Tough Talk returns today after a two-week break with an in-depth
interview with longtime referee and judge “Doc” Hamilton. We discuss
the origins of knees on the ground being banned, what makes good
referees and judges, proposed changes to the 10-Point-Must-System, why
there should be a fourth judge at ringside and his recent release of
two excellent instructional DVDs for referees and judges. Then, as a
bonus, we have in its entirety Thursday’s UFC 90 media conference call
with Josh Koscheck, Thiago Alves, Patrick Cote and – representing
Anderson Silva – Ed Soares. The longest Tough Talk ever at two hours!
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October 17 2008 Tough Talk
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October 17 2008 Bryan and Vinny Show
It’s funny how you can invest in new equipment and the shows keep sounding worse and worse. It’s never been this bad. I apologize in advance, but I will be calling around in the morning to either get this stuff fixed or replaced. In the meantime, a Bryan and Vinny Show with thoughts on Impact, TUF and TNA. If anyone reading this has a phone hybrid and a mixer, preferably a Yamaha n8, email me. Thanks.
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October 16 2008 Figure Four Daily
We’re back today with a 90-minute Figure Four Daily! We’ll open up with the mailbag and Open Lines on a number of different topics, then we’re joined by Lance Storm to talk all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA, including disrespect on TUF that made him want to kill someone, Mick Foley’s supposed departure from TNA, memories of Sid and Perry Saturn, a Legend’s Championship in TNA, what stupid spot he’d be willing to take if given a choice, and so much more! For more with Lance, check out stormwrestling.com!
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October 16 2008 Wrestling Observer
Dave Meltzer and I are back tonight to talk a ton of different subjects including the latest edition of Ultimate Fighter, Junie’s insanity, disrespect of a legend, ECW on Tuesday night, Mick Foley’s latest retirement on TNA TV, the story behind what happened to Lance Cade, a look at this weekend’s UFC and the rest of the schedule, tons of Q&A questions, and so much more! We apologize for some of the feedback during this show, I’m still trying to figure out what I’m doing with some new equipment.
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October 15 2008 Figure Four Daily
Figure Four Daily returns today with a fun show featuring Mike Quackenbush of Chickara! We’ll talk to him about the latest goings-on, their upcoming tour of GERMANY~!, plans for the rest of the year and beyond, plus a where-are-they-now with a bunch of guys and a look at one of the greatest gimmicks in wrestling history that never happened! Also, it’s still hit-and-miss, but we’ve got some new audio equipment and we’ll experiment with the calls. You win some you lose some. But a fun show, so check it out!
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October 14 2008 Bryan and Vinny Show
It’s the post-Raw Bryan & Vinny Show~! And what a Raw it was — boring, with one of the worst Shawn Michaels matches of the millennium. We’ll discuss this show, Smackdown from Friday night, plus talk Cyber Sunday, why Michael Cole is so bad, why wrestling fans aren’t as into the product anymore, Koslov, and tons more. We’ve also got drops, songs, callers, Youtube, every gimmick we can think of to squeeze some entertainment out of this program. The good news is — FREE. So please post the link or file elsewhere and help spread the word about figurefouronline.com!
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October 13 2008 Wrestling Observer
Dave Meltzer and I are back for the second consecutive day to discuss a number of different topics, including a rather boring edition of Raw, the build to Cyber Sunday, a rare boring Shawn Michaels match, a major change to next week’s UFC show, the Countdown special on Spike tonight, and tons more! We’ve also got a dip into the mailbag with a few questions including what we think the reaction will be to the success of The Wrestler. Check it out!
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October 12 2008 Karl Stern Show
A mix of the old and the new. Half the show answers email questions. Topics include Bruno Sammartino, southern wrestling, scaffold matches, and more. The second half of the show is an interview with the editor of Wrestling Perspective and a great historian himself; Paul McAurther. Plus an update on a special show later this week with a guest.
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October 12 2008 Wrestling Observer
We’re back with a giant 90-minute version of Wrestling Observer Radio! Vinny and I will open up the show talking the TNA Bound for Glory PPV in great detail match-by-match, then we’ll get some thoughts from our buddy Craig and Mike Coughlin, who was live in the building. Then we’re joined by Dave Meltzer to talk more about the PPV and all of the top news stories of the week, including the latest in the Seth Petruzelli scandal, the upcoming schedule for the week, Cyber Sunday and other WWE news, and tons more. Also, mailbag questions! Don’t waste time, get downloading right now!
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October 11 2008 Bryan and Vinny Show
BREAKING NEWS: FAT JOE LEFT ATLANTIC! And it’s my birthday, so you have to listen this week! We’ll discuss the stupidity of the Major League Baseball playoffs, a really whacky suspension by an Oakland sports franchise, what is and is not an upset in college football, and try to figure out if the Tennessee Titans are for real. Plus NFL previews and a note on how stupid TNA is (you knew I would get to that at some point).