Dark, silly, and emotional, 10 Bell Pod biographies go on a comedic dive into the life and death of professional wrestling superstars. Starring AEW's Man Scout Jake Manning and comedians Tyler Wood and NickOHlessA. Find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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In Part 3 of Hulk Hogan: Red, Yellow, Black & White, 10 Bell Pod examines the defining run of Hogan’s career. We start with his January 23, 1984 WWF Championship victory over The Iron Sheik and the national expansion that followed. With cable television, MTV, celebrity involvement, Saturday Night’s Main Event, merchandising, and WrestleMania, Vince McMahon transformed Hogan from wrestling…
Before Hulk Hogan returned to the WWF and transformed professional wrestling, Hulkamania was already running wild. In Part Two of Hulk Hogan: Red, Yellow, Black & White, 10 Bell Pod follows Terry Bollea through the most important developmental years of his career. Hogan debuts in the Northeast under Vince McMahon Sr., battles Andre the Giant years before WrestleMania III, tours Japan, leaves…
In the opening chapter of Hogan Hogan Red, Yellow, Black & White, 10 Bell Pod traces the complicated origin of Hulk Hogan, from his childhood in Tampa, years playing bass in local bands to his brutal training under Hiro Matsuda, early matches as the masked Super Destroyer, partnership with Ed Leslie as the Boulder Brothers, and rapid education across the wrestling territories of Florida, Alabama,…
August 9th, we begin our coverage on Hulk Hogan
The new series will be here August 6th and it's going straight to video. The future is now old man.
If you want one of the most underrated stories in wrestling history, Doc Roller is it. In this episode, I explore the wild life of Doc Roller, a real physician, college athlete, early professional football player, professor, and pro wrestler who somehow managed to be all of those things at once. From his rise through medicine and athletics to his time in the ring with names like Frank Gotch,…
Farmer Burns stands at the foundation of American pro wrestling history. Martin “Farmer” Burns was a catch wrestling pioneer, champion, trainer, and physical culture evangelist whose influence helped shape both amateur and professional wrestling forever. This episode looks into his farm boy beginnings in Iowa, his rise through carnivals, challenge matches, and catch as catch can competition, to…
For video be sure to check out Spotify or YouTube Long before Vince McMahon turned wrestling into a national empire, Jack Curley was helping reshape the business from the ground up. In this episode, I dig into the wild life and lasting influence of one of wrestling’s earliest great promoters, a carny, boxing fixer, media manipulator, and big city hustler who helped drag pro wrestling out of…
In this offseason video episode ,I dig into the life and legacy of one of wrestling’s most feared heels, a brawler whose violence, chaos and riot starting reputation helped lay the groundwork for generations of hardcore wrestling. This is not just the story of an old territory villain. It's the story of a wrestler who helped redefine heel heat, made brutality a selling point, and became a legend…
Here's another offseason video episode. If your app is just doing audio, you can find the video on YouTube and Spotify. Monster Ripper should be remembered as one of the most accomplished women wrestlers of her era, NOT as the short lived WWF character Bertha Faye. In this episode, I trace Rhonda Sing’s journey from Calgary dreamer to international powerhouse, following her rise through AJW,…
In this off-season video episode of 10 Bell Pod, I dive deep into the life and legacy of a wild, unpredictable brawler who helped redefine what a pro wrestler could be: Pampero Firpo. From his origins in Argentina to becoming a traveling attraction across the United States, Japan, Hawaii, and beyond, Firpo built a career as a chaotic force of nature. This isn’t just wrestling history. It’s…
In this off-season video episode, I dive into the wild, complicated, and often misunderstood story of Yukon Moose Cholak. Moose was 30+ year territory veteran who lived through nearly every era of professional wrestling’s evolution. Moose Cholak was a towering presence, a road warrior who bounced from promotion to promotion and someone that left behind stories that didn't always end up in the…
I'm back with another off-season solo show and wrestling history deep cut. Colonel James Hiram McLaughlin was a Civil War officer, a traveling attraction, train conductor, Klondike gold miner and arguably the first true American professional wrestling champion. We're going all the way back to the 1800s again to uncover the brutal, chaotic, and often unbelievable origins of pro wrestling through…
I'm back with another video episode and pro wrestling history deep dive. In this episode of 10 Bell Pod, I uncover the incredible and largely forgotten story of one of the earliest Black professional wrestlers in American history Viro "Black Sam" Small. A man born into slavery who rose to become a feared competitor in the brutal world of 19th century combat sports. Drawing from scarce historical…
Stream the show: https://archive.org/details/iwa-mid-south-its-gotta-be-the-shoes BINGO: https://www.classtools.net/bingo/202603_S7FZHi IWA MS Vs. Elite Pro Best Of Seven Series 10/13/2007 Lucky vs. Jason Hades Deranged vs. Jay Jensen Mickie Knuckles vs. Kimberly Kash Kash Inc. (Abaddon, Baltazar & Dysfunction) vs. Team IWA Mid-South (Devon Moore, Eddie Kingston & Ricochet) ACID vs. Chuck Taylor…
This was uploaded to Spotify as a video episode. If it's just audio on other platforms, you can also find it on Patreon and YouTube. On this solo, offseason, episode of 10 Bell Pod, Nick goes way back. Long before AEW Dynamite, WrestleMania and before wrestling was ever called sports entertainment, there was the sport of grappling. This is the story of where professional wrestling actually came…
On the season 5 finale we wrap up our coverage on the great Terry Funk. Terry Funk didn’t just wrestle across generations, he evolved, understood and embraced. Today we continue to prove that the Funker became the connective tissue of professional wrestling history: a performer who thrived in the territory era, reinvented himself in the chaos of hardcore wrestling and still found ways to shape the…
Welcome to the season 5 MAIN EVENT - Part 1. What is greatness in pro wrestling? Is it money? Is it belts? Is it star ratings? Influence, risk, reinvention? Because by any metric, it's Terry Funk. This episode isn’t about Chainsaw Charlie. It’s not about the crazy old man swinging chairs in ECW. It’s about the through line of professional wrestling itself, and the man who quietly bled through…
Part two of our Road Warriors series is less about wins and losses and more about what happens as the roar fades. After reaching one of the highest peaks in pro wrestling, LOD goes through tough times, weird times and weirder times. This is what happens when legends collide with addiction, corporate politics, ego, changing eras, and their own mortality. This episode is about legacy. About…
WELCOME TO THE C0-MAIN EVENT This week on 10 Bell Pod, we’re not just talking about a tag team, we’re talking about a force: The Road Warriors. Hawk and Animal were 2 bar room bouncers from Minnesota who didn’t “play” tough guys on television. The spikes and war paint and made characters, but they were as real as it gets. The fact is, Hawk and Animal were drawing at Hulk Hogan level without…
In this episode of 10 Bell Pod, we tell the full story of Jay Briscoe. This is not just the matches, not just the titles, but the man, the contradictions, the love, the mistakes, the growth, and the legacy that refuses to stay quiet. From a chicken farm in rural Delaware to blood soaked Ring of Honor main events. From backyard VHS tapes to Japan, CZW, and two decades as the backbone of indie…
On this episode of 10 Bell Pod, Nickohlessa, Tyler Wood, and The Man Scout Jake Manning dig into the life, career, and tragic end of Mike Awesome. From his rise as a foundational monster in Japan’s FMW, where his size, speed, and brutality made him a legend, to his turbulent runs through ECW, WCW, WWE, we talk about how timing, injuries, politics, and bad creative repeatedly undercut a…
On this episode of 10 Bell Pod, Nick, Tyler, and The Man Scout Jake Manning take a rare deep dive into the life and career of Nicole Bass. Nicole was a bodybuilder, actor, Howard Stern regular, and one of the most physically imposing figures to ever step into a wrestling ring. We discuss her elite bodybuilding career, mainstream fame, and chaotic run through ECW & the WWF at the height of the…
On this episode of 10 Bell Pod Nick, Tyler, and The Man Scout Jake Manning unpack the strange, messy, and oddly endearing career of Wrestling Superstar Virgil. We discuss everything from Virgil's bodybuilding start to his early territory days to becoming the Million Dollar Man’s long suffering bodyguard, a surprise mega babyface, a nWo foot soldier, and eventually a late career internet folk hero.…
On this episode of 10 Bell Pod, Nick, Tyler and The Man Scout Jake Manning take on one of the most accomplished figures to ever wander into professional wrestling: Steve “Mongo” McMichael. The NFL Hall of Famer, Super Bowl champion, and Chicago Bears icon, made his way into the Four Horsemen with his blinding charisma. We trace his jump from football superstardom to WCW commentary and how he…
On the Season 5 premiere of 10 Bell Pod , Nick, Tyler Wood, and The Man Scout Jake Manning dive into the life, career, and legacy of Windham Rotunda, better known as Bray Wyatt. From his deep wrestling lineage and early struggles in developmental, through the creation of one of the most daring and original characters wrestling has ever seen. We recall how Bray consistently pushed the art form…
This is the final chapter of our Benoit series. We’re not here to sensationalize the crime. We’re here to understand the damage. The collision of grief, isolation, steroids, depression, and severe CTE inside an industry that normalized head trauma until something finally broke. We talk about the media circus. The lazy narratives. The conspiracy theories that fall apart under basic logic, and the…
This chapter of the Benoit saga is about the fuse. We start with the angle between Kevin Sullivan and Chris Benoit, the on screen feud that blurred into real life and never fully separated again. What began as wrestling theater, with Nancy Benoit caught in the middle, became something far messier. Art imitated life. Then life stopped pretending it was art. We trace the WCW years through faction…
This week, we do something that most coverage of this story refuses to do. We remember Nancy. Not as a footnote. Not as “the woman Chris murdered.” Not as collateral damage in a tragedy that swallowed wrestling whole. But as Nancy Elizabeth Toffoloni. Performer. Character architect. Territory heat magnet. ECW chaos agent. A woman who understood wrestling psychology long before half the locker room…
This week, we continue the Benoit story as “The Crippler” is born. Not as mythology. Not as branding. But as an accident that became identity. We pick up in mid-90s ECW and New Japan, where Chris Benoit is circling some of the most important moments in modern wrestling history. The Super J Cup. When Worlds Collide. The tape trader era that would eventually birth the cruiserweight revolution and…
Today we begin The Benoits. Before the headlines. Before the police reports. Before the erasure. In this opening chapter, we confront the contradiction head on: Chris Benoit was both one of the greatest in ring performers of his generation and a man who would ultimately destroy his own family. Both truths exist. Neither cancels the other. We start at the beginning. Montreal. Stampede Wrestling.…
On today's episode we wrap up season 4 and our coverage of the great Macho Man Randy Savage.This episode is all about the NWO, rap beefs and legacy.Come discuss the episode:https://discord.gg/KYHxh8ezb6https://www.patreon.com/10BellPodhttps://www.instagram.com/10bellpodPro Wrestling Tees Store:https://www.prowrestlingtees.com/related/10bellpod.html
On today's episode we wrap up Macho Man's time in WWF and start his run in WCW. It's all about snake bites, Steph rumors and Yetis. On today's episode, and Macho Man part 2, we're going through some of the best stuff pro wrestling has to offer. We'll discuss Savage vs Steamboat, The Mega Powers and Wrestlemania 7. Come discuss the episode: https://discord.gg/KYHxh8ezb6…
On today's episode, and Macho Man part 2, we're going through some of the best stuff pro wrestling has to offer. We'll discuss Savage vs Steamboat, The Mega Powers and Wrestlemania 7. Come discuss the episode: https://discord.gg/KYHxh8ezb6 https://www.patreon.com/10BellPod https://www.instagram.com/10bellpod Pro Wrestling Tees Store:…
On today's episode we start our series on season 4 headliner Macho Man Randy Savage. We'll discuss Angelo Poffo, Randy's early career and the war between ICW and Memphis. Come discuss the episode: https://discord.gg/H45nvTMu https://www.patreon.com/10BellPod https://www.instagram.com/10bellpod Pro Wrestling Tees Store:…
This week is about wrestling history’s blind spot. Butch Reed was not a “what if.” He was not a flash in the pan. He is not a trivia answer. He was a top guy. In Florida, in Mid-South, in front of riot ready crowds, against Ric Flair in hour long wars. Butch Reed detonated Louisiana by turning on Junkyard Dog. He carried territory television on his back. Then, when the industry shifted under his…
On this episode of 10 Bell Pod, Nickohlessa, Tyler Wood, and The Man Scout Jake Manning break down the full, chaotic story of The Public Enemy: Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge We discuss this table carrying, crowd igniting tag team that helped define ECW’s identity in the 1990s. From their roots as Cheetah Kid and enhancement talent grinders, to becoming the heartbeat of early ECW hardcore chaos, and…
THIS IS OUR MOST UNHINGED, WEIRD EPISODE. In a kingdom ruled by chaos wizard booking and goblin stooges… a bull headed warrior rises. This week, 10 Bell Pod goes full fantasy epic to tell the very real story of Mike Halac, better known to wrestling lore as MANTAR. Beneath the cow skull and the New Generation punchline was a legitimate amateur standout, a world traveled journeyman, and a guy who…
On this episode of 10 Bell Pod, Nickohlessa, Tyler Wood, and The Man Scout Jake Manning investigate the death of kayfabe. Framed like a true crime autopsy, this episode traces more than a century of moments where wrestling’s illusion cracked, leaked, or was outright bludgeoned. From early exposés and tax dodges to televised betrayals, corporate self-interest, and modern meta-nonsense. It’s a…
On this episode of 10 Bell Pod Nick, Tyler Wood, and The Man Scout Jake Manning tell the full story of Shad Gaspard. He was a fighter, wrestler, actor, writer, and real life hero. From a rough Brooklyn upbringing and legit combat sports background to WWE’s Cryme Tyme era, indie runs, Hollywood work, and a reputation as one of the toughest and most respected men in the business, we look at a career…
On this episode of 10 Bell Pod, Nickohlessa, Tyler Wood, and “The Man Scout” Jake Manning take a deep dive into the life and career of Rosey (Matt Anoa’i), a unique and often overlooked member of wrestling’s most powerful dynasty, the legendary Anoa’i family. Best known to WWE fans as one half of 3-Minute Warning and later as a Super Hero In Training alongside The Hurricane, Rosey’s career tells a…
From capturing the erymanthian boar to battling a guy stuffed like pig, on today's episode we tell you the epic tale of the Mighty Hercules. Hercules Hernandez might be one of the most underrated names in pro wrestling history. In this episode of 10 Bell Pod, we take a deep dive into the life and career of a man who was everywhere. From the brutal territory days to the bright lights of the WWF, to…
On today's episode we're discussing THE HUMAN WRECKING MACHINE ZEUS. We will get into Tom Lister Jr's shot put career, various acting roles, forays into pro wrestling and of course NOOOOO HOOOLLDSSS BAAARRREEDDDDDD. Come discuss the episodes: Instagram.com/10BellPod Discord: https://discord.gg/H45nvTMu Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/10BellPod Pro Wrestling Tees…
On this episode of 10 Bell Pod, Nick Alexander, Tyler Wood, and “The Man Scout” Jake Manning dive deep into the life and legacy of Gorgeous George. We cover the revolutionary performer who helped transform professional wrestling from a legitimate grappling sport into the spectacle driven entertainment industry we know today. Long before Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, or The Rock, Gorgeous George pioneered…
On the Season 4 premiere of 10 Bell Pod, NickOHlessA, Tyler Wood, and The Man Scout Jake Manning tell the full story of Brodie Lee . We will track Brodie from backyard wrestling & indie grinding through Chikara and ROH, to the rise and repeated mishandling of Luke Harper in WWE, and finally the creative rebirth he found in AEW as the Exalted One. This episode traces what Brodie gave to wrestling…
On this episode of 1 0 Bell Pod, Nick, Tyler Wood, and The Man Scout Jake Manning close out Season 3 by dissecting the most chaotic, controversial stretch of Scott Hall ’s WCW run, and, by extension, the moment WCW began eating itself alive. From the Goldberg streak, the Georgia Dome Nitro, and the Fingerpoke of Doom to the infamous “drunk angle,” backstage politics, AOL–Time Warner corporate rot,…
On this episode of 10 Bell Pod, Nick, Tyler Wood, and The Man Scout Jake Manning dive headfirst into the moment professional wrestling changed forever: the arrival of Scott Hall in WCW and the birth of the nWo. Focusing tightly on the opening year of the angle, the crew breaks down why Hall’s debut, the Outsiders’ invasion, and Hogan’s heel turn didn’t just shake wrestling, they rewired how…
On this episode of 10 Bell Pod, Nick, Tyler Wood, and The Man Scout Jake Manning kick off a massive, multi-part main event on the life and career of Scott Hall . We start with his early days grinding through territories and Japan to becoming Razor Ramon, one of the coolest, smartest, and most influential performers wrestling has ever produced. This first chapter focuses on Hall’s rise, his…
On this episode of 10 Bell Pod, Nick Alexander, Tyler Wood, and Jake “The Man Scout” Manning dive into the life, career, and impossible burden carried by Mitsuharu Misawa . From Tiger Mask to All Japan icon, from founding Pro Wrestling NOAH to quite literally giving his life in the ring, this is a sweeping look at greatness, loyalty, leadership, and the brutal cost of carrying an entire industry…
On this episode of 10 Bell Pod we discuss The British Bulldog, Davey Boy Smith. From the gritty proving grounds of Stampede Wrestling to the global spotlight of WWE, and through the creative wreckage of late stage WCW, Davey’s story is less about a straight climb to the top and more about survival inside an industry that rarely rewards it. At his peak, he was a prototype for the modern wrestler:…
