MASKED REPUBLIC LEGEND OF LUCHA™ KONNAN LAUNCHES NEW PODCAST ON PODCASTONE'S THE JERICO NETWORK & WILL APPEAR AT COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL

July 14 - San Diego, CA

On June 29, WWE Superstar and host of PodcastOne's hit podcast "Talk is Jericho," Chris Jericho, announced that he would be launching an entire network of podcasts aptly called The Jericho Network and that of the most prolific and outspoken names in the history of lucha libre, Konnan, would be the first new voice of the network.  Last Thursday, the first episode of "Keepin It 100 with Konnan" dropped to widespread listener acclaim.  Immediately breaking into the Top 15 Sports & Recreation podcasts on iTunes, the podcast, which also features co-host Glen "Disco Inferno" Gilberti (who was part of the Filthy Animals faction with Konnan in WCW) and producer Kevin Gill (host of The Kevin Gill Show) attracted more listeners in it's first week than many well established shows from major networks including ESPN, Fox Sports and long established wrestling personalities.  

Prior to the first show airing, a number of wrestling luminaries recorded messages for Konnan that producer Gill played on air.  Among the highlights were Scott Hall's "Jericho, you must be really desperate for content to put this jojo on your network! Konnan couldn't be a star if he was thrown by a ninja!" and Colt Cabana's "I was super excited when I heard that (he) was doing a podcast...and then I found out it wasn't Conan O'Brien, it was Konnan from wrestling." (To hear even more hilarious burials/roasts of Konnan, listen to the first episode!)

Actual listeners had much kinder words as the podcast received overwhelmingly positive feedback including over 90% "Five Star" ratings on iTunes and reviews that included:

"Been a fan of Konnan since WCW, jumped on board his MLW podcast years ago, and digging Keepin it 100 so far!  It's exactly what you would expect from Konnan: the humor, the insight, the great conversations with guests. Viva La Raza!" - iTunes user JawaDaddy

"Best new podcast out there. K-Dawg out there keeping it real with this podcast.  It's not just about wrestling it has a little of everything. Loved listening to him on MLW and now love listening to him on his own show. Chris Jericho did a great job of picking him up and putting him on his podcast network.  Can't go wrong with Konnan." - iTunes user Seekyo

"Konnan is a plethora of wrestling knowledge, wrapped in an enigma of high intellect humor and bacon wrapped with a punch in the face honesty burger."- iTunes user Knoxville73

Not simply a podcast about wrestling, "Keepin It 100 with Konnan" listeners will get the legend's take on squared circle related happenings but whatever else is topical and relevant to him that week from UFC, boxing and basketball to TV, film and pop culture - and always unfiltered and "100."  

On the first episode Konnan acknowledged the freedom he had been granted to remain as honest and controversial as ever as he explained, "It's funny cuz when Chris Jericho came up to me and he told me he wanted me to have my own show I go 'Bro have you heard my show its very risqué. It's not like when I went on your show I was kind of PG. And he said. 'Do you think I was going to make you this offer if I hadn't heard your show already? Do what you do!'"

And that's exactly what Konnan is doing.  New episodes will be released every Thursday on iTunes and at PodcastOne.com/keepin-it-100-with-konnan.  iOS/Apple users can subscribe and have new episodes load to their Podcasts app automatically and Android users can download the free "Podcast Addict" app and stream the show weekly.  

Today's new episode includes discussion of WWE Monday Night Raw, UFC 200 and the NBA and features the debut of two new regular segments. Back by popular demand, "The Juice" Juventud Guerrera calls in from London to talk about hanging out the night before with Paul Heyman and Masked Republic's own Kevin Kleinrock joins Konnan and Disco on a new segment called "The Masked Republic Minute" to discuss a hot topic in the world of lucha libre.  This week they discuss Pentagon Jr. winning the AAA Latino Americano championship.  

Additionally, Konnan will be joining Masked Republic for a very special and rare appearance at Comic-Con International in the Headlocked Comic booth (#1901) next Wednesday night, July 20th from 7-9 PM.  Fans in attendance will be able to purchase autographed photos and memorabilia including limited edition "Comic-Con Week Only" merchandise that will be available only at the convention, at the Finest City Wrestling events in San Diego on July 22 and 23, and at LuchaShop.com from July 20th-July 24th.  

Konnan is on social media

@Konnan5150 on Twitter (primarily in English)

facebook.com/KonnanOficial5150 (primarily in Spanish)

and coming soon a brand new official website at Konnan.me

Masked Republic is on social media 

@MaskedRepublic on Twitter & Instagram

facebook.com/MaskedRepublic

and on the web at MaskedRepublic.com