Wrestling Viewpoint Network

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. Our flagship show is California Classic Wrestling hosted by Dan Farren with Ken Napzok. Here you will get to explore the rich, yet often overlooked, history of professional wrestling in California. On this episode Dan & Ken explore the history of the California Classic Battle Royal which ran from 1970 to 1982. This historic match was THE yearly event of the Southern California wrestling scene and a precursor and inspiration for the WWE's annual Royal Rumble event. Special guest Ryan Doyle joins the show to share his many memories of seeing several California Classic Battle Royals. On Twitter: @WrestlingVN, @KenNapzok @RealDanFarren @RyanADoyle

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. Here now is the first part in a continuing series in which the Wrestling Viewpoint Network takes a look at what makes us love Professional Wrestling. At some point, we all start as fans. So what brought us here, what makes us continue to come back, why do we love this wild world of pro wrestling. On Twitter: @WrestlingVN, @KenNapzok @RealDanFarren @JoeRu23

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. WVN's roaming reporter Dan Farren left the comfort of his California Classic Wrestling Facebook group to take in the finals of Wrestling Cares' Race for the Ring, a culmination of a year-long tournament. While there Dan was able to catch up with the very busy First Lady of Ring of Honor Maria Kanellis and one of the shining stars of the California wrestling circuit, Timothy Thatcher. On Twitter: @WrestlingVN, @KenNapzok @RealDanFarren @WrestlingCares @MariaLKanellis Timothy Thatcher (@britishmessiah)

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. Here now is part four of a four part look back at the WWF Attitude Era. Host Ken Napzok welcomes WVN's Attitude Era Expert Joe Ruggirello into the studio to continue the discussion on perhaps the most famous, notorious, and successful era of professional wrestling. Was it all gold? What were some of the more infamous moments? And what was its legacy? Found out on The Attitude Era Part 4, presented by the Wrestling Viewpoint Network. On Twitter: @WrestlingVN, Ken Napzok (@KenNapzok) Joe Ruggirello (@JoeRu23)

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. Here now is part three of a four part look back at the WWF Attitude Era. Host Ken Napzok welcomes WVN's Attitude Era Expert Joe Ruggirello into the studio to continue the discussion on perhaps the most famous, notorious, and successful era of professional wrestling. When did the era reach it's peak? When did it officially end? Found out on The Attitude Era Part 3, presented by the Wrestling Viewpoint Network. On Twitter: @WrestlingVN, Ken Napzok (@KenNapzok) Joe Ruggirello (@JoeRu23)

Ari Romero passed away on December 29th after a brief battle with cancer. Dan Farren of the California Classic Wrestling Group on Facebook talks to wrestler/historian Kurt Brown about Romero's career in LA, his tag team with Black Gordman, and how the legendary Gory Guerrero changed Romero's career. RIP Ari Romero @RealDanFarren @WrestlingVN

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. Our flagship show is California Classic Wrestling hosted by Dan Farren with Ken Napzok. There you get to explore the rich, yet often overlooked, history of professional wrestling in California. Here now is the first episode of the California Flashback with Dan Farren, an off-shoot of the California Classic Wrestling podcast and Facebook group. On this first flashback, Dan takes a brief, informal look at the wrestlers and the angles in Southern California during December 1974. Who was mentoring Greg Valentine? Which wrestler eventually fought Indiana Jones? Take a flashback trip back to 1974 and find out on California Flashback presented by the Wrestling Viewpoint Network. On Twitter: @WrestlingVN, Dan Farren (@RealDanFa

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. Here now is part two of a four part look back at the WWF Attitude Era. Host Ken Napzok welcomes WVN's Attitude Era Expert Joe Ruggirello into the studio to start the discussion on perhaps the most famous, notorious, and successful era of professional wrestling. The Attitude Era Part II, presented by the Wrestling Viewpoint Network. On Twitter: @WrestlingVN, Ken Napzok (@KenNapzok) Joe Ruggirello (@JoeRu23)

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. Here now is part one of a four part look back at the WWF Attitude Era. Host Ken Napzok welcomes WVN's Attitude Era Expert Joe Ruggirello into the studio to start the discussion on perhaps the most famous, notorious, and successful era of professional wrestling. Start the discussion on this, The Attitude Era Part I, presented by the Wrestling Viewpoint Network. On Twitter: @WrestlingVN, Ken Napzok (@KenNapzok) Joe Ruggirello (@JoeRu23)

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. Our flagship show is California Classic Wrestling hosted by Dan Farren with Ken Napzok. Here you will get to explore the rich, yet often overlooked, history of professional wrestling in California. In this episode, Dan and Ken discuss what is considered the most important card in the history of Southern California wrestling: The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum show on August 27th, 1971 which featured Fred Blassie versus John Tolos in an explosive main event. Dan explains the build, the event, and the legacy of this supershow. Learn all about on the second edition of California Classic Wrestling presented by the Wrestling Viewpoint Network. On Twitter: @WrestlingVN, Dan Farren (@RealDanFarren), Ken Napzok (@Kozpan)

Welcome to the Wrestling Viewpoint Network; where we celebrate the Great American Art Form of Professional Wrestling, not bury it in dirt. WVN is not just one digital broadcast. This is a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating wrestling from present day to well into the past. Our flagship show is California Classic Wrestling hosted by Dan Farren with Ken Napzok. Here you will get to explore the rich, yet often overlooked, history of professional wrestling in California. In this episode, Dan and Ken explore this history from the turn of the century to the end of territory in 1982. That's a lot to learn... so get started with California Classic Wrestling presented by the Wrestling Viewpoint Network. On Twitter: @WrestlingVN, Dan Farren (@RealDanFarren), Ken Napzok (@Kozpan)