Piledriver Wrestling Audio Show

(07/25/15) We return with a packed show covering the major story of WWE firing Hulk Hogan. We talk in detail about WWE’s decision, the controversial racist rant by Hogan, how this all ties in to the Hogan/Gawker lawsuit, and much more on this developing story.

We also look at all the latest news from WWE including thoughts on Battleground and RAW, including The Undertaker return and where the angle with Brock Lesnar may be going, Summerslam plans, where Sting fits in, Cena vs. Rollins, Kevin Owens, Divas & more. We also look at last week’s NXT and Tough Enough.

We also have all the latest news and results from all the major promotions, including:

- An update on G1, including an injury to Shinsuke Nakamura

- AXS renews NJPW TV Show

- A look at Dragon Gate’s Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival PPV

- Dragon Gate Title Belt Drama

- NOAH Global Jr League update

- BJW major show at Sumo Hall

- AAA TripleMania on PPV

- ROH iPPV Results, including update on Roderick Strong, more notes on WWE/NJPW, including details on NJPW’s perspective on the situation.

- TNA Bound For Glory announced.

- Global Force TV Taping and announcement of UK Tour.

CORRECTION – On the show, I talked about Sugiura vs. Tanaka being the main event of the NOAH Osaka show on 9/19. This was a lapse in concentration; the match is, of course, actually Sugiura vs. Suzuki.

(7/18/15)

(7/4/15) We return with notes on last week's RAW, a look at Tough Enough Episode 2, Beast in the East show & TNA Slammiversary. We're also joined by JAW's Chris Charlton for 2 hours on NJPW including the upcoming Lion's Pride book, history of the promotion, G1 preview & TONS MORE

We return with a look at last week's Raw, the failure of Tough Enough, NXT, some baffling going-ons in TNA, CMLL screw-up, Dragon Gate & much more.

We also have special guest King Cuerno (from Lucha Underground)/AAA's El Hijo del Fantasma on the show to talk his career, evolution of Lucha Underground, his family, Perro Aguayo, his upcoming UK show and MUCH MORE.

(06/20/15) This week we talk WWE Money in the Bank, RAW, NXT, ROH Best in the World PPV, Wrestle-1 happenings, and much more.

Former WCW/WWF/AJPW Star The Patriot, Del Wilkes also joins us for a 50 minute interview to talk several topics including:

- Memories of Dusty Rhodes

- His upcoming documentary

- How he got started in the wrestling business

- The creation of The Patriot gimmick

- AWA memories, how he started working for Baba, signing with WCW and his thoughts on WCW after Hulk Hogan arrived.

- Why he left WCW in 1995, and the real story behind what happened regarding his no-show at Slamboree 1995, what happened in the meeting with Eric Bischoff, who knew about it, when negotiations with All Japan started and more.

- Memories of AJPW, working with Kobashi, Misawa, Taue, Kawada and many others

- His struggle with injuries

- Why he chose to leave AJPW in 1997, and what side he may have chosen if he was present during the Noah exodus in 2000.

- His relationships with Giant Baba and also Mrs Baba

- Joining the WWF, his first meeting with Vince, working with Bret Hart, and wether or not he considered a heel turn in 1997.

- Whether The Patriot gimmick would have worked during The Attitude Era.

- The circumstances that led to his retirement and WWE choosing to release him.

- The WWF's attitude towards injuries and wether he was ever forced to perform injured.

- His thoughts on Benoit and the changes that have been made to the Wellness program since.

- Whether drug use was as prevalent in All Japan as it was in the WWF & WCW.

- Why he disappeared from the public eye after his retirement.

- His greatest matches

- and MUCH MORE

(6/14/15) This week we talk the death of Dusty Rhodes, the various roles he held within the industry, his legacy and more. We also look at all the latest news in WWE including last week's Raw, MITB predictions, the upcoming Sumo Hall show, Samoa Joe, Hogan lawsuit, Austin/Lesnar, WWE/EVOLVE and much more. We also talk TNA vs. ROH, Slammiversary update, debut of GFW, NJPW BOSJ Final & G-1 update, shock title change in Dragon Gate, and MUCH MORE

(05/30/15). We originally intended to release this show last weekend, but due to technical difficulties, we've only just been able to salvage the recording. Some of the content is now dated, especially the 5/25 Raw review and Elimination Chamber preview, which are from the 25:00 - 1:00:00 mark. You may wish to skip this section.

There's still plenty of other news to get into including the full story on Destination America cancelling TNA and signing Ring of Honor, how it all came about, what really happened with that now-infamous e-mail, notes on TNA behaviour, the future and much more.

We also take a look at the BOSJ Tournament as of Saturday morning, rankings so far, predictions and more. We look at the card for the stacked Castle Hall PPV, where the booking might be headed into G1, predictions for the winner, October Sumo Hall, and possiblities for next year's Tokyo Dome main event.

We look at the Dragon Gate King of Gate Tournament, won by Masato Yoshino. In an update, we can confirm that the title match, as we speculated on the show, will happen on 6/14 in Hakata.

We look at the pending return of Brock Lesnar, comments on the recent NXT Takeover show, and the debut Samoa Joe. In another update, since recording Samoa Joe has been signed to a full-time deal, in what was a direct reaction to the ROH/Destination America deal.

We also talk about the current Hall of Fame ballot with notes on El Santo, Rikidozan, Chigusa Nagayo, Perro Aguayo Jr, Sting, Ultimate Warrior and others. We also talk the launch of the OSW Podcast Network.

(3/31/15)

(03/26/15) We return with a short Wrestlemania preview, comments on RAW and discuss the news of Brock Lesnar resigning with WWE. We look at the death of Perro Aguayo Jr, his career, the controversy and AAA's week of horror - probably the worst week for any major promotion in history. We also look at all the recent news from NJPW, NOAH, AJPW and Dragon Gate.

We'll be back with a normal show on Wednesday, covering Wrestlemania 31 in full, the post Mania RAW, the 2015 Hall of Fame Ceremony, and details of the WWE Network Subscriber number following Wrestlemania. There will also be a show on Sunday next week, catching up on all the major news stories of the week.

(2/24/15) We return with a full review and analysis of WWE Fast Lane where WWE established all the main matches for this year's Wrestlemania. We discuss the main event between Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan, wether the right man won, drama with Brock Lesnar and more. We also look at the Sting vs. Triple H build, Randy Orton return, and The Undertaker confirmed as returning to face Bray Wyatt. We also have a full review of Raw, looking at the Orton storyline, the Rhodes vs. Rhodes angle, Cena and Rusev segment and much more. We also talk The Bushwhackers going into the WWE Hall of Fame, who else is planned for this year, and who might inductee them. We also look at the lawsuits filed by Chris Amann and the wife of Nelson Frazier, plus MUCH MORE.