Armed with the knowledge of his many trainers, including Seth Rollins, Brian Kendrick, Lance Storm and Tommy Dreamer, “Nasty” Nic Nolan is one to watch on the Midwest independent scene. Nolan, the new champion at Midwest Championship Wrestling, joins Windy City Slam to talk about his diverse background, give tribute to recently deceased MCW owner Jimmy Smooth, provide insight on some of his biggest matches in MCW and preview his upcoming fight against Rhyno, and what things Rollins and Kendrick taught him to hone his craft. Plus, Mike recaps an eventful Freelance “Feel The Force” event which set up Kylie Rae’s title match with Storm Grayson and goes into the backstory with Dan The Dad, Trevor Outlaw and Trevor’s mom. There’s also talk about ARW, “Battle for the Heart of Chicago,” POWW Entertainment, Southland, Squared Circle Megastars and GALLIversario.

Mike Pankow is a wrestling super-fan who covers local Chicagoland wrestling and national promotions like AEW and WWE. If there is something going on in Chicago, Mike knows about it. Enjoy "Wrestling, Chicago-Style" on The Broadcast Basement On-Demand Radio Network! Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com. Get your local wrestling fix every Tuesday everywhere podcasts can be found and always at WindyCitySlam.com!