Talk Is Jericho

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter named Brian Solomon’s “Blood And Fire: The Unbelievable Real-Life Story of Wrestling’s Original Sheik” the Best Book of 2022! It tells the story of Ed Farhat aka The Sheik and how this veteran, family-man, and businessman became wrestling’s most feared villain! Brian explains how he pieced together The Sheik’s story given his whole life was a complete mystery shro...

It’s true crime, mystery, and the paranormal all rolled up into one historic location – Alcatraz! Alcatraz Island is a small island a little over one mile off the coast of San Francisco. It’s home to the infamous Alcatraz federal prison which housed the worst of the worst criminals for 29 years before it was shut down in 1963. Al Capone, George “Machine Gun” Kelly, and Robert Stroud, The Bird Man...

Rudy Sarzo (of Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, & Dio fame), Raven’s John and Mark Gallagher, and bassist PJ Farley (of Trixter & Fozzy fame) bring the sex, drugs and rock & roll to the Evolution of 80s Heavy Metal! The stories from the studio and the stage are almost unbelievable and include the immensely talented Randy Rhoads, a very young Metallica, the mythical KISS, and the behemoth 198...

MLW Underground debuted on Reelz, and CEO, founder and promoter, Court Bauer, returns to talk about his promotion’s new TV deal and how it all came together. He’s also shedding light on the antitrust lawsuit he filed against his former employer, WWE, and why this David vs Goliath battle is so important for the wrestling industry as a whole. And Court shares more stories from his time on the creati...

There’s a secret society called the Bohemian Club that holds a two-week exclusive event every year at Bohemian Grove in the Redwoods just north of San Francisco. Tim Chizmar (of The Game fame) returns to discuss this invitation-only, elite club that offers membership exclusively to rich and powerful men (most of whom are white). Famous actors, musicians, artists, business men and politicians are a...

Dan Lambert is an avid pro wrestling title belt collector, and brought a handful from his collection on the Chris Jericho Rock & Wrestling Rager at Sea Four Leaf Clover, and shared the amazing stories behind each belt. He and Eddie Kingston also provided great historical notes about some of the promotions, championships, and wrestlers including Hulk Hogan, Jerry Lawler, Terry Funk, Ric Flair, Brun...

Poker journalist and player Chad Holloway has one bracelet to his name, and he promises that one win was life changing! Chad tells his poker story and offers lots of tips and advice along the way. He talks a bit about the history of poker, the many game variants, some of the strategy for each type of play, and also discusses the rise and fall of the online poker industry. He’s been covering the ga...

Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake, and IRS Mike Rotunda walked onto a cruise ship… No, they really did! They were all onboard the Chris Jericho Rock & Wrestling Rager at Sea Four Leaf Clover, and participated in a live TIJ episode on the ship all about the WWF in the 80s! If you were there, you got the whole thing, and if you weren’t, you get this special exclusive listen. Chris als...

Sudden Impact made their tag team debut in Japan in October of 1991. It was Lance Storm and Chris Jericho at Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling aka FMW. The duo were barely a year into their wrestling careers when this tour opportunity arose, and they recount their nearly three-week trip overseas. They remember how they got the chance to travel to Japan, what it was like boarding the plane with no vi...

Metal Blade Records founder Brian Slagel and Merlin Alderslade from Metal Hammer return to rank Iron Maiden opening songs!  They’ve got their Top 10 selected and count them down in a spirited debate that’s filled with great trivia about songwriting, recording, and concerts. Do any songs from the Blaze Bayley era make the cut? And how did the return of Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith affect their...

Former Playboy Playmate of the Month (January 1996) Victoria Fuller has tons of great stories about Hugh Hefner and her time at the Playboy mansion. She shares what inspired her Playboy dream, how and when she finally met Hef, and some of the memorable experiences she had as a Playmate, including guest stints on Married With Children and Friends! She recounts the time she starred in Weezer’s music...

The Jericho Appreciation Society invaded PWG’s Battle Of Los Angeles in a surprise appearance that saw them get the best of their opponents in a 10-man tag. Michael Oku was one of those said opponents, and he recounts the how, where, and when he found out about his participation in this historic match! Michael also details his own start in the British wrestling scene, how he started working for Re...

Jeff Waldridge is the caretaker of the haunted Anderson Hotel in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, and he, Jericho, and AEW’s Dr. Luther recorded this episode live in the dark in the old hotel. Jeff shares the history of the hotel and the 13 verified deaths that took place within its walls. He details the paranormal activity that he’s personally witnessed over years including hearing footsteps and tapping t...

Reach For The Sky, Boy! A Tribute to Jay Briscoe The wrestling world lost an incredible wrestler and even better man when Jamin Pugh (aka Jay Briscoe of the Briscoe Brothers) was tragically killed in a car accident just a few minutes from his home in Laurel, Delaware. The accident also seriously injured his two young daughters. The 13x and current ROH World Tag Team Champion is remembered in this...

Jesse Wilkins, Dave Wilkins, and Rob Coakley from the Hometown Ghost Stories podcast (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHnk8lQr-uMiMGEghVQ5LyQ) return to share the terrifying tale of the Villisca Axe Murder House! 8 murders were committed in that house on June 12, 1912, and while the police at the time had many suspects, they actually failed to convict anyone of the heinous crime and the case rema...

17-year-old Nick Wayne already has an AEW contract, and is eagerly awaiting his 18th birthday in July so he can officially get in an AEW ring! The son of Pacific Northwest wrestling legend, the late, great Buddy Wayne, has been unofficially training since childhood. Nick talks about crashing classes at his dad’s wrestling school, working out with the students, learning from his dad, and having his...

Jamie Dew and Thomas Sena from the SNL Hall of Fame podcast join to do Top 10 picks for an SNL castmembers Hall of Fame! Everybody brings their own Top 10 picks from the show’s 50-year history, and explain their respective rankings. They talk about Will Ferrall, Adam Sandler, John Belushi & Dan Aykroyd, Phil Hartman, Kristen Wiig, Gilda Radner, Eddie Murphy, Martin Short, Chris Farley, Dana Carvey...

Championship belt maker Dave Millican is the man behind the Chris Jericho Rock & Wrestling Rager at Sea Four Leaf Clove limited-edition championship belt!  He’s also the Ace of Belts maker behind title belts for AEW, WWE, Jerry Lawler, UFC, The Rock, and Steve Austin. He’s got plenty of stories about each of the belts he’s made along with some interesting details about belts he’s done for Madonna...

James Janisse from the popular YouTube channel Dead Meat joins to talk all things Canadian horror! He’s doing a deep dive into all kinds of great films made by Canadians and filmed in Canada including Black Christmas which pretty much directly inspired John Carpenter to make Halloween, and David Cronenberg films like Shivers, The Fly starring Jeff Goldblum, and Videodrome. Jericho & James break do...

Jamie and John from the True Crimecast podcast return, and this time they’ve got details on crimes committed by professional wrestlers! They detail the case of Juana Barraza, the luchadora serial killer who prayed on the elderly in the Mexico City area. They’re talking about WCW’s Hardbody Harrison who’s currently serving a life sentence for his part in a sex trafficking ring! There’s Douglas Whit...

Jeff Jarrett has joined forces with Jay Lethal, Sonjay Dutt and Satnam Singh at AEW, but that’s not all he’s doing! Jeff talks about his office role for AEW and what he hopes it means for the company’s growth in 2023. He also shares stories about his WWE days and working for Vince both as in-ring talent, and in the office on the creative team. He discusses his territory days with Jerry Lawler in M...

It’s been over 11 years since Chris Jericho competed on Dancing With The Stars, and he and his dance partner, Cheryl Burke, are finally talking about the whirlwind experience. The two have not really spoken since their last dance on the show, and break down what it was really like behind the scenes – from their first meeting and rehearsal to their final performance and all of the crazy press appea...

Kevin Williams is the author of “Wrestling Merchandise of the 1990s,” a photographic look back at some of the best and most bizarre wrestling merch of the 90s. He shares some of the most popular items and wrestlers of the time including Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin, and The Rock. He discusses some of the rarest and most valuable items from action figures to cards to foam fingers! He details why some c...

The Pantera reunion tribute tour with original members, singer Phil Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown, launched this month in Mexico with Charlie Benante on drums in honor of his great friend, Vinnie Paul, and Zakk Wylde on guitar in tribute to the great Dimebag Darrell Abbott. Charlie Benante explains how this tour came together, who contacted him, and when and why he agreed to play. He discusses lea...

Andy, Nick and the mysterious Chris L. from the Pod Of Thunder podcast return to do their first-ever non-musical TIJ episode!  They are celebrating the holidays by partaking in a watchalong of the Christmas classic, Jingle All The Way, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, Rita Wilson, and Phil Hartman! And in true watchalong fashion, they offer lots of great trivia including which Jingle All Th...