Talk Is Jericho

Hulkamania is taking over "Talk Is Jericho"! One of the most iconic wrestlers in history sits down with Y2J & talks about his own wrestling heroes, why he loved working in Japan, his role in the Rocky movie, his first meeting with Vince McMahon Sr, working for Verne Gagne, and taking a chance with WWF and his hot & cold relationship with Vince Jr. Plus, Chris' friend Speewee, one of the masterminds behind the greatest rib ever pulled on Y2J, joins the show to explain how he put one over on Jericho!

WWE announcer JBL has stories about the Von Erichs, Vampiro, the European circuit, the Monday Night Wars, the Westminster Dog Show, the APA and Ron Simmons, Public Enemy, The Dudleys, Vince Russo and the Attitude Era, and the WWE Tribute To The Troops! He also talks "Seven Summits," helping at-risk kids, and running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain! And Y2J welcomes special guest, Peter Thomas Fornatale, who collaborated with Chris on all three of his NY Times best-selling books!

Y2J moderates Bruce Prichard and Eric Bischoff debating the Monday Night Wars! It's a teaser for the live event coming to Philly next month! And then special co-host Fozzy guitarist Rich Ward joins Chris and Skid Row's Snake Sabo to talk a little rock & roll to get your New Year's Eve party started! Skid Row stories. Pantera stories. Sebastian Bach stories. Stuck Mojo stories. And of course, lots of wrestling stories (because Rich and Snake are big wrestling fans). Happy New Year from TIJ!

Chris Jericho was in London last June with Fozzy, and in between tour dates & a raucous set at Download, he managed to squeeze in two one-man shows at Leicester Hall. And since you weren't able to join in the fun in-person, we're bringing it to you! Y2J told stories, played the cowbell, and answered some great questions about everything from The Rock to the rib he pulled on Shane McMahon to DWTS and an audition gone horribly wrong! We guarantee you'll laugh at least once!

Deck the halls with Y2J and guest Dee Snider of Twisted Sister fame! Dee's spreading holiday cheer with a new Broadway-style musical in Chicago, and plenty of stories about Twisted Sister's meteoric rise to & fall from fame, Celebrity Apprentice, Spongebob Squarepants, "House Of Hair" and Celine Dion buying his mansion! Plus, the jolly fat man in the bright red suit makes a special appearance on his busiest night of the year!

Ryback is speaking about the CM Punk's recent comments & he's doing it right here on TIJ! Ryback's also got a great Dusty Rhodes impression, the back story on "Skip Sheffield," his very own WWF bell hammer, an update on the injuries that nearly ended his career, and words of wisdom he never actually heard from Arnold Schwarzenegger! "Feed Me More! Feed Me More!"

It's episode 100 & there's only one guest fitting for such a milestone mark - Paul Stanley from KISS! And what better place to do episode 100 than Vegas, baby! Y2J, The Starchild, & Sin City... and nothing is off-limits! Early KISS days, make-up, no make-up, breakups, reunions, "Psycho Circus," producer Bob Ezrin, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, stage raps, arena football, pro-wrestling, favorite songs, and Gene Simmons. Talk about blowing the roof off the joint...

Dean Ambrose is talking about The Shield - how it started; what it was supposed to be; what it became; why it ended; and how he found out! He's also got thoughts on Paul Heyman, John Cena, the Attitude Era, working babyface, and his Hell In A Cell match against Seth Rollins. And if you want the real scoop on Dean's twitter feud with Mick Foley - then you definitely need to download this one! And you may want to stick around till the very end to hear Y2J's news about his big 100th episode guest!

It's part 1 of Y2J's sitdown with Dean Ambrose...find out why he's obsessed with mountain biking, what role he's playing in the upcoming movie "Lock Down," where he came up with his original character name John Moxley, who called him to tryout for WWE, what he learned from Dusty Rhodes, and how he really feels about promos. Plus, a very touching tribute to Chris' dad, Ted Irvine, for his 70th birthday.

NXT superstars Sami Zayn and Adrian Neville give an inside look at the workings of the WWE Performance Center, debate the merits of the Archie comics with Chris, share advice they got from Raven, and replay some favorite matches. They also talk "rookie status," ole chants, and they play Quiz Off! Plus, new Fozzy bassist Jeff Rouse chats with Chris about his musical upbringing in Seattle, opening a show for Nirvana, playing in Duff McKagan's band Loaded, and how he learned the Fozzy live set so fast!