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Home of the LuchaWorld & Slammin' Stan Podcast. Kurt Brown & Fredo Esparza talk about lucha libre's past & present! Also talk about a variety of topics across the wrestling world!
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Thursday Mar 30, 2017
Thursday Mar 30, 2017
We had a chance to interview Trauma II while he was in Los Angeles, CA on March 19th for Promociones Cholo de Tijuana's show in Clela Arena. Trauma II discusses his knee injury, not being online, returning to action, Dinastia Navarro teaming in Tijuana and in the U.S. soon and I tell him how close I was to getting Kurt a second chance at being a Trauma! Always a fun time talking to Trauma II.
The interview is in Spanish. You can read the interview translated at LuchaWorld.com!
Friday Mar 17, 2017
Friday Mar 17, 2017
LuchaWorld Podcast Ep. #74!!! Kurt Brown and Fredo Esparza return! Fredo updates everyone with the latest news and talks about some of the recent good lucha matches he's seen plus Kurt talks about the final of CMLL's Torneo Increibles match!
Some of the news includes
- Thoughts on Lucha Underground finally making it onto Netflix.
- Vampiro's new role in LU/AAA
- The Crash forms alliances with Pro Wrestling NOAH & Impact, The Crash's upcoming loaded shows.
- The Crash & AAA battle for the heart of ASTROLUX!!!
- Chik Tormenta gets a WWE tryout
- SuperLuchas new podcast w/ guest Super Crazy
- Ephesto off Dos Leyendas, Hechicero in!
- CMLL 3/10 Friday show recap
- Impact and how awful that show was!
- Thoughts on numerous matches!!!
- Penta Zero M y Daga vs L.A. Park y Rey Escorpión
- L.A. Park vs Rush
- Flamita vs. Septimo Dragon
- Volador Jr. & Barbaro Cavernario vs. Ultimo Guerrero & Valiente
- Rey Cometa vs. Barbaro Cavernario
Fun show! Check it out!
Be sure to visit us at LuchaWorld.com!
Monday Feb 27, 2017
Monday Feb 27, 2017
LuchaWorld Podcast Ep. #73 w/ Fredo Esparza flying solo talking about the latest lucha libre news! This week:
- CMLL Homenaje A Dos Leyendas 3/17 lineup announced w/ Pierroth vs. Diamante Azul in a mask match. (Plus show on VOD next day)
- AAA Rey de Reyes 3/19 lineup announced
- Lucha Underground on Netflix March 15th
- Vampiro new AAA director of talent
- AAA's La Llave a La Gloria tryouts begin.
- AAA legal threats to U.S. promotions. The ongoing name game w/ Rey Fenix & Penta El Zero M.
- Volador Jr. & Barbaro Cavernario vs. Ultimo Guerrero & Valiente in a great tag team match.
- The Crash's latest show plus some upcoming debuts!
- FULL reorganizes promotion and plans to save lucha libre.
- Plus thoughts on DJ Juice's new album "Juicy Madness".
All that and more in this week's show.
Be sure to visit us at LuchaWorld.com!
Tuesday Feb 21, 2017
Tuesday Feb 21, 2017
Lucha Clasica Ep. 3 with Kurt Brown & Fredo Esparza. We look back at the career of Chavo Guerrero Sr. from debuting in Los Angeles, wrestling Ernie Ladd, feuding w/ Roddy Piper, matches against the Funks, the territories in the '80s, traveling to Japan, wrestling in Mexico, and much more!
Free episode!
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Friday Feb 17, 2017
Friday Feb 17, 2017
LuchaWorld Podcast Ep. #72 w/ Kurt Brown (a.k.a. Vandal Drummond) and Fredo Esparza! This show we remember Chavo Guerrero Sr., El Zorro leaves AAA, AAA battling for names, Lucha Underground maybe on Netflix at some point, Kurt watches CMLL Puebla and realizes he made a big mistake, CMLL building up Pierroth vs. Diamante Azul in a mask match for Dos Leyendas (Crazy!!!), Volador Jr. offers an alternate main event for Dos Leyendas, tournaments in Mexico & the U.K., Sangre Chicana Jr. plays with fire and gets severely burned, plus a bevy of recommended matches! Plus a preview for the next two Lucha Clasica episodes! Fun show! Enjoy!
Be sure to visit us at LuchaWorld.com!
Thursday Feb 09, 2017
Thursday Feb 09, 2017
Lucha Clasica Ep. 2 w/ Kurt Brown & Fredo Esparza.
- Kurt continues to research Eugenio Muñoz a.k.a. Jimmy El Pulpo.
- This week's Titanes En El Ring feature is on one of their biggest stars La Momia! Where did Martin Karadagian get the idea of creating a mummy for his promotion? Who was under the La Momia gimmick? La Momia's popularity in Argentina. La Momia vs. Martin Karadagian. Everything you wanted to know about La Momia!!!
- We look back at WCW's first wave of lucha libre stars as Eddie Guerrero, Konnan and Rey Mysterio Jr. make their mark in the U.S.
- Eddie Guerrero's feud w/ Chris Benoit that aired on practically every WCW TV show, his match against Ric Flair on Nitro, plus bonus Eddie talking about joining WCW.
- Konnan shows up as Mexican Heavyweight Champion, feuds with One Man Gang, Kurt forgot everything about this era and fast-forwards to the "Orale, Arriba La Raza" period (years later), Konnan as a babyface and then joining the Dungeon of Doom. What went wrong with Konnan early on in WCW? Flair's comments on Konnan & more.
- Rey Mysterio Jr. makes his way to WCW, his busy 1996 schedule splitting time in 3 countries, early rivalry with Dean Malenko, Rey vs. Juvi, and Rey being one of the best wrestlers of 1996.
- Plus we talk Negro Casas! 90-minutes! Fun show!
Free episode!
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Friday Feb 03, 2017
Friday Feb 03, 2017
LuchaWorld Podcast Ep. #71! Kurt Brown (a.k.a. Vandal Drummond) and Fredo Esparza return to talk about all the latest lucha libre news! Its a 2-part special as Kurt and Fredo do the first 50 minutes and then so much news broke during the week that Fredo returns to talk about more up-to-date news! Penta Zero M, Daga & Garza Jr. leave AAA, Kurt and Fredo discuss Los Ingobernables, Konnan's comments on The Crash, Villano III honored at CMLL's Dos Leyendas, some FantasticaMania, IWRG FIVE MATCH FIGHTERS, Lucha Underground's return date and possibility of being on more streaming services soon, AAA trademarking a lot of names, crazy talk from Arturo Rivera, Lucha Memes matches including a FUN atomicos match, and lots more!
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Monday Jan 30, 2017
Monday Jan 30, 2017
The debut episode of Lucha Clasica! Kurt Brown (a.k.a. Vandal Drummond) & Fredo Esparza talk about lucha libre's past. Topics this week include 1930s El Paso lucha libre promoter John MacIntosh, Kurt recalls the first time he watched Titanes En El Ring, and we talk about WCW adding luchadores, Eddie Guerrero's first time in WCW/NWA, Konnan, Rey Misterio Sr., Art Barr and Norman Smiley in WCW, AAA & ECW's influence in WCW creating one of wrestling's deepest rosters, Kurt & Dave Meltzer meet Konnan & Rey Misterio Jr., lucha minis vs. short Mexican luchadores, Ron Skoler & Terry Funk, the first WCW Monday Nitro, and why "Vandal Drummond must be punished!" Plus, you'll hear the story behind Kurt Brown & Dave Meltzer traveling AND surviving Tijuana wearing those sweaters!
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Tuesday Jan 17, 2017
Tuesday Jan 17, 2017
LuchaWorld Podcast Ep #70 with Kurt Brown & Fredo Esparza! Kurt returns to give an update on his Lucha Underground viewing. We give our thoughts on Manuel "Mocho" Cota, recent CMLL matches including the Three King's Day show, the NJPW/CMLL FantasticaMania lineups, Lucha Underground's Mid-Season finale confusion, AAA's Guerra de Titanes, Lucha Memes news, New Japan running shows in Southern California later this year and why NJPW's owner is doing this for the wrong reasons. Fun show to kick off 2017.
Be sure to visit us at LuchaWorld.com!
Monday Dec 19, 2016
Monday Dec 19, 2016
Its a holiday edition of the LuchaWorld Podcast as I (Fredo Esparza) have to split my time between work, home and visiting family. Podcast was recorded from my sister's home and wouldn't you know it my nieces were out of school one day earlier. So rather than just not do a podcast, my niece Rhianna joins in and gets to hear about the Alberto El Patron vs. Tortuga Ninja Rafy incident, DTU NUEV9 recap, Lucha Underground, the upcoming CMLL women's cage match and Total Nonstop Deletion!
Be sure to visit us at LuchaWorld.com!