JNPO: SI.com’s Justin Barrasso on WWE’s big week, Ronda Rousey & ECW
With one of WWE’s most important weeks upon us, Josh Nason’s Punch-Out turns to the squared circle for its 45th episode, recruiting SI.com wrestling writer Justin Barrasso to help set the stage for what’s ahead.
In their hour-long conversation, Josh & Justin went over the following and more:
– The WWE Draft & whether people’s disappointment was a bit too much
– The positives of not bringing up Samoa Joe & Nakamura right now
– What WWE needs to do in order to get this brand split off right
– The fear of what WWE would do if Matt Hardy was to come back
– How he started writing for SI.com’s Extra Mustard section
– The mess that is the UFC women’s bantamweight division and what both guys would do next
– A few good minutes on Ronda Rousey brought on by talk about…The Sandman?!?
– The state of former ECW talent all these years later
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Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.