When It Was Real - Episode 62 -Baltimore Civic Center - April 30, 1977

When It Was Real - BONUS EPISODE - The Unpredictable Johnny Rodz!

Greetings all! If you haven't gotten enough old school wrestling this weekend, take a listen to one of our favorite episodes...Nikita and Benny are graced by the presence of a true professional wrestling legend, The Unpredictable Johnny Rodz! Johnny recently celebrated his 85th birthday, and was inducted into the St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame in May. The accolades keep coming for Johnny, and they are very well deserved! #johnnyrodz #theunpredictablejohnnyrodz #javaruuk #wwehalloffame

When It Was Real - Episode 66 - Madison Square Garden - June 4, 1979

🚨 THIS WEEK on EPISODE 66 of WHEN IT WAS REAL! 🚨 The Wrestling Wayback Machine travels to the most famous arena in the world — MADISON SQUARE GARDEN — for a HISTORIC night in professional wrestling history on June 4, 1979! 🏆 The VERY FIRST Battle Royal ever held at the Garden! 💰 A $10,000 prize on the line! 🔥 Before the world knew him as The Iron Sheik, he was the feared HUSSEIN ARAB — and on this unforgettable night, he outlasted everyone to claim victory! But the night was far from over... His reward? 👉 $10,000 CASH 👉 AND a WWF World Heavyweight Championship match later that same evening against the reigning champion, BOB BACKLUND! Could Hussein Arab shock the wrestling world twice in one night? Could Backlund survive one of his fiercest rivals? Join Nikita and Benny as they relive every slam, every surprise, and every unforgettable moment from one of the most unique cards in Madison Square Garden history! 🎙️ LIVE Wednesday, June 3rd at 7:30 PM 📺 ONLY on The Playa Entertainment Network Hop aboard the Wrestling Wayback Machine and journey back to a time and place... WHEN IT WAS REAL. #WhenItWasReal #WrestlingWaybackMachine #WWF #MadisonSquareGarden #BobBacklund #IronSheik #HusseinArab #ClassicWrestling #TerritorialWrestling #VintageWrestling #OldSchoolWrestling #ProWrestlingHistory #BattleRoyal #WWFHistory #ThePlayaEntertainmentNetwork #WrestlingPodcast #1979Wrestling #MSG #NikitaAndBenny

When It Was Real - Episode 65 - Capital Centre - May 28, 1983

🎙️ WHEN IT WAS REAL – Episode 65 | LIVE Wednesday, May 27 • 7:30 PM 🎙️ The Wrestling Wayback Machine powers up once again as Nikita and Benny travel back to May 28, 1983 and land at the legendary Capital Centre for a night packed with championship battles and an entire roster that reads like a Hall of Fame reunion. This week’s deep dive revisits a classic era of WWF action featuring Don Muraco defending the Intercontinental Championship against Rocky Johnson in a heated return encounter, while WWF World Heavyweight Champion Bob Backlund puts the gold on the line against newly crowned tag team champion Afa in the featured main event. From unforgettable personalities… to classic storytelling… to the atmosphere that made wrestling feel larger than life… Nikita and Benny break it all down the way only WHEN IT WAS REAL can. 📺 LIVE Wednesday, May 27 at 7:30 PM 📡 Exclusively on The Playa Entertainment Network 👍 Please Like • Subscribe • Share Join us every Wednesday night as we go BACK TO A TIME… OF WHEN IT WAS REAL. #WhenItWasReal #WrestlingWaybackMachine #ClassicWrestling #WWF #BobBacklund #DonMuraco #RockyJohnson #Afa #OldSchoolWrestling #WrestlingHistory #ProWrestling #ThePlayaEntertainmentNetwork #LivePodcast #RetroWrestling #TerritoryDays #WrestlingFans

When It Was Real - BONUS EPISODE - Live At The Greek!

For your additional listening pleasure during this great holiday weekend, here is our first episode of 2026! Nikita and Benny cover two of the most shocking heel turns in the history of wrestling! Spiros Arion, The Golden Greek, did the unthinkable and turned on his friend and tag team partner, Chief Jay Strongbow. And 5 years later, Larry became Judas when he turned on his mentor, wrestling's Living Legend, Bruno Sammartino. Enjoy and have a fabulous (but safe) weekend!

When It Was Real - Episode 64 - Madison Square Garden - May 19, 1980

🔥 WEDNESDAY NIGHT (May 20th) at 7:30 PM — the Wrestling Wayback Machine rolls back into the legendary Madison Square Garden for another unforgettable chapter of WHEN IT WAS REAL! Episode 64 of When It Was Real takes you back to May 19, 1980, for a STACKED night of classic WWF action from the Mecca of Professional Wrestling! Nikita and Benny break down every match, every moment, and every memory from this absolutely loaded card! 💥 In the featured 6-Man Tag Team War: Pat Patterson, Tony Atlas & Ivan Putski collide with the savage Wild Samoans and the High Chief Peter Maivia in a battle that shook MSG to its core! 🏆 Then in the brutal MAIN EVENT: WWF Champion Bob Backlund defends the gold against the powerful and dangerous Ken Patera in a TEXAS DEATH MATCH with survival on the line! From opening bell to main event chaos, this is old-school wrestling at its absolute finest! 📺 Join Nikita and Benny LIVE every Wednesday night at 7:30 PM on The Playa Entertainment Network — and don’t forget to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and hit that notification bell! 🎙️ WHEN IT WAS REAL — because wrestling memories never die! #WhenItWasReal #WWF #MadisonSquareGarden #BobBacklund #KenPatera #PatPatterson #TonyAtlas #IvanPutski #WildSamoans #PeterMaivia #TexasDeathMatch #ClassicWrestling #OldSchoolWrestling #ProWrestlingHistory #WrestlingPodcast #TerritorialWrestling #VintageWrestling #ThePlayaEntertainmentNetwork #WrestlingFans #MSGWrestling