Piledriver Wrestling Audio Show - Piledriver Wrestling Audio Show:#126(6/14/15)

Piledriver Wrestling Audio Show:#126(6/14/15)

06/15/15 • 109 min

(6/14/15) This week we talk the death of Dusty Rhodes, the various roles he held within the industry, his legacy and more. We also look at all the latest news in WWE including last week's Raw, MITB predictions, the upcoming Sumo Hall show, Samoa Joe, Hogan lawsuit, Austin/Lesnar, WWE/EVOLVE and much more. We also talk TNA vs. ROH, Slammiversary update, debut of GFW, NJPW BOSJ Final & G-1 update, shock title change in Dragon Gate, and MUCH MORE

Previous Episode

Piledriver Wrestling Audio Show:#125(5/30/15)

(05/30/15). We originally intended to release this show last weekend, but due to technical difficulties, we've only just been able to salvage the recording. Some of the content is now dated, especially the 5/25 Raw review and Elimination Chamber preview, which are from the 25:00 - 1:00:00 mark. You may wish to skip this section. There's still plenty of other news to get into including the full story on Destination America cancelling TNA and signing Ring of Honor, how it all came about, what really happened with that now-infamous e-mail, notes on TNA behaviour, the future and much more. We also take a look at the BOSJ Tournament as of Saturday morning, rankings so far, predictions and more. We look at the card for the stacked Castle Hall PPV, where the booking might be headed into G1, predictions for the winner, October Sumo Hall, and possiblities for next year's Tokyo Dome main event. We look at the Dragon Gate King of Gate Tournament, won by Masato Yoshino. In an update, we can confirm that the title match, as we speculated on the show, will happen on 6/14 in Hakata. We look at the pending return of Brock Lesnar, comments on the recent NXT Takeover show, and the debut Samoa Joe. In another update, since recording Samoa Joe has been signed to a full-time deal, in what was a direct reaction to the ROH/Destination America deal. We also talk about the current Hall of Fame ballot with notes on El Santo, Rikidozan, Chigusa Nagayo, Perro Aguayo Jr, Sting, Ultimate Warrior and others. We also talk the launch of the OSW Podcast Network.

Next Episode

Piledriver Wrestling Audio Show:#127(6/20/15)

(06/20/15) This week we talk WWE Money in the Bank, RAW, NXT, ROH Best in the World PPV, Wrestle-1 happenings, and much more. Former WCW/WWF/AJPW Star The Patriot, Del Wilkes also joins us for a 50 minute interview to talk several topics including: - Memories of Dusty Rhodes - His upcoming documentary - How he got started in the wrestling business - The creation of The Patriot gimmick - AWA memories, how he started working for Baba, signing with WCW and his thoughts on WCW after Hulk Hogan arrived. - Why he left WCW in 1995, and the real story behind what happened regarding his no-show at Slamboree 1995, what happened in the meeting with Eric Bischoff, who knew about it, when negotiations with All Japan started and more. - Memories of AJPW, working with Kobashi, Misawa, Taue, Kawada and many others - His struggle with injuries - Why he chose to leave AJPW in 1997, and what side he may have chosen if he was present during the Noah exodus in 2000. - His relationships with Giant Baba and also Mrs Baba - Joining the WWF, his first meeting with Vince, working with Bret Hart, and wether or not he considered a heel turn in 1997. - Whether The Patriot gimmick would have worked during The Attitude Era. - The circumstances that led to his retirement and WWE choosing to release him. - The WWF's attitude towards injuries and wether he was ever forced to perform injured. - His thoughts on Benoit and the changes that have been made to the Wellness program since. - Whether drug use was as prevalent in All Japan as it was in the WWF & WCW. - Why he disappeared from the public eye after his retirement. - His greatest matches - and MUCH MORE