The North-South Connection

ChroNoSo #31 - Saturday's Night Main Event, WWF Superstars & MSG

It’s… ChroNoSo! The North-South Connection Podcast Network takes you down memory lane each month by exploring one match from WWE history.
This month on ChroNoSo, the crew dives into WWF from November 25, 1989. They also cover other matches, segments & events from Saturday's Night Main Event #24, WWF Superstars, Madison Square Garden & More!

Row 1, Seat 1 #78: Jamesen Shook

Ben welcomes wrestler Jamesen Shook on the heels of promoting his first show! @jshook_75 gives the anatomy of promoting a successful show, as well as insights into his career. A fun show so check it out!

NoSo Post Show - WWE SummerSlam 2024

WWE SummerSlam 2024 from Cleveland Ohio is over. It's time for NoSo Post Show to give their thought on the event. From Live to Tape on YouTube, Ryan Gray, Richie Mars, Seth & Ebbi(@216.bonnetbitxh) give you their thoughts on the PLE. 
Check out the YouTube channel for the video version. 

A La Carte With Keithie - Episode #28 - Boston Chris at the Movies - The Nolan-Verse

Join us today on A La Carte as Keithie for part 2 of Boston Chris' journey to the movies as we take a trip about 10 years later for the Christopher Nolan trilogy of Batman. 
Begin, Knight & Rise. Which one is our favorite? Who was the best villain? Does Alfred bring another girlfriend into the Bat-Cave?
We find out this week! Same A La Carte time! Same A La Carte Channel!

Extreme Three Way Dance #122: ECW TV 8/14/99 - 8/28/99

From the eagle’s nest, high above the ECW arena, this is the Extreme Three Way Dance! In this episode, JT, Jenny and Matt review the next four episodes of ECW television from August 1999!
The troublesome trio talk the Dudleys Boys defecting to the WWF but still winning back their gold, the much anticipated ECW on TNN debut, Taz escalating his war with Tajiri, Corino torturing Dreamer, a strong showing for Jazz and so much more!
So jump on board, grab a chair and get ready to join this threesome for an extreme journey through time!

X-Position: An X-Men Podcast #10- The Final Decision

"You're all fools. Heroic fools. The brave are always the first to die."
And with that, the first season of X-Men: The Animated Series comes to a triumphant, confident conclusion. In different circumstances, these 13 episodes might have instead served as the entirety of the series. The full production staff who worked their magic in crafting the show from the ground up, taking such care in maintaining fidelity to the source material while also telling original stories for a different medium, had fulfilled their contracts and largely parted company. They held no expectations of working on the series beyond the initial 13-episode commitment from Fox -- or, indeed, of the series even continuing beyond that. With the benefit of hindsight, such a premature demise sounds utterly ridiculous given the show's enormous success since its haphazard Halloween premiere. Against scheduling snafus, panic-inducing deadlines, animation errors, and tepid support from network executives, it became clear that X-Men would NOT be denied. By the airdate of this finale, the shoe was on the other foot with Fox scrambling to re-assemble their dream team ahead of an inevitable second season. As for the episode itself, it wisely dispenses with complex plot elements in favor of a straightforward rescue mission. Senator Kelly has been abducted, so the X-Men have a job to do. The interconnected, highly serialized series structure allows the story to lean on previous episodes to establish the stakes. Kelly's assassination is destined to start a chain of events that sees the world plunged into a brutal dystopia under Sentinel rule. It must be prevented at all costs. With the quick pivot away from Magneto's menace teased last episode in favor of the Sentinels' return, all of the pieces are in place for that dark future to almost certainly be realized. In some ways, denying viewers a highly anticipated rematch between the X-Men and Magneto feels like a bit of a cheat, especially on the strength of such a dramatically effective cliffhanger. Nevertheless, this proves to be a shrewd act of discipline consistent with what we will more commonly see in Magneto's presentation over the course of the series: conflicted antagonist at worst, and unlikely ally at best. It surprisingly proves to be a far more nuanced characterization as compared to the contemporaneous comics, which practically took him back to his stark-raving Silver Age roots. Controversial twist aside, "The Final Decision" is all the better for getting Magneto back into play. With the Sentinels almost immediately turning on their creator, the episode also manages to work in more commentary on the illogical nature of humanity's prejudice against mutants. From there, the plot smartly lays out to let the X-Men simply fulfill their remit: protecting a world that fears and hates them. This allows for a slower pace, lingering on a number of quick but effective character spotlights, before ratcheting the action back up for an appropriately kinetic climax. Each team member's individual decision in grappling with the question of whether or not to join what looks to be a hopeless mission, set to a dramatic, swelling score, is one of the finest, shining moments for the ensemble cast in the show's entire run. It's scenes like these that allow us to overlook some of the smaller, Saturday Morning Cartoon segments of unintentional goofiness (such as the Blackbird being packed with a comically enormous amount of explosives as Professor X flies it into Master Mold, or the goofiness of Master Mold's evil master plan). All told, capping off this first season with a satisfying, energetic, decisive victory over the Sentinels offers perfect symmetry in calling back to the series premiere, resolving our heroes' unfinished business and bringing a number of character arcs full circle.

Wrestling War Zone: The Monday Night Wars #128 - 4/28/97

In this episode of Wrestling War Zone: The Monday Night Wars, JT Rozzero & Chad Campbell dive into the Monday Night Wars from 4/28/97!
They catch up on their personal lives for a few minutes and then get into a Flair & Piper shooting back at the NWO, Luger & Giant continuing to roll, Meng on the warpath, Brian Pillman's prayers, Rockabilly sputtering out, a classic night of Raw including the surprise return of Jim Neidhart and much more.
So sit back, settle in and join JT and Chad as they work their way through the one and only Monday Night Wrestling War era!

Row 1, Seat 1 #77: Darian Bengston

Ben interviews wrestler Darian Bengston this week! The @twechattanooga champion, @DarianBengston talks about his upbringing in Iowa and London, how that shaped him, bringing his acting background to wrestling, and his rise in the sport. A great show so check it out!

ChroNoSo #30: Survivor Series 1989

It’s… ChroNoSo! The North-South Connection Podcast Network takes you down memory lane each month by exploring one match from WWE history.
 
Picking up where ChroNoSo Daily left off, our contributors are on a quest to cover every important match in WWE PPV and television history. One month. One voice per match. So strap in for a ride that will undoubtedly carry us well into the 22nd century, forever alienating us from friends and family! 
 
This month on ChroNoSo… the ChroNoSo Crew dive into the Survivor Series 1989!

A La Carte With Keithie - Episode #27 - Boston Chris at the Movies - The Burton-Verse

Join us today on A La Carte as Keithie for part 1 of Boston Chris' journey to the movies as we talk alot of things Batman 89 through Batman & Robin or as we called it, the 89-Verse, but I think I like Burton-Verse better.
Boston Chris & Keithie give you some facts about these movies, talk the cast and their previous and future contributions to the arts and other nonsense along the way.
Where do you get those wonderful toys? Probably Amazon.