By Tim Brown on January 23, 2004 at 10:24 PM EST

Show: MarkOutRadio
Hosts: Tim Brown & Steve Salamone
Date: Jan. 23
Guest: Eric Gargiulo
Recap by: Tim Brown

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On the fourth edition of Mark Out Radio we cover Royal Rumble predictions, our thoughts on Smackdown, and a very interesting email from one of our listeners. Also in this edition is the two hour long interview with former ECW ring announcer, former ROH play-by-play announcer, CZW play-by-play announcer, and MLW play-by-play announcer, Eric Gargiulo. Tim & Steve also explain to the listeners how they can help improve the show. Also is an update on our status with Ken Shamrock, and future guests.

Eric Gargiulo gives us a great interview, as well as two full hours of his time.

- Eric talks about how he used to want to be a wrestler, and never really thought of being an announcer.

- He talks about an incident that happened in one of the matches that he actually wrestled in, and what happened when a crazy fan jumped into the ring with him.

- Eric discusses his main influences as an announcer, and why he was so fond of Jim Ross.

- He talks about the time he spent with RF Video and Ring Of Honor wrestling owner Rob Feinstein.

- He tells us stories about things that happened with him when he went backstage ECW events.

- He talks about the first job he had with ECW, and what it was like announcing for ECW's largest crowd ever of 8000 fans.

- Eric tells up about his experiences with Shane Douglas and Paul Heyman backstage in ECW.

- He talks about how Taz helped him out backstage when he make mistakes in the ring.

- He gives the story on how he got involved with Combat Zone Wrestling

- He gives his thoughts on CZW being banned from Dover Delaware. He also gives his thoughts on why Dover's government is poorly run.

- He tells us about his initial reaction when XPW announced they would be going to Philly.

- He talks about his time with ROH, and why he is no longer working with them.

- He talks about the critics who bash the way he calls his matches, mainly the way he called the post-match angle between Ian Rotten and Nick Mondo in CZW.

- He explains how he would have changed the angle in CZW where Ian Rotten and IWA: Mid South invaded them.

- He tells us how he originally got involved in MLW.

- He talks about what he does with Women's Extreme Wrestling and G.L.O.O.W.

- He runs us though a regular week in the life of Eric Gargiulo.

- Eric tells us why he likes both working alone, and working with a broadcast partner.

- He talks about about the angle in CZW where John Zandig was hanged from the ceiling with steel hooks from his back, and why he left ringside.

- We touch base on The Sandman, and the incident involving him at CZW Cage Of Death 3.

- He tells us which show he would announce for if MLW, CZW, or WEW were all running on the same night.

- Next up is WORD ASSOCIATION! We cover a broad range of names with Eric:

Z Barr: Eric talks about how he thinks Z Barr is misunderstood, and what he thinks about Z Barr's future.

Chris Hero: Eric tells us about his friendship with Chris Hero, and how impressed he is with his talent.

Joey Styles: He talks about an incident with Joey Styles where he acted like "a prick", and also talks about how Joey Styles revolutionized wrestling announcing.

John Zandig: Eric explains why he owes so much to CZW owner John Zandig, and why they are so close.

Sonjay Dutt: He talks about his friendship with Sonjay, and how they are similar.

Tommy Dreamer: He talks about how Tommy Dreamer was always good to him, and always tried to put him over backstage in ECW.

Tajiri: He discusses his relationship with Tajiri, and the experiences they have had together.

The Sandman: He talks about how The Sandman was always good to him, and also tells us about some stories when The Sandman was responsible for having ECW shows open up late.

Steve Corino: He talks about an incident which happened between Steve Corino and Eric involving his radio show. He talks about his chemistry with Corino on the announce team in MLW, and shares a story about how Corino busted his ass for a crowd of no more than 50 people.

We cover MANY more names with Eric, including New Jack, Justin Credible, Nick Gage, Rob Feinstein, & many more!

- Finally we get Eric's goals which he wants to accomplish in the next 2-3 years, and where his main interest is as far as having a non-wrestling related or a wrestling-related job.


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