Episode 52 with Mike Kehner (pt 2)

RefereeMike Kehner returns to Creative Control to cover the gamut of his pro wrestling career, as a referee, a wrestler, and a trainer, and we cover the past, the present, and the future. We begin with some ECW stories, including the Mike Awesome situation, and the returns of Raven and Sandman in 1999. Mike goes over ECW's closure, and some of the unsung ECW heroes, both in the ring and out of the ring, as well as the craziest moment he ever saw in the ring, in ECW. He talks about his close relationship with his mentor, former ECW referee John Finnegan, and how much he still enjoy working with him today. We cover his close relationship with Steve Corino. We get into the Philly Wrestling Wars, and how it affected Mike when he wanted to work for the different warring promotions. He tells a few stories about little remembered promotion, MECW, including working with Curt Hennig, Chris Harris, and Buff Bagwell. We also talk about his time working for MLW, including a War Games match in Florida. Mike tells us his theory as to where a new promotion could best grow in the US, and that turns into a conversation about Freedom Pro Wrestling, run by former 3PW talent Kris Krude/Cesar Smalls. We get into the infamous Low Ki vs. Ahtu match for EVOLVE, and we consider what went wrong for Extreme Rising, and how Tommy Dreamer's House Of Hardcore picked up the ball that they dropped and ran with it in the Philly area. And finally, we cover Mike's career today, including working for ECWA. We talk about ECWA's very passionate fanbase, some of the up and coming young talents there, and the upcoming Super 8 Tournament, on April 23rd. We also go over the Delco Pro Wrestling show this Sunday, which will feature such talents as Robbie E, Rockin Rebel, Nick Berk, Eric Martin, Missy Sampson, Kid America, and more, with Mike refereeing, and calling it right down the middle. To keep up with Mike, please check out his Facebook page, as well as the FB pages for ECWA and Delco Pro Wrestling.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/absurd-w-joe-feeney--3475952/support.