C.S.

90 minutes to two hours usually.

Wonder if they're reading into her attitude because Tully was apparently such an arrogant little shit back in his day.

I watched the censored WWECW episode of the Prichard podcast on the Network. If Benoit was mentioned originally, that was definitely taken out - not a peep about him. As for what else was axed, I couldn't say. There did seem to be some larger-than-usual time gaps, suggesting that segments were cut out wholesale - but that's simply speculation on my part. They barely mentioned the first One Night Stand at all, before jumping right to the second - or I was confused and they were talking about the second one all along? Some genuinely new information - at least to me. The big one being that Paul Heyman was working in WWE creative while ECW was still in business. Maybe it was mentioned in the sheets at the time, but I don't recall ever coming across it. There's a knockdown dragout argument between Bruce and Conrad over the zombie and vampire gimmicks. Maybe this is the type of stuff they do on the audio podcast all the time - I don't know - but Conrad was being bleeped every other second here. Only in wrestling can someone act like an R-rated Jed Clampett and still get paid. (I do like Conrad though!) At the end, Bruce buries a bunch of people - especially Braden Walker (Chris Harris). "He sucked." A fun listen, despite being censored. But since we can't say what was actually cut, other than reasonably assuming Benoit was among them, those omissions didn't take anything away from the experience IMO.

I watched the censored WWECW episode of the Prichard podcast on the Network. If Benoit was mentioned originally, that was definitely taken out - not a peep about him. As for what else was axed, I couldn't say. There did seem to be some larger-than-usual time gaps, suggesting that segments were cut out wholesale - but that's simply speculation on my part. They barely mentioned the first One Night Stand at all, before jumping right to the second - or I was confused and they were talking about the second one all along? Some genuinely new information - at least to me. The big one being that Paul Heyman was working in WWE creative while ECW was still in business. Maybe it was mentioned in the sheets at the time, but I don't recall ever coming across it. There's a knockdown dragout argument between Bruce and Conrad over the zombie and vampire gimmicks. Maybe this is the type of stuff they do on the audio podcast all the time - I don't know - but Conrad was being bleeped every other second here. Only in wrestling can someone act like an R-rated Jed Clampett and still get paid. (I do like Conrad though!) At the end, Bruce buries a bunch of people - especially Braden Walker (Chris Harris). "He sucked." A fun listen, despite being censored. But since we can't say what was actually cut, other than reasonably assuming Benoit was among them, those omissions didn't take anything away from the experience IMO.

Well, I took a gander at the Leviathan-Kane match on the Network. It's either the exact same video uploaded to YouTube or something only slightly better - the quality is still abysmal. How the hell does footage from 2001 look this bad?! I didn't bother watching the match because the video was so poor.

I was able to Dropbox it to my phone. I'll have to try Bluetooth in the car later.

The Bob Holly book is fantastic, if you're looking for confirmation.

Congrats at this super awesome, ballsy venture. I'm very excited to see where it takes you.

I can't wait, especially since the first one is about Kaufman! Rookie questions: - What is the easiest/best way to listen to a podcast at home other than using your phone? - How easy is it to set up while driving? I assume my phone can hook up to the car for podcasts because I can take and receive hands-free speaker calls through bluetooth. As you can tell, I've never dabbled in podcasts before (outside of the video podcasts on WWE Network).

While I think the Jerry Jarrett-Bruce Prichard "feud" is the stupidest shit ever and makes both guys look dumber by default, I have to admit I've been laughing out loud at Jerry Jarrett's tweets today.

Good point.

Are we sure they're not two old carnies working a feud?

Can you ask him to not drink and tweet?

Glad you said something - I thought it was only me. I had to quote Phil's original post just to get the link.

In what appears to be absolutely abysmal quality. The Network version has to look better than that...right? Anyway, I stand by what I said before - it surely won't be a "five-star classic," but it sounds like an intriguing match and I think people will gravitate toward it.

I personally don't see what everyone is bitching about. Will it be a great match? Well, no, but seeing Kane vs. a pre-Batista Leviathan in a monster mash-up sounds pretty intriguing to me.

The beginning of the end? Something To Wrestle With Bruce Prichard 29 mins · Heads up STW fans! No #SomethingElseToWrestle on the WWE Network, today. Bruce and Conrad shot the show this past weekend but “creative differences” are going to keep us off the air today. We’re fighting for us, the fans. Tune in this Friday for WWE’s ECW. _____ Video from Conrad: https://twitter.com/HeyHeyItsConrad/status/1004418487706677248

These are the tweets: Not an insult exactly, but definitely immature and misguided. His entire Twitter seems like a drunken Southern shitshow. As far as Twitter goes, it seems that "working feuds" and "feeding the trolls" is what attracts attention, unfortunately. We've seen it from Meltzer and others too. Not my cup of tea at all, but there must be some "business" reason for doing this, right? (As Sorrow also pointed out right above my post.) With that said, Jerry Jarrett's experience and knowledge, and his status as the "last man standing" in the territories, should make for an incredible podcast. As long as the podcast is nothing like his Twitter, or his "humor" is limited to small doses, the sky is the limit IMO.

I like the polls, but I wish this one was more specific. A simple yes or no poll doesn't seem nuanced enough.

I wouldn't want to see this, simply because it would allow WWE to too often second-guess its chosen winner, make that victory meaningless, and pinball the briefcase around. I don't trust WWE to be organized or disciplined enough to make this anything other than a huge train-wreck. I've always been of two minds about that situation. 1. It showed Triple H at his pettiest and most insecure. Not a good look for either him or WWE. 2. With that said, the trainee should have known better than to put up a wrestler from a rival company. If he had no clue that he was going to potentially work for WWE if he won Tough Enough, he shouldn't have been there in the first place. In any case, it was probably all staged reality show bullshit anyway and really not something that merits the deeper discussion we're giving it.

Something Else to Wrestle With: John Cena (WWE Network version) According to Bruce Prichard, he: - Discovered - Signed - Saved the career of John Cena In all seriousness, he wasn't quite that braggadocios about it. He did say that "Cena made Cena." Overall, even though the arguments between Prichard and Conrad were faker than ever, I still laughed more during this episode than I have during any of the others. Their banter is entertaining. Conrad tried to compare the Cena stabbing angle to Bruiser Brody, but unless I missed it, they failed to link the reason why such a comparison would be made in the first place: Carlito being "responsible" for the stabbing. Fun show, with the biggest takeaway being how disorganized and haphazard the "Ruthless Aggression" era was because of Vince's constantly changing whims. They've pitched a "controversial show" for next week but aren't sure if they'll get permission to do it. What could that be? TNA? Chyna? Something else?

Something Else to Wrestle With: John Cena According to Bruce Prichard, he: - Discovered - Signed - Saved the career of John Cena In all seriousness, he wasn't quite that braggadocios about it. He did say that "Cena made Cena." Overall, even though the arguments between Prichard and Conrad were faker than ever, I still laughed more during this episode than I have during any of the others. Their banter is entertaining. Conrad tried to compare the Cena stabbing angle to Bruiser Brody, but unless I missed it, they failed to link the reason why such a comparison would be made in the first place: Carlito being "responsible" for the stabbing. Fun show, with the biggest takeaway being how disorganized and haphazard the "Ruthless Aggression" era was because of Vince's constantly changing whims. They've pitched a "controversial show" for next week but aren't sure if they'll get permission to do it. What could that be? TNA? Chyna? Something else?

Not what I was asking though... Is there a way to see the new additions listed together on the WWE Network service itself?

Seth Freakin' Rollins lived up to his name of Freakin' by freakin' out in an interview when he said the Under-Freakin'-Taker should freakin' retire. The Freakin' Interviewer: "Should The Undertaker retire?" Seth Freakin' Rollins: "Yes" The Freakin' Video: https://twitter.com/GMS_WWE/status/1000831769048952832 Freakin' Excerpts: http://wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2018/0529/641309/seth-rollins-says-that-the-undertaker-should-retire/

I think it's worth it. Ironically though, the board has been purring like a kitten since last night.