Publications and Podcasts

Last year I had a conversation with a friend that led to the start of a side wrestling project & podcast: Dro's 1992 Watch & Rank! Basically this year I'm watching matches from all over the world from the year 1992 and ranking them as I go. The debut episode is up now on both Youtube & my Patreon as a free MP3 download! Check it out, enjoy & lets talk 1992! MP3 available here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/dros-1992-watch-33753596 Youtube link here:

Listened to a few episodes of Steve Austin's new podcast - I like it. I can see it being great. The standout episode is easily his chat with Shawn Michaels. They reveal some new things for us which is always great to hear, from a colourful era in wrestling. I can see this getting very good. Steve is probably a phonecall away from having any pro wrestler he fancies on this and some could be mouth watering good: Bret Hart, Jericho, Kurt Angle - you name it. I dare say he could even get current WWE talent on such as HHH if he were to ask. Dare I say Vince? Fucking hell, that one isn't worth thinking about. Highly reccomend you check this out.

In the premier episode of Wrestling War Zone: The Monday Night Wars, JT Rozzero & Chad Campbell break down the 9/11/95 episodes of Monday Night Raw and Monday Nitro. They talk “Raw on the Roof”, the arrival of Dean Douglas, Sid the Loser, the state of the Smoking Gunns, the WCW debut of Sabu, the soft Dungeon of Doom, the greatness of Mongo, the lame ass Hulk Hogan and much more. So sit back, settle in and join JT and Chad as they work their way through the one and only Monday Night Wrestling War era! http://placetobenation.com/wrestling-war-zone-the-monday-night-wars-episode-1/

First they were making the cut. Then they made the cut! And now... Aaron and JT are covering the gamut of wrestling, pop culture and beyond because... it is time to get NO HOLDS BARRED! In this episode, the boys dive into the following topics: Pre-Match Promo: The No Holds Barred Moments of the Day~! Fall One (Wresting): Initial Thoughts on the GWWE Tag Team Project Fall Two (Wrestling): Current State of Their Wrestling Fandom Fall Three (Pop Culture): JT's Foray into the World of Comics Sudden Death (Top Five): Ranking Their Favorite TV Dramas Post-Match Celebration: Celebrating a Recent Moment of Joy Come for the concept, stay for…

New Day has an official WWE branded podcast that they have been showing a graphic for during SmackDown lately. I downloaded it to try it an episode, liked it, downloaded another, and have now listened to all of the. I really like this podcast. It is nothing amazing as far as shooty information goes, so in that sense it is similar to some of the reality programming on the WWE Network. However, I really found the New Day entertaining during this. It just goes to show how much better WWE programming would probably be if it wasn't so scripted.

A project two years in the making finishes as Wrestling with a Generation Gap concludes a look at the WWE Unreleased DVD set. Dave, Nick and Rob cover a plethora of dark matches and tryouts from 1993-1995, though they mostly ignore the Smoking Gunns bout. Topics covered include Undertaker being stuck with a plethora of freaks during the mid 90's, the bush league Tazmaniac gimmick, the night Rob changed Lex Luger's life for the better, Ludvig Borga - enemy of pollution, Bret Hart goodness and a beyond awful Diesel vs. Yokozuna cage match. Please note that a bunch of podcasts were recorded near each other and the audio levels issue will be addressed after the next one (alre…

SCG Radio returns this week for the latest episode of our Monday Night War Timeline series, covering March and April 2000! Breaking down all the big stories of the period and covering every Raw, Nitro and PPV, we discuss topics such as: The curious build to WrestleMania 2000, the hideous Uncensored event, Steve Austin's return at Backlash, Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo's return to power in WCW and subsequent formation of the New Blood angle, Hulk Hogan still being an arsehole, Mike Awesome jumps from ECW, WWF Vs. WCW for the ECW Title, Chris Jericho wins the WWF Title (not really), David Arquette wins the WCW Title (really), and a shocking statistic rears its head to cont…

As we discussed in the Shoot Interview thread here, Sean Oliver and Kayfabe Commentaries are getting out of the Shoot Interview DVD business. They are selling all their stock at $5.00 per DVD, and once they have sold them out they are not selling any new DVD's. Kayfabe Commentaries have started an On Demand service called KC Vault, where eventually they plan to have their entire back catalogue available to stream for $14.00 a month. They are still uploading stuff so the entire catalogue is not yet available. You can also still get their Shoots at WWN Live (which is where I purchased a bunch of the "Back to the Territories" episodes when they first came out) but that i…

Since the NWA is channelling the classic TBS studio vibe with Powerrr and AEW's Dynamite is a perfect throwback to Nitro, I thought an indy could use the format of ECW Hardcore TV to expose their product to a wider audience on a weekly basis. As the spiritual successor to ECW, Game Changer Wrestling seemed like a good fit so I pieced together a very rough pilot from various YouTube clips. I was very faithful to the original Hardcore TV, using some of the same music and basic format. I even edited together a "Tarantino promo" segment. Google Drive Link This was a lot of fun to create and if there's any interest (I'm talking even 1 person here) I'll mak…

Crazy Like A Fox - The Definitive Chronicle of Brian Pillman 20 Years Later is now available on Amazon (http://amzn.to/2h93SxL). The book offers (if I may say so) the most in-depth analysis of Brian's personal and professional life ever compiled, with unheard details of his football and wrestling careers complimented by exclusive interviews with close friends, colleagues and reporters including: *Linda Pillman (Brian's sister) *Brian Pillman Jr. (Brian's son) *Brittany Pillman (Brian's daughter)... *Dave Meltzer (Wrestling Observer editor and long time friend of Brian) *Jim Cornette (WCW and WWF booking committee member during Brian's runs) *Mark Coleman (First UFC He…

SCG Radio returns this week to our 5 For 5 concept - reviewing five matches that were rated five stars by Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer! This week we analyse and break down all about the things that make the performers, matches and wrestling itself the greatest thing since Worcester sauce, as it pertains to the following contests: *Sting's Squadron Vs. The Dangerous Alliance (War Games) - WCW Wrestle War 92 *Manami Toyota Vs. Aja Kong - AJW Douma Super Woman Great War *Mitsuharu Misawa Vs. Toshiaki Kawada - Budokan Hall 3.6.94 *Kazuchika Okada Vs. Kenny Omega - G1 Climax 27 *Ric Flair Vs. Terry Funk (I Quit) - WCW Clash 9/New Yor…

Wrestling with a Generation Gap, a podcast with video that looks at wrestling old and new from the eyes of 2 generations of fans returns for its' 37th episode (Rob got the number wrong as the original 36 was missing at the time of recording but then found). This time out Dave, Nick and Rob look at Amarillo, with the only footage in Rob's collection from it featuring such stars as Dory Funk Jr., Tito Santana, Ted Dibiase, Stan Lane and a whole lot more. Then we go to today's NWA for a match with an old school flavor as Nick Aldis defends his title against Tim Storm. Feedback is always welcome!

https://soundcloud.com/prowrestlingonly/the-greatest-world-cast-of-all-time-the-destroyer-tribute-feat-daniel-makabe?in=prowrestlingonly/sets/world-cast-specials The boys team up with the Wrestling Genius, 2019 SCI winner Daniel Makabe, to pay tribute to one of the greatest professional wrestlers ever, Dick Beyer, aka The Destroyer!!! The crew cover the remarkable story of The Destroyer, from LA to Portland to Texas to the AWA as Dr. X, and then to Japan for a legendary run where he crossed over to the mainstream. They cover screwjobs, head shavings, riots, crazy angles, blood feuds and rivalries, and everything in between. They look at matches featuring Hiro Ma…

Hey all - I'm currently doing a podcast with Jerry Lawler on Podcast One, replacing his old one, and no we still don't have details on what happened to the old host. You can find us right here! I've enjoyed the shows and we've had some fun topics. In the show that we recorded today and is going up tomorrow, I went over my appreciation for the psychology of his matches and how every move meant something in his, and we had a really good discussion about that. Please let me know what you think and topics you would like to hear covered, sometimes I forget just all the possibilities that are available with his unique career. Thanks!

An unscheduled roundtable/rotating guest podcast to discuss the fun in pro wrestling without really reviewing the matches, historical significance, or drawing power of anything. An opportunity for comedy and/or people to talk about favorites and/or “out there” ideas without repercussion or high level analysis. A focus on nostalgia, challenges, product enjoyment & taste level for everyone out there. Topics will change through many different style things from conceptual fantasy drafts (wrestlers, matches, concepts) to rebooking past storylines/years, to “mixtape” and conceptual “playlist” creation. Essentially, trying to take almost all large scale “objective” discourse…

http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/from-the-wwe-network-wrestlefest-91/ "WrestleFest '91" sees the Legion of Doom clashing with the Hart Foundation in the only meeting of two of the eras dominant duos, plus the Ultimate Warrior takes the measure of the massive Earthquake, the Big Bossman battles the Mountie, Kerry Von Erich tries to avenge his IC title loss by tussling with Ted Dibiase, The Hammer and the Model grapple. Plus, the Rockers rumble with Power and Glory and Pat Tanaka puts on a show with Marty Jannetty.

So....is it any good? I listened to the interviews with Samoa Joe and Daniel Bryan so far, enjoyed both. What's the rest of the show like?

Surprised no one followed this shit. I was lapsed on the pod and changed my device that I subscribe to the RSS to late last month and had issues downloading recent episodes. In fact the hosting site PodAvenue doesn’t even exist anymore! I sent a Twitter DM to Lawler’s co-host through the pod’s account about all of this and got no response, and wondered WTF happened. And OOOOOHHHH BOY what a shit show it turned out to be once I did a little digging. Turns out the co-host, Glenn Moore, was selling Lawler memorabilia (mostly shirts and commissioned artwork) for high-end prices without King’s consent or knowledge. And more importantly stiffing buyers …

An Honorable Mention Podcast, the only Ring of Honor Podcast with a host who worked on the insides of ROH. Styled in the vein of Something to Wrestle, long time fan & insider Jeff Schwartz & Shane Hagadorn former ROH employee, manager, & wrestler bring An Honorable Mention... to you via itunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, Hipcast, iHeartRadio, Google Play, & more every Tuesday at 11AM Eastern. Want to know why things happened the way they did hear it from people who helped shape the shows by working for the company and socializing with the talent. Complete Archive Links Below: https://www.hipcast.com/podcast/H0G8Jb https://t.co/efznI87mIC…

Surprised no one followed this shit. I was lapsed on the pod and changed my device that I subscribe to the RSS to late last month and had issues downloading recent episodes. In fact the hosting site PodAvenue doesn’t even exist anymore! I sent a Twitter DM to Lawler’s co-host through the pod’s account about all of this and got no response, and wondered WTF happened. And OOOOOHHHH BOY what a shit show it turned out to be once I did a little digging. Turns out the co-host, Glenn Moore, was selling Lawler memorabilia (mostly shirts and commissioned artwork) for high-end prices without King’s consent or knowledge. And more importantly stiffing buyers …

https://soundcloud.com/prowrestlingonly/pwo-retro-bruno-vs-larry Greatest Feud Ever What happens when recording podcasts becomes increasingly difficult? (honestly, only for the once great Chief Jay Historian, Kelly Nelson) It's time for reruns! Join us for the debut of a new concept: periodic dives into the PWO archives, which date back to that distant age, 2012! First up is a pod originally released in 2014 as Best of Titans of Wrestling Volume #2: Bruno vs Larry. Relive the earliest days of the famed Titans of Wrestling podcast! Bad audio! Crazy James! Some Brit named Parv! Holy crap, this was six years ago! Oh yeah, also enthusiastic gushing over the great fe…

Hey guys, quick question for anyone who has an Observer or Torch subscription, how complete are their newsletter archives? I'm mostly interested in the 2000s and 2010s, and I just remember the last time I had an Observer sub (approximately 3,000 years ago) the archive wasn't complete with the more recent years and I don't want to waste my money if that's still the case.

Hi friends. In either 1981 or 1982 I remember seeing a magazine article that I think was also on the cover where a guy was quoted as saying "If you think I look bad you should see my opponent!" Memory being what it is, I could be off somewhat. Any ideas? Brian

In the first ever Row 1, Seat 1 Podcast, host Ben Zani brings on the Don of independent wrestling, Papa Hales! Papa tells Ben about his lifetime love of professional wrestling, including early tales of Terry Funk, his friendship with Pez Whatley, and his retirement Renaissance as Mr. Making Towns. A fun interview spanning six decades of wrestling history! http://placetobenation.com/row-1-seat-1-1-papa-mike-hales/

https://anchor.fm/GetintheRing/episodes/Get-in-the-Ring-51519-e42l8g Danny and Beast Mike return to talk AEW TV Deal, WWE and NJPW Best of the Super Juniors. We also watch numbers 100 and 99 of the Greatest Match Ever Project. To participate and see the list go to https://gweproject.freeforums.net/