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***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.

*** Originally aired on Place to Be Nation in September 2021*** On episode 24 of NWA Crock and Roll, the boys are once again joined by Scott Shifflett for the final part of the “Unwatched” series of matches they missed from April-November 85. Topics include one of the best 6-man all-star tag matches you will see from Memphis, a great Warriors/Freebirds tag from the Meadowlands, Wahoo's continued downside against a big future star and a sneak peak of December '85 happenings with 3 matches in Puerto Rico. One, brutal for the wrong reasons, Nikita Koloff match & 2 Starrcade 85 rematches of which one is a tragic waste of 4 minutes with the US title on the line and one a fun World Title match! December 85 & our timeline watch returns next episode after 6 long months! So, join us for this final stop!  

In this episode of New Gen on a Mission, Justin Pratt and Tim Slomka discuss the fallout of King of the Ring 1995.  They talk the elevation of Henry Godwin, Mable's push, Skip's position in the company and more Mantaur. Enjoy!

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, he is joined by Scott Shifflett & Jacob Williams as they continue season 4 by discussing the episodes 7/11/18 & 7/18/18! 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 first of a two-part reunion Keithie is joined by Sting's number 1 fan, Scott Shifflett. Clash of the Champions VII: Guts and Glory live from the Fort Bragg Arena in Fort Bragg, North Carolina on Flag Day and also the big birthday for the United States Army. NWA Tag Team Title Tournament Semi-Final: The Dynamic Dudes vs The Fabulous Freebirds Ranger Ross vs The Terrorist The Ding Dongs vs Cougar Jay and George South NWA Tag Team Title Tournament Semi-Final: The Midnight Express vs The Samoan Swat Team Terry Gordy vs. Steve Williams Mike Justice vs Norman the Lunatic The Steiner Brothers vs The Varsity Club NWA World Television Champion Sting vs "Wild" Bill Irwin NWA Tag Team Title Tournament Finals: The Fabulous Freebirds vs The Midnight Express Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat vs Terry Funk All the action, plus some fun discussion and wait for the special shout-out at the very end. "TEN HUT"

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 11/3-11/8. Join Logan each and every week as he guides you across the wrestling world on The CrosUp!

***Originally Aired August 2021 on Place to Be Nation*** On episode 23 of NWA Crock 'n' Roll the boys are once again joined by Scott Shiflett for part 3 of the 4-part “Unwatched” series of matches they missed from April-November 85. Topics include 3 Road Warriors matches with varying opinions, including a shocking result against a team most did not understand, Portland bringing the goods again, while Puerto Rico does not, Shawns anger at Japan match bias, a fantastic TA/Flair match, weird “We are the World” ring entrance, a bloody Abdullah/Colon match with strong...ear work (???) and more!

With Shawn on an extended hiatus to cure his verbal diarrhea, Keithie brings in Tim Capel to provide some new flow. WCW has a better track record of showcasing mid-card stars than the Fed. - Tim Owen Hart was really "The Best There Is, The Best There Was & The Best There Ever Will Be" - Keithie

On this classic episode of Highway to the Impact Zone that originally aired on the Place to Be Wrestling Network, join Logan, Jake, Shawn, and Matt as they live watch Genesis 2005! Listen to the crew discuss Elimination X, Abyss vs Sabu, Christian Cage's TNA debut, Jeff Jarrett and America's Most Wanted vs Rhyno and Team 3D and more!

While Hands of Z is on extended hiatus, the Backbone is proud to bring you a classic episode.  This episode's matches: Larry battles Barry Windham for the prestigious Western States Heritage title from a November 1987 episode of UWF television Garvin takes on Haku from a June 11th, 1989 episode of Prime Time Wrestling

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 10/27-11/1, as well as WWE's 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 Feed in August 2021** On episode 22 of NWA Crock and Roll the boys are once again joined by guest Scott Shiflett for part 2 of the 4-part “Unwatched” series of matches they missed from April-November 85. On tap in this educational episode; discussion about the loss of Bobby Eaton, 3 story driven Flair title matches from Houston over a 6-week period, a shocking match rating from Calum, perplexing discoveries on Chris Markoff (who?), Road Warriors vs Dollar Tree Koloffs, a fantastic Dusty/Arn TV Title match and the potential resolution to the mystery of why Jimmy Valiant is over as he faces Tully Blanchard.

Its Episode 35! Scott and Logan go over a jam packed episode of Nitro! We finally find out who Bret Hart hit with the chair. The World Title changes hands in an cage match that inexplicably has a crowd brawl. And we have a first "blood" or red liquid match. Come join us on another zany ride of 2000 WCW. 

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, he is joined by Jennifer Smith, Scott Shifflett & Jacob Williams as they continue season 4 by discussing the episodes 6/27/2018 & 7/4/18! Join us and enjoy the madness that is Lucha Underground.

On a "Very Special" Episode of The Shit Take, coming off of recent trends where WWE and AEW are scheduling same day shows, Keith and Shawn pivot on normal direction of the show and discuss the great divide amongst wrestling fans on social media and in general when it comes to perception and opinions on current day wrestling. 

In this episode of New Gen on a Mission, Justin Pratt and Tim Slomka discuss the fallout from King of the Ring 1995.  The boys talk Vince's love of Shawn, the debut of Dr. Yankem, the quick build to In Your House 2 and Double J's big break which, if you know tradition, will always fall apart. 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 10/20-10/25, as well as NXT's Halloween Havoc. Join Logan each and every week as he guides you across the wrestling world on The CrosUp

**Originally aired on Place to Be Nation Feed in July 2021** On Episode 21 of NWA Crock and Roll, the boys are joined by guest Scott Shiflett for part 1 of the 4-part “Unwatched” series of matches they missed from April-November 85. Up first a match between the Road Warriors vs. the Hennigs, then 5(!) Ric Flair title matches ranging from Japan to Houston to Dallas and ending in Portland against 5 different opponents. A Wahoo free episode for Calum to enjoy and hope you do too!

On this .5 edition of Hands of Z, Keith and Shawn journey to the late 80s to look at two all time Rock themed tag teams in The Rock and Roll Express and The Midnight Rockers! Up first The Rock and Roll Express face The British Bulldogs in a perceived wrestling dream match from International Bash 1989, an event co-promoted by the AWA, AJPW and Central States Wrestling. From there, The Midnight Rockers defend their newly won AWA Tag Team Titles against "Adorable" Adrian Adonis and "Cowboy" Bob Orton from a 2/27/88 episode of AWA Championship Wrestling.

On this classic episode of Highway to the Impact Zone that originally aired on the Place to Be Wrestling Network, join Logan, Jake, Matt, and Ben as they live watch Bound for Glory 2005! Listen to the crew discuss Samoa Joe vs Jushin Liger, an Ultimate X match, an Iron Man match for the X-Divison title, a Monster's Ball match, and more!

Buongiorno! The Backbone FOOD Network brings you the meals and stories from the 2003 cookbook J.R.'s Cookbook : True Ringside Tales, BBQ and Down Home Recipes by Good Ole' JR, Jim Ross. This episode, Chef Keithie goes vegetarian and gets a little bit roasted.  We turn up the broiler and "oven-grill" these kebobs and reds to perfection. Does the Langston house miss the meats? No way hoss. Mangiare la mia famiglia

In this episode of New Gen on a Mission, Justin Pratt and Tim Slomka watch King of the Ring 1995.   They discuss one of the worst PPV's of all time with some bad booking, stars missing and even throw in a little Mantaur discussion. 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 10/13-10/17, as well as TNA's Bound For Glory & AEW's WrestleDream. Join Logan each and every week as he guides you across the wrestling world on The CrosUp

**Originally aired on Place to Be Nation Feed in July 2021** On the show's one-year anniversary, in episode #20 of NWA Crock and Roll the boys are once again joined by guest, Ben Locke to close out part 2 of the Houston Layover series. After discussing year one they jump right into it. Topics & matches include Adrian Street in a surprising match with Terry Taylor, continued bad Boesch commentary, a disappointing Brody/Rhodes match, a run-down of bad Billy Graham matches watched including the one in this show, the entertainment value of Abdullah the Butcher, a big swerve in a Wahoo match that leaves majority siding with Calum, the diversity of matches in Houston, worthless 2/3 fall matches, a divide on a Manny/Mascaras match, an entertaining Texas Death Coffin Match that has to be seen to be believed, and close with a sneak peak of the next few episodes through September where the timeline relaunches with December 85 in episode 25!

It's the night after Spring Stampede! Scott and Logan discuss an up and mostly down show. What starts off with a party ends with a homicide and a Bret Hart appearance!

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, he is joined by Scott Shifflett & Jacob Williams as they start the kick off season by live watching episode 6/13/2018 & 6/20/2018! Join us and enjoy the madness that is Lucha Underground.

On the new episode of YouTube Roulette, join Shiff, Jake, Logan, and Matt as they celebrate their 50th episode. They do so by live watching the Coliseum Video Paul Bearer's Hits from the Crypt from 1994.    Come for the spinning of the wheel & stay for the debauchery! Thank you all for 50 episodes and here's to 50 more!

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 10/6-10/11, as well as WWE Crown Jewel. Join Logan each and every week as he guides you across the wrestling world on The CrosUp

**Originally aired on Place to Be Nation Feed in July 2021** This episode is dedicated to the memory of our good friend Calvin Crowell. Rest in Peace Calvin, you'll be sorely missed.   On episode 19 of NWA Crock & Roll, the boys are joined by Ben Locke for a part 1 of 2  series called “Houston Layover” looking at matches with Crockett stars in the Houston Territory.   Topics and matches include bad Paul Boesch commentary, why is there a 2/3 falls Atlas/Koloff match, a never to be seen again hot tag sequence from the Rock and Roll Express, a shocking “I Quit” match with Krusher Darsow vs The Missing Link, Dick Slater challenging for the AWA title causing divide, a solid TA/Reed battle, a Tully Blanchard carry job and close out with a highly anticipated Wahoo/Race 2/3 falls match for the NWA title that may or may not breaks Calum, as Shawn continues his mission to find Wahoo matches that he will enjoy.  

What's your favorite scary movie? 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 & Jenny (with Tim later of course) enjoy a trip to spookytown with this month's assignment, Scream. Neve Campbell, Skeet Ulrich, Courtney Cox & Drew Barrymore(?) star in this reboot of sorts into the horror genre for the next generation.  The gang discuss scary movies, David Arquette, Henry Winkler and other stuff along the way.  We all go a little mad sometimes.

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 11/8/07 episode of Impact.

Shawn and Keith are back and on this episode look at two matches involving Garvin and Larry vying for Television Titles! Up first Ron Garvin challenges Jake Roberts for the National TV Title at a GCW House Show in Baltimore on April 7th, 1984. Then Larry Z challenges Steven Regal for the WCW Television Title from WCW Saturday Night on 5/28/1994!

The boys are back with two new takes for your possible listening displeasure! Razor Ramon should have had a World Title Run into 1994-1995-Keith If David Von Erich had lived he would be remembered as one of the all time greats-Shawn This is a fun one, so give it a listen!

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 9/29-10/4. Join Logan each and every week as he guides you across the wrestling world on The CrosUp

**Originally aired on Place To Be Nation Feed in June 2021**   On episode 18 of NWA Crock & Roll, the boys are joined by Matt Souza for the final part of the “Before They Were Crockett Series”. Matches include a 4 star Abdullah match from Japan for some (What?), a disappointing Midnight Express match from Dallas, Barbarian in Memphis, Calum's new favorite Wahoo match in Mid Atlantic, Buddy Landell in Houston, Ron Bass & Black Bart in Florida and a final match that is a fascinating museum relic of a find involving JJ Dillon in Michigan from the 60s! (Link to some history of the match attached). https://uproxx.com/prowrestling/dupree-brothers-gay-biker-wrestling-tag-team/ They close out the show talking about what's in store for July shows as they continue the journey to September to get back to December 85!