The PWO-PTBN Audio Encyclopedia of Wrestling

[JerryvonKramer]

I have long thought of doing something like this and I hope it will be a living resource. I will keep adding to it as new content is uploaded.

 

Shows dedicated to individual wrestlers:

 

Alberto Del Rio (Pro-Wrestling Supershow #22) - Steven Graham, Dave Musgrave, Jason Mann

 

Andre the Giant (Wrestling Culture #37) - Dylan Hales, Dave Musgrave

Andre the Giant (Pro-Wrestling Supershow #36) - Steven Graham, Tim Livingstone, Dave Musgrave

 

Bam Bam Bigelow (Good Will Wrestling) - Good Ol' Will from Texas, Rob Naylor

 

Bob Backlund (Exile on Badstreet #10) - Kris Zellner, Graham Cawthorn, Parv

 

Bret Hart (Wrestling with the Past #3) - Good Ol' Will from Texas, Charles, Steven Graham, Johnny Sorrow, Kris Zellner, Nintendo Logic

 

Buddy Landel (Exile on Badstreet #9) - Kris Zellner, David Bixenspan, Dylan Hales

 

Bruno Sammartino (Xtra) (Titans of Wrestling #40) - Parv, Pete, Johnny Sorrow, Kelly

 

Carlos Colon (Exile on Badstreet #15) - Kris Zellner, Dylan Hales, El Boricua

 

Chris Adams (Pro-Wrestling Supershow #12) - Steven Graham, Dylan Hales, Jason Mann

 

Chris Jericho (Pro-Wrestling Supershow #10) - Steven Graham, Scott Crisculo, Jason Mann

 

Dick Murdoch (Good Will Wrestling) - Good Ol' Will from Texas, Kris Zellner, David Bixenspan

 

Don Fuji (Pro-Wrestling Supershow #27) - Steven Graham, Alan Counihan (DKP), Dean Knickerbocker

 

Dusty Rhodes (Exile on Badstreet #8) - Kris Zellner, Good Ol' Will from Texas, David Bixenspan

 

Goldust (Wrestling Culture #52) - Dylan Hales, Dave Musgrave

 

Hulk Hogan (Wrestling Culture #24) - Dylan Hales, Dave Musgrave

 

Invader #1 (Exile on Badstreet #18) - Kris Zellner, Dylan Hales, El Boricua

 

Ivan Koloff (Titans of Wrestling #34) - Parv, Pete, Kelly, Ivan Koloff

 

Jake "The Snake" Roberts (Part 2) (Good Will Wrestling) - Good Ol' Will from Texas, Rob Naylor, Lars Frederiksen

 

John Cena (Wrestling Culture #60) - Dylan Hales, Dave Musgrave

 

Ken Patera (Wrestling Culture #9) - Dylan Hales, Dave Musgrave

 

LA Park (Super Extreme Vault #3) - Steven Graham, Marc Clair, Glenn Butler

 

Larry Zbyszko (Pro-Wrestling Supershow #47) - Steven Graham, Tim Livingstone, Kris Zellner

 

Lex Luger (Wrestling Culture #46) - Dylan Hales, Dave Musgrave

 

Magnum TA (Pro-Wrestling Supershow #19) - Steven Graham, Kris Zellner, Johnny Sorrow

 

Mascarita Dorada (Pro-Wrestling Supershow #42) - Steven Graham, Dave Musgrave, Bill Thompson

 

Mr. Fuji (Part 2) (Pro-Wrestling Supershow #49 and #50) - Steven Graham, Parv, Kelly

 

Nick Bockwinkel (Exile on Badstreet #19) - Kris Zellner, Dylan Hales, khawk

 

Paul Heyman (Wrestling Culture #42) - Dylan Hales, Dave Musgrave

 

Ric Flair (Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5) (Fair to Flair mini-series) - Parv, Marty Sleaze, Pete, Charles, Good Ol' Will from Texas

 

Rick Martel (Pro-Wrestling Supershow #54) - Steven Graham, Tim Livingstone, Parv

 

Randy Savage (Makin a Case) - Steven Graham, Kelly

 

Shawn Michaels (Wrestling with the Past #7) - Good Ol' Will from Texas, Charles

 

Ted DiBiase (Part 2) (Pro-Wrestling Supershow #15 and #16) - Steven Graham, Parv, Good Ol' Will from Texas

 

Terry Funk (Wrestling Culture #2) - Dylan Hales, Dave Musgrave

 

Terry Gordy (Part 2) (Good Will Wrestling) - Good Ol' Will from Texas, Rob Naylor

 

Tito Santana (Titans of Wrestling #36) - Parv, Pete, Tito Santana

 

Triple H (Wrestling with the Past #10) - Good Ol' Will from Texas, Charles, Scott Crisculo, Dylan Hales

 

Verne Gagne (Titans of Wrestling #48) - Pete, Kelly, Johnny Sorrow

 

Shows dedicated to groups or teams:

 

The Fabulous Freebirds (Exile on Badstreet #1) - Kris Zellner, Good Ol' Will from Texas, Pete

 

The Four Horsemen (Good Will Wrestling) - Good Ol' Will from Texas, Rob Naylor, Lars Frederiksen

 

The Sheepherders (aka Bushwackers) (Wrestling Culture #66) - Dylan Hales, Dave Musgrave

 

Special show:

 

Greatest Wrestler Ever Debate: Ric Flair vs. Jerry Lawler vs. Terry Funk (Wrestling Culture #35) - Dylan Hales, Dave Musgrave, Good Ol' Will from Texas, Charles

 

Guide for Titans of Wrestling Bios:

 

On Titans of Wrestling, we often take fairly detailed looks at more obscure wrestlers, included assorted journeymen and jobbers, or otherwise we look at lesser known periods of famous wrestlers' careers (e.g. often pre-WWF mid-80s run). In a way, this is like a "further reading" list. Eventually I hope to have time stamps for these, but until then, you can find them somewhere in the episodes listed. (Note: Bios by Parv may or may not be "ghost written" by Greg Oliver.)

 

Adrian Adonis - Titans #51 (Parv)

Andre the Giant - Titans #3 (Parv)

Angelo Gomez - Titans #9 (Kelly)

Angelo Mosca - Titans #37 (Parv)

Antonio Inoki - Titans #8 (Kelly)

Antonio Rocca - Titans #38 (Parv)

Baron Scicluna - Titans #3 (Kelly)

Barry Hart - Titans #54 (Kelly)

Big Joe Nova - Titans #38 (Parv)

Black Demon - Titans #31 (Kelly)

Blackjack Mulligan - Titans #54 (Parv)

Bob Orton Jr. - Titans #54 (Parv)

Bulldog Brower - Titans #13 (Parv)

Charlie Brown - Titans #39 (Kelly)

Dean Ho - Titans #27 (Kelly)

Dominic Denucci - Titans #4 (Kelly)

El Olympico - Titans #42 (Kelly)

Frank Savage - Titans #28 (Kelly)

Frank Williams - Titans #14 (Kelly)

Freddie Blassie - Titans #12 (Titans)

Gorilla Monsoon - Titans #6 (Parv / Johnny Sorrow)

Harley Race - Titans #8 (Parv)

Hulk Hogan - Titans #6 (Parv)

Jack Carson - Titans #31 (Kelly)

Jay Strongbow - Titans #3 (Parv

Jay Youngblood - Titans #13 (Parv)

Jimmy Snuka - Titans #54 (Parv)

Joe McHugh - Titans #31 (Parv)

Joe Perkins - Titans #54 (Kelly)

John Buford - Titans #9 (Kelly)

Kal Rudman - Titans #17 (Parv)

Ken Patera - Titans #8 (Kelly)

Killer Kahn - Titans #25 (Kelly)

Killer Kowolski - Titans #27 (Parv)

Masa Saito - Titans #51 (Parv)

Mike Masters - Titans #10 (Kelly)

Mike Paidousis - Titans #42 (Kelly)

Mohammed Saed - Titans #46 (Kelly)

Moose Monroe - Titans #3 (Kelly)

Pat Patterson - Titans #3 (Parv)

Pete Doherty - Titans #19 (Kelly)

Rene Goulet - Titans #20 (Kelly)

Rick Martel - Titans #21 (Parv)

Rick McGraw - Titans #17 (Kelly)

Rick Stallone - Titans #37 (Kelly)

Ricky Steambaot - Titans #13 (Parv)

Ron Shaw - Titans #31 (Kelly)

Sgt. Slaughter- Titans #21 (Parv)

Spiros Arion - Titans #27 (Kelly)

Steve King - Titans #18 (Kelly)

Swede Hanson - Titans #5 (Kelly)

Terry Gunn - Titans #54 (Kelly)

The Grand Wizard - Titans #10 (Kelly)

The Hangman - Titans #22 (Parv)

The Moondogs - Titans #25 (Parv)

The Wild Samoans - Titans #6 (Parv)

The Wolfman - Titans #38 (Kelly)

Tito Santana - Titans #3 (Parv)

Tom Lynch - Titans #46 (Kelly)

Tony Atlas - Titans #8 (Johnny Sorrow)

Tor Kamata - Titans #13 (Kelly)

 

Shows dedicated to promotions or territories

 

North America

Amarillo (Titans of Wrestling #47) - Parv, Pete, Johnny Sorrow, Kelly

 

AWA (Wrestling Culture #21) - Dylan Hales, Dave Musgrave, Good Ol' Will from Texas, Kris Zellner

AWA (Part 2, Part 3) (Where the Big Boys Play #48) - Parv, Chad, Dylan Hales, Brian Samec, PeteF3, Pete

AWA (Good Will Wrestling) - Good Ol' Will from Texas, Dylan Hales, Chris Harrington

 

Continental (Titans of Wrestling #23) - Kelly, Pete, Johnny Sorrow, Marty Sleaze

 

ECW (Good Will Wrestling) - Good Ol' Will from Texas, Rob Naylor, Gabe Sapolsky

 

Georgia (Part 2) (Titans of Wrestling #29) - Parv, Pete, Johnny Sorrow, Kelly

 

Houston (Part 2) (Titans of Wrestling #50) - Parv, Pete, Johnny Sorrow, Bruce Tharpe, Kevin Sullivan

 

Jim Crockett Promotions (Where the Big Boys Play #47) - Parv, Chad

Jim Crockett Promotions (and its demise) (Exile on Bad Street #5 and #6) - Kris Zellner, David Bixenspan, Dylan Hales

 

Memphis (Exile on Bad Street #11) - Kris Zellner, Good Ol' Will from Texas, Phil Schneider

 

Mid-Atlantic (70s) (Part 2 (Titans of Wrestling #44 and 45) - Parv, Pete, Johnny Sorrow, Kelly

 

Montreal (Wrestling Culture #23) - Dylan Hales, Dave Musgrave

 

NWA / WCW (Where the Big Boys Play, entire series) - Parv, Chad (+ various guests)

WCW (and its death) - Good Ol' Will from Texas, Phil Schneider, Dean

 

Portland (Part 2) (Titans of Wrestling #7 and #15) - Kelly, Crazy James, Pete, Marty Sleaze

 

St. Louis (Titans of Wrestling #11) - Kelly, Parv, Pete

 

Texas (Good Will Wrestling) - Good Ol' Will from Texas, Rob Naylor, Alan4L, Missy Hyatt

 

UWF (and its demise) (Exile on Bad Street #2) - Kris Zellner, David Bixenspan, Dylan Hales

 

(W)WWF (Vince Sr. era) (Titans of Wrestling, entire series) - Parv, Pete, Johnny Sorrow, Kelly (+ Crazy James, Marty Sleaze)

 

Japan

All Japan (80s) (Wrestling Culture #8) - Dylan Hales, Dave Musgrave, Good Ol' Will from Texas

All Japan (90s) (All Japan Excite Series, entire series) - Parv, Steven Graham (+ guest: PeteF3)

 

New Japan (Good Will Wrestling) - Good Ol' Will from Texas, Rob Naylor, Monsta Mack

New Japan (80s) (Good Will Wrestling) - Good Ol' Will from Texas, Chris Harrington, Phil Schneider

 

UK

British Wrestling (Wrestling Culture #33) - Dylan Hales, Dave Musgrave, John Lister

British Wrestling (World of Sport) (Titans Xtra) - Parv, Kelly, Steven Graham

US wrestling in Britain (Where the Big Boys Play #58) - Parv, Chad, Alan Blackstock, John Lister, Gareth Maybury

 

Shows about particular styles of wrestling

 

Introduction to 1980s Lucha - Good Ol' Will from Texas, Kris Zellner, Phil Schneider

Why you should watch Lucha (Pro-Wrestling Supershow #7) - Steven Graham, Dylan Hales, Chad

 

Introduction to Japanese wrestling (Part 2 (Wrestling with the Past #8 and #9) - Good Ol' Will from Texas, Charles, Childs Walker, Kris Zellner

 

Hardcore / Death matches (Super Extreme Vault, entire series) - Steven Graham, Marc Clair, Glenn Butler

 

Shows Counting Down Lists of Top 50s / 100s

 

Top 50 Wrestlers (Part 2) (Wrestling Culture #50) - Dylan Hales, Dave Musgrave

 

Top 100 Matches (Part 2) (Where the Big Boys Play #75 and #76) - Parv, Chad

 

WWE's Top 50 Heels (Part 2, Part 3) (PWO-PTBN Roundtable) - Parv, Will, Johnny Sorrow, Steven Graham

 

WWE's Top 100 Matches to See Before You Die (Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5) - Steven Graham, Charles, Chad, Pete

[khawk20]

Excellent idea!

[Ship Canal]

Great idea, I've been looking for something like this for a while, many thanks.

A great network of podcasts but often so many slip through the cracks when it comes to listening to them when they first appear as I've only got so much time these days. Really handy to have a list going here.

[Bigelow34]

Fantastic stuff, Parv. Thank you!

[Grimmas]

I don't even remember doing some of those shows.

[Ship Canal]

I don't even remember doing some of those shows.

 

 

Its fine, I was supposedly in a band between the ages of 16-18, but I can only go on photohraphic evidence to prove anything.

[WingedEagle]

Parv, you've outdone yourself. Terrific resource.

[victory]

This is going to be a great resource. Really good idea.

[JerryvonKramer]

Updated to include:

 

- Shows dedicated to promotions or territories

- Shows about particular styles of wrestling

- Shows Counting Down Lists of Top 50s / 100s

[dgrblue]

Wunderbar!

[cheapshot]

Great resource. Thanks for doing this Parv.

[SomethingSavage]

Awesome possum. Greatly appreciated, man.

 

Should be an excellent resource & a tremendous tool for catching up and filling in the gaps with any shows that I've missed.

[Grimmas]

There was an episode where Pete and Dylan debated Freebirds vs Shield on the Super Show that should go somewhere.

[Ricky Jackson]

Also Tag Teams Back Again under the podcasts devoted to a style category. Could also fit in other areas

[Lust Hogan]

Great job Parv. Much appreciated!

[Magpie]

Outstanding work. I can see myself visiting often to track down shows I've missed.

[grapplin' apple]

I don't know if this counts since it didn't technically originate on PWO-PTBN, but this Wrestling Culture podcast about late '80s/early '90s Texas wrestling is one of the best territorial summary podcasts I've listened to about an extremely confusing topic:

 

http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-112658/TS-691364.mp3

[WingedEagle]

Would a mod mind pinning this thread?

[goodhelmet]

Nope

[Danish Dynamite]

Don't know if this is quite the right thread to ask, but hell, calling it an encyclopedia, you've sort of opened the floor to it :-)

Long time ago I heard a show you, JvK, was part of. The fantasy draft of 90's US wrestlers. I remember enjoying that show a lot, and wanted to hear it again. But I can't seem to find the feed anymore. Do you have a link to it, or a way to point me in the right direction, if it's still out there? I might have just overlooked it when searching for it... And you should consider doing more of those. It generated really fun discussions :-)

 

On topic however: Great job with this. Great resource, great overview. Thanks!

[soup23]

http://placetobenation.com/where-the-big-boys-play-50-1990-fantasy-draft/

[Danish Dynamite]

Oh, hell yeah :-D Thanks for the link!!!!

[WingedEagle]

Unfortunately it looks like most of these links are dead.  Does anyone have these shows preserved elsewhere?

[Ricky Jackson]

https://m.soundcloud.com/prowrestlingonly?locale=en

The full archive of PWO pods is here, I believe, if you navigate through the playlists 

[WingedEagle]

Thanks!