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Terry Funk is inducting Mick Foley, which is the correct and only decision that could have been made here.

May I propose a segment where I call in and recite classic Jayfunk posts whilst this plays? [video=youtube;C6ZDsUGiGqM]

Great Khali killed a man. Let us never forget this.

I'm going to be a massive dick, as usual. 1) Confidence is growing. This is good. Yes, it's a fun thing to do but it is a radio show and should still be treated professionally. People say that the best shows sound like guys just talking down the pub, but most conversations down the pub are sh*t and good radio is done by people who are good at radio, not people who are good at pub chat. So a growing confidence in presentation is always a positive. However... 2) Ditch the background music. It's been said before, but it's too loud and too distracting. Howard Stern always made it clear that background music is generally a mask for bad radio and I tend to agree. Don't worry about silence or nothing going on; that will improve as your radio talents improve. Hearing songs in the background for serious discussions is just wrong. For a new segment, fine. For a three minute review or something, fine. For the whole show, it's just too much. It's not even the loudness, just it's existence. It's even worse when the song has vocals, but just the bed itself is too much. 3) Nice use of the old Voice of Wrestling music. But get a new intro. I think that RadioDaddy still do cheap/free dry reads for intros. 4) Buy a domain. It's a petty critique but .tk was barely popular when it debuted years ago, let alone now. A .co.uk costs about a fiver and goes a long way to presenting yourselves more professionally (and helping Google find your asses). I think Kam still owns wrestlingradio.co.uk, so ask him if he's willing to let you lease or buy it. 5) Start looking into some structure. When I listen to The Football Ramble, I know exactly what I'm getting: opening question, PL news, European news, game, emails, Dean Windass Hall of Fame induction. In that order. Every week. It never changes and never needs to. I know that you said you have plans, which is great. Plans are good. Now put it into motion. Otherwise, was a decent listen.

I'm out in the evening, but if I'm home tonight then I'll listen and possibly even call in.

Loved the Headbangers as a kid. Decent tag team and the reason I became a huge Marilyn Manson fan at a time when all I listened to was B*witched. You know who is awesome right now? Titus O'Neil.

Is that the always-dependable-for-being-a-douche Green Lantern Fan? If not, I approve. EDIT: Yes, I appreciate he's in a Power Rangers costume. But you have to check these things.

MSG for sure. ECW Arena... at a push. Other arenas deserve credit long before the ECW Arena. The Tokyo Dome, for one. What other non-human inductees could go in?

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According to the Observer, Cena took full credit/blame for the Piledriver spot, I'd assume because he's bulletproof and thus Vince would probably just tell him not to do it again. So all is well that ends well.

Angles based on 'moves' have been done before. As mentioned in this thread, the Chyna/Ivory feud was built on a piledriver sold as being career-ending (for a couple of weeks), and Lawler/Kaufman was essentially one piledriver and a fake broken neck of publicity for Memphis. Something like the Piledriver looks brutal and WWE usually do a great job of overselling an understated injury angle. Get someone who you trust to be safe with a normal Piledriver (and the normal Piledriver is one of the safest moves to do, in fairness), and do it once every couple of years in a big injury angle, and people WILL buy it. Don't just throw it into a match and hope for the best.

WWE went hard on any move with a real danger of screwing someone's head or neck. The piledriver was the main move but I'm positive that there were others as well (the Brainbuster, I think, was one). I admire them taking a safety-first stance in light of injuries that have occurred, but Punk did a decent job of the move to be honest and it did actually add to the match. My only critique is that it was ultimately a nothing move. In 2013 WWE, a piledriver could be a storyline in waiting - a move ala the Orton punt which people are preconditioned to accept as an injury set up. Used correctly in angles, the piledriver could be huge again.

Someone is in big trouble over that Piledriver spot. Meltzer saying that Vince blew his gasket when it happened, and Cena won't get punished for sh*t. Quite possibly, neither will Punk. So I'm looking at whoever the road agent was. Shame, as it was a shocking moment in a great match, but rules be rules.

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The show last night was far better than last week. It felt like everyone wanted the show to be good and that comes through. If I can put my radio degree head on, I do have some critiques though: - Someone on the show needs a better mic. As in, there needs to be a professional anchor in there with the equipment to carry the professional sound. So far, everyone sounds like they have a cheap PC mic and Maxx sounds like he's being dragged away from his mic every few minutes. A decent mic isn't expensive any more; a good headset will cost no more than £40. - Don't spend so much time on reviews. It gets really boring. The style of the show suits either short structured discussion or spontaneous rumblings which can go long if needed. - Consider switching the anchor role for different segments. I don't hate Denton, but he's not a good spontaneous anchor to carry a whole show. Maybe give someone else a segment to control and moderate, just to break it up a bit. - Get more Jayfunk on the show. Otherwise, it's not a bad show. For what it is and what it does, it's fine. Over time, it'll get better. So keep it up.

I'm glad that Jayfunk joined in. Was great to hear from him. I hope you have him on again next week.

I'm listening but chat is dead. In 2013.

I don't *hate* anyone. Even Punk is bearable these days. However, someone collar me when the LOVE thread is up, because I have a whole wave of Titus O'Neil loving to come.

Odd is the word.

I like this podcast only because it falls out of Jimmy Redman's remit, and thus I can troll everyone and everyone can troll me. And we can all troll Jayfunk.

Yeah, I'll try and listen. Why not. How do I listen? BTR?

That's a great line-up, actually.

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BIG NEWS ON THE IN YOUR HOUSE DVD... IT'S GOING TO BE PRESENTED BY... well, I'll just leave this here, and let you know that I couldn't be genuinely happier about a wrestling-related news item: [video=youtube;Y6ygQn2QygM] (FYI: I'm not talking about Shawn Michaels...)

Bruno told Meltzer and Alvarez that WWE are trying to get Arnold Schwarzenegger to induct him (which Bruno likes because they know each other very well and hung out a lot and Bruno judged Mr. Olympia and such). He also hopes that they might consider the likes of Ivan Koloff or Larry Zbyzsko. HHH wouldn't mean as much to his career, but Bruno clearly really respects HHH and vice versa so I don't think Bruno would be that bothered if it was him. It's like then everyone was up in arms over Arn Anderson not inducting Ric Flair, even though Arn and Ric really didn't get on at that point and Ric and HHH really were closer friends. Lita will be inducted by a current diva, or by Lita. (Or Tensai!) Bob Backlund should be inducted by Bret Hart or the Iron Sheik. Bret would do a really good job of it, I think. Sheiky would just be hilarious. Foley should be inducted by Terry Funk and literally no one else. Any suggestion that isn't Terry Funk is wrong and I'm almost 100% that Foley wouldn't want anyone but Terry to do it.