Publications and Podcasts

Hi there. My name is Ryan Carse and I don't post here anywhere near as much as I should considering the knowledge and thought-provoking discussion that's produced on a regular basis. Some of you may know that I'm the editor for a quarterly professional wrestling magazine called The Tag Rope. We've been running for a little over a year now, and I'm incredibly proud of the standard of publication that we've been able to produce on a consistent basis. We believe in presenting a completely different form of wrestling magazine than anything else on the market. Long-form articles, original artwork and captivating photography are the credos which we want to ingrain …

http://placetobenation.com/good-will-wrestling-70s-live-watch/ Join Will and Parv in a live viewing of two matches from the 1970s featuring four legends: Dick Murdoch vs. Pat O'Connor (12/15/75): www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwXdMjWuwhc www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWrSaEEGq5A www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl9mLMWg2V8 and ... Dory Funk Jr vs. Jack Brisco (2/8/72): www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfGE3vpHksQ

July Match Guide is out now! Click here to download. In this month’s issue: How Lethal vs. Strong stacks up against some other 60-minute draws in Ring of Honor history; Great lucha indie matches galore featuring Los Traumas, Black Terry, Satanico, Caifan, Guerrero Mixtico Jr. and more; The legacy of Kaientai; Akito continues his roll as the master of the gimmick match; and Much more from AAA, CMLL, WWE, and New Japan!

Everyone’s 12th favorite podcast is back! This time, the king of wrestling podcasts, Joe Gagne, returns to the show to list the 10 greatest “What Ifs” in wrestling. For example: what if you listened to this podcast instead of not listening to it? The course of your life would change dramatically! On the show, Matt and Joe think of all of the times where one little change would have altered the wrestling world forever. List spoilers: what if the Young Stallions never broke up? What if Mick Foley’s last name was Jackson instead of Foley? (His name would have been Mick Jackson!) What if John Cena’s finisher was the top rope double axehandle? We go in depth on these topics an…

Will is joined by Kris Zellner (Exile on Badstreet/Between the Sheets), David Bixenspan (The Trade Marks/The Bix Show/Between the Sheets), & Alfredo Esparza (Lucha World) to break down all of the action. Listen to us discuss what is probably the worst PPV ever and how one of the panel will never give his money to AAA ever again. We talk about the old and the useless that worked this show, the major disappointments, and the booking insanity that put a dark cloud over this show. Don’t miss this episode! http://placetobenation.com/ptbn-reaction-show-aaas-triplemania-xxiii/

http://placetobenation.com/all-japan-excite-series-9/ Parv and Steven are back for this special show as they welcome the first ever guest on the AJ Excite series, the awesome PeteF3, to watch this amazing suite of matches. 04/16/94 - Steve Williams vs Toshiaki Kawada 05/21/94 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue 06/03/94 - Mitsuharu Misawa vs Toshiaki Kawada 07/22/94 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs Steve Williams & Johnny Ace

http://placetobenation.com/brainbuster-the-pro-wrestling-quiz-show-episode-6/ It's Brainbuster Six:Or Johnny's An Idiot and Parv's Sleeping ! Join Johnny Sorrow, Producer Matt Denton, Danny, and returning champ Kelly as we dive head first into a clusterf*ck of a show. Parv was going to be on but he fell asleep, I've been so swamped at work I missed some mistakes in the writing, and basically The spirit of Roddy Piper was present, but amid the chaos comes the healing power of laughter, and we had a fun time. Check it out! (PWO/ PTBN Link coming)

http://placetobenation.com/this-week-in-wrestling-for-august-8-2015/ The crew is back for another look at “This Week in Wrestling”. After some HitchBot and hockey talk we dive into the first fall (0:02:54) to look at Johnny Sorrow’s pick for the NWA Classics match of the week. Next up was a heated talk about ROH TV. Does a shitty main event ruin a good show? This is followed by Pete looking at ROH’s on demand show from Las Vegas on July 17th. The first fall ends with our look at NXT’s TV. The second fall (0:57:06) begins with Pete and Kris Zellner hyping AAA TripleMania. After that the crew is back to talk the second part of Lucha Underground’s Ultima Lucha, i…

The latest SCG Radio is now online as we take your nominations talking about "McMyths" - WWE's revisionist history or company line on countless topics, as the panel gives their thoughts on Vince's spin on The Brass Ring, the 1994 Steroid Trial, taking on "Ted Turner", crying foul over Eric Bischoff's dirty tactics, Saddam Hussein threatens WrestleMania, the Ultimate Warrior DVD, Montreal, DX's invasion of WCW, wrestling in smoky arenas, Black Saturday and much, much more. A fun show this week, check it out and let us know what you think! http://squaredcirclegazette.podbean.com/mf/play/8awtz6/SCGRadio49-BustingMcMyths.mp3 In addition, next week is our 50th episode,…

Some friends and I started a Medium publication where we want to discuss anything in wrestling that catches our attention. In the Spanish wrestling community (everything it's in Spanish, but I think some people here can read it without problems) there are few places talking about things outside WWE in a thoughtful way, so we wanted to try filling that void. It's called Proyecto Suplex! In my first contribution, I wrote about the body as a tool for representation in Silver Star vs. Charles Lucero (22/6/14): La fragilidad del cuerpo

In episode #6 of the Dangerous Alliance Wrestling Podcast, JT and Will tackle the following challenges as they dive into wrestling history: - Summer Road Trip: JT & Will build the ultimate road trip playlist exclusively made up of wrestling theme songs! - Create-A-Stable: The boys work through history and piece together and book new wrestling stables that could have existed in years gone by. - Dangerous Five: JT & Will rank their top five all time favorite tag teams! - Mailbag! - The boys read answers questions from fans of the show. So, kick back and join JT & Will in the Alliance as they travel through the history of wrestling! http://placetobenation.c…

http://placetobenation.com/pro-wrestling-super-show-54-rick-martel-running-with-the-goats/ Steven Graham and Tim Livingston are joined by Parv to look at Rick Martel against some of the Greatest of All-Time including: Nick Bockwinkel, Harley Race, Buddy Rose, Ric Flair, Stan Hansen and Terry Funk. Not only do we discuss the matches, but we talk about where Martel rates all-time. We compare him to Ricky Steamboat as well as the other greatest babyfaces in history! Also we break down the utterly bizarre racist Bill Clinton impersonator. Watch the matches for yourself and follow along at home here: Don’t forgot to donate money to the Toronto Zoo here.

Shake Them Ropes #98 sees Rob & Jeff relive their memories of Roddy Piper from each perspective, plus we review and discuss Roddy Piper vs Greg Valentine from NWA Starrcade 1983. We'll also briefly discuss the big moments from this week's Raw at the end of the episode. Clips from Piper's past, our memories, and Match #68 on our Top 100 countdown, all today on Shake Them Ropes. http://traffic.libsyn.com/shakethemropes/str98.mp3 Download Subscribe to STR on Youtube: http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/youtube Visit STR Online: http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/str Follow STR on Twitter @ShakeThemRopes Support STR w/ on Amazon: http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/amazon

Part 1 - AAA & Lucha Underground. Part 2 - WWE. Nice interview for the bucket list if nothing else.

http://placetobenation.com/this-week-in-wrestling-for-august-1-2015/ Pete, Steven and Johnny are back with special guest Dylan Hales to talk this week in wrestling! In the first fall the crew talk about the racism of Hulk Hogan, the death of "Hot Rod" Roddy Piper and we break down WWE Raw. In the second fall we talk NWA Classics, including a Dick Murdoch vs The Nightmare match. We break down ROH TV and look at Death Before Dishonor's undercard. We finally discuss NXT TV and then compare who we like better NXT or ROH. The second and final part of Pete's interview of Dylan Hales discussing the Scenic City Invitational ends the second fall. In the third and final fall,…

Place to Be Nation is excited to kick off a new show on the PWO-PTBN podcast network as Kris Zellner and David Bixenspan are joined by Todd Martin (Pro Wrestling Torch) to discuss the week that was July 20-26, 1989. Listen to the guys discuss the Great American Bash PPV and all the matches/angles, Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Mike Tyson????, the rise of Kenta Kobashi among other young guys and how the AWA Team Challenge Series compares to the Laff-A-Lympics!!! http://placetobenation.com/between-the-sheets-1/

The latest Squared Circle Gazette Radio is up, as we talk from April to June of 1997 in our Monday Night War Timeline. Accompanied as always by inside notes from the Wrestling Observer Newsletters of the time, the panel discusses all the key talking points such as on-air shoot promos, the overwhelming tensions leading to backstage fights with Bret Vs. Shawn and Nash Vs. Piper, the rise of babyface Steve Austin against the Hart Foundation, the shocking original plan for The Undertaker's "secret", Sting continues to hunt Hulk Hogan, epic stories of Sid, constantly changing plans, WCW makes a little-known historic mistake for the ages, and much more. With all the facts and f…

Bryan and I have been wanting to do another free issue for a while and I felt like this warranted it. New stuff came out in Gawker's lawsuit against the FBI right as the leak happened, and, well, it's REALLY interesting, so I did an extensive piece on it. Please spread the word, link everywhere, etc. Thanks!

http://shoutengine.com/GetintheRing/get-in-the-ring-73115-11315 Today on Get in the Ring G1 Climax coverage PWG BOLA Matches announced WWE, WTF are they doing TNA, ROH, Lucha Underground all in trouble Meek Mill using Taker's theme in diss track....Psych This was recorded prior to the news of Roddy Pipers passing. RIP Rowdy Roddy Piper

http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2015/07/28/vow-interview-son-of-havoc-matt-cross-on-ultima-lucha-lu-tough-enough-parkour-hogan-more/ Rob McCarron (@ShakeThemRopes) and Joe Lanza (@JoeMLanza) are joined by Lucha Underground’s Son of Havoc, also known as independent wrestling superstar Matt Cross, to discuss Lucha Underground and the two part season finale, Ultima Lucha. Ultima Lucha begins Wednesday, July 29 on El Rey Network. Matt joins us for nearly an hour, discussing a wide range of topics from taping Lucha Underground, to his past on WWE Tough Enough, to ghosts and more. We’ll also get his thoughts on the current Hulk Hogan controversy, as Matt was a roster m…

Voices of Wrestling's NJPW G1 Climax 25 Coverage Night 1: July 20 Written Review: NJPW G1 - Night 1 by Bryan Rose http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ILqfhvMb84

Read several boards yesterday and kept hearing about this Austin/Piper controversy, so decided to listen to Piper's podcast. While Piper and his co host Earl kept making the claim of "satire", the entire thing was harsh and personal, which I don't mind (people need thicker skin)...but was odd with Austin being the one who went to bat for Piper to get a podcast in the first place. The whole thing was just odd (although Sasso does a great Austin).

Join us for this week's show as talk about the all-time great build-ups in wrestling history! Discussing the hype and storylines behind Hogan Vs. Sting, Sabu Vs. Taz, WrestleMania 3, Rock Vs. Austin, Austin Vs. Bret, Highway to Hell, Flair at Starrcade 93, Bret Vs. Owen, Foley Vs. Orton, Money In The Bank 2011, Virgil and Batista's babyface turns, the journey of Book-Dust, Michaels Vs. Taker and many many more, as we break down some of the best jobs creating anticipation we've ever seen. A fun trip down memory lane this week, check it out and as always, let us know what you think! http://squaredcirclegazette.podbean.com/mf/web/2h6fxu/SCGRadio47-TheBestBuildUpsinWrestl…

http://placetobenation.com/this-week-in-wrestling-for-july-25-2015/ Pete, Steven and Johnny are back to discuss this week in wrestling! First Fall: The crew break down NXT TV and how it looks with the women leaving. Dylan Hales from Wresting Culture joins Pete for the first half of his hype for the Scenic City Invitational. From there Pete and Steven discuss ROH TV and the Death Before Dishonor iPPV. Second Fall: Pete and Steven break down Lucha Underground TV and hype Ultima Lucha and then transition into the NJPW G-1 Climax and talk the first four nights. Third Fall: Pete, Steven and Johnny talk WWE Raw and discuss Brock Lesnar-Undertaker, the women…

http://placetobenation.com/tag-teams-back-again-episode-5-managers-midgets-and-machines/ Kelly and Marty dive deep, deep, deep into the archives and emerge with six more matches from 1986 WWF to review. Marvel at a match list that will make you think "What the hell were these guys smoking?" "Terrible" Terry Funk, "Hoss" Funk and Jimmy Hart vs Andre the Giant and the Junkyard Dog 3/23/86, MLG The Funks vs JYD and Tito Santana 4/7/86, Wrestlemania 2 Ricky Steamboat, JYD and the Haiti Kid vs "Hoss" Funk, Jimmy Jack Funk and Jimmy Hart 4/26/86, Boston Garden The Machines and Captain Lou Albano vs Big John Studd, King Kong Bundy and Bobby "the Brain"…