EPISODE · Mar 17, 2021 · 1H 19M
STR: "Michigan Wrestles The 90's" w/ "Hard Time" Gene Austin
from Shooting The Ropes · host Shaun Sisk
In Episode #6 of "Michigan Wrestles The 90's", we speak to 30+ year veteran of the wrestling business, "Hard Time" Gene Austin. Austin, who was a former wrestler and promoter in the area for NWA Michigan, later renamed NWA Great Lakes, speaks to us about his training back in the 80's in Georgia, his time spent in Canada at Border City Wrestling and the talent he witnessed at the Can-Am School, his personal travels as well as fued with "Death Dealer" Tommy Starr. Also, we discuss the school he held in Michigan and what he taught there that he now passes on at his promotion and school for Diamond Championship Wrestling in Mississippi. Gene and I also discuss the changing of the guard as it pertains to the styles and training in wrestling from the tike period to the 2020's, how to make it in the business when your mind is focused, and lots of advice from the 30 year vet on how to be successful and just what NOT to do as you progress in the wrestling business. Grab a chair and sit back as we learn more about "Hard Time" Gene Austin in this 74+ minute interview.
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In Episode #6 of "Michigan Wrestles The 90's", we speak to 30+ year veteran of the wrestling business, "Hard Time" Gene Austin. Austin, who was a former wrestler and promoter in the area for NWA Michigan, later renamed NWA Great Lakes, speaks to us about his training back in the 80's in Georgia, his time spent in Canada at Border City Wrestling and the talent he witnessed at the Can-Am School, his personal travels as well as fued with "Death Dealer" Tommy Starr. Also, we discuss the school he held in Michigan and what he taught there that he now passes on at his promotion and school for Diamond Championship Wrestling in Mississippi. Gene and I also discuss the changing of the guard as it pertains to the styles and training in wrestling from the tike period to the 2020's, how to make it in the business when your mind is focused, and lots of advice from the 30 year vet on how to be successful and just what NOT to do as you progress in the wrestling business. Grab a chair and sit back as we learn more about "Hard Time" Gene Austin in this 74+ minute interview.
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