Under the Ring

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by NXT's Tiffany Stratton. Stratton is part of the NXT women's championship tournament this week vs. Roxanne Perez, which will lead to the final at NXT Battleground in Lowell, Mass. on May 28. She discusses how she broke into pro wrestling and how she transformed from an elite gymnast into having her first match about four mont...

This week, we're joined by Anna Jay of All Elite Wrestling, who talks about how she got started in the wrestling business, what it's like wrestling in crazy brawls and how she does it, what it's been like being in the Dark Order and the Jericho Appreciation Society and how the idea came about for her latest t-shirt and much more.

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by "Man Scout" Jake Manning, an independent wrestling veteran who also works in merchandise at AEW. We discuss how he became the Man Scout and how he made tweaks to the character, the place that comedy has in pro wrestling (he also does standup), and how he fits on the various wrestling cards he works on.

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by WWE superstar Santos Escobar. He discusses the recent reformation of the Latino World Order and his tag team with the legendary Rey Mysterio. He discusses Bad Bunny's upcoming San Juan Street Fight against Damian Priest at Backlash and he also explains his own history in Lucha Libre, growing up around all the stars of Lucha...

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by Bill Eadie, best known to fans as Ax from the famous tag team Demolition. In addition to his awesome run as three-time tag team champion in WWE, Eadie wrestled for years as the Masked Superstar all over the U.S. and internationally.  He and Smash are appearing at 80s Wrestling Con on May 6 in Morristown, New Jersey for ISPW.

This week, we're joined by Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter to discuss the impending merger within Endeavor of WWE and UFC and what it means for all involved - the fans, people who work there and the wrestlers. Meltzer has covered WWE for decades and has covered UFC since its inception and has a great insider perspective to trends throughout the pro wrestling and MMA industries li...

This week, we’re joined by Wrecking Ball Legursky from Northeast Wrestling and the NWA. He chats about his upcoming match at NEW Spring Slam against AEW TNT champion Powerhouse Hobbs. He also discusses his tag team The Fixers with Jay Bradley in NWA and how that started and what that’s been like.

Today on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined once again by the president of the NWA and the frontman for the Smashing Pumpkins, Billy Corgan. NWA, in conjunction with Corgan's business, Madame Zuzu's are doing a series of events in the community to benefit the victims and families of the Highland Park, Illinois mass shooting last July 4. NWA also has a PPV headlined by Tyrus...

Today on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by the cerebral legend Raven. Raven is currently doing some work for Major League Wrestling, which airs Tuesdays on Reelz with the faction The Calling. He discusses many aspects of his career, his thoughts on creativity and critique in wrestling and working everywhere including WWE, WCW and ECW twice each, as well as his stellar ru...

Today on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by the No. 1 contender for the NXT championship, Carmelo Hayes about his match Saturday against Bron Breakker for the title, what NXT and the Performance Center have meant for his career, how his journey before NXT in places like Northeast Wrestling helped shape him and what it means to him to be an influence on a generation of you...

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined two-time WWE Hall of Famer Booker T. Booker is a commentator on WWE NXT Tuesday nights on USA and NXT has a premium live event, Stand and Deliver, on WrestleMania Saturday, April 1 on Peacock. Booker weighs in on his thoughts on that card, what he tries to bring to the table on commentary, and also shares his thoughts on who he...

This week, on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by Ring of Honor champion Claudio Castagnoli. He discusses defending his title on the upcoming Supercard of Honor card on March 31 in Los Angeles, his decision to join AEW and the ways in which his style has changed and stayed the same over the years, along with what influenced him.

This week, we're joined by Hall of Famer Madusa, whose book "The Woman Who Would Be King: The Madusa Story" comes out this month. Madusa discusses her approach to doing business in pro wrestling, being ahead of her time, how wrestling in Japan shaped her work and what work she currently does with organizations like NWA and WWE, and what she'd like to be involved in more.

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by Real1, the former Enzo Amore. Real1 appears weekly on MLW Underground, which airs at 10 p.m. on Tuesdays on Reelz. We discuss getting back on TV, what being on the independents has meant for his career, how he creates, how he creates music and what he thinks separates himself from everyone else out there.

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by The Gunns - Austin and Colten - the AEW world tag team champions. The sons of Hall of Famer Billy Gunn, Austin and Colten formed their brother tag team during the COVID-19 pandemic and recently won the titles from The Acclaimed. They discuss why they decided to enter pro wrestling and what influence their father and others h...

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by Mercedes Mone, the former Sasha Banks. She is facing IWGP women's champion Kairi at New Japan's Battle in the Valley on Saturday in San Jose on FITE. She's also going to be wrestling for the women's promotion in Japan on the rise, Stardom. We discuss her love of Puroresu and Joshi, and also what her next step in pro wrestlin...

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett, who's now the Director of Business Development for All Elite Wrestling. He discusses his run in AEW both in and out of the ring, his history in pro wrestling and how he's able to stay ahead of the curve in wrestling after decades in the business.

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by former WWE referee Jimmy Korderas, who was with the company for over 20 years. We discuss his time in WWE and how he managed to get in as a non-wrestler. One of only 13 referees to ever do it, Korderas talks about what it was like to officiate the WrestleMania main event between The Undertaker and Edge. And he discusses his...

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by NXT women's champion Roxanne Perez ahead of her first title defense against Toxic Attraction's Jacy Jayne and Gigi Dolin at NXT Vengeance Day on Saturday, Feb. 4 in Charlotte, North Carolina on Peacock and WWE Network. We also discuss being trained and mentored by Booker T and how her time on the independent scene and at the...

This week on the season premiere of Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by former WWE champion Kofi Kingston. Kingston discusses an initiative he's working on with his mother called the CLICK for Quality Education Foundation to build libraries and computer labs in deprived areas of Ghana. We also discuss the upcoming Royal Rumble and the creative ways he's avoided elimination...

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by a cult figure in late 80s-early 90s pro wrestling, Jameson! The co-host of the old Bobby Heenan Show on USA and a regular on Prime Time Wrestling, not too much was known about the man who portrayed the nerdy character, well until our host Phil Strum and New England Hall of Fame promoter Joe Bruen both found him years ago and...

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by Mike Bucci, best known to wrestling fans as Nova or Simon Dean. Bucci is wrapping up his career at an upcoming card in Toms River, New Jersey on December 3 for Stand Alone Wrestling, and he reflects back on his career, from his training with Iron Mike Sharpe to teaming with Frankie Kazarian and Aron Stevens vs. Matt Cardona,...

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by one of the greatest of all time, Ricky Morton from the Rock 'N' Roll Express. Ricky discusses his long-standing tag team with Robert Gibson, and also talks about his son Kerry now wrestling for the NWA. He also discusses what approaches he would take if he were able to coach at a high level in pro wrestling.

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're again joined by former WWE head writer Brian Gewirtz, who along with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson are co-executive producers of Vice's Tales from the Territories, a new documentary roundtable series on pro wrestling's past and on the sitcom Young Rock, which returns to NBC Nov. 4. Brian discusses what it's like working on both shows, sha...

This week on Under The Ring: Pro Wrestling Conversations, we're joined by Fred Rosser of New Japan Pro Wrestling, formerly known as Darren Young in WWE. We discuss Fred's run in New Japan Strong, the U.S. based show that began during the pandemic. We also discuss a pair of shows that New Japan is running in New York City, his long run with WWE as Darren Young, and what he learned about himself per...