The North-South Connection

From the eagle's nest, high above the ECW arena, this is the Extreme Three Way Dance! In this episode, JT, Jenny and Matt review ECW Hardcore Heaven 2000! The troublesome trio talk about the messy main event picture, Rob Van Dam's in ring return, the shaken up tag division, New Jack still stalking Da Baldies, the prospects of ECW World Champion Justin Credible, TNN negotiating with WWF and so much more! So jump on board, grab a chair and get ready to join this threesome for an extreme journey through time!

In this episode of Ruthless, Matt is joined by Dave Hall to discuss WWE No Mercy 2003! They talk all about biker chains, John Cena's gains and McMahon family pains.   Also check out the companion written piece about Velocity and Heat the days before No Mercy!

Welcome to Shooting Sharp with Mike Rossi, Episode 41 - the Beginning of the Road Mike returns and recaps the last week of wrestling. From NXT New Years Evil to Smackdown and Raw hitting Germany with a few big stories coming out of the shows.  From there we also get caught up on AEW including a run down and review of their Dynamite and Collision episodes with a lot of great in ring action, per usual.  Then Mike previews the week ahead including TNAs debut on AMC and Genesis! A fun show as always so tap in! Catch Shooting Sharp every Tuesday on the North South Connection Podcast Network!

In this episode of Wrestling War Zone: The Monday Night Wars, JT Rozzero & Chad Campbell dive into the Monday Night Wars from 8/18/97! The boys talk about Rocky Maivia's state of the union, the bizarre booking of the light heavyweight division, Shawn Michaels escalating his war with Undertaker, a face turn for Vader, the ongoing Hennig and Flair drama, the NWO prepping a Clash party, Sting gunning for Hollywood Hogan and much more. So sit back, settle in and join JT and Chad as they work their way through the one and only Monday Night Wrestling War era!

It's… ChroNoSo! The North-South Connection Podcast Network takes you down memory lane each month by exploring one match from WWE history. This month on ChroNoSo, the crew dives into February & March 1991. They cover the matches, as well as segments from Superstar, Wrestling Challenge & Madison Square Garden!

First they were making the cut. Then they made the cut! And now... Aaron and JT are covering the gamut of wrestling, pop culture and beyond because... it is time to get NO HOLDS BARRED! In this special NoSo95 episode, JT and Aaron again head back to 1995-96 and do a full rebooking of WWF WWF Royal Rumble 1996! Who will take on Bret Hart for the WWF Title? Does Shawn Michaels still win the Rumble match? Where does Diesel head now as a heel? All this and lots more lie ahead! Come for the concept and the absurdity, stay for Bermuda, Kokomo, the Property AND Neville Brothers. JT! Aaron! NO HOLDS BARRED!

In this episode of This Week in the NFL, Cowboy, Senior & D'Amato kick off the 2025 Playoffs with a preview of Wild Card Weekend!

On this special edition on the NoSo Network, Ryan Gray & Mike Rossi use the Wrestling Observer as a guideline to go through the year 2025. They tackle all of the categories, big and small! Check it out and share your winners with us as well!

Welcome to the newest season of Talk N' Docs! In this season Jenny, Logan and Cowboy will be focusing on documentaries associated with natural disasters. They open the season with a review of Spike Lee's "Katrina: Come Hell and High Water". This is a three-part film released on Netflix in August '25 that chronicles life in New Orleans before, during and after Hurricane Katrina. With incredible first-person footage and accounts from survivors, this is a heart wrenching story of tragedy and a broken system. It also is ultimately a story of perseverance and hope in the face in the most horrible of situations. While this won't be a "fun" watch, it is an important one. We encourage you to join the Talk'n Docs crew as they take you through the story.

Mike checks in with episode Number 40 of Shooting Sharp - the 2025 Shooting Sharp Awards Mike compiled your votes and is here to name YOUR Award winners for the year in Wrestling in 2025 Promotion of the Year Major Show of the Year Best on Promos Most Charismatic Feud of the Year Match of the Year Tag Team of the Year Female Wrestler of the Year Most Outstanding Wrestler of the Year Male Wrestler of the Year What mid year winners held up? Find out now on Shooting Sharp! Check out Shooting Sharp with Mike Rossi every Tuesday on the North South Connection Podcast Network. 

Welcome to WWE WAR: Wrestling Above Replacement! JT, Marcus & Producer Tim are breaking down each WWE "season" and giving a comprehensive by the numbers breakdown of each PPV event using a specific set of metrics. In this episode, the boys continue the 1995-1996 WWE PPV season with a deep statistical dive on WWE Survivor Series 1995. They also continue to build their list of complete WWE PPV rankings based on the scoring system. Do your personal ranking synch up with the WWE WAR formula? Tune in and find out!

It's WWE Raw Netflix Anniversary season, and a rotation of fellow wrestling fans joins Ryan Gray to preview every match on the card! Ryan and  @brandonjaneauShow  discuss Kabuki Warriors vs Rhea Ripley & Iyo Sky for the WWE Women's Tag Team Titles on Raw. Ryan and Richie Mars discuss Bron Breakker vs CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Title on Raw. Ryan and Edgar from SnugWrestling discuss Becky Lynch vs Maxxine Dupri for the Women's IC Title on Raw. Ryan and Mike Rossi discuss Cody Rhodes vs Drew McIntyre, 3 Stages of Hell for the WWWE Title on Smackdown.  

Jeff Machado and JT Rozzero are best friends but Jeff has never been a wrestling fan... until now. With decades of wrestling history to catch up on, JT is leading Jeff on an educational journey through the wonderful story of professional wrestling. In this episode, the boys talk about the NFL playoffs and Hall of Fame candidates, the top songs, movies and TV shows from January 1996, Jeff's new obsession with Wrestling With Shadows, a deep dive into Montreal lore, an update on Jeff's NFL sticker collection and much, much more! So, join us on Jeff's journey to learn all about pro wrestling, get sidetracked with us on many tangents and have a bunch of laughs along the way!

On this episode of Ruthless, Matt is joined by Logan Crosland to discuss the 10/13/03 WWE Raw & 10/16/03 SmackDown. They chat about the bounty on Goldberg's head, the beatings of hospital staff, Stone Cold Steve Austin's crazy night, little person cosplay, a low rider beating, Vince McMahon being creepy, and more.   Check out the written companion piece of Velocity and Heat.

Happy New Year! From the eagle's nest, high above the ECW arena, this is the Extreme Three Way Dance! In this episode, JT, Jenny and Matt review the next three episodes of ECW television to kick off May 2000! The troublesome trio talk the final hype for Hardcore Heaven 2000, Tommy Dreamer's side quest, the early days of Justin Credible's ECW Title reign, the reset of the tag division, the high quality hit rate of ECW on TNN and so much more! So jump on board, grab a chair and get ready to join this threesome for an extreme journey through time!

In this episode of This Week in the NFL, Cowboy, Senior & D'Amato recap all the hard hitting action from this past weekend of the 2025 season and dig into week eighteen! 

Mike checks in with episode Number 39 of Shooting Sharp - The Best Wrestlers and Shows of 2025 Last Week, Mike took the top 25 matches from AEW and WWE as cumulatively rated by the Wrestling Observer and CageMatch to stack rank the best 25 from each. Now Mike took those stats and put together the best 20 in ring performers of 2025 in WWE and AEW. He also uses the stats to rank the top 3 Shows of the Year.  Let's close the book on 2025 and run through the numbers! Check out Shooting Sharp with Mike Rossi every Tuesday on the North South Connection Podcast Network. 

In this episode of Wrestling War Zone: The Monday Night Wars, JT Rozzero & Chad Campbell dive into the Monday Night Wars from 8/11/97! The boys talk about the Steiner's and DiBiase looking foolish yet again, Bischoff antagonizing the Giant, Sting refusing another contract, Shawn Michaels returning to action, the surprise debut of Rick Rude, a change in attitude for Rocky Maivia and much more. So sit back, settle in and join JT and Chad as they work their way through the one and only Monday Night Wrestling War era!

It's time for another NoSo Countdown! Kinda, Ryan Gray looks at his best WWE Matches from 2025! How many ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/4+ matches did he have? Agree? Disagree? Weigh in regardless, as he counts them down!   Check out the YouTube version: https://youtu.be/G_G-NTShB1o

  Ho, ho ho! In this episode of the Place to Be Podcast, it is time for our fourteenth annual Christmas Extravaganza... an audio play entitled: A Weekend at Grueny's... For All Eternity!   This year, Scott & JT are lured to a mysterious island haunted by wrestlers, friends and podcasts from years gone by... but WHO brought them there... and for what reason? And can Chad Campbell lead the charge to save the Nation, his favorite podcast AND Christmas? All this plus a ton of podcast nostalgia and more... and be sure to check out the killer soundtrack and get ready to rock!   Grab some cookies and milk and settle in by the fire because it is time for another holiday edition of the PTB Podcast!   * This piece is intended as a parody and constitutes a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental and not intended to cause harm or infringe on the rights of the original creators. This work is not officially endorsed or authorized by any parties associated with the original.

In this episode of This Week in the NFL, Cowboy, Senior & D'Amato recap all the hard hitting action from this past weekend of the 2025 season and dig into week seventeen! 

Mike checks in with episode Number 38 of Shooting Sharp - the Best Matches of 2025 Mike takes the top 25 matches from AEW and WWE as cumulatively rated by the Wrestling Observer and CageMatch to stack rank the best 25 from each. Mike gives his thoughts along the way and creates a complete resource to reference back the best in the two major companies. Check out Shooting Sharp with Mike Rossi every Tuesday on the North South Connection Podcast Network. 

Welcome to WWE WAR: Wrestling Above Replacement! JT, Marcus & Producer Tim are breaking down each WWE "season" and giving a comprehensive by the numbers breakdown of each PPV event using a specific set of metrics. In this episode, the boys continue the 1995-1996 WWE PPV season with a deep statistical dive on WWE In Your House #4. They also continue to build their list of complete WWE PPV rankings based on the scoring system. Do your personal ranking synch up with the WWE WAR formula? Tune in and find out!

It's… ChroNoSo! The North-South Connection Podcast Network takes you down memory lane each month by exploring one match from WWE history. This month on ChroNoSo, the crew dives into February 1991. They cover the matches, segments from Superstar, Wrestling Challenge & The New Prime Time Wrestling Format!

On this episode of Ruthless, Matt and his guest Nick breakdown the 10/6/2003 Raw and 10/9/2003 Smackdown! They discuss an impressive Mark Henry main event, attempted murder, John Cena vs. Kurt Angle in a rap battle, fecal matter baths, Undertaker cracking skulls, how to manage your wife and mistress, and much more! Also, check out the companion piece written reviews of Heat and Velocity!  

In this episode of This Week in the NFL, Cowboy, Senior & D'Amato recap all the hard hitting action from this past weekend of the 2025 season and dig into week sixteen! 

It's time for another NoSo Countdown! Tuesday, 12/16, around 7:15 PM ET, Ryan, Richie Mars & JayxCruz will be going live to count down all John Cena's 2025 matches and figure out if the run was as Awful or as Great as it is talked about! Please join us and weigh in as you watch to have comments read on air as the boys countdown John Cena's 2025 matches. Youtube Verison: https://youtube.com/live/izLIRAM7mmE

Welcome to Shooting Sharp with Mike Rossi, Episode #37 - Hustle, Loyalty, Respect Mike checks in with a Career Retrospective of John Cena spanning 1999-2025 in the world of Pro Wrestling.  In the episode we run through the entire career of Cena, his lasting legacy, and his impact on the wrestling world Mike also runs through all 17 of the World Title Reigns, gives you a match to watch from each year of Cena's career, and gives the highest rated top 10 matches per some statistical data.  Catch Shooting Sharp every Tuesday on the North South Connection Podcast Network!

In this episode of Wrestling War Zone: The Monday Night Wars, JT Rozzero & Chad Campbell dive into WCW Road Wild 1997! The boys talk about the decision to go back to Sturgis, Jeff Jarrett's brilliance, confusion with Curt Hennig, Giant stomping Savage, the Steiners & DiBiase coming up short, Luger's lame duck World Title reign and much more. So sit back, settle in and join JT and Chad as they work their way through the one and only Monday Night Wrestling War era!

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event from Washington, D.C., is over. It's time for the NoSo Post Show to give their thoughts on the event. From Live to Tape on YouTube, Ryan Gray, Mike Rossi & Richie Mars give you their thoughts on the PLE. LIKE and SUBSCRIBE with NOTIFICATIONS ON if you enjoyed the video! Check out the YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lujM80KSLY&t=1s

In this episode of NoSo Draft, hosts JT Rozzero & Ryan Gray welcome Mike Rossi & Richie Mars to compete in a draft for the best grouping of John Cena Matches! Tune in, play along, and then VOTE for the best roster in the comments below!   YOUTUBE Version: https://youtu.be/djjemFMayzs

In this episode of This Week in the NFL, Cowboy, Senior & D'Amato recap all the hard hitting action from this past weekend of the 2025 season and dig into week fifteen! Happy Thanksgiving!

It's WWE Saturday Night's Main Event season, and Ryan Gray is joined by a rotation of fellow Wrestling Fans to preview every match on the card!   In this installment, Ryan, Mike Rossi & Rihie Mars discuss John Cena's final match vs. GUNTHER at Saturday Night's Main Event. As well as the rest of the card.

Welcome to Shooting Sharp with Mike Rossi, Episode #36 - The Last Time is Now Mike returns and recaps the start of the AEW Continental Classic, running down whats happened so far and previewing what is to come. Mike also runs down what else is going down in AEW of late. From there we also get caught up on WWE, including a run down and review of NXT Deadline, and a preview of the Saturday Nights Main Event this weekend which is headlined by the final match of John Cena's illustrious career.  Catch Shooting Sharp every Tuesday on the North South Connection Podcast Network!

Welcome to WWE WAR: Wrestling Above Replacement! JT, Marcus & Producer Tim are breaking down each WWE "season" and giving a comprehensive by the numbers breakdown of each PPV event using a specific set of metrics. In this episode, the boys continue the 1995-1996 WWE PPV season with a deep statistical dive on In Your House #3. They also continue to build their list of complete WWE PPV rankings based on the scoring system. Do your personal ranking synch up with the WWE WAR formula? Tune in and find out!

It's… ChroNoSo! The North-South Connection Podcast Network takes you down memory lane each month by exploring one match from WWE history. This month on ChroNoSo, the crew dives into late January & early February 1991. They cover the matches, segments from The Main Event, MSG, & The Copps Coliseum.

One this episode Ruthless, Matt and his guest James Gruenberg discuss the Raw from 9/29/2003 & Smackdown 10/2/2003! They cover a great ladder match, some country whipping, a star studded tag team match, pooping your pants and more! Check out the companion written piece on that weekend's heat and velocity as well!  

Welcome to Talk'n Docs, the monthly podcast where we dive into the world of documentaries and review them for your listening pleasure. Hosted by Jennifer Smith, Logan Crosland and Cowboy Roger, the crew finish Season 5 with a review of the 2023 documentary Untold: Swamp Kings. The crew discusses the documentary in great detail with topics including: Urban Meyer's arrival in Gainesville, cultish college football fans, their love/hate relationship with Tim Tebow, Florida's dominance and controversies, and much more!    

In this episode of Wrestling War Zone: The Monday Night Wars, JT Rozzero & Chad Campbell dive into the Monday Night Wars from 8/4/97! The boys talk about the fallout from Steve Austin's injury, the new WWF Commissioner, the early build to Ground Zero, Shawn Michaels' official heel turn, Ted DiBiase joining the Steiners, the final hype for Road Wild, Lex Luger winning the WCW World Title and much more. So sit back, settle in and join JT and Chad as they work their way through the one and only Monday Night Wrestling War era!    

WWE Survior Series from San Diego, California, is over. It's time for the NoSo Post Show to give their thoughts on the event. From Live to Tape on YouTube, Ryan Gray, Mike Rossi & Richie Mars give you their thoughts on the PLE.

Join Ryan & JT as they dive deep through the top 30 male WWE Survivor Series competitors of all time to determine who is Mr. Survivor Series!

"You took away everything I had. Everything I ever was!"   After an explosive mid-season 2-parter, X-Position returns with a pair of stand-alone episodes picking right back up with the familiar character-focused format. And while another three episodes remain, these installments will actually round out the character spotlights that have come to define the show's second season. "A Rogue's Tale" functions as something of an origin for its titular character, as ghosts of the past come back to inform events in the present. It's a crunchy, lore-heavy episode no doubt satisfying for longtime X-Men fans, featuring a deep dive into Rogue's tortured past, tutelage under Mystique, and a prominent role for Ms. Marvel all reframed to fit the context of this animated universe. It smartly puts Professor Xavier's disappearance to use as a plot point, making clear that the central conflict is only made possible by his absence. Less satisfying is its conclusion, which essentially confines an innocent woman to solitary confinement and calls it a day. While far from being presented as a happy ending, it's unclear where the show ultimately lands on the existential question of how Carol Danvers' disembodied consciousness should be regarded - resulting in some muddled messaging ethically.   On the other side of the coin, "Beauty and the Beast" takes a closer look at Dr. Henry McCoy's interior life, a topic that is naturally of heightened interest given how little time viewers have spent with him relative to other characters. Aside from a quick scene of Hank reminiscing over some family photos, this episode is differentiated from the season's other character studies in that it is largely unconcerned with mining its protagonist's past. The approach makes sense given Beast's relatively stable upbringing. Despite his "heteromorphic" appearance, Beast has largely been presented as the character most at ease with his mutation and public image - whether as a mutant, accomplished scientist, or pardoned felon. Hitting Hank where it hurts the most means discrediting his accolades and good nature - and most pointedly, dashing a promise of love that he has long denied himself - solely on the basis of him being a highly visible mutant. All put to great effect by the militant anti-mutant Graydon Creed. It gives Beast the rare opportunity to cut lose while Wolverine employs the art of subterfuge in a satisfying role reversal, capped off with Creed's ironic comeuppance.   X-TRA: Another version of these episodes might have seen their otherwise disparate plots woven together by way of a common element: none of other than Mystique. While Rogue's upbringing by Mystique is the driving force in "A Rogue's Tale," we also have one side of Graydon Creed's parentage revealed in "Beauty and the Beast." Sabretooth is confirmed to be Creed's father, but his mother in fact being Mystique remains a mystery for another day. Despite this familial connection, the latter is actually the only episode of the season in which Rogue does not appear.

In this episode of This Week in the NFL, Cowboy, Senior & D'Amato recap all the hard hitting action from this past weekend of the 2025 season and dig into week thirteen! Happy Thanksgiving!

It's WWE Survivor Series season, and a rotation of fellow wrestling fans joins Ryan Gray to preview every match on the card! Ryan and Ibou from @SelfMadeProWrestling discuss The Men's WarGames Match at Survivor Series. Ryan and Richie Mars discuss The Women's WarGames Match at Survivor Series. Ryan and Ryder discuss John Cena vs Dominik Mysterio for the IC Title at Survivor Series. Ryan and Mike Rossi discuss Stephanie Vaquer vs Nikki Bella for the Women's World Title at Survivor Series.

Welcome to Shooting Sharp with Mike Rossi, Episode #35 - The Ultimate Survivor Series: War Games Preview Mike previews this Weekends Survivor Series in full depth, with deep thoughts and conversation around the War Games matches. The participants and the friendships and conflicts that brought them to this point. How will the match mold the future of WWE TV, and will we have clear Wrestlemania match ideas coming out of the War Games matches?  Catch Shooting Sharp every Tuesday on the North South Connection Podcast Network!

Welcome to WWE WAR: Wrestling Above Replacement! JT, Marcus & Producer Tim are breaking down each WWE "season" and giving a comprehensive by the numbers breakdown of each PPV event using a specific set of metrics. In this episode, the boys continue the 1995-1996 WWE PPV season with a deep statistical dive on WWE SummerSlam 1995. They also continue to build their list of complete WWE PPV rankings based on the scoring system. Do your personal ranking synch up with the WWE WAR formula? Tune in and find out!

In this episode of NoSo Draft, hosts JT Rozzero & Ryan Gray welcome Marcus & Scott to compete in a draft to collect the best Survivor Series Teams! Tune in, play along, and then VOTE for the best roster in the comments below!   YOUTUBE Version: https://youtu.be/QxUj_RvzLGI

In this episode of This Week in the NFL, Cowboy, Senior & D'Amato recap all the hard hitting action from this past weekend of the 2025 season and dig into week twelve!

On this episode of Ruthless, Matt is joined by Marcus Fuller to discuss Teddy Long stealing the show, a disjointed Raw main event, a hilariously corny hospital attack, Eddie Guerrero stealing SmackDown, Kurt Angle's prison sentence and more! The companion written piece about that weekend's Heat and Velocity can be found here!

Jeff Machado and JT Rozzero are best friends but Jeff has never been a wrestling fan... until now. With decades of wrestling history to catch up on, JT is leading Jeff on an educational journey through the wonderful story of professional wrestling. In this episode, the boys talk about what has gone down during their long hiatus, Jeff becoming a modern day wrestling fan, Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart, the birth of Mr. McMahon, Montreal, Plur1bus, Judge vs. Raleigh and much, much more! So, join us on Jeff's journey to learn all about pro wrestling, get sidetracked with us on many tangents and have a bunch of laughs along the way!

Welcome to Shooting Sharp with Mike Rossi, Episode #34 - War Gear Mike recaps the past week in wrestling, from NXT to WWE to AEW. Mike runs through the events coming out of John Cena's last two Raw shows as we build heavy now for War Games. Then Mike runs through AEW as they have Full Gear this coming weekend and are fresh off the results of a fiery Blood and Guts. Catch Shooting Sharp every Tuesday on the North South Connection Podcast Network!