PWTCAST

Episode Zero

Welcome to Episode Zero of the PWTcast!

Meet host Scrump, and his cohost Dave, as they talk about who they are and what listeners can expect from the official podcast of Pro Wrestling Tees. 

Marty DeRosa

Comedian, mop commercial actor, and host of the Marty and Sarah Love Wrestling Podcast Marty DeRosa talks with Scrump about his personal experiences with being a life long consumer and now producer of wrestling merchandise.

Hear Marty and Scrump talk about the first time their encounters with Kazuchika Okada, Marty's love of wrestling figures, and what he thinks is the coolest wrestling shirt of all time.

Also, Scrump and Stank talk about their issues with Kickstarter not letting them start a $75 fund, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, how to get into the Pro Wrestling Tees VIP Facebook group, and how to win a FREE shirt courtesy of Pro Wrestling Tees.

 

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Matt Knicks

Founder of Freelance Wrestling Matt Knicks stops by the PWTCAST as the first member of the PWT cast to be on the show.

Matt Knicks talks to Scrump and Stank about what it's like running Chicago's best independent wrestling promotion, why he had the Penis Druid win the Halloween Battle Royale, and his affiliation to the satanic church.

 

Also, Scrump and Stank give a spoiler free review of the Amazon series "The Boys", talk about their favorite Quentin Tarantino movies, discuss the upcoming Labor Day sale, answer some fan mail, and announce the winner of the FIRST t-shirt give away.

 

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Sarah Shockey

Friend of the show and one half of Marty and Sarah Love Wrestling, Sarah Joy Shockey talks with Scrump about David Arquette asking her to draw him tattoos, what it's like getting into wrestling later than most people do and her thought process into designing show logos and artwork for her podcast in this GIANT sized episode of the PWTCAST.

Sarah and Scrump trade stories about the weird nuances of their nephews, becoming friends with wrestlers, and introducing new people into independent wrestling.

Also, Scrump and Stank announce this weeks winner of the PWT Give Away, talk about what #StupidMichael did this week, they read some fan emails, and introduce their new segment: Fan of the Week.

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Frank Spahic

Friend of the show and President of Pro Wrestling Tees World Wide Operations, Frank Spahic joins Scrump and Dave on this weeks episode to talk about his 10 years with the company, seeing it grow from One Hour Tees to Pro Wrestling Tees, and the time he worked 36 hours straight.

Frank talks about the rapid growth of Pro Wrestling Crate now compared to when the company was first bought, growing up with owner of Pro Wrestling Tees Ryan Barkan, what he does for the company and how much "work" #StupidMichael actually gets done on a daily basis.

Also, Scrump and Stank talk about friend of the show Brendan Fraser, What We Do In The Shadows , the new Fanny Devito fanny pack available from The Cryptic Closet, announce the winner of the weeks t-shirt give away, and talk about the ugly divorce of Marvel and Sony which leads to Scrump comparing Sony being as shady as Don Omar was to Romeo Santos in the 2005 Reggaeton hit, "Ella y Yo" by Aventura featuring Don Omar.

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John Pollock and "Cowboy" Wai Ting

Friends of the show and founders of POST Wrestling, John Pollock and "Cowboy" Wai Ting joined Scrump during Summerslam weekend to talk about the intricisies of starting up their network of podcasts from scratch after the disbandment of the LAW.

John and Wai talk about what it's like running their own store, how they manage to record up to five different shows weekly, their thoughts on the current state of wrestling, and what they look forward to from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Also; Scrump and Stank talk about their experiences from All Out weekend which includes meeting various Friends of the Show, which matches stood out the most from the pay per view, their thoughts on GLOW, announce next weeks guest, and introduce a brand new outro for the show featuring an ELITE guest...

Special thanks to Kenny Omega.

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Vinny Malave

Friend of the show and owner of The Cryptic Closet, Vinny Malave joins Scrump and Stank to talk about the struggles of running his own t shirt company and how it's led to him running his own horror themed pop up shop: The Horror House.

Vinny talks about working for Lisa Marie Varon (formerly known as Victoria in WWE), the role Marty DeRosa had in him being hired at Pro Wrestling Tees, who the better Pennywise is between Bill Skarsgard and Tim Curry, what he ultimately hopes to accomplish with The Horror House, and drops a MAJOR surprise for the listeners of the PWTCAST!

Also, Scrump and Stank talk about Sony "closing the door" on Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a spoiler free review of IT: Chapter 2, how their first month of podcasting has been, the gift that keeps on giving known as Chris Jericho, and they react to the MAJOR surprise that Vinny dropped on them!

Special thanks to Kenny Omega.

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Braden Herrington

Friend of the show and host of the UpNXT podcast, Braden Herrington joined Scrump during Summerslam weekend to talk about a litany of things that include meeting through internet, getting in trouble for wearing wrestling shirts, and who's the better actor between Nicholas Cage and Brendan Fraser.

Braden talks about how his love for comic books led to his love for wrestling, a good wrestling design vs a bad one, and wanting to teach a college course on the various similarities between the world of rap music and the world of wrestling.

Also, Scrump and Stank talk about the Pro Wrestling Tees Pizza Party, Scrump's top secret San Diego trip, Steve Harvey being on the board of directors for Impact Wrestling, what Halloween is like for them now as opposed to when they were younger, the history on Lord Voldemort, and whether Scrump prefers Full Metal Alchemist or Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood.

Special thanks to Kenny Omega for the outro.

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Chris Stonecipher

Friend of the show and owner of Wrestling Tattoos, Chris Stonecipher joined Scrump and Stank during All Out weekend to talk about his experiences in tattooing for the last 15 years and the similarities of wrestling and tattooing in that their roots are deeply ingrained in the carny culture

Chris talks about the wrestlers that he's tattooed, what the weirdest tattoo he's ever done has been, what his children think of him being a tattoo artist, what it was like growing up with an old school biker as a dad, and which tattoos he's itching to do on people.

Also, Scrump and Stank talk about the week that was in wrestling on this GIANT SIZED episode along with congratulating friends of the show Marty DeRosa for his debut comedy album reaching number one as well as Braden Herrington and Davie Portman for launching their Patreon as well as bonus interviews with various guests who they had the pleasure of speaking with during All Out weekend.

Some of the guests include Fat Ass Masa, Charles Brugnolotti, Dennis Day Jr, MJF, and Marty Scurll.

Special thanks to Marty Scurll and Kenny Omega.

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David Stenken

Friend of the show, head designer at Pro Wrestling Tees, and cohost of the podcast, David "Stank" Stenken is this week's guest!

Stank tells Scrump the origin story of him coming to work at Pro Wrestling Tees, the uncertainty of leaving an old job for a new and promising career, as well as his philosophy when designing shirts.  

Also, Scrump and Stank talk about finally having their own t shirt store, wanting to perform with Three 6 Mafia, going to see Freelance Wrestling, a new sponsor of the show, their love for Darth Maul and how you can win the opportunity to be feature on the show.

Plus the guest for their live show on October 12th is announced.

Special thanks to Kenny Omega for the outro.

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