This week, the NFL takes over the early part of the show as the crew discuss the issues of violence plaguing the home lives of a few NFL stars. We talk about RAW, we talk about SmackDown (briefly), we talk about IMPACT, and we talk about NXT TakeOver – How you doin’?
In the news, we pay our respects to Sean O’Haire. We get an update on Jake Roberts’ health. We find out why Rosa Mendes is still employed. The WWE responds to CM Punk (or is that CM Pink?)’s lawsuit by lowering prices on all of his merchandise. Spike TV comments on Vince Russo. And Sports Illustrated lists the worst promos of all time. All this and more on BoredWrestlingFan Radio!
This week on BWFRadio, Joe, Jorge, JT, G, and Mark are joined by Gary Barnidge of the Cleveland Browns to discuss tonight’s WWE Payback event, as well as his charity work and vacation time in the NFL off-season. David Fuller joins in to talk about the IHWExperience event coming up next Sunday – but he’s taken out by a run-in from RWR’s Alice Radley! We talk more about the current state of the WWE product with both Alice and David, find out what’s coming up on the Jim Cornette Experience and RWR podcasts, talk about the Cauliflower Alley Club event coming up later this week, and even get some spoilers on some upcoming BWFRadio guests! Then the show devolves into a food discussion between Jorge and Alice. What a crazy episode! Tune in!
April 2, 1995! Are you ready for WrestleMania XI? Tonight we witness the showdown between Shawn Michaels and Diesel for the WWF Championship, and NFL great Lawrence Taylor steps into the squared circle with The Beast From The East, Bam Bam Bigelow! Let’s get to it!
It’s finally here! March 20, 1994! Tonight, the Superstars of the World Wrestling Federation celebrate a decade of the grandest stage of them all, WrestleMania! Bret and Owen Hart face off, and then Bret goes on to face the winner of the WWF Championship match between Yokozuna and Lex Luger later on tonight! Plus, the Macho Man faces Crush in a falls count anywhere match! And for the first time, the Intercontinental Championship is defended in a ladder match as Shawn Michaels faces Razor Ramon to prove who is the true Champion! All this, and much, much more! Let’s go!
On this Super Sunday edition of BWF Radio, Joe, G, JT, and Mark are joined by former NFL Guard Quinn “Moose” Ojinnaka, who talks about his NFL career, the transition to professional wrestling, and jumps into pro wrestling’s current events, discussing the much publicized walkout of CM Punk. Punk’s situation is further discussed in the news, as is Matt Hardy and Reby Sky’s recent troubles. Mick Foley’s reaction to the Royal Rumble was featured, as was Dolph Ziggler’s post match reaction from SmackDown. All this, and much, much more on this week’s episode of BWF Radio!
This week’s break song was “22” by Taylor Swift featuring Sid Vicious (the wrestler, not the Sex Pistols guy). Since that’s not an actually released version of the song, you can buy the original here.
Joe, Jorge, G, and Mark – that’s right, no JT this week (he’s off bumper bowling at Chuck E. Cheese) – bring you another great week of BoredWrestlingFan Radio, brought to you by hashtag ButtPlug. Joe has a ton of stuff crash down on him from above to start the show, leaving the left arrow key on his laptop as a casualty. The wrestling television programs get reviewed by the wrong guys, with Star Wars themed consequences. Joe tells us when to expect the WWE Network launch announcement, and it’s revealed that Chris Benoit will be shown on network programming, albeit with a disclaimer at the beginning of each show he’s featured in. We find out who The Undertaker has requested to face at WrestleMania. Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair are backing NFL teams you wouldn’t expect them to in this post season. JT checks in from Chuck E. Cheese (which he insists isn’t Chuck E. Cheese), Rowdy Rodimus joins us via our Ustream chat box (and you can too, every Sunday LIVE at 2PM Eastern!), and Jorge leaves early for “band practice.” Tune in!
Joe and Jorge seem preoccupied with their upcoming DDP Yoga session, and JT is all about the snow falling in an NFL game. G tries to steer everybody on track but gets abducted by Charles Barkley, leaving Mark to fend for himself. Ok, that doesn’t really happen. Joe reads Mark’s RAW review, we gloss over IMPACT, and G reads his own SmackDown review. In the news, we find out just who everybody is working for in the WWE. Stephanie McMahon sells more stock, and CM Punk ponders if his business is trapped behind a bad app. We talk about tomorrow night’s Slammy Awards and next week’s BWF Awards. We welcome back Michael Hayes to the WWE Creative team (we’ll drink to that!). We learn the digital whereabouts of Evan Karagias, and find out why WWE might be in the IMPACT Zone very soon. All this, and much, much more on BWF Radio 103! Tune in!
That’s the one thing I thought I knew. The reason something is called what it is, is so people can identify with something.
Also a name isn’t meant to be misleading. The name is meant to describe what your product is about. This website’s name is Bored Wrestling Fan, because we are all bored, it’s about Wrestling (mostly), and we’re all fans of wrestling (mostly). So why is it, that the two mainstream wrestling companies have completely misleading names?
In recent years, the National Football League has garnered a reputation as the “No Fun League.” From banning excessive touchdown celebrations to cracking down on tailgating and drinking at games, the NFL has certainly earned that moniker. Total Nonstop Action wrestling earned themselves a similar name from the fans at their “Impact Zone” in Orlando, FL. A speech from TNA Director of Production Steve Small left some fans chanting “Totally No Fun” at a recent taping of TNA’s weekly television program, “TNA iMPACT!”
In his speech, Small referred to the TNA fans as “cast members” and advised them against cursing, “flipping birds” and throwing up gang signs. Small announced that anybody caught on camera making such gestures or holding up signs deemed offensive to the company will be moved elsewhere.
So, does Small’s speech make TNA just as bad as, or perhaps worse than, the NFL?
Referring to the fans as “cast members” – which earned a few screams of “pay us, then” and “where’s our checks?” – is certainly a little odd. At least the NFL hasn’t sunk to that level. While it stands to reason that the TNA fans are more a part of the show than NFL fans, they’re still there to have a good time and enjoy the show. The TNA fanbase have been an integral part of the show for the last 8 years, and to take away their ability to express themselves could hurt the product as a whole.
Apparently, the catalyst for this newfound censorship of the TNA audience was their live “iMPACT” broadcast on January 4, 2010 where fans chanted “bullshit” at the outcome of a match. The fans were audibly upset when TNA wrestler Homicide caused a hotly contested “Steel Asylum” match to end in a no contest when he used a weapon to try to take out his opponents. The audio was censored altogether on the program and only ended when popular wrestler Jeff Hardy emerged from the audience.
Will TNA’s censorship of it’s “cast members” in the audience result in a fan backlash against the product? I’m sure we’ll find out in time.
