– A bunch of new PodcastOne.com podcasts are now available. Part two of “Stone Cold” Steve Austin on the new Jim Ross “Ross Report” podcast is available.
A new “Talk Is Jericho” podcast with Chris Jericho interviewing Ghosthunter star Jeff Belanger is up on his page.
Finally, the latest “30 Years Of WrestleMania” podcast featuring Renee Young interviewing Goldust and Cody Rhodes has been added.
You can check all of these shows out right now at PodcastOne.com.
– NBA star LeBron James recently bought his whole team WWE World Heavyweight Championship replica belts. He tweeted the following photo of his team with the belts on his Instagram account.
Always wanted to be the WWE Heavyweight World Champion so today I surprised my teammates with their… http://t.co/NmT44sSlVG
– When asked by the local CBS affiliate in Pittsburgh about the possibility of Kurt Angle returning to WWE, Stephanie McMahon noted, “never say never.” You can check out the complete article at CBSLocal.com.
– Chris Jericho did his usual pre-pay-per-view tease on Twitter, noting that he was stuck in an airport in Minneapolis, which is where Sunday’s WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view takes place. Jericho tweeted the following:
– As previously reported, long-time WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia recorded an in-studio interview for an upcoming “Steve Austin Show” podcast. Her interview on the show is set to air on next Thursday’s “Unleashed” podcast.
– Speaking of podcasts, WWE Diva Natalya’s appearance on Chris Jericho’s “Talk Is Jericho” show is now available. You can listen to that interview at PodcastOne.com.
– WWE Superstar David Otunga recently spoke to TheYBF.com about being one of a few African American stars in WWE. “It feels really good to be one of the WWE’s African American superstars and to know there are little kids looking up to me. So it’s very cool to represent for everybody.”
After promoting Steve Austin’s podcast on RAW for the past several weeks, WWE has started plugging Chris Jericho’s “Talk Is Jericho” podcast on their official website as well.
As we previously reported, WWE has been looking at entering the podcast business after seeing the success that Austin and Jericho have had with their shows. Additionally, they seem to be allowing their talent to appear as guests on these shows.
WWE launched their own PodcastOne.com show a few weeks ago, “30 Years Of WrestleMania,” with two shows thus far, which featured Shawn Michaels and Edge talking to host Renee Young about their WrestleMania memories and highlights.
– The “expert panel” for the live WWE NXT “Arrival” pre-show on the WWE Network will consist of Renee Young, Kevin Nash, Paul Heyman and Bret “The Hitman” Hart. The pre-show for the live special is scheduled to begin at 7:30pm E.T.
– WWE Hall Of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin mentioned during a recent “Steve Austin Show” that WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia will be an in-studio guest on one of his upcoming podcasts.
– Speaking of podcast guests, WWE Diva Natalya will be the special guest on this Friday’s edition of the “Talk Is Jericho” podcast, which is hosted by former WWE Superstar Chris Jericho. Natalya recently tweeted the following about the appearance:
– Former NBA star and part-time WCW performer Dennis Rodman is scheduled to appear at The Big Event 6 in Einhurst, New York on March 8th. Rodman is advertised as “appearing in nWo gear.” Also scheduled for the event are AJ Styles, Harley Race, Buff Bagwell, Sunny, King Kong Bundy, Jimmy Hart, The Honky Tonk Man and Greg “The Hammer” Valentine.
– Former WWE Superstar Chris Jericho spent the weekend at the Morrisound Recording Studios in Tampa, Florida doing vocal work for his new “Fozzy” album.
As previously reported, WWE has launched their first PodcastOne.com podcast with host Renee Young interviewing Shawn Michaels about WrestleMania. Company officials are apparently looking at expanding into more podcasts following the success of Steve Austin and Chris Jericho’s podcasts.
Additionally, following the success of Mick Foley’s live comedy touring act, WWE is looking at possibly doing some touring talk shows in comedy clubs.
– Chris Jericho recently revealed that he will be appearing on the Comedy Central show “@Midnight” on March 3rd. Jericho tweeted the following in response to a fan:
Chris Hardwick, the host of the Comedy Central show “@Midnight”, recently commented on CM Punk being pulled from his scheduled appearance this week.
Hardwick stated:
“As of right now, he’s pulled out of the show for that date. Punk’s a really great dude and I know the decision wasn’t made lightly. He’s my friend so I support whatever he feels like he needs to do. Worry not! I’m sure we’ll get him rebooked soon.”
Additionally, Hardwick noted that Chris Jericho will be a guest on an upcoming edition of the show.
– WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley will be launching his WrestleMania Dream Vacation raffle tonight during WWE RAW at 9pm ET. The raffle will send some lucky fans to WrestleMania XXX in New Orleans and benefit RAINN, an anti-sexual assault organization that Foley has done some work with in the past.
– Brandi Rhodes, who as noted is again working under the name Eden Stiles, has been teasing something to happen on February 12th. She noted that she’s an “open book” and said it will be an adventure.
– Following his lengthy interview with Chavo Guerrero on the death of Chris Benoit on his “Talk Is Jericho” podcast last week, Chris Jericho noted recently that he will be having Christopher Nowinski on his show soon. Nowinski is the former WWE Superstar who examined the brain of Benoit after his passing.
– The dark match main event at the WWE SmackDown television taping on Tuesday night in Des Moines, Iowa featured Daniel Bryan and Bray Wyatt in one-on-one action. Bryan would go on to win the match via disqualification when Erick Rowan and Luke Harper interfered. The Usos would then come out to make the save for Bryan and “send the fans home happy.”
– The latest edition of Chris Jericho’s new “Talk Is Jericho” podcast, which as reported recently will be expanding to two shows per week, is now online. As noted, Jericho’s guest this week is Chavo Guerrero. Part one of their two-part interview is available right now at PodcastOne.com.
An Emotional Two Part Interview. Part 1: Eddie Guerrero, Part2: Chris Benoit
LOS ANGELES, February 5, 2014 – Due to an ongoing demand by his fans, Chris Jericho will now be airing Talk Is Jericho twice a week, every Wednesday and Friday at PodcastOne.com. This week’s guest is famed member of the Guerrero wrestling family, Chavo Guerrero, who sits down with Jericho for an intimate interview about his life, his career and the final days of Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit.
Available at https://podcastone.com/Talk-Is-Jericho, Wednesday’s episode with Guerrero offers a revealing discussion about the life of Chavo’s uncle Eddie Guerrero, the days that lead up to his death and the emotional scene that took place in the hotel bathroom.
Friday’s episode continues the conversation as Chris and Chavo discuss the tragic loss of their dear friend Chris Benoit. For the first time, Guerrero speaks publicly about Benoit’s final days and the tragic murder-suicide that rocked the wrestling world.
– Chris Jericho recently confirmed that his guest on his “Talk Is Jericho” podcast this week will be Chavo Guerrero.
– It was announced on RAW that Randy Orton will compete against all of his upcoming Elimination Chamber opponents in singles matches on the next several weeks of WWE television. On Monday’s RAW, Orton competed against Daniel Bryan. This leaves John Cena, Sheamus, Christian and Antonio Cesaro.
– The latest edition of Chris Jericho’s “Talk Is Jericho” podcast is now available. On this week’s show, Jericho interviews M. Shadows from Avenged Sevenfold. You can check that out at PodcastOne.com.
– WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley claims he has regained some excitement for this year’s WrestleMania following the way WWE booked Monday’s RAW. Foley tweeted:
Mick Foley will be bringing his comedy tour to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, the home of fellow former WWE Superstar Chris Jericho, on February 19th. In promoting the appearance to the Winnipeg Sun, Foley mentioned that he plans to crack a couple of jokes at Jericho’s expense during the show.
“He and I have a very friendly rivalry,” said Foley. “I never once defeated him during my career — a fact he made obvious dozens of times during the course of his last book, so I have to win moral victories on stage over him.”
– Former WWE Diva Kaitlyn will be attending the FitX Expo in Melbourne, Australia on March 7-9.
– Chris Jericho’s latest “Talk Is Jericho” podcast is now online at PodcastOne.com. His guest this week is his father (and former pro hockey player) Ted Irvine.
– WWE RAW will be airing live on Fox 8 in Australia starting on February 4th.
– WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony tickets are selling well. As of Tuesday morning, only upper deck tickets are available for the New Orleans Arena.
– Tonight’s WWE SmackDown and Main Event tapings will take place from Grand Rapids, Michigan. R-Truth vs. Damien Sandow will take place on Main Event, while Big Show and Rey Mysterio will square off against The Real Americans on SmackDown. Check back later tonight for spoiler results of both shows.
– As previously reported, both Sheamus and Chris Jericho will be be appearing at the World Of Wheels auto convention from Pittsburgh, PA, the host city of the 2014 Royal Rumble.
– WWE Diva Natalya recently confirmed that previous episodes of the WWE Total Divas reality show will be available on the WWE Network. New episodes, however, are still currently scheduled to air on the E! cable channel.
– Former WWE Superstar Chris Jericho recently noted that his father, former NHL player Ted Irvine, will be the guest on his next “Talk Is Jericho” podcast.
– WWE Superstar Titus O’Neil recently posted the following tweet on his official Twitter account about the WWE Network:
Just received some AWESOME News about our New @WWENetwork which launches in just 40Days!! More Ways 4Me 2get into the mix..IM DOWN FOR THAT!
– WWE Hall Of Famer recently confirmed the report we published on Tuesday that noted WWE’s intentions on inducting the WrestleMania I main event into their Hall Of Fame this year. Piper also confirmed the rumors as to why he had issues with WWE officials recently.
You can check out more from “The Hot Rod” by checking out his official Twitter account @R_Roddy_Piper.
– The latest edition of Chris Jericho’s “Talk Is Jericho” has been added online. The seventh edition of the show features part two of Jericho’s interview with WWE Hall Of Famer Bret “The Hitman” Hart. Following a lengthy discussion in part one of their discussion about Hart’s time in the Stampede promotion in Canada, part two features Hart talking mostly about his legendary run in WWE.
You can check out the latest edition of “Talk Is Jericho” online at PodcastOne.com.
– Chris Jericho revealed on Instagram that his band Fozzy will begin recording their next album this Thursday and said the band will be back on touring very soon.
“Trust me when I tell you the songs we’ve written for this album are like nothing we’ve ever done before …and are going to BLOW YOU AWAY!! So excited!! Stay tuned for more info about the album and upcoming live dates…. #2014 #theyearofthefozz #lightsgoout #doyouwannastartawar #fozzy”
– WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross answered a “Q&A” question on his website about the possibility of SmackDown going live:
“I don’t know. It could happen very easily of the network on which it aired wanted to move it to Tuesday. For it to be live on Friday night it would be challenging at best but I assume doable if necessary.””
– Mark Henry tweeted the following while watching Monday night’s RAW from home. WWE kept Henry off TV to sell the attack from Brock Lesnar. He wrote:
It's been a long time since I watched raw at home. Great show!!! I'm sitting here with this sling on my arm pissed. pic.twitter.com/Hp1bAPbB8T