About this episode
Logan Steel discusses his championship victory and future in wrestling.
Capturing his first top championship in 13 years, the new Southland Championship Heavyweight Champion Logan Steel joined Windy City Slam for the first time to react to his victory over Benny Bargas this past weekend. Steel discussed The Brotherhood and The Torture Killers, Scott Spade’s influence, training at POWW Entertainment’s school, which towering Attitude Era wrestler he idolized, dream matches, what’s next in his run as SCW Champion, the eight-man tag team championship match at POWW Summer Xplosion and more. Plus, Mike recaps Chicago Style Wrestling and previews AEW Double Or Nothing, Freelance Wrestling, AAW Pro, ARWPRO and C3 Ultimate Wrestling. 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 and always at WindyCitySlam.com!
People in this episode
Host: Mike Pankow
Guest: Logan Steel
Topics covered
- wrestling
- championships
- interviews
- Chicago wrestling
- AEW
- local promotions
Keywords
- Logan Steel
- SCW Champion
- Benny Bargas
- wrestling
- Chicago Style Wrestling
- AEW Double Or Nothing
- POWW Summer Xplosion
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: POWW Entertainment, Chicago Style Wrestling, AEW, Freelance Wrestling, AAW Pro, ARWPRO, C3 Ultimate Wrestling
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