INTERVIEW CLASSIC (10 YRS AGO): Road Warrior Animal reflects on career + Jack Korpela & John Arezzi talk Reigns-Bryan dilemma, Lesnar, more

Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast

Wade Keller

Tv & Film, Sports, Leisure

3.9 • 903 Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2025

⏱️ 165 minutes

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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (2-13-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller talked current WWE happenings with ex-WWE announcer (late 2000s) Jack Korpela and ex-Pro Wrestling Spotlight radio host John Arezzi (late-1900s through mid-2000s) including the Daniel Bryan-Roman Reigns dilemma, NXT Takeover’s main event, Brock Lesnar’s value to WWE, how WWE reacts to crowds behind the scenes, and more.Then in a bonus interview from earlier in the month (2-4-2015), Pat McNeill interviewed "Road Warrior" Animal and Justin Credible with live caller questions.

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1:09.9	Now, PWTorch and Spreaker bring you the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling podcast.
1:15.8	It's time for this week's interview classic, where Wade Keller interviews one of pro wrestling's newsmakers.
1:24.8	Ten years ago on the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling podcast, I was joined by two special guests.
1:30.3	John Arezzi, longtime MSG photographer, one-time proler, long-time pro-wrestling radio show host, and one of the pioneers of wrestling conventions with big-name
1:35.6	wrestlers joined me.
1:37.8	Oh, and he also ran the Freddie Blassie fan club and was part of the burgeoning 1980s
1:42.9	newsletter scene and was a big voice on his radio show
1:47.1	during the ringboy scandals, which are back in the news now. So he joined me along with ex-W.E
1:52.8	announcer Jack Corpella. And it was just a fun mix of conversation with two people who had been
1:58.6	around WWE and kept up on pro wrestling for a long time.
2:02.5	We discussed, for instance, the Daniel Bryan Roman Raines dilemma that WWE was having with
2:07.6	Vince McMahon wanting Roman Raines and the fans wanting Daniel Brian.
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