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QUICK QUOTES: Seth Rollins on what his perfect theme song would be, what theme he would take from a current roster member

June 7, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Seth Rollins was recently interviewed by bandwagon.asia to talk about wrestling theme songs. Here are the highlights: His thoughts on The Shield theme: “Well that song definitely has a special place in my heart, obviously. It’s my first entrance theme on the WWE main roster. We also got to record the beginning to that, the “Sierra Hotel India Echo Lima Delta […]

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QUICK QUOTES: Randy Orton’s uncle Barry O talks “dive” controversy, the star he was nervous working with

June 7, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Barry O, the uncle of Randy Orton, and “Cowboy” Bob Orton’s brother, was recently interviewed by the Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling podcast. He talked about the recent “dive” debate, Randy’s role in WWE, and more. Here are the highlights they sent us: Does he agree with Randy’s “dive” comments: “Yeah and the problem is these f**king baby faces […]

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QUICK QUOTES: Jerry Lawler says WWE nearly had a copyright infringement issue over Great Balls of Fire

June 7, 2017 Andrew Soucek

On the latest episode of Dinner With The King, Jerry Lawler revealed that WWE nearly found themselves in some copyright infringement troubles with their upcoming Raw pay-per-view. He reveals how they avoided the situation and worked out a deal with Jerry Lee Lewis, who owns the usage of Great Balls of Fire (18:45 mark of show): “My personal attorney here […]

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QUICK QUOTES: Raven on his regret of leaving WCW, favorite angle, why he didn’t like the Johnny Polo character

June 6, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Raven was recently interviewed by Sports Illustrated and talked about his regret of leaving WCW, playing the Johnny Polo character, and more. Here are some of the highlights: Why he disliked playing the Johnny Polo character: “WWE made me Johnny Polo, which I never wanted to be. I never felt like I fit the character just because the way my […]

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QUICK QUOTES: Jason Jordan on nearly getting signed by MLB, playing a possible dentist gimmick, who paired him and Chad Gable together?

June 6, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Jason Jordan was recently interviewed by the Miami Herald and talked about breaking into the business, his mentors, gimmick ideas, and more. Here are some of the highlights: If he had any thought of turning his dentistry degree into a gimmick: “The thought actually crossed my mind, when I was in FCW [WWE’s developmental]. We threw out a lot of […]

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QUICK QUOTES: Taz reveals he once turned down a match with Brock Lesnar at Madison Square Garden

June 5, 2017 Andrew Soucek

While Taz was working as a commentator on SmackDown, Vince McMahon apparently approached him with the idea of taking on Brock Lesnar at Madison Square Garden. This news was revealed on The Taz Show (transcription via WrestleZone): “I’m over there doing the commentary for the WWE at the SmackDown table several years ago. And Brock was just cooking up before, and basically, they […]

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QUICK QUOTES: Jack Swagger on Jinder Mahal’s title win, Randy Orton’s “dive” debate, the Real Americans breaking up

June 4, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Jack Swagger was recently interviewed by The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling podcast and talked about Jinder Mahal, Randy Orton’s “dive” comments, and more. Here are the highlights they sent along: On Jinder Mahal’s WWE World Tittle Victory: “Jinder is an amazing performer. He is a very tall guy, great look and he is a business person. So I […]

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QUICK QUOTES: Rey Mysterio on almost working in Impact Wrestling, the legends who gave him a standing ovation in his WCW tryout

June 3, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Rey Mysterio Jr. was recently interviewed by Sports Illustrated. He talked about nearly joining Impact, early WCW memories, and more. Here are the highlights: Almost working with Impact: “I was actually in conversations a while back with Impact about doing some shows. To be honest with you, it’s not that I don’t want to go work for them, it’s just […]

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QUICK QUOTES: Bruce Prichard on drug use in the ’80s, the brutal travel schedule, were there any clean wrestlers?

June 3, 2017 Andrew Soucek

From Something To Wrestle With… Bruce Prichard: Hulk Hogan 1988 (Ep. 49) Air date: 6/2/17 This week’s episode of Something To Wrestle With is centered on Hulk Hogan’s WWF career throughout the calendar year of 1988. There are lots of fascinating side stories along the way that are not directly linked to Hulk Hogan. Among them is a segment where […]

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QUICK QUOTES: Jack Swagger talks leaving WWE, relationship with Dutch Mantell, who created “We The People”

June 2, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Jack Swagger was a recent guest on the Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling podcast. He talked about leaving WWE, his relationship with Dutch Mantell, and more. Here are the highlights they sent along: His recent departure from WWE: “The main thing was my contract wasn’t up until January ’18 and they picked up an option (which they only had […]

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QUICK QUOTES: Marty “The Moth” Martinez on trying to get Melissa Santos to crack, Randy Orton, what being on Netflix means to Lucha Underground

May 31, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Marty “The Moth” Martinez was recently interviewed on the Lucha Lowdown podcast and talked about the return of Lucha Underground, Melissa Santos, and more. Here are the highlights they sent along: On trying to make Melissa Santos crack during his intros: “That’s literally my only objective. I don’t tell her at all what I’m going to say or what I’m […]

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QUICK QUOTES: Rip Rogers says he’d love to train Will Ospreay and Ricochet, why he thinks the indies are getting “worse and worse”

May 30, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Rip Rodgers was recently interviewed by Under the Mat Radio and talked about the “dive” controversy, Will Ospreay, indy psychology, and more. Here are the highlights they sent along: Rip on Will Ospreay’s DIVE shirt in response to their Twitter Beef: “He’s a smart mother f***er and if there’s any dollar he can make off that son of a b***h, […]

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QUICK QUOTES: Jesse Neal talks being trained by the Dudleys, the wrestler who caused him to not feel half his face for four days

May 30, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Jesse Neal was interviewed on the Jordan Garber NOW podcast and looked back at his time in TNA. Here are the highlights they sent along: On training with the Dudleys: “I was very lucky to choose that school and get that kind of training. Obviously, that’s why I got signed so fast too. There spots and training and stuff like […]

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QUICK QUOTES: Son of Havoc talks the origins of his character, intergender matches, the opponent he has great “man chemistry” with

May 30, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Son of Havoc (Matt Cross) was interviewed by Wrestle Talk Radio Night to talk about the return of Lucha Underground, how he broke into the business, and more. Here are the highlights they sent along: How did he get started in professional wrestling: “I guess the brief story would be my buddies were very into wrestling that I’d met through […]

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QUICK QUOTES: William Regal reveals the types of athletes he’s looking for to join NXT, the wrestlers he’s most proud of helping get signed

May 30, 2017 Andrew Soucek

William Regal was recently interviewed by Metro and talked about scouting talent for NXT, which wrestlers he’d like to see join the company, and more. Here are the highlights: What types of athletes is he looking for to join NXT: “There is a guy called Luke Menzies who has been trained as a wrestler by one of the guys that […]