Month: November 2018

Lilian Garcia - Making Their Way

RECAP AND REVIEW: Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia with Rey Mysterio on his son getting into the business, if he’ll wrestle under a mask, why Rey returned to WWE, how much longer he plans to compete

November 30, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Chasing Glory – 619 himself – Rey Mysterio Release Date: November 26, 2018 Recap by: Caitlin Lavelle DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Rey Mysterio on His Son’s Wrestling Career Rey says his son Dominic Gutierrez, who is now 21, is currently training to become a professional wrestler. He starting working with Jay Lethal in Florida in 2017, and is now finishing […]

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RECAP AND REVIEW: Notsam Wrestling Podcast with Wade Keller on the history of Survivor Series, the predatory moves used by the WWF, the origins of the Pro Wrestling Torch, why an interview with Vince McMahon fell through

November 29, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Notsam Wrestling Podcast Episode 213: Wade Keller talks Wrestling Newsletter History, Survivor Series, Release Date: November 22nd, 2018 Recap by: James Hayes DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD From New York, Sam Roberts welcome you to the show! Sam wishes all of us a Happy Thanksgiving! On the show today is Wade Keller. Wade gets into several things like Vince McMahon, how […]

Jim Cornette's Drive-Thru

RECAP AND REVIEW: Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru on if Ted DiBiase had signed with Jim Crockett Promotions instead of the WWF, Nikita Koloff’s lackluster NWA return, Buddy Lee Parker as a trainer, Paul Jones’s promo time, does Vince McMahon have an Ultimate Warrior painting on his wall?

November 28, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru Episode 74 Release date: Nov 19, 2018 Recap by: Paul Briody DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top stories/moments of interest: • Brian Last asks Jim Cornette listener questions about current wrestling and wrestling history with great chemistry between the two. 0:00 – Intro features an unusually zen Jim Cornette! The sale is going well at jimcornette.com, Jim: “I specialize […]

Chris Jericho's Talk is Jericho

RECAP AND REVIEW: Talk is Jericho with Ricky Steamboat on why he left the NWA, where “The Dragon” moniker came from, the WWF locker room running from a snake, laying out his WrestleMania match with Randy Savage

November 28, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Talk is Jericho – Ricky The Dragon Steamboat Spits Fire Release Date: November 23, 2018 Recap by: Caitlin Lavelle DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD 7:30 – Ricky Steamboat on the WWF Schedule Ricky Steamboat says your schedule in the WWF would depend on your spot in the pecking order, and would differ if you were in the headline main event, backup […]

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RECAP AND REVIEW: Truth and Consequences – The Dirt Sheets vs. Vince Russo on what Vince finds unethical about wrestling journalists, how he defines a mark, Dixie Carter offering a “bounty” for a mole, how he could take WWE’s ratings back to Attitude Era levels

November 27, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Truth with Consequences – The Dirt Sheets Vs. Vince Russo Release date: November 25, 2018 Recap by: Caitlin Lavelle DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN DOWNLOAD In this episode of Truth With Consequences, Matt Koon & Vince Russo attempt to dissect the reasons behind and history of Russo’s conflicts with ‘dirt sheet writers’, including Dave Meltzer, Wade Keller, Bryan Alvarez & Bruce […]

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RECAP AND REVIEW: The Steve Austin Show with Kalisto on being inspired by Rey Mysterio Jr., how a guardrail saved his life, why he had decided to quit wrestling, Lucha House Party, designing his masks

November 27, 2018 Andrew Soucek

The Steve Austin Show Release Date: November 20, 2018 Running time: 1:12:09 Recap by: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Intro We are at 317 Gimmick Street and coming up on today’s show is WWE Superstar Kalisto. The WWE was recently in LA for NXT, Survivor Series, Raw, and Smackdown Live. Steve’s favorite match of Survivor Series was Charlotte vs. […]

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RECAP AND REVIEW: The Jim Ross Report with Angelina Love on why her WWE release was a blessing, what brought her and Velvet Sky together, Billy Gunn helping her career, her thoughts on Ronda Rousey

November 27, 2018 Andrew Soucek

The Jim Ross Report Release Date: November, 21, 2018 Running time: 1:49:52 Recap by: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Show Open Welcome back to another week of Slobberknocker Audio. J.R. wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and he says it’s the most difficult holiday for her since his wife Jan passed. She used to cook all week and the house smelled […]

83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff

RECAP AND REVIEW: 83 Weeks on Eric Bischoff’s first year in WWE – making out with Stephanie McMahon, the star he never felt “a connection” with on-screen, why the initial brand split didn’t work, the wedding of Billy and Chuck

November 25, 2018 Andrew Soucek

83 Weeks – Eric Bischoff’s First Year in WWE Release date: November 19, 2018 Recap by: Caitlin Lavelle DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Last week, Eric & Conrad Thompson dissected Eric’s WWE debut. In this episode, they break down the rest of Eric’s first year (and some change) in the company as Raw’s on-screen General Manager. Stephanie McMahon Eric talks about […]

Wade Keller interview with Stan Hansen
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RECAP AND REVIEW: The Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast Interview Friday with Kevin Eck on why Zack Ryder’s push didn’t last, Vince McMahon’s heel-face philosophy and who he blamed SummerSlam 2013 on, WrestleMania card predictions

November 25, 2018 Andrew Soucek

The Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast Release Date: November 16, 2018 Recap by: Caitlin Lavelle DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Kevin Eck wrote for WWE for about three years, from the Summer of 2011 to the Summer of 2014. He says some of the most memorable storylines that he was part of were the rise of CM Punk, the rise of […]

Heated Conversations with Booker T

RECAP AND REVIEW: Heated Conversations with Booker T with Raven on Billy Corgan wanting to buy ECW, how far the company could have gone, his thoughts on life, Booker talks C.M. Punk locker room leader claims

November 25, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Heated Conversations with Booker T Release Date: November 18th, 2018 Recap By: James Hayes DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Booker and Co-Host Brad Gilmore welcome you to the show! CM Punk Backstage Incident Right off the bat, we got to address the story from Jericho’s cruise. Brad breaks it down. “On Chris Jericho’s cruise there was a podcast going on with […]

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E&C'S POD OF AWESOMENESS

RECAP AND REVIEW: E&C Pod of Awesomeness with Shawn Michaels on the reasons why he wrestled at Crown Jewel, if he wants to have a match at WrestleMania, the NXT wrestlers he finds easiest to give advice to

November 25, 2018 Andrew Soucek

E&C’s Pod of Awesomeness – E&C are back with HBK & Nita Strauss! Release date: November 16, 2018 Recap by: Caitlin Lavelle DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD They’re back! Edge & Christian are back and have found a new home at Westwood One. They have a new producer, so Christian paid a nice tribute to Mega Matt. Edge on Smackdown 1000 […]

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REACP AND REVIEW: Truth With Consequences on Russo’s departure from the WWF and arrival in WCW – what drove the departure, the last call with Vince, the complete original plan upon arriving in WCW, Jericho, the Rock, Jerry Jarrett, Dave Meltzer

November 21, 2018 Jeff Rush

Written Podcast Recap: Truth With Consequences, Episode 7 Release Date: November 18th, 2018 Recap by: Jeff Rush, PWPodcasts.com Assistant Editor DIRECT LINK TO DOWNLOAD/LISTEN Truth With Consequences – Goodbye Mr. McMahon, Hello Mr. Turner (Editor’s note: In the interest of clarity, Vince Russo is referred to as “Russo” throughout this recap. Vince McMahon is referred to as “VM.”) Russo says […]

Bruce Prichard Something to Wrestle With

RECAP AND REVIEW: Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard on Survivor Series ’98 – who wrote Rock’s heel turn storyline, The Big Boss Man’s major screw up, the tag teams who didn’t have chemistry together, why Vince McMahon wrote a letter of apology to Steve Austin

November 21, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Something To Wrestle Release Date: November 16, 2018 Running time: 2:26:59 Recap by: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Intro Skip to 8:35 as the first 8:34 was commercial reads, talk about upcoming tours and a quick recap of the Regal podcast. Topic for this podcast is Survivor Series 1998 – Deadly Games in the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, […]

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RECAP AND REVIEW: The Steve Austin Show with Dr. Tom Prichard (Part 2) on training Vince McMahon for a match, making his first blade, how Tom got Austin to finally think about his character, opening a wrestling academy with Kane

November 21, 2018 Andrew Soucek

The Steve Austin Show – Steve Austin Still Likes Beer Release Date: November 15, 2018 Running time: 1:21:00 Recap by: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Intro: Steve is back at 3:16 Gimmick Street Coming up on the podcast is part 2 of his interview with Tom Prichard. They’ll be talking about the wrestling business and Tom’s new wrestling school. […]

Cornette's Drive-Thru

RECAP AND REVIEW: Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru on why Dusty Rhodes wasn’t wrestling squash matches in the mid ’80s, thoughts on Terry Taylor and Rip Rogers, what the best trainers do, where was Michael Hayes’ belt? (Ep. 73)

November 20, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru Episode 73 Release date: Nov 12, 2018 Recap by: Paul Briody Top stories/moments of interest: • Brian Last asks Jim Cornette listener questions about current wrestling and wrestling history with great chemistry between the two. 0:00 – Funny intro, as always. 11:30 – Early/mid-80s TBS wrestling shows presented nearly every main event wrestler facing enhancement talent, at […]

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RECAP AND REVIEW: Notsam Wrestling Podcast with David Arquette on the WCW wrestler who originally helped train him, if other wrestlers take him seriously, why he came back to the business, Daniel Bryan’s heel turn

November 19, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Notsam Wrestling Podcast Episode 212: David Arquette Release Date: November 15th, 2018 Recap By: James Hayes DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD From New York, Sam Roberts welcomes you to the show! Sam is excited, as he should be, as we all are because there is a lot to talk about this week. The build for Survivor Series is insane and Sam […]

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RECAP AND REVIEW: Prime Time with Sean Mooney with Vickie Guerrero on Eddie’s frustrating WCW years, his relationship with Vince McMahon, becoming an on-screen character, the origins of “excuse me”

November 18, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Prime Time with Sean Mooney – Vickie Guerrero Release Date: November 14, 2018 Running time: 1:26:15 Recap by: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD This week is the 13th anniversary of Eddie Guerrero’s death and this week’s guest is Vickie Guerrero. Intro Vickie is the first female guest on the Prime Time podcast. She recently got a chance to meet […]

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RECAP AND REVIEW: The Steve Austin Show with Dr. Tom Prichard on the legend who smartened him up to the business, his favorite territories to work in, why it was easier for him to be a heel, travelling with Austin early in his career

November 18, 2018 Andrew Soucek

The Steve Austin Show – Dr. Tom Prichard Release Date: November 13, 2018 Running time: 1:24:00 Recap by: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Intro: Steve is at Broken Skull Ranch 2.0 in Nevada and sends his best to those affected by the wildfires in California. Steve is on a diet and has stopped drinking for awhile. He confirms that […]

Chris Jericho's Talk is Jericho

RECAP AND REVIEW: Talk is Jericho with Kevin Kelly on his first meeting with Vince McMahon, the major angle he pitched, the member of WWE management who didn’t like him, working with NJPW, why he left ROH, the word he forgot during the Brian Pillman gun angle

November 17, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Talk is Jericho – The New Japan World of Kevin Kelly Release date: November 14, 2018 Recap by: Caitlin Lavelle DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD 2:55 – Kevin Kelly on life between WWE and Ring of Honor Kevin Kelly left WWE in 2003 due to company-wide budget cuts. Kelly says that he looked for jobs within the wrestling industry, including placing a […]

83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff

RECAP AND REVIEW: 83 Weeks on Eric Bischoff’s WWE debut, why he didn’t sign with the company sooner, how Vince McMahon got him to join, the wrestlers who were the most shocked he was there, what he wishes he would have done differently

November 17, 2018 Andrew Soucek

83 Weeks – Eric’s WWE Debut Release Date: November 12, 2018 Running time: 1:29:28 Recap by: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD WWF Comes Calling July 15th, 2002 Raw – Eric makes his debut on Raw. Prior to joining the WWE, Eric had been invited to work on a show called Matt Rats. It was an athletic, high-flying type show […]