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WHY YOU (YES, YOU!) SHOULD SUBSCRIBE TO THE PWINSIDER ELITE SECTION RIGHT NOW!

By Mike Johnson on 2017-07-05 07:58:00

If you are reading this right now, you obviously enjoy what PWInsider.com has to offer (and we thank you for that!) but, unless you are an Elite subscriber, you are only getting a piece of EVERYTHING PWInsider has to offer.   Like what?

AN AD-FREE EXPERIENCE

Listen, we know Internet advertising is the least-liked thing about the Internet, but the reality is that they are needed for websites to continue to exist - especially for small "Mom and Pop" websites such as PWInsider.com, which is not owned or supported by massive corporations.  By subscribing to the Elite section, you receive a fast loading version of PWInsider.com that is completely, 100% ad banner free - 100% - that is housed on its own server for subscribers, insuring that no matter how busy traffic may get on PWInsider.com, you never have to worry about the site slowing down - and you are helping the little guy remain an important, independent voice in pro wrestling coverage.

Elite subscribers also receive ad-free access to our sister website, PWInsiderXTRA.com!

EXCLUSIVE DAILY AUDIO UPDATES

Every day, seven days a week, PWInsider.com releases daily audio podcast updates exclusively for Elite subscribers, ranging from serious analysis and post game shows after major PPV events and TV episodes to freewheeling, comedic discussions about the wrestling world to exclusive interviews with stars from WWE, Impact, Ring of Honor, New Japan, legends from wrestling and independent stars to interactive mailbag audios discussing the questions and topics brought to us by Elite subscribers.    Much like WWE Network, there is a massive amount of programming to choose from and enjoy - and many days feature 2 to more updates a day!

Every day, there are multiple updates that can be streamed or downloaded to your devices via most major podcasting apps.  So, you can have PWInsider with you 24/7, anywhere life takes you!  

Subcribers will also receive exclusive written updates with breaking news - when PWInsider.com first exclusively broke news that Sting would debut at the WWE Survivor Series, that news was delivered exclusively to Elite subscribers in that fashion.

Plus, you can explore our archive featuring thousands of audio updates dating back to the day PWInsider launched in January 2004! 

THE ABILITY TO SUPPORT WHAT WE DO

It goes without saying that every single person reading this helps support PWInsider.com and we are extremely and forever thank you for that, but Elite subscribers get to be a full fledged piece of our website - they are the very lifeblood of what we do and allow us to continue to improve PWInsider.com.  So, if you'd like to consider becoming an Elite member, the best part is...

YOU CAN TRY IT OUT FOR FREE.

That's right - PWInsider.com offers a three day free trial to all brand new members who have never sampled the trial period previously.   You can sign up via Paypal and if Elite isn't for you, cancel before the three days are up...or you can join the PWInsider family.  Either way, we thank you for reading this and for supporting PWInsider.com!

 If you'd like to try the Elite section, right now, visit this link:  http://www.pwinsider.com/elitesignup.php

A REVIEW OF THE LAST SEVEN DAYS IN ELITE AUDIO UPDATES:

CENA RETURNETH: THE SMACKDOWN POST GAME SHOW
by Richard Trionfo
7/5/2017 7:27 AM 

GREAT BUILD FOR GREAT BALLS OF FIRE, THE RETURN OF JOHN JACK TONIGHT, RAW THOUGHTS AND MORE
by Dave Scherer
7/4/2017 2:51 PM 

LOOKING AT THE GREAT SAMOA JOE-BROCK LESNAR BUILD, A VERY GOOD RAW LEADING INTO GREAT BALLS OF FIRE, WWE UNDERSELLS THE IRON MAN MATCH AND MORE 
by Mike Johnson
7/4/2017 11:56 AM 

ON THIS FATEFUL DAY: A FIRST PERSON REMEMBRANCE OF THE DAY LEX LUGER SLAMMED YOKOZUNA ON THE DECK OF THE U.S.S. INTREPID IN NYC
by Mike Johnson
7/4/2017 8:04 AM 

LOOKING AT WRESTLING'S LAST REBEL, THE NEW DOCUMENTARY THAT SUCCEEDS AT CELEBRATING & HUMANIZING THE LATE BRUISER BRODY WHILE REIGNITING THE OUTRAGE STEMMING FROM HIS DEATH
by Mike Johnson
7/3/2017 4:05 PM 

LOOKING AT NIGHT TWO OF THE NEW JAPAN G1 SPECIAL AND MORE
by Richard Trionfo
7/3/2017 8:59 AM 

THE GFW SLAMMIVERSARY PPV POST GAME WITH SURPRISE APPEARANCES FROM GFW PERSONALITIES IS NOW ONLINE
by Mike Johnson
7/3/2017 1:35 AM 

PWINSIDER INTERVIEW FROM 2011: SMITH HART DISCUSSES THE RETURN OF STAMPEDE WRESTLING, WRESTLING BEARS VS. WRESTLING TIGERS, HOW STU HART FIRST GOT INVOLVED IN WRESTLING, THE DUNGEON, TRAVELING THE WORLD, REALIZING THAT HIS FAMILY WASN'T LIKE EVERYONE ELSE'S, LOTS OF HART FAMILY STORIES AND TONS, TONS MORE 
by Mike Johnson
7/2/2017 6:05 PM 

THIS WEEK’S STU AND PID SHOW IS NOW ONLINE
by Dave Scherer and Stu Carapola
7/2/2017 12:13 PM 

THE NJPW G1 SPECIAL USA POST GAME SHOW IS NOW ONLINE
by Paul CrockettMike Johnson & Mike Epsenhart
7/2/2017 2:05 AM 

JEFF JARRETT DISCUSSES GFW OVERTAKING TNA, WHAT IT MEANS TO HIM, THE FUTURE OF THE 'IMPACT' NAME, SLAMMIVERSARY, THE HARDY SITUATION, WHETHER WE'LL SEE HIM BACK IN THE RING, GFW-SPIKETV? AND MORE
by Mike Johnson
7/1/2017 8:25 PM 

THIS WEEK’S EDITION OF THE FUNNEST MAILBAG IS ONLINE
by Dave Scherer and Mike Epsenhart
7/1/2017 4:02 PM 

LOOKING BACK AT 14 YEARS OF IMPACT WRESTLING SLAMMIVERSARY
by PWInsider Staff
7/1/2017 9:45 AM 

RETRO ELITE HOTLINE 2014 - THREE NIGHTS AT TNA: AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT TNA'S REBOOT, WHAT WORKED, WHAT THEY STILL NEED TO DO & MORE INCLUDING LOTS OF EXCLUSIVE NEWS
by Mike Johnson
6/30/2017 10:23 PM 

REACTING TO TODAY'S GFW TAKEOVER OF IMPACT, HOW WE GOT TO THIS POINT, HOW JEFF JARRETT PLAYED THE LONG GAME AND WON (AT LEAST TODAY), WHAT HE HAS TO DO NEXT AND MORE
by Mike Johnson
6/30/2017 6:16 PM 

BRYAN WANTING BACK IN THE RING, MIKE TYSON IN WWF, WHY FOLEY VS. AMBROSE NEVER HAPPENED AND MORE: THE MJ MAILBAG
by Mike Johnson
6/30/2017 9:36 AM 

AT A COMBINED WEIGHT EPISODE 64
by Charlie Dudley and Robert McLeroy
6/30/2017 7:25 AM 

FAVORITE MEMORIES OF VENUES DURING THE TERRITORY ERA, THE REPUTATION MSG HAD, THE HORRIBLE LAVAR BALL RAW SEGMENT, MAURO RANALLO'S WWE RETURN, IS MCGREGOR VS. MAYWEATHER DESTINED TO BE ALI VS. INOKI BAD AND MORE: WRESTLER'S EYE RADIO
by Les Thatcher & Mike Johnson
6/29/2017 9:20 AM 

BREAKING DOWN AN EXCELLENT EPISODE OF NXT, LAST WOMAN STANDING MATCH, THE VELVETEEN DREAM, HIDEO'S BROKEN NOSE, NEW JAPAN IN CALI & MORE: WWE NXT & BEYOND
by Mike Johnson & Richard Trionfo
6/28/2017 11:44 PM 

TODAY'S EXPLOSIVE SCOTT STEINER SLAMMIVERSARY MEDIA CALL: DIXIE, HOGAN, WWE HALL OF FAME, TRIPLE H, JEFF JARRETT, JOSEPH PARK AND TONS MORE
by Mike Johnson
6/28/2017 3:24 PM 

JOSH BARNETT DISCUSSES SATURDAY'S AXSTV LIVE NEW JAPAN G1 SPECIAL, WORKING WITH JIM ROSS & MAURO RANALLO, RANALLO RETURNING TO WWE, MAYWEATHER VS. MCGREGOR, NAITO, OKADA VS. OMEGA, NEW JAPAN'S EXPANSION, WHAT THEY NEED TO DO SUCCEED THIS WEEKEND, THE AXS-NJPW RELATIONSHIP AND TONS MORE
by Mike Johnson
6/28/2017 3:16 PM 

THE GREAT BUILD TO GBOF, AWESOME WEEKEND OF EVENTS AHEAD, WWE PUTTING THE WOMEN FIRST THIS WEEK, ANTHEM BUYS GLOBAL FORCE AND MORE - THIS WEEK’S EDITION OF THE WE DON’T NEED NO STINKIN’ NAME SHOW IS NOW ONLINE
by Dave Scherer and Mike Johnson
6/28/2017 1:57 PM 

THE SMACKDOWN POST GAME SHOW
by Richard Trionfo
6/28/2017 8:31 AM 

ELITE EXCLUSIVES: ANOTHER MATCH CONFIRMED FOR BATTLEGROUND, YOU WON'T GUESS WHAT IS SET FOR THE 7/4 SMACKDOWN AND MORE (SPOILERS)
by Mike Johnson
6/27/2017 7:52 PM 

GREAT LAMELO BALLS OF SWEARING, EXCELLENT JOE-BROCK ANGLE, GREAT WORK FROM BRAUN-ROMAN, LOOKING FORWARD TO BANKS VS. BLISS AND MORE
by Dave Scherer
6/27/2017 3:22 PM 

ALBERTO EL PATRON DISCUSSES HIS SLAMMIVERSARY SHOWDOWN AGAINST LASHLEY, FINDING HIS PASSION FOR WRESTLING AGAIN, ADVICE HE WOULD GIVE VINCE MCMAHON, LUCHA STARS HE'D LIKE TO SEE IN IMPACT, JEFF JARRETT, WHY HE LOVES WORKING FOR IMPACT, COMBATE AMERICAS, STAYING SANE DESPITE SOCIAL MEDIA INSANITY, CM PUNK AND TONS MORE
by Mike Johnson
6/27/2017 1:10 PM 

THE GLORY OF BRUNO, BRUISER BRODY VS. KEVIN SULLIVAN, BREAKING DOWN WHAT WAS GREAT IN THE 70s WWWF THAT IS LOST TODAY AND MORE THOUGHTS FROM WWE OLD SCHOOL ON THE NETWORK
by Mike Johnson
6/27/2017 10:33 AM 

RAW MAIN EVENT GLOWS, JOE VS. BROCK BUILD DELIVERS YET AGAIN, IMPACT-LUCHA UNDERGROUND UPDATE, NIA JAX'S BEST WORK YET, WHAT WAS THAT WITH THE BALL FAMILY (SERIOUSLY, WHAT WAS THAT?) AND LOTS MORE THOUGHTS ON RAW
by Mike Johnson
6/27/2017 1:51 AM 

INTERESTING POLITICAL ISSUES AND RAMIFICATIONS AT NEW JAPAN'S U.S. DEBUT AND SLAMMIVERSARY THIS WEEKEND, BRYAN CHALLENGING CODY AND MORE
by Mike Johnson
6/26/2017 1:25 PM 

KEVIN KELLY DISCUSSES NEW JAPAN'S CALIFORNIA DEBUT THIS WEEKEND, OKADA VS. CODY, CALLING THE 60 MINUTE OMEGA VS. OKADA MATCH, THE G-1 CLIMAX, ROH, DON CALLIS, THE IWGP UNITED STATES TITLE AND TONS MORE
by Mike Johnson
6/26/2017 12:10 PM 
 

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