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In this episode of the Place to Be Podcast, Justin, Scott and Tim Slomka are getting spooky in the Big Apple with a dive into the 10/28/89 Madison Square Garden house show!

The crew discuss the brief run of Barry Windham, the arrival of Al Perez, another solo shot for Bret Hart, a nightmare match straight out of 1986, a wild brawl between Jim Duggan and Randy Savage, a sloppy brawl between Hercules and Akeem, another win for Mr. Perfect, a huge night for Ultimate Warrior and more, including end of show awards!

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

http://placetobenation.com/place-to-be-podcast-episode-526-wwf-house-show-madison-square-garden-10-28-89/

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In this episode of the Place to Be Podcast, Justin and Scott are joined by JA D'Amato are feasting on turkey, finishing off the stuffing and closing out Thanksgiving with a look at the 1989 Survivor Series!
The boys chat about the nostalgia around this PPV, the elevation of Brutus Beefcake, a strong night for Big Boss Man, the fall of Tito Santana, the arrival of Canadian Earthquake, ZEUS~!, an odd night for Hulk Hogan, Mr. Perfect on the cusp of the main event, Roddy Piper's return to PPV, Ultimate Warrior's rocket push and so much more!
So fire up this action-packed episode and join Scott, Justin and JA as it’s time for another edition of the PTB Podcast!
 

 

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In this episode of the Place to Be Podcast, Justin, Scott and Matt Souza are settling down from Survivor Series with a dive into the 11/25/89 Madison Square Garden house show!
 
The crew discuss the consistent struggles of solo Haku, a hidden gem tag classic between the Rockers and Hart Foundation, another Al Perez dud, the ongoing Roberts/DiBiase feud, a fun brawl between Santana and Brown, an excellent Brother Love Show, Hercules heading way down the pecking order, the big showdown between Savage and Duggan and more, including end of show awards!
 
So fire up this action-packed episode and join Scott, Justin & Matt as it’s time for another edition of the PTB Podcast!
 

 

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In this episode of the Place to Be Podcast, Justin, Scott and Peter Winson are still dealing with Survivor Series fallout as they take a look at the 11/25/89 Saturday Night's Main Event!

The boys discuss Andre the Giant and his blue tights, reaction to Conrad Thompson's recent comments about podcasting, Warrior's ascension, why Genius is receiving a title match, an iconic moment, a rabid Dusty Rhodes fan, the night of Mr. Perfect, the end of the road for the Brain Busters 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!

http://placetobenation.com/place-to-be-podcast-episode-529-saturday-nights-main-event-xxiv-11-25-89/

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In this episode of the Place to Be Podcast, Justin, Scott and Kelly Nelson are wrapping up the 1980s in New York City with a dive into the 12/28/89 Madison Square Garden house show!

The crew discuss the last Madison Square Garden house show of the 1980s, Tito Santana's slide down the ladder, what could have been with Barry Windham, more midget action, a surprising win for Rick Martel, the arrival of Tugboat, another Roberts/DiBiase war, cock-a-hoop Bobby Heenan, Demolition challenging the new champs, wrestling buddies, a classic cage match, reminiscing about MSG in the 80s 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!

http://placetobenation.com/place-to-be-podcast-episode-530-wwf-house-show-madison-square-garden-12-28-89/

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In this episode of the Place to Be Podcast, Justin, Scott, Tim Capel and Jennifer Smith are putting an official bow on the 80s by diving into the classic movie (and match) No Holds Barred!

The crew discuss the 12/12/89 TV taping, the passing of the last living Rosati sister, wrestling in cinema, dookie?, hache mache Joan Severance, young Peter Dinklage, tiny wangers?, Zeus' eye, asexual Hulk Hogan, evil Brell, where it ranks in the pantheon of Hogan movies, the No Holds Barred cage match and more!

We also get a big announcement about a brand new podcast feed launching soon!

So fire up this action-packed episode and join the jock asses as it’s time for another edition of the PTB Podcast!

http://placetobenation.com/place-to-be-podcast-episode-531-no-holds-barred-the-match-the-movie/

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In this episode of the Place to Be Podcast, Justin, Scott and Steve Bennett are ushering in a new decade of WWF wrestling with a dive into the 1/15/90 Madison Square Garden house show!

The crew discuss the Herb Kunze Tidbits of the Week, Genius picking up wins, a tag classic between the Rockers and Powers of Pain, another Al Perez stinker, a fun Hogan/Perfect title match, a surprising loss for Bret Hart, Bob Orton in 1990?, the final steps in the Valentine/Garvin feud, another war between Roberts and DiBiase and more, including end of show awards!

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

http://placetobenation.com/place-to-be-podcast-episode-532-wwf-house-show-madison-square-garden-1-15-90/

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In this episode of the Place to Be Podcast, Justin and Scott are joined by Todd Weber to kick off a whole new decade of WWF PPVs with Royal Rumble 1990!

The boys chat about the Herb Kunze Tidbits of the Week, the growth of Orlando and Disney World in the early 1990s, the end of the road for the Rougeau Brothers, the elevation of Brutus Beefcake, the big blowoff between Garvin and Valentine, a classic Brother Love Show, a big showing for Ted DiBiase, a star studded classic Rumble, a strong outing for Earthquake, who should have won the match, Warrior vs. Hogan and so much more! They also reveal the next big PTBN Tournament, kicking off soon!

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

http://placetobenation.com/place-to-be-podcast-episode-533-royal-rumble-1990/

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In this episode of the Place to Be Podcast, Justin and Scott deliver the PTBP’s ninth annual Halloween Spooktacular! The boys kick things off with a (spoiler filled) discussion about the Netflix Marvel Universe, including discussing the seasons and shows and breaking down their favorite and least favorite characters.

They are then joined by Cowboy Morrissette, Andy Atherton & Matt Souza for a live watch of the legendary Mike Tyson vs. Buster Douglas World Title boxing match from 2/11/90. They discuss the history of their boxing fandom, the biggest sports upsets of all time, Buster Douglas' reputation, what could have been with Mike Tyson, Robin Givens, the biggest sports stars in 1990, boxing fading from the mainstream and much more!

So fire up this action-packed episode, grab a pumpkin full of candy, put on your costume and join Scott, Justin and the crew because it is time for another edition of the PTB Podcast!

http://placetobenation.com/place-to-be-podcast-episode-534-ninth-annual-halloween-spooktacular/

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In this episode of the Place to Be Podcast, Justin, Scott and Peter Winson are digging into the fallout of the Royal Rumble as they take a look at the 1/27/90 Saturday Night's Main Event!

The boys discuss the early details about the joint WWF/AJPW/NJPW supercard, the Herb Kunze Tidbits of the week, the blowoff of the Savage/Duggan feud, the next installment in the burning Hogan/Warrior feud, a potential Warrior heel turn, more action in the Roberts/DiBiase feud, the greatness of Shaggy, Jesse Ventura fat shaming Sapphire, a fun Rhodes/Rude battle, Earthquake's run of terror 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!

http://placetobenation.com/place-to-be-podcast-episode-535-saturday-nights-main-event-xxv-1-27-90/

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In this episode of the Place to Be Podcast, Justin, Scott and Jennifer Smith are battling winter in the Big Apple with a dive into the 2/19/90 Madison Square Garden house show!

The crew discuss the Herb Kunze Tidbits of the Week, Hogan vs. Tyson at WrestleMania, a low key WrestleMania I rematch, an interesting mix on commentary, feisty Ron Garvin, a big tag team main event, a JT dream match, a fun six man tag main event and more, including end of show awards!

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

http://placetobenation.com/place-to-be-podcast-episode-536-wwf-house-show-madison-square-garden-2-19-90/

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In this episode of the Place to Be Podcast, Justin, Scott and Peter Winson are ready for some prime time action as they take a look at the 2/23/90 Main Event!

The boys discuss the Herb Kunze Tidbits of the week, Mr. Perfect's not-so-perfect record, TGIF in 1990, James "Buster" Douglas, how quickly Hulk Hogan can put on a shirt, Mike Tyson at WrestleMania VI, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Earthquake carrying Dino Bravo, the Ultimate Challenge 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!

http://placetobenation.com/place-to-be-podcast-episode-537-the-main-event-iii-2-23-90/

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In this episode of the Place to Be Podcast, Justin, Scott and Drew Wardlaw are recovering from St. Patrick's Day in the city with a dive into the 3/19/90 Madison Square Garden house show!

The crew discuss the always wonderful Herb Kunze Tidbits of the Week, what could have been with Jim Powers, the arrival of Black Bart, the MSG debut of Orient Express, the ugly return of FRENCHY F'N MARTIN, Earthquake on a roll, Bret Hart battling Rick Martel, lots of questionable finishes, Tugboat working up the ladder, a big night for Ultimate Warrior and more, including end of show awards!

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

http://placetobenation.com/place-to-be-podcast-episode-538-wwf-house-show-madison-square-garden-3-19-90/

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That Main Event was the very first wrestling show I ever recorded.  My dad "failed" each and every time to record SNME on our Betamax (he admitted years later he never tried because he couldn't understand it and didn't want to admit that) but this one was on early enough I was able to stay up and record it.  To this day I can do the commentary word for word I watched those two matches so many darn times as a kid.  It was the only wrestling I had recorded (I never thought to tape the weekly shows as tapes were too hard to get for me) until Summerslam 1990, the first PPV I saw (some of) live.

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In this episode of the Place to Be Podcast, Justin and Scott are joined by JA D'Amato for the ULTIMATE CHALLENGE as it is time to dive into the classic WrestleMania VI!

The boys chat about the Herb Kunze Tidbits of the Week, iconic commentary from Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse Ventura, Andre the Giant's final moment in the sun, an all time Tag Team Title win, Jimmy Hart's place on the card, the official end of Mr. Perfect's perfect record, a very off night for Roddy Piper, Steve Allen's greatest moment, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie, Jake Roberts' GOAT promo, THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE and so much more!

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

http://placetobenation.com/place-to-be-podcast-episode-540-wrestlemania-vi/

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In this episode of the Place to Be Podcast, Justin, Scott and Peter Winson are digging into the fallout of WrestleMania as they take a look at the 4/28/90 Saturday Night's Main Event!

The boys discuss the passing of Kobe and Gianna Bryant, the HUGE Herb Kunze Tidbits of the week, the end of Mr. Perfect's main event run, Earthquake continuing to build his resume, a red hot tag team match, Ultimate Warrior's first televised title defense, the official end of the Twin Towers 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!

http://placetobenation.com/place-to-be-podcast-episode-541-saturday-nights-main-event-xxvi-4-28-90/

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I have a question I think worth exploring soon on the podcast, at what point do you guys think Vince wanted the belt off Warrior and back on Hogan? I would argue it was within a few days of WM VI, just based on this SNME alone, never mind Hogan getting the hot new heel Earthquake based on Hogan getting Perfect right at the start and Warrior getting Haku towards the end, and an anemic reaction to boot.   It almost seems to me like Vince realized as soon as he saw WM VI that Hogan was again the top guy and maybe that was the plan all along, to simply give Hogan that one defeat to make give his character more depth and shake things up.  

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A very good question, and I actually subscribe to the theory that Bret Hart proferred in his book and that I think I've seen elsewhere: there was no intention of making Warrior any kind of long-term guy. WM6 was about Vince proving to everyone that he could get Hogan to do a clean job, about getting him written off for the summer, and Warrior was simply there to keep the belt warm until it could get back to Hogan.

Remember, there was talk of doing Hogan-Warrior II at Mania 7, and Hogan is making noise as early as SummerSlam (long before it seemed there was any end in sight for Warrior's title reign) about going after the title again. Nothing was ever done or said by accident on WWF television at this time, so if Hogan said it, that was definitely a plan. And there is literally no possible result to a potential Hogan-Warrior II besides Hogan getting his win back, end of discussion.

So my own personal answer is, like, negative-90 days, or whenever the WM6 main event was decided upon. It was a fait accompli from the start, and the substandard (to an almost nonsensical and completely unseen in WW(W)F history to this point) way that Warrior is booked as champion I think bears this out. He's seemingly stuck in secondary programs because that was the intention all along.

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In this episode of the Place to Be Podcast, Justin, Scott and Steve Bennett are gearing up for Spring in the Big Apple with a dive into the 4/30/90 Madison Square Garden house show!

The crew discuss the always wonderful Herb Kunze Tidbits of the Week, when Vince McMahon knew he didn't want Ultimate Warrior as Champion, the bloated Hercules, Paul Diamond's debut, a rare clean loss for bad News Brown, a surprise appearance by Jose-Luis Rivera, the continuation of the Bushwhackers/Rhythm & Blues feud, a decent (?) Rooster/Bravo battle, the kick-off to the Boss Man/DiBiase feud, a disappointing official start to the Hogan/Earthquake and more, including end of show awards!

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

http://placetobenation.com/place-to-be-podcast-episode-542-wwf-house-show-madison-square-garden-4-30-90/

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In this summer blockbuster episode of the Place to Be Podcast, Justin, Scott and Peter Winson are heading deep into the Wild Kingdom as they take a look at the 7/28/90 Saturday Night's Main Event!

The boys discuss the HUGE MEGA BUFFET of Herb Kunze Tidbits, Bobby Heenan as Mr. Perfect's new manager, Earthquake attacking Hulk Hogan, the return of Sgt. Slaughter, Rick Rude's haircut, questionable booking in the Warrior/Rude match, Hogan's return, the arrival of Legion of Doom, an all time classic IC Title match, Earl Hebner's refereeing 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!

http://placetobenation.com/place-to-be-podcast-episode-543-saturday-nights-main-event-xxvii-7-28-90/

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On 2/10/2020 at 11:05 PM, Bigelow34 said:

a disappointing official start to the Hogan/Earthquake and more, including end of show awards!

It wasn’t mentioned in the massive Herb Notes info dump for the July SNME episode, so I wonder, considering it was part of the reasoning why the finish at MSG was disappointing, if it’s brought up anywhere (Dave, whomever else was around in 1990) leading up to, or after the SummerSlam match.  

 

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The fever is hot in this episode of the Place to Be Podcast, as Justin, Scott and Jennifer Smith are getting everyone prepped for the hottest show of the summer with a look at SummerSlam Fever from 8/19/90!

They discuss the launch of the North South Connection Podcast Feed, Justin's brutal weekend, the newest HERB KUNZE TIDBITS~!, a precursor of the SummerSlam Tag Title match, Texas Tornado getting chosen for the IC Title slot, Rick Rude training, the Bolshevik explosion, Sherri as a cat, the arrival of Power & Glory, a fun Garvin/Perfect match, some final pieces for the Hogan/Earthquake match and much more, including end of show awards!

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

http://placetobenation.com/place-to-be-podcast-episode-544-summerslam-fever-8-19-90/

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