Publications and Podcasts

In this new episode of the PTB Podcast, Scott & Justin hit the headlines with a look at the world of wrestling in WWE and TNA. They then preview the Battleground PPV with their predictions and thoughts on all the matches. TNA is then featured as Scott and Justin discuss the build to their biggest PPV of the year, Bound for Glory. Along with the wrestling discussion, the PICs take a trip through the NFL, including a preview of week five. So fire up this action packed episode and join Scott & Justin because it is time for another edition of the PTB Podcast! http://placetobenation.com/place-to-be-pod...ground-preview/ Check out more from the Place to Be …

http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkC...2658&cmd=tc On Episode 48 of The Wrestling Culture Podcast Dave Musgrave and I are joined by wrestler/wrestling historian/lucha smart guy! Kurt Brown to discuss the 2013 Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame Ballot. Dave and I disagree a bit about some Japanese candidates, Kurt gives us the goods on the Lucha candidates, I freak out about the underrated greatness that is Carlos Colon and we all praise Blue Panther for being king of the maestros. Oh and Don Owen. We love Don Owen. So listen, enjoy and wait with baited breathe because part 2 on U.S. and Historical Candidates is coming soon!

In this new episode of the PTB Podcast Vintage Vault, Scott & Justin talk No Mercy 2000! They discuss Chris Benoit, the Hardy Boys, Kurt Angle, Rock, Rikishi, Steve Austin and more! So fire up this action packed episode and join Scott & Justin because it is time for another edition of the PTB Podcast! http://placetobenation.com/place-to-be-pod...-no-mercy-2000/ 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. …

I went to submit my AWA ballot but needed to fit in the matches from Disc 1. I couldn't remember them so Johnny Sorrow, Kris Zellner & I re-watched the first half. Really enjoyable 2 hours. We are going to try and knock out the 2nd half this weekend so all of the discs will be accounted for. http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkC...6382&cmd=tc Matches watched..... Lord Alfred Hayes vs. Bobby Heenan (1/13/80) Greg Gagne vs. Super Destroyer Mark II (5/1/80) Verne Gagne vs. Nick Bockwinkel (7/18/80) Greg Gagne & Super Destroyer Mark II vs. Nick Bockwinkel & Bobby Heenan (10/3/80) Big John Studd & Jerry Blackwell vs. High Flye…

Where the Big Boys Play #42 - Starrcade 89 Chad and Parv welcome Charles (aka Loss) to discuss the Iron Man tournament at Starrcade 89: Future Shock! Highlights include: Charles's background as a wrestling fan and the birth of the ProWrestlingOnly.com forums, imagining El Gigante vs. Zeus in 1989, the problem with Sting's wardrobe, does crowd heat affect how you rate a match?, a farewell to Tommy Young and thoughts on referees in general, and end of the show awards.

OK, because of real life and other wrestling projects, I am having trouble getting myself motivated to watch the matches so I can rank them. I am going to start a 1980s Wrestling Party Podcast on talkshoe so I can synch up with some people and get through some of these discs. This will be in the spirit of the Old Cowboy Wally synch-ups. If you want to shoot the shit and are in a similar situation, send me a PM and I'll set up a talkshoe conversation so we can watch this set, argue, mark-out and enjoy the AWA. If this is successful, we can do it for future sets as well.

I'll shamelessly plug the podcast I recorded last night with @voiceswrestling ..... Voices of Wrestling welcomes wrestling statistician Chris “Mookieghana” Harrington. In this episode, Rich and Chris discuss his look at Hulk Hogan’s drawing power in the 80s and and his "predictive" model to see who the superstars of the future might be. You can read Chris’ statistical work on http://indeedwrestling.blogspot.com and indeedwrestling.com and follow him on Twitter @mookieghana. If pre-ordering his book “Wrestlenomics”, please email him at [email protected] for details on pricing and delivery options. Two articles referenced throughout the 70 minutes: * Hulk H…

On Episode 49 of The Wrestling Culture podcast, Dylan and I are joined by David Bixenspan to discuss the 2013 Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame Ballot, especially the North American candidates. We speak at length about Mark Lewin, Brock Lesnar, and Mr. Wrestling II and of course since Dylan and I are on the line we talk about Ken Patera and debate about Edge. Please give it a listen. Wrestling Culture Episode 49

http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkC...6382&cmd=tc Final show for AWA. Some time this week, we'll do the first lucha viewing party. The final matches to be ranked are as follows... Nick Bockwinkel vs. Jim Brunzell (6/11/81) Adrian Adonis vs. Jim Brunzell (6/28/81) Jerry Blackwell vs. Billy Robinson (12/3/81) Nick Bockwinkel vs. Billy Robinson (12/25/81) Hulk Hogan, Buck Zumhoffe & Baron Von Raschke vs. Bobby Heenan, Ken Patera & Bobby Duncum (2/28/82) Nick Bockwinkel vs. Hulk Hogan (4/18/82) Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissie vs. High Flyers (Cage Match) (4/18/82) Tito Santana & Rick Martel vs. High Flyers (8/29/82) …

I know this forum doesn't usually have a large amount of CHIKARA love but nonetheless my co-host Murray and I ,Sam, discussed the 12 Large Summit from 2011. We talked about some of our favorite matches, stand-out performances, and I ramble about the finals for about 5 minutes. Give it a listen and tell us what you liked, didn't liked, or whatever. Here is the episode on BlogTalkRadio

http://placetobenation.com/the-brad-and-ch...nkpod-stampede/ Tonight’s rundown 00:00:00 – 00:05:26 – Intro to the show 00:05:27- 00:12:53 – PTBN shill 00:12:54 – 00:25:24 – Best and Worst of PTBN with a shoutout to Bonehead Wings 00:25:25 – 00:29:03 – Paying the bills 00:29:04 – 01:46:28 – Wrestling discussion on DVD/VHS collecting, obscure memorabilia items, becoming a smark, star ratings and how we gauge them, whether different styles of wrestling can affect the viewer 01:46;29 – 02:01:29 – Urban Legend handicapping and a farewell

In the second edition of Wrestling with the Past, Will and Charles look at the history of the NWA/WCW World Television Title. We begin with Dusty Rhodes’ reign in 1985 and work our way through until the bitter end. We discuss the greatness of Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson, the ascension of Steve Austin, the amazing matches of William Regal and the tragedy of Rick Martel’s comeback. Oh! And Charles makes the case on why you should give Alex Wright a second chance. All this and much more. Enjoy! http://placetobenation.com/wrestling-with-...levision-title/

Ok, had some personal stuff to attend to and Johnny Sorrow was on retreat. We are going to do a show tonight for anyone interested in listening. We'll have Sorrow, Sarp and Kris Z for sure. Feel free to join in. Once I confirm the time, I'll set up a link. These are the matches we are going to knock out tonight... Col. DeBeers vs. Buck Zumhofe (2/23/86) Nick Bockwinkel vs. Larry Zbyszko (2/23/86) Stan Hansen vs. Sgt. Slaughter (2/23/86) Stan Hansen vs. Sgt. Slaughter (Bunkhouse Match) (3/9/86) Stan Hansen vs. Leon White (3/13/86) Nick Bockwinkel vs. Col. DeBeers (4/17/86) Buddy Rose, Doug Somers, & Larry Zbyszko vs. Steve Pardee, Mike Rotundo, J…

A friend of mine sent this to me because he was curious about my thoughts on it. This is laugh-out-loud funny in so many ways: The fanatical fantasies of pro wrestling fans The article linked is also really funny: WWE Fandom: Developing Academic and Life Skills Through Creative Production There is also apparently a web site called The Dirt Sheets.

Not my article, this is by Rich Kraetsch. Rich takes a look at the current iPPV landscape. http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2013/09/24/is-ippv-dead/

In this new episode of the PTB Podcast, Scott & Justin are joined by wrestling historian and all around good guy Graham Cawthon as they decide the greatest WWE Tag Team of all time. The PICs have selected and ranked 64 teams of the modern WWF/E era and distributed them into brackets. Join Justin, Scott and Graham as they break down each matchup and decide which team will be crowned All Time Champions! So fire up this action packed episode and join Scott, Justin & Graham because it is time for another edition of the PTB Podcast! http://placetobenation.com/ptb-episode-254...eam-tournament/ Check out more from the Place to Be Podcast right here at Place t…

In this new episode of the PTB Podcast Vintage Vault, Scott, Justin and Mike Poulin talk Unforgiven 2000! They discuss Raven, the Hardy Boys, Kurt Angle, Triple H, Chris Benoit, Steve Austin and more! The PICs also discuss their weekend, including all of the positives and negatives. So fire up this action packed episode and join Scott, Justin & Mike because it is time for another edition of the PTB Podcast! www.placetobenation.com/ptb-episode-255-unforgiven-2000 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 Daniel…

My thoughts on Daniel Bryan having the WWE Championship stripped from him and benefits that will come out of it.

Daniel Bryan Fanboys were able to get their money back from their cable provider. Such whinny bitches.

Parv and James welcome back The Three Wise Men (Ricky Jackson, shoe and Johnny Sorrow). http://placetobenation.com/titans-of-wrest...e-to-july-1979/ Here is a visual aid for a portion of this show: On the docket tonight: 06-09 TITO SANTANA vs MOOSE MONROE CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING 06-23 TED DIBIASE vs PAT PATTERSON NORTH AMERICAN TITLE CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING 07-79 JAY STRONGBOW PROMO WWF TV 07-21 JAY STRONGBOW vs GREG VALENTINE PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM 07-21 BOB BACKLUND/IVAN PUTSKI vs VALIANTS TAG TITLE PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM 07-21 PAT PATTERSON vs TED DIBIASE NORTH AMERICAN TITLE PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM 07-26 ANDRE THE GIANT/TED DIBIASE vs JERRY V…

In this new podcast, James (aka Brickhithouse) and myself focus on an under-appreciated era in WWF's history: 1979-83. Starting in January 1979, each week the show discusses some of the matches and angles that took place during this time frame. It will also provide histories for the wrestlers of this era. http://placetobenation.com/titans-of-wrest...-to-march-1979/ On the docket tonight: 01-27 LARRY ZBYSZKO vs JOHNNY VALIANT ALL STAR WRESTLING 01-27 LARRY ZBYSZKO vs IVAN KOLOFF CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING 02-79 BOB BACKLUND, GREG VALENTINE/WIZARD PROMOS WWF TV 02-19 BOB BACKLUND vs GREG VALENTINE WWF TITLE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 03-24 TONY GAREA/LARRY ZBYSZKO …

Will & Charles are joined by Childs Walker, sports writer for the Baltimore Sun, discussing the best (and worst) 1990 had to offer in the world of wrestling. They reflect on the demise of the indies as several promotions die while USWA is able to survive. We travel to Mexico and talk about EMLL’s amazing year, maybe the best any company has ever produced in the ring. We go to Japan as new companies are formed and AJPW & NJPW start to push new wrestlers as old wrestlers fade. Finally, they discuss the major highlights and low points of the NWA and WWF. So much content in 2 hours! http://placetobenation.com/wrestling-with-...-retrospective/

In this new episode of the PTB Podcast Vintage Vault, Scott & Justin talk Summerslam 2000! They discuss Right to Censor, Shane McMahon, Edge & Christian, Kurt Angle, Rock, Triple H & 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-pod...ummerslam-2000/ 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, …

http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2013/09/1...st-ippv-effort/ The go home show for Destruction. Angle heavy. Weakest iPPV they've produced.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1772553...omo-and-cm-punk Interesting discussion on the art of the promo with a comparison to sex that I think jdw might like.