About Southeastern Championship Wrestling Action News
Welcome Aaron Gartlan to the When It Was Cool Podcast Network for Southeastern Championship Wrestling Action News! SECW Action News looks back at Southeastern Wrestling from the Dothan studio before the transition to Continental Championship Wrestling featuring Ric Flair, Ron Fuller, Bob Armstrong, Lord Humongous, Austin Idol, The RAT Patrol, Bill Ash, and many others. Aaron discusses his life growing up in Dothan, AL as a fan of SECW and much more! Along with shows by Karl Stern: Professional Wrestling Historian: Author of DragonKingKarl's Pioneer Era Pro Wrestling Omnibus
May 28, 1988 Continental Wrestling & Eddie Gilbert
Aaron Gartlan and Gartlan Injury Law presents SECW Action News Podcast and pro wrestling historian Karl Stern talks Fall Guys, then we take a look at an old school wrestling magazine. Then we review the May 28, 1988, episode of Continental wrestling where a young Eddie Gilbert and a young Paul Heyman attempt to turn a dying Continental Wrestling around with appearances by Austin Idol, Dirty White Boy, Tom Prichard, Danny Davis, and more including the infamous beer bottle angle and Sid Vicious as Lord Humongous.
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21 Oct 2026
More Aaron Gartlan Discussing Southeastern
Aaron Gartlan of Gartlan Injury Law joins Karl Stern on this episode which discusses, among many topics, the pioneer era of wrestling in Mexico. Also, a man died during a match and literally killed the town as well for a long time. Aaron Gartlan grew up in the heart of the Continental - SECW area and joins me to talk wrestling at the Houston County Farm Center and more.
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14 Oct 2026
Karl Stern interviews Buddy Landel
Aaron Gartlan presents SECW Action News Podcast and today, pro wrestling historian Karl Stern is posting an interview he did with his friend, the late Continental heavyweight champion Buddy Landel. Buddy Landel was a rising territorial star with stints in Memphis, Mid-South, Jim Crockett Promotions, Continental, and even a brief stint in the WWF. Karl became friends with Buddy Landel in the early 2000s and traveled to shows with him throughout the deep south until a severe car accident ended Buddy's career for good and, ultimately, Buddy Landel passed away on June 22, 2015. Here is one of the conversations between Buddy and Karl.
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Who has been a guest on Southeastern Championship Wrestling Action News
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Karl Stern
Eric Darsie
Bob Armstrong
Brad Armstrong
Ron Bass
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