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QUICK RECAP AND REVIEW: Killing the Town on the Jericho Cruise, getting inducted into the Keepin’ it 100 Hall of Fame, why Disco Inferno couldn’t make it, when Cyrus is headed back to Japan

November 10, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Killing the Town – Jericho Cruise Exclusives Release Date: November 6, 2018 Running Time: 38 minutes Recap by: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Intro Cyrus is back from the Chris Jericho Rock ‘n’ Rager at Sea and wants to give a behind the scenes look. Don Tells A Story About His Father Cyrus has never been a cruise guy. […]

RECAP AND REVIEW: Talk is Jericho on Behind the Seanes of the Rock & Wrestling Rager – pitching the idea to Triple H and what he offered to help with, booking talent for the show, the legend who turned him down, why Vince McMahon doesn’t like cruises

November 2, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Talk is Jericho – Chris Jericho’s Rock & Wrestling Rager – Behind the Seanes Release Date: October 24, 2018 Recap by: Caitlin Lavelle DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Todd Martin just reviewed in detail (82 min!) the JERICHO CRUISE that he just returned from. VIP members can listen now. NOT VIP? Go VIP now for just $3.99 ($6 off) to hear […]

RECAP AND REVIEW: Notsam Wrestling Podcast with Don Callis on why he had retired from wrestling, why he almost has a “family relationship” with Kenny Omega, his biggest influences as an announcer, what he should have done in his WWF tryout (Ep. 208)

October 21, 2018 Andrew Soucek

NOTSAM Podcast Episode 208: Don Callis, WWE Top 5 Betrayals List, Austin Aries, Batista’s Return and more Release Date: October 18, 2018 Recap by: James Hayes DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD From New York, Sam welcomes you to the show! What a wonderful time to be a wrestling fan. Smackdown 1000 has got Sam feeling kind of happy. He thought it […]

RECAP AND REVIEW: Talk is Jericho with Austin Aries on why TNA suspended him in 2007, his current contract status, what made him come back to Impact, why right now might be the right time to remodel the pro wrestling business model

October 12, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Talk is Jericho – Austin Aries is Bound for Glory Release date: October 10, 2018 Recap by: Caitlin Lavelle DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD 5:15 – Austin Aries on TNA “forgetting the cages” for TNA Lockdown 2007 Of TNA Lockdown 2007, Austin Aries says, “That was the old regime of, formerly known as TNA. They had the all-cage pay-per-view in St. […]

RECAP AND REVIEW: Killing the Town with Jim Ross on the announcers who couldn’t handle Vince McMahon, what Cyrus has learned from him, why announcing is the best job in the business, why commentary should be interrupted during a pinfall

September 12, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Killing the Town Release Date: August 27, 2018 Recap By: Dust DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD No Lazenby again. I think we have more Lance on the show despite him leaving. But we get Jim Ross. Crappy monitors and toilet breaks discussion. Jim is one of Cyrus’ biggest influences as an announcer. Cyrus was thinking about what makes a good announcer […]

RECAP AND REVIEW: Killing The Town – Cyrus reveals his thoughts on Roman Reigns, the wrestlers he’d compare Fenix and Pentagon Jr. to, working with Josh Mathews, his favorite color commentators

August 31, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Killing the Town Release Date: August 20, 2018 Recap By: Dust DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD No Lazenby again. Cyrus talks watching Summerslam incognito at a Toronto bar. He discusses talking with fans about watching Impact and going to Slammiversary. Two fans said Slammiversary was the best live show they had seen. He promised to get them tickets to the next […]

RECAP AND REVIEW: Killing the Town with Brian Cage on the former WCW wrestler who gave him his big break, why he was released while in FCW, Impact wrestlers he wants to work with

August 18, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Killing the Town Release Date: August 13, 2018 Recap by: Dust DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD No Lazenby this week as Cyrus is on the road, in Toronto, for Impact tapings and interviews Brian Cage. Cyrus starts off alone, talking G1. He puts Tanahashi over for his G1 win, call him a stud and legend. Cyrus was pulling for Ibushi but […]

RECAP AND REVIEW: Killing the Town – reflection on the career of Vader, wrestlers who like Boy Meets World, the top guys other top guys should be watching, who Cyrus would wrestle if he had one more match

June 28, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Killing the Town Release Date: June 26, 2018 Recap By: Dust DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Welcome again to the new Killing the Town with Cyrus and Lazenby. Lazenby suffered a hand sprain during a stunt on the set of the Kim Possible movie. His hand got to the size of Andre the Giant’s. They discuss Vader passing. Lazenby likes ‘hos’ […]

RECAP AND REVIEW: The Jim Ross Report with Don Callis on if Kenny Omega could show up on Impact, announcing NJPW, being invited to All In, plus Slobberknocker of the Week, and Pet Coon Goofy Award

June 18, 2018 Andrew Soucek

The Jim Ross Report Release Date: June 13, 2018 Recap by: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD 0:00 – Intro J.R welcomes everyone back for another week of Slobberknocker audio. Don Callis will be on later, talking about a variety of topics. 2:30 – What’s On J.R’s Mind J.R felt the go home RAW leading into the Money In The […]

PODCAST RECAP AND REVIEW: Talk Is Jericho with Kenny Omega on how their match came about, why it was a game changer for NJPW, spots they improvised and had to change, Kenny’s favorite parts of the match

January 18, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Talk Is Jericho Release Date: January 10, 2018 Recap by: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD 0:00 – Intro This is Chris’ second week on the Westwood One network and he’s back from Japan to talk about the Alpha vs. Omega match with Kenny Omega, which a lot of people are calling the best of Jericho’s careers, the show stealer […]

PODCAST RECAP AND REVIEW: The Ross Report with John Pollock on his new website and podcast, thoughts on Impact Wrestling, what WWE is doing well right now, Ron Harris on Aro Lucha and working with Konnan and Vince Russo

January 13, 2018 Andrew Soucek

The Ross Report Release Date: January 09, 2018 Recap by: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD 0:00 – Intro Coming up on the show are John Pollock, formerly of Live Audio Wrestling, talking about his new venture postwrestling.com. Also on the show is Ron Harris. This segues into a story about a TV taping with Jim Barnett, a very hot […]

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Steve Austin Unleashed! w/ Don Callis on the wrestlers who almost joined The Oddities, the modern audience reaction to matches, the commentators who inspired him

July 27, 2017 Andrew Soucek

The Steve Austin Show – Unleashed! Release Date: July 27, 2017 Recap by: Chris Gaspare DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top Newsworthy Items – Callis was responsible for naming Kurgan and The Oddities, which was Vince Russo’s “baby.” – WWF wouldn’t allow a segment to be filmed at Waco for Callis’s Jackal character. – Sadly, Austin’s beloved dog, Hershey, was put […]

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Steve Austin Unleashed! w/ Don Callis on the WWF tag team he almost formed with Rick Martel, why he didn’t like being a manager, nearly becoming an announcer on Nitro, praise of Kenny Omega

July 8, 2017 Andrew Soucek

The Steve Austin Show – Unleashed! Release Date: July 6, 2017 Recap by: Chris Gaspare DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top Newsworthy Items – Kenny Omega was responsible for Don Callis getting the commentating job for New Japan. – Callis was supposed to be in a tag team with Rick Martel in 1997 called The Supermodels. – Callis was going to […]

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