Dave Meltzer and I are back with a new Friday episode of Wrestling Observer Radio.
For the first 60 minutes, Lance Storm joined to talk about the culture of pro wrestling and some of the changes. He talked about first reading Janel Grant’s lawsuit. He also talked about Ashley Massaro and some of the despicable things that happened to her. Storm mentioned some of the cruel bullying the locker room got away with when he was in WWE as well as advice he gave to wrestlers who made it to the main roster.
Pat Laprade joined to talk about the passing of his friend Paul “Butcher” Vachon. He also talked about Andre The Giant.
Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio. We invited Tim Marchman from Vice News to join the show.
We talked about Tim’s reporting on Ashely Massaro’s previously unpublished statement about WWE and Vince McMahon, her rape claim while in Kuwait, and the story being corroborated by a former WWE doctor.
We also talked about the NDAs Vince had women sign, wondered if TKO is doing a company-wide investigation, discussed previous and current lawsuits, and more.
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 with the latest on Janel Grant’s lawsuit against Vince McMahon including two stories that came out after the latest issue of the Observer went to print.
We also discussed the following:
John Laurinaitis claiming to be a victim
Brock Lesnar’s status
Shawn Michael’s handling of questions compared to Paul Levesque’s
Latest numbers on the Netflix deal
Where things stands for the WrestleMania main events
Dave and I are back with a special edition of Wrestling Observer Radio. Ric Flair, and his business partner, Chad Bronstein, join us to talk about Wooooo! Energy becoming the exclusive energy drink of AEW.
Ric also talks about his contract with AEW as an onscreen performer, when he knew he was going on TV, and his relationship with Sting.
Ric and Dave talk about when they met and Dave’s coverage of Ric. Ric also talks about business changes, current wrestling style, Terry Funk, Steve McMichael, the 1992 Royal Rumble, and more.
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 also talked about a story not in the recent issue, which was The Rock going on The Pat McAfee Show discussing why the proposed match with Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 39 didn’t happen.
We discussed the following:
Post-merger layoffs for TKO
When Roman Reigns is scheduled to wrestle again
Mark Shapiro and Nick Khan making the rounds
The possibility of AEW on Max when they start their sports tier
Bryan Danielson’s next year
Jade Cargill’s contract negotiation
Historical analysis on being the number two wrestling company in the market
AEW is looking for a potential alternative venue for their first AEW Collision event.
On Wrestling Observer Radio Friday, Meltzer reported that Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida has been contacted. The show originally was intended to take place in Chicago, Illinois. However, a dispute between CM Punk and AEW has put his return to the company in question, causing AEW to make a backup plan in case things sour even further.
“They do have the United Center booked. They are working on booking the Daily’s Place,” Meltzer said. “The people at the Daily’s Place has been told it’s a backup plan, it’s not the ‘A’ plan. So Chicago is still in place.”
If the situation between Punk and AEW is unresolved, it could make things tougher for Collision, which needs starpower in order to even have a chance against some of the competition they’ll be facing in the timeslot.
“Man, the competition they are going to face every single week,” Meltzer said. “There’s no easy weeks. It’s not like on Wednesday when at least when the NBA is over they’re going to get a little bit of a break…every big fight is Saturday night.”
The dispute between CM Punk and AEW, according to this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter, arose when Tony Khan told CM Punk that while Ace Steel could return to AEW and work close with Punk, Steel could not return as a producer for the Collision television show.
Dave Meltzer and I are back for a new Wrestling Observer Radio going over all the news in the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. But before that, Lance Storm joins to talk about the difference in the wrestling today versus his generation when it comes to drugs and alcohol abuse thanks to changes through the wellness program.
Then, Dave and I talk about the news including:
The scheduled main event for WrestleMania night one
Dave Meltzer and I are back with an interview with AEW’s director of business development and a member of one of the four teams in the tag team title match at AEW Revolution, Jeff Jarrett.
We talked to Jeff about the following:
How he’s doing after his dad’s passing
His new role at AEW
Comparisons between working for AEW and WWE
Working in a startup environment
How he got into really good shape
Working with younger talent
What he believes is the best way to break out from the pack
After popular demand and a personal request, our Wrestling Observer Radio interview from this past weekend featuring former WCW & TNA broadcaster Mike Tenay remembering the late Don West is now free for all.
Enjoy this near-hour long talk with Mike, Dave Meltzer and Garrett Gonzales by clicking below.
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