mad Man Pondo. Pondo is one of a handful that predates Jim in IWA Midsouth as Pondo started on the first show in the main event of Winter Warz 1996 in January of that year. They talk about Pondo growing up as a wrestling fan, becoming a wrestler, linking up with Ian to become a traveling opponent, Old K-Mart building, getting kicked out of Kentucky armories, working as a talent scout for the Jerry Springer show, going on 49 tours of Japan, the grandfather clock incident, the failed KOTDM tournament in Japan (the real story behind it), Memoirs of a Madman, what Pondo’s been up to lately & so much more on this week’s episode of Fannin’s Flashbacks.

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November 28, 2025
Fannin’s Flashbacks – Audio Only – Episode 7 – Mad Man Pondo

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Episode 7 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with “The American Danger Man” Mad Man Pondo. Pondo is one of a handful that predates Jim in IWA Midsouth as Pondo started on the first show in the main event of Winter Warz 1996 in January of that year. They talk about Pondo growing up as a wrestling fan, becoming a wrestler, linking up with Ian to become a traveling opponent, Old K-Mart building, getting kicked out of Kentucky armories, working as a talent scout for the Jerry Springer show, going on 49 tours of Japan, the grandfather clock incident, the failed KOTDM tournament in Japan (the real story behind it), Memoirs of a Madman, what Pondo’s been up to lately & so much more on this week’s episode of Fannin’s Flashbacks

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November 28, 2025
Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 6 – Chuck Smooth

Episode 6 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with “Britney Spears Boyfriend” Chuck E Smooth/Chuck Smooth/Paul E. Smooth if ya nasty. Chuck talks about growing up as a fan in the Chicagoland area, being able to watch ECW, USWA & SMW on syndication, finding local shows & finally being trained to be a wrestler. He talks about how he got his start in IWA…..then getting started at “the real” IWA, becoming a light heavyweight champion, demons that followed him during his time in pro wrestling, being friends with people he watched on TV, people he wasn’t fond of & so much more this week on Fannin’s Flashbacks.

Episode 6 of #fanninsflashbacks with Chuck Smooth as the guest.
Corporal Robinson had been bragging behind the scenes about sleeping with Bikini Girl.
Bikini Girl got upset and demanded that the record be set straight so Ian summoned for Corp and demanded that he tell everyone once and for all…did he or did he not sleep with Bikini Girl?
How did Corporal respond?
You’ll need to listen to find out the rest of the story.

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November 21, 2025
Fannin’s Flashbacks – Audio Only – Episode 6 – Chuck Smooth

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00:00 / 1 hr 48 mins

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Episode 6 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with “Britney Spears Boyfriend” Chuck E Smooth/Chuck Smooth/Paul E. Smooth if ya nasty. Chuck talks about growing up as a fan in the Chicagoland area, being able to watch ECW, USWA & SMW on syndication, finding local shows & finally being trained to be a wrestler. He talks about how he got his start in IWA…..then getting started at “the real” IWA, becoming a light heavyweight champion, demons that followed him during his time in pro wrestling, being friends with people he watched on TV, people he wasn’t fond of & so much more this week on Fannin’s Flashbacks.

Episode 6 of #fanninsflashbacks with Chuck Smooth as the guest.
Corporal Robinson had been bragging behind the scenes about sleeping with Bikini Girl.
Bikini Girl got upset and demanded that the record be set straight so Ian summoned for Corp and demanded that he tell everyone once and for all…did he or did he not sleep with Bikini Girl?
How did Corporal respond?
You’ll need to listen to find out the rest of the story.

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November 21, 2025
Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 5 – Rich Wayne

Episode 5 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with “The Mayor” Rich Wayne. Great friends for the past 28 years that met at IWA Mid-South where both were mistaken for being with the Kentucky State Athletic Commission because they took notes to post results on AOL Grandstand! That friendship grew into late nights at JBoy’s restaurant until 5 am after shows, midnight bowling with Brent Blades and Nick Maniwa, doing a podcast called Seinfeld, Friends, and Wrestling together and going to 25 out of the 30 current MLB stadiums together on their yearly baseball trips together. Hear Rich discuss his friendship with Reckless Youth, putting the IWA softball team together, and being fooled into hauling around a broken trophy thinking it was legitimately the Brawl For All trophy that Bart Gunn received from WWF! Listen to Jim tell the story of sleeping with a WWE HOFer on the very first road trip he did in the wrestling business & so much more this week on Fannin’s Flashbacks!

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November 14, 2025
Fannin’s Flashbacks – Audio Only – Episode 5 – Rich Wayne

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Episode 5 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with “The Mayor” Rich Wayne. Great friends for the past 28 years that met at IWA Mid-South where both were mistaken for being with the Kentucky State Athletic Commission because they took notes to post results on AOL Grandstand! That friendship grew into late nights at JBoy’s restaurant until 5 am after shows, midnight bowling with Brent Blades and Nick Maniwa, doing a podcast called Seinfeld, Friends, and Wrestling together and going to 25 out of the 30 current MLB stadiums together on their yearly baseball trips together. Hear Rich discuss his friendship with Reckless Youth, putting the IWA softball team together, and being fooled into hauling around a broken trophy thinking it was legitimately the Brawl For All trophy that Bart Gunn received from WWF! Listen to Jim tell the story of sleeping with a WWE HOFer on the very first road trip he did in the wrestling business & so much more this week on Fannin’s Flashbacks!

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November 14, 2025
Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 4 – Les Johns

Episode 4 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with the man truly responsible for getting him into the business, Les Johns. College friends that bonded over their love of wrestling, they talk about how Les calling the IWA hotline and leaving a critique of the show ended up with Ian Rotten calling at 3 am to yell at him about the critique. That phone call grew into Les Johns, Ben Rich, and Jim becoming involved in IWA Mid South and bringing shows to Lexington. The release date of this episode (11/7/25) is the 28th anniversary of that debut show in Lexington (11/7/97). So the day before his 49th birthday, Jim celebrates the 28th anniversary of entering the wrestling business. Les and Jim discuss going to ECW fan cons, the 1997 Final Four to watch their Alma mater UK, Starrcade 1995 & 1996, and the 1996 King of the Ring. Where was Jim when Stone Cold Steve Austin was born and debuted the catchphrase Austin 3:16? You have to listen to find out! All that & so much more this week on Fannin’s Flashbacks!

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November 7, 2025
Fannin’s Flashbacks – Audio Only – Episode 4 – Les Johns

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Episode 4 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with the man truly responsible for getting him into the business, Les Johns. College friends that bonded over their love of wrestling, they talk about how Les calling the IWA hotline and leaving a critique of the show ended up with Ian Rotten calling at 3 am to yell at him about the critique. That phone call grew into Les Johns, Ben Rich, and Jim becoming involved in IWA Mid South and bringing shows to Lexington. The release date of this episode (11/7/25) is the 28th anniversary of that debut show in Lexington (11/7/97). So the day before his 49th birthday, Jim celebrates the 28th anniversary of entering the wrestling business. Les and Jim discuss going to ECW fan cons, the 1997 Final Four to watch their Alma mater UK, Starrcade 1995 & 1996, and the 1996 King of the Ring. Where was Jim when Stone Cold Steve Austin was born and debuted the catchphrase Austin 3:16? You have to listen to find out! All that & so much more this week on Fannin’s Flashbacks!

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November 7, 2025
Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 3 – American Kickboxer

Episode 3 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with multiple times over former IWA Midsouth Light Heavyweight champion American Kickboxer. Despite knowing each other for close to 30 years, this podcast & leading up to the recording is the most Jim & AKB have ever talked. They start the conversation with Kickboxer’s start in the business, his training, meeting Les Thatcher, proper training, starting in IWA Midsouth, the Tarek/Kickboxer matches actually being the draw for Jim & his friends to make the trip from Lexington every week and listen to Kickboxer actually make Jim speechless for the first time in his life with an answer about acknowledging what happened in IWA and having gratitude for it. All that & so much more this week on Fannin’s Flashbacks!

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October 31, 2025
Fannin’s Flashbacks – Audio Only – Episode 3 – American Kickboxer

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Episode 3 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with multiple times over former IWA Midsouth Light Heavyweight champion American Kickboxer. Despite knowing each other for close to 30 years, this podcast & leading up to the recording is the most Jim & AKB have ever talked. They start the conversation with Kickboxer’s start in the business, his training, meeting Les Thatcher, proper training, starting in IWA Midsouth, the Tarek/Kickboxer matches actually being the draw for Jim & his friends to make the trip from Lexington every week and listen to Kickboxer actually make Jim speechless for the first time in his life with an answer about acknowledging what happened in IWA and having gratitude for it. All that & so much more this week on Fannin’s Flashbacks!

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October 31, 2025
Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 2 – Brent Blades

Episode 2 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, I sit down with “The Whole Reffin Show” Brent Blades who served as the IWA senior official from 2000-2003. We talk about starting out in the front row at IWA shows at the old Kmart building and how many eventually got involved on shows, the world famous piss bucket, the infamous snow storm in Morris that wrecked the attendance for CM Punk vs. Eddie Guerrero in 2002 at my old high school, the tomfoolery on the drive thru the show from Indianapolis, how eerily similar our actual wrestling records are in IWA, midnight bingo, midnight bowling, and everything in between. You’d never guess who argued for Brent to make his first payday in the wrestling business, gotta listen to find out who!

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October 24, 2025
Fannin’s Flashbacks – Audio Only – Episode 2 – Brent Blades

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Episode 2 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, I sit down with “The Whole Reffin Show” Brent Blades who served as the IWA senior official from 2000-2003. We talk about starting out in the front row at IWA shows at the old Kmart building and how many eventually got involved on shows, the world famous piss bucket, the infamous snow storm in Morris that wrecked the attendance for CM Punk vs. Eddie Guerrero in 2002 at my old high school, the tomfoolery on the drive thru the show from Indianapolis, how eerily similar our actual wrestling records are in IWA, midnight bingo, midnight bowling, and everything in between. You’d never guess who argued for Brent to make his first payday in the wrestling business, gotta listen to find out who!

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October 24, 2025
Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 1 – University of Kentucky College Buddy Ben Rich

Episode 1 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! The first episode features a conversation between Jim & his old college buddy Ben Rich as they talk about becoming friends during their time in college at University of Kentucky, finding IWA Midsouth, bringing IWAMS to Lexington and everything in between.

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Episode 1 of #FanninsFlashbacks with @benrich6610 dropped on my YT channel. Also on all podcast apps. Episode is right around 1 hour 23 minutes long. So it’s like a Chris Hero vs CM Punk match!
For Episode 2, I recorded with @brentblades. Brent was the whole Reffin’ show and hands down the best damn referee I ever worked with. If you have any questions, please send them on X.

October 19, 2025
Fannin’s Flashbacks – Audio Only – Episode 1 – Ben Rich

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Episode 1 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is LIVE! The first episode features a conversation between Jim & his old college buddy Ben Rich as they talk about becoming friends during their time in college at University of Kentucky, finding IWA Midsouth, bringing IWAMS to Lexington and everything in between.

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October 17, 2025