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--- Brady Hicks has been writing about wrestling for more than 15 years, for Web sites, newspapers, and magazines. He is a contributing writer for Pro Wrestling Illustrated, and the host of his renowned wrestling radio program, IN THE ROOM.
-- DJ is a longtime friend of Brady’s and a lifelong wrestling fan, in addition to serving as co-host for IN THE ROOM for nearly all of its existence.
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Why did WWE release Matt Striker, I was reading on Facebook that he got “suspended” indefinitely. For what did he do? Talk to too many fans, signed too many autographs, OMG Striker actually gave a damn about the WWE universe. First WWE makes up this story that Matt Striker broke is neck and can never wrestle again, the truth is WWE creative couldn’t find the right storyline for him, and pushed him in the WWE announce table. Matt Striker was a great commentator, he was funny, smart and when he was wearing a white dress shirt could melt the socks off any hot blooded female fan. But WWE brought back Booker T, and WWE had to place him some where so he wound up with Josh Matthews and that annoying bug, Michael Cole. I don’t know why Cole couldn’t stay with Raw and Striker stay on Smackdown? Or couldn’t they have added Striker to the Raw announce team? WWE should be more creative with their storylines and less creative with their releases, but wrestling has a new theory, WWE’s loss is TNA’s gain.
LayCool defeats vs. Kelly Kelly and Kaitlyn [0:42] when Michelle McCool pins Kaitlyn with a big boot … Drew McIntyre defeats JTG [4:30] with his Future-Shock DDT … Rey Mysterio, Jr. and Kofi Kingston defeat [12:55] when Kofi hits Del Rio with a high kick … The Big Show choke-slams and pins Heath Slater (with Wade Barrett, Ezekiel Jackson, and Justin Gabriel) [1:15] … Rated-RKO beat WWE World Champion The Miz and Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler when Edge spears and pins Ziggler [6:28].
TheBradyHicks.com is so proud to announce an agreement to bring former WWE and TNA employee Rich Baker and his FOR THE LOVE OF WRESTLING podcast to the site’s extended family.
In the two months since debuting FOR THE LOVE OF WRESTLING on Who’s Slamming Who, the show has become a cult favorite among WSW listeners, as well as Brady Hicks’ personal favorite program, having welcomed guests such as Jerry Jarrett, Dory Funk, Jr., George “The Animal” Steele, and Jimmy Jacobs in just his first few weeks on the air. In fact, Rich Baker’s recent interview with Jarrett earned him a Who’s Slammy award for 2010 on this very site, as voted by WSW listeners!
Rich Baker is a close friend of Brady Hicks and the gang since he made his podcasting debut. Now, let’s all welcome him to the family as well!
It’s time once again for the Who’s Slammy’s, wrestling’s most prestigious unofficial year-end awards. Please vote once for each category, representing the best and the worst of In the Room and its competitors on Who’s Slamming Who.
Polls close on Monday, December 27th at 10 PM EST, and will be announced LIVE on IN THE ROOM.
This week on IN THE ROOM, WWE’s former anti-diva SERENA DEEB stops by to hold Brady Hicks and the gang’s hand through a very special episode. What does Serena really think about her dismissal from WWE? What does the future hold for the former Straight Edge Society star? And what are the thoughts going through an 18-year-old girl’s head as she packs up her car and leaves her family in Virginia behind to travel all the way to Louisville to train to be a wrestler.
On Shaving Her Head for WWE It was a really unique opportunity. Seeing a woman getting her head shaved was so rare, you don’t see it all that often in the history of wrestling. Getting to do it as my debut was really, really cool, and really powerful. I was also very scared about what I was going to look like. There were a lot of uncertainties, but it ended up being really, really great for my career.
On the Straight Edge Society’s Demise There were a lot of different ways that things could have played out that could have been interesting. It wasn’t anybody’s fault. It had the potential to make a bigger splash, but unfortunately it didn’t.
On Challenging Awesome Kong in the $25K Series
It was an interesting time in my career. I was kind of pursuing overseas tours. I don’t know that I was on their radar. It just wasn’t the right time I guess.
On WWE’s Development of Female Talent
They really need to start introducing new characters in the women’s division to keep it interesting. The thing that makes it different from the men’s division is there’s so many less spots and they only get like one segment on a show. The fans only see the same girls in every segment, and you have to keep it fresh, to keep a constantly revolving product.
On Serena’s Future Endeavors
I’m 24. I’m going on close to my sixth year in wrestling. I’ve done a lot of cool stuff, a lot of stuff that some people never get to. But there is a lot of unfinished business right now. I say that from many different standpoints. There is the fact that I’m still very young and there’s still a lot of territory that hasn’t been explored. Absolutely, there’s a lot for me that everybody hasn’t seen yet.
All that, plus — what are Serena’s thoughts on coming to work every day with CM Punk on Smackdown, wrestling for SHIMMER, who is WWE’s unsung best announcer, and thoughts on Mickie James, Madison Rayne, and Mercedes Martinez. PLUS … the art of re-growing hair :).
This week on In the Room, Brady Hicks and the gang debate the merits of WWE eliminating Smackdown and ending the brand extension. They also take some time to look back on last week’s Kurt Angle interview, and talk Bound for Glory. Thanks – as always – for the support!
This week on In the Room, Brady Hicks, DJ, and Kevin McElvaney focus on WWE Raw and NXT, what both shows are doing right, and where each could stand to improve. They also take some time to address some of TNA’s recent signings, including offering a shoutout for friend of the show Becky Bayless.
