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The New Generation project podcast covered a 'best TV matches of 1994' which is good as believe it or not there were some good TV matches in that period. Bret, Shawn and Kid heavily feature. It features one of the most underrated WWF matches of the 90s in Shawn/Diesel vs Kid/Razor.
http://www.piledriverwrestling.net/index.php/audiomain/new-generation-project/1507-the-new-generation-project-podcast-10-free-for-all-1994
I tried listening to one of the Ruthless Agression Era podcasts but I turned it off due to poor audio quality and poor banter.
There's a couple of WCW podcasts that have appeared. I use Stitcher and I think 'Podcast Unknown' is the only up there.0 -
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Listened to Korderas on Austin's. Really enjoyed it, seems very nice and has a few stories. Didn't know/remember he was the one who was in the ring when Owen Hart fell
He's been on The Law radio a few times over the past few years. Worth seeking out them pods if you want more.
Figure 4 wrestling are playing a loop of shows from the past few months of Wrestling Observer radio for anyone curious what it's like http://www.f4wonline.com/component/content/article/341750 -
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Wrestlers are awful for that to be fairness, Korderas was joking about it on Austin's podcast a while back how everyone used to fix the business in the car home from shows. Everyone wants to tell other people how to run their businesses (usually with the idea being to put themselves at the top) but don't actually do anything about it. It's always 'the business is ****ed' or 'the promoter doesn't know what he's doing' instead of 'maybe I need to up my own game...'
WWE is Vince's company, TNA is Dixie's. It's their money ultimately making it all work and their visions keeping people employed, for better or worse. So if people don't like it they should just leave, improve or keep their mouths shut.
Don't agree with that at all. Innovative companies empower employees to challenge the status quo. If a wrestler doeson't like WWE's direction he should be able to challenge it without fearing for their job. In fact if you do challenge it the fans will love you for it. That's one of the things that made the Attitude era great. Guys knew they had the WCW option if they were sacked and Vince knew it too.
My favourite example is the ceo of Red Hat, generally considered one of the most innovative tech companies. He once talked about the fact that employees often come into his office and call him an asshole.
The old dictatorial style kills innovation. Instead it results in yes men who tell the boss what he wants to hear. This is a common complaint of ex-WWE writers about the culture there.0 -
A Primal Nut wrote: »Don't agree with that at all. Innovative companies empower employees to challenge the status quo. If a wrestler doeson't like WWE's direction he should be able to challenge it without fearing for their job. In fact if you do challenge it the fans will love you for it. That's one of the things that made the Attitude era great. Guys knew they had the WCW option if they were sacked and Vince knew it too.
My favourite example is the ceo of Red Hat, generally considered one of the most innovative tech companies. He once talked about the fact that employees often come into his office and call him an asshole.
The old dictatorial style kills innovation. Instead it results in yes men who tell the boss what he wants to hear. This is a common complaint of ex-WWE writers about the culture there.
The idea of Stone Cold Steve Austin tell the boss to F-off has gotten to too many people as the way things should be.
I think it was Bruce Pritchard who told a great story about when he first started working with Vince and Patterson told him something like, "You'd get along a lot better if you added the words 'What if...' to your vocabulary," when disagreeing with him rather than outright calling BS. So we know Vince does listen to outside voices, indeed I'd view his reported indecisiveness on matters as a positive in that he seems to like to get as many voices on a topic before making the final call himself.
And, while it's good to be outspoken and have a vision for your own brand and career (indeed the best rely on that to get them to the top), at the end of the day you have to respect who's paying your bills and that their decision-making has kept the company in business for you to earn a wage doing a pretty sweet job. Otherwise we'd just have a company full of CM Punks walking out every time they're not 'the guy' for a period of time.
It's also been my experience, both in wrestling and outside, that most people who decry 'Yes men' are bitter people who aren't getting their own way and want the world to revolve around them without looking in the mirror at their own performance as a reason for their lack of success. They often aren't even in the room when they're allegedly getting 'screwed over' (which often isn't even the case, it's just a case of their performances not nearly matching the size of their ego and a lack of self-awareness or introspection). Ultimately from Vince McMahon right down to the depths of the indies, wrestling promoters just want to make money and won't hold down someone who can do so for them. So the entire concept of 'Yes men' spoiling their career trajectory is a total non-factor in wrestling and just a loud excuse used by those who don't take their chances.0 -
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Alan4L has a free podcast on the Wrestling Observer site looking at 2007 ROHDR. KEITH PRESENTS: Indy Good Ol' Days! ROH 2007!!!
It's the LONG awaited closing chapter of the Indy Good Ol' Days series on the DKP, and we hope it's worth the wait. THE LONGEST DKP EVER!!! Alan is joined by Matt Feuerstein to talk Morishima, Steen & Generico, Faction Warfare, Rebecca Bayless, Age Of The Fall and everything else that went down during the last full year of Gabe era Ring Of Honor. And oh, we haven't done a free show in a while so GUESS WHAT! It's Freeeee!!! Right here at http://www.f4wonline.com, your home for all things ProWres! CHECK IT!!!
http://www.f4wonline.com/component/content/article/105-dr-keith/36876-dr-keith-presents-indy-good-ol-days-roh-2007
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