BruiserBrody Posted February 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/todgordonecw/ ECW's founder Tod Gordon covers how he got into the wrestling business, why the booker of ECW's first show was fired right after it finished, Missy Hyatt's locker room sex life, the drug scene, Sandman's party life, the night they ran a show in a strip club, how close Roddy Piper came to signing with ECW, the wrestling legend who passed up a payday to stay home and smoke crack, Jim Crockett and Eddie Gilbert's heat, territorial battles with the NWA, how Heyman screwed Gordon out of a lot of money and more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruiserBrody Posted February 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/newjackshoot New Jack reveals how Paul Heyman would screw over ECW talent on payoffs and his desires to see someone sodomize Mr. Dangerously. He moves on to tearing into the Dudleys and wishing ill on their family. Plus he comments on the night he tried to kill Vic Grimes. ECW's valets being whores. The Mass Transit Incident. Why Abdullah the Butcher is not really hardcore. The ECW party scene. Missy Hyatt drug stories. In addition to a lot more insults and threats towards various others and more world views as Jack sees it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruiserBrody Posted February 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/kayfabe-lies-alibis-sherri-martel-shoot-interview/ Sherri Martel covers her tumultuous early personal life before entering the sport, how she nearly became a teenage pro wrestler, how a battle royal bump nearly ended her career, low AWA payoffs, how toys made the Rockers better wrestlers, training and working with Moolah, her reaction to being locked in a room by Macho Man while he tried to "protect" Elizabeth, having to train Sweet Saphire for their Wrestlemania match, Randy Savage's massive script for Mania 7, how OJ Simpson screwed up WCW's plans, her drug issues - including passing out while at a meeting in Bischoff's office, the night Curt Hennig hid the AWA title as a rib, how the guys treated her in the locker room and more!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 Back to the Territories with Stan Hansen is another winner if you fancy Cornette and Hansen shooting the breeze about Japan and do not care so much about going into details, since Corny isn't exactly the guy for this stuff apart from generalities about Inoki and Baba. But Stan is an very nice interview so it's quite the good stuff anyway. I learned that Hansen actually screamed "Youth !" while doing the longhorn hand gesture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadMick Posted March 1, 2017 Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 I agree with all that. Pleasant interview, but nothing revelatory. It's a pity Chad or Loss couldn't do a run in with the Yearbooks to go a bit deeper.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruiserBrody Posted March 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/cornetteaz1/ Jim Cornette takes us from "A to Z" through history as we join him on a tour of his memorabilia from wrestling, comics and toys before sitting down for a formal interview covering payoffs, JCP business, his early days as a manager, his personal opinion of the Crockett family and their faults, Dusty's business sense and booking compared to his own, Elvis' love of wrestling, how wrestling prepared Johnny Weaver to work in a prison, his dislike of Paul Jones, terrible promos, Baby Doll being injured while wrestling Corny, the subject of the politically incorrect Cornette promo that was edited off of TBS before it could air and more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruiserBrody Posted March 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/kevinsullivanoldschool/ Kevin Sullivan sits down to give his take on wrestling history...Topics include the shooters fighting marks at carnivals, Kayfabe being broken on national TV in the 50's, unions in wrestling, stiffing jobbers, his original booking plans for Goldberg and the end of the streak, Nazis in MSG, developing the Satanic gimmick, Pillman's planned stunts as the "Loose Cannon", Sullivan aiding ECW against Bischoff's wishes, using surgical tools for a brutal TV bloodbath in SMW and more!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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El-P Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 In the era of the billion podcasts, people are still buying's RF's crap ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruiserBrody Posted March 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/jim-cornette-z-wrestling-history-part-2/ We return to Castle Cornette for round two of "A-Z in Wrestling History". After digging through more wrestling memorabilia, Corny covers the mega business Memphis was doing in the 70's, Nazi gimmicks, the man who tried to blind Jerry Jarrett and stab Jerry Lawler, Robert Fuller's failed booking run, Civil rights in wrestling, how Memphis dealt with a fan who knocked out a top babyface in a fight, the Memphis star who could have been NWA champ had an accident not curtailed his career, the night Lawler fought a boxer to play off the Ali vs Inoki hype, how a gimmick change turned a terrible wrestler into a main event talent, and more!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyonthewall2983 Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 In the era of the billion podcasts, people are still buying's RF's crap ? Â Not only that, but apparently they're doing it over the phone too. Who buys stuff over the phone anymore, except takeout? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruiserBrody Posted April 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/jim-cornette-wrestling-history-z-part-three/ The final portion of Jim Cornette's journey through history from A-Z sees yet another glimpse of the gems in Corny's personal collection. We are then treated to a in-depth look at Mid-South Wrestling as Jim covers why he had to take a paycut to get into wrestling, the night Danny Hodge broke his neck, a famous heel turn that almost never came to pass. Eddie Gilbert, Gary Hart and others booking skills. Wrestling being exposed in different ways each decade and many more tidbits! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeCampbell Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 Kayfabe Commentaries has announced that they've signed Manny Fernandez to do a YouShoot. If nothing else, this ought to be entertaining, much like Larry Zybyszko's WWE Timeline Interview. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruiserBrody Posted April 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2017 http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/vadershoot1/ We travel back to 1998 for Big Van Vader's very first shoot interview. We hear about his upbringing in the mean streets of Los Angeles, his gridiron success in college, his Super Bowl experience, what gave him the itch to start wrestling, his training, working with stiff monsters like Stan Hansen and Bruiser Brody, AWA payoffs, being courted by Inoki and Baba and more! I added as much relevant video footage as possible to help capture Vader's story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruiserBrody Posted April 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/vadershootpart2/ Vader takes us back to his brutal match with Stan Hansen where his eye was knocked right out of it's socket, his thoughts on Bam Bam Bigelow and their tag team successes in Japan, his efforts to get Steve Austin into a top WCW position, Hulk Hogan's politics, the mess that was the WCW power structure, Ric Flair booking himself to beat Vader for the World title, his fake-MMA battles in the UWFI, how Harley Race became his manager, the WCW MINI MOVIES and more!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruiserBrody Posted April 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/vadershootpart3/ Our trek through Vader's 8-hour shoot interview continues as we hear his memories of his wars with Mick Foley, the incident where Foley lost his ear, their stiff WCW battles, Super Vader clashing with Takada and others in the UWFI, being in the middle of the Arn Anderson/Sid Vicious brawl that ended with both men stabbed and sliced up from scissors, Flair and Hogan using politics to block Vader from the World title, being barred from Nitro tapings, his spin on the infamous Vader/Paul Orndorff backstage fight, his WCW departure and more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruiserBrody Posted April 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/vadershootpart4/ Vader covers the end of his WCW days, the final offer from Bischoff that Vader refused, his epic Tokyo Dome bout with Inoki, Shawn Michaels sinking Vader's WWF run, being legit hurt by Kane and Shamrock, the Kuwait arrest, his All-Japan career revival along with more in ring action from Japan courtesy of youtube! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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El-P Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 KC's Back to the Territories with Bill Eadie is a major winner. Eadie is truly a charming guy, tells a lot of stories and holy shit does he look like he refuses to age. 69 years old ? Really ? Â Apparently they're gonna do Puerto Rico with Savio Vega, that's pretty cool. Can't think of anyone more suited. I'd love them to get Raymond Rougeau to do Montreal. This series has easily been the best and most consistent one they have released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BruiserBrody Posted May 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2017 http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/kayfabe-lies-alibis-ring-dustin-rhodes-shoot-interview/ Rhodes covers in ring psychology, why he loves his Goldust gimmick, who his favorite opponents were, being fired 6 times, the story behind the "Hollywood Backlot Brawl", his dreams of working with Cody, Vince McMahon's many rules for the wrestlers, working with the new breed of WWE/NXT talent and more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeCampbell Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 KC's Back to the Territories with Bill Eadie is a major winner. Eadie is truly a charming guy, tells a lot of stories and holy shit does he look like he refuses to age. 69 years old ? Really ? Â Apparently they're gonna do Puerto Rico with Savio Vega, that's pretty cool. Can't think of anyone more suited. I'd love them to get Raymond Rougeau to do Montreal. This series has easily been the best and most consistent one they have released. Â The consistency is probably attributed to Cornette. He clearly does an insane amount of research to prepare for these shoots, the last coupe of cold openings have been especially great. This series has shown how good of an interviewer he is, with his ability to keeps things moving along, and knowing the right questions to ask. And, now it seems like they're trying to cover some of the areas that aren't really remembered all that well, like Detroit and Houston (NWA Classics notwithstanding). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 More KC goodness with Honky Tonk Man covering his journey to SummerSlam 88. It's really an interesting dive into how business worked back then, especially how Vince functions (the part where he tries desperately to sell HTM as a babyface for sheer merchandise reasons echoes with some familiar modern situations…) and treats his talent. HTM goes pretty much in details about the whole refusing to job to Savage, and again it's quite interesting to grasp how he was considering his whole stint and how things worked then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruiserBrody Posted May 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/newjackshootreview/ New Jack imparts his unique perspective on us about his illicit love affair with Terri Runnels, the rumors that he has AIDS, why Mick Foley is not "hardcore", racism, drugs, why he never made it in the WWF, what star blocked him from getting a WCW contract, being offered cash by a WWE Hall of Famer to kill a cop and more!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruiserBrody Posted May 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/smwcornetteqanda/ Jim Cornette does a question and answer session with a crew of hardcore smarks during 1993's SMW fan fest. Topics include SMW's aborted WCW "invasion", the WCW mini movies, the art of cutting promos, a surprising take on "death matches", thoughts on Lucha Libre coming to America, fans rioting, the real Mama Cornette, the ins and outs of running SMW and more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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