v2 Wrestling Podcast 22nd October: Chris Masters Interview and a spot of quizzery

Welcome to this week's v2 Wrestling Podcast double header!

In a break from our normal routine, this week's Part 1 features a wrestling quiz. The v2 crew all got together at the weekend, except for Mr Wilkerson who is too young and cool to attend such gatherings, and recorded this episode in the plush surroundings of Worcester Travelodge.

So get your pen and paper out, and see if you can do better than Adam, Gavin and Paul managed in Hero's Wrestling Names Quiz.

In Part 2, Adam and Gavin interview former WWE star Chris Masters ahead of his tour of the UK, where he will be appearing on several shows.

During the interview, "The Masterpiece" discussed the current state of the UK scene and talked about the merits of some of the UK's top stars such as Dave Mastiff. He covers the upcoming benefit show for Kris Travis who was recently diagnosed with cancer.

After we finished talking about the British scene, we looked back at Chris’ career with particular focus on his initial run in WWE and the introduction of the “Masterlock Challenge”. Chris talks at length about his reservations with the angle but how the old school mentality of the gimmick was proved to be a great success in the long run.

Chris talks about working with his idol, Shawn Michaels, and other legends such as Ric Flair and Kurt Angle. The final stages of the interview surround his first return and second departure from the company but more specifically how it all went down! Who made the phone call? Why was he released? The only way to find out is to listen to the show!

A huge thank you to Chris for taking the time to talk to us and we wish him a great trip to the UK. Make sure to try and catch him in a town near you over the coming weeks.

Part 1 can be heard at http://v2wrestling.podomatic.com/entry/2014-10-22T10_53_15-07_00

You can listen to the Chris Masters interview at http://v2wrestling.podomatic.com/entry/2014-10-22T11_09_53-07_00

If you would like to follow Chris Masters on Twitter, go to @ChrisMasters310

If you would like to get in touch with the podcast team, you can email us at wrestling@v2journal.com and follow us on twitter @v2wrestlingshow

Details of the Kris Travis benefit show can be found at www.prestoncitywrestling.com/events/2015/01/23/shooting-star

I'm not even gonna listen, I'm so cool Rikishi wants to team with me #toocool

Least do the quiz!

Quiz meh (sorry!)

Interview excellent.

Surely the quiz answer has to be "Yes".

Kudos on a great interview with Chris Masters.