Under the Ring

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by writer and internet personality Cameron Hawkins (@CeeHawk). He discusses how his start in writing about wrestling and what he's learned from the conversations he's had with the biggest stars. We also discuss what it's like to work on some of the long-form stories he writes and what it's like to get caught in social media squabbles.

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by Ring of Honor women's champion Athena, the longest reigning women's champion in ROH history. She's defending the title on Friday, December 15 on Honor Club against young Billie Starkz. We discuss Athena's origins in wrestling, including being trained by the late Skandor Akbar. We also discuss how wrestling and women's wrestling have changed since she started and what it's like being the face of Ring of Honor in 2023.

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, our guest is NXT's Trick Williams, who is part of the Iron Survivor challenge at NXT Deadline on Dec. 9 in Bridgeport, Conn. Trick has really risen through the ranks of NXT quickly and his partnership with Carmelo Hayes has been a favorite for NXT fans. He discusses his evolution in wrestling and how he started and who his mentors were and how he views the business.

This week, on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, a panel of host Phil Strum with Wrestling Junkie managing editor Nick Tylwalk and Wrestling Junkie columnist Vaughn Johnson break down the return of CM Punk after nearly a decade to WWE at Saturday's Survivor Series and his return speech on Monday Night Raw. We break down what it all means, who he might be wrestling, what the main events of WrestleMania currently look like, whether he'll butt heads with "Triple H" Paul Levesque or anyone else and what this all means for All Elite Wrestling.

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by UFC veteran and current pro wrestler "Filthy" Tom Lawlor, who discusses his upcoming match on MLW One Shot Dec. 7 at Melrose Ballroom in Long Island City, Queens against New Japan Pro Wrestling's Satoshi Kojima. Lawlor talks about working with a wide variety of opponents in MLW and also his experiences in New Japan Strong and in the annual G1 Climax tournament. He also discusses his hosting and commentary gigs, specifically as part of Figure Four Online/Wrestling Observer.

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by the ring general. the longest reigning Intercontinental champion in history, Gunther. Gunther will defend his title against The Miz at Survivor Series on Saturday in Chicago. He discusses the styles clash of that match and what his opinion of The Miz is, what his long reign as Intercontinental champion has been like. He also discusses how he assimilated to living in the U.S. and also what's best about being from Austria.

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by AEW International champion Orange Cassidy ahead of his title defense against Jon Moxley  at AEW Full Gear on Nov. 18 at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on pay-per-view. Orange discusses his rivalry with Moxley and also the unique nature of his first run as International champion. He also discusses some fans' choices not to try and understand his wrestling persona. He also discusses his appreciation and his behind-the-scenes interaction with Hall of Famer Jake "The Snake" Roberts, who works as a manager in AEW.

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by "The Total Package" Made in the USA, Lex Luger. Lex discusses what his life is like today and how his handicap helped him have a new lease on life. He discusses his beginnings in wrestling training under Hiro Matsuda and facing all the big stars of his era, en route to multiple world titles. He also discusses his special friendship with Sting and how much it means to him.

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by esteemed wrestling reporter Mike Johnson from PWInsider.com to discuss how exactly he got into pro wrestling journalism. We discuss how one of his best friends, Vladimir Abouzeide, became the ultimate WWE and pro wrestling superfan and how WWE's documentary on Vladimir should be released. We also discuss some of his more unique interviews like talking to Nailz for Highspots.tv and CM Punk for Starrcast

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by women's wrestling icon Mickie James, who's facing Impact Knockouts champion Trinity for the championship on Saturday in Chicago. She also discusses what makes Impact Wrestling a great fit for her at this point of her career and even discusses the early part of her career as a member of The Gathering in NWA: TNA with Raven, Julio Dinero and CM Punk, as well as some of her early Ring of Honor matches. She also discusses SmackDown general manager Nick Aldis.