Here's another offseason video episode.

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Monster Ripper should be remembered as one of the most accomplished women wrestlers of her era, NOT as the short lived WWF character Bertha Faye.

In this episode, I trace Rhonda Sing’s journey from Calgary dreamer to international powerhouse, following her rise through AJW, Stampede, Puerto Rico, and beyond.

What should be a legacy defined by toughness, innovation, and worldwide success instead sadly became a cautionary tale of how American wrestling, and especially WWE, could reduce a world class talent into a punchline.

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In this off-season video episode of 10 Bell Pod, I dive deep into the life and legacy of a wild, unpredictable brawler who helped redefine what a pro wrestler could be: Pampero Firpo.

From his origins in Argentina to becoming a traveling attraction across the United States, Japan, Hawaii, and beyond, Firpo built a career as a chaotic force of nature.

This isn’t just wrestling history. It’s rediscovery.

Firpo’s intense, unorthodox style broke away from traditional wrestling norms, his eerie presentation and use of Chimu helped introduce mystical elements into the business, and his influence quietly echoes through generations, most notably in legends like Randy Savage.

At his peak, Firpo was a true territory superstar, a headliner who could walk into any city, any promotion, and instantly feel like the most dangerous man in the building.

But like many legends of his era, his legacy has faded with time, reduced to footnotes and passing references.

Pampero, is way more than that.

In this off-season video episode, I dive into the wild, complicated, and often misunderstood story of Yukon Moose Cholak.

Moose was 30+ year territory veteran who lived through nearly every era of professional wrestling’s evolution.

Moose Cholak was a towering presence, a road warrior who bounced from promotion to promotion and someone that left behind stories that didn't always end up in the history books.
I'll talk about his time in Chicago & The Midwest, working the territory wrestling system and a rumored clash with a global icon.
But this isn’t just a story about a man in a moose head.

This is a deep dive into the forgotten backbone of professional wrestling: the workers who weren’t always the main event, but made the main event possible.

The trusted hands. The territory grinders. The wrestlers who could win, lose, draw, and still keep the entire machine running.
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I'm back with another off-season solo show and wrestling history deep cut.

Colonel James Hiram McLaughlin was a Civil War officer, a traveling attraction, train conductor, Klondike gold miner and arguably the first true American professional wrestling champion.

We're going all the way back to the 1800s again to uncover the brutal, chaotic, and often unbelievable origins of pro wrestling through the life of one of JH.

McLaughlin was a force of nature.
A legit grappler in both collar and elbow and catch as catch can and his matches were real, violent, and sometimes deadly.

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I'm back with another video episode and pro wrestling history deep dive.

In this episode of 10 Bell Pod, I uncover the incredible and largely forgotten story of one of the earliest Black professional wrestlers in American history Viro "Black Sam" Small.

A man born into slavery who rose to become a feared competitor in the brutal world of 19th century combat sports.

Drawing from scarce historical records and early newspaper accounts, this is a deep dive into a time when wrestling lived in carnivals, saloons, and underground fight clubs, where matches blurred the line between sport and survival.

More than just a wrestling story, this is about America during Reconstruction, the fight for opportunity, and how entire legacies can vanish if no one is there to preserve them.

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IWA MS Vs. Elite Pro Best Of Seven Series 10/13/2007 Lucky vs. Jason Hades Deranged vs. Jay Jensen Mickie Knuckles vs. Kimberly Kash Kash Inc. (Abaddon, Baltazar & Dysfunction) vs. Team IWA Mid-South (Devon Moore, Eddie Kingston & Ricochet) ACID vs. Chuck Taylor The Iron Saints (Sal Thomaselli & Vito Thomaselli) vs. Team Taliban (Arya Daivari & Jake O'Neill) Ian Rotten vs. Brandon Thomaselli

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On this solo, offseason, episode of 10 Bell Pod, Nick goes way back.

Long before AEW Dynamite, WrestleMania and before wrestling was ever called sports entertainment, there was the sport of grappling.

This is the story of where professional wrestling actually came from.

Starting in the coal towns of northern England, Nick traces the roots of modern wrestling back to the brutal catch-as-catch-can grappling matches fought by miners and laborers for money, pride, and survival.

From there, the story travels across the Atlantic to the American carnival circuit, where wrestlers challenged locals using devastating submission holds and carefully staged drama to build one of the greatest illusions in sports.

Along the way, the episode explores the birth of kayfabe, the rise of early superstars like Frank Gotch and George Hackenschmidt, and the moment when promoters realized that pure competition wasn’t enough to keep crowds engaged.

That realization led to one of the most important turning points in wrestling history: the arrival of The Gold Dust Trio, the group that reorganized the industry and turned wrestling from a legitimate sport into the carefully structured spectacle we recognize today.

Wrestling didn’t start in a ring under bright lights, it started in pubs, fields, and traveling tents.

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On the season 5 finale we wrap up our coverage on the great Terry Funk.

Terry Funk didn’t just wrestle across generations, he evolved, understood and embraced.

Today we continue to prove that the Funker became the connective tissue of professional wrestling history: a performer who thrived in the territory era, reinvented himself in the chaos of hardcore wrestling and still found ways to shape the Attitude Era and beyond.

From helping launch ECW to influencing legends like Mick Foley & Brian Pillman, to working with our very own Man Scout Jake Manning, Funk’s career reveals something deeper than longevity. He grasped the core truth of wrestling: that the business is about emotion, risk and evolution.

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Terry Funk wasn’t just a great wrestler, he was one of the most influential figures the industry has ever seen.

He helped connect multiple eras of professional wrestling: from the territorial days of the NWA, to the violent innovation of ECW, to the mainstream boom of the Attitude Era. Along the way he inspired generations of wrestlers, including Mick Foley, Tommy Dreamer, and countless others.

For many fans and wrestlers alike, Terry Funk belongs on any serious Mount Rushmore of professional wrestling.

What We Cover In This Episode

• Terry Funk’s role in the early days of ECW

• His brutal FMW and IWA Japan death matches

• The infamous King of the Death Match tournament with Mick Foley

• Helping elevate stars like Sabu, Shane Douglas, and Raven

• The chaotic ECW chair throwing riot

• Funk’s WWF Attitude Era run as Chainsaw Charlie

• His feud with the New Age Outlaws

• Behind the scenes influence on wrestling personalities like Brian Pillman’s Loose Cannon gimmick

• Late career appearances across WCW, ROH, TNA, and the independent scene

• Personal stories about meeting Terry Funk and why he was beloved across the wrestling world