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RECAP AND REVIEW: Why It Ended with Jake Roberts, part 2: Honky Tonk Man, Andre the Giant, bringing his wife on the road, the blindfold match with Rick Martel, signing with WCW, the Curtain Call

Why It Ended – Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts, part 2 (Ep. 49) Release Date: 1/29/19 Recap by: Jeff Rush, PWPodcasts Assistant Editor DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD We start out with Jake talking about his health issues, working out (he still does DDP Yoga), and being a grandfather. Jake’s talking about his oldest daughter who had been misdiagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis […]

Chris Jericho's Talk is Jericho

LISTEN OR SKIP: Talk Is Jericho with Dallas Page on doing a celebrity nude spread, getting heat for being friends with Bischoff, working with Raven, making up with Ric Flair and, of course, DDPY

Talk Is Jericho – Diamond Dallas Page Is Positively Unstoppable Release Date: 02/01/19 Running time: 1:44 by Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Chris welcomes Diamond Dallas Page to the podcast and they talk about a bunch of topics including: Things you can’t say around Vince McMahon (e.g. Belt, Fans, Marks, Doing The Job). How the DDPY workouts are growing. Cody […]

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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

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 […]

83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff

RECAP AND REVIEW: 83 Weeks on Starrcade ’94 – why Randy Savage debuted before the show, if there was any truth to Bret Hart/WCW rumors at the time, why Triple H didn’t work out in WCW

83 Weeks With Eric Bischoff – Starrcade ‘94 Release Date: 12/24/18 Running time: 2:37 Recap by: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Intro: Eric admits off the top this show was horrible. He knew he was going to get his butt kicked by Conrad during this podcast. The card was held December 27th in Nashville. It did 8,200 fans for […]

Dusty Rhodes episode
Bruce Prichard Something to Wrestle With

RECAP AND REVIEW: Something To Wrestle with Bruce Prichard on Survivor Series ’93 – the original plan for the Bret-Owen feud, getting Dusty’s approval for Reo Rogers, Lawler’s legal issues, Stan Lane, the Luger Family vignette, Hogan on Arsenio and tons more.

Something To Wrestle with Bruce Prichard – Survivor Series 1993 Release Date: 11/30/18 Recap by: Jeff Rush, PWPodcasts.com Assistant Editor DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD   -This is a topic Bruce has wanted to cover since they began the show. -Survivor Series 1993 was the first WWF PPV to do under a 1.0 buyrate. -Lex Luger was the anointed one at […]

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

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 […]

Bruce Prichard Something to Wrestle With

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Something To Wrestle With Bruce Prichard on WrestleMania IV – inside the NWA/WWF PPV battle, why the show ran in a casino, why Steamboat-Savage II didn’t happen, Bruno’s exit, Frenchy Martin’s most important contribution to the business and more (Ep. 94)

Something To Wrestle With Bruce Prichard – Episode 94 Recap by: Jeff Rush Air Date: 3/30/18 DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD WrestleMania IV Bruce started with the WWF in the summer of 1987, and says Vince already had in his head the main attraction for WrestleMania IV – another Hulk/Andre match. In November of 1987, Bruce first heard of the plan […]

Bruce Prichard Something to Wrestle With

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)

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 […]

Bruce Prichard Something to Wrestle With

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Something To Wrestle With Bruce Prichard on The Main Event on NBC: Hogan vs. Andre ’88: The orchestration and execution of the biggest pro wrestling broadcast of all time (Ep. 85)

Something To Wrestle With Bruce Prichard – Episode 85 Recap by: Jeff Rush, PWPodcasts.com Assistant Editor Air Date: 2/2/18 DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Noteworthy Items – How far in advance The Main Event was planned – What Vince revealed at that meeting that shocked Bruce – How the WWF intentionally spoiled WrestleMania IV – The peculiar reason Indianapolis was chosen […]

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WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: The Jim Cornette Experience: WrestleCade wrap-up, SMW Q&A, Corny’s retirement match, Storytime with the Tennessee Stud (Ep. 209)

The Jim Cornette Experience Episode 209 Release Date: November 30, 2017 Recap By: Mark Charles Adams DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top Stories/Moments of interest • Pleasant behind the scenes talk of a non-WWE, yet large scale, wrestling event • Interesting stories of the early 1900’s shoot wrestling scene Recap 0:00 – Intro: Jim welcomes us to this “What I did […]

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WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Prime Time with Sean Mooney with Ted DiBiase on his fondest WWF memories, working with Virgil, his thoughts on WCW, why he turned down a creative team job (Ep. 20)

Show Name: Prime Time with Sean Mooney Episode Title: Episode 20: The Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase Release Date: 11/01/2017 Guest: Ted DiBiase Recap by: Evan Polisher DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Episode Highlights Ted’s mom and stepdad were both wrestlers. His stepdad would pass away when Ted was just 15. He went on to play football at West Texas State, before leaving school to focus […]

Bruce Prichard Something to Wrestle With

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard: “Macho Man” Randy Savage – what Randy and Miss Elizabeth’s relationship was like, why he moved to commentary, how he was the John Cena of his day, final memories and place in history (Pt. 2) – (Ep. 64)

Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard – “Macho Man” Randy Savage: Episode 64 Release date: September 8, 2017 Length: 4 hours, 10 minutes Recap By: Andrew Soucek, PWPodcasts.com Editor DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Link to Part 1 of the recap Highlights: -Savage once tore apart Hogan on Jim Ross’s radio show -The Stephanie/Savage rumors are covered in detail -Ultimate Warrior […]

Dusty Rhodes episode
Bruce Prichard Something to Wrestle With

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Something to Wrestle with (Classic) – The Ultimate Warrior: Behind the scenes look at his career, the original plans for WrestleMania XII, Sheik Tugboat, the origins of the blue steel cages! (Ep. 4)

Something to Wrestle With: Episode 4 – “The Ultimate Warrior” Show Length: 1 hour 6 minutes Recap by: Andrew Soucek, PWPodcasts.com Editor Release Date: August 26, 2016 (recap date: September 23, 2017) DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Highlights: -Warrior vs. Hunter at WrestleMania was never designed to be a squash match. -Bobby Heenan (among many others) hated working with Warrior. -Warrior […]

Bruce Prichard Something to Wrestle With

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)

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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QUICK QUOTES: Bruce Prichard tells a story illustrating Randy Savage’s overprotective relationship with Elizabeth

During the Randy Savage edition of Something To Wrestle With Bruce Prichard, Bruce discussed a situation that illustrated Savage’s infamous overprotective reputation involving Elizabeth. If you’ve heard about the rocky relationship between the two but never knew what all the talk was about, this excerpt certainly shines a light on what it was like to work in such an environment. […]

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WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: X-Pac 1,2,360 w/ Rip Rogers on the one time he saw Randy Savage break character, the strange reason Barry Windham gave him $51, if he sees any positives in today’s product (Ep. 54)

X-Pac 1,2,360 – Episode 54 Release Date: September 13, 2017 Recap By: Chris Gaspare, PWPodcasts.com Specialist DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top Newsworthy Items – X-Pac doesn’t understand why WWE doesn’t think the women deserve their own show – Rip Rogers is so focused on the bumps young wrestlers take because he’s worried about their health – Rogers says Randy Savage […]

Dusty Rhodes episode
Bruce Prichard Something to Wrestle With

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Something to Wrestle With (classic) – The Mega Powers: a look back at the biggest angle from WrestleMania IV to WrestleMania V, how Randy Savage told Vince McMahon he was quitting, who Ricky Steamboat was originally going to drop the Intercontinental Title to (Ep. 2)

Something to Wrestle With – Episode 2: The Mega Powers Release Date: August 12, 2016 (recap published September 9, 2017) Recap By: Andrew Soucek, PWPodcasts.com Editor DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Highlights: -Butch Reed was once set to defeat Ricky Steamboat for the Intercontinental Championship. -The difference between The Main Event and Saturday Night’s main event is finally revealed! -Randy Savage had […]