04/18 WWE: Chris Jericho interview, Superstar Shakeup reax

State of Combat with Brian Campbell

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4.6 • 767 Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2018

⏱️ 118 minutes

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Summary

ITC is JERICHO! That's right, none other than the "Ayatollah of Rock 'n' rolla" Chris Jericho joins the program (46:07) to show Brian Campbell and co-host Adam Silverstein why he is indeed the best in the world at what he does. Jericho talks the Greatest Royal Rumble, his current status with WWE and whether today's in-ring product is truly better than ever before. BC and The Silver King kick off the show discussing the passing of "The Living Legend" Bruno Sammartino (0:00) before wading into the deep end that was WWE's Superstar Shakeup this week (8:28). Which brand won and what are the guys most excited to see? Be sure to listen and find out. Hero and Zero (1:15:08) and the Feel Spots (1:53:00) are hit as usual, but there are also some bonus interviews (1:30:35) to fill your ear hole, including some straight talk with a couple of Good Brothers, Dolph Ziggler, Dash Wilder and Mickie James. Fill up your cup with some Milk of Marknesia, drink it in, mannnnn ... and settle into this edition of the ITC. This episode is sponsored by www.ZipRecruiter.com. 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

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0:00.0	In this corner with Brian Campbell and Adam Silverstein.
0:03.5	And before we get into the pro wrestling madness, we do want to take a time and recognize the passing.
0:08.4	Breaking news, it just came in to the ITC studio of the WW legend Hall of Famer Bruno Sam Martino,
0:16.4	who died at 82 on Wednesday in his native Pittsburgh.
0:19.7	And Adam, big blow to the industry.
0:22.2	And the whole sort of idea is trying to sort of sum up what he meant to this business.
0:27.2	And the footprint was large.
0:28.7	And if I have to try to do that, not to pull the Jonathan Coachman and give you one word, I might give you two.
0:33.6	And say honesty and integrity.
0:35.3	Because that's really the bedrock of who his character was and
0:39.2	why it worked during the prime territory days of the 60s and 70s as an Italian immigrant,
0:44.5	a brawler, a working class type person who represented a lot of the fans that were
0:51.4	allowing him to sell out Madison's Garden in New York so many
0:54.6	times, but Adam also the principles he stood up for, including going against Vince McMahon and
0:59.9	WWE during the steroid trials of the late 80s and early 90s. And not just that, also Vince McMahon
1:04.7	Sr. and all the issues he had with payments and things that he fought for professional wrestlers.
1:09.8	I think he was the first wrestler to receive a percentage of the gate for his appearances
1:15.5	and have it in his contract that he was only going to fight at major venues like Madison
1:20.1	Square Garden.
1:21.1	The nickname Living Legend is perfect.
1:23.5	I mean, unfortunately, obviously, now he's not living, but he was the living legend
1:27.4	of his time.
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