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PODCAST RECAP: Talk Is Jericho with 350 Days director, Fulvio Cecere on surprisingly candid interviews, the difference in today’s culture and production delays

March 22, 2019 Jeff Rush

Talk is Jericho – 350 Days – The Most Revealing Wrestling Documentary Ever Release date: 3/13/2019 Recap by: Caitlin Lavelle DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD This Week on Talk is Jericho, Jericho interviews Fulvio Cecere, Director of the documentary “350 Days”. “350 Days”, which features interviews with a diverse group of 38 wrestling personalities (only about half of the 72 interviews […]

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 […]

RECAP AND REVIEW: The Steve Austin Show with Kane on what he remembers most about working for Jim Cornette, how he felt about the Isaac Yankem gimmick, the original name of the Kane character, his first blood match with Austin

January 1, 2019 Andrew Soucek

The Steve Austin Show – Glenn Jacobs aka Kane Release Date: 12/24/18 Running time: 1:16 Recap by: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Intro: Steve is at the Broken Skull Ranch 2.0 and wishes everyone a safe and happy holidays. On today’s show is Glenn Jacobs aka Kane. This is one of the best gimmicks of all time and Kane […]

RECAP AND REVIEW: 83 Weeks on Starrcade ’97 – why Kevin Nash missed the show, the original plans for the main event, the blown finish, Eric clears up rumors on NWO Thunder, Val Venis, and Earl Hebner

December 13, 2018 Andrew Soucek

83 Weeks – Starrcade ‘97 Release date: December 10, 2018 Recap by: Caitlin Lavelle DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Introduction On this week’s 83 Weeks, Eric Bischoff & Conrad Thompson talk about Starrcade 1997. Starrcade ’97, which Conrad calls the, “culmination of the biggest storyline in WCW history,” broke WCW ticket sale and attendance records, and drew the biggest gate in […]

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RECAP AND REVIEW: Heated Conversations with Booker T – X-Pac calls in, The Miz impresses at SummerSlam, Booker’s angle with Curt Hennig that almost happened, why Bret Hart was great, traveling with the boys, and more (Ep. 171)

August 31, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Heated Conversations with Booker T Release Date: August 25, 2018 Recap by: James Hayes DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Booker T and Co-Host Brad Gilmore welcome you to the show! Booker is back in his seat! Last week Brad was in charge but all has been restored to the Heated Conversations universe. Booker enjoyed his time at SummerSlam. He thinks Ronda […]

RECAP AND REVIEW: 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff on Bash at the Beach 2000 – Russo’s infamous shoot promo, Hogan’s reaction, the original plan, Bischoff’s theory on “dirt sheets”

May 24, 2018 Jeff Rush

83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff – Bash at the Beach 2000 Release Date: 05/20/2018 Recap By: Jeff Rush DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD “Vince Russo is… a very likable guy. You (Conrad) like him because you don’t really know him, and I felt the same way. I was like ‘You know, this guy’s pretty cool.’ He’s got that blue collar, New York, […]

RECAP AND REVIEW: 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff on Bret Hart – Rumors of being “the third man,” why Bret was originally brought in, Starrcade ’97, Dean Malenko, losing $5M per month, Goldberg, plans with Hogan, and more (Ep. 03)

May 18, 2018 Jeff Rush

83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff Release Date: 05/13/2018 Recap By: Jeff Rush DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD ”I’m going to try really hard not to be too disrespectful to Bret, because there’s a lot of things about Bret I do respect. I respect the fact that he made a great living and a career, and made a lot of money in a […]

26 Things We Learned From Something to Wrestle: The Montreal Screwjob – Hogan’s negotiations with Vince, the wrestler who skipped Raw the next night, the members of management who knew the ending of the match was coming (Ep. 5)

April 6, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Something to Wrestle Episode 5: The Montreal Screwjob Release Date: September 2, 2016 Recap By: Andrew Soucek, PWPodcasts.com Editor DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Survivor Series 1997 took place on November 9th of that year. It remains one of the most infamous nights in the history of the business. While the subject has been covered to death over the years, this […]

PODCAST RUNDOWN: Rearranging WrestleMania 1-17 main events with Wade Keller and Sam Roberts: Warrior-Savage, Michaels-Razor Ladder Match, Austin-Bret and more.

April 5, 2018 Jeff Rush

Over the course of three weeks, Wade Keller welcomed Sam Roberts onto the WKPWP. The two took a look at the main events of each of the 33 WrestleMania’s to date and came to a decision on whether the match that finished the show was the right one to do so. They also discussed alternative options for each show. This […]

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: The Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast w/ X-Pac (Pt. 2) on his Montreal Screwjob conspiracy theory, if The Undertaker should wrestle again, how involved is Vince McMahon with the current product?

November 30, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast – “X-Pac” Sean Waltman Release Date: November 24th, 2017 Guest: “X-Pac” Sean Waltman Recap by: Jason Darling DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Newsworthy Items: The Montreal Screwjob was 20 years ago this week. Sean’s comments about the Survivor Series Montreal Screwjob “It turned Bret into a Martyr.” With Brian James taking over Smackdown Live! There are […]

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard: The Rock 97/98 – Polynesian attire and bad haircuts, Die Rocky Die, from People’s Champ to Corporate Champ (Ep. 71)

November 4, 2017 Jeff Rush

Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard-Episode 71 Recap by: Denny Walker Crum Air Date: 10/27/17 DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Newsworthy Items: -Rock and Mark Henry were trained at the same time, Vince thought Henry was going to be the bigger star -Rock’s daughter has expressed interest in wrestling -Rock didn’t initially want to turn heel and join the Nation -Jim […]

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Killing The Town – Road Warrior Hawk tribute show with Bret Hart, Paul and Rachael Ellering, Mick Foley, Jim Cornette, Magnum T.A., and Scott Norton (Ep. 53)

October 28, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Killing The Town With Storm And Cyrus : Episode 53 Road Warrior Hawk Tribute Show Guest: Paul Ellering, Rachael Ellering, Bret Hart, Jim Cornette, Mick Foley, Magnum TA, and Scott Norton Release Date: October 17, 20p17 Recap by: Tony Flores Direct Link to Listen/Download Show Highlights/Rundown Lance’s introduction to wrestling was watching the Road Warriors on television Lance’s first time […]

QUICK QUOTES: Vintage interview with Road Warrior Hawk discussing Bret Hart, Rocco, more

October 25, 2017 Jeff Rush

This past Friday, the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast featured an interview conducted with Michael Hegstrand, AKA Road Warrior Hawk, recorded 25 years ago. The wrestling industry was experiencing a downturn in business in 1992. Hawk gave his thoughts on how to turn things around and improve business: “I think it’s been definitely heavily saturated exposure-wise on TV and everything. […]

QUICK QUOTES: Bret Hart remembers Road Warrior Hawk

October 19, 2017 Jeff Rush

Killing the Town with Storm and Cyrus dedicated this week’s episode to Michael Hegstrand, AKA Road Warrior Hawk on the fourteenth anniversary of his passing. Several guests were interviewed, including Bret Hart: Regarding the only times they wrestled each other: “We actually had one match with Hawk and Animal. I remember Hawk kind of got a little messed up and […]

QUICK QUOTES: Jinder Mahal discusses his rise to the WWE Championship, aspiring to replace John Cena

October 16, 2017 Jeff Rush

Jinder Mahal was interviewed by The Indian Express this week to promote the company’s upcoming tour to India this December. Several topics were discussed in the video interview, including his journey to the WWE championship: “The journey is storied, definitely. I’ve had my bottoms and I’ve seen the top. I got released in 2014 due in large to the fact […]

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast w/ Eric Bischoff on Bret Hart’s comments about him, if WCW 2.0 would have worked, why TNA was like a hand grenade tossing contest with children (Ep. 155)

October 14, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast Release Date: October 12, 2017 Guest: Eric Bischoff Recap by: Matthew Wilkinson DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Newsworthy Items Eric is glad to see a return of WCW themes Eric said he never had any control of TNA Eric thinks Bret Hart is simply a miserable man Sam thought both Hell in a Cell matches were […]

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast w/ Bret Hart on how he believes he changed the industry, offering to be on the creative team, how much longer the Montreal Screwjob match was supposed to last, why he thinks Eric Bischoff killed the wrestling business (Ep. 154)

October 10, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Sam Roberts Wrestling Show Release Date: October 5, 2017 Guest: Bret Hart Recap by: Matthew Wilkinson DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Newsworthy Items Bret Hart offered to work in creative for WWE Bret claims Vince McMahon was going to run WWE from jail Bret believes Eric Bischoff was the worst and killed the wrestling business Sam thinks Enzo Amore is doing great […]

QUICK QUOTES: Bret Hart’s son, Blade, recalls being backstage following the Montreal Screwjob

October 6, 2017 Jeff Rush

In November 1997, Bret Hart’s son, Blade, was just a child. If you’ve seen Wrestling With Shadows, however, you know he was constantly around. Bret and Blade were interviewed on the Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast this week and, for the first time on the record, Blade got a chance to talk about his experience on the night of the Montreal […]

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Something to Wrestle on Randy Savage, Relationship with Andre, the Mega Powers, “Iron” Mike Sharpe’s OCD, Pomp and Circumstance, what Randy thought of Jay Lethal’s impression, and much more. Part 1 of 2. (Ep. 64)

September 23, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard – “Macho Man” Randy Savage: Episode 64 Release date: September 8, 2017 Length: 4 hours, 10 minutes Recap By: Jeff Rush, PWPodcasts.com Assistant Editor DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD (Editor’s note: due to the insane length of this episode — over four hours — Jeff and I are tag-teaming this one. So just a heads […]

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WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Something to Wrestle With (classic) – The Lex Express: why the bus tour flopped, details on another cross country journey featuring The Undertaker, Luger’s jump to Nitro (Ep. 3)

September 16, 2017 Andrew Soucek

Something to Wrestle With: Episode 3 – “The Lex Express” Show Length: 1 hour 12 minutes Release Date: August 19, 2016 (recap published September 16, 2017) Recap By: Andrew Soucek, PWPodcasts.com Editor DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Highlights: -Bruce’s Jim Cornette impression is unleashed upon the world. -Undertaker had a cross country journey of his own with Paul Bearer. -Lex Luger […]

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