Publications and Podcasts

Danny interviews Ian Riccaboni of the Montser Factory and ROH about the new TV deal, NJPW in Toronto and Philly, Monster Factory, early days of the internet and other topics http://shoutengine.com/GetintheRing/get-in-the-ring-52915-ian-riccaboni-interview-9997

http://davidbix.com/the-bix-show-episode-6-josh-watko-on-wrestling-memorabilia/ Josh Watko of JW’s Wrestling Memorabilia joins me to talk everything wrestling memorabilia, including lots of action figure talk covering rarities, AOL’s old WWF action figure message board, and more, vinyl records, autographs, oddities like press kits, home videos, random trinkets, holy grails including the George “The Animal” Steele “Mine” stuffed animal, and much more. Lots of fun going over decades of collecting experience. Make sure to check out Josh’s blog and Twitter account for tons of cool pictures and stories.

On Get in the Ring today: Beast Mike, myself and our special guest Koala Mask from the J Shoot podcast cover: NJPW Best of the Super Juniors The ROH TNA Destination America love triangle WWE Elimination Chamber preview Lucha World Cup Review PWG Don't Sweat the Technique Review and more On www.montcoradio.com at 1pm

Okay, so I have gone a terrible route about making a thread for this. So INSTEAD, I'm just going to make one thread and add to it as I go. Don't feel like commenting on the post, feel free to post here opinions on any of my posts. Last post was on an episode of Chicago-area based promotion AAW. https://spandexarestillcool.wordpress.com/2015/01/22/aaw-pro-wrestling-s2-ep-12-stream-of-consciousness/

Kris is joined by David Bixenspan & Dylan Hales to discuss the end of Jim Crockett Promotions and the show is so loaded that we couldn’t even finish off the year in one show!!!! We talk about the odyssey of Lex Luger, the idiocy of Dusty Rhodes & Jim Crockett, & lots more. Listen to us talk about what not to do when you are running a wrestling promotion and how things would stay the same even after the Turner buyout.​ http://placetobenation.com/exile-on-badstreet-5-the-price-of-ridiculousness-part-1/

It's Brainbuster Four! Join me, Johnny Sorrow, and Producer Matt Denton as we welcome Tim Livingston, Pete, and returning champ Kelly to the Brainbuster arena. Will Kelly retain? Will Pete redeem himself? Will Tim hate Texas? Will there be lots of Lawler jokes? All these questions and more are answered on BRAINBUSTER! FOUR: The One With The Whales. http://placetobenation.com/brainbuster-the-pro-wrestling-quiz-show-episode-4/

Click here. Host: Steven Graham Guests: Tim Livingston & Will On the brand new Pro-Wrestling Super Show we discuss the future of North American wrestling. We answer your questions and debate where we are headed. Tim and Steven watch Golga vs Jeff Jarrett for the Earthquake Super Match of the show. Finally the show ends with Will and Tim playing the “Is this a Canadian place” game show! Come join us for another super podcast experience! The Earthquake Super Match https://youtu.be/zJF0oPgZhLA

Here's my show with Pete from PWO https://www.dropbox.com/s/hx66kvtmvc5na41/T037_20150523.mp3?dl=0 http://shoutengine.com/GetintheRing/get-in-the-ring-52215-9635

http://placetobenation.com/p2bn-reaction-show-nxt-takeover-unstoppable/ Will is joined by Dylan Hales (Wrestling Culture), Kris Zellner (Exile on Badstreet), Pete & Johnny Sorrow (Titans of Wrestling). Does NXT have better entrances than the main roster? Can Sasha and Becky have a MOTYC? Two words… Samoa Joe. Stay tuned because we give a fitting eulogy to TNA at the end of the program. An awesome show with an awesome ending. Don’t miss it.

STR 84: NXT Takeover Live Reaction Show + Samoa Joe's NXT Debut http://traffic.libsyn.com/shakethemropes/str84.mp3 Download Shake Them Ropes returned live for a special post- NXT Takeover: Unstoppable podcast covering the huge debut at the end of the event, plus a rundown of all the matches. We'll talk winners, losers, what the future holds, and the on camera appearance of Uhaa Nation as the Full Sail crowd coronates him as their next darling. A loaded show, a fun show, and we hope you enjoy it! Catch us weekly at http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/str

Will (Good Will Wrestling) is joined by Kris Zellner (Exile on Badstreet), Dylan Hales (Wrestling Culture), Pete (Titans of Wrestling) and Johnny Sorrow (Brainbuster) for the first of several reaction shows this month! Will Rusev and Lana finally split? Will the match quality save the booking? Is there a blood policy or not! Tune in and find out the answers to these questions and more! http://placetobenation.com/ptbns-payback-2015-reaction-show/

After a one week break, SCG Radio is back as we return to our History of the Monday Night War Timeline, complete with notes from the Wrestling Observer Newsletters of the era. This week the panel covers from July through to the end of September, talking the heel turn of Hulk Hogan, the early days of the nWo, Shawn Michaels' struggles as WWF champion, great angles and promos, fake Razors and Diesels, as well as a look at a lot of numbers that tell the story blow by blow. A great show this week, check it out and as always, let me know what you think! http://squaredcirclegazette.podbean.com/mf/web/2axgr8/SCGRadio39-TheMondayNightWarin1996-Part2.mp3

Kris is joined by Robert Bihari, Alfredo Esparza, & The Cubs Fan to discuss what we think it takes to be a top-level tecnico in Lucha Libre. We talk about what styles we prefer and how booking plays an important role in getting over young tecnicos. Listen to us talk about luchadores of all shapes and sizes as well as giving our takes on state of Lucha Libre in 2015! http://placetobenation.com/exile-on-badstreet-4-the-art-of-the-tecnico-plus-2015-1st-quarter-lucha-year-in-review/

https://soundcloud.com/jerryvonkramer/roh-global-wars-2015-reaction-show An exhausted Steven Graham (Pro-Wrestling Super Show), who was there live, is joined by Pete (Titans of Wrestling) to break down the ROH Global Wars 2015 iPPV. How did ROH utilize the NJPW talent? What was up with the Toronto crowd? How great was the ten-man tag main event? All of these questions answered and more! P2BN link to follow.

https://soundcloud.com/jerryvonkramer/titans-of-wrestling-48-verne-gagne-tribute (PTBN link to follow) On this episode Pete, Johnny and Kelly celebrate the career of pro wrestling legend Verne Gagne. They look at six matches from his career, tracing his journey from young lion to grizzled veteran. On the docket: vs Hans Schmidt 10/10/52 Chicago vs Don Leo Johnathan 4/15/55 Chicago vs Edouard Carpentier 5/2/58 Chicago vs Billy Robinson 11/20/74 Japan vs Nikolai Volkoff 8/29/77 MSG vs Nick Bockwinkel 2/10/79 Chicago Also on the show: -A look at Verne's history wrestling at MSG -Johnny's one man bonus tribute to announcer Russ Davis -Memories and opinions of Verne -S…

http://placetobenation.com/all-japan-excite-series-7/ Parv and Steven crack open another four-pack of excitement, drink it all up. 04/12/93 - Toshiaki Kawada vs Akira Taue 06/01/93 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue 07/09/93 - Toshiaki Kawada vs Jun Akiyama 07/19/93 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama vs Toshiaki Kawada & Masa Fuchi ------------ Just wanted to take a special time out to thank Word Hoard again for the awesome logos he's been doing for all our shows, but I really think he excelled himself on this one. It's knock-out fantastic:

http://davidbix.com/the-bix-show-episode-5-kris-zellner/ Wrestling historian, Exile on Badstreet podcast host, and all-around good guy Kris Zellner joins the show to have a loose, sometimes disconnected conversation about old newsletters and other elements of wrestling fandom like radio shows, tape trading, the early days of the internet…and whatever tangents we go off on. Longer episode than usual, but this was a LOT of fun.

The wrestling business has been cyclical for the past 100 years. There has been key indicators from a United States perspective as to why the wrestling business has boomed. The 1950s saw television become a household item for much of America. The last half of the 1990s provided the same sensation with the World Wide Web. The 1980s Rock N Wrestling boom period is a little more ambiguous without one key indicator overriding all others. The WWE narrative would say that this is the time that Vince brought wrestling out of smoky arenas and into the mainstream. This an obtuse, extreme description of the events but there is no doubt that the overall presentation of professional …

We're working on a new, fun, slight parody podcast concept about WCW 2001. Here's a teaser. Subscribe to us on YouTube @ http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/youtube

Click here Host: Steven Graham Guests: Kelly & Parv (Titans of Wrestling) The Titans invade the Super Show for the second part on Mr. Fuji's career as he becomes a manager. We go through all of his charges and talk about lots of awesome footage, including many matches. Why did Fuji wrestle so much? Was he the worst manager every year he managed? Is Bobby Heenan versus Mr. Fuji a missed opportunity? How great of a joke can Steven tell? We will answer these questions and many more on this epic!

http://placetobenation.com/where-the-big-boys-play-72-superbrawl-ii/ Chad and Parv head to Milwaukee for this classic card. [5:34] Observer roundup for Feb 92: Kip Allen Frey's new anti-steroid policies, PN News in not being actually black shocker, and contract renewals a-plenty. [1:04:59] Review of Superbrawl II: Play the "drink whenever Parv praises Jesse Ventura" game, Chad comes up with a theory about Steamboat's Ninja, and by the time you've finished counting up the snowflakes for this one you'll be more out of breath than Luger in the main event. [2:47:26] End of show awards

http://placetobenation.com/good-will-wrestling-pale-horse-lucha-the-art-of-lucha-libre/ Will is joined by Rob Naylor and Michael "Monster" Thomas to discuss this Tuesday's "Pale Horse Lucha: The Art of Lucha Libre" exhibit in St. Petersburg, FL. They discuss their love of lucha, what you can expect at the exhibit and Rob Naylor's role on Tuesday. If you are in the St. Petersburg area on Cinco de Mayo, don't miss out on Pale Horse Lucha: The Art of Lucha Libre!!! ​​ This is part of a double shot that is released today on PTBN along with the latest Exile on Badstreet that is located here: http://placetobenation.com/exile-on-badstreet-4-the-art-of-the-tecnico-plus-20…

This week's Squared Circle Gazette Radio is now online, after taking suggestions from here, there and everywhere on Bad Gimmicks Made Good, or Bad Gimmicks you just flat out enjoyed, we talk about all the dynamics of wrestlers turning chicken salad into chicken shit. This was a really fun trip down memory lane, as we discuss candidates such as The Undertaker, Heel Doink, Goldust, Umaga, Kane, Rusev, "The Model" Rick Martel, Akeem, Polka Dot Dusty Rhodes, Barry Darsow, Billy & Chuck and countless more, talking about the great (or not so great) elements that made them what they were - check it out and let me know what you think! http://squaredcirclegazette.podbean.…

http://lowblowbookingpodcast.podbean.com/e/low-blow-booking-podcast-episode-14-king-of-the-ring-1999/ Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the Low Blow Booking Podcast! Join Derek Cornett and Dave Hall​ as they travel back in time party like it is 1999 with the WWF King of the Ring! Derek and Dave look at the event as a whole and how the tournament was booked. They take some names out and put some fresh faces in and rebook the tournament from start to finish. They also go in depth with the title picture at this time and how this show was structured in relation to the WWF as a whole at this point in 1999. So sit back and get pumped for the newest edition of the Low Blow Bookin…

http://placetobenation.com/titans-of-wrestling-46-wwf-june-to-september-1981/ Parv, Pete, Johnny and Kelly celebrate their return to WWF in 1981 by looking at a bunch of stuff from June to September before providing one whole HOUR of bonus content on the difficult-to-find Sgt. Slaughter vs. Pat Patterson matches from the Philly Spectrum. On the docket tonight: 06-20 SGT SLAUGHTER vs RICK MCGRAW WWF TV 07-11 DON MURACO vs STEVE KING WWF TV 07-20 DON MURACO vs PEDRO MORALES IC TITLE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 07-25 MOONDOGS vs GAREA/MARTEL TAG TITLE WWF TV 08-01 ANDRE THE GIANT vs MOONDOG REX PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM 08-01 BOB BACKLUND vs MOONDOG REX …