About this episode

Bob Smith discusses the New York Knicks' championship and fan passion with guest Brian R. Solomon.

You probably wouldn’t expect a conversation about The New York Knicks’ stunning rise to a championship on a pro wrestling nostalgia podcast – but that’s exactly what happens on the latest episode of The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine), and we’ll explain why. Smith – a former legitimate newspaper sports writer who covered Knicks basketball – talks about his days being a hoops journalist, and how the reaction to the team’...

People in this episode

Host: Bob Smith

Guest: Brian R. Solomon

Topics covered

• New York Knicks
• championship
• pro wrestling
• nostalgia
• sports journalism
• fan passion

Keywords

• New York Knicks
• championship
• pro wrestling
• Bob Smith
• Brian R. Solomon
• sports journalism
• fan passion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pro Wrestling Illustrated

Places: New York Knicks

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