Publications and Podcasts

In this all new episode of the PTB Podcast, Scott & Justin are chilling in the PTB Man Cave and watching some wrestling while settling in after a Boneheads feast and they are ready to answer mailbag questions from the Nation. They go through a litany of wrestling and other questions and have a lot of laughs and toss some barbs along the way as well. www.placetobenation.com/episode-283-ptb-mailbag-qa/ So fire up this action packed episode and join Scott and Justin because it is time for another edition of the PTB Podcast! Check out more from the Place to Be Podcast right here at Place to Be Nation including interviews with Kevin Kelly, J.J. Dillon, Scott Ke…

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In part two 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 Slamboree, Rick Rude, Steve Austin, the arrival of Hulk Hogan, where this stretch of PPVs rank in history and much more. 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-two/ Check out more from the Place to Be Podcast right here at Place to Be Nation including interviews with Kevin Kelly, J.J. Dillon, Scott Keith, Christopher Robin Zi…

In this new episode of the Place to Be Podcast, Scott, Justin and Chad put together the best all-time PPV card from the months of January and February while only using each wrestler one time (in each month). We want your opinion on the super cards from the show! Be sure to vote and rate both Scott's pre-made card and the on-air card the boys put together at www.placetobenation.com. http://placetobenation.com/place-to-be-pod...time-ppv-cards/ Check out more from the Place to Be Podcast right here at Place to Be Nation including interviews with Kevin Kelly, J.J. Dillon, Scott Keith, Christopher Robin Zimmerman, Christopher Daniels, Gary Michael Cappetta, Scott Hudso…

In this new episode of the Place to Be Podcast, Scott, Justin and Chad put together the best all-time PPV card from the months of March and April while only using each wrestler one time (in each month). We want your opinion on the super cards from the show! Be sure to vote below and rate both Scott's pre-made card and the on-air card the boys put together. http://placetobenation.com/place-to-be-pod...-time-ppv-cards Check out more from the Place to Be Podcast right here at Place to Be Nation including interviews with Kevin Kelly, J.J. Dillon, Scott Keith, Christopher Robin Zimmerman, Christopher Daniels, Gary Michael Cappetta, Scott Hudson, Bruno Lauer, Stevie Ric…

what do you guys think about this? Im looking forward to picking this up, I pre-ordered it tonight! http://www.amazon.com/All-American-Kid-Les...words=wrestling

In this new episode of the Place to Be Podcast, our good friend Kevin Kelly stops by to talk about the first half of 2001, including discussions on Paul Heyman, WrestleMania X-7, the Two Man Power Trip, Eddie Guerrero and much more. He also shares his thoughts on what's new with Ring of Honor, the recent Final Battle show and Chris Hero! www.placetobenation.com/place-to-be-podcast-episode-278-kevin-kelly-2001-part-one Kevin Kelly is one of the most popular guests in Place to Be Podcast history. Kevin has joined Scott and Justin numerous times to share his backstage knowledge of the WWF landscape, starting with the Brian Pillman gun incident in 1996 and continuin…

Issue 101 of Fighting Spirit Magazine is now available! In this month's edition, FSM has feature-length articles on: - WWE's plans for 2014, including the possible return of Hulk Hogan and the February launch of the WWE network - Goldust and Cody Rhodes, and how both men are now doing the best work of their careers - New TNA World championMagnus, and how it's been a banner year for British grapplers - How WWE's problems are all too often coming because they follow the culture of other genres - The nWo Take Over Tour, and how it turned into a disaster despite the presence of Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, and Sean Waltman - Mad Dog Vachon, and the incredible life h…

Three new show reviews: Rich reviewed New Japan 12/21: http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2013/12/2...21-reviewrecap/ Joe reviewed Dragon Gate "Final Gate": http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2013/12/2...al-gate-review/ Joe reviewed New Japan 12/23: http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2013/12/2...-8-1223-review/

Been meaning to plug this pod, as they near their third year in existence: What A Maneuver! From OnTheStick.com Last year they did Raw/Nitro/Clashes/PPVs for the WWF and WCW's first full year of the Monday Night War, 1996, in an attempt to match real time. This year the goal was the same for 1997, but real life was getting in the way for a few months, so they are still in July of 1997 as of last week's latest episode. They also did a detour to do Barely Legal as a separate episode, mostly because of the historic nature of it. They are also friends with the Wrestlespective/Fair To Flair guys and do the Twitter thing, so a lot of that crew have been on as gue…

In this new episode of the Place to Be Podcast, the holiday spirit is in the air as Scott & Justin deliver their third annual Christmas Spectacular to PTB Nation! The boys chat about wrestling's Christmas traditions, Christmas morning memories, Christmas songs, bust out the Naughty & Nice List and also entertain visits from old friends, including a very X-rated pop in, and debut a very special PTB Nation Christmas tune. So Ho-Ho-Hop on down and click the link below to enjoy the third annual PTB Christmas Spectacular! http://placetobenation.com/place-to-be-pod...as-spectacular/ Check out more from the Place to Be Podcast right here at Place to Be Natio…

In order to make comments more manageable, we've decided to run with a longer format so we'll no longer be splitting shows into two halves. This means shows might run long (this one is over 2 hours), if anyone would prefer the old two-part format for longer shows, let me know. Where the Big Boys Play #32 - Clash of the Champions 5 Chad and Parv review Clash of the Champions 5: St. Valentine's Day Massacre. In this show, among other things: Dusty out - George Scott in, ranking JJ Dillon among the great managers, the psychology of the Steamboat vs. Flair feud: do you relate to Steamboat or do you want to be like Flair?, The BLACKMAILER! Worst gimmick ever?, …

Kevin Kelly joins the PTB Podcast tonight to talk the first half of WWF 2001 as well as ROH. In the meantime, you can catch up on all his appearance through this piece. http://placetobenation.com/the-best-of-kev...e-to-be-nation/

Would very much like to hear listeners' thoughts on Backlund vs. Inoki for this one because Pete and I had quite the disagreement over it. http://placetobenation.com/titans-of-wrest...rch-april-1980/ Parv, Johnny, Pete and Kelly plow on through 1980. This episode is dedicated to James. On the docket: 03-24 ANDRE THE GIANT/PAT PATTERSON vs BOBBY DUNCUM/KEN PATERA MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 03-24 HULK HOGAN vs TITO SANTANA MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 04-12 BOB BACKLUND vs HULK HOGAN WWF TITLE PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM 04-12 BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs LARRY ZBYSKO PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM 04-12 TITO SANTANA/IVAN PUTSKI vs WILD SAMOANS TAG TITLE CHV CLIP PHILADELPHIA SP…

In this episode of the Place to Be Podcast, Justin and Scott are joined by Brian Shields and Steve Wille to talk about their favorite wrestling gimmicks, wrestling video games, magazines, ECW and much, much more. http://placetobenation.com/place-to-be-pod...games-and-more/ Check out more from the Place to Be Podcast right here at Place to Be Nation including interviews with Kevin Kelly, J.J. Dillon, Scott Keith, Christopher Robin Zimmerman, Christopher Daniels, Gary Michael Cappetta, Scott Hudson, Bruno Lauer, Stevie Richards, Eddie Edwards and many, many more. Also, the PTB Podcast is now available on the Stitcher Radio app! Visit www.stitcher.com for more in…

Join us again for Titans of Wrestling. We're in November 1979 now, and seeing Hogan's WWF debut is absolutely fascinating. Also, watch Dominic Denucci and Great Arab Hussein invent ECW -- not one to be missed! http://placetobenation.com/titans-of-wrest...-november-1979/ Join Parv, James, Kelly, Pete and the one and only Johnny Sorrow once again for more WWF in 1979. On the docket tonight: 11-03 BOBBY DUNCUM vs BILL BERGER ALL STAR WRESTLING 11-03 GREAT HUSSEIN ARAB vs DOMINIC DENUCCI CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING 11-03 LARRY ZBYSZKO vs BILLY COLEMAN CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING 11-17 WILD SAMOANS vs DOMINIC DENUCCI/JOHNNY RIVERA ALL STAR WRESTLING 11-17 …

I believe the Hogan vs Santana match is out there...does anyone recall if the entire card was broadcasted? WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - February 18, 1980 Austin Idol defeated Jose Estrada at 7:26 Tommy Rich defeated Johnny Rodz at 7:41 Hulk Hogan defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana via count-out at 10:48 Sika defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski via count-out at 5:28 Bobby Duncum defeated Dominic DeNucci at 11:21 WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera via count-out at 15:37; Pat Patterson was the special referee for the bout Afa defeated Rene Goulet at 9:18 Cowboy Lang & Lone Eagle defeated Little To…

In this new episode of the Place to Be Podcast, Andrew Riche joins Justin and Scott to preview the upcoming TLC pay-per-view and talk title unifications. They also discuss Ring of Honor and Final Battle as well as give NFL picks with a little BCS discussion sprinkled in! www.placetobenation.com/place-to-be-podcast-episode-276-headlines-tlc-final-battle-preview-nfl-bcs-and-more Check out more from the Place to Be Podcast right here at Place to Be Nation including interviews with Kevin Kelly, J.J. Dillon, Scott Keith, Christopher Robin Zimmerman, Christopher Daniels, Gary Michael Cappetta, Scott Hudson, Bruno Lauer, Stevie Richards, Eddie Edwards and many, many mo…

In honor of the fiftieth episode of The Wrestling Culture podcast, Dylan and I run down our Top Fifty list of the best in-ring wrestlers of all time. We ended up recording it in two parts and had a great time with the conversation. Thanks to everyone who has listened to any or all of our first fifty episodes and here's to another fifty. Wrestling Culture Episode 50

Will & Charles are joined by Childs Walker to discuss 1991. First, we’ll pay a visit to Memphis where we see the emergence of JC Ice, the Texas vs. Tennessee feud, Eddie Gilbert, Terry Funk, a brief Fabulous Ones reunion and a great in-ring year for Jeff Jarrett. We’ll discuss the top matches and wrestlers in Mexico and Japan with plenty of discussion on the Brazos, Misawa, Kawada, the Three Musketeers and Jushin Liger. Will & Charles have a healthy debate on the merits of joshi as a style and as a form of entertainment. Back in WCW, we discuss the York Foundation, Wargames, Ric Flair leaving and the Dangerous Alliance. Finally, we pay a visit to the WWF with disc…

http://placetobenation.com/titans-of-wrest...-to-march-1980/ Parv, James, Johnny, Pete and Kelly eat up more 1980 goodness: On the docket tonight: 02-09 Vince McMahon conducts an empty arena interview with Bruno Sammartino (Championship Wrestling) 02-80 Lou Albano (w/Wild Samoans), Bob Backlund promos (WWF TV) 02-09 BOB BACKLUND vs BOBBY DUNCUM (WWF Title – Philadelphia Spectrum) 02-09 TITO SANTANA & GORILLA MONSOON vs WILD SAMOANS (Philadelphia Spectrum) 02-16 LARRY ZBYSZKO vs MIKE MASTERS (Championship Wrestling) 03-01 BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs LARRY ZBYSZKO (Philadelphia Spectrum) 03-80 Bruno Sammartino & Larry Zbyszko promos (WWF TV) 0…

placetobenation.com/titans-of-wrestling-4-wwf-july-to-august-1979/ Parv and James welcome back Titans regulars Kelly, Pete and Johnny Sorrow for more 1979 goodness. On the docket tonight: 07-30 BOB BACKLUND vs PAT PATTERSON WWF TITLE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 07-30 JAY STRONGBOW vs GREG VALENTINE STRAP MATCH MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 07-30 ANDRE/SANTANA/PUTSKI/DENUCCI vs VALIANTS/ALBANO MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 08-79 NIKOLAI VOLKOFF CRUSHES APPLES WWF TV 08-26 STRONGBOW, ALBANO/VALIANTS, PAT/WIZARD, BACKLUND, ANDRE WWF TV 08-27 PAT PATTERSON/WIZARD, GREG VALENTINE/WIZARD PROMOS WWF TV 08-27 BOB BACKLUND vs PAT PATTERSON WWF TITLE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN …

In this new episode of the Place to Be Podcast, Justin and Scott open the Vintage Vault to review King of the Ring 2001. They talk about Kurt Angle, Shane McMahon, Steve Austin, Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit, Booker T and much, much more. Don't forget to check out Chad's Vintage Vault Pre-viewing piece, covering the Edge/Rhyno match from the show. http://placetobenation.com/vintage-vault-p...-the-ring-2001/ http://placetobenation.com/place-to-be-pod...f-the-ring-2001 Check out more from the Place to Be Podcast right here at Place to Be Nation including interviews with Kevin Kelly, J.J. Dillon, Scott Keith, Christopher Robin Zimmerman, Christopher Daniels, G…

http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2013/12/0...3-final-review/ Horrendous show with a Worst Match of the Year contender.