Between The Ropes

Brian Fritz catches up with Damon Martin of FoxSports.com as they talk this Sunday's WWE Payback PPV, when and how Finn Balor could debut on the main roster, how AJ Styles could factor into this, the new talent and matches since WrestleMania, scorn for Roman Reigns, how several titles have been devalued, what is going on with Ric Flair and if UFC star Conor McGregor could ever be in a WWE ring.

Two guests on the latest podcast! First Brian Fritz speaks with Lucha Underground star Johnny Mundo about the second season for the group, getting his creatively fulfillment in wrestling, how important it is for LU to get a TV deal in Mexico and his upcoming movie projects. Then, NJPW star Rocky Romero talks about his debut album "Six Trees Vice" (available at http://rockyromero.bandcamp.com/), his love for NJPW, the decision to not go work for WWE and how tough it was seeing his friends go there, his tag team success and still being able to work for Ring of Honor.

Brian Fritz talks with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated (www.SI.com) about stipulations in the WWE, could a women's match headline this year's SummerSlam, the Bullet Club storyline and how AJ Styles and Finn Balor could be involved, the recent format of Raw and the state of TNA Wrestling and its ownership.

Brian Fritz talks with WWE superstars Bray Wyatt, Sasha Banks and The New Day at WrestleMania 32 radio row just days before the big event.

Brian Fritz talks with former WWE creative team member Kevin Eck and now of The Eck Factor Blog (kevineckwrestling.sportsblog.com) about Raw from Monday night, debuts over the past few weeks, the role of the Bray Wyatt including Vince McMahon's thoughts on him, the possible role of the Balor Club and Shinsuke Nakamura, how long Roman Reigns may be champion and more including upcoming Maryland Championship Wrestling shows which Kevin will be a part of with the Ecktourage!

Brian Fritz talks with WWE superstar AJ Styles and NXT stars Samoa Joe and Apollo Crews at WrestleMania 32 radio row just days before the big event.

Brian Fritz talks with Scott Fishman about WrestleMania 32 in Dallas which they both attended including their thoughts on the big event, their biggest takeaways from the week, WWE Raw on Monday, NXT call-ups, the surprises that did and did not happen, upcoming feuds, the end of The Authority, Shinsuke Nakamura's debut and more.

The full media conference call with WWE executive Paul "Triple H" Levesque talking about NXT TakeOver: Dallas, the incredible growth of the brand, the upcoming Global Cruiserweight Tournament and who will be participating in it, Shinsuke Nakamura's debut with NXT, if some talent could work strictly with NXT rather than going to WWE and much more.

Brian Fritz talks with Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (www.F4WOnline.com) as they preview WrestleMania 32 including the buildup for the show compared to other years, any possible surprises on the show, the ramifications on the matches going forward in the WWE, possible call-ups, Roman Reigns reaction and lots more.

It's WrestleMania week as we start it off with two interviews. First, Brian Fritz talks with Roman Reigns about his WrestleMania 32 match against Triple H for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, his match against Brock Lesnar at last year's event, Mania coming to Orlando in 2017, crowd reactions and his broken nose. Then, NXT Women's Champion Bayley discusses her upcoming match against Asuka at NXT: TakeOver, her big year in 2016 including her feud against Sasha Banks and why people like her so much.