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Backbone Wrestling Network…. Welcome back to Meltzer Knows Best (?), where we will continue our journey with yet another that Dave Meltzer considers a 5 star match. In episode #5, the guys travel back to the Korakuen Hall on May 23, 2019 to talk about Will Ospreay vs Bandido from Best of the Super Juniors 2019. Check out the match yourself and then listen along to our breakdown! https://www.tokyvideo.com/it/video/njpw-best-of-super-juniors-will-ospreay-vs-bandido

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 welcomes the man who loves it when you call him Big Poppa, but he does not want you to throw your hands in the air, Shawn Kidd. Clash of the Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite live from the Georgia Mountains Center in Gainesville, Georgia, where we see if we can bounce back from the dumpstah fiyaaa that was Clash XIII as welcome in the first Clash under the WCW only banner. The WCW Worlds Tag Team Champions Doom (Butch Reed & Ron Simmons) vs The WCW United States Champion Lex Luger & Sting The WCW Worlds Television Champion The "Z-Man" Tom Zenk vs "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton The Fabulous Freebirds vs "Wildfire" Tommy Rich & Allen Iron Eagle Sid Vicious vs Joey Maggs Terry Taylor vs Ricky Morton El Cubano vs Ranger Ross The Renegade Warriors vs "The Four Horsemen" Arn Anderson & Barry Windham "Flyin" Brian Pillman vs Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker The WCW Worlds Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair vs Scott Steiner (with Rick Steiner) These matches plus we talk the arm wrestling contest with Missy Hyatt & Paul E. Dangerously, Dusty Rhodes return and Bill Apter in the building.

In this episode of New Gen on a Mission, Justin Pratt and Tim Slomka discuss the first Monday Night Match Up between Raw and Nitro. They discuss Hogan and the dungeon, the Luger surprise and how WWF deals with it, plus a quick built to In your House! 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 6/1-6/6, as well as WWE's Clash in Italy. Join Logan each and every week as he guides you across the wrestling world on The CrosUp!

On episode 53 of NWA Crock and Roll, Shawn, Shiff, Calum and returning guest Logan Crosland jump into the first part of July 86 and all things Great American Bash 86. Included in this episode: controversial takes by all on 2 World Title matches from a revered feud that makes everyone question their wrestling fan cards , a diversity of takes on a Garvin vs Bart stiffest, Tully putting in an epic performance against Wahoo, a fantastic Tag Title Match between The Road Warriors and Midnight Express and so much more! If you are a Crockett/Bash 86 fan come in open minded because this one will stun you more than Tommy Young getting knocked out every match he refs!

Buongiorno! The Backbone FOOD Network brings you the meals and stories from the man who knows a slobberknocker when he see's one; Good Ole' JR. This episode Chef Keithie prepares a meal that will leave you drooling at the mouth and maybe even a little weak on the lips from the flavor. Stuffed Bell Peppers are a classic dish that brings all the flavors into a nice little edible bowl. JR can do no wrong. Check out the YouTube page for the complete receipe. Mangiare la mia famiglia

Backbone Wrestling Network...Welcome to Highway to the Impact Zone. Join host Logan Crosland, his student Jacob Williams, TNA expert Matt Souza and special guest Scott Shifflett as they live watch Final Resolution 2008 (the first one, lol)!

Keith and Shawn are back with two Wrestlemania driven takes after their trip to the big show in Vegas! Shawn-Punk vs. Reigns was better than Cody finishing his story Keith-The Andre the Giant Battle Royal both male and female should open nights 1 and 2 of Wrestlemania!

On this episode of Hands of Z, the boys look at Ronnie Garvin and Larry Z in late 80s/early 90's AWA matches with up and comers who would go on to brighter lights and stage, It's Garvin vs. Scott Steiner for the AWA International TV Title from 9/18/1988 and Larry Z faces The Trooper (who would go on to be former GWF North American Champion, Former WCW Tag Team Champion and former WWF star, The Patriot) in a match for the AWA World Title on 4/19/1990. Some good nuggets in this one!

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 5/25-5/30, as well as AEW's Double or Nothing. Join Logan each and every week as he guides you across the wrestling world on The CrosUp!

We Watch Comics dives headfirst into the ever-expanding world of comic book movies and TV shows — one episode at a time. Join Logan and Keithie as we being our Journey through the ArrowVerse; Arrow, the Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, Black Lightning & Batwoman, the boys will pull the thread of the fabric of the Multiverse and maybe have some fun doing it. This episode, Logan & Keithie drop some "Vertigo" and end up facing some "Betrayal" at the hands of the Hood.

On episode 52 of NWA Crock and Roll, the crew closes out June 86 for final Bash Build! Topics include the Horseman taking out the Road Warriors, a Flair vs Samu Title match from Hawaii, how good is Sam Houston?, Andersons back in tag action, a Bash update with some inappropriate Dusty and close with a classic & bloody Territory Spotlight match from Houston involving The Sheepherders & The Fantastics! The journey to Bash 86 stops here!

Who's Next? Tank Abbot is next!! Goldberg makes his in-ring return in Atlanta. We have back to back cage matches for no reason. We have a main event that causes Scott to second guess his life choices. Will there be a title change?

Backbone Wrestling Network…. Welcome back to Meltzer Knows Best (?), where we will continue our journey with yet another that Dave Meltzer considers a 5 star match. In episode #4, the guys travel back to the Kawasaki City Gymnasium on October 9 1994 to talk about Kyoko & Takako Inoue vs Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada in a 2 out of 3 falls match. Check out the match yourself and then listen along to our breakdown! https://youtu.be/s0EJHOBgrq8?si=28w6iKF5HPloEH86

Take It Easy with Keithie is an interview platform where wrestlings biggest stars past, present and future get personal with the often imitated, never duplicated broadcast journalist, Keithie Langston. This time, Keithie travels across the nation to find the "Classic" up and coming star on the independent circuit, Angel Purehart. We talk his rising career, his love for "old school" style and how he can go one on one with anyone there is and take no guff about it. See him while you can, check out his social media ( @angelpurehart on all platforms) and buy some merch.

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 5/18-5/22, 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!

I want my two dollars! 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 fall into a real fever dream of a teen comedy. Love, breakups, suicide and skiing all rolled into one, with a little claymation on the side. Better Off Dead staring John Cusack, Curtis Armstrong, David Ogden Stiers, Diane Franklin and that friggin weirdo Dan Schneider is everything that Say Anything is not. Language lessons. Inspired words, from a man, who KNOWS how to ski.

This past week Bungie announced they were no longer supporting Destiny 2. And long time Destiny player and Backbone's own Scott Shifflett wanted to give his thoughts on not only the news but his memories of the video game.

On episode 51 of NWA Crock and Roll, the crew is back in timeline with guest Logan Crosland stepping in to cover for Calum, who is still mourning Clash at the Castle, amongst other things and they discuss the first half of June 1986 and final build to the Bash in July! A big return, US Title stripped from Magnum, an uncomfortable Rock and Roll Express Contest, Flair vs. Luger in Florida and so much more!

Backbone Wrestling Network...Welcome to Highway to the Impact Zone. Join host Logan Crosland, his student Jacob Williams, TNA expert Matt Souza and special guest Jennifer Smith as they live watch the 1/3/08 episode of Impact.

Buongiorno! The Backbone FOOD Network brings you the meals and stories from the weeknight of the resident cook. This episode, Chef Keithie is whipping up a simple weeknight fare for those looking to clean out their food pantry; a Fire-Roasted Tomatoes & White Beans Chicken Breast Bake. This fast and friendly meal will satisfy your craving and you can savor the flavors with our boy as he shares his ideas for the summer cookouts. Mangiare la mia famiglia

On this very special anniversary edition of YouTube Roulette, the boys are joined by special guest Keithie Langston. Join along with them as they watch a WWF show in Kuwait from May 12, 1996. Featured on the show is Bushwhacker Butch vs a maskless Aldo Montoya, a 25 minute Ahmed Johnson vs Triple H match, Bret & Undertaker teaming, and a Steve Austin vs Shawn Michaels main event. Come and enjoy the regular madness and join in celebration of the Backbone's second anniversary.

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 5/11-5/16. Join Logan each and every week as he guides you across the wrestling world on The CrosUp!

We Watch Comics dives headfirst into the ever-expanding world of comic book movies and TV shows — one episode at a time. Join Logan and Keithie as we being our Journey through the ArrowVerse; Arrow, the Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, Black Lightning & Batwoman, the boys will pull the thread of the fabric of the Multiverse and maybe have some fun doing it. This episode, Logan & Keithie hope to not get "Burned" by making sure that they "Trust But Verify" all the parties involved.

On the milestone fiftieth episode of NWA Crock and Roll we pause our June 1986 launch for one of those “very special episodes” (No, no one died unbelievably), as Shawn and Scott breakdown their in person trip to Nashville for GCW, Summerslam, Starrcast, Flairs Last Match and more! Bars, Beer, Brides, Food, meeting Ron Garvin, pictures with the Horseman & Baby Doll and most important important of all, an all time wrestling trip with great friends!

In Episode 47, Scott and Logan go over the 5/31/00 Thunder from Boise, Idaho! They talk about maybe the best wcw hardcore match and a wild horse appearance. Has the bloom come off the Mike Awesome rose? It certainly appears that way. We finally get a world title match for the ppv? Will Tank Abbott survive until Mondays match with Goldberg?

Backbone Wrestling Network…. Welcome back to Meltzer Knows Best (?), where we will continue our journey with yet another that Dave Meltzer considers a 5-star match. In episode #3, the guys, now officially joined by Scott Shifflett, travel back to the Tokyo Dome on January 4, 2024 to talk about Bryan Danielson vs Kazuchika Okada . Check out the match yourself and then listen along to our breakdown! https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9dmxuw

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 5/4-5/9, as well as WWE's Backlash. Join Logan each and every week as he guides you across the wrestling world on The CrosUp!

Welcome to episode #49 of NWA Crock 'n' Roll where we jump out of the timeline and head back to 1984 for another Pre-Crockett timeline watch. In this one we take a look at a Ric Flair title defense in World Class against Gentleman Chris Adams, a six-man tag stacked with star power, a Jimmy Valiant match that gets the crew hot, a chaotic bunkhouse match from Mid-South involving Dusty Rhodes, and a pair of Mid-Atlantic tag matches, which cancels out the Valiant abomination. Come for the Crockett and stay for the bad takes, as we dive back into the good old days of professional wrestling.

Backbone Wrestling Network...Welcome to Highway to the Impact Zone. Join host Logan Crosland, his student Jacob Williams, TNA expert Matt Souza and special guest Scott Shifflett as they live watch the 12/27/07 episode of Impact.

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 welcomes "The Walter Cronkite of Wrestling Podcasts" or “The Howard Cosell of Wrestling Podcasts" or simply known as "The Dean of Podcasts", Matt Souza. Clash of the Champions XIII: Thanksgiving Thunder live from the Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum in Jacksonville, Florida and we hit Unlucky Number 13 as this show is.... not that good. The Fabulous Freebirds with Bobby Eaton and Little Richard Marley vs The Southern Boys Buddy Landel vs Brian Pillman Brad Armstrong vs Big Cat The "Z-Man" Tom Zenk vs Brian Lee Michael Wallstreet vs The Starblazer Sgt. Krueger and Col. DeKlerk vs The Beast and Kalua Lex Luger vs The Motor City Madman The Renegade Warriors vs The Nasty Boys The Nightstalker vs Sid Vicious The NWA United States Tag Team Champions The Steiner Brothers vs Magnum Force The NWA Worlds Tag Team Champion Butch Reed with Ron Simmons and Teddy Long vs Ric Flair with Arn Anderson All this plus The NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Sting trying to deal with the Black Scorpion and his black magic skills.

Buongiorno! The Backbone FOOD Network brings you the meals and stories from the 2000 cookbook Can You Take the Heat by Jim Ross & The WWF Superstars. This episode, Chef Keithie is packing something fierce in the form of Val Venis' Kielbasa. Does the Big Valbowski satisfy the fan's ravenous cravings? I'm sure he brings the meats when it comes to feeding some mouths. (Ugh, even I feel gross typing this, how about we just eat)! Mangiare la mia famiglia

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 4/27-5/2. Join Logan each and every week as he guides you across the wrestling world on The CrosUp!

We Watch Comics dives headfirst into the ever-expanding world of comic book movies and TV shows — one episode at a time. Join Logan and Keithie as we being our Journey through the ArrowVerse; Arrow, the Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, Black Lightning & Batwoman, the boys will pull the thread of the fabric of the Multiverse and maybe have some fun doing it. This episode, Logan & Keithie review the family vendettas and ringing out the holidays; looking forward to the year's end.

On Episode 48 of NWA Crock 'n' Roll, the boys continue their journey through May 1986. Topics include; the continuation of Ric Flair vs. half of the JCP roster, a US title press conference for the now confirmed showdown between Magnum TA & Nikita Koloff, Jim Cornette, Tully and JJ Dillon being excellent as per usual, and a trip over to Japan with the Road Warriors before heading out to Las Vegas for an AWA World Heavyweight title match between Stan Hansen and Curt Hennig from AWA TV!

In episode 46 of the podcast, the guys cover the 5/29/00 Nitro. This is an whirlwind episode as Goldberg finally appears! That's right not the monster truck but actually Goldberg! We get more title changes and sadly its the world again and its not just once! Will the asylum cage be able to hold the Franchise? And the guys debate how many Kronik 4:19 shirts were sold!

Backbone Wrestling Network…. Welcome back to Meltzer Knows Best (?), where we will continue our journey with yet another that Dave Meltzer considers a 5 star match. In episode #2, the guys discuss 6 man tag match for Korakuen Hall between the team of Giant Baba, Kenta Kobashi, & Mitsuharu Misawa vs Toshiaki Kawada, Akira Taue, & Masanobu Fuchi from January 29th 1994. Check out the match yourself and then listen along to our breakdown! https://youtu.be/kaSGdQ1fciI?si=M2Q19vsBu09I2URk

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 4/20-4/25. Join Logan each and every week as he guides you across the wrestling world on The CrosUp!

On Episode 47 of NWA Crock 'n' Roll, the boys continue their journey through May 1986. Topics include; the usual top-notch interviews from Arn, Tully and JJ Dillion, another rant about Wahoo McDaniel after a TV title match which derails the show for a while, a rare Arn and Flair tag team match on television, an underwhelming debut and a territory spotlight from Alabama which surprises everyone pitting Brad Armstrong and Tim Horner vs. Tom Prichard and Not-My-Mr. Perfect Jerry Stubbs!

On episode 44 taped way before Wrestlemania the boys go after two current day wrestlers! Shawn-Get Cody Rhodes off my TV! Keith-Rey Mysterio Jr.-Enough already and retire! Two takes for sure on this episode so give it a listen

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 Shawn as they live watch Lockdown 2006! Listen to the crew discuss Samoa Joe vs Sabu for the X Division Title, Christian Cage vs Abyss for the NWA World Title, Team Sting vs Team Jarrett in a Lethal Lockdown match, and more!

You ever watch Thomas the Tank Engine? 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 go international as we travel the pain train with Bullet Train. Starring a ton of old, present and emerging stars, this thrill ride weaves an amazing web of circumstances to provide one hell of a joy ride. A snake, assassinations, smart toilets, Thomas the Tank and the Japanese Yums box all involved. What a ride!! Have you tried these smart toilets? They're a pleasure to the senses. If I had one in the chamber, I would rock this bad boy right now.

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 4/13-4/17, as well as AEW's Dynasty & Wrestlemania 42 Night 1 & 2. Join Logan each and every week as he guides you across the wrestling world on The CrosUp!

On the latest .5 episode, Shawn and Keith go down the Rabbit Holes with wrestlers named Adrian with two separate matches! Up first, Bob Backlund faces Adrian Adonis for the WWF Title from the Spectrum on 3/20/82! From there, Adrian Street takes on the Macho Man Randy Savage from Memphis on 1/28/85 with a special intro cameo from the future Miss Elizabeth. Controversy abounds on this episode in takes, so enjoy the listen!

We Watch Comics dives headfirst into the ever-expanding world of comic book movies and TV shows — one episode at a time. Join Logan and Keithie as we being our Journey through the ArrowVerse; Arrow, the Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, Black Lightning & Batwoman, the boys will pull the thread of the fabric of the Multiverse and maybe have some fun doing it. This episode, Logan & Keithie start with reviewing two episodes and the guys try to tell the difference between family "Legacies" while dealing with a "Muse of Fire"

On episode 46 of NWA Crock and Roll, the boys continue their journey through May 1986. Topics include; another hot development in the James Gang with Baby Doll vs. Midnight Express with Jim Cornette feud, a god awful Wahoo promo and a tag match with him that causes quite the heel turn from Calum, the US Title Feud continues to brew, Bash 86 announcement, another Flair/Morton match from Mid Atlantic and close with the Territory Spotlight match from the WWF in Detroit with Killer Bees facing Sheik and Volkoff.

In Episode 45 of the podcast, Scott and Logan go over the 5/24/2000 Thunder! Will there be another world title change? Only time will tell? Just how many tables matches can one man lose in a week? Who is GiI Bro? and will Scott call him just GI or GI Bro?

Backbone Wrestling Network…. Welcome to a brand new podcast journey that we are calling Meltzer Knows Best (?). In this journey, we will be watching each and every match that Dave Meltzer has rated 5 stars or above and discussing them together. Logan Crosland will be leading the way through this journey and will be joined by Keith Langston & Shawn Kidd on every episode. In Episode #1, the boys travel back to the Osaka Profectural Gymnasium for a match between Kenta Kobashi & Mitsuharu Misawa from January 20th 1997. Check out the match yourself and then listen along to our breakdown! https://youtu.be/VlfV1bGq_ns?si=s4qy9BEd5NVVF-WE

On the new episode of YouTube Roulette, join Shiff, Logan, and Matt, as they watch Do Fixer vs Blood Generation form Supercard of Honor 2006 (Matt), Tyler Black vs Bryan Danielson from ROH 2008 (Scott), and Speedball Mike Bailey vs Bandido from PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2022 (Logan).

In this episode of New Gen on a Mission, Justin Pratt and Tim Slomka discuss the first WCW Monday Night Nitro. They talk about Luger, IRS and Norton all showing up, good spread of talent between matches, Pasta Mania and Pepe. 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 4/6-4/11, as well as TNA's Rebellion. Join Logan each and every week as he guides you across the wrestling world on The CrosUp!