This is the busted open podcast. You can listen to the full show Monday through Saturday

from 9 a.m. to noon Eastern on serious XM fight nation channel 156. Welcome to the

busted open podcast. This is Dave LaGrecca on today's episode myself Tommy Dreamer and

bully Ray dive into AEW Dynamite from last night, especially the sit down with Jim Ross

and Wardlow. Also, we have a big announcement for the busted open nation when it comes to

our WrestleMania weekend plans that we want our podcast audience to be a part of. Also,

we have a great interview with former WWE writer and now a part of Young Rock, Brian

Gowertz, who joins us now on the busted open podcast.

Brian Gowertz, Brian, thank you. It's been a while and appreciate the time this morning.

Yeah, thanks for having me. Thanks for plugging the book.

I love the book. You were a small nerdy looking kid from Long Island who is involved with

the most alcohol fuel testosterone ridden locker room, maybe of all time that is hitting

on all cylinders, monster men. How long did it take you to earn the respect of the locker

room? And did you ever have a moment when you're like, did you felt maybe you could exhale

a little bit because you knew the boys trusted you? Yeah, that's a good question. The

just a position of the nerdy kid from Long Island versus the testosterone fuel. But

that actually, it could be used to your advantage in the sense that I'll never be this physically

or on television, but it's something I could channel all of that. Boy, I wish I was this

person into writing something or working with talent into writing something. It's kind

of like, you know, it's like, boy, if I could go back in time and know Steve Austin and

the rocks catch phrases and promos back in junior high before that ever came out and unleash

it on everyone, like how cool would I be type of thing and be able to sort of like live

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