ABSURD! w/ Joe Feeney

This week on Creative Control with Joe Feeney, Brian Zane from Wrestling With Wregret is on the show! I'd become aware of Brian just a few months ago, and I'm now a huge fan of his WWR Youtube channel.

Topics we discuss:
- how he became a wrestling fan
- wrestling video games in the late 90s
- how Mick Foley increased his fandom
- training to become a pro wrestler with Buddy Rose and Colonel DeBeers
- transitioning into a heel manager role and who his influences were
- Vince Russo's Attitude Era WWF writing
- how he came up with Wrestling With Wregret
- how WWR led him to a heated phone call with TAZ
- his YouTube video on Goldberg's initial 2003 WWE run, and what he thought of his recent return
- future plans
- today's WWE programming
- AJ Styles defeating Jinder Mahal for the WWE Championship
- Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn being sent home
- and his response to recent comments made by Keepin It 100's Konnan and Disco Inferno

Please check out Wrestling With Wregret on Youtube, and follow Brian on Twitter @ZManBrianZane

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Episode 97 of Creative Control with Joe Feeney features Tom Robinson, formerly of the 605 Superpodcast, currently of the "Wide Men Can't Jump" podcast on LaffCast, and a good friend of mine.
And as friends will do, we go all over the place, with many side stories. But we get some good stuff out there, including stories of TR as a young fan taking the trolley to get wrestling magazines, attending shows, his introduction to the business, The Monster Factory with Larry Sharpe. Dennis Coraluzzo, and managing Chris Candido for a loop through Minnesota.
We also cover his benefit show from 1990, which featured guys like Cactus Jack, Terry Funk, The Midnight Express with Jim Cornette, and many more. In addition to what's listed, we also hear many side anecdotes about guys like Buddy Landell, Ric Flair, Brian Hildebrand, Roddy Piper, Don Muraco, Billy Jack Haynes, some 80s hotel stories, as well as Tom's thought on "JoJo The Twink Boy!"

Part two with TR will be released in the coming weeks.

You can find Tom on Twitter at @TRShock and check out his new show, "Wide Men Can't Jump" at Laffcast.com!

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From CZW and Dojo Wars, Emil Jay returns to Creative Control for a part two of our conversation! In the first part, it was really just two wrestling fans, figuring out how much they had in common. In this part, I really wanted to get into how he went from a fan obsessed with booking, to actually booking shows, and his thoughts on that. His enthusiasm shines through as he discusses working with talents like Sami Callihan, Joey Janela, recent WWE signee Lio Rush, Maxwell Jacob Friedman & Maria Manic, Anthony Bennett, Clutch Adams, Kit Osbourne, DJ Hyde, Frankie Pickard, and more. You will also hear about how he was mentored into his postion by 205 Live's Drew Gulak, some more memories from both of us on various eras of CZW, the Teddy Hart vs. Joey Janela feud, the infamous Janela-Rush spot that caused so much internet controversy, and much more!

This Wednesday, check out Dojo Wars 150: Supershow 5 (Halloween Havok!) at 110 Harmon Drive in Blackwood, NJ, for only $10. Dojo Wars shows are usually $5, but this is a Clash Of The Champions esque Super Show, but really, you can't find a better value than that. $10 to see the stars of the future in an intimate atmosphere!

You can find Emil Jay on Twitter @TheEmilJay, and CZW Dojo Wars @CZWDojoWars. Dojo Wars also has a YouTube channel at Youtube.com/DojoWars1

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On episode 93 of Creative Control with Joe Feeney, Ceejaye Walker from Smark Life is our guest! Ceejaye and I go over No Mercy from top to bottom, some of the Raw fallout, and a look at the top angles and matches for Hell In A Cell, including:

- The series between Elias and Apollo Crews, and what is holding Apollo back from true stardom?

- The ways WWE has fumbled with Bray Wyatt from the get go, and thoughts on Finn Balor

- The tremendous last couple of years The Miz has had, and how the Jason Jordan as Angle's son storyline is fading and failing.

- Cesaro's toothless aggression, and Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose as a tag team, rather than singles stars

- The five way Women's Championship match, including the rise of Alexa Bliss, the fall of Bayley, Sasha Banks' negative reputation both with the fans and backstage, Nia Jax's hellacious bump and more

- John Cena vs. Roman Reigns: what did we think of the match, what worked, what seemed a little asinine, and where do both men go from here?

-Enzo as Cruiserweight Champion, the finish of the match, and what this means for 205 Live.

-Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman: did WWE make a huge mistake by making Strowman more man than monster? What's in his future? What will Brock do when he returns?

Also we discuss the Jindar Mahal and Nakamura Smackdown angle that has everyone so riled up, and Kevin Owens vs. The McMahons.

Please check out the Smark Life group on Facebook for intelligent and funny pro wrestling conversation, and to interact more with today's guest, Ceejaye Walker.

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Stand back! There's a Hurricane coming through Creative Control! Don't worry though, it's not the bad kind, it's the friendly super hero kind!

Former WWE Cruiserweight, European, Hardcore, and World Tag Team Champion Shane Helms stops by to talk about his career, and also to promote his appearance in Darby, PA this Saturday night for KCW!

Topics discussed include:

- how he was introduced to the business
- OMEGA and the Hardy Boyz back in the day
- how WCW came calling, and his friendship with Chris Kanyon
- working on "Ready To Rumble"
- The 3 Count gimmick, and what he thought of it
- working Hardcore with Brian Knobbs
- working with Tank Abbott as 3 Count's bodyguard and biggest fan
- being in the ring with the Great Muta
- the Starrcade 2000 ladder match that he was apart of that stole the show
- transitioning into singles star "Sugar" Shane Helms and becoming WCW Cruiserweight Champion
- the WCW sale to WWE and how he felt about his future
- changing his name to Gregory Helms once he arrived in WWE, and his series of matches on house shows vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr.
- becoming "The Hurricane," how that came about, and working with his old friends The Hardy Boyz on the big stage
- working with Vince and Stephanie McMahon
- working with Kevin Dunn and Brian Gewirtz
- his various tag teams in WWE with partners like Lance Storm, Kane, and Rosey
- his fondly remembered feud and series of vignettes with The Rock
- dropping the Hurricane gimmick and transitioning back to Gregory Helms
- his tenure as an agent/producer with Impact Wrestling

Shane Helms will be in Darby, PA this Saturday night for KCW's "A Nightmare On Main Street." The show begins at 8 PM.

You can also check out what Shane is up to all across social media @ShaneHelmsCom

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Episode 94 of Creative Control with Joe Feeney features "The Voice Of The Indies," CZW and Dojo Wars' own Emil Jay! you will hear Emil's love for pro wrestling coming through as he and I discuss how he discovered WWE, where he went from there, attending live shows as a kid and a teenager, the birth of the internet wrestling community, various Philly live show stories, the Philly/NJ/NY independent scene during the 2000s, and much more. Really, the two of us just ramble like old friends! Consider this part one, as next week Emil and I will get more into CZW, Dojo Wars, and everything he is up to today, but here in part one, its a fun conversation between two fans about how their discovered the business, their love for it, and various stories in between!

Emil Jay will be at SWF in Jackson, NJ, this Saturday October 7th, and you can check him out on twitter @TheEmilJay

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On episode 93 of Creative Control with Joe Feeney, Ceejaye Walker from Smark Life is our guest! Ceejaye and I go over No Mercy from top to bottom, some of the Raw fallout, and a look at the top angles and matches for Hell In A Cell, including:

- The series between Elias and Apollo Crews, and what is holding Apollo back from true stardom?

- The ways WWE has fumbled with Bray Wyatt from the get go, and thoughts on Finn Balor

- The tremendous last couple of years The Miz has had, and how the Jason Jordan as Angle's son storyline is fading and failing.

- Cesaro's toothless aggression, and Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose as a tag team, rather than singles stars

- The five way Women's Championship match, including the rise of Alexa Bliss, the fall of Bayley, Sasha Banks' negative reputation both with the fans and backstage, Nia Jax's hellacious bump and more

- John Cena vs. Roman Reigns: what did we think of the match, what worked, what seemed a little asinine, and where do both men go from here?

-Enzo as Cruiserweight Champion, the finish of the match, and what this means for 205 Live.

-Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman: did WWE make a huge mistake by making Strowman more man than monster? What's in his future? What will Brock do when he returns?

Also we discuss the Jindar Mahal and Nakamura Smackdown angle that has everyone so riled up, and Kevin Owens vs. The McMahons.

Please check out the Smark Life group on Facebook for intelligent and funny pro wrestling conversation, and to interact more with today's guest, Ceejaye Walker.

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On "The Best Of Creative Control" volume 2, we feature the following guests and stories from the Creative Control archives!

JJ DILLON: The legendary manager of the Four Horsemen was on Creative Control to tell us all about the formation and the early days of the legendary faction, as well as his thoughts on the latter days of WCW under Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo.

MIKE BUCCI: Former WWE Head of Developmental, and also known as Nova of ECW and BWO fame, and Simon Dean from the WWE, Mr. Bucci talks all about his career, including ECW, OVW, WWE, thoughts on TNA and Dixie Carter, his views on "fairness" and the wrestling business, as well as his favorite and least favorite memories.

JOEL GERTNER: "The Quintessential Studmuffin" talks about his managerial style and influences, ECW and creativity, the legacy of Monday Night Raw, the Dudley Boyz and the riots they caused, his former promotion MXW, and more.

SANTINO MARELLA: Former WWE Intercontinental and United States Champion Santino Marella stopped by Creative Control to talk about working with Paul Heyman in OVW, his transition into the Santino character on the main roster, winning the IC title in his debut and feuding with Umaga, turning heel and working with legends like Steve Austin and Roddy Piper, attending the WWE Hall Of Fame, working with Emma, and the difference between the NXT and WWE crowds.

DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE: Former WCW World Heavyweight Champion and WWE Hall Of Famer Diamond Dallas Page graced Creative Control with his presence to talk about his relationship with Jake Roberts, his heat and repaired relationship with Ric Flair, the end of WCW, his WWE run and his disappointments with it, his current relationship with WWE and how happy he is to be apart of it today, working at Wrestlemania with Christian and more.

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Sorry for the clip show!

On "The Best Of Creative Control, Volume One," I have scoured the archives, and brought you some of the best bits from the show's history. Volume One will include the following guests:

Bruce Prichard: "Something To Wrestling With" host Bruce Prichard was a Creative Control guest way back in January 2015, coming on to promote his live debate in Philadelphia with Eric Bischoff, In thiese clips, we discuss the introduction of Vince Russo to the WWE creative team, Russo's issues with TNA and Spike TV, Bret Hart in WCW, Tyson vs. Austin. Vince vs. Austin in Philadelphia, and ECW's influence in the modern form of pro wrestling.

Vince Russo: From "The Brand," former WWE, WCW, and TNA Head Creative Writer Vince Russo came on to speak about a plethora of topics. In this segment, we talk about his ill fated and brief WWE 2002 return, as well as some talk on TNA and wrestling politics.

Disco Inferno: From "Keepin It 100 with Konnan," former WCW Television and Cruiserweight Champion Disco Inferno has been on Creative Control three times! Here he talks about The Ultimate Warrior and Bret Hart in WCW, the famous back injury to the British Bulldog on the "trap door ring," working with Public Enemy and Alex Wright, and one of his present day favorite subjects, the large amount of concussions and neck injuries that have saturated the business in the past 15 years.

Al Snow: Former WWE European and Hardcore Champion, and former TNA producer Al Snow discusses the importance of Kayfabe, and his harsh introduction to pro wrestling via his first ever tryout with Ole and Gene Anderson.

Ed Ferrara: Former WWE, WCW, and TNA Creative Writer Ed Ferrara joined the show for the second time to talk about Chris Jericho joining the then WWF just before he and Russo left for WCW, and the then recent controversy over the finish to the Brock Lesnar/Randy Orton Summerslam match, which leads into a discussion about blading vs. hardway.

Please check out the Creative Control archives on iTunes and Stitcher, and you can also hear my very minute contributions weekly on "Keepin It 100 with Konnan" every Thursday.

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Finally we got Mr. Tramel and Mr. Levine from Cool Kids on Facebook, and Shootin The Shiznit on! It's a great show, and we discuss "everything I hate" about wrestling today. I know, I know, that show could be 4 hours long, but it isn't, we give you about an hour of the 5 things these two fellas think really irritate me. We wind up discussing Nia Jax, Roman Reigns, Jinder Mahal, Randy Orton, and much much more.

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You can also hear me weekly as "JoJo The Producer" on "Keepin It 100 with Konnan" on PodcastOne

and check out Brian and Lance on Tuesdays and Thursdays on "Shootin The Shiznit" on iTunes, as well as following the show on Twitter at @comicbookmarkBT

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