Mark Madden Mark Madden ( December 29 , 1960 ) is an American radio sports talk - show host in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania and also a former - World Championship Wrestling television commentator . Professional biography . A 1982 graduate of Duquesne University , Madden wrote for Pro Wrestling Torch from 1992 to 1994 before beginning work as a TV color commentator and magazine writer for World Championship Wrestling . Shortly before the WCW organization dissolved in 2001 , Madden was fired for making disparaging remarks about the company , lobbying for the return of the fired Scott Hall , and disclosing information about the sale of WCW . He also spent several years as a regular columnist for Wade Keller ' s " Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter " . Madden has also worked within mainstream sports journalism , including fifteen years at the " Pittsburgh Post - Gazette " , where he primarily covered high schools for the paper ' s suburban sections , as well as stints at the now - defunct " Penguins Report " and the weekly " Pittsburgh City Paper " . He subsequently appeared as a featured guest on " Action Sports Sunday " on WTAE - TV , a half - hour sports discussion show . The " Post - Gazette " reported on November 17 , 2006 that WTAE - TV dropped Mark Madden as a freelance sports commentator on its Sunday night sports show . Madden has been writing a weekly column called " Monday Madden " for the Beaver County Times since May 28 , 2007 . Another area of sports in which Madden is heavily involved is the game of street hockey . Madden runs Street Hockey USA , and is also involved in the American Street Hockey Institute , a non - profit organization dedicated to growing the game of street / dek / ball hockey in America . He has coached numerous National Champion teams over the years ( most notably his Pittsburgh Wizards team ) , as well as coaching the United States Junior team to a gold medal in the 2006 World Junior Championship in Germany . Personal life . Madden is an avid Pittsburgh Penguins fan and is especially fond of Mario Lemieux and Sidney Crosby . Madden was critical of Lemieux later in his career for " repeatedly trying to score directly off faceoffs " . He once bet Lemieux $ 66 that he could not score from the face - off circle immediately after a draw . Lemieux thought the $ 66 bet was " cheap " , and challenged Madden to a $ 6 , 600 bet . Madden accepted , and agreed that all the money would go to the Mario Lemieux Foundation . Lemieux had attempted the shot several times , with the closest effort being a post shot against the Calgary Flames on December 21 , 2002 . On December 24th , Lemieux lined up against Buffalo Sabres faceoff specialist Chris Gratton . With the Penguins tied 2 - 2 and Gratton being a left - handed draw , Lemieux used the opportunity to take the shot on net . Lemieux shot the puck as it was dropped , going between Gratton ' s legs , off defenseman Alexei Zhitnik ' s skate , and eventually past goaltender Mika Noronen . Lemieux immediately looked to the pressbox , where he knew Madden was watching the game , and raised his arms . Lemieux admitted to trying the shot several times and that it was a tough shot to do without a good bounce . After the goal , Madden said he was planning a telethon to help him raise the $ 6 , 600 promised to the Mario Lemieux Foundation . Madden was hospitalized on January 29 , 2006 after suffering a heart attack during a dek - hockey tournament in Reading , Pennsylvania . Madden drove himself to a local hospital after feeling nauseous , and had the heart procedure done a day after checking in . He resumed his radio show three days later , although in a different time slot . He has openly expressed on his radio show that he believes that he may not be alive when Sidney Crosby breaks each of Wayne Gretzky ' s scoring records . He was an outspoken advocate of the Isle of Capri Casinos gaming company ' s failed plan for a new arena in Pittsburgh . Madden is also a longtime supporter of former Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Barry Bonds . He is known to be a passionate supporter of Liverpool F . C .