ABSURD! w/ Joe Feeney

International Superstar FRANKIE KAZARIAN joins Creative Control! Frankie has been everywhere and seen everything, including runs in TNA/Impact, WWE, ROH, PWG, and most recently appeared at the ultra successful ALL IN! Not to mention he was recently unanimously voted into the Keepin It 100 Hall Of Fame! Frankie and I discuss some of the biggest stories, events, and challenges from his wrestling car...

This week's episode of Creative Control with Joe Feeney is a throwback episode with newest WWE/NXT signee, Matt Riddle! Here his story from beginning in MMA, to the Ultimate Fighter, to the Monster Factory, to EVOLVE, and more! Check out new show sponsors: Banyan Treatment Center Call 1-800-508-0119 if you or a loved one suffers with drug or alcohol addiction to get them the help they deserver Blu...

On episode 112 of Creative Control with Joe Feeney, from The Creative Control Network, David Radigan & Gary Vegas are here! David hosts the "World Through My Eyes" podcast and Gary hosts "Jack Of All Trades/Master Of None,' both available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, and more! On this show we discuss a bit about where these guys came from, their interest in podcasting, what podcasts they are...

On episode 111 of Creative Control with Joe Feeney, I welcome An Honorable Mention's Shane Hagadorn and Jeff Schwartz! An Honorable Mention is a Ring Of Honor retrospective podcast, available on The Creative Control Network! Check out The CCN on social media @TheCCNetwork1 to keep up with all the shows and new releases! On this episode, we discuss - how An Honorable Mention came to be - Shane's tr...

On episode 109 of Creative Control with Joe Feeney, it's WRESTLEMANIA preview time with Shootin The Shiznit's BT and Lance! We go over the Wrestlemania card, predict the results and fallout, and discuss the Samoan Conspiracy! Go to MYBCasino.ag and use the code CREATIVE for a 200% deposit bonus! MYBCasino has live dealers, roulette, blackjack, slots, and more much! Please check out the Creative Co...

On Episode 108 of Creative Control with Joe Feeney, The Brand's VINCE RUSSO returns! Vince and I discuss - how he got into writing creatively - getting past writer's block - writing his pilot for television - why a televised wrestling drama or comedy show has never gotten past development - what TV shows he's been watching - working with Jeff Jarrett and Dutch Mantell - Jeff going into the WWE Hal...

On episode 107 of Creative Control, independent wrestling star, former WWE Creative team member, and current Impact Wrestling Creative team member JIMMY JACOBS is here! Jimmy and I discuss: - how he became a wrestling fan - creativity in his youth - ability to be creative in smaller indies early in his career - Ian Rotten & IWA Mid South - wrestling on the East Coast - Ring Of Honor - working with...

On episode 106 of Creative Control, the author of "Crazy Like A Fox," the very successful Brian Pillman biography, Liam O'Rourke returns! Please check "Crazy Like A Fox" out on Amazon for both paperback and Kindle versions. We pick up where we left off, and we cover Brian's career in 1996. Topics include: - the incident between Brian and Bobby Heenan at a WCW Clash Of The Champions in January 1996...

Episode 104 of Creative Control with Joe Feeney* features Something To Wrestle With's BRUCE PRICHARD! Bruce and I discuss: - his 2017 return to Impact Wrestling and how it compared to his first run there - some of his favorite talents in the company - working with Jeff Jarrett and Dutch Mantel - doing an in ring segment with Jim Cornette - what led to his departure - The Hardy Boyz and their issue...

Episode 105 of Creative Control with Joe Feeney features part one of my discussion with the author of the new Brian Pillman biography "Crazy Like A Fox," Liam O'Rourke! Liam and I discuss many facets of Brian's life and career including: - Brian's illnesses and surgeries as a child - playing sports as a young man, and what led him to the football field - becoming an All American Nose Tackle at Mia...

Episode 103 of Creative Control with Joe Feeney features Justin Henry from WhatCulture, WrestleCrap, and the co author of "Titan Screwed." Its a 2017 Year In Review episode, as we take the top stories in the world of pro wrestling from What Culture, and go over them one by one. Subjects include -Omega vs. Okada's 6 Star Match -Kurt Angle's return to WWE - Jimmy Snuka's death and the WWE's response...

On episode 102 of Creative Control, we've got Wrestling Observer Hall Of Famer, international legend, the current leader of LAX on Impact Wrestling, and the host of Keepin It 100...it's KONNAN! It's very cool for me to finally have Konnan on, as it was his work with MLW Radio that kind of got the ball rolling for me to do "Creative Control" (KAZOO) plus getting to work with him on Keepin It 100 no...

On episode 101 of Creative Control with Joe Feeney, former WWE, TNA, OVW, and All Japan star Antonio "The Promise" Thomas is here! We discuss - his first memories of wrestling and being a fan at a young age - when he first decided to train as a wrestler and pursue pro wrestling as a career - training at Killer Kowalski's school and all the talent in the Boston and New England area at that time - t...

It's episode 100 of Creative Control with Joe Feeney! Who would've thunk it! To celebrate such a milestone, our guest is the owner of KayFabe Commentaries and the host of such programs as YouShoot, Timeline, Breaking Kayfabe, and more, Mr. Sean Oliver! Sean recently wrote a book called "Kayfabe: Stories You Are Not Supposed To Get From A Pro Wrestling Production Company Owner," which is available...

"The Quintessential Studmuffin" Joel Gertner and I discuss the big ECW Reunion weekend of 2005, and go over both the Hardcore Homecoming show at the ECW Arena, and One Night Stand 2005 at The Hammerstein Ballroom. First we discuss the beginning of the reunion talk and Hardcore Homecoming, including: - if Joel knew ECW was over before or after Paul Heyman appeared on WWF television - what happened...

This week on Creative Control with Joe Feeney, Brian Zane from Wrestling With Wregret is on the show! I'd become aware of Brian just a few months ago, and I'm now a huge fan of his WWR Youtube channel. Topics we discuss: - how he became a wrestling fan - wrestling video games in the late 90s - how Mick Foley increased his fandom - training to become a pro wrestler with Buddy Rose and Colonel DeBee...

Episode 97 of Creative Control with Joe Feeney features Tom Robinson, formerly of the 605 Superpodcast, currently of the "Wide Men Can't Jump" podcast on LaffCast, and a good friend of mine. And as friends will do, we go all over the place, with many side stories. But we get some good stuff out there, including stories of TR as a young fan taking the trolley to get wrestling magazines, attending s...

From CZW and Dojo Wars, Emil Jay returns to Creative Control for a part two of our conversation! In the first part, it was really just two wrestling fans, figuring out how much they had in common. In this part, I really wanted to get into how he went from a fan obsessed with booking, to actually booking shows, and his thoughts on that. His enthusiasm shines through as he discusses working with tal...

On episode 93 of Creative Control with Joe Feeney, Ceejaye Walker from Smark Life is our guest! Ceejaye and I go over No Mercy from top to bottom, some of the Raw fallout, and a look at the top angles and matches for Hell In A Cell, including: - The series between Elias and Apollo Crews, and what is holding Apollo back from true stardom? - The ways WWE has fumbled with Bray Wyatt from the get go,...

Stand back! There's a Hurricane coming through Creative Control! Don't worry though, it's not the bad kind, it's the friendly super hero kind! Former WWE Cruiserweight, European, Hardcore, and World Tag Team Champion Shane Helms stops by to talk about his career, and also to promote his appearance in Darby, PA this Saturday night for KCW! Topics discussed include: - how he was introduced to the bu...

Episode 94 of Creative Control with Joe Feeney features "The Voice Of The Indies," CZW and Dojo Wars' own Emil Jay! you will hear Emil's love for pro wrestling coming through as he and I discuss how he discovered WWE, where he went from there, attending live shows as a kid and a teenager, the birth of the internet wrestling community, various Philly live show stories, the Philly/NJ/NY independent...

On "The Best Of Creative Control" volume 2, we feature the following guests and stories from the Creative Control archives! JJ DILLON: The legendary manager of the Four Horsemen was on Creative Control to tell us all about the formation and the early days of the legendary faction, as well as his thoughts on the latter days of WCW under Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo. MIKE BUCCI: Former WWE Head of...

Sorry for the clip show! On "The Best Of Creative Control, Volume One," I have scoured the archives, and brought you some of the best bits from the show's history. Volume One will include the following guests: Bruce Prichard: "Something To Wrestling With" host Bruce Prichard was a Creative Control guest way back in January 2015, coming on to promote his live debate in Philadelphia with Eric Bischo...

Finally we got Mr. Tramel and Mr. Levine from Cool Kids on Facebook, and Shootin The Shiznit on! It's a great show, and we discuss "everything I hate" about wrestling today. I know, I know, that show could be 4 hours long, but it isn't, we give you about an hour of the 5 things these two fellas think really irritate me. We wind up discussing Nia Jax, Roman Reigns, Jinder Mahal, Randy Orton, and mu...

On episode 91 of Creative Control, the PWTorch's Pat McNeill and I discuss Slammiversary XV, what led up to it, and its possible fallout. We talk anything and everything that's gone on in the world of Impact/GFW this year, including Jeff Jarrett's return, Bruce Prichard, Konnan and LAX, the Hardy Boyz departure and where things currently stand and more. We go up and down the Slammiversary card, in...