Chandler McClure’s comeback trail

About this episode

Chandler McClure discusses his wrestling comeback and experiences in the industry.

As someone who was pretty much out of the game for many years, Chandler McClure resurrected his wrestling career in 2025 and now is an integral part of POWW Entertainment. McClure joined Windy City Slam for the first time to discuss his comeback, his role alongside Will Emory, his rivalry with Mason Percs, the quirky POWW Championship match he will be involved in at Summer Xplosion, his friendship with Eric Priest and time with working with him at IWA Mid-South and the early years of AAW Pro, his brief re-emergence at Kaiju Attack Wrestling several years ago and more. Plus, Mike gives opinions on the battle of El Grande Americanos and WWE Clash In Italy, recaps highlights from 2econd Wrestling and previews shows from POWW, Warrior Wrestling and GALLI Lucha Libre. Mike Pankow is a 25-year-plus professional journalist and wrestling superfan who covers local Chicagoland wrestling and national promotions like AEW and WWE. If there is something going on in Chicago, Mike knows about it. Enjoy “Wrestling, Chicago-Style” on The Broadcast Basement On-Demand Radio Network! Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com. Get your local wrestling fix every Tuesday everywhere podcasts can be found…

People in this episode

Host: Mike Pankow

Guest: Chandler McClure

Topics covered

• wrestling comeback
• POWW Entertainment
• rivalries
• local wrestling
• Chicago wrestling
• wrestling events

Keywords

• Chandler McClure
• POWW Championship
• wrestling career
• Chicago wrestling
• Mike Pankow
• wrestling events
• rivalry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: POWW Entertainment, IWA Mid-South, AAW Pro, Kaiju Attack Wrestling, 2econd Wrestling, Warrior Wrestling, GALLI Lucha Libre

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