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Midwest wrestler Preston Ryker discusses his journey and experiences in the wrestling industry.

He’s a fun-loving dude who brings high energy to every show where he wrestles. Midwest-based Preston Ryker joins Windy City Slam for the first time to discuss being trained by Kongo Kong, how Kong brought him in when he was struggling a bit, being influenced by The Boogeyman, Matt Hardy and Kevin Thorn, his experience at SSW Entertainment at HORSEPOWER IV back in March and his match with tag team partner Rae Larson at SSW’s “War By The Shore” next month, being well-rounded, working behind the scenes at bigger promotions, merchandising and more. Plus, Mike recaps results and key happenings from Chicago Style Wrestling, Warrior Wrestling, DREAMWAVE and WWE’s Saturday Night’s Main Event and previews lineups from POWW Entertainment, Southland Championship Wrestling, Illinois Valley Wrestling, Illiana Pro Wrestling and AEW Redemption. 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…

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