Fight Factory Podcast

Welcome back to the 'Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast" where Dave Sturchio, Tommy Dee and Chris Payne are back in studio together to talk all things pro wrestling! Today they're greeted by their former producer Shay! She comes in and hangs out with the guys as they talk about #WWE #clashinitaly ! Are we growing a little tired of the #Bloodline stuff? Where can that story possibly end? Is #TKO just to far into it to alter? We're talking best finishing moves of all time! Favorite ones too! The only issue is, are there any finishing moves that hold up today...

Welcome back to "The Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast" ! This week the 3 amigos are back at Stellar19 Studios to talk about some big updates with "The War On The Shore 3" ! Jay Lethal will debut with the company and we're PUMPED about it! We provide the updates there along with some WWE Clash in Italy talk. Big time predictions and BOLD statements made in this one. As we recorded this, it was 30 years to the DAY since Scott Hall jumped ship to WCW and showed up on Nitro. Is that the best jump of all time?? We discuss that and so...

The Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast is back with a vengeance this week as Dave Sturchio, Tommy Dee and Chris Payne are back in studio to chat all things "War On The Shore 3" ! We go over the card and some of the updates happening and then dive into some WWE and AEW talk. Brock Lesnar returned to the WWE to attack Oba Femi! Are they losing faith in Oba or is this the "3 Match Plan" some have predicted with Italy and SummerSlam rounding them out! MJF was recently on Ariel Helwani's show and spoke about not being able to achieve...

Welcome back to "The Fight Factory Wrestling" Podcast with Dave Sturchio, Tommy Dee and Chris Payne. The 3 Amigos are back in studio today to discuss a whole bunch of updates for "The War On The Shore 3" and then take a deeper dive into a few hot button topics that Dave found about Tony Khan and his spending and then raises the questions of longevity under this spending model. Khan has hired 18 new talent in the first quarter of 2026 already and have about 190 active roster members. There's not enough TV for everyone! Now what? Is the traditional "HEEL" officially dead...

Welcome back to another hard-hitting episode of The Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast! Join your hosts Dave Sturchio and Chris Payne as they dive deep into the world of professional wrestling, from the local scene in Jersey to the biggest stages in WWE.

🌊 WAR ON THE SHORE 3 UPDATES

The countdown is on! We are officially heading toward The War On The Shore 3 at Martell’s Tiki Bar on Tuesday, July 14th. The beach is going to be rocking, and Dave and Chris have the latest updates on:

Welcome back to the Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast! This week, Dave Sturchio is flying solo and coming to you live from the newly upgraded Stellar19 Studios. While Chris Payne and Tommy Dee are away on assignment, Dave is pulling back the curtain on the "gritty, grassroots" reality of running an independent wrestling promotion in 2026.

In this deep-dive episode, we discuss the evolution of the War on the Shore 3 and why Fight Factory is committed to a higher standard of production, roster building, and storytelling. Dave vents about the current state of "delusional" independent contractors, the importance of...

Welcome back after a loaded WrestleMania weekend! The Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast is back with Dave Sturchio & Tommy Dee to talk all about the weekend that was in WWE. Roman Reigns Defeats CM Punk, Cody retains and gets punted, and Oba Femi IS THE CAPTAIN NOW. So much to dive into including giving our predictions on what's to come in WWE with Jacob Fatu gunning for the "Head of the Table"! All this and so much more including updates on "The War On The Shore 3" and guest announcements! Let's get to it!! #WrestleMania #WWE #FightFactoryWrestling

We have arrived at our "go home" show to WWE's WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas! Dave Sturchio, Tommy Dee and Chris Payne are back in studio today to go over all things WrestleMania! Who takes home the gold? Cody Rhodes or Randy Orton? Does Pat McAfee play a role? Does Jelly Roll get his revenge? Did we just write that sentence? Oba Femi looks to become the newest BEAST but he has to get through Brock Lesnar! Does he? Is WrestleMania not as "hyped" as Mania's of the past? Roman Reigns and CM Punk have a love fest on RAW...

Welcome back to the "Fight Factory Wrestling Podcast" and boy do we have a loaded show for you because CHRIS PAYNE IS BACK! Dave Sturchio & Tommy Dee are graced with the presence the "The Draw" Chris Payne. A few updates on "The War on The Shore 3" along with Dave's time at WrestlePro. CM Punk drops another "pipe bomb" and Dave thinks it's better than the first one! Is it? Pat McAfee talks for ALL of the old school wrestling fans while Payne says it should have been a wrestler to deliver the message! All this and so much more...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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