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Kris and David are back for EPISODE #500!!! of Between the Sheets, where we discuss the partial week that was March 13-16, 1998. Topics of discussion include:

• The aftermath of Syxx/Sean Waltman being fired by Eric Bischoff solely to mess with Kevin Nash, including how Nash reacted to this during a candid Prodigy chat hours before WCW Uncensored.
• The Uncensored PPV proper, featuring Mean Gene scolding Dean Malenko after his loss to Chris Jericho, a horrible Hulk Hogan/Randy Savage cage match main event, and tons more.
• The second annual SPRING BREAKOUT Monday Nitro from Panama City, featuring Kevin Nash doing a cannonball into the pool and Sting rappelling from a helicopter into the ring among other wackiness.
• -Giant Baba rebooking almost his entire Tokyo Dome debut show for various reasons.
• Eric Bischoff trying to repair the WCW/NJPW relationship after offending NJPW by negotating with AJPW.
• Akira Hokuto announcing her pregnancy.
• The 2nd ever Pride FC show taking place at Yokohama Arena.
• K-1's plans to invade the United States.
• A major UFC PPV in Kenner, Louisiana featuring Frank Shamrock ending Igor Zinoviev's career.
• Paul Heyman announces at the Elk’s Lodge that ECW had finally cleared NY area powerhouse Cablevision for PPV distribution, giving them 100% clearance in the U.S.
• Kane chokeslamming the Phoenix Suns Gorilla, Vince McMahon cutting an amazing promo, and Undertaker burning Kane in effigy onn a wild episode of Raw.

We made it to #500.....what a shock.....so enjoy the show!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WCW

2:18:05 Japan: AJPW, NJPW, FMW, IWA Japan, Akira Hokuto, & AJW

2:44:48 Classic Commercial Break

2:47:31 Halftime

3:47:52 MMA: Pride FC, K-1, & UFC

4:30:00 Latin America: AAA, CMLL, Monterrey, Promo Azteca, Tijuana, & WWC

4:36:11 Other USA: ECW, PCW, Music City, & Azteca Lucha (Oregon)

4:56:58 WWF

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Kris and David are joined by Beau James (@kingofkingsport) to discuss the week that was March 6-12, 1988. Topics of discussion include:

• The Fantastics making their debut in JCP and how it was badly needed at the time for everyone involved.
• Some really tremendous promos on World Championship Wrestling.
• Stan Hansen being reborn in AJPW via his feud with Genichiro Tenryu, especially after the “NOBODY POTATOES ME!” match just before our week.
• Dump Matsumoto's retirement match airs on Fuji TV, giving us yet another opportunity to go off on the ridiculousness of AJW’s mandatory retirement rule.
• Barry Orton being in jail awaiting trial on vehicular manslaughter charges and how that ended his big run in Stampede as The Zodiak.
• Misty Blue's scandalous ring attire becoming an issue to the New York State Athletic Commission.
• The early days of USA Wrestling on TV and the history of Bouncin' Beulah.
• Eddie Gilbert burning Jerry Jarrett with a massive fireball in a legendary Memphis angle.
• Buddy Roberts killing the vibes at Michael Hayes' concert at the Sportatorium.
• Dave Meltzer's first Cauliflower Alley Club banquet.
• King Harley Race suffering what turned out to be a near-career ending injury on Saturday Night's Main Event.
• David Sammartino getting fired by the WWF after he assaulted a fan at a house show.

This is an extremely good show here with some great clips and great stories from Beau!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Jim Crockett Promotions

1:12:43 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, AJW, All-Star, Dale Martin, Stampede, Tim Flowers, Tomko All-Star, EMLL, UWA, & WWC

1:51:45 Classic Commercial Break

1:56:22 Halftime

2:42:44 Other USA: NortheastCW, Dominic Denucci/West Virginia, Pro Wrestling This Week, SCW (GA), USA, Global (FL), CWA/Memphis, WCCW, Central States, AWA, CaliforniaCW, Portland, & Cauliflower Alley Club banquet

5:06:07 WWF

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Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the partial week that was February 23-27, 1996. Topics of discussion include:

• Vince McMahon extensively talking to Wade Keller and Dave Meltzer on the record and being quite candid in talking about the Ultimate Warrior returning to the WWF, the "suspension" of Razor Ramon, Diesel looking at leaving for WCW, and competing against “Ted Turner.”
• Raw featuring the Nacho Man and the Huckster on Larry Fling Live.
• Steve “Dr. Death” Williams not being booked for the AJPW Champion Carnival.
• AJW looking to go back to their "pop star" roots.
• El Signo and Pierroth having quite the confrontation at the La Aficion Awards Dinner in Mexico that quickly escalated into a very serious situation, complete with armed federales.
• El Hijo del Santo doing a rare clean job at Arena Mexico.
• ECW getting featured on A Current Affair in quite the segment.
• Bill Dundee returning to Memphis TV after being gone for 6 months in quite the "shoot angle."
• The complete awesomeness of Lex Luger on Nitro along with Elizabeth's struggle to handcuff Hulk Hogan.

This was a wonderful show, so check it out!!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

1:42:18 Japan: AJPW, NJPW, WAR, FMW, IWA Japan, Tokyo Pro, & AJW

2:00:30 Classic Commercial Break

2:05:01 Halftime

3:05:35 Mexico: AAA, CMLL, & Arena Naucalpan

3:28:03 Other USA: NWA NJ, ECW, TWWF, MEWF, USWA, Steve “Dr. Death” Williams, NWC, & Mil Mascaras

4:25:31 WCW

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Kris and David are joined by Robert O'Connor (@ghostofquinones) to discuss the week that was February 19-25, 2004. Topics of discussion include:

• Eddy Guerrero's first week as WWE Champion and how it has boosted SmackDown business so far.
• Eddy’s championship celebration on SmackDown as well as Brock Lesnar's ACTING~! chops as he pines for his title that he lost and demands a match against Bill Goldberg.
• Raw in Omaha with Christian turning mega heel on Trish Stratus, Stone Cold hyping up Eric Bischoff to fight Vince McMahon, and Mick Foley's legit black eye, among other things.
• The first-ever Shinya Hashimoto vs. Toshiaki singles ma first ever singles match taking place in AJPW.
• The Super J Cup that no one talks about, which was won by Naomichi Marufuji.
• Konnan Plus losing his mask in Monterrey.
• L.A. ParK permanently adopts that ring name and abandons the La Parka persona.
• George South promoting a big legends show in South Carolina.
• The end of MLW.....for now.
• A wild night for Rick Bassman's UPW featuring Scott Hall and Kevin Nash wackiness, plus Tank Abbott and Ken Shamrock working a shoot angle.
• Teddy Hart making his return to TNA, but first, before the show, he gets in a fight with CM Punk outside the White Trash Cafe and is “injured” in the process, kicking off a few memorable days in internet wrestling history.

This was a HIGHLY entertaining show, so you better not miss it!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWE

2:14:35 Japan: AJPW, NJPW, NOAH, Super J-Cup, Zero-One, Toryumon, GAEA, & NEO Ladies

3:02:40 Classic Commercial Break

3:06:12 Halftime

3:59:48 Mexico: AAA, CMLL, IWRG, Monterrey, Toryumon X, Tijuana, & L.A. ParK

4:19:26 Other USA: Jake Roberts, ROH, JerseyCW, 3PW, George South/Night of the Legends, Cody Runnels, NWA Wildside, BANG!, MLW, IWAMS, PGWA, PWG, UPW, SoCal lucha, Mucha Lucha, & Bubba the Love Sponge

5:05:29 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.

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Kris Zellner is joined by Rob Naylor and Our Good Buddy Charles as we discuss the month of February 1990 in the National Wrestling Alliance. We go over TWO big shows during the month in the form of Clash of the Champions X: Texas Shootout and Wrestle War '90: Wild Thing, going over both in-depth from an in-ring ring and behind the scenes point-of-view. We also talk about why Tully Blanchard's negotiations with the NWA fell apart, TV ratings records being broken week after week, Ric Flair resigning as the Head Booker, and so much more.

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Kris and David are finally joined by their dear friend, the debuting John Pollock (@iamjohnpollock / @iamjohnpollock.bsky.social) for the bookend segments of the show to discuss the week-plus that was February 10-17, 1987. Topics of discussion include:

• The Battle of the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, as Angelo Mosca andJim Crockett Promotions run a matinee at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario on the same day as the WWF runs a nighttime card at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens advertised as Roddy Piper's "Canadian Farewell" show.
• The WWF’s dominance of the Canadian wrestling scene and how Crockett is partly to blame for that happening.
• Jim Cornette burning Ronnie Garvin with his double flash paper fireball, leading to Jimmy Garvin turning babyface by making the save.
• Dick Murdoch's heel turn on the Super Powers and his amazing promo work explaining why he did what he did.
• Ric Flair letting us know what it's like being “Naitch.”
• Dave Meltzer watching recent WWC TV and giving his thoughts.
• Larry Sharpe and Bam Bam Bigelow take center stage in a segment about the Monster Factory on Entertainment Tonight.
• Tombstone and "Paulie Dangerously" making their debut on Florida TV.
• Chris Von Colt attacking Wendell Cooley with his flagpole in Continental.
• Jerry Lawler and Nick Bockwinkel forming an unlikely tag team in Memphis to take on Austin Idol and Tommy Rich.
• Chris Adams and “Iceman” King Parsons talk about their how their friendship helped Adams get through his time in federal prison in an ominous promo, which is naturally followed by the angle that splits them up.
• Hulk Hogan finally accepting Andre the Giant's challenge for WrestleMania III on a memorable edition of Piper's Pit.

This show was fantastic, and we were so pumped to have John join us, so hope you enjoy it, too!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 The Battle of the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area

0:49:08 Jim Crockett Promotions

1:42:25 Int’l: AJW, All-Star, Montreal, Stampede, EMLL, UWA, & WWC

2:05:58 Classic Commercial Break

2:10:31 Halftime Plus

3:41:42 USA East: Bam Bam Bigelow/Monster Factory on Entertainment Tonight, CWFlorida, ICW (Savoldi)/Tyree Pride, Continental, & CWA/Memphis

4:51:52 USA West: UWF, WCCW, AWA, Eddie Sharkey, California deregulation, & Portland

5:30:17 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 joined by Al Getz (@algetz.bsky.social) to discuss the week that was February 5-11, 1989. Topics of discussion include:

• Vince and Linda McMahon admitting that pro wrestling was "fake" in front of the New Jersey State Senate as part of their deregulation efforts and all the mainstream media lunacy that followed, including Capt. Lou Albano making a wacky appearance on ABC's “Nightline.”
• Tony Schiavone leaving the NWA for the WWF, and the repercussions that would come from that decision for all parties involved.
• The rumors of New Japan running shows in California run rampant again, as they often did in this era of the newsletters.
• Various comings and goings in Stampede Wrestling.
• Ricky Morton working as a heel in Memphis while working as a babyface elsewhere causing problems for Joe Pedicino's TV block.
• Matwatch continuing to drag out the David Woods/Eddie Gilbert/Continental saga.
• THE DREAM WEAVER makes his Memphis debut.
• Eric Embry loses a loser leaves town match in World Class.
• Rob Russen leaves the AWA on the heels of a majorly disappointing ESPN TV taping in St. Paul where Larry Zbyszko finally becomes the World Heavyweight Champion.
• The George Scott era in the NWA is in full effect in both positive and negative ways.
• The birth of the Yamazaki Corporation.
• Jim Ross and Paul E. Dangerously work together as announcers for the first time as hosts of NWA Main Event.

All of that plus lots more on a damn fun episode of BTS!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

1:45:08 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, AJW, Stampede, EMLL, & Arena Naucalpan

2:18:47 Classic Commercial Break

2:24:50 Halftime

3:22:22 Other USA: Joe Pedicino, SCW, (GA), FCW, Continental, CWA/Memphis, WCCW, Windy City, AWA, & Portland

4:58:24 NWA/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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Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was January 29-February 4, 2005. Topics of discussion include:

• The second WrestleReunion going down in Tampa, and what a weekend it was, as legends and current wrestlers competed on a star-studded show, but Lex Luger's antics ended up being the biggest story to come out of it.
• Dusty Rhodes' status as the head booker in TNA being questionable at best.
• Hiroyoshi Tenzan's body falling apart at the exact worst possible time.
• A wacky angle involving Jose Estrada and his son Julio in WWC.
• Dr. Keith Lipinski sending in a report about a fun lucha libre show in Chicago.
• Bill Goldberg's hatred of WWE at the time.
• A full rundown of the 2005 Royal Rumble PPV featuring John Heidenreich and Gene Snitsky being manly with each other, Batista and John Cena fucking up the big finish to the Rumble match, and Vince McMahon tearing both his quads in when he hit the ring in a fit of anger over said finish.
• Full Raw and Smackdown rundowns, as Triple H tries (and fails) to play Batista, among other things.

All that and much more on a pretty wild show, so check it out!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WrestleReunion

0:57:07 TNA

1:23:53 Int’l: Motoko Baba Produce, AJPW, NJPW, NOAH, DDT, Osaka Pro, Riki Pro, Zero1-Max, NEO Ladies, AAA, CMLL, IWRG, Monterrey, Mil Mascaras/Arena Aficion, Tijuana, & WWC

1:53:34 Other USA: JAPW, IWAMS, Chicago Lucha, Memphis, AWS, Dory Funk Jr./NWWL, & Bill Goldberg

2:10:15 Classic Commercial Break

2:13:26 Halftime

3:12:46 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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We’re back as Kris and David discuss the week that was January 22-28, 2002. Topics of discussion include:

• Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, and Kevin Nash officially signing with the WWF, which leads to Vince McMahon going insane on SmackDown, talking about injecting his company with “a lethal dose of poison" in the form of the New World Order.
• The debut of the famous WWF history video set to Kid Rock's "Lonely Road of Faith" on Raw as Ric Flair begs Vince not to bring back the nWo.
• Details on the upcoming brand split and how that will affect everything.
• Satoshi Kojima having his last New Japan match before leaving for All Japan at Korakuen Hall as the NJPW/AJPW bad blood is at a fever pitch.
• Just who exactly was Darkness Dragon in Toryumon, and was it always the same person? (Yes, it was.)
• Mirko Cro Cop beating up more pro wrestlers.
• Arturo Rivera going on AAA TV and talking about Konnan being on steroids in the ‘90s.
• Reckless Youth and Mike Quackenbush open up a wrestling school in Pennsylvania.
• Low-Ki throws a temper tantrum backstage at an ICW show in Queens after his match with Sabu turns out to be a disaster.
• Joanie Laurer has a bad day on "The Other Half,” the syndicated show that positioned itself as “‘The View’ for men.”
• Randy Savage taking over the book for Andrew McManus' WWA…in theory.
• All sorts of XWF wackiness from the NATPE convention.

We’ve got a stacked show here, folks, so don't miss out!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

2:25:42 Classic Commercial Break

2:29:51 Halftime

2:55:59 Eurasia: NJPW, AJPW, NOAH, DDT, FMW, Toryumon, T2P, K-1, Pancrase, AJW, Arsion, GAEA, Jd’, JWP, NEO Ladies, & TWA (UK)

2:47:28 Other North America: BCW, Stampede, ECCW, AAA, CMLL, IWRG, Monterrey, Tijuana, IWAPR, & WWC

4:14:37 Other USA: Wrestle Factory, ICW NY, NWA NJ, Steve Wilkos/MarylandCW, Bobby Eaton, NWA Wildside, TCW, IPW (FL), NEPW, IWF, IWAMS, MidwestCW, NWA World Tag Team Titles, Memphis, Eddy Guerrero, Terry Funk/EWF (TX), WLW, Mick Karch, WCWA (CA), Nikki, Chyna, UPW, WWA, & XWF

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Kris Zellner is joined by Rob Naylor and our great friend Charles to discuss the month of January 1990 in the National Wrestling Alliance. Topics of discussion include:

• An update on the Windham family counterfeiting saga.
• The Rock ’n’ Roll Express return to the NWA.
• Cactus Jack Manson becomes a force on TV.
• Joe Pedicino leaves the company.
• An amazing TV taping in Johnson City, Tennessee.
• ROOS commercials featuring NWA stars start to air on TV.
• Ric Flair cancelling his booking on the NJPW Tokyo Dome show, which changes Japanese wrestling in a major way.

…and much more. Another strong show, so we hope you enjoy!!!

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