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  • Bruce Prichard On Reuniting With Vince McMahon At RAW 25

    Bruce Prichard On Reuniting With Vince McMahon At RAW 25

    Former WWE executive Bruce Prichard was recently interviewed by 6-ABC to talk about several professional wrestling topics, including his return to the company at RAW 25 last week. Prichard was first asked about the big news of his former boss and friend Vince McMahon’s revival of the XFL. Prichard said that he’s excited for the return of the franchise, and the fact that McMahon is waiting two years for the relaunch shows maturity:

    “What is there to say about the announcement of the XFL in 2020? Like everybody else, I was highly anticipating this announcement. It was met with I think a little bit of mixed reviews because I think people wanted more. But, at the end of the day, the XFL is returning. Vince McMahon is at the helm, even though he says he’s going to have the best in the business and professionals that know the football game and know that world.

    “Vince will find the best. And Vince will hire the absolute best. I’m excited this time around because I don’t think Vince often makes the same mistakes too many times over. And the fact that he is taking two years to launch this league is a sign of, I don’t want to say maturity, but a sign of knowing the mistakes that he made last time and not wanting to repeat them. So already, he’s not rushing into this.”

    Prichard also discussed his encounter with Vince McMahon at RAW 25 last week and described their brief reunion:

    “I did get to say hello to Vince. I saw Vince right before he went out to start Monday Night Raw, in the hallway, and it was a short ‘Hello. Have fun.’ And at the very end, I thanked him and gave him a hug and that was it. Spoke to Stephanie and Shane [McMahon], as well, and it was great to reconnect with both of them. So all in all, it was an exciting day, a great night, a lot of history made, and, in a word, I had a blast, so it was it was an awful lot of fun.”

    This year there’s going to be two Royal Rumble matches on the pay-per-view (PPV) card, a men’s Royal Rumble match and the first-ever Women’s Rumble as well. Prichard offered his thoughts on having two Rumbles on one card:

    “Having two Rumbles in one show concerns me a little bit because those are two long matches and they’re the same type of match. It’s kind of like having a night of cage matches or a night of the same gimmick matches. It can wear on you after a while, but I’m confident that they’ll be able to make it different enough that people will enjoy it and pretty much be into everything that they do.”

    You can read Prichard’s full interview with 6-ABC by clicking this link here.

  • Bruce Prichard Reveals How The Undertaker Looked When He Say Him A Month Ago

    Bruce Prichard Reveals How The Undertaker Looked When He Say Him A Month Ago

    Former WWE official Bruce Prichard was recently a guest on Busted Open to promote his upcoming live podcast recording of “Something To Wrestle” at the Barclays Center on January 19th. During the interview, Prichard was asked about the rumors surrounding The Undertaker and speculation that he could be wrestling at WrestleMania 34 this year. If you haven’t already heard, it’s expected WWE will begin a program between The Undertaker and John Cena at RAW’s 25th Anniversary Show, which will lead to a match at WrestleMania 34.

    Prichard said that he saw “The Deadman” about a month ago and claimed he looked the best he’d seen him in 10 years. He also said The Undertaker claimed to feel the best he has in the past 10 years. Prichard also revealed that the former WWE Champion insisted he has wrestled his last match of his career, but Prichard said he has been hearing that for the past 15 years:

  • Update On Puff Daddy Changing His Name To Brother Love

    Update On Puff Daddy Changing His Name To Brother Love

    Over the weekend, music and fashion mogul Sean “Puffy Daddy” Combs set off a firestorm when he posted a video on Twitter announcing he was changing his name once again to “Brother Love.”

    As wrestling fans know, the real Brother Love was the WWE personality portrayed by Bruce Prichard – who, along with Conrad Thompson, hosts the wildly popular podcast, “Something To Wrestle” podcast on MLW Radio.

    https://twitter.com/diddy/status/926915432556015616

    The news of Diddy’s gimmick infringement got mainstream media coverage, with WWE, CNN, Fox News, People, Reuters and more covering the story.

    Even Bruce Prichard himself chimed in, telling TMZ that he’s ready to step in the ring with Puff Daddy and open up a can of whoop-ass.  “I would do anything to wrestle with Diddy — anytime, any place,” Prichard told TMZ Sports.

    Prichard added, “You stay in your world and I’ll stay in mine, because I don’t wanna have to get you inside of a solid steel cage and open up my own can of whoop-ass on you!”

    Puff Daddy posted a follow-up video on Instagram on Tuesday, stating that due to overwhelming media coverage and backlash he received on social media, he’s not changing his name – and “Brother Love” is just one of his alter-egoes.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BbLHfh5j7rp/?taken-by=diddy

  • Bruce Prichard Reveals How The McMahons Offended Paul Heyman When He Visited Their Home

    Bruce Prichard Reveals How The McMahons Offended Paul Heyman When He Visited Their Home

    Ex-WWE official Bruce Prichard took to his podcast, Something To Wrestle With, to discuss the rise of Paul Heyman in the WWE. During the show Prichard discussed why Heyman was removed as head-writer of SmackDown, his dislike for John Cena’s early rapper gimmick, Heyman aligning himself with Brock Lesnar, and how The McMahons offended Heymen when he visited their vacation home. Here are the highlights:

    Removing Paul Heyman as head-writer of SmackDown:

    “He didn’t make deadlines. He’d be late for Vince’s meetings. It was a combination of things that Paul was almost begging to be off of the team and begging to just be a talent and not have to worry about writing the show from week-to-week because writing the show from week-to-week also came with heat.” Prichard recalled, “Paul argued at every chance he got! Paul and Vince were oil and water and Paul just didn’t know when to quit!

    “You would think it was over, and then you’d get [imitating Heyman], ‘allow me one more volley, sir.’ There had to just be some point when Vince said, ‘I’m done. No more. I’m done. I don’t want to see him anymore. I don’t want to hear him anymore. I don’t want him on the plane anymore. I don’t want him in the writers’ meeting anymore. I’m done.’ As far as having a five-year no-cut contract, I don’t know of anybody that had a no-cut contract at any time.”

    Disliking John Cena’s rapper gimmick:

    “To quote Paul Heyman, ‘you put the rap gimmick on Cena and you will kill John Cena’s career. Paul felt that the rap gimmick was going to be the death knell of John Cena and that it would stereotype him and pigeonhole him and he would never be able to work his way out of it. Hated the idea, went to Cena and told Cena, ‘they’re killing your career’, ‘don’t do it’, ‘it’s going to be bad’. And [Heyman] went to Vince and told Vince it’s going to kill [Cena] and the fact that Paul petitioned so hard against it probably helped Vince [decide], ‘yeah, let’s try it.’ And I think it worked out alright for him.”

    Aligning himself with Brock Lesnar:

    “Overall, I’m going to say him aligning himself with Brock Lesnar is without a doubt one of the most genius things Paul ever did for himself and Paul did for Brock Lesnar. They’ve done very well by each other.”

    Being offended by the McMahons when Stephanie offered the writers cash to go get lunch, and when Linda offered Heyman water from their dispensary: 

    “We were downstairs deciding where to go and they had suggested this really nice restaurant down the road and Paul is like, ‘I guess we’re not good enough to eat in the family domicile! We’re just the help. Send the help out to get lunch. Send a few dollars their way and send them away to get their own lunch while we dine on fine cuisine prepared by the chef and have the staff wait on us!’” Prichard recalled, “so everybody except Paul and Dave Lagana went to this nice restaurant, little Italian place down the street, great food, a little pricey, but we weren’t paying for it! Paul and David go to Burger King and just pocket the rest of the money! Just classic Paul.”

    “Linda just makes the comment, ‘so guys, there’s this water dispensary here – the water is ice cold. It’s all filtered and good, so you don’t have to keep going in to get a bunch of bottles of water. There [are] cups here, big cups, and everything, or just refill your water bottle, whatever you need, whatever is faster, easier, better, whatever, and you’re not having 50 water bottles all over the place.’ Well, Heyman took exception to that! [Imitating Heyman] ‘I guess we’re not good enough to drink their water. I will just bring my own water from now on, so for the rest of the trip, Paul brought like a big bottle of water, which normally he never would have drank, but because he was told, and he wasn’t told, ‘don’t drink our water’, it was just, ‘hey, there’s this other water over here.’ ‘I will bring my own water. Thank you, ma’am.’”

    You can listen to the full “Paul Heyman in WWE” episode of Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard here:

  • Bruce Prichard Explains How He Earned Vince McMahon’s Trust

    Bruce Prichard Explains How He Earned Vince McMahon’s Trust

    Bruce Prichard once served as the right-hand man to Vince McMahon for almost 25 years during his run in the WWF. That all ended when he was released from his WWE contract by Stephanie McMahon back in 2008. He now hosts his own podcast, Something To Wrestle With, where he talks about all his great adventures in the WWE and tells some great stories in the process.

    Recently, Prichard was interviewed on the Two Man Power Trip Of Wrestling podcast to talk about working so closely with Vince for all those years. Prichard explained how he was able to earn McMahon’s trust throughout their time working together, and here’s what he had to say:

    “I’ll tell you what he used to say and it was there was nobody who disagreed with him more. Which is kind of funny because a lot of people always classify someone who has been there that long as a kiss-ass. I have a completely different viewpoint of the business than Vince does and a lot of opinions we share I think over the years we grew to kind of think the same way on some things. For the most part, I disagreed with him a lot and would disagree to with him to his face and we had a lot of knockdown-drag outs”

    “I learned through the years how to travel through those land mines of arguments and Pat Patterson had said to me that I should maybe choose my words a little better and I incorporated the two most important words in my vocabulary which are “what if”. So instead of saying something sucks and your idea is horrible to just think about it for a minute, try it on and offer an alternative as “what if” we did it this way and it is a lot more palatable than that sucks. He never had to wonder where I stood on something. I’d tell him point-blank and never had to sugarcoat it.”

  • Vickie Guerrero Talks Potential WWE Return, Bruce Prichard Announces New Tour Dates, 205 Live

    Vickie Guerrero Talks Potential WWE Return, Bruce Prichard Announces New Tour Dates, 205 Live

    – Wrestling industry legend Bruce Prichard has announced several more dates his “Something to Wrestle” live tour. In addition to adding an extra show in New York City during SummerSlam weekend, Prichard and his podcast co-host Conrad Thompson are coming to Philadelphia (July), Detroit (October), Houston (November) and Boston (December) later this year.

    For dates and ticket information, visit LiveNation.com.

    – During WWE’s ongoing European tour, the company will be holding a tryout camp from 5/7 through 5/10. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that wXW Champion Jurn Simmons will be among the talents involved.

    The Observer also noted that for the first time since it’s premiere, last week’s 205 Live didn’t even crack the Top 20 most watched shows on the WWE Network.

    – Vickie Guerrero was recently interviewed by Memorabilia Guy and commented on a potential WWE return. “I get that bug every once in awhile,” she said. “I look in the ring and think, ‘God I just want to be in there for one moment, one more time’ – so never say never. If Vince ever called and said ‘We need you again, Guerrero’ my answer would simply be – When? That adrenaline can only be found in the ring.”

  • Bruce Prichard On WWE Never Using The Rock’s Brahma Bull Title Belt, CM Punk’s Attitude

    Bruce Prichard On WWE Never Using The Rock’s Brahma Bull Title Belt, CM Punk’s Attitude

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKlEl72nJ64

    Ex-WWE producer and Vince McMahon’s former “right-hand man” Bruce Prichard recently revealed why The Rock’s custom World Title belt never made it to TV. WWE had created a signature WWE World Title belt for The Great One, similar to Stone Cold’s “Smoking Skulls” belt, featuring The Rock’s “Brahma Bull” logo.

    Prichard took fan questions on the latest episode of his Something to Wrestle With podcast, and he revealed that The Rock’s signature Title belt took so long to get made that by the time it was completed, The Rock already lost the Championship. The belt has been sitting in the WWE warehouse since then, and the company has never used it in front of an audience.

    Prichard also talked about CM Punk’s departure from WWE, and joked that Punk sometimes generated more heat with WWE management than with the crowds. He said he always liked Punk, and feels that he’s a nice guy who sometimes carries himself like an “asshole.” Prichard called Punk an interesting guy and a “hell of a talent.”

    You can listen to the Something to Wrestle With podcast at AudioBoom.

  • Bruce Prichard Explains Why King Of The Ring Was Canceled, Top 10 Guest Referees, Finn Balor’s New Year’s Resolution

    Bruce Prichard Explains Why King Of The Ring Was Canceled, Top 10 Guest Referees, Finn Balor’s New Year’s Resolution

    On Prichard’s Something To Wrestle With podcast, he revealed why King of the Ring was cancelled. Prichard stated that Vince McMahon simply didn’t like it. Prichard also said that the summer months were the slowest time of the year for the WWF when it came to revenue. Vince simply wasn’t excited by the King of the Ring and decided to ax it and change things up. You can listen to the entire episode of the show by clicking here. 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_7yoBuqkW8

    The WWE released a new video today ranking the top 10 guest referees that attacked one of the Superstars in the match.

    Finn Balor posted on Twitter his New Year’s Resolution. It is a photo of him dressed as the Demon King hovering around the Universal Championship. Balor became the first Universal Champion by defeating Seth Rollins at SummerSlam. Unfortunately, he was injured during that match and had to relinquish the title the following night on Raw. It is clear that Balor will be focused on recapturing the title he never lost when he makes his return.

  • Bruce Prichard Claims TNA Got Him in Trouble with the IRS Over Unpaid Taxes

    Bruce Prichard Claims TNA Got Him in Trouble with the IRS Over Unpaid Taxes

    This week’s edition of “Something to Wrestling With,” Bruce Prichard’s podcast on the MLW network, went up today, and the topic is Prichard’s time in TNA.  Late in the show, at the 2:37:30 mark, there’s a VERY interesting exchange between Prichard and co-host Conrad Thompson (they’re overlapping slightly at times, so I’ve removed any small interjections that didn’t go anywhere):

    Conrad: “Do they owe you any money?”

    Bruce: “[sighs] You know, they did something that was really bad. I had some financial issues, and they were supposed to pay to the government, and so on and so forth, and they didn’t do it. They garnished things from my check…”

    Conrad: “Your withholdings from the federal government…”

    Bruce: “Right. ”

    Conrad: “That TNA kept, that weren’t included in your checks, but then they didn’t actually pay the government.”

    Bruce: “Correct. Then the government came after me for [not] paying them.”

    Conrad: “So they stole your money. How much money did they steal from you?”

    Bruce: “Oh, that was about…it was only about $10,000.”

    Conrad: “Still…”

    Bruce: “But still, the arrogance…”

    Conrad: “And you never got it.”

    Bruce: “Well, it wasn’t coming to me, but the government finally got it. Because it was the government coming after me for the money.”

    Conrad: “And you showed them proof…”

    Bruce: “I show them proof! ‘Here’s where they took it…’”

    Conrad: “‘I did my part.’”

    Bruce: “So, I don’t know, ’cause I never heard the end of it, other than the government was satisfied. And…it was just those kind of little petty things that didn’t have to happen, that made you kind of feel dirty at the end.”

    With everything that has come out about TNA as of late, it’s a very interesting allegation. Especially since, as we first reported a week ago, the state of Tennessee has a lien on TNA’s assets for unpaid business taxes. We’ve reached out to TNA for comment on Prichard’s allegations, and will update you if we hear back from them.

    Thanks to Ben Straughn for the tip on this story.

    [Photo: Screen Grab from Title Match Wrestling on YouTube]

  • Booker T Unveils “Huge Announcement” He Has Been Teasing All Week

    After dropping hints earlier this week, Booker T finally revealed the “huge announcement” related to his Reality Of Wrestling independent promotion in Texas.

    Booker T announced on social media that his R.O.W. promotion out of Houston, Texas has landed a television deal with CW channel 39 in Houston. Their show will begin airing on Sunday, September 20th at 11am.

    Booker and Bruce Prichard posted the following on Twitter to announce the news.

  • Booker T Teases “Huge Announcement” For His Reality Of Wrestling Promotion

    It appears as though Booker T’s “Reality Of Wrestling” promotion in Texas is gearing up to make some big announcements.

    Below are some new tweets from Booker T, his wife Sharmell, as well as former WWE and TNA employee Bruce Prichard.

  • Plans For Big Lucha Underground Finale, Jerry Lawler Wrestling, Bruce Prichard Update

    – WWE Hall Of Famer Jerry Lawler, age 65, will be returning to the ring for a match in Memphis, Tennessee on May 23rd. Lawler will take on one of the biggest rivals of his career, Bill Dundee, age 71, at an event designed to raise money for the legendary Mid-South Coliseum.

    – Former WWE and TNA executive Bruce Prichard is now selling cars at a Volvo dealership in his hometown of Houston, Texas. Prichard was released by TNA back in July of 2013.

    – The final episode of the first season of Lucha Underground will be taped on Sunday, April 19th and will air on Wednesday, August 5th. The show will be a two-hour “major show” that is set to wrap up all of the top storylines and will be the final episode of Lucha Underground for a while.

    (Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

  • Eric Bischoff On Bill Apter’s Chat (Video), Lanny Poffo On Chris Jericho’s Podcast

    – Randy Savage’s brother, Lanny Poffo, is the guest on the latest edition of Chris Jericho’s “Talk Is Jericho” podcast. The official description for the show reads as follows.

    TIJ – EP111 – Randy Savage Remembered by his brother Lanny Poffo

    “Macho Man Randy Savage’s brother, Lanny Poffo, has agreed that it’s time for Macho Man to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, so that’s what’s happening this year! Why did Lanny change his mind? And what would his brother and father think about it? Lanny explains his decision… and shares some amazing stories about his brother’s as well as his own wrestling career as The Genius who only spoke in poetry and rhyme! He recites a few of his more famous & memorable poems & tells stories from his own in-ring career working with Hulk Hogan and Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig. “

    You can download the show right now at PodcastOne.com.

    – Eric Bischoff was the guest on the latest edition of Bill Apter’s video chat, which you can see below. Bischoff talks to Apter about the Monday Night Wars, Randy Savage being inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame this year, his debate with Bruce Prichard and more.

  • WWE Fast Lane PPV Match Advertised, Monday Night War Debate

    – WWE is now advertising a Roman Reigns vs. Big Show in a “Last Man Standing” match for the upcoming Fast Lane pay-per-view on Sunday, February 22nd from the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennesse.

    Previously, the advertising listed Roman Reigns and John Cena vs. Big Show and Seth Rollins in a tag-team match.

    – The Monday Night War debate between Eric Bischoff and Bruce Prichard, which will be moderated by Chris Jericho, takes place on Sunday at Dave & Buster’s on Columbus Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For more information, visit RFVideo.com.

  • Chris Jericho Added To Monday Night Wars Debate With Eric Bischoff & Bruce Prichard

    Chris Jericho has been officially added to the upcoming WWE vs. WCW “Monday Night Wars” debate between Eric Bischoff and Bruce Prichard, which is scheduled to take place on January 25th.

    Jericho announced on his latest Talk Is Jericho podcast that he wants to be the moderator of the debate, noting that he worked for both WWE and WCW during the Monday Night War years.

    The Bischoff-Prichard debate will take place from 1-3pm EST. at Dave and Busters at 325 N. Columbus Blvd. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which is only a few minutes away from the Wells Fargo Center, where the WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view will be taking place on the same night.

    For ticket information for the event, visit RFVideo.com.

  • Undertaker CONFIRMED For WrestleMania 31 Weekend For Either A MATCH Or A WWE HOF Induction …

  • Chris Jericho Rumored For Eric Bischoff vs. Bruce Prichard Monday Night Wars Debate

    A “mystery” former World Champion, strongly rumored to be Chris Jericho, has been added to the upcoming “Monday Night Wars” debate between Eric Bischoff and Bruce Prichard on January 25th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

    Bischoff and Prichard are set to debate the real truth behind the Monday Night Wars on 1/25 from noon until 3pm at Dave & Buster’s. After that was announced, Jericho was reportedly strongly intrigued by the idea.

    RF Video, which is promoting the event, said that when the announcement is official, the event is likely to sell out immediately.

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  • Brock Lesnar No Longer Advertised For RAW Next Week, Bischoff-Prichard Debate

    – WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar is no longer being advertised for next week’s Slammy Awards edition of WWE RAW from Greenville, South Carolina.

    Lesnar had been advertised for the Slammy RAW for several months, but has been pulled from ads on the WWE website and the Bon Secours Wellness Arena site.

    Brock Lesnar’s New Return Date Revealed

    – Former WCW President Eric Bischoff and former WWE producer Bruce Prichard will have a debate on The Monday Night Wars on January 25th in Philadelphia, PA. This is the same day and city as WWE’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view.

    The event will take place at Dave & Buster’s on Columbus Boulevard at noon. There will be a one-hour meet & greet and the debate will feature questions from fans until 3pm. Fans attending the Rumble that night will have plenty of time to make both shows. Tickets for the event go on sale this week and RF Video will be releasing additional details.

  • VIDEOS: Bruce Prichard Talks Montreal Screwjob, New Video Blog From JTG

    – The following is the latest video blog from JTG, which features the former Cryme Tyme member hitting the speed bag.

    – The following is a clip from the latest Kayfabe Commentaries “Guest Booker” DVD, which features former WWE executive Bruce Prichard talking about — among other things — the infamous Montreal Screwjob.

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  • Backstage Update On TNA Asking Wrestlers To Take Less Pay

    Multiple TNA stars have been asked to take less money once their existing contracts expire. In some cases with wrestlers who have time remaining on their current deals, they have been approached about restructuring their contracts for less pay.

    One performer in the company noted that when Bruce Prichard was the head of talent relations for TNA, he approached several wrestlers about restructuring their deals for less pay (roughly half in many cases) before their contracts expired.

    Apparently the same thing is happening again right now.

    “Before you know it, they’ll be charging wrestlers to perform,” said one veteran TNA wrestler.

  • Former WWE Writer Reveals WrestleMania 22 Plans For Eddie Guerrero and Bret Hart

    This week on Bauer & Pollock, former WWE creative writer Court Bauer shares his thoughts on the passing of Eddie Guerrero eight years ago this month and reveals plans the sports-entertainment organization had for the legendary grappler at the following year’s WrestleMania pay-per-view event in Chicago, Illinois. Bauer also squashes the rumor of Guerrero being scheduled to win the World Heavyweight Championship from Batista during their feud.

    Bauer recalls, “It was twenty-four hours before he passed away, I believe. Twenty-four hours, forty-eight hours, something like that. We had a call with Vince at home, and we were talking about the preliminary plans for WrestleMania. I know there’s this romanticized story about how Eddie was going to get the title, and that was the plan that he was going to get it that night or at Survivor Series. That wasn’t the plan. I think Stephanie said that, or alluded to it on the air, and that was not the plan. The plan was that he would lose, and I think they were going to return in December. We had talked about a fascinating idea; I’m not the biggest Bruce Prichard fan, but to his credit, I believe it was Bruce Prichard who pitched putting Eddie Guerrero at WrestleMania against Shawn Michaels and doing the parallels of their careers. Being the heartthrob in Mexico and this mercurial figure south of the border, and the American version being HBK.

    “They had never really worked, and you would’ve had such a great dynamic between the two with heel Eddie versus Shawn. That’d be your “tear the house down,” high quality match at WrestleMania 22 in Chicago. Vince was like, “God damn, that’s really appealing. We could parallel their careers. What kind of footage of Eddie do we have outside of WCW? We could really do some impressive packages.”

    In 2005, Bret Hart worked with WWE for the first time since the infamous “Montreal Screwjob” by contributing interview footage and selecting matches for a DVD highlighting his career. With Hart in bed again with WWE, Vince McMahon proposed that they fight at WrestleMania 22.

    Bauer recalls, “We talked a lot of matches, and the other match at WrestleMania 22 was going to be Vince versus Bret in a street fight, that they would do in a convoluted manner several WrestleManias forward. Bret had just come back into the company in a very informal way. He had just agreed to do the home video release. (Vince) literally, on that call, got Bret on the other line and pitched him doing the match. Bret was uneasy, but was thinking he could possibly do it as long as there were no hits to his head. We’re sitting here like, “Holy sh*t, we didn’t think we’d be talking about a Bret/Vince match!” Vince pitched that match and said, “What do you guys think?” Everyone was like, “Yeah, no sh*it! Of course! Bret versus Vince, yes! That’s huge.”

    Bauer continues, “A week or two later, Vince said that match was no longer an option. I think it had to do with something on Bret’s end.”

    (Transcribed by Chris Maffei)

    The full show is available at FightNetwork.com, and The LAW: Live Audio Wrestling and MLW feeds on iTunes. Bauer & Pollock airs every Wednesday at LiveAudioWrestling.com and MLW.com.

  • Bruce Prichard Talks Brother Love, Says Hulk Hogan & Andre the Giant Didn’t Want To Work With Him

    Former WWE and TNA Wrestling executive Bruce Prichard appears on this week’s edition of The Steve Austin Show podcast, where he discussed the Brother Love character, early days in Pasadena and Austin, Texas, working alongside Vince McMahon, and more.

    In June 1988, Prichard debuted as Brother Love in the World Wrestling Federation, a disingenuous preacher who claimed to spread “the message of love.” The bizarre red-faced character was inspired by controversial televangelists of the time.

    “I debuted, and three weeks after I debuted I had done my first set. I had done my introduction with Bobby Heenan, Ted DiBiase was my benefactor to carry on my “message of love,” and then my introduction with the Big Bossman. So I had done those three. And right before we went to TV for the next set, the Jim Bakker-Jessica Hahn scandal broke. He was big time man, had that whole thing in North Carolina, and he gets caught in a scandal having sex with his secretary. He’s everywhere all over the news. I was made right there, because of the timing. We couldn’t have written it better,” Prichard recalls.

    Brother Love was best known for hosting a weekly interview segment on WWF Superstars of Wrestling, called The Brother Love Show. He used the segment to verbally attack popular WWF Superstars at the time, such as Hulk Hogan, Ultimate Warrior and Dusty Rhodes. Prichard admits that Hogan and Andre The Giant did not want to appear on the controversial character’s show—both ultimately did.

    “People thought I was doing a spoof on religion. There were guys that wouldn’t work with me. Andre didn’t want to work with me. Andre liked Bruce, but he hated Brother Love. He did not want to be on the show; nothing to do with Brother Love,” said Prichard. “So Vince had me do my hair, get in my Brother Love shit, but not do my [make-up]. And he brought us in, had a sit-down with the boss and said, ‘Andre, it’s good business.’ And Andre agreed, but he hated Brother Love. Hulk Hogan was off at the time, and when came back he was like, “Dude, I don’t want to be out there with you man. Somebody’s gonna pull a gun on you.”

    To listen to the 75-minute interview, visit PodcastOne.com.

  • WWE Sponsorship Income Since Going PG, Bruce Prichard On Steve Austin Show

    -According to reports, WWE has generated $20 million this year in corporate sponsorship income. By comparison, in 2008, prior to switching to the PG format, WWE generated $7.4 million in sponsorship income.

    -Part two of the Sean Waltman interview on the Steve Austin Show is now available online at PodcastOne.com. During the interview, it was revealed that one of the guests on next week’s edition of the show will be former WWE and TNA executive Bruce Prichard.

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    [Partial Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter]

  • Ortiz Segment On Impact, “TNA Day” In Little Rock, BFG Series Standings, Prichard

    -Former TNA Impact Wrestling executive Bruce Prichard is now accepting independent booking dates at Showbis@AOL.com. Prichard, who is based out of the Houston, Texas area, can not appear as his former WWE character “Brother Love.”

    -The following are the updated Bound For Glory Series Standings following Thursday’s taped edition of TNA Impact Wrestling:

    –Magnus – 39 Points (3-1-0 + 1 Gauntlet)
    –Samoa Joe – 26 Points (3-2-1)
    –Mr. Anderson – 24 Points (4-1-0)
    –Jeff Hardy – 24 Points (4-1-0)
    –Christopher Daniels – 23 Points (3-0-1)
    –AJ Styles – 22 Points (2-2-1)
    –Austin Aries – 21 Points (3-1-0)
    –Bobby Roode – 7 Points (1-3-0)
    –Hernandez – 7 Points (1-4-0)
    –Frankie Kazarian – 2 Points (0-3-1)
    –Jay Bradley – 0 Points (0-4-0)
    –Joseph Park – -3 Points (1-3-0)

    -The official YouTube channel for TNA Impact Wrestling added a highlight clip from the press conference in Little Rock, Arkansas, which featured TNA World Heavyweight Champion Chris Sabin. It was announced during the presser that it will be declared “TNA Impact Wrestling Day” in Little Rock on September 26, 2013. As noted previously, TNA will run their first ever Impact Wrestling television broadcast out of Little Rock on 9/26.

    You can check out footage from the press conference below:

    http://youtu.be/l6SZRhJZKMo

    -Also on the official TNA YouTube channel is a clip of the segment on Thursday’s Impact Wrestling which featured Tito Ortiz’s first promo in the company since returning under the “#August1Warning” gimmick. The segment also features Bully Ray, as well as Kurt Angle, in his final appearance (along with his match in the main event of the show) since checking into rehab.

    Check out the segment below:

    Kurt Angle’s Rehab Status, Update On Sting Leaving TNA For WWE + MORE!

  • Backstage News On Creative Direction Of TNA, Terrell Update, Live Attendance

    -The general consensus within TNA right now is that the creative direction of the company will not change much following the recent departure of Bruce Prichard. Eric Bischoff is currently in charge of the creative direction of the company, while David Lagana and Matt Conway handle the majority of the actual writing.

    -As previously noted, TNA Knockout Taryn Terrell has not been released from the company, she is merely dealing with personal issues which has kept her off of television. Apparently, Terrell is not expected to return anytime in the immediate future. At one point, prior to Terrell taking time off, she was scheduled to defeat Mickie James at Bound For Glory for the TNA Knockouts Championship. Obviously with Terrell temporarily sidelined, those plans have been scrapped.

    -The TNA Impact Wrestling live event in Tyler, Texas on August 2nd drew a reported 400 fans. The TNA live event the next night, August 3rd, in Thibodaux, Louisiana, drew a reported 1,200 fans.

    Update On Sting Leaving TNA For WWE, Kurt Angle’s Rehab Status + MORE!

    [Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter]

  • Eric Bischoff Comments On #August1Warning, What’s Next For Bruce Prichard & More

    – TNA Executive Eric Bischoff tweeted the following about the ongoing #August1Warning social media campaign:

    https://twitter.com/ebischoff/status/362515017532321794

    Watch All 3 #August1Warning Videos Here

    – Former TNA Senior VP of Programming and Talent Relations Bruce Prichard revealed on Twitter that he is working on a book:

    – Here is the latest Spin Cycle video, featuring TNA Knockouts champion Mickie James:

    http://youtu.be/5hjFMCPI6MQ