Ben speaks this week with New South owner and pro wrestler Cabana Man Dan! Ben and @cabanamandan discuss Dan's career and preview the @NewSouth_PW HOSS tournament on March 7-8 in Gadsden AL. A fun show!

Welcome to NoSo Takeover, a journey through the history of WWE NXT's biggest events!

In this episode, JT, Aaron & Jenny run through NXT Dallas from April 2016! They discuss American Alpha taking down Revival, the debut of Austin Aries, the arrival of Shinsuke Nakamura, Asuka winning the gold, a vicious main event and so much more!

Join us as we take over the podcast world with NXT!

"There's always a choice. You're the one who taught me that."

After giving us a glimpse of Wolverine's past in "Red Dawn," the stage was set for a full-length exploration in our very next episode. And with that, season two continues its globe-trotting, introspective character-driven features with a solo outing centered on the enigmatic Canadian X-Man. Notably, the extended flashback at the center of "Repo Man" pulls directly from Barry Windsor-Smith's 1991 Marvel Comics Presents serial, "Weapon X." Violent and atmospheric, this adaptation can't help but suffer in comparison due to the necessity of reigning in the comic's harsher elements for Saturday morning consumption. Beyond that, "Weapon X" had a tenuous relationship with the canon from its inception, with the story calling its own authenticity into question at various points. Nevertheless, "Weapon X" was so well-received that it stood for years as the most definitive account of Wolverine's origin. Later revelations and retcons would muddy the waters, but at this point, the animated series is guided by a very solid pedigree.

The inclusion of Alpha Flight, while appreciated from a world-building standpoint, doesn't do this episode many favors in terms of clarity. Outside of shedding some light on Wolverine's past, the plot is concerned with linking two seemingly disparate milestones in Logan's history: how his skeleton came to be laced with adamantium, and his involvement with Alpha Flight. The shadowy, unscrupulous, ultra-militaristic Department H serves as the connective tissue, leading to an ultimately unsatisfying conclusion. If Department H was behind or had knowledge of the Weapon X Project, as the episode suggests, then Logan escaped their clutches by the skin of his teeth, only to soon thereafter coincidentally meet James Hudson, who happens to be the leader of Canada's premiere superhero team, and is brought in to join Alpha Flight, under the purview of... Department H. It begs the question as to how Wolverine was allowed to leave the team in the first place. (To say nothing for the fact that he was given the codename of the project that "created" him, a detail which makes little sense as either another absurd coincidence or as an inside joke by Department H... for the audience's benefit only.) Department H's connection to Weapon X seems like it should come as a major revelation, at least to Logan, but the script doesn't attribute any particular significance to this. Still, it's hard to fault the show for filling in logic gaps that the comics themselves had yet to address, given the time and resources allotted.

Wolverine's mysterious past represents a corner of X-Men lore that somehow always manages to be more interesting in theory than in execution. Every resolution offered comes with its own set of brand new questions, and in that sense, "Repo Man" can be considered faithful to the spirit of Wolverine's role throughout the '90s. As a cohesive story, it is ultimately unsatisfying, but almost manages to stick the landing by way of momentum and novelty. It remains to be seen how sustainable that approach will be going forward.

X-TRA: This episode was written by Wolverine co-creator Len Wein, his first of four such credits over the course of the series. It's a curious fit, given that Wein chronicled only Wolverine's earliest appearances when the character was effectively a blank slate. He therefore has the unenviable task of cobbling together pieces of a mythology which he had no hand in establishing. It's an admirable effort, and a credit to the production for reaching outside their usual pool of television writers.

Join us today on a lovely episode of Hail to the Keith where Keithie talks about the events of February 14th, 1929.

That's right, you see, the gangland murders of The North Side Gang, you hear and just what did Al Capone or Bugs Maron have to do with it. 

We take a look at the incident, the investigation and what happens to the bosses of the two crime families involved, plus some of the hits from 1929 thrown in. 

Give your sweetheart a little Tommy Gun love and play it for again, kiddo. 

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 three episodes of ECW television from November 1999!

The troublesome trio talk about Rob Van Dam and Sabu battling on TV, Candido & Tammy using Rhino, Sandman getting revenge on Raven, New Jack stalking Da Baldies, the ECW theme... with lyrics (?) and so much more!

So jump on board, grab a chair and get ready to join this threesome for an extreme journey through time!

To finish off our music documentaries season, Talk'n Docs is back with 2024's Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary. Jennifer Smith, Logan Crosland and Cowboy Roger review this highly entertaining look at the birth of yacht rock as a concept, the highlights of the genre, and its lasting influence. From a parody web series to some of music's most memorable collaborations, this intriguing film reminds us to ride like the wind.

It’s… ChroNoSo, where the North-South Connection Podcast Network takes you down memory lane 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 WrestleMania VI!

Ben interviews ring announcer Aaron Rose this week! @PrepSpinAaron talks about his announcing a career and how a near-death incident affected his life and career.

It is Super Bowl time baby! This Week in the NFL returns with a jam packed preview of the big game. Your favorite Three Man Booth takes a look back at the conference championship games. They then each provide their Super Bowl winner, final score, and MVP. This is a great cap to an awesome football season! As an added bonus, John and Cowboy continue their lively discussion around the recent Luka Doncic trade to the Lakers. This is not one to be missed. Enjoy!