WrestleZone Podcasts

Willow Nightingale speaks with WrestleZone about her impressive run in 2023, wanting to be seen as a dependable wrestler, Swerve Strickland, AEW's WrestleDream PPV, reacting to Mercedes Moné's in-ring injury, her feud with Athena and more.

DEFY Women's Champion Vert Vixen speaks with WrestleZone's Ella Jay about becoming the inaugural women's champion for DEFY, her meaningful experiences in Japan, wrestling Gisele Shaw at the Texas Indie Showcase, developing her “Player One” character, and more.

“Mr. PEC-Tacular” Jessie Godderz spoke with WrestleZone about the premiere of Wrestlers on Netflix. Godderz spoke about his role on the show, tenure in OVW, getting Dixie Carter to appear on OVW TV, working with her in IMPACT Wrestling, and more.

Aleah James spoke with WrestleZone's Ella Jay about her NXT UK run, her departure, what's next for her career, her relationship with Noam Dar, possibly returning for NXT Europe, her mentors in NXT and more.

Steph De Lander spoke with WrestleZone about her appearance at Premier Streaming Network's The Wrestling Showcase, her run with Matt Cardona, what portraying “Persia Pirotta” in NXT taught her about wrestling, her Hinge date turning into a magazine sale, and more.

Josh Alexander speaks with WrestleZone about his return to IMPACT Wrestling, when he knew about his return, facing Steve Maclin at Victory Road, his favorite memories in honor of IMPACT 1000 and more.

SHINE Tag Team Champion Kelsey Raegan speaks with WrestleZone's own Ella Jay about taking time off from wrestling, her fascination with the horror genre, a recent learning opportunity she had with Lisa Marie Varon, the story behind her oujia planchette tattoo, and more.

GUNTHER speaks with WrestleZone about breaking Honky Tonk Man's Intercontinental Championship reign record, if he's a stats guy, what fantasy booking does for his confidence, the differences between WALTER and GUNTHER, and more.

Love, Doug speaks with WrestleZone about his MLW Fury Road match with Nunzio, his relationship with B3CCA, getting stood up at the altar by Little Mean Kathleen, his favorite wrestling couples and more.

Tony Khan speaks with the media about AEW All Out, the reported incident between CM Punk and Jack Perry, what he can say about it, ROH's role on the All Out card, changes to this week's show and more.

WrestleZone recently spoke with Vinny Pacifico, who recently made his debut for New Japan Pro-Wrestling at the All-Star Junior Festival in Philadelphia. Pacifico spoke about challenging Alex Shelley for the IMPACT World Championship, talks about getting a G-Fuel commercial, his social media campaigns getting attention and more.

The IInspiration (aka The IIconics, Cassie Lee and Jessica McKay) spoke with WrestleZone about the new season of “Off Her Chops” on Premier Streaming Network, their WWE/IMPACT wrestling run, possible return as a team, Cassie's in-ring return and Jessica's acting pursuits, American/Australian pet peeves and more.

“Your Hero” Airica Demia speaks with WrestleZone's Ella Jay about drawing inspiration from the manga series “My Hero Academia,” meeting Justin Briner (the English voice behind the Deku character), her experience with special effects makeup, her dream of wrestling in WWE, and more.

Maxxine Dupri spoke with WrestleZone's Bill Pritchard about her in-ring debut, how often she wants to wrestle, matches she likes to study, being thrown in ‘sink or swim' situations and more.

Matt Cardona speaks with WrestleZone about his return to NWA for NWA 75, who he's NOT facing on the PPV, wrestling Tanahashi, playing up his WWE past, his kiss my foot match with Mance Warner, Steph De Lander being like his Luna, and more!

B3CCA speaks with WrestleZone's Bill Pritchard about competing in Limitless Wrestling's 2023 Vacationland Cup, how she's grown as a performer, Norman Smiley, Maki Itoh, her match with Matt Tremont, her fashion icon Mount Rushmore and more!

BRCW Women's Champion MJ Jenkins spoke with WrestleZone's own Ella Jay about entering the Burke Invitational Gauntlet match at NWA 75, what it would mean for her to become NWA Women's Champion, her fashion influences, her adventurous spirit, teaching a wrestling seminar in Trinidad, and more!

Alex Taylor speaks with WrestleZone about NWA 75, entering the Jubilee Jamboree, what the Southern 6 is, which historic wrestler he'd play in a movie and more.

Billy Corgan speaks with WrestleZone's Bill Pritchard about the NWA 75 anniversary pay-per-view, adjusting his goals he had set out with, the evolution of the NWA brand, possible touring plans, Kamille's title reign, potentially entering new markets like Philadelphia and more.

Tony Khan spoke with the media ahead of AEW All In about Cash Wheeler's recent arrest, changes coming to the All In event card, Sting's retirement, The Elite's new contracts, releasing All In gate statistics, and more. Audio courtesy of All Elite Wrestling

Jeff Jarrett and Mega Cat Studios' James Deighan and Zack Manko spoke about the development of WrestleQuest, finding the right balance for Jeff in the game, video games as a new outlet, Jeff's issues with Grado, his favorite AEW match of 2023 and more.

HEELS star Alison Luff speaks with WrestleZone's Bill Pritchard about Staci Spade's season two storyline, having AJ Lee / AJ Mendez on set, more focus on the women's stories this year and more. *This interview was recorded prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike

Zoey Stark spoke with WrestleZone Managing Editor Bill Pritchard at WWE SummerSlam. Stark spoke about her alliance with Trish Stratus and how it's helped her, the Trish vs. Becky match getting delayed, how RAW has helped her more than SmackDown, which Trish match is her favorite and more.

Titus O'Neil spoke with the media at SummerSlam about his in-ring and WWE Global Ambassador highlights, if he's had his last match, his new book, talent he's impressed with and much more.

Chris Bauer speaks with WrestleZone Managing Editor Bill Pritchard about season two of HEELS, his “Wild Bill” character's journey this year, HEELS balancing humor, how Wild Bill would handle autograph hounds and more. This interview was recorded prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike.

“The Hellion” Ava Lawless spoke with WrestleZone's Ella Jay about the Oppenheimer movie, wrestling Athena in Ring of Honor, meeting Bret Hart, the origins of her nickname, and more.

Cody Rhodes spoke with the media on SummerSlam weekend about his huge run in WWE so far, facing Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam, The Elite re-signing with AEW, community service events in WWE and more.

#BigE spoke with the media during a #SummerSlam press event about his current status, being advised not to wrestle again, if he'd do commentary, Ron Simmons, being an ally for upcoming Black talent and more.

Bianca Belair speaks with WrestleZone at WWE Community Day in Detroit about giving back to local communities, how this year's SummerSlam compares to last year, how the depth of the women's division makes her a better competitor and more.

Sadie Gibbs spoke with WrestleZone's Ella Jay about her in-ring return, why it was the right time, long-term goals for this run, why she didn't feel ready for an AEW contract and much more.

Samoa Joe spoke with WrestleZone about his role as Sweet Tooth in Peacock's Twisted Metal series, if there were any difficulties performing under a mask, the Nation of Violence and the infamous van full of ninjas, favorite Las Vegas memories and more. *This interview was conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike.

Kerry Morton speaks with WrestleZone about his title defense against Colby Corino at NWA 75, ICP's Violent J appearing at the event, learning from his father's rivals, if he'd ever wrestle against his dad, wanting gold in GCW and more.

Thomas Haden Church speaks with WrestleZone about working with Samoa Joe on Twisted Metal, his Agent Stone character's origins, possible link to Spider-Man's Flint Marko/Sandman, Chris Jericho and more!

Mary McCormack spoke with WrestleZone Managing Editor Bill Pritchard about HEELS season two. McCormack addressed how her character, Willie Day, has changed, some of her respective storylines, addressing the lack of female wrestling, and more. *This interview was conducted prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike.

Former PWA Women's Champion Gigi Rey speaks with WrestleZone's Ella Jay about being an extra during Asuka's WrestleMania 39 entrance, her recent tryouts with Marvelous, the formation of the Money Birds, training at Reality of Wrestling (ROW), & much more!

Stephanie Beatriz (Encanto, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) spoke with WrestleZone's Bill Pritchard about her role as Quiet on Peacock's Twisted Metal series. Beatriz spoke about the challenges of portraying her character, what it was like working with Samoa Joe, which member(s) of the Madrigal family would be good at pro wrestling and the apocalypse and more.

Tony Khan spoke with the media ahead of AEW Blood & Guts and ROH Death Before Dishonor. Khan spoke about the challenges of putting the ROH card together, injuries affecting both shows, Bryan Danielson, a potential three-hour Dynamite and more.

Samoa Joe spoke with WrestleZone Managing Editor Bill Pritchard about his title defense at ROH Death Before Dishonor, possibly facing Dalton Castle or Shane Taylor, his history with CM Punk, his relationship with Stokely Hathaway and more.

WOW Women's Champion Zayda Steel spoke with WrestleZone's own Ella Jay about doing extra work for WWE, a pep talk she received from Gisele Shaw, drawing inspiration from Sasha Banks (aka Mercedes Mone), crafting her identity as "The Real Deal," and more.

Lio Rush spoke with WrestleZone about joining IMPACT Wrestling, how his first appearance came together, facing Chris Sabin at Slammiversary, feeling like he's back at 100% and entering his prime, clarifies his retirement status, and more.

Stephen Amell and Alexander Ludwig spoke about HEELS returning to STARZ, what to expect from the second season, the camaraderie on the set, what working with AJ Lee was like, Sting, adding depth to their characters and more. This HEELS Roundtable featured a panel of: Bill Pritchard of WrestleZone.com, Jeremy Lambert of Fightful.com, Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com and Brian Jones of PopCulture.com.

Alex Kane spoke with WrestleZone Managing Editor Bill Pritchard ahead of MLW Never Say Never. Kane spoke about his title match against Alex Hammerstone, if him winning would be an upset, O'Shay Edwards' debut in MLW, hitting a fan with a cheesesteak, if MLW will go live again, doing a Canadian-themed challenge and more!

NWA Women's Tag Team Champion Missa Kate spoke with WrestleZone's own Ella Jay about NWA's upcoming "HP Cares For Cooper" event, her partnership with Madi Wrenkowski, advice she's gotten from Mike Bennett & Maria Kanellis, the Chicago wrestling scene, and more.

Al Snow and David Vox Mullen speak with WrestleZone's Bill Pritchard about their new comedy special on Premier Streaming Network, reports about OVW doing a Netflix series, Al's involvement in Dark Side Of The Ring's Marty Jannetty episode and more.

Known as "The Deadly One," Nightshade speaks with WrestleZone's own Ella Jay about the origins of her nickname, her previous stints in Japan, the unique layout of 7-Elevens in Japan, the inner dynamics of The Uprising stable, her ring gear inspirations, and more.

‘Jungle Boy' Jack Perry spoke with WrestleZone's Bill Pritchard ahead of the Forbidden Door pay-per-view where he will face SANADA. Perry speaks about SANADA saying he has “no knowledge” of him, his partnership with HOOK, going after the TNT Championship now that Luchasaurus has it, Tarzan Boy's link to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III and more!

Tony Khan spoke with the media ahead of the 2023 AEW X NJPW Forbidden Door event about CM Punk's return to AEW, the locker room demeanor, rumors he was interested in buying Bellator MMA, the Owen Hart Tournament brackets, if CM Punk owns part of AEW, working with STARDOM in the future, KENTA's rumored involvement in this year's PPV and more. **Audio courtesy of AEW, used with permission**

Nick Aldis speaks with WrestleZone Managing Editor Bill Pritchard about his return to IMPACT Wrestling, turning heel again, why Alex Shelley needs to prove he's not a transitional champion, why ‘Magnus' isn't coming back, Jimmy Jacobs leaving IMPACT for AEW, the National Treasure film series and more!

"The Queen of Aerobic Style" Delilah Doom speaks with WrestleZone's own Ella Jay about doing motion capture for WWE 2K22, what drew her to the world of acting, Chyna's influence on her wrestling career, how she's grown as a competitor and person through wrestling, and more.

Alex Shelley speaks with WrestleZone about his title shot against Steve Maclin, why he signed a contract with IMPACT after being a journeyman for so long, his healthcare career, his recent ‘King Of A Generation' promo, and more!

"The Violence Artist" Charli Evans spoke with WrestleZone's own Ella Jay about the origins of her nickname, the wildest thing she's ever done in a wrestling ring, why she's yearning to have a match with Eddie Kingston, which Australian talent people should have their eyes on, and much more.