Tuck Of The Draw
By Stephen Louch
Tuck Of The DrawMar 17, 2020
TOTD 41 - Logan Smith
Logan Smith came to record this show on the 11th March, and a lot has changed in the wrestling environment since. This is a superb story of overcoming injuries, self determination, hard work and 52 shoulder dislocations that I really recommend that everyone gives a try. Logan has two of the best answers to any questions I have asked in any podcast, and I feel very motivated in this difficult time after re listening to edit the show
mentions of upcoming shows removed to avoid confusion. but when PBW, Pro Wrestling Elite, Pro Wrestling Scotland, Big Massive Wrestling, Respect Wrestling and many others he has become a regular at are back up and running, go check him in action.
TOTD 40 - Ewan O'Raw
Check his twitter @EwanORawPBW for the latest on where you can see him in action.
TOTD 39 - Michael Chase - Career & Retirement
Michael Chase has had a unique career , from setting up Reckless Intent via The Princes Trust, wrestling as a bunny in The Cathouse, making a scene happen in Livingston and the opportunities hes taken with Discovery Wrestling, SWE, ICW, Target Wrestling and many others before he reached his goal, getting a tryout with WWE in 2017. When he announced earlier this year he was planing to retire we agreed that we would sit down and have a chat over his career, and the time flew in. its a longer one, but was very little I felt I could trim away. its not the story you might have expected
TOTD 38 - Ashley Vega
I had the pleasure to sit down with one of the breakout stars of 2019 so far in Ashley Vega. In our chat we talked training, building fitness and confidence, her time away and coming back and all the opportunities since Wrestling for PBW, Pro Wrestling Eve and Discovery Wrestling , starring on Kings Road and her inspirations in her character and dream match stipulations!!
Ashley's final answer was so good and summed the chat up that well I just ended it there, no bumper asking you to like, share etc, so asking here!
Find Ashley on all social media @AshleyVegaUK
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Thanks for listening!
TOTD 37 - Nathan North
Hello!
for this episode I spoke with Nathan North, discussing
- growing up as the younger brother in a wrestling mad family
- his training and debuting at WrestleZone
- Some of his biggest matches with Damien, Kings of Catch and others
- his mentors
- his recent move to Glasgow , now training at Source Wrestling and how he is seeking more opportunities across the scene
Find Nathan on Twitter @NathanNorth95
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TOTD 36 - Freddie The Fanboy
Freddie The Fanboy burst onto the scene at Reckless Intent late last year, and is fast becoming a regular on their shows across Central Scotland
Have a listen as we discuss
- what got him into wrestling as a kid
- learning about Scotland having a wrestling scene
- Have I got Chair Shots For You.........
- Starting to train, and how he reached Reckless Intent
- Debuting, how he became Freddie The Fanboy and his hopes for the future
Find Freddie on Twitter @FreddieCrank1 and Facebook "Freddie The Fanboy"
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TOTD 35 - Referee Chris Quinn
You cant have a match without a referee, and I sat down and spoke with Referee at Reckless Intent and Discovery Wrestling Chris Quinn to cover the story of the 3rd man in the ring.
We discussed
- What got him into wrestling
- his time in stand up comedy
- wrestling training at GPWA and then Reckless Intent
- the step from Wrestler to Ref
- Career highlights, role of the ref , feedback and advice received
and much much more
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TOTD 34 - Jesse Santana
This show I sat down with Jess Santana before his match with Aaron Echo at Premier British Wrestling's show in Larbert, and TOTD became The Jesse Show
We talked his character, wrestling ability, choosing his name, expressing himself though his character. working on Kings Road Warriors, how he has come back from a knee injury sustained late 2108 and much more
Find Jesse on Twitter @JessSantanaUK , Instagram @_Jessesantana_ or search Jesse Santana for his Facebook Like Page
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Thanks!
TOTD 33 - Ian Skinner
This weeks chat is with Ian Skinner.
in it we cover
- training with PBW in Airdrie
- Getting out and working for different promotions
- his background in different performance arts and how it can assist in wrestling
- upcoming shows for PBW, Source Wrestling, Reckless Intent and SWA
and a a Special guest appearance to pop a handful of people......
Find Ian on Twitter @IanSkinnerPW or 'Ian Skinner' on his Facebook Like Page
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TOTD 32 - Krieger
I could write a big massive description, as my show notes are loaded from listening to this back as the chat flowed so easily, but will try and limit it.
Hear Krieger discuss teaming with Lou King Sharp & Kid Fite, Funaki, Undertaker tights, Vader, Krowbars road sign collection, wrestling like a big guy, angry Tommy End and loads more.
Find Krieger @KreigerPBW on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram
Find the show @TuckOfTheDraw on all of the above as well
TOTD 31 - The Natural Craig Anthony
Welcome to TOTD 31
This show I spoke with The Natural Craig Anthony , and a year into his career he has covered a lot of ground against some of the top talent we see on the UK scene
Following from his brief appearance on the show before the Drew Galloway Invitational 2018 we cover
- His match with Irvin Garrett in the tournament, and main eventing that first night
- The Source Wrestling Tournament and his matches that weekend with Mikey Whiplash, Kieran Kelly and OTT & NXT UK star Jordan Devlin
- Feedback from the veterans on that weekends shows including Mike Bird, Sugar Dunkerton and Mike Bailey
- Holiday Camps & PBW - making contact with Kid Fite and what he has learned from working the holiday camps from entertaining and interacting with the audiences
- Mixing his acting work with wrestling
- His goals for 2019 and much much more
No apologies given for chat about his dog Freddie throughout!!
Find Craig on Twitter and Instagram @CraigAR_
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TOTD 30 - Lou King Sharp
Welcome to the first chat of 2019, with Lou King Sharp
In my chat we go through the career of The Blood Tourist, and its clear to hear why he is your Maws Favorite Wrestler
We discussed
- First moving on from PBW and going international
- WrestleZone shows and his thoughts on the promotion
- What he learned from the Holiday Camp Shows
- The First 5* tour, interacting with Rey Mysterio, and the whole TV run that followed
- What Culture Shows, who he got to face and the earlier crowds allegiances
- Returning to ICW a more mature wrestler and person. The run so far of Fite Network and wrestling at the Hydro.
- Being the good guy in Discovery Wrestling
- Using his height for good...and bad
and much more including a couple of fun interactions in his career at the end
Follow Lou on twitter @LouKingSharpPBW or search fro Lou King Sharp on Facebook
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TOTD 29 - Down The Road with Andy Wild, Jason Reed & Johnny Lions - Part 2
TOTD 28 - Up the Road with Andy Wild, Jason Reed and Johnny Lions Part 1
TOTD 27 - "The Gazelle" Grant McIvor
Being a fan of Grants wrestling, and how he is always adding new elements to his act, I took the chance to sit down and talk over his career and goals with him
Have a listen, and share what you think on social media via Grant who you can find on Twitter @The1GrantMcIvor, on Instagram @McIvor92 or on Facebook search Grant McIvor to find his likes page
Any feedback you want to send to the show find it on all Social Media via @TuckOfTheDraw
TOTD 26 - Jason Reed
Have a listen as we talk
- Backyard Wrestling
- Beginning Training with W3L
- Wrestling Road-trips
- Nandos
- Progressing his character
- Making WrestleZone Great Again
Find Jason on Twitter at @JasonReedXO and search 'Jason Reed' on Facebook
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TOTD 25 - Karnage & Monty - Target Wrestlings Tag Team Champions
This week I chat with Target Wrestlings hometown heroes in former Heavyweight Champion Karnage, and Ref turned Wrestler Monty
We covered off
- How they got into wrestling
- Karnages run as champion
- The impact of post show drinks on creative decisions
- Preparation for their matches with The Titans Of The North and their title match against CJ Banks and Shady Nattrass
and much more!
Share your thoughst and views on the chat with me via @TuckOfTheDraw on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
Firstly Wrestling Came Home, now Tuck Of The Draw has as well :D
TOTD 24 - Dean Ford on his Holiday Camp Wrestling Summer
TOTD 23 - Shady Nattrass
TOTD 22 - Amazon Ayesha Raymond
TOTD 21 - Jack Morris
TOTD 20 -Bad Boy Liam Thomson
TOTD 19 -Alexander Darwin MacAllan-Source Wrestling Champion
TOTD 18 - Discovery Wrestling with Alan Smith & Darren Goss
TOTD 17 - Coach Trip / Adam Shame
I don't know where to start.....wanted to speak to Coach for a long time, and we finally managed to find time where we were both free to have a chat over his Career
- As Adam Shame
- Managing as Coach Trip
- Sharing some tales upon suggestions of topics from his friends and peers
I have 30 plus topics down as discussed in my notes, but I am giving nothing more away for now!
Coach can be found on social media @CoachTripsTwita on Twitter and as Coach Trip on Facebook ( one in yella hat not the bus!)
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Like, share and review if you enjoy it!
TOTD 16- David Devlin
TOTD 15 - Flying Mike Bird
TOTD 14 - Pro Wrestling Elite with Lionheart
TOTD 12 - Target Wrestling with Ryan Devlin
TOTD 11.5 - DCT - Part Two
TOTD 11 - DCT - Part One
@DCTWrestler
@TuckOfTheDraw
Pt 2 is also available, split it up so its a little less intimidating than a 2 hour show popping up in your feed.
TOTD 10 - LUCHA SCOTLAND
TOTD 9 - Unstoppable Andy Wild
Back with Vengeance, Andy is ready and determined to take what he believes is his place in the Scottish and UK wide wrestling scene, with the aim firmly on the WWE Universe in his future.
We cover his early matches, the transition into Andrew Wilde, the comeback and his matches and experiences since with
- ICW
- Discovery Wrestling
- WrestleZone
- Reckless Intent
- WWE Tryout
- PWE past and present
- Diet and workout plans
As discussed in the chat, check out the Pinned tweet at @AndyTheWildman on Twitter, or Home/ Minibus Restoration on Instagram that is also @AndyTheWildMan
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TOTD 8 - Reckless Intent Wrestling, with Michael Chase
From trainees assembling to teach each other and run their own shows in an industrial estate lock up, to now running monthly shows in Livingston and many more beyond, its a story you will want to hear as long term fan or someone just curious to hear more about them.
They are @OFFICIAL_RITV on Twitter, or search Reckless Intent Wrestling on Facebook for info on upcoming shows
Twitter for the Podcast is @TuckOfTheDraw and Tuck Of The Draw on Facebook
TOTD 7 - The Bone Collector Irving Garrett
TOTD 5 - Aspen Faith
In this we cover
- an intro to WrestleZone and its talent
- how he broke out of the North East Scene
- his teaming with Lewis Girvan in Discovery, and taking that elsewhere
- what Discovery Wrestling has given him, wrestling and character wise and his past and future with The Young Bucks
- what his hopes for The Filthy Generation are in ring and in with merch
- his design work through his Bearhug Designs venture ( find the page on Facebook for lots of examples of what he has produced)
Find Aspen on Twitter @theaspenfaith
Show page is @TuckOfTheDraw
TOTD 4 - Red Lightning on the Drew Galloway Tournament 18
In this we discuss
- The origins of the tournament
- Renaming it after Drew Galloway
- The relationships between Wrestling Schools and Promotions across Scotland
- Opportunities for Trainees in the tournament and beyond
- Information on the event itself
Go to www.GallowayWrestling.EventBrite.com for tickets, and use the code 'BANKHOLIDAY' for 20% off before 10PM Tuesday 8th May 2018
@Galloway_2018 for the event on Twitter for more information
@TuckOfTheDraw on Twitter for the Podcast
TOTD 3 - Drew Galloway Invitational 2018 - Meet The Entrants
TOTD 2 - Chris Toal
- How he got into Wrestling
- His Relationship with Mark Dallas, Chris Renfrew and others
- Who his Favorite Wrestler has been to manage so far
- What he has enjoyed performance wise and the one creative idea he had to refuse
- His Television and Viral Video experiences
and much more
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