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Shawn Jacobs

·1 hr 19 min·5 clips
Ring announcer Shawn Jacobs reveals how a radio ad gig accidentally launched his wrestling career after a divorce and getting sober.
Rick DelSanto welcomes Shawn Jacobs, a ring announcer and radio veteran, to the show. Jacobs recounts discovering wrestling as a child in the 1980s, influenced by Mr. T and Hulk Hogan. He describes a formative 1990 KISS concert in Duluth that cemented his love for theatrical performance. His entry into wrestling came indirectly through radio work at 94 Rock in Albany, where he produced commercials for promotions and met wrestlers like Good Lord Willing. After a divorce and period of alcoholism, Jacobs got sober in 2017 and began ring announcing for Truly Independent Wrestling in 2019. He discusses the challenges of finding color commentary gigs due to remote recording trends and his desire to manage wrestlers, currently working with Jobs in ETWA. Jacobs shares backstage anecdotes from Impact Wrestling events, including almost losing his job over a VIP pass incident. He runs through current champions and feuds in Northeast indie promotions like New World Wrestling Extreme and Top Rope Promotions. The conversation touches on his podcasting history with The $5 Freak Show and his current efforts to showcase indie wrestling. Jacobs emphasizes his goal to build a meaningful career legacy as he approaches fatherhood.

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A warm, local-minded conversation about Sean Jacobs' ring-announcing path and the indie wrestling scene around him.

The Pro Wrestling Wire finds a grounded angle through Sean Jacobs' path as a ring announcer around independent wrestling. His conversation with Rick DelSanto starts with their Bay State Championship Wrestling connection, then follows Jacobs through bookings with Battlefront Pro…

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You want a ring announcer's indie-wrestling route, a Teddy Long microphone story, and a direct callout to Johnny Pierce in Derby, Vermont.

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