Under the Ring Report

With everyone is the United States celebrating Thanksgiving, we thought now was a perfect time to talk about what we’re thankful for in wrestling. Cousin Tom and John The Fleshwound talk about wrestlers, gimmicks and more that make them thankful to be fans of professional wrestling. Enjoy our special Thanksgiving edition.

After a busy weekend of wrestling John the Fleshwound and Cousin Tom are back with their thoughts on all the great shows. We start off discussing NXT Takeover War Games and Cousin Tom highlights the parts that really got him excited. Plus we touch on some the highlights of Tommy Dreamer’s House of Hardcore debut episode. But we save the best for last, as we run down each match of the Survivor Series and what we feel worked and what didn’t. It’s been a few days and I don’t think we still know why the final match ended the way it did. We vent a little and talk about what fans thought of the show also. Join us for a complete recap with our opinions.

This week we are proud to have on the show the Destroyer Dick Beyer. Learn how this famous masked wrestler got started in the business and the first time he put a mask on. We discusses his time in the AWA as Dr X and his feud with Gorgeous George and so many more. Plus how he become a huge success in Japan and even had his own late night talk show. Dick Byer will keep you entertained with his many stories from the golden age of wrestling. He was just awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays by the Japanese government for a lifetime spent promoting goodwill and bi-cultural exchanges between Japan and the United States.

We’re back to talk about the ESPN 30 for 30 film “Nature Boy”. Cousin Tom and and myself discuss our favorite parts of the documentary and some of our favorite interviews. We also talk about how we felt about Flair when we were kids and Cousin Tom as some interesting insight into how his perception of Flair changed after he moved Kentucky. We also talk about our ideas for other 30 for 30 films and who might have the mass appeal to pull off another wrestling documentary. Make sure you leave us a review. Thanks for listening.

This week John the Fleshwound and Cousin Tom talk Survivor Series memories. We discuss the importance of this PPV and how it helped start many careers. Plus our favorite traditional Survivor Series matches and some that were a little bit below the bar. Why was Zeus in a Survivor Series match and how it helped Austin’s career and hurt Bret Hart’s career. And we rank the big 4 PPVs of WWE in importance to wrestling. So grab a turkey leg and sit back and listen to us stroll down our foggy memory lane about the Thanksgiving tradition known as the Survivor Series.

This week John the Fleshwound and Cousin Tom get together to talk the TLC PPV match between Finn Balor and AJ Styles and how this dream match may have also saved Bray Wyatt’s career. We also discuss where do they go next with Wyatt and Balor and why doesn’t WWE book them better. It’s just a lot of thoughts that hit us after watching the PPV and the Raw right after TLC.

John and Cousin Tom sit down and discuss their thoughts on Enzo Amore and what he can do for the company. Cousin Tom is on the Enzo fan wagon and more than likely will own a poop emoji leopard suit now. Plus our thoughts on why the 205 Live Cruiserweights aren’t connecting with the WWE Universe. And we discuss what we would do to fix 205 Live and how to keep Enzo relevant in the WWE.

This week our new co host Cousin Tom joins the show and we try our best to help out WWE, by trying to figure out what to do with Brock Lesnar. I’m in the camp that the title has to come off and we both give our thoughts on how you book the rest of the year. Plus why we think Vince really likes Lesnar as a part-time wrestler. Enjoy our first full blown show with Cousin Tom as we start having a lot more fun on the Under the Ring Report.

This week we dig into the Under The Ring Report archives and travel back to 2001. We had the pleasure to chat with ECW Original Little Guido who was part of the Full Blooded Italians. He’s a two time ECW Tag Team Champion and spent 6 years in WWE and was a two time WWE Cruiserweight Champion. During this interview we talk about how he got started in the business and his favorite moments in ECW. He tells us an interesting fact about ECW PPVs and talks about his time in Japan as a shoot wrestler.

Alright humanoids, listen up as we remember the greatest manager of all time Bobby the Brain Heenan. We have two ham and eggers join the show, Cousin Tom and Scary Terry to talk about their memories. We also discuss why Heenan did it so much better than anyone else and we talk about stories we’ve heard about Heenan over the years. Sit back and enjoy as we say goodbye to the Brain.