bradhindsight Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 Really excited for Matt D's PTBN debut as a reoccurring series and companion piece to Where the Big Boys Play. http://placetobenation.com/the-great-american-bash-1991-matt-d-in-the-world-of-spartacus/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Jackson Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 Once again, great work Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgrblue Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Congrats on your spot. Good luck with everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Thanks guys, I'm hoping to have some fun with it and maybe tackle things from some different angles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 To herald the assuredly soon to drop next podcast of Parv and Chad my second column is up. Clash XVI may be the least of all wrestling megashows. Not the worst, just the least. http://placetobenation.com/the-column-beyond-a-dotted-line-through-the-georgia-brawl/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigelow34 Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Loved that piece Matt, was a joy to proofread. Looking forward to more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 Thanks a lot. I remember looking at your show reviews back all the way back in 2010 when I was working on the Demolition Project and they were definitely useful at the time. I don't envy you proofreading whatever comes out of my head though. I type faster than I think. That said, I do have some ideas for Halloween Havoc that I'm looking forward to trying to crack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Boricua Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 Just wanted to chime in and say I enjoyed the piece and the view point you bring to them Matt D. I really get the bizarro world thing you mention, I started watching WCW around late 1990 and first knew Bobby Eaton as a singles wrestler and Ricky Morton as the guy that teams with Tommy Rich (and Jim Cornette as that commentator guy from LPWA ). This should be a real good complement to WTBBP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 Thanks a lot for reading. Some of these things you just never kick. I'm not even what I thought of Cornette. I think I saw him in GWF. OR, you know, I actually knew him from the 91-92 Apter mags the most. I had an old one about him and Stan Lane heading off on their own. I had no idea who he was before that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 http://placetobenation.com/wtbbp-the-column-beyond-the-great-match-robbery-of-1991/ Third article is up as a herald to the upcoming podcast. This one on Hayes and Garvin stealing heat (which I know has gotten some play recently here and elsewhere) and the second match on the 1991 Halloween Havoc card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryvonKramer Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 This was probably my favourite piece yet and I laughed out loud at the idea of Hayes using his powers for evil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soup23 Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 This article certainly shows that Hayes was a mustache twirling villain on this show that masked himself as a fan favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradhindsight Posted October 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Chad - I can't edit the topic, but can we make this a "Matt D's Where the Big Boys Play: The Column Beyond Ongoing Thread"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Jackson Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 These columns offer such a unique perspective on wrestling. All I can say is read these now if you have not. Brilliant stuff yet again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 That is high praise indeed. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradhindsight Posted November 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 Clash XVII piece on the art of Southern tag wrestling: http://placetobenation.com/the-column-beyond-working-hard-working-smart-and-the-art-of-the-southern-tag/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 Really great column, Matt! Probably my favorite from you. I loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 Thanks Charles. I'm glad you liked it. It's nice to try to synthesize some of the thoughts we've developed over the years in discussion here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soup23 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 http://placetobenation.com/the-column-beyondwrestling-shared-universes-and-the-obsolete-joy-of-the-lethal-lottery/ Matt writes a love letter to being a kid in the 90's and ties it into a love for the Lethal Lottery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Thanks to Bill for doing a preliminary read on this one. I like for SOMEONE to take a look at it early on and usually I go to Chad for that but there was a lot going on this month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soup23 Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 I made the final format and edit today Matt and as always, top notch stuff. Even though it kind of brought into question that I fit more into the sports bucket side of things. On the flipside of that, I was a huge Hogan guy and disagree with some of the sentiment I have seen of people championing for Hogan because he was a cartoon character come to life. I liked TMNT well enough but that was about the extent of my superhero craze throughout my childhood. Maybe I am just an aberration. I also love how Lethal Lottery has brought so many people together that don't usually see eye to eye (Joe, Steven, and Matt). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 I will reluctantly admit that the one element I didn't touch on was the idea of continuity in sports and I think it's because usually people don't think of investing in a team that way, but it is there from year to year, a narrative that builds on what comes before. I don't think it's mutually exclusive from what I was going for as that fit my youth a bit better (I didn't really get into sports in the "I need to watch Sportscenter every day" sense until 92 and I was more or less done with them on that level by 94). In some ways, a MLB or NFL team is sort of a story within a shared universe too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soup23 Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Matt chronicles his journey attending the Royal Rumble live: http://placetobenation.com/matt-ds-rumble-road-report/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soup23 Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Matt talking about finding a hidden gem in wrestling. I think this may be Matt's best article yet: http://placetobenation.com/the-column-beyond-the-great-hunt/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Next Column, one where I break down the commentary for a Tony/JR match sentence by sentence and then see how the addition of Jesse changed things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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