Articles by Andrew Soucek

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RECAP AND REVIEW: The Steve Austin show with Joey Ryan on what acting classes have taught him, pitching his signature spot to Mick Foley and Billy Gunn, getting teary eyed at All In, why he doesn’t work with PWG anymore

October 21, 2018 Andrew Soucek

The Steve Austin Show Running time: 1:20:08 Recap By: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD The Ford Focus Austin has a 2003 Ford Focus and decided to start driving it. He hadn’t driven it in a long time and wouldn’t start because the battery had drained. He tried to use a car battery charger but that didn’t work so he […]

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RECAP AND REVIEW: The Jim Ross Podcast – Part 2 interview with Matt Hardy on veterans taking main event spots, how much longer Jeff Hardy will wrestle, his favorite singles and tag matches, J.R.’s thoughts on Crown Jewel

October 20, 2018 Andrew Soucek

The Jim Ross Report Release Date: October 17th, 2018 Running time: 1:49:18 Recap by: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD 0:00 – Intro Welcome back to another week of Slobberknocker audio. Matt Hardy will be back for part two of his interview from last week with a ‘special’ guest. 1:29 – What’s On J.R.’s Mind Paul O’Brien and J.R. are […]

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RECAP AND REVIEW: The Steve Austin Show with Brian Cage on how Kanyon helped out his career, why Lucha Underground didn’t want him to wear a singlet, his must see match in the promotion, why WWE released him

October 20, 2018 Andrew Soucek

The Steve Austin Show: Brian Cage Release Date: October 8, 2018 Running Time: 1:36:00 Recap By: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Intro Recap of college football over the weekend and the aftermath of the Khabib/Connor match. Austin thinks Khabib worked himself into a shoot and didn’t act smart. Austin doesn’t take it too seriously as he was entertained and […]

Wade Keller interview with Stan Hansen
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RECAP AND REVIEW: The Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast – Interview Friday with Austin Aries on his promos leading up to Bound for Glory, what makes a match good, a definitive moment early in his career, his WWE run, the promoter who owes him $200

October 18, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast Interview Friday Release Date: 10/12/18 Run Time: 1:09:10 Recap By: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Intro: Austin Aries just before BFG. Opponent will be Johnny Impact and they got into an exchange that got heated. Johnny Impact vs. Aries and crossing a line Wade says the hype for Austin vs. Impact has been fun […]

Jim Cornette's Drive-Thru

RECAP AND REVIEW: Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru on why the WWF quit using AAA talent in the ’90s, what Jim Ross had to say to Vince McMahon about it, thoughts on Ludvig Borga, what was the bond on the NWA Heavyweight Title? (Ep. 70)

October 17, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru Episode 70 Release date: Oct 8, 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 – Longest intro ever features Jim’s critique of Brian’s pronunciation of “hello” and some upcoming Midnight Express reunions (details at www.jimcornette.com) as […]

Heated Conversations with Booker T

RECAP AND REVIEW: Heated Conversations with Booker T – why he’s been training like crazy, on fans complaining that too many legends are taking spots from young guys, Mike Jackson on who he wants to see Brock Lesnar fight in UFC, if he could take Daniel Bryan in a fight (Ep. 180)

October 17, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Heated Conversations with Booker T Episode 180: Conor/Khabib Fallout, HBK is Back, UFC Fighter Mike Johnson, “Ruthless” Ryan Davidson and more Release Date: October 12th, 2018 Recap by: James Hayes DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Booker T and Co-Host Brad Gilmore invite you to the show! Reality of Wrestling has a big show tonight. One of the headliners in the Fatal […]

Wade Keller interview with Stan Hansen
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RECAP AND REVIEW: The Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast: Interview Friday with Shane Helms on All In’s lasting impact, how he got started as an agent, who the heel and face agents were in WWE, 3-Count’s massive heat and working with Tank Abbott

October 15, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast – Interview Friday Release Date: 10/05/18 Run Time: 1:33:28 Recap By: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Thoughts on All-In Shane thinks All-In was an awesome and monumental event. It shows what can be done when people work hard, think outside the box and bust their a**es. He takes his hats of to the Bucks […]

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RECAP AND REVIEW: The Jim Ross Report with Matt Hardy on if he has interest in becoming a producer, the advice Michael Hayes gave him, The House of Hardy special, why indy promoters didn’t want to keep booking him and Jeff early in their careers

October 15, 2018 Andrew Soucek

The Jim Ross Report Release Date: October 10th, 2018 Recap by: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD 0:00 – Intro Welcome back to another week of Slobberknocker audio. 1:00 – What’s On J.R.’s Mind J.R. wishes a happy 1 year anniversary to Ryan Barkan and his team at the Pro Wrestling Tees retail store The Chris Jericho Cruise is less […]

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RECAP AND REVIEW: Notsam Wrestling Podcast with Dalton Castle on working through injuries, missing All In, Bruce Prichard on being snubbed by Jeff Jarrett at the Hall of Fame, when Vince McMahon declared bankruptcy, Corey Graves on working with Renee Young (Ep. 207)

October 15, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Notsam Wrestling Podcast: Episode 207: Corey Graves, Pat McAfee, Bruce Prichard, and Dalton Castle LIVE! Release Date: October 10th, 2018 Recap by: James Hayes DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD From New York, Sam welcomes you to the big show! This is a special show. You get to hear all the greatness that happened on the 200th episode, which took place live […]

Chris Jericho's Talk is Jericho

RECAP AND REVIEW: Talk is Jericho with Austin Aries on why TNA suspended him in 2007, his current contract status, what made him come back to Impact, why right now might be the right time to remodel the pro wrestling business model

October 12, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Talk is Jericho – Austin Aries is Bound for Glory Release date: October 10, 2018 Recap by: Caitlin Lavelle DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD 5:15 – Austin Aries on TNA “forgetting the cages” for TNA Lockdown 2007 Of TNA Lockdown 2007, Austin Aries says, “That was the old regime of, formerly known as TNA. They had the all-cage pay-per-view in St. […]

Heated Conversations with Booker T

RECAP AND REVIEW: Heated Conversations with Booker T on what’s next for Conor McGregor, calling out Ahmed Johnson again, travelling with DDP, Rex Andrews disrespecting Booker (Ep. 179)

October 12, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Heated Conversations with Booker T Episode 179: UFC Breakdown, What’s next for Conor? Release Date: October 6th, 2018 Recap by: James Hayes DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Booker T and Co-Host Brad Gilmore welcome you to the show! UFC 229 Booker and Brad are excited about the big fight. Brad wonders if this Khabib vs McGregor fight a super fight? Is […]

Jim Cornette's Drive-Thru

RECAP AND REVIEW: Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru on what it was like working with Sherri Martel, Shane McMahon as a commentator, WWF’s cage match rules, was there a Bobby Rich?! (Ep. 69)

October 9, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru Episode 69 Release date: Oct 1, 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 – Long intro features a fun little AWA discussion and Don Fargo showing up there. For a time, down in Texas, […]

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RECAP AND REVIEW: Notsam Wretling Podcast with Court Bauer on how they got the rights to War Games, how Terry Funk almost got him arrested, a great Vince McMahon quote he remembers, what happened with MVP? (EP. 206)

October 9, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Notsam Wrestling Podcast Release Date: October 4th, 2018 Recap by: James Hayes DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD From New York, Sam welcomes you to the show! MLW Boss Court Bauer talks to Sam about how he turned MLW into a force to reckon with, his time in WWE, War Games, and what happened with MVP. MLW used to be a promotion, […]

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QUICK RECAP AND REVIEW: Prime Time with Sean Mooney with Tully Blanchard on why he was better as a heel, why he left WCW and didn’t later return with Arn Anderson, what he can teach Tessa

October 7, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Prime Time With Sean Mooney Date Released: October 3rd, 2018 Recap by: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Running Time: 1 hour, 28 minutes Overview: Sean’s guest on this podcast was one of the original members of the Four Horsemen, Tully Blanchard. They discussed Tully’s early days and being Joe Blanchard’s son, how he got into wrestling, who named the […]

Miscellaneous

RECAP AND REVIEW: The Jim Ross Report – Kevin Kelly on the NJPW wrestler who is like Tom Brady, the tag team members he’d always confuse with each other, Bill Watts on the shoot fight between The Barbarian and John Nord, why he wouldn’t let wrestlers play cards before matches, why Bill yelled at J.R. over a jobber

October 7, 2018 Andrew Soucek

The Jim Ross Report Release Date: October 3, 2018 Recap by: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD 0:00 – Intro Welcome back to another week of Slobberknocker audio. J.R. will be going to Dallas for the OU/Texas game and will be on the Fox Sports pregame show, Saturday morning at about 9:45 am CT to talk the Red River rivalry […]

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RECAP AND REVIEW: Heated Conversations with Booker T – his open challenge to Ahmed Johnson, if he’s open to wrestling again, Sandman on why he went to WCW, his only regret in professional wrestling (Ep. 178)

October 6, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Heated Conversations with Booker T Episode 178: The Sandman, McGregor vs Khabib, Kavanaugh vs Ford and more Release Date: September 29th, 2018 Recap by: James Hayes DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Booker and Co-host Brad Gilmore welcome you to the show! Ahmed Johnson Right from the beginning, the guys start up with Tony Norris. (Ahmed Johnson) Brad has been nervous about […]

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RECAP AND REVIEW: Talk is Jericho with Pro Wrestling Tees Founder Ryan Barkan on the superstar who wore one of his shirts on SmackDown, why a deal with WWE didn’t work out, working with the Young Bucks, the shirt that has sold the most for them

October 6, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Talk is Jericho – Pro Wrestling Tees Founder Ryan Barkan Release date: October 5, 2018 Recap by: Caitlin Lavelle DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD **NOTE: This interview took place in late March/early April 2018.** 5:50 – Ryan Barkan on starting One Hour Tees Ryan explains that his original business was Creative Ventures, which created websites, business cards, etc. Originally, his business […]

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RECAP AND REVIEW: Heated Conversations with Booker T – The Young Bucks on how Booker helped them get over, why Nick almost didn’t wrestle at All In, their WWE tryout, and what they did to “break the code”

October 6, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Heated Conversations with Booker T Episode 177: The Young Bucks discuss Japan, Their Beef with Booker, Kenny Omega, ALL IN 2? and much more! Release Date: September 28th, 2018 Recap By: James Hayes DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Booker T and his Co-Host Brad Gilmore welcome you to the show! Booker and Brad are excited about finally having on the iconic […]

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RECAP AND REVIEW: The Jim Ross Report with Cody Rhodes on if he’ll stay active in NJPW, Bill Watts on trends in wrestling, working with Bruno Sammartino, the wrestler who was fined more than anyone

October 2, 2018 Andrew Soucek

The Jim Ross Report Release Date: September 26th, 2018 Recap by: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD 0:00 – Intro Welcome to another week of Slobberknocker audio with good ole J.R. 1:24 – What’s On J.R.’s Mind J.R. starts off this week with the Brie Bella/Liv Morgan scenario from Monday night. An errant kick from Brie resulted in a concussion […]

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RECAP AND REVIEW: Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru: how to maintain kayfabe when flying commercial, why Sam Houston was kicked off a plane, if Roddy Piper had feuded with Ric Flair in ’86, how Jerry Jarrett and Bill Watts compare as bookers (Ep. 68)

October 1, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru Episode 68 Release date: Sep 24, 2018 Recap by: Paul Briody DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD 0:00 – Intro featuring a mumbling and very grumpy Jim revisiting his Philadelphia experience thanks to Google Earth, fast food disasters (“possum patties”) and driving misery! Also, a great Stephen P. New plug link. 16:01 – Were the Midnights disappointed when they […]