Hot on the heels of Hell in a Cell, Raw and Smackdown, it was quite an eventful week for the wrestling world. We went and checked out some podcasts from across the world, and take delight in presenting the highlights to you.
WRESTLING OBSERVER RADIO
We joined Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez, for their recap of this week in wrestling. But before they spoke about the squared circle, they touched upon the elections. Meltzer was in shock that Donald Trump seemed like a legitimate candidate right now, considering all the things he’s known to say.
He also said the elections were the main reason Monday Night Football, and Raw were down (though Raw was down to a lesser degree). And this is because this election has given you everything you would want out of wrestling- speeches, debates, twists and turns, storylines, etc.
Both Meltzer and Alvarez were critical of the 205 Live show on Tuesdays because they felt that it should have been taped and saved for Wednesdays! We learned that these cruiserweights will most likely tour with NXT.
They felt the 3rd hour of Raw has made it less popular. Nobody will watch Cruiserweights after an actual show, thought Dave Meltzer. Meltzer lamented the fact that WWE thinks that they’re doing well because they’re profitable.
The duo was shocked at the fact, that Goldberg was brought out at the beginning of Raw because this made did the older audience tune out and the younger audience who were out for Halloween, miss it!
It's no surprise that Raw had its 2nd lowest viewership, since 1987. On the other hand, Smackdown numbers are up, and The Undertaker is returning the week after this because the elections will be over by then.
Alvarez feels that Orton vs. Taker would be a great match, as Orton was a safe worker. Meltzer feels that Taker should go out in a match against AJ Styles because AJ would do all the work for you. But both of them think that AJ’s mania match will be, against Cena, where he finally becomes the 16-time world champion.
Furthermore, they brought out the fact that Flair, while being okay that he is called the 16-time world champion, is now claiming he’s an 18, 21 and 23-time world champion. Which he honestly is, if the record books are revisited, proclaimed Dave Meltzer!
TALK IS JERICHO
There are two sides to Chris Jericho- he’s both a wrestler and a rock star. And it was no surprise that he chose to interview, one of the foremost names in rock n’ roll this week- the one, the only, Alice Cooper.
The legendary rock star, known for his brand of ‘shock rock’, spoke about how he survived on beer in his younger days, and how, much like pro wrestling, even when you’re on the road, there’s a lot of time with nothing to do. And this leads to excesses. Alice spoke about two rock stars known for their excesses.
The late drummer of The Who, Keith Moon, was once a friend of Alice Cooper. And every day in his life was like a movie. One day Alice came home, with his 19-year old wife, only to discover Moon in a French Maid’s outfit. His wife asked who he was. Alice Cooper said he’s the greatest drummer of all time.
Another name that was mentioned was Lemmy, known to many professional wrestling fans as the vocalist of Motorhead, and the man who sang ‘The Game’, ‘King of Kings’ and ‘Evolution’. One of the last things Lemmy would say before his demise recently, was, ‘Alice, I’ve stopped drinking whisky, I only drink vodka now’.
At a recent award show that Chris Jericho hosted called, ‘The Classic Rock Awards’, Alice would notice how sick Lemmy looked. He knew then that Lemmy’s days were numbered.
Alice, on the contrary, said he’s in better shape at 68, where he does five shows a week, as compared to when he was 28. He spoke about acting in singing and how except for metal bands these days, the new lot of rock singers are wimpy. There’s no sense of ‘outlaw’ in them.
The outlaws that Alice mentioned were Iggy Pop, Jim Morrison, Axl Rose, Jeff Beck, The Kinks and Pete Townshend from The Who.
Alice would mention many other anecdotes, one among which stands out. He was a part of Wrestlemania, and backstage, he saw three little men scream at Andre, The Giant. He was in a segment with Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts, who had a boa constrictor with a bad attitude. Ultimately he concluded that rock n’ roll and professional wrestling were similar indeed.
An entertaining interview with a legend in rock music!
SOLOMONSTER SOUNDS OFF
Solomonster started off by thanking us for supporting his podcast for so long, but also wondered why we watch wrestling, even after 9 years!
He did a quick recap of Hell in a Cell, where he said Roman Reigns and Rusev had a good match, despite Rusev hitting Roman with a kendo stick in his armoured chest! Kevin Owens and Seth Rollins had the match of the night, in his opinion, and while the women had a hot start, they floundered and had some ‘flubs’.
Apparently, Sasha Banks was supposed to win this match, but Vince McMahon changed his mind the night before the match.
As expected, Solomonster weighed in on 205 Live and said that if Talking Smack was taped, it would ruin everything. Solomonster said that 205 Live would be good, if the Cruiserweights get to be themselves, and are not watered down like they are on Raw. He also added that Jack Gallaher and Tozawa are coming in, so that should be good!
Furthermore, he spoke about the Roadblock main event, where Roman Reigns faces Kevin Owens. Solomonster feels that Chris Jericho should have gone after the title. Even Sami Zayn would have been a better option.
Solomonster also does not want to see Brock Lesnar wasted in a match against Shane McMahon, he said, addressing the rumours floating around. He feels that Seth Rollins has to be the 5th man in the Survivor Series Raw team. Also, he feels that James Ellsworth will soon turn on Dean Ambrose.
He predicted that SAnity would win the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament. And in doing so, Ciampa and Gargano are going to turn on one another.
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