Michael Paris overcomes obstacles to graduate college, build career as TNA wrestler Zema Ion 

CHARLESTON, West Virginia — More than six years after entering West Virginia University, Michael Paris got his advertising degree this month. And for as long as he can, he doesn't plan to use it.

Not while he's traveling the globe for TNA wrestling, which signed him in June 2011 as alter ego Zema Ion, a hair-obsessed Filipino supermodel.

"Right now I'm having the time of my life living my dream...

While promoting WWE 13, Steve Austin spoke about how John Cena would have thrived in the Attitude Era and more. Here are the highlights…

On Working With Bret Hart: Man, working with Bret Hart was some of the most fun matches I've ever had in my life. There was Chicago and WrestleMania 13, over in South Africa, in Germany — and Bret had a pretty good stronghold over in Germany. Man, I loved working with Bret. I've got a lot of respect for Bret as a person, and everything he did as a pro w...

Return to Raw was a dream come true By Tommy Dreamer

This past Monday, I made my surprise WWE return on the company’s flagship show Monday Night Raw.

What appeared, on the surface at least, to be a long-planned return for The Extreme Original Tommy Dreamer to his Philadelphia faithful was anything but, actually.

Here, exclusively for my faithful readers, is a behind-the-scenes look into my return.

I’ll start with last weekend, when I did my usual independent wrestling shows. I worked ...

From Cactus Jack to Mankind to Dude Love, three-time WWE Champion Mick Foley has played many roles in his career. However, none of those personas or accomplishments mean as much to him as being able to honor America’s servicemen and women as himself at WWE’s annual Tribute to the Troops, airing tonight on USA Network at 9 PM ET.

We spoke to the Hardcore Legend—and hardcore Marvel fan—about the importance of this event and what Marvel heroes he’d bring to the show.

Marvel.com: S...

Kayfabe Wrestling Radio
Check out the archive: http://www.wildtalkradio.com/kayfabe/kayfabe121812.mp3

One half of the legendary tag-team “The Rock N’ Roll Express” Ricky Morton joined Kayfabe Wrestling Radio Tuesday Night. In a nearly 30 minute interview, he discussed how the ‘Rock N’ Roll Express’ came together, facing the Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane and Steve Keirn), working for Jerry Lawler and Jerry Jarrett in Memphis back in the day and how he got started in wrestling, the diffe...

In spring 2006, devoted fans of ECW were shocked by the news: The promotion that went bankrupt in 2001 was making its return. They were more surprised by the brand name attached to the announcement: WWE. To say hardcore fans were cynical about the introduction of ECW as WWE’s third brand would be an understatement.

There were plenty of questions being bandied about ahead of ECW’s official relaunch at One Night Stand 2006. How extreme would the brawlers be allowed to get in a WWE ring? Wo...

Jerry Lynn recently spoke with Tony Z, Eddie and Matt at Shining Wizards about his career and more heading into his match at ROH Final Battle. Check out the highlights:

On his run with WCW and the creation of Mr. J.L: "Brad Rheingans had ties with them, and he had asked me to come to his camp and help train the session he had at the time, and I asked him "It's been seven years, what do I have to do to get a break?" And Brad said, "Well, it's all changed, it's TV now, you have to come up with...

Self-Defense Tips From WWE Divas' Eve Torres

Eve Torres is an engineer-turned-professional wrestler whose talents include solving Rubik's Cubes, weathering broken noses, and applying her own fake lashes. Still, the WWE Divas champ found herself vulnerable when a group of guys ganged up on her at a gas station while she was on the road solo. She's since learned to protect herself through Jiu-Jitsu-based techniques and is sharing her self-defense tips to help keep you safe.

Embrace Girl Powe...

Kayfabe Wrestling Radio interview with Nigel McGuinness

Former ROH World Champion, TNA star and current ROH “Matchmaker” Nigel McGuinness joined Kayfabe Wrestling Radio Tuesday Night. In a nearly 30 minute interview, he talked about the creation of his documentary “The Last of McGuinness”, using Eddie Edwards as a cameraman for the project, his thoughts on some calling him a ‘modern day ROH legend’, does he hope wrestling will return more towards wrestling and away from gimmicks ...

Kayfabe Wrestling Radio Interview with Michael Elgin

ROH star, 2011 ‘Survival of the Fittest’ winner and AAW Heavyweight Champion “Unbreakable” Michael Elgin joined Kayfabe Wrestling Radio Tuesday Night. In a nearly 20 minute interview, he talked about missing the 2007 Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup due to injury, what it is like returning from a severe injury back into the ring, his first ROH run back in 2007 and what he learned from it, his strength training what is on his ‘no eat’...

WWE Ryback interview: 'My goal is to blow John Cena out of the water'

Ryback has had a hell of a 2012. The old Nexus man struggled with injuries in the past, but over the last 12 months has stormed his way back into contention.

His year was set to end with a WWE Title match against CM Punk, but a bad case of knee-knack sadly meant that was not to be. Ryback's response? FEED. ME. MORE.

So, Ryan Reeves has joined Team Hell No (Kane and Daniel Bryan) for a TLC [Tables, Ladders and Chairs] ma...

HIGH-FLYING TNA superstar AJ Styles has promised fans he will never change the wrestling style that made him famous.

AJ has wowed TNA fans for the last decade and had world-famous adrenalin-fuelled encounters with the likes of Samoa Joe, Kurt Angle and perennial rival Christopher Daniels.

He is now 35 but still wowing in the ring each week on Impact Wrestling, told SunSport: “You know I feel you pick your time and place to do crazier stuff and I do that.

“I pick my spots and use them w...

Christopher Daniels recently spoke about the Fallen Angel character, the TNA X-Division and more. Here are some highlights…

His pursuit of acting and winding up in wrestling school: "My wife and I moved to Chicago to try and get into theater, and I was doing children's theater because it was the only place where I could make money. And I joked with her that if this didn't work out (acting), I'd probably be a pro wrestler, because I grew up as a fan, and half-heartedly dreamed about it but ...

You On Demand CEO says PPV marketing experience, Chinese demand for low-cost entertainment and industry partnerships are the formula for breaking into a traditionally tough market.

Shane McMahon is best known for his role as a former top executive and occasional wrestler in the WWE, but these days he has his sights trained on China.

On Monday, McMahon spoke in New York at the 40th annual Global Media and Communications Conference -- his first investors conference, he said -- and gave a pitc...

Bret Hart recently spoke with The Altoona Mirror about tonight's Big Time Wrestling show and more. Check out the highlights:

On the Wrestling Audience Changing In The Late 1990s: "Wrestling was everything for everyone. Then it turned to concentrating on certain audiences in the late 90s when the wrestling fans were cheering bad guys, and it wasn't any fun anymore. Grandpa and grandma weren't going anymore. It wasn't a family atmosphere. It was guys with beer guts and rednecks; they weren't g...

Bret Hart Q&A
December 7, 2012

The following questions were asked to Bret Hart during his interview with the Mirror but were not used in the print edition of the story.

Q: Growing up in a family centered so much on pro wrestling, did it ever enter into your mind that you might want to do something other than wrestle?

A: "I always had sort of a fascination with wrestling; it was always there," Hart said. "It was always there that I could always be a wrestler kind of thing. I was the biggest ...

Bully Ray recently spoke with Busted Open Radio about his relationship with Brooke Hogan, his thoughts on heels vs. babyfaces and more. Check out the highlights:

On his relationship with Brooke Hogan: "I'm not even sure you can call us friends, because we have only known each other for a short period of time. When the whole Aces and Eights went down and I came to Hulk, I came to Sting, I tried to help out TNA because I thought the whole situation was wrong. Hulk just kept giving me the cold ...

Ring of Honor World TV Champion and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla World Campion Adam Cole joined Kayfabe Wrestling Radio Tuesday Night. In a nearly 30 minute interview, he talked about his victory at Pro Wrestling Guerrilla’s “Battle of Los Angeles”, facing Kevin Steen and beating him for the PWG World Title, the environment around Joey Ryan’s last PWG match, the confrontation with Matt Hardy at “Death before Dishonor X” and their upcoming match, his thought on former “Future Shock”...

Booker T recently spoke about his All-Star Clinic, Kingston vs. Barrett at TLC and more. Here are the highlights…

The reason for him creating his first-ever "All-Star Clinic" and what the experience is going to be like for those who take part in it this Friday in Houston: "It's going to be a seven-hour clinic that is going to provide three different perspectives from guys (MVP & Devon) who have actually been there. A lot of times these young guys who try to get into the business go to inde...

George Barrios, Chief Financial Officer, of WWE, presented for the company at the UBS 40th Annual Global Media and Communications Conference. 

Here is what Barrios said regarding the WWE Network....

"The other thing we talked about is a potential for WWE network and over the last four or five quarters, we have seen significant investments both in CapEx and OpEx in the network and showed some of that before and how that has been a drag on earnings in the short run. We believe there is an op...

Can you imagine Angelina Love as a tomboy? Believe it or not, Love grew up in Canada “slightly tomboyish,” she said, and dates her love for pro wrestling to age 7.

“My sister and I were always into sports and such, but wrestling was my thing,” said Love, who will take part in one of the main-event matches at Top Rope Pro Wrestling’s New Year’s Chaos on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington.

Love will take on Katie Lea Burchill at Chaos, the first time...

Show: Interactive Wrestling Radio featuring The Interactive Interview courtesy of www.wrestlingepicenter.com
Guest: Stevie Richards
Date: 12/5/12
Your Hosts: Patrick Kelley, James Walsh, & Nick Noel

In a rare interview with a wrestling site Michael Manna, known to wrestling fans as Stevie Richards, addresses a lot of topics from throughout his career as well as brings us up to speed on what he is doing in addition to tearing it up in Extreme Rising in the title tournament right now. Plus, he ha...

TNA CONFERENCE CALL RECAP

-Chris Thomas opened the call by hyping Thursday's Impact Wrestling and this Sunday's Final Resolution PPV before turning it over to questions.

-AJ was asked about his first match with Christopher Daniels and AJ said it was at a NWA anniversary show where he first met and wrestled Daniels. He said since then they have been best of friends and bitter enemies.

-AJ said it is difficult to continue to raise the bar with matches with Daniels, especially after their las...

SMYRNA, Ga. - Self-proclaimed “firebug” Jake “The Snake” Roberts burns yet another pile of brush outside a palatial suburban Atlanta home that doesn’t seem to fit in with the more modest houses nearby.

“A couple of them look like crack houses -- that’s why I’ve already been over there twice,” Roberts jokes.

A few minutes before, his “new alcohol” -- coffee -- was delivered to him by 25-year-old perennial foil Louie Benson, and Roberts is quick to “thank" him for his ...

Under the Ring interview with Shawn Michaels

Shawn Michaels is one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. Laid back and quick with a story, whether it was for aspiring wrestlers or one of the many fans who showed up to his autograph signing at Hudson Valley Marketplace on Sunday, Michaels is at peace with where he is in life.

Michaels agreed to a brief interview on short notice. Special thanks to the event’s sponsors, Northeast Wrestling and Collector’s Realm for their accommodation. Y...

Mick Foley joined The Big Mosh and "The Chairman of the Board" Todd Vincent for an interview Monday Night Mayhem, Highlights from the interview....

How he wanted to have his latest book ("A Most Mizerable Christmas") stand out from his previous releases: "It is a story based on my own son, who as a three-year old, told me he didn't need anything from Santa, no matter how much I tried to prod him. When I approached the WWE about the idea of doing it, I knew the book market had changed a lot, ...

Kharma Talks WWE, Her Release, Return to Wrestling, Divas, TNA and More!

In her first exclusive interview since being released by WWE, the star known as Kharma, Amazing Kong and Awesome Kong speaks to Diva Dirt about her time in WWE, her departure from the company, her return to the ring, her plans to star in a reality show and much, much more.

For Kia Stevens, WWE had always been the dream. Since starting her career in the dojos of Japan, to breakout success in TNA as Knockouts Champion, W...

WWE Hall of Famer and WCCW legend Kevin Von Erich joined Dave Lagreca and Doug Mortman on Busted Open radio to give his thoughts on the passing of Buddy Roberts. You can hear Busted Open on Sirius 92, XM 208 and Sports Zone on the internet.

Thoughts on Buddy Roberts: "He really helped me out a lot. He was really a big help. He was such a tough guy who worked super solid. The kind of wrestling style I wanted to do. He taught me so much and I owe that guy so much. I also have to say this…Mic...

Christopher Daniels spoke with Kayfabe Wrestling Radio Tuesday Night. Here are some highlights.

On his Curry Man character and if he was worried about it getting over in the US: "Well, first, allow me to clarify; it was never me as Curry Man, it was always a young man known as Kiyoshi. That's always been a misconception that people have had. So, let's put that to rest, right away. Second of all, bringing Curry Man to the US, I wasn't … The reason I thought it wouldn't get over was that mos...

Cody Rhodes Interview

For the first time since being injured during a fierce WWE Tag Team Title Match against Team Hell No on WWE Main Event, Rhodes updates the WWE Universe on his status. Rhodes, who has not competed in a match since Nov. 14 due to injuries suffered at the hands of Kane, talks candidly about what’s next for Team Rhodes Scholars and makes eye-raising remarks about The Big Red Monster.

WWE.COM: Can you talk a little about the injury? You Tweeted that you tore your trap and...

The Hitman celebrates WWE's Attitude Era in yet another video game

By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press

By one count, former pro-wrestling star Bret (Hitman) Hart has been in 21 video games.

But the 55-year-old Calgary native has a soft spot for WWE '13. That's because the game features Hart and others in classic playable storylines from the so-called Attitude Era - years starting in the late '90s.

For Hart, the mid-'80s and pro-wrestling icon Hulk Hogan were "much more about cartoon c...

Christian York had an interview with the Shining Wizards podcast in which he talked about TNA's Gut Check challenge, working in WCW and more.

On how he got involved on Gut Check: "I was working in MCW (Maryland Championship Wrestling) and TNA was doing a house show in Bowie, Maryland, and the agents asked for a list of 10 guys, and I was one of the 10. I was eating breakfast with my wife,and they gave me call saying, we want to use you on some house shows and get a look at you. So I did that...

Jake "The Snake" Roberts appeared was recently interviewed by Simon Cassidy and David Thomson on the Big WrestleShark Show on 98.4 Pulse FM. Here are the highlights…

On his personal problems and past injuries: "You're gets broken down..I had two discs removed from my neck, hip replacement, part of my left foot removed, compound fracture in my right arm, wrist reconstruction, broken sternum splice. Other than that, I was in horrible shape…I had a well-publicised, by my own admissions, a c...

Jake “The Snake” Roberts walked around an Atlanta yard on a recent Saturday afternoon enjoying simplicity.

Texas A&M was on its way to upsetting No. 1 Alabama, so the Gainesville, Texas native was getting his way on TV. But the former WWE Superstar was enjoying his own little unexpected victory. He figures he had walked a couple of miles that day -- just living life -- when months earlier a 50-foot walk would have been an exhausting task due to COPD and he would’ve needed help getting ...

Chris Jericho joined Inside The Ropes (www.facebook.com/theinsidenetwork) on Thursday night. Highlights are as follows:

Reason behind him not talking for a month on TV when he came back to WWE in 2012: "It was Vince’s idea for me to come out and not say anything and I knew when I came back people would be cheering me because I’d been gone for so long so I thought whats the best way to take away what the people want?People wanna hear this character speak So I thought what if I just don’...

 WRESTLING’S only Olympic gold medallist has invited the Team GB heroes of London 2012 to join him in the ring this January.

Professional wrestling legend Kurt Angle won a gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 for freestyle wrestling before entering the pro ranks.

The TNA Impact Wrestling star had intended to participate once again in 2012 but injury put paid to his comeback attempt.

However, he told SunSport that he kept a close eye on the Games, particularly Team GB’s many gold ...

Former WWE, ECW and TNA star and current Extreme Rising star Stevie Richards joined Kayfabe Wrestling Radio Tuesday Night. In a nearly 55 minute interview, he talked about the latest tech news, his views on the Extreme Rising management and their efforts on events so far, if groups like ROH or Extreme Rising offer a true alternative to the WWE, using the ‘Stevie’ kick and people possibly no-selling the move, using social media in wrestling today, his thoughts on Shane Douglas and Raven in...

During a recent radio appearance, Matt Hardy discussed the Jerry Lawler angle from RAW. Here is what he had to say…

I haven't seen the show yet, I actually have it on DVR and I'll probably check it out in the next couple days. With my scenario, not only was it one person who had a traumatic life experience, there was three. So that made it a little tricky in some ways but that's kinda where wrestling has evolved to. The reason why is because everyone has so much knowledge about not just wh...

With the release of THQ’s “WWE ’13,” it seems as though the entire WWE Universe is feeling a bit nostalgic these days. First and foremost on everyone’s mind? The Attitude Era! In this WWE.com exclusive interview, WWE Hall of Famer Bret “Hit Man” Hart opens up about his thoughts on that historic time in WWE and how “WWE ’13” captures the essence of The Attitude Era.

WWE.COM: What was the moment that told you a new era was dawning in WWE?

BRET HART: I’ve always thought t...

The Blue Meanie was recently interviewed by Inside The Ropes Radio to promote Extreme Rising's Upcoming iPPV this weekend. Here are the highlights…

The ECW invasion on RAW in 1997 with Jerry Lawler and if King really hated ECW: "The mentality going in there was ‘lets go in there and show the rest of the country what we can do, this is going to be our sales pitch, of why they should buy our PPV' The boys there were cool. As far as Jerry Lawler calling ECW, Extremely Crappy Wrestling, I do...

Hosts Jack E. Jones and One Inch Biceps welcomed Matt Hardy of Extreme Rising to IYH Wrestling Radio. Matt was on the show to publicize the upcoming Extreme Rising show on Saturday, November 17 from the Golden Dome in Monaca, PA that will be on IPPV (http://www.WWNlive.com). Matt will be wrestling “The Franchise” Shane Douglas in the main event that evening.

Highlights of this interview included the following:

When he wrestled in June for Extreme Rising for the first time, was he unsure...

Former WWF wrestler Fred Ottman, aka Tugboat in the WWF and the infamous Shockmaster in WCW, appeared on IYH Wrestling Radio for a special interview. Here are the highlights:

His story behind the Shockmaster debut in WCW: "That (the glittered helmet) was just to keep my identity, keep me under wraps…The wall was increased in height…Mike Graham's the one who gave me the cue to go. I had the mask on, holes drilled in it, but then the glitter was coming through. So they took the secretary, ...

Former WCCW and Jim Crockett valet “The Perfect 10” Baby Doll Nickla Roberts joined Kayfabe Wrestling Radio Tuesday Night. In a nearly 20 minute interview, she talked about her family history with professional wrestling in Texas, how she personally got into the business, if she had any idea the WCCW was becoming a big deal, if Tully Blanchard or Gino Hernandez was more fun to be at ringside with, if Gino could have been the heir apparent to Ric Flair or been big outside of Texas, was ther...

Mick Foley appeared on Busted Open with Dave Lagreca and Doug Mortman. The program airs Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays on Sirius 92 and XM 208 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., visit www.facebook.com/bustedopen for more information. Highlights from the interview are as follows:

Brad Armstrong: "I got to be honest, I just found out from you guys. I did not know that Brad Armstrong had passed away. (Mick was in Korea last week) He was one of the most respected guys. I remember Vader wrestling Brad in ...

As the former chief executive officer of World Wrestling Entertainment, Linda McMahon knows drama. But even she didn’t anticipate the furor over her latest bid to win a U.S. Senate seat in Connecticut, which she lost to Democrat Chris Murphy. It was audacious, coming just two years after losing to another Democrat in a state where only one-fifth of voters are registered Republicans. It was expensive, with McMahon personally spending $97 million on the two campaigns. And it was controversial...

Here is a recap of a TNA conference call  featuring Christopher Daniels:

* The call started at 2:03 PM ET.

* We are welcomed to the call, which is to promote Sunday's Turning Point PPV. They run down the current PPV card, as well of a brief preview of tomorrow's Impact Wrestling.

* Daniels is asked about reinventing himself with Kaz, and he says he is thrilled with what they have done. They have been friends for so long, he knew it would be a success. He feels that they are the best tag te...

This past year, Gail Kim's life has changed for the better in a number of ways. She returned to TNA Wrestling, got married, and was recently named by Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine as the best woman wrestler of the year. When she makes her Canadian return, as part of TNA's November 9th house show in Windsor, Ontario, she's hoping the good times will keep on rolling.

"Time flies when you're having fun," she said about her recent successes, during an exclusive interview with SLAM! Wrestlin...

Rob Van Dam calls into Extreme Pro Wrestling Radio on 100.3 FM The Fan in Minneapolis. He talks with Big D, Tim, and Crisco the hosts of the show about how holding out and staying in ECW in its final years developed him, how physically he hasn't changed, how he would change the X-Division, and if marijuana use has kept him from being the poster boy of the different organizations he's been with. Highlights from the interview are as follows:

How staying in ECW in it's last few years helped dev...

WWE's CM Punk channels wrestling 'heels' of the past on his rise to the top

When World Wrestling Entertainment brings their sports entertainment spectacle to North Jersey, as it did last Monday at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, even top-billed WWE superstars remark on the local fan intensity.

WWE Champion and Chicago-native C.M. Punk was among those in the wrestling organization who took note.

“North New Jersey is a hotbed for wrestling. [The fans] have always been interesting to sa...

After defeating Triple H at SummerSlam, former WWE Champion Brock Lesnar left WWE because, like Alexander the Great long before him, his victory in the midst of “The Perfect Storm” left him with no more worlds to conquer.

More than a decade after this nigh-unstoppable behemoth cemented his status as “The Next Big Thing,” questions continue to swirl throughout the WWE Universe regarding Lesnar’s path to WWE, his controversial departure from the organization and his jaw-dropping retu...

Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal.) of the Score TV in Canada and the Baltimore Sun recently had the chance to speak with WWE Superstar Dolph Ziggler about a number of topics. Highlights from the interview are as follows:

How he feels about Zack Ryder's show 'Z: True Long Island Story' potentially ending: "You can't blame that kid for making something out of nothing. He's the reason we have a partnership with YouTube. He's one of the main reasons we have all this new social media interaction and WWE is ...

Mike Bucci, who appeared in WWE as Simon Dean and ECW as Hollywood Nova, joined the VOC Wrestling Nation to discuss the career of Ryback, and how he ascended from a failed WWE Developmental project to being at the top of the card at WWE Hell in a Cell. Bucci was one of the head trainers when WWE Developmental was in Ohio Valley.

The VOC Wrestling Nation is the flagship program of the VOC Nation Radio Network, and can be heard every Wednesday at 5PM ET WORLDWIDE at VocNation.com.

Here are so...

Kayfabe Wrestling Radio

Former WWE Tag Team champion and TNA star and current Ring of Honor and Crossfire Wrestling talent Matt Hardy joined Kayfabe Wrestling Radio Tuesday Night. In a nearly 20 minute interview he talked about wrestling in Nashville, how he feels fans approach the product today is if that is regionally based, True Blood and other television and its effect on wrestling, if RAW going to three hours was a mistake, what the WWE should do to help build the fans interest, his app...

Chris Jericho appeared on Busted Open with Dave LaGreca and Mike Riker, where he addressed CM Punk's WWE Championship defense against Ryback at Hell in a Cell. The program airs Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays on Sirius 92 and XM 208 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Highlights from the interview are as follows:

Why he thinks Ryback should win on Sunday: "I don’t know anything and I don’t work for the WWE. I haven’t talked to Vince in about a month. But I personally think and this is something th...

Eric Bischoff recently spoke with Big D and Tim of Extreme Pro Wrestling Radio about Bruce Prichard, Vince Russo and more.

On Bruce Prichard vs. Vince Russo as TNA writers: "It's hard to compare, two entirely different people with entirely different skill sets and backgrounds and experiences and things like that so it's kind of a waste of energy to try and compare them other than to say they are two completely different people. I enjoyed working with Vince, I don't wanna ever sound like I d...

"Cowboy" James Storm appeared on Extreme Pro Wrestling Radio with Big D and Crisco to discuss hanging out with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, his favorite tag team partner, an odd fan experience and more.

You recently were tweeting with a certain "rattlesnake" about sharing beers, what does one chat with Stone Cold about?

"Ya know, we talked, beer drinkin', road stories & ya know, comin' up in the business. Ya know he did a lot of his stuff in the south, he did a lot of stuff in Memphis with th...

When it comes to the professional wrestling world, there are few bigger icons than Sting. Both a living legend and general of the ring, he's been a part of the business for more than 25 years and has held more than 12 world championships in that time.

Currently one of the venerated members of Total Nonstop Action (a.k.a. WWE's chief rival in the wrestling world), Sting is gearing up for a match-up with the dastardly team of Aces and Eights at TNA's Bound for Glory pay-per-view, which takes p...

Hulk Hogan spoke with Dave Lagreca and Doug Mortman of Busted Open Radio about his sex tape, Bound for Glory and more. Check out the highlights:

On the sex tape: "I actually came to New York City on a trip that was already booked and planned to promote our new timeslot, 8pm on Spike for our show on Impact, and also pump our Super Bowl of wrestling, Bound for Glory. All of sudden, out of nowhere, this tape gets released and it was game changer. I had options, stay home, tail between my legs, ...

Kayfabe Wrestling Radio

Former WCW and WWE star "Hurricane" Shane Helms joined Kayfabe Wrestling Radio Tuesday Night. In a nearly 30 minute interview, he discussed his times starting out in the Nashville wrestling scene and his views of Bret Prentice, his love of comics, his views on the fan fests and other meet and greets with the fans, what its like to be in his Hurricane costume, his time with 3 Count and his views of WWE's new group 3MB, meeting Jessicka Havok before she made it big in t...

Recently, Hannah Mitchell, the 11-year-old daughter of Show Tracker's "Monday Night Raw" recapper Houston Mitchell, was able to interview five WWE superstars about this Sunday's pay-per-view event, SummerSlam. Here is the interview conducted with Dolph Ziggler, who gave his answers via email.

Q: What are the odds of you cashing in your “Money in the Bank” briefcase at SummerSlam?
Ziggler: SummerSlam is a grand stage, and I will find a way to steal the show that night one way or another...

WWE Champion C.M. Punk appeared at Wizard World in Chicago on Saturday and took part in a Q&A session. The following are the highlights of the session…
 
-CM Punk said his match against Daniel Bryan at Over The Limit was probably his favorite match of 2012.
 
-Someone asked Punk what he thought about facing Bryan in a submission match and Punk said he would love for that to happen.
 
-On the Kevin Nash controversy about smaller wrestlers winning the title: Punk said that it is Nash's opinion and ...

Wrestle Enigma Exclusive: Interview with ROH World TV Champion, Adam Cole 

Oxford Dictionary of English defines “potential” as having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future, define it with the image of a man, and that man may just be Adam Cole.

Since debuting in the summer of 2008, the young man who hails from Panama City, Florida has truly gone from strength-to-strength on the independent wrestling scene, defeating notable names on the circuit, capturing sever...

"Big Sexy" Kevin Nash was on Busted Open with Dave Lagreca and Doug Mortman. You can hear Busted Open from 2-4 ET on Sirius 94, XM 208, and Sportszone 860 on the internet.
 
On his recent comments about the size of today’s top guys:
 
I’m talking about them as wrestlers, I’m talking about them as their wrestling persona as far as visual. I’m not talking about anything [else]. I’ve stated before, these guys are incredibly great technical wrestlers. All of them. But there’s a reason why...

RVD was recently interviewed by the Between The Ropes radio show. During the interview, he discussed if he almost went back to WWE before signing with TNA and more. Here are some highlights…
 
On whether or not he has thought about slowing down or changing his style in the ring: No bro! I'm a showoff. That's my whole job is to show what I have and my problem is the opposite. My problem is I'm always only allowed to show 10% of what I got. You know what I mean? People ask ‘I want to see more...

TNA's Kurt Angle Talks About An Olympic Comeback And Making Movies!

Hi Kurt! So, the last time you spoke to ZOO, you announced you were training for London 2012. What happened?
Well, unfortunately many injuries ruled me out of the Olympics. At the age of 43, I was trying to train the way I did when I was 27. I tore my hamstring almost entirely, injured my achilles tendons, shoulder, ribs and then finally my knee. It was tough, I kept on fighting back.

My wrestling was right-on and I was comp...

New SmackDown General Manager adds to his impressive list of experiences
 
By Jim Varsallone  jvarsallone@miamiherald.com

To have the boss call you into his office could be a good thing or maybe not.

For WWE’s Booker T, it was all good, gladly accepting Vince McMahon’s offer recently to become the WWE SmackDown general manager.

“Vince McMahon gave me the news, and my initial thoughts were ‘OK,’” chuckled Booker T, ready for the challenge. “More than anything it was a great hono...

Daffney:

"Thank God I had my seatbelt on. If I hadn't I'm sure my injuries would have been much worse...if not fatal. I want to emphasize to all my Daffanatics to please remember to buckle up.
 
"Monday night I was in a car accident. I was driving along I-4 and I hydroplaned at 70 mph, went off the road, and my car flipped. I landed upside-down in 3 feet of water. I was able to climb out of the passenger side and waded to safety. Luckily someone saw and stopped to help. It took 2 1/2 hours to ...

Daivari was a guest on the Inside The Ropes Podcast where he talked about his time in WWE and TNA and gave his thoughts on Vince Russo, perception in the indy wrestling scene, and more:

On appearing at Wrestlemania with Hulk Hogan: "We were in the dark about that. Hulk was a surprise. We only found out at 3pm that day that it was happening. We just showed up and we were told we'd be doing something but we didn't know what. Pat Patterson pulled us aside and said "you're working with Hulk" we ...

Mick Foley:

Can I clear up this rumor about me not getting along with Triple H?

Triple H is the man responsible for bringing me back to WWE. I am very happy in my role as WWE Ambassador, and have a variety of WWE projects due out in the next few months: a children's book, a set of cards that I did the writing for, and the WWE13 game that I am apparently featured prominently in. I am hoping to use the release of the book to become a much larger part of WWE's "Be A STAR" campaign.

WWE has go...

Chris Jericho boasts a career that only he, and he alone, has been able to accomplish. Along with an incredibly decorated tenure with WWE, a job that comes with a notoriously grueling schedule, Jericho serves as the vocalist for hard rock band Fozzy. Balancing two of the most demanding jobs on the planet, on top of being a father, is a mixture that would quickly burn out the average person, but Jericho takes on the challenge full-force while keeping his fans strongly in tact.
 
We recently spok...

Tony Mamaluke recently talked about Extreme Rising, the Vince Russo era of WCW and more. Check out the highlights:

On Extreme Reunion/Extreme Rising:

"I think people got the misunderstanding of what Extreme Reunion really was about and what Extreme Rising is about. Extreme Reunion was about trying to remember some great moments. Extreme Rising is about creating some new ones. I think a lot of people might from the outskirts of it looking at it subjectively might think it's about a bunch of...

Lex Luger called into the Wrestle Reaction radio show and talked with hosts Frank Manzo and Joe Omega about a variety of topics. Listen to the entire interview by visiting WrestleReaction.net. Wrestle Reaction airs live every Tuesday night from 7-8 EST. Follow them on Twitter @Wrestle_React.

Lex Luger on the PG rating and how it affects the business: "I think [WWE] draws from a broader audience with the PG versus the edgier style...a lot of parents have always told me, especially if they hav...

highlights from TNA's conference call with Samoa Joe …
 
-The call started at 2:05PM.
 
Thursday's IMPACT will feature the final two matches in the annual Bound For Glory Series! Jeff Hardy will battle Samoa Joe in one featured bout, while Rob Van Dam goes against Bully Ray in other. Also there will be an update on Aces and Eights, as well as Daniels and Kazarian defending the tag titles against mystery opponents.
 
At No Surrender, the semifinals and finals of the Bound For Glory Series. 4 men c...

Hosts Jack E. Jones and One Inch Biceps welcomed former ECW World Tag Team Champion and current member of Extreme Rising Perry Saturn to IYH Wrestling Radio. Highlights from the interview are as follows:
 
What were his memories of Paul Heyman in ECW?
 
“Paul E was really great at putting us all together. He would do everything half-assed, last-minute which would make us all nuts but when it was done it was a good show all the time...Paul E would get us fired up. Paul E’s a great motivator, a...

MMAjunkie recently talked with Paul Heyman and here are the highlights:

On if Lesnar is a UFC Hall of Famer: "Of course he is [a UFC Hall of Famer]. Listen, here's the thing: Look at the three that he lost to, number one. Number two, what if Brock Lesnar did what everyone else did and said, 'Feed me a guy every other month for three years so I'll get six victories a year. I'll be 18-0 before you put me in there with a Frank Mir, a former UFC heavyweight champion, or Randy Couture and the leg...

Chris Daniels interview:

Some would dare to say wrestling is fake.

Tell that to Christopher Daniels’ torn ligaments, separated left shoulder and pinched nerves. The wrestling superstar has been in the business for nearly 20 years and is now looking at his 10th year with TNA, or Total Nonstop Action, Wrestling. The group of high-flying, fast-moving athletes who provide pulse-pounding ring action will visit the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza on Sunday evening, bringing with them a chance ...

4-time WWE Champion, 5-time TNA Champion, actor, and winner of an Olympic Gold Medal with a broken freakin’ neck, Kurt Angle has done it all.  Earlier this month at TNA’s BaseBrawl in Bowie, Maryland, Angle sat down with Chad Dukes to discuss his potential MMA future, his movie career, TNA talents, Funny or Die, and some very interesting comments about smaller talent in the heavyweight title picture.

After discussing Angle’s role in the underrated film Warrior as a Fedor-like MMA fight...

WWE Champion CM Punk may have a huge match this weekend against John Cena, but his sights are set on legendary Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson.

The Rock tore the house down with Cena at this year’s Wrestlemania, and has already stated that he will challenge the WWE champ, whomever that may be, at next January’s Royal Rumble. Punk is very hopeful that it will be him.

Speaking to exclusively to SunSport, Punk said: “Anybody that doesn’t want to wrestle The Rock is pretty foolish.

"He�...

WrestlingINC.com recently interviewed former ECW and WWE superstar Dawn Marie Psaltis. During the interview, Dawn discussed starting the Wrestler's Rescue charity, recent accusations from Kamala and The Blue Meanie, past controversies, the business today, if wrestlers are better taken care of now than in the past and more. Here are some highlights:

WrestlingINC: When you first started Wrestlers Rescue, where did the idea come from?

Dawn: I left wrestling in 2005 to have my children and my s...

Inside the Ropes this Thursday did an interview with Keith Elliot Greenberg who wrote for WWF/E Magazine for 22 years. Greenberg talked about behind the scenes happenings and how much input writers and wrestlers had on their magazine content:

How did he get his first job at WWF Magazine: When I started out as a writer, I was trying to get some work with Us Weekly. I kept pestering the editor there. He said 'You're 22, what could you possibly write about that people might not know?' I told hi...

In wrestling circles, he’s known simply as Rhino.

I’m not sure any man has ever boasted a more appropriate moniker.

The man behind the so-called manbeast is Terry Gerin; a six-foot-two, 270-pound mountain of a man, who is built just like a, well, rhino.

Rhino’s finishing move, The Gore, resembles a spear, in which he barrels opponents over, his head down, burying his shoulder in their midsection, essentially snapping them in two along the way. Imagine a football tackle, minus the ...

Matt Borne, who portrayed the original Doink the Clown, appeared on Inside The Ropes on Thursday to discuss his time as the character. Highlights from the interview....

How he was offered the Doink gimmick when he came back to the WWF in 1992: "I worked as Matt Borne on TV. I did whatever they asked me to do. On the third night, Vince called me into his office and he asked me about my history in the wrestling business and from that conversation, he came up with the evil clown thing. It took ...

Tommy Dreamer has been kicked, punched, assaulted with everything from kendo sticks to garbage can lids, cut, concussed, thrown through tables ... but all of this physical punishment may pale in comparison to getting his own promotion, House of Hardcore, off the ground. If nothing else, it has certainly prepared him for it.

Just days before the promotion’s inaugural show, Dreamer admits to having butterflies.
“I’m feeling, I guess apprehension ... nervousness,” he said over the phone. �...

Former ROH Owner Cary Silkin recently spoke to Monday Night Mayhem about selling the company and more. Here are the highlights…

The transition from being the owner of Ring of Honor to the company's official ambassador and why, in hindsight, it was better for him to sell ROH to Sinclair Broadcasting: "There is an old expression, you can't save your face and your ass at the same time. It was better for me to sell it (ROH) than not to sell it. With Sinclair, it was a long process just to get ...

WWE champion CM Punk took part in a Q&A Session on 9/29 over the weekend at Wizardworld Ohio.

Punk was asked how far ahead WWE has their current storylines and whether he was going to be facing The Rock. Punk said, "Trust me when I tell you, they have no idea what they are doing" and joked that once it made it online, he would be told he shouldn't say that.

Punk was asked about the championship look changing. Punk said, "I love no idea....they are working on it....I give up." He said that h...

Kayfabe Wrestling Radio
Hosted by Alan Wojcik & Spug

Former WWE, WCW and TNA Legend "Big Sexy" Kevin Nash joined Kayfabe Wrestling Radio Tuesday Night. In a nearly 40 minute interview he talked about his film career and two of his releases coming to DVD soon (Rock of Ages and Magic Mike), the difference between doing a fan-fest as opposed to what it's like with WWE or WCW, his views on the NWO DVD release coming soon, has he been contacted to participate with the WWE Network, what does he thi...

Tom Buchanan, who captured many of WWE's most famous images as the company's chief photographer from 1987 to 2001, posted a lengthy post on Facebook Friday slamming Linda McMahon's political aspirations.

Though Buchanan considers the former WWE CEO a pleasant woman, he feels she is highly unqualified for a seat in the United States Senate from Connecticut: "She has failed at just about every enterprise outside of the wrestling industry; she has hoarded vast profits for her own family while s...

 Bully Ray recently spoke with PhoenixNewTimes.com....

"Pro wrestling is a business just like any other business, and you always go where the best opportunities and the best money is," he said. "So whenever it comes time to negotiate, I always leave myself open to make whatever the best decision is in my world, in my best interest. Sticking with TNA right now was in my best interest. When my contract is up with TNA, you never know. I might retire, I could end up with another company. You nev...

TNA Wrestling presents its biggest pay-per-view of the year with Bound for Glory on Oct. 14 in Phoenix, Ariz.

I recently spoke with Christopher Daniels, one half of the TNA tag-team world champions.

Here's my Q&A:

Q: What's an average day like for Christopher Daniels?

A: There's work days and days off. When I'm in California at home, I take my kids to school. I'll get home Sunday or Monday and get a chance to be with my kids. For the start of the work week Thursdays in Orlando, I fly out ...

The "Immortal" Hulk Hogan joined Dave Lagreca and Doug Mortman on Busted Open. You can hear Busted Open on Sirius 94, XM 208 and on Sports Zone on the internet.

Hogan on Sex Tape: "I actually came to New York City on a trip that was already booked and planned to promote our new timeslot, 8pm on Spike for our show on Impact, and also pump our Super Bowl of wrestling, Bound for Glory. All of sudden, out of nowhere, this tape gets released and it was game changer. I had options, stay home, tail...

I first want to discuss my experience with Kurt Angle. I got to the restaurant where the interview took place. He was there with his wife and their daughter. He also had his business partner, part-owner, of Anglefoods there. Surprisingly, I had a connection with the guy so we actually were closer than we thought. It’s a small world! Kurt greeted me and my dad warmly. He was ready to attack the interview. Kurt’s wife and daughter left when the interview was conducted. The interview was ...

He’s been a best selling author. An actor. A talking head on VH1 pop culture retrospectives. An alumnus of ‘Dancing With the Stars.’ The host of ABC game show ‘Downfall.’ The owner of a sports training facility in Tampa. And one of the most accomplished professional wrestlers in the history of the sport. He’s Chris Jericho, and he’s also the lead singer of a rocking heavy metal band that after more than a decade of creating music, just now seems to be receiving its due.
 
Fozzy be...

WWE HBK Appreciation Night on Monday, Aug. 6 in San Antonio
 
By Scott Fishman   Miami Herald Writer

When Shawn Michaels was 12, he wanted to become WWE champion.

The boyhood dream came true and how, emerging as one of the most decorated superstars in history.

Now his son Cameron has approached that same age.

“Briefly, when I was doing it regularly, he had an interest,” Michaels said. “Then, naturally, he moved on from it. He has certainly expressed at this point that he does not ha...

Andy Kaufman insisted he was never a comedian — he was a performance artist, and his legendary rivalry with the "King of Memphis, Jerry Lawler, was as close to a masterpiece as sports-entertainment has ever seen. Sports-entertainment had never before so prominently featured an actor at Kaufman’s degree of fame, and his involvement paved the way for celebrities in rings for decades to come.

In 1982, Kaufman was one of the most controversial actors in show business, starring as the lovable...

Rob Van Dam on Why Total Nonstop Action is Different from WWE, His Unusual-Looking Tights, and Why He Supports Marijuana Use

Rob Van Dam loves catching some air. The 6-foot, 238-pound professional wrestler (who performs for Total Nonstop Action) has a tendency to bust out with high-flying acrobatic moves during matches, causing much excitement in the crowds of wrestling fans that watch him.

Some of his most spectacular maneuvers include the "Five-Star Frog Splash," where he soars from the ...

MANILA, Philippines – There is a religious and gentle family man behind the tough exterior (and cool mask) of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) superstar Rey Mysterio.
 
Instead of partying or engaging in a new sport or hobby, Mysterio opts to stay at home to bond with his wife and children during his free time.
 
And unlike the typical macho man, he does not feel uncomfortable about expressing his feelings to the people who matter to him.
 
“I tell my kids every day that I love them, and to ...

Austin Aries, relaxed and pleasant while cooking a vegetarian lunch at his Largo, Fla., home, still can’t help cutting a couple of promos on certain pet peeves.

“If you really do some studies into cattle farming methods and meat production, you’d have real problems arguing the benefits to my health,” says Aries during a recent phone call, explaining how he totally went vegetarian in 2001, six months after he began training for pro wrestling.

A few minutes later, he’s using words ...

Tommy Dreamer donned a suit last week to take some pictures for a friend, who will use the likeness of him all dolled up for a villain character in a comic book.

“My body and suits don’t get along well,” Dreamer jokes over the phone.

The suit, according to Dreamer, is one of the few things in his life today that doesn’t fit. Now 41, he spends his days doing, well, whatever pleases him. It could be shooting scenes for the sci-fi flick Sensory Perception, which comes out next year...

DANA WHITE
 
• Ultimate Fighting Championship president: 2001-present
 
• Born: July 28, 1969
 
• Wife: Anne; Children: sons Dana III and Aidan, daughter Savanna; family resides in Las Vegas
 
• College dropout, former boxercise instructor and fight manager-turned-UFC president; alongside high school classmates Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta, purchased company in 2001 for $2 million; once an estimated $40 million-plus in the hole, UFC’s value has been estimated at more than $1 billion in recent...

DANA WHITE
 
• Ultimate Fighting Championship president: 2001-present
 
• Born: July 28, 1969
 
• Wife: Anne; Children: sons Dana III and Aidan, daughter Savanna; family resides in Las Vegas
 
• College dropout, former boxercise instructor and fight manager-turned-UFC president; alongside high school classmates Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta, purchased company in 2001 for $2 million; once an estimated $40 million-plus in the hole, UFC’s value has been estimated at more than $1 billion in recent...

DANA WHITE
 
• Ultimate Fighting Championship president: 2001-present
 
• Born: July 28, 1969
 
• Wife: Anne; Children: sons Dana III and Aidan, daughter Savanna; family resides in Las Vegas
 
• College dropout, former boxercise instructor and fight manager-turned-UFC president; alongside high school classmates Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta, purchased company in 2001 for $2 million; once an estimated $40 million-plus in the hole, UFC’s value has been estimated at more than $1 billion in recent...

DANA WHITE
 
• Ultimate Fighting Championship president: 2001-present
 
• Born: July 28, 1969
 
• Wife: Anne; Children: sons Dana III and Aidan, daughter Savanna; family resides in Las Vegas
 
• College dropout, former boxercise instructor and fight manager-turned-UFC president; alongside high school classmates Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta, purchased company in 2001 for $2 million; once an estimated $40 million-plus in the hole, UFC’s value has been estimated at more than $1 billion in recent...

The Vince McMahon School of Productivity

As the chairman and chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Vince McMahon, 66, oversees a global professional wrestling empire with programming in 145 countries. After almost singlehandedly redefining both “wrestling” and “entertainment” in the 1980s, McMahon has successfully steered the company—which has launched the careers of every buff, bold-faced wrestler from Hulk Hogan to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson—through ...

Prior to entering a rehabilitation facility on Monday, WWE Hall of Famer Tammy "Sunny" Sytch participated in an emotional interview with RF VIDEO where she addressed her variety of personal battles (available soon exclusively on DVD at www.rfvideo.com or watch instantly at www.rfvideonow.com). A video preview of the interview has been released, which shows her accusing her former boyfriend (a police officer from New Jersey) of domestic violence, as well as her disclosing her belief yea...

Stephanie McMahon, WWE's Executive Vice President of Creative, fielded questions Tuesday via twitter.com/WWEmoms on behalf of TheOnlineMom.com and revealed that she will be at next Monday's unprecedented 1000th episode of RAW. The proud mother of three girls answered queries on parenting, the "be a STAR" anti-bullying initiative, Triple H, Vince McMahon, Vickie Guerrero, women's wrestling and more.

Q: tell us about yourself?
A: I'm an executive at WWE and proud mother of 3 girls

Q:...

TNA Television Champion Devon was a guest this past week on The LAW promoting 'Slammiversary' this Sunday night and Impact Wrestling's move to 8pm EST on Thursday nights. Here are some highlights from the interview:

On TNA's failed move to Monday nights in 2010: I know a lot of people would consider it taking a step back, because we did it for a little bit of time, and then we went back to being taped. I look at it as getting our feet wet, and experimenting with it like any other th...

Paul Roma spoke with ClubWWI.com's James Guttman and here are some highlights of the interview:

On Brooke Hogan's debut and being presented as above the Knockouts: "It's always about who you know and really not much about what you know. So, you know, Hogan obviously has a lot of pull. He knows what kind of business the business is. One of the things was always that you never bring family members into professional wrestling in any nature whether announcers, ring girls, valets, or whatev...

Douglas Williams had an interview with Wrestle Shark and here are the highlights:

Talent in the UK: "Generally the talent in the UK has improved a lot, I put that down to the major companies (not just America, Japan too) signing a lot more guys from the UK, so people are starting to work on their characters, wrestling ability, their look, just everything has improved over the last three years."

On how he got started with TNA: "They always did the World X Cup, and they wanted a Team ...

Tully Blanchard had an interview with Kayfabe Wrestling Radio's Alan Wojcik and here are the highlights:

On being a heel and not being a babyface: "No, not ever. I started in this business as a babyface ‘cause I was a promoter's kid and that lasted about a year, maybe two years. I wasn't a babyface, I wasn't a good babyface. There was 500 guys equal to me or better than me as a babyface; but as a heel that's where I was at my best and I could make others around me be at their best."

...

Christopher Daniels recently spoke about the TNA Hall of Fame, TNA, going live and much more. Here are the highlights…

On the new era of Impact Wrestling: "As someone who's been around from the very beginning, watching this company grow from the weekly pay-per views, to moving down to Orlando, to doing the Fox Sports Net and then finally getting on Spike, every step we've taken has been a step forward. It may not have been a big step, but it's been a step forward. That's what I thin...

Sting on the Busted Open Radio show on the rating of the first Thursday Live TNA Impact Wrestling:

"It wasn't fairly low. It completely sucked. From what I heard it was one of the worst ones we have had in a long time. That's fuel for the fire for you guys. I know it is. It's one of those times when you have to go 'oh my god!' You can't win for losing. I believe no one really knew that we were eight o'clock instead of nine o'clock. We were up against the NBA. I'm sorry but it was a dou...

theScore's Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) sat down with WWE Commentator Jerry "The King" Lawler (kingjerrylawler.com). Highlights:

How his illustrations gave him his break in pro wrestling:
“I sent the pictures into the TV station that aired the wrestling shows and lo and behold they showed my pictures on TV that week and they called me up for a job – you know how in a courtroom you see an artist drawing people on the stand, well I became a ringside artist for the wrestlers in the ring”
...

The Ultimate Warrior says that he wasn't fired from WWF in 1992 along with British Bulldog after a failed drug test as WWE often say. Warrior told MLW.com that he and Bulldog were made scapegoats for the federal steroid investigation.

"Vince was feeling the heat from the federal investigation in what ultimately became an indictment over the steroid thing," he said. "It's another one of those instances where he did what he had to do to protect his foremost interest, which was himself ...

Konnan spoke on a recent podcast about a rant by Kurt Angle directed at him. Konnan has launched his own podcast at MLW.com and in this week's episode responded to accusations by Angle on Twitter that he lied. Konnan had previously told a story about how Kurt Angle claimed that Vince McMahon sends flowers to Angle every week with a note asking him to return to WWE. When Angle got wind of it he went off on Konnan on the social media site, calling the story a lie.

Konnan said, "All I ...

Busted Open Interview: Road Warrior Animal
Hosts: Doug Mortman and Dave LaGreca
Busted Open can be heard Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 2-4 ET on Sirius 94 XM 208

Road Warrior Animal on the Four Horsemen getting inducted into the Hall of Fame: "I am so happy for Tully and Arn for getting the recognition that they deserve. If it wasn’t for Tully and Arn, there would not be a Road Warriors. I say that humbly because you are only as good as the guy you’re in the ring with. Those two...

Road Warrior Animal Interview
Posted on February 27th, 2012 by Josh Modaberi
Joe Laurinaitis was a member of one of the greatest and most iconic tag teams ever to step foot inside the squared circle. Better known as Animal, along with Hawk they formed the Road Warriors/Legion of Doom.

No matter where the Road Warriors wrestled from the AWA to WCW to WWE they always won gold. Hawk sadly passed away in 2003 but the Legion of Doom will never be forgotten and were last year inducted into t...

Trish Stratus IGN Interview highlights:

On How Working in Front of Crowds is Different From Masking a Movie:

Of course it's a very different process all together so I had to adapt to that, which is fine. It's certainly missing the instant gratification from when we wrestle live. I'm used to doing a move and then seeing the reaction to it and obviously on set nobody reacts. [laughs] You just do your thing. So I had to get used to that for sure. And the process is a bit different too. Y...

Road Warrior Animal was on Busted Open with Dave Lagreca and Doug Mortman. You can hear Busted Open on Sirius 94, XM 208, and Sports Zone 860 on the internet.

Road Warrior Animal on the Four Horsemen getting inducted into the Hall of Fame:

"I am so happy for Tully and Arn for getting the recognition that they deserve. If it wasn’t for Tully and Arn, there would not be a Road Warriors. I say that humbly because you are only as good as the guy you’re in the ring with. Those two g...

Trish Stratus during a recent interview with Divadirt.com:

What she would have booked for WrestleMania 28:

“Personally, I would’ve loved to see Natalya and Beth go and run towards ‘Mania. If you’d asked me a year ago what I would book for ‘Mania this year, I would’ve had Beth and Nattie run together as a team and I would’ve done the Triple H/Batista angle where I would’ve had [Natalya] turned and at the end, we’d have those two at WrestleMania. To me that would’ve...

Mick Foley has revealed 3 of his biggest professional regrets during a Q&A session with his Twitter followers. Foley said that not wrestling Vince McMahon at Wrestlemania 17 was his biggest regret, followed by not wrestling on the first Eddie Gilbert memorial show and not writing the foreword to Lou Thesz’ autobiography.

Speaking on why he didn’t wrestle Vince at Wrestlemania, Foley said “in 2001, I took the ridiculous stance that I was NEVER wrestling again! Really believed i...

Jimmy Hart appeared on Busted Open. Here are some highlights from the interview:

WrestleReunion: "I jumped on about 5 or 6 years ago—it’s kind of a different type thing. I didn’t really know what to expect on anything, but you know once you get there, nobody rushes you through the line, it’s not like everybody’s sitting down and not paying any attention to the fans that come by to get their autograph or take pictures of everybody. And that’s what I love about it. They let ...

Diva-Dirt.com recently spoke to Maria about her return to the ring, here are the highlights:

On Why She is Wrestling Again: "There was a lot of things I wanted to accomplish that I didn't get to accomplish before. I never really felt like I was that great in the ring, and then I also felt that I didn't get a whole lot of time to be in the ring."

On Her Goals: "My goal is to go out there and do the best that I can, and if I get out there and I'm like, ‘Okay, this is it for me and I...

Mick Foley was interviewed by Brian Fritz of Between The Ropes, here are the highlights:

On Being in the Rumble: "It was fun! When I watched it back, I thought that was pretty good even though there were times when I was standing around literally doing nothing. I was standing around and doing nothing with a purpose, like watching Ricardo. And I think at the end of those six or seven minutes that I was out there, I participated in some pretty good stuff. For the purists that say you s...

Ron Simmons was on Busted Open with Dave Lagreca and Doug Mortman. You can hear Busted Open on Sirius 94, XM 208, and Sports Zone 860 on the internet.

Ron Simmons on the Hall of Fame:
These past few years have been very rewarding for me from an athletic standpoint. I have had the honor of being inducted into some very prestigious Halls of Fame, starting with the state of Georgia, the Collegiate Hall of Fame, and now the WWE Hall of Fame. But I think this one by far will hold the de...

Batista: "PG approach has now ruined wrestling for me"
(By Phil Alley from thesun.co.uk)

FORMER WWE World Heavyweight Champion Dave Batista has told how he rarely watches wrestling anymore, after his former company turned PG.

The star, who is now carving out a successful acting career with a role in Scorpion King 3, says he left the business after WWE decided to take a more child-friendly direction.

In an exclusive interview, The Animal told SunSport: "I don't keep up with wrestlin...

Kurt Angle on his hardest task - making an Olympic return in 2012
By Jon Barbuti BBC Sport

Mention pro wrestling and the reaction of many is to say "ahh, but it's not real" in a tone more suited to passing on great wisdom to one's children.

The tone suggests it is an activity without merit. The implication being that, because the results are predetermined, it bears no comparison with, say football, because, although that is just 22 people trying to kick a ball into a net, at least the...

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/inthering/view/234605/Taking-the-Mick/

MICK Foley has proved himself a man who is unafraid to stand up and be counted.

His physical sacrifice to professional wrestling is second to none. His back catalogue of bloody, brutal and compelling matches has no peer. He’s the Hardcore Legend to the core.

But now New Yorker Mick, 46, is set to tread the boards, rather than smashing people with one, as he takes the plunge into stand-up comedy for a UK run at the en...

During a recent conference call with Wrestling Voice Radio, Samoa Joe spoke about TNA moving out of the Impact Zone in Orlando.

Joe said that it was of "dire importance" that the promotion move out if they want to see "the product, as well as the fan base, continue to grow." He continued:

"The crowd very much powers the performance in the ring and - it's almost subconscious - when you are out there in front of thousands of screaming fans, it amps up your game a little bit, whether yo...

Christopher Daniels was a guest on "Busted Open" with Dave Lagreca and Doug Mortman on Sirius XM Radio, here are the highlights…

Christopher Daniels on wrestling in London: "When you get in front of a crowd that is pumped to see you, you can't help but step up your game a notch. And for the last couple years when we've been going over to the UK, the London crowd has been one of the loudest crowds we've ever been in front of. We decided to make a gamble and put the television taping ...

Mick Foley Interview (Source: Silvervision.co.uk)

Not content with being one of the greatest WWE Superstars ever and a best selling author, Mick Foley will be coming to the UK in November to embark on his Stand Up Comedy Tour. We caught up with Mick to talk about this new venture and his previous career in WWE.

From Daniel Flatt: Being that WWE are touring the UK the same week as your stand up tour, is it just coincidence that you've got both Monday and Tuesday free?

Well, technical...

Long before turnbuckles and body slams became a way of life, ancestors of Calgary’s storied Hart family covered much of the known world. These findings have been brought to life by researchers with National Geographic’s Genographic Project, who approached The Hitman himself, Bret Hart, for a DNA sample this month.

“I was very interested,” Hart said. “It’s not every day you get to learn about these kind of things.”

Using cutting-edge science, researchers are able to dig w...

Alberto Del Rio recently appeared on San Francisco's 95.7 radio station. Here are the highlights:

His Groin Injury: Del Rio said he "completely tore" his groin. He said it was the worst injury a man can suffer "Now I'm running, jumping, and ready to roll into the ring."

Not Liking Other WWE Wrestlers: "To be honest, I don't like most of the guys".

Legitimately Not Liking The Miz In Particular: "The Miz, I hate The Miz. This is not part of the show. I really dislike like that guy. I...

Diamond Dallas Page on The Monday Night Wars, WCW & Yoga by Joshua Modaberi

Diamond Dallas Page was one of the most recognisable names and faces in the world of professional wrestling during the Monday Night Wars.

DDP only got involved in the wrestling business at the age of 35 before joining WCW in 1991 as a manager. He quickly progressed to stepping inside the squared-circle and stayed with the company until it's final days.

During his time in WCW Page was a three-time World Champ...

Matt Hardy recently co hosted Busted Open with Mike Riker and Reby Sky on Sirius XM Radio, which can be heard every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 2-4 ET on Sirius 94, XM 208, here are the highlights…

Matt Hardy on his future in wrestling: "I think there is a future for me in wrestling in some capacity. I have such a new outlook on life after going through such a crazy period, I've kind of had a reprieve for a while. At some point I had to face everything and change my life, an...

Former WWE star Chris Nowinski recently talked about his work with the Sports Legacy Institute in concussion research, talking with Randy Orton about the issue, his conversations with Chris Benoit and more. Check out the highlights:

On Randy Orton changing his thoughts on the issue: "A guy like Randy Orton just didn't buy into it, and I ran into him in March, and he started talking about his concussion experiences and he was like, 'Gosh I didn't know it was that bad.' He is an advoc...

Zach Gowen recently spoke to The Score about his WWE run in the early '00s, getting into the business and more. Check out the highlights:

On what made him enter the business after losing his leg: "I made the decision when I was 16. I knew that wrestling was what I was going to do because my love and passion for wrestling was unparalleled. Basically there's nothing in life that grabbed my interest or mesmerized me as much as Professional Wrestling. I just knew I would somehow be involv...

Sting appeared on 97.9/105.5 KISS-FM on Thursday to promote Impact Wrestling at Wembley Stadium. Highlights from the interview are as follows:

Which wrestler he'd like to face that he hasn't yet:"I'd have to say the top one... Undertaker. I think wrestling fans have wanted to see Sting vs. Undertaker for years. I think between his gimmick and mine, it could be pretty cool. We could do some pretty cool stuff."

If he has any regrets over not joining WWE: "Yes and no. Who wouldn't wa...

The Honky Tonk Man spoke to Off the Top Rope Radio last Wednesday on a variety of topics.

Highlights:

Declining WWE's offer for WWE Hall of Fame enshrinement:

"I turned down the WWE Hall of Fame because I was booked somewhere else and it's the indies that put food on my table. They didn't call until early March, it was just left too late."

Why he did not appear the

"Old School" episode of Raw in 2010: "I nearly went back for the WWE Old School Raw, but I was booked on a 6:00 a.m. ...

John Morrison highlights from a recent interview:

On The Birth of the Morrison Character:

"The "Morrison" character was born in ECW… a child of spite and stardom. I felt like I evolved into a great singles wrestler in ECW because of the opportunities to speak, and wrestle longer matches. Miz & Morrison, "The Greatest Tag Team of the 21st Century," was fun because Miz and I have great comedic chemistry for backstage segments, and our internet show the Dirt Sheet. Also I felt like m...

Yahoo Sports recently interviewed Billy Gunn, here are the highlights:

On Who Impresses Him Today: "Ziggler he has a ton of talent and is on his way to becoming a huge star."

On The Difficulties of Tag Team Wrestling: "There is so much going on during a tag match that i think it's a lot of fun for the fans to watch, keeping track of everything going on."

On What to Expect From WWFX Live on February 4th: "A great match and very entertaining and I hope the fans have a great time like...

Mick Foley appeared on Wrestling Voice Radio with Duane Doogan. Highlights from the interview are as follows:

His performance at the Royal Rumble: "I don't think it was until I got back to the hotel that I realized, just how many things had gone on in the little time I was out there, maybe four or five minutes but even in those four minutes, you got that entrance, that's what I was most nervous about, 'How the heck am I going to run out to the ring?', the interaction with great young ...

Slow Ride Q&A with “The Long Island Iced-Z” Zack Ryder



Growing up, watching baseball on television was my No. 1 pastime.

My No. 2 pastime was watching professional wrestling on television.

Each Saturday, before I tuned into NBC to watch the “Game of the Week,” I would spend my mornings watching Randy “Macho Man” Savage drop elbows from the top rope and run around the house yelling “Whatcha you gonna do brotha” while watching WWE (then WWF) on USA Network.

Later in ...

Hulk Hogan Interview On Sportsvibe:

When you mention the word wrestling to people, their minds usually turn to Hulk Hogan.

'The Immortal' Hogan has been in the wrestling business for over three decades and has wrestled for all of the top organisations across the globe. Over an immense career, he has been involved in many great matches and rivalries.

Hulkamania really took off in the mid-eighties becoming a world wide attraction. Since then, nothing has changed and Hogan is back in ...

Marvez: Heffron laments passing of ECW Arena days
By Alex Marvez     Scripps Howard News Service

Before its 2010 demolition, the Spectrum was home to five-figure crowds for World Wrestling Entertainment and World Championship Wrestling events for more than 30 years.

Yet it wasn't the most iconic building in Philadelphia for grappling shows.

Such a distinction belonged to ECW Arena, a converted 10,000-square-foot warehouse best known for hosting Friday-night bingo until the mid-1990s...

Paul Roma spoke with World Wrestling Insanity about his time as one of the Four Horsemen, his thoughts about not being included in the Horsemen's induction into the Hall of Fame and his feelings about Drew Carey being in the Hall of Fame and not Randy Savage.

"First I want to thank everybody for not forgetting and remembering that - A, I was a Horsemen. And B, why they chose me. At the end of the day, it gets down to the fact that the Horsemen were considered the elite, the best of t...

Going deep with Dwayne Johnson
By: Tatin Yang Philippine Daily Inquirer

The moment Dwayne Johnson stepped onto the platform, it was evident to all that he was a genuine ham and an entertainer at heart, pulling all the stops to make his audience laugh, whether flashing his wide, white smile, making his chest pop and dance or whipping out a ukulele to strum and sing—in Taiwanese, to boot.

Action star Dwayne Johnson and director Brad Peyton flew to Taipei for the premiere of “Jo...

Hulk Hogan:

"When the script for The Wrestler kept coming to me I said, 'This movie is so good if you put me in the film as a wrestler people are going to say, "No credibility, Hulk Hogan isn't a good actor", whatever Hollywood thinks of me'. As soon as they put Mickey Rourke in there I knew it had a chance, and he did such a great, great job it relit his career."

Hogan also claimed he turned down lead roles in "Highlander" and "Robin Hood: Men in Tights"

During a recent interview with...

In an interview with SBSun.com, The "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase said this on addiction:

"I never really had an addiction to the drugs or booze, but the women. Me and Tiger Woods could carry on a conversation. I'm a guy who can say, 'Been there, done that, and let me tell you what's really important.'"

Jeff Hardy recently spoke about his drug and alcohol use, working for TNA, his music and more. Check out the highlights:

On support from his fans: "I've got my hardcore fans, and I thank them so much for being there for me and not giving up on me."

On his drug problems: "I really believe that people learn from examples and through problems themselves. OK, my brother [Matt] and myself, for example, we never drank. We never did drugs. Nothing. I was 21, 22, when I started drinking beer,...

Mike Mooneyham of The Post & Courier spoke with original Four Horsemen member Ole Anderson this week about the group being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Here’s some more of what Ole had to say:

“Vince McMahon hates my guts, and I don’t like him. So that’s all there is to it. To be a part of that, anyone with a brain knows who the first Four Horsemen were. It was me and Arn and Ric and Tully Blanchard, and J.J. Dillon was the manager. So if they don’t know that, they ...

Speaking to The Sun, Diamond Dallas Page says he has no regrets over the failed 2001 angle that saw him play a stalker who creepily tracked The Undertaker's wife.

"It's amazing to me how many people it bothered. They knew that I was a top guy and they didn't use me correctly, but I agreed to it originally and that was a mistake," Page says.

"Vince and Shane McMahon told me coming in that they had this great idea and I was going to be working with their number one babyface. I didn'...

Jerry Lawler recently spoke with the Miami Herald, talking about Vince McMahon's view on the WWD Hall of Fame. Lawler talked about not wanting to be inducted in 2007 initially and told McMahon that, saying he didn't think his career was over.

"I'd always related the Hall of Fame to baseball and football where you don't go in until a couple of years after your career is over," Lawler said. "So I said to myself and Vince, ‘I don't feel my career is over. I still want to compete. I s...

The following article is from Sportsvibe:

Together, Storm and Roode helped define one of the best eras of tag team wrestling along with Team 3D, and The Motor City Machine Guns in TNA with Beer Money winning the tag team titles on four occasions.

However, towards the end of 2011 Roode and Storm began competing as singles wrestlers and both were involved in the World Title picture. Storm beat Kurt Angle for the sport’s most coveted prize and then offered his former partner a shot ...

Former WWE performer, Harry Smith appeared on the Major League Wrestling podcast this week and had the following to say about his time with the company:

“We had a good title run with Tyson Kidd. I was kind of disheartened that more didn’t happen with my time in the company. I felt that i certainly had enough talent… It’s not exactly in my short-term plans to go back there. We’ll put the bookmark in this chapter read on and maybe go back to it sometime. It was definitely ho...

CORPUS CHRISTI — The year 2012 will be the year of "Swag."

That's what WWE Superstar Jack Swagger predicts for his future.

"You're definitely going to see an evolution of the All-American American," Swagger said. "I'm not going to be satisfied until Jack Swagger is back at the top of the mountain."

The All-American American and the rest of the Raw Superstars will look to build momentum for the year when WWE returns Monday for the Raw SuperShow.

The show begins at 7:15 p.m. at the Am...

During a recent Q&A on his official fansite, Starship-Pained.com, John Morrison had the following to say:

Question: How’s life after leaving WWE?

Answer: I feel like I got off an express train walked to my car, and sped away. I’m still busy as all hell, but now, I’m the one driving.

Question: What are you planning on doing?

Answer: Check my You Tube channel for updates on me: Here

Question: If you return would you star in a WWE film? What kind of movie would i...

TNA world champion Bobby Roode has heaped praise on Hulk Hogan — despite the wrestling icon's negative comments towards him.

Before Roode's first world title shot at October's huge Bound For Glory event, Hogan caused a storm by telling an interviewer: "Roode's not ready.

"He's not the next guy. They might think he is. Dixie Carter might think he is. The whole world might think he is. He's not the next guy."

The Canadian lost to Kurt Angle on that show but ended up winning the ch...

Kurt Angle talks wrestling ahead of Times Union Center show

More than 15 years after he won a gold medal in wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and after more than a decade of being one of the biggest stars in professional wrestling, Kurt Angle still has something to prove.

He wants to make the Olympic wrestling team again. And he wants — indeed, plans — to do it at age 43, six years older than any other man who has ever wrestled for the U.S. at the Olympics. (The r...

Brutus Beefcake's estranged wife Barbara Leslie was recently interviewed by The National Enquirer, here are the highlights…

On Brutus' Relationship With Hulk Hogan: "I've watched my husband and Hulk interact for the past 20 years, and there have been many times when I felt they were much too close for comfort."

On Linda Claiming Brutus and Hulk Were Lovers: "I have absolutely no knowledge of a homosexual relationship going on between my husband and Hulk, nor has Linda ever shared ...

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/inthering/view/225788/The-Animal-ROARS-/

Former world champion Dave “The Animal” Batista says the new PG brand of WWE wrestling is completely alien to him.

In a world exclusive interview, the ever-candid Washington DC native this week tells FT exactly how he feels about the current state of the product.

And he won’t be going back any time soon. Dave, 42, is currently training MMA every day and living the martial arts lifestyle in Tampa, Florida, as wel...

Bret Hart recently spoke with Vezzy Parmesan of the Hot 106 "Rise and Grind Morning Show" in Providence, Rhode Island about the current WWE product and what he thinks the problem is. Here are some highlights:

On the current talent roster: "I think the wrestlers that out there today are excellent. Some are as good as they've every been. I don't have any issues with the wrestlers of today. But, I will say that they all look cookie-cutter and look the same. I really wish they would just...

Wade Barrett spoke with NaplesNews.com to promote WWE’s TLC PPV.
Here are some highlights:

Becoming WWE Champion:
“I’ve dreamed about it since I was a kid. I realized, statistically, the chances of me getting to the WWE and being very successful were very slim. I always hoped it would happen for me. I was very lucky to get the opportunity and I was going to make sure I was going to make the most of it. Wrestling was my first passion and something I wanted to do from a very youn...

"Let's be clear of one thing, I do not, in any way, shape, or form think I am The Rock. The Rock is probably one of the best leading men in Hollywood and he's actually really good at it. I've been doing it and having fun with it, but my true passion is WWE. I think when my career winds down, I might look at that and find something to do. Maybe I'll take a creative writing class, try to become a novelist, who knows. As a smart business person, you always...

In Your Head Wrestling interviewed Big Vito about him being on the WWE Turkey List, how Joey Styles has changed recently and how he is responsible for Vince Russo getting into wrestling.

About the WWE Turkey List: Vito thought WWE insulted him by putting him on this list and how his family was very upset about the mention. He also asked how they can post an article insulting people when the company is part of the "Be a Star" program.

About John Laurinaitis releasing him: Vito says th...

Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) and Jimmy Korderas (@jimmykorderas) of #AftermathRadio on thescore.com and iTunes chat with former WWE superstar Duane Gill, who is also best known as "Gillberg" . Highlights:

Speaking about if Bill Goldberg ever tried to get in contact with him while he was doing the "Gillberg" gimmick in WWE he said:

"Goldberg hates my guts. He wanted to kill me. I remember the night I did meet him, the night we did The Rock Concert were I was dancing all the ring and all. They...

Speaking to WWE Magazine, Steve Austin responds to Brock Lesnar telling ESPN.com during a recent interview promoting WWE '12 that he was "downright scared" to face him on the June 10, 2002 RAW (Austin balked facing Lesnar, feeling the marquee bout lacked proper buildup. Ultimately, he declined to attend RAW, briefly leaving WWE).

Austin responds, "It wasn't a Brock issue at all. It was a stupid business decision, and I flew off the handle. I was wound up pretty tight at the time. I th...

Will you be on the TNA Wrestling tour in January? What do you look like about performing in the UK?
As ...

Maryse happy to be moving on
By DARREN WOOD - SLAM! Wrestling

When Maryse Ouellet went to the Bell Center in Montreal to watch a wrestling event for the first time in 2003, she instantly fell in love with professional wrestling.

She as in awe of Jeff Hardy; he captivated her attention and was the reason she started to watch wrestling more often. She even began hosting parties to watch pay-per-views at her house.

"I just loved the way all those people would come out onto the stag...

Eric Bischoff Comments On Jeff Hardy:

"Very impressed with the way Jeff Hardy is handling himself. Taken responsibility, changed his life and is 100% professional. I doubted Jeff. Not anymore. Admire him for having the balls to overcome his issues and raise his game."

The Miami Herald has a new article online featuring quotes from Jerry Lawler. Below is an excerpt:

“A lot of people may not realize this, but how I got into wrestling and everything that’s happened in my wresting career came about because of my artistic ability,” Lawler said. “The very first time I ever got to do anything connected with wrestling was just on a whim. I drew a bunch of caricatures, cartoons of the wrestlers, and I sent them – without any kind of expectations �...

On YouTube, you can see wrestler-turned-comedian Mick Foley boldly go where few grapplers will -- smack into the topic of abortion.

Specifically, he's riffing on the (since defeated) Mississippi personhood amendment that would have assigned human rights at the moment of conception.

Going further, he says such rights should be applied to sperm, and confesses to a lonely night on the road where, "I lured my boys and girls into the world to their deaths under false pretenses."

Regardless of...

His thoughts about returning to WWE television earlier this month, as part of "RAW Gets Rocked":

"I was in negotiations with the WWE, and I said 'Look, I'll come back on one condition...I want to be in a re...

Source: Thesun.co.uk

TNA star Ken Anderson has defended pal Jeff Hardy and insisted that the troubled star is back on the right track.

Hardy has fought addiction and faced serious problems with the law in a turbulent career but is universally recognised as one of the most gifted pro wrestlers of his generation.

After being fined $100,000 and jailed for 10 days following a series of drug-related offences, Hardy is now back in the TNA fold an...

Small-town kid has become a Big Show

Paul Wight, all seven feet and 420 pounds of him, is a wrestling giant

By CHRIS DEARING - (Source: TheState.com)

When Paul Wight was a youngster growing up outside of Aiken, he remembers venturing to Columbia’s Township Auditorium to get a view of the professional wrestlers entering the back gates. His family’s modest income seldom allowed him to go inside and watch the matches.

Little did he know that becoming one of those sports entertain...

Randy Orton interview on the SportsTown Chicago radio show

Regarding Brock being in the video game: "I think it's great. I'm a big Lesnar fan and I've always been. We came up together about 10 years ago. Me and him were buds. We've lost touch over the years' as you usually do with guys like that. But I wish him the best. I know he's had a few health issues as of late. But he'll conquer those, just like he's conquered every other obstacle that's come his way. I truly feel he's one of t...

Former WWE Women's Champion and TNA Knockouts Champion, Lisa Marie Varon, better known as Tara in TNA and Victoria in WWE, joined Diva-Dirt.com for an exclusive interview about her career.

Lisa talks about many topics including her time in WWE, her current run in TNA, the reaction to her YouTube video with Brooke Tessmacher about the "Thanksgiving Thong Thunder" match, what it's like teaming with Brooke and writing for Chicago Athlete magazine. Plus, Lisa reminisces on the "good old da...

Trish Stratus discusses "WWE '12"

For a Diva who retired in 2006, Trish Stratus has been very busy. In the past two years, the seven-time Women's Champion has rocked the house at WrestleMania, starred in her first feature film and launched a successful line of yoga products. Up next for the beautiful brunette? A virtual return to the ring as a downloadable character in WWE ’12. Trish found a moment in her hectic schedule to talk with WWE.com about vid...

The Rock recently spoke to WWE Magazine and addressed his critics within WWE, or rather, two particular "insecure and jealous" Superstars. They ask the multi-time champion, "Some guys in the locker room aren't too happy with your return. Do you feel you need to earn their respect, or do you feel they need to earn your respect?"

The Great One responds, "Of course, a few guys have been very vocal about their unhappiness with me coming back. It doesn't bother me at all. It just proves that...

Chyna Talks Confronting Stephanie McMahon About HHH Affair, Vince's Reaction & More
Chyna recently spoke with Raj Giri of WrestlingINC.com about her new Vivid release Back Door To Chyna, her time in WWE, her TNA stint and much more. Here is part one of the interview, we will post the second part tomorrow.
WrestlingINC.com: You were in wrestling during a very hot peak. It was kind of the modern glory years in a way from 1997- 2001. Can you describe what it was like being a wrestler during...

CM Punk did an interview with The New York Daily News today and took a few shots at The Rock.

"You know, the thing about that is, he's not around. He's not around. It doesn't help morale when the guy goes right from his limo to the dressing room to the dressing room to the ring. He's very bourgeois Hollywood," Punk said.

When asked whether he thought The Rock had really "returned" to WWE, Punk said: "He came back, he did WWE Raw after that. He said he was never gonna leave. And the ne...

WWE Superstar CM Punk talks gaming, Survivor Series and being 'straight-edge'

With the Survivor Series pay-per-view taking place this Sunday and the release of WWE ’12 coming up on Tuesday, it has been a busy time for the wrestling giant.

CM Punk, one of the sports most interesting figures, discussed with The Post his feelings about the new video game, how he has become one of the most popular superstars and how he incorporates his own personal beliefs into his on-screen role.

Pu...

Busted Open Interview: Bobby Eaton
Hosts: Dave Lagreca and Doug Mortman
Busted Open can be heard Monday, Wednesday and Friday on Sirius 94 XM 208

Eaton on Jim Cornette: "Okay, well first of all he’s my friend, and I’ve known him since before he was wrestling. Of course a lot of people say the same thing. They made him...he was taking pictures for the guys or whoever. Miss Christine Jarrett, his mom was there on Tuesday nights in Louisville, Kentucky. Then he got…Jerry Jarrett or...

Former WWE Diva Serena Deeb recently spoke with Newsday.

On Her Time in WWE:

"I don't really know what was going on in their minds, in my bosses' minds, during my time in WWE. I think that the plans were there to eventually have me break out and be in the ring. But the role that I played on television, that wasn't part of it…So it was just wrong place, wrong time as far as a wrestling role goes. It was definitely a lesson in patience and I had to know and trust that it was just no...

Gregory Iron is hurting. He's shirtless and barefoot, blue jeans sagging from his hips as all five feet and four inches of him limp out of the Pro Wrestling Ohio locker room at The Arena, a 27,000-square foot entertainment complex in a strip mall a half-hour south of Cleveland. On this mid-September Saturday night, Iron and the rest of PWO have just finished a three-hour taping for a local cable channel. The 25-year-old Iron leans on a small circular table 30 feet from an idle mechanical...

Friends, Foley, wrestling community bond for Shane Helms

Former WWE superstar Hurricane overwhelmed from support

By Scott Fishman

For The Miami Herald

Leaving TNA: "There was a lot of things. It was .. contracts and it just whatever. I didn’t put up with a lot of stuff in WWE, I’m not gonna’ put up with stuff in TNA. And you know what? I miss everybody in WWE, and I miss everybody in TNA, but,..I’m happy in my life and at 40 years old, if I can’t, I don’t want to say do it my way, but again, not seeing things done logically, an...

"You've had a lot to say about the Intercontinental title, even bringing back the vintage white belt. Why do you feel that way?

CODY RHODES: I've had the opportunity to have a very open platform on how I feel about the Intercontinen...

Eve Torres posted a message on Twitter apparently in response to Madusa saying she should stay out of the ring and stick to modeling after watching her compete against Beth Phoenix at Sunday's Vengeance pay-per-view.

Torres wrote, "To answer some questions I have received, having a couple of photoshoots doesn't make you a "model". I was never a model. My degree is in engineering, & I pursued dance professionally for a while. Now I'm a WWE Diva & not going anywhere anytime soon. Deal wi...

ImpactWrestling.com has added Gail Kim to their roster page. She also made the following prediction for women's wrestling in 2012:

"They say the wrestling biz is like a roller coaster.my prediction:womens wrestling in the next year is gonna start rolling up that hill!"

Melina, who has remained quiet on the subject of TNA Wrestling since parting ways with WWE in August, was asked at the pre-launch party for Saints Row: The Third if she has plans to join the promotion.

She replied, "Oh, I'm still... still deciding."

Melina was also asked if she'll be appear on Dancing with the Stars. She said "you never know" and explained, "I'd love to do any opportunity that presents itself, I would love to do that. I'm also interested in like Cirque du Soleil too,...

The Fan DC's Lavar Arrington Show with Chad Dukes conducted an interview with Kevin Nash; during the interview Nash answered questions on the initial confrontation between himself and Punk, if his health was an obstacle in returning to the WWE and if we would see a reprisal of the Punk/Nash clashes. Highlights from the interview are as follows:

On CM Punk/Kevin Nash promo:

Chad Dukes: They had the whole thing with you where they you were being kind of disrespected by him, and they we...

You won't be seeing Tara around Philadelphia this weekend for Bound For Glory. The TNA Knockout and half of the women's championship tag team won't be at the Fan Fest or at the pay-per-view itself.

She wishes it were otherwise.

"It's the biggest event of the year, and I'll be honest, I'm not used to not being a participant or at least at Fan Fest. But it is going to be a good show and I wish I was on the card," Tara (Lisa Marie Varon) admitted to SLAM! Wrestling Thursday. "I know I'...

In a recent interview ESPN, Brock Lesnar talked about his inclusion in the WWE 12 Game and shares some of his thoughts on the WWE and namely, The Undertaker. Heres what he had to say:

Jon Robinson: There were so many rumors floating around last year about you possibly facing Undertaker at Mania. What would the match have been like?

Brock Lesnar: I was a true wrestler. I was a Division I national champion. I came into the business wanting one thing and one thing only, and that was to ...

Kurt Angle on his return to collegiate Olympic wrestling:
“I’ve been training for the last six months. The training has gone phenomenally well. I didn’t realize I was going catch on this quickly, but you know it’s like getting on a bicycle and riding again. That’s not to say it didn’t go without any injuries here and there. I’ve hurt my Achilles tendon and my hamstring but I’ve been hanging on tightly and training very hard. I’m on schedule so thank God, I have a very ...

Mickie James participated in an interview with Female First while she was in the UK promoting TNA Wrestling's upcoming Maximum Impact Tour and recalled her reaction to being released from her WWE contract last year. She admitted it was as big a shock for her, and did upset her.

"I think it angered a lot of people," she says, continuing: "It would be one thing if I was doing a poor job, and I didn't capture the fans every time I went out there, or if I wasn't so good at what I did."

As i...

Kurt Angle wants Olympic wrestling return

By Dan Gelston

AP Sports Writer
Published October 14, 2011
BALA CYNWYD, Pa. — So long steel cages, pyrotechnics and theme music. Kurt Angle wants to get real about wrestling again.

Angle believes the time is right to swap that big gold TNA Wrestling championship belt around his waist for another shiny gold medal around his neck.

Creeping up on 43, Angle is serious about becoming an Olympic wrestler for the second time.

The 1996 220-pou...

FORMER WWE Diva Gail Kim has vowed that she will never return after enduring an unhappy second spell with the wrestling giant.

Kim asked for her release from the company on August 5 after being chronically under-utilised, but WWE refused to let her go, and instead made her sit out her contract, which concluded at the end of September.

Kim is now a free agent, and is understandably vehement that wherever her wrestling career from now on takes her, it will not be back to W...

Hulk Hogan was a guest today on the 4th hour of the Today Show with Hota Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford. The hosts began by talking a little wrestling. Hogan, who was sporting an Impact Wrestling T-shirt talked about how this Sunday is "our Superbowl, Bound for Glory" though he never mentioned TNA.

Hogan said he isn't in the main event of the show that will be the Olympic Hero Kurt Angle versus this really cool kid Bobby Roode. But he is in charge of the company and he has a disgruntled...

Mick Foley appeared on The LAW Live Audio Wrestling this past Sunday night on TSN Radio 1050 AM to promote his upcoming stand up comedy show 'Mick Foley: Hardcore Comedy' at the Toronto Underground Cinema on Friday December 2nd. Check out the highlights…

How he got involved with stand up comedy: I had done a lot of speaking at colleges where a lot of my stories were humorous, but because I was never billed as a comic, they didn't have to be funny, that was just kind of like the ici...

Jimmy Hart interview recap from IYHWrestling.com

The Mouth of the South Jimmy Hart joined Jack E. Jones & OneInchBiceps to talk about Memphis Heat, the documentary about professional wrestling in the Memphis territory.

After watching the documentary, Jimmy Hart was amazed that he had forgotten so many tremendous feuds and angles that he was a part of with Jerry Lawler, Jackie Fargo, and others in Memphis, and the documentary was a trip down memory lane for him. Jimmy said he will be ...

Lance Hoyt appeared on the most recent edition of Wrestling Voice Radio. Fans may remember Hoyt from his run with TNA, competing in the WWE as Vance Archer or seen him recently working for New Japan Pro Wrestling as Lance Archer. Lance spoke about his career in the business from working in the Texas indy's in the early part of the last decade, breaking into TNA, his run with WWE and his position now working for NJPW and much more. Here are some highlights.

Also, you can check out my a...

Kevin Nash and a yet-to-be-named partner will face The Rock-n-Roll Express in the main event of the AWE Night of Legends pay-per-view this Saturday. The Rock-n-Roll Express took out Marvin Ward, who had been scheduled to tag with Nash in the Night of Legends match, at AWE Night of the Superstars last month.

"After all these years in professional wrestling, we're still out on the road every night. We don't get that guaranteed check that comes in the mail every week. See, we work hard ...

CM Punk Interview
Source: gizmodo.com

Pro Wrestling might not be the UFC, but the physical entertainment leaves real bruises. And the way they use Twitter is pretty interesting. Mark Serrels, editor of Kotaku Australia, got the chance to chat with pro wrestler CM Punk — and here are his thoughts.

“Hey. Australia,” began the tweet, “Pumpkin Spice Latte. Get on it.”

That was one.

“In Sydney. Who wants to party? Diet sodas for all my friends!”

That was another.

Those tw...

Crimson addressed his comparisons to Bill Goldberg in an interview with the Monday Night Mayhem radio show earlier this week.

"There's no hostility between me and Goldberg. I don't follow Goldberg on Twitter. I don't pay attention to Bill Goldberg these days. People came to me calling me a 'Poor Man's Goldberg,' and he was retweeting the fans's stuff basically saying the same thing. It's sad that some of the simple-minded people out there, because of an undefeated streak, automaticall...

Austin Speaks on Cena Critics

During a recent promotion of his upcoming movie "Born To Fight," Stone Cold Steve Austin had the following to say about WWE, John Cena's critics and more:

"When I look at that company right now, John Cena is the guy who anchors it all. Some people get mad because they feel like WWE shoves it down your throat, but he's the main guy. Whether you love to hate him or you love to love him, you gotta respect him. If you're going to have him chase, you must ...

TNA standout Robert “Bobby” Roode continues to be a performer to watch.

The 34-year-old Ontario, Canada, native has come into his own during the past couple of years.

His passion for the business shone through in a recent interview with his hometown newspaper, The Peterborough Examiner, as he reminisced about playing ball hockey in the street as a young boy and imagining scoring the winning goal in the Stanley Cup final.

“This is my Stanley Cup,” said Roode, referring to his upcoming wor...

Mick Foley recently hinted that he would make an appearance at the WWE Hell in a Cell PPV tomorrow night.

While chatting on Reddit.com, Foley said:

"I'm going to have to end this AMA chat in about 15 minutes..have to e-mail Michael Cole, and make my flight reservations for New Orleans for Sunday. Wait, I didn't mean to say that! Pay no attention to that man!"

Hogan said that the show goes into a direction that "most people don't think of", claimed Hogan, in that once the MCW talents leave the ring, they can't reach doorknobs or go into public restrooms and can't reach the sink. The show "marked a fresh start for someone wh...

The following are highlights from a new interview with former WWE announcer and current Ring Of Honor TV announcer Kevin Kelly:

Kevin Kelly on "Death Before Dishonor IX" exceeding expectations: "I think there was a minimal amount of hype, and I think expectations from a lot of folks were very low and tempered for 'Death Before Dishonor IX.' I think we exceeded whatever expectations there were. To me, it was a satisfying meal in that you had everything available that you could like. The...

His name is Bobby Lashley.  Those interested in booking him for wrestling shows and appearances can em...

Monday Night Mayhem with The All Night Express - Rhett Titus and Kenny King
Hosts: The Big Mosh and "The Chairman of the Board" Todd Vincent
Airs every Monday at 6:00 P.M. (CT)
Show available at MondayNightMayhem.com.

The buildup to Ladder War 3 vs. The Briscoes and what it meant to headline Ring of Honor's "Death Before Dishonor IX" (Rhett Titus): "The buildup toward Ladder War 3 has been coming pretty long for me. From the original Ladder War, you'll find a young Rhett Titus doing ring...

The following is a recap of a new Reby Sky interview from the Busted Open radio show, which airs Monday, Wednesday and Friday on SIRIUS 94 and XM 208

Reby on Matt Hardy's online videos: "Before he posts every video I give him a talk, and I don't want to feel like his mother or babysitter or council, but I say Matt maybe this isn't a good idea. I tell him what I think about it, why I think that way, and he will either take it and say okay, maybe not or he will put it up anyway. He's g...

CM Punk appeared on Ariel Helwani's "The MMA Hour" online show today, and discussed a number of MMA and pro wrestling topics.

Helwani asked Punk about Triple H's recent comments claiming UFC needs to evolve more than WWE. Punk said he felt that it was an absolute insane statement. Punk said pro wrestling, in fact, has a lot of work to do. He mentioned talking about MMA with Triple H many times, and noted that HHH "just doesn't get it."

Punk was asked whether or not MMA has hurt the pro ...

WWE star Triple H told Eric Larnick of Moviefone that Ric Flair doesn't know when to walk away. "Ric is one of my best friends," Triple H said. "Ric doesn't know when to walk away. Ric doesn't want to be told to walk away. And Ric can't afford to walk away. Ric has lived every day of his life like it's the last for almost the fifty years he's been in the business.

"In Ric's mind, it's still 1982, he's on top of the world, he's young, he's got a lot of money. Ric has never questioned ...

By WorldWrestlingInsanity.com on 2011-09-14 08:02:41

He's the man who redefined the color of Machismo and energized a division. Now, Ring of Honor's reigning Television Champion Jay Lethal joins James Guttman for a 46 minute shoot interview on ClubWWI.com about his past, present, and future that any fan will freak out, freak out over - dig it!

Having begun wrestling at the age of 16, Lethal has experience that far exceeds others his age. From his six X-Division title wins to his Ri...

Angle on training f...

Wrestling Voice interview with Road Dogg Brian James

Being included in the WWE's recent OMG Shocking Moment DVD for the New Age Outlaws dumpster spot with Terry Funk and Mick Foley:

"I think it is memorable, I was told a couple of times that we made that OMG Moment DVD for that and the WCW Invasion and that feels good and it's kind of the match that put us on the map and it's what people remember about The New Age Outlaws, we had worked with the Road Warriors already and beat them for...

Thoughts on ‘Edge Appreciation Night’

“Every time I hear it Kind of cringe, really? Seems embarrassing. I don’t even know what an appreciation night is... I’m worried  they will get my high school English teacher of my girlfriend from the seventh grade, like ‘Edge This is your Life'”

How often does Edge want to hear the roar of the crowd moving forward?

“At SummerSlam I was thinking ‘...

Triple H said he had not planned to get back into movies. He tells us, it just happened. After his role in Blade Trinity, he said New Line offered him a three role movie deal that he turned down:

“Acting really was never for me the end goal. You know? I enjoyed being in WWE. I wanted to be a wrestler. That’s what I got in it for and that’s what I loved…It’s not something where even now like these two movies come out I’m saying like, you know, where’s my next project? Guys, ...

Mick Foley has been entertaining fans in and out of the wrestling ring now for over 25 years. Mick talks with Brian Fritz of BetweenTheRopes.com about his unique career, what happened with TNA, if and when he will be returning to the WWE, his Celebrities for Charity raffle and more.

Find out more in the Celebrities for Charity raffle at http://www.celebritiesforcharity.org/raffle/mick-foleys-smackdown-party-raffle/ where you could win a visit and viewing party with Mick at your home.

Su...

In your estimation, what do you feel is wrong with WWE right now, and what would you do to change it?

What's wrong with WWE right now is that there isn't enough youth. Most of the ideas are old. They worked in The Attitude Era or in the '80's—and I'm not necessarily saying that they're bad or they're wrong —but they need updating, they need tweaking. There needs to...

In the latest edition of WWE Magazine cover-dated October 2011, Mae Young is profiled with an in-depth look at her career dating back to the mid-1900s to her cameo appearances today. At the end of the article is Young describing a promise made by WWE CEO Vince McMahon if Young lives to be 100-years-old.

"I plan on wrestling when I'm 100. My grandmother lived to be 113, so I figure I can make it into the ring when I'm 100. Vince promised me a match with his daughter, Stephanie, and hi...

Mick Foley was recently interviewed by Monday Night Mayhem radio show and these are some highlights:

Mick Foley says he would like to be inducted into WWE's Hall of Fame when WWE returns to Madison Square Garden in New York City. "In a perfect world, I would get inducted in The Garden in 2013. I'll be willing to stay of TV until 2013 just to get inducted there, but what I might do is John Laurinaitis and ask if I could do a house show, just so I could hear my music and get a pop," Foley ...

Life imitated art far too closely for Dan Spivey.

During the mid-1990s, Spivey wrestled for WWE as Waylon Mercy. The character was inspired by Robert De Niro's acclaimed portrayal of the heinous Max Cady in the 1991 movie "Cape Fear."

Spivey played the role to a tee with villainous tactics that belied his soft-spoken interviews tinted with a Southern drawl. But as creepy as Waylon Mercy came across, Spivey's behavior was admittedly just as degenerate outside the ring. His long-runnin...

Gabe Sapolsky spoke with The Aftershock ProWrestling Radio recently. Among the highlights:

On what he would change in TNA in-order for them to possibly compete with the WWE: "They need a complete overhaul of the brand you know, that's what the bottom line is. I mean it came close to happening, you know Paul Heyman was in those talks, who knows what would have happened with me, it was unlikely I was going to give up Dragon Gate USA and Evolve, however it was likely that I would have go...

TNA Champion Kurt Angle spoke recently with MMAWeekly.com. Among the highlights:

On Why he joined WWE instead of UFC after the 96 Olympics: "I talked to the UFC, but at the time they were only paying their top fighters 15 grand to fight, and here WWE throws this big contract at me. It’s kind of like, let me see, do I struggle and go in the UFC or do I go here and make a bunch of money? Obviously, the decision was very easy."

On training for the 2012 Olympics: “I’ve been training...

Mick Foley recently spoke with The Wrestling Voice and confirmed that he has been talking with WWE about a return, saying it comes down to how many dates he wants to be away from home and what will fit for his return.

Foley, who expressed interest in helping WWE’s product by working behind the scenes, also teased an appearance when WWE is in the UK this November while he will be in the country for a comedy tour. Foley added that he has a few matches left in him and is cutting weight s...

Source: forbes.com, interview by Dan Schawbel

I recently had the great opportunity to speak to one of my childhood idols, the legendary Hulk Hogan. He is someone who best represents the idea of “personal branding,” as his stage name is known around the world by his millions of fans. He’s created a legacy, even despite his hardships, and has inspired many people. Hulk is one of the most sought-after, instantly recognizable celebrities in the world. He is a twelve-time professional wor...

He’s been to the Sportatorium in Dallas. He’s been in deathmatches all over the world from Philly to Japan. On days off, you’re likely to find Necro cheering his beloved short-season Class A Mahoning Valley Scrappers.

Necro stopped by Collector’s Realm for an autograph signing on Sunday and he took a few minutes to answer questions.

Phil Strum: First off, what have you been working on nowadays and where...

Already the subject of two biographies, DiBiase, now 57, will be the subject of Kalliope Films’ Wrestling with Faith, which is presently in post-production. DiBiase came by Collector’s Realm in Poughkeepsie on Sunday and spoke to me at length about myriad topics. Thanks to DiBiase, Gregory Louis Carter of Kalliope, as well as Joe Sinforoso and the whole staff o...

WWE Hall of Famer Bret “Hitman” Hart sat down and spoke with Duane Doogan & Luke Barry from #WrestlingVoice (available now on iTunes and WrestlingVoice.net) promoting his upcoming Irish tour with American Wrestling Rampage.  Some of the highlights include...

On his relationship with Shawn Michaels:
“I suspected from the very beginning that me and Shawn, our handshake, would be more BS than anything else and tha...

OTTAWA - In the midst of a WWE Universe storm, John Morrison is holding a grudge.

And while CM Punk is stewing after becoming an undisputed champion at Summer Slam, only to have Kevin Nash throw himself into the middle and Alberto Del Rio pin Punk to become the new champion, Morrison could carry the grudge into a huge live RAW TV show in Edmonton Aug. 22.

R Truth is the guy with the bull’s-eye on his back this time.

“I am a laid-back surfer kid from California in real life,” says Morr...

OTTAWA - Nattie Neidhart may have had a recent in-ring attitude change — as one half of the Divas of Doom.

But she hasn’t lost her way.

The WWE superstar, part of the storied Hart Family, can’t wait to come home, as part of Tuesday’s Smackdown! TV tapings at the Saddledome.

“I’ve been in WWE three years and I’ve evolved ... I’ve grown a lot,” said Neidhart. “There’s been an evolution and that evolution turned into the Divas of Doom, with Beth Phoenix.

“We stand ...

Ron Killings has been an entertainer most of his life. Growing up on Charlotte’s west side, he would dress as James Brown and dance for his classmates. He’s a professional wrestler now, but as his character R-Truth, he still manages to dance and act and crack jokes. And after fourteen years of bouncing around the various circuits, Killings, thirty-nine, is finally a star.

As R-Truth, Killings is quick tongued and wickedly funny. The WWE baby-face-turned-heel appears on the industry’...

The Godwinns interview recap from www.IYHWrestling.com
by Taso the Greek

Jack E. Jones and OneInchBiceps are joined right off the bat with two guests on the show, a first for IYH! The Godwinns!  Henry O. Godwinn & Phinias I. Godwinn, aka "Naked Mideon" Dennis Knight and Mark Cantabury, aka Southern Justice, aka Shanghai Pierce & Tex Slazenger, the list of names goes on and on. Jack feels the Southern Justice tag team could have been a bigger success and should have had a bigger run a...