Talk Is Jericho

He's a pop culture lover, a film director, a die-hard hockey fan, a podcaster, a wanna-be Canadian, and now... he's on TIJ! The long-awaited Kevin Smith sitdown finally happened and this is part 1! Stick talk (Kevin lingo for hockey talk), Degrassi talk (Canada's version of 91210), "Clerks" talk, Kevin's "mad money moment," twinkies & Canadian Beer, the "Canada of America," and the genius of Quentin Tarantino. And wait till you hear part 2...coming Friday! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One of the greatest tag teams in wrestling history, The Hardy Boyz, real-life brothers Matt and Jeff, are back to talk Team Xtreme & Lita, the substance abuse issues that nearly ruined their careers and lives, comebacks and second chances, leaving WWE, joining TNA, and the indie wrestling scene. Plus, Literary Experts Cheyenne & Sierra Irvine are sharing some amazing book reviews and reading suggestions! And have you heard "Sandpaper" yet? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt and Jeff aka The Hardy Boyz aka Team Xtreme are together in-person with Y2J! The real life brothers had their own trampoline ring in the backyard of their family's 25-acre tobacco farm. They started their own wrestling promotion, sewed their own costumes, came up with some crazy gimmicks, made their way to the WWE, and once there, cemented their legacy with some killer TLC matches! Stories, stories, and more stories... and they share them all with Chris! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WWE Divas and stars of E! Total Divas, Brie Bella, Eva Marie & Ariane (aka Cameron of the Funkadactyls) join Y2J to talk about season 3 of Total Divas, their lack of WWE Diva Championships, Wrestlemania moments, and having cameras following them 24/7. Also... a Daniel Bryan injury update from Brie Bella, and an honest answer about the future of the Funkadactyls from Ariane! Plus, Y2J remembers exactly where he was & what he was doing when he found out terrorists were attacking the USA on 9-11-01. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bigfoot, Yeti, Abominable Snowman, Sasquatch - all names for the mythic creatures researched & hunted by expert Eric Altman! And that's why he's talking to Chris today! He breaks down the physical evidence, sightings, and case studies, and answers some tough questions! Eric calls himself a skeptic, but see if he doesn't make a believer out of you by the time this conversation is done! Plus, Y2J has a behind-the-scenes look at his cage match against Bray Wyatt from Monday Night RAW. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Triple H vs Y2J. Triple H vs The Rock. Triple H's big haircut! All of it's covered in part 2. Plus, hear Triple H's take on Bray Wyatt, Summer Rae, the NXT Performance Center, Metallica, Motorhead, and Vince McMahon's retirement plans. And Y2J remembers comedian Joan Rivers! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's time to play the game... with Triple H! In part one of Y2J's sit-down with the biggest "Talk Is Jericho" guest to date, they discuss Triple H's WCW days, fighting Eric Bischoff to leave, his first meeting with Vince McMahon, Pat Patterson's advice, the Terrorizer gimmick, the creation of Hunter Hearst Helmsley, running with "The Kliq," Scott Hall, Shawn Michaels, and working with Vince McMahon, the business man. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's part 2 with Dave Batista... and this time it's all about pro-wrestling & the WWE including the cage match that got both Batista & Y2J in trouble and resulted in a hefty fine for Batista. Stories about Ric Flair, Triple H, The Undertaker, Rey Mysterio, and Batista's awful tryout for WCW. And of course he's answering the one question on everyone's mind... To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

He's Drax in "Guardians Of The Galaxy." He's a former WWE World Champion. And he looks damn good in skinny jeans...despite the reports on twitter! Batista sits down with Y2J. He's got stories from the set of "Guardians," details about the Drax makeup, and thoughts on leaving WWE and his most recent return. He's also talking Royal Rumble, Daniel Bryan, and Wrestlemania 30. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

KISS Hall of Famer Ace Frehley joins Y2J to relive a little KISStory! Hear about the band's recent Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction & what Ace thinks about how that all went down. He's got stories about the band logo, the guitar that caught on fire, "Psycho Circus," his favorite guitar solos and KISS songs, and he'll share his theory on the moon landing! It's Sci-Fi rock & roll with The Spaceman! Plus, resident Fish Expert Ash Irvine is back with Shark Week highlights! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Y2J is paying tribute to one of his favorite actors & comedians, Robin Williams. Comedian Jim Norton, who knew Robin & also suffered from some of the same demons, shares his personal experiences with and recollections about Robin! Jimmy also has plenty of great music stories (Ozzy & KISS)! And Y2J talks Summerslam! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Durbin finished 4th on Season 10 of "American Idol." That was the same year Y2J competed on "Dancing With The Stars" at the sound stage next door. They had many LA adventures together while competing... and you'll hear some of the crazier stories! Plus, get a very real look at the behind-the-scenes workings of Idol, the audition process, & what James believes led to his demise! James is also a HUGE pro wrestling fan & had a quite a moment with Hulk Hogan. It's wrestling, singing, DIO, and the trappings of instant fame. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

UFC legend Chael Sonnen is the best trash talker in the UFC/MMA world... maybe even in sports, period! And he's giving lessons on Talk Is Jericho! He's also chatting about his love of pro-wrestling, Ric Flair, Y2J, and Anderson Silva (WTF?)! He's got stories about his one-time WCW tryout, the details on his 2-year worldwide suspension from fighting, his future plans which may or may not include WWE, and why you might want to pay extra attention to the 2016 Olympic games! Chael is running his mouth... in the best possible way with Y2J! Check it out now! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Godfather of Gore Tom Savini is the mastermind behind Friday The 13th's Jason Voorhees, the cockroaches in Creepshow, and the original zombie special efx and makeup in movies! He's worked alongside Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez! He's got stories from movie sets, secrets to great horror efx, the best way to use rotting pig entrails, and a killer story about a duck that saved his life! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Goldust & Stardust aka Dustin & Cody Rhodes aka sons of Dusty Rhodes sit down with Y2J to share what it was like growing up in the world of wrestling, and what they learned from their famous father. Plus hear Dustin's take on the Monday Night Wars, why he left WWF for WCW with his dad, and his King Of The Road match. And Cody talks mustaches, acting school, and the rib his dad pulled on him his first day "at the office." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Y2J shares his take on TNA and what its potential demise could mean for pro-wrestling! Plus, it's all about alien abductions, implants, and sightings with UFO expert Peter Robbins! He's breaking down the evidence for you to decide... and sharing what he knows about Area 51 and government cover-ups. Skeptic or true believer - this one's a must-listen! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WWE's Christian and Snooks - together in one room with Y2J moderating! Oh man... first-time together in 20 years! Will it be friends or fistacuffs? Plus, Chris talks to Scorpions guitarist Matthias Jabs about the talkbox solo in "The Zoo," his favorite guitar solo, the Berlin Wall & "Winds Of Change," learning to speak English, and the fighter jets that buzzed the US Festival crowd in 1983. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WWE's Zack Ryder is a former "Edgehead," the creator & singer of "Howski," NKOTB's biggest fan, and the original "guido"! Hear about his wrestling gimmmick in the wheelchair, his time in the ring with Hugh Jackman, the YouTube show that made him a WWE fan-favorite, and why on earth he loves boy bands! Oh yeah... don't forget about the exploding tights, and his big Wrestlemania moment with Eve! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fozzy's new album is out... and Chris has the whole band together to celebrate. They're naming favorite songs, telling songwriting secrets, sharing crazy road stories, reveling in tour antics, and bustin' cajones! Plus, it's a different kind of family sit-down when Chris, his son Ash The Fish Expert, and dad NHL Great Ted Irvine talk WWE Battleground! It's the Irvine Family PPV Review! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

DDP & Jake The Snake Roberts together in-person with Y2J. They sat down at DDP's Accountability Crib in Atlanta, and talked about EVERYTHING! Jake's descent into drugs & alcohol, his resurrection, his WWE comeback & Hall of Fame induction, working the sober program with Scott Hall, and how Jake really feels about all those snakes! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices