Missouri Wrestling Revival

Three of the minds behind Southern Illinois’ All American Pro Wrestling are preparing to tackle professional wrestling on a larger scale.

Beginning Thursday, March 29, AAPW Executive Producer Chris Hagstrom, Marketing Director Adam Testa and Play-By-Play Announcer Kevin Hunsperger will be presenting a weekly talk radio show focusing on pro wrestling.

The show, From the Rafters Radio, airs locally in Southern Illinois on WGGH 1150 AM. Fans can listen worldwide at wggh.net.

The show will feature discussion and debate on everything from AAPW to WWE and will feature guest interviews in the near future.

The show is a partnership of Monster Radio, All American Pro Wrestling, My 1-2-3 Cents and the Baltimore Sun’s Ring Posts blog.

“We each have our own ventures in the wrestling industry, but AAPW has brought us together,” said Testa, who writes for Ring Posts. “We have debates and discussions about wrestling all the time, and this gives us a chance to share those thoughts and moments with a much wider audience.”

Hunsperger, who runs the My 1-2-3 Cents blog, agrees.

“I’ve been watching wrestling for nearly 30 years,” the morning news anchor at WSIL-TV 3 said. “I look forward to having a chance to discuss my passion for the business with my friends and talk about everything from indy wrestling to the WWE.”

But for the hosts, the show is more than just an outlet for them to share their thoughts on wrestling. It is also another outlet to promote All American Pro Wrestling and set it apart from the pack in terms of independent wrestling exposure.

AAPW has promoted shows in the Southern Illinois area since 2006. Last year, the promotion debuted a bi-weekly television series, “Collision,” on WSIL-TV 3, bringing the product into a five-state region.

This year, the company is also unveiling a web series called “All Access” that will be hosted at aapwrestling.com in the weeks between “Collision” airings.

“There are not many – if any – independent promotions that produce television, web and radio content on a regular basis, so this is just another step in advancing the AAPW brand and increasing awareness of our product both within the greater Southern Illinois community and beyond,” Hagstrom said.

From the Rafters airs from 7 to 8 p.m. every Thursday on WGGH 1150 AM and on Monster Radio online at wggh.net. Recordings will also be available on aapwrestling.com.

Fans can connect with the show and its hosts online at http://www.twitter.com/raftersradio and on Facebook under “From the Rafters Radio.” Details on calling into the show will be available in the coming weeks.

To support the sponsors of From the Rafters Radio, visit aapwrestling.com, my123cents.blogspot.com and baltimoresun.com/sports/pro-wrestling/ring-posts-blog.