ABSURD! w/ Joe Feeney

Creative Control returns with former WWE & ECW Superstar, Mike Bucci, aka "Nova" and "Simon Dean." Bucci was also the head of WWE developmental in the OVW and DSW days, and was in charge as they transitioned to FCW which is now NXT. Mike and I talk about the latter days of ECW, moving on to OVW, a possible feud with the Hurricane as he entered WWE, working with Jim Cornette, Paul Heyman, Vince McMahon, HHH, Stephanie McMahon, and more. He also briefly covers his appearance with TNA. We go over today's wrestling scene, including his thoughts on NXT, ROH, New Japan on AXS, and especially TNA. We cover his thoughts on the WWE Network, and the recent controversy over royalties. Finally, he talks about his experiences with John Cena, and his thoughts on CM Punk's career. It's a great conversation with a guy who has been as deep as you can get in the wrestling business, and who came out whole on the other side.

Creative Control returns after a brief respite due to a chest cold, and our guest is the promoter of the Boston Pro Wrestling Marathon, Spencer Jawitz! We cover Spencer's early wrestling memories, his entry into the business including his training, and working with various promotions in the New England area and more. Then we cover the Boston Pro Wrestling Marathon itself. It will be three full days of wrestling and entertainment in the Boston area, with four shows, a live podcast with Colt Cabana, and seminars with both Joel Gertner and Bob Evans. Other talents slated to appear include Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, Kevin Sullivan, Tommy Dreamer, The Blue Meanie, Eddie Edwards, Little Guido, Steve Corino, CW Anderson, The Rock N Roll Express, Mike Bennett w/ Maria Kanellis, Justin Credible, Tatanka, The Headbangers, Kenny Dykstra & Mike Mondo, and more! We go over each day's events, and more! The Boston Pro Wrestling Marathon will donate a portion of all proceeds to help victims of the Boston Bombing. For more information and for ticket sales, check out https://www.facebook.com/bostonprowrestlingmarathon

It's a guestless show, as I cover the news of the day: The Royal Rumble and it's fallout. I also go over other news and events from the weekend, including results from the Monster Factory, reports from Ring Of Honor, reports from Ringside With Jim Ross, and more. I talk about my own experiences at the Chris Jericho autograph signing, and in the second row at the "Great Debate" between Eric Bischoff and Bruce Prichard, moderated by Jericho, and put on by RF Video at Dave & Busters. Then, it is time to review the Royal Rumble, my perspective from section 109, the crowd's reaction to The New Day, Cesaro, Brock Lesnar, Seth Rollins, John Cena, Mizdow, Bubba Ray Dudley, Paul Heyman, and of course Roman Reigns. How was the live experience? Is this all Philadelphia's fault? Should the WWE have called an audible? How happy was the crowd to see The Rock, and how quickly did that response deflate? Can anything be done to save Roman Reigns? And how do the unhappy fans send WWE the only message that they will understand?

It is a pleasure to have "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels on our 30th show. Daniels has been a favorite of mine ever since his name started to be buzzed about back in the infancy of the IWC. We discuss rumors about his WCW stints, working with Vampiro, the beginnings of ROH, CM Punk and what Daniels though of his potential back then, and on to the TNA days. We cover alot of TNA stuff, including issues with Vince Russo, his feelings on working with him in various situations, who to blame in the writer vs. the wrestler situation, wrestling AJ Styles in TNA PPV main events, and working under Dusty Rhodes, Eric Bischoff, and Jeff Jarrett. We cover the infamous Claire Lynch angle, as well as the "Bad Influence" tag team that the angle spawned, with Daniels teaming with Frankie Kazarian. Who came up with the 'Appletini" gimmick, who were Daniels' favorite opponents to work as a member of Bad Influence, who did he looks forward to working with upon his return to ROH, what does he think of Jarrett's GFW project, the Young Bucks and heat, and the upcoming ROH show in Philly this Saturday night, January 24th, 2015. And finally we cover "Aw Yeah" comics, and Daniels involvement with them, his writing the script for the first issue, and his hopes for a second issue. We also talk about his acting background, and what he sees for himself in the future, as far as a post in-ring career. It's a great hour, and a revealing conversation with one of the greats of the last fifteen years, "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels.

Box Brown is an artist/cartoonist/illustrator and the creator of the highly regarded graphic novel "Andre The Giant: Life and Legend." We have a great hour conversation about Box's younger days as a wrestling fan, an artist, his views on the "New Generation," the Monday Night Wars, and the Attitude Era. We of course discuss his interest in Andre The Giant, and what led to the creation of this graphic novel, guys he spoke to to confirm stories, his love of shoot interviews, and his thoughts on the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal. We also talk about his feelings on the pro wrestling landscape today, The Big Show, Roman Reigns, Jim Ross, RAW, NXT, TNA, NJPW' Wrestle Kingdom 9, Ring Of Honor and so much more. We also discuss the posters he has drawn for the upcoming Jim Ross Q & A's in Sayreville and Philadephia. All in all it's a very fun hour with a very knowledgeable wrestling fan. Please check out his work, upcoming projects, and links to the Andre The Giant graphic novel at http://www.boxbrown.com

Fearon Derry hosts Pro Wrestling Weekly live each Saturday at Noon on WBCB 1490 AM in the Philadelphia area, as well as on the internet at http://wbcb1490.com/pro-wrestling-weekly/

On this episode we discuss Randy Savage's upcoming induction into the WWE Hall Of Fame, being inducted by Hulk Hogan, some memories of the Monday Night Wars, ECW, Fearon's first memories of being a fan, the upcoming Royal Rumble weekend in Philadelphia, and the various events going on around the city, booking Roman Reigns, wrestlers having to work with the material they are given, Fearon's experiences as a radio host interviewing guys like Jim Ross and Lex Luger, Extreme Rising, Wrestling With Disaster, House Of Hardcore, the Monster Factory and so much more! Check it out, it's a good listen, as it's a conversation between two long time knowledgeable fans.

It's an honor this episode, to spend an hour speaking with former top guy in WWF/WWE creative and former VP of talent and programming in TNA, Bruce "Brother Love" Prichard. Coming up on January 25th at 1 PM at Dave & Buster's in Philadelphia, Mr. Prichard will come face to face with former WCW President, Eric Bischoff, for a Monday Night Wars debate, in a room full of fans, moderated by none other than Chris Jericho!
On tonight's episode, we focus on the Monday Night Wars, in the spirit of the upcoming debate. We discuss the night Nitro debuted and Lex Luger's jump to WCW, the early days of the NWO and the impact of Hulk Hogan's heel turn, and the Pillman-Austin gun angle (including a story Prichard has never told before!) From there we move on to the entry of Vince Russo into McMahon's inner circle, whether or not Prichard feels the criticism Russo feels is fair, and of course we talk about the Montreal Screwjob. Does Bruce think Vince was justified? We move onto some of the bigger moments of 1998, including Goldberg's WCW World Championship win over Hulk Hogan, and WCW's big signing of The Ultimate Warrior. Did either event worry the WWF? We wrap up with some discussion as to whether or not the jump of Russo & Ferrara concerned the WWF braintrust, how the closure of WCW and the subsequent purchase by the WWF has affected the business to this day, and whether or not Paul Heyman's claims of ECW's influence on WWF Attitude are true or exaggerated...all this and more!

Please visit RFVideo.com for more information on the Bischoff-Prichard Monday Night Wars debate, moderated by Chris Jericho! Tickets for the debate, and meet and greets with all the participants are available!

Ep 26 is a fun convo with RF Video owner/operator and Ring of Honor creator, Rob Feinstein! Rob has a big event coming up on Royal Rumble Sunday at Dave & Buster's in Philadelphia, as he is promoting the first ever debate between former WWE creative team member Bruce "Brother Love" Prichard and former WCW President Eric Bischoff! Not only will this debate cover all the controversial issues from the Monday Night Wars, but the views will come straight from the minds of two of the top executives in pro wrestling from that time period! Stepping in as special guest moderator will be none other than former WWE/World Champion and future Hall Of Famer, Chris Jericho! It is certainly a unique event, and i will be there, as should you! Go to RFVideo.com for ticket information.

RF has also be in and around the business since the mid 80s. He's been a fan, a promoter, a booker, and businessman, promoting the RF Video brand for around two decades now. We discuss his early fandom and memories, becoming a tape trader, how he began working for ECW, some TWA and Tod Gordon stories, being schooled by Paul Heyman, his friendships with Raven and Tommy Dreamer, ECW on TNN, Taz vs. Mike Awesome, and ECW's closure. From there we talk about the beginning of the Ring of Honor concept, his favorite memories of that initial ROH era, his thoughts on guys like CM Punk and Daniel Bryan, and we hear some stories never before told about the "Philly Indie Wars" during a time when ROH, CZW, 3PW, and XPW were all in competition. RF also gives thoughts on today's wrestling scene, including why TNA has difficulty drawing, the recent upswing in Indy wrestling attendance, Tommy Dreamer's triumphant House Of Hardcore show at the 2300 Arena, and his thoughts on what WWE should do at the Royal Rumble.

As a bonus we cover some Iron Shiek stories, including recording his infamous shoots, and the trips to the Howard Stern Show!

Overall it's a great listen, as Rob has been around and been schooled by the best of the best. Please check out RFVideo.com for info on the Prichard vs Bischoff debate (W/ Chris Jericho) and for the extensive DVD catalog, including original ECW shows and a plethora of Shoot Interviews and other unique content.

It's Creative Control's Silver Anniversary, and we are joined by a man who was always covered in gold his entire career, former NWA and WCW World Heavyweight Champion, Intercontinental Champion, and United States Champion, "The King Of The Mountain" Jeff Jarrett! Mr. Jarrett was, of course, the founder of TNA, and is currently the founder and the face of Global Force Wrestling! GFW promises to have an exciting 2015 ahead, starting with their promotion of New Japan Pro Wrestling's Wrestle Kingdom 9, airing live this Saturday night/Sunday morning at 2 AM Eastern, as well as Sunday night at 7 PM. Jeff and I discuss GFW's future, the exciting card this Sunday, his thoughts on having Jim Ross call the action, as wells as thoughts on guys who he helped establish in the US via their TNA exposure, such as AJ Styles and Alex Shelley. We also discuss the red hot Bullet Club, ReDragon, Tenzan & Kojima, and the most talented and controversial tag team in pro wrestling today, The Young Bucks!

Bring in the New Year listening to Jeff Jarrett, as his excitement for 2015 and the future of GFW, as well as this weekend's NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9 is absolutely contagious!

Cameron Hall is the host and creator of both Completely Damaged Radio (live every Monday at 11 AM on (http://montcoradio.wix.com/montcoradio) and completelydamaged.com

We speak about how he became a wrestling fan, his all time favorites, some of his thoughts on WWE and today's superstars, including Ryback, Dolph Ziggler, and Roman Reigns. We also discuss NXT and why some of the alumni have had trouble transitioning, we talk about TNA's move to Destination America, and we talk about The Monster Factory and it's impact on both of our shows.
Cameron is a great dude, and this is a really fun listen. Please check out Completely Damaged Radio at https://www.facebook.com/pages/COMPLETELY-DAMAGED/195915966201