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WrestleZone Daily 3.21.16

Host: Nick Hausman

Co-Host: Jamie Campbell

Guest: Justin LaBar

Description: During today's show some of the topics discussed include:

- Hulk Hogan's $115 million legal victory over Gawker

- Bobby Roode & Eric Young being granted their releases from TNA

- Sting's comments about his rumored retirement

- The WWE Hall of Fame being streamed in it's entirety on the WWE Network

- Stan "The Lariat" Hansen joining WWE's 2016 Hall of Fame class

- WrestleMania 32's Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal airing live on the USA Network

- Bray Wyatt returning to in-ring action over the weekend

- Backstage word on a potential rift between Kevin Dunn & Triple H over a WrestleMania promo package that did not include NXT Takeover: Dallas

- CM Punk's comments about his training and pro wrestling from C2E2

- More...

Today's show also features Chair Shot Reality's Justin LaBar as a featured guest. During his appearance Justin talks candidly about:

- The Wyatt Family potentially being involved in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal

- Working with Nick on the new 120Sports app

- Which marquee match for WrestleMania 32 has had the best build

- More...

You can follow Nick, Jamie & Justin on Twitter:

Nick- @WZRebel

Jamie- @JamieCampbell79

Justin- @JustinLaBar

WrestleZone Daily is LIVE, Monday-Friday, Noon EST on WrestleZone.com. It is available, live, in web radio form via Mixlr.com/WZRadio.

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WrestleZone Daily 3.20.16

Hosts: Nick Hausman & Taylor Armstrong

Description: This past weekend WrestleZone was granted press access to the Midwest's biggest Comic & Entertainment Expo, C2E2.

WrestleZone Radio's Nick Hausman covered the event alongside his video and technical operator Taylor Armstrong.

All of WrestleZone's C2E2 coverage is proudly presented by Filsinger Games. Use the promo code "WRESTLEZONE" to get 20% off your official Filsinger Games Starter Set. (Offer expires 4/31/16)

In this special Nick & Taylor recap many of their experiences from covering the event. Including discussion about:

- Interviewing some of the great pro wrestling talent at C2E2 including "Mean" Gene Okerlund, Ken Anderson, Mick Foley, Noelle Foley, Aiden O'Shea, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, Melanie Cruise & David Herro

- The CM Punk stage interview

- Headlocked's comic book-pro wrestling panel discussion featuring Mick Foley & Ken Anderson

- Nick asking various pro wrestling fans trivia questions from his 1997 Titan Sports WWF trivia card deck

- Nick eating 28-year-old gum

- Revolution Brewing's Galaxy Hero C2E2 official beer

- More...

You can follow Nick on Twitter: @WZRebel

You can follow Taylor on Instagram- @TaylorHasInstagram

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WrestleZone Daily 3.18.16

Host: Nick Hausman

Co-Host: 101WXQX's Kevin Kellam

Guest: YOUR CALLS

Description: During today's show some of the topics discussed include:

- Mick Foley donating his brain to CTE research

- Mick replacing a WWE Hall of Famer at WrestleMania 32 AXXESS

- WWE advertising Cesaro's return to the ring

- Kofi Kingston breaking a major WWE Tag Title record

- Hulk Hogan's trial wrapping up tomorrow

- Yahoo's article looking at WWE preparing Donald Trump for politics

- More...

You can follow Nick & Kevin on Twitter:

Nick- @WZRebel

Kevin- @KevKellam

WrestleZone Daily is LIVE, Monday-Friday, Noon EST on WrestleZone.com. It is available, live, in web radio form via Mixlr.com/WZRadio.

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WrestleZone Daily 3.17.16

Host: Nick Hausman

Co-Host: Joe Dombrowski

Guest: Ed Ferrara

Description: During today's show some of the topics discussed include:

- The TMZ report that Sting is set to announce his in-ring retirement at the WWE Hall of Fame

- Superstar Billy Graham's upcoming "life or death" surgery

- Bray Wyatt suffering from a pretty significant back injury

- The New Day vs The League of Nation at WrestleMania 32 being a 4-on-3 handicap match

- New matches announced for WWE NXT Takeover: Dallas

- WWE possibly inducting Snoop Dogg in to the WWE Hall of Fame

- Mick Foley's potential involvement at WrestleMania 32

- Hulk Hogan vs Gawker documents being released to the public

- More...

Today's episode also features an appearance by former WWE Head Writer Ed Ferrara. Ed joins midway through to chat with Nick & Joe about:

- His memories of Sting

- What he thinks of the current storyline with The Undertaker, Shane & Vince

- If he thinks Shane could reform The Corporate Ministry

- Who's going to catch the pig?

- More...

You can follow Nick, Joe & Ed on Twitter:

Nick- @WZRebel

Joe- @Joe_Dombrowski

Ed- @TheEdFerrara

WrestleZone Daily is LIVE, Monday-Friday, Noon EST on WrestleZone.com. It is available, live, in web radio form via Mixlr.com/WZRadio.

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WLPN 105.5 FM Chicago's The Chicago Wrestling Rebellion

March 16, 2016

Hosts: Nick Hausman & Ross Berman

Guests: Alex Abrahantes, K-Mel, Bret Hart & Torrey Smith

Description: This is live recording of the March 16, 2016 edition of The Chicago Wrestling Rebellion presented by WLPN 105.5 FM Chicago. It is hosted by WrestleZone's Nick Hausman & The Folk City Hustler Ross Berman.

Nick & Ross open up the phone lines and chat with fans throughout the show about a variety of pro wrestling new headlines including:

- The latest WrestleMania 32 matches

- Updates on Neville's injury

- Vince McMahon's view of NXT talent

- More...

The first hour of the show features Nick & Ross welcoming the co-creator and booker of the new Lucha theatrical production, SuperKick, Alex Abrahantes. Alex chats with Nick & Ross about:

- The unique concept that is SuperKick

- How the current political climate compares to what he wrote for Lucha Libre USA

- His time on the WWE creative team in 2001

- More...

The second hour of the show features Nick & Ross welcoming Freelance Wrestling's color commentator K-Mel. K-Mel returns to The Rebellion to break down and review this past Friday night's Freelance Wrestling event Beautiful Disaster.

The second hour of the show also includes Nick & Ross' reviews of this past weekend's WWE Roadblock event and the most recent episode of Monday Night RAW.

The show wraps up this week with Ross giving a fill review of WrestleMania X7 before diving in to the #CWRMailbag with Nick.

This episode also features a clip from the most recent episode of The Sharpshooter Show w/ Bret "The Hitman" Hart. In the clip Bret talks with San Francisco 49er's Torrey Wilson.

You can follow Nick, Ross, Alex, K-Mel & Bret on Twitter:

Nick- @WZRebel

Ross- @RossWBermanIV

Alex- @TheAListAlexIz

K-Mel- @K_Mel91

Bret- @BretHart

The Chicago Wrestling Rebellion is LIVE every Wednesday from 5-7 CST on WLPN 105.5 FM Chicago. You can also listen to the show live on your phone by downloading the "Lumpen Radio" app from the iTunes Store!

NXT Rewind

March 17, 2016

Hosts: Jonathan Jansen & Chris Brooks

Description: NXT Rewind hosts Jonathan Jansen & Chris Brooks are back!

In this episode they discuss:

- Reports about Vince McMahon's opinion of NXT and it's wrestlers

- Sami Zayn vs Shinsuke Nakamura

- Sami Zayn's plans for Wrestlemania weekend

- Are the Hype Bros fading?

- Tommaso Ciampa

- Emma gaining momentum

- Eva Marie a true heel

- Asuka vs Bayley at NXT Takeover

- Is Asuka turning heel?

- Austin Aries' great promo

- What will Aries in-ring debut against Baron Corbin be like?

- American Alpha as the new #1 contenders to the NXT Tag Team Championships

- Excitement level NXT Takeover

- More...

You can follow Jon & Chris on Twitter:

Jon- @JJansen34

Chris- @C_Brooks_OnAir

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WrestleZone Daily 3.16.16

Host: Nick Hausman

Co-Host: Ross Berman

Guest: Ryan Satin

Description: During today's show some of the topics discussed include:

- Kevin Owens vs AJ Styles on this week's episode of Smackdown

- The improvised finish to the Chris Jericho vs Neville match on this past week's Monday Night RAW

- Updates on Neville's injury and expected return time

- London Mayor Boris Johnson pushing for WrestleMania in London

- Natalya & Summer Rae potentially being added to a multi-Diva match at WrestleMania 32

- The first announced entrants for the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal

- TNA's new World Heavyweight Champion

- More...

Today's episode also features Wednesday's regular featured guest, Ryan Satin. Ryan is the Editor-in-Chief of ProWrestlingSheet.com and a former TMZ Senior Producer. This week Ryan chats about a few of the stories he's broken recently including:

- The reason Mr. Anderson was fired by TNA

- Ryan Shamrock's recent seizure and subsequent injuries

- Seth Rollins' return to in-ring training and what his future looks like

- More...

You can follow Nick, Ross & Ryan on Twitter:

Nick- @WZRebel

Ross- @RossWBermanIV

Ryan- @RyanSatin

WrestleZone Daily is LIVE, Monday-Friday, Noon EST on WrestleZone.com. It is available, live, in web radio form via Mixlr.com/WZRadio.

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The Sharpshooter Show 3.15.16

Host: WWE Hall of Famer Bret "The Hitman" Hart

Co-Host: WrestleZone Daily's Nick Hausman

Featuring: Blade & Dallas Hart

Guest: San Francisco 49er's Torrey Smith

This episode is presented by Sharpshooter Funding, Mad River Bar & Grille in Baltimore, Shoe City & WrestleZone.com

Description: Some of the topics discussed during the opening "Sharpshooter With Bret Hart" discussion portion of the show include:

- Bret's actual whereabouts during WWE Roadblock not being what WWE reported

- Fans that are upset that Natalya is not pushed more prominently in the WWE Divas division

- The chemistry between Ric Flair & Charlotte

- Another WWE Diva he sees big things in store for

- Whether or not Brock Lesnar has lost any luster now that he has occasional matches with mid-card talent

- Mick Foley passing the hardcore torch to Dean Ambrose

- The decision to have Triple H beat fan favorite wrestlers like Dean Ambrose & Dolph Ziggler to get heated up for WrestleMania 32

- The Undertaker's storyline with Vince & Shane McMahon

- If Kurt Angle getting one more run in WWE is a good idea

- More...

Once the news is out of the way Bret dives in to his archives and picks a classic match to feature in this week's Hit Of The Week. This week Bret has picked his Summerslam 1993 matches against Doink the Clown & Jerry Lawler to take a look back at. Taking fans behind the scenes to talk about:

- Bret and Jerry Lawler's real life relationship

- His respect for Lawler as a heel

- How great Matt Bourne was as Doink the Clown

- A prank that Bret, Owen & Pat Patterson played on Bruce Hart just before the match

- How physical Jerry Lawler was when he would use weapons in the ring

- Bret refusing to release the Sharpshooter on Jerry Lawler for over five minutes

- More...

After flashing back to 1993 Bret then welcomes to the show his special guest San Francisco 49er's wide receiver Torrey Smith.

Torrey chats candidly with Bret about:

- His favorite Bret Hart memory as a kid

- Why there have been so many pro football players that have become pro wrestlers

- If Torrey thinks the NFL should have more pro wrestling styled showmanship

How WWE & the NFL have dealt with the issue of concussions

- Torrey & Bret's friendship and respect for Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson

- Torrey's work with The Torrey Smith Foundation & Donor's Choose

- More...

This episode also features Bret, Blade & Dallas giving their "4 Out Of 10" award of the week as well as answering questions from the #AskTheHitman mailbag.

You can follow Bret, Nick, Blade, Sharpshooter Funding, Mad River & Shoe City on Twitter:

Bret- @BretHart

Nick- @WZRebel

Blade- @BladeHart11

Sharpshooter Funding- @SSFunds

Mad River- @MadRiverBalt

Shoe City- @ShoeCity

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WrestleZone Daily 3.15.16

Host: Nick Hausman

Co-Host: Bin Hamin (aka Ben Duerr)

Guest: Alfred Konuwa

Description: During today's show some of the topics discussed include:

- Undertaker's confrontation with Vince & Shane McMahon on Monday Night RAW

- Roman Reigns' new aggressive attitude

- Mick Foley passing the hardcore torch to Dean Ambrose

- The amazing work Chris Jericho has been doing with his most recent WWE run

- The dynamic between Goldust and R-Truth

- The four newly announced WrestleMania 32 matches

- WWE expanding it's work and efforts with Connor's Cure

- William Regal posting an x-ray of his neck along with a warning to young wrestlers

- Jacqueline being inducted in to the WWE Hall of Fame

- More

Today's episode also features the latest installment of "What's Best For Business?" with Forbes' Alfred Konuwa. This week Alfred chats candidly with Nick about what he thinks The Wyatt Family should do at WrestleMania 32 that is best for business.

You can follow Nick, Ben & Alfred on Twitter:

Nick- @WZRebel

Ben- @Bin_Hamin

Alfred- @ThisIsNasty

WrestleZone Daily is LIVE, Monday-Friday, Noon EST on WrestleZone.com. It is available, live, in web radio form via Mixlr.com/WZRadio.

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RAW Reaction

March 15, 2016

Host: Nick Hausman

Co-Host: Alfred Konuwa

Description: RAW Reaction this week is hosted by Nick Hausman and features Forbes' Alfred Konuwa as co-host.

This episode of WWE Monday Night RAW included:

- The League of Nations rematch with The New Day for the Tag Team Championships

- Ambrose continuing to provoke Brock Lesnar going in to WrestleMania 32

- Ryback facing Sin Cara and challenging Kalisto to a match at WrestleMania 32

- Dolph Ziggler confronting The Authority

- Sami Zayn taking on The Miz

- Team Bella battling Team BAD

- Paige, Lana and others teasing a multi-Diva match for WrestleMania 32

- The Usos making short work of Social Outcasts

- Mick Foley passing the hardcore torch to Dean Ambrose

- Triple H facing Dolph Ziggler in a match where if Dolph wins he can pick his WrestleMania 32 match

- Roman Reigns return and aggressive beat down on Triple H

- The latest Golden Truth segment

- Chris Jericho continuing to rip AJ Styles

- Neville getting injured in his match with Jericho

- Undertaker confronting both Shane & Vince McMahon to close the show

- More

You can follow Nick & Alfred on Twitter:

Nick- @WZRebe

Alfred- @ThisIsNasty

WrestleZone Daily is LIVE, Monday-Friday, Noon EST on WrestleZone.com. It is available, live, in web radio form via Mixlr.com/TRNRadio.

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