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***Originally aired on Place to Be Nation Wrestling on 1/14/2022***   On episode 33 of NWA Crock and Roll, the full crew is back together to start the journey of March 86! Tully sends Dusty a clear message about the National title, while Dusty wants a fan to kiss his ass. A BIZARRE set of promos between Ron Garvin and Arn Anderson leading to a TV Title match. Crockett Cup location announced along with the debut of The Crockett Cup Spotlight, looking at matches with teams in the upcoming tournament. Up first, The Fabulous One's vs. The Guerreros in a cage. 5 house show matches from Roanoke and Charlotte, end of show awards and more!

On this edition of the .5 episode of Hands of Z, Keith and Shawn look at two of the "Buddys" and a lot of "Nature Boys" of wrestling. Up first the boys watch a 2/3 falls NWA World Title Match from June 30th, 1961 between Champion Pat O'Connor and "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers in front of 38,000 people in Chicago! It's in color and historic for several reasons! From there they go to an episode of NWA Power Hour from 11/24/1990 where "Nature Boy" Buddy Landell faces "Nature Boy" Ric Flair. This one also has a hell of a backstory...that took place 5 years before this match, which is 1 year less than the amount of minutes this match got. This is a good one full of history and background on both matches so give it a listen!    

In 1988 history was made by JCP. A Premium Live Event given away free on TBS showcasing some of the best and brightest for our entertainment. Titles defended. Grudges resolved. Legends are born. Henceforth known as the Clash of the Champions. Join us as the Backbone on this journey recapping these amazing show of shows. This episode, Keithie changes things up a bit and welcomes for a live watch, the "Queen of the Nation", "The Real Baddest Woman on the Planet", "The Master and Ruler of the JennyPosition", Jennifer Smith.  Clash of the Champions IX: New York Knockout live from the Houston Field House in Troy, NY where the NWA invades the Northeast and intends to prove that they are the best there is in wrestling. The Road Warriors vs The Fabulous Freebirds Doom vs Eddie Gilbert and Tommy Rich Those Dynamic Dudes vs The Midnight Express The Super Destroyer vs Steve Williams The Steiner Brothers vs The Skyscrapers NWA United States Champion Lex Luger vs Brian Pillman Ric Flair vs Terry Funk in an "I Quit" match All this action plus Tim Capel in the New York Knockout!!

On this classic episode of Highway to the Impact Zone that originally aired on the Place to Be Wrestling Network, join Logan, Jake, and Ben as they live watch Turning Point 2005! Listen to the crew discuss Barbed Wire Massacre, Samoa Joe vs AJ Styles, Jeff Jarrett vs Rhino, and more!

On the new episode of YouTube Roulette, join Shiff, Logan, Matt, and their very special guest Keith Langston as they watch Bam Bam Bigelow vs Balls Mahoney from 2002 (Matt), AJ Styles vs Air Paris vs Sabu from NWA Wildside (Scott), Swerve Strickland vs El Hijo del Vikingo from Defy 2023 (Logan), and Barry Windham vs JYD from 89 NWA (Keith).   Come for the spinning of the wheel & stay for the debauchery! 

Welcome to The Crosup, a weekly look at the wrestling TV and PLEs from WWE, AEW, and TNA. Host Logan Crosland will take you the through the results, promos, and what he considers the top matches of the week. This week he will cover the TV shows from the week of 1/5-1/10. Join Logan each and every week as he guides you across the wrestling world on The CrosUp!

***Originally aired on Place to Be Nation Wrestling on 12/31/2021*** The boys wrap up a Match Filled February 1986 in Crockett!  Matches include a Flair/TA World Title match, 3 Arn TV Title matches, 2 Midnight Express Tag Title defenses and a banger of a tag team war from World Wide Wrestling between Dusty and Ron Garvin vs. Flair and Arn. All this plus Nikita/TA continuing to build, Tully setting a goal and the debut of Gorgeous Jimmy Garvin!   

In Episode 39, Scott and Logan are joined by James Gruenberg as they discuss Slamboree 2000! Will the new blood get revenge after getting their butt kicked on the go home thunder? Why is there an run in after every match? Will David Arquette hold onto the title? 

Backbone Wrestling Network, Welcome to the Temple(??)  for this episode of Linking Up Luchas! Join your host Logan Crosland on this pod journey where he will be linking some of his most beloved friends up with one of his favorite short lived Lucha promotions, Lucha Underground. On this installment, we take a trip back to our very first episode of the pod. Logan is joined by Shawn Kidd & Scott Shifflett as they begin the crazy journey through Lucha Underground. Join us and enjoy the show!

On first episode of the New Year, Shawn returns from his hiatus. After a quick catch up he and Keith get into a discussion about John Cena's farewell run and the divide on the outcome of his last match. Was his final run awful? Was the last match what it needed to be? Tune in and see if you agree or disagree on this episode of The Shit Take!

In this episode of New Gen on a Mission, Justin Pratt and Tim Slomka talk the build to In Your House # 2. The boys discuss the end of IRS, Triple H moving up the card, Diesel's weak title reign and more New Gen stars to be. Enjoy!

Welcome to The Crosup, a weekly look at the wrestling TV and PLEs from WWE, AEW, and TNA. Host Logan Crosland will take you the through the results, promos, and what he considers the top matches of the week. This week he will cover the TV shows from the week of 12/29-1/3. Join Logan each and every week as he guides you across the wrestling world on The CrosUp!

***Originally aired on Place to Be Nation in December 2021*** On episode 30 of NWA Crock and Roll, the three 3-man team of Shawn, Calum and Scott discuss Battle of the Belts 2 from 2/14/86! Topics include Scott's disturbing Ron Slinker takes, miserable Mike Graham, Kendall Windham needing a steak, the future Great Muta challenging for the Jr. Title, the future Jimmy Jack Funk shining against Lex Luger, a Wahoo/ Brody match for Calum to hate, a fun Road Warriors 6-man war, an all-time classic with Barry Windham vs. Ric Flair for the NWA World title and much more!

Happy New Year! Keith and Shawn are back with the world's # 1 and only Ron Garvin and Larry Zbyszko  podcast!  On this episode the boys venture to 1990 and 1989! Ron Garvin faces Rick Rude from  the 2/26/1990 WWF Prime Time and Larry faces The Magnificent Muraco from AWA on ESPN from 1/20/1989!

Backbone Wrestling Network...Welcome to Highway to the Impact Zone. Join host Logan Crosland and his student Jacob Williams. In this episode, they live watch the 11/29/07 episode of Impact.

Keithie & Justin wish you a Shitty Holiday season with their interesting comments nonetheless. The NWO 2002 run in the WWF/WWE was a complete and total failure. - Keithie The WWF Winged Eagle and by extension, the Big Eagle title was more prestigious than the NWA/JCP/WCW Big Gold Belt. - Justin

Welcome to The Crosup, a weekly look at the wrestling TV and PLEs from WWE, AEW, and TNA. Host Logan Crosland will take you the through the results, promos, and what he considers the top matches of the week. This week he will cover the TV shows from the week of 12/22-12/26, as well as AEW's Worlds End. Join Logan each and every week as he guides you across the wrestling world on The CrosUp!

***Originally aired on Place to Be Nation in December 2021*** On episode 31 of NWA Crock and Roll: A Crockett Christmas, the 3-man team of Shawn, the returning Dr. G and Scott discuss 7 matches from 1983-87 that took place in World Class and the AWA on Christmas Night shows involving Crockett era wrestlers. Flair, Wahoo (wonder why Calum is missing?), Billy Graham, Baron Von Raschke & Midnight Express in matches against Kerry and David Von Erich, Rick Martel, Adrian Adonis, “Mr. Electricity” Steve Regal and the Fantastics! Happy Holidays from the Crock and Roll crew!

Its Episode 38 of Are You Smarter Than Russo's WCW and have we already seen the death of the New Blood? Its the go home Thunder before Slamboree and all matches are New York Rules? What does that mean? We will find out together! Then we end the show with a crazy Battle Royal!

Backbone Wrestling Network, Welcome to the Sugar Mill (??) for this episode of Linking Up Luchas! Join your host Logan Crosland on this pod journey where he will be linking some of his most beloved friends up with one of his favorite short lived Lucha promotions, Lucha Underground. On this installment, he is joined by Jacob Williams, Shawn Kidd,  and Jennifer Smith as they take a slight detour and live watch the iMPACT Wrestling vs Lucha Underground show from April of 2018! Join us and enjoy the madness that is Lucha Underground and Merry Christmas!

On this special playback episode of Territorial from December 2024, Shawn kicks things off with an updated introduction with an announcement before diving into a combined presentation of Episodes 26 and 27, featuring the first two chapters of this iconic feud. Territorial will return with all-new episodes in January, picking up right where this story leaves off and delivering the long-awaited conclusion. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the opening two parts of one of the greatest storylines in Memphis wrestling history—and be sure to come back in January for the conclusion as we kick off new episodes!

Welcome to The Crosup, a weekly look at the wrestling TV and PLEs from WWE, AEW, and TNA. Host Logan Crosland will take you the through the results, promos, and what he considers the top matches of the week. This week he will cover the TV shows from the week of 12/15-12/20. Join Logan each and every week as he guides you across the wrestling world on The CrosUp!

***Originally aired on Place to Be Nation in November 2021***   On episode 29 of NWA Crock and Roll, once again it's a 3-man team as they kick off February '86 discussing Superstars on the Superstation from 2/7/86. Topics include Magnum TA hosting the show with an interesting co-host, a hot tag title opener, announcement of first Jim Crockett Memorial Cup, a disappointing Warriors/Russians tag, Dusty and Willie Nelson being best friends, a long Dusty/Tully National Title match and close with a Flair/Garvin World Title Banger!

A few days ago, we lost Gil Gerard—forever Buck Rogers in the 25th Century to a generation of kids who grew up in the late 70's believing the future was sleek ships, sharp one-liners, and heroes who always found a way...oh yeah and some absolutely beautiful woman. For Shawn, Buck Rogers wasn't just a show. It was a piece of his childhood. It was imagination, escapism, and optimism wrapped into a weekly ritual. Years later, that love became something more when Shawn and Shiff took it live on The Place to Be Pop Feed back in 2021–2022 when Battlestar in the 25th Century Podcast began. What started as Battlestar Galactica and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century watch-alongs turned into a journey—one where Shawn got to share the shows that shaped him with someone who had never experienced them. The goal was simple: pass along the joy, the absurdity, the heart, and the fun of the sci-fi that made Shawn who he was. And then came what would become the final episode of the pod. A one-off. A curveball. A deep dive into Gil Gerard's personal journey, including his decision to undergo gastric bypass surgery. It is still talked about in Backbone circles as the first and only podcast that truly broke Shiff. Laughter, disbelief, humanity—it had all of it. And fittingly, it centered on the man who meant so much to us in the first place. Gil Gerard wasn't just a TV hero. He was human. Complicated. Honest. And willing to share his story in a way that connected with people far beyond the world of New Chicago. So this is a tribute—to Gil Gerard. To Buck Rogers. To childhood wonder. To shared fandom. And to the unexpected moments that stay with us long after the microphones are turned off. Rest easy, Buck. The future you helped us dream about is still flying.    ***Original Write Up of the Pod from March 12, 2022*** On “very special” Episode 26 of Battlestar in the 25th Century, Shawn and Scott pause on a regular episode watch and go down the You Tube rabbit hole to watch Buck Rogers star Gil Gerard in “Gil Gerard Action Hero Makeover Video Mini-Gastric Bypass”. Gil, now at 350 pounds shares his journey to Gastric Bypass surgery taking on a larger fight than the Draconians, his health! Guest stars galore, including Bill Clinton and some Buck Rogers favorites!

Backbone Wrestling Network...Welcome to Highway to the Impact Zone. Join host Logan Crosland and his student Jacob Williams, as they are joined by TNA expert Matt Souza. In this episode, they live watch the 11/22/07 episode of Impact.

On this holiday edition of YouTube Roulette, join Santa Shiff, Jake, Matt, and Logan as they live watch WrestleFest 94! Listen as they watch Randy Savage vs Rick Martel, The Steiners vs The Harts, Bret Hart vs Diesel, and more! How many lumps of coal are handed out during this episode? Who is JC Chavez? Is the outro to this podcast the most flawless outro in podcast history? All this and more on YouTube Roulette!

Now I have another reason to hate Christmas. In a world where one man has only seen 30 or so movies comes a desire to learn from a master. A master of film. A master of cinema. A master who has led such a sad life.  Logan seeks the knowledge and he turns to his own personal “Yoda”; Keithie. Join Logan & Keithie on a wild adventure to discover as we watch along with a new movie each episode in THE MOVIE EDUCATION OF LOGAN CROSLAND. This episode, Logan, Keithie & Tim ring in the holiday season with the 1984 Christmas Classic (?), Gremlins. The incomparable Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Frances Lee McCain and cameos from Judge Reinhold, Corey Feldman and an amazing Polly Holliday star in this blockbuster about little green things and one really cute Mogwai. Is this a Christmas movie just because there is a Christmas tree and Christmas Carolers? We think so. So please, if your air conditioner goes on the fritz or your washing machine blows up or your video recorder conks out; before you call the repairman, turn on all the lights, check all the closets and cupboards, look under all the beds, 'cause you never can tell --there just might be a Logan Crosland in your house.

Welcome to The Crosup, a weekly look at the wrestling TV and PLEs from WWE, AEW, and TNA. Host Logan Crosland will take you the through the results, promos, and what he considers the top matches of the week. This week he will cover the TV shows from the week of 12/8-12/13, as well as Saturday Night's Main Event. Join Logan each and every week as he guides you across the wrestling world on The CrosUp!

*** Originally aired on Place to Be Nation in November 2021*** On episode 28 of NWA Crock and Roll, January 86 Part 2, the episode opens with a special announcement on a new partnership, then jumps right in! Topics include a disaster in the making substitute joining the Russians, the continuation of the Arn/Tully/Dusty/Baby Doll saga, a fantastic Flair/Garvin segment, an Ivan/Magnum match with a hot ending, a fun tag match involving one of the first instances of Tully and Arn teaming and ends with monthly awards!

Backbone Wrestling Network, Welcome to the Ice Palace for this episode of Linking Up Luchas! Join your host Logan Crosland on this pod journey where he will be linking some of his most beloved friends up with one of his favorite short lived Lucha promotions, Lucha Underground. On this installment, he is joined by Jacob Williams as continue season 4 by discussing the episodes from 8/8/2018 & 8/15/2018! Join us and enjoy the madness that is Lucha Underground.

In 1988 history was made by JCP. A Premium Live Event given away free on TBS showcasing some of the best and brightest for our entertainment. Titles defended. Grudges resolved. Legends are born. Henceforth known as the Clash of the Champions. Join us as the Backbone on this journey recapping these amazing show of shows. In the finale of a two-part reunion Keithie is joined by Sting's number 1 fan, Scott Shifflett. Clash of the Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89 live from the Carolina Coliseum in  Columbia, South Carolina on what was forever known to be Ric Flair Day in the The Palmetto State. The Road Warriors vs The Samoan Swat Team The Cuban Assassin vs the "debuting" Z-Man Tom Zenk Sid Vicious (Our Lord & Savior) vs Ranger Ross NWA World Tag Team Champions The Fabulous Freebirds vs The Steiner Brothers (with Robin Green & Missy Hyatt Brian Pillman vs Norman the Lunatic Steve Williams vs Mike Rotunda NWA United States Champion Lex Luger vs "Wildfire" Tommy Rich NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair & Sting vs NWA Worlds Television Champion The Great Muta & "Dirty" Dick Slater All this and Gordon Solie on Fall Brawl '89!

In this episode of New Gen on a Mission, Justin Pratt and Tim Slomka celebrate their 100th episode! They discuss some feedback on the pod to date and also switch it up a bit and give some of their wrestling favorites. Enjoy!

Welcome to The Crosup, a weekly look at the wrestling TV and PLEs from WWE, AEW, and TNA. Host Logan Crosland will take you the through the results, promos, and what he considers the top matches of the week. This week he will cover the TV shows from the week of 12/1-12/6, as well as Turning Point & Deadline. Join Logan each and every week as he guides you across the wrestling world on The CrosUp!

***Originally aired on Place to Be Nation in October 2021*** On episode 27 of NWA Crock and Roll the boys are down a member, who is “on assignment”, but welcome a new official Horsemen, Scott Shifflett to discuss January 86 part 1! Topics include an interesting episode of Mid Atlantic TV, a nuclear break up of Tully and Baby Doll that leads to some of the best promos we have ever discussed, 3 new champions crowned, a title in danger of being vacated due to an injury of a Horsemen, a fantastic PWI segment featuring Magnum TA and an awkward Ron Garvin, a bad few weeks for Krusher Krushchev, Midnight Express/Rock n Roll Express heating up, Flair vs. Bockwinkel and more!

With Shawn still out on assignment, Keithie calls in a favor and brings down another friend of his to the muck, Justin Davenport. Ken Shamrock was criminally underused in the WWF - Justin Vince should have taken the title off of Shawn and put it on Vader after the Curtain Call. - Keithie

Backbone Wrestling Network...Welcome to Highway to the Impact Zone. Join host Logan Crosland and his student Jacob Williams, as they are joined by TNA expert Matt Souza. In this episode, they live watch the 11/15/07 episode of Impact.

Join Keith and Shawn from a classic episode of Territorial that used to air on the Backbone Network to live watch Ron Garvin's win over Ric Flair for the NWA World Title! Prior to the live watch Shawn provides the history of the feud and the set up that involved Garvin's brother, Jimmy, his wife Precious, the infamous Dream Date where we had the return of Miss Atlanta Lively and so much more! Hands of Z proper will return in January, so hope you enjoy this special episode of Hands of Z!

Welcome to The Crosup, a weekly look at the wrestling TV and PLEs from WWE, AEW, and TNA. Host Logan Crosland will take you the through the results, promos, and what he considers the top matches of the week. This week he will cover the TV shows from the week of 11/24-11/28, as well as Full Gear & Survivor Series. Join Logan each and every week as he guides you across the wrestling world on The CrosUp!

***Originally aired on Place to be Nation in October 2021*** On episode 26 of NWA Crock and Roll the boys are joined by guest Jacob Williams to discuss December 85 pt. 2. Topics include 12/28/85 with a Saturday Night show that brings big time main events in Garvin/Flair for World Title & Ole/Magnum TA for the US Title, while World Wide on same day has Magnum, Dusty, Manny Fernandez vs. Flair & the Andersons. They then discuss the 12/29/85 AWA Night of Champions 2 from the Meadowlands with Dusty/Flair, TA/Tully and Warriors vs. the Russians and close out with December awards and announce a new permanent Horseman member starting on January 86 show!

Its the final nitro before Slamboree! Vince Russo now has Liz on a chain and keeps propositioning her. How many free throws does the perfect one Shawn Staisak make with his horrible form? Vampiro and Sting have a graveyard match a week before a normal singles match. Will the red liquid get anyone else this week? 

Backbone Wrestling Network, Welcome to the Ice Palace for this episode of Linking Up Luchas! Join your host Logan Crosland on this pod journey where he will be linking some of his most beloved friends up with one of his favorite short lived Lucha promotions, Lucha Underground. On this installment, he is joined by Jacob Williams as continue season 4 by discussing the episodes from 7/25/2018 & 8/1/2018! Join us and enjoy the madness that is Lucha Underground.

Tim Capel is welcomed back to the ceramic throne to banter with Keithie and provide some definite takes. "The future of the Survivor Series" - Keithie "Was Starrcade 97 really that bad?" - Tim

Welcome to The Crosup, a weekly look at the wrestling TV and PLEs from WWE, AEW, and TNA. Host Logan Crosland will take you the through the results, promos, and what he considers the top matches of the week. This week he will cover the TV shows from the week of 11/17-11/21. Join Logan each and every week as he guides you across the wrestling world on The CrosUp!

Buongiorno! The Backbone FOOD Network brings you the meals and stories from the 2025 Your Pasta Sucks: A "Cookbook" by Matteo Lane This episode, Chef Keithie goes over to the other side and connects with his roots with some good I-TAL-IAN food. We vist Nonna's kitchen with some Polenta and Cotoletta with a nice sauce on the side. Shout out to Keithie's boy Jeremy for the book. Mangiare la mia famiglia

***Originally Aired on Place to Be Nation in September 2021*** On episode 25 of NWA Crock and Roll the boys, after 6 long months, are back to the timeline with December 85 part 1, covering 12/7-12/21. Topics and discussions include a somber Tully, how is Tommy Young multiple time ref of the year, $33,000 fur coats, Russians/Warriors heating up, R & R Express next challengers, an all-star six-man, a Mid-Atlantic Title match, Anderson wanting the TV title , JJ feeling disrespected, Flair feeling himself while Ron Garvin steps up to challenge him in wrestling, not love making & much more!

Backbone Wrestling Network...Welcome to Highway to the Impact Zone. Join host Logan Crosland and his student Jacob Williams, and they are joined by special guest Keith Langston. In this episode, they live watch Genesis 2007.

On the new episode of YouTube Roulette, join Shiff, Jake, Logan, and Matt as they watch Steiners vs Wrath & Mortis from Saturday Night in 1997, Necro Butcher vs Samoa Joe bloodbath, Giant Baba vs Abdullah the Butch (2 out of 3 Falls!!!), and wrap up with Lanny Poffo vs Koko B Ware.......from 2010!    Come for the spinning of the wheel & stay for the debauchery! Also come to hear our very special nicknames given to us from the one and only Scott Shifflett.

I am removing the superfluous buns. In a world where one man has only seen 30 or so movies comes a desire to learn from a master. A master of film. A master of cinema. A master who has led such a sad life.  Logan seeks the knowledge and he turns to his own personal “Yoda”; Keithie. Join Logan & Keithie on a wild adventure to discover as we watch along with a new movie each episode in THE MOVIE EDUCATION OF LOGAN CROSLAND. This episode, Logan, Keithie & Tim (who shows up on "Tim Time") honor the late great Diane Keaton this month with Logan's personal pick; Father of the Bride Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Kiernan Culkin (before all the awards) & Martin Short join the debuting Kimberly Williams-Paisley (who was not getting to married to Brad in this movie) for a horror movie of Steve Martin's kind, spending his money. The boys discuss the neighborhoods of Los Angeles, movies of the writer/director combo here and other things that go along the way.  When it comes to cakes, weddings & swans; "Velcome to the nineties, Mr. Bonk!"

Welcome to The Crosup, a weekly look at the wrestling TV and PLEs from WWE, AEW, and TNA. Host Logan Crosland will take you the through the results, promos, and what he considers the top matches of the week. This week he will cover the TV shows from the week of 11/10-11/15, as well as TNA's Turning Point. Join Logan each and every week as he guides you across the wrestling world on The CrosUp!

In Episode 36 of the podcast, Scott and Logan finally get to the Thunder that will live in infamy. That's right its the most infamous episode of Thunder ever, David Arquette wins the title! In this much maligned Thunder, there is a great Ric Flair promo that is forgotten about. Russo is going to Russo, so buckle up and lets navigate this episode together.