Sitting Ringside With David Penzer

This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer pays tribute to his old friend Tracy Smothers, who lost his battle with cancer last Wednesday, by sharing his thoughts about Tracy and revisiting Tracy’s appearance on the podcast from this past May. Thanks for listening!!!! Make sure to follow David Penzer and “Sitting Ringside” on Twitter and check […] The post Sitting Ringside: Remembering Tracy Smothers appeared first on Radio Influence.

One of the biggest “What Could’ve Been” stories in the history of pro wrestling is Mark Jindrak. From being one of the Natural Born Thrillers in the final days of WCW to being replaced at the last minute by Bautista as the final member of Evolution with HHH, Ric Flair, and Randy Orton in the […] The post Sitting Ringside: Mark Jindrak (aka CMLL’s Marco Corleone) appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down with the Impact Wrestling X-Division Champion Rohit Raju to discuss his journey through the wrestling business, his time with Impact Wrestling and how grateful he is to be there, what still frustrates him from his time on the indies, some great impressions, and his upcoming match […] The post Sitting Ringside: Impact Wrestling’s X-Division Champion Rohit Raju appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down with one of Impact Wrestling’s newest additions, Heath. The artist formerly known as Heath Slater talks about his start in the wrestling business, being a part of FCW and the Nexus, his time in the WWE, how he found out he was being released from the […] The post Sitting Ringside: Impact Wrestling’s Heath (fka Heath Slater) appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down with Impact Wrestling World Champion Eric Young, fresh off of his victory over Eddie Edwards this past weekend at Victory Road 2020. 2020 has been an insane ride for everyone but Eric Young’s journey through the year has been ridiculous. From starting the year in the […] The post Sitting Ringside: Impact Wrestling World Champion Eric Young appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down with one of the original members of AEW’s Dark Order, Evil Uno. The guys discuss Evil Uno’s start in the wrestling business with guys like Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn from the WWE, being one of the pioneers in melding the gaming world with pro wrestling, […] The post Sitting Ringside: Evil Uno Of AEW’s Dark Order appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down with long time independent wrestler Andrew Anderson to talk about just how much life has changed in the world of independent wrestling since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks for listening! Make sure to follow David Penzer and “Sitting Ringside” on Twitter and check out the […] The post Sitting Ringside: Life In The Indies During A Pandemic appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down with one time New Japan Pro Wrestling Junior Heavyweight Champion, eight time NJPW Junior Heavyweight Tag Team champion, three time Ring Of Honor Tag Team champion, and co-host of the “Talk’n Shop” podcast, Rocky Romero. The two discuss his start in the wrestling business at age […] The post Sitting Ringside: NJPW & Talk’n Shop Co-Host Rocky Romero appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down with two time Ring Of Honor World Champion, two time Ring Of Honor World Television Champion, six time X-Division Champion for Impact Wrestling, and Impact Wrestling Tag Team Champion, the one and only Jay Lethal. He talks about his humble start in the business at age […] The post Sitting Ringside: 2x Ring Of Honor World Champion Jay Lethal appeared first on Radio Influence.

Late in the days of WCW, a young tag team called “Air Raid” from NWA Wildside was signed and being positioned to be the future of the cruiserweight division. The two guys, who were very much innovators in the high flying action we see a lot of today, would have futures that would go in […] The post Sitting Ringside: Whatever Happened To WCW’s Air Paris appeared first on Radio Influence.

Whether you know him as one of The Major Brothers, one of The Edgeheads, or a three-time World Tag Team Champion, Brian Myers (formerly known as WWE superstar Curt Hawkins) has accomplished a ton over his 16-year career and it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that he’s still a young guy at just […] The post Sitting Ringside: Impact Wrestling’s Brian Myers (fka WWE’s Curt Hawkins) appeared first on Radio Influence.

Today on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer is joined by one of the most impactful and revered people in the wrestling business over the last 25+ years, former ECW, WCW, and WWE superstar and trainer Lance Storm. During this really insightful conversation, Lance talks about his start in the business, coming up with Chris Jericho and […] The post Sitting Ringside: Lance Storm appeared first on Radio Influence.

Today on Sitting Ringside and fresh off of his debut with Karl Anderson at Impact Wrestling’s Slammiversary, David Penzer is joined by Luke Gallows, one half of The Good Brothers. The guys discuss how Gallows found wrestling and the start of his training, being old school and being one of the last to work the […] The post Sitting Ringside: “Good Brother” Luke Gallows appeared first on Radio Influence.

Today on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer is joined by former AEW Women’s Champion, Nyla Rose. The two discuss her start in the wrestling business, how her grandmother made her a fan as a child, her time in Japan and working with Jordynne Grace, getting the call from Kenny Omega about joining AEW, and more. Then, […] The post Sitting Ringside: AEW Superstar Nyla Rose appeared first on Radio Influence.

Today on Sitting Ringside, Impact Wrestling ring announcer David Penzer sits down with five-time Knockouts Champion, one third of The Beautiful People, and current Impact Wrestling color analyst Madison Rayne. She talks about how she went from having a 4.0 GPA in nursing school and how that turned into a successful wrestling career, her journey […] The post Sitting Ringside: Impact Wrestling’s Madison Rayne appeared first on Radio Influence.

During the era of teams like The Rock & Roll Express, Road Warriors, and The Midnight Express, one of the most underrated tag teams of the time was Tommy Rogers and Bobby Fulton, The Fantastics. Formed in 1984, they held multiple tag team championships and make an impact that is still felt today. This week […] The post Sitting Ringside: Bobby Fulton Of The Fantastics appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down to chat with former WCW color analyst and longtime Pittsburgh radio personality Mark Madden, who is currently the afternoon drive host on 105.9 The X. Madden talks about his time in WCW, the real story of how he became a color analyst on Nitro, how innovative […] The post Sitting Ringside: Former WCW Color Analyst & 105.9 The X’s Mark Madden appeared first on Radio Influence.

With all of the negativity and tension in the world right now, David Penzer reached out to the only person in the world that could bring the power of positivity to life and one of the greatest storytellers in the history of pro wrestling, former WCW World Champion and WWE Hall Of Famer, Diamond Dallas […] The post Sitting Ringside: WCW World Champion/WWE Hall Of Famer Diamond Dallas Page appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down with longtime referee Mickie Jay, who talks about getting his start in the Florida territory, working Dustin Rhodes first match, and then moving on to WCW and the WWE. The guys also share stories about Bobby “The Brain” Heenan, some behind the scenes stories about their […] The post Sitting Ringside: Former WCW/WWE Referee Mickie Jay appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week on Sitting Ringside, David Penzer sits down with longtime WWE superstar D-Lo Brown. The guys discuss D-Lo breaking into the business in Smoky Mountain Wrestling with New Jack and The Gangstas, his move to the WWE, working with The Nation Of Domination and a guy you may have heard of named Dwayne Johnson, […] The post Sitting Ringside: D-Lo Brown appeared first on Radio Influence.