Year: 2018

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PODCAST RECAP AND REVIEW: The Steve Austin Show – Unleashed! with Vince Russo on pro wrestling lacking stories, coming up with The Rock speaking in the third person, original plans for Mike Tyson in the WWF, what big match was Austin disappointed in?

January 16, 2018 Andrew Soucek

The Steve Austin Show – Unleashed! Release Date: January 11, 2018 Recap by: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD 0:00 – Intro Steve welcomes everyone to the show and was informed by his producer that today is Steve’s 500th show. He queues up Vince Russo who will be on today’s podcast talking about the Attitude Era. Steve says it’s always […]

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PODCAST RECAP AND REVIEW: The Ross Report with John Pollock on his new website and podcast, thoughts on Impact Wrestling, what WWE is doing well right now, Ron Harris on Aro Lucha and working with Konnan and Vince Russo

January 13, 2018 Andrew Soucek

The Ross Report Release Date: January 09, 2018 Recap by: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD 0:00 – Intro Coming up on the show are John Pollock, formerly of Live Audio Wrestling, talking about his new venture postwrestling.com. Also on the show is Ron Harris. This segues into a story about a TV taping with Jim Barnett, a very hot […]

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PODCAST RECAP AND REVIEW: The Steve Austin Show with Brutus Beefcake on working with the British Bulldogs, how the Zodiac character was created, being a part of the Shawn Michaels/Marty Jannetty split, why The Ultimate Warrior won the Intercontinental Title instead of him

January 13, 2018 Andrew Soucek

The Steve Austin Show Release Date: January 9, 2018 Recap by: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD 0:00 – Intro Steve starts off talking about the upcoming college football national championship game with Alabama and Georgia. He says he’s picking the Alabama Crimson Tide to win but is a fan of the Georgia Bulldogs because he was a huge Herschel […]

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PODCAST RECAP AND REVIEW: X-Pac 1,2,360 w/ Sam Roberts on how he became a WWE panelist, what it’s like being backstage, who the best wrestler in the world is, has Sam bought the new Virgil action figure? (Ep. 67)

January 13, 2018 Andrew Soucek

X-Pac 1-2-360 Guest:  Sam Roberts Release Date:  December 20, 2017 Recap by: Sean McGraw DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Recap: X-Pac is joined by Jimbo, Denise, and TK. This week’s guest will be Sam Roberts. With all of the holiday stuff going on, X-Pac hasn’t been too up on what’s been going on this week. They start by discussing the big […]

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PODCAST RECAP AND REVIEW: Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast with Dalton Castle on why he was frustrated after his ROH Title win, if he’s interested in joining NXT, when he found out he’d be champion, State of Wrestling on “All In” and women’s Royal Rumble (Ep. 168)

January 13, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast Release Date: January 11, 2018fru Guest: Dalton Castle Recap By: Matthew Wilkinson DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Noteworthy Items Dalton was frustrated there was no shows after winning the title.   Dalton has one year left on his ROH contract.   Castle wants to work more in Japan this year as ROH Champion.   Sam believes that […]

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QUICK QUOTES: Vince Russo discusses his contributions to Austin and Rock’s careers, takes issue with Bruce Prichard

January 12, 2018 Jeff Rush

Vince Russo was the guest on The Steve Austin Show – Unleashed! this week. The two discussed their memories of working together. Regarding the development of the “Stone Cold” Steve Austin character: “Vince never watched ECW, never. He didn’t know anything about ECW and he knew very little about ‘Stunning’ Steve Austin in WCW… I was a huge fan of […]

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PODCAST RECAP AND REVIEW: The Jim Cornette Experience on modern wrestling, Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks, if Cody Rhodes can sell 10,000 tickets, is Daniel Bryan or CM Punk the bigger draw? Story Time with Ron Fuller (Ep. 212)

January 12, 2018 Andrew Soucek

The Jim Cornette Experience Episode 212: Modern Wrestling Thoughts & Ron Fuller Release Date: December 21, 2017 Recap By: Mark Charles Adams DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top Stories/Moments of interest Jim on the Jericho vs. Omega build Jim on the state of modern wrestling Thoughts on the 10,000 seat arena show plan by Cody Rhodes and the Young Bucks Recap […]

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QUICK QUOTES: Shane Douglas on the psychology of competing in the Royal Rumble, announcement of the women’s match, Gorilla Monsoon and Roddy Piper putting him over on commentary

January 12, 2018 Andrew Soucek

On the most recent episode of the Triple Threat Podcast, Shane Douglas talked about a variety of Royal Rumble topics. Here are the highlights they sent along: The huge announcement of the first Women’s Royal Rumble: “I’ve said it before that I am not and haven’t been throughout my career a huge supporter of women’s wrestling and I haven’t paid […]

Wade Keller interview with Stan Hansen
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QUICK QUOTES: Finn Balor’s “dopey grin” and Karl Anderson’s “hot Asian wife” discussed on the WKPWP

January 11, 2018 Jeff Rush

Each week, Wade Keller’s Pro Wrestling Podcast provides discussion on the most recent episode of WWE Monday Night Raw. Hosted by Keller, the conversation is always insightful and includes a rotating co-host. This week, we were joined by PWTorch contributor, Travis Bryant. The two dissected all of the major aspects of the show. They also tackled a few minor issues […]

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PODCAST RECAP AND REVIEW: E&C Pod of Awesomeness with Tommy Dreamer and Hurricane Helms on how technology has changed wrestling, protecting gimmicks in the modern age, how WWE kept Edge’s 2010 Royal Rumble return a secret

January 10, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Edge & Christian’s Pod of Awesomeness Recap Release Date: January 4, 2017 By: Jeff Indelicato DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD “For The Benefit of Those with No Time” (Top Stories) Tommy Dreamer feels that ECW led the way in terms of embracing the internet by promoting the shows in chat rooms and message boards. The boys discuss how instead of promoting […]

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PODCAST RECAP AND REVIEW: Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast with Pete Gas on the compliment Bob Holly gave him, playing Dominoes with The Undertaker, getting a concussion at WrestleMania, State of Wrestling on top five stories of the week (Ep. 167)

January 9, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast Release Date: January 3,  2018 Guest: Pete Gas Recap By: Matthew Wilkinson DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Newsworthy Items Pete Gas believes Daniel Bryan will wrestle again.   Pete thinks he had a concussion at WrestleMania 2000.   Pete used to play Dominoes with Undertaker and Kane. Sam hopes The Miz becomes Intercontinental Champion again.   Sam […]

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QUICK QUOTES: Bruce Prichard discusses early Raw commentator Rob Bartlett

January 8, 2018 Jeff Rush

The subject of this week’s episode of Something To Wrestle With Bruce Prichard is The Creation of and Early Days of Raw. Longtime fans will recall (usually not too positively) Rob Bartlett, who appeared on commentary during Raw’s earliest episodes. Explaining that Vince was looking for someone “topical and funny,” Bruce provided insight on why Rob Bartlett did commentary on […]

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QUICK QUOTES: Vince Russo on WWE’s biggest problem, challening Vince McMahon on booking decisions, the biggest misconception of Vince Russo

January 8, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Vince Russo was recently interviewed by the Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling podcast and talked about crash TV, challenging Vince McMahon on booking decisions and more. Here are the highlights they sent along: Where did the “crash” TV mindset come from when writing shows in the Attitude Era: “Basically where “crash” TV came from is real simple because there […]

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QUICK QUOTES: Tony Schiavone on WCW’s downfall, David Arquette, the match he always wanted to see

January 7, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Tony Schiavone was a recent guest on former WCW feature producer Neil Pruitt’s Secrets of WCW Nitro podcast. Here are the highlights they sent along: Schiavone on WCW’s downfall: “Turner [Broadcasting] didn’t realize what it had. What happened [eventually] was…what I always thought would happen when I went back to Turner Broadcasting. I thought they would screw it up, and […]

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PODCAST RECAP AND REVIEW: Steve Austin Unleashed! with Al Snow on why Al was a big part of WrestleMania 13, the 7-step match and why it doesn’t work, why wrestlers shouldn’t plan so many spots, an unfortunate incident with a horse at an indy show

January 7, 2018 Andrew Soucek

The Steve Austin Show – Unleashed Release Date: January 4, 2018 Recap by: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD 0:00 – Intro Steve is in Nevada on the last day of his holiday visiting his brother-in-law. He talks about how he named his one of his utility vehicles Buck the Mule after country singer Buck Owens. When he got his […]

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PODCAST RECAP AND REVIEW: The Ross Report with Pat Laprade and Sean Waltman on Maurice Vachon’s career, brawls, and run in with the mob, X-Pac’s classic Raw match with Bret Hart, Jim Cornette vs. The Young Bucks

January 6, 2018 Andrew Soucek

The Ross Report Release Date: January 02, 2018 Recap by: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD 0:00 – Intro J.R. opens the show talking about the Rose Bowl with Oklahoma taking on Georgia. He queues up his guests, Pat Laprade who wrote Mad Dog: The Maurice Vachon book and Sean ‘X-Pac’ Waltman. 2:24 – What’s On J.R’s mind J.R. was […]