Month: September 2017

PODCAST RECAPS

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: X-Pac 1,2,360 w/ Rip Rogers on the one time he saw Randy Savage break character, the strange reason Barry Windham gave him $51, if he sees any positives in today’s product (Ep. 54)

September 15, 2017 Andrew Soucek

X-Pac 1,2,360 – Episode 54 Release Date: September 13, 2017 Recap By: Chris Gaspare, PWPodcasts.com Specialist DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top Newsworthy Items – X-Pac doesn’t understand why WWE doesn’t think the women deserve their own show – Rip Rogers is so focused on the bumps young wrestlers take because he’s worried about their health – Rogers says Randy Savage […]

Bischoff on Wrestling

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Bischoff on Wrestling – a look back at the NWO’s Four Horsemen parody, The Big Show’s battle with motivation, details of the 1999 KISS/WCW pay-per-view that never was (Ep. 59)

September 12, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Bischoff on Wrestling – Episode 59 Release Date: September 6, 2017 Recap By: Andrew Soucek, PWPodcasts.com Editor Runtime: 1 hour 8 minutes DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Show Rundown The show opens again with Eric doing a commercial for a boxing match. 2:15 – Eric and co-host Nick Hausman greet us. Nick had a great weekend. Eric was relaxing it up […]

Everybody's Talking
Everybody's Talking

Everybody’s Talking: The Best of the Week in Pro Wrestling Podcasts – Harvey and Sexy Star dominate the conversation, what made Vince text “OMG,” E&C’s “dream match” opponents for the Usos, the Must Listen of the week

September 11, 2017 Andrew Soucek

What a fascinating time it is to be a fan of professional wrestling, both past and present. Over the course of the last ten days, we got to listen to two legends of the business discuss their feud from a quarter century ago when Bret Hart paid a visit to Dinner With The King. We also got to listen to […]

PODCAST RECAPS

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: The Ross Report w/ The Brooklyn Brawler on his friendship with The Ultimate Warrior, his rare wins, greatest wrestling managers, who his stiffest opponent was

September 11, 2017 Andrew Soucek

The Ross Report Recap w/ Steve Lombardi (The Brooklyn Brawler) Release Date: Sept 6, 2017 Recap By: Dylan Bowker, Recovering Smark DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top Stories: -Brooklyn Brawler’s plans for promoting his new UCW territory and his training school idea -The litany of workers Lombardi welcomed into the WWE and his relationships with them (Steamboat, Rock, etc.) -Ultimate Warrior helping […]

Dusty Rhodes episode
Bruce Prichard Something to Wrestle With

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Something to Wrestle With (classic) – The Mega Powers: a look back at the biggest angle from WrestleMania IV to WrestleMania V, how Randy Savage told Vince McMahon he was quitting, who Ricky Steamboat was originally going to drop the Intercontinental Title to (Ep. 2)

September 9, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Something to Wrestle With – Episode 2: The Mega Powers Release Date: August 12, 2016 (recap published September 9, 2017) Recap By: Andrew Soucek, PWPodcasts.com Editor DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Highlights: -Butch Reed was once set to defeat Ricky Steamboat for the Intercontinental Championship. -The difference between The Main Event and Saturday Night’s main event is finally revealed! -Randy Savage had […]

Colt Cabana's Art of Wrestling

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Colt Cabana’s “The Art of Wrestling” w/ Dalton Castle on turning down TNA, being the favorite wrestler of a Japanese superstar, interviewing CM Punk, why Colt once yelled at him (#365)

September 9, 2017 Andrew Soucek

The Art of Wrestling with Colt Cabana Release Date: September 7, 2017 Guest: Dalton Castle Recap by: Josh Coulson DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Newsworthy items The first promoter Colt ever worked for had him wrestle King Kong Bundy in one of his first ever matches. Dalton Castle worked in radio before he was a pro wrestler, interviewing the likes of […]

PODCAST RECAPS

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast w/ Big Cass on working as a singles wrestler, Enzo Amore’s backstage heat, his relationship with Carmella, the wrestlers he gets advice from (Ep. 150)

September 9, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast – #150 Release Date: September 7, 2017 Guest: Big Cass Recap By: Matthew Wilkinson, PWPodcats.com Specialist DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Newsworthy Items Big Cass claims Enzo is exactly the same in real life as his character. Big Cass looks up to Big Show and The Undertaker. Big Cass claims Dusty Rhodes loved his promo work. Sam […]

PODCAST RECAPS

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: X-Pac 1,2,360 w/ Marty Scurll on “breaking the glass ceiling” for British wrestlers, the movie characters who inspired his gimmick, why he chose the Chickenwing as a finisher (Ep. 53)

September 8, 2017 Andrew Soucek

X-Pac, 1,2,360 – Episode 53 Release Date: September 7, 2017 Recap By: Chris Gaspare DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top Newsworthy Items – X-Pac’s favorite competitor in the Mae Young Classic so far is Shayna Baszler – Marty Scurll has heard rumors of Bullet Club Pop! Vinyl figures at Hot Topic but could not confirm – Scurll has studied Jim Carrey […]

PODCAST RECAPS

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: The VIP Lounge with MVP – with Shawn Daivari and Ken Anderson on the rigors of opening a wrestling school, the science of applying an armbar, Daivari’s train incident from 2012, who inspired his ring name (Ep. 94)

September 7, 2017 Andrew Soucek

The VIP Lounge with MVP Air date: 09/03/17 Recap By: Jeff Rush, PWPodcasts.com Specialist DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Noteworthy Items: – Daivari and Anderson’s experiences as wresting trainers – Discussion on the Sexy Star/Rosemary incident – MVP training with Norman Smiley – Daivari acting Arabic while speaking Farsi – Discussion about Daivari’s train incident from 2012 – The inspiration for […]

PODCAST NEWS

QUICK QUOTES: Jerry Lawler on if WWE contacted him about a full-time return, if he would wrestle on Christmas, seeing a Vince McMahon tattoo on a fan’s butt

September 6, 2017 Andrew Soucek

On the latest episode of Dinner With The King, Jerry Lawler revealed if he was asked to return full-time, if he’d work on Christmas, and more. Here are the highlights they sent along: Seing a Vince McMahon tattoo on a fan’s butt: “He says, ‘I have Vince McMahon tattooed on my ass.’ I go, ‘Well, show me!’ This guy is […]

Daniel Bryan interview
E&C'S POD OF AWESOMENESS

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: E&C’s Pod of Awesomeness w/ The Usos on fighting to get promo time, the advice Rikishi gave them, favorite match, how Edge and Christian dealt with overly-scripted promos (Ep. 24)

September 6, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Edge & Christian’s Pod of Awesomeness Recap Episode 24 with The Usos  By: Jeff Indelicato, PWPodcasts.com Specialist DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD “For The Benefit of Those with No Time” (Top Stories) Edge feels that Roman Reigns’ recent promo against John Cena was his best to date. The Usos have been requesting promo time for years, and had to fight to […]

Nikki Bella Total Bellas
PODCAST NEWS

QUICK QUOTES: Nikki Bella on Carmella, Nia Jax, and Alexa Bliss joining Total Divas, her upcoming wedding to John Cena

September 4, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Nikki Bella was recently interviewed by TV Insider to promote the upcoming seasons of Total Divas and Total Bellas. Here are the highlights: Her thoughts on Carmella, Nia Jax, and Alexa Bliss joining Total Divas:  “I definitely had a lot of input being an executive producer, and those three girls I got to spend a lot of time with, especially […]

Bischoff on Wrestling

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Bischoff on Wrestling – Eric relives his match with Shane McMahon, reveals why he’s not a fan of managers and oranges on his plate, making out with Linda McMahon, harsh words for Sexy Star (Ep. 58)

September 3, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Bischoff on Wrestling – Episode 58 Release Date: August 30, 2017 Recap By: Andrew Soucek, PWPodcasts.com Editor DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Show Rundown The show opens with a commercial of Eric Bischoff hyping an upcoming boxing fight. 2:30 – Eric welcomes us to the show. His co-host Nick Hausman is doing well. They talk about the flooding in Houston and […]

Everybody's Talking
Everybody's Talking

Everybody’s Talking: The Best of the Week in Pro Wrestling Podcasts – Austin’s advice to an aspiring wrestler, the PWI 500 ranking, the Must Listen of the week

September 3, 2017 Andrew Soucek

It may seem like an obvious statement, but the highlights of most of the shows this week were the interviews. These are all shows hosted by personalities that can hold their own for an hour or two and provide excellent, thought-provoking content, free of having any guests. We did get a feel for that on a couple shows, but terrific […]

Dusty Rhodes episode
Bruce Prichard Something to Wrestle With

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Something to Wrestle With (classic) – Dusty Rhodes in the WWF, why Dusty was called “Babe” backstage, how the backstage vignettes came about, were the polka dots and Sapphire a rib? (Ep. 1)

September 2, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Something to Wrestle With – Episode 1: Dusty Rhodes in the WWF Release Date: August 5, 2016 (recap published September 2, 2017) Recap By: Andrew Soucek, PWPodcasts.com Editor DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Show Rundown The first thing to note at this look back on the show is that Conrad Thompson has not yet developed his shtick of “Something to Wrestle With…(incredibly […]