Episode 195: The NWA World Champions Series, Part 5 – Pat O’Connor

Hello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #195 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! It’s part five of the NWA Word Champions Series, with special guest Herb Simmons. NWA champ from 1959 into 1961, Pat O’Connor took the title out of its Dick Hutton doldrums, and was the bridge between the golden age of the ’50s and the more tumultuous 1960s, when the sovereignty of the title would be challenged. The birth of the AWA! Pat wrestles Luca Brasi! Pat passes on Ric Flair! Grumpy Lou Thesz! All that and more! Shut Up and Wrestle is a production of the Arcadian Vanguard Podcast Network. The post Episode 195: The NWA World Champions Series, Part 5 – Pat O’Connor appeared first on Shut Up And Wrestle with Brian Solomon .