Name the 1990's NHB fighter that fought on the first of John Perretti's Battlecade events, the first of Monte Cox's Extreme Challenge and the first of Indiana's legendary HOOKnSHOOT shows? If you answered Gary Myers, you would be correct.
We found Gary Myers in his Indiana home, looking great and ready to talk fights. Myers, a tried and true wrestler his whole life, found MMA when he was older and in his 30's. He competed in Brazil and Japan as well and here he is to remind us how it really was...
0:00 Podcast intro
0:19 Guest intro
1:00 Life as high school wrestling coach
4:17 Gary's son, Colton Myers
6:40 Early unrecorded fights
9:18 Wrestling experience and achievements
11:56 Transition to NHB
14:34 Manager Phyllis Lee
16:59 Gary Myers vs Tommy
Glanville at EF 1
23:44 Gary Myers vs Conan
Silveira at EF 1
33:13 Gary Myers vs Nick Starks at HOOKSHOOT
41:16 Gary Myers vs Jeremy
Horn at EC 1
50:21 Gary Myers vs Yuki
Kondo in Pancrase
54:58 Issues with Jason
DeLucia
1:01:09 Gary Myers vs Wallid
Ismail at IVC 5
1:10:34 Gary Myers vs Carlos
Barreto at IVC 12
1:15:13 Gary Myers vs Rich
Franklin at WEF 9
1:20:29 Beef with John Perretti
1:22:45 Thoughts on Dan
Severn
1:26:05 Crossing paths with
Chris Lytle
1:28:15 Jason Godsey and
Jeremy Horn
1:30:26 Athletic Contests vs
Fights
1:31:30 Pat Miletich and cross-training
1:34:06 Wrestling as a foundation for life
1:36:02 Interview wrap up
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