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James Stewart At New England Pro Wrestling Hall Of Fame & FanFest

Wrestling fans came out in droves on Saturday to the Crowne Plaza in Warwick for the New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame and FanFest, with 98.5 The Sports Hub's own James Stewart being one of them.

The Felger & Mazz producer came home back to Boston with a number of great interviews and sitdowns, so without further ado here are the highlights:

Maria Kanellis

Maria Kanellis
James Stewart (L) with ROH first lady Maria Kanellis at the New England Pro Wrestling FanFest. (Photo via @IAmJamesStewart)

The First Lady of Ring of Honor and Former WWE Diva Maria Kanellis talked about her career in ROH/WWE, and the stars that she is working with in Ring of Honor.

Listen below:

Maria Kanellis w/ James Stewart

Center Ring

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James Stewart with the Center Ring girls. (Photo via @IAmJamesStewart)

During Jimmy's taping of a segment with Center Ring, Massachusetts native and ROH superstar Mike Bennett unexpectedly jumped in with his real-life fiance, the lovely Maria Kanellis.

Afterwards, Jimmy got down to business with the people of Center Ring, a public access TV show that got its start in 1996. They are a wrestling talk show and promote independent wrestling federations.

Listen to hear more:

Center Ring w/ James Stewart

Howard Finkel

Howard Finkel
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Jimmy also caught up with Howard Finkel, the longtime WWF/WWE ring announcer and WWE Hall of Famer. Finkel talked about how he got into wrestling, his biggest moment and Celtics play-by-play man Sean Grande!

Listen below:

Howard Finkel w/ James Stewart

Jimmy Korderas

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Former WWE referee and now SportsNet.ca Wrestling analyst Jimmy Korderas has a book out called Three Count. In edition to talking about the book, Stewart also asked him about a rumor surrounding Undertaker and Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania 30, plus Korderas weighed in on his very first Wrestlemania.

Listen below:

Korderas w/ James Stewart

Eddie Edwards & Matt Taven

Eddie Edwards Matt Taven
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TNA Tag Team Champion Eddie Edwards and ROH Superstar Matt Taven talked about ROH and TNA, but more importantly the state of the Boston Celtics.

Listen below:

Edwards & Taven w/ James Stewart

The Juice & Shelly Martinez

JT Dunn and Shelly Martinez
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Stewart and The Juice, a wrestler based out of Providence, RI, discussed their Twitter beef from months back regarding Beyond Wrestling. Stewart promised an open forum for The Juice, also known as JT Dunn, to talk about Beyond Wrestling and he got that chance on Saturday.

Shelly Martinez was also present. She talked about her time in the WWE, ECW and TNA.

Listen below:

The Juice & Shelly Martinez w/ James Stewart

The Duke Of Dorchester

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The Duke of Dorchester, Pete Doherty, is a longtime local wrestling legend. He's worked many matches in the Boston Garden and is known by many older fans. He talked about his love of the business and today's current product.

Listen below:

The Duke Of Dorchester w/ James Stewart

Sheldon Goldberg

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Sheldon Goldberg is the owner and promoter of New England Championship Wrestling. He and James Stewart talked about his promotion, getting into wrestling and upcoming events for NECW.

Listen below:

Sheldon Goldberg w/ James Stewart

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