Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 27 – “Rugby Thug” Trent Baker

Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 30 – The Rejects (Reed Bentley & John Wayne Murdoch) & Nick Maniwa

Episode 30 of #FanninsFlashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim is joined by the newest announced members of #TheFanninFamily: The Tryout Show Rejects [https://archive.org/download/ffep-30/FFEp30.mp3]– John Wayne Murdoch and Reed Bentley along with Nick Maniwa. The discussion begins with talking about the upcoming shows at Bloodstone Wrestling on 6/12 in Chicago and PAWCADE in Jeffersonville, IN on 6/27 against Sean Ross Sapp and STEVE! The conversation then dives into comparing Jim’s era of IWA Mid South to The Rejects’ era and Nick as a member of both. Did Ian Rotten really mellow with age? How did Ian and a strip club owner try to out-carny each other? What happened to lead to a basically blind Ian beating JWM with a kendo stick by accident during a brawl at a show? What were the infamous Ian Rotten locker room speeches like? All that and more on this episode! Subscribe to the @independentwrestlingtv streaming service run by Smart Mark Video in order to watch the podcast with added footage of matches, promos, and angles discussed on the episode. Be sure to follow Jim on X and Instagram: @jfannin73 and on Tik Tok: @iwafannin73 Subscribe to his Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/@sportsfannin [https://www.youtube.com/@sportsfannin]

Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 29 – Dysfunction

Episode 29 of #FanninsFlashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim is joined by a former 2X IWA Mid South Light Heavyweight Champion, a multiple time finalist in the KOTDMs, and a soon to be GCW Deathmatch HOFer, Dysfunction [https://archive.org/download/ffep-29-dysfunction/FFEp29Dysfunction.mp3]! Listen to them discuss Dysfunction breaking into the business for MAW and feuding with Ian pretty early in his career. How bad were the beatings from Ian and what did it take to finally get Ian to stop taking advantage of him in the ring? Did Dysfunction really actually lose the light heavyweight title in a strip club after winning it? Relive the KOTDM tournaments that Dysfunction competed in and whether he liked the barbed wire canvas more than Nate Webb did. Hear Dysfunction’s thoughts on the upcoming induction into the GCW Deathmatch HOF next month. All that and more on this episode! Subscribe to the IWTV streaming service run by Smart Mark Video in order to watch the podcast with added footage of matches, promos and angles discussed on the episode. Be sure to follow Jim on X and Instagram: @jfannin73 and on Tik Tok: @iwafannin73 Subscribe to his Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/@sportsfannin [https://www.youtube.com/@sportsfannin]

Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 28 – Brian Vinson

Episode 28 of #FanninsFlashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim talks with the leader of The Lock Family, Brian Vinson. Brian was a fan at IWA shows from the beginning of the Kmart building days even before Jim started going to IWA. The Lock Family [https://archive.org/download/ffep-28-brian-vinson/FFEp28BrianVinson.mp3] were backyard wrestlers that all ended up getting involved in IWA. Richard X. Brent Blades. J Prodigy. Nathan Future. Daniel Quinn. Chris Class. Brian eventually started doing commentary with Nick Maniwa on the IWA shows after Jim left the company. They talk about all the members of the Lock Family, the Shooting Stars/Flash Flanagan shoot, the Wolfie D/Ox Harley shoot, the Corporal Robinson/Ox Harley shoot, the Richard X flaming table spot gone horribly wrong. Brian was there for the Atomic Dog incident and gives his incite to the birth of The Toughest Damn Ring Announcer in the Business. These strolls down memory lane of the beginning era of IWA and so much more on this episode! Subscribe to the IWTV streaming service run by Smart Mark Video in order to watch the podcast with added footage of matches, promos, and angles discussed on the episode. Be sure to follow Jim on X and Instagram: @jfannin73 and on Tik Tok: @iwafannin73 Subscribe to this Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/@sportsfannin [https://www.youtube.com/@sportsfannin]

Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 27 – “Rugby Thug” Trent Baker

Episode 27 of #FanninsFlashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim talks with one of the two people that he led to TWO reigns as IWA Mid South Heavyweight Champion, a member of The Superheroes, “Rugby Thug” Trent Baker! On this episode, Rugby Thug [https://archive.org/download/ffep-27-rugby-thug/FFEP27RugbyThug.mp3]talks about breaking into wrestling in Ohio, finding out about IWA Mid South and being brought in to do a short feud with Corporal Robinson. After feuding with Corporal for months, the Superheroes are formed and Rugby wins the IWA title. He talks facing Punk, Cabana, Hero, Ian, Road Dogg, Blue Meanie and Nova. Thug also talks about competing in KOTDM and Sweet Science before it became TPI. All that and more on this episode! Be sure to follow Jim on X and Instagram – @JFannin73 Subscribe to his Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/@sportsfannin [https://www.youtube.com/@sportsfannin]

Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 26 – Trik Davis

Episode 26 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is live! On this episode, Jim is joined by a former IWA Mid-South heavyweight champion, a former IWA Mid-South Tag Team Champion via the Freebird Rule and a general pain in the ass to The Fannin Family in 2004 and 2005 IWA…TRIK DAVIS [https://archive.org/download/ffep-26-trik-davis/FFEp26TrikDavis.mp3]! It’s a deep dive on Trik’s career in IWA Mid-South from his debut at We Are Family up until he won the IWA Mid-South title. Hear about the incident with Cash Flo where Trik’s chest was turned into hamburger from all the chops. Hear about Trik teaming with The Road Dogg against Ryan Boz and Jim. Hear about Trik running through practically the entire Fannin Family leading up to War Games and then surprisingly not being involved in War Games at all. The feud with Chris Hero and eventually winning the title and what that meant to Trik. All that and more on this week’s episode. Be sure to follow Jim on X and Instagram – @JFannin73 Subscribe to his Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/@sportsfannin [https://www.youtube.com/@sportsfannin]