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The '''Pro Wrestling Report''' is a weekly sports talk radio and television program. It was first broadcast on March 18, 1998 and was a weekly [[ESPN]] radio show and television series, carried by [[WAUK (AM)|WAUK]] and [[WCGV-TV]] under [[brokered programming]] arrangements in [[Milwaukee]].<ref name="my24" /> PWR is produced by Dameon Nelson and is based out of [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]].<ref name="espn" /> Nelson announced the closure of PWR on April 28, 2018,<ref name="closed">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/PWRShow/posts/1647169828712841?__xts__[0]=68.ARAOGOmWvlVm3XxgT4yJiDTyoKov5ZIXxSTFCn4ZIOASmklGOiWMuusk46nQ5EOwvbWeZTs_XnkontTAIsC9qlJGYDL3i4scWPl6Sm0OSB-LcW3kXk3_cf0fuQ-5DC0mQ5JfJs87xPnGiQlO0kccc5mPvyZY9V0Fnw0HNVjZN6zxxOAQDYKEydnR68tPQeBZuK35m4v0el5HzhvzTJJYnf8&__tn__=-R|title=April 28, 2018 Facebook Post|work=Pro Wrestling Report|date=April 28, 2018|accessdate=October 23, 2018|via=[[Facebook]]}}</ref> but the show returned in March 2020 on [[YouTube]] and [[FITE TV]].
The '''Pro Wrestling Report''' is a weekly sports talk radio/television program, first broadcast on March 18, 1998. PWR is produced by Dameon Nelson. PWR primarily covers the three largest professional wrestling promotions in the United States: [[WWE]], [[Ring of Honor]] and [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]]. The PWR show is currently a weekly [[ESPN]] radio show and a weekly television show on the [[My 24]] channel.<ref name="my24" /> The show is based out of [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]].<ref name="espn" />


==History==
==History==
The show was created by Dameon Nelson,<ref name="pwrdameon">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAgf-RrX4HE|title=Up Close with Dameon Nelson|work=Pro Wrestling Report|publisher=YouTube|date=29 January 2006|accessdate=25 March 2012}}</ref> who cohosts the show with booker Dave Herro.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/wrestleblog.html|title=David Herro talks professional wrestling beyond the ropes|publisher=[[OnMilwaukee.com]]|date=February 22, 2011|accessdate=September 6, 2014}}</ref> Herro is a POWW Hall of Famer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.powwentertainment.com/halloffame.htm|title=POWW Entertainment Hall of Fame|archive-date=10 September 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120910174417/http://www.powwentertainment.com/halloffame.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Frank Cossentino was a sporadic contributor but dedicated most of his time to hosting a Fantasy Football show on ESPN Radio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pwrshow.com/frankcossentino|title=Frank Cossentino bio|work=pwrshow.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnmilwaukee.com/common/more.php?m=15&r=12&item_id=56|title=Fantasy Sports Weekly 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnmilwaukee.com/common/more.php?m=15&r=13&item_id=70|title=Frank Cossentino|work=[[WAUK|ESPN Wisconsin]]}}</ref>
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The first broadcast of the ''Pro Wrestling Report'' took place on March 18, 1998. The show was originally a 30-minute call-in show but was changed to an hour-long pre-taped show in 1999. PWR later aired on [[Time Warner]] cable after airings of ''[[WWE Smackdown]]''.<ref name="bobby" /> In June 2008 PWR began broadcasting a two-hour radio show on [[WAUK|540 ESPN]] while streaming shows internationally online.<ref name="espn">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/news2008/1214859012.shtml|title= Kofi Kingston error, WWE in Macon, Marty Jannetty, PWR & ESPN Radion|last=Martin|first=Adam|work=Wrestleview|date=June 30, 2008|accessdate=1 February 2013}}</ref> In 2006 PWR began uploading episodes to [[YouTube]], in 2012 PWR celebrated 10 million YouTube views with an hour-long special.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8DeIfRWp98|title=Pro Wrestling Report 10 Million Views Celebration|work=Pro Wrestling Report|publisher=YouTube|date=15 August 2012|accessdate=1 February 2013}}</ref> PWR began broadcasting weekly television shows on [[My 24]] in September 2011.<ref name="my24">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/news2008/1214859012.shtml|title=PWR PrimeTime Debuts Saturday on my24 Milwaukee!|work=Pro Wrestling Report|publisher=YouTube|date=23 September 2011}}</ref> PWR currently has three weekly radio programs; ''Monday Night Meltdown'' after ''[[WWE Raw]]'', ''Sudden Impact Radio'' after [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|TNA]] ''[[Impact Wrestling (TV series)|Impact Wrestling]]'', and ''The Post Show'' after [[pay-per-view]] events; and two television programs on Wednesday and Saturday evenings.


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The first broadcast of the ''Pro Wrestling Report'' took place on March 18, 1998. The show was originally a 30-minute call-in show but was changed to an hour-long pre-taped show in 1999. PWR later aired on [[Time Warner]] cable after airings of ''[[WWE Smackdown]]''.<ref name="bobby" /> In June 2008, PWR began broadcasting a two-hour radio show on [[WAUK|540 ESPN]] while streaming shows internationally online.<ref name="espn">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/news2008/1214859012.shtml|title= Kofi Kingston error, WWE in Macon, Marty Jannetty, PWR & ESPN Radion|last=Martin|first=Adam|work=Wrestleview|date=June 30, 2008|accessdate=1 February 2013}}</ref> In 2006, PWR began uploading episodes to [[YouTube]]; in 2012 PWR celebrated 10 million YouTube views with an hour-long special.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8DeIfRWp98|title=Pro Wrestling Report 10 Million Views Celebration|work=Pro Wrestling Report|publisher=YouTube|date=15 August 2012|accessdate=1 February 2013}}</ref> PWR began broadcasting weekly television shows on [[My 24]] in September 2011.<ref name="my24">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/news2008/1214859012.shtml|title=PWR PrimeTime Debuts Saturday on my24 Milwaukee!|work=Pro Wrestling Report|publisher=YouTube|date=23 September 2011}}</ref> From 2011 to 2018, PWR hosted a "Shenanigans Party" during WWE [[WrestleMania]] in its host city. [[Kevin Nash]] hosted each event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/fighting/article139780208.html|title=Kevin Nash hosting PWR Shenanigans Party in Orlando|work=Miami Herald|date=March 20, 2017|accessdate=February 4, 2018}}</ref>
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PWR gives annual awards and recognitions at the end of each year to wrestlers whose achievement is noteworthy. Co-host Dave Herro also names a Star of the Week on every Saturday night TV broadcast. The PWR Lifetime Achievement Award was introduced in 2009 when [[Bobby Heenan]] was recognized for the award.<ref name=bobby>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com//3444-bobby-heenan-to-get-lifetime-award|title=Bobby Heenan to get Lifetime Award|work=Wrestleview|date=27 November 2009|archive-date=17 February 2013 |archive-url=http://archive.is/jYpgH}}</ref> PWR has awarded a prolific wrestling personality every year since with [[Demolition]] ([[Bill Eadie|Ax]] and [[Barry Darsow|Smash]]), [[Gene Okerlund]], and [[Kevin Nash]] being given the honor in subsequent years. In 2013 PWR announced the creation of the PWR Hall of Fame, with [[King Kong Bundy]] being the inaugural inductee.<ref name="PWR HOF">{{cite web|url=http://www.pwinsider.com/article/75108/demolition-named-for-hall-of-fameand-not-wwes.html?p=1|title=DEMOLITION NAMED FOR HALL OF FAME...AND NOT WWE'S|last=Johnson|first=Mike|work=Pro Wrestling Insider|date=31 January 2013|accessdate=1 February 2013|archive-date=16 February 2013 |archive-url= http://archive.is/2CZnN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwrshow.com/index.php/component/content/article/8-news/verfiednews/6308-king-kong-bundy-announced-for-hall-of-fame-in-new-york|title=King Kong Bundy Announced for Hall of Fame in New York|work=Pro Wrestling Report|date=14 January 2013|accessdate=1 February 2013}}</ref><ref>https://prowrestling.net/printer.php?29070</ref><ref>http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1576810</ref>


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PWR gives annual awards and recognition at the end of each year to wrestlers whose achievement is noteworthy. Co-host Dave Herro also named a Star of the Week on every Saturday night TV broadcast. The PWR Lifetime Achievement Award was introduced in 2009, when [[Bobby Heenan]] was recognized for the award.<ref name=bobby>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com//3444-bobby-heenan-to-get-lifetime-award|title=Bobby Heenan to get Lifetime Award|work=Wrestleview|date=27 November 2009|archive-date=17 February 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130217013915/http://www.wrestleview.com/news2008/1214859012.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> PWR awarded a prolific wrestling personality every year since with [[Demolition]] ([[Bill Eadie|Ax]] and [[Barry Darsow|Smash]]), [[Gene Okerlund]], and Kevin Nash being given the honor in subsequent years. In 2013, PWR announced the creation of the PWR Hall of Fame, with [[King Kong Bundy]] and Demolition joining the inaugural class.<ref name="PWR HOF">{{cite web|url=http://www.pwinsider.com/article/75108/demolition-named-for-hall-of-fameand-not-wwes.html?p=1|title=Demolition named for Hall of Fame... and not WWE's|last=Johnson|first=Mike|work=Pro Wrestling Insider|date=31 January 2013|accessdate=1 February 2013|archive-date=16 February 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216170404/http://www.pwinsider.com/article/75108/demolition-named-for-hall-of-fameand-not-wwes.html?p=1|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://prowrestling.net/printer.php?29070|title=King Kong Bundy's WWE Hall of Fame hoax|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|last=Powell|first=Jason|date=February 1, 2013|accessdate=March 3, 2018}}</ref> The induction ceremony took place on April 5, 2013, two days before [[WrestleMania 29]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1576810|title=WWE WrestleMania 29 Weekend: Updated Calendar of WWE and Independent Events|last=Dilbert|first=Ryan|work=[[Bleacher Report]]|date=March 22, 2013|accessdate=March 3, 2018}}</ref>
==Hosts==


Nelson announced the closure of PWR in a Facebook post on April 28, 2018.<ref name="closed"/> Herro was reunited with Nelson on February 29, 2020 at [[All Elite Wrestling]]'s [[AEW Revolution|Revolution]] pay-per-view.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4KbgzxKJlU|title=The PWR Team reunited at AEW Revolution|work=Pro Wrestling Report|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=March 1, 2020}}</ref> In March 2020, new episodes were released on [[FITE TV]]'s website.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fite.tv/vl/p/pro-wrestling-report/|title= Pro Wrestling Report Streams & Videos |publisher=[[FITE TV]]|accessdate=March 28, 2020}}</ref>
'''Dameon Nelson''' - Dameon Nelson is the host, creator and executive producer of the Pro Wrestling Report. Nelson was born in Milwaukee in 1976 and has remained there the majority of his life. Dameon graduated from [[Greenfield High School (Wisconsin)|Greenfield High School]] in 1994. Following high school Dameon went to college for television and video production, marketing and advertising. Dameon launched the Pro Wrestling Report on March 18, 1998 and the show has been on the air ever since. Dameon has made media appearances on various major television networks and is employed by a major entertainment company along with his PWR duties.<ref name="pwrdameon">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAgf-RrX4HE|title=Up Close with Dameon Nelson|work=Pro Wrestling Report|publisher=YouTube|date=29 January 2006|accessdate=25 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pwrshow.com/dameonnelson|title=Dameon Nelson bio|work=pwrshow.com}}</ref> In 2011 he made his in-ring debut at ''Blizzard Brawl'' 7 in a losing effort to [[Kevin Fertig|Kevin Thorn]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwrshow.com/index.php/component/content/article/18-shows/specialedition/809-video-dameon-nelson-vs-kevin-thorne|title=Dameon Nelson vs Kevin Thorne|work=Pro Wrestling Report}}</ref>

'''David Herro''' - David Herro has been a friend of the show since its inception in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/wrestleblog.html|title=David Herro talks professional wrestling beyond the ropes|publisher=[[OnMilwaukee.com]]|date=February 22, 2011|accessdate=September 6, 2014}}</ref> Herro is the founder and promoter of Great Lakes Championship Wrestling and is responsible for the annual ''Blizzard Brawl'' event.<ref name="pwrdave">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO-C0svTSkU|title=The Dave Herro Profile|work=Pro Wrestling Report|publisher=YouTube|date=22 September 2011|accessdate=25 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glcw.pwrshow.com/index.php?limitstart=15|title=BLIZZARD BRAWL CELEBRATES THE BRAIN|last=Sharkey|first=Jeff|work=GLCW}}</ref> Herro is known for his ''Be the Booker'' segment in which he books [[WWE]] and [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|TNA]] [[pay-per-view]] events as he thinks they should be booked.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pwrshow.com/about/davidherro|title=David Herro bio|work=pwrshow.com}}</ref> Herro's induction into the POWW Hall of Fame in 2010 is alluded to by Dameon Nelson in nearly every episode.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.powwentertainment.com/halloffame.htm|title=POWW Entertainment Hall of Fame|archive-date=10 September 2012|archive-url= http://archive.is/3SYF}}</ref>

'''Frank "The Coz" Cossentino''' - Frank Cossentino has been a member of the PWR team since 1999. He joined after co-hosting and doing play by play commentary with Dameon Nelson. Frank is described as the level headed, elder statesman of the show and is also the resident wrestling historian. He was formerly responsible for delivering news coverage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pwrshow.com/frankcossentino|title=Frank Cossentino bio|work=pwrshow.com}}</ref> Cossentino currently makes sporadic appearances on the show as he is mostly dedicating his time to hosting a Fantasy Football show on ESPN Radio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnmilwaukee.com/common/more.php?m=15&r=12&item_id=56|title=Fantasy Sports Weekly 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnmilwaukee.com/common/more.php?m=15&r=13&item_id=70|title=Frank Cossentino|work=[[WAUK|ESPN Wisconsin]]}}</ref>

'''Linda Kay''' - Linda Kay has been a member of the show for just a few years. Often responsible for interacting with the fans over [[Facebook]] and [[Twitter]] she has been dubbed the "Social Media Diva".


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==External links==
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*{{Official website}}
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*[http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pwr Pro Wrestling Report]: PWR's official podcast on [[BlogTalkRadio]]
* {{YouTube|user = maxsports|Pro Wrestling Report}}


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Latest revision as of 13:50, 11 October 2024

Pro Wrestling Report
Genresports talk
Country of originUnited States United States
Language(s)English
Home station540 ESPN
TV adaptationsMy 24
Hosted byDameon Nelson
Dave Herro
Created byDameon Nelson
Recording studioMilwaukee, WI
Original releaseMarch 18, 1998

The Pro Wrestling Report is a weekly sports talk radio and television program. It was first broadcast on March 18, 1998 and was a weekly ESPN radio show and television series, carried by WAUK and WCGV-TV under brokered programming arrangements in Milwaukee.[1] PWR is produced by Dameon Nelson and is based out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[2] Nelson announced the closure of PWR on April 28, 2018,[3] but the show returned in March 2020 on YouTube and FITE TV.

History

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The show was created by Dameon Nelson,[4] who cohosts the show with booker Dave Herro.[5] Herro is a POWW Hall of Famer.[6] Frank Cossentino was a sporadic contributor but dedicated most of his time to hosting a Fantasy Football show on ESPN Radio.[7][8][9]

The first broadcast of the Pro Wrestling Report took place on March 18, 1998. The show was originally a 30-minute call-in show but was changed to an hour-long pre-taped show in 1999. PWR later aired on Time Warner cable after airings of WWE Smackdown.[10] In June 2008, PWR began broadcasting a two-hour radio show on 540 ESPN while streaming shows internationally online.[2] In 2006, PWR began uploading episodes to YouTube; in 2012 PWR celebrated 10 million YouTube views with an hour-long special.[11] PWR began broadcasting weekly television shows on My 24 in September 2011.[1] From 2011 to 2018, PWR hosted a "Shenanigans Party" during WWE WrestleMania in its host city. Kevin Nash hosted each event.[12]

PWR gives annual awards and recognition at the end of each year to wrestlers whose achievement is noteworthy. Co-host Dave Herro also named a Star of the Week on every Saturday night TV broadcast. The PWR Lifetime Achievement Award was introduced in 2009, when Bobby Heenan was recognized for the award.[10] PWR awarded a prolific wrestling personality every year since with Demolition (Ax and Smash), Gene Okerlund, and Kevin Nash being given the honor in subsequent years. In 2013, PWR announced the creation of the PWR Hall of Fame, with King Kong Bundy and Demolition joining the inaugural class.[13][14] The induction ceremony took place on April 5, 2013, two days before WrestleMania 29.[15]

Nelson announced the closure of PWR in a Facebook post on April 28, 2018.[3] Herro was reunited with Nelson on February 29, 2020 at All Elite Wrestling's Revolution pay-per-view.[16] In March 2020, new episodes were released on FITE TV's website.[17]

References

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  1. ^ a b "PWR PrimeTime Debuts Saturday on my24 Milwaukee!". Pro Wrestling Report. YouTube. 23 September 2011.
  2. ^ a b Martin, Adam (June 30, 2008). "Kofi Kingston error, WWE in Macon, Marty Jannetty, PWR & ESPN Radion". Wrestleview. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  3. ^ a b "April 28, 2018 Facebook Post". Pro Wrestling Report. April 28, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018 – via Facebook.
  4. ^ "Up Close with Dameon Nelson". Pro Wrestling Report. YouTube. 29 January 2006. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  5. ^ "David Herro talks professional wrestling beyond the ropes". OnMilwaukee.com. February 22, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  6. ^ "POWW Entertainment Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 10 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Frank Cossentino bio". pwrshow.com.
  8. ^ "Fantasy Sports Weekly 9 a.m. - 11 a.m."
  9. ^ "Frank Cossentino". ESPN Wisconsin.
  10. ^ a b "Bobby Heenan to get Lifetime Award". Wrestleview. 27 November 2009. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013.
  11. ^ "Pro Wrestling Report 10 Million Views Celebration". Pro Wrestling Report. YouTube. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  12. ^ "Kevin Nash hosting PWR Shenanigans Party in Orlando". Miami Herald. March 20, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  13. ^ Johnson, Mike (31 January 2013). "Demolition named for Hall of Fame... and not WWE's". Pro Wrestling Insider. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  14. ^ Powell, Jason (February 1, 2013). "King Kong Bundy's WWE Hall of Fame hoax". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  15. ^ Dilbert, Ryan (March 22, 2013). "WWE WrestleMania 29 Weekend: Updated Calendar of WWE and Independent Events". Bleacher Report. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  16. ^ "The PWR Team reunited at AEW Revolution". Pro Wrestling Report. YouTube. March 1, 2020.
  17. ^ "Pro Wrestling Report Streams & Videos". FITE TV. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
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