Eyes Up Here is a podcast hosted by ECW Original, former WWE Superstar and "The Queen of Extreme" Francine. With over 25 years in the wrestling business that took Francine all over the world, she likes to call Eyes Up Here a lifestyle podcast. Listeners are brought into the world of this EXTREME warrior turned Mom and alongside her co-host Chad (Two Man Power Trip/Triple Threat Podcast) they look to have a great time, laugh and learn about the ups and downs that come with raising a family, wrestling, Disney and beyond.
Still calling right down the middle after all these years DADDY! ECW legend and all-time great Bill Alfonso better known to fans as "Fonzie" joins "The Queen of Extreme" for this Eyes Up Here FLASHBACK episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It's an Eyes Up Here TRENDING TOPICS rundown as "The Queen of Extreme" dives into the latest wrestling news trending across social media as well as taking a deeper look into stories throughout the entire wrestling landscape. Including, Tiffany Stratton's recent controversy, Ricky Starks AEW comments and the latest from the Vince McMahon / Janel Grant lawsuit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today's Eyes Up Here FLASHBACK features an interview with ECW's The Blue Meanie. Meanie and The Queen of Extreme share stories from ECW and dive deep into when he returned to WWE following the One Night Stand PPV and how that time of his life proved to be a very pivotal turning point for our favorite blue guy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A jam packed Eyes Up Here features Francine's full review of Darkside of the Ring's Season 5 finale on the infamous Black Saturday. Black Saturday saw Vince McMahon overtake the Georgia Championship Wrestling territory and time slot directly from the empire that help build it. Complete with double crosses, blood-oaths, death threats and bruised egos. We also cover a viral tweet that tries to throw shade at wrestlers who try to make a living on the Indies but "The Queen of Extreme" has a defense ...
Was the WWE Backlash crowd the greatest of all time? This week's Eyes Up Here asks the question of whether or not this crowd was the perfect wrestling audience or were they over the top? We also tackle breaking news while recording of Ric Flair being tossed out of a local bar. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today's Eyes Up Here FLASHBACK features a two for one special. You get two of the rarest interviews in Francine's audio vault featuring WWE Hall of Famer, Madusa (Alundra Blayze) and AEW's HEY! (EW) host, RJ City. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Fresh off of the airing of his DSOTR episode, The Sandman returns to Eyes Up Here with Francine to recap and discuss with "The Queen of Extreme" the lowdown on perhaps the best episode ever of the controversial VICE series. "Hak" also gives additional details to stories told on air and shares what was left on the cutting room floor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
TNA's Lou D'Angeli, FKA Sign Guy Dudley joins "The Queen of Extreme" for today's Eyes Up Here. Lou gives Francine the low down on his return to wrestling following his awesome run with Cirque du Soleil how TNA is growing step by step. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week's bonus episode features the first appearance of Jazz. Checkout the stories of Francine and Jazz as they detail their work together throughout the years and how they managed to stay such close friends. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week's Eyes Up Here with Francine covers the EXPLOSIVE recent CM Punk interview and AEW broadcasting of the all-in backstage footage of the Jack Perry/PPunk altercation. "The Queen of Extreme" weighs in on the topic and gives her take, but also discusses backstage fights she has witnessed in the past and how this incident may compare to one that involved an ECW original and Paul Heyman. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
A brand new weekly segment featuring some of our classic content debuts this week with one of our favorite interviews of all time, Mike Bucci, aka Nova. Nova is one of the most interesting stories to come out of ECW, and he shares all of the amazing things he has done since leaving the wrestling business as well as chronicling his journey with classic stories as told like only he can! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In last week's episode, we detailed "Titangate" and the 1990s "Ringboy" scandals that rocked the WWE to the core, leading to resignations and on-air arguments between disgruntled talents and Vince McMahon. This week, we focus on more of the stories that WWE has wanted you to forget over the years. One in particular has absolutely been swept under the rug and is not talked about enough, even though it was reported heavily during theheyday of the modern-day dirt sheet websites. See omnystudio.com/...
It's a special Eyes Up Here BONUS episode where "The Queen of Extreme" shares the details about her amazing WrestleMania weekend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Long before the Janel Grant scandal came to light and the revelation of millions of dollars of hush money being paid out by Vince McMahon, there was a time that the then WWF was embroiled in a gigantic scandal like no other had been seen before up to that point. This scandal involved WWE Executives, wrestlers, fans and anyone connected to the company. Join us as we stroll back down memory and dive deep into the scandals that started it all@ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
One of the greatest comeback stories in wrestling history makes a stop by Eyes Up Here as "The Queen of Extreme" and good friend, "American Male," Scotty Riggs reunite for an emotional podcast episode discussing Scotty's unbelievable last year and his complete life transformation. In his viral video with tag team partner Buff Bagwell and Diamond Dallas Page, Riggs goes into detail about just how low things were getting for him before he decided to fight and become the true inspiration to many th...
This week's Eyes Up Here helps reunite Perry Saturn and Francine after 27 years of not crossing paths or seeing one another since Saturn left ECW in 1997. In this extremely rare podcast appearance for the former ECW tag team champion, we hear a collection of stories of life traveling the globe with fellow Eliminators tag team partner John Kronus as well as why there was a need to jump to WCW and what issue in WWE led to the creation of the beloved character Moppy. Plus, we hear all about Perry's...
Former ECW star Chris Chetti joins Eyes Up Here with Francine for his first ever podcast appearance. After stepping away from the wrestling business, Chetti is in the beginning stages of a wrestling comeback, recently winning a local independent organization's tag team titles and starting to hit the convention scene alongside his brothers and sisters from the land of extreme. But the stories that "The Rookie" has are the star of this show, as "The Queen of Extreme" and her friend of nearly thirt...
Devon Dudley returns to Eyes Up Here this week. Francine and Devon share a fun recap of their recent family dinner during "The Queen of Extreme's" vacation and how there may be another set of "Dudley" kids who are about to give their Dad a run for his money. We also get an EXCLUSIVE update on the future of The Dudleys and if we may see a potential in ring return for Bubba and Devon at some point in the future. You can now send questions into Francine's Eyes Up Here Podcast: email allpodcastquest...
This week's Eyes Up Here welcomes former WWE backstage personality McKenzie Mitchell. Since departing WWE, McKenzie has seen success in so many different areas of broadcasting. Having worked for Impact Wrestling and WWE, she is now on a mission to find out the backstory behind some of wrestling's most unique fashion with her new YouTube show, THREADS. In this chat with "The Queen of Extreme," we also get to learn the history behind McKenzie's family business and how some of her very unique desig...
Today, Francine welcomes TNA Wrestling's Alisha Edwards to Eyes Up Here. "The Queen of Extreme" and "Mrs. Anything is Possible" discuss all the recent positive buzz and also the controversial happenings surrounding TNA, including the shocking removal of Scott D'amore by parent company Anthem Sports and Entertainment. You can now send questions into Francine's Eyes Up Here Podcast: email allpodcastquestions@gmail.com Follow Francine on all platforms @ECWDIVAFRANCINE Instagram / Twitter Order Fran...
Today's Eyes Up Here with Francine welcomes the director and producer of the critically acclaimed documentary Beyond the Mat, Barry Blaustein. 25 years after Beyond the Mat gave fans an inside look at the behind-the-scenes workings of the biggest promotions in wrestling, we look back with Barry at how he views the film now versus then and if he would change anything about his creative process of making this ground-breaking feature. Barry also touches on the vibe and reception he received from th...
"The Queen of Extreme" is back from vacation, and she is ready to cover the entire Vince McMahon controversy from top to bottom. From the original court filings to some of the most recent updates, Francine comments on what she thinks of this entire situation and reveals new details on how certain uncomfortable scenarios played out backstage during her time in the WWE with Vince McMahon and members of upper management. You can now send questions into Francine's Eyes Up Here Podcast: email allpodc...
Filling in for Francine this week is ECW alumni and " Quintessential Stud Muffin" Joel Gertner. Joel comes to Eyes Up Here during a continuing breaking story surrounding the WWE's founder Vince McMahon and his ongoing legal problems surrounding the many accusations and revelations made by former employee Janel Grant in a court filling made public late last month. You can now send questions into Francine's Eyes Up Here Podcast: email allpodcastquestions@gmail.com Follow Francine on all platforms ...
THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED PRIOR TO THE NEWS BREAKING REGARDING VINCE MCMAHON Take a trip with us back to some of ECW's classic moments as "The Chadster" and ECW's one and only "Queen of Extreme" run down a list of classic storylines and angles. We analyze five that still hold up really well today in 2024 and five that are completely played out and wouldn't stand a chance in the modern landscape. You can now send questions into Francine's Eyes Up Here Podcast: email allpodcastquestions@gmail.com ...
For the first time since we've joined iHeartRadio, "The Franchise" Shane Douglas returns to Eyes Up Here. From Tony Khan's touchy tweeting to the new regime running WWE, in typical Shane Douglas fashion, he leaves nothing off the table and delivers his controversial, unfiltered take on all matters having to do with the wrestling business. Plus, "The Queen of Extreme" Francine and "The Franchise" talk all about their huge year ahead and all of their big plans for this coming WrestleCon weekend in...
Sometimes it takes a name change. Coming off a huge weekend filled with buzz and social media traction, we look at TNA Wrestling's Hard to Kill event, the new faces that have joined the company, and where they all may go from here. Also, a Netflix documentary about Vince McMahon is back on the table. We discuss the possibility of the former WWE chairman being involved with the highly controversial project. You can now send questions into Francine's Eyes Up Here Podcast: email allpodcastquestions...
We turn the show back over to the Eyes Up Here universe for this week's episode. We finish up the questions from our last Ask Francine. *ALMOST* Anything? For the diehard wrestling fan, these questions are tailor-made for you. We discuss topics such as Bam Bam Bigelow's WWF career, catfights, fans getting too close to the action, and who should be the first ECW star elected to the WWE Hall of Fame. You can now send questions into Francine's Eyes Up Here Podcast: email allpodcastquestions@gmail.c...
Picking up where we left off in our last podcast episode, Eyes Up Here with Francine kicks off 2024 with the second half of the haunting Tammy Sytch interview. The next chapter of this compelling look-back is complete with all the new details that were fresh off the wire prior to the publication of this episode. You can now send questions into Francine's Eyes Up Here Podcast: email allpodcastquestions@gmail.com Follow Francine on all platforms @ECWDIVAFRANCINE Instagram / Twitter Order Francine'...
Last month, WWE Hall of Famer Tammy Sytch was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison following a fatal DUI crash. The unfortuntate incident tragically killed a 75-year-old man. The crash occurred in Volusia County, Florida, in March 2022. Eight months prior, Tammy joined Eyes Up Here for an in-depth interview during which she discussed many of the details of her prior stays behind bars, what she would do to prevent any future incarceration, and what she thought she could do to build a brighte...
Sean Ross Sapp is the managing editor for Fightful .com. Today he joins Eyes Up Here for the first time to discuss last week's episode with Vince Russo and how their personal animosity has grown throughout the years. Sean also tells Francine all about his recent charitable effort and work with a local wrestling promotion to help raise money for a good cause, as well as why he decided to learn how to train inside the wrestling world when he began reporting on it. Additionally, Sean tells a detail...
