Bill Douglas of the California State Athletic Commission returns today to talk all sorts of subjects, including the recent Affliction and EliteXC drug tests, how samples are collected and what the process is between a person giving a sample and a person being given a suspension for a drug testing failure, the latest stats on how many false positives there have been in CSAC history, whether Bigfoot Silva could have gotten a false positive for Boldenone, major changes to how things are done and how it will affect all fighters, thresholds lowering, amazing drugs people have taken and amazing levels they’ve tested at, and so much more. If you’re an MMA fan or fighter, this is a must-hear show to understand the process. Also, more in the mailbag!
Category: Figure Four Daily
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August 28 2008 Figure Four Daily
Buddy Wayne returns today to discuss pro-wrestling training and answer your questions! We’ll talk training and working girls in angles, whether he’d ever involve his family in wrestling, who should be featured in a reality show, tales from the Maritimes, wrestlers like CM Punk who never drank, peer pressure to drink back in the day, the latest reality shows, dudes he’d like to have killed in the ring, really fat guys in wrestling and how they were able to do matches, Shawn vs. Jericho, and tons more. Plus, the latest from the mailbag! Check it out.
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August 27 2008 Figure Four Daily
We’re back today with a fascinating edition of Figure Four Daily! We’re joined first by attorney Ken Hesser to talk the Levy et. al vs. WWE lawsuit, including what happens if WWE or the Levy side loses, potential major changes that WWE could be forced to make, a look at similar cases of this nature and what happened, what WWE would owe its wrestlers if they were classified as employees instead of independent contractors, and tons more! We’ve also got a mailbag feature with questions about Brock Lesnar’s training, Jericho hitting Rebecca, serious feuds in wrestling, TNA booking, and tons more. Check it out!
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August 20 2008 Figure Four Daily
A day late but decidedly NOT a dollar short, Larry Sweeney makes his first Figure Four Daily appearance since defeating me for the prestigious ICW/ICWA Texarkana Television Title. We’ll talk all the news including the four-way for IWC, his upcoming trip to Japan, Colin Delaney and Bobby Dempsey in real life, breaking into the business and how he would classify himself as a fan, whether he feels he’d be a better fit for WWE or TNA, legends he’s worked and some funny stories, titles he has NOT held that people claim he has, whether his role will increase in ROH, the upcoming Japan tour, learning and doing lucha in matches, and so much more. A really fun show with last year’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter’s Best Non Wrestler.
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August 21 2008 Figure Four Daily
Lance Storm returns today to answer tons of listener questions! We’ll talk about the Chris Jericho punch, whether he’d ever have allowed his wife or kids in an angle, memories of Jericho in Smokey Mountain, any rat stories from when he was first breaking in, tons of memories from WCW including trips to the UK, differences in rings around the world, hitting the turnbuckles and why it sucked in WWE, training students, whether anyone has tried to claim he trained them when he didn’t, how wrestlers are paid for TVs and PPVs, whether he’d train a Hollywood star or work for developmental, his sister Victoria, doing an angle at Ground Zero, and tons more! Also, the latest on the Antonio Silva case and why there should not be questions as to whether or not he failed. A fun and packed show, so check it out!
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August 19 2008 Figure Four Daily
It’s the Figure Four Daily Mailbag Show~! We have tons of questions about a variety of different subjects today, everything from WWE booking to, yes, real sports in the Olympic Games. We’ll discuss how a man can forget his gear during a cross-country wrestling trip, practicing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, potential big show drug test failures and what the latest is, my thoughts on the men’s and women’s Olympic Gymnastics teams, Michael Phelps, Olympic drug tests, Super China Buffet Day, F4W merchandise, fighting Gina Carano, coaching, and tons more! You can always post mailbag questions on the board or send them to me at figure4@ix.netcom.com!
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August 14 2008 Figure Four Daily
Buddy Wayne returns today to talk more wrestling training, the latest goofiness from an aspiring pro-wrestler, working the Maritimes and which very young former WWE star would always run around and play on the ropes, a wrestling show gets canceled and why, placed he’d have liked to have worked outside America, and more. Plus, a brand new mailbag segment with more questions from the board.
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August 13 2008 Figure Four Daily
Al Snow makes his first appearance on Figure Four Daily today talking a number of subjects, including how HEAD came about, favorite periods in wrestling, Tough Enough, WWE developmental, the hardest thing for new trainees to learn, his latest projects, and tons more. We’ve also got a mailbag section with questions about UFC and the IFL, broken orbital bones, Super China Buffet day, and more. Check it out!
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August 12 2008 Figure Four Daily
What happens when a five-time award-winning BBC broadcaster decides to come to the US for two years to try to break into pro-wrestling? You get Twinkletoes of Ohio Valley Wrestling and Derby City, who joins us on today’s Figure Four Daily! We’ll talk his new career, plus his thoughts on the ring truck crash a few weeks ago that could have been fatal. All that plus a new mailbag segment. A fun show!
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August 7 2008 Figure Four Daily
Lance Storm returns today for a great show. We’ll discuss his hatred for the handicap match on Raw this past Monday, Russoesque WWE booking, the disaster that has been TNA Impact of late, getting left off WrestleMania in Seattle, not being clued in after the original draft and how he found out where he was going, Ric Flair’s departure, and TONS more! For more with Lance, check out stormwrestling.com!