Traci Brooks

A few weeks ago a lively wrestling discussion took place at Wizard World Philadelphia. There was Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, and Demolition, The Honky Tonk Man, Virgil, Traci Brooks and Nidia. This discussion was open and honest and some amazing things were said.

Here are some lively quotes that you won't hear on this recording which is just part one.

Hammer - "I'm a fan of old school wrestling. I'm still a fan of these guys except Virgil."

Ax - "I was teaching before I was in the business and I'm teaching again. Wrestling fans aren't Gen-X they are Gen-Y."

Smash - "I think it (wrestling) will go back to old school wrestling."

Check out our gallery from Wizard World (r) and you will see these icons and the lovely ladies but listen to this show and you will learn a few things thanks to all of these veterans of the squared circle. Don't fordget to sign up and grab the widget to the left or just download the file.

Philadelphia – Wizard World Philadelphia has one day left and yet I feel like I spent a week there. I was there on Friday and I was in search of show exclusive comics, older comics, and show exclusive action figures. All of that was easy to find and I found a lot more than that.

I’ve covered a few of these shows (mostly non-sports items) and they always have a great energy and vibe about them. I especially enjoyed one seminar set up by Eric Simpson called “How to be a Wrestler”. It was an open panel discussion with Traci Brooks (TNA), Nidia (formerly with the WWE and now working the Independent circuit), Demolition, Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, The Honky Tonk Man and Virgil. More to come on this later but it’s safe to say these grapplers were very open and honest and they didn’t hold anything back and they answered every single question that the fans had for them. The one theme that came out of this panel was the feeling that there will be an eventual return of “old school” wrestling. I would love to see that since that’s what I used to watch when I was growing up!