Publications and Podcasts

In the sixth episode of The Kevin Kelly Show, the Voice of Ring of Honor speaks with Ashley Sixx and Zach Gowen to discuss their respective medical and personal issues, as well as their careers and inspirational comeback stories. Kevin also discusses WrestleMania memories, Supercard of Honor, trending issues of the day, WWE Network, Howard Finkel and much, much more. http://placetobenation.com/the-kevin-kelly-show-episode-6-featuring-ashley-sixx-and-zach-gowen/

The Place to Be Nation staff presents their Top 25 WrestleMania Matches of All-Time! How did your favorites rank? http://placetobenation.com/place-to-be-nations-top-25-wrestlemania-matches-of-all-time/

http://placetobenation.com/titans-of-wrestling-21-wwf-at-msg-october-1980/ Parv, Johnny, Pete and Kelly return once more to MSG for the card from October 20th, 1980. Don't forget to check out the dedicated Titans of Wrestling page here at Place to Be Nation, which includes downloading and listening options as well as a link to TITANS TV. On the docket tonight: 10-20 KEN PATERA vs PEDRO MORALES IC TITLE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 10-20 BOB BACKLUND vs SGT SLAUGHTER WWF TITLE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 10-20 RICK MARTEL vs BARON MIKEL SCICLUNA MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 10-20 LARRY ZBYSZKO vs TONY GAREA MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 10-20 PAT PATTERSON/DUSTY RHODES vs SAMOA…

To celebrate WrestleMania season and Place to Be Nation's WrestleMania Rewind series, the Brad and Chad Show returns with special guest Justin Rozzero to rank all 29 WrestleManias. Which is the worst? Where did WrestleMania III wind up? Is there a surprise winner? All these questions, in-depth comparisons and more in this Brad and Chad Show special. http://placetobenation.com/brad-and-chads-wrestlemania-rewind-special-ranking-the-wrestlemanias/

In this new episode of the Place to Be Podcast, Scott & Justin are in the Vintage Vault to talk No Way Out 2002. They discuss Rob Van Dam, Goldust, New World Order, Steve Austin, Undertaker and much more! So fire up this action packed episode and join Scott and Justin because it is time for another edition of the PTB Podcast! http://placetobenation.com/place-to-be-podcast-episode-302-no-way-out-2002/

Join Brad (Managing Editor at PTBN), Will (Good Will Wrestling, Wrestling With the Past and more), Pete (Titans of Wrestling) and Johnny (Titans of Wrestling) as they look back at WrestleMania XXVIII from Miami! They break down the infamous 18 second Daniel Bryan / Sheamus match ("angle"), talk about the divisive End of an Era tilt, discuss Chris Jericho's character work vs. CM Punk and look back at what was fondly once remembered as "Once in a Lifetime." http://placetobenation.com/place-to-be-network-wrestlemania-xxviii-rewind/

In this new episode of the Place to Be Podcast, Scott & Justin are in the Vintage Vault to talk Royal Rumble 2002. They discuss Ric Flair, The Undertaker, Ric Flair, Chris Jericho, The Rock, Triple H, Kane and much more. So fire up this action packed episode and join Scott and Justin because it is time for another edition of the PTB Podcast! http://placetobenation.com/place-to-be-podcast-episode-301-royal-rumble-2002/

In this special 300th episode of the Place to Be Podcast, Scott and Justin share their memories and reflect on 300 episodes, the Place to Be Nation Staff competes in trivia Olympics, the saga of VKM is finally brought to a conclusion and so...me old friends of the show stop by. http://placetobenation.com/place-to-be-podcast-episode-300-an-extravaganza-three-years-in-the-making/

So I've decided to go through and review the phenomenal Best of ECW set that Goodhelmet, Dylan and others put together. I have it all at a tumblr I set up below. I know a lot of people on here have either watched a lot of the matches, participated in building the set, or have purchased and started watching it, so I figured this would be a good spot to put it. I went longform for Disc 1, but am not sure if I'm going to get as detailed going forward. Feedback is welcome! The Best of ECW

Issue 104 of Fighting Spirit Magazine is now available! In this month's edition, FSM has feature-length articles on: - WrestleMania, and how this year's show is the most risky since the very first - Shawn Michaels, who talks to FSM about some of his lesser-known career highlights - The Ultimate Warrior, as FSM digs into recently released courtroom papers to examine his relationship with Vince McMahon - Samoa Joe, and whether TNA can change the fortunes of the floundering “Samoan Submission Machine” - Jim Cornette, who speaks about his recent tour of the UK in a candid conversation - Zack Sabre Jr., who continues to blaze a trail across t…

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theprowrestlingopinionshow/2014/03/22/gm-62-tenryu-jumbotsurata-89-mnightexpress-southernboys-90-ultimo-otani-96 GREATEST MATCHES IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY #62 GENICHIRO TENRYU VS JUMBO TSURUTA AJPW 6/5/89 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NycyZrs0R4 MIDNIGHT EXPRESS VS SOUTHERN BOYS NWA GREAT AMERICAN BASH 7/7/90 (THIS MATCH CAN BE FOUND THE WWE NETWORK!!) http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1n39j_midnight-express-vs-southern-boys_sport ULTIMO DRAGON VS SHINJIRO OTANI NJPW 8/5/96 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOj9LSH9VRY

In the fifth episode of The Kevin Kelly Show, the Voice of Ring of Honor speaks with Adam Pearce about his time as booker of Ring of Honor, his early days wrestling, his potential gig with the San Diego Padres and much more. Kevin also shares his thoughts on Daniel Bryan and WrestleMania, Ring of Honor, Future of Honor and more. As always, Kevin takes your ‪#‎AsKKevin‬ Twitter questions as well. http://placetobenation.com/the-kevin-kelly-show-episode-5-featuring-adam-pearce/

In this new episode of the Place to Be Podcast, our good friend Kevin Kelly stops by to talk about the second half of 2001, including discussions on The Invasion, SummerSlam, the influx of WCW/ECW talent, Kurt Angle's face run, 9/11 and what it was like to be in the company on that day and much more. Kevin discusses whether he thinks the Invasion angle reached its true potential in this pivotal point in WWF history. Don't forget to check out The Kevin Kelly Show also - only at Place to Be Nation. http://placetobenation.com/place-to-be-podcast-episode-298-kevin-kelly-2001-part-two/

http://placetobenation.com/titans-of-wrestling-20-wwf-at-philadelphia-spectrum-october-1980/ The Fabulous Four return to Philly to cover this card from October 1980: On the docket tonight: 09-20 TONY GAREA / RENE GOULET vs THE WILD SAMOANS TAG TITLES CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING 10-11 BARON MIKEL SCICLUNA vs DOMINIC DENUCCI PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM 10-11 ANDRE THE GIANT vs KEN PATERA IC TITLE PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM 10-11 BOB BACKLUND vs LARRY ZBYSZKO WWF TITLE PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM Highlights include: - Talking point: “What does ‘psychology’ mean to you?” - Bio for Rene Goulet - “The Sad Life of Baron Mikel Scicluna” - KAL WATCH! featuring general tomfooler…

http://wrestlingwithoptimism.com/ Episode 28 had some very interesting discussion about if wrestling fans are too spoiled to enjoy anything anymore. Basically whether fans aren't just looking for a good show anymore, they are looking for shows to be booked specifically for them or they aren't going to enjoy it at all. I completely agree about fans "in the bubble" but I think it's hard for those in the bubble to really know how less hardcore fans even view the product. In this social media age, everyone's opinions are out there immediately and people will argue and see things differently about literally everything. I think WWE with the Network and other companies a…

OK, threw this show together in a hurry. If anyone wants to listen in, going live in about 10-15 minutes. Only a 4 match show tonight... Buddy Rose & Doug Somers vs. Greg Gagne & Jimmy Snuka (9/20/86) Buddy Rose vs. Marty Jannetty (10/18/86) Nick Bockwinkel vs. Curt Hennig (11/21/86) Buddy Rose, Doug Somers & Sherri Martel vs. Midnight Rockers & Despina Montegues (11/27/86) A nice does of Buddy Rose smothered around the hour long match. http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkC...6382&cmd=tc

http://placetobenation.com/titans-of-wrest...land-1980-1981/ Big thanks to Pete and Martin for joining me on this show. Join us as the Titans journey to the wilds of the Pacific Northwest for another look at Portland Wrestling, this time from 1980/81. Kelly assumes the hosting seat, and he is joined by Lead Anaylst Pete and young superstar Martin (Superstar Sleeze, aka "Marty Sleeze") for a fun and insightful exploration of what was once one of the most exciting territories in the NWA. On the docket tonight: 4-26-80 Buddy Rose vs Rick Martel 6-14-80 Battle Royal 8-2-80 Roddy Piper & Rick Martel vs Buddy Rose & Ed Wiskowski 8-9-80 Buddy Rose vs Rick…

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http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2014/03/15/new-japan-cup-round-one-review-31514/ Fun show, recommended.

http://smodcast.com/episodes/w-chris-hero/ I know there's fans of Chris and/or rap music here.

In this new episode of the Place to Be Podcast, Scott & Justin are in the Vintage Vault to talk Vengeance 2001. They discuss RVD, The Undertaker, Ric Flair, Chris Jericho, The Rock, Kurt Angle, Stone Cold Steve Austin and the tournament to crown the first Undisputed champion. http://placetobenation.com/place-to-be-podcast-episode-297-vengeance-2001/

So I wrote a little* piece for Wrestling101 about my Top 100 matches of 2013 for WWE. TV was so great last year I couldn't limit myself to anything less. Since a lot of you folks are closely following WWE and there's been a lot of talk about the quality of WWE TV lately, I'd love to hear your thoughts and disagreements. http://www.wrestling101.com/home/2014/03/the-redman-report-top-100-wwe-matches-of-2013/ * Not little

Some of you might be aware that I've been co-authoring a series of books (principally WWF ones) covering the complete WWF/Coliseum Home Video series, as well yearly review/guide books for Monday Night RAW (I was a guest on Chad and Parv's Where the Big Boys Plays discussing the books a while back, it's the WrestleWar '89 double episode if anybody wants to dig it up, a jolly fun time I had talking with those guys indeed!) I figure now's a good time as any to get a thread going for these books, since we just hit 1000 likes on our Facebook page (facebook.com/historyofwrestling.info) and to mark the grand occasion, we've made our RAW Files: 1993 Kindle edition available comp…

Well, I thought I'd let lucha fans know what's happening on my blog lately. Starting from the beginning of this year, there's a look at some late '92 CMLL, which was the start of a troubling time for CMLL after the AAA split -- http://prowrestlingonly.com/index.php?/blog/8/entry-392-1992-cmll/ Then there's a two-part look at CMLL's "lost years" of '93-95 when hardcores were so enamored with AAA and the business they were doing that they stopped bothering to tape CMLL -- http://prowrestlingonly.com/index.php?/blog/8/entry-393-cmll-the-lost-years-pt-1/ http://prowrestlingonly.com/index.php?/blog/8/entry-397-cmll-the-lost-years-pt-2/ If you're more interest…

In the fourth episode of The Kevin Kelly Show, the Voice of Ring of Honor speaks with Mike Bennett about Ring of Honor, BJ Whitmer, his recent WWE tryout and much more. Kevin also shares his thoughts on CM Punk and Raw's "hijacking", the WWE Network, Daniel Bryan and much more. As always, Kevin takes your #AsKKevin Twitter questions as well. http://placetobenation.com/the-kevin-kelly-show-episode-4-featuring-mike-bennett/