Slammin’ Stan #33 is up and ready for download here on Blogtalk Radio!

Nearly two hours of pro wrestling/ Lucha Libre talk featuring Alfredo Esparza, Vandal Drummond, Dan Farren, and The Bixie Demon. We talk a vast array of subjects highlighted by memories of the late, great Kinji Shibuya in Southern California. We also wax nostalgic about other SoCal legends like Ernie Ladd and Man Mountain Mike, the music rehashed by WWE and game shows, Incredibly Strange Wrestling, Físico Nuclear and his alter-ego, the return of Millennium Pro Wrestling and Logan X, some bitchin’ Facebook suggestions, Bixie recites some of the finest literature by wrestling historian and Guajardian practitioner José Fernandez, and —of course— Jon Strongman Haiku!

We also feature our third Slammin’ Stan trivia contest. The prize this time around is an autographed copy of Jeff Walton’s 2004 memoir RI9-5171: A Wrestling Story and a barely used copy of WWE’s Bret “The Hitman” Hart DVD.

The question is: when Kinji Shibuya turned babyface in 1972, he was given a nickname. What was that nickname?

The first person to e-mail the question to us grabs the loot! You can e-mail your answers to Lyger@aol.com and slamminstan@hotmail.com Mail away, Comrades!