Wrestling With Johners Podcast

Wrestling with Johners and Mike 'Maddog' Angus take you through all of the happenings from Super Strong Style Day 1, which is now available on Progress On-Demand.

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Enjoy!

Join me as I sit down in this exclusive interview with British Wrestling Legend, JAMES MASON.

We discuss his amazing 30 year career, and being as busy as ever, wrestling, coaching and doing seminars around the UK.

James tells us about getting into the business at the age of 14 and some of the amazing people and stars within the business who looked after James and took him under their wing. Including Danny Boy Collins, Mal Sanders and many more.

James talks about his Traditional British Style of wrestling and his philosophies on the sport and about his coaching style.

We discuss getting the call from WWE to become a part the coaching team at WWE NXTUK and how that role evolved into a Producing role. James tells us some of his personal highlights of working for the WWE and if there is anything he can tell us about the heavily rumoured NXT Europe.

Plus, so much more!

This week I sit down with one of the finest Pro Wrestlers on the UK scene.... 'The English Lion' Eddie Ryan.

Eddie discusses his soon to open training school in his home town of Plymouth 'Lions Den Pro - Plymouth' and what could be in store for any potential trainee who joins.

Eddie talks to us about being the current UPW/BLW champion and what it means to him to be their champion.

We also discuss being one half of the SWW tag team champions with Joel Redman. Eddie tells us what it means to him to be tagging with Joel and what SWW (South West Wrestling) and Pete Bainbridge has done for his career since starting to work for them in 2019.

We talk about his early career and starting his training with 4FW in Swindon. The amazing opportunities he had early on with 4FW, before eventually becoming 2x 4FW champion and tag team champion as one half of the Lionhearts.

Eddie tells us about wrestling over on the East Coast of the States and wrestling over in Japan. Both life changing opportunities and wonderful learning opportunities.

We discuss Eddie's run with 5Star Wrestling and his thoughts his opportunities there, as well as becoming their very last World Champion. Before Eddie tells us about living out his WWE dream, performing in front of his home town fans and speaking to Triple H after his match against Saxon Huxley.

Eddie also goes into detail about his mental and physical struggles during lockdown and how he managed to recover to become known as one of the very best Pros on the UK circuit in 2023.

Plus, so much more!

My latest live guest on Wrestling With Johners is one of the fastest rising stars on the UK Independent scene, Ripper Reed.

Ripper discusses his time so far over in Japan, during his One Year stay training with and working with Kyushu Pro-Wrestling. Ripper tells us what it is like to train with and wrestle the 'Japanese Buzzsaw' TAJIRI

Ripper tells us about growing up a wrestling fan and his influences in the business from an early age, including Bret Hart, Owen Hart and many more!

We talk about his awesome physique and his love to weight-training, before following his passion and stepping through the doors of 4FW and ASW South to commence his training in the pro wrestling world.

Reed tells us about his mentor Joel Redman and the opportunities that he has had over the last two years, including working Kian 'Fox' Kelly and Joel Redman himself.

This is a really fascinating 59 minute conversation with one of the most promising young pro's on the UK scene in 2023

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Wrestling with Johners & The Mad Dog Mike Angus are here to hype up Super Strong Style 16 with the Hype Show Part 2

Episode 300!! In this celebratory episode of Wrestling With Johners, I sit down with one of the most talented, all-round wrestling parformers in the UK. Former WWE NXTUK star and the current Riot Cabaret Women's World champion, Nina Samuels.

We discuss...

Her return to the Indies after WWE

Her busy schedule travelling across the UK, Europe and Japan

Being the Riot Cabaret Champion

How Riot Cabaret is the perfect fit for Nina Samuels

Nina's first tour of Japan

Her matches for Sendai Girls and the awesome talent she faced

Wrestling Aja Kong and the life changing experiences in Japan

Progress and her up-coming match at SSS16 vs. Alexxis Falcon

Nina's start in the pro-wrestling business

The London School of Lucha Libre

Becoming La Diablesse Rosa in Lucha Britannia

Winning the Lucha Britannia title 4x times

Her series of matches with Pavo Real (Cara Noir)

Her break with WWE & eventually getting signed

On the road with the NXTUK tapings

Honing her craft at the WWE UK Performance Centre

Transitioning to the BT Sport Studio

The Nina Samuels show

Her closet buddy's in NXTUK

Nina's journey with Pro Wrestling EVE

Becoming the EVE champion in 2018

Her dream opponents & biggest influences

Tons of Listeners Questions

Plus, so much more!!

Duration 1hr 33mins

Wrestling with Johners & The Mad Dog Mike Angus are here to hype up Super Strong Style 16 with Special Guests, wXw!

Join me for Episode 299 as I speak to one of the very best Cruiserweights in the Country. 'The Prince of Pace' Callum Newman.

We discuss his extraordinary 2023 so far and his career best form. Especially in matches against Nick Wayne, The 0121 and many more! Callum tells us about the conversations he has had with people he looks up to which has helped to take him to that next level in his career.

Callum tells us about his recent dates over in Germany and the crowd reaction he's been getting from many of the German audiences! Callum also tells us of his amazing experiences over in Ireland for OTT and his three matches for 1PW since its return last October

We discuss his journey with RevPro and especially his matches and experiences at the No Fans PPV's for RevPro. Including his one and only singles match against Will Ospreay, in front of no fans.

Callum tells us about his first meeting with Will Ospreay and how it was Will who stopped Callum from quitting before his career had even got started.

We discuss his early days in the business from the age of only 15 and him breaking out all across the UK and being praised by Dave Meltzer as One To Watch, all by the age of 17 years old.

This is an incredible story of one of the very best young talents in the world. With tons of questions from the fans at home, during one of my favourite interviews of the year so far.

Thank you Callum for being a fantastic guest and Enjoy this really fun interview!

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