Segment 1:

We welcome Bob Smith of The Outdated Wrestling Hour and Outdated Entertainment Hour. Bob was also a staff member at Pro Wrestling Illustrated, worked on the first PWI 500, and played in B.B. King’s band. It should be a fascinating visit.

Segment 2:

I go back to the 1966 West Texas Territory, this time covering the Tuesday night town of Odessa. We take a deep dive on promoter Pat O’Dowdy and look at the January cards in Odessa.

Segment 3:

Another fun Mailbag segment. Steve Gennerelli and I take a crack at fascinating questions from our viewers and listeners.

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• (00:00:02) - Intro and Kentucky weather update
• (00:03:14) - Remembering PAC (Benjamin Satterley)
• (00:07:06) - Roy Welch Hall of Fame campaign
• (00:13:06) - Idealism vs realism in getting Roy Welch elected
• (00:19:06) - Show preview for today's episode
• (00:20:24) - Welcoming Bob Smith and podcast recording marathon
• (00:23:21) - Copyright, music licensing and YouTube issues
• (00:24:41) - Outdated Entertainment Hour origins and topics
• (00:26:33) - Polka music tangent
• (00:28:12) - Reconnecting with old wrestling magazine friends
• (00:32:07) - Bill Apter stories and Apter's Alley collection
• (00:33:29) - Life at PWI: magazines and workplace
• (00:36:57) - Dusty Rhodes' Florida comeback and Terry Funk feud
• (00:38:55) - Creating the PWI 500 rankings
• (00:41:43) - Bob's Memphis wrestling trip in 1991
• (00:44:04) - Studio wrestling nostalgia
• (00:45:49) - Leaving PWI and career after the magazine days
• (00:47:53) - Getting hired via Mike Tyson article and PWI duties
• (00:49:33) - Naming the Rob Van Dam split-legged moonsault
• (00:51:08) - Favorite Outdated Entertainment Hour: The Guess Who
• (00:52:38) - Joe Puccio co-host relationship
• (00:56:49) - Generational gaps in wrestling fandom
• (00:58:17) - Detroit wrestling legends and the Sheik's outlaw walkout
• (01:03:13) - Lord Layton and Detroit territory nostalgia
• (01:04:22) - Amarillo tape preservation and Mario Savoldi
• (01:05:46) - Origins of Bob's own podcast after being dropped
• (01:11:17) - Ian Douglas and modern wrestling authors
• (01:13:41) - Personal reflection questions: memories, heroes, values
• (01:19:31) - Favorite things: music, food, and places
• (01:22:28) - Success, legacy, and life advice questions
• (01:25:13) - Favorite sound and lessons on screens/kids
• (01:28:12) - Best lesson learned: don't beat yourself up
• (01:31:08) - Wrapping up with Bob and mutual appreciation
• (01:36:10) - Tribute to Beautiful Bruce Sweetan/Swayze
• (01:40:39) - West Texas 1966: Odessa promoter Pat O'Dowdy background
• (02:03:38) - Odessa Tuesday night cards January 1966
• (02:18:24) - Mailbag intro with Steve Giannarelli
• (02:19:34) - Mailbag: Backlund and NWA/AWA title questions
• (02:30:34) - Mailbag: Harley Race's travel schedule
• (02:34:02) - Mailbag: Underrated managers and forgotten footage
• (02:38:42) - Mailbag: Observer Hall of Fame candidates
• (02:43:28) - Mailbag: Booking WCW after Dusty's firing in 1989
• (02:50:27) - Mailbag: Saving the territory system hypothetical
• (03:02:53) - Mailbag: Dusty Rhodes' NWA title reign travel
• (03:10:09) - Mailbag: George Scott's underrated booking genius
• (03:14:52) - Mailbag: Andre the Giant's exclusive WWF deal
• (03:19:46) - Mailbag: JYD in Crockett hypothetical
• (03:22:26) - Magazine collections and closing mailbag segment
• (03:27:13) - Show wrap-up, sponsor read, and closing