The JJ Dillon Show
Summary: Get an historical, inside look at pro wrestling from the smoke-filled arenas to the executive boardrooms and beyond. It's Storytime wit JJ! Join the legendary leader of the fabled Four Horsemen and WWE Hall of Famer along with co-host Rich Bocchini as they discuss JJ’s 40-plus years in the sport. As a referee, wrestler, manager, and later, Vice President of Talent Relations for WWE, JJ Dillon has seen it all. Follow the show on Twitter @JJDillonShow Email the show JJDillonShow@MLW.com Check out our T-Shirts at ProWrestlingTees.com/JJDShow
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As Ric Flair carried the NWA World Heavyweight Championship through most of the 1980's, WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan was quickly becoming the face of pro wrestling to the mainstream audience. The two top champs in the two top promotions, each representative of two different styles of wrestling. As their respective promotions fought to become the undisputed juggernaut in the business, the thought of a Hogan/Flair matchup was nothing more than a pipe dream. Zip ahead to 1991, and Flair shockingly left the NWA, still carrying the promotion's title belt, and showed up on WWF TV calling himself "the real world champion." The stage was set for the dream match to finally take place. Would it live up to it's potential? --Follow the show on Twitter - @JJDillonShow --Follow Rich on Twitter - @RichBocchini --Use # AskJJD to get involved in the conversation --Email questions to us - JJDillonShow@MLW.com
Ever wonder how payoffs were figured out? Was JJ good with "hired guns" stretching wanna-be wrestlers? This week JJ answers your booking-related (and beyond) questions, and we also get a recap of Induction Weekend at the Tragos/Thesz Hall of Fame in Waterloo, Iowa. Follow the show on Twitter @JJDillonShow Use the hashtag #AskJJD on Twitter Email us! JJDillonShow@MLW.com Follow Rich on Twitter @RichBocchini
In this episode of the show we talk a little more about JJ’s history as it pertains to booking. JJ also explains how cable TV forced promotions to change their booking strategy, what it was like booking towns with Vince McMahon and Pat Patterson, and whether or not booking decisions should be dictated by the fans. JJ also has some advice and ideas for today’s independent promoters, and we get a visit from up-and-coming independent star Jason Cade during the new Indie Spotlight segment. Follow the show on Twitter @JJDillonShow Email us! JJDillonShow@MLW.com Follow Rich on Twitter @RichBocchini
JJ worked alongside some of the greatest bookers in the history of the wrestling business. He also "had the book" at times in Florida, Kansas City, and the Canadian Maritimes. In this episode of the show we find out how JJ's philosophy of booking was formed, who influenced him, and who helped give him his start "behind the scenes." Follow the show on Twitter @JJDillonShow Email us! JJDillonShow@MLW.com Follow Rich on Twitter @RichBocchini
The colorful, controversial, and highly influential Jim Barnett is the main topic of discussion on this edition of the JJ Dillon Show. How controversial was he? Ole Anderson once said, "Eric Bischoff would become better at being Jim Barnett than Jim Barnett was." And if we need to tell you who Eric Bischoff is.... Barnett was a key power-broker in the business, and JJ worked for and along side him.
It's the Horsemen Four-um with JJ DIllon, the legendary leader of pro wrestling's most infamous collective, The Four Horsemen. On this episode of the show, JJ and host Rich Bocchini discuss the very first NWA Clash of the Champions which aired on on basic cable TV opposite the WrestleMania 4 pay-per-view. This event put Sting on the map as a legitimate star!
It's the Horseman Four-um with JJ Dillon. On this pilot episode, JJ and Rich try to figure out how to do a podcast as JJ reflects on his time working with Jim Cornette, Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo.
