Publications and Podcasts

Hi everyone. I'm looking for podcasts that review old wrestling shows/matches that are easy to download an are free. I already know about Place to be, Where the big boys play, titans of wrestling and off the top rope. are there any more?

Charles and Will are back as they examine the career of the Heartbreak Kid, Shawn Michaels. They go through the early years with the Rockers, his heel turn and run with Sherri Martel, his matches with the Kliq, his awesome 1997 feud with Bret Hart and the final run of his career. We discuss the problems we had with his matches but also give credit where credit is due. There is never a dull moment so enjoy!!! http://placetobenation.com/wrestling-with-...heartbreak-kid/

Picking up where we left off: http://placetobenation.com/wrestling-with-...tling-part-two/

In this new episode of the PTB Podcast, it is Royal Rumble season so Scott and Justin are joined by Andrew Riche, Steven Graham, Jeremy Nichols and Ben Morse to talk Old School Royal Rumbles! They chat about their favorite Rumbles, most effective winners, the best performances, booking styles and so much more. http://placetobenation.com/place-to-be-pod...ble-roundtable/ So fire up this action packed episode and join Scott, Justin and the crew because it is time for another huge edition of the PTB Podcast! www.facebook.com/placetobenation @Place2BeNation

Joe and I return with a monster podcast wrapping up the Voices of Wrestling Match of the Year poll including our top 10, biggest surprises, biggest disappointments and more. We also discuss the latest with Daniel Bryan, our thoughts on the WWE Network and much more! http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2014/01/1...beginning-more/

n this new episode of the PTB Podcast, Scott and Justin are joined by Ring of Honor announcer and former ECW World Heavyweight Champion Steve Corino! Corino talks about growing up as a fan, his lengthy career, his time working overseas, his legendary feud with Dusty Rhodes, his current run in ROH, his thoughts on the Ultimate Warrior in the Hall of Fame and much, much more! After the interview, Scott & Justin are joined by a special PTB regular as they make a huge announcement about the future of their show and Place to Be Nation! So fire up this action packed episode and join Scott and Justin because it is time for another huge edition of the PTB Podcast! …

Welcome to the third episode of the Wrestling Eye Podcast! I am kindly joined on this episode by Steven Fludder, Promotor for Preston City Wrestling, arguably the most popular and talked about promotions not only in the UK but Europe too. We will be talking how Steven became a fan, and how he moved in to promoting shows, A history of PCW as well as going through some of the names that have worked for PCW so far, How PCW's product compares to others, using imports and his thoughts on that, Riddock Bowe and AJ Styles stories, the newely announced PCW training school, future ideas such as iPPV and streaming DVD releases and much much more! A great show where Steven has a…

Will and Charles are joined by Childs Walker of the Baltimore Sun and historian Kris Zellner to give a primer on Japanese wrestling. They discuss the origins of pro wrestling in Japan and provide background on the major players, stylistic shifts and booking in the 1970s and 1980s. They also recommend matches in both the big and small Japanese promotions, discuss the rise All Japan and New Japan and much more! If you have ever wanted to explore Japanese wrestling, but you weren’t quite sure where to start or what to check out, this is the show for you. DISCLAIMER: Please forgive the audio issues that plague us throughout the show. http://placetobenation.com/wres…

http://placetobenation.com/titans-of-wrest...-may-july-1980/ Parv, Johnny, Pete and Kelly finish up May, June and July of 1980 in the WWF: On the docket tonight: 05-80 PATERA WIZARD SAMOANS ALBANO PROMOS WWF TV 05-19 BATTLE ROYAL MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 05-19 BOB BACKLUND vs KEN PATERA WWF TITLE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 05-19 PATTERSON/PUTSKI/ATLAS vs SAMOANS/MAIVIA MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 06-14 HARLEY RACE vs FRANK WILLIAMS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING 06-28 TONY ATLAS –KEN PATERA ARM WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING 07-12 LARRY ZBYSZKO REFUSES TO TALK TO TONY GAREA CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING 07-26 BOB BACKLUND vs KEN PATERA WWF TITLE PHILADELPHIA SPE…

http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2014/01/1...a-osaka-review/ FUN. Come for the semi final, stay for the rest.

On Episode 54 of the Wrestling Culture podcast, Dylan Hales and I are joined by are joined by Canadian professional wrestler, promoter and historian extraordinaire Vance Nevada. For the first half, I go solo interviewing Vance about his in-ring career and promoting and then Dylan joins the call to discuss Vance's work as an historian. A great chat with a great guy, please give it a listen. Also, Vance has an upcoming career retrospective DVD to keep an eye out for Wrestling Culture Episode 54

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http://placetobenation.com/the-center-of-the-wwe-universe/ I thought this was an enjoyable read and wanted to share separately for the group.

http://placetobenation.com/where-the-big-b...e-champions-13/ Chad and Parv sit through Clash of the Champions 13. - [06:17] Wrestling Observer and Torch roundup: Cornette and Lane quit, why wrestling fans everywhere should hate Fred Ward, Art Barr, and Meltzer’s crusade against the use of magic in wrestling. - [00:53:33] Review of Clash 13, featuring: El Gigante! Nightstalker! Moto City Madman! The Renegade Warriors! Kalua! The Botswana Beast! Col. Krueger and Col. DeKlerk! Prime Time Brian Lee! The Starblazer! And, yes, The Black Scorpion! - [02:17:07] End of show awards and question for the listeners: can you think of a worse booked supercard…

Write ups, match links, and more. Check it out. http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2014/01/1...ndouts-of-2013/

In part one of this new episode of the PTB Podcast, Scott and Justin welcome in Charles and Will from Pro Wrestling Only to talk about World Championship Wrestling in 1994. They discuss the great PPV run the company was on, where Spring Stampede ranks on the all time list, Steven Regal, Dustin Rhodes, Arn Anderson and much more. Stay tuned for part two, coming Friday night! So fire up this action packed episode and join Scott, Justin, Will and Charles because it is time for another edition of the PTB Podcast! http://placetobenation.com/place-to-be-pod...-1994-part-one/ Check out more from the Place to Be Podcast right here at Place to Be Nation including i…

First article is up: http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2014/01/0...rable-mentions/ Rundown of the history, the process, the voters, and the honorable mentions.

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I don't think enough is made of the fact that Bruno, Backlund and Hogan were all active and working in the same promotion at the same time in 1980. http://placetobenation.com/titans-of-wrest...april-may-1980/ James is back from the dead to join Parv, Johnny, Kelly and Pete in watching more 1980 greatness: On the docket tonight: 04-21 RICKY STEAMBOAT/JAY YOUNGBLOOD vs BULLDOG BROWER/TOR KAMATA (Madison Square Garden) 04-21 PAT PATTERSON vs KEN PATERA - Intercontinental Title Match (Madison Square Garden) 04-21 BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs LARRY ZBYSZKO (Madison Square Garden) 05-03 PEDRO MORALES vs JOSE ESTRADA (Championship Wrestling) 05-10 BOB BACKL…

In new episode of the PTB Podcast, Scott and Justin are joined by Nate Milton and Greg Phillips to review the world of wrestling in 2013! They tally the Nation's votes and announce the Match of the Year, Wrestler of the Year and much, much more! So fire up this action packed episode and join Scott, Justin, Greg and Nate because it is time for another edition of the PTB Podcast! http://placetobenation.com/place-to-be-pod...year-in-review/

I just wanted to promote this article that just got posted: The Wrestler Snapshot #3: "The 1-2-3 Kid" Sean Waltman I try to make a case that Sean Waltman is one of the best wrestlers of the 1990's and most underrated. It's really a shame that he does not get talked about more.

On this week’s Wrestling With the Past, Will and Charles discuss the mighty cage match! First, we’ll talk about famous cage matches from the territory days including the Mid South Stipulations match, the Final Conflict, Lawler vs. Idol and more. We discuss the NWA/WCW cage matches including the greatest War Games matches and the beauty of Magnum TA vs. Tully Blanchard. We wrap up the show discussing the WWF, the blue cage, escape rules, and the Hell In A Cell. Bloody fun for everyone! http://placetobenation.com/wrestling-with-...4-cage-matches/

Welcome to the inaugural Wrestling Eye Pocast! On Episode #1 I am kindly joined by British Wrestling Manager, Author, Journalist, Commentator, Promoter and Ring Announcer Greg 'The Truth' Lambert. We will be talking how Greg got in to the business, shows he was involved with and memories. We then discuss broadly, the British scene as a whole as well as touching on the import vs. UK wrestler debate. A fun show with Greg, if you're a fan of Pro Wrestling, either British or otherwise, or want to learn more, this is a fun show. Download now! You can follow Greg on twitter @HolyGrailGreg Listen here! You can subscribe via iTunes by searching Wrestling Eye …

Here in the UK a couple of the mainstream papers cover wrestling once a week, generally in a weekly run down manner. They may even speak to a British wrestler or two if a big event is coming up. I was wondering whether in the US / Canada whether nay of the papers do something similar?

http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2014/01/0...ngdom-8-review/ Fun show with some great matches. Can't stop thinking about how fun it was. Just a real good time, five+ hours that flew by. Have a feeling it did great business. Twitter was on fire. Tone of buzz. And Meltzer from his live report had this to say: