ABSURD! w/ Joe Feeney

This episode of The Best Of CC features former WWF European, Hardcore, and Tag Team Champion, and former TNA Producer, Mr. Al Snow! Al was kind enough to come on and spend an hour discussing his career and his views on the business. We talk about what initially drew him to pro wrestling, and his infamous tryout with Ole and Gene Anderson. From there, we cover his experiences on the indies, and wit...

Episode 81's guest is former WWF, WCW, and TNA Creative Team member and current Full Sail University Professor, Ed Ferrara. On this episode, we cover more about his time leaving the WWF and joining WCW, including: - The WWF's signing of Chris Jericho just before Ferrara and Russo left for WCW, how they would have used him, and his Hal Of Fame career including his excellent work today. - Seeing a W...

On this Best Of CC with Joe Feeney, some of the CC Network stops by to celebrate, with the First Annual CC Network Christmas Party! Hughezy, David Radigan, and Jon Wanglund are all along for the ride, and they help make this the most random episode of CC yet, with topics ranging from booking a wrestling territory in Iran, to Gary Glitter, to shameful CD purchases, and so much more! Please follow a...

On Today's Best Of CC, it's a look back at the Jim Morrison Birthday Celebration, including all three episodes of my interview with one of Jim's best friends and the author of "Jim Morrison: Friends Gathered Together," as Frank Lisciandro kicks off the show to talk about his book, The Doors movie, the book "No One Here Gets Out Alive," Jim's alcoholism. the "Young Lion" pictures and posters, being...

This Best of CC episode features former WCW World Heavyweight Champion, WWE Hall Of Famer and the creator of DDP Yoga, DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE! The Master Of The Diamond Cutter and I run the gamut of subjects, including... - his heroes and favorites when he was a young fan of the business - what he thought of Goldberg's return on Monday Night Raw - working in TNA in 2004-2005 with guys like Raven, und...

On Today's Best Of Creative Control, it's been twelve years since the release of Guns N' Roses "Chinese Democracy," one of the most divisive albums of all time, and I revisit my 3 part conversation with Mike Durband and Jeff Urstadt, and combine them into one show, as the fellas are here to discuss the album with me, when they first heard of it, impressions of some early leaks, "exclusive" album r...

Today's Creative Control Daily Classic features the legendary Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling talking about his career, today's stand up comedy, the early days of the internet, books written around the Howard Stern Universe, sobriety, writing for Howard on the air, Artie Lange, the documentary about his life, some of his favorite bands, returning to the Howard Stern Show for the last days on terres...

On episode 121 of Creative Control with Joe Feeney, he's here! Former ECW and NWA World Heavyweight Champion, and the host of The Raven Effect podcast, RAVEN is on Creative Control! I tried to stray from the usual wrestling questions, so we get a variery, a cornucopia if you will, of Raven's thoughts on a variety of subjects, including: - how Point Break and others movies inspired the Raven charac...

On this week's CLASSIC Creative Control, we have a truly legendary figure in the history of pro wrestling, former WCW President, RAW General Manager, and Impact Wrestling Executive Producer, ERIC BISCHOFF! Eric and I delve deep into some of the post WCW days of his career, and hit some WCW questions as well! Topics discussed include: -did WWE contact him to be involved in either The Invasion or th...

On Today's Creative Control Daily, I return to shoot the shit about lazy podcasting, reusing content, I thank some of the loyal listeners, patrons, associates, and friends who have sent me some things recently, I bitch about COVID ruining my chances to see GNR again, to have a blast at Expo Lucha, and to spend seven days in glorious Disney World, PLUS swimming in the COVID soup a couple of times,...

On Today's Creative Control Daily, the international panel of Hughezy, Mike Durband, and Jamie Irwin return, to discuss the demonstrations and riots in England, Ireland, Chicago, and Philly, plus the idiocy of looting Apple products, racist and transphobic assaults, experiences with police brutality, the inexperienced cops in the George Floyd incident, Derek Chauvin's future, Joe Biden's snafus, w...

On Today's Creative Control Daily, the international panel of Hughezy, Mike Durband, and Jamie Irwin return, to discuss all the craziness around the world since the death of George Floyd. Topics include all the demonstrations, riots, and violence worldwide, the incident that started it all when Derek Chauvin held Floyd down with his knee in his neck until he was dead, Floyd's autopsy and how it mi...

On Today's Creative Control Daily, Mike Durband and I go over the rest of the songs from Guns N' Roses' 1993 release, "The Spaghetti Incident." TSI was a covers albums that was released to mixed reviews, and less album sales than GNR was used to at that time. We debate whether we prefer the original version to the cover versions, and also discuss: T Rex, Soundgarden and Chris Cornell, "Hair Of The...

On Today's Creative Control Daily, Mike Durband and I go over the first five songs from Guns N' Roses' 1993 release, "The Spaghetti Incident." TSI was a covers albums that was released to mixed reviews, and less album sales than GNR was used to at that time. We debate whether we prefer the original version to the cover versions, and also discuss: GNR's recording and release schedule in the early 9...

On Today's Creative Control Daily, I play part three of some excerpts from a recent interview with Scott Golden from Pro Wrestling Logic1 We go over my top recommendations and favorites in music, TV, and pro wrestling. Please follow and support Creative Control in the following ways! Figs Go to wearfigs.com and use the code CREATIVE15 for 15% off the most comfortable, durable, and work friendly sc...

On Today's Creative Control Daily, I put a bow on some changes I discussed the other day, plus i cover the t shirt issues I mentioned...don't forget to get your mWo shirts at prowrestlingtees.com/ccwithjoefeeney while you can! Then I play part two of some excerpts from a recent interview with Scott Golden from Pro Wrestling Logic1 We go over sociopathic and narcissistic personalities and how that...

On Today's Creative Control Daily, Steven Schirripa from The Sopranos and Blue Bloods is here! We talk his first auditioning scene for the Sopranos and the relationship between his character Bobby Bacala and Junior Soprano, how he went from being the Entertainment Director at the Riviera in Las Vegas to working as an extra in Casino, another early role in Joe Dirt, almost leaving the Sopranos earl...

On Today's Creative Control Daily, it's a best of episode, combining discussions from some shows from 2018 and 2019, with The Brand's Vince Russo, who discusses creative writing, writer's block, his "Rope Opera" sitcom, and classic Howard Stern! AEW's Frankie Kazarian talks his musical influences, favorite concerts he's attended, and his band Gutter Candy, plus The Raven Effect's Raven discusses s...

On Today's Creative Control Daily, the Creative Control Network is represented as Mike Durband and the host of "What's Your Favorite?", Jamie Irwin return! Topics include working from home, video games and GameStop as an essential business, Jamie's cancelled gigs, Durband's cancelled Shimmer events, this weekend's WrestleMania, Edge/Orton, Goldberg/Strowman, the living miscarriage Rob Gronkowski,...

On Today's Creative Control Daily, the Creative Control Network is represented by Mike Durband and the host of "What's Your Favorite?", Jamie Irwin! Topics include, of course, the Coronavirus and the recent developments and responses in the Philly and Chicago areas, as well as England! Plus forced business closures, will the National Guard be on your streets if you don't wise up, the return of the...

On Today's Creative Control Daily, the Creative Control Network is back together for part two of this Coronavirus panic party! Join myself, Hughezy, Mike Durband, Aaron Pavis and the legendary Hambone, as Topics include the potential death of podcast sponsorships, panic over toilet paper, border closures, more potential travel restrictions, will the postal service and other delivery services be ab...

On Today's Creative Control Daily, the Creative Control network gets together for a handsome contest! Also, we discuss the worldwide pandemic that is the Coronavirus, and the variety of issues and repercussions to come. Join the crew as we try to keep Durband awake and invested, and we talk about people STILL partying and barhopping all around the world, everyone's work and income situations, the...

On Today's Creative Control Daily, I talk about the Coronavirus, when I started taking it seriously, the economy and all the poor suckers losing months worth of income and gigs, shopping, prepping, having end of the world cocktails and more! Please follow and support Creative Control in the following ways! Figs Go to wearfigs.com and use the code CREATIVE15 for 15% off the most comfortable, durabl...

On Today's Creative Control Daily, Hughezy and Mike Durband return to talk the songwriting team of Elton John and Bernie Taupin, rock biographies and autobiographies, the movies "Rocket Man" and "Sleepers," the brutality of the Wilkinson Home For Boys, evil Kevin Bacon, his musical performances with his brother, Elisabeth Shue, the best action/buddy cop movies, a Tango & Cash sequel, The Expendabl...

On Today's Creative Control Daily, it's basically just an episode of me rambling for 20 minutes about what I've been up to, what I've got going on, and what's coming up. That's it. Please follow and support Creative Control in the following ways! Opedix Get yourself some Opedix Kinetic Health Gear and work out harder, stronger, and safer. Use the code CCD to get 15% off! Openfit Check out the Open...