ABSURD! w/ Joe Feeney

On this episode of Creative Control, we welcome back former Ring Of Honor World Champion, and former X Division Champion HOMICIDE of the reformed LAX. We cover alot, with one of our favorite guests, including: - his indy appearances from mid 2016 to the present, including a match with Dan Severn, working with CZW, and teaming with Low Ki and Eddie Kingston - his shoulder injury, and how he is feel...

On Episode 89, Justin Henry from Fighting Spirit Magazine and WhatCulture and I cover all the biggest news from WWE in the past two weeks, including the biggest hits and misses from Wrestlemania, the WWE "Shakeup," who left Smackdown for Raw, and who could potentially leave Raw for Smackdown. We also talk about Braun Strowman nearly killing Roman Reigns in storyline, and Nia Jax nearly killing Cha...

It's the Wrestlemania preview episode with Figures Toy Company's Chris DePetrillo! Chris and discuss what is new in the world of Figures Toy Company, including what figures are out now, and what to expect for the rest of 2017. We also talk about what he will doing down at WrestleCon, representing Figures Toy Company each day at a booth, with all figures for sale! So go check that out, and get your...

Disco Inferno returns to Creative Control! Ahead of Wrestlemania Weekend and Wrestlemania 33, he and I discuss... - his favorite Wrestlemania memories, and what matches he is looking forward to this weekend - how Starrcade during his time in WCW measured up to Wrestlemania, in his opinion -Goldberg's loss to Kevin Nash at Starrcade '98, and what that meant to WCW's eventual demise - the WCW sale a...

Something To Wrestle With's Bruce Prichard returns to Creative Control! Bruce is packing as we speak to head to Wrestlemania weekend, where he will be taking part in Walemania, Wrestlecon, Jim Ross' live show, and of course Something to Wrestle With Live with himself and Conrad Thompson, at Backbooth this Saturday night at 11:30. Something To Wrestle With Live will not be recorded in any manner, s...

PETE GAS from the Mean Street Posse stops by the show to talk about his new book, "Looking At The Lights," now available on Amazon! Topics we cover include: - the early days of his friendship with Shane McMahon - Trying to get into the business, and Shane initially telling him why it was a bad idea - The genesis of the Mean Street Posse gimmick, and recording the initial vignettes with Rodney - ap...

Episode 84's guest is one of the top ring announcers of all time, as well as the author of "Bodyslams!," Mr. Gary Michael Cappetta. Gary is currently preparing to embark on a spoken word stage show and tour, and spent a little time with Creative Control to talk about the show, his book, and his lengthy career in and around all facets of the pro wrestling industry in some of its most important time...

Episode 83 is with one of the biggest and best prospects on the indy scene today, 6"4 275 Nick Comoroto! I first saw Nick a couple of years back, at The Monster Factory, and was instantly impressed, and a little intimidated! He's a big guy who uses that size in the ring, and just comes across as a monster! To go along with that, he is a former All American Heavyweight amateur wrestler. He's got th...

Do not adjust your spectacles or your headphones, this is indeed a NEW episode of Creative Control with Joe Feeney! Our guest today is Pat McNeill from the Pro Wrestling Torch. Pat co-hosts the LiveCast on the PWTorch website after Raw and Smackdown, as well as the co-host of the LiveCast after each WWE PPV/Network Special. On this episode, we discuss several things, including... - Seth Rollins' k...

Episode 81's guest is former WWF, WCW, and TNA Creative Team member and current Full Sail University Professor, Ed Ferrara. It is Ed's second go round on CC, as he was a guest way back on episode 12. On that episode we discussed the wrestling training he received back before working in the California independents as Bruce Beaudine, his work in televison, and his eventual entry into WWF Creative. W...

Episode 80 of Creative Control is here, and the guest is, former WCW World Heavyweight Champion 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 Rave...

Episode 79 on Creative Control is with a true legend in the pro wrestling business, and that is the man at the helm of 1Wrestling.com and the name behind the famous "Apter Mags," Mr. Bill Apter! Bill's book "Is Wrestling Fixed? I Didn't Know It Was Broken!" just recently turned a year old, and you can find it on Amazon! Bill's history in pro wrestling goes back to the late 60s/early 70s, so there...

On this episode, we speak with The MFPW SuperSonic Champion, and current ROH competitor, "LSG" Leon St. Giovanni! We cover how he got into pro wrestling, attending Ring of Honor shows as a fan in the mid 2000's, and his memories of those shows. From there, we discuss how he began to train, and who with, and how he was led to The World Famous Monster Factory. We talk about the various coaches at th...

Episode 77 features for WWF European, Hardcore, and Tag Team Champion, and current 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 with the NWA and ECW, inc...

On this welcome back episode of Creative Control, it's a solo show, and I go over the biggest recent stories in pro wrestling and MMA, including CM Punk in the UFC, Kevin Owens winning the WWE Universal Championship, AJ Styles winning the WWE World Championship, Brock Lesnar and Randy Orton and hardway blood at Summerslam, and the Daniel Bryan and Miz interactions that have the WWE Universe abuzz...

Episode 76's guest is stand up comedian, the host of "Wrestling With Depression," and the co-host of "Marty & Sarah Love Wrestling," Mr. Marty DeRosa! You may also know Marty from his youtube shows with Colt Cabana, "Creative Has Nothing For You," and "Worst Promo Ever." This is the second go round recording with Marty, after unfortunately, the audio from the first one didn't record properly, due...

Episode 75 is with our probably most decorated guest yet, as we have on a UFC Hall Of Famer, UFC Triple Crown Champion, and former two-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, a man with over 100 wins in his MMA career, and that's not even mentioning his multiple amateur wrestling accolades: Dan "The Beast" Severn. We focus more on Dan's pro wrestling career this episode, with an episode focusing on M...

On Episode 74, we talk to former ECW Senior Official, John Finegan! This is a great, great interview as John is open and honest, and even delves into a personal situation that I am not sure too many people even knew about. We talk about how he got his entry into the business thanks to Dick Woehrle, and his early refereeing gigs, even refereeing for both the NWA and the WWF in matches involving guy...

Episode 73 is with former CZW World Heavyweight Champion, and one of the most innovative and exciting high flyers of all time, Ruckus. It was great to have Ruckus on, as I was a big fan of his work all across the indies in the early to mid 2000s, including CZW and 3PW. We talk about his fandom as young man, his access to all sorts of different promotions, and who he enjoyed watching. We cover his...

Episode 72 is with former WWE referee and author, Jimmy Korderas. Jimmy was with WWE from 1987 to 2009, which basically encompasses nearly all eras! We talk about his youth, attending shows at the Maple Leaf Gardens, and how selling photos of the wrestlers led him to the path of becoming a referee! He tells us about his "on the job training," and what it was like to work with guys like Hulk Hogan...

Episode 71 is with an old friend (shout out to old school TSM,) Chris DePetrillo. Chris is living the dream, as a huge wrestling fan and fan of all things pop culture, as he is the Chief Marketing Officer for Figures Toy Company! FTC has the license for, and produces, Ring Of Honor action figures, as well as line for the "Legends Of Wrestling," and "Rising Stars Of Wrestling." We talk about how he...

Episode 70's guest is a former UFC fight, contestant on The Ultimate Fighter, and current pro wrestler tearing up EVOLVE and the indy scene, a Monster Factory product, Matt Riddle! Matt and I speak about his beginnings as a national wrestling champion in high school, to training MMA with the assistance of BJ Penn's book and a friend, to how he got into the Ultimate Fighter house and his memories f...

Kevin Kleinrock of Masked Republic and Lucha Loot returns to Creative Control! Kevin has a vast array of experiences in the wrestling world. In part one, we talked a lot about how he got into the business, his time with XPW, and the Wrestling Society project that formerly aired on MTV. On this episode we cover the post WSX years. First, we talk about his time working for Bischoff/Hervey on Hulk Ho...

It is Creative Control's second round with "The Notorious 187" Homicide! We cover some of the things we missed last time, but we immediately start by diving into the recent problems at TNA, and Homicide's take on them from someone who has worked for the company on and off for the past ten years. He explains at what point he believes the company began to start it's downward slide, and he also expla...

On episode 67 we talk to the man with the best punch in professional wrestling, Bob Cook! Bob Cook is a name all fans of the NWA and WCW, and viewers of their television programs will recognize, as he was a regular on all of their TV shows from the late 80s to the mid 90s, wrestling names like Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Sting, Ricky Steamboat, The Road Warriors, The Steiner Bros., Lord Steven Regal,...