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In this edition of With This Ring, Ryan and Cindy look back at their previous deep dives for the GWCW lists and the matches that Cindy picked as her #1 for each show. Then the pair discuss how the lists turned out and the uniqueness of WCW.  Plus, the GWCW wrestler poll and how it is an exercise to find out who is the second greatest WCW wrestler. Enjoy!   RIC FLAIR VS. RANDY SAVAGE (GREAT AMERICAN BASH 1995) RIC FLAIR VS. RICKY STEAMBOAT (CHI-TOWN RUMBLE 1989) REY MYSTERIO JR & JUVENTUD GUERRERA VS. PSYCHOSIS & LA PARKA (12/08/97, NITRO) EDDIE GUERRERO VS. REY MYSTERIO (HALLOWEEN HAVOC 1997, MASK VS TITLE) RICKY STEAMBOAT & SHANE DOUGLAS VS. STEVE AUSTIN & BRIAN PILLMAN (CLASH XXII, TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH) SHINJIRO OTANI VS. EDDY GUERRERO (STARRCADE 1995)

The march to #1 continues as Pro Wrestling Love brings to you, #25-#11 of the Greatest WCW/Jim Crockett Promotions Matches of All Time in conjunction with the Place To Be Nation. Marty “Superstar” Sleeze & Justin “JKWebb” are excited to break into the Top 25. Justin wins Father of the Year, Husband of the Year and Little Stinger of the Year all in one night! Even the Little Stinger in Marty comes out, as he triumphantly defends Clash I giving a brand new perspective on a match that has become criminally underrated. Justin & Marty beat the drum for Robert Gibson as an all-time great worker in his own right with Justin going so far as to crown the Rock N Rolls as a “Jordan/Pippen” duo. Marty posits the question how were the Rock N Roll Express already over before their debut? Justin gives his best review of the entire series as he delves in deep into the visceral, violent Roddy Piper & Greg Valentine masterpiece from July 1983. All this and much, much more. Click the link, download and enjoy!Keep spreading the Pro Wrestling Love and let us know what you think, we would love to hear any and all feedback.  

In Episode #15 of The Special Relations Ben, Calum and Rory return to some regularly scheduled programming.     First we preview the upcoming Royal Rumble and reminisce about Rumbles gone by because you've got to haven't you?  We also go into detail on our upcoming stretch project looking at 1996 in both wrestling and  pop culture.  There is a discussion on our favourite squash match workers of all time and Calum brings chapter 1 of the Happy Place to a close.  Come for the bantz but stay for the..ermm..analysiz on episode #15 of The Special Relations!

On this week's Saturday Special, Scott & the Doctor discuss the legacy of the great Hank Aaron, who passed away this past week. Then they continue revealing their Top 100 GWCW match list with #80-71, including more Sting & Scott's love for WCW Steve Austin. So sit back with your coffee and enjoy the newest episode of the Saturday Special! Twitter: @ptbpodfather, @DrGPTB, @PlaceToBeNation Check out the store! teepublic.com and type "PTBW" in the search

Marty “Superstar” Sleeze has gotten his beauty sleep and Justin “JKWebb” is ready to rock ‘n’ roll & strut ‘n’ stroll as they break down the first half of their Top 50 Greatest Matches to place in WCW and Jim Crockett Promotions in conjunction with the Place To Be Nation Countdown. Marty critically analyzes Ric Flair giving a detailed assessment on why he thinks Ric Flair is the greatest wrestler of all time through his matches with Ricky Steamboat, Ron Garvin & Vader. Justin tells a great story of how he once used Pro Wrestling to get an A in college. Marty gives you his weekly reminder that Jerry Saggs is a fucking animal. Marty & Justin bond of their Dads’ mutual admiration for Goldberg. There is lots & lots of Dusty Rhodes and Tully Blanchard love. We find out that Justin lives awfully close to Bucksnort, Tennessee…does that mean a Bunkhouse Buck appearance in the future? On top of that, Episode #8 ends on quite a cliffhanger. Want to find out what? Click on the link, download the podcast, listen & enjoy! Let us know what you think.

On the newest Saturday Special, Scott & the Doctor hear from another NWA Champion on the company's status & its future. After some more AEW hijinks, they continue counting down their GWCW ballot with matches #90-81. So sit back and enjoy the newest episode of the Saturday Special! Twitter: @ptbpodfather, @DrGPTB, @PlaceToBeNation Check out our store! teepublic.com & type "PTBW" in the search!

On episode 8 of the now bi-weekly NWA Crock and Roll: October 85 Part 1, the boys are joined by Logan Crosland (Highway to the Impact Zone; Wrestling’s Chicken Salad) to discuss October 5-19 1985 Crockett. After getting to know Logan a bit and his lack of Crockettdem experience they discuss: a good angle involving Jimmy Valiant (what?) and the return of his hooker Big Momma that Mama Cornette is upset with, a new, boring National Champion, Tully’s all time fashion choice, going on vacation for 30 days and moving on from Magnum, Arn wanting Dusty’s TV Title, stealing it and angering David Crockett, Flair defending his title vs. Butch Reed in Mid South, another Flair title defense in a cage against Nikita Koloff that sets off an incredible chain of events, wrestling realism, Doctor Hiswani and Doctor David Crockett, Dusty on crutches, Dusty falling on crutches while Tony Schiavone no sells it, Paul Jones angry at Superstar Billy Hogan, Starrcade announcements with Roger Kent, cool finish to a World Tag Team Title change, a pretty good US Title match with Tully vs. Bass and a cool post match beating involving Black Bart! (What?) and more as the official build to Starrcade 85 begins! Twitter Accounts: @NWACrockandRoll @DrGPTB @Calum7McDougall @HighwayPTBN Watch List: All watches available on You Tube or WWE Network

Place To Be Nation… Welcome back and join us once again on the Highway to the Impact Zone. Join host Logan Crosland and his student Jake Williams, as they are joined by TNA experts Ben Locke and Lewis Maynard. In this episode they take a look at 3 episodes of Impact from Septmeber 10th - 24th. They discuss topics such as: Escaping the Asylum, Mark Tenay??, Styles Absolutely Killing it in the Ring, GV Supreme Fighting Machine, Shane Douglas and His Scrunchy Shoulders, Lots of OUTSIDERS Talk, Randy Orton’s Cousin Brian, Jarrett’s Absurd Necklace, Skipper and Harris: Worst Tag Champs Ever, The Repeat and Dark Match Episode, Larry’s Yugi-Oh Shirt, Absurd Jobbers,  and much much more! Listen and join us on this wild ride through Total Nonstop Action.  Check out our store! teepublic.com and type "PTBW" in the search

Jenny, Drew, Matt and Scott are back in the new year as they once again head to Pennsylvania for a look an unaired ECW pilot from 1992! Listen to the gang discuss Tommy Cairo, Jimmy Snuka, Sandman, 3 title matches, a truly detestable tag team match (at least to some), SportsChannel, the “Sports Arena” where this show takes place, epiphanies, promos featuring food, and so much more in this brand spanking new edition of Jenny & The Gems!

In this episode of the Place to Be Podcast, Justin, Scott and Rory McNamara are headed across the pond to join the WWF for the Battle Royal at Albert Hall! The crew discuss the always wonderful Herb Kunze Tidbits of the Week, WrestleFest: The Arcade Game, Paul Orndorff as "The Lion", questions around Randy Savage's return to the ring, a "missing" MSG show, a tough loss for the Rockers, a rare Santana/Flair match, a brutal Tornado/Mountie mess, an awesome entrance for Undertaker, a big night for British Bulldog and more, including end of show awards! So fire up this action-packed episode and join Scott, Justin & Rory as it’s time for another edition of the PTB Podcast!

Rory McNamara is back to root around the attic for the very best (and worst!) the Home Video Classics section of the WWE Network has to offer. Today he welcomes a contributor from the Wrestling 20 Years Ago Podcast (how DID he manage that?) in the form of one Daniel D'Wit! After Dan introduces himself to the PTBN Network, they set about looking at his choice of super tape:...er...'Supertape'! Expect to hear praise for people who don't usually receive enough of it...and indeed criticism for people who rarely receive any of it! So dust off your VCR, pop in the tape, reset the timer to 0000 and enjoy!

On Episode 8 of Wrestling's Chicken Salad join Ben Locke, Logan Crosland and our special guest Rory McNamara as we go down to Miami, Florida for the Royal Rumble 2006. We discuss the sad passing of Jon Huber before we get to the show itself. Topics on the show include WWE attempting an X Division spot fest, Roman Goddess Steph, WWE setting equality back 50 years, a dogs tattoo, moonpie moments, midcard rumbles, Spirit Squad auditions, Ben's Tatanka love in, the Dry Humping of Matt Hardy, Cena-Edge only being ok and one of the worst main events of the last 20 years. We also dish out the traditional end of show awards as well as announce what the next t show is. All that and so much more on Episode 8 of Wrestling's Chicken Salad!

NOW GET READY TO BOOGIE! Marty “Superstar” Sleeze & Justin “JKWebb” are back for more! Episode #7 of Pro Wrestling Love features their #75-#51 Greatest Matches to take place in either WCW or Jim Crockett Promotions in conjunction with the Place To Be Nation’s Countdown. Justin & Marty get into tales of travelling in Mississippi and a shared love for Waffle House. Marty convinces Justin you simply must have a Ric Flair match at #69. Justin gives Manny Fernandez and Sting & RicFlair some love. Marty gives the listeners a pro-tip on how to search for matches that are seemingly impossible to find. Marty & Justin delve deep into the greatness of Diamond Dallas Page, who they say is criminally underrated. As the episode wears on, Marty gets really tired and becomes very punchy and takes great pleasure in giving Justin the business for having Rey Mysterio matches too low. These are only some the highlights in an action-packed edition of the Pro Wrestling Love show. Give it a listen and let us know what you think and we hope you enjoy!

On the first Saturday Special of the new year, Scott & The Doctor go through some NWA news including the saga of the now free agent Zicky Dice. Then they discuss GWCW and GWWE lists, pertaining to what is a great match and how the match is more than just workrate. Then they begin counting down their personal GWCW match ballot with matches #100-91. So sit back and enjoy the first Saturday Special of 2021! Twitter: @ptbpodfather, @DrGPTB, @PlaceToBeNation Check out our Store! teepublic.com and type "PTBW" in the search

On the first Main Event of the new year, Scott & Nate are joined by our old friend Brandon Thurston (Wrestlenomics) for the first time since February 2019! The guys catch up, then talk what was 2020 in wrestling on the fiscal side and what to look forward to in 2021. A great in depth discussion on who's making and losing money and where it's coming from in 2021. So sit back and enjoy the newest episode of the Main Event! Follow us of Facebook: @ptbnmainevent Check out our store! teepublic.com and type "PTBW" in the search

On the fifth episode of The Great Debate: Wrestling, host Andy Atherton is joined by Matt Souza, Scott Shifflett, Logan Crosland & Shawn Kidd. The gang discusses and debates a variety of wrestling topics including:  who has the best suplex and which is their favorite variations; wrestlers that have never won a Royal Rumble, but should’ve; which big name veteran wrestler could’ve helped AEW successfully launch had Chris Jericho not been available; wrestler gimmicks that should’ve worked but didn't & each of them build both a faction made of Canadian-born wrestlers. And as always, the show closes with a fun rapid fire round that runs the gamut of wrestling topics!

On this edition of PTBNXT Tim, Jenny, and Jake continue their tradition of new gimmick names, then cover the 6/26/14, 7/3/14, and 7/10/14 episodes of NXT TV. The gang discuss the awkward debut of Becky Lynch, the Tyson and Natty marital drama, heel Justin Gabriel, the continuing saga of the BFFs, the Bull Dempsey push, an underwhelming Xavier Woods feud with CJ Parker, the reunion of Enzo and Cass, Neville's continued greatness, an RVD cameo, The Fly, trypophobia, the vexing Renee Young, and so much more.  So set sail at Full Sail for some top tier analysis and complete nonsense because We Are PTB...NXT!

With the Greatest Matches of TNA put to bed, Marty “Superstar” Sleeze welcomes Pro Wrestling Only's Justin aka JKWebb to start a new journey, the Greatest Matches in the History of WCW/Jim Crockett Promotions in conjunction with the Place To Be Nation’s Countdown. This episode will encompass #100-#76 for each. They introduce themselves and how they fell in love with WCW growing up discussing using VCRs to tape Nitro, Nintendo Championship Belts and WCW Live Events. In addition, both profess their love for Lex Luger, Justin wishes Flexy Lexy believed himself more and Marty shares a story of the time he got into a argument with Dave Meltzer over Lex Luger. Justin marks out about a Stan Lane promo and Marty tells a story about why his parents loved Raven and what he thought Viagra was used for when he was a kid. All this and much, much more! Give it a listen, let us know what you think and we hope you enjoy!

Happy New Year! 2020 is in the rear view mirror (Thank God), but one shining star? The debut of this fine show, and while Scott & Dr. G take the weekend off, let's go back to July 11 when they were joined by Calum McDougall to discuss the 4th face of the show's NWA Mount Rushmore (After Harley Race, Dusty Rhodes and Ric Flair). Sit back and enjoy this classic episode of the past year. Scott & The Doctor will be back next week (Saturday, 1/9) with an original episode! Check out our store! teepublic.com and type "PTBW" in the search

Episode #5: Marty Sleeze & Jerome/El-P bring it home on the fifth volume of Pro Wrestling Love with their Top 5 TNA/Impact Wrestling Matches. It is AJ Styles Galore! Marty tries to understand why wrestling fans didn’t like AJ initially even though he has been great since day 1! They break down the differing psychology against Daniels, Abyss and Samoa Joe! But first Marty/Jerome breakdown the very special uniqueness of Samoa Joe vs Kurt Angle Lockdown match.  Marty selects a surprise pick for Greatest TNA Match! Jerome keeps it classic selecting a match from the feud he has dubbed the TNA version of “Misawa vs Kawada”, AJ Styles vs Christopher Daniels! We had a ton of fun discussing all these matches & workers; we hoped you all enjoyed it too!