Posted March 23, 201510 yr comment_5660104 It's WrestleMania week and we're doing Mania themed shows the entire week! On today's show, Will is joined by Pete (Titans of Wrestling) and Steven Graham (The Super Show) and each of us construct the greatest Mania card of all time using the all time great matches in Mania history. http://placetobenation.com/good-will-wrestling-building-the-perfect-wrestlemania/
March 23, 201510 yr comment_5660116 So much fun doing my two shows. I would love to hear the suicide rate on my first show and the estimated combined weight of my second show.
March 23, 201510 yr Author comment_5660118 Is the suicide rate the listener while you roll off your Veggie curry recipe?
March 23, 201510 yr Author comment_5660208 Yes,other show themes include following bad booking decisions of each Mania and a Starrcade vs. Mania throwdown. Some great audio coming down the pike this week.
March 23, 201510 yr comment_5660224 We have 4 shows recorded so far. I am going to be on Scott's Main Event this week so depending on how that goes, may do a Mania preview to go with the reaction. I have another concept locked in with maybe another show on top. All Mania all the time.
March 24, 201510 yr comment_5660248 For people who listened to the show. Let us know who's show you'd rather go to.
March 24, 201510 yr Author comment_5660266 I hate to say it but I got to say I gotta go with Pete's first card as my favorite. I was surprised at how Lashley vs. Umaga was prevalent as well as Flair vs. HBK as those are the type of matches I think are unconventional for a super show like this but could be good buffers when constructing a card. Steven's all beef card was something to behold but after reading his booking on PTBN the past few weeks, I am no surprised.
March 24, 201510 yr comment_5660267 Not far in but I actually think Bruno was a draw in 86. Didn't they bring him back in to anchor Philly and Boston cards when Hogan wasn't drawing repeat business?
March 24, 201510 yr comment_5660369 For people who listened to the show. Let us know who's show you'd rather go to. Steven's might win for the people watching as he does everything he can to kill the crowd, short of retiring Bruno to DiBiase in a cage match on the same card. Edit: Meant his first card, not the fat man card.
March 25, 201510 yr Author comment_5660467 Show #2: Bad Booking in WrestleMania History Part 1 Will is joined by Pete (Titans of Wrestling), Dave Musgrave (Wrestling Culture), and Johnny P (Barbedwirecity.com) to discuss the worst booking decisions in WrestleMania history. We take a look at Mania 1-15 and the matches that should have been booked and the ones we wished we never saw. http://placetobenation.com/good-will-wrestling-bad-booking-in-wrestlemania-history-part-1/
March 25, 201510 yr comment_5660492 3 minutes in and I'm laughing at that clusterfuck of an intro. That was awesome
March 25, 201510 yr comment_5660524 I was going to cut it off but when I played it back but I was laughing my ass off so I just kept it in. I was originally going to put it on the end as an easter egg but I was tired of doing edits.
March 25, 201510 yr comment_5660540 It was like the Hogan, Austin, Rock intro at WM 30. "Good to be back at the Silverdome."
March 25, 201510 yr comment_5660548 I hate to say it but I got to say I gotta go with Pete's first card as my favorite. I was surprised at how Lashley vs. Umaga was prevalent as well as Flair vs. HBK as those are the type of matches I think are unconventional for a super show like this but could be good buffers when constructing a card. Steven's all beef card was something to behold but after reading his booking on PTBN the past few weeks, I am no surprised. I hate to say it. LMAO no respect around here. lol
March 25, 201510 yr comment_5660570 It was like the Hogan, Austin, Rock intro at WM 30. "Good to be back at the Silverdome." true story... every intro for this week's podcasts was botched unintentionally. I think i was able to edit most of them.
March 25, 201510 yr comment_5660636 Great show! Regarding the Owen situation at X, I’ve got a different opinion than you guys. I actually think it works much better for Owen’s character that they didn’t build him up going into this. Bret unintentionally buries Owen by not wanting to wrestle him. Bret’s reasoning was that he would never go to war with flesh and blood, but Owen took it as Bret didn’t want to stoop down to Owen’s level. Owen needed to be portrayed as a beneath guy for the angle to work. If they had Owen plowing through guys leading into this, you lose that context. Owen makes himself during the match by keeping up with Bret. Owen was always portrayed as a talented guy, but he was lacking the mean streak to be a top guy. Bret ignited that spark in Owen. He needed to debut that mean streak at Mania, Bret was the guy he hated. I don’t think it works as well if he debuts his mean streak on Savage or Tatanka or whoever. I’m not sure if all of that was done intentionally but I always dug it and thought it worked out perfect.
March 25, 201510 yr comment_5660637 Except for drawing money. As an angle I liked it a lot. The fans just didn't buy him as a threat to the belt.
March 25, 201510 yr comment_5660639 I dunno, I was in the prime of my viewing as a kid with this stuff so a lot of this is through rose colored glasses but I totally believed Owen could take Bret's belt since he was such a cheating sleazebag. Does Owen as a serious contender really bump business that much? I really don't think there was much they could do to pump up numbers in 1994.
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