• Under The Ring: Johnny Gargano on SummerSlam coming to Cleveland, what happened to his dad's business, how the indies and NXT prepared him for WWE.
    Jul 25 2024

    This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by one-half of the WWE tag team champions DIY, Johnny Gargano. He discusses being tag team champions with best friend Tommaso Ciampa. He also discusses the ways that NXT and his stint on the indies in places like Evolve and PWG helped shape him into the performer he is today. Also, Johnny's father's restaurant, Gargano's Restaurant & Catering in Cleveland had a fire earlier this week, and Johnny updates on how his family, and specifically his father is doing.

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    22 mins
  • Under The Ring: Keith Elliot Greenberg on writing about wrestling, what it was like to write biographies for some of wrestling's biggest stars, what kind of impact WrestleMania III had, his next book
    Jul 8 2024

    This week, we're joined by prolific wrestling writer Keith Elliott Greenberg, who discusses what it's like to be a writer in the wild world of pro wrestling. Greenberg wrote the biographies of Ric Flair, Superstar Billy Graham and Classy Freddie Blassie, so he discusses the process on something like that. His next project is about WrestleMania III and its impacts on pro wrestling, so we get a preview of what he worked on here.

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    35 mins
  • Under The Ring: Je'Von Evans on headlining NXT Heat Wave for the title, moving from the indies to the WWE, being unique and bouncy
    Jul 1 2024

    This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by the Young OG, Je'Von Evans. The 20-year-old NXT newcomer is already in his first NXT premium live event PPV, coming up Sunday in Toronto when he challenged NXT champion Trick Williams, alongside Shawn Spears and All Ego Ethan Page. He discusses what the journey's been like from the independent circuit to WWE, who his influences and mentors are and how he developed his unique bouncy style.

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    21 mins
  • Under The Ring: Orange Cassidy on Forbidden Door, facing Zack Sabre Jr., what to do when opponents counter him putting his hands in his pockets
    Jun 17 2024

    This week, we're joined by Orange Cassidy of AEW, who will face New Japan's Zack Sabre Jr. at AEW x New Japan: Forbidden Door on Sunday, June 30 on pay per view from Long Island's UBS Arena in Elmont. Orange explains what his approach to facing a technical master the level of Zack Sabre Jr. is and also gives his thoughts on other potential crossover opponents.

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    20 mins
  • Under The Ring: Larry Dallas on AAA Triplemania on Triller, crossovers in pro wrestling, announcing Lucha Libre and studying it
    Jun 10 2024

    This week, we're joined by one of the English voices of AAA Lucha Libre, Larry Dallas. Larry will be calling Triplemania XXII this year. The second leg of Triplemania will be held in Tijuana on June 15. The first leg happened April 27 in Monterrey and the final leg will be August 17 in Mexico City. Larry discusses the challenge of calling a Lucha Libre show for an English-speaking audience and some of the ups and downs. He also discusses the career of Vampiro and the relevance of his retirement tour in AAA, as well as the many crossover talents from other promotions that will be appearing at Triplemania.

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    35 mins
  • Under The Ring: Lola Vice on facing Shayna Baszler at NXT Underground, crossing over from Valerie Loureda in MMA to WWE, what classic series she'd love to do a remake of with The Rock
    Jun 6 2024

    Today on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by NXT's Lola Vice, who faces Shayna Baszler in an NXT Underground match at NXT Battleground on Sunday in the first pro wrestling card held at the UFC Apex. The card streams on Peacock. Lola Vice, known as her given name, Valerie Loureda in her combat sports days, talks about how her MMA career helped her in becoming a pro wrestler. She also teases a classic TV/movie series she would love to remake with TKO Board member Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.

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    22 mins
  • Under The Ring: Author Brad Balukjian on his new book The Six Pack, knowing and working with Iron Sheik, bringing literary journalism to pro wrestling
    Jun 3 2024

    This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by the author of the new book "The Six Pack: On the Open Road in Search of WrestleMania," Brad Balukjian. Brad's new book takes a literary and journalistic approach to piecing together an important time in pro wrestling history - the dawn of Hulkamania and the explosion of the WWF. His journey starts with a book project he was working on with the Iron Sheik, who Brad befriended. Brad's further work can be found at www.thebradpack.com

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    33 mins
  • Under The Ring: George Napolitano on photographing pro wrestling, his incredible history of traveling to cover pro wrestling, having contacts everywhere
    May 13 2024

    This week, the guest is renowned wrestling photographer/writer George Napolitano, whose work has been seen in magazines, in books and everywhere else across 50+ years covering pro wrestling. Napolitano discusses traveling to the different territories, as well as what his relationships were like in wrestling from The Rock to Superstar Billy Graham to Paul Heyman and more.

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    35 mins