The Love of Something To Wrestle
With Podcast Bruce Prichard and Conrad Thompson
Something To Wrestle With is a wrestling podcast started in 2016 with Conrad Thompson and former WWE Employee and Right hand man to Vince Mcmahon for over 20 years Bruce Prichard.
I discovered this podcast after Episode 12 TNA Wrestling after listening to it and enjoying it so much I immediately then went and listened back to the eleven previous episodes.
Something to Wrestle With helps bring the fan closer to Wrestlers, PPV event or insight into certain incidents in Wrestling history where Bruce was Present, its a fascinating look into the world of pro wrestling and why certain decisions were made.
Cast
Bruce Prichard
Something to Wrestle With helps bring the fan closer to Wrestlers, PPV event or insight into certain incidents in Wrestling history where Bruce was Present, its a fascinating look into the world of pro wrestling and why certain decisions were made.
Cast
Bruce Prichard
Bruce Prichard way of delivering his stories really pulled me in, Bruce is able to relay what happened, the hilarious situations, the people he was with and what took place.
Bruce not only gives his point of view and perspective but also tries to give the company viewpoint at the time and if he knows it what Vince Mcmahon thought about something in particular.
Bruce Prichard when telling these stories comes out with So many funny sayings and impressions which make them so much better!
Sayings
"Hey Pal"
"I used to be over"
"Well you Know"
"Huh"
"Pronouns Pal"
"No Yob"
"I'm Over"
Impressions
Any Bruce Prichard Impression of Vince Mcmahon
Brice Prichard Impression of Jerry Jarrett - Chicken Salad
Bruce Prichard Impression of Jim Cornette
(George The Rat, Double Cheese, Double onion/MotherF****r)
Dusty Rhodes
Macho Man
Rowdy Roddy Piper
Conrad Thompson
The Importance of Conrad Thompson alongside is vital, as Conrad will poke, probe and push Bruce to talk more about particular subjects or get him to expand on the thinking of WWE inner circle, or Impact Wrestling brain trust when he was working for each organisation respectively.
Conrad role is key to the podcast and getting the best out of Bruce as Conrad does so much research for the shows and the subject they are going to be talking about sometimes some shows can go as long as 4 hours or more due to amount of discussion that is needed.
Conrad also has come up with some signature sayings and catchphrases such as
"What Happened When"
"Chat me up"
"Roll Tide"
"What Say You"
"Who Booked this S**t"
Episodes to Start off With
If I was to give you advice about how to listen to these episodes I would actually advise you to start off with a bonus episode Houston Wrestling Episode 31.
Houston Wrestling to me is one of my favourite episodes because it gives you the background to Bruce Prichard where he came from, How he got into Professional Wrestling and what it was like working for Paul Bosch and what it was like being around such a colourful cast of characters in Houston and some of the stories and shenanigans that went with it.
Houston Wrestling to me is one of my favourite episodes because it gives you the background to Bruce Prichard where he came from, How he got into Professional Wrestling and what it was like working for Paul Bosch and what it was like being around such a colourful cast of characters in Houston and some of the stories and shenanigans that went with it.
Following this I would then listen to Episode 33 Why Was Bruce Fired from WWE, Bruce talks about his time in WWE what led to his original release in 1992 and what they led to his eventual release from WWE by Stephanie Mcmahon in 2008. Again this gives a lot of Background to Bruce the thought processes in WWE and Bruce talks about himself his personal issues and what incidents led up to his release. Bruce comes across very honest and its an interesting and insightful episode.
Something to Wrestle With LIVE
As the podcast episodes were doing so well, Bruce and Conrad decided to take Something to Wrestle With on the road and have a live show where they could talk to an audience and tell stories that they wouldn't be able to tell on the podcast. They do a number of these shows a year usually after WWE PPV events.
You can find out where they are next by clicking on the link below
https://www.livenation.com/artists/168787/bruce-prichard
I have been to Something to Wrestle With Live with Bruce Prichard when Bruce did a UK tour in July 2017. I got to meet Bruce before the show and he signed my something to Wrestle With T shirt and was a tremendous person to meet, I got a picture with him and the Live show was fantastic got to hear so much, that we are unable to hear on Podcast and a great story about Vince Mcmahon and "Got to Have Class Pal" (if you go to a live show in the future I'm sure you'll hear the story :)
You can find out where they are next by clicking on the link below
https://www.livenation.com/artists/168787/bruce-prichard
I have been to Something to Wrestle With Live with Bruce Prichard when Bruce did a UK tour in July 2017. I got to meet Bruce before the show and he signed my something to Wrestle With T shirt and was a tremendous person to meet, I got a picture with him and the Live show was fantastic got to hear so much, that we are unable to hear on Podcast and a great story about Vince Mcmahon and "Got to Have Class Pal" (if you go to a live show in the future I'm sure you'll hear the story :)
Why Something To Wrestle is Special to Me
Something To Wrestle with Podcast has a special place for me as when I was in Japan in January 2017 for Wrestlekingdom, it was my first time in Japan and where I stayed not may people spoke English (although they were so amazing and nice to me) and I couldn't understand TV because I couldn't understand Japanese. So for most of the week I put in ipod in a mug or glass (to amplify the sound) and would put on Something to Wrestle with Episodes in the background to keep me entertained while in my room and the great thing was some were 3-4 hours in length, which really helped when I couldn't sleep at night due to jet lag.
There are many different types of Podcasts from Episodes Around Individual people (CM Punk, Paul Heyman, Ultimate Warrior) to podcasts around specific events (No Mercy 1999, Summerslam 2000 etc)
Episodes I listened to While I was Away in Japan (12 Hour Fights there and back) and would recommend
Episode 2 - The Mega Powers
Episode 3 - Lex Express
Episode 6 - Brawl For All
Episode 7 - WWF Steroid Trial
Episode 15 - Brian Pillman in WWF
Episode 17 - TNA Wrestling Chapter 2
Episode 20 - Royal Rumble 1997
Episode 21 - Mr Perfect
Episode 22 - Love to Know
Episode 36 - Rowdy Roddy Piper ( A personal Favourite and beautiful emotional ending)
There is so many great episodes to listen too and what I would say is check out the full episode list here at http://www.mlwradio.com/something-to-wrestle-with-bruce-prichard.html
or go to www.youtube.com/somethingtowrestle
They are currently adding all the main clips and things you need to know about the show as well as full episodes go through them and listen/download what episodes and subjects you want to hear more about and enjoy.
Merchandise
Merchandise
Something to Wrestle also has a pro wrestling Tees Store with T Shirts and other merchandise with great phrases and sayings on from the show. You can buy merchandise from the link below and when you do you will get a call from Bruce thanking you for you purchase.
You can View all the merchandise by clicking the link below
https://www.prowrestlingtees.com/wrestler-t-shirts/bruceprichard.html
Thanks for Reading
@jon422002
Jonathan Orchard
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