#378 w/ Pat McNeill and guest host Bob Cook: Superstar Billy Graham vs. The Barbarian at NWA Starrcade 1985.

It's the greatest tag team tournament in the history of our sport! How will Ronnie and Jimmy Garvin handle the new Midnight Express of Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane? Can Ole Anderson survive the punishing onslaught on Bubba Rogers in a grueling steel cage match? What could go wrong when Jim Crockett Promotions condenses a two-night tag team tournament into a two-hour VHS release for Turner Home Video? Wouldn't you love to see a bonus match from March 1985 with Wahoo McDaniel defending the United States Title against Magnum T.A.? (Actually, if you've read this far, you probably would.) Learn these answers and many more questions as hosts Pat McNeill and Shane Shadows take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with their watchalong of the first night of the NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tournament from April 10, 1987. It’s “Wayback Playback” time on Creative Control Network! (72:09)Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content, show archives and bonus material.

Can Rey Mysterio defeat the mysterious masked luchador known only as "Mister J.L."? What will happen when the returning Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner face off against Lex Luger and "The Giant" Paul Wight? And what could POSSIBLY go wrong when Roddy Piper holds open tryouts for the team he's bringing to WCW Uncensored? Learn these answers and many more as hosts Pat McNeill and Shane Shadows take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with their watchalong of the second hour of WCW Monday Nitro on TNT from March 3, 1997. It’s “Wayback Playback” time on Creative Control Network! (71:26)Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content, show archives and bonus material.

Will Jeff Jarrett and Steve “Mongo” McMichael stay on the same page against the Dungeon of Doom, or will Debra McMichael come between them? Can Ultimo Dragon wrestle the WCW United States Title away from that lying, cheating, stealing Eddie Guerrero? And, why does the New World Order need to beware of the ultimate authority figure, Dr. Harvey Schiller? Learn these answers and many more as hosts Pat McNeill and Shane Shadows take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with their watchalong of the first hour of WCW Monday Nitro on TNT from March 3, 1997. It’s “Wayback Playback” time on Creative Control Network! (67:33)Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content, show archives and bonus material.

Which future WWE Hall of Famer debuts and immediately enters a (one-sided) rivalry with the Big Red Machine, Kane? Can The Undertaker finally overcome his past and defeat his brother for the first time (while wearing his new gimmick)? And, how can “Stone Cold” Steve Austin beat WWF Champion Shawn Michaels without going through the champ’s friend, Mike Tyson? Learn these answers and many more as hosts Pat McNeill and Shane Shadows take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with the conclusion of their watchalong of WWF WrestleMania XIV. It’s “Wayback Playback” time on Creative Control Network! (87:38) Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content, show archives and bonus material.

The DX-raided pay-per-view continues! Will loving married couple “Marvelous” Marc Mero and Rena “Sable” Mero be able to overcome the treacherous twosome of Goldust and Luna Vachon? Can Ken Shamrock finally capture the WWF Intercontinental Title from young “Rock” Dwayne Johnson? Do Cactus Jack and Terry Funk have the sanitation engineering skills to defeat the New Age Outlaws in a Tag Team Dumpster Match? And, do wrestling celebrities get any more glamorous than Gennifer Flowers? Learn these answers and many more as hosts Pat McNeill and Shane Shadows take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with their watchalong of the second hour of WWF WrestleMania XIV. It’s “Wayback Playback” time on Creative Control Network! (70:05) Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content, show archives and bonus material.

Finally, it’s the WrestleMania XIV watchalong you’ve been waiting for! Can anyone, anyone at all, name the fifteen teams in the Tag Team Battle Royal? Will Owen Hart be able to keep his momentum with a victory over WWF European Champion Hunter Hearst Helmsley? And, as a bonus match, what was World Championship Wrestling was doing on TBS to counter WrestleMania weekend twenty-five years ago? Learn these answers and many more as hosts Pat McNeill and Shane Shadows take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with their watchalong of the first hour of WWF WrestleMania XIV. It’s “Wayback Playback” time on Creative Control Network! (69:26) Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content, show archives and bonus material.

Can Rick Martel and the High Flyers turn back the challenge of Blackjack Lanza, Ken Patera and Jesse “The Body” Ventura? Will Lord James Blears be able to keep order when Hulk Hogan tries to wrestle the AWA World Heavyweight Title from Nick Bockwinkel? And, has Verne Gagne made a terrible mistake when he comes out of retirement to help Mad Dog Vachon against Jerry Blackwell and Sheik Adnan El-Kaissey? Learn these answers and many more as hosts Pat McNeill and Shane Shadows take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with their watchalong of the second half of AWA Super Sunday 1983. It’s “Wayback Playback” time on Creative Control Network! (103:28) Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content, show archives and bonus material.

Can legendary scumbag Buck Zumhofe score a victory over “Mister Electricity” Steve Regal? Is Memphis favorite Jerry “The King” Lawler ready to answer the challenge of The Golden Greek, John Tolos. And, are the Texas Cowgirls of Wendy Richter and Joyce Grable enough to turn back Judy Martin and Velvet McIntyre? Learn these answers and many more as hosts Pat McNeill and Shane Shadows take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with their watchalong of the first half of AWA Super Sunday 1983. It’s “Wayback Playback” time on Creative Control Network! (75:24)Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content, show archives and bonus material.

Who is ready to relive Hulk Hogan’s first starring role in Hollywood, as he plays WWF Champion Rip Thomas in the 1989 film “No Holds Barred”? Back in reality, can Hulk and best friend Brutus Beefcake survive a steel cage match against “Macho King” Randy Savage and the human wrecking machine, Zeus? Are YOU ready to watch these two masterpieces back-to-back, the way its creators intended? Who’s up for a double-sized episode? Is life hard when it’s no holds barred? Learn these answers and many more as hosts Pat McNeill and Shane Shadows take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with their watchalong of “No Holds Barred: The Movie & The Match” on pay-per-view. It’s “Wayback Playback” time on Creative Control Network! (2:15:48)Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content, show archives and bonus material.

Who will win the 1995 Royal Rumble match and (probably) headline WrestleMania XI? Will it be "British Bulldog” Davey Boy Smith? Shawn Michaels? Lex Luger? Bob Backlund? King Kong Bundy? Owen Hart? Rick Martel? Mantaur? (Okay, it probably isn't Mantaur.) And, will there somehow be a controversy during the episode. (* sigh*. Yes.) L earn these answers and many more as hosts Pat McNeill and Shane Shadows (and special guest star Jim Valley) take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with their watchalong of the conclusion of the 1995 WWF Royal Rumble. It’s “Wayback Playback” time on Creative Control Network! (70:39)Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content, show archives and bonus material.