Publications and Podcasts

I started listening to these today and the two I have listened to have been really good (Drew Delite who owns Empire Wrestling and Bill Behrens show which is an absolutely AWESOME history lesson on Wildside). Fun format on the shows with Wilson cutting promos on shit that annoys him early, and then focused and interesting interviews. He's got shows with guys like AJ Styles, Kyle Matthews, Caprice Coleman and others so I will probably end up wasting WAY too much time listening to these shows over the next couple of months. https://www.youtube.com/user/PoddyHumor

http://davidbix.com/the-bix-show-episode-4-sean-wheelock/ Sean Wheelock, the voice of Bellator MMA, joins the show to talk about growing up as a wrestling fan in Kansas City in the ’80s, including seeing Ric Flair’s first NWA World Heavyweight Title win live at Memorial Hall. We also talk about MMA, including topics related to “Is This Legal,” his book with Art Davie about the creation of the UFC, as well as intersecting topics like the effects of the death of kayfabe on pro wrestling, shoots and double crosses, what pro wrestling moves work in reality, and more. Sean is a lot of fun and I can’t wait to have him back on. Also make sure to check out Let’s Get it On, hi…

On Episode 65 of The Wrestling Culture Podcast, Dylan Hales and I book our own King Of The Indies tournament comprised of wrestlers from the southern US and from Ontario and Quebec. It's another love letter to indy wrestling from the WC guys, please give it a listen http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=112658&cmd=tc

Shake Them Ropes http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/STR STR 80: King of the Ring, NXT, Match #80 You want Fantastics vs Midnight Express from Clash of the Champions talk? You got it. King of the Ring review with thoughts on the winner? Absolutely. Praise for the NXT Women’s Division? Yep! How about a long monologue on love for Alex Riley? Double yes, whether you want it or not! Check us out on iTunes, Stitcher, RSS, Downcast, Windows Phone, YouTube, and more! http://traffic.libsyn.com/shakethemropes/str80.mp3 Download

http://davidbix.com/the-trade-marks-episode-1-the-52000-question/ Welcome to the first episode of The Trade Marks, the first episode of a new show from David Bixenspan (me!) and Dylan Hales A jumbo-sized inaugural episode outlines our concept and touches on: - The arrest of UFC/WWE torrent capturer Sir Paul and if it actually means anything. = WWE’s anti-counterfeit lawsuits to enable them to seize merchandise in the radius around WrestleMania. - The increasingly vocal anti-piracy movement in indie wrestling.

I just finished the newest episode of List Em and Learn where Justin Shapiro and I run down the top 10 WWE angles since 2000. I look forward to hearing what you guys think. http://www.thecubsfan.com/2015/04/26/list-em-and-learn-episode-8-top-10-wwe-angles-2000-2015/ Direct Download: http://media.blubrry.com/joeversustheworld/http://thecubsfan.com/jvstw/List_Em_and_Learn_Episode_8_-_Top_10_WWE_Angles_2000-2015.mp3

Hey guys, I know this is bad form to plug something I was involved in when I have so few posts, but I just joined the site pretty recently. I don't do podcasts super frequently, so my posts will not all be plugs, I promise. Justin Shapiro and I did a podcast discussing the current scene, and booking, and talent in WWE and I think we get pretty in depth. It's gotten some good feedback in other places, so I figured I'd plug it here. http://www.thecubsfan.com/2014/03/07/justin-shapirshow-episode-7-royal-pains-with-matt-feuerstein/ Here's Justin's official blurb for the show: And we’ll never be royal (rumble winners) There’s no run-ins or blood That kind of pu…

Shake Them Ropes April 27, 2015 Episode 79 Guest: Dylan Hales (@DylanWaco) http://traffic.libsyn.com/shakethemropes/str79.mp3 Download Happy WWE Extreme Rules Day! Rob & Jeff are joined by Dylan Hales (@DylanWaco) of Wrestling Culture to discuss the results, stories, and fallout from WWE Extreme Rules. We'll talk potential main events for WWE Payback, whether or not this up and comer Kane will ever win the World Title, and Dylan's love for southern indies. One of those things is not like the other. Plus, a housekeeping note on Shake Them Ropes on YouTube.

http://placetobenation.com/titans-of-wrestling-47-nwa-western-states-amarillo-in-1979/ The Titans make an unscheduled stop off in Amarillo in 1979 to take a look at the dying days of the NWA territory that was once run by Dory Funk Sr, after Dick Murdoch and Black Jack Mulligan had purchased it from the Funk brothers. On the docket tonight: (April 1979) Ted DiBiase & Larry Lane vs. Mr. Sato & Mr. Pogo Merced Solis vs. Dennis Stamp Tank Patton vs. Dick Murdoch Ron Garfield vs. Blackjack Mulligan Stan "The Man" Lane vs. Dory Funk, Jr. (November 1978) Alex Perez vs. Merced Solis Jim Cook vs. Blackjack Mulligan Grizzly B…

Really excited for Matt D's PTBN debut as a reoccurring series and companion piece to Where the Big Boys Play. http://placetobenation.com/the-great-american-bash-1991-matt-d-in-the-world-of-spartacus/

This week we decided to dive in to WWE.Com's Top 50 Talkers in Wrestling History list that they put out a while ago, since it caught my eye as an interesting topic of discussion. So for those interested in promo talk and analysis, below is the link as we talk about the rankings, who should be higher or lower, who shouldn't be on at all, and some of the names that were inexplicably left off. A really fun show this week, check it out and let me know what you think~! http://squaredcirclegazette.podbean.com/mf/play/argj43/SCGRadio37-WWEComsTop50TalkersOfAllTime.mp3 And as a general point of reference, here was the list itself: 50. Scott Steiner 49. Joel Gertner 48. J…

http://davidbix.com/the-trade-marks-episode-002-may-be-flammable/ After some updates/follow-ups on topics from episode #1, like the status of FWE, WWN Live woes, and the WrestleMania bootlegging lawsuit, we look at everything going on w/ Pro Wrestling Tees including WWE sending a C&D, their new MMA brand, and their past takedowns sent to fan art print sites, then finally we go over the Doug and Tommy Gilbert’s lawsuit against WWE & ESPN. Time Stamps: 0:01:58 FWE Update 0:08:39 WWN Live pricing and customer service issues 0:29:15 WrestleMania 31 bootlegger lawsuit 0:43:24 Pro Wrestling Tees: WWE files C&D/launching a MMA brand/NJPW-related takedowns …

http://placetobenation.com/all-japan-excite-series-6/ Steven and Parv can barely contain their excitement for another batch of 90s classics. 10/21/92 - Mitsuharu Misawa vs Toshiaki Kawada 11/27/92 - Mitsuharu Misawa vs Toshiaki Kawada vs Kenta Kobashi & Giant Baba 01/30/93 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada vs Steve Williams & Terry Gordy 02/28/93 - Stan Hansen vs Toshiaki Kawada

http://placetobenation.com/all-japan-excite-series-5/ Come out to playyyeee!! And get excited, because it's the All Japan Excite Series! Steven and Parv review another four bangas. 06/05/92 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue 07/05/92 - Kenta Kobashi & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs Masa Fuchi & Yoshinari Ogawa 08/20/92 - Mitsuharu Misawa, Toshiaki Kawada & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs Jumbo Tsuruta, Akira Taue & Yoshinari Ogawa 10/07/92 - Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue vs Steve Williams & Terry Gordy

http://placetobenation.com/all-japan-excite-series-4/ Can you contain your excitement? Steven and Parv watch another four matches from the halcyon days of 90s All Japan. 01/21/92 – Jumbo Tsuruta vs Toshiaki Kawada 05/22/92 – Mitsuharu Misawa, Toshiaki Kawada & Kenta Kobashi vs Jumbo Tsuruta, Akira Taue & Masa Fuchi 05/25/92 – Kenta Kobashi & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs Doug Furnas & Dan Kroffat 05/30/92 – Mitsuharu Misawa & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue

http://placetobenation.com/all-japan-excite-series-3/ Strap in for more excitement. Parv and Steven watch four more matches from 90s All Japan Pro Wrestling! 09/04/91 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada vs Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue 10/15/91 - Mitsuharu Misawa, Toshiaki Kawada & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs Jumbo Tsuruta, Akira Taue & Masa Fuchi 10/24/91 - Jumbo Tsuruta vs Toshiaki Kawada 11/29/91 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada vs Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue

http://placetobenation.com/super-extreme-vault-a-hardcore-podcast-ecw-in-1998/ It’s a spin off! A former sub series of the Pro-Wrestling Super Show has found it’s own voice. It’s the debut of the Super Extreme Vault: A Hardcore Podcast with Steven Graham, Marc Clair & Glenn Butler. On the first show, we take a look at the year of 1998 in ECW. After we discuss the footage, we give our top moments, matches and wrestlers of the year! Join us as the podcasting world becomes extreme! The watch list: 1) a music video 2) The Great Sasuke vs Justin Credible (House Party, 1/10) 3) The Sandman vs Sabu (Highway to Hell, House Party, 1/10) 4) FBI vs Chris Candido & L…

Late April might seem like a strange time to start reflecting on the best wrestlers of the previous year, but over at Wrestling KO, that's what we're doing. I've been running the annual poll and countdown since 2010, and it is my favorite wrestling nerd activity of the year, so if you want to follow along, here it is: The 2014 WKO 100 Countdown!

Shake Them Ropes | Episode 78 Web | Download MP3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/shakethemropes/str78.mp3 Rob & Jeff are joined this week by a popular guest, Sherdog & LA Times contributor Todd Martin! Todd helps us preview this Sunday's WWE Extreme Rules. We'll run through the card, predict the winners, and discuss the current storylines of WWE. Plus, Todd answers the question of whether the WWE Performance Center is a success or a failure, as well as diving into the futures of Finn Balor, Kevin Owens and much more. Jeff & I also review Match #81 on our Top 100 Countdown: Ultimo Dragon vs Dean Malenko from Starrcade 1996. It's a very fun show as always, so ch…

Kris is joined by David Bixenspan (davidbix.com and f4wonline.com) and Dylan Hales (Wrestling Culture podcast) to discuss the demise of the Universal Wrestling Federation. We discuss the buildup to the buyout and how Jim Crockett Jr. & Dusty Rhodes took was once maybe the best promotion in the country and turned it into a complete afterthought. Listen to us talk about every thing under the UWF name, especially the sleaziness of Mike Boyette & Gary Young!! http://placetobenation.com/exile-on-badstreet-2-the-death-of-the-universal-wrestling-federation/

Hey Guys, I wanted to get this plug out of my system. I have teamed up with Justin (bigelow34), Scott, and Brad to be the editors of placetobenation.com. The genesis was to create a website that merges wrestling in a hodge podge of other pop culture facets. The closest template to another website would be grantland.com. I want to thank a couple of you that have already had some nice things to say about the website and/or my Chikara live review. I know that we have worked very hard in the past month to get this website off the ground and looking professional. I am proud of the staff we have initially assembled and the way the site looks. I want to …

This week's Squared Circle Gazette Radio takes examples from here and a number of other forums of matches where the Wrong Guy Went Over. Talking the many examples provided by Hulk Hogan and Triple H (including Randy Orton, Randy Savage, Booker T, Rob Van Dam, CM Punk and more), main event pushes gone awry in Ryback and Lex Luger, Super Sunday, perfect endings ruined by overthinking, as well as some outright travesties through recent wrestling history. Give it a listen and, as always, let me know what you think! http://squaredcirclegazette.podbean.com/mf/play/nqmshk/SCGRadio36-TheWrongGuyWentOver.mp3

The first installment of my new feature at Place To Be Nation. This one covers January 1 - January 3. Part 2 covering January 4 - January 10 will be posted tomorrow. I'm curious to hear what people think. http://placetobenation.com/this-week-in-90s-wrestling-january-1st-3rd/

http://placetobenation.com/titans-of-wrestling-45-mid-atlantic-in-the-1970s-part-2/ Parv, Pete, Johnny and Kelly return to Mid-Atlantic to look at the late 70s, which is a story of two men called Rick. On the docket tonight: Ric Flair vs. Steamboat (06/15/77) (TV title) Ric Flair promo on a private jet Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat (3/12/78) (Andre as special guest ref) Flair, Ernie Ladd and Big John Studd promos Greg Valentine vs. Jimmy Snuka (1978) Boris Malenko and the Masked Superstar (1977) Ken Patera vs. Ricky Steamboat (1979) Iron Sheik vs. Ricky Steamboat (falls count anywhere, 1979) Masked Superstar face turn (1980) This …

Right click, download Joe Versus the World is BACK! Justin Shapiro joins Joe to review the third quarter of the WWF in 1996. Honestly, not a lot happened in-ring, but there are plenty of shenanigans to cover, including a cavalcade of new stars, lawsuits, diminishing buyrates, a little thing called the New World Order, weekly PPV’s,the history of the Boiler Room Brawl, a battle of public transportation, coffee as a plot device, what’s gotten into Kurt Angle’s pizza, an update on our Civil War podcast, and much much more. We somehow went for 80 minutes! Here's the Joe Traverses the World Go Fund Me. Any help is appreciated: http://www.gofundme.com/qgbn9s