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WHY SHOULD YOU SIGN UP FOR PWINSIDER'S ELITE SECTION?

The Elite section of PWInsider.com has been ultra-busy this week with over 12 HOURS of original audio content posted since last week.  We are often asked by those who don't subscribe why they should want to join the Elite section- so here's a few reasons:

*AD FREE, LIGHTNING FAST SERVER - PWInsider.com's Elite service is housed on its own separate server, providing ad-free and lightning fast access to all of the website's features as well as all of our exclusive Elite features.  If you hate the interstitials, advertising and all the other necessary evils of a small business run on the Internet, this is your smartest bet to make that all go away permanently and replace them with countless additional features.

*EXCLUSIVE BREAKING NEWS FEATURES - Today alone featured breaking news on an injury to a top WWE name, injury updates on two other stars, storyline spoilers on where a current storyline is going, what TNA star is heavily involved with shaping the Destination X PPV and more.

*TONS OF ELITE AUDIO FEATURES - From Post-Game shows after every major PPV and televised event, to audio discussions of top independent wrestling events to wacky off-subject topics that have become some of the most popular features of the site, PWInsider Elite features a different, fun take on covering pro wrestling, meshing analysis with zaniness, creating the best of both worlds.   Whether you want to listen along at work or download and listen on the go, PWInsider is adding hours to its massive archive every day.

*MORE EXCLUSIVE WRITTEN FEATURES - From the classic Wrestling Lariat Newsletters recounting the most popular time period in wrestling history (and the most in-depth coverage of the original ECW EVER) to our Tip Sheets pointing out what to watch out for at upcoming PPVs to exclusive columns and news, you get more for your dollar every week than ever before.

*EXCLUSIVE LONG FORM AUDIO INTERVIEWS - If you watch of collect shoot interview DVDs PWInsiderElite is your best bet for new and original, regular interviews from all of the different types of personalities that populate the world of pro wrestling - in the last several weeks, we've had:

Road Warrior Animal returns to PWInsiderElite.com, discussing the reaction he's received to the Road Warriors' autobiography, plans for future books, the different Hall of Fames the Warriors have been inducted into, the response he's received from Hawk's family about the book, why Hawk's wife didn't attend the WWE Hall of Fame, whether Animal wants a future as a wrestler or executive, why having his brother as a top WWE executive doesn't help him in getting a management position, the creation of Zubaz pants, whether he ever thought they would have the cultural strength that they did, favorite teams to work with, Demolition and the Powers of Pain vs. The Warriors, whether those teams' WWF runs hurt the aura of the LOD when the Warriors debuted there, The Midnight Express, the Four Horsemen, the phone call where Animal yelled at Mike years ago and much, much more!


Ricky Reyes discusses next week's PPV debut of the Urban Wrestling Federation, thoughts on the concept, how the rappers and wrestlers got along, what set the taping apart from so many other shows he's worked in recent years, dealing with management, growing up a Hulkamaniac, the hellacious training he went through at the New Japan USA dojo in California, the bond those who went through the school had, training to fight as well as wrestle, dealing with Antonio Inoki, going to New Japan to work the Tokyo Dome for the first time, what that experience was like, why Ribera's Steakhouse is such a huge deal, working HUSTLE, training with Negro Casas in Mexico, the atmosphere of Arena Mexico, Mexican fans vs. Japanese fans, getting to work his own style in Mexico, how he ended up in Ring of Honor, the Rottweilers storyline that never happened, moving from California to Pennsylvania, how his family viewed his career choice, when his mother finally realized her son had made it, a compliment Scott Norton once paid him, learning how to draw money in Puerto Rico, the greatness of Glamour Boy Shane, Carlos Colon, moving forward as a performer, goals, hopes for the UWF, why fans should check out the first PPV next week and much, much more. Just an AWESOME conversation with a world traveled star!

The one and only X-Pac, Sean Waltman sits down for over 90 minutes, discussing the recent launch of his new website, his recent personal blogs about personal issues growing up, his battle with hepatitis C, Scott Hall's problems and an update on how Hall is doing, whether the business is unfairly blamed for wrestler's personal problems when they often have them before they become wrestlers, training under Boris Malenko, breaking into the business, how the independents and the wrestlers on that level today compare to when he broke in, early exposure on Global Wrestling on ESPN, his WWF debut, the creation of the 1-2-3 Kid, the night he pinned Hall, whether the angle would have worked if Hall wasn't the guy he beat, adapting to the WWE style, helping Jericho make that adjustment, why some guys are never able to understand the style, leaving WWF for WCW, differences between the companies, Bischoff running WCW vs. The Bischoff we see in TNA, WCW firing him, whether WCW ever regretted letting him go, his experiences working CHIKARA's King of Trios, his first thoughts when he was asked to reprise the 1-2-3 Kid, why he regrets not pulling out a moonsault that weekend, working with FCW, what's different about the WWE talents today vs. his era, Chyna, the old NAWA in New York and much, much more = a GREAT interview!

The one and only "Universal Heartthrob" Austin Idol discusses his appearance at the NWA Legends Fanfest this August in Atlanta, memories of working Georgia Championship Wrestling, the power of Superstation WTBS, turning points in his career, being able to decide when he could walk away from wrestling, what was going through his mind after shaving Jerry Lawler's head in Memphis as the crowd rioted, Memphis memories, touring Australia for Jim Barnett's WCW, Gary Hart, creating the Universal Heartthrob after the plane crash that nearly ended his career, breaking into the business in Florida, the hard training he saw so many fail at, growing up with Mike Graham, working for Vince McMahon's WWWF, whether the NWA or WWF came knocking on his door during the epic 1987 run with Tommy Rich and Paul Heyman in Memphis, why he never worked for either promotion, the autobiography he is working on, motivational speaking, the nostalgia for his era of wrestling, how he's kept himself in amazing shape and much, much more!!

The Masked Superstar Bill Eadie discusses his career, the NWA Legends Fanfest this August in Atlanta, memories of the Georgia territory, his feud with Mr. Wrestling II, whether masked characters can be as successful today as they were during his run, breaking into the business, why he loves wearing the mask during the height of his career, Demolition, why Barry Darsow replaced Randy Colley, appearing in WWF's first film "No Holds Barred" as Jake Bullet, the WWE Hall of Fame, Demolition vs. The Road Warriors, his favorite persona, thoughts on the convention and nostalgia circuit and much, much more!

Eddie Kingston discusses tonight's Urban Wrestling Federation PPV debut, his Yonkers pride, being a NYC guy working the Hammerstein Ballroom, his initial thoughts on the UWF concept, how ECW brought him back into the business, inducting Tommy Dreamer into the ECW Arena's Hall of Fame, how CHIKARA is "his ECW", his love of old school wrestling, favorite Eddie Gilbert memories, being one of the last "rebels" in wrestling, being selective about where he wrestles, his conditioning, whether he worries his old school look will prevent him from going further, wanting to get to Japan, his love of pro wrestling and more - a fun, uinfiltered conversation with Kingston!

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