– The latest edition of Roddy Piper’s “Piper’s Pit” podcast, which is now available, features Luke, one-half of the former WWE tag-team, The Bushwhackers. The official description for the show reads as follows:
PP-Ep44 – Luke Williams of the Bushwhackers
“Luke Williams of the Bushwhackers makes a pilgrimage to Piper’s Pit this week to reconnect with his old friend and fans. Luke and Roddy talk about what it really takes to be part of a successful tag-team, Macho Man Randy Savage, Captain Lou Albano and why Roddy thinks that the next inductees into the Wrestling Hall of Fame should be The Bushwhackers and Cyndi Lauper.”
– Courtesy of the official WWE Instagram page, below is a photo of WWE Hall Of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin backstage at Monday’s WWE RAW in Denver, Colorado.
– Speaking of RAW, below is the complete WWE RAW pre-show, which aired live on the WWE Network prior to this week’s show. This week’s RAW pre-show was hosted by Scott Stanford, Corey Graves and David Otunga.
– The latest edition of WWE Top 10, which you can check out below, looks at the top ten most iconic entrances in history.
http://youtu.be/dpVOhFzE2J8
– Former WWE, WCW and TNA writer Vince Russo is the latest guest on this week’s edition of Roddy Piper’s “Piper’s Pit” podcast. The official description of the show reads as follows:
PP-Ep40 – Vince Russo
“Vince Russo! One of the most controversial figures in Professional Wrestling history sits down with Roddy to see if they can get past the bad blood that’s been simmering between the two for well over a decade. No topic is off limits, including the tragic death of Owen Hart. Hot Rod asks Vince tough questions like, why did Owen agree to be lowered into the ring from over a hundred feet in the air when he was afraid of heights? Who’s idea was it for the ill-fated stunt and whether or not Hart’s death could have been avoided.”
– Several of Adam Rose’s “Rosebuds” on Monday’s Christmas-themed edition of WWE RAW were independent pro wrestlers. Among them were Shelli Kapowski, Donnie Peppercricket and Shawn Nautilus. Also, Jaysin Strife, who was the solider that Rusev kicked back in October, played the chicken in Rose’s group on last night’s show.
– The latest edition of Roddy Piper’s “Piper’s Pit” podcast, which features an interview with Global Force Wrestling founder Jeff Jarrett, is now online. The official description for the show reads as follows:
PP-Ep38 – Jeff Jarrett
“Jeff Jarrett’s about to turn the wrestling world on it’s head! The eleven-time world champion enter’s Piper’s Pit to reveal his plan for world domination with the launch of Global Force Wrestling. The founder of TNA talks to Hot Rod about the mistakes he made with Total-Nonstop-Action and why those hard lessons led him to launch a new worldwide empire. How will it stack up to TNA? Will it have Vince McMahon waking up in cold sweats fearing that the WWE’s days are numbered just like he was when the WCW went to war with him in the 90’s? Find that out all that and more on this episode of Piper’s Pit.”
– The next guest on the Jim Ross “Ross Report” podcast, which drops this Tuesday night at PodcastOne.com, will be wrestling legend Stan Hansen. JR’s show next week will feature the controversial interview that he conducted with former TNA writer Vince Russo.
– Speaking of PodcastOne.com, the latest edition of Roddy Piper’s “Piper’s Pit” podcast, which features an interview with TNA star Mr. Anderson, is now online. The official description for the show reads as follows:
PP-Ep22 – TNA Impact’s Mr. Anderson
“TNA Impact’s Mr. Anderson, former WWE’s Mr. Kennedy, reveals the story behind his wrestling gimmick, how he broke into the squared-circle business, the best advice he ever got and who gave it to him, and why he left the WWE. Plus, he and Hot Rod talk about the future of TNA Impact!”
– The latest edition of Roddy Piper’s “Piper’s Pit” podcast, which features WWE Hall Of Famer Hacksaw Jim Duggan, is now online. The official description for the show reads as follows:
PP-Ep21 – Hoooooo! The Return of Hacksaw
“Hoooooo! Hacksaw Jim Duggan returns to Piper’s Pit where,for the first time ever, he reveals just what really went down that dark and stormy night back in 1987 when he and the Iron Sheik were busted for possession of Cocaine and Marijuana. Plus, Hot Rod is here to kick ass and drink bubble gum with his very own Rocket Fizz soda pop.”
– On Wednesday, WWE will premiere their special, “The Shield: Journey to SummerSlam” on the WWE Network.
– The Los Angeles Times website currently features an interview with the cast of Total Divas. You can check that out at LATimes.com.
– The official WWE website has a new “WWE.com Exclusive” video interview with Rob Van Dam where he talks about his recent string of good luck. You can check that out at WWE.com.
– “Rowdy” Roddy Piper discusses his experience at last week’s RAW in Portland and also interviews “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan on the latest edition of his “Piper’s Pit” podcast. You can check that out at PodcastOne.com.
– The latest edition of Steve Austin’s “Steve Austin Show” podcast, which features an interview with UFC Hall Of Famer Ken Shamrock, is now available. The official description for the show reads as follows:
SASc – EP135 – UFC Hall of Famer & WWF’s Ken Shamrock
“Steve Austin took a road trip to Nevada to sit down with former WWF wrestler and UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock! This is part 1 of their conversation, and it’s heavy! All about Ken’s childhood living on the streets and in group homes before eventually being adopted by Bob Shamrock! He’s open, honest, and candid about what he’s been through & where he is now. But don’t worry – things lighten up when talk to turns to hobbies and current projects!”
– The latest edition of Roddy Piper’s “Piper’s Pit” podcast, which features an interview with Jeff Hardy, is now available. The official description for the show reads as follows:
PP-Ep16 – TNA Impact’s Jeff Hardy
“Jeff Hardy, one half of the infamous Hardy Boys tag team is in the Pit! He and Roddy talk about TNA Impact, Jeff’s wrestling beginnings, how Jeff overcame dark times, favorite matches & opponents, and the Hardy Boys!”
– The latest edition of Roddy Piper’s “Piper’s Pit” podcast, which features an interview with former NFL star Ross Tucker, is now available. The official description of the show reads as follows:
PP-Ep13 – Ex-NFL Ross Tucker
“Ross Tucker, Former NFL football lineman and host of “The Ross Tucker Football Podcast” steps into Piper’s Pit! Ross wanted to be a wrestler – babyface or heel? Plus, Hot Rod and Ross talk concussions, injuries, their favorite wrestlers & squared-circle stories, and Johnny Football himself, Johnny Manziel.”
– The latest edition of Roddy Piper’s “Piper’s Pit” podcast is now available. The official description for the show reads as follows:
PP-Ep10 – Andrew Byrniarski from Texas Chainsaw Massacre
“Actor, bodybuilder, and former pro-wrestler Andrew Byrniarski joins Piper’s Pit! He gives a behind-the-scenes look at the making of “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” & his character Leatherface. Plus, he’s got inside stories from Oliver Stone’s film, “Any Given Sunday,” and of course Andrew’s talking about his time in pro-wrestling with WWE & Vince McMahon!”
– The latest edition of Bill Goldberg’s “Who’s Next?” podcast is now available. The official description for that one reads as follows:
Who’s Next w/ Goldberg – Ep03 – Jeremy Roenick
“Goldberg welcomes NHL Star/TV Analyst Jeremy Roenick to the man cave to trade hockey stories and give the low-down on who he thinks will win the Stanley Cup.”
– The WrestleMania XXX DVD and Blu-ray will be available in stores this coming Tuesday. Best Buy will have the DVD on sale for just $17.99 and the Blu-ray for $19.99. Several retailers, including K-Mart, will have special editions of the DVD with a “30 Moments for 30 Years” mini-book included. FYE will have the mini-book and dog tags with the DVD, while Amazon has the mini-book and a trading card available with the DVD.
– The latest edition of Roddy Piper’s “Piper’s Pit” podcast, which features an interview with Jake Roberts, is now available. The official description for the show reads as follows:
PP-Ep6 – Jake “The Snake” Roberts
“Jake “The Snake” Roberts (minus Damien) joins Roddy in Piper’s Pit. Hear why Jake calls himself “the worst referee EVER,” how he REALLY feels about snakes, working with Ted DiBiase, how Jake survived his own father and a terrible childhood, and why family is so important to him today.”
– Steve Austin, Chris Jericho, Jim Ross and Roddy Piper are all doing big numbers for their PodcastOne.com weekly podcasts. On the iTunes Top 300 Sports Podcast list, JR is currently number one, while Austin’s “Unleashed” show is number two. Austin’s regular podcast is number four, Piper’s is number five and Jericho’s is number ten.
– The following is a video preview for this Sunday night’s edition of WWE Total Divas:
– Episode four of Roddy Piper’s new “Piper’s Pit” podcast is now online. The official description for the show reads as follows:
PP-Ep4 – Joe V & The Grappler
“Rowdy Roddy Piper welcomes Joe V from Portland TV morning show “Good Day Oregon” and his buddy, The Grappler aka Len Denton. More wrestling stories and info on the book about The Grappler’s life and career as written by Joe V.”
– Triple H confirmed via his official Twitter account that WWE Hall Of Famer and former Evolution member Ric Flair will return on tonight’s edition of WWE RAW. HHH tweeted the following on Monday afternoon:
As previously reported, a “Twitter War” broke out between Kevin Nash and “Rowdy” Roddy Piper regarding a backstage incident between the two in WCW. The situation started when Piper gave his side of the story on his “Piper’s Pit” podcast, prompting Nash to respond via Twitter and give his side of the story. Nash’s former nWo buddy Sean Waltman (aka X-Pac), who was a witness to the incident, chimed in via Twitter to share his side of the story.
@RealKevinNash@R_Roddy_Piper I just heard it. On the life of my children Roddy is bold face lying & I hate to say that,because I love Roddy
Kevin Nash was in rare form once again this past weekend, this time targeting “Rowdy” Roddy Piper with repetitive late-night tweets. Below are some of Nash’s initial comments.
Piper is a deranged old fool.He got bitch slapped to the floor.Hulk,Pac,Scott and Eric were in the room.Let it go Rod.Pod cast invite?
The above tweets were apparently inspired by some comments made by Piper on his new “Piper’s Pit” podcast. Piper himself eventually addressed Nash’s comments on his own Twitter account, tweeting the following response.
@RealKevinNash Don't degrade your status with such language! There's kids on here! Have some class! Your welcome on my Pod-Cast! Hot Rod
– Part one of Steve Austin’s awesome interview with Paul Heyman is now available on the latest edition of the “Steve Austin Show” podcast. The official description for the show reads as follows:
SASc – EP107 – WWE’s Paul Heyman
WWE’s Paul Heyman talks CM Punk, Brock Lesnar, the greatest managers of all time, and forming the ECW. Plus, hear the stories behind the giant cell phone gimmick, the creation of Paul E. Dangerously, why Paul LOVES the Raven character, and Mick Foley promos, and who he thinks epitomized the ECW brand!
– Also new at PodcastOne.com is the latest edition of Roddy Piper’s “Piper’s Pit” podcast, which again features “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan. The official description for that show reads as follows:
PP-Ep2 – Steve Simeone and Hacksaw Jim Duggan
Hot Rod welcomes comedian Steve Simeone and Hacksaw Jim Duggan to Piper’s Pit! They’re talking Wrestlemania 30 and saying R.I.P. to the Ultimate Warrior.
– WWE Hall Of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper debuted his new weekly podcast, “Piper’s Pit,” which will be available every Monday. The first edition of Piper’s podcast features “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan, as well as actor Richard Tyson and comedian Tony Hinchcliffe.
The official description for the show reads as follows:
PP-Ep1 – Richard Tyson and Hacksaw Jim Duggan
It’s the debut of Piper’s Pit, and Rowdy Roddy Piper has actor Richard Tyson, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, and Hacksaw Jim Duggan in the Pit! They’re talking movies, wrestling, and the WWE’s Legend’s House.
– Also new at PodcastOne.com today is the latest edition of the “Steve Austin Show,” which features Austin talking about his experience at WrestleMania XXX on Sunday, the WWE Hall Of Fame ceremony on Saturday, and also features a new interview with Lita.
The official description for the show reads as follows:
SASc – EP105 – WWE’s Lita
Wrestlemania 30’s in the books, and Steve’s got plenty of thoughts about what happened! Plus, he witnessed first-hand Lita’s (aka Amy Dumas) induction into the WWE Hall of Fame in NOLA! And she joins him to talk about that, along with her ring philosophy & training, her neck injury, life in Nicaragua, and not being a Diva!
– WWE Hall Of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper will be debuting a new weekly podcast at PodcastOne.com. The news was revealed during a recent “Talk Is Jericho” podcast, where Chris Jericho’s weekly show featured a commercial from Piper himself promoting a show called “Piper’s Pit” that will be released every Monday.
– As previously reported, CM Punk was spotted at the “Against Me!” concert at the Durty Nellie in Palatine, Illinois on Friday night. Below is a photo of Punk on stage during the show.
WWE Hall Of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper has switched from campaigning for a match at WrestleMania XXX to now pitching ideas for a “Piper’s Pit” segment on the show. He tweeted the following recently, including an update on his podcast.
Just saw Hulks Interview on Raw last night! Hogan can host WMXXX, I'll just host the Piper's Pit with Hogan at WMXXX
– According to one source, WWE Hall Of Famer Hulk Hogan has been spotted in Las Vegas over the past couple of days. Whether or not his being in Vegas coincides with WWE making their “groundbreaking announcement” about the WWE Network tonight is unknown.
– Apparently WWE Hall Of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper forgot one of his main talking points during his “Piper’s Pit” segment on Monday’s Old School RAW show. Additionally, Piper reportedly had notes for his promo written on his hand.
-There will be a pro wrestling legends show on Saturday in Youngstown, Ohio at the Covelli Center featuring “Rowdy” Roddy Piper holding a “Piper’s Pit” segment with fellow WWE Hall Of Famer “The Mouth Of The South” Jimmy Hart. Also scheduled to appear at the event are Sean “X-Pac” Waltman, Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake, Marty Jannetty, Bushwhacker Luke and Tatanka.
-The following is another excerpt from the recent John Cena interview with the New Orleans Times-Picayune. This time, Cena discusses his recent matches with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson at WrestleMania:
“I really got to live a dream the past few years having some big marquee matchups with Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson. And when you rub elbows with a guy like The Rock, you truly are in the company of the greatest of all-time. It was like watching a prize fight where everyone is just throwing haymakers. For us to be interactive over a 2 1/2 year span, it was pretty impressive, especially in this day and age. It was a dream scenario for me.”
You can read the complete interview online at NOLA.com.
-Yahoo! Sports recently featured an excerpt from WWE Hall Of Famer Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka’s book where he recounts the infamous “coconut” angle involving fellow WWE Hall Of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper on “Piper’s Pit.” You can check that out online at ThePostGame.com.
-The Glasgow Evening Times has a new article up where former WWE Superstar Chris Jericho talks about balancing his band Fozzy with his pro wrestling career. You can read that online at EveningTimes.co.uk.
-The top five terms trending worldwide on Twitter last night after the conclusion of the SummerSlam “go-home” edition of WWE RAW were (in order from first-to-fifth): #RAW, Khali, #WWE, Kofi Kingston and #SummerSlam. Other terms that trended throughout the show included Bray Wyatt and HHH, just to name a few.
