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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 […]

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QUICK QUOTES: Eric Bischoff on why The Great Muta joined the NWO, how being a heel was initially “very hard” for Hulk Hogan

May 29, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Eric Bischoff was recently interviewed by Sports Illustrated as part of their “Nitro Files” series. Here’s what he had to say about the May 26, 1997 episode of the show: Why Great Muta joined the NWO: “The decision for Muta to join the NWO was as strategic a decision as it was creative. It was important to me to bring […]

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QUICK QUOTES: Baby Doll on Charlotte Flair’s role in WWE, why Dusty Rhodes could be difficult to work with, the intensity of Tully Blanchard vs. Magnum T.A.

May 27, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Baby Doll was recently interviewed by The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling podcast and talked about Charlotte Flair, working with Dusty Rhodes, and more. Here are the highlights they sent along: Charlotte Flair’s role in WWE: “I love the part that Charlotte’s got. Ashley, I remember when she was born and it’s so cool that she is getting to […]

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Quick Quotes: Bruce Prichard reveals Vince McMahon’s thoughts on bringing Eric Bischoff into WWE and the feeling behind the scenes.

May 27, 2017 Andrew Soucek

From Something To Wrestle With… Bruce Prichard: Eric Bischoff in the WWE (Ep. 48) Air date: 5/26/17. This transcription comes from PWPodcasts.com Contributor Jeff Rush: In May of 2002, Kevin Nash reached out to Eric Bischoff to give him a heads up that Vince McMahon was going to call and offer him an on-air role. Vince did, in fact, call […]

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QUICK QUOTES: Paul London on why he rarely watches wrestling, his thoughts on 205 Live, how his Lucha Underground character was created

May 25, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Paul London was a recent guest on Ring Rust Radio and talked about Lucha Underground, Brian Kendrick, and the current Cruiserweight Division. Here are the highlights they sent along: Ring Rust Radio: What Lucha Underground has done with the midseason break is unorthodox and something you don’t really see in wrestling. From your perspective, what are some of the biggest […]