It’s the Thursday edition of Figure Four Daily — our fourth straight this week! We’re joined today by Buddy Wayne on a sunny afternoon to discuss TNA house shows, meeting John Tolos and a rib that made him very sad, being stalked by rats, the MTV show that’s shooting with AJ Styles, Raw, his child and Hornswaggle, ICE ROAD TRUCKERS, and so much more. A fun show as always with Buddy so check it out!~!
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June 3 2009 Figure Four Daily
Figure Four Daily is back for the third straight day! We’re joined by Kurt Brown to talk all sorts of different subjects including beating cancer, watching and meeting John Tolos, memories of Buddy Rose, whether he’ll ever return to wrestling, his ECW boycott, celebrity crushes, and so much more. He’ll be back on next week for a dual show with Steve Sims talking LUCHA~! as well! A fun show so check it out!
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June 2 2009 Figure Four Daily
Figure Four Daily returns today with more John Tolos stories! We’re joined by Bob Barnett to talk not only Tolos’ career, but what remains of it in the form of audio cassette recordings and videotape. We’ll talk about his early tag team days, what he did after his big LA run, and more. We’ll also talk the current scene in Japan and Mexico, AAA and CMLL vs. WWE, more on old videotapes including what WWE might have in their vaults, and more! A fun show, so check it out!
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June 1 2009 Figure Four Daily
We’re back with an early-week edition of Figure Four Daily! Today we’re joined by Dr. Mike Lano to discuss the life and times of John Tolos. Mike ran the Chris & John Tolos Fan Club back in the 70s and kept in touch with him until the end. We’ll discuss John’s biggest angles, his influence on other wrestlers, his run in WWE years later and why that failed, his thoughts on MMA, MONSEL’S POWDER and what the hell that was, and so much more. Also, a follow-up on the Cow Palace debacle from a few years back.
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May 29 2009 Figure Four Daily
Figure Four Daily returns today with a fun show, our 30-minute interview with Robbie Ellis, who, at 64, continues to wrestle all over the world and will be the centerpiece of a new documentary, Canvasman, this fall. We’ll talk how he got into wrestling, why wrestling was a secret identity for so long, keeping in shape and looking better than some people half his age, training and working for Chikara, and so much more. A really fun show, so check it out!
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May 28 2009 Figure Four Daily
Lance Storm returns today with a packed nearly one-hour show! We’ll discuss tons of subjects including his TNA boycott, why he gets so frustrated, Raw on Monday night and the 3.2 rating, the GRAPPLING BATTEL and 2009 Convention, whether he’ll go next year, AWA Classics, the worst wrestler he’s ever seen, plus your calls on a number of subjects including his memorable SMW tag match where Jericho had a broken arm and where he ranks it. A fun show so check it out!
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May 20 2009 Figure Four Daily
It’s the final in-studio Figure Four Daily until the 2009 EMPIRE CONVENTION! We’re joined by Buddy Wayne for a fun show talking all sorts of subjects, including running over animals on THE ROAD, good and bad promoters, his thoughts on Dave’s Buddy Rose bio, favorite wrestling and non-wrestling movies, workers looking too plain nowadays, training, tough drugs to kick, and so much more. Plus, your phone calls! A fun show as always, so check it out!
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May 14 2009 Figure Four Daily
Lance Storm returns today to talk his newfound relevance having signed with Ring of Honor, why he made the decision, other bookings he’s been offered of late, his training regimen to get himself into shape, and more! We’ll also discuss the latest news in wrestling including Raw and Smackdown and Dr. Phil Astin’s sentencing, then answer your questions on a variety of different subjects including students no-showing events, teaching ring psychology, working stiff vs. light vs. snug, and more. A fun show as always with Lance, so check it out!
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May 12 2009 Figure Four Daily
Our Playboy Buddy Rose coverage continues today as we’re joined by Matt Farmer, a local Northwest wrestler who is also co-author of Buddy’s book. We’ll discuss the latest on the project, when and if it will be published, the process of putting it together, what Buddy was like to work with, stories he wasn’t hot on talking about, traveling the road with him, and so much more! We’ll also talk some indy pro-wrestling, including a match where I squashed him with a senton and a match he had with the Naturals that completely fell apart. Check it out!~!
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May 8 2009 Figure Four Daily
We’ve got a really fun edition of Figure Four Daily today as we’re joined by former ECW Heavyweight Champion MIKEY WHIPWRECK~! to talk a ton of different subjects including ECW back in the day, working under Paul Heyman and whether he was a wrestling genius, the best thing he was ever taught, getting ribbed by Terry Funk, the disaster that was WCW, Amazing Red, why the Colin Delaney gimmick didn’t work, and so much more. A show begging for a part 2, which will take place in the next several weeks. Check it out and enjoy the weekend!