It Was a Thing on TV: Episode 147: Quantum Leap, Heart of a Champion - July 23, 1955

It Was a Thing on TV is on the March to WrestleMania and bringing to you the first of two special wrestling themed episodes for the PTB Wrestling Network. Our first episode covers a very special episode of Quantum Leap where Greg, Chico and Mike talk about the time Dr. Sam Beckett lept into the Georgia territory in 1955 as part of a Russian tag team to prevent his brother from dying in the ring.
 
Over the course of the episode Sam and Al try to stop this from happening while encountering a crazed Terry Funk who's wife tries to make the moves on Sam. OH BOY! Follow our regular episodes over on the PTBN Pop feed every Wednesday and if you want to send any show suggestions or feedback for the podcast send them to itwasathingontv@gmail.com

Pro Wrestling Love #18: 2000's Japan Part 3

Pro Wrestling Love is back for more on the Place To Be Nation featuring Marty Sleeze (Superstar Sleeze on PWO & Twitter) and Mike (DaWho5 on PWO) breaking down the Top 25 Best Japanese Matches to take place between 2000-2009. This is the midway point of the list looking at #20-#16. The boys use Kensuke Sasaki vs Toshiaki Kawada, New Japan vs All Japan dream match as a case study in pro wrestling pride, Kawada as a chameleon, the difference between “how” vs “why” in wrestling and the very famous Kobashi vs Sasaki Dome match that didn’t make either of our lists, but was worthy of discussion. Wikipedia says Hiro Saito invented the Senton, but this seems off to Mike & Marty. So Pro Wrestling Lovers who invented the Senton? Let us know! FUJITA JR HAYATO Makes his Pro Wrestling Love debut in all his reigning glory! Marty tells his story or how he met Stan Hansen. Pro Wrestling Love ends on a high note of the raucous mayhem of Nagata vs Murakami! If you have not seen this match, drop what you are doing and watch it now! Click think, download and enjoy…let us know what you think! We love to hear!

Jacob & Tyler's GWCW Reveal: #70-61

Jacob Williams and Tyler Kelley continue to countdown their GWCW list covering their #70- 61 matches in this episode. They discuss slop-ass brawls, Sting's ascension, Ole Anderson & El Gigante's complex relationship and the Dude's with Attitude! They also talk about some matches  Check out episode 4 and see if what matches they're high on, what matches they're low on and what takes will make you wonder if they were high (or drunk) when they made their lists.

Pro Wrestling Love #17: 2000's Japan Part 2

Marty & Mike are injecting of a dose of Pro Wrestling Love directly into you aural cavity in the second part of their 25 Best Matches of Japan between 2000-2009. Marty Sleeze is Superstarsleeze on Twitter & the PWO forums, his blog is ridingspacemountain.blogspot.com.
Mike is a long time contributor on the PWO Forums at DaWho5. Mike explains the story behind his name, DaWho5, it is not because he is a big fan of the Anvil. Mike has a profound statement that Kawada does not really has his own match structure but instead adapts to others’ frameworks. Marty breaks down the difference between “no-selling” and “not selling” and the importance of “how” and “why” in pro wrestling. They cap it off with them gushing about how excellent the KENTA vs SUWA match was and the genius of the storytelling, the action and the character work. Pro wrestling does not get much better than that match. Click the link, download, listen and enjoy! It is the Pro Wrestling Love show, keep on spreading the Pro Wrestling Love!   

Pro Wrestling Love #16: 2000's Japan Part 1

Pro Wrestling Love extends its stay in Japan after a thrilling mini-series on Shoot Style, Marty “Superstar” Sleeze welcomes Mike aka DaWho5 on the Pro Wrestling Only Forums to begin their countdown of the 25 Best Matches to take place in Japan between 2000-2009. Mike & Marty on the PWO forums back in 2013 when the Best of Japan 2000s project was all the rage and they are bringing their love for the time period to the airwaves. This is Mike’s first ever podcast so he introduces himself to the Place to be Nation audience. 90s All Japan comes up a lot as many wrestlers of the first decade of the new millennium seemed to be chasing that dragon. They discuss the feel good match of the decade, Kobashi’s return to the Budokan after defeating cancer and the emotion of that match. Mike breaks down an excellent heel vs heel match between Yoshihiro Takayama and Yoshinari Ogawa. Marty asks the philosophical question, “Does it count as selling if your eye is actually swelling?”.
If you love puroresu, you wont want to miss this episode, check it out and enjoy. Let us know what you think!

Jacob & Tyler's GWCW Reveal: #80-71

Jacob Williams and Tyler Kelley continue to countdown their GWCW list covering their #80- 71 matches in this episode. They show love for Lord Steven Regal and discuss cruiserweights, brawls and War Games, oh my!  Check out episode 3 and see if you agree, disagree, are excited or disgusted by their choices (in podcasting or life.)

Pro Wrestling Love #15: Shoot Style Part 5

The Climax of the Top 25 Japanese Shoot-Style Matches of All Time is here, Marty “Superstar” Sleeze and Markout Matt reveal their Top 5 Japanese Shoot-Style Matches of All Time! Marty and Matt have gotten to know each through the Greatest Match Ever Project hosted at gweproject.freeforums.net. Annual voting takes place every Summerslam, all are welcomed. FINALLY, the Volk Han vs Kiyoshi Tamura trilogy is covered. Marty declares a match the most logical pro wrestling match he has ever seen. Markout Mountain Matt counters with a truck load of PWFG love. Marty gives his pick for the most influential pro wrestling match ever. Markout Mountain Matt loves draws and enjoys the internal struggle of the mind pushing the body to its absolute limits. Together this forms one massive episode of Pro Wrestling Love. It is the final episode in this mini-series so we want to know, what were too high on, too low on, what did we miss altogether, or if you agreed, let us know! Keep spreading the Pro Wrestling Love.

Pro Wrestling Love #14: Shoot Style Part 4

Marty “Superstar” Sleeze & Markout Mountain Matt aka Cap have cracked the Top 10 of their Top 25 Japanese Shoot-Style Matches of All Time on Pro Wrestling Love. Marty and Matt have gotten to know each through the Greatest Match Ever Project hosted at gweproject.freeforums.net. Annual voting takes place every Summerslam, all are welcomed. Marty kicks things off with a pair of BattlArts tag team matches from the 21st Century revival of the promotion. Matt brings the PWFG love as Marty just loves Ken Shamrock’s epic mullet. We get the first installment of the badass Fujiwara vs Super Tiger rivalry. They discuss an absolute barnburner, corker of a match between Masakatsu Funaki and Tatsuo Nakano. Matt ends it on an unexpected note with a Shoot-Style-Death Match hybrid from BattlArts. Click, download, enjoy and let us know what you think.