Wayback Playback with Pat McNeill & Shane Shadows

Happy WrestleMania Sunday! Who will win the prestigious Kevin Nash Open Invitational X Division Gauntlet Battle Royal, and the massive bowling trophy that goes with it? Can America’s Most Wanted avenge the injury to manager Gail Kim by beating The Naturals, Team 3D and Not The New Age Outlaws? Can’t you make any match better just by adding Jake “The Snake” Roberts as special guest referee? Learn t...

Can “Earthquake” John Tenta get a big WrestleMania win over Adam Bomb? Does Scott “Razor Ramon” Hall defeat Shawn Michaels to unify the Intercontinental Title in the first ladder match in the history of Madison Square Garden? Will special guest Bob Cook have any stories to share about his friend, the late Scott Hall? (Spoiler: Absolutely.) And, can Bret Hart overcome his knee injury to regain the...

Will “Macho Man” Randy Savage defeat the massive Crush in a Falls Count Anywhere match? Who is at WrestleMania in the same spot they were at WrestleMania I, but STILL not in the WWE Hall of Fame? Can Mabel and Oscar FINALLY defeat the Quebecers to gain the WWF Tag Team Titles, and who will win the WWF Title match between Yokozuna and Lex Luger that’s been building for seven months? Learn the answe...

The listeners have spoken, and we’re heading to Madison Square Garden! What big WrestleMania surprise did WWF deliver before the first match even started? Can Bret “Hitman” Hart gain some momentum by beating his younger brother, or will “The Rocket” Owen Hart once again kick the…leg out of his leg? When Doink theClown and his sidekick Dink battle Bam Bam Bigelow and Luna Vachon, who’s going to the...

Can Ron Simmons & Butch Reed put aside their issues to defend the WCW World Tag Team Titles against Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin? Will Brian Pillman overcome a dastardly attack by the Four Horsemen to help Sting and the Steiner Brothers win the War Games main event? And what will YOU, the listeners select for this year’s WrestleMania shows? Learn the answers to these and many more questions, as ho...

Can New Japan star Big Van Vader actually go toe-to-toe with the legendary Stan “The Lariat” Hansen? Why are the Young Pistols and the Royal Family facing each other on an actual WCW pay-per-view? Is Dan Spivey about to win the WCW United States Title from Lex Luger, and which former US Champion is waiting to get his hands on the winner? Learn the answers to these and many more questions, as hosts...

Can Tommy Rich, Junkyard Dog & Ricky Morton successfully defend their WCW Six Man Tag Team Titles against Curtis “Big Cat” Hughes & the State Patrol? Why are Dynamite Kansai & one of the Jumping Bomb Angels wrestling a joshi match on a 1991 WCW pay-per-view? And, does Dustin Rhodes defeat Buddy Landel to win his first WCW pay-per-view match in front of his father (who happens to be booking the sho...

Is AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel ready for the challenger of the younger, fresher Curt Hennig? Why is “Living Legend” Larry Zbyszko hanging around at ringside? Can you think of a better choice to team with “Midnight Rockers” Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty than Ray “The Crippler” Stevens? (Wait, what?) Learn the answers to these and many more questions, as Pat McNeill & Shane Shadows take you bac...

Can “Crusher” Jerry Blackwell defeat Borus Zhukov and survive the interference of Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissy? Why is Jimmy Snuka teaming with Russ Francis of the San Francisco 49ers, and who are the two masked men they’re facing? How many commercials will Shane Shadows have to sit through on Peacock just to make it to the end of this hour? Learn the answers to these and many more questions, as hosts Pa...

When Buck Zumhofe battles Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissy, will everyone be rooting for Buck or Saddam Hussein’s cousin? (Real ones know.) DJ Peterson is facing Super Ninja, but which Super Ninja will it be? Can rookie sensation Madusa Miceli upset Sherri Martel to win the AWA Ladies’ Title? And, were Rod Trongard and Don Imus ever photographed together? Learn the answers to these and many more questions, a...

Who will win the 2002 Royal Rumble match and (probably) headline WrestleMania XVIII? Will it be "Stone Cold” Steve Austin? Triple H? The Undertaker? Kurt Angle? Jeff Hardy? The Big Show? Maven? (Okay, it probably isn't Maven.) And do we have an announcement for Wayback Playback listeners? (SPOILER: Yes.) Learn the answers to these and many more questions, as Pat McNeill, Jim Valley & Shane Shadows...

Can Ric Flair settle the score with his business partner, Mr. McMahon, in an Atlanta Street Fight? Will The Rock finally regain the undisputed WWF Heavyweight Title by defeating his longtime rival, Chris Jericho? And what could possibly go wrong when Michael Cole tries to interview referee Nick Patrick about the controversial finish we saw on last week’s episode? The award-winning Jim Valley is ou...

Is the mood about to change when Tazz & Spike Dudley defend the WWF Tag Team Titles against Bubba Ray Dudley & D-Von Dudley? Can WWF Intercontinental Champion Edge finally put a stop to the chicanery of William Regal? Will special guest referee Jacqueline Moore be able to keep order when Trish Stratus takes on Jazz? And, in our bonus match, which hotshot television match from 2002 had our hosts co...

Welcome to Day 2 (or Day 3)! Can Sivi Afi deliver a victory over legendary obsessive compulsive wrestler “Iron” Mike Sharpe? Will Corporal Kirchner score a victory over former WWF Heavyweight Champion The Iron Sheik? Why on earth are Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby Heenan showing us a two out of three falls tag team match from August 1, 1977, and which wrestler from that match would probably fit right in...

It’s a Prime Time Christmas! Can Tony Garea win one of the last big matches in his career when he battles future Hall of Famer Nikolai Volkoff? How will Bobby “The Brain” Heenan fare when he teams up with Gorilla Monsoon for the first time? Will Scott McGhee be able to stop the meteoric rise of newcomer Jake “The Snake” Roberts. And which of the participants in the April 1986 opening match at Madi...

Can Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson regain the NWA World Tag Team Titles when they locked inside a steel cage against Nikita Koloff and his Uncle Ivan? Is this the night Dusty Rhodes finally beats Ric Flair to capture the NWA World Heavyweight Title? What does Magnum TA have to say after winning the biggest match of his wrestling career? And will we have any more titles change hands in Jim Crockett P...

Will Terry Taylor counter the outside interference of James J. Dillon and defeat the cunning “Nature Boy” Buddy Landel? Are Wahoo McDaniel and Billy Jack Haynes ready to fight the Minnesota Wrecking Crew for the NWA National Tag Team Titles? Does Magnum T.A. get Tully Blanchard to quit and finally capture the United States Title? And, can Jimmy Valiant & Miss Atlanta Lively have an Atlanta Street...

Can Sam Houston defeat the massive Krusher Kruschev to make sure the NWA Mid-Atlantic stays in the good ol’ USA? Will Manny Fernandez be able to survive a Mexican Death Match against future Hall of Famer Abdullah the Butcher? Does “Superstar” Billy Graham still have enough power to defeat The Barbarian in an arm wrestling match AND a professional wrestling match in the same night? And, can a forme...

Our annual Thanksgiving tradition returns! When Ric Flair goes down with an injury, who will replace the Nature Boy in his advertised match against Eddie Guerrero? Can Road Warrior Hawk continues his momentum going into the “World War 3” pay-per-view by defeating the legendary Big Bubba Rogers? Who will win the first ever match between Sting and Hulk Hogan? And, will Sarah Knight share her Jell-O...

Can the Steiner Brothers stand up to the massive duo of Dan Spivey and Sid Vicious, the Skyscrapers? Will Brian Pillman win the rematch with Lex Luger and capture the NWA United States Title? And, when Ric Flair meets Terry Funk in an “I Quit” match, who will utter those two fateful words? What are the consequences for the loser? The award-winning Jim Valley is on extended medical leave, but you c...

Will the Road Warriors finally be able to one-up NWA World Tag Team Champions the Fabulous Freebirds? Who will win the prestigious Wrestler of the Decade award? And, who will come out on top in the first-ever match between the Dynamic Dudes and the Midnight Express? The award-winning Jim Valley is on extended medical leave, but you can still learn the answers to these and many more questions as Pa...

Can Masa Chono hang on to the NWA World Title while “Ravishing” Rick Rude and his crew conspire to stack the deck against the champ? Will Ron Simmons be able to handle the outside interference from Cactus Jack to win his WCW Title defense against The Barbarian. How can Sting survive a coal miner’s glove match against the treacherous Jake “The Snake” Roberts? And is this show as bad as wrestling jo...

Happy Halloween! Can Dustin Rhodes and Barry Windham stop bickering long enough to defend WCW/NWA Unified Tag Team Titles against Steve “Dr. Death” Williams and “Stunning” Steve Austin? How did Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat lose the WCW Television Title, and where IS the new TV champion? And when Sting finally spins the wheel for his big match with Jake Roberts, what’s the deal? The award-winning J...

Happy Bound For Glory weekend! Will the young trio of Shane Douglas, Tom Zenk and Johnny Gunn be able to handle the experienced team of Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton and Michael “P.S.” Hayes? Is Ricky Steamboat ready for the new attitude exhibited by “Flyin’” Brian Pillman? How telling is in that WCW’s attorneys lose to Paul Heyman’s attorneys in the company’s own storyline? And what IS this Halloween...

Happy Crown Jewel Week! Can the injured Shawn Michaels finally regain the WWE World Heavyweight Title from the dastardly Triple H? Will Randy Orton get his revenge on former mentor Ric Flair? And finally, will the WWE Uni…er, the fans vote for the steel cage match stipulation for our main event? The award-winning Jim Valley is out for now, but you can still learn the answers to these and many more...