Cruz Control Podcast

Randy Cruz and Marc Raimondi from MMAFighting.com discuss the 20th Anniversary of WCW Starrcade 1997. What was built up as WCW's biggest event ever, ended up with many wrestling fans scratching their heads at the outcome and the events that followed that in the months and years to come. Randy and Marc get into the legacy of Starrcade 97, the year and a half build up to Sting and 'Hollywood' Hogan for the WCW title, what happened during the match, why there wasn't a planned finish, the involvement of Bret Hart, the attendance and PPV numbers and more. Twitter.com/randyjcruz Twitter.com/marc_raimondi

Randy Cruz and Marc Raimondi from MMAFighting.com discuss the upcoming Women's Royal Rumble match, rumors about the WWE Hall of Fame 2018 candidates, XFL possibly returning, favorite Royal Rumble moments, Jericho vs Omega at Wrestle Kingdom 12, new Raw Tag Team Champions, fantasy booking the Royal Rumble and more.

Randy Cruz and Graham Matthews from Bleacher Report discuss the upcoming Women's Royal Rumble match, the direction and booking of Finn Balor, Dolph Ziggler becoming the new U.S. Champion, AJ Styles' next opponent at the Royal Rumble, Daniel Bryan vs Shane McMahon storyline and more.

Randy Cruz and Marc Raimondi from MMAFighting.com review Clash of Champions, discuss Ronda Rousey in WWE, possible 4 Horsewomen match at WrestleMania 34, Royal Rumble favorites, Mark Cuban/NJPW, Daniel Cormier and Cody Rhodes feuding on Twitter, Conor McGregor, CM Punk and more.

Randy Cruz and Graham Matthews from Bleacher Report preview 'Clash of Champions', discuss a potential heel turn for Randy Orton, who's the clear favorite to win the Royal Rumble and more,

Randy Cruz and Denicio Del Toro discuss why James Harden is the early NBA MVP, would LeBron James consider coming to the Houston Rockets? Jahlil Okafor to Brooklyn trade, Melo's upcoming return to MSG, who makes the All-Star teams as of right now and more.

Randy Cruz and Graham Matthews from Bleacher Report discuss Roman Reigns' best matches, him being best performer in the world, Raw & SmackDown recap, 'Clash of Champions' card, Ronda Rousey possibly going to WWE, press conferences to promote big time matches, 20 years since 'D-Generation X: In Your House' PPV & more.

Randy Cruz and Graham Matthews of Bleacher Report recap 'Survivor Series'. They also discuss Roman Reigns becoming the new Intercontinental Champion, Brock Lesnar's best matches since returning in 2012, Paige's return to Raw, top NXT Takeover PPV's, ranking HHH's theme songs and more.

Randy Cruz chats with Tim Kitzrow, the original voice of 'NBA Jam', about his latest project, 'Mutant Football League', as well as the origins & legacy of 'NBA Jam', the impact it had on the video game industry, working with Midway Games & EA Sports, why Michael Jordan wasn't in the game, coming up with the 'Boomshakalaka', 'He's Heating Up' and 'He's on Fire' catchphrases and more.

Randy Cruz is joined by Denicio Del Toro & Joe Cruz as they step back into the 1980's and draft their favorite movies. @randyjcruz @denicioshoots @hoopsinthesun

Randy Cruz and Bleacher Report's Graham Matthews preview the upcoming Survivor Series pay-per-view. They also discuss Triple H's legacy at WrestleMania, Survivor Series' legacy as one of the big four pay-per-views, the 19th anniversary of the 1998 Survivor Series and more.

Randy Cruz chats with Senior Writer for LakersNation.com, Trevor Lane, about the current Lakers season, Lonzo Ball's first 12 games, D'Angelo Russell being in Brooklyn, Kyle Kuzma surprising the league, impact of Kristaps Porzingis in NY, Clippers season and more.

Randy Cruz and Graham Matthews from Bleacher Report discuss the 20th Anniversary of the 'Montreal Screwjob' at the 1997 Survivor Series, AJ Styles becoming the new WWE Champion, the upcoming Survivor Series, the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary on Ric Flair, Chris Jericho vs Kenny Omega at Wrestle Kingdom 12 and more.

Randy Cruz and Denicio Del Toro discuss Kristaps Porzingis' season so far, being Player of the Week, averaging 30 points a game, James Harden scoring 56, LeBron James scoring 57, who would you start a franchise with between KP, Giannis, Towns and more.

Randy Cruz and Jabari Davis from the Lakers SB Nation affiliate SilverScreenAndRoll.com, discuss the current Lakers and Clippers seasons, Porzingis' rise, the Dodgers losing in the World Series, new All-Star Game format, both Kobe Bryant jerseys being retired, possible LeBron to LA move and more.

Randy Cruz and Chris Herring, Senior NBA Writer for ESPN/FiveThirtyEight, discuss NY vs Chicago sports landscape, podcasting, Porzingis being the go-to-guy on the Knicks, Carmelo, new All-Star Game format, Lonzo Ball/Ben Simmons, better Halloween costume between LeBron and Steph, where does Jahlil Okafor and Eric Bledsoe land, Frank Ntilikina, 90's R&B and more.

Randy Cruz is joined by Bleacher Report's Graham Matthews to preview the upcoming 'TLC' pay-per-view. They also discuss Ric Flair's choices for wrestling's Mount Rushmore, Jinder Mahal's challenge to Brock Lesnar for Survivor Series, Shield's reunion, Kane's return, KO/Zayn and more.

Randy Cruz goes one-on-one with Neal Pruitt, the Voice of the New World Order, discussing his newest podcast 'Secrets of Nitro', the upcoming WCW Nitro book, his career in WCW, how the nWo came about, working on their vignettes and voice overs, meeting Dennis Rodman and more.

Randy Cruz and Bleacher Report's Graham Matthews preview the upcoming 'Hell in a Cell' pay-per-view. They also discuss should HIAC, TLC and MITB just be matches -- not PPV's, and they also discuss the 20 Year Anniversary of the first HIAC match between Shawn Michaels and the Undertaker.

Randy Cruz is joined by Anthony Isaacs of KnicksNation discussing the upcoming Knicks season, their newest additions, Porzingis becoming option number one, Melo trade to OKC, expectations, making a run for the playoffs and more.