Year: 2017

Bruce Prichard Something to Wrestle With

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Something to Wrestle With on WWECW, Vince McMahon’s love of trolling Jim Ross, The Zombie, why the relaunch failed miserably (Ep. 46)

May 26, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Something To Wrestle With: WWECW Air Date: 5/12/17 Recap by: Jeff Rush DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Noteworthy items (full timestamps at the end) This show was nearly three-and-a-half hours long and loaded with interesting items. A few that stood out: –       Punjabi Big Bossman. –       Following the success of the first ECW One Night Stand PPV, Vince McMahon was the […]

Low Ki interview
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QUICK QUOTES: Paul London on why he rarely watches wrestling, his thoughts on 205 Live, how his Lucha Underground character was created

May 25, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Paul London was a recent guest on Ring Rust Radio and talked about Lucha Underground, Brian Kendrick, and the current Cruiserweight Division. Here are the highlights they sent along: Ring Rust Radio: What Lucha Underground has done with the midseason break is unorthodox and something you don’t really see in wrestling. From your perspective, what are some of the biggest […]

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QUICK QUOTES: Pete Dunne reveals his dream opponents, the WWE wrestler he helped train, crowd reaction to his TakeOver match

May 24, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Pete Dunne was recently interviewed by ESPN after his victory at NXT Takeover. He talked about future goals in the business, dream opponents, and more. Here are the highlights: His future goals in the business: “I’ve completed every goal I’ve wanted and more at the age of 23. That doesn’t mean I’m going to stop there at all. There’s a lot […]

Tye Dillinger Rolling Stone interview.
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QUICK QUOTES: Tye Dillinger talks what he’s learned since coming to WWE, how training for hockey is different than wrestling

May 24, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Tye Dillinger was recently interviewed by Muscle and Fitness. He talked about staying in shape, what he’s learned since coming to WWE, and more. Here are the highlights: How training for hockey is different than training for wrestling: “There are not a lot of days off. For both, there’s a wide variety of workouts—from heavy all the way to recovery-style […]

MVP interview
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QUICK QUOTES: Gerald Brisco on the advice he’d have for Roman Reigns, his favorite “Stooges” segment, ruining Vince McMahon’s suit

May 24, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Gerald Brisco was recently interviewed by The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling podcast and talked about Steve Austin’s advice to his son, his thoughts on Roman Reigns, and his time as a “Stooge.” Here are the highlights: Could current WWE Superstars be successful in the previous generations of wrestling: “I tell that to guys now. There are guys in […]

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QUICK QUOTES: Goldust on Jinder Mahal’s WWE Title win, breaking up with R-Truth, if we’ll see an “old-school” version of him now

May 23, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Fox Sports recently interviewed Goldust after he turned heel on R-Truth. He talked (largely in character) about the breakup, Jinder Mahal’s big win, and more. Here are the highlights: What his relationship with R-Truth was like: “Well, I’m a family man, so I go home to my family. He went home to his family. We didn’t ride together. I drive […]

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QUICK QUOTES: Jinder Mahal on his WWE Championship win, when he decided to get into better shape, Vince McMahon congratulating him

May 23, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Jinder Mahal was recently interviewed by Fox Sports after his WWE Championship win. He talked about his diet, Vince McMahon, and more. Here are some of the highlights: How the past 48 hours have been for him:  “Very crazy, you know, I’ve just been so busy. I haven’t taken the time to really let it sink in. I’m sure when […]

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WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: We Watch Wrestling w/ Matt McCarthy #194 on Randy Orton’s tweets, how writers handle injured wrestlers, taking the Bullet Train to Wrestle Town!

May 23, 2017 Andrew Soucek

We Watch Wrestling #194 Release Date: 5/17/2017 Recap by: Pat Radice Top News: PWG preview Randy Orton’s Twitter rant reaction. Who is your favorite wrestler? Subjects Covered (Timestamps): 0:00 – Hey…Do you watch wrestling?! 06:35 – Discussion of Titus O’Neil on Raw 08:06 – Bullet train to Wrestletown! 11:30 – Braun Strowman, some Raw thoughts, and cool shirts. 14:07 – […]

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QUICK QUOTES: Impact President Ed Nordholm says WWE “doesn’t want” the Broken Universe characters, if he would meet with The Hardys, his relationship with ROH

May 23, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Ed Nordholm, the President of Impact Wrestling, was recently interviewed by The LAW: Live Audio Wrestling, and talked about the situation with The Hardys, WWE’s interest in the “Broken” characters, ROH, and more. Here are the highlights they sent along: JOHN POLLOCK: A lot of people will want to know about the relationship with the Hardys. ED NORDHOLM: I think it’s […]

Chris Jericho's Talk is Jericho

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Talk Is Jericho w/ Jinder Mahal on Vince McMahon writing his promos, trying to become a hated heel, almost joining Impact

May 23, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Talk is Jericho with Chris Jericho Guest: Jinder Mahal Release Date: May 17, 2017 Recap by: Armando G. Ureña, PWPpodcasts.com Reporter DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top Newsworthy Items -Kayfabe still has a presence in India. -Jinder Mahal thinks a WWE show in Delhi could outsell WrestleMania 32, assuming there’s a stadium big enough. -Vince McMahon has been directly involved with […]

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WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: What Happened When w/ Tony Schiavone on Fall Brawl ’97, Curt Hennig’s turn, Arn Anderson stories, a crazy Steiner Brothers rib (Ep. 16)

May 22, 2017 Andrew Soucek

WHAT HAPPENED WHEN MONDAY WITH TONY SCHIAVONE & CONRAD THOMPSON Episode 16: WCW Fall Brawl 1997 Release Date: May 15th, 2017 Recap by: Dominic DeAngelo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top Newsworthy Items: -All things Arn Anderson -Flair’s potential of heat with nWo -The Steiner Brothers -No Sting at this show Subjects covered (with timestamps) (10:50) Tony’s reaction to Arn Anderson’s […]

Daniel Bryan interview
E&C'S POD OF AWESOMENESS

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Edge and Christian Pod of Awesomeness on terrible gimmicks, the bizarre role Christian was going to play, Tommy Dreamer’s Tales From The Indies (Ep. 9)

May 22, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Edge & Christian’s Pod of Awesomeness Recap Episode 9 with Tommy Dreamer’s Tales from the Indies & Talking Bad Gimmicks  Recap by: Jeff Indelicato DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD “For The Benefit of Those with No Time” (Top Stories) Shawn Michaels & Mick Foley will be on next week to discuss their In Your House: Mind Games match from 1996. The […]

Cheap Heat - Grantland Sports

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Cheap Heat on Jinder’s Big Day, the charisma of Bret Hart and Sami Zayn, is Randy Orton lazy?

May 21, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Cheap Heat Episode Title: Jinder’s Big Day Release Date: 5/19/2017 Recap by: Jason Young DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Newsworthy Items: Stat Guy Greg feels that Randy Orton is lazy and he’s been phoning it in for at least five years and he is now coasting off of his potential. Rosenberg feels that Jinder Mahal should beat Orton for the WWE […]

Low Ki NJPW interview
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QUICK QUOTES: Low Ki on Randy Orton’s tweets, his problems with the past management team in Impact, why he didn’t find success in WWE

May 20, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Low Ki was recently interviewed by the Mirror and talked about his return to Impact, Randy Orton’s comments on Twitter, his problems with the past management team, and more. Here are the highlights: How he returned to Impact: “It was a contact made by Sonjay Dutt, who I’ve had a long-standing positive working relationship with. I’ve always been productive in […]

Chris Jericho interview
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QUICK QUOTES: Chris Jericho on who he originally wanted to face at WrestleMania, how the Kevin Owens alliance began, the way his recent run was supposed to end

May 19, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Chris Jericho was a recent guest on Busted Open Radio and shared some insight as to how his latest run in the company was going to end. Here are the highlights: Why he ended up sticking around longer in his latest run: “I was supposed to finish up after WrestleMania, that Monday afterward. At about, December, maybe, Vince called me […]

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QUICK QUOTES: Johnny Mundo’s thoughts on Randy Orton’s tweets, the return of Lucha Underground, what impact Netflix is having on the promotion

May 19, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Johnny Mundo was a recent guest on the Lucha Lowdown podcast and talked about Randy Orton’s recent tweets, the return of Lucha Underground, and more. Here are some of the highlights they sent along: On Randy Orton’s comments about Indy wrestling: “I think it’s a good critique of Indy Wrestling, especially from Randy’s point of view, but I don’t feel […]

MVP interview
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QUICK QUOTES: Earl Hebner reveals who really screwed Bret, if he’ll ever be in the WWE Hall of Fame, Hulk Hogan injuring him

May 19, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Earl Hebner was recently interviewed by the Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling podcast and talked about The Montreal Screwjob, the evil referee angle, and more. Here are the highlights they sent along: Did he think after that night in Montreal, the wrestling business would still be talking about the Screwjob 20 years later: “Not at all. Not at all. […]