The Bruce Collins Show- 05/13/12- Guest: Brett Wagner, host of the Speed Channel

Published: May 13, 2012, 12:30 a.m.

b'(http://brucecollinsshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Brett_Wagner.jpg)Brett \\u201cBig Schwag\\u201d Wagner \\u2013 actor, reality tv star, tv host, nationally syndicated radio host and producer, former pro wrestler, and finally author. What\\u2019s next????????

Brett \\u201cBig Schwag\\u201d Wagner has been in the entertainment business for over 20 years, starting out as a actor in Hollywood at the tender age of 21. The past 20 years Brett has guest starred in over 60 different tv shows and films. From \\u201cHanna Montana\\u201d to being a series regular on \\u201c The Jaime Kennedy Experiment\\u201d. Brett has done it all.

In the mid 90\\u2019s Brett got involved with pro wrestling and was running the WWE\\u2019S minor league company Ultimate Pro Wrestling in Orange County California. Producer Thom Beers found Brett while filming a documentary called \\u201c Wrestling School\\u201d for Discovery Channel and asked Brett to come on board and be the voice for a brand new show called \\u201cMonster Garage\\u201d with Jesse James. Brett was the voice of the show for 5 years and 89 episodes and even filled in as the host for 4 episodes. From there Discovery Channel took notice and gave Brett his own show called \\u201cMonster Nation\\u201d which he hosted 40 episodes. Brett also got to co-host the popular first annual \\u201cBiker Build Off\\u201d awards with Bill Goldberg for Discovery Channel.

The Schwag was dabbling in Los Angeles radio for years being a fill in host and guest on \\u201cESPN\\u2019S Mcdonald Douglas Show\\u201d on 710 am and from there started his own talk show called \\u201cMonster Radio" which was syndicated in 85 markets from 2003-2006 (Bruce Note- I was the book reviewer).

From all the tv exposure, Brett has made quiet a few appearances all across the U.S. and Canada the last 8 years. From bike and car events like \\u201cSturgis On The River\\u201d in Iowa which attracts 70 thousand people over 2 days to the \\u201cAtlantic City Chopper Fest\\u201d and the \\u201cFood Lion Auto Fair\\u201d in North Carolina at Lowe\\u2019s Speedway. Brett travels and works up to 20 major bike, car and Drag race shows a year-including the last 5 years at the world famous \\u201cSEMA SHOW\\u201d in Las Vegas.

Brett became the spokesman for Bad Boy Mowers in 2004 and continues to work with the Arkansas based lawn mover company doing all their commercials and events and even gets to rub elbows with the likes of Willie Nelson and Toby Keith who are also spokesmen for the company.

Brett currently hosts the #1 rated show on Speed Channel called \\u201cPass Time\\u201d. The drag racing show is on tv 4 days a week and has 3 million viewers. Brett also starred in the movie "The Crazies", he had a part in "Machine Gun Preacher" and is in the upcoming movie, "John Dies At The End."'