LuchaWorld Podcast

LuchaWorld Podcast Ep #26 (1/14/14)

We ring in 2014 with a pretty wacky show. Kurt & Fredo talk the latest news in lucha libre and a variety of other topics. Fisico Nuclear's recent wedding, AAA in USA update including news of Mark Burnett partnering up with AAA and the El Rey Network, CMLL/NJPW FantasticaMania's iPPV, entrance music getting muted and suggesting Keyboard Cat get hired to play all New Japan songs on iPPV, commercial featuring Televisa's skeleton technology, the greatness of Negro Casas, the WWE Network, the recent passing of Payaso Coco Blanco, Jesus Nuñez and Ari "El Gato" Romero. We talk about our first time seeing Ari "El Gato" Romero with Kurt remembering meeting him in Los Angeles at a WIN taping and seeing him in Tijuana and Fredo talking about watching him as a kid in Juarez lucha shows. The Ari Romero talk leads to us talking about Kurt's first time meeting and conversation with Konnan 25 years ago. We also bring up random stuff like Steve & Shaun Simpson, Riki Rachtman, Dennis Rodman (also mention the wrong country he's visiting), Celebrity Rehab deaths, Jim Cornette's podcast AND wrestling's #1 investigative reporter BIX~!!! Fun show. (1/14/14)

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LuchaWorld Podcast Ep #25 (12/17/13)

We return after being gone for over 2 months talking lucha libre! We talk the passing of El Brazo. We share Solar's story on Tiger Mask Sayama, his broken clavicle and Brazo de Plata's reaction to Sayama's lack of professionalism in Japan over 30 years ago. We discuss the recent "temporary" retirement of El Hijo del Santo and who he talked to when it came to his future in the ring. Other topics discussed on the show include recent CMLL matches (Titan vs. Averno & Blue Panther vs. Negro Casas), Angel de Oro's injury, the short-lived career of Javier Escobedo, phone call from K-Dawg, indy wrestling in Mexico, AAA's Guerra de Titanes and the "big surprise" letdown, Yuriko's departure from AAA, the recent Sin Cara situation and what the future holds for Mistico (DF), some old WCW matches, and the continued awesomeness of Rey Mysterio! A packed 1 hour show! Our final show for 2013. Enjoy! (12/17/13)

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LuchaWorld Podcast Ep #24 (9/27/13)

Kurt Brown (a.k.a. Vandal Drummond) & Fredo Esparza return with a recap of CMLL's 80th Anniversary show and a recap of feedback from others on the show! Baker Street REMIX! Stuka Jr. vs. Stuka? Who you got? We talk about how awesome old luchadores are! Fan reaction to main event. High-risk wrestling moves vs. basic wrestling moves. We discuss Volador Jr. rumors and whether he'll just stay in CMLL. Kurt watches the Sangre Chicana vs. Ringo Mendoza match that I (Fredo!) uploaded to youtube and how awesome Sangre Chicana was in the ring and how he looked in his youth! A phone call during the podcast! Who could it be? Konnan? Dave Meltzer? Sin Cara? Juan Cena? No one will ever know! We also discuss the lineup for AAA's Heroes Inmortales with numerous 4-way matches! A fun 90-minute show! (9/27/13)

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LuchaWorld Podcast Ep #23 (9/12/13)

Kurt Brown (a.k.a. Vandal Drummond) and Fredo Esparza return with the latest lucha libre discussion! We do a podcast on a Thursday night talking about recent L.A. lucha shows! The recent L.A. Legends show featuring Jalisco, the awesome Dinamic, El Enfermero, and Superboy's sons! Also talking about the recent UIPW-LA show featuring CMLL wrestlers! Valiente & Virus shine! A potentially awesome Rush vs. SuperNatural feud! Kurt remembers Titanes En El Ring's star Hippie Hair. We also discuss some of the recent CMLL matches we've watched. Fun 90 minute show and if you are a fan of our old Slammin' Stan podcast, you'll enjoy our off-tangent stuff as we discuss Super Astro's one-time appearance on WCW Nitro, Kevin Nash and Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart and our usual pervy look at CMLL women's wrestling. :) LuchaWorld Podcast can be found on iTunes and on Stitcher Radio! (9/12/13)

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LuchaWorld Podcast Ep #22 (8/15/13)

Vandal Drummond (Kurt Brown) & Fredo Esparza return to talk a bit of lucha libre! Among the topics discussed are the end of local SoCal promotion, Millennium Pro Wrestling (MPW), balls dropping!, the upcoming lucha shows in Los Angeles including the legends show on 8/25 and UIPW-LA's upcoming shows including that same day bringing in Mascara Dorada and their big show on 9/8 in Pico Rivera featuring a ton of CMLL, Tijuana & local talent! La Secta turning on Cibernetico, AAA tryouts in San Jose on 9/14 & whether we should fund and sneak-in Aerostar into the tryouts in hopes of getting him TWO BOOKINGS at upcoming AAA shows, AAA talent heading to All Japan, New Japan wrestlers heading to CMLL, the insanity of Dave Meltzer's attempt to watch every NJPW G1 Climax show, failed Senfield impersonations, Negro Navarro and what would happen if he watched a WWE Divas match, the break-up of Fuerza TRT and the future of the Dinastia Casas, Ultimo Guerrero feuds, Vandal's favorite MPW matches and a ton more. Fun 1 hour show. This week's show intro is the infamous Anticristo promo from Tijuana! The Luchaworld Pocast is available on iTunes as well. (8/15/13)

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LuchaWorld Podcast Ep #21 (8/1/13)

Kurt Brown (a.k.a. Vandal Drummond/Lucky Pierre/Jimmy Cyclone) & Fredo Esparza return to discuss the latest happenings in lucha libre! Kurt remembers his friend, Steve Gerber, who passed away & was a big lucha libre fan and also made a few cameos on shows Kurt filmed in the '90s. We talk about the CMLL Press Conference were the CMLL Anniversary main event was announced featuring La Sombra/Volador Jr. vs. Ultimo Guerrero/Atlantis in a relevos suicidas match were the winning team then faces off in a mask match! The Negro Casas, Shocker & Rush feud! Averno vs. Blue Panther too! The Universal tournament and Tanahashi's annual vacation to Mexico. We discuss recent matches we've seen like Sombra vs. Nakamura, the Infierno En El Ring cage featuring Mr. Aguila hitting a new low, the Negro Casas vs. Rush feud, etc. Also discuss La Sombra's recent injury. El Hijo del Santo wins his lawsuit against his nephew Axel. Sin Cara at Infierno En El Ring! CMLL ring girl Aly joins circus! Horuz leaves CMLL! Upcoming L.A. Lucha Legends show on August 25th! Lots of news on this show! Over an hour of lucha talk! (8/1/13)

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LuchaWorld Podcast Ep #20 (5/30/13)

Vandal Drummond (Kurt Brown) and Fredo Esparza are joined by Masked Republic's Kevin Kleinrock to discuss his and Ruben Zamora's latest project Viva L.A. Lucha! Kevin discusses why they decided to go thru the Kickstarter route to fund the Viva L.A. Lucha project, some of the other people involved including Konnan, Sean Waltman (X-Pac), Adam Pearce, and other wrestling personalities. Kevin also discusses some past projects that he was a part of like RXLL in Guadalajara, another lucha show for the G4 network, the difficulties in creating a wrestling TV show without having the final word, and if you ever wanted to know a little bit about starting up a kickstarter project, Kevin shares his own experiences about that as well. (5/30/13)

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LuchaWorld Podcast Ep #19 (5/27/13)

Vandal Drummond (Kurt Brown) & Fredo Esparza remember Hector Garza. Talking about when we first saw him wrestle, some of his memorable moments in pro wrestling from his time in WWE, WCW, TNA, CMLL & AAA. (5/27/13)

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LuchaWorld Podcast Ep #18 (5/25/13)

Vandal Drummond (Kurt Brown) and Fredo Esparza discuss their recent trips to local wrestling shows, a recap of Dr. Lucha losing a MULLET bet, lucha in LA with Guerrero Maya Jr., Bestia 666, Damian 666 & Hijo de Rey Misterio, Vandal attends wrestling show on a Thursday night, the recent passing of local LA FMLL promoter Rocky Roman, looking thru the Triplemania XXI lineup that features Cibernetico vs. Perro Aguayo Jr., talking Black Mamba, Miguel's legdrop of doom, recent CMLL, Viva L.A. Lucha kickstarter, and a lot more in a 90 minute show! Show was taped Saturday afternoon (5/25/13). It is also available on iTunes!

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LuchaWorld Podcast Ep #17 (4/26/13)

Join Kurt Brown (a.k.a. Vandal Drummond) and Fredo Esparza as they talk about the latest happenings in the world of lucha libre and Vandal's trip to the Cauliflower Alley Club convention in Las Vegas. Vandal shares some of his thoughts on his trip to Las Vegas and seeing Diamond Dallas Page, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Art Williams (A future guest on Dan Farren's California Podcast or as its known California Classic Wrestling Podcast!), and his conversation with Dave Meltzer about possibly going to Mexico to watch this year's CMLL Anniversary show. Lots of talk about the latest in AAA from L.A. Park leaving the promotion, the Gran Sorpresa show with all its surprises from Blue Demon Jr., Axel & Ricky Marvin, and the big AAA roster split into two brands (Fusion & Evolucion). Hector Garza's current battle with cancer and some thoughts from Vandal's own experiences dealing with the disease and meeting others who went thru the battle. Thoughts on CMLL and their tournaments, recent matches and shows and random tidbits. Also talk about the possible end of Lucha Libre USA and where they went wrong. The big lucha indy show in Coliseo Coacalco on May 19th and a lot more...Musical intro by Da Crusher and still more singing from Vandal Drummond!!! Possibly the worst singing to a start podcast ever! :) Taped 4/26/13!

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