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Turned Out A Punk

Episode 234 - Jim Smallman (Progress Wrestling, NXTUK)

Turned Out A Punk

Turned Out A Punk

Music Interviews, Music History, Music, Music Commentary

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2019

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Let's talk about the role of punk played in the resurrection of UK wrestling as Damian sits down with the founder of Progress Wrestling Jim Smallman! Listen in as the two discuss the how and the why of rebirth of UK wrestling and Jim's journey from punk loving stand-up comic to wrestling booker. Also touched on:

Daddy was a Northern Soul DJ?

The Clash: “I’m not hacking you listen to music like that.”

Standstill: a terrible cover band

The Sex Pistols/ Clash divide

Straight edge

“Just Don’t Be A Dick”

The formation of Progress: the anti-super indie

Jimmy Havok and the hardest chair shot he ever gave

the uk scene

AND MORE!!!!!
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and feeding me and the kids. So, Hello and welcome to another edition of Turn Out a Punk. I'm your host

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Damien Abraham and once again I am bringing you a conversation with someone who grew

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in a punk may or may not still be involved in

2:23.4

punk, but had their life changed by the genre in a major way.

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And today on the show, a new friend of mine, a new good buddy of mine, Jim Smallman of Progress Wrestling Fame, of his book about

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