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  • JNPO: 5 things to watch for at UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Edgar

    One UFC event is down, but two more remain starting with Friday’s UFC Fight Night/TUF 22 finale show on Fox Sports One featuring Chad Mendes vs. Frankie Edgar in a battle to be the top challenger to the winner of Saturday’s featherweight title showdown.

    In this quick-hit preview, Josh Nason takes a five minute look back at Thursday night’s show and the dominance of Rose Namajunas before delving into five things to watch for in tonight’s show:

    – The awesomeness of Chad Mendes vs. Frankie Edgar

    – The real co-main event of Tony Ferguson vs. Edson Barboza

    – The coinflip fight between veterans Joe Lauzon and Evan Dunham

    – The must-win situation Gabriel Gonzaga finds himself in

    – The feel-good comeback of Mike Pierce

    Another UFC night is upon us, so get ready by listening to this preview show now! Subscribers can click below to stream the show or right-click to save the show to your desktop.

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  • Wrestling Weekly (12/11): Jim Cornette talks ‘Tuesday Night At The Gardens’

    A special show this week as Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa are joined by the one and only Jim Cornette to talk about his latest book,Tuesday Night at the Gardens – Pro Wrestling in Louisville!  Of course there are a number of other subjects tackled, including a lot regarding the state of the independent scene and some of the workers who are a part of it not taking their craft as seriously as they should. 

    Among the other topics discussed are:

    – The state of the indy wrestling scene and those not taking the craft seriously

    – The collectible and convention business today, including the one item Jim wishes he still had

    – A lot on the lack of emotional investment in the product today, why that is, and is there any way to change it at all, including whether or not you inform the audience that change is coming

    – How Jim came to get his hands on the material that comprise the Mid Atlantic DVD collection which is also still available at jimcornette.com

    – What it was that made two different versions of the Midnight Express such great teams

    – Why it was easier to become polished professional wrestlers back in the day as opposed to today

    – Jim’s favorite match in the Louisville Gardens as a fan, and his most memorable moment in that venue as someone involved in pro wrestling…and more!

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  • JNPO: 5 things to watch for at UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Van Zant

    With three UFC events in three days, who needs sleep?

    For the next three days, JNPO host Josh Nason will do 15-minute preview shows highlighting five things to look for on each show. With UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Van Zant set to go live in just a few hours, the first one has arrived.

    Your five things: 

    – Why the main event of Paige Van Zant vs. Rose Namajunas is so damn fun

    – Why Josh is giving the edge to Michael Chiesa in his very important co-main event battle against Jim Miller

    – How the reaction for Sage Northcutt’s second trip into the Octagon is going to be something to watch for

    – Why the excitement level of John Howard vs. Tim Means is a coin flip

    – The importance of the buried Aljamain Sterling-Johnny Eduardo prelims fight

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  • NXT TakeOver London 12-10 conference call: Triple H on Finn Balor, Sami Zayn

    On Thursday, WWE COO Triple H did his usual conference call before big NXT events, this time hyping up the Wednesday, December 16th WWE Network event from London, England.

    Here’s some highlights and the audio itself which ran just under 40 minutes:

    – He ran down the card and teased some impending announcements. 

    – He was asked about pushing emotion on the NXT brand as opposed to a lack of that in promos on the major brand. He made a reference to ‘some like chocolate, some like vanilla’ as he’s done before and said when it comes to NXT, he picks the flavor.

    – He was asked about three-hour shows. He said the company has to be more creative, come up with a better format, and that they hear people’s frustrations. “It’s fixing it, trying to fix it, and it is what it is. We’ll get there…trust me.”

    – He was asked about Finn Balor not being called up to the main roster despite there being an injury crisis. He essentially said that while he has experience in Japan, he’s still learning some things at NXT like promos, etc. He doesn’t want to call guys up to be Band-Aids when there are injury issues. He wants people to have a long-term plan in place for when they come up.

    – He was asked about relationships with groups like Evolve and the possibility of opening up relationships with emerging UK groups (ones that our Alan Boon talks about weekly!) to find new talent.

    – He was asked about implementing some of the ideas that begin in NXT making their way to WWE. He said that slowly, you see some things bubbling their way up but again referenced the chocolate/vanilla comparison. As far as things he’d like to see change, he mentioned how the women are characterized, but that things take time to change.

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  • Josh Nason’s Punch-Out: CBS Sports’ Denny Burkholder on WWF ’85, Andre, UFC 194

    Photo: Memphis Wrestling History

    The latest JNPO has landed with special guest Denny Burkholder of CBSSports.com! Josh and Denny went for an hour discussing all kinds of interesting nuggets in the worlds of wrestling, MMA, and sports media in general.

    A few highlights:

    – How CBS Sports.com has covered MMA in the past, and how Denny helped in that effort in the early days

    – The method of pitching stories to the site, especially with pro wrestling

    – How he became a lapsed MMA/UFC fan

    – Whether the buzz for Saturday’s UFC 194 has got him to click the ‘buy’ button

    – The backstory of his oral history of WWF 1985, how he contacted the talent, and what he learned that he didn’t know before

    – His observations on Wendi Richter and Paul Orndorff

    – Why Hulk Hogan and Roddy Piper weren’t part of the story

    – What he didn’t want to tell Don Muraco

    – The backstory of his Andre The Giant feature and making it different than other Andre stories

    – The bizarre story of the whereabouts of Andre’s casket…and more!

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  • Dragon King Karl Classic Wrestling Audio: WWE Network’s new additions examined

    On this week’s show, the conversation is about all the new classic, old-school wrestling shows which have been added lately to the WWE Network.

    Finally taking advantage of their incredible tape library, WWE has finally added a sizeable amount of classic content to the online network. Included among the newly added material is NWA World Championship Wrestling from TBS, late-era AWA, Mid-South Srestling, Smoky Mountain Wrestling, more World Class Championship Wrestling, Global Wrestling Federation, and even some Stampede Wrestling from Calgary…for a few days anyway.

    Karl also discusses the animated David Crockett and apparently, his dog hates him.  Who knew?  Then in the second half of the show, Karl takes a few questions out of the mailbag including some follow up emails from the Monsters Of Wrestling show he did back around Halloween. We learn more about the Los Angeles Monster and hockey masked maniacs.

    Please check out the Super Stern Stick Flash Drive from Karl’s website to take advantage of a holiday season special offer!

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  • Josh Nason’s Punch-Out: Bloody Elbow’s John Nash on UFC financials & MMA free agency

    After years of being confused for each other, Bloody Elbow investigative journalist John Nash joins BE alum Josh Nason on the 22nd episode of Josh Nason’s Punch-Out!

    On the menu this week:

    – The future of MMA free agent Benson Henderson

    – Why MMA free agency isn’t more of a thing we can talk about

    – How John got into the business

    – How his three-part series on UFC financials came together (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3)

    – What fans should take out of that series and understand about the UFC’s business practices

    – Why part of the UFC business ledger he’d like to see if given the chance

    – His thoughts on the groundbreaking of the new UFC facility in Las Vegas

    – A look at Dana White’s interview with TSN’s Michael Landsberg and the comments he made about Jon Jones

    – What he’s excited about with the upcoming UFC triple-threat of shows

    – 120 good seconds on CM Punk…and more!

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  • DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: Your holiday season wrestling gift buying guide!

    On this special family-friendly edition of the Karl Stern Show, the Dragon King (and his wife!) talk about buying gifts for the wrestling fan in your life this holiday season.

    It can be intimidating for a non-fan to buy gifts for a wrestling fan, so Karl’s wife sits down with him to talk about what she looks for, our thoughts on various wrestling related items available out there, Mattel action figures, wrestling video games, lucha libre masks, and thinking outside the box.

    We review the Mattel Four Horseman Hall of Fame action figure set, a lucha libre mask, talk a little bit about the WWE 2K16 video game, subscription services, plus some outside the box ideas for the wrestling fan and collector.

    It’s a unique show that I hope you and your significant other (or children or parents or whatever) can enjoy. Gather the kids around the speakers and enjoy! 

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  • DR. KEITH PRESENTS (Dec 1): Welcome To OTT!!!

    After over a year, it’s about time we introduce you fine DKP listeners to something near and dear to our heart…..Ireland’s number one wrestling promotion – OTT!!! After another in a string of great shows this past Saturday night, Alan sits in his studio/car with JamieOD and BohsJohnny to get some live post-show reaction.

    Then we take it to the top of Over The Top as the man behind the promotion Joe Cabray joins us for a frank discussion about everything that’s gone into OTT’s first year, future plans, his time in NXT, the European wrestling landscape and more. Finally in a bonus segment to end the show, Alan rants and raves about a match he watched recently which has him doing cartwheels! A great show – CHECK IT!!!

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  • DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio: Bruiser Brody biography special

    On the latest episode of the DragonKing Classic Wrestling Show, host Karl Stern bring you the latest in a series of wrestler biographies. This week, Karl takes a look at the incredibly popular, mythical, and controversial “Intelligent Monster” Frank “Bruiser Brody” Goodish.

    Brody was a wild bearded powerhouse who ran roughshod through the United States, Japan, and Puerto Rico before his untimely death in 1988 at the hands of Jose “The Invader 1” Gonzalez.  Until his death by stabbing in 1988, he was one of the biggest business stars in the world. In Japan, it was reported that at times he made in excess of $14,000 per week. It is impossible to tell the tale of recent biography focuses like Stan “The Lariat” Hansen and Abdullah the Butcher without also telling the story of Bruiser Brody.

    Attached to this show is a special audio bonus feature! Karl recorded an audio companion for the Super Stern Stick Flash Drive based on issue 35 of the DragonKing Press Newsletter. That issue dealt with the death of Brody as told by some of the people that were there or later talked to Jose Gonzalez including Tony Atlas (the closest thing to an eyewitness), Dutch Mantell, and “Nightmare” Ken Wayne.

    I hope you enjoy this show and a detailed look at the crazy life and untimely death of Bruiser Brody.

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