– The Onnit podcast recently conducted an in-studio interview with The Shield.
– The following matches are being advertised for the WWE live event on January 18th in Cincinnati, Ohio:
Randy Orton (c) vs. John Cena (WWE World Heavyweight Championship)
Goldust & Cody Rhodes (c) vs. The Real Americans
Kane vs. Big Show
– Former NWA Champion Adam Pearce has added episode three of his new “The #ScrapYard” podcast to his official YouTube channel. Anyone interested in checking that out can do so below:
– Chris Jericho’s new “Talk Is Jericho” online show is officially the number one ranked podcast on the latest iTunes U.S. charts. Additionally, Jericho’s podcast is number two on the iTunes U.K. chart. Coming in at number six on the iTunes U.S. chart is “Stone Cold” Steve Austin’s “The Steve Austin Show.” You can check out the complete list at Apple.com.
– Following Brock Lesnar’s WWE return at the New Year’s edition of RAW this past Monday night, WWE is already selling new Lesnar t-shirts on their official WWE Shop website. You can check out all of the current Lesnar merchandise WWE is selling at Shop.WWE.com.
The following are some new tweets from former WWE Superstar Chris Jericho regarding the success of his “Talk Is Jericho” podcast, as well as a note on a future guest:
HOLY SHNIKES!!! @TalkIsJericho has hit ONE MILLION downloads in three weeks!! Thanks to everybody who's checked it out so far!! @PodcastOne
– TNA Knockout Madison Rayne will be doing the ImpactWrestling.com “second screen experience” for Thursday’s edition of Impact Wrestling on Spike TV. Rayne will be holding a live Q&A with fans during the television broadcast.
– TNA has posted the latest IMPACT Podcast, which was recorded live in London and featured World Heavyweight Champion Magnus, as well as Rockstar Spud. You can check it out below:
– Part two of Chris Jericho’s new “Talk Is Jericho” interview with WWE Hall Of Famer Adam “Edge” Copeland is now available online. Fans interested in checking that out can do so at PodcastOne.com.
– As if you couldn’t tell just by watching the show and listening to the commentary, due to Monday’s RAW Christmas special being taped a week ago, and the fact that WWE decided to make the Batista announcement last night, among other reasons, Michael Cole and JBL did voice-over work for the show. According to JBL’s Twitter account, the two did the voice-overs live from WWE headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut on Monday night.
– Film crews for Shawn Michaels’ reality show, “MacMillan River Adventures” will be filming at the WWE Hall Of Famer’s ranch this weekend.
– Speaking of WWE Hall Of Famers, “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair will be filming a role for an unknown movie in Hollywood within the next two weeks.
– Part one of “Stone Cold” Steve Austin’s interview with legendary pro wrestling manager Jim Cornette is now online. Apparently Austin and Cornette recorded an interview originally, but only managed to record Cornette’s half of the conversation. Part one of Cornette on the “Steve Austin Show” is their second attempt at recording the interview. Fans interested can check it out online at PodcastOne.com.
As previously reported, WWE Hall Of Famer Adam “Edge” Copeland appeared as the second guest on Chris Jericho’s new “Talk Is Jericho” online podcast. The following are some highlights from the interview:
On being forced into retirement: “I really thought I would relax whenever that is, but with it being sped up a couple of years with the last injury, it was then like, ‘Now what?’ Kevin Dunn called the ‘Haven’ people because they had been looking to have a tie-in with Smackdown. ‘Listen, we have this guy retiring. I think he could fill a good spot on your show.’ That’s kind of how that fell into place.”
On details of his WWE contract when he first signed with the company: “I got called up to J.R.’s office and he goes, ‘We have a deal for you.’ It was for $210 a week.’ Because after the currency exchange, that worked out to 300 Canadian. They said just keep working. There was no farm system; they said, ‘Keep getting booked.’ I got signed at the end of ’96 and then I kept working. They said, ‘We’ll call you when we’re ready for you,’ and I kept going wherever I could. But now, I had $210 or 300 bucks to at least eat. It was like, ‘Here’s a little morsel so you can keep doing your thing.'”
Check out the complete interview online at PodcastOne.com.
TNA has added their latest “IMPACT Podcast” to their official YouTube channel. The video, which you can check out below, features the following description:
“It is Final Resolution week! On this edition of the IMPACT Podcast, JB talks about the upcoming TNA UK Christmas party, and welcomes DJ Zema Ion to evaluate his performance at Dixie Carter’s Christmas party last Friday night. Plus, his thoughts as a briefcase holder in Feast or Fired!
Velvet Sky then joins us to give her Final Resolution predictions, Chris Sabin losing the X Division Championship, UK tour, video games and more!
Then Madison Rayne joins us to talk about her return to the ring this Thursday at Final Resolution, motherhood, and her Final Resolution predictions!
All of this and more on the December 17, 2013 edition of the IMPACT Wrestling Podcast!”
– The “Tough Enough reunion” edition of the “Steve Austin Show” podcast is now online. The show features former Tough Enough host “Stone Cold” Steve Austin talking about the show with several of the cast members who appeared as contestants during the season. You can check that show out online at PodcastOne.com.
– The following is the trailer for the new Kayfabe Commentaries “YouShoot” release featuring a shoot interview with ECW original Balls Mahoney:
– Mexican wrestling legend Konnan continues to take shots at current talent on the WWE roster, most recently setting his sights on the current WWE Divas. Konnan noted that, “they suck. Only Tamina, Natalya and AJ can ‘go.'”
Konnan also tore into new TNA character Ethan Carter III, tweeting, “You couldn’t be a star if you were thrown by a Ninja. #BOOM.”
– WWE Hall Of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin noted on his podcast on Tuesday that Vince McMahon is interested in coming on his show. Austin said that he and McMahon are looking to find a mutually viable time to record an interview.
– ECW original and the founder of House Of Hardcore, Tommy Dreamer, recently responded to TNA star Bully Ray’s recent challenge. Dreamer posted the video following on YouTube regarding the challenge:
– The following is the latest edition of the TNA podcast:
– The debut edition of Chris Jericho’s “Talk Is Jericho” podcast, which features an interview with WWE Hall Of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, is now available online. Fans interested in checking out the debut of Jericho’s new podcast can download it for free at PodcastOne.com.
– WWE Superstar and current World Heavyweight Champion John Cena recently took to Twitter to address the feedback from WWE fans regarding his upcoming title unification match against Randy Orton at the WWE TLC pay-per-view. Cena tweeted the following:
I truly have taken great pleasure in seeing the quite strong opinions of the @WWEUniverse in regards to #TLC
– Friday’s edition of WWE SmackDown drew an average of 2.641 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. The 2.641 million average marks a pretty significant decrease from the impressive 3.106 million viewers that the show averaged the previous week.
– As previously reported, WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan appeared on the “Steve Austin Show” podcast, which is available online right now. During the interview, Bryan revealed that he and his fiancee, Brie Bella, intend to get married during WrestleMania weekend in April of 2014. Bryan said the reason they are likely to tie the knot at that time is because it is a rare time when WWE Superstars actually get a break from their hectic travel schedule.
You can listen to the full interview with Bryan on Austin’s podcast online at PodcastOne.com.
– As previously reported, WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan is scheduled to appear on a future edition of the “Steve Austin Show” podcast. Also scheduled for the podcast is veteran pro wrestling journalist and editor of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer. Meltzer’s appearance on the show is scheduled to air either Tuesday or Thursday of next week.
– The latest edition of “WWE Rank’D” on the official WWE YouTube channel looks at the best “Attitude Adjustments” by John Cena at past WrestleMania events. You can watch that video below:
– As previously reported, former WWE Superstar Chris Jericho is starting a new online podcast. Jericho recently posted an update noting that the podcast will be called “Talk Is Jericho.” Jericho also noted that his first guest will still be “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. “Talk Is Jericho” is scheduled to debut on December 4th.
– According to a report on the IndianExpress.com website, a wrestler named Rajesh Kumar is set to begin training with WWE in Japan in the near future. Kumar is 39 years old, stands 7-foot 5-inches tall and weighs in at 335 pounds. He claims he meat WWE Superstar The Great Khali when he came to India two years ago and that was his motivation to begin training for pro wrestling.
– Mr. Anderson and Bully Ray have been going back-and-forth on Twitter lately in a promotional effort to push their upcoming TNA television match. Below are two of the latest tweets from both guys.
@REALBully5150 while you've been "busting your ass" At sea level, I've been "playing with myself" at 9,000 feet. We'll see how it goes.
– TNA has added the latest edition of the Impact Wrestling podcast to their official YouTube channel. The latest podcast features the following description: “In this edition of the IMPACT Wrestling Podcast IMPACT Podcast With James Storm, JB and Christy Talk First Episode of TNA. Christy Stops a wedding and JB falls off a stage!”
– Local advertisements for next week’s post-Survivor Series edition of WWE RAW are promoting “The McMahon’s, Triple H and more.” Whether or not this is another case of early advertising, or “The McMahon’s” meaning Stephanie McMahon and Triple H, even though it’s plural, remains to be seen. If you go by WWE advertising, it appears as though Vince McMahon will be back on RAW next week. He has been rumored to return for a while now, although his return continues to get pushed back each time it’s scheduled to happen.
– Also announced for next week’s RAW are dark matches featuring John Cena vs. Alberto Del Rio for the World Heavyweight Championship and Randy Orton vs. Big Show for the WWE Championship, both of which will be Survivor Series rematches by that point.
– The latest edition of the “Steve Austin Show” podcast is now online. This week’s first show features Steve Austin interviewing veteran pro wrestling journalist Wade Keller. You can check out the show online at PodcastOne.com.
– According to online reports, WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes is currently working through a case of bronchitis.
– Former WWE Superstar Chris Jericho announced the debut of his new podcast on Monday. Jericho revealed that WWE Hall Of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin will be his first guest. Jericho tweeted the following:
– Former WWE Superstar Ken Doane, who has caused a lot of controversy in the past, recently posted on Twitter that he is “entertaining the idea of doing a shoot interview.” Doane tweeted the following:
Entertaining the idea of doing a shoot interview… hands down the best one ever. #NoHoldingBack
-The TNA Impact Wrestling Glory trading cards will be released by Tristar on November 13th. TNA photographer Lee South shot the photos that were used for the cards. TNA has launched an official Twitter page for the trading cards, which you can check out at Twitter.com/TNACards.
-The latest edition of the Impact Wrestling podcast is now online, featuring guests Kurt Angle, Mike Tenay and Taz joining regular show-hosts Jeremy Borash and Christy Hemme. You can check out the latest Impact Wrestling podcast below:
The following are highlights from a recent VOC Nation interview with former WWE Diva Shelly Martinez:
On Batista getting her fired from WWE: “Batista and I had an aggressive conversation backstage and he said something that were unnecessary and uncalled for. If it was outside of wrestling, I’m pretty sure it could have been a legal problem for both Batista and WWE, but this is wrestling, and it’s a man’s business, so I fired back and they fired me. I was just a vampire girl in the fake ECW; he was Batista, and they wanted to accommodate him.”
On her passion for radio: “I’ve always wanted to do radio. Podcasts are the new way of radio. Four years ago, I started the show Funtime Radio with my sister Danielle, and we always had a vision for it, but we didn’t know how to quite make it happen. One thing we wanted to do was team up with a network like VOC Nation and make it more (of a success). People are afraid sometimes to speak their true minds, and we’re not afraid to say what’s on our mind and share our true stories. It’s really cool to be able to give all sides of me (not just wrestling) to VOC Nation listeners.”
On what makes her show different from others: “Podcasts are no stranger in the wrestling world these days. There’s a lot of prior talent that has podcasts. What’s different (about my shows) for me is that I’m a female wrestler that was fired by WWE and that also worked at TNA. What’s cool about Martinez Girls Radio is that you not only get to hear my stories about being (in the trenches), but you get to hear her outside perspective of watching me go through it. Whether it’s promoters sending me pictures of their (genitals) or trying to (get over on me), I’m not afraid to talk about it.”
Check out the complete interview online at VOCNation.com.
-The autobiography for the new TNA Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion, AJ Styles, has been pushed back once again. The book, which was originally scheduled for an October release, has been pushed back to “early 2014,” according to a recent press release. For more information, visit VIPInkPublishing.com.
-The latest edition of the TNA Impact Wrestling podcast has been released. This week’s podcast features clips from the Kurt Angle Hall Of Fame banquet from last Saturday, as well as interviews with the new TNA Impact Wrestling World Tag-Team Champions, Bro-Mans, as well as the new TNA Knockout’s Champion Gail Kim. You can check out the new TNA Impact Wrestling podcast below:
-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.
-The TNA One Night Only “Tournament Of Champions” pay-per-view will begin airing on inDemand on Friday, November 1st.
-Speaking of additional TNA pay-per-views, the company’s “Unfinished Business” pay-per-view will be built around last August’s “Hardcore Justice” special edition of Impact Wrestling episodes.
-TNA recently posted the latest Impact Podcast online, which features appearances by AJ Styles, Magnus and a Bound For Glory preview. Fans interested can check that out below:
-The next TNA “One Night Only” pay-per-view theme will be that of a tournament among past TNA champions to determine the “best champion in TNA history.” Matches include: James Storm vs. Mr. Anderson, Samoa Joe vs. Jeff Hardy, Austin Aries vs. Kurt Angle, Bobby Roode vs. Sting and Bully Ray vs. James Storm in the first round.
-The latest edition of the TNA Podcast is now online and features Jeff Hardy, Kazarian, Taz, Mike Tenay and more. Fans interested in checking that out can do so online at TNA2Go.com.
-Following the TNA Bound For Glory pay-per-view on October 20th, the next TNA Impact Wrestling television taping will be held on October 24th at the Maverik Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
-Despite being unable to appear on television, WWE Superstar John Cena is still showing his support for the current WWE/Susan G. Komen partnership via his official Twitter account. Cena tweeted the following on Tuesday morning:
-WWE Hall Of Famer Tammy “Sunny” Sytch will be appearing live on the Shining Wizards podcast tonight. Sytch will be answering questions from the official Facebook page for the podcast, as well as taking live phone calls from fans. For more information on the show, including how to tune in tonight, visit ShiningWizards.com.