Taking You To School with Dr. Tom Prichard

[SomethingSavage]

Since I've been back on a pro wrestling podcast kick, I wanted to be sure to sprinkle a little love on the ones I've only recently discovered and started to binge. I've showered some love on Briscoe & Bradshaw. Then I gushed a bit over the surprisingly strong Matt Hardy show. And now I'm here to post about another I'm currently digging, and it's just Dr. Tom doing the best possible version of Something To Wrestle.

Sure. He's not as bombastic as Bruce and doesn't hold the key to the kingdom in terms of giving us a peek into Vince's way of thinking or anything. But I love it. Tom is more reserved as a personality for sure, but there's such rich insight and still a lot of fun in the way he tells a story. There's definitely a resemblance in the way the brothers tell stories, but it's this weird Bizarro mirror version thing that's hard to properly explain unless you hear it.

While Bruce's show has become utterly unrecognizable from its originally fun format, this show basically takes all the best elements of Bruce's Houston and Mid-South episodes and serves them up in rapid fire doses on a regular basis.

Tom has anecdotes, ribs, and road stories for every territory and for every era. There's no shortage of subjects, angles, and trainees for him to touch on either.

I initially discovered this as part of the Two Man Power Trip feed. If you're familiar with John Poz as a co-host or an interviewer, then you know what he's about. He's knowledgeable enough to guide the conversations, always feels familiar and prepared, and he carries along the conversation naturally. His followup questions are solid. The banter isn't as comedic or zany as the early STW stuff, but Poz doesn't get in the way of Tom's great stories either. So basically the back & forth is everything you need.

The length of show also keeps it easily digestible, too. Episodes rarely run much longer than an hour, and that's fine. Tom is talkative and never shy about details or specifics. He regularly launches from one engaging story into the next, and things just move along at a nice clip.

So yeah. I haven't seen this show discussed or really pimped anywhere, so I just thought I'd toss it out there for anyone who finds themselves seeking out alternate voices or podcasts in their rotation. It isn't the sexiest show; I get it. But it's really, really good and covers a lot of ground. There's no shortage of stories and conversations Tom has had with a whole slew of guys over the years.

Just good stuff - plain & simple. Give it a listen if you're just looking to switch things up. I doubt any of you guys would be disappointed. This is the type of show that would normally appeal to most PWO regulars here.

[Johnny Sorrow]

I'll check it out, but Dr. Tom was so boring and easily distracted on Brisco and Bradshaw I couldn't finish that show.

[SomethingSavage]

His internet connection definitely messed up the flow on that show. Going through His episodes now, some of his stories do eventually become repetitive - but I find that to be the case with everyone who holds an ongoing series for very long.

His best episodes are the territory specific ones. His trainee episodes are about as bland and vaguely generic as Bruce's recent stuff.

Briscoe and Bradshaw is by far still my favorite thing at the moment though.

[Gertner]

Not a bad show at all. I've listened to a few episodes.

[SomethingSavage]

I've done some more digging through the TMPT archives, and yeah. The territory episodes are absolutely his best. Tons of fun stories.

The training/trainee episodes get really repetitive and light on specifics. Similar to Bruce, it becomes quite repetitive in the sense that you hear the same vague recollections sometimes.

It *can* be cool when you get stories about the guys he really invested in (like Seth or especially Heath Slater), because you get detailed accounts. But when it comes to guys like Truth or Kofi, it's REALLY vague and uninteresting for the most part.