Vince McMahon

Dave Meltzer from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter returns to discuss the circumstances around the shocking retirement of Vince McMahon from the WWE. He details how he found out about the allegations about Vince, how the story was leaked to the press, and what may have forced Vince to leave after he said he wasn’t going anywhere. Dave talks about Stephanie McMahon and Triple H leading the company, and how Stephanie and Nick Khan may handle their new co-CEO situation. He speculates on the creative and cultural changes at WWE, how much of a hand Vince will have in creative from the sidelines, what kind of impact this will have on AEW and the industry at large, and what the future may hold for WWE including a possible sale.

Will Cooling welcomes back Darren Mooney to The Deep Dive! They catch up about "Peacemaker" and quickly discuss "The Boys" before Will springs discussing the parallels between Vince McMahon and Harvey Weinstein's falls from grace on Darren, which leads to some fascinating discussions about how quickly companies can implode, the advantage Vince has as a public figure, and how social media makes us all somewhat complicit in abuse. They then talk about the scheduled topic of the show - Darren's new book on the infamous "Doctor Who" episode Kill the Moon. They discuss its odd mixture of the adult and the childish, the enduring and unique appeal of "Doctor Who," and the overly rigid mindsets of fandom. On a lighter note, they explore to what extent the episode is a metaphor for abortion. We end with booking our very own Doctor Who wrestling match. Great show with Darren as always.

Episode 226 features Conrad Thompson, the preeminent wrestling podcast host in the United States and the promoter of  “Ric Flair's Last Match" which features 11 matches from promotions across the globe that will air July 31on PPV and FITE.TV from The Fairgrounds in Nashville, TN. In this podcast, Thompson discusses how he came to put together the promotion for the 73-year-old Flair, his father-in-law; creating the wrestling convention Starrcast V which will emanate from Nashville from July 29 to 31; how pro wrestling talent gets booked for events; what Flair’s doctors have said about a 73-year-old being part of a wrestling show; blurring the lines on his podcast network to promote this event; how he views McMahon stepping down from his job as the company’s board investigates allegations of misconduct against him; WWE revising financial statements to reflect hush-money payments; his relationship with AEW head Tony Khan; his relationship with the people who have worked for McMahon including Bruce Prichard, his podcast partner, and his sister in law, Ashley, who wrestlers as Charlotte Flair; whether we think WWE will sell and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the first episode of the post-Vince McMahon era of ‘Cheap Heat,’ Rosenberg, SGG, and Dip discuss: McMahon’s leaked text message WWE’s new leadership structure How the company will change with Triple H as creative director What this move means for AEW Plus, ’SummerSlam' predictions (39:22) and mailbag (56:28)!Hosts: Peter Rosenberg, Stat Guy Greg, DipProducer: Troy Farkas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Peter, David, and Kaz get together for an emergency pod to share their reactions to the announcement of Vince McMahon's retirement from pro wrestling and discuss the ramifications of this move for the future of WWE and pro wrestling in general.Hosts: Kazeem Famuyide, Peter Rosenberg, and David ShoemakerProducer: Ben CruzProduction Assistance: Chris Sutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Where do we even start?! We lost some legendary referees, The Rock is giving away houses, John Cena is an incredibly nice person, Dixie Carter is coming, Paige is going, Jeff Hardy is breaking hearts, and that's about it! Oh right and Vince McMahon steps down while being investigated for using company funds as hush money. This is a comedy podcast. Become a Patreon Palski and support the show while getting access to the live chat, exclusive episodes, series, and the weekly pre-show! http://www.patreon.com/pwpalskis Smark out with the boys on our official Discord https://discord.gg/gcRb48rkw3 Pro Wrestling Palskis is part of the Dragon Wagon Radio independent podcast network. Visit www.dragonwagonradio.com for more!

David and Kaz open the show with initial reactions to Vince McMahon’s appearances on ‘Raw’ and ‘SmackDown’ (02:00). Then, they discuss the early announcement of Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns facing off again at ‘SummerSlam,’ along with other potential WWE summer plans (13:00). Later, the guys preview AEW’s ‘Forbidden Door’ (40:00).Hosts: David Shoemaker and Kazeem FamuyideAssociate Producer: Jonathan Kermah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike McMahon and Andrew Soucek begin this week’s show talking about Vince McMahon, and what it all means. Plus, they preview Forbidden Door, talk ratings for Dynamite and some Jeff Hardy, and then close the show with this week’s $5 challenge. The question: Name the five wrestlers who had the most WWF Hardcore Championship reigns.

Former WWE personality, Sportscenter host, and betting expert Jonathan “Coach” Coachman joins Olivia and Yannis this week to talk behind the scenes of the WWE and gives his picks for the NFL Wild Card Weekend.  Coach lays out his time with the WWE and what it was really like to work for Vince McMahon. He shares his thoughts on the organization, gets real about how badly he feels the WWE treated him in the end and tells why he will never go back. Coach shares his true stories and his thoughts on who the greatest wrestlers were of all time. Then the guys all talk NFL Wild Card weekend and Coach gives his tips for the best bets in teasers.  This week Olivia “Unleashes” on how amazing the last weekend of football was and Yannis shares how inspiring he found the return of Klay Thompson to The Golden State Warriors to be. Finally we announce our “Bad Beat of The Week” and Peter Andreu gives his picks and we find out who lost this week’s “Punishment Picks.” It’s another action packed week on “Unleashed” presented by BetMGM. Follow UsTwitter @BetMGMFacebook @BetMGMInstagram @BetMGMPresented by BetMGMwww.BetMGM.com

This week on Taking You to School, Host John Poz and Dr. Tom Prichard detail the complex and intense training of WWE's head honcho, Vince McMahon. Training someone who has been around the wrestling business is one thing but working with the most powerful man in the entire business is another and in typical Dr. Tom fashion, the stories behind the story are exactly what you would expect.