Former MMA fighter and current independent wrestling star, Matt Riddle, was the guest on this past week’s episode of The Ross Report. On whether he’s considered a future beyond independent wrestling: “Right now, I really enjoy what I’m doing. I work for a different promotion every weekend. I work three to four times a week. I make my own schedule. […]
Court Bauer joined this week’s episode of The Steve Austin Show – Unleashed!, and he and Austin broke down In Your House: Canadian Stampede. Bauer asked if the finish of his match with Owen Hart at SummerSlam ’97 was meant to mirror the finish of the Stampede match. Steve explains, in detail, what led to the finish: “We were working […]
WHAT HAPPENED WHEN MONDAY WITH TONY SCHIAVONE & CONRAD THOMPSON Episode 41: WrestleWar 1992 Release Date: November 6, 2017 Recap by: Dominic DeAngelo DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top Newsworthy Items: -The void Flair left when leaving WCW -JR’s tension with WCW -The strong-style shooting of the Steiner Brothers vs. Fujinami & Iizuka -The War Games main eventShow Highlights (7:20) Any […]
Everybody’s Talking: The Best of the Week in Pro Wrestling Podcasts By Jeff Rush, PWPodcasts.com Assistant Editor As you know, the mission of PWPodcasts is to provide you with written recaps of all the great pro wrestling podcasts out there that you may not have time to listen to. When you find you also don’t have time to read them, […]
The Ross Report Guests: Mick Foley and Jeremy Borash Release Date: November 1, 2017 Recap By: Dylan Bowker; Recovering Smark DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top Stories: -JR foreseeing a possible Jericho/Omega match -Jeremy Borash on Impact’s partnership with AAA creating a lot of fan intrigue for interpromotional crossovers -Mick’s chance meeting with Jack Nicklaus -Mick creating a stand up tour […]
Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard-Episode 71 Recap by: Denny Walker Crum Air Date: 10/27/17 DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Newsworthy Items: -Rock and Mark Henry were trained at the same time, Vince thought Henry was going to be the bigger star -Rock’s daughter has expressed interest in wrestling -Rock didn’t initially want to turn heel and join the Nation -Jim […]
The Ross Report Guest: Rory Karpf Release Date: October 25, 2017 Recap By: Dylan Bowker; Recovering Smark DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top Stories: -JR seeing star heel potential in Jason Jordan at a later point in his development -The complex relationships with Ric and David Flair as well as David’s child -Dusty, Steamboat, and Sting rivalries being featured prominently in […]
Mick Foley appeared on The Ross Report this week and, amongst other things, discussed his now legendary Hell in a Cell match against the Undertaker: “The next day, there really wasn’t much talk about it. It wasn’t in the cold open, it wasn’t something we were building on. It was just something that happened. I didn’t know that, meanwhile in […]
Rory Karpf, director of the upcoming ESPN 30 for 30 “Nature Boy” was the guest on this week’s Ross Report. Karpf talked about his background as a wrestling fan, what led him to Ric Flair and what wrestler ESPN initially wanted to feature: “I grew up in Philadelphia in the 1980’s, a huge wrestling fan. I mean, enormous. I kind […]
The Ross Report Release Date: October 18, 2017 Recap By: Dylan Bowker; Recovering Smark DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top Stories: -JR seeing Will Ospreay as one of the best workers of 2017 -Ted DiBiase Jr. playing a pivotal role in The Price of Fame coming to fruition -Ted’s rider having his tires slashed when he worked heel against JYD in […]
Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast – Interview Friday Release Date: October 13, 2017 Guest: Jim Ross Recap by: Jason Darling DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Newsworthy Items: JR did not take an advance from the publishers on the book, he wanted a bigger share of the profit on the sales because he believes so much in his book. Quotes from Slobberknocker […]
The Ross Report with Jason Powell Release Date: October 11, 2017 Recap By: Dylan Bowker; Recovering Smark DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top Stories: -Both men quietly pining for a Nakamura/ Styles title match at WrestleMania -Jim believing that Owens and Wyatt could one day make great character babyfaces -Jim’s cautious optimism about Baron Corbin’s US title reign -Jason and Jim’s perception […]
The Ross Report with guest Paul O’Brien Release Date: October 4, 2017 Recap By: Dylan Bowker; Recovering Smark DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top Stories: -How O’Brien and Ross connected even while being many miles apart -Paul’s cognitive therapy work through the scope of analyzing the mental game of top WWE talent -O’Brien’s interview with Paul Heyman and the realization of […]
Jim Ross was a recent guest on the Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling podcast and talked about his new book, if he has interesting in calling the return of War Games, and more. Here are the highlights they sent along: The process of recording the audio version of “Slobberknocker: My Life In Wrestling”: “Very challenging, very challenging. If I […]
The Ross Report w/Chris Jericho Release Date: September 27, 2017 Recap By: Dylan Bowker; Recovering Smark DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top Stories: -The release of Jim’s book/ audio book Slobberknocker: My Life in Wrestling -Jericho’s upcoming cruise will feature a three day ROH tournament where the winner gets a future world title shot -Jericho’s feelings that Lesnar can sometimes put […]
In light of the release of the Jim Ross autobiography, Slobberknocker, Bleacher Report published a feature article on the legendary commentator. Included in the piece were excerpts from Ross and others on his contributions to the Attitude Era. Jim Ross regarding working with Jerry Lawler: “We were able to develop chemistry almost immediately. I was a preparation freak, and he […]
On this week’s episode of What Happened When, Tony Schiavone discussed the year he spent working for the WWF, beginning in 1989. He opened by detailing the circumstances behind his departure from WCW and how he was approached by the WWF, including who first put him in touch with the company: “Jim Herd had offered me a six-figure contract to […]
The Ross Report Recap w/ Gene Okerlund, Tony Schiavone, and Gregory Helms Recap By: Dylan Bowker; Recovering Smark Release Date: September 20, 2017 DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top Stories: -How Bobby Heenan was essential to JR’s smooth transition into debuting with WWE at WrestleMania IX -Helms believing Jeff Jarrett/ residual heat for the Hardys departing lead to him no longer […]
In promotion of his upcoming autobiography, Slobberknocker: My Life In Wrestling, Jim Ross sat down with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated. Many topics from the book were discussed, including JR’s relationship with Paul Heyman, calling the historic trio of Flair/Steamboat matches and much more. Slobberknocker will be available Oct. 3. On his future with WWE: “If WWE ever needed me to […]
The Ross Report Recap Guest: Celeste Bonin (WWE’s Kaitlyn) Recap by: Dylan Bowker, Recovering Smark DIRECT LINK TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Top Stories: -Jim not seeing Ronda Rousey as a regular WWE performer going forward, but he can see her appear in a big one-off. -Kaitlyn’s tight-knit friendship with AJ Lee that lead to her best in-ring work. -Bonin being displaced from […]
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