Fight Factory Podcast

The Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast is back with Dave Sturchio & Tommy Dee breaking down the wonderful BUSY world of professional wrestling. The War on The Shore 3 is already shaping up to be bigger than the first two and they build some hype for that! Lady Frost, The Fight Factory Women's Champion was a free agent for only about a few hours as MLW scoops her up on a contract and then she agrees to terms with ACW to appear in May! Was Tony Khan holding her back from others understanding just how good she is?? This is NOT the first time this has happened. WWE WrestleMania is approaching quickly, where is your "hype meter" at for some of the stories and matches they're trying to pitch? We answer that and give a special shout out to the fake tough guys who couldn't back their peer up from an attempted stabbing??! #WWE #WrestleMania #FightFactoryWrestling

Welcome back to "The Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast" with Dave Sturchio & Tommy Dee back in studio today after a successful event in Ridgefield Park NJ, "Tough Luck". The fellas go over the show, the good, the bad (not much) and the stories behind some of the bigger matches on the card. Hear about Tommy Dee's experience working with WCW legend Crowbar and how Dave threw a meaningless hissy fit. We also dive into Oba Femi and how the WWE/Brock Lesnar are making him a star without even having an actual match with Brock yet! All this and much more! #ObaFemi #BrockLesnar #FightFactoryWrestling

Welcome back to a very fun "go home" show of The Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast. Today we hammer home the final details for Fight Factory Wrestling's Tough Luck going down at the Mecca in Ridgefield Park, this Saturday. Dave Sturchio, Tommy Dee and Fight Factory's own SETH is in studio today to discuss the happenings! Is ChatGPT a bad thing for wrestling? Well, we put he or she or it to the test as we ask ChatGPT what the Top 3 WrestleManias are, the Bottom 3 WrestleMania's and the greatest WrestleMania matches of all time! All this and so much more! It's Mania Season! Let's go!! #WrestleMania #Top3 #FightFactoryWrestling

Welcome back to the "Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast"! Dave Sturchio & Tommy Dee are back in studio to catch you up on all things wrestling! "Tough Luck" is 10 days away!! Did you secure your ticket?! WWE WrestleMania season is starting to heat up but man oh man did they pull that E-Brake on Drew! Cody Rhodes is Champion... AGAIN. And now it's Rhodes/Orton unless something else develops! Are we seeing a little hint of the bloodline being back in the fold when it comes to Roman Reigns and CM Punk? Let's see this play out! All this and much more! #WWE #WrestleMania #CodyRhodes

The Fight Factory Wrestling podcast is back on the air today and Dave & Tommy Dee are back in studio! Dave put out a post on social media that caught some attention. Some good, some bad, mostly positive but it raises the question could there be a world in pro wrestling there the "Territories" make a comeback? Northeast would include the heavy hitting promotions like GCW, ACW, HOG and more while the southwest would have companies like ROW with Booker T! Could it work? Lady Frost announces that her contract will not be renewed with AEW, and the fellas sound off about this horrific fumble of talent. CM Punk and Roman Reigns has reached a boiling point already and it's only the beginning of March! Punk bringing up dead members of Roman's family!? His Dad!? Yikes! All this and so much more!! "Tough Luck" is just 17 days away! Get your tickets now for "The Mecca" in Ridgefield!! #CMPunk #AEW #IndyWrestling #FightFactoryWrestling

With Monday being the start of March, we are all systems go on the way to "Tough Luck". Dave Sturchio sits down today with Independent Wrestler Rico Gold. Rico tells his story of his come up, the tough start, and how grateful he is for a good school lead by Afa Jr. and sometimes coached up by TNA's KC Navarro. Gold talks about his earliest motivators to get into wrestling and how he is 100% more for storytelling then flashy moves. He then turns his attention to his opponent at "Tough Luck", Buddy Thomas. Dave then announces that there is a new special stipulation for the winner! Tune in and find out! #FightFactoryWrestling #RicoGold #ToughLuck

The WWE's last stop before WrestleMania goes down this weekend with "The Elimination Chamber". Dave Sturchio & Tommy Dee are back in studio to talk about that and make some predictions as to who walks out the men's winner, what's in the mystery box, and who will answer Brock Lesnar's open challenge?? The show kicks off talking about the state of the independent wrestling scene and what it takes to make some noise on this oversaturated scene in the tri-state area. All this and so much more! Enjoy!! #FightFactoryWrestling #WWE #EliminationChamber

Welcome back to another LOADED episode of 'The Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast" ! Today, LIVE for the first time from Stellar19 Studios, Dave Sturchio, Tommy Dee (Alive) and Chris Payne are back to talk some pro wrestling! Some updates about "Tough Luck" kick off the show as we are just a little over 4 weeks away from The Mecca! Some debate sparked from WWE Raw, as Finn Balor said that CM Punk isn't the "Best in the world". Dave Agrees. Dave also said CM Punk might not be top 5 going right now. And Payne brings up a fun tweet about how someone 'Stole a wrestling move". Yeah, sorry, Welcome to wrestling Andrade? All this and more!! #FightFactoryWrestling #WWE #EliminationChamber

Welcome back to "The Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast" ! Today, Dave, Tommy and Payne are back in studio a day later than usual to update you on all things "Tough Luck" ! The buzz is real around "The War On The Shore 3" and the trio tell you about all the happenings behind the scenes. The WWE Road to WrestleMania continues but are the guys checked out? Will LA Knight get the push he deserves? Oh and for the record, let's try and keep POLITICS out of Pro Wrestling! The guys dive into that hot button topic because they don't want to see people sabotage themselves because of a view of something that has zero to do with their careers! Enjoy!! #TheFightFactoryPodcast #Wrestling #WWE #WrestleMania

Welcome BACK to "The Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast" and for the FIRST time it what seems like forever, The Boys are back! Dave Sturchio, Tommy Dee, Tommy T and the recently retired NYPD Officer, Chris Payne are ALL back in studio today to talk some wrestling! The WWE Royal Rumble comes and goes, are they fellas happy with it? Dave thinks the Roman/Punk promo from Monday Night Raw may go down as one of the best in recent years! Payne isn't a fan of the constant Roman Reigns push! We have a lot to say and catching up with the officer on a special "This is Your Life" Chris Payne episode of the show! #RoyalRumble #WWE #WrestleMania #FightFactoryWrestlingPodcast

Welcome back to "The Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast" with Dave Sturchio & Tommy Dee as Officer Chris Payne rounds the corner of his service to the NYPD and hopefully we have the big guy back next week! We catch everyone up on "Tough Luck" and some big announcements for the Fight Factory Wrestling Championship match! Tommy Dee works an indy by himself along side TJ Marconi! How did he fair? The WWE Royal Rumble is coming with multiple ways they can go with this. Will we see any surprises?? Find out on this week's episode!! Enjoy!! Support Indy Wrestling!! #FightFactoryWrestling #WWERoyalRumble #IndependentWrestling

Welcome BACK to "The Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast" and for this return episode you get a heavy dose of Dave Sturchio & Tommy Dee because Chris Payne is putting in those FINAL hours at the NYPD! Today, the guys talk a little bit about the creation and progress of "Tough Luck" which is Fight Factory Wrestling's first show of 2026 going down on March 21st 2026 from "The Mecca" in Ridgefield Park NJ! WWE:UNREAL Season 2 has dropped and we have some thoughts. We touch on that plus a little chatter about the upcoming WWE Royal Rumble! All this and more! Welcome back to Season 8!! #FightFactoryWrestlingPodcast #WWE #RoyalRumble

Welcome to the season finale of "The Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast" coming to you LIVE to talk about the aftermath of John Cena's final match and loss against Gunther! Dave Sturchio, Tommy Dee and Chris Payne are back to talk about it and break it all down. Did we like it? Did we hate it? Was it good for Gunther? What's next? We discuss how it all shook out for the WWE and then we dive into our past 2 events of 2025 and crown some "Wrestler of the Year" and "Favorite Match" of the year! Enjoy and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We will see you back in 2026!! #JohnCena #Gunther #FightFactoryWrestling

The wait is over! It's time for John Cena's Final Match in the WWE!! Dave Sturchio & Tommy Dee are back in studio for another episode of the "Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast" to break it all down and give their thoughts about the entire run that leads up to John Cena vs Gunther at Saturday Night's Main Event! Dave has a beef with Bryan Danielson's comments about NOT watching John Cena's final run and so much more! Does Cena win? Do we get any surprises!? We fill you in with as much as we THINK may happen! Enjoy! #JohnCena #Gunther #FightFactoryWrestlingPodcast

Welcome BACK to "The Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast" ! The Three Amigos are together again in studio as Chris Payne returns and joins Dave Sturchio & Tommy Dee to talk about, well, a little bit of EVERYTHING. Sports? Yeah why not! WWE seems to be stale and we think it's a TKO problem! Who will John Cena's final opponent be next weekend? We find out on Smackdown this week! Is John Cena OFFICIALLY the GOAT? We debate this and more! Enjoy and Happy Holidays!

Welcome BACK to "The Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast" where Dave Sturchio and Tommy Dee take you back a few weeks to recap "No Thanks Given" from the Starland Ballroom. Hear about all the matches, what went into show day, the production and so much more! Did Tommy leave his ownership group to create a new group?! New Champions crowned! Champions retained and a MAJOR surprise at the end of the show. Plus, All roads now point to "TOUGH LUCK" on 3/21/26 in Ridgefield Park and the Black Friday Sale starts, NOW!!! Enjoy!!

Just when you thought John Cena couldn't do any more good in his professional wrestling career, How about his FIRST EVER Intercontinental Championship as he defeats Dirty Dom on his final Raw in Boston! Dave Sturchio & Tommy Dee are back in studio to break that down for another loaded episode of "Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast" where they also preview their next big event going down on Saturday night with "No Thanks Given" at the historic Starland Ballroom!! #JohnCena #Starlandballroom #FightFactoryWrestling

Welcome back to the "Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast" as Dave Sturchio & Tommy Dee are back in studio to discuss all the things wrestling. 10 days away from "No Thanks Given" and the heat is on and the tickets are moving! We discuss that along with the main topic for today, WHO will win the 16 man tournament that WWE created to face John Cena in his last match at Saturday Night's Main Event in December? We discuss the possibilities and potential surprises they can come up with to make it even bigger! #JohnCena #FightFactoryWrestling #Wrestling

The Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast welcomes in a very special guest in long time friend of Dave & Payne's, Nikos Rikos! Nikos joins Dave and Tommy Dee in studio today to talk about his professional wrestling career, leaving the business but then having the itch for so much more. Viewer discretion is definitely advised here as it gets a little awkward and we apologize to our viewing and listening audience for the end of this show. #FightFactoryWrestling #NikosRikos #IndependentWrestling

Welcome BACK to, The Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast! Today, Dave Sturchio & Chris Payne are in studio to discuss all the fun things going on in pro wrestling such as ACW's killer show! We also take an idea from our friends at "The Stunner" and Payne gives HIS team to combat Dave's. Also, it's Halloween time, so we're going over the greatest (and worst) Halloween Havoc Matches of all time!! All this and so much more!! 23 days away from "No Thanks Given" at the Starland Ballroom! Get those tickets!! #HalloweenHavoc #FightFactoryWrestling #SurvivorSeries

Chris Steeler has been in professional wrestling for over two decades and is all of his hard work is a very key reason as to why he's been showcased on each of the first 3 Fight Factory Wrestling shows INCLUDING being on a Showcase match before the inception. And now, Steeler sits down with Tommy Tequila on his second installment of "A Toast With Tommy Tequila" where he discusses his upcoming Open Weight Title defense against a guy we at Fight Factory just sat down with this week, Steve Gibki. Hear the stories of the come up, the dedication to the craft and so much more! Enjoy! #FightFactoryWrestling #ChrisSteeler #TommyTequila #Independentwrestling

A special guest in the house today as independent wrestler Steve Gibki joins the Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast with Dave Sturchio, Tommy Dee, Chris Payne and special fill in Seth Van! The guys cover Gibki's origin and come up in the world of independent wrestling. From his first interactions with a guy named Chris Steeler who just so happens to be Gibki's opponent at "No Thanks Given" on 11/15! Enjoy this travel back in time, What Gibki is doing now with TNA and why Survivor Series 2002 is the GREATEST pay per view of all time!! #SteveGibki #FightFactoryWrestling #Independentwrestling

Welcome to a brand new sister show of the "Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast" ! From one of our very own, Tommy Tequila comes, "A Toast With Tommy Tequila" ! This first episode features Tommy sitting down with one of our talent's booked for "No Thanks Given", Ken Dixon! Dixon has been with Fight Factory Wrestling for BOTH 'War On The Shore" and "War on The Shore 2" and will return to FFW to wrestle TJ Marconi at "No Thanks Given" ! Half way through the show some of the storm on the east coast takes down Ken's camera but he's able to stay on the line and chat and talk up his next battle with Fight Factory Wrestling!! Enjoy!! #KenDixon #FightFactoryWrestling #NoThanksGiven

He's wrestled for over two decades, has had countless of amazing matches and now, "Archadia" is in the promoting business. Welcome back to "The Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast" where today, Dave & Tommy Dee sit down with Archadia to promote his upcoming show in Woodbridge, NJ, "All The Pieces Matter" ! Find out the trials and tribulations of being a promoter and why he is trying to create art as long as establish himself as a good independent wrestling promoter! Enjoy! #ConstantWrestling #FightFactoryWrestling #IndepdendentWrestling

Dave Sturchio & Tommy Dee are back in studio for another installment of "The Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast" to talk all things wrestling! WWE is on cruise control right now so we're talking some TNA & NXT! Their "Showdown" happened this week and the fellas give their thoughts on the landscape of TNA and where they're headed into their PPV, "Bound for Glory" . Also, AI is getting WAY! TOO! REAL! We've watched some videos and shed some light on that as well! Enjoy! #TNA #WWE #NXT #BoundForGlory

Welcome back to "The Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast" on this beautiful first day of October! Dave Sturchio, Tommy Dee and Chris Payne returns to the studio to go over all the happenings across WWE, NXT, TNA and the independent wrestling scene today! Matt Cardona invaded NXT!! They said his name on the broadcast and everything! Do fans remember Zack Ryder? Is re-packaging wrestlers an insult to the fan intelligence? We break it down plus we dive into John Cena's Last match and who we think it SHOULD be or COULD be. All this and many more laughs! Enjoy! #MattCardona #TNA #NXT #FightFactoryPodcast

The Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast is back today with Dave Sturchio & Tommy Dee back in studio one day later than normal. The PWI500 dropped and there's 2 ways to look at this thing and the fellas break it all down. Matt Cardona releases a 26 minute documentary about his feud with Shotzi and it's amazing. WWE WrestleMania Tickets are RIDICULOUS and it's a slap in the face to the common blue collar fan! All this and much much more! #PWI500 #FightFactoryWrestling #MattCardona

Welcome back to "The Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast" on a Wednesday, September 17th, 2025! Dave Sturchio is flying solo today as the rest of the crew are caught up with life and since Dave lives at the studio, here he is! Lots to break down! "No Thanks Given" is 59 days away! WrestlePro delivers a fantastic show in Rahway, and WWE WrestlePalooza is this Saturday so a quick breakdown and predictions on the way along with Dave's thoughts on WWE WrestleMania headed to Saudi! All this and more like his final thoughts on Tommy Invinceable! #FightFactoryWrestling #WWEWrestlepalooza #ESPN #WrestleMania

A special one today for "The Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast" as Dave Sturchio and Tommy Dee welcome in TJ Marconi! TJ has been on fire as of late and just recently has worked close on a few shows with the NWA. TJ Talks about his influences coming up, his extra work with WWE and continuing to chase the dream as a big man in pro wrestling! Enjoy! #TJMarconi #Wrestling #FightFactoryWrestling

Welcome back to "The Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast" with Dave Sturchio, Tommy Dee and Chris Payne all in studio! We provide some updates for our next show at the Starland Ballroom, "No Thanks Given" as we've added a second tag team and still seeking our third and fourth! What makes a good tag team by the way? Also, out of left field, Payne says AJ Styles is TOP 3 ALL TIME WRESTLERS (In Ring), woahhhhh nelly! Let's talk about it! Did Becky Lynch go scorched earth on Punk?! Is AJ Lee back? WWEShop seems to think so! All this and much more!! #AJLee #CMPunk #BeckyLynch #FightFactoryWrestling

Welcome back to 'The Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast"! Today, the show takes a turn to the negative and ugly side of combat sports and professional wrestling as Dave Sturchio, Tommy Dee and Tommy Tequila break down the entire Raja Jackson situation that transpired in the world of wrestling. Rampage Jackson's son goes completely off on an independent wrestler physically and none of us are team Raja and we explain why. Enjoy! #RajaJackson #FightFactoryPodcast #Wrestling

Welcome back to "The Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast" ! This week is Dave Sturchio & Chris Payne in studio to catch up with Payne and his huge week in Orlando! Payne was able to check out the WWE Performance Center and he talks about his experience there as he took his son to meet the stars of NXT and caught a LIVE NXT Show! We speak a little about WWE being on auto-pilot headed towards the Clash in Paris and since it's Fantasy Football draft season, why not do a little WWE Fantasy Draft? All this and much more! Enjoy! #WWE #NXT #FantasyWrestling #FightFactoryWrestling

Welcome back to "The Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast" with Dave Sturchio & Tommy Dee! Tommy T on assignment and Chris Payne is has got Mickey Mouse in a choke hold in Disney! The boys both watched TMZ's Hulk Hogan Documentary & wanted to share their thoughts on it. Karrion Kross' contract has run out, is it real? is it not? We dive into that debate and so much more this week on the podcast! #HulkHogan #TMZ #WeWantKross #WWE #FightFactoryWrestling

Welcome back, Two episodes in ONE WEEK?! Go on! Dave Sturchio & Tommy Dee are BACK in the Richard Lucas Chevy & Subaru Studio on the Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast to discuss the INSANE Summer Slam weekend! Brock is back! Unreal! Seth Rollins cashes in on Punk! Another heist! So much has gone on including our remote show from American Dream and more! Find out all of the happenings including some cool updates about "No Thanks Given" at the Starland Ballroom! #Summerslam #BrockLesnar #WWE

Welcome to a BONUS episode of "The Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast"! Dave Sturchio, Chris Payne, Tommy Dee and Tommy Tequila are LIVE at "American Dream" in East Rutherford across the street from MetLife Stadium hours before Summer Slam! Hear some nostalgic Summer Slam talk along with an exclusive interview with WWE Tryout, Indy wrestling viral video phenom "Big Trouble" Ben Bishop! Enjoy!!

Welcome to a special edition of the Fight Factory Podcast as Dave Sturchio & Tommy Dee sit down with owner and founder of Savvy Seats, Tommy Gucciardo! We find out all about the ticket brokering business when it comes to finding the best tickets for WWE events like Summer Slam this weekend! We talk about the Summer Slam Cypher Tailgate party going down at MetLife Stadium this weekend and so much more! #SavvySeats #MetlifeStadium #Summerslam

Welcome back to "The Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast" for a loaded episode and all of the Four Horsemen are here! Dave Sturchio, Tommy Dee, Chris Payne and the return of Tommy Tequila are in studio to talk all things Hulk Hogan! We lost a legend and we pay our respects by talking about the great memories and legacy he left in the world of professional wrestling. We get into our WWE Summer Slam predictions and what we think can possibly play out at MetLife stadium! All this and more! #HulkHogan #WWE #Summerslam #FightFactoryPodcast

Dave Sturchio, Tommy Dee and Chris Payne are back in studio after a brief break to recover from "The War On The Shore 2" with another LOADED episode of "The Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast". What did we like? What didn't we like? How the "business" side of things always carries a little bit of extra pressure but how wonderfully entertaining it was. The fellas cover the matches, the backstage stuff, the unfortunate politics of pro wrestling and more! Enjoy as we peel back the curtain and give you an inside look of what went into the biggest show of the summer! #TheWarOnTheShore2 #FightFactoryWrestling #Wrestling

Welcome to the FINAL stop before Fight Factory Wrestling's War On The Shore 2!! It's Dave Sturchio, Tommy Dee and Chris Payne back at the studio to go over all the final touches for their blockbuster show set to take place on Tuesday, July 15th at Martell's Tiki Bar! We also talk a little WWE Raw, Some TNA PPV stuff and so much more! Enjoy!! See you on the beach!!

Welcome back boys and girls to the "Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast" with Dave Sturchio and Tommy Dee. Payne & Tommy T are on assignment and we're back in studio to riff about WWE's Night of Champions Premium Live Event! Are we stuck with Cody winning everything again? Who will challenge Gunther for the World Heavyweight Title after he runs through Goldberg... He's running through him right? All this and so much more including some updates for War On The Shore 2 which goes down in 13 days!! Let's get after it! #WWE #NightofChampions #FightFactoryWrestling

Welcome BACK to "The Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast" ! Today we have a very special guest! The very funny and HUGE wrestling fan and host of the stand along with all of his amazing stand up comedy, Mike Figs! Mike helps us predict what is about to go down at WWE King of the Ring along with plugging some of his upcoming shows and more! Enjoy! #MikeFigs #Comedy #WWE #KingofTheRing #Podcast #FightFactoryWrestling

It's 2025 and guess who's back!? No not Dave Sturchio, Tommy Dee, Chris Payne and Tommy Tequila.. No No.. It's GOLDBERG TIME!! Goldberg returns to WWE TV to face off against Gunther! Does Jey Uso get lost in the shuffle if he loses the King of the Ring Tournament? Does he still have the biggest pop of the crowd? We discuss the week of WWE TV! Plus, The War On The Shore gets a big upgrade with a NEW match!! Card always subject to change! All this and so much more!! Enjoy! #Goldberg #WWE #FightFactoryWrestling

Welcome back to "The Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast" ! Dave Sturchio, Tommy Dee and Chris Payne are back in studio to bring you the latest updates for "The War on the Shore 2" along with a whole lot of WWE stuff this week! AAA and WWE seems like they have a great connection with the crowd as their PPV (On YouTube) was a success! Money In The Bank crowns two very obvious winners, what does that tell us for King & Queen of the Ring? Jey Uso dropped the belt on Raw to Gunther in a stunning turn of events AND Ron Killings has arrived in WWE and the TRUTH has set him free! All this and much more!! #WWE #MoneyInTheBank #FightFactoryWrestlingPodcast

Welcome back you filthy animals! The Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast is back on the air this week and we have ourselves a loaded show! Dave Sturchio, Tommy Dee and Chris Payne are back in studio (Where the FCK is Tommy Tequila?!) to talk all things "War On The Shore 2" with some big time updates! Also, R-Truth and Carlito are on the outs at WWE, how do we feel about TKO and their most recent wave of cuts? All this and so much more! #FightFactoryWrestling #WWE #RTruth