This week we welcome in somebody that has literally done it all in the wrestling business from training as an ending talent to commentary to backstage work. Veda Scott has done a lot in professional wrestling. She joins us this week to talk about the women’s revolution in professional wrestling as well as a one night only knockouts knock down pay-p…

This week former WWE/NJPW/ROH announcer Kevin Kelly is the toast of the town. When he got into the WWE in 1996 it only took him four months to go from a backstage interviewer to announcing RAW with Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler. Kevin has been the main announcer wherever he went outside of one place. We will talk all about his time in the wrestling bus…

This week David Penzer returns to the show and many things change since he has been on. David talks about his new book that is out now, “Sitting Ringside.” The book has taken you through getting into the business and then becoming the lead ring announcer for WCW. David goes into detail about meeting with Jim Ross about going over to WWE when WCW cl…

Being at a promotion from the beginning is key and our guest this week did just that. Joe Galli started with the NWA at the early stages after Billy Corgan bought the promotion. While at Championship Wrestling From Hollywood Billy approached Joe about being the voice of the NWA. This was something that Joe couldn’t say no to; and continues to be th…

The best hand in the business joins the show this week as we welcome former WWE Creative Director Tommy Blacha to the show. After leaving the Conan O’Brien Show in 1999 Tommy made his way to the then WWF. As one of the top writers with the company at that time he was responsible for a number of memorable stories in WWF; including the Mark Henry and…

It’s time to bring one of the most recognizable faces in WWE history and a man that has done so much in wrestling and beyond. This week we bring in Jonathan Coachman to Refin It Up. From 1999-2008 Coach was a part of the WWE and had some of the greatest backstage segments with the likes of The Rock and so many more top talent in the WWE. After leav…

You can be physically fit or mentally fit but this week we are REF FIT with our guest, NWA Referee Jarrod Fritz. Being trained by some great wrestlers got Jarrod in shape to make his in ring debut as a wrestler and then transitioned into being one of the best referees today in wrestling. Brian and Jarrod met young into Jarrod’s career and quickly b…

Harv and Gurv, The Bollywood Boys have seen alot in the business over the last decade wrestling. We welcome them to the show this week to talk about their time in WWE and some of the people that helped them out in and outside the ring. Growing up in Vancouver they had two loves professional wrestling and the Vancouver Canucks. Harv and Gurv talk ab…

This week we have adrenaline in our soul as we welcome the very talented band Downstait. Being together as a band since the early 2000s Downstait has become one of the most recognizable bands to produce some of the best wrestling themes of all time. They set their goals high and have accomplished some of them but have a few that they still want to …

This week we are busy bringing in one half of the “Killer Bees” B Brian Blair to the show. Brians mind for the business is still as sharp as it has ever been as he talks about some of the best times he had in the business. Working for two different McMahons had some clear differences but also had some similarities as Brian talks about that as well …

It’s time to get Fabulous this week as we welcome one half of the Fabulous Rougeau’s, Raymond Rougeau to the show. Growing up in the business training with his brother and father was tough enough as it was; but starting at such a young age was difficult as well. Going up against men at the age of 16 was a daunting task he encountered where ever he …

Les Thatcher has been in wresting for 64 years; and this week he brings all his knowledge to the show. Les talks about what the art of wresting and what it is lacking in some promotions and excelling in others. Les got alot of his knowledge about wrestling from working with guys like Harley Race, Pat Patterson, and Gerald Brisco. Lastly, Les speaks…

While working five Olympics and numerous Wrestle Manias our guest this week Steve Argintaru has seen and done a lot . Being at TSN for over 26 years put Steve on the map as one of the best in the business and opened many doors for him. Currently Steve is doing some great work for two of the big independent promotions in the Toronto area; Greektown …

Through good times and bad there was always wrestling for Shannon Moore. This week Shannon talks about growing up in North Carolina being a huge wrestling fan; alongside many great wrestlers that would eventually make it to some of the biggest companies in wrestling. Every story has its ups and downs; while Shannon talks about making it to WCW and …

Due to unfortunate circumstances this week Dvon is out and JK and the Sunshine Band is in. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES!!! Refin It Up Social Media Twitter and IG @refinitup ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/refinitup⁠⁠ Brian Hebner Social Media Twitter/IG @babyhebner Jimmy Korderas Social Media Twitter: @jimmykorderas IG: @realjimmykorderas Artwork by JD Hoop @JDHoop…

It’s time to go camping this week as we bust open another great episode with, Matt Camp. Matt has been a sponge in not only the wrestling business but in every field he has been in. As the Fantasy Guru to working backstage at TNA to working in WWE and hosting “The Bump” Matt has done a lot in his career. Currently Matt is hosting back on Busted Ope…

Brian Hebner is a man of his word and has tagged out this week. However, we welcome in David LaGreca from Busted Open Radio on Sirius Xm to host with Jimmy. David and Jimmy talk shop after a very busy week in professional wrestling. Additionally Jimmy and David release their Top Ten referees of all time. All this and so much more on this weeks epis…

Let us HOLLA HOLLA at you as we have WWE Hall of Famer Teddy Long join us this week. Teddy has been all over the world and has done a lot in the wrestling business. From his early days in the NWA to his days in the WWE; he has been a manager, a referee, and a general manager. Teddy talks about Vince McMahon bringing him in as a manager, as well as …

After the record breaking Wrestle Mania weekend we dive deep into the high points and low points of the weekend of wrestling. We discuss the Busted Open Party at the 2300 Arena, the storytelling this weekend, and finishing stories as well as starting new ones. Finally, we have a positive #RefinReview and some thoughts on the current state of AEW. R…

It’s time to get serious this week as we welcome seven time TNA Tag Champ “Wildcat” Chris Harris to the show. As half of “Americans Most Wanted” with James Storm, Chris found himself in a deep tag team division in TNA in the early 2000s. He also found himself working as a babyface early in his run with AMW and then becoming a heel team. Lastly, Chr…

Angelina Love and Psycho Boy Fodder are our first power couple to join the show. They brought it all to the show; talking about what they think todays wresting is lacking that old school wrestling excelled at. Being a married couple that works in the business may cause some stress but as you will hear this week Angelina and Psycho Boy Fodder work v…

Right from the start of his career Swoggle was jumping over obstacles in the business that he loved so much. When he started training at a young age he had a plan for what he wanted to do in the business and made sure he executed it perfectly. Being paired with the a man like Fit Finlay really put things into perspective for Swoggle as he began wha…

The Blueprint of professional wrestling joins us the week; or as Brian likes to call him Mayor Matt Morgan join us this week. Matt was a two sport star at school then danced his way to Monmouth where he played basketball in the NCAA Tournament in 1996. Soon after that he had tryouts for the Indiana Pacers and Toronto Reports. However, the one thing…

Here We Go!!!! This week we welcome in Cody Deaner from TNA Wrestling. Cody has been up and down the highways all over the US and Canada; working with some of the very best ever in wrestling. Finding himself in a new role with TNA Cody talks about how he has been adjusting to being an in ring talent as well as a producer backstage. He also talks ab…

Refin It Up has hit the century mark as we celebrate our 100th episode; with our special guest Dave LaGreca. What better way to spend our monumental episode than with the founder of the best wrestling show in the world, Busted Open. As a member of the “Cody Crybabies” Dave talks about his wrestling fandom of not just Cody Rhodes but all of the wres…

WELL…WELL…WELL its time for the Quintessential Stud Muffin to join the show. We welcome Joel Gertner to the show this week as he talks about the early days of ECW and what led him to the promotion as the youngest person on the roster. Joel also talks about how special the Philadelphia wrestling scene is and how they support their favorites. Lastly,…

OH SHELL YEAH!!!! This week we welcome TNA legend Shark Boy to the show. Over his time in TNA Shark Boy did it all and had some of the most iconic moments in TNA history. From waking up from a coma thinking he’s Stone Cold Steve Austin to playing board games with New Jack; anything that was asked of him he did. Even having a critical role in the “M…

Trevor Murdoch has been at the highest of highs and at the lowest of lows in his wrestling career. This week he speaks about his relationship with his tag team partner Lance Cade and how much he meant to him. As Harley Race’s first student at his school in Missouri, Trevor learned the ins and outs about the wrestling business that would set him up …

Growing up with a wrestling ring in his backyard Chavo Guerrero Jr knew he was going to go into the family business; the business of professional wrestling. Chavo’s father, uncles, and grandfather were in wrestling for years. Making sure they instilled in Chavo the good things to do in wrestling. Additionally, Chavo speaks about learning his skills…

Doug Basham grew up a huge wrestling fan and now he is training the next crop of great wrestlers at Ohio Valley Wrestling. However, before that to happen Doug began his wrestling training with “Nightmare” Danny Davis (his uncle) and then starting his career at OVW, the then developmental territory for WWE. He made his WWE debut on Smackdown as part…

The Guru of Fantasy Football, Dave Richard joins the show this week to talk all things fantasy football and some wrestling. As Senior Fantasy writer for CBS Sports Dave started in the infancy of fantasy football and built his following to what it is today. As fantasy football became more popular so did the analysis for it, and that is when Dave sta…

This week we welcome the current NWA World Heavyweight Champion and OVW National Heavyweight Champion, EC 3. As he made his way up and down the roads working for the biggest companies in the world, and some great independent promotions EC 3 knew he had what it took to be on top; or the “Overman.” Working with the likes of Kurt Angle, Sting, Bully R…

As we welcome in 2024, Brian and Jimmy look back at 2023 and bring to you our 1st Annual “Stripes Awards.” Who will be the Ref of the Year and what will be Jimmy and Brian’s bold predictions for 2024? Listen now to find out! All this and so much more this week on Refin It Up.Refin It Up Social MediaTwitter and IG @refinitup⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/refi…

This week we take you back to October of last year when we had Deonna Purrazzo on the show. STAY TUNED to our social media platforms to see who will join us next week . Refin It Up Social Media Twitter and IG @refinitup ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/refinitup⁠⁠ Brian Hebner Social Media Twitter/IG @babyhebner Jimmy Korderas Social Media Twitter: @jimmykorder…

This week we welcome IMPACT superstar Crazy Steve to the show. As a legally blind wrestler he has had to overcome a-lot of obstacles in his long career; he speaks about what those obstacles were and what he did to over come them. In the early stages of his career Steve was known as being a tag team wrestler and was a member in some iconic factions,…

This week you’ve heard his voice on some of the most iconic commercials on all forms of broadcast media; this week we welcome the Voice of Refin It Up AJ McKay to the show. AJ started at the age of 15 doing voice over and broadcast work and knew it was something he wanted to do. He attempted to find a way to combine his love for voice over work and…

The Pope has a long and historic career in the wrestling business. This week we all find out that Pope has one of the best wrestling minds in the business. Pope talks about working with CM Punk and also the comments Punk had about Pope in 2012. The work Pope put in to become of one the great young talent in the business was evident when he started …

Hermie Sadler not only has made an impact all over NASCAR history but he has also made an imprint in the wresting world as well; from helping Seth Rollins get started in wrestling to working with “The Rock” Hermie has done alot for many people. Hermie recounts his time racing go karts at a young age to driving stock cars with his brother Elliot; bu…

Chris Sabin is one of the most decorated champions in TNA history and has done most everything there has to do in professional wrestling. As part of one the greatest tag teams of all time, Motor City Machine Guns; Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley had some phenomenal matches and feuds with teams like Beer Money and the Young Bucks (aka Generation Me in …

SoCal Val has been all over the world for wrestling and so much more. She joins the show this week and talks about her time in TNA and the immense amount of fun she had with Kurt Angle, Bobby Roode, Jay Lethal, and Sonjay Dutt. Val also talks about what she is currently doing with GAW TV, with Mickie James and Lisa Marie Varon. She has also taken t…

John E. Bravo wears many hats in IMPACT Wresting; and this week he talks about what he has done in his career. Bravo has done almost everything in wrestling from a wrestler, to a referee, to a production supervisor, and as a manager. John E. Bravo talks about what the transition was like from a wrestler to a referee and how it was and is to run the…

One of the best wrestling minds of all time joins us this week on Refin It Up. Gangrel joins Brian and Jimmy to talk about the foundation of what went in to the character of Gangrel. We also go into depth on the formation of “The Brood,” even in its short run of 8 months got over huge with the WWE audience and is still talked about to this day. Gan…

Through the highs and lows in the wrestling business Caleb Konley has come out the other side of it stronger for making it through it. This week Caleb talks about the trials and tribulations he went through in the business; as well as some of the high moments he had as well. The passion Caleb shows for the business in one of a kind and you will hea…

One of the critical men from the infamous “Minivan of Love” joins the show this week. Craig Jenkins joins us this week and talks about the side of the business that most people haven’t head before. As the Head of Live Events and Ticketing for TNA Craig has a-lot of great stories from those days and so much more. Furthermore, we have a special run i…

Don’t chop believing we’ve got a special feeling that todays episode will be “Cash Money,” as we welcome Cash Flo to the show. As a former heavyweight champion in OVW Cash Flo road up and down the road for many years excelling and trying to master his craft in the wrestling business. On this episode he talks about coming up in the business in IWA M…

The face that runs the place joins us this week. “Mr. Pectacular” Jessie Godderz has been from Big Brother to TNA to OVW and all points in between. Jessie continues to be one of the best in marketing yourself; he talks about that and so much more this week on Refin It Up!!!! Refin It Up Social MediaTwitter, Threads, and IG @refinituphttps://linktr.…

As the Voice of Ohio Valley Wrestling, Bryan Kennison quickly became America’s Sweetheart after the debut of the series “Wrestlers” on Netflix. In the series we saw behind the curtain at OVW and a look into what Bryan does for OVW. On this episode of Refin It Up Bryan talks about his feelings on the new owner of OVW, Matt Jones. Bryan opened up bot…

It’s time to take a trip into the Mind of the Meanie with former WWE superstar and ECW original, The Blue Meanie. Since being trained by the great Al Snow, Meanie has been all over the country, from coast to coast doing the thing he’s always wanted to do; be a professional wrestler. From ECW to WWE and now to the wrestling podcast world Meanie has …

His name is Paul Heyman and he is the advocate to many, friend to some, and legend to many. This week we celebrate the birthday of Paul Heyman by covering his historic career where he managed along the side of hall of famers and legends in the wrestling business. All this and some football talk and a fantastic musical rendition. Refin It Up Social …

We talk some shop this week with current IMPACT wrestling referee, Daniel Spencer. From Football to some interesting takes on the CM Punk release and yes even a great #RefinReview Refin It Up Social MediaTwitter and IG @refinitupcastpie.com/refinitupBrian Hebner Social MediaTwitter/IG @babyhebnerJimmy Korderas Social MediaTwitter: @jimmykorderasIG:…