Between The Sheets

Kris and David are back to discuss the week that was October 13-19, 1990. Topics of discussion include:

• The Genius joining the growing list of layoffs among WWF veteran wrestlers in light of the end of the C-show tour and how his brother, “Macho King” Randy Savage, felt about it.
• Vince McMahon wanting Hulk Hogan to work more dates and getting pushback from him.
• Saturday Night's Main Event turning into Oktoberfest with some wacky skits. plus Dustin Rhodes showing up to get laid out by the Ted DiBiase and Virgil.
• Dick Glover, J.J. Dillon, and Akio Sato going to Japan to lock up a deal for the WWF with one of the major promotions for a future working agreement.
• Ricky Steamboat working a New Japan tour which was called underwhelming.
• Super World Sports making their official debut with two big shows at Yokohama Arena that had production values which blew away all of the other wrestling promotions in that era.
• A wacky indie show in Cleveland featuring Jerry Lawler vs. Eddie Gilbert and how it was worked into the Memphis TV storylines that morning.
• Kevin Von Erich's new World Class reboot having some problems.
• Jim Cornette having an altercation with a fan in Altoona, Pennsylvania which makes national news.
• Elvira meeting Sid Vicious in the Halloween Havoc commercial spots.
• The burgeoning wrestling action figure market as the holiday shopping season approaches.
• The possibility of Bobby Heenan and Jake Roberts joining the NWA.

This is an extremely fun show, so don't miss it!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

1:18:54 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, SWS, Fray Tormenta, EMLL, & UWA

1:50:53 Classic Commercial Break

1:57:10 Halftime

2:56:56 Other USA: NAWA/SAPW, Peach State, PWF (FL), Generation 1, USWA, WCCW, TWF, & Portland

3:35:37 NWA/WCW

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Kris and David are delighted to be joined by “The King of Old School” STEVE CORINO (@kingcorino on Instagram) to discuss the week-plus that was October 9-16, 1992. Topics of discussion include:

• Rick and Scott Steiner having major issues with Cowboy Bill Watts over Watts wanting to split them up permanently after giving Scott the WCW TV Title as the start of a heel turn and singles push.
• Jake Roberts already doing jobs to Sting on house shows.
• Michael Hayes’s role in the upcoming WCW Slam Jam album.
• Your annual Terry Funk may come to WCW story for the early 90's.
• Watts explaining what a Lights Out Match is on TV.
• Tony Schiavone going Up Close with Erik Watts.
• A Kansas City house show debacle that encourages Bruce Grummert write a sternly-worded letter to the Observer.
• Tokimitsu Ishizawa, Yuji Nagata, and Manabu Nakanishi all make their debuts in New Japan.
• Art Barr and Eddy Guerrero jump to AAA.
• “Canadian Vampire Casanova” and his dalliances with female celebrities in Mexico.
• Competing indie promotions in Georgia involving Sir Samuel F. Kent.
• Ron Wright cutting a promo about possibly going blind thanks to Tim Horner.
• THE KING KILLER debuts in Memphis.
• Bret Hart wins the WWF Title & Money Inc. win the tag team titles on back-to-back days at the WWF TV tapings in Saskatchewan.
• Why the Bret decision was made and how that plays into the new "more wrestling" philosophy of the WWF.

We were so pumped to finally get Steve on the show and it was well worth the damn wait, so you better not miss this one!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WCW

1:38:23 Eurasia: AJPW, NJPW, FMW, Takanos/PWC, Universal, AJW, & CWA

2:13:53 Mexico: AAA, CMLL, & UWA

2:41:50 Classic Commercial Break

2:45:40 Halftime/Jeff Cannonball

3:14:26 Other North America: IWA (Calgary), WWC, John Arezzi, NAWA (NY), WWOW, All-South, ICWA, SMW, USWA, GWF, Big D, Battles of Houston and Los Angeles, IWA (Sacramento), & CWUSA

4:15:21 WWF

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For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 5 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets to sign up that way.) If you convert to a paid subscriber, we get a kickback for referring you, allowing you to support both the show and the indie scene.

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Kris Zellner is joined by Rob Naylor and Our Good Buddy Charles to discuss September 1991 in the world of WCW and pop culture at large as only they can. Topics of discussion include:

• What did O.P.P. really mean to us as kids in 1991?
• Clash of the Champions 16: Fall Brawl featuring the Georgia Brawl, Brian Pillman and "Bradstreet" being awesome, Sting and Cactus Jack coming out of gift boxes to attack each other, Mike Graham being "old", Ron Simmons being all over the show, the debut of Van Hammer debut and much more.
• On the same night as the Clash, MTV broadcasts their annual Video Music Awards which, a show dominated by R.E.M. But it’s remembered more for the cold open starring the then-controversial Pee-wee Herman.
• We also run down all the major winners and happenings from the show, as it marked the unofficial end of an era at MTV, as well.
• Emily Valentine making her debut on “Beverly Hills, 90210” the same week as Jeff Hunter’s first appearance on “Saved By The Bell.”
• Jim Herd being named the new president of the NWA and what that actually means.
• “Use Your Illusion” by Guns ’n’ Roses, “No More Tears” by Ozzy Osbourne, “Emotions” by Mariah Carey are all released on the same day.
• Tim Allen's “Home Improvement” debuting on ABC.
• Tom Zenk getting arrested.
• Mass confusion regarding the status of WCW's syndicated TV in New York.
• “Baywatch” starts it's run in first-run syndication after previously airing on NBC.
• Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Lopez make their debuts on “In Living Color.”
• Nirvana's "Nevermind, "The Low End Theory" by A Tribe Called Quest, "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and "Waking Up The Neighbours" by Bryan Adams all come out on the same day.
• The video for “Smells Like Teen Spirit" makes it's TV debut on MTV's "120 Minutes."
• “The Jerry Springer Show” debuts in syndication.
• WCW talking about bringing in “Ravishing” Rick Rude with a big push.

This is a slam-packed show with tons going on, so everybody take a listen!!!

To support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will also get you exclusive access to not only the monthly themed episode of Between the Sheets, but also access to our new mailbag segment, a Patron-only chat room on Slack, and anything else we do outside of the main shows!

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For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 5 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets to sign up that way.) If you convert to a paid subscriber, we get a kickback for referring you, allowing you to support both the show and the indie scene.

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Kris and David are back to discuss the week that was September 28-October 4, 1988. Topics of discussion include:

• Dave Meltzer deciphering just what was rumor vs. fact in the wrestling world during our week when it came to Lex Luger or Ric Flair leaving the NWA as well as Jerry Jarrett's acquisition of World Class.
• The WWF renewing its deal with NBC, but not everything was as it seemed.
• Ted DiBiase buying Hercules as a “slave,” the in-ring debut of Akeem, and Sensational Sherri soul kissing Greg Valentine all on one episode of Superstars.
• New Japan’s tour of Taiwan and how, on the plane ride back home, Bob Orton Jr. got belligerent and was arrested as soon as as they landed…all of which happened in front of a sports columnist flying home from the Seoul Olympics who detailed it in the Detroit News.
• Mr. Donnie making his debut as Tommy Rich's manager at Jerry Blackwell's big SCW show in Marietta.
• Eddie Gilbert and Paul E. Dangerously having their "last stand" on Continental TV, including a promo where where Paul E. even breaks out SHOOT NAMES in startlingly familiar fashion.
• Dave Meltzer and Steve Beverly are both at the big Road to Birmingham with lots of details on the show and the status of the promotion in general after Eddie and Paul dipped out.
• Brickhouse Brown going through some hard times in Memphis.
• The first ever Battle of the Bam[m] Bam[m]s headlining the big Windy City Wrestling card at the International Amphitheater.
• The hilarious SuperClash III “press conference” takes place on AWA TV.
• An update on the sale of Jim Crockett Promotions to Turner Broadcasting, as it's getting REALLY close to completion.
• Bam Bam Bigelow making his TBS debut, with Ric Flair definitely taking notice right away.

We love doing shows like these and hope you love listening to them!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Rumor vs. Fact

0:14:39 WWF

1:02:40 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, UWF, Dale Martin, All-Star, Reslo, Stampede, Tomko All-Star, EMLL, UWA, & WWC

1:31:37 Classic Commercial Break

1:36:10 Halftime/PAC

1:50:31 Other USA: SCW, FCW, Continental, CWA/Memphis, WCCW, Windy City, AWA, & Portland

3:32:05 Jim Crockett Promotions

To support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will also get you exclusive access to not only the monthly themed episode of Between the Sheets, but also access to our new mailbag segment, a Patron-only chat room on Slack, and anything else we do outside of the main shows!

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For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 5 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets to sign up that way.) If you convert to a paid subscriber, we get a kickback for referring you, allowing you to support both the show and the indie scene.

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Kris and David are back to discuss the week that was September 22-28, 2008. Topics of discussion include:

• ROH New Horizons debuts on PPV featuring Bryan Danielson vs. Tyler Black, Nigel McGuinness defending the ROH Title against Claudio Castagnoli, appearances from Naomichi Marufuji and Go Shiozaki, and so much more.
• An update on Kevin Nash's contract status in TNA.
• Booker T's horrible Ugandan accent in TNA.
• "The Love-In" starring “The Guru” Sonjay Dutt and SoCal Val.
• Who’s going to portray Suicide in TNA with Frankie Kazarian getting hurt?
• The Great Muta winning the Triple Crown again in AJPW.
• HUSTLE going down the toilet at the box office.
• The total insanity of the TEAM VADER shows in Tokyo.
• INDYPENDENCE DAY in England.
• Homicide is crowned "The King of New York” on a very random show in Queens.
• Erick Stevens winning the Jeff Peterson Cup the same weekend that Drake Younger wins the Ted Petty Invitational.
• Vince McMahon wanting better ACTING~! from the WWE roster.
• The TV wrestling boom in Spain officially coming to an end.
• Raw General Manager Mike Adamle. That is all.
• Santo Marella’s rivalry with “BAPTISTA.”
• Triple H slumming it on SmackDown, where he’s programmed with the Great Khali and Vladimir Kozlov.
• Stephanie McMahon beefing with Kevin Dunn even as far back as 2008.
• Why isn't WWE connecting with adults?

All that and more on a fun episode of BTS!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 ROH

0:23:15 TNA

1:12:32 Eurasia: AJPW, NJPW, NOAH, Apache Army, DDT, Dragongate, Fukumen Mania, Futen, HUSTLE, Kageki, Team Vader, VKF, Zero-One. JWP, WSW (Portugal), & Indypendence Day

2:00:52 Classic Commercial Break

2:05:21 Halftime/Anti-aggregator ranting

2:53:09 Other North America: AAA, CMLL, IWRG, Juarez, BPW, ACE, Mark Madden, Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup, & IWAMS

3:38:56 WWE

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For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 5 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets to sign up that way.) If you convert to a paid subscriber, we get a kickback for referring you, allowing you to support both the show and the indie scene.

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Kris and David are back to discuss the week that was September 15-21, 1984. Topics of discussion include:

• The birth of Pro Wrestling USA, as we get the first official TV taping from the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, plus we discuss the impetus behind the promotion, plus who is running it behind the scenes. what their game plan is trying to compete with the WWF, and how similar plans had been brewing going back almost a year.
• The taping itself and how some of the top local stars were used as basically glorified jobbers for the "bigger stars."
• Randy Savage being backstage but not used and potential reason why that happened.
• Jack Reynolds being the one person immediately poached by the WWF.
• Why Bill Watts wasn't at the show.
• Verne Gagne already jobbing the Road Warriors in non-title matches.
• New Japan Pro Wrestling exploding as Riki Choshu's Ishingundan all jump to join Naoki Otsuka's new project with Giant Baba, with a in-depth rundown of the events that led up to this major news story.
• Where Tatsumi Fujinami fits into all of this.
• Sangre Chicana and MS-1 having a caballera contra caballera main event for the 2nd straight EMLL Anniversario show.
• Dusty Rhodes and Nikita Koloff doing some arm-wrestling in JCP.
• Superstar Billy Graham turning babyface in Florida.
• Bill Watts banning all weapons in Mid-South on the same show that features the debut of Master G.
• The WWF retreating from running shows in the Jarrett territory.
• Bobby Heenan being on his way into the WWF while Terry Gordy is on his way out.
• Mr. T showing up at the WWF debut at the Forum in Inglewood and has a skirmish with Dr. D. No, not that one.
• Jack Tunney making his TV debut in Piper's Pit.

We always love doing shows from this era, so we hope you enjoy it!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Pro Wrestling USA & AWA

0:59:45 Int’l: NJPW, UWF, South Africa, Montreal, EMLL, UWA, & WWC

1:45:11 Classic Commercial Break

1:49:45 Halftime

2:47:38 Other USA: JCP, CWG, CWF, Southeastern, Memphis, Mid-South, WCCW, Southwest, Central States, South Dakota, & Portland

4:27:15 WWF

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For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 5 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets to sign up that way.) If you convert to a paid subscriber, we get a kickback for referring you, allowing you to support both the show and the indie scene.

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Kris and David are back to discuss the week that was September 8-13, 1998. Topics of discussion include:

• Wrestlers from various promotions having legal issues in the same week.
• DX vs. Kaientai DX in THE BATTLE OF DX on Raw Saturday Night.
• Davey Boy Smith attending the WWF house show in Calgary two days before he nearly ends his career at WCW Fall Brawl.
• Vince McMahon talking shit on Bret Hart to Mike Mooneyham.
• AJPW needing to change up their main event scene.
• CMLL changing up their Anniversario plans (and why).
• Justin Credible's wedding causing various people to miss ECW’s weekend house shows.
• Barry Blaustein's crew filming for “Beyond the Mat” at the APW show in Hayward.
• The Sandman signing a three-year deal with WCW.
• Ralphus making his TV debut on WCW Thunder.
• The complete piece of garbage known as Fall Brawl '98.
• WCW making enemies out of the fans of Mobile, Alabama with a horribly false advertised WCW Saturday Night taping.

This was quite the damn show, so you definitely don't want to miss this one!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Wrestler Arrests

0:24:12 WWF

1:00:00 Eurasia: AJPW, NJPW, FMW, FULL, Michinoku Pro, WAR, Wrestle Yume Factory, Arsion, & CWA

1:20:06 Latin America: AAA, CMLL, IWRG, Monterrey, & Puerto Rico

1:36:01 Classic Commercial Break

1:40:33 Halftime/Andy Williams

2:11:16 Other USA: ECW, NWA, NWA Georgia, NDW, UCW (OH), UCW (AL), Memphis Power Pro, APW, & NBC Exposé

2:31:02 WCW

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For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 5 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets to sign up that way.) If you convert to a paid subscriber, we get a kickback for referring you, allowing you to support both the show and the indie scene.

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Since today is the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, we figured we'd re-upload what is effectively our 9/11 show. Matt Griffin joins us to talk about the week from his perspective working in the U.S. Marine Corps public relations department at the time, plus Phil Schneider hops on for the indie section since he lived in Washington, DC at the time of the attacks and is a longtime evangelist of the Low-Ki vs. The Amazing Red match that took place on the UCW/ICW New York show in Queens that week.

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Kris and David are joined by Matt Griffin (ACTION Wrestling) and Phil Schneider (Segunda Caida) this week to discuss the week that was September 12-18, 2001. Topics of discussion include:

• September 11th and how that affected us personally as well as the wrestling business, plus Dave Meltzer’s thoughts on the feelings of the nation at the time in a powerful piece.
• How the WWF handled this situation and the infamous 9/13 live Smackdown from Houston with all the behind the scenes info you would want.
• The rest of the week in the WWF.
• New Japan's wild G-1 World Tournament, K-1’s tax issues, and the awesomeness of 2001 CMLL.
• Phil joins us to discuss the United States indie scene including Low-Ki vs. Red tearing it up on the first wrestling show in NYC since 9/11, Jeff G. Bailey taking over Wildside, post-WCW startup madness, and Stevie Ray on Ricki Lake.

A fantastic show and one of our best ever so don't miss it!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 9/11

0:36:16 WWF

2:08:12 Japan: AJPW, NJPW, ZERO-ONE, BattlARTS, BJPW, DDT, FMW, Michinoku Pro, Osaka Pro, Toryumon, W*ING, ARSION, JD’, NEO, & K-1

3:17:55 Classic Commercial Break

3:20:27 Housekeeping/The Amazon Game

3:50:10 Other North America: Matrats, ECCW, AAA, CMLL, IWRG, Luchas 2000, Monterrey, & Dandy-Navarro

4:13:13 Other USA: UCW, Assault, NWA, Memphis, OVW, HWA, MECW, IWAMS, The Wall, WOW Magazine, WrestleXpress, Hulk Hogan, & Ricki Lake (And yes, we found out after the show that the kid on there isn’t who we thought he was.) 

To support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will also get you exclusive access to not only the monthly themed episode of Between the Sheets, but also access to our new mailbag segment, a Patron-only chat room on Slack, and anything else we do outside of the main shows!

If you’re looking for the best deal on a VPN service—short for Virtual Private Network, it helps you get around regional restrictions as well as browse the internet more securely—then Private Internet Access is what you’ve been looking for. Not only will using our link help support Between The Sheets, but you’ll get a special discount, with prices as low as $1.98/month if you go with a 40 month subscription. With numerous great features and even a TV-specific Android app to make streaming easier, there is no better choice if you’re looking to subscribe to My AEW and other region-locked services.

For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 5 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets to sign up that way.) If you convert to a paid subscriber, we get a kickback for referring you, allowing you to support both the show and the indie scene.

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Kris and David are joined by J.D. Oliva to discuss the week that was September 4-10, 1989. Topics of discussion include:

• In MATWATCH, Steve Beverly talks to Turner Broadcasting's Jeff Carr about the ongoing issues with World Championship Wrestling airing outside of its normal timeslot among other issues.
• Terry Funk's health issues flaring up, causing him to miss matches against Ric Flair.
• The NWA losing their spot at the Capital Centre in Maryland.
• Sid Vicious and Scott Hall have quite the match on WCW.
• Big Van Vader talking to Hasbro about an action figure deal.
• Akira Maeda wanting a fight with George Foreman.
• The reality of Stampede Wrestling's "talks" with ESPN about being on their network.
• Captain Lou Albano getting roasted by friends for charity.
• The Big Daddy (Steve DiBlasio) trial in Florida starring Dusty Rhodes.
• The saga of Jerry Lawler, Buddy Landell, and a limousine.
• A young man named Steve Williams makes his TV debut in Dallas.
• Rip Oliver turns babyface in Portland.
• The birth of American Gladiators.
• Rick Rude crashes Roddy Piper's party on the Brother Love Show.

We had a blast recording with J.D. and we hope you have a similar blast listening to the show!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 NWA/WCW

1:13:01 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, FMW, UWF, & Stampede

1:47:34 Classic Commercial Break

1:51:12 Halftime

2:40:03 Other USA: Lou Albano, ICW, USWA (Raskin), Bobby Fulton, Larry Sharpe, ACW (NC), Big Daddy lawsuit, FCW, Continental, CWA/Memphis, USWA (TX), IWF (LA), AWA, Portland, & American Gladiators

4:12:46 WWF

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Kris Zellner is joined by Rob Naylor and Our Good Buddy Charles for another episode of Center Stage Chronicles. This time, we discuss the month that was August 1991 in the World Championship Wrestling and pop culture in general. Topics of discussion include:

• WCW making roster cuts as the Great American Bash tour comes to a close.
• Differing thoughts from WCW personnel regarding a possible steroid testing policy.
• WCW hooking up with Marvel Comics for a comic book.
• Deidre Hall returns as Dr. Marlena Evans on "Days of our Lives."
• Johnny B. Badd and Steve Austin start a beef over Johnny's intentions for Lady Blossom.
• Eddie Gilbert no-shows a return to WCW for Eddie Gilbert reasons.
• The invention of the World Wide Web and Linux as we enter a new age of computer technology.
• The debut of Nicktoons featuring "Doug," "Rugrats," and "Ren & Stimpy."
• Cactus Jack and Abdullah the Butcher return to WCW to torment Sting.
• Nintendo releases the Super Nintendo Entertainment System to the masses in North America as the video game world changes forever.
• Sting wins the U.S. Heavyweight Title tournament at the Omni in Atlanta.
• "Doc Hollywood," "Double Impact," "The Commitments," "Harley Davidson & The Marlboro Man," and "Showdown in Little Tokyo" all hit the theaters.
• PM Dawn, Metallica, Cypress Hill, Brooks & Dunn, Mr. Bungle, Spin Doctors, Pearl Jam, Blur, Toad the Wet Sprocket all have major albums hit record stores.
• Whether or not The Hunchbacks were really going to be a thing in WCW.

This was a tremendously fun show to do and we hope you enjoy the hell out of it!!!!

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