The Reed Bentley & Nick Maniwa Variety Show

"Pro Wrestling's BFF" Nick Maniwa & Reed "By God BBQ" Bentley take you through their week in pro wrestling, their social lives, movies, TV & everything in between!

The Reed Bentley & Nick Maniwa Variety Show is a sports podcast hosted by Reed Bentley & Nick Maniwa, with 150 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Reed Bentley & Nick Maniwa hosts The Reed Bentley & Nick Maniwa Variety Show, a sports show with 150 episodes published.

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  Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 44 – Vito Thomaselli

  Aug 21, 2026—

  Episode 44 of #FanninsFlashbacks is now live! On this episode, Jim is joined by one half of one of the most decorated tag teams in IWA Mid South history and former 3x IWA Mid South tag team champion: Vito Thomaselli! Find out how a baby Vito ended up at Wrestlemania II at the Rosemont Horizon. Hear… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 44 – Vito Thomaselli →

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  Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 43 – Mae Murdoch

  Aug 13, 2026—

  Episode 43 of #FanninsFlashbacks is now live! On this episode, Jim is joined by “That Mouthy C*NT” Mae Murdoch! Listen as Mae tells her story of falling in love with John Wayne Murdoch, John joining IWA Mid South while she was pregnant and the fallout between them when she couldn’t cope with him doing death… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 43 – Mae Murdoch →

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  Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 42 – IWA TV eps 3 & 4 REWATCH w/ Rich & Brent

  Aug 6, 2026—

  Episode 42 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is now live! On this episode, Jim is joined by the best referee in IWA Mid South history Brent Blades and IWA historian and President of The Reckless Youth Fan Club: “The Mayor” Rich Wayne! Like last week, these are return guests to the podcast as Brent was on Episode… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 42 – IWA TV eps 3 & 4 REWATCH w/ Rich & Brent →

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  Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 41 – IWA TV Eps 1 & 2 Rewatch w/ Ben & Les

  Jul 31, 2026—

  Episode 41 of Fannin’s Flashbacks is now live! On this episode, Jim is joined by his college buddies that were money backers into bringing IWA Mid South to Lexington, Kentucky: “The Consigliere of #TheFanninFamily” Ben Rich and Les Johns. This was supposed to be the first episode of the podcast but Les no showed leaving Ben as… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 41 – IWA TV Eps 1 & 2 Rewatch w/ Ben & Les →

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  Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 41 – IWA TV Eps 1 & 2 Rewatch w/ Ben & Les

  Jul 30, 2026—

  Episode 41 of #FanninsFlashbacks is now live! On this episode, Jim is joined by his college buddies that were money backers into bringing IWA Mid South to Lexington, Kentucky: “The Consigliere of #TheFanninFamily” Ben Rich and Les Johns. This was supposed to be the first episode of the podcast but Les no showed leaving Ben as the… Continue reading Fannin’s Flashbacks – Episode 41 – IWA TV Eps 1 & 2 Rewatch w/ Ben & Les →

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