Dan and Benny In the Ring

Episode 232: The Life and Legacy of Abdullah the Butcher

The guys talk with author Scotty Rushing about his book 'Becoming the Butcher The Man Behind the Myth: An Unauthorized Biography of Abdullah the Butcher' as he talks the

Episode 231: Night of Champions and The Summer of Wrestling

The guys have a roundtable, joined again by author and filmmaker Mike Messier, where they discuss the Night of Champions event and all the upcoming events in summer's pac

Episode 230: The Life and Legacy of Wilbur Snyder

The guys are joined by Richard Vicek and Steven Verrier authors of the book "Wilbur Snyder The World's Most Scientific Wrestler" to talk about the life and legacy of the

Episode 229: The Summer Ahead and Money in the Bank

The guys talk about recent developments and news stories in the lead up to a massive summer for wrestling, and share their thoughts on the recent Money in the Bank event.

Episode 228: Contracts and Independent Contractors

With the recent news of R Truth leaving WWE the guys are joined by Mike Messier to discuss wrestling contracts and wrestlers statuses as independent contractors.   Send

Episode 227: Sabu's Final Match and Fan Q&A

The guys are again joined by filmmaker Mike Messier to discuss the controversy surrounding Sabu's last match, looking back on his legacy, and answering a few fan question

Episode 226: Remembering Sabu and WWE Backlash

The guys are again joined by Mike Messier as they discuss some sports, remember the legendary Sabu, and look back at WWE Backlash.     Send your questions for Dan and

Episode 225: Ontario Wrestling w/ Jamie Greer

The guys sit down with Jamie Greer, author of "Killers, Butchers, Cry-Babys & Canadian Destroyers" to talk about the history of wrestling in Ontario, Canada.   Send you

Episode 224: Jeff Bukantz "The Mighty Maccabee"

The guys sit down with Jeff Bukantz an American fencing champion turned wrestler, who wrestled under a mask as Mighty Maccabee and promoted the legendary Grand Masters of

Episode 223: WrestleMania 41

The guys are joined by author, and filmmaker, Mike Messier for a discussion and review of WrestleMania 41.   Send your questions for Dan and Benny to: danandbenny@outlo

Episode 222: Territory Talk - Portland Wrestling

The guys are joined again by author Jim Phillips for another edition of Territory Talk. This week they discuss Pacific Northwest Wrestling from Portland whose seventy yea

Episode 221: Territory Talk - NWA Hollywood / WWA

This week the guys are joined by author Jim Phillips for another edition of territory talk with this episode focused on NWA Hollywood and its decades long run as the domi

Episode 220: Territory Payouts w/ Nikita Breznikov

The guys are joined by Nikita Breznikov as they look back on and discuss wrestler payouts from the 70s and 80s in the golden age of territory wrestling.   Send your que

Episode 219: The History of Heel and Face Turns w/ George Schire

The guys are joined once again by historian and author George Schire as he discusses the great heel and face turns throughout history and why so few of them work in today

Episode 218: The Road to WrestleMania

This week the guys are joined again by filmmaker Mike Messier as they look at the confirmed, and potential, matches and share their thoughts on the upcoming WrestleMania

Episode 217: Kenny Casanova

This week they guys are joined by New England Wrestling Hall of Famer and legendary wrestling biographer Kenny Casanova as he talks about his years in the business and ho

Episode 216: Dark Side of the Ring Season 6

The guys are joined by Mike Messier as they review and discuss the announced episode topics for season six of Vice TV's Dark Side of the Ring.   Send your questions for

Episode 215: The Life and Legacy of Don Curtis

The guys sit down with Dotty Curtis as she talks about the life and legacy of her late husband, the Florida wrestling legend Don Curtis.   Send your questions for Dan a

Episode 214: The Life and Career of Bob Backlund

The guys are joined by Nikita Breznikov for a career retrospective on the All American wrestling legend Bob Backlund.   Send your questions for Dan and Benny to: danand

Episode 213: The Road to WrestleMania w/ Mike Messier

The guys are joined by author, filmmaker, and wrestling commentator Mike Messier to review the Royal Rumble and discuss the potential matches and feuds on the road to Wre