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

Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
Episode 142: CM Punk, AEW & The Future of Wrestling
Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
This week the guys are joined by TV/Radio hosts Monte & The Pharaoh for a round table discussion on the CM Punk fallout, the state of AEW, and the future of television wrestling.
Dan Sebastiano at Pro Wrestling Stories: https://prowrestlingstories.com/author/dan/
Benny Scala at Pro Wrestling Stories: https://prowrestlingstories.com/author/benny/
Monte & The Pharaoh: https://www.youtube.com/@montethepharaohli1prowrestling

Tuesday Sep 05, 2023
Episode 141: Brittany Brown ”The Boston Bad Girl”
Tuesday Sep 05, 2023
Tuesday Sep 05, 2023
Former IWF and WWWA Women's Champion Brittany Brown talks about her decades long career, from training under Fabulous Moolah and Killer Kowalski to her years winning gold across the territories.
Dan Sebastiano at Pro Wrestling Stories: https://prowrestlingstories.com/author/dan/
Benny Scala at Pro Wrestling Stories: https://prowrestlingstories.com/author/benny/

Tuesday Aug 29, 2023
Episode 140: Chris Whaley - The Man Behind ”The Masked Saint”
Tuesday Aug 29, 2023
Tuesday Aug 29, 2023
An interview with 1980s southern wrestling star, and author, Chris Whaley whose journey from wrestler to pastor to vigilante inspired the 2016 movie 'The Masked Saint'.
Dan Sebastiano at Pro Wrestling Stories: https://prowrestlingstories.com/author/dan/
Benny Scala at Pro Wrestling Stories: https://prowrestlingstories.com/author/benny/
Chris Whaley on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Chris-Whaley/author/B017RFZ72G?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
Episode 139 - Buggsy McGraw Returns
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
The guys sit down to hear more stories from multi time NWA champion, and territory wrestling legend, Buggsy McGraw.
Dan Sebastiano at Pro Wrestling Stories: https://prowrestlingstories.com/author/dan/
Benny Scala at Pro Wrestling Stories: https://prowrestlingstories.com/author/benny/
Buggsy McGraw Book: https://www.amazon.com/Brute-Power-Autobiography-Buggsy-McGraw/dp/1644677881

Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
Episode 138: George Schire - The Man Behind the History
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
The guys are joined by acclaimed wrestling historian George Schire, for an in-depth look at the man behind the most detailed coverage of the AWA and territory records.
Dan Sebastiano at Pro Wrestling Stories: https://prowrestlingstories.com/author/dan/
Benny Scala at Pro Wrestling Stories: https://prowrestlingstories.com/author/benny/
George Schire's book: https://www.amazon.com/Minnesotas-Golden-Age-Wrestling-Warriors/dp/0873516206/ref=sr_1_4?qid=1638330013&refinements=p_27%3AGeorge+Schire&s=books&sr=1-4

Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Episode 137: Sam Steet - The Future is Now
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
The guys are joined by 20 year old wrestling rookie sensation, and former NCAA Soccer Champion, Sam Street as she talks about her early life in the business. Training under 'Handsome' Jimmy Valiant and Ricky Morton, Sam Street has already won gold across the Mid-Atlantic region and is only a short run into her meteoric rise.
Send your questions for Dan and Benny to: danandbenny@outlook.com
Dan and Benny on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/danandbenny

Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Episode 136: ’Wildcat’ Wendall Cooley
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Few men meant more to the southern territories in the 1980s than 'Wildcat' Wendall Cooley. The former CWA Heavyweight Champion, CWF Heavyweight Champion, and NWA Southeast and NWA Southwest Heavyweight Champion shares his stories about his years in the wrestling business and his life in the territories.
Send your questions for Dan and Benny to: danandbenny@outlook.com
Dan and Benny on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/danandbenny

Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Episode 136: ’Wildcat’ Wendall Cooley
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Few men meant more to the southern territories in the 1980s than 'Wildcat' Wendall Cooley. The former CWA Heavyweight Champion, CWF Heavyweight Champion, and NWA Southeast and NWA Southwest Heavyweight Champion shares his stories about his years in the wrestling business and his life in the territories.
Send your questions for Dan and Benny to: danandbenny@outlook.com
Dan and Benny on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/danandbenny

Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
Episode 135: Wrestling’s Worst Gimmicks
Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
To honor the passing of our friend Mike "Mantaur" Halac, the guys discuss some of wrestling's worst gimmicks and look at the men who made the best of terrible ideas.
Send your questions for Dan and Benny to: danandbenny@outlook.com
Dan and Benny on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/danandbenny

Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Episode 134:Toni Rose
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
It's ladies night as the guys interview hall of famer Toni Rose, a five time NWA Women's Tag Team Champion and a student of The Fabulous Moolah. Having wrestled across the world Toni was a mainstay in women's wrestling during the 1960s and 70s.
Send your questions for Dan and Benny to: danandbenny@outlook.com
Dan and Benny on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/danandbenny

Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
Episode 133: Mike Mooneyham
Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
The guys interview Mike Mooneyham, a New York Times best selling author and wrestling sports columnist who covered the wrestling business for nearly fifty years.
Send your questions for Dan and Benny to: danandbenny@outlook.com
Dan and Benny on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/danandbenny
Mike Mooneyham Book: https://www.amazon.com/Sex-Lies-Headlocks-Wrestling-Entertainment/dp/1400051436

Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
Episode 132: Jimmy Valiant 4th of July Spectacular
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
Woo Mercy Daddy! The Boogie Woogie Man returns as Jimmy Valiant joins the show to celebrate 60 years in the wresting business with more stories from his legendary career.
Send your questions for Dan and Benny to: danandbenny@outlook.com
Dan and Benny on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/danandbenny
Jimmy Valiant Website: https://jimmyvaliant.weebly.com/

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