257 episodes

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!

Wayback Playback with Pat McNeill & Shane Shadows The Creative Control Network

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    • 4.8 • 16 Ratings

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!

    #445 w/ Pat McNeill and Shane Shadows: Ole Anderson vs. Big Bubba Rogers in a cage at the 1987 NWA Crockett Cup!

    #445 w/ Pat McNeill and Shane Shadows: Ole Anderson vs. Big Bubba Rogers in a cage at the 1987 NWA Crockett Cup!

    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.

    • 1 hr 12 min
    #444 w/ Pat McNeill and Shane Shadows: Lex Luger & The Giant vs. Steiner Brothers on WCW Monday Nitro

    #444 w/ Pat McNeill and Shane Shadows: Lex Luger & The Giant vs. Steiner Brothers on WCW Monday Nitro

    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.

    • 1 hr 11 min
    #443 w/ Pat McNeill and Shane Shadows: Eddie Guerrero vs. Ultimo Dragon on WCW Monday Nitro 3/3/97!

    #443 w/ Pat McNeill and Shane Shadows: Eddie Guerrero vs. Ultimo Dragon on WCW Monday Nitro 3/3/97!

    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.

    • 1 hr 7 min
    #442 w/ Pat McNeill and Shane Shadows: Shawn Michaels, Steve Austin & Mike Tyson at WWF WrestleMania XIV!

    #442 w/ Pat McNeill and Shane Shadows: Shawn Michaels, Steve Austin & Mike Tyson at WWF WrestleMania XIV!

    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.

    • 1 hr 21 min
    #441 w/ Pat McNeill and Shane Shadows: Tag Team Dumpster Match at WWF WrestleMania XIV!

    #441 w/ Pat McNeill and Shane Shadows: Tag Team Dumpster Match at WWF WrestleMania XIV!

    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.

    • 1 hr 10 min
    #440 w/ Pat McNeill and Shane Shadows: Triple H vs. Owen Hart at WWF WrestleMania XIV!

    #440 w/ Pat McNeill and Shane Shadows: Triple H vs. Owen Hart at WWF WrestleMania XIV!

    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.

    • 1 hr 9 min

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