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Wrestling Life with Ben Veal — 136 episodes

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1

Candice Michelle On Joining TNA Wrestling, Tommy Dreamer, WWE Divas Era, In-Ring Comeback

2

TNA Wrestling's John Skyler On Order 4, Mustafa Ali, The Great Hands vs The Hardy Boyz

3

The Wrestler: The Most REAL Wrestling Movie Ever Made?

4

Marc Mero On Johnny B Badd, Sable, Vince McMahon, Hitting Rock Bottom, Life After Wrestling

5

KroniK Enters Wrestling Life Hall of Fame 2026

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DDP On Change Or Die, Buff Bagwell, Butterbean, Marc Mero, Cody Rhodes

7

Remembering Brodie Lee: A Tribute To The Exalted One

8

Raven Enters Wrestling Life Hall of Fame 2026

9

Gene Snitsky On THAT Kane/Lita Storyline, It Wasn't My Fault, WWE's ECW, Heidenreich

10

Nattie Neidhart On New WWE Character, Last Hart Beating, Women's Revolution, Bret Hart

11

The Fabulous Rougeaus: Wrestling Life Hall of Fame 2026 Induction

12

Jimmy Korderas On Royal Rumble 2005, The Great Khali, Taz, Edge vs The Undertaker

13

Stanley Karr On Wrestling With Heart, Stone Cold's Return, Al Snow, Podcasting With Purpose

14

Demolition: Wrestling Life Hall of Fame 2026 Induction

15

Marc Copani On Muhammad Hassan, John Cena's Last Match, Hulk Hogan, OVW'c Class Of 2002

16

Keith Elliot Greenberg on The Inside Story of All Elite Wrestling

17

For The Love Of Wrestling: What To Expect In 2026

18

Psycho Boy Fodder on "Whirlwind" Indy Wrestling Schedule, Angelina Love, EC3, Bodybuilding

19

Raven On Nevemore Documentary, ECW, Tommy Dreamer, Paul Heyman, Parkinson's Diagnosis

20

Viva La Raza! Celebrating Eddie Guerrero's Wrestling Life And Legacy

21

The Wrestling Life and Legacy of Gorilla Monsoon

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Ken Shamrock Talks Bret Hart vs Stone Cold, The Rock, Lion's Den, Wrestling Legacy

23

Carl Ouellet on The Creation Of PCO, The Quebecers, Becoming ROH Champ, TNA Monster Battles

24

Rampage: World Wrestling Federation's Invasion of the British Isles

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Jimmy Wang Yang: Becoming A Cowboy, DDP, Vince McMahon, Eric Bischoff, Final WCW Nitro

26

Dan 'The Beast' Severn Talks Attitude Era, Jim Cornette, Owen Hart, Brawl For All, Walking Away From WWE

27

Remembering Chyna: The Ninth Wonder of the World

28

The Wrestling Classic's Justin Dhillon on Casual Conversations, Sting, Bret Hart, Steve Austin

29

Ernest 'The Cat' Miller on Goldberg's Last Match, The Wrestler, WCW's Demise, Why WWE Run Ended

30

Ross Hart on Stampede Wrestling's Legacy, Bret vs Owen, Nattie Neidhart, Montreal

31

Gone Too Soon Tribute: Brian 'Crush' Adams

32

Killer Kross on Leaving WWE, The WE WANT KROSS Chants, Scarlett Bordeaux, Life Is Fighting

33

Gone Too Soon — Remembering Windham 'Bray Wyatt' Rotunda

34

Sean Mooney Returns! Wrestling’s Golden Era, Leaving In 1993, WWE vs AEW

35

Hulk Hogan Tribute — Marc Mero Remembers Terry Bollea

36

Jacques Rougeau — Hulk Hogan's Legacy, The Mountie Character, Bret Hart, Wrestling Tough Times

37

Joe Coffey — WWE Release, Training with The Rock for WrestleMania XL, Leading Gallus in NXT UK

38

The Dynamite Kid Tom Billington — Wrestling Life Hall of Fame 2025 Induction

39

Steph De Lander — New Autobiography, Matt Cardona, Creative Reinvention, Heel Heat

40

Bushwhacker Luke — Losing Butch, WWE Hall of Fame and Wild Tag Team Memories

41

Kurt Fuller — No Holds Barred: The BEST Bad Movie Ever? Hulk Hogan, Vince McMahon, Stan Hansen

42

Wrestling Legends Gone Too Soon — Yokozuna

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Marc Mero — Wrestling Life Hall of Fame 2025 Induction

44

Nathan Cruz — First PROGRESS Wrestling Champion, Brian Dixon, AEW's FTR, Overcoming Tough Times

45

Henry O. Godwinn — The Undertaker's WWE Farewell, Slopping Sunny, The BSK, Career-Ending Injury

46

Demolition — WWE Hall of Fame, Vince McMahon, Andre The Giant, Breaking Tag Team Records

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Keith Elliot Greenberg — How WrestleMania III Changed Everything

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Wrestling Legends Gone Too Soon — Owen Hart

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Buff Bagwell — WL Hall of Fame 2025 Induction

50

Wrestling Legends Gone Too Soon — Scott Hall

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Eric Young — Winning TNA Gold, Exiting WWE, Sanity's Downfall and Vinyl Obsession

52

Candice Michelle — WL Hall of Fame 2025 Induction

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Wrestling Legends Gone Too Soon — 'Mr. Perfect' Curt Hennig

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Chris Van Vliet — Podcasting With The Undertaker, Meeting DDP, John Cena's Heel Turn, CM Punk's WWE Return

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Cowboy James Storm — Beer Money, WWE & TNA's Partnership, Beating Kurt Angle, Acting In Movies

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Lana Rae — The Legs Of Pro Wrestling, WWE Ambitions and Overcoming Setbacks

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Veteran WWE Referee Mike Chioda — WL Hall of Fame 2025 Induction

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The British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith — WL Hall of Fame 2025 Induction

59

Jonny Storm — 'Unofficial Legend' Status, Jody Fleisch, Doug Williams, British Wrestling's Revival

60

Nick Dinsmore — The Controversial Eugene Character, Eric Bischoff, Kurt Angle, Training NXT Talent

61

Sean Mooney — The WWF Event Center, Lord Alfred Hayes, Monday Night Raw's Debut, Bobby Heenan

62

Bryan Clark — Adam Bomb, Wrath, KroniK, Leaving WWE For WCW and Wrestling Retirement

63

Alex Wright — Being WCW's Das Wunderkind, His Famous Dance, Backstage Politics and Berlyn

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Kenny McIntosh — Inside The Ropes, WhatCulture and Interviewing WWE Wrestling Legends

65

Vinny Pacifico — Indy Wrestling Worldwide, Energy Drinks, Bryan Danielson, What's Next

66

Iestyn Rees — WOS Wrestling, Working With Cody Rhodes and Kevin Nash, Being The Alpha Male

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D-Von Dudley — Faith, Fatherhood, Paul Heyman, TLC and The Next Generation of Wrestling Talent

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Veteran WWE Referee Mike Chioda — Hell In A Cell 1998, Goldberg vs The Undertaker, Austin vs Rock, John Cena

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Marc Copani — Being WWE's Muhammad Hassan and The Blurred Lines Between Fiction and Reality in Wrestling

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Rob Van Dam — Wrestling With Concussion, Being One Of A Kind and Beating John Cena

71

Eric Bischoff — Netflix’s Mr. McMahon Series, Hulk Hogan’s Heel Turn, Bret Hart after Montreal, Starrcade 97 and WCW’s Dying Days

72

Lilian Garcia's SHOCKING Return To WWE - REACTION

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Lilian Garcia — Making WWE History, Arena Level Confidence and What's Next

74

Candice Michelle — The WWE Women's Revolution, Paving The Way, Emotional Alignment

75

Netflix's Mr. McMahon Documentary Misses The Mark

76

'Chainsaw Queen' Paige Collett — Wrestling With CRPS, Fighting Out of a Wheelchair, What’s Next

77

Mick Foley — Making A Difference With Childfund, 25 Years Since Have A Nice Day!, One More Match, MJF

78

This is Wrestling Life with Ben Veal: Real Talk from Real Talent

79

Eric Bischoff — Being Grateful, Taking Risks, Returning To WWE, Learning From Failure

80

Charles Wright — Being The Godfather, What Happened to Papa Shango, The BSK, Living The High Life

81

Bronwyne Billington — The Dynamite Kid's Legacy, Calgary Wrestling, Blazing Her Own Trail

82

Dylan Postl — Being Hornswoggle, WeeLC, DX, Standing Tall As A Dad

83

Big Vito LoGrasso — Being The Don, WCW Hardcore Matches, Wrestling In A Dress, Putting Family First

84

Chad 'Gunner' Lail — Leaving Wrestling Behind, TNA, NXT, Finding Renewed Purpose In Law Enforcement

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Barry Darsow — Demolition, Being The Repo Man, Enjoying Retirement, WWE Hall of Fame?

86

Ripped Reed — Chasing Dreams, Training With Tajiri, Growing As A Wrestler

87

The Blue Meanie — ECW's Extreme Legacy, Comedy In Wrestling, The Influence of Paul Heyman

88

Lex Luger — Wrestling Dark Times, Finding Faith, The Lex Express, Making WCW Nitro History

89

Angelina Love & Psycho Boy Fodder — Married Life and The Art of Wrestling Storytelling

90

Wrestling Life 017 | 'Big Wavy' Roy Johnson

91

NITRO author Guy Evans on The Untold Story of WCW's Decline

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Why Did Eric Bischoff Return to WWE in 2019?

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"No Continuity" - Why WCW Couldn't Turn Around Its Fortunes

94

"He Was Very Honest" - Guy Evans on Working With Eric Bischoff

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Wrestling Life 016 | Guy Evans

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"I Had Genuine Curiosity" - Author Guy Evans on Why He Wrote NITRO

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"My Proudest Achievement" - Kurt Angle on Winning the Olympic Gold Medal

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"I Had Fun With It" - Kurt Angle on Going Viral With The Thousand Yard Stare Meme

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"The Funnest Time" - Kurt Angle on Creating Comedy Gold with Stone Cold Steve Austin

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"I Wanted To Wrestle" - Kurt Angle on Final WWE Run

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Wrestling Life 015 | Kurt Angle

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"I Had Goosebumps" - Mike Chioda on The Rock vs Hulk Hogan

103

"He Opened The Doors" - Mike Chioda on Cody Rhodes

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"It Was A Shock" - Mike Chioda on WWE Release in 2020

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014 | Mike Chioda on 35 Years as a Referee, Iconic WWE Moments and The Future

106

"I'm The King" - RJ Singh on Making The DDT Mean Something Again

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013 | RJ Singh on Being The DDT King, Dad Life and Making Memories

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012 | Lisa Marie Varon on Life With ADHD, Meeting Wrestling Fans and the WWE Women's Revolution

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"I Was A Rookie" - Lisa Marie Varon on Getting Hardcore with Trish Stratus

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"He Believed In Me" - Lisa Marie Varon on Stevie Richards

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011 | WCW's LODI on Heart Bypass Surgery, Team Fearless and Raven's Flock

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"He'll Take Every Opportunity" - Doug Williams on Nick Aldis as Smackdown GM

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"A Tough Locker Room" - Buff Bagwell on WCW Friendships

114

"It's Not A Bad Match!" - Buff Bagwell on Infamous WWF RAW Clash with Booker T

115

"I Lost 20 Years" - Buff Bagwell talks Addiction and Recovery

116

010 | Buff Bagwell on Sobriety Journey and The NWO's Insane Popularity

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"Dusty was my mentor" - Marc Mero on Dusty Rhodes' creation of Johnny B Badd

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"It was a tough time" - Marc Mero on how guaranteed WWF contract hurt his career

119

"What Is A Wildman?!" - Marc Mero on why his WWF Character Failed

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#009 | Marc Mero on Finding Purpose and Inspiring Others

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"He's so competitive!" - Marc Mero on Diamond Dallas Page

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#008 | Doug Williams on retiring from wrestling after 30 incredible years

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#007 | Ross Hart on The Hart Family Wrestling Legacy, Bret v Owen, Summerslam 1992 and The Dungeon

124

Brock Anderson Reveals Why He Hated His AEW TV Debut

125

Summerslam 1992: What Makes Hitman vs Bulldog an All-Time Classic?

126

Shawn Michaels vs The Undertaker: The Greatest WrestleMania Match of All Time?

127

#006 | Brock Anderson on Leaving AEW and The Next Chapter

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#005 | John Skyler: TNA Dream Matches and Being A Good Hand

129

#004 | Rishi Ghosh: Acting the Villain and Retiring from Wrestling

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"NXT UK was really under-appreciated" - Sha Samuels on the WWE's UK brand and coaching young talent

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#003 | Sha Samuels: WWE NXT UK Memories and Pro Wrestling Passion

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"A magical, crazy time" - FPW's Matt Burden on the resurgence of British wrestling

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#002 | FPW's Matt Burden: Running a Wrestling Promotion and Building Community

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"I came so close to my WWE dream" - Nathan Cruz on failing WWE medical and not getting signed to NXT

135

Nathan Cruz - What went wrong with ITV's WOS wrestling reboot?

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#001 | 'Second II None' Nathan Cruz: Wrestling for WWE, Missing Out on NXT UK and Locker Room Friendships