The Naylor interview with Juice Robinson is pretty great.

Not a shoot interview per se, but...

 

 

Not a Russo fan, but this is absolutely insane. Cornette made a career in the last decade of threatening to kill Vince Russo, on shoots, podcasts and interviews, and a tweet from a "fan" gets Russo thrown off?

 

Those Legends of ECW roundtables with Sandman are pretty funny. Episode 7 had Francine & Jerry Lynn brought to tears listening to Hak tells some of his stories and never shutting up. Warms the heart of this old ECW fan.

 

Agreed I love them as well, Francine and Lynn have a great chemistry and their reactions to Sandman were funny as hell.

 

On episode 9, Francine died laughing several times listening to New Jack's stories. And she's really funny too at times.

http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/kayfabe-lies-and-alibis-bruno-sammartino-and-jim-cornette-shoot-interview/

In the wake of Bruno Sammartino's recent passing, I felt it was time to review his sit down interview with Jim Cornette. Topics include his boyhood days running from the Nazis and battling a serious illness, his trek to America, being discovered by wrestling promoters, how he was blackballed from wrestling in his early years, some impressive feats of strength he pulled off in the ring and in the gym, how Buddy Rogers turned Bruno into a heel, how he found his way back into wrestling and ultimately the WWWF title scene, the epic match with Lou Thesz that never came to pass, Stan Hansen breaking his neck and how Vince Sr pressured him to return quickly from the injury, his angle with Larry Zbyszko, thoughts on Bob Backlund and Hulk Hogan, a proposed stadium show where he'd face Andre, plus more!

http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/kayfabe-lies-and-alibis-back-to-the-territories-houston-wrestling-w-bruce-prichard-and-jim-cornette/

Bruce Prichard covers the history of Houston wrestling, with Jim Cornette by his side! Topics include: How Harley Race caused Paul Boesch to create his own World title after the NWA champ screwed him over, how Grizzly Smith ruined kayfabe for Bruce when he was still a kid, Boesch's heat with Gary Hart, the truth behind the rumors of Gino Hernandez being Boesch's son, the night Bruiser Brody tried to kill the Houston territory, legends who got over huge in Houston before the WWWF brought them in to be big city megastars, Tully Blanchard as a booker causing heat in the office and the locker room, the Jack Brisco/Race/Dory Funk world title backstage mess, the night Wahoo and Pat O' Connor got into a shoot in the ring, Bruce's involvement in JCP buying out the UWF, how Prichard ended up in the WWF, Boesch's strained relationship with the WWF, the Boesch family holding the WWF up for money, and more!!!

http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/kayfabe-lies-and-alibis-the-fabulous-ones-shoot-interview/

The Fabulous Ones sit down in 2018 and share their memories from their successful years as a team. Topics include: Lane's early years learning under Bill Watts, Eddie Graham and the Fullers, Jerry Jarrett's MTV inspirations when pushing the Fabs, getting heat with Lawler for becoming Memphis' top act, Lane chasing the rats, Andy Kaufman in Memphis, dangerous ribs that were played on others, why they never made a WWF run, Bruiser Brody shooting on them in the AWA, how the AWA locker room roughed up the Road Warriors to avenge their stiff moves, the night Lane choked out a TV announcer who was mocking wrestling, the Road Warriors refusing to lose the AWA straps to them and how the Fabs got revenge, Dick Murdoch and Blackjack Mulligan threatening Stan Lane for refusing to do a fireball spot, their less successful returns to Memphis, Lane going to the NWA to join the Midnight Express, Jim Herd driving Jim Cornette and Lane out, plus more!

It appears the other thread has been locked after 44 glorious pages. 

 

http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/kayfabe-lies-and-alibis-diana-hart-smith-shoot-interview/

Diana Hart Smith delivers a rare interview covering her courtship with Davey Boy, debunking some Hart family rumors, the recent issues with Jake the Snake, the Bulldog's injuries, how she felt about being a heel valet in the WWF, Owen's death, and more!

http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/kayfabe-lies-and-alibis-reflections-with-ricky-steamboat/

Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat covers his current WWE duties, the injury he suffered at the hands of the NXT kids that nearly killed him, training with Verne Gagne, Eddie Graham giving him his first push, finding stardom in JCP, his plan for a heel run that never came to be, his son's journey in the business, "The Final Conflict", the Wrestlemania 3 classic, his reboot as a fire breathing dragon and more! 

http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/kayfabe-lies-and-alibis-gorgeous-george-shoot-interview-review/

"Gorgeous George" reveals what her life was like as the valet and girlfriend of "Macho Man" Randy Savage. She reveals his rampant drug use, the lengths he went to in order to keep tabs on her, his complicated relationship with Lanny, the real reason she feels may have sparked his death, the truth behind the Stephanie rumor, Savage wanting to have sex with her teenage sister and more.  Plus George tells of her time in ECW, her abrupt firing from TNA and her infamous webcam video. . 

That's an interesting one for sure, thanks as always for the recaps!

http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/kayfabe-lies-and-alibis-bruiser-brody-discussion-panel/

A look at a recent panel which saw Stan Hansen, Tony Garea, promoter Herb Simmons, Barbara Goodish and dirt sheet writer Bruce Mitchell convene to speak on their lives and experiences of Bruiser Brody. We hear from his widow on how they met, his run ins with promoters, how he and Hansen revolutionized Japanese wrestling, the kind soul that was under his rough exterior, several other wrestlers come from the audience to tell their own stories of dealing with Brody, plus more memories! 

On 8/6/2018 at 1:13 PM, Alucard said:

That's an interesting one for sure, thanks as always for the recaps!

HighSpots recently added a RF Video “debate” about the Monday Night Wars between Bischoff and Prichard that was moderated by Jericho.  It was shot on Rumble weekend in 2015 and it’s actually pretty good if you’re bored.

On 8/4/2018 at 3:26 AM, BruiserBrody said:

http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/kayfabe-lies-and-alibis-gorgeous-george-shoot-interview-review/

"Gorgeous George" reveals what her life was like as the valet and girlfriend of "Macho Man" Randy Savage. She reveals his rampant drug use, the lengths he went to in order to keep tabs on her, his complicated relationship with Lanny, the real reason she feels may have sparked his death, the truth behind the Stephanie rumor, Savage wanting to have sex with her teenage sister and more.  Plus George tells of her time in ECW, her abrupt firing from TNA and her infamous webcam video. . 

Good write-up on an interview that went under my radar. Surprised to see the Savage/Steph rumor is still alive.

http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/kayfabe-lies-and-alibis-dr-d-david-schultz-shoot-interview-review/

David Schultz recently sat down for a new shoot interview. Topics include his early days as a boxer, his days in the military, learning to shoot with Herb Welch, dealing with Jerry Jarrett and Jerry Lawler, working stiff with the Hart family in Stampede, the truth behind his run in with Mr. T that led to his firing, his version of the John Stossel attack, plus some tall tales about beating up wrestlers when asked by Vince McMahon, his bounty hunting successes, confronting outlaw wrestlers, using racism in promos and more!

Considering how cool, funny and just plain adorable she's been on those ECW roundtables, this is pretty promising :

 

And really, back in the days, I was very tickled by the fact her real name is actually Francine Fournier. I mean, you can't make up a more French name than Francine (doh !) Fournier (an über-typical French last name).

http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/in-the-office-with-pat-patterson-and-bruce-prichard/

Bruce Prichard and Pat Patterson sit down to discuss Patterson's long career, including their 20 years together as Vince McMahon's right hand men.
Topics include:
- How Pat broke into the business. 
- Patterson dealing with homophobic promoters and wrestlers. 
- Drinking with Mad Dog Vachon 
- Bobby Heenan ribs
- Bob Backlund working stiff due to his fear of Patterson double crossing him
- Laying out the Bret Hart/Shawn Michaels "Iron Man" match. 
- Ribbing Jim Barnett and Jim Ross
- Vince McMahon being Vince McMahon
- The celebrity who wanted to fight Mr. Wonderful at Wrestlemania 1 
- Macho Man's heat with Patterson over the Legends Battle Royal in 1987
- Dick Ebersol over ruling McMahon
- Jerry Jarrett's backstage role in the WWF
- Fart and shit ribs
- Drunken Bobby Heenan and more! 

Craig Pittman says he beat Karelin!!! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LDQwLfPEIg

Pittman claims the judges scored their match wrong and he out pointed Karelin. 

The youtube channel runner says: 

"According to the wrestling database on Foeldeak, Pittman never competed in international wrestling after 1989. Karelin DID compete (and won) the 1993 World Championship in Stockholm, Sweden, yet I don't see Pittman's name anywhere. Hmmm...."

Here's their previous (only?) match:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSIt1wCi7Ms

The episode of Ego’s Amigos with Jordynne Grace is terrific.  I hope she becomes a big star.

On 3/23/2018 at 10:37 PM, BruiserBrody said:

http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/kayfabe-lies-and-alibis-sid-vicious-shoot-interview/

Sid Vicious walks us down memory lane...Stories include: How he debuted as a main event wrestler, his flirtation with the USFL and a pro football career, his opinions on why some well regarded workers were actually not very good, Kevin Owens being fat, how Virgil's big penis lead to Jerry Jarrett firing him, his misadventures with the drugged up Von Erichs, the Rock and Roll Express' drug usage, how a fan helped Sid find his finisher, SOFTBALL, the squeegee street fight, an absurd story about being in a WCW PPV main event and not knowing the finish, his many backstage issues with Vince McMahon, Hulk Hogan: the pansy, how Sid almost saved the Shockmaster from infamy, the stabbing incident with Arn Anderson, why he never went back to the WWF after 1997 despite their offers and more!

The bolded part seemed a bit random, considering what follows it lol.

Also, didn't Sid go back to WWE for a one-shot in 2012?

16 hours ago, artDDP said:

The bolded part seemed a bit random, considering what follows it lol.

Also, didn't Sid go back to WWE for a one-shot in 2012?

He did, beat Heath Slater in the lead up to RAW 1000 then appeared on RAW 1000 in the Slater vs. the Legends segment. I wish more Sid in WWE followed.

http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/kayfabe-lies-and-alibis-kamala-shoot-interview-review/

Kamala discusses his early career before discovering his Ugandan heritage, working with Lawler, dealing with the Von Erichs, Andre the giant racist, pay scales for the many places he worked at, injures from working barefoot, refusing to do jobs for most of the industries biggest promoters, his recent severe medical issues and more!! 

On 12/26/2018 at 7:32 PM, Alucard said:

He did, beat Heath Slater in the lead up to RAW 1000 then appeared on RAW 1000 in the Slater vs. the Legends segment. I wish more Sid in WWE followed.

I was at that show. I don't know how it played on TV, but the ovation was rather tepid for him and he looked way slimmed down compared to his halcyon days,

I know almost nothing about his work or career apart from seeing him in a tag team match with Barry Windham against Bruiser Brody and Stan Hansen, but I have to say I was utterly interested and charmed by this interview. 

Ron has a podcast where he does a deep, DEEP dive on his and his family's wrestling career. A few annoyances but he's a fantastic storyteller.

I've been watching a shoot with Brad Armstrong from about 15 years ago. He was damn funny. If I were to ever make an exhaustive list of favorite wrestlers he might be higher on that list than most. I was very sad learning of his death.