Place to Be Nation Friday Update

Welcome to the weekend. Here is a snapshot of the week that was at PTBN!

Featured:

Josh Richer discusses The Roots and what success means in the music industry: Don’t Forget Your Roots: Success vs. Legacy in Hip Hop and Late Night


Wrestling:


Roger Morrissette checked out the nWo’s rise to glory in 1996: The Cowboy Goes to Class – Rise of the nWo

Scott & Justin are back in the Vintage Vault with a written review of Unforgiven 2008:
Unforgiven 2008

Glenn & Steve have the news of the week: The High Spot: WWE’s TV Deal, Ring of Honor, Daniel Bryan, and the Top Stories of the Week


Miscellaneous:


Andrew Riche looked at the concept of the player-coach in the NBA: The Player-Coach

Joel Barnhart discusses the rash of Tommy John surgeries for young pitchers in 2014: Jose Fernandez, Tommy John Surgery, and You

Greg & Nick check out Hawkeye, Vol. 1: Hard-Traveling Fanboys: The Longbook Hunters (Hawkeye, Vol. 1)


Podcasts:


Chris Harrington debuts his Wrestlenomics podcast at PTBN with a look at WWE Q1 Financials: Wrestlenomics Radio #12: WWE Q1 Financials and more

Kevin Kelly chatted with DDP and also talked about ROH, Jim Ross, Daniel Bryan and more: The Kevin Kelly Show Episode 9 – Featuring Diamond Dallas Page

Scott & Justin reviewed King of the Ring 2002: Place to Be Podcast Episode 311: King of the Ring 2002


Steve Corino was back with episode four of his podcast: The Steve Corino Show Episode 4: Steve Gow and the American Tiger