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Southeastern Championship Wrestling Action News
Aaron Gartlan
Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 54

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12/12/2025#64
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The Mt. Rushmore Runners-Up!
Episode 45
mercredi 10 décembre 2025 • Duration 31:50
Aaron Gartlan and Karl Stern discuss the pro wrestlers who almost made their Mt. Rushmore of pro wrestling history. Among the names discussed on this episode are Mt Rushmore Dory Funk Jr., Lou Thesz, Hulk Hogan, Buddy Rogers, Steve Austin, Andre the Giant, Harley Race, Austin Idol and others. There will be one more part to this series and then Aaron returns with a new SECW TV review!
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Mt. Rushmore of Wrestling Continues
Episode 44
mercredi 3 décembre 2025 • Duration 46:35
Aaron Gartlan presents SECW Action News and on this episode, Aaron presents his runner-ups for his all-time favorite and greatest pro wrestlers and pro wrestling historian, and author Karl Stern gives his as well. A number of Southeastern and Continental greats continue to make our lists, and Karl gives his 'Beef Hitter' favorites including Terry Gordy, Big Van Vader, and more.
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Deeper Into 1983 with Karl Stern
Episode 35
mercredi 1 octobre 2025 • Duration 44:04
Aaron Gartlan presents the latest episode of his SECW Action News podcast and today we present the next part in our series of looking back at 1983 which was, by the opinion of many, the best year of Southeastern Championship Wrestling. Heel Bob Armstrong, the return of Ron Fuller, the expansion and then dissolution of the Midnight Express, a baby face Mongolian Stomper under a mask, Frank Savage, Ken Lucas, and much more are discussed!
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A Detailed Look at 1983 Part 1
Episode 34
mercredi 24 septembre 2025 • Duration 31:32
Welcome to Aaron Gartlan's SECW Action News Podcast. On today's show we begin a series on 1983 Southeastern wrestling which pro wrestling historian Karl Stern put together from a series of old wrestling posters. 1983 was, in the opinion of many, the best year ever for SECW. The heel turn of Bob Armstrong was fresh, Austin Idol was a top star as were Jimmy Golden, Ken Lucas, and others. The Midnight Express, Inc was dominating the area. This multi-part series will be woven between episodes featuring Aaron Gartlan's reviews. Thank you for supporting When It Was Cool!
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What if Jim Cornette Had Bought Continental?
Episode 33
mercredi 17 septembre 2025 • Duration 37:08
Aaron Gartlan returns along with pro wrestling historian Karl Stern to discuss Jim Cornette and Continental wrestling. Jim Cornette only briefly appeared in Continental wrestling near the end of the promotion. During the time it was bought by David Woods and booked by Paul Heyman and Eddie Gilbert, Jim Cornette and the Midnight Express were on top of the world in the NWA. But what if, instead of starting Smoky Mountain Wrestling, instead, Jim Cornette would have purchased Continental either instead of David Woods or at the end of the promotion? What if indeed.
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1983 Found Footage
Episode 32
mercredi 10 septembre 2025 • Duration 48:04
As Aaron Gartlan and Karl Stern prepare a new episode of SECWAN for next week, today's review is awesome! Armstrong Alley YouTube channel discovered footage from the spring of 1983 of Alabama's Southeastern Championship Wrestling. He found someone with a previously undiscovered tape out of Montgomery which features, among other things: More legendary heel Bob Armstrong, Buck Robley coming out of a box angle, The Midnight Express, Inc (Dennis Condrey, Randy Rose, Norvell Austin, Mongolian Stomper, etc), Ric Flair, Mr. Olympia, Frank Savage, Ken Lucas, Jimmy Golden, The Flame (Jody Hamilton), Tommy Rogers as U.S. Junior champion, and more! Let's take a look at it!
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The Alabama Super Bowl of Wrestling
Episode 31
mercredi 3 septembre 2025 • Duration 01:14:12
Aaron Gartlan has another Southeastern Championship Wrestling TV review for the June 10, 1981, edition of SECW from Dothan, Alabama. This show discusses such great territorial era wrestling stars such as: Mr. Saito, Ron Fuller, Jimmy Golden, Ray Candy, Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose, Bill Dundee, Stan Lane, Ron Bass, Mr. Olympia (Jerry Stubbs), Ken Lucas, Brad Armstrong and Bob Armstrong gets injured by the Ron Bass heart punch.
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I Had My Hands in Some of that Good Ole Red Dirt
Episode 30
mercredi 27 août 2025 • Duration 01:31:32
Aaron Garlan returns with a look back at a classic episode of Ron Fuller's Southeastern Championship Wrestling from the TV studios in Dothan, Alabama. The show from June 13, 1981 featuring Charlie Platt, Al Roberts, Mr. Saito, Ron Fuller, Jimmy Golden, Ray Candy, Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose, Bill Dundee, Stan Lane, Ron Bass, Mr. Olympia, Ken Lucas, Brad Armstrong and Bob Armstrong plus much more!
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Early Days of Hulk Hogan
Episode 29
mercredi 20 août 2025 • Duration 46:26
Aaron Gartlan presents this look back with pro wrestling historian Karl Stern at the early days of the late pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan and debut and earliest days in Championship Wrestling from Florida and Ron Fuller's Southeastern Championship Wrestling Promotion in Pensacola. What is the reality of the early career of Hulk Hogan verses the myth? Today, we look back at the facts of the first few years of the career of Hulk Hogan.
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Midnight Express, Ron Starr, and More
Episode 28
mercredi 13 août 2025 • Duration 01:03:38
Aaron Gartlan has selected this Patreon show with Karl Stern answering general pro wrestling questions about The Undertaker, Frank Gotch, but then the discussion turns toward SECW and the Midnight Express and how Ron Starr became a part of it, the car accident that ended Norvell Austin's run, and how on Earth the Honky Tonk Man Wayne Farris ended up in this story. Also the story about the fan fight that almost sent Ron Starr to jail.
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