‘No-Contest Wrestling’ Podcast With Hosts O’Shea Jackson Jr And TJ Jefferson Launches October 2
O’Shea Jackson Jr is hosting a wrestling podcast.
O’Shea Jackson Jr is hosting a wrestling podcast.
Cumulus Media announced that actor O’Shea Jackson Jr. and TJ Jefferson are hosting “No-Contest Wrestling”, a weekly podcast about wrestling, on the Rich Eisen Podcast Network. The show will feature interviews, news, and analysis. WWE star CM Punk is the guest on the first episode, which drops on October 2nd.
From Cumulus Media:
Cumulus Media (NASDAQ: CMLS) today announced two new podcasts from the Rich Eisen Podcast Network, the fourth and fifth shows in Marconi-winning and Emmy-nominated host Rich Eisen’s expanding network of sports programs for the Cumulus Podcast Network.
Eisen is tag-teaming with actor O’Shea Jackson, Jr. to bring the new weekly original podcast, No-Contest Wrestling, to the Rich Eisen Podcast Network. Together with co-host TJ Jefferson, No-Contest Wrestling’s first episode drops Wednesday, October 2 and features WWE Superstar, CM Punk. With new shows airing weekly, No-Contest Wrestling combines Jackson’s and Jefferson’s unique takes on sports entertainment by interviewing the biggest stars, going behind the scenes with untold stories from the world of wrestling while covering the past, present, and future of WWE, AEW, and independent promotions.
Jackson is best known known for his starring roles in “Straight Outta Compton,” “Godzilla: King of the Monsters,” “Den of Thieves,” and “Cocaine Bear.” Jefferson can be seen daily on The Rich Eisen Show, where he doubles as an on-air producer and talent for the Emmy-nominated sports and entertainment talk show.
The Rich Eisen Podcast Network will also debut The Jim Jackson Show, an all-new weekly podcast hosted by two-time All-American and 14-year NBA veteran Jim Jackson, dropping Thursday, October 3 with guest Charles Barkley. The Jim Jackson Show will cover the sport he loves from the college game to the highest levels of the Association, sitting down with superstar guests and sharing his experience in finance, business, lifestyle, travel, and more. As a studio and game analyst for FOX Sports, Turner Sports, NBA TV, and Westwood One, Jackson has on-court perspective and access to the game’s biggest names.
“I’ve been in a constant search for new, fresh, thought-provoking, and entertaining voices to add to our growing podcast business, and I’m thrilled to add both O’Shea Jackson, Jr. and Jim Jackson to the roster,” said Rich Eisen, owner and CEO of Rich Eisen Productions. “We’ve doubled our number of podcasts. And Jacksons.”
No-Contest Wresting and The Jim Jackson Show are available on most major podcast platforms. The Cumulus Podcast Network distributes, markets, and monetizes all existing and forthcoming podcasts from the Rich Eisen Podcast network.
Jackson Jr. has been outspoken with his views on wrestling in the past.
In August 2023, Jackson Jr. spray-painted a replica AEW World Title to support CM Punk. He also posted a video that showed off his replica WWE Championship.
