Under the Ring

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by Mercedes Mone, the former Sasha Banks. She is facing IWGP women's champion Kairi at New Japan's Battle in the Valley on Saturday in San Jose on FITE. She's also going to be wrestling for the women's promotion in Japan on the rise, Stardom. We discuss her love of Puroresu and Joshi, and also what her next step in pro wrestling might be.

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett, who's now the Director of Business Development for All Elite Wrestling. He discusses his run in AEW both in and out of the ring, his history in pro wrestling and how he's able to stay ahead of the curve in wrestling after decades in the business.

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by former WWE referee Jimmy Korderas, who was with the company for over 20 years. We discuss his time in WWE and how he managed to get in as a non-wrestler. One of only 13 referees to ever do it, Korderas talks about what it was like to officiate the WrestleMania main event between The Undertaker and Edge. And he discusses his analysis of the modern scene, which he does on social media and on podcasts.

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by NXT women's champion Roxanne Perez ahead of her first title defense against Toxic Attraction's Jacy Jayne and Gigi Dolin at NXT Vengeance Day on Saturday, Feb. 4 in Charlotte, North Carolina on Peacock and WWE Network. We also discuss being trained and mentored by Booker T and how her time on the independent scene and at the WWE Performance Center has shaped her.

This week on the season premiere of Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by former WWE champion Kofi Kingston. Kingston discusses an initiative he's working on with his mother called the CLICK for Quality Education Foundation to build libraries and computer labs in deprived areas of Ghana. We also discuss the upcoming Royal Rumble and the creative ways he's avoided elimination over the years. Kofi and Xavier Woods are the current NXT tag team champions and have been wrestling new teams within WWE's developmental system, so he offers his thoughts on that.

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by a cult figure in late 80s-early 90s pro wrestling, Jameson! The co-host of the old Bobby Heenan Show on USA and a regular on Prime Time Wrestling, not too much was known about the man who portrayed the nerdy character, well until our host Phil Strum and New England Hall of Fame promoter Joe Bruen both found him years ago and brought him back to live. The real-life John DiGiacomo tells all about his personal story in wrestling, from first getting noticed by Vince McMahon to bringing his son James DiGiacomo to a gig where he got to relive all of his pro wrestling days again at Extreme Rules 2014.

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by Mike Bucci, best known to wrestling fans as Nova or Simon Dean. Bucci is wrapping up his career at an upcoming card in Toms River, New Jersey on December 3 for Stand Alone Wrestling, and he reflects back on his career, from his training with Iron Mike Sharpe to teaming with Frankie Kazarian and Aron Stevens vs. Matt Cardona, Brian Myers and Pat Buck. Bucci discusses wrestling in ECW, the formation of the bWo, how proud he is of the Simon Dean character and his role in talent relations for WWE.

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by one of the greatest of all time, Ricky Morton from the Rock 'N' Roll Express. Ricky discusses his long-standing tag team with Robert Gibson, and also talks about his son Kerry now wrestling for the NWA. He also discusses what approaches he would take if he were able to coach at a high level in pro wrestling.

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're again joined by former WWE head writer Brian Gewirtz, who along with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson are co-executive producers of Vice's Tales from the Territories, a new documentary roundtable series on pro wrestling's past and on the sitcom Young Rock, which returns to NBC Nov. 4. Brian discusses what it's like working on both shows, shares some fun perspective on Andy Kaufman and his legacy and talks about attending a live Monday Night Raw recently in Brooklyn.

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by Fred Rosser of New Japan Pro Wrestling, formerly known as Darren Young in WWE. We discuss Fred's run in New Japan Strong, the U.S. based show that began during the pandemic. We also discuss a pair of shows that New Japan is running in New York City, his long run with WWE as Darren Young, and what he learned about himself personally and professionally by coming out.