Steven and Mike from Deathmatch News Radio #8 discuss all the news for the week of October 18th, 2018



You can find me online at http://indiewrestlingintl.wordpress.com, you can find The History of FMW Podcast in iTunes, Switcher and other podcast providers, Mike runs the Deathmatch Cult Facebook Pages and you can find us on Twitter @intlwrestling and @Willmichael1979



On this episode we have a real treat as we start with an interview with the one and only Mad Man Pondo. Pondo has been a staple of the US deathmatch scene since the mid-90's but he also played an important role with Big Japan from 2001 until 2008. With Pondo we discuss

-How he became involved

-The relationship between Kojika and Zandig

-What was Van Hammer doing in Big Japan?

-Why CZW pulled out and how he stayed after

-What does it mean to be the “gaijin boss”

-Yamakawa's brain injury

-Matsunaga and how he helped Pondo

-And a ton more



This is only part 1 of our Pondo interview so come back for the second part next week.



After that we go over the news of the week including



-GCW being forced to change LA Arenas

-IWA Midsouth's turmoil, lying to fans, stealing money and talent leaving

-CZW turning a corner?

-Upcoming H20 and GCW cards

-Deathmatch Wrestling in Italy

-Lots of Lucha news as always

-And more