Wayback Playback With Pat Mcneill & Jim Valley

It’s main event time in San Juan! Are the members of Evolution on the same page? And who will win the Elimination Chamber match and the vacant WWE Raw World Heavyweight Title? Is it Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Dave Batista, Edge, Randy Orton or Triple H? Will special guest referee Shawn Michaels call it right down the middle? Learn the answers to these and many more questions as hosts Pat McNeill and Shane Shadows take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with the conclusion of WWE New Year’s Revolution 2005. It’s “Wayback Playback” time on Creative Control Network! (70:48) Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content, show archives and bonus material.

Viva la Revolution! Will Jerry Lawler be able defend our national honor against the debuting Mohammed Hassen? Is there enough cringe in the world to describe the Kane-Lita-Gene Snitsky storyline? And what happens when the Big Red Machine returns from injury to get his revenge on Snitsky? Learn the answers to these and many more questions as hosts Pat McNeill and Shane Shadows take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with the second hour of WWE New Year’s Revolution 2005. It’s “Wayback Playback” time on Creative Control Network! (68:30) Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content, show archives and bonus material.

We’re heading to Puerto Rico, the shining star of the Caribbean! Can William Regal & Eugene Dinsmore hang on the World Tag Team Titles against Christian Cage and Tyson Tomko? Will Lita successfully defend her newly won WWE Women’s Title against former champion Trish Stratus. Is WWE Intercontinental Champion Shelton Benjamin taking Maven Huffman’s challenge seriously enough? And what does WWE do when two matches are suddenly cut short due to injury? Learn the answers to these and many more questions as hosts Pat McNeill and Shane Shadows take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with the first hour of WWE New Year’s Revolution 2005. It’s “Wayback Playback” time on Creative Control Network! (68:28) Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content, show archives and bonus material.

We return to 1980, and to WWF’s biggest stadium show of the summer. Can Andre the Giant avoid getting bodyslammed by that mean, nasty Hulk Hogan? Will Bruno Sammartino finally get his hands on wayward protégé Larry Zbyszko inside the steel cage? We also have a bonus match where we learn what happened to the vacated WWF World Tag Team Titles. Learn the answers to these and many more questions as hosts Pat McNeill and Shane Shadows take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with the conclusion of WWF Showdown at Shea. It’s “Wayback Playback” time on Creative Control Network! (71:41) Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content, show archives and bonus material.

We return to 1980, and to WWF’s biggest stadium show of the summer. Can Candi Malloy and Peggy Lee upset the tag team of Fabulous Moolah and Beverly Shade? Will “Mr USA” Tony Atlas be the one to take the WWF Intercontinental Title away from Olympian Ken Patera? And how will “Polish Power” Ivan Putski handle the unpredictable Johnny Rodz? Learn the answers to these and many more questions, along with a bonus match featuring “Wild” Bull Curry, as hosts Pat McNeill and Shane Shadows take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with the second hour of WWF Showdown at Shea. It’s “Wayback Playback” time on Creative Control Network! (64:28) Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content, show archives and bonus material.

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 be able to win the WWF Tag Team Titles from Lou Albano’s Wild Samoans? Learn the answers to these and many more questions, as hosts Pat McNeill and Shane Shadows take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with the first hour of WWF Showdown at Shea. It’s “Wayback Playback” time on Creative Control Network! (92:20) Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content, show archives and bonus material.

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 Title? Learn the answers to these and many more questions, as hosts Pat McNeill and Shane Shadows take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with the conclusion of WCW Slamboree 1993. It’s “Wayback Playback” time on Creative Control Network! (75:45) Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content, show archives and bonus material.

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 McNeill and Shane Shadows take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with the second hour of WCW Slamboree 1993. It’s “Wayback Playback” time on Creative Control Network! (74:16) Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content, show archives and bonus material.

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, as hosts Pat McNeill and Shane Shadows take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with the first hour of WCW Slamboree 1993. It’s “Wayback Playback” time on Creative Control Network! (77:09) Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content, show archives and bonus material.

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 torn groin muscles? (Spoiler: Very carefully) Learn the answers to these and many more questions, as hosts Pat McNeill and Shane Shadows take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with the conclusion of WWE SummerSlam 2003. It’s “Wayback Playback” time on Creative Control Network! (80:05) Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content, show archives and bonus material.

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 answers to these and many more questions, as hosts Pat McNeill and Shane Shadows take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with the second hour of WWE SummerSlam 2003. It’s “Wayback Playback” time on Creative Control Network! (71:31) Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content, show archives and bonus material.

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 August 2003 wind up in the Wrestling Observer? Learn the answers to these and many more questions, as hosts Pat McNeill and Shane Shadows take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with the first hour of WWE SummerSlam 2003. It’s “Wayback Playback” time on Creative Control Network! (85:50) Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content, show archives and bonus material.

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 back on the program? (Spoiler: Yes.) Learn the answers to these and many more questions, as Pat McNeill, Shane Shadows and OG guest host Jim Valley take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with the conclusion of the 1997 WWF Survivor Series. It’s “Wayback Playback” time on Creative Control Network! (88:29) Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content, show archives and bonus material.

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 to these and many more questions, as hosts Pat McNeill & Shane Shadows take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with the second hour of the 1997 WWF Survivor Series. It’s “Wayback Playback” time on Creative Control Network! (67:19) Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content, show archives and bonus material.

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’s all this I’m hearing about the contract of WWF Champion Bret “Hitman” Hart? Learn the answers to these and many more questions, as hosts Pat McNeill & Shane Shadows take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with the first hour of the 1997 WWF Survivor Series. It’s “Wayback Playback” time on Creative Control Network! (91:11) Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content, show archives and bonus material.

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 these and many more questions, as hosts Pat McNeill & Shane Shadows take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with the conclusion of WCW Great American Bash 1992. It’s “Wayback Playback” time on Creative Control Network! (76:03) Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content, show archives and bonus material.

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 the new WCW World Tag Team Champions, Steve “Dr. Death” Williams and Terry “Bam Bam” Gordy? Learn the answers to these and many more questions, as hosts Pat McNeill & Shane Shadows take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with the second hour of WCW Great American Bash 1992. It’s “Wayback Playback” time on Creative Control Network! (89:32) Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content, show archives and bonus material.

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 answers to these and many more questions, as hosts Pat McNeill & Shane Shadows take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with the first hour of WCW Great American Bash 1992. It’s “Wayback Playback” time on Creative Control Network! (67:57) Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content, show archives and bonus material.

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 Champion Art Crews? Learn the answers to these and many more questions, as hosts Pat McNeill & Shane Shadows take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with the conclusion of WCW Slamboree 1997. It’s “Wayback Playback” time on Creative Control Network! (109:45)This week’s episode is presented by “Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot”, available on PS5, Xbox, PC & Switch.Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content, show archives and bonus material.

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 Wolfpack of Scott Hall, Kevin Nash & Sean Waltman? Learn the answers to these and many more questions, as hosts Pat McNeill & Shane Shadows take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with the conclusion of WCW Slamboree 1997. It’s “Wayback Playback” time on Creative Control Network! (82:55)This week’s episode is presented by “Dragon Ball Z: Kakrot”, available on PS5, Xbox and PC.Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content, show archives and bonus material.