Empire Hardcore Podcast

5 second pose with my Edge Decade of Decadence DVD....

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 22:49:24 -0400

5 second pose with my Edge Decade of Decadence DVD. #THANKYOUEDGE

New podcast is up! Listen to our Wrestlemania review, RAW...

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 20:23:17 -0400

New podcast is up! Listen to our Wrestlemania review, RAW review, the debut of Sin Cara, the debut of Gay Triple H, and much much more. It’s the Empire Hardcore Podcast. Enjoy!!!

Wrestlemania is tonight!!! What match are you looking forward to...

Sun, 03 Apr 2011 12:00:50 -0400

Wrestlemania is tonight!!! What match are you looking forward to the most??? UnFamous Chris is looking forward to Punk vs. Orton. Anybody else??? (Don’t forget our big Wrestlemania preview podcast is up on iTunes!!!)

Who else is psyched for the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony???? HBK...

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 13:11:23 -0400

Who else is psyched for the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony???? HBK leads the way for the class of 2011. And here’s hoping Abdullah the Butcher shows up shirtless. Don’t forget to listen/download the latest podcast! Big Wrestlemania preview show!!! Thanks Hardcore Nation!!!

It’s a Twitter WAR!!! Stone Cold Steve Austin & CM...

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:10:31 -0400

It’s a Twitter WAR!!! Stone Cold Steve Austin & CM Punk have waged war in 140 character spurts of anger. 2 men twitter, but only man can leave…. with his dignity???

Wrestlemania is just a few days away and we are talking about...

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:20:26 -0400

Wrestlemania is just a few days away and we are talking about it!!! We babble about each match and at some point Astroglide sneaks into the conversation. You know how we roll. Plus! We go over who should be on the wrestling version of Mount Rushmore. Danny Goodtimes said this was our best show yet. If you can’t trust him, who can you trust? Enjoy!

So WWE announcer & Wrestlemania co-main eventer (that feels...

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 22:00:26 -0400

So WWE announcer & Wrestlemania co-main eventer (that feels dirty to type) Michael Cole decided it was a GREAT idea to send out a tweet with a gay slur in it. He wasn’t fined, suspended, or fired, which begs the question: Should he be fined, suspended, or fired? Let us know!!!

The Miz. Conan O’Brien. 11pm on TBS. Two men enter. One...

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 20:34:27 -0400

The Miz. Conan O’Brien. 11pm on TBS. Two men enter. One man leaves. That man is George Lopez. He has his own show. He doesn’t need to be hiding out backstage trying to take notes on how to be funny. Seriously, George Lopez sucks. I guess that’s what I’m trying to get at.

My sources are telling me that a certain British WWE Superstar...

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:07:04 -0400

My sources are telling me that a certain British WWE Superstar may have captured the IC Title tonight at the Smackdown tapings. And by “sources”, I mean the internet. And by “internet”, I mean Twitter.

We’re 2 weeks away from Wrestlemania & we just watched...

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:27:00 -0400

We’re 2 weeks away from Wrestlemania & we just watched a terrible RAW. So to compensate, Dusty Rhodes stops by to impersonate rapper Ice T & give us an update on a new gimmick for Cody Rhodes. Plus! Danny Goodtimes & I break down UFC 128. We close out the show with another round of Would You Rather. Enjoy!!!

SnookiMania Runnin’ Mild!!! The new podcast is up!!!...

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:21:00 -0400

SnookiMania Runnin’ Mild!!! The new podcast is up!!! Listen in the player or Click the Menu button & download it. Enjoy!!!

WOW!

Sun, 13 Mar 2011 22:58:36 -0400

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Blown away how each week our audience keeps expanding. Big...

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 23:28:45 -0500

Blown away how each week our audience keeps expanding. Big thanks to our growing Hardcore Nation. We’re getting together tomorrow to record a show, possibly a big Mania discussion. PLUS! I got stickers to give away. So make sure ya listen to find out how to get EmpireHardcore.com stickers. In the meantime, have a Gordon Solie with a Terry Funk chaser.

Feeling the love on the latest podcast!!! Glad the Hardcore...

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:49:07 -0500

Feeling the love on the latest podcast!!! Glad the Hardcore Nation is enjoying it. We’re psyched to record a special show this Sunday where we’re going to be talking Wrestlemania!!! In the meantime, enjoy this classic Rock/Y2J promo.

Download the latest Empire Hardcore Podcast!

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:12:00 -0500

Download the latest Empire Hardcore Podcast!:

The Miz is intense! Am I the People’s Tweeter! Bartender, a Gordon Solie! Download the new podcast here!!!

The Miz is intense! Am I the People’s Tweeter! Bartender,...

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:05:00 -0500

The Miz is intense! Am I the People’s Tweeter! Bartender, a Gordon Solie! Listen to the latest Empire Hardcore Podcast!!!

Hardcore Crystal Ball: HEEL Edge

Sun, 06 Mar 2011 17:55:00 -0500

Blogging about pro wrestling? Don’t mind if I do. Welcome to the first Hardcore Crystal Ball. And yes, I still call it pro wrestling. Calling it sports entertainment is cute & all, but I prefer the term I grew up on. I’m going to try & make this a weekly blog to supplement my awesome podcast (the Empire Hardcore Podcast, heard of it? No, seriously, have you heard of it?). Usually at some point during the podcast we play fantasy booker & try to figure out if the WWE writers are giving us clues as to future story lines & angles. So I figured I’d utilize the written word, elaborate on those theories, & return to blogging. Some of you out there might remember my columns from the past. One was Midcard Madness which was on several wrestling websites during my college days. More recently I had a MMA themed column over at 411Mania.com called The Verbal Submission. Apparently, MMA fans don’t like a lot of humor/sarcasm when talking about the wonderful world of the UFC. Who knew?!? So I’m not entirely new at blogging about wrestling, but we’ll see just how rusty I am.

My biggest complaint about the Smackdown brand has been the lack of established main event heels. Edge & Rey Mysterio have been towing that line for the better part of the year now. The fruits of their labor seem to be Alberto Del Rio’s (a.k.a. Spanish JBL) meteoric rise to Wrestlemania main eventer. That’s all sunshine & rainbows, but the problem for me is that Edge as a top babyface is garbage. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a huge Edgehead (are they still called Edgeheads?). After watching Edge’s career from Day 1, his best work is undoubtedly as a heel & that heel work is even more splendid when he has an evil female counterpart.

With the always sparkly Christian returning to Smackdown, seemingly at Edge’s side, the door appears ready to be opened for another run as a top heel for Edge. Here comes the fantasy booking!!! Edge drops the title at Mania to Spanish JBL at Mania after some interference from Spanish Howard Finkel, and some botched interference from Christian. Edge holds his shit together, but he’s not thrilled with his 5 second pose brother. Then at Backlash, the wheels really come off the DeLorean, as Edge fails to regain the title, completely blames Christian, and the split is on. Christian is then pushed into the top babyface role and we have a menage a trouble with Edge, Spanish JBL, and Captain Charisma Carpenter all vying for the gold.

Sound good??? I also wouldn’t be completely opposed to sticking a woman like Kelly Kelly with Edge. Her career is laughable at this point with no real accomplishments in the squared circle. Pairing her with the Rated R Superstar could give her some quick tips into developing an evil big breasted persona. Plus, wedging a woman in between two best friends feuding over a World Title is a can’t miss. ALSO! This would be a prime opportunity to elevate Drew McIntyre, who appears to have some interest in Kelly Squared, to the next level. Drew’s time as a heel has garnered him a big fat bowl of nothing. Playing up the fact that Drew is responsible for Beefie Guerrero’s departure should garner him some face love. Plus, I can see Drew developing into an intense, Randy Orton-ish type face on Smackdown. Just a mean mugging ass kicker that don’t take no shit from anyone. This would allow heel Edge to feud with face Drew, while face Christian tackles the second hispanic coming of John Bradshaw LayDouche.

So what do you think? Am I way off in these assumptions??? Let me know!!! Make sure you’re following me on twitter at twitter.com/empirehardcore. Feel free to comment there, or right on our official website http://www.empirehardcore.com, which is also a Tumblr blog, so you can follow that too. We are on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Empire-Hardcore-Podcast/164723563580169 We need 25 Likes to get a custom url, so if you could Like the page it would be much appreciated. The new podcast is up every Tuesday. You can listen to it on the Facebook page, or subscribe to it on iTunes, or download it directly. Thanks for reading, thanks for listening, and remember not everyone can handle the Randall.

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Empire Hardcore Podcast on Facebook!

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:54:06 -0500

Empire Hardcore Podcast on Facebook!:

You can now click on Listen Now! on our Facebook page to listen to the latest podcast. Also, it would be sWEEET if you LIKED the page so we can get a custom url for it. Thanks wrestling fans!!!!

EHP 110301: Sheamus Buried, Knuckle Smuggler, Randall Handled....

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 20:12:00 -0500

EHP 110301: Sheamus Buried, Knuckle Smuggler, Randall Handled. Click the Menu Button in the video player if you would like to directly download the episode. Also, we are on iTunes so you can subscribe to the podcast there as well. Enjoy!!! Thanks for listening!!!

Very excited for the debut of Mistico in WWE. This highlight...

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:24:44 -0500

Very excited for the debut of Mistico in WWE. This highlight package showcases some of the highlights from his career in Mexico. Dude can fly!!!