Articles by Jeff Rush

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RECAP AND REVIEW: Prime Time with Sean Mooney with Pete Gas on growing up with Vince McMahon as his friends dad, meeting Hulk Hogan on a beer run, the formation of the Mean Street Posse, what were the plans, how it all ended, and the hard feelings that exist to this day (Ep. 86)

February 7, 2019 Jeff Rush

Prime Time With Sean Mooney Episode 86: Pete Gas Release Date: January 30, 2019 Recap by: Jeff Rush, PWPodcasts.com Assistant Editor DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD   -Pete opens by off-handedly mentioning he’s now in “outside sales,” which seems so perfect. -Pete is scrambling to remember someones name at the start of the interview and jokes (I think) that he’s taken […]

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RECAP AND REVIEW: The Taz Show on the ups and downs of catering, Halftime Heat, Gronk as a wrestler, Becky and Ronda as the main event, house show money vs. time off

February 7, 2019 Jeff Rush

The Taz Show Episode 654: Backstage Catering Love in a Huge Taz Hall Release Date: February 4, 2019 Recap by: Samantha L. Sayre DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Recorded on Super Bowl Sunday for release after the game. Bringing this up because of the Halftime Heat special by WWE. Taz feels it will be interesting action coming with awesome talent. He […]

Heated Conversations with Booker T

RECAP AND REVIEW: Heated Conversations with Booker T with Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Unstoppable, running the Accountability Crib as an Air B&B, The Resurrection of Jake The Snake, plus Mercedes Martinez and more

February 7, 2019 Jeff Rush

Heated Conversations with Booker T Episode 195: Diamond Dallas Page Release Date: January 24th, 2019 Recap By: James Hayes DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Booker T and Co-host Brad Gilmore welcome you to the show! The guys are in great spirits. ROW on The Rise happened and it was an “A-1 show”. Booker says. “I have not had that much fun […]

Jim Cornette's Drive-Thru

RECAP AND REVIEW: The Jim Cornette Experience on a third Mulkey brother, Bobby Eaton as a singles wrestler, Jerry Lawler and Lance Russell taking over Memphis, Paul Boesch, Adrian Adonis and more (Ep. 79)

January 30, 2019 Jeff Rush

Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru – Episode 79 Release date: January 7, 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. Corny‘s debuting his new headset! His new mic stand droops “like Russo’s penis.” Also […]

Heated Conversations with Booker T

RECAP AND REVIEW: UFC 232, Enzo at MSG, Why A.J. Should Be Happy To Lose, Why Did Booker hit Vince?

January 9, 2019 Jeff Rush

Heated Conversations with Booker T – Episode 192 Release Date: January 1st, 2019 Recap By: James Hayes DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Booker T and Co-host Brad Gilmore welcome you to the show! The guys want to wish you a Happy New Year. Booker had a great Christmas, but unfortunately, a shadow loomed over the festivities, the same shadow that is looming […]

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RECAP AND REVIEW: Sitting Ringside with David Penzer – Bruce Mitchell talks Front Row Section D shenanigans, Sid’s squeegee, Arn Anderson’s interesting distinction, and more.

December 5, 2018 Jeff Rush

Sitting Ringside with David Penzer Release Date: 11/26/18 Recap by: Jeff Rush, PWPodcasts.com Assistant Editor DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Special Guest – Bruce Mitchell -Lots of talk about literally sitting ringside. Bruce says he used to notice Penzer at a lot of the shows and feel bad for him likely having seen the same matches 4-5 nights in a row […]

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RECAP AND REVIEW: Prime Time with Sean Mooney – Wendi Richter on breaking into the business, the Rock ‘N Wrestling Connection, the Spider Lady double-cross, thoughts on Moolah, WWE HOF and more.

December 5, 2018 Jeff Rush

Prime Time With Sean Mooney – Wendi Richter  Release Date: 11/28/18 Running time: 54 min Recap by: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Sean welcomes one of the trail blazers for women’s wrestling, Wendi Richter. Topics include: -Wendi is training dogs for competition and got first place in a recent event. -Wendi grew up in Louisiana and was showing horses […]

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Bruce Prichard Something to Wrestle With

RECAP AND REVIEW: Something To Wrestle with Bruce Prichard on Survivor Series ’93 – the original plan for the Bret-Owen feud, getting Dusty’s approval for Reo Rogers, Lawler’s legal issues, Stan Lane, the Luger Family vignette, Hogan on Arsenio and tons more.

December 5, 2018 Jeff Rush

Something To Wrestle with Bruce Prichard – Survivor Series 1993 Release Date: 11/30/18 Recap by: Jeff Rush, PWPodcasts.com Assistant Editor DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD   -This is a topic Bruce has wanted to cover since they began the show. -Survivor Series 1993 was the first WWF PPV to do under a 1.0 buyrate. -Lex Luger was the anointed one at […]

Killing the Town/Storm & Cyrus

RECAP AND REVIEW: Killing The Town with Tony Condello on getting revenge on Verne Gagne, why the Road Warriors left the AWA and more.

December 5, 2018 Jeff Rush

Killing The Town – Tony Condello Is Back  Release Date: 11/26/18 Running time: 42 min Recap by: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Tony Condello discusses promoting and wrestling in the AWA. Topics include: Tony booking one of the final AWA events in the Winnipeg arena with Wahoo McDaniel vs Manny Fernandez. Verne Gagne was guest referee who stopped the […]

Miscellaneous

RECAP AND REVIEW: Ron Fuller’s Studcast on the pressure of working through injuries in the 1970’s, the effect the oil embargo had on wrestling, Bill Watts, “The Lost Territories,” and more.

December 5, 2018 Jeff Rush

Ron Fuller’s Studcast – Fantastic To Finished Release Date: 11/28/18 Running time: 1:07 Recap by: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Intro Ron talks about his year in wrestling during 1973. He started going to Australia, wins the Southern Heavyweight Championship and Florida Tag Championship, becomes a star in St. Louis, wrestled in Madison Square Garden and wins the Georgia […]

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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 […]

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RECAP AND REVIEW: Ron Fuller’s Studcast on Sam Mushnick, Wrestling at the Chase, Pat O’Connor, Mongolian Stomper, Harley Race’s headbutt

November 14, 2018 Jeff Rush

Written Podcast Recap: Ron Fuller’s Studcast, Episode 69 Release Date: November 7th, 2018 Recap by: Jeff Rush, PWPodcasts.com Assistant Editor DIRECT LINK TO DOWNLOAD/LISTEN Ron Fuller’s Studcast, Episode 69: Going Big Time -At the start of this episode, it’s 1973 and Ron has just won the Southern Heavyweight Championship in Florida, his first title. He would defend the title 12 […]

83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff

RECAP AND REVIEW: 83 Weeks Q&A on meeting with Russo, name-dropping Ted Turner, Bullet Club, WCW tape library and more

November 9, 2018 Jeff Rush

Written Podcast Recap: 83 Weeks – Q&A Release Date: November 5th, 2018 Recap by: Jeff Rush, PWPodcasts.com Assistant Editor DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Bischoff comes out hot on Vince Russo. First question is from Russo – why won’t Bischoff meet with him face to face? Eric calls him a delusional, lying POS. He says he got burned by him twice, […]

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QUICK RECAP AND REVIEW: The School Of Morton Podcast – Wrestling Magazines and Debuting in the WWE

November 5, 2018 Jeff Rush

The School Of Morton Podcast  Release Date: October 4th, 2018 Running Time: 30:28 Recap By: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Topics include: The babyface pop Donald Trump at a rally in Johnson City. Ricky had never heard anything like it in his life. Ricky recently celebrated his 62nd birthday in Kansas City. As he’s gotten older in the business, […]

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QUICK RECAP: Why It Ended with Rico Constantino on who convinced him to stay with WWF developmental, the reason Billy Gunn was forced to abandon the Mr. Ass gimmick, his declining health and why he didn’t join the class action lawsuit.

November 5, 2018 Jeff Rush

Why It Ended – Rico Constantino Release Date: October 31, 2018 Recap by: Caitlin Lavelle DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Why It Ended – Rico Constantino Rico talks about growing up in Las Vegas, watching Big Time Wrestling and attending military school as a diminutive kid (says he was just 82 lbs and 4’11” as a freshman, graduated at 119 lbs, […]

Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia

QUICK RECAP: Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia with Matt Hardy on the WWE 24 Special, battling drug addiction, and whether he intends to return to the ring.

November 5, 2018 Jeff Rush

Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia – Matt Hardy Release Date: October 29, 2018 Recap by: Caitlin Lavelle DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Before the show, Lilian discusses Roman’s Raw announcement and keeping her participation at the Evolution PPV a secret. Matt Hardy Interview Matt talks about how it felt to make his surprise WWE comeback at WrestleMania 33, gives his thoughts […]

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RECAP AND REVIEW: Truth With Consequences on Hulk Hogan In TNA – the insane way Dixie welcomed Hulk, Jeff-Karen-Kurt, the HOF Legend Bischoff wanted to fire, bringing in JR and Bret Hart, and the TNA fantasy football league

October 17, 2018 Jeff Rush

Truth With Consequences Release Date: October 14th, 2018 Episode 2: Hulk Hogan In TNA Recap by: Jeff Rush, PWPodcasts.com Assistant Editor DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD As a rule, Vince didn’t attend TNA’s after parties. He’s not a drinker, but he would sometimes go if they fell on a Monday since he was in the TNA Fantasy Football league. Other members […]

Chris Jericho's Talk is Jericho

RECAP AND REVIEW: Talk is Jericho with Ultimo Dragon on wrestling in Mexico, coming to WCW, “Ultimo” vs. “Ultimate,” Okada, Cena and more

August 4, 2018 Jeff Rush

Talk is Jericho – Ultimo Dragon Unmasked Release Date: July 27, 2018 Recap By: Caitlin Lavelle DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD 0:20 – Introduction On this podcast, Chris Jericho speaks to Yoshihiro Asai, better known as Ultimo Dragon. It appears as though this conversation may have taken place back in January of 2018, prior to New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)’s Wrestle […]

Heated Conversations with Booker T

RECAP AND REVIEW: Heated Conversations with Booker T on the Evolution PPV, Chavo-Juvi, MMA talk, Bobby Ashley’s progress and more

August 4, 2018 Jeff Rush

Heated Conversations with Booker T – Episode 167 Bobby Lashley Domination, Evolution PPV, UFC Stars, The Chavo-Juvi Feud, Golden Boy MMA Release Date: July 28th, 2018 Recap by: James Hayes DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Booker and his Co-Host Brad Gilbert welcome you to the show! Two weeks away from Summer of Champions 5. August 11th is the day. It’s on […]