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This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, Wrestling Junkie managing editor Nick Tylwalk joins us to discuss hot topics in wrestling. We discuss the impacts of the Endeavor merger on WWE, most notably Vince McMahon not being involved in creative. We theorize what the main event of WrestleMania might be. We discuss the ups and downs of AEW coming off the Wembley show and what they mi...

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by Father James Mitchell, who will host the NWA PPV, "NWA Samhain" on Oct. 28 in Cleveland on  FITE.TV . The good father discusses how he evolved from Smoky Mountain Wrestling to the collector of oddities, James Vandenberg, to ECW's Sinister Minister to what he became in TNA/Impact working with Raven, the Disciples of the New C...

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by Swerve Strickland of AEW ahead of his big match vs. Hangman Adam Page at AEW WrestleDream in Seattle on Sunday, Oct. 1 at Climate Pledge Arena. Swerve talks about the segments with Hangman that led to their rivalry and their match and also discusses his interactions with The Elite on the independents. He discusses his histor...

This week, we're joined by the No. 1 contender to the NXT championship, Ilja Dragunov. Dragunov is challenging NXT champion Carmelo Hayes for the title in the main event of the NXT premium live event, No Mercy, in Bakersfield, California on Sunday, Oct. 1 Dragunov discusses his current NXT run and also talks about his origins in pro wrestling as well as how he feels the crowd and reacts to them as...

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by AEW TBS champion Kris Statlander. She talks about her title win and her matches with Jade Cargill over the championship, after she was coming off knee surgery. She also talks about her unique ring gear from All In, which was inspired by the Ben Stiller film, Zoolander, and what it was like when Stiller himself endorsed it. A...

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by one of the top free agents in pro wrestling, Richard Holliday. He discusses his journey back to the ring from a Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis and how he's feeling today. He discusses the possibility that he could end up in one of the big international companies. He also discusses the origins of his career, how he's progressed a...

This week, we're joined by the heart and soul of ECW, the Innovator of Violence, Tommy Dreamer. Impact Wrestling's Victory Road and the 1,000th episode of Impact are coming to  the Westchester County Center in White Plains on Friday, September 8 and Saturday, September 9. We discuss his match vs. Kenny King with his career at stake and how Impact has bucked the odds to be where they are today. We...

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by the former AEW TNT champion Powerhouse Will Hobbs. Hobbs will face "The Redeemer" Miro at All Out in a battle of two big guys who know each other very well. He also discusses what makes him stand out in pro wrestling and also how the way he was raised and where he was raised, being fully aware of the legendary Cow Palace wre...

This week om Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by veteran pro wrestler Greg Gagne. He discusses the legacy of the AWA, as well as that of his father, the legendary Verne Gagne, and also discusses his own training and career in that legendary promotion. Gagne is also involved in the development of the new Powertown wrestling figures, which celebrate wrestling's history and G...

This week, we're joined by Adam Cole (bay bay). Cole is headlining vs. MJF for the AEW world heavyweight title on All In at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, August 27, one of the biggest wrestling cards in recent memory. We discuss how well his rivalry and partnership vs. MJF have gone, what it means to him to be in AEW as it grows considerably and what it was like being in NXT, ROH and PWG during very...

This week, we're joined by AEW referee Aubrey Edwards. Aubrey is also involved in the AEW Community program and by extension, helps run AEW Heels, a community AEW established for female and female-identifying fans. We discuss all of that, plus performing at Wembley Stadium, developing video games, being a ballerina and so much more.

This week, we're joined by the No. 1 contender to the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship, EC3. EC3 faces Tyrus in a bullrope match for the NWA title at NWA 75, which takes place August 26 and 27 from St. Louis on Fite. EC3 also has a promotion he's working with called Exodus Pro on August 12 in Cleveland. We discuss what Control Your Narrative was, is and will be. We also discuss how experiences...

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by the Lucha Libre legend and Hall of Famer Konnan. Konnan is part of the braintrust for AAA Lucha Libre, which has the third leg of its TripleMania event on Saturday, August 12 in Mexico City. He discusses the main events for that, as well as the rest of the card and talks about what it's like to organize an event like that. H...

This week, we're joined by two-time former WWE champion Drew McIntyre, who will challenge Intercontinental champion Gunther at SummerSlam on Saturday, August 5 at Detroit's Ford Field. McIntyre discusses his unique rivalry with Gunther and also with his good friend Sheamus, which has become a hard-hitting series of matches. He also discusses UK and Scottish influences and performers in wrestling a...

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by the longest reigning NXT North American champion in history, Wes Lee. Lee discusses losing his championship to Dirty Dominik Mysterio and wanting to get it back. He talks about the transition out of the independent scene and into WWE, and also the struggle of going from a long-time tag team into his current singles run and w...

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by Eric Young. Young recently returned to Impact Wrestling, from either the grip of death itself (if Impact stories are followed) or from a brief stint back in WWE. He touches a bit on that move and talks about why Impact Wrestling is right for him now and why fans should keep an eye on it moving forward. He discusses the ups a...

Under The Ring: Samoa Joe on Ring of Honor and its legacy, why he's in ROH and AEW, what his upcoming outside projects areThis week, we're joined by Samoa Joe, the ROH television champion. Also a former champion in AEW, WWE, NXT, Impact and the original ROH, Samoa Joe discusses the legacy of Ring of Honor and what the new version is like. He also discusses why AEW was a good choice for him at this...

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by one half of the NWA women's tag team champions M95, Madi Wrenkowski. A rising star in the ring in a short amount of time, Madi discusses how she got into wrestling, what training has been like and who she still trains with. She also discusses her social media series, Side Character Spotlight, which is an amusing look behind...

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by the face of wrestling magazines and in many ways, wrestling media, the legendary Bill Apter. Bill talks about how he started in the very secret world of pro wrestling, what he learned and how his role was vital to the publicity of so many wrestling stars. He also discusses how the role of media has changed and even talks abo...

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by Mr. Technical, "The Winner" Barry Horowitz. He discusses the art of making every wrestler who stepped in the ring with him look good. He also discusses what he's most remembered for - two losing streak stories - one in Florida and one in the WWF and how they shaped his career. And he talks about still being relevant with fan...

This week, we're joined by NXT superstar Bron Breakker, who will be facing Seth Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship on Tuesday in the first part of NXT Gold Rush at 8 p.m. on USA Network. Bron discusses his fast rise from college football to an NFL tryout to pro wrestling where he quickly adapted. He talks about what it was like growing up as part of the Steiner wrestling family, and al...

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined once again by World Women's Champion, "The Eradicator" Rhea Ripley. Rhea discusses what it's like to be on the very top of WWE and wrestle in a marquee match at WrestleMania. She discusses her partnership on screen with Dominik Mysterio and how it's surprised her and grown. She also talks about being the intimidating physical f...

Today, we're joined by New Japan veteran Rocky Romero to discuss the upcoming Forbidden Door pay-per-view in Toronto, a collaboration between New Japan Pro Wrestling and All Elite Wrestling. We discuss how a card like that comes together and how difficult is to plan, as well as break down the two dream matches. Rocky also touches on other parts of his career, including his run under the Black Tige...

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by the co-creator of Vice's Dark Side of the Ring series, Evan Husney. Evan takes us through the process of how a season comes together and what some of the ups and downs of producing wrestling documentaries are. He takes us through some of the criticisms of the show and how he handles them. Dark Side of the Ring airs on VICE a...

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by NWA's Trevor Murdoch, former two time Heavyweight Champion and three time WWE World Tag Team Champion. Trevor Murdoch is set to team with Mike Knox in The Crockett Cup, which will take place from June 3, 2023 to June 4, 2023, at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Annex in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.