Eyes Up Here with Francine

Sometimes it takes a name change. Coming off a huge weekend filled with buzz and social media traction, we look at TNA Wrestling's Hard to Kill event, the new faces that have joined the company, and where they all may go from here. Also, a Netflix documentary about Vince McMahon is back on the table. We discuss the possibility of the former WWE chairman being involved with the highly controversial...

We turn the show back over to the Eyes Up Here universe for this week's episode. We finish up the questions from our last Ask Francine. *ALMOST* Anything? For the diehard wrestling fan, these questions are tailor-made for you. We discuss topics such as Bam Bam Bigelow's WWF career, catfights, fans getting too close to the action, and who should be the first ECW star elected to the WWE Hall of Fame...

Picking up where we left off in our last podcast episode, Eyes Up Here with Francine kicks off 2024 with the second half of the haunting Tammy Sytch interview. The next chapter of this compelling look-back is complete with all the new details that were fresh off the wire prior to the publication of this episode. You can now send questions into Francine's Eyes Up Here Podcast: email allpodcastquest...

Last month, WWE Hall of Famer Tammy Sytch was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison following a fatal DUI crash.  The unfortuntate incident tragically killed a 75-year-old man. The crash occurred in Volusia County, Florida, in March 2022. Eight months prior, Tammy joined Eyes Up Here for an in-depth interview during which she discussed many of the details of her prior stays behind bars, what s...

Sean Ross Sapp is the managing editor for Fightful .com. Today he joins Eyes Up Here for the first time to discuss last week's episode with Vince Russo and how their personal animosity has grown throughout the years. Sean also tells Francine all about his recent charitable effort and work with a local wrestling promotion to help raise money for a good cause, as well as why he decided to learn how...

Vince Russo returns to Eyes Up Here for the first time in over three years for our latest iHeartRadio installment. The former WWE Head Writer pulls no punches, dropping anecdotes about his time working alongside Vince McMahon and how his suggestions helped program some of the most memorable moments of the Attitude Era. Vince also dives into what is wrong with wrestling programming today and how he...

Aron Stevens joins Francine this week on Eyes Up Here.  "The Queen of Extreme" and the former "Intellectual Savior of the (Unwashed) Masses" get together for the first time to discuss Aron's current role as a Manager in the NWA, his thoughts on their continuing growth, and why the critics are wrong about the overall perception of the company.  You can now send questions into Francine's Eyes Up Her...

We turn the show over to the Eyes Up Here universe for this week's episode. You are in the drivers seat as we dive through Ask Francine. *ALMOST* Anything? questions covering all parts of Francine's career as well as some personal questions with revealing and deep responses. If you don't ask the question, you'll never know the answer. You can now send questions into Francine's Eyes Up Here Podcast...

Today's Eyes Up Here welcomes the radio host of Busted Open on SiriusXM, Dave LaGreca. Returning to visit Francine for the first time in many years, Dave and "The Queen of Extreme" catch up on the latest happenings surrounding the Busted Open radio show, upcoming projects, WrestleMania weekend, and even the recent time between the ropes Dave has spent as a "heel" manager in the New Jersey area wre...

This week on Eyes Up Here, "The Queen of Extreme", Francine and "The Chadster" look at news from around the wrestling world. The most EXTREME story of the week having to do with Billy Corgan's NWA and a potentially "blown" television deal with the CW Network and an over the top segment from a recent pay per view that has received a HUGE amount of backlash from the wrestling community as well as po...

"The Queen of Extreme", Francine, has relaunched her "Eyes Up Here" podcast this week and welcomes WWE Hall of Famer, ECW Original, and Impact (TNA) Wrestling Superstar, Bully Ray, a.k.a. Bubba Ray Dudley, as her first guest. In the first episode of "Eyes Up Here," released under the iHeartMedia banner, Francine and Bubba relive classic ECW stories and moments, as well as discuss "Bully Ray's" cur...

Today's Eyes Up Here is a special tribute to Francine's Mom who passed away on 8/18/2023. Support Eyes Up Here by visiting: http://nativedeo.com/francine and use the promo code FRANCINE at checkout for 20% off Native sunscreen & deodorant! support Eyes Up Here & take care of your skin at the same time! Hello Fresh! Hellofresh.com/francine50 and use code FRANCINE50 for 50% off your first bo...

A new Eyes Up Here fresh off a wedding weekend for The Chadster and fresh off a controversial tweet for "The Queen of Extreme". We cover a statement released by Francine in reference to Tod Gordon's book "Tod is God" and a line about "The Queen's" reaction to Kimona's ECW infamous striptease. We also discuss how many turns are too many turns in a story line and look at a viral fight on a boat dock...

Eyes Up Here this week features a furious rant by "The Queen of Extreme" on a shady promoter's tactics cancelling an upcoming appearance. There is also an explosive update to the Rick Steiner / Gisele Shaw drama that occurred over WrestleMania's WrestleCon weekend carrying over to the upcoming Summer Slam WrestleCon. Support Eyes Up Here by visiting: http://nativedeo.com/francine and use the promo...

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Support Eyes Up Here by visiting: http://nativedeo.com/francine and use the promo code FRANCINE at checkout for 20% off Native sunscreen & deodorant! support Eyes Up Here & take care of your skin at the same time! Hello Fresh! Hellofresh.com/francine50 and use code FRANCINE50 for 50% off your first box and your first box ships free! Follow The Queen of Extreme on Twitter: @ECWDivaFrancine...

Today's Eyes Up Here says goodbye to wrestling icon The Iron Sheik and looks back at his hilarious and sometimes mischievous history. We also talk about the sometimes repetitive nature of wrestler interviews, the questions asked and whether or not recycling the same stories is a good thing for the wrestling media. Hello Fresh! Hellofresh.com/francine50 and use code FRANCINE50 for 50% off your firs...

An emotional emergency episode of Eyes Up Here is now available featuring Francine's candid and gut-wrenching thoughts on Darkside of the Ring's Season 4 debut episode, Chris and Tammy. Support Eyes Up Here by visiting: http://nativedeo.com/francine and use the promo code FRANCINE at checkout for 20% off Native sunscreen & deodorant! support Eyes Up Here & take care of your skin at the sam...

This week's Eyes Up Here with "The Queen of Extreme" Francine features a deep breakdown of ECW legend Sabu's AEW debut and the notion that AEW is using him "as a surprise for the sake of a surprise". We continue to look at the CM Punk / AEW drama: Chapter 85 as we get more details on Punk's possible AEW return and discuss the Darkside of The Ring: Season 4 plan that is coming to the Eyes Up Here Y...

This week's Eyes Up Here looks at the Bret Hart critique of Jon Moxley's use of blood in AEW and what happens when the ring microphone picks up the dialogue being spoken in the ring between wrestlers having a match. Support Eyes Up Here by visiting: http://nativedeo.com/francine and use the promo code FRANCINE at checkout for 20% off Native sunscreen & deodorant! support Eyes Up Here & tak...

Today's Eyes Up Here featuring SoCal Val is the controversial episode that features Val's comments about WWE's supposed hierarchy of female talent and how they select women for the Hall of Fame. Plus, Francine and Val watch their infamous kiss my foot match from WEW and look back at how they put it all together. Follow The Queen of Extreme on Twitter: @ECWDivaFrancine and sign up to Francine's You...

Eyes Up Here welcomes IMPACT Wrestling's PCO on this week's episode. After reinventing himself on countless occasions, PCO has entered another phase of his long career in IMPACT as a monster that is absolutely NOT HUMAN! Join us today as PCO and Francine talk PCO's WWF days as a Quebeccer, his brief stint in ECW and what is is like working with younger talent in 2023. Support Eyes Up Here by visit...

An explosive post-WrestleMania Eyes Up Here with "The Queen of Extreme" Francine and "The Chadster" covers all the WrestleMania weeknd news and gossip. In addition to results from the 2 night premium live event, we discuss the WWE / UFC merger, the popularity of Vince McMahon's mustache and continuous critiques of the booking by WWE creative. Plus, Chad and Francine get into an argument about "Cha...

Eyes Up Here presents an EXCLUSIVE audio podcast for Creative Control starting this week with a few stories that have hit the "Queen of Extreme's" radar over the last week. News pieces that include the ridiculous rumor of an AEW star appearing at WrestleMania, Kelly Kelly's pregnancy announcement, the continous CM Punk locker room drama and after a recent controversial livestream where SoCal Val s...

Kevin Thorn guest hosts this week's Eyes Up Here. Francine invited the former ECW New Breed vampire to join us while she is on vacation to get us through another EXTREME CCNThorn.mp3 week of Eyes Up Here content. We kick it off with a look back at RAW is XXX and some of the critiques and huge praise coming out of that show. We also talk about Kevin's recent AEW appearance and his time in the 2007...