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Bruce Prichard Something to Wrestle With

PODCAST RECAP: Something to Wrestle on WrestleMania XX – HBK and Triple H argue over who gets to lose, Vince McMahon’s favorite Mania’s, WWE responds to the “Wardrobe Malfunction,” Goldberg-Brock, Eddie, and the return of the Deadman

March 22, 2019 Jeff Rush

Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard – WrestleMania XX Release date: 3/15/19 Recap by: Jeff Rush DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD -Bruce is doing the show on the road, complete with weird phone voice. -Vince was still nostalgic about MSG in 2004, not so much in 2013 or 2019. Now, it has to be a stadium. -The company was adjusting to […]

Jim Cornette's Drive-Thru

PODCAST REVIEW: Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru (Ep. 84) Meeting the Thrill Seekers, Gino Hernandez, addressing Seth Rollins recent comments, bad excuses, good selling, poor payouts and more.

February 26, 2019 Jeff Rush

Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru – Episode 84 Release date: February 11, 2019 Recap by: Paul Briody 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 from Jim in snowy Louisville and a French toast-consuming Brian. Jim tells the story of meeting Chris Jericho […]

Bruce Prichard Something to Wrestle With

RECAP AND REVIEW: Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard on Royal Rumble 2004 – why Goldberg was throwing chairs backstage, why Vince will grant releases to some wrestlers and not others, Benoit’s big win, Bruce reveals the least over wrestler to ever win the Royal Rumble

January 21, 2019 Andrew Soucek

Something to Wrestle – Royal Rumble 2004 Release Date: January 18, 2019 Recap by: Caitlin Lavelle DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Chris Benoit and a ‘Changing of the Guard’ Bruce says that when he thinks of the 2004 Royal Rumble, it signifies, “a changing of the guard, and a changing of the way we (the WWE) were writing TV and doing […]

Daniel Bryan interview
E&C'S POD OF AWESOMENESS

RECAP AND REVIEW: E&C Pod of Awesomeness on if Double or Nothing will sell out, what it feels like to take Goldberg’s Spear, their favorite match stipulation and WCW Cruiserweight, wrestlers they always wanted to face

January 14, 2019 Andrew Soucek

E&C Pod of Awesomeness E&C Twitter Q & A Release Date: January 11, 2019 (1:06:09) Recap by: Samantha L. Sayre DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD -Edge states most would assume they were too lazy to call anyone, so let’s do a Q& A this week. WRONG! Christian was too busy. He had people lined up, but needed to call them back. […]

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RECAP AND REVIEW: Why It Ended with Ahmed Johnson on why he didn’t get a title match against Shawn Michaels, the tipping point of his career, his reputation for being dangerous in the ring, anger towards the Kliq

January 3, 2019 Andrew Soucek

Why It Ended – Ahmed Johnson Release Date: 12/25/18 Running time: 1:12 Recap by: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Robbie and Matt welcome Ahmed Johnson to the show. Early Life Ahmed was born in Indiana and raised in Florida. He had a rough upbringing. When he was younger, he watched a little wrestling but wasn’t a die hard fan […]

Bruce Prichard Something to Wrestle With

RECAP AND REVIEW: Something to Wrestle on December 22, 1997 RAW – the future tag team champ who sat on Santa’s lap, the wrestler who may have faked being in an auto accident, why Undertaker was missing shows, the best Christmas present Bruce ever bought Vince McMahon

December 29, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Something to Wrestle – RAW December 22, 1997 Release date: December 21, 2018 Recap by: Caitlin Lavelle DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Splitting RAW into 2 Shows This is, of course, a Holiday episode of RAW, but awkwardly it comes at a time when WWF is consciously shifting to a more adult product, which Bruce explains is a conscious effort to […]

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.

December 5, 2018 Jeff Rush

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 […]

Daniel Bryan interview
E&C'S POD OF AWESOMENESS

RECAP AND REVIEW: E&C Pod of Awesomeness with Shawn Michaels on the reasons why he wrestled at Crown Jewel, if he wants to have a match at WrestleMania, the NXT wrestlers he finds easiest to give advice to

November 25, 2018 Andrew Soucek

E&C’s Pod of Awesomeness – E&C are back with HBK & Nita Strauss! Release date: November 16, 2018 Recap by: Caitlin Lavelle DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD They’re back! Edge & Christian are back and have found a new home at Westwood One. They have a new producer, so Christian paid a nice tribute to Mega Matt. Edge on Smackdown 1000 […]

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RECAP AND REVIEW: The Steve Austin Show with Gregory Iron on having cerebral palsy, working with David Arquette, the “this is awesome” chant, his strange gimmick match with Joey Ryan

October 24, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Steve Austin Show – ‘The El Paso Kid’ – Gregory Iron Release Date: October 17, 2018 Running Time: 1:23:00 DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Recap By: Joe Aguinaldo Show Open: Austin talks about the 2003 Ford Focus. He wants to put about 25 miles on it to see if he can clear up the catalytic converter and pass the smog test. […]

Jim Cornette's Drive-Thru

RECAP AND REVIEW: Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru on why Shawn Michaels passed out during a match with Owen Hart, what he would do if he took over WWE, were Scott Hall and Kevin Nash sent to WCW to destroy it? (Ep. 53)

May 20, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru Episode 53 Release date: May 14, 2018 Recap by: Paul Briody DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top stories/moments of interest: • Usual format in which Brian Last asks Jim Cornette email questions from fans about current wrestling and wrestling history with great chemistry between the two. 0:00 – Intro starts with Jim bemoaning Brian’s busy schedule affecting their recording. […]

Bruce Prichard Something to Wrestle With

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard on Unforgiven ’98 – how to set up an Inferno Match, the name X-Pac wanted to use in the WWF, the WCW star who was almost at the show, where did the Attitude Era scratch logo come from? (Ep. 98)

May 10, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Something to Wrestle – Unforgiven 1998 Release Date: April 27, 2018 Recap By: Pradeep Kachhala DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Background WWE show is now number two behind on the network only behind Wrestlemania. On the show Conrad Thompson alluded to the rumors of Randy Savage and Stephanie (although without actually spelling it out) indicating that no topic is out of […]

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WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru on WWE’s legacy wing of the Hall of Fame, Alberto El Patron’s release from Impact, his favorite championship belts, why he never pitched a Shawn Michaels vs. Rock match (Ep. 48)

April 14, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru Episode 48 Release date: April 9, 2018 Recap by: Paul Briody DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top stories/moments of interest: • Usual format in which Brian Last asks Jim Cornette email questions from fans about current wrestling and wrestling history with great chemistry between the two. 0:00 – lntro. Plug for the upcoming Jim Cornette graphic novel from […]

Bruce Prichard Something to Wrestle With

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 […]

Wade Keller interview with Stan Hansen
Miscellaneous

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 […]

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PODCAST RECAP AND REVIEW: X-Pac 1,2,360 with Shawn Michaels and Rory Karpf on the biggest challenges while making the Ric Flair documentary, a scene that was cut from the movie, HBK on working with Kevin Nash and Sid, his role in NXT, why his retirement match was against Undertaker (Ep. 74)

March 10, 2018 Andrew Soucek

X-Pac 1-2-360 Guest: Shawn Michaels and Rory Karpf Release Date: February 21st, 2018 Recap by: Sean McGraw DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Recap: Interview with Rory Karpf X-Pac is joined by Jimbo, Denise, TK and Rory Karpf in studio. Shawn Michaels will join the show on the phone. X-Pac starts off the show by announcing that the show will now be […]

Bruce Prichard Something to Wrestle With

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Something To Wrestle With Bruce Prichard on No Way Out 2003: Bringing Goldberg into WWE, setting the stage for WrestleMania XIX, how the wrong one-legged wrestler got hired (Ep. 88)

February 27, 2018 Jeff Rush

Something To Wrestle With Bruce Prichard – Episode 88 Recap by: Jeff Rush Air Date: 2/23/18 DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Noteworthy Items – Why Goldberg was kept off WrestleMania XIX and saved for the night after. – What wrestler was instrumental in bringing Goldberg in. – What led to a big argument between Bruce and the Rock. – The network […]

Bruce Prichard Something to Wrestle With

WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Something To Wrestle With Bruce Prichard on The Rockers & Marty Jannetty (Pt. 1): How the team came to be, why they were fired after less than two days with the WWF in 1987, their relationship with Andre the Giant and more (Ep. 82)

January 18, 2018 Jeff Rush

Something To Wrestle With Bruce Prichard – Episode 82, Part 1 Recap by: Jeff Rush, PWPodcasts.com Assistant Editor Air Date: 1/12/18 DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Noteworthy Items – Advise Bill Watts gave Shawn Michaels early in his career that should probably have been heeded by Dolph Ziggler as well. – The former “pretty boy” wrestler Bruce feels is right up […]

Jim Cornette's Drive-Thru

PODCAST RECAP AND REVIEW: Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru on what Bill Watts did to a WWE owned condo, original plans for Survivor Series 1997, the wrestler whose gimmick was too silly for the NWA (Ep. 36)

January 16, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru Episode 36 Release date: January 8, 2017 Recap by: Paul Briody DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top stories/moments of interest: • Usual formula in which Brian Last asks Jim Cornette email questions from fans about wrestling history with great chemistry between the two. 0:00 – Intro begins with Jim talking about Jerry Lawler/Ron Fuller feud from the mid-70s. […]

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PODCAST RECAP AND REVIEW: The Steve Austin Show – Unleashed! with Vince Russo on pro wrestling lacking stories, coming up with The Rock speaking in the third person, original plans for Mike Tyson in the WWF, what big match was Austin disappointed in?

January 16, 2018 Andrew Soucek

The Steve Austin Show – Unleashed! Release Date: January 11, 2018 Recap by: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD 0:00 – Intro Steve welcomes everyone to the show and was informed by his producer that today is Steve’s 500th show. He queues up Vince Russo who will be on today’s podcast talking about the Attitude Era. Steve says it’s always […]

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PODCAST RECAP AND REVIEW: The Steve Austin Show with Brutus Beefcake on working with the British Bulldogs, how the Zodiac character was created, being a part of the Shawn Michaels/Marty Jannetty split, why The Ultimate Warrior won the Intercontinental Title instead of him

January 13, 2018 Andrew Soucek

The Steve Austin Show Release Date: January 9, 2018 Recap by: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD 0:00 – Intro Steve starts off talking about the upcoming college football national championship game with Alabama and Georgia. He says he’s picking the Alabama Crimson Tide to win but is a fan of the Georgia Bulldogs because he was a huge Herschel […]