Deep Dive with Rich Fann Archives

VIP AUDIO 9/18 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Tom Stoup joins to talk “She-Ra” and what the show can teach modern wrestling, the importance of treating kids/teens with more weight storytelling-wise in wrestling, more (69 min)

September 18, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week is another Torch collaboration. This time it’s Tom Stoup of the “PWT Talks NXT” Dailycast and “NXT Eight Years Back” VIP show joining to talk about how WWE/North American wrestling can […]

VIP AUDIO 9/12 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Part 2 of an ongoing series. How does escapism work when you can’t escape? Em Fear talk what she’s watching, how she tunes out the negative, parenting, Harley, more (57 min)

September 12, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week is part two of a serious and personal series. When your interest in something (in this case wrestling) is escapism, what do you do when some of the elements you want […]

VIP AUDIO 9/5 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Kylin Furlow returns to break down his Deep Dive Top 5 Failed Solo Transitions in Wrestling, what went wrong, what could’ve gone better, other fallout from those decisions, more (61 min)

September 5, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week’s Deep Dive is a straight ahead list episode where Kylin and Rich break down some wrestlers whose transition to the singles scene was marred by something – be it a bad […]

VIP AUDIO 8/29 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Part 2 of an ongoing series. How does escapism work when you can’t escape? Chris Maitland talks what made him leave wrestling fandom, what made him return, current trends that concern, more (68 min)

August 29, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week is the start of a serious and personal series. When your interest in something (in this case wrestling) is escapism, what do you do when some of the elements you want […]

VIP AUDIO 8/22 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Konata Edwards and DPalm join to talk AT&T/Warner CEO comments, how they relate to AEW/WWE, loving a product/property you own, more (64 min)

August 22, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week is a dive into the comments made by new Warner Bros CEO regarding pivoting to streaming, and the potential ramifications it can bear upon comics and wrestling – two areas we […]

VIP AUDIO 8/15 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): A Deep Dive Top 5 with Chris Maitland and Doc Bruce comparing wrestlers to basketball players, more (71 min)

August 15, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week is a great Deep Dive Top 5 – but with the twist being wrestler comparisons to basketball players. Draymond Green to Roddy Piper, Shaq to Brock Lesnar, who would be the […]

VIP AUDIO 8/8 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Chris Maitland returns to talk Mustafa Ali’s observation on opportunity, New Japan difference, more (63 min)

August 8, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Chris and Rich discuss Mustafa Ali’s outstanding conversation on Raw Talk, and the idea of opportunity vs. reality within North American wrestling and, later in the show, Japan. Whether it was […]

VIP AUDIO 8/1 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Review (and preview of tandem review w/Radican) of Desperados III, then Brandon of WhySoSeriousPod joins to talk pandemic viewing, Mortal Kombat fatalities done in WWE can’t work a la Eye for an Eye, more (99 min)

August 1, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Rich opens with a review of the THQ Nordic stress monster that is Desperados III – what I liked, what I loved, and what I think this style of game can […]

VIP AUDIO 7/25 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Special Collaboration w/Will Cooling – Revolution Pro booker/promoter Andy Quildan talks #SpeakingOut, Black Lives Matter, the way forward for British wrestling, more (263 min)

July 25, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week’s Deep Dive is also a collaboration with Will Cooling of PWTorch VIP’s The British Wrestling Report. This four hour, in-depth conversation is with RevPro’s promoter/owner/booker Andy Quildan, who speaks candidly about […]

VIP AUDIO 7/18 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Jeff Jones of Jeff vs. The World returns to talk how watching wrestling/movies/entertainment has become staggered for him, ratings fatigue, greatness of Panthro, more (54 min)

July 18, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Jeff Jones of Jeff vs. The World returns to talk about how staggered – and incomplete – his watching of wrestling and most entertainment has become recently, as well as how […]

VIP AUDIO 7/4 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): New Japan Cup 2020 thoughts with Chris Maitland – Surprises, disappointments, stories of each bracket, more (69 min)

July 4, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Chris is back to talk about the events that lead to the 2020 New Japan Cup Final. This is spoiler-laden, so if you haven’t seen any of the nights leading to […]

VIP AUDIO 6/27 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Live listener check-in as more COVID and #SpeakingOut stories emerge, should you look for bright spots in wrestling, Will Cooling run-in, more (95 min)

June 27, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week’s episode is a check-in for listeners and for me as a host. We talk about the last few weeks of the #SpeakingOut movement and where that’s left wrestling, as well as […]

VIP AUDIO 6/20 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): New Japan 2020 bracket chat with Chris Maitland, Yuji Nagata and Jimmy Connors similarities, potential shake ups, more (70 min)

June 20, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week’s episode opens with a statement and discussion on the recent #SpeakingOut posts and challenge for all of us to police bad behavior when seen/heard, and then dives into the 2020 New […]

VIP AUDIO 6/13 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Mark Blutman of Boy Meets World/Girl Meets World/Ghostwriter (2019) discusses importance of a diverse writers room, memories of Shad Gaspard, lessons learned from Boy Meets World that stick today, more (89 min)

June 13, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week’s episode is a chat with Mark Blutman, who returns to focus on the importance of diversifying your writers, his lessons learned having an interracial couple on Boy Meets World that resonates […]

VIP AUDIO 6/6 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Fandom and reaction to wrestler/company tweets this week, Karrion Kross’ chances in NXT, listener check-in and finding fun, more (85 min)

June 6, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Rich is live and in studio taking calls about the week – particularly wrestlers speaking up and out at power (or their own coworkers) after the protests nationwide, the balance between […]

VIP AUDIO 5/30 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Deep Dive into the Movies roundtable, covering “My Dad is a Heel Wrestler” and “The Foul King” – what worked, what didn’t, should non-wrestling fans watch, more (86 min)

May 30, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Rich is joined by Chris Maitland, Justin McClelland, and Gill “Dragon” Borum to review and debate the South Korean film “The Foul King” and the Hiroshi Tanahashi film “My Dad is […]

VIP AUDIO 5/24 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Bruce Mitchell joins to talk life and death of Hana Kimura and Shad Gaspard, Owen Hart’s “Dark Side of the Ring” episode, more (137 min)

May 24, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch Senior Columnist Bruce Mitchell joins the Deep Dive to talk about the unfortunate passing of Hana Kimura and Shad Gaspard – what we know, what we’ll never know – and a challenge […]

VIP AUDIO 5/16 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): “Chaos Theory” – A look at the individuals within the New Japan stable, starting with YOSHI-HASHI, his career, Yoshi Hashi’s importance to the current scene, more (61 min)

May 16, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: Yoshi Hashi. For some reason he’s been my blind spot. However, Chris Maitland has returned to sell me (and you!) on Yoshi Hashi’s role in CHAOS, his quintessential matches to “get” Yoshi Hashi, […]

VIP AUDIO 5/9 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Will Cooling is back for part two of his Starr-Janela Americanrana chat, UFC 249 thoughts, Sugar Dunkerton’s explosion on Dynamite, more (75 min)

May 9, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch’s own Will Cooling is back for part two! Will and Rich discuss the new British Wrestling Report on PWTorch with VIP host Todd Martin, the upcoming perils of UFC 249, the pros […]

VIP AUDIO 5/2 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Will Cooling joins for first of two-part chat about Americanranas 18 and 19, Will’s appearance on We the Independent w/David Starr, Will’s cameo with his sons during a Joey Janela match, more (118 min)

May 2, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch’s own Will Cooling is back! What started as an Americanrana 18 and 19 Project exploded into a two-parter you will enjoy! In this opening stanza, Rich and Will cover Americanrana 19 in […]

VIP AUDIO 4/25 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): “Deep Dive Presents” interview series continues with Black-and-Brave-trained Steve Manders talking influences in wrestling, breakout at the SCI futures tournament, more, plus stories about the legend of Manders’ traveling abilities with Steve Williams (69 min)

April 25, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week continues a series of interviews with independent wrestlers that deserve more of a spotlight in 2020. This week, Iowa-based Steven Manders, the Cornbelt Cowboy, joins Rich and talks the journey from […]

VIP AUDIO 4/18 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): “Deep Dive Presents” interview series returns with Pittsburgh-based wrestler Lee Moriarty chatting about current scene, Shibata inspiration, Alex Shelley match series, plus three-match review with Chris Maitland (74 min)

April 18, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week kicks off a series of interviews with independent wrestlers that deserve more of a spotlight in 2020, starting with Pittsburgh-based Lee Moriarty. Lee joins Rich and talks his inspiration for his […]

VIP AUDIO 4/11 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Chris Maitland joins Rich to discuss Brawl for All memories and Dark Side of the Ring episode, plus a preview of the next month’s shows, more (58 min)

April 11, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: With the debut of the Brawl for All Episode of Dark Side of the Ring, Rich has Chris Maitland on as his co-host, and the pair chats about the strange bedfellows of the […]

VIP AUDIO 4/4 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): Britt Whitmire and Bryant Williams of Katie Vick is Alive Alive return to talk Mania without fans, Verne Gagne camps, Jim Ross’ new book, Bryant’s run-in with JR at WrestleCade, more (60 min)

April 4, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: Bryant Williams and Britt Whitmire return to talk about their show, Katie Vick’s Alive Alive, and how they’re holding up with a global pandemic and covering wrestling. Both men chat with Rich about […]