Was the ECW Arena Pro Wrestling's CBGB?

Busted Open

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Mark Henry, Professional Wrestling, Nxt, Njpw, Dave Lagreca, Tommy Dreamer, News, Leisure, Sports, Wwe, Sports News, Ring Of Honor, Aew, Bully Ray, Wrestling

4.6 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Dave LaGreca & Bully Ray talk to MLW chief Court Bauer about the return of MLW, their future on TV, & a show they'll be bringing to the old ECW arena in Philadelphia in July ... that talk leads to a discussion between Dave & Bully on the legacy left by ECW & the importance of that "bingo hall" in pro wrestling's history. To visit our partners at Chewy, click here. The Master's Class is now available on its own podcast feed! SUBSCRIBE NOW to hear over 50 episodes of Dave, Bully, Mark, and Tommy taking you behind the scenes like only they can, plus BRAND NEW episodes every week. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Busted Open ad-free and get exclusive access to bonus episodes. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0	This is The Busted Open Podcast.
0:04.3	You can listen to the full show Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon Eastern on
0:09.5	Serious XM, Fight Nation Channel 156.
0:18.2	Welcome to The Busted Open Podcast.
0:20.8	This is Dave LaGrecca.
0:22.8	On today's episode, WWE Hall of Famer, TNA Hall of Famer, and The Greatest.
0:28.4	Tag Team Wrestler of All Time.
0:30.4	Bullie Ray and I talk to CEO of MLW Court Bower.
0:35.6	We talk about the relationship with Vice, and also we talk about the big battle riot that's
0:40.8	taking place July 2nd at the old ECW Arena in Philly.
0:45.8	And speaking of the old ECW Arena, Bullie and I walk down the road of reminiscing about
0:53.2	that old school historic building right now.
0:58.2	On The Busted Open Podcast.
1:07.4	You were part of WWE Creative at one time, correct?
1:12.0	I can neither confirm or deny.
1:13.7	No, yes.
1:15.2	Oh, OK.
1:17.0	We always talk about creative on the show, and we really never put the heat on the wrestlers.
1:27.3	We put it on creative, because there's things that we just don't understand, things that
1:30.6	we know we would like to see, and we ram our head up against the wall.
1:34.6	We talk about creative writing for an audience of one.
1:40.8	And I know that's the way it is.
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