Chokeslam Chat

Why did Christian go to TNA? #TNA #IMPACT #E&C #Chokeslam #AEW

Christian spoke to TalkSport’s Will Gavin about why he left WWE, motivation behind signing with TNA, and wrestlers going to AEW over staying with WWE:

“I did go to TNA when I left WWE briefly in 2005 for three years. When I went there, it was solely to prove to myself, even if it was on a smaller platform that I could carry main event matches, programmes and promos and be the face of a show. I…

Joey Ryan talks about His Penis, Character Work #JoeyRyan #JoeysPenis #Chokeslam #AEW

Joey Ryan has taken the underground wrestling world by storm thanks to his penis antics, character commitment, and damn good wrestling abilities. Ryan spoke to Total Engagement w/ Matt Koon and went in-depth on all his great work so far:

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I would say I put a lot of thought into it. From a context, people might see what I do in the ring…

Samoa Joe: "I'm not good with rehearsed lines." #WWE #SamoaJoe #Chokeslam

Samoa Joe spoke with The News Tribune and gave a nice glance into his personal views on many things in wrestling. Below are some of the highlights:

On His Promo Work

“I’m not good with rehearsed lines; there’s a lot of things. I wish I could give you a short synopsis on what goes on with it, as far as my process goes, it’s a cadence, it’s timing, it’s feeling out the crowd. At the point when I…

Undertaker Update, Becky Lynch Responds to Steve Austin #StoneCold #Undertaker #Starrcast #Chokeslam

— In an update to our Undertaker meeting story, The Undertaker was announced for Starrcast II in May. Conrad Thompson, creator of Starrcast, said the following:

“The Undertaker experience is its own standalone experience at Starrcast,” said Conrad Thompson. “We are so proud to bring The Undertaker experience to fans this Memorial Day weekend at Starrcast II.”

— Stone Cold Steve Austin gave a lot…

ROH Executive Greg Gilleland talks AEW, Jeff Cobb, "Rebuilding" Ring of Honor #ROH #AEW #Chokeslam #WWE #JeffCobb

Ring of Honor executive Greg Gilleland spoke with CBS Sports: Baltimore. Below are some of the highlights:

Rebuilding ROH

“I don’t think I would classify it as a rebuilding year. I think, if you look at the past five years, each year has been a growth year. I don’t think 2019 is any different. All those guys leaving had been something that was rumored about and talked about, either behind the…

Stone Cold Becky Lynch gets approval from Stone Cold #StoneCold #316 #WWE #LassKicker #Chokeslam

Steve Austin was a guest on Fight Nation with Meisha Tate and Ryan McKinnell, where they discussed the hottest thing in wrestling today: Becky Lynch.

She does remind me a lot of myself cause I mean if you line up that women’s roster…and you said ‘hey, I want you pick my next break out superstar’ I don’t think you’re gonna pick out Becky Lynch and I damn sure know you wouldn’t have picked me out…

Brandi Rhodes explains the AEW Pay Scale a bit more. #AEW #DoubleOrNothing #Chokeslam

Following the Double or Nothing Ticket Announcement Party, Brandi Rhodes shed a bit of light onto how the equal pay structure will work in All Elite Wrestling:

“I’m under [a non-disclosure agreement] so I can’t tell you what [amount] people make, but if you’re someone that’s coming straight from the indies, maybe you’ve not been on television for awhile—you’re a male or female—you’re starting at…

RVD Injury Discussion, Was He a Safe Worker? #RVD #ECW #WWE #Chokeslam #Impact

RVD, Rob Van Dam, The Whole F’in Show, spoke to The Apter Chat about his worst injury in wrestling and if he’s been a dangerous worker in the ring:

My worst injury out of my career would have been my knee, which would have been in WWE. In ECW, I broke my ankle. [It’s] not that bad of an injury, but it puts you out. It put me out for 90 days or something, but comparatively speaking it’s not that…

Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose History explained by Seth Rollins #WWE #NXT #TheShield #Chokeslam

Seth Rollins gave insight into what brought him and Dean Ambrose together and how strong their chemistry was from the very start. The Royal Rumble winner was a guest on the E&C Pod of Awesomeness and said the following:

Our careers sort of paralleled each other in the sense that we both came up around the same time. We’re about the same age – like six months apart. We worked in a bunch of similar…

The Career of Stephanie McMahon, by Stephanie McMahon! #WWE #McMahon #Chokeslam

Stephanie McMahon was this weeks guest on the Three And A Half Degrees Podcast, talking about the business side of WWE and the journey that got her here:

“When I first graduated college my roles were in our sales office. Again, learning from the ground up, going on sales calls, what it took to really build our business. I’ve pretty much interned in our digital media space, almost everywhere…

Lana is not happy about Total Divas releasing her. #TotalDivas #Lana #RusevDay #Chokeslam

Lana and Rusev are officially gone from Total Divas after a lot of bad feedback from their demographic. Lana sat down with Lilian Garcia on the Chasing Glory podcast and expressed how disappointed she was by the news:

“It really sucks. I go through a whole bunch of different emotions. Kevin Dunn is so great. We were first told we were basically a shoo-in, and that we were incredible this season.…