Articles by Andrew Soucek

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PODCAST RECAP AND REVIEW: The Steve Austin Show with Billy Gunn on his best and worst travelling partners, beating Harley Race in pool, bull riding, why Billy once put Austin in a chokehold

January 26, 2018 Andrew Soucek

The Steve Austin Show Release Date: January 23, 2018 Recap by: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD 0:00 – Intro We are at 317 Gimmick Street. It is Saturday and Steve is planning to watch UFC 220, specifically Stipe vs Ngannou. On Sunday, he is heading to NYC to take part in the 25th Anniversary of RAW. Coming up on […]

Killing the Town/Storm & Cyrus

PODCAST RECAP AND REVIEW: Killing The Town – Bam Bam Bigelow Tribute Show with memories and stories from Dave Meltzer, Rob Van Dam, Jim Cornette, Diamond Dallas Page, and Chris Jericho

January 25, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Killing the Town Recap By: Andrew Soucek Release Date: January 23, 2018 DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Highlights -Bigelow nearly fought a famous boxer. -Bam Bam was influential in helping get a future top star into WCW. -Lance Storm reveals why he was once very scared of The Beast From the East. -The old-school reason why a major wrestling booker wasn’t […]

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PODCAST RECAP AND REVIEW: The Jim Cornette Experience on January 1988, the payoffs, attendance figures, anecdotes, the reason Big Bubba left the NWA, why it was the beginning of the end (Ep. 213)

January 24, 2018 Andrew Soucek

The Jim Cornette Experience Episode 213 Release Date: January 4, 2018 Recap By: Mark Charles Adams DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top Stories/Moments of interest Jim’s New Year resolutions! Jim’s thoughts on his own thoughts on the state of modern wrestling generally from Episode 212 Very detailed look back at business in January 1988 Recap 0:00:00 – Intro: Jim opens the […]

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PODCAST RECAP AND REVIEW: X-Pac 1,2,360 with Nick Hausman on if C.M. Punk will be at “All In,” why Bret Hart doesn’t podcast anymore, the independent scene in Australia, Impact on Twitch (EP. 69)

January 23, 2018 Andrew Soucek

X-Pac 1-2-360 Guest: WrestleZone’s Nick Hausman Release Date: January 10th, 2018 Recap by: Sean McGraw DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Recap: X-Pac is joined by Jimbo, Denise, Bill and TK. This week’s guest will be WrestleZone’s Nick Hausman. X-Pac confirms that he will be on RAW25. He seems to have a small gripe for not being advertised by name with all […]

Chris Jericho's Talk is Jericho

PODCAST RECAP AND REVIEW: Talk Is Jericho with Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn on how The Festival of Friendship almost played out, pulling Kevin away from a falling Shane McMahon at Hell in a Cell, their relationships with Vince McMahon

January 23, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Talk Is Jericho Release Date: January 17, 2018 Recap by: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD 0:00 – Intro On the show today are Chris’s former best friend Kevin Owens and Kevin’s new best friend Sami Zayn to talk about their new tag team, road stories, their early days on the Canadian Indies, dressing room ping pong, Hell In a […]

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QUICK QUOTES: Lana on if she was worried dropping her accent on Total Divas could damage her character, being in the Women’s Royal Rumble

January 20, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Lana was a recent guest on the on 107.7 The Bone with Baby Huey & Bimbo Jimbo and talked about the upcoming Women’s Royal Rumble and Total Divas. Here are the highlights they sent along. On how Rusev felt about Lana becoming a part of Total Divas: “He definitely wanted to do it. He fully supports me, and so he was […]

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PODCAST RECAP AND REVIEW: Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast with “Woken” Matt Hardy on Matt and Sam’s souls being neighbors thousands of years ago, reaction to his character in WWE, top stories on Jey Uso, Goldberg, return of the Curb Stomp, why Dixie Carter should join WWE (Ep. 169)

January 20, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast Release Date: January 18, 2018 Guest:  Woken Matt Hardy Recap By: Matthew Wilkinson DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Newsworthy Items Woken Matt is happy with how he is presented in WWE. Hardy thinks there is a good chance we will see old favorites in WWE. Woken Matt says Maxel wanted to delete Bray Wyatt Sam was happy […]

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PODCAST RECAP AND REVIEW: The Ross Report with Bruce Prichard and John Pollock on the booker who thought Undertaker would never draw a dime, the odds of Conor McGregor in WWE, Alpha Entertainment, Jack Swagger vs. Brock Lesnar in MMA?

January 20, 2018 Andrew Soucek

The Ross Report Release Date: January 16, 2018 Recap by: Joe Aguinaldo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD 0:00 – Intro Coming up on today’s podcast is Bruce Prichard talking about his podcast (Something To Wrestle) as well as part two of the interview with John Pollock from www.postwrestling.com talking about a variety of topics. 4:34 – What’s on JRs mind J.R […]

Cornette's Drive-Thru

PODCAST RECAP AND REVIEW: Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru on chewing out The Gymini, wrestling bears, “good” and “bad” comedy in wrestling, Shotgun Saturday Night (Ep. 37)

January 19, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru Episode 37 Release date: January 15, 2017 Recap by: Paul Briody DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top stories/moments of interest: • Usual format in which Brian Last asks Jim Cornette email questions from fans about wrestling history with great chemistry between the two. 0:00 – Intro begins with the bombshell that Jim will read some questions as well […]

Chris Jericho's Talk is Jericho

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

January 18, 2018 Andrew Soucek

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

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PODCAST RECAP AND REVIEW: X-Pac 1,2,360 with Justin Credible on his recent incident at an indy show and why it may have happened, dealing with addiction, working with DDP, how WWE has helped him out (Ep. 68)

January 16, 2018 Andrew Soucek

X-Pac 1-2-360 Guest: Justin Credible Release Date: January 3rd, 2018 Recap by: Sean McGraw DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Recap: X-Pac is joined by Jimbo, Denise, Bill and TK. This week’s guest will be Justin Credible. News: Today Marks the Birthday of a Wrestling Legend: Jim Ross has turned 66. X-Pac was on the Ross Report. It was a lot of […]

Jim Cornette's Drive-Thru

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

January 16, 2018 Andrew Soucek

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

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

January 16, 2018 Andrew Soucek

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

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

January 13, 2018 Andrew Soucek

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

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

January 13, 2018 Andrew Soucek

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

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PODCAST RECAP AND REVIEW: X-Pac 1,2,360 w/ Sam Roberts on how he became a WWE panelist, what it’s like being backstage, who the best wrestler in the world is, has Sam bought the new Virgil action figure? (Ep. 67)

January 13, 2018 Andrew Soucek

X-Pac 1-2-360 Guest:  Sam Roberts Release Date:  December 20, 2017 Recap by: Sean McGraw DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Recap: X-Pac is joined by Jimbo, Denise, and TK. This week’s guest will be Sam Roberts. With all of the holiday stuff going on, X-Pac hasn’t been too up on what’s been going on this week. They start by discussing the big […]

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PODCAST RECAP AND REVIEW: Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast with Dalton Castle on why he was frustrated after his ROH Title win, if he’s interested in joining NXT, when he found out he’d be champion, State of Wrestling on “All In” and women’s Royal Rumble (Ep. 168)

January 13, 2018 Andrew Soucek

Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast Release Date: January 11, 2018fru Guest: Dalton Castle Recap By: Matthew Wilkinson DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Noteworthy Items Dalton was frustrated there was no shows after winning the title.   Dalton has one year left on his ROH contract.   Castle wants to work more in Japan this year as ROH Champion.   Sam believes that […]

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PODCAST RECAP AND REVIEW: The Jim Cornette Experience on modern wrestling, Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks, if Cody Rhodes can sell 10,000 tickets, is Daniel Bryan or CM Punk the bigger draw? Story Time with Ron Fuller (Ep. 212)

January 12, 2018 Andrew Soucek

The Jim Cornette Experience Episode 212: Modern Wrestling Thoughts & Ron Fuller Release Date: December 21, 2017 Recap By: Mark Charles Adams DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top Stories/Moments of interest Jim on the Jericho vs. Omega build Jim on the state of modern wrestling Thoughts on the 10,000 seat arena show plan by Cody Rhodes and the Young Bucks Recap […]

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QUICK QUOTES: Shane Douglas on the psychology of competing in the Royal Rumble, announcement of the women’s match, Gorilla Monsoon and Roddy Piper putting him over on commentary

January 12, 2018 Andrew Soucek

On the most recent episode of the Triple Threat Podcast, Shane Douglas talked about a variety of Royal Rumble topics. Here are the highlights they sent along: The huge announcement of the first Women’s Royal Rumble: “I’ve said it before that I am not and haven’t been throughout my career a huge supporter of women’s wrestling and I haven’t paid […]