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DR. KEITH PRESENTS: Indy funtime in Dallas!

Posted on by Alan Counihan

One of the most exciting things about WrestleMania weekend (particularly this year!) is the buffet of non-WWE offerings taking place all weekend long. Here on the Dr. Keith Presents show, we certainly love our indy wrestling and Alan is joined this week by two indy wrestling experts in Mike Falcone and a returning guest from our early years: Travis McNeill (T-MACK to some!!!).

In a show that flies by, the lads run the gamete of everything going down in Dallas during Wrestlemania week from Lio Rush’s big title match opportunity in ROH to the Ryder Cup-esque goings on in EVOLVE at EDDIE DEEN’S RANCH, and of course, the amazing hodge podge card at WrestleCon.

The collection of talent on display over the three days is off the charts, the best in the world are converging on Dallas! All the big matches, all the storyline possibilities, it’s all covered this week on a MASSIVE 2-hour DKP!!! CHECK IT!!!!

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Wrestling Weekly: 21 questions, thoughts on Joe Garagiola, more!

Posted on by Victor Sosa

Your hosts Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa are back with the latest Wrestling Weekly to talk on the passing of former wrestling & baseball announcer Joe Garagiola and just how big a star he was in his day.  We also discuss the end of Bobby Roode and Eric Young’s TNA careers (14:27) as well as the start of a TNA run for Pepper Parks, who got started in the business training with Les. (17:31). 

From there, Vic put together a list of questions for Les (28:42) that require him to dip into his wrestling memory bank — not just of his career but of his childhood as well. Along the way, Les will share some of the big names he grew up watching, how many of them he had a chance to wrestle, the toughest promoter he ever worked for and a lot more. 

Enjoy the latest edition of Wrestling Weekly!

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Josh Nason’s Punch-Out: UFC fighter, writer & photographer Mike Jackson

Posted on by Josh Nason

With such a major weekend and major events behind us and with so many big things to look forward to, this week’s Josh Nason’s Punch-Out features someone who has both covered the sport and fought inside the Octagon to help make sense of it all: UFC welterweight and media memberMike Jackson!

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Josh and Mike talked for an hour about the news of the day and his future, including:

– His thoughts on Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz and where McGregor went wrong

– Why he enjoyed Holly Holm vs. Miesha Tate more than most

– Who he’d like to see McGregor, Holm, Diaz, and Tate fight next

– What fight announced during the UFC Unstoppable presser he most wants to see

– What he learned and took in during his first UFC fight week

– When it first set in that he had actually competed inside the Octagon

– Why he wants to fight Artem Lobov

– Why it bothers both Josh and Mike how much grief Sage Northcutt gets…and more!

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DragonKingKarl Show: Paul Heyman hypocrisy, mailbag, wrestling history

Posted on by Karl Stern

Photo of Mike Jackson selling his “broken shoulder” by Karl Stern

This is the first of two mailbag heavy shows with a broad range of questions and topics. Email your questions for the next mailbag show now!

On this show, topics and questions include:

– Undisputed world heavyweight champions including champions from the past such as Ed “Strangler” Lewis and Frank Gotch and how the world title split into various championships

– Paul Heyman hypocrisy and a very good question on whether or not he is getting a free pass from journalists

– Promoting indy shows in the 1990s and who was a pleasure to work with

– The most insane publication, maybe in history, the National Police Gazette…and much more!  

This show literally has something from everyone from the Civil War era to today, hitting almost every era in between. When you can talk about wrestlers as diverse as Frank A. Gotch, Shane Douglas, Mike Jackson, Demolition, and Verne Gagne, that is a great show!

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JNPO: UFC 196 McGregorland preview with Las Vegas Sun’s Case Keefer

Posted on by Josh Nason

With UFC 196 emanating from Las McGregor, Nevada, this weekend, Josh Nason’s Punch-Out heads back out to the desert to chat with someone who is a familiar face to UFC hardcore fans with his usual cageside seat and youthful good looks: Las Vegas Sun assistant sports editor Case Keefer!

Josh and Case talked for 45 minutes about a variety of topics including:

– How he got to the Las Vegas Sun

– How his various other sports beats have helped his UFC coverage

– How someone covers sports gambling as a beat

– The important role Sister Act has played in his life

– Thoughts on Anderson Silva vs. Michael Bisping and how Silva feels more buzzworthy afterward than Bisping

– Bellator’s signing of Wanderlei Silva

– A deep dive into the main event and co-main event of UFC 196 and Case’s observations from the open workouts

– What we think UFC 200 could look like…and more!

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Josh Nason’s Punch-Out: ESPN’s Brett Okamoto on Hendricks vs. Wonderboy, UFC free agency madness

Posted on by Josh Nason

With such a busy week in the world of cagefighting and with an event scheduled for Las Vegas Saturday night, the 32nd edition of Josh Nason’s Punch-Out flew virtually to the Nevada desert to catch up with ESPN.com MMA writer Brett Okamoto.

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For an hour, Josh and Brett wrestled with such issues as:

– Has Brett ever gone to work with a strep throat?

– Does he care about the possiblity of the Las Vegas Raiders?

– Where he was when he got the call from ESPN and the changes with the MMA department since he’s been there

– His thoughts on Benson Henderson’s departure to Bellator and what it could signal for MMA free agency in the future

– Where Josh hopes Alistair Overeem, Matt Mitrione, and Aljamain Sterling will land

– The plight of Sage Northcutt, whether he should have even fought Saturday, and the fallout online from his loss

– What do you do with Cain Velasquez next?

– The prospect of Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier II

– The California weight cutting changes and whether it actually means anything for the UFC

– A look ahead at UFC Fight Night Saturday with Johny Hendricks vs. Stephen Thompson, Roy Nelson’s prospects, interesting fights

– And more!

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Josh Nason’s Punch-Out: Jim Genia on MMA in New York, UFC on Fox, Ronda on SNL, more

Posted on by Josh Nason

With MMA’s legalization in New York delayed a bit longer this past week and with UFC touching down in New Jersey, who better to talk to about the MMA scene in the Empire State than New York-based MMA journalist and author Jim Genia?

Jim dropped by the 31st edition of Josh Nason’s Punch-Out with the following items on the menu:

– How Jim got into MMA writing

– His thoughts on Ronda Rousey’s debut on Saturday Night Live and the subsequent vitriol that erupted online

– The mess that was the former UFC 196 and thoughts on the roles of both Fabricio Werdum and Cain Velasquez

– Whether Jim thinks Velasquez is past his “expiration date” as a fighter

– A detailed look at what this past week meant for MMA being legalized in New York, and what he’s learned in over 10 years of covering the case.

– His memories of seeing Frankie Edgar, Jon Jones, Chris Weidman and Aljamain Sterling on the regional scene and their current plight today

– Our thoughts on some of the action coming up on Fox in Newark, NJ….and more!

Take a look at Jim’s coverage here, here, and here, buy his book, and then click below to listen to the show:

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Josh Nason’s Punch-Out: Boston Globe’s Kevin Paul Dupont on his first UFC experience

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Through the years, MMA fans have all cringed when mainstream sports writers get their first taste of the sport and then assail the sport in print. So when the Boston Globe’s Kevin Paul Dupont got a break from his Boston Bruins beat for a night and headed to the TD Garden for UFC Fight Night last Sunday, it wouldn’t have been a surprise if he had the same reaction many before him, including the Globe’s Bob Ryan, had before.

However, Kevin survived his experience and is ready to tell the tale on the 30th edition of Josh Nason’s Punch Out! This is a free edition of the show, so please link and share liberally.

In a 40-minute talk (link below), Josh and Kevin talked about:

– How he got the assignment to begin with

– The whereabouts of former Bruins goalie and UFC fan Tim Thomas

– His approach to the assignment

– His likes and dislikes at the event

– His thoughts on Dana White after interviewing him for 45 minutes

– The parallels of pro hockey players to MMA athletes and the two sports in general

– Whether he’d ever go back…and plenty more.

Take a look at Kevin’s coverage here and here, and then click below to listen to the show:

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Wrestling Weekly: AJ Styles, Royal Rumble predictions, Road to Mania begins

Posted on by Victor Sosa

It’s the Royal Rumble edition of the show!  After Les and Vic get done discussing a different kind of rumble; people who just don’t know how to act on the road or in the supermarket when snow is coming, we’re pretty much all about WWE (12:00) the rest of the way!  Should AJ Styles be in the Rumble, is the Rumble a good place to introduce new faces you have high hopes for, the less than inspired start to Wrestlemania season, what appears to be a lack of enticing matchups for Mania, Royal Rumble predictions and more~

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Josh Nason’s Punch-Out: Voices of Wrestling’s Brandon Thurston on Royal Rumble, Styles, stats

Posted on by Josh Nason

Success can’t be determined by merely looking at a single number in the world of pro wrestling and it’s time to rethink how we gauge success. To help navigate our way through what we know and what we should look for, we brought in the talented Brandon Thurston of Voices of Wrestling for the 29th episode of Josh Nason’s Punch-Out!

Brandon and Josh talked for an hour on a variety of wrestling topics like:

– His research project on RAW TV ratings, house show attendance, and the year that was 2015

– Who the best wrestler in the world when star ratings are taken into consideration and why WWE talent didn’t make the top 25

– Whether he’s excited for AJ Styles to come to WWE and what his leaving Ring of Honor might mean to their bottom line

– Our shared cynicism about whether WWE can get Nakamura and friends right

– What one stat/business metric he’d love to get from WWE

– HHH’s sincerity (or lack thereof)

– His deep dive into social media statistics and what indy organizations can learn from it

– Why he decided to become a pro wrestler and what he learned when he first started training

– And lots more. Geek out on some wrestling business with us, will ya? (Note this show was recorded before the Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards were released.)

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Wrestling Weekly: the future of WWE roster cuts, Sting, Vintage Observer review

Posted on by Victor Sosa

On this week’s Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa look back at the days when you could count on a bunch of roster cuts from WWE shortly after Wrestlemania and wonder if it might be time for that to happen again.

We’ll also talk Sting in the WWE HOF (29:01) and remember the night one of Les’ dear friends was honored by WCW in a very moving ceremony (34:36). As always, we’ll close the show with the mailbag (42:48). 

Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!

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Josh Nason’s Punch-Out: MMA Junkie’s Mike Bohn on UFC Boston, CM Punk, BJ Penn

Posted on by Josh Nason

With UFC Boston days away, New England native and JNPO host Josh Nason is pumped like Bob Sapp after he’s found an easy payday, so he brought in MMA Junkie and Rolling Stone writer Mike Bohn to revel in what’s to come, as well as discuss a pretty wild news week in the world of MMA.

This week’s show is free for everyone — the perfect opportunity to sample a show if you’ve been thinking about trying us out. Please share freely!

On the menu today:

– This Sunday’s UFC Boston and the difficult question of the ultimate head vs. heart pick: T.J. Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz

– Why Mike thinks Anthony Pettis vs. Eddie Alvarez is also a head vs. heart pick

– Thoughts on Nick Diaz’s suspension being lifted and what could be next for him

– MIke’s thoughts on Ronda Rousey from his past talks with her and his thoughts on Rousey being off UFC 200

– Whether Mickey Gall might have an advantage over CM Punk if they do fight this summer

– Whether Mike wants to see BJ Penn return and whether there’s a better chance of GSP returning instead

– Thoughts on the recent UFC equipment violations

– And more!

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Josh Nason’s Punch-Out: 2015 MMA Year In Review (October-December)

Posted on by Josh Nason

In the final installment of our look back at 2015 in the world of MMA, Josh Nason and Paul Fontaine of WrestlingObserver.com and MMADraws.com look at one of the most eventful quarters in MMA history: October – December. Here’s part 1 and part 2 for subscribers.

Here’s just a bit of what Josh and Paul discussed:

  • Conor McGregor’s 13-second exclamation point on his year long feud with Jose Aldo
  • Daniel Cormier’s eventful first title defense at UFC 192 against Alexander Gustafsson that also included Johny Hendricks missing weight and the debut of Sage Northcutt
  • UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw leaving Team Alpha Male and heading to work with Urijah Faber rival Duane Ludwig
  • Holly Holm’s shocking knockout and dominance of Ronda Rousey in Australia
  • Bellator booking Ken Shamrock vs. Royce Gracie III for early-2016
  • ONE’s answer to weight cutting issues
  • And tons more!

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Adam & Mike Big Audio Nightmare: Nakamura, Bullet Club, NJPW, WWE, Mauro on Smackdown, more~!

Posted on by Adam Summers

Not wanting to be liars (again), the original alternate has actually kept its word, and recorded a show for the second consecutive week in a row. And while we’re slowly getting our groove back, the world of puroresu has been speeding along on another level. So, naturally, the main topic this week was the situation with New Japan Pro Wrestling. Who can they push? What they can do? Who would you like to see in the 2017 Dome show main? All that stuff, and a little bit of other stuff too. It’s the Adam and Mike BIG AUDIO NIGHTMARE~! proudly here at F4WOnline.com.

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