Gonzalez Media TV Briel O'Cyrus interview on wrestling and media

In the Gonzalez Media TV Briel O'Cyrus interview, Jose Gonzalez said he built a wrestling podcast with his roommate, worked for years without earning money from it and has now been MILLIONS’ top creator for four consecutive months. He also named his wrestling Mount Rushmore, chose his favorite version of Hulk Hogan and explained why he prefers a long conversation with an athlete to a few minutes at a media event.

How did Gonzalez Media TV become a wrestling fan in Puerto Rico?

Gonzalez Media TV traces his wrestling fandom to watching the World Wrestling Council with his grandfather in Puerto Rico when he was about five or six. A Carlos Colom match against Ric Flair caught his attention, but his grandfather’s reaction stayed with him. WrestleMania III and, later, the competition between WWE and WCW gave him new reasons to keep watching.

Watching Carlos Colom with his grandfather

Gonzalez remembered Puerto Rico as a place where major wrestlers worked before reaching larger stages. He named Hulk Hogan, Sting and Dusty Rhodes among the performers who wrestled there. At home, his father preferred boxing and combat sports, while his grandfather was the person who drew him into wrestling.

As a child, he later watched the colorful late-1980s presentation of Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior. Randy Savage against Ricky Steamboat at WrestleMania III became the match that secured his interest, even though Hogan and André the Giant were on the same card.

Ricky Steamboat at WrestleCon

While covering WrestleCon in Tampa in 2021, Gonzalez told Steamboat how much the Savage match meant to him. Gonzalez said Steamboat told him that the wrestlers had an idea of what they wanted to do but called the match in the ring as it unfolded. It was precisely the kind of behind-the-scenes story Gonzalez hopes to hear when he meets wrestlers.

His viewing changed again in high school, around 1997, when friends traded tapes of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) Nitro and WWE programming. He watched both promotions during the Monday Night War. Stone Cold Steve Austin became his number one wrestler, though he also followed The Rock and did not limit himself to one show.

Why is Hollywood Hogan Gonzalez Media TV’s favorite Hulk Hogan?

Hollywood Hogan is Gonzalez Media TV’s favorite version of Hulk Hogan, narrowly ahead of the larger-than-life character he watched as a child. Gonzalez said the 1980s Hogan felt like a superhero to a young fan, while the WCW version looked cool to him as a teenager. He values both for different reasons.

Asked to choose among Hogan’s eras, Gonzalez also pointed to Hollywood Hogan’s match with The Rock as a meeting of two distinct wrestling icons. His preference, though, came down to the contrast between a childhood hero and the later character with a different look and attitude.

Gonzalez argued that Hogan deserves recognition for his effect on professional wrestling, while acknowledging that discussion of him can be contentious. He framed that as his view of Hogan’s professional contribution, not a request that others share his judgment of Hogan as a person.

Who is on Gonzalez Media TV’s wrestling Mount Rushmore?

Gonzalez Media TV puts Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple H, The Rock and Eddie Guerrero on his wrestling Mount Rushmore. He was certain about the first three but found the fourth place difficult to fill. Hogan, The Undertaker and Dusty Rhodes were among the names he considered before choosing Guerrero.

Guerrero’s place reflects more than Gonzalez’s enjoyment of his matches. Gonzalez emphasized what it meant to see a Latin wrestler hold a heavyweight title and discussed the importance of representation for fans. He also cited Guerrero’s influence on later wrestlers, including Mercedes Moné.

For Gonzalez, Guerrero combined memorable work in Mexico with moments that reached a much wider audience. That made him the choice for a final spot Gonzalez could imagine giving to several great wrestlers.

How does Gonzalez Media TV approach wrestling interviews?

Gonzalez Media TV prefers conversations that give athletes room to tell a story, rather than short exchanges built around a headline. He said in-person media events can give an interviewer less than five minutes with a wrestler. Remote interviews are less elaborate visually, in his view, but allow him to concentrate on the conversation.

Short interviews at major events

Gonzalez has covered events including SummerSlam, WrestleMania and WrestleCon. At those events, a line of interviewers and a tight schedule can make questions feel rushed. He said nerves can also interfere when there is little time to recover from a missed question.

Sportskeeda gave him opportunities to work with WWE and UFC while he was learning journalism after two decades in health care. He studied other interviewers and developed his own approach. Gonzalez said he resisted being pushed toward click-driven questions when they did not fit the event or the person in front of him.

A longer conversation with Big Cass

His interview with Big Cass showed him what more time could offer. Gonzalez described a roughly 35-to-45-minute conversation about Cass’s recovery, return to the gym, substance use, departure from WWE and return to wrestling. He contrasted that with the quick questions commonly asked during event coverage. For him, the reason to interview athletes is to understand and share their stories.

How did Gonzalez Media TV start a wrestling podcast and media company?

Gonzalez Media TV began planning a wrestling podcast with his roommate and best friend in 2015 and launched it during Royal Rumble weekend in Orlando in January 2016. They built an audience while producing videos without earning money from them. After later working at Sportskeeda, Gonzalez left and started his own media company in 2022.

Launching the podcast in Orlando

The two friends talked about wrestling so often that people suggested they make a show. Their first setup was a phone in a kitchen, with poor lighting and microphone problems. Despite having attended broadcasting school, Gonzalez said he was still figuring out how to produce the program.

They covered pay-per-views, Raw and SmackDown, going live on Facebook after the weekly shows. Gonzalez said they kept up their Monday and Tuesday schedule for 52 straight weeks. He then stayed up editing footage for YouTube. According to Gonzalez, the work brought thousands of views and 10,000 organic followers within months, but no income from the videos.

Leaving Sportskeeda in 2022

The podcast eventually moved to a virtual format during COVID, then ended as its audience declined and life became busier. Gonzalez continued making content. At Sportskeeda, he developed his editing, presenting and interviewing skills and traveled for assignments. After leaving in 2022, he founded his media company and continued reporting wrestling and combat sports news while looking for a way to do more interviews.

What advice does Gonzalez Media TV give aspiring content creators?

Gonzalez Media TV advises aspiring creators to identify why they want to make content, decide what they will cover and set a schedule they can sustain. He credits persistence with keeping him active through changing projects and platforms, but does not describe consistency as posting every day without a break. He says time away can help prevent burnout.

After his wrestling podcast, Gonzalez and his brother also made a podcast about conspiracy theories. He kept creating and interviewing even as his subjects changed. Describing that path to Briel O'Cyrus, Gonzalez gave its simplest lesson:

I never stopped doing content

Gonzalez said an opportunity with MILLIONS arrived in January 2025 and let him interview combat sports athletes on his own schedule. He said the platform also helped him grow an audience, form professional relationships and earn money. At the time of the conversation, he said he had been its top creator for four consecutive months.

His advice comes with limits. Gonzalez said he has sometimes stopped posting for a month or two to reset. He uses social platforms to follow headlines and promote interviews but tries not to let views or hostile comments determine his mood. For creators balancing another job, he recommends setting aside regular hours for their own work without treating social media as their whole life.

Who is Gonzalez Media TV?

Gonzalez Media TV is a platform featuring interviews, podcasts and other content from Jose Gonzalez, a voice actor turned CEO and entrepreneur. His guests include athletes, CEOs and other people across sports and entertainment.

Wrestling is one of the subjects Gonzalez covers, alongside other combat sports and conversations with people outside sports.