Three’s Company

The Shield and the Wyatt Family are recent examples of the long tradition of trios in pro wrestling. On Raw two weeks ago, after more than a month of vignettes…

Where the Big Boys Play #45: 80s End of Decade Awards

Chad and Parv briefly discuss Jackie Fargo, Matt Borne and 80s AWA before launching into their end-of-decade awards marathon for Jim Crockett Promotions / NWA. Here are a list of…

Strutting Out a Legacy

Tracing the ancestry of wrestling is a prickly path.  Influences have bound wrestlers for generations. All roads can lead back to Gotch vs. Hackenschimdt from 1908 to where we are…

Where the Big Boys Play #44: 80s TV Special – Part 2

Chad briefly discusses Jake Roberts vs. Jim Neidhart from the notorious Heroes of Wrestling PPV and Parv talks about seeing Revolution Pro at York Hall in London before launching into…

Where the Big Boys Play #43: Jim Crockett Promotions 80s TV Special

Chad and Parv briefly talk about the new PlacetoBeNation.com website, Chikara and US day-time TV soaps before tackling 16 of the hottest matches to air on TV from Jim Crockett…

Place to Be Podcast Episode 189: James J. Dillon Part One

In this long awaited new episode of the PTB Podcast, Scott, Justin & George are joined by the legendary James J. Dillon for an in depth retrospective interview on his…

Where the Big Boys Play #42: Starrcade 89

Chad and Parv welcome Charles (aka Loss) to discuss the Iron Man tournament at Starrcade 89: Future Shock! Highlights include: Charles’s background as a wrestling fan and the birth of…

Where the Big Boys Play #36: Wrestlewar 89 Part 2

Chad, Parv, Lee Maughan and Jason Mann wrap up their review of Wrestlewar 89. In this episode: does Summerslam 91 have the worst main event ever?, in-depth review of the…

Where the Big Boys Play #35: Wrestlewar 89 Part 1

Chad and Parv welcome Lee Maughan, co-author of the multi-volume Complete WWF Video Guide, and Jason Mann, host of the Wrestlespective podcast. In this episode: Lee talks about his background…

Where the Big Boys Play #34: Clash of the Champions 6

Chad and Parv review Clash of the Champions 6: Ragin’ Cajun. In this episode: Wrestling Observer roundup from March 1989 including disciplinarian George Scott’s 13 new rules for the locker…