Publications and Podcasts

It's BRAINBUSTER 5 ! Join Johnny Sorrow, Producer Matt Denton, and The American Dream as they welcome Phillip, Ryan and returning Champion Kelly as we take a wild ride on the end of a lightnin' bolt. Thrills a plenty that will have you so excited you'll shave the sides of your head and write TULLY on them. It's time for BRAINBUSTER! https://soundcloud.com/jerryvonkramer/brainbuster5

Episode #1 - Remembering the Meadowlands: http://placetobenation.com/history-of-wrestling-podcast-1-remembering-the-meadowlands/ This show is featured on the Place to Be Podcast iTunes feed: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-place-to-be-podcast/id500883402?mt=2

Dylan and Dave return with an interview of Jimmy Rave, one of the great wrestlers currently active. We talk his early career, his escapades trying to evade and avoid flying toilet paper and his current activities on the indy scene. Jimmy was a great guest and we hope to have him on again. http://placetobenation.com/wrestling-culture-podcast-rave-on/

In episode #5 of the Dangerous Alliance Wrestling Podcast, JT and Will tackle the following challenges as they dive into wrestling history: – Dream Matches! – JT & Will book different dream matches throughout wrestling history. They take stars in their primes, match them up and break down the tale of the tape. – Living the Gimmick – The boys break down the career and many faces of Barry Darsow. – Building the Card – JT & Will build the ultimate Great American Bash card by picking one match from each installment, using wrestlers and titles no more than one time. – Mailbag! – The boys read answers questions from fans of the show. So, kick back and joi…

Will is joined by Dylan Hales (Wrestling Culture), Kris Zellner (Exile on Badstreet), Phil Schneider (Segunda Caida), Johnny Sorrow (Titans of Wrestling) and Johnny P (Barbed Wire City) to break down all of the action. Is there a political hit on Roman Reigns? Can the NXT women perform on the big stage? Will Kevin Owens ever win another match? Finally... Undertaker. Don't miss this episode. http://placetobenation.com/ptbn-reaction-show-battleground-2015/

Kris is joined by David Bixenspan (The Bix Show/The Trade Marks) & Dylan Hales (Wrestling Culture/The Trade Marks) to discuss the life and times of “Nature Boy” Buddy Landel. Join us as we talk about the ups and downs of Budro’s career, his good times and his bad times and why he WAS great and not a could’ve, should’ve, or would’ve been!!! http://placetobenation.com/exile-on-badstreet-9-yeah-we-said-it-the-life-and-times-of-buddy-landel/

I'm a bit old school in the sense that as much as I like some of the news and opinion based wrestling sites out there today I still love the feeling of leafing through a wrestling magazine. There are a few good wrestling magazines still chugging along and they are all worth your time. I happen to write for one of them, The Tag Rope. It really is a magazine worth checking out. Oli Sandler provides high quality photography, while Pedro Carvalho provides the best wrestling related art going as companion pieces for some of the articles. Pedro always provides a piece for my articles and with no shame I can say that without his art my articles wouldn't be anywhere near as good …

Plugging this one again because it's been a while since I last plugged it anyways. I'm one of a bevy of writers/reviewers for Free Pro Wrestling. It's run by TJ Hawke, and the basic premise is that we offer reviews of matches that are offered for free by the promotions themselves on websites such as YouTube and Daily Motion. I have a lot of fun writing for this site, and without any bias I can say that if nothing else the website is a tremendous resource for free, legal wrestling available online. A few posters on these forums such as Case Lowe, Dylan Waco, and Tanner also write for the site. If you're looking for interesting writing about some free wrestling then by all …

Figured it was about time I made another topic for my main blog, Blue Thunder Drive. I've been writing about great wrestling for a year now. I say great because one of the goals with this blog is to keep things positive, hence why I only write about the great matches. Basically if I watch something and I think it's a MOTYC, think ****+, it gets a write-up on the blog. I've written about a lot of stuff from a lot of different promotions, ranging from the sleaziest of small indies to WWE itself. I also have some ongoing projects where I pick out great matches from said projects. Couple of those projects would be WWE Nertwork PPVs, NXT from the beginning, and PWG from the be…

http://placetobenation.com/this-week-in-wrestling-for-july-18-2015/ Pete, Steven & Johnny cover the week in wrestling for July 18, 2015. In the first segment Pete & Steven break down Jushin Liger in NXT and Ring of Honor TV. Johnny then joins Pete as they talk NXT TV and NWA Classics. In the second segment Pete & Steven talk international wrestling including Lucha Underground and previewing the G1 Climax. In the final segment Johnny & Pete talk WWE including Raw and Smackdown!

Part 1 Danny and Beast Mike delve into the WWE and UFC News of the week. Justin Liger going to NXT, NXT Divas, McGregor, McDonald vs Lawler http://shoutengine.com/GetintheRing/get-in-the-ring-71715-part-1-11011 Part 2 G1 Climax preview with Dylan Hales (PTBN), Beast Mike, and myself as we go match by match and predict the winners and losers of NJPW G1 Climax 25 http://shoutengine.com/GetintheRing/get-in-the-ring-71715-part-2-g1-climax-preview-11012

http://placetobenation.com/titans-of-wrestling-52-interview-with-kevin-sullivan-and-nwa-president-bruce-tharpe/ Parv, Pete and Johnny welcome back NWA President Bruce Tharpe and the Devil himself, Kevin Sullivan(!!) to talk NWA Classics. Bruce talks about some of the techinical aspects of the footage, such as aspect ratio and the transfer process, while Kevin tells some great stories about various legends in the business including The Funks, Gary Hart, Eddie Graham, and Vince McMahon Sr.

The June 2015 Cross Arm Breaker Match Guide is out today. In addition to the usual full length and “quick” reviews of matches from the past month, this month we also break down which wrestlers are having the best year by region (US/Canada, Mexico, Japan, Europe). 85 wrestlers in all are discussed/evaluated individually. In terms of variety and overall content, this is one of my favorite issues we have done far. Download the June issue for free here: http://www.crossarmbreaker.com/2015-match-guides/june-2015-match-guide/ In addition, to make it a little bit easier for anyone wishing to catch up you can download the first six issues for free in either PDF or e-…

Kris is joined by Rob Naylor and WES HATCH!!!!! to discuss some of the great workers of the independent wrestling scene of the early 2000’s such as Teddy Hart, Jason Cross, Da Hit Squad, and many others plus we discuss the legend known as Nick Gage. Listen to us go nuts about Brian XL & The Spanish Announce Team!! http://placetobenation.com/exile-on-badstreet-7-underground-kingz/

In episode #4 of the Dangerous Alliance Wrestling Podcast, JT and Will tackle the following challenges as they dive into wrestling history: – Draft Time – JT & Will finish building the three year arc for their wrestling promotions using a set of parameters when drafting a North American based roster from 1987. – Live Watch Party – The boys settle in for a live watch of Shawn Michaels, Ahmed Johnson & Sid vs. Vader, British Bulldog & Owen Hart from IYH: International Incident 1996. Be sure to fire up your own copy and follow along as they break down the match, characters and storylines! – State of the Union – JT & Will take on the task of choosing the…

http://placetobenation.com/pro-wrestling-super-show-53-the-greatest-wrestler-ever/ A breezy almost three hours with Dylan and Will talking the Greatest Wrestler Ever project and going over a large amount of candidates. What is not to enjoy?

http://placetobenation.com/this-week-in-wrestling-for-july-11-2015/ Pete, Steven & Johnny are back for the 2nd episode of This Week in Wrestling! The show takes segment one to look at Andre the Giant vs Harley Race from NWA Classics, EVOLVE 45, ROH TV, CZW and CJ Parker and NXT TV. The second segment goes international with Lucha Underground, Rey Mysterio in AAA and TripleMania and a quick look at New Japan and Ishii-Makabe. We end the show looking at the WWE including Raw, Smackdown and the Dusty Rhodes special.

After taking nominations from a variety of message boards, join myself and the panel as we debate the Most Useless PPV in wrestling history! Taking your suggestions, we discuss shows such as King Of The Ring 95, WrestleManias 9 and 11, BattleBowl 93, ECW December To Dismember, many In Your House events, many TNA shows, many Great American Bashes, WCW New Blood Rising, No Mercy in the UK, nWo Souled Out, Battleground 2013, Heroes of Wrestling and many more questionable shows, as we debate their merits (or lack thereof) and get to the bottom of what makes a big event truly worthless. A very fun show this week, check it out~! http://squaredcirclegazette.podbean.com/mf/we…

Hey guys, I got a new podcast idea that I want your opinions on. I have Wrestling fans come on this show and give me 2 or 3 matches that are meaningful to them or to the history of the business and I watch these matches and we have a discussion on the matches and the storylines leading up to it and what it's significance is to you or to Wrestling as a whole. What do you think would love feedback

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I have quite a few shows lined up with guests already, but I wanted to extend an open invite to anyone who is able to discuss wrestling from all around the world (not just in one country or company) for any month in the 1990s. I'll be doing an episode on each month of the decade as part of a new series. If you're interested, please PM me at least 3-5 months (Example: January 1990, June 1991, etc) that interest you the most and I'll try to work you in as a guest for as many shows as possible. If there are things you haven't seen in the month in question, but you're willing to close any footage gaps you may have in advance and would still like to be a guest, that's …

The Wrestling Culture podcast is back but is now being hosted exclusively at Place 2 Be Nation!!! Dylan and Dave talk about the careers of Butch Miller and Luke WIlliams, better known as The Sheepherders and The Bushwhackers. Everything is discussed from their time with Andre the Giant to their hardcore brawls and eventually their days as sardine-eating minstrels. Please give it a listen and thanks for the support. http://placetobenation.com/wrestling-culture-i-like-to-herd-people/

Will is joined by Pete, Johnny P and Dylan Hales to discuss the latest New Japan mega-show. Could the Bullet Club be revamped? Can AJ Styles keep the Heavyweight Title? Is Nakamura still the most charismatic guy in wrestling? Will Honma ever be elevated up the card? Join us for the latest 4 1/2 hour spectacle from Japan. http://placetobenation.com/ptbn-reaction-show-new-japan-dominion/

Every once in a while Beyond Wrestling will release matches for free, and this time they are releasing a match for free based on a fan vote. The link is over at Free Pro Wrestling, so stop by and vote; there are some interesting matches on the list. Beyond Wrestling Poll

This is long, but I thought he was very honest and I was pleased with how it turned out. Check it out. http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2015/07/08/empire-rising-an-interview-with-empire-wrestling-entertainment-booker-andrew-alexander/