Conrad Thompson

Conrad Thompson is an American mortgage broker and professional wrestling podcast host who presents the podcast Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard, as well as 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff, What Happened When with Tony Schiavone, Grilling JR with Jim Ross, and The Arn Show with Arn Anderson.[1]

Conrad Thompson
Spouse(s)
Megan Fliehr
(
m. 2018)
RelativesRic Flair (father in-law)
Charlotte Flair (sister in-law)
David Flair (brother in-law)
Reid Flair (brother in-law)
Websitehttps://www.advertisewithconrad.com/
https://www.savewithconrad.com/

Podcasting

Beginnings

Thompson's interest in podcasting began after meeting ECW wrestler Shane Douglas, who Thompson met after pledging a significant amount of money to a crowdfunding drive for a documentary about ECW. After a positive experience with Douglas, Thompson later approached wrestling manager Jim Cornette with an offer of $1,500 in exchange to come to his house and tell stories for a couple of hours. Before long, word spread, and with Douglas and Cornette vouching for him, numerous wrestling personalities agreed to meet and be interviewed by Thompson.[2]

Ric Flair and Wooooo! Nation

In 2013, Thompson met Ric Flair while he was appearing at a local event. Flair and Thompson hit it off, exchanged contact information and became friends. This led to Thompson occasionally travelling with Flair, meeting yet more wrestling personalities backstage at wrestling events, including Cody Rhodes. When CBS approached Flair about starting his own podcast, Flair asked Thompson, who had radio experience advertising his mortgage business to co-host. Flair's show (called Wooooo! Nation) followed a guest-driven format and Thompson met a great many professional wrestling personalities during this time, including Bruce Prichard. Eventually, Flair tired of podcasting, and Prichard agreed to launch a new show with Thompson.

Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard

Something to Wrestle eschews a more traditional podcast format, which Thompson describes as, "Be under an hour, don't curse, don't play music, don't play all your ads up front." Thompson calls these, "the standard rules of podcasting" and routinely disregards them on the show, explaining that, "I'm just a fan. But I also am the target demographic. If it's not something I'd listen to or be into, I don't do it." Typically the show revolves around a particular wrestling event or timeline such as a pay-per-view, memorable storyline angle or a wrestler's run in a certain promotion, with Thompson asking questions and Prichard giving his view on the subject. In 2018, Thompson and Prichard signed a deal with WWE to broadcast Something else to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard on the WWE Network.[3]

Starrcast

Starrcast is a professional wrestling fan convention promoted by Thompson.[4] The event typically runs for four days— from Thursday to Sunday – and features wrestlers, wrestling personalities and podcast hosts,[5][6] interviews, fan activities, and meet-and-greets.[7]

Personal life

Thompson resides in Huntsville, Alabama where he still operates his mortgage company.[8] He married his wife, Megan Fliehr, in 2018, becoming Ric Flair's son-in-law in the process.[9]

gollark: You could have a really low power real time clock too.
gollark: It should simply harvest energy from your movements somehow, and power on and measure when it has enough stored.
gollark: What if "intermittent computing"?
gollark: Have a robot with a *directed* microwave beam which automatically plugs into nearby outlets.
gollark: The obvious alternative is wireless charging which follows you around.

References
  1. "Arn Anderson Unable To Detail His WWE Departure, Says He Doesn't Want To Be Where He's Not Wanted | Fightful Wrestling". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  2. https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/24514346/all-how-conrad-thompson-mortgage-guy-alabama-became-power-broker-pro-wrestling-podcast-empire-starrcast
  3. https://www.al.com/entertainment/2018/04/wrestling_podcast_king_conrad.html
  4. "4-day wresting podcast convention coming to Hyatt Regency Schaumburg". 20 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  5. Carey, Ian (May 11, 2018). "Macaulay Culkin, DDP, and Others Announced For Starrcast". Archived from the original on 2018-05-17. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  6. "HOME". www.starrcast.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  7. Fite.TV (July 9, 2018). "FITE schedule for STARRCAST online viewing announced". Fite.TV. Archived from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  8. http://conradthompson.com/
  9. Price, Mark (January 17, 2018). "Ric Flair announces his daughter's engagement to a guy wrestling fans know well". charlotteobserver.com. The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
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