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[SteveJRogers]

It will be interesting to see where the turn is for Honky Tonk Man to become a slug that you couldn't wait to see get the belt off of, as opposed to a great heel finally getting his comeuppance.  I know in the original 1988 SummerSlam episode Scott was giddy about being "about time" HTM got receipts and looked at the lights more often than not.

 

Also I wonder at what point the idea started that Hogan and Savage would main event WM V.  Obviously it was a year long plotted story line, but did they start to realize that's what they wanted in March, or was it back here in the Fall of 1987?  I guess a good spark towards that would be when No Holds Barred was green lit, so whenever that was going to be a thing is another good suggested time.

[SomethingSavage]

According to Meltzer, they settled on the idea of running a year-long Hulk versus Macho Man program in the final weeks leading up to Mania 4. You could research for the date that they changed the brackets for the WM4 tourney to get a more specific idea of when they switched plans from DiBiase over to Savage.

[SteveJRogers]

According to Meltzer, they settled on the idea of running a year-long Hulk versus Macho Man program in the final weeks leading up to Mania 4. You could research for the date that they changed the brackets for the WM4 tourney to get a more specific idea of when they switched plans from DiBiase over to Savage.

I remember PTBs WM Rewind series on IV had Parv combing through the WOs to pinpoint when the switch was made.

When was SummerSlam first at least rumored to be a thing? That could have been the time to give Savage the belt after chasing DiBiase since Mania.

[Bigelow34]

In this episode of the Place to Be Podcast, Justin, Scott and Richard Land are gearing up for some trick or treating in the city by taking a look at the 10/16/87 Madison Square Garden house show!

 

The boys discuss a busy night of WWF action across the United States, the final MSG match for Outback Jack, the arrival of Nick Bockwinkel, another tough loss for the Dream Team, the return of Ivan Putski, Don Muraco's work as a face, an interesting challenge for Randy Savage, the big steel cage rematch between Billy Graham and Butch Reed, the final MSG showdown between Strike Force and the Islanders and more, including end of show awards!

 

So fire up this action-packed episode and join Scott, Justin & Landy as it’s time for another edition of the PTB Podcast!

 

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[Ricky Jackson]

Just finishing up the latest show, and my guess is that the cage stip for Graham vs Reed was pretty much for drawing purposes only, rather than something that was necessary based on booking, since the roster was spread thin and they didn't have a really big match to pack them in. That they sold out MSG that night is really impressive considering all the Hogan headlined shows that failed to do so

[Bigelow34]

In this episode of the Place to Be Podcast, Justin, Scott and Kelly Nelson are kicking off the Thanksgiving week festivities and are taking a look at the 11/24/87 Madison Square Garden house show!

 

The boys discuss Strike Force winning the Tag Team Titles, Ultimate Warrior's MSG debut, a red hot classic between the Jumping Bomb Angels and Glamour Girls, Paul Orndorff's final Garden match, a quality Killer Bees win, another hot title match between Randy Savage and Honky Tonk Man, the return of Jake Roberts, the Hart Foundation's Tag Title rematch, the arrivals of Ted DiBiase and Bam Bam Bigelow and more, including end of show awards!

 

So fire up this action-packed episode and join Scott, Justin & Kelly as it’s time for another edition of the PTB Podcast!

 

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[GFAllentown]

Is Scott going to do a pop culture corner for Monday, Thursday and Saturday of that one week? One of my favorite movies of all time came out that week....

 

Probably never going to have a situation again with three shows this close together.

[PeteF3]

If they make it through 1990, they'll have Survivor Series, the Main Event, and the November MSG show on consecutive days.

[Bigelow34]

Yes, the corner will be on each episode, we will see what he can dig up to cover!

 

Hoping we make it to 1990, Pete!

[SteveJRogers]

The Golden Girls gags from seven(!?) years ago are still pretty funny even in retrospect, due to how the Glamour Girls were being presented.

Recently on another board someone went off on how bad it was that Alexa Bliss was giving an ageist promo on the 38-year old Mickie James! Not too far off from making age jokes at veterans expense when it seems thats what the Fed probably wanted you to think when you saw Martin and Kais act as a team.

[Bigelow34]

In this episode of the Place to Be Podcast, Justin, Scott and John D'Amato are wrapping up Thanksgiving dinner and settling in on the couch to talk some Survivor Series 1987!

 

The boys discuss Justin's weekend pizza issues, the concept of Survivor Series and causing trouble for Jim Crockett, a quick night for Jim Duggan and Harley Race, Honky Tonk Man's chicken shit escape, another strong showing for Velvet McIntyre, hot Jumping Bomb Angel action, the end of the road for Fabulous Moolah, the lack of direction for the Rougeau Brothers, a weak night for Strike Force, the shocking finish to the tag team showcase, a great outing for Bam Bam Bigelow, a big spot for Rick Rude, a huge win for Andre the Giant and more, including end of show awards!

 

So fire up this action-packed episode and join Scott, Justin & John as it’s tite for another edition of the PTB Podcast!

 

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[JKWebb]

I was glad to hear you guys praise the show after listening to Prichard's podcast on this a few months back.  They sort of trashed the matches, and I enjoyed it just as much as you guys did.  Fun show!

[Bigelow34]

In this episode of the Place to Be Podcast, Justin, Scott and Chad Campbell are inside the Vintage Vault and ready to wrap Thanksgiving week in the WWF as they dive into the 11/28/87 Saturday Night's Main Event!

 

The boys discuss another customer service fiasco, a shitty opener between George Steele and Danny Davis, a great dream match battle between Randy Savage and Bret Hart, a huge WrestleMania 2 rematch, Andre the Giant making his presence known, a big showing for Bam Bam Bigelow and much more, including end of show awards!

 

So fire up this action-packed episode and join Scott, Justin and Chad as it’s time for another edition of the PTB Podcast!

 

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[Bigelow34]

In this episode of the Place to Be Podcast, Justin, Scott and Pete Schirmacher are wrapping up the holiday season in New York City by taking a look at the 12/26/87 Madison Square Garden house show!

 

The boys discuss the culmination of PTBN GWWE and also announce the next reader participation stretch project that will be kicking off soon and then talk about a busy night in the WWF, the 1987 Slammys, a plodding opener, the aimless Rougeaus, the MSG debut of Jim Duggan, another dismal showing for Rockin' Robin, a hot brawl between Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake, the shaky start for Rick Rude, a rare almost kind of average Dino Bravo match, a sadly disappointing Islanders match, MIDGET MANIA~!, another battle between Randy Savage and Honky Tonk Man and more, including end of show awards!

 

So fire up this action-packed episode and join Scott, Justin & Pete as it’s time for another edition of the PTB Podcast!

 

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[Bigelow34]

In this episode of the Place to Be Podcast, Justin, Scott and Peter Winson are inside the Vintage Vault and ready to kick off 1988 with a bang by looking at the 1/2/88 Saturday Night's Main Event!

 

The boys discuss a solid title defense for Strike Force, a plodding Jake Roberts/Sika bout, the big Hulk Hogan/King Kong Bundy, a win for Greg Valentine to get back on track and much more, including end of show awards!

 

So fire up this action-packed episode and join Scott, Justin and Peter as it’s time for another edition of the PTB Podcast!

 

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[robertsilva]

Hey Scott, I hope on the next podcast you tell Justin and whoever else is cohosting the greatness that is our New York Mets!!!! The Amazins baby

[Bigelow34]

In this episode of the Place to Be Podcast, Justin, Scott and John D'Amato are bundled up in Canada and ready to go prime time to talk some Royal Rumble 1988!

 

The boys discuss JT and John's epic trip to New Orleans for WrestleMania weekend, a slightly disappointing opener between Ricky Steamboat and Rick Rude, Vince McMahon stepping in for Gorilla Monsoon, Dino Bravo breaking the weightlifting record, another hot women's tag team title match, the epic contract signing between Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant, Jim Duggan winning the inaugural Royal Rumble, a nice showing for One Man Gang, an under the radar appearance for Ultimate Warrior, a never-ending final tag match and more, including end of show awards!

 

So fire up this action-packed episode and join Scott, Justin & John as it’s time for another edition of the PTB Podcast!

 

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