The Puro Wrestling Academy

PURO #14: (1963, Part 1) Gorillas, Haystacks, & Killers... OH MY!

The Puro Wrestling Academy returns for the Season Finale episode, as Professor Dan Ginnetty & Ray Russell cover the first 8 months of 1963 in Japan. Giant Baba returns fr

PURO #13: (1962) Vampire Blassie Wreaks Havoc, Baba's U.S. Excursion

The Puro Wrestling Academy returns, as Professor Dan Ginnetty & Ray Russell talk 1962 in Puroresu History. Just some of the topics include, "Vampire" Fred Blassie wreakin

PURO #12: (1961) Great Antonio Arrives, Bill Miller Unmasks, Inoki Ascends, More

It's time for another edition of the Puro Wrestling Academy, as Dan Ginnetty & Ray Russell talk the year of 1961 in Japan. We look at the Third World League Tournament, T

PURO #11: (1960) INOKI & BABA DEBUT!

NEW Puro Wrestling Academy w/Dan Ginnetty & Ray Russell is here! We talk the huge year of 1960 in Japan as business is BOMING! How Rikidozan finds Inoki AND Baba in an un

PURO #10: (1959) World League Tourney Debuts, Mr. Atomic Unmasked, More

It's time for another session of the Puro Wrestling Academy w/Dan Ginnetty & Ray Russell. This time out we look at the year of 1959 in Japanese Wrestling History. A ton o

PURO #09: (1958) Shady Business, Rikidozan Dethrones Thesz, Azumafuji Retires!

"The Professor of Puroresu" Dan Ginnetty and Ray Russell back with the latest edition of the Puro Wrestling Academy! This week we cover the year of 1958 in the world of J

PURO #08: (1957) NWA Champ Lou Thesz, Bobo Brazil, Hiro Matsuda, Weekly TV, More!

The Puro Wrestling Academy w/Dan Ginnetty & Ray Russell returns with a special "summer school" session of the program, covering 1957 in Japan! We talk Hiro Matsuda's disd

PURO #07: (1956) World Tag Title Change! Two New Tours! Riki Travels Abroad!

This week on The Puro Wrestling Academy, Dan Ginnetty & Ray Russell school us on the entire year of 1956 in the world of Puroresu. Rikidozan & Kokichi Endo capture the NW

PURO #06: (1955) Champions Crowned, Primo Carnera vs. Rikidozan, & King Kong Arrives!

The Puro Wrestling Academy w/Dan Ginnetty & Ray Russell Returns! This week we finish covering the year of 1955 as Rikidozan & Azumafuji return from the States as the JWA

PURO #05: (1954/55) Rikidozan SHOOTS on Kimura, Mildred Burke Tour, Wrestling in a Pool!

Welcome back to The Puro Wrestling Academy w/Dan Ginnetty & Ray Russell! This is a huge week in the history of Puroresu as we continue discussing 1954 and into 1955... Th

PURO #04: (1954) JWA Tours, All Japan Launches, Kimura Jobs, Sharpes Dominate

This week, class is back in session with Dan Ginnetty & Ray Russell as we look into 1954... We dive into TWO separate JWA Tours, Toshio Yamaguchi launches All Japan (Vers

PURO #03: (1953 - 1954) First Tour, First TV, The JWA Is Born!

Dan Ginnetty & Ray Russell are back to continue to tell the story of PURORESU! This week we finish up Rikidozan's first tour of the United States in early 1953, and talk

PURO #02: (1951 - 1952) Kimura Lock, Helio Gracie, More!

This week Dan Ginnetty & Ray Russell pick up where we left off in 1951 and travel through the entire year of 1952. We introduce two new names to the fold in Toshio Yamagu

PURO #01: The Beginnings Of Puroresu! (1880s - 1951)

The time has arrived, as we begin our journey through the history of Japanese Professional Wrestling (Puroresu)! Host Dan Ginnetty and I (Ray Russell) go all the way back

PURO ZERO!!! Setting the Stage w/Dan Ginnetty!

Welcome to the launching pad of The Puro Wrestling Academy Podcast with the Professor of Puroresu himself, Dan Ginnetty & Ray Russell! In this episode we set the stage fo