Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was June 11-17, 1999. Topics of discussion include:

• Rena Mero showing up in the front row of a crazy episode of WCW Monday Nitro days after filing her lawsuit against the WWF. Jerry McDevitt was pissed, of course, while Eric Bischoff was in his damn bag on commentary.
• The horrible Great American Bash PPV featuring the return of Sid Vicious to WCW, plus Nitro and one of the most lame duck episodes of Thunder in history.
• A wild story involving Ric Flair in a classic WCW, EVERYBODY moment.
• Mitsuharu Misawa shatters Kenta Kobashi's nose in their Triple Crown Title match at the Budokan.
• Kodo Fuyuki brings in adult video actress types into FMW.
• What in the hell is United Nations Wrestling?
• Momoe Nakanishi in a 60 minute "shoot" for Jd’?!?
• CMLL getting in trouble over their new Los Capos faction in the aftermath of the Columbine High School shooting.
• An update on the soon-to-be-announced ECW/TNN deal.
• RVD's appearance on NBC’s “City Guys” draws the ire of the New York Post.
• Doug Gilbert makes a shocking return to the WMC TV-5 studio on Power Pro TV.
• Martha, Stu, and Helen Hart file their wrongful death lawsuit against the WWF and others over Owen Hart's death a few weeks earlier.
• Steve Austin enjoys his first day as the new CEO of the WWF in a great bit of television.

All of that and tons more on a crazy episode of BTS.

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Rena Mero

0:34:14 WCW

2:22:01 Japan: AJPW, NJPW, BJPW, FMW, IWA Kokusai, Michinoku Pro, SPWF, United Nations, Jd’, JWP, & NEO Ladies

2:47:00 Classic Commercial Break

2:50:56 Halftime

3:23:44 Other North America: Grand Prix, AAA, CMLL, IWRG, & WWC

3:40:16 Other USA: NWA New England, ECW, MarylandCW, & Memphis Power Pro 

4:36:57 WWF

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Kris and David are joined by Robert O'Connor (@ghostofquinones) to discuss the week that was June 5-11, 1986. Topics of discussion include:

• Superstar Billy Graham's imminent return to the WWF.
• Andre the Giant possibly booking himself out to independent promotions.
• Jack Tunney firing Maple Leaf Wrestling ring announcer Norm Kimber.
• The Road Warriors taking over in All Japan.
• NJPW’s TV situation being up in the air.
• The Angel of Death and Miss Honey fluster Ed Whalen in Stampede.
• The Shock Troops debut in Florida.
• Jos LeDuc wants to make a man out of Paul Diamond.
• The aftermath of the Bill Watts’ Russian flag burial angle.
• The UWF debuting in Memphis to Jerry Lawler’s consternation.
• The public relations aftermath of Kerry Von Erich’s motorcycle accident.
• Ole Anderson returning and attacking Dusty Rhodes to cement the official formation of the Four Horsemen.
• Magnum T.A. slaps up Bob Geigel.

This is just a taste of the greatness on this show, so LISTEN NOW!!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

1:17:30 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, All-Star, Big Bear, WFWA, Stampede, EMLL, & Arena Naucalpan

2:23:47 Classic Commercial Break

2:29:06 Halftime: Jordan Breen tribute

3:49:41 Other USA: CWF, CCW, Memphis, UWF, WCCW, TASW, Central States, AWA, Eddie Sharkey, SoCal lucha, & Portland

5:36:11 Jim Crockett Promotions

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Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was May 28-June 3, 2006. Topics of discussion include: 

• Terry Taylor being named the Director of Talent Relations in TNA and how the Torch was all over that news in an absolute shocker.
• TNA Knockouts being featured in the magazine "Sole Collector.”.
• NJPW holding Masahito Kakihara’s retirement show.
• Cibernetico undergoing knee surgery, which kills a major angle for TripleMania.
• Rey Bucanero turning tecnico in CMLL.
• Davey Richards making his ROH debut.
• Lex Luger and New Jack have issues at an NWS show.
• Sabu torches Dory Funk Jr. on a BANG! show.
• IWA Mid-South's annual King of the Death Matches tournament.
• Why did Michael Modest leave wrestling?
• Hulk Hogan giving a crazy interview with The Sun.
• Jake the Snake goes fishing.
• WWE's plans for the new ECW.
• Paul Heyman and Mick Foley having quite the debate on Raw regarding the new ECW, featuring Kurt Angle joining the “third brand.”
• Funny CM Punk stuff from OVW.

This was quite the show, so don't miss out!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 TNA

0:36:14 Eurasia: AJPW, NJPW, NOAH, Zero-One MAX, Dragongate, King’s Road, Michinoku Pro, Osaka Pro, Jd’, JWP, NEO Ladies, & IPW UK

1:03:50 Latin America: AAA, CMLL, IWRG, Monterrey, WWC

1:41:21 Classic Commercial Break

1:44:22 Halftime

2:23:25 Other USA: ROH, NEW, NWS, PWElite, BANG!, IWAMS, Wrestle Birmingham, OWG, Michael Modest, Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Jake Roberts, & Nikolai Volkoff

3:29:09 WWE

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Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was May 22-28, 1996. Topics of discussion include:

• Scott Hall making his shocking WCW debut on the first-ever 2 hour episode of Monday Nitro in Macon, Georgia, and how the wrestling world was changed forever.
• The original plans for "Team WWF" against "Team WCW" and how Hulk Hogan was originally going to be involved.
• The Road Warriors quitting WCW because of how much Scott Hall and Kevin Nash were being paid.
• Brian Pillman playing everyone in every major company.
• Major shakeups in All Japan as Akira Taue wins the Triple Crown while Jun Akiyama becomes a World Tag Champion and gets properly elevated.
• The Golden Cups running the indies in Japan.
• CNBC does an embarassing feature on MMA.
• The debut of Dwayne Johnson as FLEX KAVANA in Memphis.
• Chaos behind the scenes in the WWF regarding the Shawn Michaels vs. Davey Boy & Diana Smith angle.
• In Your House: Beware of Dog becoming an all-time cursed PPV thanks to a power outage and having to take place over the course of two nights.
• Did Hunter Hearst Helmsley really get punished as bad as the legend says he was after the Clique Curtain Call?

All of that and so much more on a helluva episode of Between the Sheets!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WCW

1:12:52 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, WAR, BJPW, FMW, IWA Japan, Tokyo Pro, Wrestle Dream Factory, PWFG, UWFi, RINGS, AAA, CMLL, & Tijuana

1:51:12 Classic Commercial Break

1:57:06 Halftime

2:46:48 Other USA: UFC, NJCW, ECW, TWWF, & USWA

3:31:41 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 the month that was May 1990 in the National Wrestling Alliance and pop culture. We talk about Paul E. Dangerously making his return to TV managing Mean Mark Callous, the shocking death of Jim Henson, Ric Flair and Brian Pillman working the AWA Twin Wars ’90 show to return the favor of being loaned The Destruction Crew, Ole Anderson becoming the sole booker in a shocker, the NWA babyfaces vs. the GLOW girls on Family Feud, the Road Warriors leaving for the WWF, Ice Cube releasing his first solo album, Capital Combat ’90: The Return of Robocop, Madonna taking the world by storm with "Vogue,”the last episode of “Newhart,” and much more.

We have a tremendous show here, so you better not miss it!!!

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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 guestless as we discuss the (almost-)week that was May 14-19, 2001. Topics of discussion include:

• The WWF’s early plans for a new WCW roster.
• The WWF trying to reassure the masses that their fanbase nearly as dumb and or poor as recent demographic data suggested.
• A TERRIBLE angle involving Steve Austin, Triple H, and The Undertaker.
• William Regal putting Grandmaster Sexay and Triple H in their places on TV.
• An interesting new name joining the WWF writers’ room.
• Triple H vs. Ray Lewis and the story of how it almost happened.
• New Japan's Best of the Super Juniors tour opens up and it's a great one.
• Jodie Fleisch sustaining a bad injury in England.
• The debut of RAYITITO in CMLL.
• Vampiro causing problems for Ultimo Dragon on some Toryumon Mexico shows.
• CZW's first BEST OF THE BEST tournament goes down and turns out to be a coming out party for Mark and Jay Briscoe.
• Wild eBay auctions involving two of the most popular women in wrestling.
• A Rena Mero career update.
• Hulk Hogan and Jerry Jarrett both possibly talking to USA Network.

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

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

2:19:33 Classic Commercial Break 

2:23:40 Halftime

3:15:06 Eurasia: NJPW, NOAH, Zero-One, DDT, Osaka Pro, RINGS, Arsion, Jd’, EWF, FWA, & WrestleXpress

3:52:13 Latin America: AAA, CMLL, IWRG, XLAW, Tijuana, & WWC

4:13:06 Other USA: JAPW, CZW, MarylandCW, IWC, IWAMS, MAW, Memphis, AAA, APW, ECCW, eBay, Rena Mero, Bobby Heenan, Ric Flair, Kevin Nash, & Hulk Hogan

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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 guestless this week as we discuss the week that was May 7-13, 2004. Topics of discussion include:

• The very first Randy Orton vs. Edge singles match taking place on Raw.
• The early days of the abominable Kane/Lita storyline.
• The story of how Kenzo Suzuki's wife, Hiroko, got her job with WWE.
• Triple H’s promising" movie career.
• Hustle III in Yokohama featuring Scott Hall and Kevin Nash in the main event, Cactus Jack wrestling for the Triple Crown, and all sorts of other wackiness.
• A U.S. based film on the life of El Santo?
• The saga of Court Bauer’s H2 Wrestling, with all of the bullshit that entails.
• TNA finalizing its TV deal with Fox Sports Net, and how that would change the promotion forever.

This is another really entertaining show, especially the H2 discussion!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWE

1:23:51 Japan: Hustle, NJPW, NOAH, BJPW, Michinoku Pro, Osaka Pro, & Toryumon

2:08:50 Classic Commercial Break

2:13:02 Halftime

3:00:26 Latin America: CMLL, IWRG, Monterrey, El Hijo del Santo, Tijuana, & IWAPR

3:12:50 Other USA: H2, IWC, Dusty Rhodes, 3PW, IWAMS, & Bill Goldberg

3:42:12 NWA-TNA

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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.

You can also use code BTSPOD to save 25% on your first payment — whether paying month to month or annually — when you subscribe to Ultimate Classic Wrestling Network at ClassicWrestling.net!

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Kris and David are back after a week off to discuss the partial week that was April 26-30, 1995, a show requested by William Lanham, who threw down the requisite $25 on our Patreon to pick this week. Topics of discussion include:

• A full rundown of the two NJPW shows at Mayday Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, both inside and outside the ring, with stories about the political implications of the shows, Ric Flair and Eric Bischoff being the only WCW people involved, the real attendance numbers, North Korea's strong-arm tactics, and so much more.
• Brian Pillman getting dropped on his head in a TV squash.
• Diamond Dallas Page getting spooked by Kimberly trying on a wedding dress during a wacky WCW TV skit.
• Bobby Heenan wanting to know who the hell The Renegade is.
• Hayabusa officially becoming Atsushi Onita's opponent in Onita's "retirement" match.
• Perro Aguayo Jr. making his debut in a big angle at a major AAA show in Guadalajara with Dave Meltzer in attendance.
• Buddy Landel taking a visit to Classy Motors.
• Al Snow hating Ricky Morton's girlfriend Andrea.
• ABC’s “Wide World of Sports” covering steroids and early deaths in pro wrestling.
• The 1-2-3 Kid's career being in jeopardy after breaking his neck.
• The in-ring WWF TV debut of Hunter Hearst Helmsley.

This is a very entertaining show, so check it out!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 NJPW in North Korea

0:39:20 WCW

1:06:17 Japan: AJPW, Heisei Ishingun, WAR, FMW, IWU, Michinoku Pro, RINGS, & AJW

1:24:23 Classic Commercial Break

1:28:08 Halftime: Thomas Edward Gilbert Jr. Edition

2:37:03 Other North America: CWA (Toronto), AAA, CMLL, WEDAI, & WWC

3:18:13 Other USA: ECW, SMW, CCW (KY), USWA, AWF, NWA Dallas, APW, Slammers CNN, Killer Kowalski on ABC, & Wide World of Sports

4:15:53 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.

You can also use code BTSPOD to save 25% on your first payment — whether paying month to month or annually — when you subscribe to Ultimate Classic Wrestling Network at ClassicWrestling.net!

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Kris Zellner is joined by Rob Naylor and our good buddy Charles to discuss the month of April 1990 in the National Wrestling Alliance…and in pop culture as well!

We talk about the ongoing saga of Ric Flair and his battles with Jim Herd, even as Flair signs a contract extension. We also talk about Barry Windham making his return to the NWA, more comings and goings with some weird names making appearances, Tommy Rich vs. Joel Deaton and Eddie Gilbert vs. Samu being never-ending feuds on TV, and much more. Plus we talk about Brent Musburger being fired by CBS, Twin Peaks and In Living Color making their TV debuts, and, of course, the World Championship Wrestling video game gets released for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

This is damn fun show, so everyone should check it out!!!!

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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 guestless this week as we discuss the (almost) week that was April 16-21, 1997. Topics of discussion include:

• The WWF's In Your House: Revenge of the Taker PPV, featuring Undertaker scorching Paul Bearer and the Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart rematch from WrestleMania.
• The Raw after the PPV, which really kickstarted the "Attitude Era" in many ways, as Austin "injures" Bret in a wild, show-long angle, and much, much more also happens on one of Raw’s greatest episodes of all-time.
• A deeper examination into why Phil Mushnick hated wrestling fans at the time.
• Toshiaki Kawada finally pins Mitsuharu Misawa in a singles match for the first time as he wins the Champion Carnival at the Budokan.
• Atsushi Onita's desire to work with the WWF.
• The birth of the Torneo Cibernetico in CMLL in the form of one of the greatest matches of the 90's.
• ECW desperately trying to lock up talent as WCW is ready to raid.
• A look into the PPV numbers for Barely Legal.
• Tommy Rich and Doug Gilbert get busted for weed on 4/20.
• Dutch Mantell takes over the book in USWA and it's evident immediately.
• Kevin Nash and Syxx are pissed at Ric Flair and Roddy Piper, which spills over into a heated promo on Nitro as WCW backstage politics are flaming hot.

This is an extremely good show here, folks, so don't miss out!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

1:41:02 Japan: AJPW, NJPW, BattlARTS, FMW, Fuyuki Gun, IWA Japan, Samurai Project, W*ING, RINGS, AJW, GAEA, & Jd’

2:10:48 Classic Commercial Break

2:16:32 Halftime

2:58:25 Mexico: AAA, CMLL, Promo Azteca, & Tijuana

3:11:00 Other USA: ESW, NJCW, ECW, NWL, USWL, CPW, Tommy Rich & Doug Gilbert arrested, IWAMS, NAASW, USWA, World Class II, & APW

3:37:34 WCW

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