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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston discuss issues among WWE staff with employee incentive programs cut. Pollock and Thurston discuss new details of a consolidated shareholder lawsuit against WWE. The lawsuit alleges that the company manipulated its sales process and that the investigation into Vince McMahon was a “sham.” SLAM Wrestling editor Greg Oliver joins the show to discuss the late Jamie Hemmings and the history of WWE in Toronto as the Elimination Chamber prepares to take place at Rogers Centre.Plus: Ryan Nemeth files a lawsuit against AEW, Tony Khan & Phil Brooks, The Rock returns on SmackDown & more.RELATED:Ongoing WWE shareholder lawsuit alleged Board's investigation was a “sham”Ryan Nemeth sues AEW, Tony Khan & CM PunkWWE employee benefits and raises limited Jamie Hemmings tribute page Music courtesy: “Panic Beat” by Ben TramerPOST WrestlingSubscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribePatreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.comForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comDiscord: https://discord.com/invite/Q795HhRMerch: https://store.postwrestling.comTwitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestlingBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/postwrestling.comWrestlenomicsSubscribe: https://wrestlenomics.com/podcast/Patreon: https://patreon.com/wrestlenomicsSubstack: https://wrestlenomics.substack.com/Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @WrestlenomicsBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wrestlenomics.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
John Pollock and Brandon Thurston discuss issues among WWE staff with employee incentive programs cut. Pollock and Thurston discuss new details of a consolidated shareholder lawsuit against WWE. The lawsuit alleges that the company manipulated its sales process and that the investigation into Vince McMahon was a “sham.” SLAM Wrestling editor Greg Oliver joins the show to discuss the late Jamie Hemmings and the history of WWE in Toronto as the Elimination Chamber prepares to take place at Rogers Centre.Plus: Ryan Nemeth files a lawsuit against AEW, Tony Khan & Phil Brooks, a unified front among the defendants against Janel Grant's amended complaint, The Rock returns on SmackDown, and WWE staff lose several incentive packages post-merger. VIDEO VERSION: https://youtube.com/live/tFWselH3sNsRELATED:Ongoing WWE shareholder lawsuit alleged Board's investigation was a “sham”Ryan Nemeth sues AEW, Tony Khan & CM PunkWWE employee benefits and raises limited Jamie Hemmings tribute page Music courtesy: “Panic Beat” by Ben TramerPOST WrestlingSubscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribePatreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.comForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comDiscord: https://discord.com/invite/Q795HhRMerch: https://store.postwrestling.comTwitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestlingBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/postwrestling.comWrestlenomicsSubscribe: https://wrestlenomics.com/podcast/Patreon: https://patreon.com/wrestlenomicsSubstack: https://wrestlenomics.substack.com/Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @WrestlenomicsBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wrestlenomics.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/wrestlenomics-radio2532/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Ryan is joined by Verb Abrams to discuss the Cold Case of Ted Boy Marino. We discuss the history of pro wrestling on Brazillian TV, how Marino became the biggest wrestling star in Brazillian history, and why you have probably never heard of Ted Boy Marino.Check out Verb Abrams's article on Slam Wrestling: "Ted Boy Marino Was Brazil's King of Telecatch"Follow Verb Abrams on Twitter/XLINK DUMP:Match Clips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umNs1iFUh7ETed Boy Marino's song "Rapaz Moderno": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSk1wkx9PgMTed Boy Marino's movie "Dois Na Lona": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rflYK32yP4cSubscribe to The Ballot wherever you get podcasts.Subscribe to the Count Out! Youtube channel.Join the Count Out! Patreon for more bonus audio!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/hit-the-books-realistic-wwe-fantasy-booking/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
We delve into the SWP archives with clips from: * Brian Solomon former WWE Magazine writer and host of the Shut Up & Wrestle podcast. * Keith Elliot Greenberg New York Times best-selling author and author of many WWE books. * John Arezzi longtime wrestling journalist of 50 plus years and the host of Pro Wrestling Spotlight. * Greg Oliver pro wrestling and ice hockey book author and co-founder/producer of the Slam Wrestling news website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Names like Lonnie Mayne, Buddy Rose and Dutch Savage may not be familiar to some today, but for fans of Portland’s professional wrestling scene of the 1960s to early '90s, these were some of the headliners that sold out the old Portland Sports Arena. As first reported in Slam Wrestling, two Portlanders have been working to preserve the history of the Pacific Northwest wrestling scene and making sure these names and more aren’t forgotten. Rich Patterson is one of these historians and a video wrestling archivist. Kerby Strom is a fellow historian of the scene as well as a collector of memorabilia. He also recently had recovered footage played at the Hollywood theater earlier this week. Strom and Patterson join us to share more on the history of the city’s wrestling scene and what they’ve found while collecting.
Gresh and Hi-Lite Real Are Back At The Table For Another Round of Sports and Entertainment with Special Guest Seindole of TWG! The enemy of my enemy is my friend as Cody Rhodes reluctantly unites with Roman Reigns for a "Never Before, Never Again" tag team match against The Bloodline at WWE Bad Blood. The new SmackDown theme music by Megan Thee Stallion sparks online discourse about Wrestling and Hip-Hop. Brief Thoughts on the upcoming AEW Grand Slam in New York. Plus, Bad Blood betting odds update, NXT, Football Round-up and more! Shop: https://greshapparel.creator-spring.com/ Website: https://www.greshunleashed.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/greshunleashed Facebook: https://facebook.com/GreshUnleashed Instagram: https://instagram.com/greshunleashed Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Gresh/ Discord: https://discord.gg/QHCzpCj FOLLOW THE CREW: GRESH - https://solo.to/gresh | HI-LITE REAL - https://linktr.ee/hilitereal Want to start YOUR OWN Podcast? Click the links below to get started with Podbean Today! Unlimited Hosting Plan: https://www.podbean.com/greshunleashed Business Hosting Plan: https://www.podbean.com/pro/greshunleashed
Hello, wrestling fans! It's time for Episode #130 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined by wrestling critic/historian and lifelong fan, Verb Abrams! He's the author of a recent Slam Wrestling piece on the phenomenon of 1960s wrestling sensation Ted Boy Marino, the biggest wrestling star in the … Continue reading Episode 130: Verb Abrams → The post Episode 130: Verb Abrams appeared first on Shut Up And Wrestle with Brian Solomon.
Es ist endlich wieder soweit: Es wird eine Ausgabe der 'BIG SLAM WRESTLING'-Show, präsentiert vom Nordisch Fight Club (NFC) in Hamburg stattfinden! UM euch und uns gebührend auf diese langersehnte Show vorzubereiten, werden wir AB HEUTE wöchentlich in der Sportsendung eine Neue Sicht der verschiedensten Involvierten präsentieren! Die Show wird am 8.Juni 2024 stattfinden!! Alle weiteren Infos gibt es im Bericht...
Today, we're breaking down the WWE Hall of Fame and pro wrestling halls of fame overall with acclaimed author Greg Oliver of Slam Wrestling. We discuss this year's WWE Hall of Fame class and the ways halls of fame are chosen and what the criteria should be. We also discuss who some huge stars are who may have been lost in history.
Join me for my latest interview, with the CEO (founder & owner) SLAM! Wrestling Finland and Professional Wrestling Legend, Michael 'STARBUCK' Majalahti We Discuss... Michael's Incredible 30+ Year Career SLAM's Latest Show SUPERSLAM Heidi Katrina as the First Ever SLAM! Women's Champ The Growing Wrestling Scene in Finland STARBUCK Becoming the NEW Men's Heavyweight Champion Sam Gradwell as a Top 5 Opponent SLAM! Streaming on TRILLER TV+ Jake Roberts & Ric Flair as Heroes & Inspirations Training Under Lance Storm Wrestling Across Europe, Russia, Egypt & Pakistan Michael's Love For Performing in Japan 2010-2013 His Proudest Moments Throughout His Career Plus, So Much More!
Tune in for the energy, excitement, and the unfiltered passion that only "The LAW" Live Audio Wrestling can deliver. Brace yourself for a rollercoaster ride through the world of professional wrestling, where chaos reigns supreme and every episode feels like a pay-per-view. Your hosts Chris Tidwell and Bradie Whetham run down the unfathomable week in WWE and the pro wrestling business. But that's not all! "The LAW" is thrilled to welcome Bob Kapur, renowned wrestling journalist from "Slam Wrestling," to the show. Together, they dissect and review all the thrills, spills, and jaw-dropping moments from WWE's Royal Rumble 2024. Get ready for a no-holds-barred discussion as they break down the matches, surprises, and the implications for the road to WrestleMania. We also hear from one of the OG Founders of The LAW in one Big Daddy Donnie, as we debut a new segment titled; "Truth Bombs With Big Daddy". We received a couple Classic Clapbacks with "Intern KJ" this week, as our new buddy speaks his mind on the Royal Rumble history. If that wasn't enough, we also have our weekly "T.I.D.'s Kick In The Head"with TNA Superstar Cody Deaner. Listen in as he pulls back the curtain on his career, experiences in the wrestling world, starting a podcast, his future in TNA, and his thoughts on the current state of the industry. This is a can't miss interview that only Tidwell can provide. So, don't miss the chance to be part of the conversation as "The LAW" Live Audio Wrestling delivers another unforgettable episode, blending passion, humor, and expert analysis for the ultimate wrestling experience. Tune in, turn up the volume, and let the chaos unfold! Sponsored By; Podstarz.net SNMERadio.com DestinyWrestling.ca TotalSportCards.com Fannatickets.com NorthTorontoAuction.com THT The Handshaking Team #wwe #royalrumble #ufc #codydeaner #tnawrestling
In yet another high-water mark for The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith (the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated), the show welcomes the already-legendary sports and wrestling writer Greg Oliver - who has worked on the classic Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame series of books; recent biographies of wrestling legend Medusa and baseball manager and coach John Gibbons, and so much more. There's talk of modern wrestling, old school mentalities, what it's like to become a professional writer, and much, much more. Sit back and enjoy the kind of enjoyable conversation that's become the hallmark of The Outdated Wrestling Hour!Support the showContact us at outdatedwrestling@gmail.com!
In this special interview conducted in June, Boris talks to Kevin Von Erich. In this interview they talk about: Kerry Von Erich His involvement in the production of The Iron Claw Feeling at peace Moving back to Texas Family Life Future plans with his kids Huge thanks to Slam Wrestling! for putting this interview together. be sure to check out the article about this interview here
Hello, wrestling fans! It's time for Episode #91 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, Brian is joined by wrestling journalist and Slam Wrestling contributor Jamie Hemmings! Join Brian and Jamie for a discussion of wrestling journalism, the joy of magazines, and the evolution of women's wrestling, plus our hot takes … Continue reading Episode 91: Jamie Hemmings → The post Episode 91: Jamie Hemmings appeared first on Shut Up And Wrestle with Brian Solomon.
Earlier this week the wrestling world lost a legend in "Superstar" Billy Graham so on this week's show we remember the life and legacy of "Superstar" Billy Graham. Emmy Award winner, Chris Van Vliet also joins Boris to discuss TV Ratings in today's era, Wrestling's own #Scandoval CM Punk, Owen Hart, and More! Greg Oliver of Slam Wrestling also joins us to discuss the legacy of 'Superstar" Billy Graham and how he shaped today's and yesterday's generations of "superstars". Lastly, from the SNME family Brad MacKinnon (SmackDaddies) joins Boris to preview AEW Double or Nothing and WWE's Night of Champions both taking place next weekend. Huge thanks to Matthew Ederer, Donnie DaSilva, Brian R. Solomon, Greg Oliver, Shawn Burkhead, and Blaine Van Der Griend for their comments and memories of "Superstar" Billy Graham You may want to consider joining our Patreon over at Patren.com/SNMEradio. Patreon members got the show Sunday at Noon PLUS they get almost an hour of added content including the uncut radio version and The Post Credit Scene where Boris and Brad discuss New Japan Wrestling's Best of the Juniors Tournament, and other wrestling items.
This week, SNME gives the keys to Boris Roberto Aguilar as he chats all things pro wrestling. This week we are joined by Slam Wrestling's Bob Kapur during the news as he gives us his thoughts on Trinity Fatu in Impact. We are then joined by Emmy award winning podcaster and interviewer Chris Van Vliet chatting all of the hot topics of the week including: AEW in Wembley The Spring of CM Punk WWE Backlash and having that hometown hero featured WWE Draft And so much more! Boris is then joined by SNME Network's SmackDaddies, Brad MacKinnon and Greg Feltham as they share their thoughts on Night 1 of the WWE Draft and Preview WWE Backlash
This week Marty opens with personal comments about the passing of his longtime friend, Terrance Machalek Sr. He'll put out a special podcast about Terry next week; you can read about the award-winning wrestling photographer and community builder and Marty's thoughts in this Slam Wrestling story. 14:49 Clarification of the overcharges on speeding tickets lawsuit - hear how when you add it all up, including tickets issued by the RCMP, some victims of the DoJ scam got extra-ripped off. That way a $90 construction zone ticket magically turned into $320 fine. Who knew and said nothing? 24:20 At City Hall, Mayor Scott Gillingham invented another committee. We disagree that a new 'faith and cultural liason' committee will help "When we see rises of Islamophobia, antisemitism, and other discrimination." Marty explains why the Jews shouldn't fall for it and asks why Gillingham tacked on newcomer settlement and homelessness, and never mentions race relations as a priority. We also relay a few "things that I certainly want to know about as mayor." Hear what a listener says about the political tactic: "Not a lot of people will want to serve on this." Donate via Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/MartyGoldMedia 37:45 In Winnipeg, public washrooms are used too much and have hours cut, or they get torched and closed. We have lots to say about another part of public disorder that our leaders can't fix. Spirited Kenny asks - who watches the washrooms? 45:45 The Stefanson government is throwing in another $58M for "social housing spaces" and programs but aren't addressing the root causes of homelessness. We discuss what Marion Willis, founder and executive director of St. Boniface Street Links, told the media - "I maybe expected a little more focus on mental health and addictions and the fact that the demographical face of homelessness is very diverse now. It's not what it was. It doesn't divide us by race. I just want to be sure that there's going to be funding for everybody." And what about the drug-induced violence? 54:57 Ep. 13 Part 2 - Kenny has a good laugh about 'the first stupid thing I've heard Gillingham say.' He keeps laughing all through the 'not a security force!' planned for 5 bus routes in particular and comes up with a better name. Why it took months to address a crisis, and horror stories from bus riders endangered since, especially ones that go past City Hall. They'd rather freeze than sit in filthy broken bus shelters. Also- a hint of a strike? 1:10:57 'One other thing' - one man, 4 daylight downtown assaults... No need to keep him in lock-up, eh. And a closing observation about downtown, planning, and wasting taxpayer's money, sent in by listener and city hall watcher, Kelly Ryback. Who needs safe transit when we can have bike lanes? How the political process disengages voters- and why we work on doing the opposite. Public speaking, Sponsorships, Advertising: martygoldlive@gmail.com Join Us: facebook.com/groups/2344284529 As Kenny promised: Links to the 'ash fall' in Maryland and West Virginia: https://youtu.be/dA2QaUPrtuE
Interview with wrestling/sports/pop culture writer, Greg Oliver from Slam Wrestling.
On this pre-Christmas Episode of the show, David and Shawn chat about the WWE releasing Mandy Rose. Shawn and David look back on 2022 in the stunning six questions. We have two guests on the show, first Bob Kapur from Slam Wrestling.net talks with shawn about Mandy being let go, then Joe Aguinaldo comes back to RFPW and looks ahead at 2023 with Shawn!
Greg Oliver famed wrestling author and journalist is my guest for episode 134. Topics covered: His wrestling newsletter in the 1980s. Greg's many wrestling books released on ECW Press. Producer & owner of the 25 year plus Slam Wrestling news website. Wanting to interview CM Punk. And so much more!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this week's episode of “Da” Podcast, Steve is joined by the co-founder of Slam Wrestling Greg Oliver as they talk about becoming a journalist, working for The Toronto Sun, the internet boom, becoming a wrestling fan & favourite moments, live wrestling shows, co-founding Slam Wrestling, tragedy in wrestling, writing Sports Illustrated's “Finding Rocky's Family”, working with Madusa on her upcoming autobiography, writing John Gibbons autobiography, being a sports fan, dream projects, writing children books, proudest moments, dealing with other journalists, “The Weird Story of The Week”, backstage drama in AEW and so much more! If you're looking for “Da” Podcast merchandise, and want to support the show directly, please visit http://tee.pub/lic/KrIMP441400 We have tees, hoodies, onesies, phone cases, pillows, mugs and more! If you're into wrestling collectables, autographs, comic books, action figures, sports cards and more, make sure to visit www.firstrow.ca and use promo code: DAPODCAST20 to receive 20% off! Looking for something new to read and also into video games? Please visit www.bossfightbooks.com for great books on classic video games! For the best supplements and CBD products on the planet, please visit legacysupps.com and use promo code: DAPODCAST to receive 10% off! You can follow Steve on Instagram & Twitter @fingastylz and “Da” Podcast on Twitter @dapodcastdap Send your questions and comments to dapodcastdap@gmail.com Make sure to subscribe, rate, like, follow or review on ApplePodcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, SoundCloud, Spotify and iHeartRadio!
Wrestling & Everything Coast to Coast: Hosts Buddy Sotello & Evan Ginzburg
Show 128 (8/28/22) This very special show features Lord Alfred Hayes's daughter, Kandy Hayes. She has wonderful stories about her father, the Funk Family, Sgt. Slaughter, and many more from her life growing up under her famous father. Join us with Slam Wrestling's Jonathan Schwartz as we find out more about her life with her Dad! I hope you listen to this very special interview! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wrestlingandeverything/support
Finnishing up his second run in Helsinki, Jake plays the role of Iron Man as he beasts up Nordic young boys and play Breakfast Club with his eclectic international crew. Broken stoves, drug crackers and plenty more yoga are contained in Episode 138!
Jake attempts to Finnish his most recent Euro-adventure in beautiful Helsinki. He talks wrestling with the former generation, hallucinogens with the current generation and beats the tar out of the next generation, all while trying to find his chi in Episode 137!
Wrestling & Everything Coast to Coast: Hosts Buddy Sotello & Evan Ginzburg
show 126 (8/14/22): This week join Buddy and Mike Lano along with guest Jonathan Schwartz (SLAM Wrestling reporter & Attorney) as we talk about the legendary life and contributions to the entire martial arts world of "Judo" Gene Lebell who died this week. Plus talk about the final Ric Flair match and other wrestling updates! Definitely check out this special show! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wrestlingandeverything/support
Hello, wrestling fans! It's time for Episode #28 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, my guest is prolific author and the man behind Slam Wrestling, Greg Oliver! We chat about Greg's many books, Canadian wrestling, working with Madusa, and a whole lot more! Wrestling authors unite, this week on Shut … Continue reading Episode 28: Greg Oliver → The post Episode 28: Greg Oliver appeared first on Shut Up And Wrestle with Brian Solomon.
Hello, wrestling fans! It's time for Episode #26 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, my guest is longtime wrestling reporter and Slam Wrestling contributor Kari Williams! Kari was kind enough to share her experiences as a writer, the deep interest she took in the history of St. Louis wrestling, and … Continue reading Episode 26: Kari Williams → The post Episode 26: Kari Williams appeared first on Shut Up And Wrestle with Brian Solomon.
Wrestling & Everything Coast to Coast: Hosts Buddy Sotello & Evan Ginzburg
Show 120 (7/3/22) This week we interview Jonathan Schwartz, Slam Wrestling Columnist & Canadian Attorney, we talk about the independent contracting situation and wrestlers, Canadian wrestling legends such as Owen Hart, Brett Hart, Chris Benoit, and other legends such as Kevin Sullivan and things that made Canadian wrestling special for him! Happy 4th of July week to all our listeners out there! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wrestlingandeverything/support
5/3/2022 - Listen to the man behind the wrestler named the Rebel Starbuck. Michael Majalahti explains how he got started in pro wrestling in Canada and who trained him. He also goes into depth about what brought him to Finland and about his enterprise, Slam Wrestling! Plus, learn about George Hackenschmidt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lee and Lawrence Wrestlemania Saturday Preview - Ministry Of Slam Wrestling Show Lee and Lawrence preview WrestleMania Saturday live. It's Wrestlemas and Lee and Lawrence could not wait to preview the biggest Wrestling weekend of the calendar. Enjoy WrestleMania! We will be back on Sunday for Full WrestleMania review and night 2 preview. Thank you for listening, much love guys!!! Join Ministry Of Slam Live every Sunday at 7:00pm UK Ministry Of Horror Live every Tuesday at 8:00pm UK Retro Chat Podcast Every Wednesday at 8:00pm UK JOIN THE MOS NETWORK ON SOCIAL MEDIA (Follow me on Social Media!) YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/TheMOSnetwork TWITTER: https://twitter.com/TheMOSnetwork INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/TheMOSnetwork FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/MOSnetwork DISCORD: https://discord.gg/TCCZeuE
Lee and Lawrence Wrestlemania Saturday Preview - Ministry Of Slam Wrestling Show Lee and Lawrence preview WrestleMania Saturday live. It's Wrestlemas and Lee and Lawrence could not wait to preview the biggest Wrestling weekend of the calendar. Enjoy WrestleMania! We will be back on Sunday for Full WrestleMania review and night 2 preview. Thank you for listening, much love guys!!! Join Ministry Of Slam Live every Sunday at 7:00pm UK Ministry Of Horror Live every Tuesday at 8:00pm UK Retro Chat Podcast Every Wednesday at 8:00pm UK JOIN THE MOS NETWORK ON SOCIAL MEDIA (Follow me on Social Media!) YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/TheMOSnetwork TWITTER: https://twitter.com/TheMOSnetwork INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/TheMOSnetwork FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/MOSnetwork DISCORD: https://discord.gg/TCCZeuE
As Ontario faces a shortage of doctors, a plan is being formed to help bring more doctors to the province as well as encourage Ontarians to become doctors. Guest: Dr. Adam Kassam, President, Ontario Medical Association - We're hearing that Russia's economy isn't doing so well thanks to the sanctions that have been put in place by the international community. As this continues on, what could we see start to develop in the country and what kind of impact could it have to companies outside of Russia? Guest: Marvin Ryder, Associate Professor of Marketing, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University - As another big name from the professional wrestling world passes away, many fans from the old days remember what these athletes mean to them. As many look back, Scott also finds out what's happening nowadays and how things are changing, or not changing, for those in the ring. Greg Oliver, Producer, Slam Wrestling; Author & Sports Writer See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Welcome to the 15th episode of John Arezzi's Pro Wrestling Spotlight Podcast! This episode will cover the original broadcast of the Pro Wrestling Spotlight, which aired on January 26th, 1992, on 1050 AM WEVD in New York, NY. A show which will be a little different! We go off topic for the first part of the show - when Author and head of Slam Wrestling, Greg Oliver joins us! Then Bob Smith, Donny Laible and John review the WEVD broadcast from January 1992. Donny Laible is in the studio back then with Mike Omansky, long time friend and at the time, Head of WorldWide Entertainment Marketing. Trivia challenges are given to the listeners for prizes. The news of the week is on the Time Capsule as well! Hosts: John Arezzi & Bob Smith Time Capsule with Donny Laible Producer and Show Editor: Alex "A-Rob" Robertson Creative Director: Marsh Patreon Executive Producers: Jeremy Priest & Matt Walsh Copyright 2022: Mat Memories, LLC JOIN THE PATREON PAGE FOR THIS PODCAST AND EXPERIENCE 50 YEARS OF HISTORY FROM THE ARCHIVES OF WRESTLING HISTORIAN AND CO-AUTHOR OF THE BEST SELLING BOOK MAT MEMORIES HERE: https://www.patreon.com/JohnArezzi Subscribe to the show's YouTube Channel Here: https://www.youtube.com/c/ProWrestlingSpotlight Follow John Arezzi Here: https://twitter.com/johnarezzi https://instagram.com/johnarezzi https://www.facebook.com/groups/prowrestlingspotlight https://www.facebook.com/JohnArezzisMatMemories Order a signed and numbered copy of John Arezzi's best selling memoir "MAT MEMORIES, My Wild Ride in Pro Wrestling, Country Music and with the Mets" here: https://py.pl/1SjMeX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today we're entering the world of sports. That's right, we're talking about everyone's favorite sport… Curling! Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite rocks, also called stones, across the ice curling sheet toward the house, a circular target marked on the ice. Each team has eight stones, with each player throwing two. The purpose is to accumulate the highest score for a game; points are scored for the stones resting closest to the center of the house after each end, which is completed when both teams have thrown all of their stones. A game usually consists of eight or ten ends… Um...What the fuck.. Fucking Moody… This is why we can't trust him to do research while hunting Sasquatch in Canada… Hold on, let me find the right notes… Son of a bitch, where are they… Ah, here we go. Today we are actually going into the wonderful world of… WRESTLING!!! But you know us… we're actually not looking at the wonderful part… No sirs and madams, we take it to the not-so-wonderful side. We'll be discussing some crazy and tragic wrestler Deaths. Many of our beloved childhood wrestling favorites have passed on over the past decade or so. Many were related to the job's rigors, leading to drug use and overdose, heart attacks, suicides, and a host of other causes. Today, we're going to look at some more… "interesting," if you will... wrestler deaths. Some of these guys you'll know, some only hardcore wrestling fans will know, and some, none of you may know, at all. Also, we're going to skip some of the biggest ones because they've been covered more times than podcasts covering Ted Bundy and in much more detail within the time we have, so you won't be hearing about some of the more popular ones. So without any more curling bullshit (fucking Moody). Let's get to it! First up is an old-timer that primarily wrestled in Australia… We love you beautiful sumbitches in Australia, so we wanted to throw this one in. Also, maybe you guys have some stories about this guy if you're old enough to remember him. His name is Brute Bernard! He initially made his name as tag team partner of Skull Murphy in the WWF. Brute toured the world with Skull until he died in 1969. Brute won the IWA World Tag titles in Australia with Murphy 6 times. They defeated Mark Lewin & Dominic de Nucci, Lewin & Bearcat Wright, Mario Milano & Billy White Wolf, Mario Milano & Antonio Pugliese, and Lars Anderson & Dick Murdoch. They lost to Lewin & Wright twice, Milano & Pugliese twice, Don Leo Jonathan & Antonio Pugliese, and Mario Milano & Spiros Arion. Brute continued as a solo wrestler in Australia, where he had his most tremendous success, winning the Austro-Asian title from Spiros Arion before dropping it back to him. He also wrestled extensively in the Carolinas, teaming up with the Missouri Mauler in Texas. Brute was also married to pro wrestler Betty Joe Hawkins. He was famous for his 'camel walk.' I tried to look it up but couldn't find anything about it, but I think it was probably something like the iron Shiek's "Camel Clutch." So when you look up the cause of death of this guy, you get a common reason of "shot while cleaning gun," which is still fucked up. The thing is, if you do a little more digging, it doesn't seem so simple. While there isn't an incredible amount of information on his death, if you look, you can find enough people that are suspicious of the "accidental" death ruling. Some think it was an intentional self-inflicted gunshot. There is a small amount that believes it was murder. And then some say that he was drunk and decided to play a game of Russian roulette. So what is the real story? Who knows? But there are enough people asking questions and spewing theories to make this an exciting appetizer for the show! Suicide? Russian roulette? Courtney Love? Who knows! And if that's "too soon", fuck off... she had SOMETHING to do with it. Ok, so who's next? Oh, how about Neil Allen Caricofe. His ring name "Neil Superior" was better known, and he was born on April 6, 1963, in Hagerstown, Maryland. He was at one point a corrections officer, and he also served in the army reserve. He was trained by one of the Wild Samoans, who you definitely remember if you're Chainsaw's age. Superior made his pro debut in 1989. He and his father, Dick Caricofe, founded the All-Star Wrestling League (later known as the National Wrestling League) in Hagerstown, Maryland, that same year. Caricofe formed a tag team with fellow Wild Samoan graduate Doug Stahl called The Superior Brothers, "Nasty" Neil, and "Desirable" Doug Superior. At some point, the two also wrestled under the team name...The Satanic Warriors… yea… Anyway. After splitting with Stahl, Superior embarked on a singles career. One of his first significant opponents was "The Honky Tonk Man" (who I loved as a kid) and who he faced in Hagerstown on August 10, 1991. Superior also feuded with Rasta the Voodoo Mon. Later that year, Superior defeated Helmut Hesler to win the NWL Heavyweight Championship. After that, he worked for many other independent companies throughout the 90s. Finally, he became the south Atlantic pro wrestling heavyweight champion in 1992 and held the belt for 4 months until the promotion folded. He would then go back and finish his career in the NWL until his death… Which is why we're here. Early on the morning of August 23, 1996, Caricofe, who had left his hotel room around 4:00 A.M., was observed acting erratically and running naked on the seventh floor of the Fenwick Inn in Ocean City, Maryland. Which, of course, we've all done at some point in our lives. It was believed that Caricofe had left his room accidentally and was unable to find his way back. Caricofe may have suffered from a medical condition caused by seizures, which made him sleepwalk. According to the Caricofe family, it wasn't unusual for him to sleep either in his underwear or nude. The night desk clerk, Lisa Mulvihill, became aware of the situation when a concerned guest called the front desk. When Mulvihill investigated, she saw Caricofe "jumping around and banging himself against the wall ."She briefly attempted to communicate with Caricofe but returned to the front desk and called the police, finding him unresponsive. Mulvihill received a second call that Caricofe was banging on the doors of several rooms. Mulvihill then made a second call to the police, informing them that she was returning to the seventh floor and requesting that officers meet her there. Officers would arrive and find Superior roaming the hallway, and when they approached him, they said he appeared to be in a boxer's stance, dancing around on his tiptoes and doing some kind of shadowboxing. They say he was not responding to their commands, and they called for backup when they assumed he was under the influence and dangerous. An attempt by two officers to handcuff Superior failed. They continued shouting commands to lay down on the ground and, when Caricofe failed to respond, all four officers used pepper spray, which they later claimed had no effect. Caricofe then moved toward the officers, pinning Officer Freddie Howard up against the wall, and held the officer by his shirt. Sergeant Braeuninger and Officer Alban radioed for backup, the latter calling in a "Signal 13," indicating an officer needed emergency assistance. Alban, Braeuninger, and Jones began hitting Caricofe on his lower back and legs with nightsticks to free Howard. Caricofe would run away and mash his way down 7 flights of stairs; along the way, police say he ran into a vending area and began beating his head and shoulders into the vending machines. Once he made it down the stairs, he headed into the parking lot, where more police were waiting. They sprayed him with pepper foam and beat him with nightsticks in another attempt to subdue him. Finally, the over officer grabbed him and held him long enough for the others to restrain him. The group held Caricofe down while attempting to handcuff him and place the "violent prisoner restraining device" on his legs. While police were waiting for paramedics to arrive, the officers observed that Caricofe was no longer breathing. They assisted paramedics in performing CPR on Caricofe but could not revive him. He was pronounced dead at the hospital a short time later. The story does not end there, though. The circumstances surrounding Caricofe's death were questioned during the next few weeks. It was not learned until afterward that Caricofe had been diagnosed with a medical condition two years earlier, a neurological problem possibly resulting from a wrestling-related injury that caused seizures and made him appear to be sleepwalking. Ya know, CTE... for those that don't know, Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a progressive brain condition that's thought to be caused by repeated blows to the head and repeated episodes of concussion. It's mainly associated with contact sports, such as boxing or American football. The Caricofe family was given little information from authorities regarding the death of their son. They learned from Gerald Minnich, director of Minnich Funeral Home in Hagerstown, who described their son's injuries, that Neil Caricofe had sustained "a possible broken nose, swelling around his eyes and a bruise on the back of his head ." Caricofe's father did not initially hold Ocean City police liable for the death of his son. He was told by a Maryland State Police investigator and a friend who was a state trooper at the Berlin police barracks that his son had hit his head on a vending machine as he was running from police. The family believed that the responding police officers, three of whom were temporary, seasonal patrolmen, were inexperienced and had overreacted due to Neil Caricofe's size. In an article from the Washington Post, shortly after the incident, a woman who said she was staying at the hotel and witnessed the incident said Caricofe "didn't yell back or attack but refused to lay down and kept running around." The woman, who spoke on the condition that her name not be used, said she believes that officers put something resembling a dog collar around Caricofe's neck just before he became unconscious. "There were at least 10 of them on top of him," she said. "When they were finished, he was unconscious." City spokesman Jay Hancock said he had "not heard about anything being placed around {Caricofe's} neck at all." He said officers are trained to use a baton to strike someone in "the extremities." The witness also said police officers did not attempt to revive Caricofe by giving him CPR, contradicting police statements that officers had done so. The autopsy ruled the cause of death was heart disease combined with the ingestion of drugs and alcohol. A toxicology report found the presence of ephedrine, gamma hydroxybutyrate, anabolic steroids, and ethanol in his system. The family would challenge this ruling, though, as they believed he was perfectly healthy and that the police used excessive force, which caused his death. A year after Caricofe's death, his parents were still unable to find out the details of what occurred that night. The family's Baltimore attorney, Gerald Ruter, believed his clients were being stonewalled by law enforcement. So the family began their own investigation. On June 2, 1998, Caricofe's parents filed a $350 million federal lawsuit against the Ocean City Police Department, claiming that their son had died due to police brutality. The case was heard in U.S. District Court in Baltimore. Gerald Ruter, an attorney for the Caricofe family, claimed that the officers "jumped on him and knocked him down and emptied several cans of pepper spray into his face," causing him to suffocate to death. It was further claimed their use of nightsticks and pepper spray to subdue Neil Caricofe was unnecessary and constituted excessive force. Among those named in the lawsuit included former mayor Roland F. Powell, Police Chief David Massey, and 13 Ocean City police officers charged with wrongful death, excessive force, inadequate training and supervision of police, and false arrest. The case was dismissed by Judge Frederic Smalkin, who believed the officers had appropriately responded. The ruling was upheld by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on April 1, 2002, concluding that the officers had never resorted to deadly force. Sounds pretty fucked up. More police bullshit? Justified force? Who knows, but that's a crazy tale! Next is one of the more prominent wrestlers we're gonna talk about. He started out as the Blue Angel, which transformed him into the Blue Blazer, the character that first brought him success. He is none other than the legendary Owen Hart. This is another one that's been covered a ton, but we wanted to talk about it because some of us here at the train remember watching this happen live. A member of the Hart wrestling family, he was born in Calgary, Alberta, the youngest of twelve children of Stampede Wrestling promoters Stu and Helen Hart. Among other accolades, Owen was a one-time USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion, a two-time WWF Intercontinental Champion, a one-time WWF European Champion, and a four-time WWF World Tag Team Champion, as well as the 1994 WWF King of the Ring. He headlined multiple pay-per-view events for the WWF and was widely regarded as one of the company's best in-ring performers. And if you've never seen him in action, the guy was an absolute specimen in the ring. On May 23, 1999, Hart fell to his death in Kansas City, Missouri, during the Over the Edge pay-per-view event. Hart was in the process of being lowered via harness and grapple line into the ring from the rafters of Kemper Arena for a booked Intercontinental Championship match against The Godfather. In keeping with the Blazer's new "buffoonish superhero" character, he began a dramatic entrance, being lowered to just above ring level. At that time, he would act "entangled," then release himself from the safety harness and fall flat on his face for comedic effect—this necessitated the use of a quick-release mechanism. It was an elaboration on a Blue Blazer stunt done previously on Sunday Night Heat before Survivor Series in 1998. While being lowered into the ring, Hart fell 78 feet (24 m), landing chest-first on the top rope (approximately a foot from the nearest turnbuckle), throwing him into the ring. Hart had performed the stunt only a few times before. Hart's widow Martha has suggested that Hart unintentionally triggered an early release by moving around to get comfortable with both the harness and his cape. Television viewers did not see the incident. Instead, a pre-taped vignette was being shown on the pay-per-view broadcast and on the monitors in the darkened arena during the fall. A vignette is any piece of video footage featuring characters or events shown to the audience for entertainment or edification. It is usually meant to introduce a debuting character, get a wrestler over before their TV wrestling debut, or signify an impending return. Afterward, while medical personnel worked on Hart inside the ring, the live event's broadcast showed only the audience. Meanwhile, WWF television announcer Jim Ross repeatedly told those watching live on pay-per-view that what had just transpired was not a wrestling angle or storyline and that Hart was hurt badly, emphasizing the seriousness of the situation. Jim Ross would later say in an interview. "Being at ringside the night he fell [and announcing live on air that he had died] was the toughest thing I ever did. To this day, I've still never seen the tape. I was pretty numb. Everyone was in shock that night. I still have nightmares about it. Owen was as warm-hearted as any human being I have ever known. He loved to laugh, and he loved to make other people laugh. He had a great spirit, a good soul, and a good heart." Five months before his tragic death, Owen Hart opened up to Slam Wrestling about his desire to soon leave wrestling: "When my contract is up, I'm out of wrestling. I've made plans. I've been smart with my fiscal affairs. Financially, I'll be set. I really want to devote a lot of time to my family. I've bought some property on a lake. I plan on doing a lot of boating and fishing. I want to continue to stay in shape. And who knows, I might do ten weeks a year in Japan. Something just to motivate me to keep in shape, keep involved a little bit but not have to deal with the politics, the pressures that are so intense right now. I've paid my dues for twelve years now. If I continue for five more, that's seventeen years working at a pretty hard clip. I think that at that point, my family, my wife, and my kids, have been compromised enough. I would like to kind of just disappear from wrestling fans and stuff. I don't want to forget the fans and what they've done. They've supported me and stuff, but at the same time, I'd like to just — I don't want to be hanging on like one of these wrestlers who's sixty years old, saying, 'Hey, I'm a wrestler.' Let it go. Make your money out of it and get on. Going out and performing- it's an art. I'd like fans to remember me as a guy who would go out and entertain them, give them quality matches. Not just the same old garbage every week." There was a lot of controversy over the incident. One of the main things that people talked about was how they went on with the show that night after the fall. So many people were upset that they would do this. Vince McMahon would say of the decision: "Knowing Owen as the performer he was, it is my belief that he would have wanted the show to go on. I didn't know if it was the right decision. I just guessed that it was what Owen would want." This is bullshit and just shows the kind of person McMahon was, in my personal opinion. Referee Jimmy Korderas, who Hart almost landed on when he fell, would say: "It's easy for us to say afterward, 'Well, the show should have stopped…' I was kind of on the fence with that. I kind of liken it a little bit to a Nascar race, where the race continues even after a tragic accident. Again, it's a tough call. I'm just glad I'm not the one who had to make that call." There were lawsuits filed by Hart's wife against the WWE and the harness company. A settlement was reached with the WWE for 18 million dollars which his wife used much to set up the Owen Hart Foundation. The lawsuit against the harness company was dropped after the settlement. A traffic end to the life of a great wrestler. Next up Adolfo Bresciano! You may know him better as Dino Bravo! After training under Gino Brito, he started his career in Montreal in the 1970s, working for Lutte Internationale. He became one of Canada's top professional wrestling stars, winning several major titles, including the Canadian International Heavyweight Championship six times, the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Toronto version), and the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship. He later signed with the World Wrestling Federation, where, as a partner to Dominic DeNucci, he won the WWF World Tag Team Championship. He was also the sole holder of the WWF Canadian Championship before the title was abandoned in 1986. Bravo returned to the WWF in late 1986 with a new look. He was now noticeably more muscular and almost immediately began bleaching his brown hair blonde. Again, he was a heel and began working as part of Luscious Johnny Valiant's stable with Greg "The Hammer" Valentine and Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake. Bravo was known as more of a technical wrestler in his days of wrestling in Canada. Still, with his strongman gimmick, his technical side was pushed into the background and his style changed to using power (brawling) moves such as bodyslams, clotheslines, punches, kicks, and other power holds such as the bearhug. In contrast, his finishing move changed from an airplane spin to a sidewalk slam. Bravo left the WWF and retired from wrestling following a European tour in April 1992. After retiring, he helped train wrestlers in Montreal. After retiring from the WWF, Dino reportedly struggled to make ends meet. Related by marriage to Montreal mobster Vic Cotroni, Dino became involved with crime. Using his status as a wrestling celebrity, he smuggled and sold illegal cigarettes in Canada, mainly to Aboriginals. The story goes that while his wife was taking his daughter to ballet class, he sat down to watch a hockey game on television and ended up shot 17 times with seven hits to the head and 10 to his torso. The crime remains an unsolved murder; however, it is widely accepted that Dino's involvement in smuggling was the reason for his death. As there were no signs of a break-in and no footprints outside the home's windows, there is speculation that Dino knew his killer, that the person was watching hockey with him when the assassination happened. While this can't be confirmed, what is certain is that Dino's wife found him later that evening when she returned home with their daughter. Dino Bravo was killed on Wednesday, March 10, 1993. In an interview, his former opponent Bret "The Hitman" Hart revealed that Bravo confided to friends shortly before his death that he knew his days were numbered. Canadian Mafia… Not gonna lie… Didn't know that was a thing! Speaking of murdered wrestlers, it's time for everyone's favorite…. The midnight train's quick hits! John Meek wrestled under the name "Iron" Mike Steele, and in his career, he shared the ring with the likes of Marc Mero and Dean Malenko. Unfortunately, his wrestling career and life came to an end on August 29, 2007. Harry Brian Taylor intentionally ran over Steele from behind with his van while he was riding his motorcycle. Steele passed away two hours later next to his damaged motorcycle. On July 10, 2008, Taylor was found guilty of second-degree murder for killing Mike Steele. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. Frank' Bruiser Brody' Goodish found success as a main eventer and became one of the most talented big men in wrestling. Brody was scheduled to face Dan Spivey in Puerto Rico, but he was called into the shower area by wrestler José Huertas González to talk about some business. Brody was stabbed in the gut by González and died in the hospital from his stab wounds. He was only 42. González was charged with murder but pleaded self-defense and was acquitted. Tank Morgan was born in 1933, and his name died down following his tenure in WWF (now WWE) from 1966-1967. On December 12, 1966, he lost to former WWE Champion Bruno Sammartino in a two out of three falls match inside Madison Square Garden's, the world's most famous arena. This was the most notable moment in Morgan's entire career, but sadly, he was gunned down in a drive-by shooting on August 15, 1991, while walking his dog. Unfortunately, the details concerning his death are pretty scarce. Many people believed that Morgan was caught up in the crossfire and was a victim of mistaken identity. What we do know, however, is that he was murdered. "Gentleman" Chris Adams had a successful wrestling career. He's also the man who trained a guy named Steven James Anderson, aka Steve Williams "The Ringmaster," aka "Stunning" Steve Austin, aka... you guessed it! Stone Cold Steve Austin. Adams worked for World Class Championship Wrestling as a mid-carder in the late 1990s. After Adams' short-term girlfriend Linda was found dead in 2000 following a drug or alcohol overdose, Adams was charged for manslaughter. However, he was passed out too, but he survived the overdose. He waited to find out whether or not the court found him guilty, but he never lived to hear the verdict. Adams was shot in the chest after a heated argument with his friend on October 7, 2001. The charges were acquitted after the friend claimed that he shot Adams in self-defense. Ricky Lawless was considered an excellent technician during his career in the '80s. He trained a lot of independent wrestlers such as Joey Maggs, Bobby Starr, and Axl Rotten. Lawless was discovered dead at the age of 28 after he, too, was shot. It was determined by the police that Raymond Swartz, the husband of the woman Lawless had reportedly had an affair with, was the man responsible for the shooting. There you have it… murdered wrestler quick hits. No wrestling family has been through more tragedy than the Von Erichs. The family's actual last name is Adkisson. However, every member of the family who joined the wrestling business used the Von Erich name. This was in dedication to the patriarch of the family, Jack (Fritz Von Erich) Adkisson. Fritz lived to the age of 68, though unpleasantly, five of his six sons preceded him in death, three by suicide. The firstborn son, Jack Jr., was electrocuted at the age of six in 1959 in a household accident. In 1984, David Von Erich died in Japan from an unconfirmed cause, although it is widely believed he died from a drug overdose. On April 12, 1987, Mike Von Erich left a suicide note for his family, then went to Lewisville Lake, where he drank alcohol and overdosed on the sleeping aid Placidyl. A few days before his death, Mike was arrested after a DUI. His body was found four days later and buried at Grove Hill Memorial Park in Dallas. On September 12, 1991, at about 9 P.M., Chris Von Erick was found by his brother Kevin and mother outside of their family farm in Edom, suffering from a self-inflicted 9mm gunshot wound to the head. According to Kevin, he discovered Chris sitting alone on top of a hill. Chris reassured him, and after Kevin left, he shot himself in the head. Although Chris was hospitalized at the East Texas Medical Center shortly after 10 P.M., he died 20 minutes after arriving, eighteen days before his 22nd birthday. Toxicology reports also revealed cocaine and valium were in his system at his death. Kevin had talked to Chris earlier that day about 100–150 yards north of their home where an apparent suicide note had been left. After the 1987 suicide of brother Mike, Chris began to experience depression and drug issues. He was also frustrated by his inability to make headway as a wrestler due to his physical build. His interment was located at Grove Hill Memorial Park in Dallas. On June 4, 1986, Kerry von Erich was in a motorcycle accident that nearly ended his life. He suffered a dislocated hip and a badly injured right leg. Doctors were unable to save his right foot, eventually amputating it. According to his brother Kevin, Kerry injured the foot following surgery by attempting to walk on it prematurely, thus forcing the doctors to amputate it. He continued wrestling after the accident with a prosthesis. He kept the amputation secret to most fans and fellow wrestlers, even going to the extreme of showering with his boots on. His amputation was kept secret from the public until after his death. However, Roddy Piper stated in his autobiography: "We were the best of friends. In fact, he felt comfortable enough to sit with me in a hotel and shoot the breeze with his prosthetic off". After the amputation of his foot, Kerry became addicted to pain killers, followed by several drug problems. Among the many of them were two arrests, the first of which resulted in probation. Kerry died by suicide with a single gunshot to the heart with a .44 caliber pistol on February 18, 1993, on his father's ranch in Denton County, Texas, just 15 days after his 33rd birthday. His death came just one day after being indicted for the second drug charge, which would have more than likely resulted in extensive jail time (being a violation of his probation), In his autobiography, "My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling", Brett "the Hitman" Hart stated that Kerry had told him that he had decided to join his late brothers in heaven and was waiting for God to tell him when. Bret told Kerry that his living daughters would need him more than his late brothers. Kerry mostly convinced Bret that he had changed his mind, but Bret feared that it was only words. Kerry told Bret again in the summer of 1992 that he wanted to follow his three late brothers David, Mike, and Chris and that they were calling him. Kerry's marriage had fallen apart earlier in 1992, and according to Hart, Kerry believed that his death was inevitable. Fritz lived to the age of 68 and had to bury 5 of his sons. Kevin Von Erich talks about being the last Von Erich brother left alive in an interview from 1994. He says: "My brothers and I lived real dangerously. "We were a really reckless group always showing off for each other – like walking on bridges in Japan and taking every chance we could. We were just young kids. I'm really surprised that I survived… "We used to have this thing called the 'chance of the day,' where every day we'd take a chance on our lives. Dave was always too smart for that, so he'd just watch. We'd jump on wild bulls' backs, jump on trains going fast. "We'd get on the roof of a car at highway speed. You start thinking nothing can get you, and you're indestructible. That's part of being in sports. We were blessed with good bodies and good balance. We felt like we could do anything, and nothing would hurt us." He goes on about the pain killers and drugs: "Mike was into painkillers. All the brothers had painkillers prescribed by doctors. Kerry was the only one who got into illegal drugs [that weren't prescribed]. "Kerry figured he didn't have anything to live for. He was rootless. He had no home. Seeing me with my family made his pain greater. It reminded him of what he was missing. It was such a sad, tragic thing. "He had his two beautiful daughters and a wife he loved, but then he'd come home, and all his stuff would be moved out. She'd move all his stuff out. Kerry was no saint [but] they both treated each other kind of rough. "He had pretty much come to an understanding the day he killed himself. He just left having lunch with Kathy, his wife. Kerry was going to jail*, and he was afraid of never seeing his girls again. "He said, 'Kevin, I'm about to kill myself…' "We had talked for about an hour. We told some good dirty jokes, we laughed, and he told me, 'I'm going to kill myself.' I thought I had him talked out of it. "He said, 'I didn't want to be like Mike and not say goodbye.' "That's when I begged him. I said, 'Don't do this. Don't leave me alone. You're my only brother. Don't leave me.' "I thought I had talked him out of it. "Thirty minutes later, they found his body. He must have gone right out and done it. If you want to talk about tragic wrestler deaths, there you go. We can't even imagine going through something like that. And remember, if you or someone you know are having thoughts of harming yourself or someone else, please reach out to your local mental health professionals. It takes a stronger person to get help than to do something you can't take back. Those are some of the crazier deaths we found. This list is but a small fraction of the tragic deaths from the world of wrestling. Tons of guys we grew up watching have died recently due to health complications and drug issues. There have been some younger guys that have passed on recently as well. There have been tons of suicides in wrestlers under the age of 50. Also, as we've seen, a pretty good amount of murders. As we stated earlier, we stayed away from many more prominent names, mainly because they were health-related and covered extensively in recent years. Also, we don't want to talk about a guy who decided it was best to end his wife's and son's lives, as well as his own. CTE is a raging bitch. We'd like to hear what you guys think and maybe some crazy ones we've missed since we're not perfect! But before we talk about anything else, I am going to show you wonderful listeners some of my favorite moves in the ring on my boy Logan and check this out on our youtube page! Top wrestling movies https://www.ranker.com/list/wrestling-movies-list-of-all-wrestling-films/ranker-film
The Long & Winding Royal Road biography episodes continue with a look at the life and career of Akira Taue as WH Park is joined by Dave Musgrave, who has written for the Wrestling Observer, Slam Wrestling and is the former co-host of the Wrestling Culture podcast with Dylan Hales. WH and Dave look at Taue's teenage involvement with sports and his entry into Sumo Wrestling, his time at the All Japan dojo, his pivotal relationships with Jumbo Tsuruta and Toshiaki Kawada, his incredible 1996 run, and the later stages of his career as a member of Pro Wrestling NOAH. Support this podcast by picking up a Long & Winding Royal Road t-shirt:https://store.postwrestling.com/collections/featured-items/products/the-long-winding-royal-road-t-shirt-black WH Park and a special guest look back at the greatest matches of All Japan Pro Wrestling from the 1990s in The Long & Winding Royal Road, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. Music: "Across the Danube, Op. 36" by John Philip Sousa | Performed by United States Marine Band (band) and Jason Fettig (conductor) | The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa, No.4 | Washington, DC: United States Marine Band, 2015. | Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 | Public Domain Letter Case Lowe on Twitter: @_InYourCase WH Park on Twitter: @whpark9 Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @postwrestlingAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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This episode is a special tribute to wrestling legend Ethel Brown, who passed away the week of July 19, 2021.For more information about the documentary "Pin Down Girl: The Story of Ethel Brown," which was directed by her daughter Fyffe Aschenbrenner, click here.To watch Ethel Brown's commentary in the documentary "Lady Wrestler: The Amazing, Untold Story of African-American Women in the Ring," click here.To read Ethel Brown's Slam Wrestling obituary, click here.
For today's episode a part of the Creative Control Network, on The Business of the Business podcast we interview Jamie Hemmings of SLAM Wrestling. Hosts John Poz and Lavie Margolin talk with Jamie about Book editing, reviews, SLAM Wrestling, what it is all about, its history, and what book inspired her to be a book editor. We also discuss the BIG news of the week and so much more!
INTERVIEW BEGINS AT 22:20 In the great history of TV comedy names like Gleason, Kovacs, Carson, Belushi, Newhart roll off the tongue. Yet there is a name that SHOULD have, and in all reality COULD have made that list… Van. Van? Van who? Billy Van. This brilliant and versatile Canadian had the talent and the opportunity to become a superstar, yet, he decided he would rather stay in Canada and lead a more quiet and private life. Van did achieve cult status as the creator and star (and star and star ETC) of Canadian Children's show The Hilarious House of Frightenstein, a show that has been called kids entertainment on acid, a sorta of sketch comedy series about monsters hosted and narrated by Vincent Price, where Van plays not one, not two but TEN characters!!!!! But Billy Van did more, so much more and thankfully fellow Great White Northerner Greg Oliver along with Stacey Case has documented this amazing man in the new book Who's The Man? Billy Van! Greg Oliver is a prolific Canadian writer, historian, and recipient of the James C. Melby Historian Award. He has written extensively on both Hockey and Professional Wrestling and is the co-founder of Slam Wrestling, check out his site and BUY HIS BOOKS!! http://www.oliverbooks.ca/the-billy-van-story.html So kick back, enjoy and please rate and share the show..let's keep the audience growing. Thank you all And hey, check out our Merch Store for Shirts. Hoodies, Coffee Mugs, Stickers, Magnets and a whole host of other items https://www.teepublic.com/user/tahistory All of our episodes are listed as explicit due to language and some topics, such as historical crime, that may not be suitable for all listeners.-Opening and closing theme is Random Sanity by British composer DeeZee
On this week's show, which was record on the Stunning One's Birthday, they are join by Bob Kapur of Slam Wrestling. It's Tna Genesis 2006 head lined by the frist ever meeting of Kurt Angle and Saoma Joe.ChristinaCakeco facebookpagehttps://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=christina%20cake%20coOur Websitehttps://www.radiofreeprowrestling.comOur facebook Pagehttps://www.facebook.com/radiofreepwOur Face book grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/1006586569769100/The Show twitterhttps://twitter.com/RadioFreePWStunning Shawn'shttps://twitter.com/RFPWShawnDavid the Smart markhttps://twitter.com/dbrightley6
Check out the latest episode of CWN Interview as CWN Founder & Editor Chris Maloney goes 1-on-1 with Slam Wrestling founder and Who's The Man? Billy Van! co-author Greg Oliver. Greg talks about the Cleveland Browns, The Canadian Wrestling Report, SLAM! Wrestling transitioning to SlamWrestling.net, The Canadian Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame, 'Bloodthirsty' Bob Kapur, The Greatest Era in Pro-Wrestling, George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame, Bret 'The Hitman' Hart, The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame series, Duck with the Puck, Chris Benoit, Dark Side of the Ring, Sweet Daddy Siki, Cauliflower Alley Club, Who's The Man? Billy Van!, #THE5 and much more. From Coast to Coast... We've got it covered! #CWNinterview #OliverBooks #SlamWrestling #CWNonline #12YearsSTRONG #CWNetwork #CANUCKproud
Jason Agnew is joined by SLAM Wrestling reporters Bob Kapur, Alex Robertson and Matthew McFarlin. Topics include: WWE RELEASES Samoa Joe? Really? Who else surprised us. Where do they go? AEW can't take everyone. Wrestlemania highlights and lowlights. RAW did not feel like anything new. AEW and NXT on different nights, is that good or bad for the product? Will Drew McIntyre win the title at Backlash?
Jamie Hemmings from SlamWrestling.net joins the Boys to count down their top ten Dolph Lundgren films.
Listen and subscribe at www.JustProWrestlingNews.com I'm Matt Carlins and this is JUST Pro Wrestling News for Monday, February 15, 2021. This update is brought to you by IndyWrestling.us. Results from Sunday's shows in New Japan, Stardom and DDT are ahead in this update but first… (STINGER: WWE) Let's get into last night's NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day. Finn Balor took quite a beating in the main event - but managed to pin Pete Dunne to retain the NXT Championship. That's when things got interesting. Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch ran down for a post-match attack on Balor. Then came Undisputed Era - Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong - to apparently save Balor. Once Dunne, Lorcan and Burch were cleared out...Balor and UE lined up to pose...and THAT is when Cole superkicked Balor. THEN, Cole superkicked O'Reilly! Strong was left standing - looking confused and surprised - as Cole stormed off. Io Shirai pinned Mercedes Martinez to retain the NXT women's title in a 3-way that also involved Toni Storm. Johnny Gargano is still the North American Champion after beating Kushida. Just before Gargano's entrance, a backstage camera caught Dexter Lumis ABDUCTING Austin Theory. In a post-match interview, Gargano still did NOT know Theory's whereabouts. (Gargano Search For Austin) That clip from WWE's social media. Raquel Gonzalez and Dakota Kai are the first-ever winners of the women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. They beat Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon. Gonzalez and Kai will now get a shot at the women's tag titles held by Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax sometime in the future. MSK won the men's Dusty Classic. They'll get an NXT tag title match against Lorcan and Burch. MSK beat the Grizzled Young Veterans in last night's finals. It's the second straight year the Vets have lost in the Dusty Classic finals. Former Impact World Champion Eli Drake is now in NXT under a new name - LA Knight. He surprised viewers with a promo during the TakeOver pre-show...and appeared briefly backstage with William Regal during the main show. Tonight's Raw has a high-stakes gauntlet match. The winner will be the final entrant in next Sunday's Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship. All six Chamber participants will be part of the gauntlet - Drew McIntyre, Randy Orton, Sheamus, AJ Styles, The Miz and Jeff Hardy. (STINGER: AEW) First round matches on the Japan half of AEW's Women's World Championship Eliminator Tournament will be broadcast on AEW's YouTube channel - tonight starting at 7PM. Slam Wrestling was first to report this - and other outlets later confirmed the story. Plans for AEW's Sammy Guevara to appear on Impact Wrestling were scrapped over creative differences. Impact is promoting New Japan's Juice Robinson and David Finlay appearing in the Impact Zone on their show Tuesday night. Impact exec Scott D'Amore tweeted Sunday that this is a result of Impact and New Japan working together. (STINGER: New Japan) Young Lion Yuto Nakashima's in-ring debut for New Japan lasted less than a minute. The referee called for the bell...after Nakashima suffered an injury to his left elbow. New Japan announced early Monday that Nakashima will miss the remainder of the Castle Attack tour, which continues this morning. He was scheduled for all eight remaining “Road To” shows. 51-year-old Jun Akiyama is the new KO-D Openweight Champion. He dethroned Tetsuya Endo DDT's “Kawasaki Strong” show on Sunday. Akiyama wrestled on NOAH's show at Budokan Hall just days ago. The Goddesses Of Stardom Title changed hands on Sunday. Maika (MY-kah) and Himeka (heh-MEE-kah) beat Bea Priestley and Konami at Stardom's show at Korakuen Hall. Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 4 was held over the weekend...and a big main event was announced for next weekend's Bloodsport 5 show. It'll be Jon Moxley vs. Harry Smith. That's JUST Pro Wrestling News for Monday, February 15th. Our next update comes your way tomorrow morning, so be sure to subscribe to this feed. We also thank you in advance for leaving a glowing rating or review.. I'm Matt Carlins. Thank YOU for listening. SOURCED: https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2021/02/14/sammy-guevara-reportedly-in-hot-water-with-aew-after-nixing-impact-storyline/ ~~~Full run down at www.justprowrestlingnews.com ~~~ • • • • • wwe #wrestling #prowrestling #smackdown #wwenetwork #wweraw #romanreigns #ajstyles #NXT #raw #njpw #wwenxt #SethRollins #TNA #johncena #RandyOrton #wrestlemania #ROH #WWF #summerslam #tripleh #aewdynamite #professionalwrestling #aew #allelitewrestling #aewontnt #DeanAmbrose #nxt #KevinOwens #wwesmackdown @wrestlinginc @heelbynature @mattcarlins
On this episode Joe sits down with Journalist and Author Greg Oliver.They discuss Greg's journey in writing and his ongoing wrestling news website Slam Wrestling. They also discuss Greg's new book Who's the man? Billy Van! about Canadian Acting, Singing, Comedy Legend Billy Van. http://www.oliverbooks.ca/Artwork: The Great GeraldoMusic: Mikey Bingo Beats https://www.instagram.com/signsbybaker
My guest on the show today is the self-proclaimed "Queen of the Book Nerds," the incredibly engaging Jamie Hemmings. Encouraged to watch and write about wrestling by her neighbor and mentor, Bob Leonard, a famous Canadian professional wrestling promoter, photographer, and author, Jamie went to college to earn a degree in Journalism and once dressed up as Ric Flair to give a presentation. Jamie's love of writing and wrestling led to a position with Slam Wrestling where she's worked since 2005. Her most recent position being the lead Book Editor for the popular wrestling website. In this interview, Jamie and I discuss her love of wrestling as a kid, her attraction to Miss Elizabeth, how wrestling writing has changed over the last fifteen years, the rise of female wrestlers, and her not-so-secret love of The Honky Tonk Man. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/not-about-wrestling/support
Rick and Andy sit down with Slam Wrestling’s Greg Oliver and talk his new book “Who’s The Man? Billy Van!” His involvement in the Sweet Daddy Siki documentary and so much more! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
This is Part 2 of my chat with Mr. Marty Gold. Marty is a professional wrestler, play-by-play broadcaster, radio personality, writer, journalist, and so much more that it's no surprise that just one episode alone will not hold all of this man's stunning career. In Part Two, we discuss his professional wrestling career throughout Canada and his work and experience gained in the world of play-by-play wrestling announcing, including his brushes with some of the Canadian wrestling royalty, considering that he is based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada! It's time for more gold... The J - Canadian & International Jewish News: http://www.thej.ca/ Contributor to SLAM Wrestling: http://slamwrestling.net/index.php/author/mgoldstein/ The Gold Club Trial: http://wrestling.moondogmanson.com/index.php?target=articles&id=0000000018 Report on the XPW burning of Supreme: http://wrestling.moondogmanson.com/index.php?target=articles&id=0000000064 Music featured on this episode (intro) by Matthew Johnston https://soundcloud.com/user-234321408
On this episode we bring in SlamWrestling.net's journalist Matthew McFarlin! He is not only the youngest pro wrestling journalist in the world this 16 year old young man is knowledgeable beyond his years! We discuss how he started in wrestling under his father Handsome Johnny Bradford! We talk about NXT, WWE, SmackDown, AEW and more! And how it feels to work for one of the biggest pro wrestling sites around Slam Wrestling!! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/TheWhipShow/support
Recorded for release W/C 14th Sept 2020 This week's podcast features music from Wrong Jovi's Ally Ward and Skinner & T'witch, Axel Carter chats about SLAM Wrestling, Skye Stewart looks forward to the new season with Black country fusion football club and Henk Pretorius tells us about The Unfamiliar.
The Boys Are Back in Town! Your favourite sports talk radio hosts have a new home in Mississauga, Ontario. RAW Mike Richards and David Bastl on Newstalk Sauga 960AM. What to expect? First up on the show, Greg Oliver joins us to talk about the re-launching of the Slam Wrestling website then Jason Thom joins to chat about NBA and WWE. Sports, laughter, the occasional dirty look and the GTA's best and most detailed West End traffic. Your mornings have become more RAW! Monday – Friday 6am – 9am, on Newstalk Sauga 960AM. Stream us LIVE at sauga960am.ca or find us on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and now TWITCH!www.twitch.tv/rawmikerichardsBrought to you by Bell Lifestyle Products.
The Boys Are Back in Town! Your favourite sports talk radio hosts have a new home in Mississauga, Ontario. RAW Mike Richards and David Bastl on Newstalk Sauga 960AM. What to expect? First up on the show, Greg Oliver joins us to talk about the re-launching of the Slam Wrestling website then Jason Thom joins to chat about NBA and WWE. Sports, laughter, the occasional dirty look and the GTA’s best and most detailed West End traffic. Your mornings have become more RAW! Monday – Friday 6am – 9am, on Newstalk Sauga 960AM. Stream us LIVE at sauga960am.ca or find us on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and now TWITCH! www.twitch.tv/rawmikerichards Brought to you by Bell Lifestyle Products.
Welcome to the first episode of the Leftover Army's own wrestling podcast. Don't worry, we aren't going to be covering week to week events in the world of Pro Wrestling. Instead, we are going to be going over particular times, events, wrestlers, and our best/worst in the industry. So join David Isaac, Dan Hoeppner, and Dakim Duncan as the kickoff show to this new adventure begins!!
Greg Oliver is a sports writer and pro wrestling aficionado. We talk about his evolution from distributing a homemade wrestling newsletter in high school to co-founding & producing the influential SLAM! Wrestling website to writing over a dozen books on wrestling & hockey. He also shares some great tips on interviewing & insights on being a stay at home Dad. “If I’m interviewing somebody, my goal is to have it done in 20 minutes. If I can’t get what I need out of somebody in 20 minutes, then I’m not doing my job right, I’m wasting my time in a way. Let’s get to the point.”--- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST: https://bit.ly/aswKO-FI--- GREG OLIVER WEB: http://www.oliverbooks.ca WEB: http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/home.html TWITTER: https://twitter.com/gregmep--- AND SOMETIMES ... WHY?: WEB https://www.andsometimeswhy.com EMAIL mailto:andsometimeswhypod@gmail.com INSTA https://www.instagram.com/andsometimeswhypod FB https://www.facebook.com/andsometimeswhypod TWEET https://twitter.com/sometimeswhypod
Jason is solo this week to recap the week in wrestling news and then provide his thoughts on the mounting issues in AEW including far too many dark factions and how they have potential to effect main event angles. The Triple Threat segments returns featuring Todd Martin (PWTorch.com) and Sean Ross Sapp (Fightful.com) to discuss how dog food does not make for a good build to a TLC match, the Wednesday night war, and when is the right time to pull the trigger on Keith Lee and Rhea Ripley. Dave Meltzer provides insight on Dio Madden being replaced as a RAW commentator, Wednesday Night ratings, NWA's Into The Fire PPV and what the future may hold for Alberto Del Rio. Greg Oliver from SLAM Wrestling chats his new book The Storytellers: From the Terrible Turk to Twitter. Plus a John Morrision edition of Turnbuckle Trivia and your feedback.
Join us in the locke room for Slam Wrestling Finland's MEGA LAUNCH! With exclusive interviews with the amazing talent that came from all over the globe to help build Pro Wrestling in Finland! Happy MEGA LAUNCH!! -Broda & Buck
Rebel Starbuck aka Mike Majalahti is the greatest wrestler in Finnish history, and the most popular wrestler outside of the US and Canada! He and Jericho actually both got started in Calgary, and it was Chris’ black wrestling boots and tights that Rebel borrowed for his first-ever match (which happened to be against Lance Storm). Rebel’s talking about the time he accosted Stu Hart at his home in the hopes of getting a shot at Stampede Wrestling, his incredible career in Japan thanks to the Japanese Buzzsaw Tajiri, Fight Club Finland, and his brand new promotion, SLAM Wrestling. He’s also setting the record straight about Chris Jericho, Jim Cornette, and Smokey Mountain Wrestling. Thanks to TIJ's amaze-ball sponsors: LightStream, Quip, and O'Reilly Auto Parts
This week, Bryan and Tony discuss New Year's Eve, hobos, Big E, John Cena cologne, doctor visit, flex jeans, Wish app, Adam Ruins Everything on language, Mean Gene & Super Dave dying, stuffed animal rugs/mounted heads, adult spelling bee, ladies gloves, Chinese shipping, Vietnamese restaraunt, Dude Mountain update, our QoftheW and recap, and more! Our Patreon: Patreon.com/saltylanguage Links: 1. Vietnamese restauraunt name is not allowed https://munchies.vice.com/en_us/article/zmddn9/new-hampshire-city-deems-pho-restaurants-punny-name-offensive 2. Stuffed animal bear rugs and mounted heads https://www.amazon.com/Carstens-Plush-Black-Animal-Small/dp/B00SRLUM6G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1546825288&sr=8-1&keywords=carstens+bear+rug 3. Adult Spelling Bee https://detroit.carpe-diem.events/calendar/9166151-pi-day-adult-spelling-bee-w-lagunitas-detroit-cookie-company-at-one-eyed-bettys/ 4. The Rock talks about John Cena merch https://youtu.be/PumC6QjHxFQ 5. Big Show as Baby New Year https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJPcBqn9KGk 6. Big E as Baby New Year http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2018/12/30/22790368.html 7. Big E oiling himself https://youtu.be/RyTZOxuNAZ8 #QoftheW: Besides sneezing and brushing your teeth, what other things are a disaster if they happen at the same time? Subscribe / rate / review us on Apple Podcasts! Visit us at: saltylanguage.com Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/salty-language/id454587072?mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3GnINOQglJq1jedh36ZjGC iHeart Radio: http://www.iheart.com/show/263-Salty-Language/ Google Play Music: https://goo.gl/35HR6A salty-language.tumblr.com / facebook.com/saltylanguage @salty_language / saltylanguage@gmail.com http://salty.libsyn.com/webpage / http://www.youtube.com/user/SaltyLanguagePod Instagram: SaltyLanguage Reddit: r/saltylanguage Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/salty-language Blubrry: https://www.blubrry.com/salty_language/ TuneIn: http://tun.in/pi72k Voicemail: (415) 857-2589 tangentboundnetwork.com dangerentertainment.net Share with your friends!
Jerry Jarrett's life gets turned upside down, then he decides to quit, then he decides not to, and invents SEX! Join us for the origin story of Sports Entertainment Xtreme, one of the worst stables and storylines in wrestling history.Sources:Jarrett, Jerry. The Story of the Development of the NWATNA, Trafford 2004.Johnson, Matt "Catching Up with Jerry Jarrett" SLAM Sports http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2008/12/28/7867801.html 12/28/08, Accessed 5/14/18
How many NHL goalies claim to have had out of body experiences?, traveled to India to study meditation....and partied like a rock star? We know of one, his name is Gilles Gratton, otherwise known as Gratoony The Loony. Join journalists Neil Acharya & Neate Sager as they discuss his "wild and unpredictable life" with author Greg Oliver (Slam Wrestling).
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On January 11, 2001, the wrestling thought that Eric Bischoff bought World Championship Wrestling, along with a content distributor called Fusient Media Ventures. For almost 2 months, that seemed to be the case. The entire company was starting to restructure to change the mainstream wrestling scene once again. Creative directions were being fleshed out, new philosophies were beginning to be implanted, and a complete company reboot was looking to be set up for May 6, 2001, in Las Vegas, NV called The Big Bang. However, on March 23, 2001, the World Wrestling Federation made the purchase to buy WCW from AOL/Time Warner for a fraction of what Fusient offered to pay for the company. All TV was off the networks TBS and TNT. Why? On Nick and Jon: “Live” in New Jersey, Nick Reigota and Jon Harder take the time to discuss all the ulterior motives behind a unique move in the world of television and wrestling. Thanks to an incredible thread (https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/1jza61/the_virtually_unknown_story_about_how_the_wwf_may/) by a Reddit user named SharkBoy247 (http://reddit.com/u/sharkboy247), Jon went into detail on everything that was theorized within the thread, with a little more news knowledge than the original thread reported. Could Sharkboy247 have been correct on his theory? We theorize and attempt to show examples of Stu Snyder and Brad Siegel POSSIBLY conspiring to undercut Eric Bischoff and Fusient, utilize the Viacom exclusivity deal of WWF, try to showcase how BOTH had ins (Snyder was a former Turner exec, Brian Bedol and Tom Lassaly with Fusient worked with Time Warner), and how deep Fusient was in with their plans involving WCW outright. Also, the talks of finances come into play, as well as AOL/Time Warner’s financial issues immediately after the merger. If you interested in a take involving a sale that changed wrestling forever and never has been the same since, please check out this edition of Nick and Jon: “Live” in New Jersey, as we present the WCW Sale Conspiracy Theory. SOURCES USED: http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2011/03/23/17723791.html http://www.angelfire.com/wrestling/WCWNWO/bischoff.txt http://money.cnn.com/2001/01/11/deals/wcw/ http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2000/wwe-corporate-wwe-entertainment-appoints-stuart-snyder-as-president-and-chief-operating-officer http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2001/wwe-corporate-wwe-entertainment-inc-acquires-wcw-from-turner-broadcasting-cross-brand-storylines-to-create-intriguing-possibilities-for-fans-expected-to-increase-television-ratings-ppv-buys https://web.archive.org/web/20010207211045/http://fusient.com/ Fusient.com web archive http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/11/business/media/11merger.html?_r=0 How the AOL-Time Warner Merger Went So Wrong http://www.oocities.org/colosseum/arena/9893/wcw_sale3.htm - Bob Ryder Quotes, 2001 via Tom Zenk http://alternativenation.net/interview-eric-bischoff-ted-turner-wcw-2001-nash-hall-contracts - Eric Bischoff interview, AlternativeNation.net https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ga/762297 - Universal Wrestling Corporation Controversy Creates Cash by Eric Bischoff The Death of WCW (both original and 10th Anniversary Edition) by RD Reynolds and Bryan Alvarez Stealing Time by Alec Klein http://wxf.forumcommunity.net/?t=35418395 – Wrestling Observer Eyada Archive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_tq0nhgjC4 - WCW was sabotaged w- Kevin Sullivan, Chris Kanyon, Vince Russo, & Kevin Nash, YouTube Email answer from Scott Hudson, former WCW announcer
He's BAAACK!!! Marty Goldstein returns to wrap up our discussion on Wrestling in Manitoba. On this show he clarifies a few things we talked about in the first two episodes and also discusses AWE, and his relationships with the likes of Mike Davidson and Shane Madison http://www.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2005/09/29/1241105.html Danny leaves no question un-asked. Marty leaves no question un-answered. It's all here plus all the latest news and event results on the latest edition of ELITE WRESTLING RADIO!!
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