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Welcome to the weekend, everyone. Please check out and enjoy this sample of the week that was at PTBN!


Also, Scott Keith joins us on Monday night for a mailbag episode, so feel free to send him some emails for us to read on air!

One piece I want to feature is Andrew Riche’s look at Transitional Champions… what are some of the most important transitional reigns in the Blog’s opinion? Any you felt shouldn’t have been?

Andrew Riche studies the history of transitional champions in wrestling history: The Inbetweener

PTBN’s World Cup of TV Characters rolls on through the Knockout Round: PTBN’s World Cup of TV Characters

In this month’s Five Count, the staff counted down wrestling’s best heel turns: The Five Count: Top Heel Turns

Chad Campbell continues to binge watch the NJPW G-1 Climax: Binge Watching the G-1 Climax

Scott & Justin built their All Time July & August WWE PPV cards: Place to Be Podcast Episode 326: July & August All-Time PPV Cards

The Seinfeld Rewatch series is into Season Two: Seinfeld: The PTBN Series Rewatch

Josh Richer looked back on the memorable New Kids on the Block’s Step by Step video: A Step By Step Breakdown of the “Step By Step” Music Video

PTBN’s Movies of Our Generation series is up to 1995: Movies of the P2B Generation

Justin, Brad & Steve ranked all of the SummerSlams: Brad and Chad’s SummerSlam Rewind Special: Ranking the SummerSlams 

Welcome to the weekend, everyone. Enjoy this sampling of PTBN pieces from this past week:


PTBN’s Seinfeld Rewatch is through the first four episodes of season one: PTBN Seinfeld Rewatch

The PTB Character Tournament Knockout Round is going strong and your votes are needed: PTBN’s World Cup of TV Characters


Our SummerSlam Rewind series continued with a look back at SummerSlam 1997: PTBN SummerSlam Rewind Series: SummerSlam 1997

Chad Campbell is binge watching the NJPW G-1 Climax and is through day five: Binge Watching the G-1 Climax: Nights Four and Five

Chad also gave a great breakdown of Triple H vs. Scott Steiner from Royal Rumble 2003: Vintage Vault Pre-Viewing: Royal Rumble 2003

Movies of the P2B Generation is through 1993: Movies of the P2B Generation

Kevin Kelly talked WWE Network, TNA and chatted with Dale Arnold: The Kevin Kelly Show Episode 15 – Featuring Dale Arnold

In We Miss the 90s, Jen & Justin reminisced about Regulate: We Miss the 90s: Regulate

Russell Sellers gave his take on Guardians of the Galaxy: Guardians of the Galaxy Takes the Marvel Cinematic Universe to New Heights

Not much going on tonight. Smackdown is on and there is MLB action as well.

Happy weekend! Enjoy this sample of pieces from a loaded week at PTB!

Members of the staff began the PTB Seinfeld rewatch where we are watching the entire series in order: Seinfeld: The PTBN Series Rewatch

Steve Corino chatted with the legendary Greg Valentine: The Steve Corino Show Episode 14 – Greg “The Hammer” Valentine  


On the 20th Anniversary, Justin remembered the birth of Mr. Backlund: JR’s Treasure Trove #6: The Birth of Mr. Backlund – Bret Hart vs. Bob Backlund – 7/30/94

The PTB Greatest TV Character Tournament kicked off the Knock Out Round: PTBN’s World Cup of TV Characters

Kevin Kelly joined Scott & Justin to wrap up their look at 2002 WWE: Place to Be Podcast Episode 324: WWE 2002 w/ Kevin Kelly, Part Two

We started our SummerSlam Rewind Series as Scott Criscuolo, Graham Cawthon & Dan McGinn revisited SummerSlam 2005: PTBN SummerSlam Rewind Series: SummerSlam 2005

Russell Sellers interviewed the creator of the Dust Bunny and OGN Deuces Wild graphic novels: PTBN Interview: Brett Brooks calls Deuces Wild

Brian Bayless made his PTB debut with a look at the first weekly NWA-TNA PPV from June 2002: Bayless’ Look Back: NWA-TNA Weekly PPV #1

Tim Capel looked at Marvel’s decision to have a female portray Thor: Fandom, I Would Have Words With Thee

The place to discuss Smackdown, MLB, or anything else.

Happy weekend, everyone. Join us over at PTBN and check out these pieces from this past week!

Dave Musgrave looked at the career of Tomohiro Ishii: The Rise of Tomohiro Ishii

Movies of The P2B Generation continued with 1990 and 1991: Movies of the P2B Generation

Glenn & Steve look at the news of the week, including bits on Rey Mysterio, KENTA and more: The High Spot: Sting, Kenta, Rey Mysterio, and the Top Stories of the Week

PTBN’s comic book staff doled out their 2014 First Half Awards: The 2014 Half-Year Comic Book Awards

The Good Will Wrestling Podcast looked at fixing WWE: Good Will Wrestling: Fixing the WWE Part One

Kevin Kelly welcomed Danny Cage and also discussed John Cena, WWE Network, KENTA, Rusev and more: The Kevin Kelly Show Episode 14 – Featuring Danny Cage

Steve Corino talked Battleground, CHIKARA, OMEGA and much more: The Steve Corino Show Episode 13 – OMEGA Co-founder Thomas Simpson

Greg & Nick checked out Kick-Ass: Hard-Traveling Fanboys: The Longbook Hunters (Kick-Ass)

And remember that voting closes for the pool round of the Character Tournament this Sunday! Brackets open on Monday!: PTBN’s World Cup of TV Characters Pool Round Voting Reminder

Smackdown is on tonight and baseball returns from the All Star Break

Welcome to the weekend. Here are some pieces from the week that was at PTBN!


The World Cup of Greatest TV Characters Pool Round has all been loaded; voting for this round continues though July 27: PTBN’s World Cup of TV Characters

Ben Morse built his June All Time PPV Card: The All-Time June PPV Card

We are through 1989 in P2B’s Movies of Our Generation: Movies of the P2B Generation

Jordan previewed Battleground: Battleground Preview

Glenn & Steve cover the news of the week: The High Spot: News of the Week

Steven Graham counted down his top matches of the first half of 2014: The Top 25 Matches For the First Half of 2014


Roger Morrissette relived the mess that was Bash at the Beach 1999: The Cowboy Goes to Class – Bash at the Beach 1999

Joel delivered his MLB All Star Break Power Rankings: PTBPR: MLB Power Rankings — First Half 2014

Steve Corino & Rob Dimension discussed the current state of WWE plus more: The Steve Corino Show

The Pro Wrestling Super Show studied the career of Ted DiBiase: Pro-Wrestling Super Show: The Wrestler Snapshot #7 on Ted DiBiase, Part 1 (July 15, 2014)

Talk about Smackdown or anything else going on tonight here.

Also, Yahoo Sports is reporting that Chris Bosh has re-signed with the Miami Heat for 5 years at $118 million.

Welcome to the weekend… here is a some stuff to get you through your Friday afternoon!

The World Cup of Greatest TV Characters has rolled on through pool play: PTBN’s World Cup of TV Characters

Steve Corino chatted with Scotty Riggs and talked Money in the Bank & more:  The Steve Corino Show Episode 11 – Scotty Riggs

Roger Morrissette checked out King of the Ring 1996: The Cowboy Goes to Class – King of the Ring 1996

Steve & Glenn cover the news of the week: The High Spot: Daniel Bryan, PWG, Kurt Angle, and the Top Stories of the Week

Movies of P2B Generation continues on to 1987: Movies of the P2B Generation: 1987 

Kevin Kelly welcomed in Mike Mondo and also chatted NBA, WWE & more: The Kevin Kelly Show Episode 13 – Featuring Mike Mondo

Todd Gessling delivered a post-mortem on the US Mens National Team: United States World Cup Post-Mortem

With Santino Marella hanging up the tights, we looked back at two of his more memorable PPV matches: Santino’s Retirement and Career Highlights

Figure I would post this now while I still have power

Happy long weekend to those in the United States…kick off your weekend of Americana with a look back at the week that was at PTBN:

Featured

We are ten pools deep in the World Cup of Greatest TV Characters, get your votes in now: PTBN’s World Cup of TV Characters

PTB served up a heaping helping of Wrestling Americana:  A Tribute to America (As Told Through the World of Wrestling)

Wrestling

The PTBN staff counted down their favorite Kings of the Ring: The Five Count: Kings of the Ring

Miscellaneous

The Movies of P2B Generation series is through 1985, which was a mega year for blockbusters: Movies of the P2B Generation

Russell Sellers has your comics picks of the week: New Hotness: Top Picks for July 2, 2014

Podcasts

Scott & Justin reviewed Survivor Series 2002: Place to Be Podcast Episode 320: Survivor Series 2002

Parv & Chad relived WCW SuperBrawl I: Where the Big Boys Play # 63: Superbrawl I

Dylan & Dave recapped the first half of 2014 in the world of wrestling: Wrestling Culture Podcast #55: 2014 Half-Year In Review

Go to town on Smackdown or Michael Bay's latest cinematic dump or the NHL draft or whatevs.  

It has been a crazy week here for sure. Here is a sampling of what PTBN had going on this week. Violate TOS at your own risk! WOOF!

Featured Pieces


PTBN kicked off our World Cup of Greatest TV Characters with the pool round, be sure to vote every day: PTBN’s World Cup of TV Characters

Steve & Justin recapped Best in the World 2014: Best in the World 2014 Reaction


Wrestling


Justin looked at WWE’s announcement of Connor’s Cure: WWE Adds to Legacy of Connor the Crusher

Steve & Glenn checked out the news of the week: The High Spot: Diva Angles, Batista, Wade Barrett, and the Top Stories of the Week


In this week’s Cowboy Goes to Class, Roger preps for Money in the Bank by reviewing four past matches: The Cowboy Goes to Class: Money in the Bank


Miscellaneous


P2B’s Movies of Our Generation rolled on with 1983: Movies of the P2B Generation: 1983

Andrew Riche brought us a highly in depth NBA Draft preview: 2014 NBA Draft Preview


Podcasts


Kevin Kelly chatted with Maria Kanellis and also talked about Best in the World and Money in the Bank, plus more: The Kevin Kelly Show Episode 12 – Featuring Maria Kanellis

Scott & Justin reviewed No Mercy 2002: Place to Be Podcast Episode 319: No Mercy 2002

The Sports Lounge chatted World Cup, UFC and were joined by Sean Grande to discuss the NBA Draft and LeBron James’ next decision: The PTBN Sports Lounge #3 – World Cup, AL Central & NBA Draft w/ Sean Grande

It’s Friday, it’s the summer, a combination that is hard to beat. Here is a recap of a big week at PTBN!

Featured Pieces

Steve Corino welcomed in Matt Hardy for a chat and also looked at WWE’s Black Thursday, the passing of Tony Gwynn and more: The Steve Corino Show Episode 9 – Matt Hardy

Scott Keith joined Justin & Scott for another edition of the PTBN Mailbag: Place to Be Podcast Episode 318: Mailbag with Scott Keith #2

Wrestling

The High Spot looks at Pat Patterson’s announcement and other news of the week: The High Spot: WWE Budget Cuts, Pat Patterson, Wrestling Mullets and the Top Stories of the Week

Roger Morrissette & Chad Campbell share their thoughts on Vengeance 2003: The Cowboy Goes to Class – Vengeance 2003 

Chad Campbell reviewed the free Smash Wrestling show from last week: Smash Wrestling Rival Schools Review

Justin Rozzero looked back to the debut of the Stone Cold Stunner, which happened 18 years ago this week: A Stunning Development

Miscellaneous

The Movies of the P2B Generation series continued on through 1982: Movies of the P2B Generation

Joel Barnhart remembered the great Tony Gwynn and his relationship with Ted Williams: In Memoriam: Tony Gwynn 1960-2014

Saved by the Bell is back and Justin has thoughts: Hey, Hey, Hey…What is Going On Here? The Saved by the Bell Lifetime Movie is On the Way!

Podcasts

Scott & Justin reviewed Unforgiven 2002: Place to Be Podcast Episode 317: Unforgiven 2002

The Sports Lounge chatted UFC, World Cup, NBA Finals and the NL East: The PTBN Sports Lounge #2 – UFC 174, World Cup, NBA Finals & NL East

Alright guys, after learning about some tragic news today at the BoD, you can use this thread to talk about Smackdown, Sports, and anything else that is going on. And I do not say this much, but be respectful in this thread, specifically about the news that we have heard regarding poster Officer Farva. He deserves that much at the very least.

RIP Mark Haas, you will be missed here at the BoD.

If anyone wishes, they can leave a message on his legacy page by clicking on the link below

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sptimes/obituary.aspx?pid=171174209

Welcome to the weekend, everyone. Here is a sampling of what went down at PTBN this week!

Featured Pieces

Russell Sellers looks at the leaked tentative schedule for Warner Bros.’ upcoming comic movies:  Rumor Control: Warner Bros. DC Comics film slate


Our Movies of the P2B Generation series rolled on through 1979: Movies of P2B Generation


Todd Gessling put together an in depth preview of the US Men’s National Team: World Cup 2014: United States Men’s National Team


Wrestling


Steve & Glenn look at the news of the week, including WWE’s releases & TNA Slammiversary: The High Spot: WWE Releases, TNA Wishes, Daniel Bryan Dreams, and the Top Stories of the Week


Ben Morse assembled his All Time May PPV card: The All-Time May PPV Card


Roger Morrissette returned to the classroom to look at Clash of the Champion I: The Cowboy Goes to Class – Clash of the Champions I


Miscellaneous


Jeremy Nichols recapped an eventful 2014 E3 Convention: PTBN’s E3 2014 Report

Maurice Pogue discussed DotA(2): I Wish I Knew How to Quit You: Confessions of a Video Game Addict [on DotA (2)]


Podcasts


Kevin Kelly welcomed in Bobby Fish and also talked Daniel Bryan, the Shield, the NBA Finals, World Cup and once again visited the Sleaze Thread: The Kevin Kelly Show Episode 11 – Featuring Bobby Fish

Steve Corino chatted with Allison Danger in addition to discussing Money in the Bank, Disney movies and more: The Steve Corino Show Episode 8 – Allison Danger

Scott & Justin relived SummerSlam 2002: Place to Be Podcast Episode 316: SummerSlam 2002

Graham Cawthon joined the Main Event crew to wrap up Payback, discuss the WWE announcer situation and break down the NXT roster: PTBN’s Main Event Episode Eleven – Announcers, Money in the Bank & NXT