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http://placetobenation.com/ptbn-reactio ... -fastlane/ http://placetobenati...w-wwe-fastlane/ The WWE is on the road to Wrestlemania and we take a pit stop in Memphis for WWE Fast Lane. Will is joined by Kris Zellner, Johnny Sorrow & Pete (Titans of Wrestling) and Dylan Hales (Wrestling Culture). Johnny and Will go Ivan and Nikita on the rest of the panel. Reigns and Bryan tear the house down but how does the booking affect our enjoyment? Did any of the undercard matches deliver? Is anyone looking forward to Wrestlemania after this show? So few answers… so many more questions.

http://placetobenati...he-wwe-network/ Parv is busy juggling the birds, so join the Three Wise Men of Wrestling Podcasting as they examine Black History Month footage from the WWE Network. Three Hall of Fame features are examined: Bobo Brazil, Ernie Ladd and Tony Atlas. *Bonus BRAINBUSTER! trivia, sponsored by the man of the hour, Johnny Sorrow* -Who had an incredibly boring match with Bruiser Brody at MSG in 1976? -Who cuts an absolutely amazing promo on WWWF TV? -Who wrestled in a Superman outfit at a Texas rodeo? All will be answered on Titans of Wrestling #43!!!

http://placetobenati...takeover-rival/ Will is joined by Johnny & Pete (Titans of Wrestling), Phil Schneider (Segunda Caida) and Kris Zellner to discuss the latest NXT special on the WWE Network. We discuss all of the matches, the futures of Itami, Balor and Owens in WWE. We discuss the differences between NXT and WWE in quality and presentation. We heap tons of praise on the main event and even argue a little bit. ENJOY!!!

http://placetobenati...-april-14-1975/ The boys are back for another look at that wild year of 1975, this time focusing on the April 14th card from Madison Square Garden. On the docket: 4-14-75 TONY ALTIMORE vs MIKE PAIDOUSIS 4-14-75 GREG VALENTINE vs EL OLYMPICO 4-14-75 JAY STRONGBOW vs WALDO VON ERICH 4-14-75 BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs SPIROS ARION - GREEK DEATH MATCH 4-14-75 EDOUARD CARPENTIER vs BIG JOE NOVA 4-14-75 BOBBY DUNCUM vs VICTOR RIVERA Also on tonight's show, marvel at... -The new anti-workrate masterpiece of all-time -El Olympico: The Man in the Half-Mask -"Friendly" Bob Freed: The announcer who never met a name he couldn't mispronounce -Bruno Sammartino's attempt at vengeance in the dreaded GREEK DEATH MATCH!!!! -Plus extended discussion on Greg Valentine and his early career, the ideal wrestling champion, a mini Mike Paidousis bio and Nazi's!

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http://placetobenati...-may-june-1981/ Join Parv, Pete, Johnny and Kelly as they kick off 2015 with a look at more WWF action from 1981! On the docket: 5-16 DUSTY RHODES vs JOHNNY RODZ WWF TV 5-23 KING KONG MOSCA vs RICK MCGRAW WWF TV 5-30 DON MURACO vs RICK MCGRAW WWF TV 6-8 DON MURACO vs RICK MARTEL MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 6-8 DUSTY RHODES vs KILLER KHAN MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 6-8 BOB BACKLUND vs KING KONG MOSCA WWF TITLE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 6-8 MOONDOGS vs FUJINAMI/YATSU MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 6-8 PEDRO MORALES vs SGT SLAUGHTER IC TITLE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 6-20 PEDRO MORALES vs DON MURACO IC TITLE PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM Also on tonight's show: -Parv stars in the smash new English comedy called The Flat -The Titans celebrate the art of officiating, featuring... 1.Dick Kroll: The world's tallest and best bumping referee, and... 2. Pat Patterson: The world's best dressed and most biased referee -The race for most boring WWWF/WWF tag team match heats up, with a new contender entering the field (but at least it has a marriage proposal!) -Johnny's passionate defense of that lazy beach bum, Don Muraco -Plenty of talk on Martel, Andre, Morales, McGraw, and others

https://soundcloud.com/jerryvonkramer/titans-of-wrestling-39 Take an acid-induced trip through Pat Patterson's 60s San Francisco mind as the Titans go back to 1981 for a legendary match ... and a pile of other random shit. On the docket tonight: 04-04 ANDRE THE GIANT vs THE HANGMAN WWF TV 04-06 PAT PATTERSON vs SGT SLAUGHTER BAD MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 04-81 BOB BACKLUND, STAN HANSEN PROMOS WWF TV 04-06 BOB BACKLUND vs STAN HANSEN WWF TITLE/CAGE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 04-11 GEORGE STEELE vs JACK CARSON WWF TV 04-18 DON MURACO vs CHARLIE BROWN WWF TV 04-18 MIL MASCARAS vs JOHNNY RODZ WWF TV 05-04 PETER MAIVIA vs RICK MCGRAW WWF TV 05-04 BOB BACKLUND vs KING KONG MOSCA WWF TITLE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 05-81 SGT SLAUGHTER, PAT PATTERSON PROMOS WWF TV 05-04 PAT PATTERSON vs SGT SLAUGHTER ALLEY FIGHT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 05-81 LOU ALBANO PROMO WWF TV 05-04 MONSOON/MARTEL/GAREA vs HANSEN/REX/ALBANO MADISON SQUARE GARDEN Highlights include: - Killer Khan under the bed - Charlie Brown bio featuring Apollo Creed and Lando Calrissian - Assessing Slaughter's "greatest hits" - How Pat Patterson's t-shirt helped decrease crime in New York - Plus: Guys who wrestled in 5+ decades, the most beautiful pro wrestlers in history, and much much more!

http://placetobenati...wwf-april-1975/ Parv, Pete, Johnny and Kelly jump back into the Leaping Lanny machine to the murky depths of 1975 for more thrilling grappling action. On the docket tonight: 04-02 BLACKJACKS vs DON KERNODLE/MR HAYASHI 04-01 ANDRE THE GIANT vs JACK EVANS/JOHNNY RODZ/BIG JOE NOVA 04-01 TONY GAREA vs THE WOLFMAN ANTONIO ROCCA REFEREE 04-09 BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs BOBBY DUNCUM TEXAS DEATH MATCH 05-27 DICKHEAD STRONGBOW/RIVERA vs KOWALSKI/DUNCUM Highlights include: Bios for Antonio Rocca, The Wolfman and some random jobbers Grumpy Pete Rocky Raymond is back and with a vengeance! Kowolskis mask and the great toupee-glue trials of 75 And wrestlers who were also teachers

https://soundcloud.com/jerryvonkramer/titans-of-wrestling-37 Parv, Pete, Johnny and Kelly are back once again for some 1981 goodness from WWF. On the docket tonight: 03-07 KING KONG MOSCA vs JOSE ESTRADA WWF TV 03-21 ANDRE THE GIANT vs HULK HOGAN PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM 03-21 BOB BACKLUND vs SGT SLAUGHTER WWF TITLE/CAGE PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM 03-28 MOONDOGS vs DENUCCI/STALLONE WWF TV 04-04 MARTEL/GAREA vs MOONDOGS TAG TITLE WWF TV Highlights include: - Bios for King Kong Angelo Mosca and some jobber - Dick Woehrle sitting on a turnbuckle - EPIC Kal Watch - The search for "The True Heir of Jack Brisco" - The long awaited return of THE MAILBAG (this time with actual real listener questions) Like This Where the Big Boys Play (iTunes feed) Titans of Wrestling (Titans Xtra) Quote MultiQuote Edit

http://placetobenation.com/titans-of-wr ... o-santana/ Titans of Wrestling #36: Interview with Tito Santana TITANS OF WRESTLING OCTOBER 20, 2014 PODCASTS, TITANS OF WRESTLING, WRESTLING titosantana Parv and Pete interview Tito Santana about his early career in Florida, Georgia, WWF, and AWA, and about his legendary feud over the Intercontinental Title with Greg Valentine from 1985. Head over to Tito’s website: titosantana.net/ And contact him on Twitter @RealTitoSantana Be sure to check out more from the Titans of Wrestling podcast, including Titans TV, here.

http://placetobenation.com/titans-of-wr ... o-santana/ Titans of Wrestling #36: Interview with Tito Santana TITANS OF WRESTLING OCTOBER 20, 2014 PODCASTS, TITANS OF WRESTLING, WRESTLING titosantana Parv and Pete interview Tito Santana about his early career in Florida, Georgia, WWF, and AWA, and about his legendary feud over the Intercontinental Title with Greg Valentine from 1985. Head over to Tito’s website: titosantana.net/ And contact him on Twitter @RealTitoSantana Be sure to check out more from the Titans of Wrestling podcast, including Titans TV, here.

https://soundcloud.com/jerryvonkramer/titans-of-wrestling-35 Join Pete, Kelly and two grumpy old men to argue about Bob Backlund matches from 1981. On the docket tonight: Yoshiaki Yatsu vs Baron Mikel Scicluna SD Jones vs Johnny Rodz Rick McGraw vs Moondog Rex Dominic DeNucci vs Larry Sharpe Bob Backlund vs Stan Hansen Pedro Morales vs Moondog King Andre the Giant vs Sgt. Slaughter Rick Martel vs The Hangman Tony Garea vs Bulldog Brower Tony Atlas vs Hulk Hogan Highlights include: - More tales of The Baron - The stat attack: win-loss records for SJ Jones, Johnny Rodz and many others - The great matwork conspiracy of March 81 - Brief discussion of Dominic Denucci's Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame case - Plus: card games out the back, why Hansen and Brody never worked Hogan, Parv vs the world on Backlund round 254,some discussion of Rick Martel, and Tony Garea's magnificent hair!

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https://soundcloud.com/jerryvonkramer/titans-xtra-chicago-film-archives-gagne-thesz https://soundcloud.c...ves-gagne-thesz All four Titans reunite to watch Haystack Calhoun vs. Buddy Rogers (04/14/1961) and Verne Gagne vs. Lou Thesz (01/25/52) and generally mark out like school girls about the 50s footage recently uploaded by the Chicago Film Archives.

Titans Xtra - Lawler and Dundee: A New Hope https://soundcloud.com/jerryvonkramer/t ... a-new-hope https://soundcloud.c...ndee-a-new-hope lawler_dundee.png Johnny and Pete look at the Star Wars of the Jerry Lawler / Bill Dundee trilogy. We look at the build and the epic first match. Discussion includes: the greatness of Lance Russell, Dundee as a headliner, Lawler's greatness as a headliner and promo. Buckle up and enjoy the ride. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nndnrlQjZvs

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https://soundcloud.c...michael-elliott On this episode of Titans Xtra Pete and Johnny take over Titans Studio for an interview with Micheal Elliott , the creative force behind wrestling documentaries like the JCP Glory days and the Rock n Roll Express: Rock and Roll Will Never Die. He joins us to discuss his upcoming Ivan Koloff film and how YOU, the Titans fans, can help it get made. That and so much more on this episode of Titans Xtra. And you can be a part of getting this made by going to kickstarter.com, searching for Ivan Koloff and donating a couple of bucks. Don't be a creep, listen to the show and help get this film made. https://www.kickstar...he-russian-bear

http://placetobenati...ar-ivan-koloff/ Parv, Pete and Kelly interview Ivan Koloff about his long career, covering everything from his early days in Canada, beating Bruno Sammartino for the WWWF title, working in New York, AWA, IWA, WWA, Florida, Georgia, and Jim Crockett Promotions. Ivan had a legitimately great career, and even though the interivew is almost two hours, we only scratch the surface. If you are interested in knowing more head over to Kickstarter and help fund the planned documentary by Michael Elliott: www.kickstarter.com/projects/124452he-russian-bear

http://placetobenati...ar-ivan-koloff/ Parv, Pete and Kelly interview Ivan Koloff about his long career, covering everything from his early days in Canada, beating Bruno Sammartino for the WWWF title, working in New York, AWA, IWA, WWA, Florida, Georgia, and Jim Crockett Promotions. Ivan had a legitimately great career, and even though the interivew is almost two hours, we only scratch the surface. If you are interested in knowing more head over to Kickstarter and help fund the planned documentary by Michael Elliott: www.kickstarter.com/projects/124452he-russian-bear

--A kickstarter for an Ivan Koloff documentary by the same people who did the award winning Crockett promotions documentary at .http://kck.st/1usLHC7 This is a story that needs to be told.

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A new show is here!!!! http://placetobenati...arch-17th-1975/ Parv, Pete, Johnny and Kelly lanny leap back to 1975 for this MSG card. On the docket: Indian Jay Strongbow vs. Butcher Vachon Bruno Sammartino vs. Sprios Arion Killer Kowalski vs. Victor Rivera The Valiants vs. Tony Garea and Dean Ho On this show: - Talking point: Bruno vs. Hogan as two different types of draws - Spiros Arion, the forgotten man - Kowalski vs. Rivera one of the worst matches of all time on one of the worst cards of all time? - Why did Vince Sr structure his cards in the way he did? - Plus: has Titans Xtra caused tension in the Fab Four?, Bruno's hair, Bob E. Lee (the Finks predecessor at MSG), and much much more.

Here's a new one. https://soundcloud.com/jerryvonkramer/titans-of-wrestling-30 hanson.jpg After their stop off in Atlanta, Parv, Pete, Johnny and Kelly are back in New York for the highlights of this MSG card. On the docket tonight: Pedro Morales vs Sgt Slaughter IC Title Hulk Hogan vs Rick McGraw Bob Backlund vs Stan Hansen WWF Title On this show: - The relationship between Vince Sr. and the NWA - The referees at MSG and the New York State Athletic Commission - Thoughts on Stan Hansen as a promo - Blood stoppage finishes - Plus: the relationship between Vince Jr. and the Apter Mags! Giant Baba’s headlocks! The definition of “gimpy”! And much, much more

http://placetobenation.com/titans-of-wrestling-27-wwwf-january-to-february-1975/ Titans of Wrestling #27: WWWF January to February 1975 TITANS OF WRESTLING JUNE 3, 2014 PODCASTS, TITANS OF WRESTLING, WRESTLING titans27 Parv, Pete, Johnny and Kelly jump in the Quantum Leaping Lanny machine back to 1975! On the docket tonight: 01-13-75 SAMMARTINO/GORILLA/STRONGBOW vs VALIANTS/DUNCUM BOSTON GARDEN 02-01-75 BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs BOBBY DUNCUM BOSTON GARDEN 02-17-75 TONY GAREA/DEAN HO vs KILLER KOWALSKI/BOBBY DUNCUM MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 02-17-75 BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs SPIROS ARION JIP (+ Arion/Blassie promo) MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 02-17-75 VALIANTS vs GORILLA MONSOON/JAY STRONGBOW MADISON SQUARE GARDEN Also on this show: - Introducing the world’s most amazing commentator, Rocky Raymond! From The Boston Garden! - Bios for Dean Ho, the vegetarian Killer Kowolski and Spiros Arion plus random discussion of the career of actor John Astin! - Sammartino vs. Backlund, round 1 - Titans enters the sleazy 70s featuring … Indian Jay Strongbow, Gorilla Monsoon and “some rat”.

https://soundcloud.com/jerryvonkramer/titans-of-wrestling-0 Posted Today, 07:11 PM http://placetobenati...-titans-primer/ titans0.jpg Holy retcon Batman! Parv, Pete, Johnny and Kelly make like DC Comics and reset the clock on the Titans universe. It's EPISODE ZERO! This episode is intended as a general introduction to Titans of Wrestling for newcomers, but there is still plenty to enjoy for existing fans. The Titans starters match sampler: 07-21-79 Greg Valentine vs Chief Jay Strongbow (Strap match),Philadelphia Spectrum 01-10-81 Bob Backlund vs Sgt. Slaughter, Philadelphia Spectrum 06-21-75 The Blackjacks vs Victor Rivera and Dominic Denucci, Hamburg, PA; Fieldhouse This show also includes: - General introductions to each of the Titans - Titans Terminology: a beginners guide to our lingo, heros, in-jokes, and former failed segments - Quantum Leaping Lanny Poffo! - The mysteries of the Fu Manchu moustache - And much much more