What A Rush With Road Warrior Animal

This week is an emotional What A Rush Podcast as we celebrate the life of Road Warrior Hawk, who passed away on October 19, 2003. Animal and Joe talk about his life and death, and listen to stories told by guys who know Mike Hegstrand the best. Hear from Kevin Sullivan, Bill Apter, Bruce Prichard, Ted DiBiase, and Rachael Ellering as they tell you stories about 1/2 of the greatest tag team of all time.Send us your thoughts on the show.Twitter: @WhatARushPodEmail: RoadWarriorPodcast@gmail.comSee Road Warrior Animal this weekend at Glory Pro Wrestling in St. Louis on Friday, and then in Nashville at the NWA 70th Anniversary Show.This week's episode is sponsored by Blue Chew. Use the promo code, ANIMAL, at BlueChew.com to get your first order free ($5 for shipping).

The What A Rush Podcast is back!!! After a busy September, half of which was spent in Africa, Animal is back behind the mic. He and Joe tell stories about what they have been up to and their thoughts on thecurrent wrestling product. Also, hear about Animal's upcoming shows, including a new job with Glory Pro wrestling in St. Louis and his appearance at the NWA 70th Anniversary show in 2 weeks.This week's episode is sponsored by Blue Chew. Use the promo code ANIMAL at BlueChew.com and get your first order free (just pay $5 for shipping). You'll have your lady screaming Oh, What A Rush!!!!

The What A Rush Podcast is back!!! After a busy September, half of which was spent in Africa, Animal is back behind the mic. He and Joe tell stories about what they have been up to and their thoughts on the current wrestling product. Also, hear about Animal's upcoming shows, including a new job with Glory Pro wrestling in St. Louis and his appearance at the NWA 70th Anniversary show in 2 weeks.This week's episode is sponsored by Blue Chew. Use the promo code ANIMAL at BlueChew.com and get your first order free (just pay $5 for shipping). You'll have your lady screaming Oh, What A Rush!!!!

Road Warrior Animal has some thoughts on the current state of the tag team division in the WWE, but this week he wants to bring in a friend to talk it over... Nasty Boy Brian Knobbs. He Animal and Knobbs have a conversation that you can only hear on the What A Rush Podcast. Joe and Animal also talk about the lead up to Hell in a Cell and the recent use of HBK, HHH, and Undertaker on Raw.

Road Warrior Animal has some thoughts on the current state of the tag team division in the WWE, but this week he wants to bring in a friend to talk it over... Nasty Boy Brian Knobbs. He Animal and Knobbs have a conversation that you can only hear on the What A Rush Podcast. Joe and Animal also talk about the lead up to Hell in a Cell and the recent use of HBK, HHH, and Undertaker on Raw.

Animal and Joe talk about all of their experiences from Chicago this past weekend and what kind of work went in to Animal's surprise appearance at ALL IN. Joe watched from Gorilla, and gives his thoughts. Tune in to hear more about what they both saw, and what kind of praise Animal gives to Cody and the Young Bucks.

Animal and Joe give a quick preview of Starrcast, talk busy travel schedules, and share Chicago memories.

Listen as Road Warrior Animal gives his thoughts on what went down this past weekend in Brooklyn at SummerSlam, and the following Raw and Smackdown. Also get the latest on where you can meet the Hall of Fame member of the Legion of Doom, and what his plans are for Starrcast weekend.

After taking last week off to film a promo from the top of a scaffold, Animal is back! This week he talks about memories of his friend Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, who passed away earlier this week. What it was like with him in the ring and on the road.Animal and Joe also preview this Sunday's SummerSlam and discuss what will happen between Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns. Be sure to check out this week's sponsor, the Rock n Wrestling PodcastGet your tickets today at Starrcast.com for all of the events Animal will be involved in. And check out his shirts at ProWrestlingTees.com.

Today is a bittersweet episode of the show as 3 wrestlers passed away on Sunday. Road Warrior Animal tells stories of life on the road with Nikolai Volkoff and what his character meant to the companies he worked for for so many years, along with the friendship they shared. And then shares his thoughts to the Lawler family as Brian Christopher also passed away. Memories of his first match in Memphis, which was retold to him by Brian this past November in North Carolina, and what he thought of the Too Cool gimmick in 1998. The Joes also talk about the build up to SummerSlam after another week of Raw and Smackdown, and even dive in to football with thoughts on Urban Meyer and Ohio State.Get your tickets to see Animal at Starrcast right here---> http://www.starrcast.com/p/tickets.htmlBreakfast with Animal, Meet and Greets, Photo Ops, all still available!!!

Joe and Joe come to you from the Inskip Law Studios in St. Louis where the guest today is the Pod-father, Conrad Thompson. Animal can not wait to meet everyone that will be coming to Starrcast in 5 weeks up in the Chicagoland area, and Conrad talks about some of the main features that will be taking place. They also share a few stories and Animal talks about the current product. Tune in to a fun chat this week with Conrad and stick around til the end to hear more about Tony Schivone's night in Florida with Animal and another WWE Hall of Famer......roadwarrioranimal.comprowrestlingtees.comCreative Control NetworkFind us on Facebook and Twitter

After 5 weeks of talking 1988, Joe and Animal jump ahead 10 years to watch a Monday Night Raw from exactly 20 years ago. How much did the product change in those 10 years from JCP to WWF and how does this show match up to the current product today? Hear Animal's thoughts along with stories about many of the guys on the show, including Stone Cold Steve Austin, Undertaker, Triple H, The Rock Kane, Mankind, Mr. McMahon, the Stooges, and many many more. It's Animal talking about the Attitude Era, only on the What A Rush Podcast.Be sure to check out the event schedule for Starrcast, coming to Chicago this Labor Day weekend. You have a chance to hear Animal talk about the War Games with JJ, Tully, and Luger. Also, buy tickets for a 1 on 1 meet and greet with Animal and put on the spiked shoulder pads, or buy an Eat & Greet to have breakfast and hear stories from the man himself at Starrcast.com

After a month of preparing you, we are finally there. It's time to watch along with the Great American Bash from July 10, 1988. Joe Roderick takes Road Warrior Animal back 30 years to Baltimore as they break down the matches on the card that get us ready for the Tower of Doom match. Animal tells us what he remembers from that day, and gives a breakdown of what was going on in the minds of everyone surrounding the ring and cages created by Kevin Sullivan.Take a trip back in time and relive the final PPV of the Crockett Era before Turner buys the company. Also, hear Animal's upcoming schedule and find out when he'll be near you.As always, follow the show on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram along with emailing the guys at roadwarriorpodcast@gmail.com

After 4 weeks of watch alongs leading up to the Great American Bash '88, Animal and Joe welcome in Kevin Sullivan. Sullivan talks about the making of the Tower of Doom, and who was originally supposed to be in the match and how it ended up being a 10 man match rather than 2 on 2. Sullivan also discusses working with the Road Warriors, booking them, and how so many dropped the ball. The boys all give their thoughts on random story lines and wrestlers in today's WWE and ways to get guys over. You don't want to miss over 45 minutes with the Task Master in this week's show.And before they talk with Kevin; Animal listens to Tony Schiavone and Conrad Thompson do their best to imitate the Road Warriors and warns Tony about doing it again.You can see both Animal and Kevin at Starrcast in Chicago this Labor Day weekend. Find all the info online and be sure to follow Animal and the podcast on Twitter at: @RWAnimal and @WhatARushPod to see where he will be next!

Joe and Joe watch the June 25, 1988 episode of NWA WCW and they continue the build up to the Great American Bash. During this episode, we see Animal almost take a jobber's head off, and we talk about how feuds were written 30 years ago compared to today. Stay tuned until the end when Joe gives his thoughts on the passing ofhis friend, Vader and tells stories of their many times together.

Joe and Joe watch the June 25, 1988 episode of NWA WCW and they continue the build up to the Great American Bash. During this episode, we see Animal almost take a jobber's head off, and we talk about how feuds were written 30 years ago compared to today. Stay tuned until the end when Joe gives his thoughts on the passing of his friend, Vader and tells stories of their many times together.

Our trip down memory lane continues with another watch-along of old school wrestling. Get on the Network and join us once again as the Road Warriors make their return and Animal gives running commentary of his 10 second match. Hear what the WWE Hall of Famer remembers as we get closer to the Great American Bash PPV.And visit us at RoadWarriorAnimal.com to make sure you are up to date with the latest downloads on your favorite podcast app!Oh, What A Rush!!!​

The guys are once again watching along with the action from 30 years ago. It's another episode of NWA World Championship Wrestling as Jim Crockett Promotions is full steam ahead to the Great American Bash. But before the episode gets going, we get to hear Joe give the play by play of Animal dealing with a Democratic solicitor at his door. Once we get back in to the action, it's all business as we get stories about Dusty (it's been 3 years since his death), the Four Horseman are running wild, and what made Kevin Sullivan so damn good!Road Warriors return to action on next week's show, so get up to speed on what's going on and be sure to join us again next week!

Watch along as Joe and Road Warrior Animal watch the June 4, 1988 episode of World Championship Wrestling and give running commentary. Even though Animal isn't on the card, many of his friends are, and we are leading up to the Great American Bash which featured the Tower of Doom match.Tune in and watch with us as we lead you on a fun journey through wrestling 30 years ago and hear stories about the guys from someone who was in the locker room and on the road with some of your old school favorites.Make sure to also subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review. And get on ProWrestlingTees.com this weekend for a great sale on shirts. #OhWhatARush

The guys take a trip back to New Orleans where they interviewed ROH superstar, Flip Gordon. This might be a rough one for Flip to listen to, as Joe and Joe are ALL IN at Starrcast, while Flip is still on the outside looking in.Flip talks about serving his country, and how he was able to train to wrestle while fulfilling his commitment. He also talks about the current state of ROH and how much he enjoys working there.Joe and Flip bond over talk of wrestling in Japan, and of course, they had to talk about ALL IN. Safe to say that Animal became a fan of this up and coming young star during this chat.Check out Animal's latest schedule at RoadWarriorAnimal.com. You can also find links to all of the podcast's merchandise and find out how to book Animal.Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. And re-subscribe to the podcast at their new home on the Creative Control Network.​