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Wayback Playback with Pat McNeill & Shane Shadows

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Pat McNeill & Jim Valley provide alternate commentary for the best (and worst) pro wrestling events of all time. Now, the original watchalong show has escaped the paywall, and is free for everyone. Fire up the WWE Network and enter the wayback machine with our intrepid podcasting legends. From the WWF to WCW to the original ECW, we promise wrestling fans we'll boldly go where we've all been before!

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Latest episode

Dec 25, 2023

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Episodes

#270 w/ Pat McNeill and Jim Valley: Bret Hart vs. Backlund at WWF Survivor Series 1994! 10.11.2019

Will WWF Champion Bret Hart defeat former champ Bob Backlund in a submission match? Can "British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith counter the shenanigans of the spiteful King of Harts, Owen Hart? Plus, what happens when Pat & Jim let the listeners vote on the special bonus match we're watching? Learn the answers to these questions and many others as hosts Pat McNeill & Jim Valley take you back to those th...

#269 w/ Pat McNeill and Jim Valley: Team Razor vs. Team Diesel at WWF Survivor Series 1994! 03.11.2019

Will Razor Ramon end one of the biggest feuds of 1994 by carrying his Bad Guys to a win over Diesel, Shawn Michaels & The Teamsters? Can Doink the Clown lead his proportionate dwarves to victory against Jerry "The King" Lawler and his team of miniature monarchs? What WWF championship title changed hands right before Survivor Series inside the Tokyo Dome? Learn the answers to these questions and ma...

#268 w/ Pat McNeill and Jim Valley: Hogan vs. Flair cage match at WCW Halloween Havoc 1994! 27.10.2019

Will the Nasty Boys vanquish Colonel Parker's team of Terry Funk & Bunkhouse Brawl in a Halloween tag team brawl? Can Hulk Hogan retire Ric Flair in a loser leaves WCW steel cage match, or will Nature Boy send the Hulkster packing? And which evil faction is waiting in the wings to get its hands on the winner? Learn the answers to these questions and many others as hosts Pat McNeill & Jim Valley ta...

#267 w/ Pat McNeill and Jim Valley: Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs. Steve Austin at WCW Halloween Havoc 1994! 21.10.2019

Can Dustin Rhodes get his revenge on Arn Anderson even though Arn has Col. Parker & Meng in his corner? Has "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan met his match in future Hall of Famer "Stunning" Steve Austin? Will "Guardian Angel" Ray Traylor be able to take the number one contender slot from legendary former champion Big Van Vader? Learn the answers to these questions and many others as hosts Pat McNeill & Jim Va...

#266 w/ Pat McNeill and Jim Valley: Johnny B. Badd vs. Honky Tonk Man at WCW Halloween Havoc 1994! 13.10.2019

Where were you for the historic first match between Johnny B. Badd and The Honky Tonk Man? Can WCW Tag Team Champions Stars & Stripes survive their rematch with former champions Pretty Wonderful? Who is the Number One Hulkamaniac? Is it Dave Sullivan or that guy in the crowd with the Hulk Hogan bandanna? Learn the answers to these questions and many others as hosts Pat McNeill & Jim Valley take yo...

#265 w/ Pat McNeill and Jim Valley: Sting vs. Black Scorpion at Clash of Champions XII! 06.10.2019

When Paul Orndorff quits WCW, who is the suitable substitution to face Stan "The Lariat" Hansen? Will Lex Luger be able to turn back the challenge of archrival Ric Flair to hang on to the United States Heavyweight Title? Will Sting solve the mystery of the Black Scorpion, or will the masked man leave Asheville with the NWA World Heavyweight Title? Learn the answers to these questions and many othe...

#264 w/ Pat McNeill and Jim Valley: Southern Boys vs. Freebirds at NWA Clash of Champions XII! 29.09.2019

Happy Wrestling Week! Who will the Wild Eyed Southern Boys have in their corner against the Freebirds to counter the interference of "General" Buddy Roberts? Was there actually a nationwide contest where the winner walked "Captain" Mike Rotunda to the ring for his matchup with "Nature Boy" Buddy Landel? (SPOILER: Of course there was.) The Lightning Express have reunited for Clash of Champions, but...

#263 w/ Pat McNeill and Jim Valley: Ronnie Garvin vs. Ric Flair at NWA Starrcade '87! 22.09.2019

Can Dusty Rhodes achieve his dream of winning the United States Title from Lex Luger inside the steel cage? In the other steel cage match, can Ronnie Garvin hang on to the NWA World Heavyweight Title against the dirtiest player in the game, Ric Flair? Plus in our bonus match, who has taken his NWA World Tag Team Title belt with him to Memphis on Thanksgiving weekend 1987, and who are the new babyf...

#262 w/ Pat McNeill and Jim Valley: Arn & Tully vs. Road Warriors at NWA Starrcade 1987! 15.09.2019

Happy Clash of Champions weekend! Can Nikita Koloff unify the NWA and UWF television titles, or will that honor go to Terry Taylor and the gang from Hot Stuff International? Will the Road Warriors finally win the NWA World Tag Team Titles by defeating Horesmen Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard? Which promotion was running a two hour cable show against Survivor Series on that fateful Thanksgiving nigh...

#261 w/ Pat McNeill and Jim Valley: Scaffold Match at NWA Starrcade '87! 08.09.2019

It's the fifth anniversary of Wayback Playback, so we're bringing you the fifth Starrcade! Why on earth is Sting teaming with Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin against Eddie Gilbert, Rick Steiner & Larry Zbyszko? Can Barry Windham capture the UWF Heavyweight Title from "Dr. Death" Steve Williams. When Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson battle Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane in a scaffold match, whose bodies hit the...

#260 w/ Pat McNeill and Jim Valley: Loser Wears A Weasel Suit on WWF Old School from 1988! 01.09.2019

Happy Starrcast weekend! When Bobby Heenan's contract backfires, will The Ultimate Warrior defeat The Brain in a "Loser Wears A Weasel Suit" match? What can JIm "The Anvil" Neidhart do to counter undefeated former Olympian Bad News Brown? Can Jake "The Snake" Roberts get his revenge against "Ravishing" Rick Rude? Learn the answers to these questions and many others as hosts Pat McNeill & Jim Valle...

#259 w/ Pat McNeill and Jim Valley: Hacksaw Duggan vs. Andre the Giant on WWF Old School from 1988! 25.08.2019

The Rockers have their first match in Los Angeles, but how will they fare against Latin America's finest masked tandem, The Conquistadors? "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan hit Andre the Giant with a two by four, but will the Eighth Wonder of The World return the favor? How many other Hall of Famers will we see on this live event before we even make it to intermission? Learn the answers to these questions and...

#258 w/ Pat McNeill and Jim Valley: Undertaker vs. Undertaker at WWF SummerSlam 1994! 18.08.2019

Can WWF Champion Bret Hart defend his title by defeating his younger brother Owen Hart in a steel cage match? Do our hosts think this contest was a five star classic, or an overrated slog? When Paul Bearer's Undertaker meets Ted DiBiase's Undertaker, who , um, urns the victory and who rests in peace? Learn the answers to these questions and many others as hosts Pat McNeill & Jim Valley take you ba...

#257 w/ Pat McNeill and Jim Valley: Lex Luger vs. Tatanka at WWF SummerSlam 1994! 11.08.2019

Happy SummerSlam Day! Has Lex Luger sold out to Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Corporation, or is there a conspiracy to sully the Total Package's good name? Can Mabel overcome the shenanigans of his former Memphis rival Jeff Jarrett to win his first pay-per-view singles match? You may have seen all the Harley Race matches in Hidden Gems, but have you seen what Pat & Jim have unearthed for this week'...

#256 w/ Pat McNeill and Jim Valley: Kevin Nash vs. Scott Hall at WWF SummerSlam 1994! 05.08.2019

Can WWF Women's Champion Alundra Blayze turn back the challenge of the legendary Bull Nakano? Who will Scott Hall have in his corner to counter the outside interference of Shawn Michaels as he tries to regain the WWF Intercontinental Title from Kevin Nash? How can WWF have one of the greatest comedic actors of his generation guest starring at the show and STILL produce such lousy backstage skits?...

#255 w/ Pat McNeill and Jim Valley: Jeff Jarrett vs. Hulk Hogan at WCW Bash At The Beach 2000! 28.07.2019

It's Jeff Jarrett vs. Hulk Hogan for the WCW Title on the biggest show of the summer. What could possibly go wrong? Will Kevin Nash defeat Bill Goldberg to obtain control over Scott Halll's contract and bring him back to WCW? And, can you believe the Graveyard Match between Vampiro and The KISS Demon still isn't over yet? Learn the answers to these questions and many others as hosts Pat McNeill &...

#254 w/ Pat McNeill and Jim Valley: Scott Steiner vs. Mike Awesome at WCW Bash At The Beach 2000! 21.07.2019

Is Booker T big and bad enough to defeat the master of the Kanyon Cutter, Positively Kanyon? Can Scott Steiner defend the US Title against Mike Awesome without using his banned finishing move, the Steiner Recliner? And, will the graveyard match between The Demon and Vampiro be a monster mash or a cartoonish flop? Learn the answers to these questions and many others as hosts Pat McNeill & Jim Valle...

#253 w/ Pat McNeill and Jim Valley: Juventud vs.Chavo at WCW Bash At The Beach 2000! 15.07.2019

With Misfits In Action and Filthy Animals barred from ringside, can Chavo Guerrero finally defeat Juventud Guerrera for the WCW Cruiserweight Title? Who takes the cake when Daffney and Stacy Keibler fight over the affections of David Flair in WCW's first ever Wedding Gown Match? And why on earth do the Jung Dragons keep attacking WCW Commissioner Ernest "The Cat" Miller? Learn the answers to these...

#252 w/ Pat McNeill and Jim Valley: Dirk Benedict & Roddy Piper star in "Body Slam"! 07.07.2019

This week's Wayback Playback is brought to you by Tiege Hanley, the uncomplicated men's skin care program! Check out tiege.com/waybackjuly and use the code WAYBACKJULY for 20% off your first month of products! M. Harry Smiliac thought the music business was tough until he agreed to help out wrestling superstars "Quick" Rick Roberts & Tonga Tom. Now he has to deal with evil wrestling manager "Capta...

#251 w/ Pat McNeill and Jim Valley: Billy Jack Haynes vs. Nikolai Volkoff on WWF Prime Time! 30.06.2019

With Jim Brunzell under the weather, who will team up with B. Brian Blair to fight the team of Demolition? Can Billy Jack Haynes defeat Nikolai Volkoff without being distracted by Volkoff's manager, Slick? Is the skit with Bobby Heenan's doctor better or worse than the sketches on last night's AEW show? Learn the answers to these questions and many others as hosts Pat McNeill & Jim Valley take you...

#250 w/ Pat McNeill and Jim Valley: Glamour Girls vs. Jumping Bomb Angels on WWF Prime Time! 23.06.2019

For their 250th episode, hosts Pat McNeill & Jim Valley bring you a historically significant bout in the first hour of the July 20, 1987 episode of WWF Prime Time Wrestling. Will "Jumping Bomb Angels" Noriyo Tateno & Itsuki Yamazaki shake up the world in their American debut by beating WWF Women's Tag Team Champions Leilani Kai & Judy Martin? What special YouTube bonus match do our hosts have to m...

#249 w/ Pat McNeill and Jim Valley: Hell In A Cell at WWF King of the Ring '98! 16.06.2019

Happy Father's Day, and happy Jim Valley's Birthday! Now that Undertaker has Mankind in a Hell in A Cell match, what will the Deadman to put away Mrs. Foley's baby boy? Can "Stone Cold" Steve Austin beat Kane in a First Blood match to keep his WWF Heavyweight Title? Why do we get the feeling WWE had different concussion protocols twenty years ago? Learn the answers to these questions and many othe...

#248 w/ Pat McNeill and Jim Valley: New Age Outlaws vs. New Midnight Express at WWF King of the Ring '98! 09.06.2019

How will X-Pac escape the chicanery of The Nation to defeat his rival, Owen Hart? Can Road Dogg & Billy Gunn measure up to Jim Cornette's New Midnight Express and keep their WWF World Tag Team Titles? Will Ken Shamrock achieve his destiny and become the 1998 King of the Ring, or get taken to the Smackdown Hotel by "The Rock" Dwayne Johnson? Learn the answers to these questions and many others as h...

#247 w/ Pat McNeill and Jim Valley: Dan Severn vs. The Rock at WWF King of the Ring '98! 02.06.2019

Can former UFC Champion Ken Shamrock advance to the finals of the King of the Ring tournament by beating "Double J" Jeff Jarrett? Who will survive the big interpromotional matchup between NWA World Champion Dan "The Beast" Severn and electrifying WWF Intercontinental Champion Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson? What's the quickest way to bury a former ECW headliner who just returned to your promotion? Lear...

#246 w/ Pat McNeill and Jim Valley: The Doomsday Cage of DOOM at WCW Uncensored '96! 27.05.2019

Happy Memorial Day! Will the Road Warriors earn another shot at the WCW World Tag Team Titles by beating the mismatched duo of Sting & Booker T in a Chicago Street Fight? Can the Mega Powers fight their way through the Doomsday Cage of Doom and defeat the Alliance to End Hulkamania? And what are the rules to this match, anyway? Learn the answers to these questions and many others as hosts Pat McNe...

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