TMPT Empire

The eighth POZCAST with John Poz will feature former WWF Head Writer, Vince Russo as we discuss WWF SummerSlam 1998. On this show we will breakdown the entire PPV show, as well as talk about the events that led up to it, and all the backstage drama going on at the time. We will discuss Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Undertaker, Mankind, Kane, Vince McMahon, The Lion's Den, Ken Shamrock, The Rock, Th...

Today's Feature episode of The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling is with NWA Star, The Dane Event Jax Dane. The former NWA World Heavyweight champion joins the show to talk about his entire professional wrestling career. Host John Poz and Dane will discuss breaking into the business, NWA, Anthony Mayweather, NWA world title, Billy Corgan, Tim Storm, Tenzan, NJPW,  what he is doing today, and so much...

This week's New Generation Declassified looks at the art of Undertaker memorabilia from the New Gen era with the host of the "Collecting The Deadman" Podcast, Stephen Z. The Undertaker merchandise is always a high priority for fans of the vintage WWF days but how does the "The Phenom's" merch from 1993-1997 hold up by today's standards and what is actually out in the wild from the days where the m...

This week John Poz's TMPT welcomes into the show for the flagship episode, WWE Hall of Famer, Rob Van Dam! The former WWE and ECW World champion joins the show to talk about his entire professional wrestling career. Host John Poz and RVD talk about his breaking into the business under the Sheik, Sabu, Pro Wrestling NOAH, Japan, AJPW, ECW, Paul Heyman, WWE, Vince McMahon,, his WWE HOF induction, RV...

The Hogan Era podcast episode 41 is all about Ken Patera and one of the biggest rivalries ever in the WWE.The most significant name in professional wrestler history is Hulk Hogan. Hulk was not only the greatest star in his era but also one of the greatest ever to grace the WWE ring. Hulk was the face of WWE in the 1980s as well as early 1990s until he departed for WCW.The Hulk Hogan vs. Ken Patera...

The seventh POZCAST with John Poz will feature former WCW and WWF Head Writer, Vince Russo as we discuss a myriad of topics. On this show we have a roundtable like Q and Q where we talk all about WCW, WWF, Steve Austin, The Rock, The Attitude Era, Buff Bagwell, Eric Bischoff, winning the WCW World title, David Arquette, Jeff Jarrett, and TNA Wrestling. All this and a whole hell of a lot more! Foll...

Today's Feature episode of The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling is with ECW Original, The Godfather Damien Kane. The former ECW Superstar joins the show to talk about his entire professional wrestling career. Host John Poz and Damien will discuss breaking into the business, ECW, Tod Gordon, Paul Heyman,  what he is doing today, and so much more! Follow us on Twitter and IG @TwoManPowerTripStore - T...

This week's New Generation Declassified looks at the somber farewell to the iconic arena, The Boston Garden. Located at 150 Causeway Street in Boston, this legendary venue saw championships won in both hockey and basketball but was also a regular stop on the WWF touring schedule for many years. When we said goodbye to this landmark, the WWF was in transition but delivered a phenomenal sendoff to t...

This week John Poz's TMPT welcomes into the show for the flagship episode, former WWE Superstar, Big Damo FKA as Killian Dain. The former ICW World champion joins the show to talk about his entire professional wrestling career. Host John Poz and Big Damo talk about his breaking into the business, ICW, RevPro, Drew McIntyre, NXT, Triple H, Killian Dain, Sanity, WWE, Vince McMahon, Eric Young, Smack...

The Hogan Era podcast episode 40 is all about Haku and one of the biggest rivalries ever in the WWE.The most significant name in professional wrestler history is Hulk Hogan. Hulk was not only the greatest star in his era but also one of the greatest ever to grace the WWE ring. Hulk was the face of WWE in the 1980s as well as early 1990s until he departed for WCW.The Hulk Hogan vs. Haku rivalry is...

The sixth POZCAST with John Poz will feature former WCW Head Writer, Vince Russo as we discuss writing wrestling for WCW. On this show we talk all about WCW politics, winning the WCW World title, David Arquette, New Blood, Millionaires Club, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Eric Bischoff, how to write a show, using titles as props, and why execution is so important in writing for wrestling. All this and a w...

Today's Feature episode of The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling is with former MMA Fighter Seth Petruzelli. The former WWE coach and UFC Fighter joins the show to talk about his entire professional wrestling and MMA career. Host John Poz and Seth will discuss knocking out Kimbo Slice, the UFC, Dana White, Elite XC, Bellator, WWE, NXT, the Performance Center, being the striking coach, trainer, Tripl...

One of the most requested topics for New Generation Declassified is the WWF's Saturday morning USA Network show beginning in late 1996, WWF Livewire. Ahead of its time by a good measure, Livewire broke the 4th wall of pro wrestling TV during a time where WCW and ECW were starting to gain a "cooler" edge on the more campy WWF product. This look back at Livewire gives some great insight to the conce...

This week John Poz's TMPT welcomes into the show for the flagship episode, wrestling legend Hollywood John Taum for a RARE interview. The former UWF, GWF, and WCCW World Tag team champion joins the show to talk about his entire professional wrestling career. Host John Poz and John talk about his breaking into the business, UWF, GWF, USWA WCCW, Rod Price, CWA, The Von Erichs, Missy Hyatt, drinking...

The Hogan Era podcast episode 39 is all about Adrian Adonis and one of the biggest rivalries ever in the WWE.The most significant name in professional wrestler history is Hulk Hogan. Hulk was not only the greatest star in his era but also one of the greatest ever to grace the WWE ring. Hulk was the face of WWE in the 1980s as well as early 1990s until he departed for WCW.The Hulk Hogan vs. Adrian...

The fifth POZCAST with John Poz will feature former WWF and WCW Head Writer, Vince Russo as we discuss writing wrestling. On this show we talk all about how to write a show, comparing a writer vs a booker, using titles as props, working off of bullet points vs working off of a script, and why execution is so important in writing for wrestling. All this and a whole hell of a lot more! Follow us on...

Today's Feature episode of The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling is with Author and wrestling Historian, Steven Farrugia. The long time fan and new writer joins the show to talk about his pro wrestling journey. Host John Poz and Steven will discuss his book, "How to Be a Mark Without Leaving a Mark", WWF, WCW, Summerslam 1992, the current wrestling product, and so much more! Follow us on Twitter and...

This week's New Generation Declassified looks back at the inaugural In Your House pay per view event. Broadcasting live on Mother's Day 1995, this experimental effort would be the first of many monthly offerings by the WWF that would help you bridge the long gap between the big 4 monster card shows already anticipated on the yearly calendar. But was this the type of event we needed at the time? Wa...

This week John Poz's TMPT welcomes into the show for the flagship episode, former WWE, USWA, WCW, ECW and TNA superstar, Wolfie D. The former PG-13 and Disciples of the New Church member joins the show to talk about his entire professional wrestling career. Host John Poz and Wolfie talk about his breaking into the business, PG-13, Memphis, Jamie Dundee, Jerry Lawler, Jeff Jarrett, WWE, WCW, ECW, U...

The Hogan Era podcast episode 38 is all about Butch Reed and one of the biggest rivalries ever in the WWE.The most significant name in professional wrestler history is Hulk Hogan. Hulk was not only the greatest star in his era but also one of the greatest ever to grace the WWE ring. Hulk was the face of WWE in the 1980s as well as early 1990s until he departed for WCW.The Hulk Hogan vs. Butch Reed...

The fourth POZCAST with John Poz will feature former WWF Head Writer, Vince Russo as we discuss WWF King of the Ring 1998. On this show we will breakdown the entire PPV show, as well as talk about the events that led up to it, and all the backstage drama going on at the time. We will discuss Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Undertaker, Mankind, Kane, Paul Bearer, Vince McMahon, Hell in a Cell, Ken Sha...

Today's Feature episode of The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling is with former WCW Creative Consultant, Bob Mould. The legendary Musician joins the show to talk about his entire professional wrestling career. Host John Poz and Bob will discuss Eric Bischoff, WCW, Vince Russo, his role on the creative team, booking wrestling, Hulk Hogan, Sting, Bret Hart, Lex Luger, Kevin Sullivan, why he left WCW,...

This week's New Generation Declassified looks at a list of gimmick matches used during the NG era. What started off as an innocent look back at matches with stipulations turned into an examination of some absolutely ridiculous names and consequences. Diapers, football, championships, pigs and more.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tmpt-empire--1420896/support .

This week John Poz's TMPT welcomes into the show for the flagship episode, former WWE superstar Axel Tischer FKA Alexander Wolfe. The former NXT World Tag Team Champion joins the show to talk about his entire professional wrestling career. Host John Poz and Axel talk about the his breaking into the business, Vince McMahon, his WWE run, his NXT run, Triple H, Imperium, Sanity, his WWE release, the...

The Hogan Era podcast episode 37 is all about the Genius and one of the biggest rivalries ever in the WWE.The most significant name in professional wrestler history is Hulk Hogan. Hulk was not only the greatest star in his era but also one of the greatest ever to grace the WWE ring. Hulk was the face of WWE in the 1980s as well as early 1990s until he departed for WCW.The Hulk Hogan vs. The Genius...