About this episode
Steve Ahrendt discusses his final year in independent wrestling and various promotions in Chicago.
Longtime Chicago independent wrestling personality Steve Ahrendt returns to Windy City Slam to discuss his final year in the business, working as a commentator and authority figure for places such as Rocket Pro Wrestling and Chicago Style Wrestling, his time as host of The Power Hour and the camaraderie he built with his co-hosts, the card for this weekend’s RPW “Shamrock Showdown, CSW’s big show coming to Elmwood Park, Frontline Pro, NWA Chicago and more. Plus, Mike recapped WWE Elimination Chamber weekend, Freelance Wrestling, 2econd Wrestling, Southland Championship Wrestling and Iron Spirit Pro while previewing Ego Pro Chicago and POWW Entertainment. 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: Steve Ahrendt
Topics covered
- independent wrestling
- Chicago wrestling
- wrestling commentary
- wrestling events
- WWE recap
Keywords
- Steve Ahrendt
- Chicago wrestling
- Rocket Pro Wrestling
- WWE Elimination Chamber
- wrestling commentary
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Rocket Pro Wrestling, Chicago Style Wrestling, The Power Hour, Freelance Wrestling, 2econd Wrestling, Southland Championship Wrestling, Iron Spirit Pro, Ego Pro Chicago, POWW Entertainment, WWE
Places: Chicago, Elmwood Park
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