Dan and Benny In the Ring
Dan & Benny In the Ring is a professional wrestling podcast hosted by writers Dan Sebastiano and Benny Scala. Through in depth interviews, and commentary, we hear stories from all facets of life in the wrestling business. Dan and Benny in the Ring is a look towards wrestling’s future while celebrating its storied past.
Episodes

4 days ago
4 days ago
The guys are again joined by Mike Messier as they discuss some sports, remember the legendary Sabu, and look back at WWE Backlash.
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Tuesday May 06, 2025
Episode 225: Ontario Wrestling w/ Jamie Greer
Tuesday May 06, 2025
Tuesday May 06, 2025
The guys sit down with Jamie Greer, author of "Killers, Butchers, Cry-Babys & Canadian Destroyers" to talk about the history of wrestling in Ontario, Canada.
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Tuesday Apr 29, 2025
Episode 224: Jeff Bukantz "The Mighty Maccabee"
Tuesday Apr 29, 2025
Tuesday Apr 29, 2025
The guys sit down with Jeff Bukantz an American fencing champion turned wrestler, who wrestled under a mask as Mighty Maccabee and promoted the legendary Grand Masters of Wrestling shows.
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Tuesday Apr 22, 2025
Episode 223: WrestleMania 41
Tuesday Apr 22, 2025
Tuesday Apr 22, 2025
The guys are joined by author, and filmmaker, Mike Messier for a discussion and review of WrestleMania 41.
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Tuesday Apr 15, 2025
Episode 222: Territory Talk - Portland Wrestling
Tuesday Apr 15, 2025
Tuesday Apr 15, 2025
The guys are joined again by author Jim Phillips for another edition of Territory Talk. This week they discuss Pacific Northwest Wrestling from Portland whose seventy years of dominance produced some of the biggest stars wrestling has ever known.
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Tuesday Apr 08, 2025
Episode 221: Territory Talk - NWA Hollywood / WWA
Tuesday Apr 08, 2025
Tuesday Apr 08, 2025
This week the guys are joined by author Jim Phillips for another edition of territory talk with this episode focused on NWA Hollywood and its decades long run as the dominant territory of California.
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Thursday Apr 03, 2025
Episode 220: Territory Payouts w/ Nikita Breznikov
Thursday Apr 03, 2025
Thursday Apr 03, 2025
The guys are joined by Nikita Breznikov as they look back on and discuss wrestler payouts from the 70s and 80s in the golden age of territory wrestling.
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Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
Episode 219: The History of Heel and Face Turns w/ George Schire
Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
The guys are joined once again by historian and author George Schire as he discusses the great heel and face turns throughout history and why so few of them work in today's wrestling.
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Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Episode 218: The Road to WrestleMania
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
This week the guys are joined again by filmmaker Mike Messier as they look at the confirmed, and potential, matches and share their thoughts on the upcoming WrestleMania 41.
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Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
Episode 217: Kenny Casanova
Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
This week they guys are joined by New England Wrestling Hall of Famer and legendary wrestling biographer Kenny Casanova as he talks about his years in the business and how he ended up as a go to author for wrestlers wanting to tell their stories.
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Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
Episode 216: Dark Side of the Ring Season 6
Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
The guys are joined by Mike Messier as they review and discuss the announced episode topics for season six of Vice TV's Dark Side of the Ring.
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Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
Episode 215: The Life and Legacy of Don Curtis
Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
The guys sit down with Dotty Curtis as she talks about the life and legacy of her late husband, the Florida wrestling legend Don Curtis.
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