Synopsis
Matt Cooper is the evening host at B-105 in Cincinnati, Ohio that loves to talk about beer and wrestling. Join Matt as he chats with wrestlers, promoters, and announcers about their career and how they got started. Matt will also feature a different beer from breweries across the country.
Episodes
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26. Battle On The Border Part 3
13/09/2019 Duration: 14minOn this weeks episode of Brews and Beatdowns Matt wrapped up the Battle On The Border series with promoter Denim Blevins and new wrestler Paul Axt. Matt talked to Paul about how he got his start and about his up-coming match at Battle On The Border. Denim talked about how he first discovered Paul and why he chose him to be on the show.
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25. Battle On The Border Part 2
06/09/2019 Duration: 14minOn this weeks episode of Brews And Beatdowns it's part 2 of the Battle On The Border series. Matt talked to Big Jake and The Ultimate Wingman of the Marquee Players, and Aaron Williams. Matt talked to Aaron about his career and match coming up at BOTB, and the Marquee Players about their match and some issues with Denim.
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24. Battle On The Border Part 1
30/08/2019 Duration: 18minOn this weeks episode of Brews And Beatdowns Matt talked to Denim Blevins, Hooks, and William Wolf. Denim talked about the next show in Harrison, Oh. Hooks and Wolf go back and forth with each other about their past matches with each other and match at Battle On The Border in September.
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23. Shawna Reed
23/08/2019 Duration: 31minOn this weeks episode of Brews And Beatdowns Matt talked to Shawna Reed. Shawna talked about what it's like to be a talent extra for WWE. She also talked about her recent trip to the WWE Performance Center in Florida and all the training she did that weekend. They end the show talking about her current promotion FGW and her first ever steel cage match coming up at Battle On The Border in September.
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22. Damien Saint
02/08/2019 Duration: 25minOn this weeks episode of Brews and Beatdowns Matt talked to Damien Saint. Damien talked about how he got his start in wrestling, the different promotions he's currently with, advice Jake "The Snake" Roberts gave him, and his involvement with Battle On The Border wrestling promotion in Ohio.
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21. Autumn Mariee
24/05/2019 Duration: 20minOn this week's episode of Brews and Beatdowns Matt talked to Autumn Mariee. She talked about watching her parents wrestle and her first match at the age of 14. She also talked about how she looked up to Angelina Love growing up and her first watch with her. They talked about her shows coming up at Battle On The Border in Harrison, Ohio in June!
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20. Denim Blevins
17/05/2019 Duration: 26minOn this week's episode of Brews and Beatdowns Matt talked to Denim Blevins, promoter of Battle On The Border. They talked about two shows coming up in June. Denim went over the card for both shows, talked about what wrestlers will be at both shows, and what former WWE Superstars will be at the show. They ended the show talking about wrestling night at the Florence Freedom baseball game coming up in June.
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19. Steve Ahrendt
06/05/2019 Duration: 25minOn this week's episode of Brews and Beatdowns Matt talked to Steve Ahrendt, general manager of Global Pro Wrestling in Chicago. They talked about how Steve was a student of Matt at the Illinois Media School, how Steve got his start at GPW, and his current role as the general manager.
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18. Brian Beech
11/04/2019 Duration: 32minOn this week's episode of Brews and Beatdowns Matt brought in Brian Beech. They talked about how Brian got his start in wrestling, which included meeting Brian Pillman. Matt and Brian talked about the importance of social media in wrestling, some of Brian's career highlights, and Future Great Wrestling, who he currently works for.
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17. Hurricane J.J. Maguire
12/03/2019 Duration: 47minOn this week's episode of Brews and Beatdowns Matt talked to Hurricane J.J Maguire. They started the show talking about his music career, including how he met Jimmy Hart and how he became a member of The Gentrys. J.J. talked about how he began his wrestling music career in WWE, working at WCW, and some of the iconic songs he helped produce, including Shawn Michaels and Demolition. J.J. also talked about his new book coming out this summer.
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16. Brandon Xavier
20/02/2019 Duration: 27minOn this week's episode of Brews and Beatdowns Matt talked to Brandon Xavier. They started off the conversation about Brandon's past, which included growing up a wrestling fan in Cleveland, how he got involved with wrestling, and his very first match. They also talked about the state of Indy wrestling and the use of social media. Matt concluded the conversation with Brandon's involvement at Battle On The Border and talked about his upcoming match with Brian Pillman Jr and Chase Owens.
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15. Battle On The Border with Denim Blevins
15/02/2019 Duration: 24minOn this week's episode of Brews and Beatdowns Matt brought back Denim Blevins, promoter of Battle On The Border. They talked about the last two shows in December and "Night Of Champions" coming up on February, 23rd. Denim went over all the matches, including one with a former WWE Superstar.
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14. Brian of Future Great Wrestling
08/02/2019 Duration: 23minOn this week's episode of Brews and Beatdowns Matt brought in the promoter of Future Great Wrestling Brian. They talked about Brian's move to Ohio, running a comic book store, and starting up Future Great Wrestling. Brian talked about the first show of Future Great Wrestling and other shows coming up!
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13. Cody Hawk
25/01/2019 Duration: 23minOn this week's episode of Brews and Beatdowns Matt talked to Cody Hawk. Cody talked about the state of Independent wrestling and how it's in a great spot right now. Matt and Cody also talked about Cody's new promotion "Future Great Wrestling" and some of the hurdles he and his fellow wrestlers/promoters had to go through with city council in order to launch this promotion. They end the show with Cody talking about Dean Ambrose, a wrestler he's trained, coming to Cincinnati to train with him as he recovers from an injury, a piece that is featured on the WWE Network.
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12. Nikki Campbell
07/01/2019 Duration: 26minMatt talked to ring announcer Nikki Campbell about her career in wrestling. They talked about how she first started watching TNA wrestling and her favorite wrestlers growing up. Nikki also talked about being an athlete in high school, her dreams of becoming a writer, and how she got her start as a ring announcer.
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11. Miracle On Main Street/Christmas Chaos Interview with Denim Blevins.
17/12/2018 Duration: 19minMatt talked to Denim about BOTB "Miracle On Main Street" and "Christmas Choas." They go over all the matches for both nights, what to expect when you come to both shows, and how you can get tickets.
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10. Bam Bam Bundy
28/11/2018 Duration: 40minMatt talked to wrestler Bam Bam Bundy about his wrestling career. Bam Bam talked about his childhood growing up outside of Memphis, TN and how he got his start in wrestling. He also talked about training with Brian Christopher, some of his memorable matches over the past few years, and his matches coming up at Battle On The Border in December.
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09. Denim Blevins
12/11/2018 Duration: 34minMatt starts off the show talking about talking about his trip to Asheville, North Carolina and a few of the breweries that he went to. He then welcomes in Denim Blevins, promoter for Battle On the Border, to talk about two holiday shows coming up in December. Denim goes over both cards, "Miracle On Main Street" and Battle On the Border 9 "Christmas Chaos."
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08. Battle On The Border 8
17/09/2018 Duration: 24minMatt sat down with Denim Blevins and Johnny Knockout to talk about Battle On The Border 8. Denim goes over the card and what to expect that night, including two cage matches, and a legends match between two former WWE wrestlers. Johnny talks about what it's like to be Battle On The Border champion and his upcoming cage match with Hooks.
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07. Big Jake and The Ultimate Wingman
03/09/2018 Duration: 15minMatt talks to Jake and Ultimate Wingman about the last Battle On The Border event. Matt goes into detail on what led to his decisions as the special guest referee. Jake talks about being suspended from wrestling and what both of them have in store for the next Battle On The Border event. Matt also talks about his recent trip to a brewery in Cincinnati.