Tag: Podcast

CJ Perry launching podcast, announces first guest

Posted on by Josh Nason

Image: AEW

CJ Perry is jumping into the podcast game.

Revealed on a new Instagram account, the show is called Identity Crisis and will be co-hosted by she and film producer Jonathan Saba, described as “two professional fakers who’ve made a living playing the part!”

Saba is listed as both the co-president and executive producer at Saban Films with previous roles at Anchor Bay Film, Image Entertainment, and Rilean Pictures which he co-founded.

The first episode launches on Monday, November 3 with a familiar first guest: current WWE wrestler and Perry’s husband Rusev. A short clip can be found below.

Since leaving the business after a short run with AEW, Perry has transitioned into acting with roles in two 2025 movies: Guns Up and The Stranger In My Home. Earlier this year, it was announced the former Lana in WWE is co-writing the novel Bulletproof Angel with author & screenwriter Blake Northcott as part of a new book-to-film initiative.

Cody Rhodes’ ‘What Do You Wanna Talk About’ podcast to premiere on Wednesday, Brandi Rhodes first guest

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Cody Rhodes’ podcast is launching later this week.

It was announced on Raw that the former WWE Champion would be premiering his ‘What Do You Wanna Talk About’ podcast this Wednesday. It will be available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and WWE’s YouTube Channel. His first guest will be his wife, Brandi Rhodes. In the clip shown during Raw, the two discussed what they talked about ahead of Rhodes’ WWE return at WrestleMania 38.

Rhodes’ podcast was announced back in April as part of a new initiative between WWE and Fanatics. Although it was slated to debut later that month it was pushed back, likely due to Rhodes taking time off following his WrestleMania 41 loss to John Cena.

During the end of Saturday Night’s Main Event, Rhodes made his return after Cena interfered in the main event, helping Logan Paul by attacking World Champion Jey Uso. Rhodes laid out Cena with the crossroads then challenged the two to a tag match for Money in the Bank, which takes place on June 7.

Big Audio Nightmare: Mayu Iwatani, All Star Grand Queendom, more

Posted on by Adam Summers

The Big Audio Nightmare is back as Adam Summers and Mike Sempervive talk about everything happening in the very busy world of Japanese wrestling.

This week’s topics include:

  • Mayu Iwatani leaves Stardom to join Marigold in wrestling’s worst kept secret
  • The impact of Iwatani’s move on both promotions
  • Full analysis of Stardom’s All Star Grand Queendom megashow and where they go next
  • A look back at the career of Tam Nakano
  • Much more!

Available now for subscribers here

WOL: Filthy Monday, AEW Dynasty, Charlotte & Tiffany

Posted on by Mike Sempervive

With Bryan Alvarez out handling his business, Filthy Tom Lawlor joins Mike Sempervive and there’s a lot to get into. We give our thoughts on last night’s AEW Dynasty pay-per-view, the microphone battle between Tiffany Stratton and Charlotte Flair, what’s on tap for tonight’s Raw, NJPW Windy City Riot, and much more. A fun show as always, so check it out~!

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Big Audio Nightmare: Hirooki Goto, New Japan Cup, Stardom

Posted on by Adam Summers

The Big Audio Nightmare is back as Adam Summers and Mike Sempervive talk about everything happening in the very busy world of Japanese wrestling.

This week’s topics include:

  • The final world on Hirooki Goto’s emotional, improbable IWGP Title win
  • A preview of the wide open New Japan Cup field and tournament
  • Thoughts on Kevin Knight’s potential future in WWE or AEW
  • Yoshiki Inamura in NXT
  • A look at the recently announced AJPW Champion Carnival lineup
  • Stardom’s next PPV and more TAM LORE

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We’re Live, Pal: AEW’s Tony Khan and his neck brace

Posted on by Garrett Gonzales

It’s another episode of We’re Live, Pal which is also available for free on YouTube by clicking above.

Andrew and I opened up the show by talking about the AEW Dynamite angle with Tony Khan, Jack Perry, and the Young Bucks.

We also discussed:

  • Tony Khan in a neck brace at the NFL Draft
  • The first segment on AEW Collision which had extra viewers because of the NBA Playoffs lead in
  • How the NBA TV rights deal could affect AEW
  • A hatchet job on The Rock
  • WWE’s poorly executed draft

You can follow us on Twitter.

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We’re Live, Pal: What’s next for AEW after Dynasty?

Posted on by Garrett Gonzales

It’s another episode of We’re Live, Pal which is also available for free on YouTube by clicking above.

Andrew and I opened up the show talking about the AEW Dynasty PPV.

We also discussed:

  • Bryan Danielson vs. Will Ospreay
  • Matches to compare that match to
  • Swerve Strickland’s title win and the hope for good creative
  • Jack Perry and what’s next for him
  • WWE’s quiet period being good for AEW if they can take advantage of it

You can follow us on Twitter.

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We’re Live, Pal: WWE WrestleMania 40 preview

Posted on by Garrett Gonzales

It’s another episode of We’re Live, Pal which is also available for free on YouTube by clicking above.

Andrew and I opened up the show talking about WrestleMania weekend and WaleMania.

We also discussed:

  • What’s hot heading into WrestleMania
  • And what’s not, or even worse, cold
  • Drew McIntyre and Clash at the Castle
  • CM Punk’s interview on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani
  • AEW’s business

You can follow us on Twitter.

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We’re Live, Pal: Q&A with Dave Meltzer

Posted on by Garrett Gonzales

Dave Meltzer joined today’s episode of We’re Live, Pal with Andrew Zarian and myself, also available for free on YouTube by clicking above.

We opened up the show talking about The Rock destroying Cody Rhodes at the end of RAW and the very much talked about promo with CM Punk, Drew McIntyre, and Seth Rollins.

Dave then took questions and talked about what intrigued him as a young wrestling fan, gave his thoughts on the WrestleMania night one main event as compared to previous WrestleMania shows, discussed what causes him to block people on Twitter, gave some AEW thoughts, and more.

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We’re Live, Pal: Is The Rock overshadowing WWE WrestleMania 40?

Posted on by Garrett Gonzales

It’s another episode of We’re Live, Pal which is also available for free on YouTube by clicking above.

Andrew and I opened up the show talking about The Rock, Cody Rhodes, and the overall excitement level for WrestleMania XL.

We also discussed:

  • Cody Rhodes trying to keep up with The Rock on WWE RAW
  • Mercedes Mone’s AEW debut
  • The AEW tag team title tournament
  • AEW Dynamite on Wednesday
  • Bellator on Max
  • Interest in Mike Tyson vs. Logan Paul

You can follow us on Twitter.

For website subscribers, you can click here to listen (sub needed).

Wrestling Observer Radio: UFC 299 recap, WWE WrestleMania 40

Posted on by Garrett Gonzales

Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio going over all the news in the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Ryan Frederick joined us to recap UFC 299 and talk about Francis Ngannou losing to Anthony Joshua, Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul, and the upcoming UFC 300.

Then Dave and I go over the following:

  • WrestleMania 40 night one main event
  • Will Ospreay vs. Bryan Danielson for AEW Dynasty
  • Mercedes Mone’s quote about WWE
  • AEW Dynamite ratings
  • Mark Shapiro on TKO business

Click here to listen (website subscription needed) or watch on YouTube (with video subscription).

We’re Live, Pal: Sting’s perfect last match at AEW Revolution

Posted on by Garrett Gonzales

It’s another episode of We’re Live, Pal which is also available for free on YouTube by clicking above.

Andrew and I opened up the show talking about AEW’s great Revolution PPV from Sunday.

We also discussed:

  • Sting’s perfect last match
  • Will Ospreay as a star
  • AEW’s Dynasty PPV
  • The Rock’s Twitter promo
  • The twists and turns for the WrestleMania main event

You can follow us on Twitter.

For website subscribers, you can click here to listen (sub needed).

Wrestling Observer Radio: The chaotic road to WrestleMania so far

Posted on by Garrett Gonzales

Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio going over all the news in the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

We opened up the show talking about WWE’s WrestleMania Kickoff press event. We talked about the chaotic feel to the event, the changing of the booking and overall story, and where things may be going.

We also discussed the following:

  • Dave’s story on Ashley Massaro
  • The new sports streaming company
  • Early ticket sales for AEW’s Big Business Boston event
  • AEW Dynamite’s disappointing TV rating
  • The Rossy Ogawa and Scott D’Amore stories

Click here to listen (website subscription needed) or watch on YouTube (with video subscription).

We’re Live, Pal: We Want Cody

Posted on by Garrett Gonzales

It’s another episode of We’re Live, Pal also available for free on YouTube by clicking above.

We opened up the show talking about the madness concerning the main event of WrestleMania.  

We also discussed:

  • WWE’s WrestleMania press conference in Las Vegas
  • Tony Khan’s announcement
  • Mercedes Mone’s possible debut
  • AEW Dynamite’s lineup for Wednesday

You can follow us on Twitter.

For website subscribers, you can click here to listen (sub needed).

Wrestling Observer Radio: UFC 297 recap, Okada, Omega, Rollins updates

Posted on by Garrett Gonzales

Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio.

Ryan Frederick joined us to recap UFC 297. We went over the entire main card and Ryan talked about some of the undercard highlights in addition to the news coming out of the show.

Dave and I then discussed the following:

  • Updates on Kazuchika Okada, Seth Rollins, and Kenny Omega
  • AEW rankings
  • Tama Tonga
  • The Dark Side of the Ring slate for the next season
  • A new Hall of Fame for the Rock
  • Gable Steveson’s dark match
  • Highlights from SmackDown and Rampage
  • AEW Collision recap

Click here to listen (website subscription needed) or watch on YouTube (with video subscription).