Wayback Playback with Pat McNeill & Shane Shadows

We return to the era before Vince McMahon took wrestling out of the smoke-filled football stadiums and into the modern arenas. Can WWF Junior Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami survive the challenge of Chavo “Classic” Guerrero? When Antonio Inoki defends his NWF World Title at Shea Stadium, how did Larry Sharpe earn the title shot? And will the makeshift team of Bob Backlund and Pedro Morales b...

The Legends Reunion wraps up with a bang! Why are Ricky Steamboat and Shane Douglas wrestling as “Dos Hombres” against the Hollywood Blonds for the WCW World Tag Team Titles? Can Arn Anderson capture the NWA World Heavyweight Title from former tag team partner Barry Windham? And can “British Bulldog” Davey Boy Smith defeat The Man They Call Vader and leave Atlanta with the WCW World Heavyweight Ti...

The night of wrestling legends continues! What happens when Dory Funk Jr. takes on Nick Bockwinkel…in 1993? Kensuke Sasaki has come from Japan to team with Dustin Rhodes, but will they be enough to beat the deadly duo of Rick Rude and Paul Orndorff? And with Scott Norton absent, who’s showing up to collect the bounty on Sting? Learn the answers to these and many more questions, as hosts Pat McNeil...

It’s the first Slamboree and the launch of the WCW Hall of Fame! Can Too Cold Scorpio and Marcus Bagwell get the better of Chris Benoit & Bobby Eaton? Van Hammer is a former WCW Rookie of the Year, but is he ready for Colonel Parker’s not-so-mysterious mystery man? And whose bright idea was it to make Jimmy Snuka and Don Muraco tag team partners? Learn the answers to these and many more questions,...

The biggest party of the summer comes to an end! Can Rob Van Dam survive the awesome wrath of the Big Red Machine, Kane, in a falls count anywhere match? What happened when Triple H defends his World Heavyweight Title against Bill Goldberg, Chris Jericho, Kevin Nash, Randy Orton and Shawn Michaels inside the Elimination Chamber? And, how does someone wrestle in the Elimination Chamber with two tor...

The biggest party of the summer continues! Can Eddie Guerrero lie, cheat and steal another victory as he defends the WWE United States Title against Chris Benoit, Rhino and Tajiri in a Fatal Four-Way Match? Will Kurt Angle win his WrestleMania XIX rematch against Brock Lesnar and keep the WWE Championship? And, what does WWE have in mind to celebrate Vince McMahon’s 58th birthday? Learn the answer...

We kick off the biggest party of the summer! Can the Dudley Boyz overcome the interference of Rob Conway to capture the WWE World Tag Team Titles from the devious La Resistance? When The Undertaker gets ready to fight future Japanese headliner A-Train, why on earth is Sable involved? What will Shane McMahon have to do to get his hands on Eric Bischoff? And, how did our hosts big indy show from Aug...

One of the biggest rivalry of the 1990s comes to an end! Can “Stone Cold” Steve Austin capture the WWF Intercontinental Title from the main who nearly ended his career, Owen Hart? With Bret Hart about to leave for World Championship Wrestling, can Shawn Michaels win the WWF title in Montreal without violating the Hitman’s creative control clause? And wasn’t this a perfect week to have Jim Valley b...

The big show in Montreal continues! Can Mankind stop Kane’s reign of terror, and how will Paul Bearer figure into the matchup? When the Nation of Domination brings their team to the Survivor Series, can Ken Shamrock put the band that beat The Nation at WrestleMania XIII back together for one night? And why is there extra security backstage for the Bret Hart-Shawn Michaels match. Learn the answers...

It’s Wrestling with Shadows (and McNeill!) It’s traditional Survivor Series elimination matches all around! Can the unlikely foursome of The Headbangers and the New Blackjacks get even with The Godwinns and the New Age Outlaws? With The Patriot sidelined due to injury, who will Vader choose for Team USA to help battle Davey Boy Smith and Team Canada? Who on earth are The Truth Commission? And what...

Can Sting gain his revenge against Big Van Vader and Harley Race while hanging on to his WCW World Heavyweight Title? Will Dustin Rhodes and Barry Windham pull off the big upset and defeat WCW World Tag Team Champions Steve “Dr. Death” Williams and Terry “Bam Bam” Gordy? More to the point, how does this show (and the wrestling business of 1992) hold up thirty years later? Learn the answers to thes...

It’s more of the NWA World Tag Team Title Tournament! Will two bitter singles feuds make for a great tag team match when Dustin Rhodes and Barry Windham face Rick Rude and Steve Austin? And what do Hiroshi Hase and Shinya Hashimoto have in store for whichever team makes its way to the semifinals? And in our other semifinal match, do Ricky Steamboat and Nikita Koloff have what it takes to defeat th...

The NWA World Tag Team Title Tournament continues! Can Brian Pillman and Jushin “Thunder” Liger put together enough tag team continuity to defeat Ricky Steamboat and Nikita Koloff? Will Fabulous Freebirds Michael P.S. Hayes and Jimmy “Jam” Garvin” be able to bamboozle Hiroshi Hase and Shinya Hashimoto? And what cool bit of broadcast continuity do we get between Episodes 407 and 408? Learn the answ...

Will Hollywood star Mr. T get the better of Bob Orton Jr. in a televised boxing match? How will WWF Champion Hulk Hogan survive when "Magnificent" Don Muraco aligns with ruthless manager Bobby "The Brain" Hennan for one night? Can the British Bulldogs wrestle the WWF Tag Team Titles away from Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake? And what IS the story with former NWA Central States Television Champi...

Will the legendary Steiner Brothers prove to be too much for Jimmy Hart’s makeshift tag team of Konnan & Bill “Hugh Morris” DeMott? When NFL Hall of Famers Reggie White and Steve “Mongo” McMichael lock up for the first time in a professional wrestling match, what could possibly go wrong? And can Ric Flair celebrate his return to Charlotte by leading Roddy Piper & Kevin Greene to a win over the NWO...

hen Glacier finally has his big showdown with Mortis, what surprise does the sinister James Vandenberg have up his sleeve? Will Dean Malenko survive the chicanery of WCW Queen Debra McMichael and successfully defend the United State stitle against Jeff Jarrett? Can Chris Benoit outlast Meng in the awkwardly named Death Match between these two violent wrestlers? And how did our hosts manage to tie...

When William Regal challenges Ultimo Dragon for the WCW Television Title, who will the fans cheer for? Will Madusa Miceli defeat Luna Vachon to earn another shot at the WCW Women’s Title? And why is Rey Mysterio taking on future WAR Junior Heavyweight Champion Yuji Yasuraoka on pay-per-view? (SPOILER: We’re still not 100 percent sure.) Learn the answers to these and many more questions, as hosts P...

Happy Memorial Day! Will Chris Jericho get his revenge against Eddie Guerrero for stealing Chyna away from him by capturing the WWF European Title? Can Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson successfully defend the WWF Title in a triple threat against Triple H and Shane McMahon? And, when The Great One finds himself outnumbered by the McMahons and their allies, which unlikely hero will come to save the day? Le...

Can Chris Benoit recover from having his face smashed in four days ago to defeat Olympic hero Kurt Angle? When Crash Holly shows up in London with his WWF 24/7 Hardcore Title, who will step up to challenge for the championship? And will Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy finally regain the WWF World Tag Team Titles from their arch rivals, Edge and Christian? Learn the answers to these and many more questio...

Is John “Bradshaw” Layfield ready for a big singles matchup with “Road Dogg” Jesse James? Will WWF find a way to work some Attitude Era raunchiness into an arm wrestling challenge between Terri Runnels and Stacy “The Cat” Carter? Can stepbrothers Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley match power with the awesome duo of Big Show and Rikishi Fatu? And are you ready for the spectacular conclusion of our first h...

Happy Mother’s Day and happy Backlash Night! Will Percy Pringle be able to help Rick Rude hang on to his World Class Heavyweight Title, or is this the night Bruiser Brody wins the big one? With Kevin von Erich injured, who will team with Kerry and Lance von Erich to go after the World Six Man Tag Team Titles? Can anyone beat The Freebirds in a Six-Man Canadian Lumberjack Elimination Match? And cou...

Why is Michael Hayes managing the Great Kabuki against…four wrestlers? Can Brian Adias hang on to the Texas Heavyweight Title against former AWA tag team champion Steve Regal ? And will “Gentleman” Chris Adams and Brickhouse Brown coexist against Missy Hyatt’s duo of John Tatum and The Grappler? Learn the answers to these and many more questions, as hosts Pat McNeill and Shane Shadows take you bac...

Can The Eliminators score a big tag team victory over the Japanese tandem of Takashi Okano and Keisuke Yamada? Tommy Dreamer has yet to beat Raven, but can the “innovator of violence” finally win and capture the ECW Heavyweight Title in Tokyo? And what will happen on this episode that has NEVER happened in our previous 397 episodes? Learn the answers to these and many more questions, as hosts Pat...

Happy Easter! Will AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels hang on to their NWA World Tag Team Titles when they face Homicide & Hernandez of LAX in a Six Sides of Steel Cage Match? Can Sting regain the NWA World Heavyweight Title fifteen years after losing it, or will NWA Champion Jeff Jarrett get to end Sting’s tenure in TNA Wrestling? And whose side is Kurt Angle on? Learn the answers to these and man...

Who will lose the grudge match and have to leave TNA Wrestling – Eric Young or Larry Zbyszko? Can Chris Sabin capture the TNA X Division Title from the deep-voiced Senshi? Will our hosts attempt to freestyle rap during the “8 Mile Street Fight” between Rhino and Christian Cage? (Spoiler: Not hardly.) Learn the answers to these and many more questions, as hosts Pat McNeill and Shane Shadows take yo...