Ricky Jackson

Personally I agree. It seems all shows are at least 3 hrs in length now. I'm as guilty as anyone. I envision a movement towards shorter shows in the future

Wasn't the only reason the Heart Punch ever got over that someone died (for unrelated reasons) after a match where he took one? The Heart Punch got over because it was sold like death and nobody kicked out after taking one. The Heart Punch is awesome

Loved researching Johnson. Such an interesting career that is overshadowed by his megastar son.

http://placetobenation.com/titans-of-wrestling-60-wwf-august-to-november-1982/ The Titans of Wrestling are back to take us through the Fall of 1982 in the WWF. On the docket tonight: 08-30 BOB BACKLUND vs BUDDY ROSE WWF TITLE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 09-11 BOB BACKLUND PRESENTED TROPHY WWF TV 09-18 ROGERS CORNER: VINCE MCMAHON WWF TV 09-18 JIMMY SNUKA vs MIGUEL FELICIANO WWF TV 09-18 RAY STEVENS vs BARRY HART WWF TV 09-18 ROCKY JOHNSON vs MIKE TORRES WWF TV 09-25 SUPERSTAR GRAHAM DESTROYS BACKLUND'S BELT BAD WWF TV 10-02 ROGERS CORNER: ALBANO/SNUKA WWF TV 10-16 JIMMY SNUKA vs RAY STEVENS WWF TV 10-23 ROGERS CORNER: JIMMY SNUKA WWF TV 10-30 ROGERS CORNER: BUDDY ROGERS WWF TV 10-30 DON MURACO vs JEFF CRANEY WWF TV 11-06 FUJI/SAITO vs STRONGBOWS TAG TITLE WWF TV 11-20 WILD SAMOANS vs SANCHEZ/BROWN WWF TV 11-20 BIG JOHN STUDD vs STEVE KING WWF TV 11-20 RAY STEVENS vs CURT HENNIG WWF TV 11-22 CURT HENNIG vs EDDIE GILBERT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN On this show: -Bios for Miguel Feliciano, Ray Stevens, Rocky Johnson, Curt Hennig, and Eddie Gilbert -Tracing the transitions from Vince Sr to Vince Jr -How over was Buddy Rogers in 1982? How over were The Beach Boys in 1982? -Did Bob Backlund really win a trophy in Japan? -Why was Chief Jay Strongbow shouting for Billy?

It's just a technicality When talking about the releases, Meltzer mentions Alex Riley was being groomed until an "incident with John Cena". This would've been around 2011 when he was with the Miz I guess. Anyone know what happened? I don't recall reading about it at the time

John Wayne was awesome, as a performer anyway

Well yes, plus that jabroni Bayley

Good, because I don't think I would want to live in a world where Shane vs Taker was the most amazing money draw of all time

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Yeah, with no build or anything, just an average run of mill match slapped together on Nitro. Pretty sure it was the first time Sting and Warrior had teamed since their Mid South days. It may have been the first teaming of Hart and Hogan as well.

I reviewed the Rodz tag a while back. It was his last MSG match and the Bulldogs first. Piper never being pinned before Mania 8 is a myth he perpetuated over the years. Still, he was only pinned a couple times. Against Flair at MSG in, I think, Oct 91 is another

I think you could say that Punk and Bryan are the modern equivalent to the blue collar hero, "regular" looking guys who came up through the indies and appealed to fans as "one of us"

Thanks for reminding me, I meant to do that Joe Stecher vs Earl Caddock, January 30, 1920 MSG

Oh come on man, Biggest, Smallest, Strangest and Strongest is greatest of all CHV tapes. Or at least I thought so when I was 14

Thanks for all the kind words guys

I guess there were two reasons for Zack's win at Mania: (1) to open the show with a huge surprise and (2) so that the non-wrestlers could get their WM bonuses betting on Ryder. Yea I said this right after Mania and not at all in a joking way. He was like dead last in the odds until the day before when he suddenly became the favorite which to me says everyone who was in the know put money on him. Which is why betting on wrestling should be illegal IMO. You probably have a locker room full of Pete Roses. On the one hand in spirit it is comparable to insider trading, on the other hand no one forces anyone else being part of this rigged game. Honestly I don't feel sorry for anyone who is losing money betting on pro wrestling in 2016 while some insiders make some cash. I mean it's not like it is 1916 where nobody knew that they were marks if they would bet on pro wrestling.And, at least a few years ago when books first started taking action, the max bet is $50

I'm on Twitter as far as the Titans account goes (99% Pete) and do keep up to date with it, but I should probably create an account for At the Garden

Haha...I assume that's a complement. Forgive me, but I don't recognize the names Edit: ok I googled and I know who they are but am not too familiar with their work. Personally, I was going for the guy who narrates Ken Burns docs type vibe

I love the guy

Thanks a lot Chad

Official drop is tomorrow, but PWO gets the advance screening http://placetobenation.com/at-the-garden-series-preview-wrestling-at-msg-1880-1938/ This is a special series preview for a new ongoing podcast from Kelly Nelson (Titans of Wrestling, Tag Teams Back Again) that will spotlight individual wrestlers and their history at the "Mecca of Professional Wrestling". This episode provides a brief history of three different buildings known as Madison Square Garden, covering such figures as "The Solid Man" William Muldoon, George Hackenschmidt, Frank Gotch, Ed "Strangler" Lewis, "The Golden Greek" Jim Londos, Danno O'Mahoney, and many others. *Also, I pledge to keep episodes in the 45 minute range, perfect for those finding it difficult to consume all this media in the 21st century!

Those are both great, but Bob Backlund's piledriver is the true "Holy Fuck he just killed that guy" piledriver

I thought Bob vs Harley was great the first time I saw it, but upon a second viewing, with a lot of great Bob matches recently in the rear view mirror due to Titans, it left me kinda cold. It's a weird match. The crowd totally laps it up and loves seeing Bob kick Harley's ass, like seeing the Yankees pummel the Dodgers in the World Series. There is a unique buzz in the air because a lot of fans were expecting Bob to walk out with both belts. But yeah, detached from that, there are tons better Bob title matches during his run on top

Exactly. The best alternative to WWE TV is a different kind of WWE TV

He just had to get that HHH weight off from around his neck that was dragging him to the bottom of the ocean