Under the Ring Report

This week we go back to 2001 and talk to former ECW star CW Anderson. Anderson talks about how he got started in wrestling and working out at the WCW Power Plant. Plus how he was in the right place at the right time when he got his job with ECW. Anderson talks about his favorite opponents and his thoughts on wrestling in the early 2000’s. Don’t miss another flashback interview on the Under the Ring Report.

Enjoy this weeks show as we present to you our 80th episode. Tom talks about his week in Florida and how he visited the holy grail for Hogan fans. Plus he had a chance to meet Jimmy Hart and talk with him a little. It was a great vacation for a wrestling fan see a lot of important wrestling memorabilia up close. Thanks for joining us and enjoy the show.

With AEW Fyter Fest just around the corner, we felt is was a great time to discuss how AEW is doing and what we like and don’t like. Tom and I both talk about our poor luck in trying to get tickets to All Out and reminisce about All In. Plus a look ahead at Cody and Dustin vs the Young Bucks at Fight for the Fallen. We also talk about some of fallout the came out of Triple A’s Verano de Escándalo. And we finish up with a discussion on how fans should act at events so we don’t all get a bad rep because of one idiot.

We open the Under the Ring Report Vault and go back to 2000 and listen to an interview we did with Teri Byrne, formerly Fyre of the Nitro Girls. She talks about her time in WCW and being part of the Nitro Girls. Plus she talks about when things started to go downhill for the Nitro Girls and how they started to phase out the group everyone loved. Then she talks about her surprise release from the company. Enjoy looking back at the beginning of the end of WCW from someone that was there. 

I’ll apologize for the rant on WWE before we start, but I’m still pissed at Lesnar winning MITB. This week we talk about the problems with WWE and why we’ve both lost interest in the product. So much talent and resources and you still can’t put on a compelling product each week. Plus how we hope All Elite Wrestling can live up to the hype and help pull WWE out of it’s creative lull. Trust us, competition will make both companies better in the long run. So sit back and enjoy this week’s show. 

This week we talk about the aftermath of the WWE Superstar shakeup. It’s been three weeks and we have high hopes for a few superstars that could make big impacts on the new brands they are a part of. Plus I recap my experience at this years ACW WaterCity Wrestlingcon and how my wife actually purchased her first wrestling shirt at the event. Thanks for joining us this week.

After close to 20 hours of watching Wrestling, I think we will both tap out. At least it’s only once a year, so now we talk about what we like and what didn’t work. Enjoy our big takeaways from Wrestlemania weekend, including NXT Takeover and the G1. Plus trivie time for Tom once again as we see just how much he really knows about NXT.

Wrestlemania is almost here so Tom and I try to find something to get excited about. It’s strange to not be counting down the days for the Granddaddy of them all, instead it just feels like another regular PPV. Plus I test Tom’s Wrestlemania knowledge with some trivia that I know I’d get wrong, it’s just fun to see him squirm. Thanks for joining us.

This week we go back to the Under The Ring Report archives and listen to an interview with the late General Skandor Akbar. He was a main stay in World Class Wrestling and GWF managing some of the who’s who of professional wrestling. His stable Devastation Inc included One Man Gang, Kamala, Dusty Rhodes, Ted Dibiase, Steve Austin and many more. Enjoy as we go talk about his career and his thoughts on Texas Wrestling. 

Tom was a little upset he missed a chance to talk about his first live wrestling show, so this we we revisit the topic and talk about all the shows we’ve been at. Tom talks about a show that has very special meaning to him and I almost forgot that I was at a very iconic Raw in the 90’s. Enjoy as we recall our memories and what made them so special to us. Thanks for joining us this week.