Talk Is Jericho

Riki Rachtman co-founded the infamous Cathouse in Hollywood with his friend Taime Downe from the band Faster Pussycat. Guns N Roses was the house band, Alice Cooper asked to play there on Halloween, Motley Crue were club fixtures, and a drunk David Bowie nearly got beat up one night by Axl Rose. The Cathouse was THE place to be in Hollywood in the late 80s and early 90s, and people lined up around...

Steve Austin and Chris Jericho kicked the Forbidden Door open on the Broken Skull Sessions, and continue the conversation here with a detailed look at Stone Cold’s career! They breakdown a bunch of his memorable matches including some with Ricky Steamboat, Ravishing Rick Rude, Barry Windham, and Chris Benoit. Steve speaks extensively about his former tag team partner Brian Pillman and their run as...

Authors Tom Beaujour & Rich Bienstock captured the rise and fall of one of the most storied eras in rock & roll history in their new book, “Nothin’ But A Good Time: The Uncensored History of the ‘80s Hard Rock Explosion.” They document the exploding hard metal scene on the Sunset Strip in the 80s, stuff of legend, epitomized by the image, reputation, and music of the notorious bad boys of metal, M...

The Butcher (aka Andy Williams) & The Blade (aka Pepper Parks) both hail from Buffalo, New York, and met through Andy’s bandmates in Every Time I Die. The two talk about the origins of their tag team, how they found themselves in AEW, and what it was like to have job security through the pandemic (thanks to Tony Khan)! Blade recounts his time at Impact wrestling as Braxton Sutter, his 20-years on...

Christian Cage is All Elite! And what a surprise it proved to be, not just for fans, but for Christian himself. The newest AEW superstar talks about his AEW debut at the Revolution PPV, and what both Jon Moxley and Tony Khan said to convince him to sign. He details his journey back to the ring including the extensive medical tests and the strict fitness and nutrition regimen he started long before...

What does it feel like to get bit by a reticulated python or stung by a giant Asian centipede? Adam Thorn and Rob Alleva of History Channel’s “Kings Of Pain” know exactly how that feels, along with stings from a bark scorpion, a warrior wasp, a tarantula hawk, and harvester ants! They’ve also been bitten by a lion fish, and a piranha, and survived the secretion of a rove beetle. And they’re sharin...

The Classic Album Clash returns and this time the debate centers on The Police! Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante, music industry vet Paul Gargano, and Rybo from The Winnipeggers join to discuss “Outlandos d’Amour,” the debut album from The Police, versus the band’s last studio album together, “Synchronicity.” They examine cover art, songwriting, production, and set lists, and of course do the expec...

Dean Malenko returns to talk about his decision to leave WWE after spending 19 years behind-the-scenes as a producer/agent, and explain why coming to AEW was such an easy decision to make. He speaks to the younger talent he thinks will be big superstars in the coming years, and who he’s really enjoyed working with so far at AEW (Darby Allin & Ricky Starks). He’s talking about Rey Mysterio because...

Serial killer Rob Chaulk was a classmate of Chris Jericho’s and used to play gin rummy with Chris and some other guys after school! One day Rob didn’t show up for the card game, and when the reason for their absence was revealed a couple days later, it was unbelievable! Rob and another classmate, Darren Morrissette, had broken into a home and killed a man… and didn’t serve a day in jail for their...

It’s “No More BS” with the latest AEW superstar signee, Paul Wight! Paul reveals what prompted him to leave WWE after 23 years, how his last conversation went with Vince McMahon, and why it was so easy to sign with AEW! Paul talks about his string of matches with Braun Strowman, the failed WWE storyline he pitched with Justin Bieber and John Cena, WWE’s reaction to Paul’s proposed Big Show Burger...

Tony Schiavone and Dave Meltzer from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter return to pay tribute to legendary wrestling promoter, Jim Crockett Jr, who passed away March 3rd. They tell the story of the rise of Crockett Promotions, how and when Jimmy took over the business after his father died, the arrival of Dusty Rhodes as booker, Ric Flair’s incredible popularity, why Crockett’s expansion with the p...

What’s the connection between KISS, Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, and Starz, and how were they able to make such an impact on rock and roll? Former Editor-In-Chief of Spin magazing, Doug Brod, shares what he discovered in writing his new book, “They Just Seem A Little Weird: How KISS, Cheap Trick, Aerosmith and Starz Remade Rock and Roll.” He’s sharing all of the crazy ways these four bands crossed path...

The soon-to-be newly-crowned AEW World Tag Team Champions, Chris Jericho & MJF, reveal their game plan for taking down the current champs, the Young Bucks, at #AEWRevolution on Sunday. They also congratulate each other on the award-winning Dinner Debonair, air their grievances against Jon Moxley, recount the big betrayal by (and subsequent beatdown of) Papa Buck, discuss MJF joining the Inner Circ...

Kuarantine is bassist PJ Farley of Trixter fame, Klassik ‘78’s Joe McGinness on guitar, Luke Bryan drummer Kent Slucher, and singer Chris Jericho! They only do 80’s-era KISS with no makeup and with special guest guitarist Bruce Kulick who originally played on the songs! Discover how this band came together, how they chose the songs to cover (“No No No,” “Heart Of Chrome,” and “Love’s A Deadly Weap...

He’s got a Golden Globe nomination, a Grammy nomination, three platinum albums, and over 75 movies and TV show credits to his name, and people still call him “Rocky’s brother!” And now Frank Stallone’s telling his own life story in the new documentary, “Stallone: Frank, That Is,” available now on video-on-demand and wherever you stream content!  Frank talks about making the doc, having his famous...

Jeremy Padawer, longtime wrestling fan and partner in Jazwares, is the man behind the toy company producing the AEW action figure line! Jeremy explains how the partnership came together, what we can expect from AEW Unrivaled Series 4, 5, and future lines, and why he’s doing a second printing of Series 1. He describes how the figures are made today, and how much the process differs from when he was...

Jay Wasley from “Ghost Adventures” on DiscoveryPlus shares all kinds of creepy stories from their investigation into the infamous, haunted Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles! The Cecil is the subject of a new documentary on Netflix, “Crime Scene: Vanishing At The Cecil Hotel,” which explores the weird circumstances around Elisa Lam’s disappearance and death. Was it murder, suicide, or something m...

Nick Dinsmore has plenty to say about his popular run as Eugene at WWE! He has stories about traveling with William Regal, pinning Vince McMahon, acting as GM of RAW, and his Wrestlemania moment in Los Angeles. He explains what inspired the Eugene character, how he pitched it to Vince, and why Eugene’s run ended. Nick also recalls his early wrestling days at OVW with Danny Davis and Jim Cornette,...

It’s all about UFOs, alien sightings, and close encounters with “Mysteries Decoded” host and investigator, Ryan Sprague! Ryan’s sharing case studies from his book, “Somewhere in the Skies: A Human Approach to an Alien Phenomenon,” and he covers everything from a UFO occurrence at a local Ohio movie theater to astronauts’ tales about paranormal experiences in space to extraterrestrial contact on a...

Diamond Dallas Page returns with his killer charisma, boundless energy, relentless spirit, and amazing stories about his final match at AEW, working with the Nightmare Family, developing a great friendship with Ric Flair post-wrestling, and his “guy, Dusty Rhodes.” DDP also talks about his new documentary “Relentless” (available now on Amazon Prime), which tells the inspiring, true story about DDP...

“The Room” and “Troll 2” are the two best worst movies ever made, and their stars, Greg Sestero (“The Room”) and George Hardy (“Troll 2”), agree! The twosome along with “CYST” producer Travis Ayers share stories about the making of the films, how they each got involved, what things were like on the set, the shoestring budgets attached to each movie, and the surprise cult followings that developed...

Tony Khan returns to talk everything AEW, and provide a candid look inside his creative process for “Dynamite,” and how he collaborates with everyone from CJ to Kenny Omega to Cody to the Young Bucks. TK explains how Comedy Central’s “South Park” and “The Late Show” inspired some of his creative decisions, why it was so important for him to agent the Darby Allin vs Will Hobbs Dark match himself, w...

Will Hobbs is living his dream at AEW! He’s also living his brother’s dream, and explains why it was so important to make it in wrestling after his brother died taking a bullet for him. Will talks about being raised by his grandparents in the tough East Palo Alto neighborhood that wasn’t too far from the legendary Cow Palace, going to wrestling shows as a kid, dressing up as Sting, collecting acti...

Bill Birnes has a PhD on serial killer psychology, and co-authored the book, “The Riverman,” which tells the story of serial killer Ted Bundy’s involvement in the apprehension of Green River Killer Gary Ridgway. He takes us inside the mind of some of the most notorious killers in history, including Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and Black Dahlia killer George Hodel. He offers some insight into how their m...

Chris Kanyon was instrumental in Shane “Hurricane” Helms getting signed to WCW, and landing the part as David Arquette’s stunt double in the movie “Ready To Rumble.” He was a favorite of The Undertaker when he got to WWE, and could work anyone from Big Show to Rey Mysterio. Chris Kanyon also struggled with his sexuality as a gay wrestler in a time when the world (and the wrestling biz) wasn’t so a...