After a length delay due to a myriad of technical issues on the site, the Attitude Of Aggression returns to celebrate its 5th Anniversary. It is a celebration too big for one Episode so we have broken it up into two parts.
Here on Part 1, we have some fantastic interviews. The first one was a sit down Big Dave had with the one and only Tracy Smothers and author John Cosper. Recorded shortly after COVID-19 changed the world, and a couple of weeks out from WrestleMania 36, Tracy and John talk to Dave about Tracy’s great autobiography “If You Don’t Buy This Book Everybody Dies.” Tracy and John discuss how they put the book together and there are loads of great stories from Tracy about his experiences, his triumphs, his tribulations, and everything in-between. Fans of the Great American Bash in 1990 will definitely want to listen in as Dave got to ask Tracy his recollections from one of our favorite WCW PPVs of all-time. It is a fantastic interview that any wrestling fan will want to hear.
The second interview is a special one as Dave welcomes Chris Silvio back to the show for the first time in a few years. Chris was gracious enough to come on the show and give his insight into the challenges his colleagues are facing performing in front of empty arenas. He also gives us an update as to his status and offered his thoughts on WrestleMania just a few days prior to one of the most unique events in the history of pro wrestling. Fans of Chris, and all fans in general, will want to give this a listen.
From there, Dave does a Semi-Retro Review unlike any other in the history of the show. It begins with recaps of Super Showdown from February, AEW Revolution from February, and Elimination Chamber from early March. These three events really altered the landscape of pro wrestling in many ways. Then, Dave recaps the week that immediately followed Elimination Chamber as the world literally changed around all of us. He discusses Raw and AEW Dynamite, both of which took place in front of full arenas. But he also discusses NXT, that was moved to the WWE Performance Center and closes by talking about the March 13, 2020 SmackDown, the first of the empty arena shows, which have now become the new normal for all of us. It is a somber recap of events that seem like something straight out of a sci-fi horror movie…..but which are now all too real to all of us.
Still, it is a celebration of the 5th Anniversary of the Podcast so please join us for Part 1 of this mega-event.