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A Visit With The Virtuosa Deonna Purrazzo Jan 17, 2024

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The Virtuoso Deonna Purrazzo has arrived at AEW! She explains how and when her deal came together, what it was like to hideout backstage after sneaking into the building, and why it was such a dream come true to debut in New Jersey! She also details her history and experience with WWE and NXT, what the day-to-day was like during her time there, and why that almost made her give up on wrestling. The recent college grad talks about going to back to college during the pandemic, earning a Bachelor’s degree in History, and how she incorporated her love of history into her ring gear, music, and presentation. And she shares her thoughts on the JFK assassination! Plus, Deonna has stories from her time at Impact (now TNA) feuding with Mickie James, working with Toni Storm at Stardom in Japan, and rebuilding the women’s division in Ring Of Honor with Mandy Leon.

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Pappygate – The Story of the Great Bourbon Heist Jan 12, 2024

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The Bourbon King Toby Curtsinger was featured on the Netflix documentary Heist for his alleged role in stealing a half million dollars in expensive Pappy Van Winkle bourbon from Buffalo Trace, the Kentucky distillery that he’d worked at since 1988. The case became known as Pappygate!Toby, and Jeff Waldridge, who worked in law enforcement in Kentucky at the time, tell Toby’s story in great detail. They outline the culture of the bourbon business, recount all of the events an circumstances lead up to and after Toby’s arrest and conviction, and explain how the highest level of Kentucky politics factored into Toby’s case. Toby maintains his innocence about the missing Pappy Van Winkle bourbon, but has plenty of thoughts on theories as to why he was targeted the way he was.

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Skye Blue Is Red Hot Jan 10, 2024

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Skye Blue is tearing it up as a heel in AEW after starting her tenue with the company as a bubbly babyface. Skye talks about her heel turn, why she’s having so much fun with Julia Hart, and what she hopes to accomplish next at AEW (can you say hardcore match?). She explains what it’s been like to work with Toni Storm, Saraya, and Ruby Soho, why she never misses a training opportunity with Dustin Rhodes, and how she approaches intergender tag matches. She also shares stories from her early days training in Chicago while still in high school, road tripping to indie shows in the mid-West with her mom in tow, and the circumstances that resulted in a midnight visit to the ER to get staples in her head.

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Roddy Piper, Punk Rock & The Legendary Olympic Auditorium Jan 05, 2024

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Steve DeBro is the filmmaker behind the documentary, “18th & Grand: The Olympic Auditorium Story,” which recounts the history of the historic Los Angeles venue! Steve talks about the Olympic’s wrestling and boxing history, and the stories he was able to gather & share thanks to in-depth sit-downs with everyone from Roddy Piper to The Destroyer! He goes into detail about the Roddy Piper, Guerrero Brothers feud, the infamous riot that started after Roddy played “La Cucaracha” on the bagpipes, and what happened to the LA territory when Vince McMahon came knocking. Steve chronicles the Olympic’s boxing history too, including the tragedy that marked the beginning of the Olympic’s downfall. He has tales about promoter Aileen Eaton who ran the Olympic during its heyday, and helped develop some incredible boxing and wrestling talent. He also gets into the Olympics foray into roller derby, and punk rock, and explains why the venue is so notorious for riots and violence!

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A Mid-Weekend Update with Kevin Nealon Jan 03, 2024

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Kevin Nealon is telling stories about his Saturday Night Live days including the origin of Hanz & Franz, and the Subliminal Man, and how he landed the job as Weekend Update host. He talks about Chris Farley (and the infamous Chippendales sketch with Patrick Swayze), Phil Hartman, Adam Sandler, and David Spade. He explains how Dana Carvey helped him get the SNL gig, and how he managed to squeeze standup gigs in between the brutal SNL schedule. Kevin also talks about his love of drawing and caricatures, what inspired his new book “I Exaggerate: My Brushes with Fame,” and when we might see new episodes of his very funny YouTube series, “Hiking with Kevin.”

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Brad Williams Is A Star...fish Dec 29, 2023

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Brad Williams’ new comedy special on VEEPS is called “Starfish” for a very good reason! He shares a sneak peak at some of the material, tells Chris’ favorite bit, and recounts a couple of times when comedy’s got him in a bit of trouble at home! He reveals why he has heat with fellow dwarf actor, Peter Dinklage (of Game of Thrones fame), what happened when he met his comedy hero Robin Williams, and he recounts the run-in that he & Swoggle did on the most recent Jericho Cruise. And since Brad is also the Director of Comedy for the upcoming Chris Jericho Rock & Wrestling Rager at Sea Five Alive, he of course has some cruise stories!

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The Legacy & The Iron Claw of the Von Erich's Dec 27, 2023

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Kevin Von Erich and his sons, Marshall and Ross, talk about their legendary family’s wrestling dynasty, and reveal what they think about “The Iron Claw,” the new movie about their family’s storied life. Kevin explains what it was like growing up with dad, Fritz Von Erich, and his brothers, Kerry, David, Mike and Chris, how they build World Class Championship Wrestling into one of the hottest territories, and what inspired some of their groundbreaking production ideas and their in-ring style which ultimately changed the wrestling business. They talk about the tragedy that befell the family, and what it means to carry on their legacy. Kevin also talks about some of their incredible feuds and matches with the likes of The Fabulous Freebirds and Gino Hernandez.

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The Fright Before Christmas Dec 22, 2023

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Jeff Belanger returns to celebrate the scariest, most violent and dangerous holiday – Christmas! His new book, “The Fright Before Christmas: Surviving Krampus and Other Yuletide Monsters, Witches, and Ghosts,” details the real reasons we put up trees, hang stockings, string up lights, and exchange gifts this time of year, and it actually has nothing to do with Santa Claus or even religion. He discusses how monsters, goblins, ogres and witches from other cultures around the world morphed into the merry festivities of the season today. And he shares the stories and legends behind Krampus, the elf-like TomTen, Karakoncolas, the Gryla, and the Yule Cat! Naughty children beware!

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Ohno… It’s Chris Hero! Dec 20, 2023

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Chris Hero recently made his return to the wrestling ring after a 3-year absence, and explains why West Coast Pro Wrestling was the perfect place to do it. He talks about the timing and his opponent, old rival Timothy Thatcher. He also talks about his gig as coach and producer at AEW, and the role that Sonjay Dutt played in it. Chris shares a bunch of great stories about his own mentors, Dory Funk Jr. and Tracy Smothers, and the lessons he learned from them that he passes on to his own students now. He also details his time at WWE & NXT, including his original tryout, his first run as Kassius Ohno, his relationship with Dusty Rhodes, and his original firing. He explains how and why he was brought back as a producer and coach, and what led to his departure during the pandemic. And of course he talks all about his longtime friendship with Claudio Castagnoli and their run as the Kings Of Wrestling on the indies and at ROH, and their incredible matches with The Briscoe Brothers.

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The Stardom & Storm of Mariah May Dec 15, 2023

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Mariah May is the newest AEW signee, and says the chance to work with Toni Storm was too good to pass up. The former Stardom star tells the story about being contacted directly by Tony Khan, what he said to convince her to move from Japan to the States, and how she managed to keep it mostly secret. The UK native speaks to the differences between British, Japanese, and American wrestling, what drew her to Japan in the first place, and how she ended up staying for the better part of a year. She talks about the dojo, the Club Venus faction, her mentor and friend Mina Shirakawa, and having 99 matches in 9 months. She also reveals what she loves most about the Japanese culture and food, what she misses most about life in Japan, and how her parents reacted to news of her AEW signing.

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