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WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru – Comparing territory angles, Rocky III exposing the business, Corny’s temper, Danny Hodge, Rhyno, Pillman, and more

July 22, 2018 Jeff Rush

Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru Episode 61 Release date: July 16, 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 includes fidget-gate! Get tickets to see Jim at the Keystone Comic Con in Philadelphia go […]

RECAP AND REVIEW: Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru – Heenan or Ventura, the New Midnight Express, Brian Adias, Nailz in WCW (Ep. 59)

July 11, 2018 Jeff Rush

Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru – Episode 59 Release date: July 2, 2018 Recap by: Paul Briody DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top stories/moments of interest: • Usual format in which Brian Last asks Jim Cornette listener questions about current wrestling and wrestling history with great chemistry between the two. 0:00 – Intro. Jim reveals he’s a Rocky Horror Picture Show fan (“I […]

32 things we learned about Jamison on Prime Time with Sean Mooney – how Vince discovered him, why Pat Patterson “despised” him, why he left the WWF and much more.

April 19, 2018 Jeff Rush

John DiGiacomo was the guest on this week’s episode of Prime Time with Sean Mooney. The actor spent three years working for the WWF in the late 80’s and early 90’s as the character Jamison. DiGiacomo offered lots of insight on his time with the company. For the sake of clarity, he will be singularly referred to below as Jamison. […]

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Something To Wrestle With Bruce Prichard on Saturday Night’s Main Event 3/12/88: Harley Race’s WWF run, follow-up to the Main Event “evil twin” angle, notes on Jesse Ventura, Killer Bees, Slick, prison advise Ken Patera gave Bruce (Ep. 91)

April 1, 2018 Jeff Rush

Something To Wrestle With Bruce Prichard – Episode 91 Recap by: Jeff Rush Air Date: 3/10/18 DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Saturday Night’s Main Event 3/12/88 This was a hot time in the company, as Hulk Hogan was on his way towards a hiatus and the Macho Man was on his way to the top. The company was still tweaking with […]

QUICK QUOTES: Tony Schiavone discusses leaving WCW for the WWF in 1989

September 28, 2017 Jeff Rush

On this week’s episode of What Happened When, Tony Schiavone discussed the year he spent working for the WWF, beginning in 1989. He opened by detailing the circumstances behind his departure from WCW and how he was approached by the WWF, including who first put him in touch with the company: “Jim Herd had offered me a six-figure contract to […]

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: The Ross Report – Bobby Heenan tribute. A look back at one of wrestling’s most beloved legends with stories from Gene Okerlund, Tony Schiavone, and Gregory Helms

September 28, 2017 Andrew Soucek

The Ross Report Recap w/ Gene Okerlund, Tony Schiavone, and Gregory Helms Recap By: Dylan Bowker; Recovering Smark Release Date: September 20, 2017 DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top Stories: -How Bobby Heenan was essential to JR’s smooth transition into debuting with WWE at WrestleMania IX -Helms believing Jeff Jarrett/ residual heat for the Hardys departing lead to him no longer […]

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Bischoff on Wrestling – remembering Bobby Heenan, meeting with Ultimate Warrior to join WCW, the infamous storyline that Eric regrets, which wrestler was a “parasite?” (Ep. 61)

September 25, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Bischoff on Wrestling – Episode 61 Release Date: September 20, 2017 Recap By: Andrew Soucek, PWPodcasts.com Editor Runtime: 1 hour 38 minutes DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Highlights: -Hulk Hogan brought in some of his friends to WCW as part of a “package” deal. -Ultimate Warrior had a crazy amount of ideas for his character, but Bischoff appreciated his passion. -The […]

QUICK QUOTES: Terry Funk on why he keeps coming out of retirement, Jerry Lawler on Bobby Heenan

September 23, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Terry Funk was a guest on the most recent episode of Dinner With The King and talked about his upcoming return to the ring. Jerry Lawler also gave his thoughts on the passing of Bobby Heenan. Here are the highlights they sent along: Terry Funk on why he’s come out of retirement so many times: “Every time I retire, I […]

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Steve Austin Unleashed! w/ Kristin Feres on Bobby Heenan memories, their overweight dog, Los Angeles drivers, earthquakes, bicycles, and more!

September 22, 2017 Andrew Soucek

The Steve Austin Show-Unleashed Guest: Kristin Feres Release Date: September 21st, 2017 Recap by: Kasey Malone DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top Newsworthy Items –Austin tributes Bobby “The Brain” Heenan -Austin gets a new bike -Austin talks about Ric Flair and the story People’s magazine did on him Podcast Introduction Austin welcomes everyone to the show as he does every week. […]

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: X-Pac 1,2,360 – the crew remembers Bobby Heenan, discuss if Jinder Mahal’s promo went too far, Enzo’s continued heat and how he may actually be helping some talent (Ep. 54)

September 22, 2017 Andrew Soucek

X-Pac 1,2,360 – Episode 54 “Remembering Bobby Heenan” Release Date: September 20, 2017 Recap By: Chris Gaspare, PWPodcasts.com Specialist DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top Newsworthy Items – X-Pac thinks the “it’s just wrestling” excuse in response to Jinder’s promo is nonsense – X-Pac has heard that Enzo is still having problems backstage and has been trying to help 205 Live […]

QUICK QUOTES: Jimmy Hart and Bruce Prichard on Bobby Heenan

September 19, 2017 Jeff Rush

Sports Illustrated’s Justin Barrasso published a piece Monday, featuring longtime WWF manager, Jimmy “Mouth Of The South” Hart, and former writer/producer, Bruce Prichard, weighing in with their thoughts on the passing of Bobby Heenan. Recalled Hart: “You can’t kill a memory. That goes for all the wrestling fans and all the wrestlers, because in this business, you cannot kill a […]

Bruce Prichard Something to Wrestle With

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Something to Wrestle With (classic) – Dusty Rhodes in the WWF, why Dusty was called “Babe” backstage, how the backstage vignettes came about, were the polka dots and Sapphire a rib? (Ep. 1)

September 2, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Something to Wrestle With – Episode 1: Dusty Rhodes in the WWF Release Date: August 5, 2016 (recap published September 2, 2017) Recap By: Andrew Soucek, PWPodcasts.com Editor DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Show Rundown The first thing to note at this look back on the show is that Conrad Thompson has not yet developed his shtick of “Something to Wrestle With…(incredibly […]

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: The Raven Effect on drinking before matches in ECW, John Candy: good midcarder, classic Bobby Heenan story, the strange situation where Sandman was pondering quantum physics

August 8, 2017 Andrew Soucek

The Raven Effect Air date: 08/7/17 Recap By: Jeff Rush, PWPodcasts.com Specialist DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Noteworthy items: – Discussion on Jerry Lawler getting weirder over the years. – Raven discussing drug and drinking culture in ECW. – Classic Bobby Heenan story involving public exposure. – Chad Damiani reflects on his relationship with Lee Marshall. – Crazy anecdotes ABOUT sandman’s […]

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: What Happened When – Q&A With Tony Schiavone on his favorite match, saddest moment of his career, best P.N. News memory, would he take another announcing gig?

July 18, 2017 Andrew Soucek

WHAT HAPPENED WHEN MONDAY WITH TONY SCHIAVONE & CONRAD THOMPSON Episode 24: “Q&A with Tony Schiavone” Release Date: July 10, 2017 Recap by: Dominic DeAngelo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top Newsworthy Items: Would Tony ever take a pro wrestling announcing gig again? Bobby Heenan talk Tony’s favorite/least favorite matches Behind the Nitro scenes Subjects covered (with timestamps): (6:00) Q&A starts […]

QUICK QUOTES: Tony Schiavone on criticism to his announcing, Bash at the Beach ’96, who he thought the third man would be

July 8, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Tony Schiavone was recently interviewed by the Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling podcast and talked about the NWO, his upcoming live show, and more. Here are the highlights they transcribed and sent along: What fans can expect from his What Happened When live show in Dallas, Texas on 7/9: “What we are going to expect this weekend is hard […]

We Watch Wrestling

We Watch Wrestling w/Matt McCarthy (Sept. 30, 2015)

October 1, 2015 James Caldwell

“WE WATCH WRESTLING” EPISODE #109 HOST: MATT MCCARTHY CO-HOSTS: VINCE AVERILL, TOM SIBLEY RELEASE DATE: SEPT. 30, 2015 DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Report by Steven Ganyo, PWPodcast reporter TOP QUOTES – Matt: “It would be the equivalent of, instead of HBO making Game of Thrones, if they spent every Sunday doing a documentary of how awesome The Sopranos used to be.” – […]

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