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Kris Zellner is joined by Rob Naylor and Our Good Buddy Charles to discuss the state of the NWA during the Summer of 1989. We pick up where we left off at the end of the Great American Bash PPV and we talk about the road to Clash of the Champions VIII: Fall Brawl.

We talk about Ric Flair & Terry Funk's feud progressing even with Funk going through major injuries and fatigue, the departure of Ricky Steamboat, major issues with TBS and their production of the TV, Tom Zenk coming into the promotion, and the evolution of Norman the Lunatic, plus Robin Green shows us who she really was. And of course we run down the Clash of the Champions card, featuring the infamous plastic bag angle and so much more!!!

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Kris and David are joined by Kaia McKenna (@KaiaMcK) to discuss the week that was September 25-October 1, 2006. Topics of discussion include:

• Vince Russo making one of his many returns to TNA creative the same weekend that Kurt Angle made his surprise debut.
• Dixie Carter giving a crazy interview about TNA's drug policy in stemming from concerns about Angle coming in.
• Buff Bagwell and Lex Luger showing up on Impact to support their buddy Sting.
• Lots of questions about Antonio Pena's health popping up in AAA.
• Mistico winning Black Warrior's mask at the big CMLL Anniversario Show.
• The story of Vampiro’s RXLL promotion falling apart.
• Low-Ki winning IWA Mid-South’s 2006 Ted Petty Invitational, with a full rundown of the tournament.
• WWE taping TV in Oklahoma but not doing any angles humiliating Jim Ross for once.
• Eric Bischoff returning to plug his book on Raw.
• The greatness of the early Cryme Tyme vignettes.
• Hardcore Holly suffering a severe gash on his back in a match against Rob Van Dam on ECW on Syfy continuing the match like it was nothing.
• The sorry state of SmackDown as a TV show at the time.

All of this and so much more on a great episode of BTS!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 TNA

2:01:46 Eurasia: AJPW, NJPW, Zero-One, BJPW, Dragongate, El Dorado, The Great Sasuke, Michinoku Pro, MUGA, Union Pro, WMF, Shinobu Kandori, JWP, M’s Style, Sendai Girls, SUN, Frank Andersson, RoE, & BCW (Scotland)

2:35:09 Classic Commercial Break

2:39:25 Halftime: “Mr. McMahon” on Netflix Edition

3:38:39 Other North America: BSE, AAA, CMLL, AULL, IWRG, RXLL, Univision sale, & IWAPR

4:09:26 Other USA: NWS, LSW, World-1, IWAMS, & Rikishi arrested

4:37:47 WWE

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Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was September 18-24, 1989. Topics of discussion include:

• Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, and The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers all give notice to the WWF amidst rumors of the company having some cashflow issues.
• Earthquake Evans makes his dark match debut at the WWF TV tapings.
• Randy Savage joins the Cincinnati Reds radio booth, which pisses off owner Marge Schott.
• The story of the Dusty Rhodes/"Big Daddy" lawsuit in Florida.
• THE ULTIMATE GIANT appears on The Brother Love Show.
• Ronnie P. Gossett gets diapered while Buddy Landel gets powdered in Memphis.
• Billy Joe Travis begins his heel turn in Dallas.
• The controversial Scott Steiner limo attack airs on TBS days after the infamous plastic bag angle at the Clash, and how Jim Herd vows angles like this would never air again.

All of this and much much more on a very entertaining episode of BTS!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

0:55:26 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, CWA, Stampede, EMLL, & Yoshihiro Asai

1:12:03 Classic Commercial Break

1:16:31 Halftime

1:51:41 Other USA: SCW, Continental, CWA/Memphis, USWA, Central States, AWA, Slammers, & Portland

2:35:00 NWA/WCW

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Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was September 11-17, 2003. Topics of discussion include:

• Hulk Hogan being courted by both the Jarretts and Masahiro Chono to return to the ring.
• Dutch Mantell entering the TNA creative scene and what that meant for Vince Russo and Glenn Gilberti.
• After the infamous Shane Douglas vs. Raven hair vs. hair match, the Sinister Minister shaves Raven's head and causes some major issues with how he did it.
• NOAH puts on a tremendous Budokan show with Kenta Kobashi vs. Yuji Nagata in the main event.
• Antonio Inoki and Wallid Ismail present the first ever JUNGLE FIGHT in Brazil.
• Hijo del Santo's hatred of his nephew, Axxel.
• Mike Tenay leading a group of TNA wrestlers to invade an indie show in New Jersey.
• ZANDIG GETS HUNG FROM MEAT HOOKS.
• WWE pulling Jerry Lawler from MLW’s War Games show.
• Randy Savage's having a Milli Vanilli moment during his big rap concert in Florida.
• WWE getting accused of stealing the best amateur wrestlers in the United States in a very peculiar Wall Street Journal article.
• The Fabulous Moolah meets Randy Orton on Raw.
• Superstar Billy Graham getting a few weeks of profiles on WWE Confidential.
• Details from Triple H's bachelor party.

This was a really damn fun show, so LISTEN NOW!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 NWA-TNA

1:01:33 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, NOAH, Zero-One, Osaka Pro, The Great Sasuke, DEEP, AJW, AtoZ, Jungle Fight, CMLL, IWRG, & IWAPR

2:18:37 Classic Commercial Break

2:23:13 Halftime

2:28:04 Other USA: CSWF, CZW, MXPW, MLW, San Francisco Lucha, Murad Muhammad, Randy Savage, Johnny Fairplay, & Joanie Laurer/Chynna Doll

3:24:38 WWE

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Kris and David are joined by Al Getz (@AlGetzWrestling) to discuss the week that was September 4-10, 1986. Topics of discussion include:

• Details on Jim Crockett's plans for taking over the Central States territory.
• Changes in the TBS weekend shows and why they are happening.
• Some really great promos from JCP TV, including TWO separate ones from the dynamic duo of Sam Houston and Todd Champion that you don't want to miss.
• Bruiser Brody settling his differences with New Japan, as they announce his return…which only lasts two shows.
• A shocking name New Japan wanted to bring in to face Keiji Muto when he returned from his first excursion to the United States.
• CHICKY STARR'S SPORTS SHOP!!!! Yes, we have a clip.
• Championship Wrestling from Florida rebranding as American Championship Wrestling.
• Bam Bam Bigelow splitting from Larry Sharpe in Memphis.
• The UWF debuting its top 10 rankings.
• World Class continuing its downward spiral.
• Col. DeBeers and Scott Hall going at it in the AWA.
• Dave Meltzer's thoughts on the new look of the WWF’s syndicated TV shows, and how much those changes were needed.
• The debut of The Snake Pit on the first episode of Wrestling Challenge.
• Randy Savage at home with Elizabeth and much, much more from WWF TV.

This show was so damn fun, so check it out!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 JCP

1:19:59 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, JWP, England, Maritimes, Montreal, Stampede, Vancouver, EMLL, Arena Naucalpan, UWA, & WWC

2:10:55 Classic Commercial Break

2:15:54 Halftime

3:06:10 USA East: CWF, Continental, & CWA/Memphis

3:49:41 USA West: UWF, WCCW, AWA, Central States, & Portland

4:38:31 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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In this episode of Center Stage Chronicles, Kris Zellner is joined by Rob Naylor and Our Good Buddy Charles to discuss the state of the NWA/WCW from mid-June through late July of 1989. We go over the backlash from the Clash of the Champions in Fort Bragg all the way to the Great American Bash PPV, which includes Lex Luger being an amazing heel, Terry Funk battling injury issues, the fans' love for The Great Muta & Sid Vicious, the Great American Bash tour, the birth of the Power Hour, Gordon Solie and Tommy Rich returning to TBS, the Marietta Massacre, and tons, tons more.

This is a fantastic show, so take a listen!!!

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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 August 26-September 3, 2000, a Patreon request from Ted Bell, who dropped the $25 for us to cover this week. Topics of discussion include:

• Changes coming for the WWF creative staff, which comes at an interesting time because....
• Raw and Smackdown focusing on Triple H and Chyna interacting on TV for the first time in almost a year, which angers their onscreen significant others, Stephanie McMahon and Eddie Guerrero. We talk about how insane this all was, how it seemed like it was building towards a Triple H/Chyna reunion, and why we think it only lasted one week of TV before being dropped cold.
• SummerSlam 2000, which features the WWF’s first-ever TLC match with Edge and Christian vs. The Dudley Boyz vs. The Hardy Boyz, as well as Shane McMahon being a maniac and Kurt Angle finishing the main event with a concussion among lots of other news and notes.
• Kazushi Sakuraba dislocating Renzo Gracie's elbow at Pride 10, which was quite the newsworthy show in general, as it also featured the infamous “Petey, my heart!” fight with Ken Shamrock quitting against Kazuyuki Fujita.
• Atsushi Onita returning to AJPW while Masahiro Chono vs. Masa Fuchi at the Budokan officially kicked off the AJPW vs. NJPW feud.
• Otto Wanz folding his CWA promotion in Austria.
• Fishman losing his mask at the infamous debacle of a super show from GWAS in Mexico, which he never got paid for.
• Night two of ECW’s debut weekend at the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC as they put on what was arguably their last great show.
• WCW, of course..featuring VINCE RUSSO IN THE DESERT, plus Mike Awesome becoming That 70's Guy, Paul Orndorff being jacked as hell while starting his feud with the Natural Born Thrillers, Kevin Nash eating some Korean, and tons more insanity.

This one is damn wild and a CAN’T-MISS SHOW!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

2:20:54 Int’l: Pride FC, AJPW, NJPW, BJPW, FMW, Jd’, LLPW, AustraliaWF tour, CWA folds, GWAS, Tijuana, & Puerto Rico TV ratings

3:34:22 Other USA: ECW, Midnight Express, Ron Fuller-Terry Landel feud, MemphisCW, Power Pro, & XPW

4:07:35 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 Zellner is joined by Rob Naylor (@NINaylor) to discuss wrestling life and times of the awesome Sid Vicious. We go over his entire wrestling career in a way that only we can, as we were both HUGE fans of Sid. We hope that this love letter to Sid's career will make everyone realize what an amazing performer he was.

RIP "Ruler of the World."

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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 Tom Green (@NotThatTomGreen) to discuss the week that was August 21-27, 1996. Topics of discussion include:

• A wild Monday Nitro featuring the most heated nWo beatdown to date, plus the WCW debuts of Juventud Guerrera, Chris Jericho, and Ted DiBiase, memorably terrible post-match promos from Juvi and Jericho, and much more.
• Lots of other WCW drama, which is, as always, to be expected.
• Rumors of Nobuhiko Takada joining AJPW in 1997.
• Jushin Liger's successful brain surgery to remove a benign tumor.
• Why did Satoru Sayama return to pro wrestling, and and why in Tokyo Pro of all places?
• Exactly what is real and what isn't in RINGS?
• Otto Wanz comes out of retirement to wrestle Terry Funk in Austria.
• Natural Born Killaz at the ECW Arena featuring a wild Gangstas vs. Eliminators cage match.
• The tragic death of Maryland indie wrestler Neil Superior.
• Flex Kavana gets a title shot at Jerry Lawler in a loser leaves town match on USWA TV.
• What does the future hold for Bret Hart?
• The WWF's weekly PPV concept idea fading away when the cable companies had no interest.

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

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WCW

1:20:36 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, BattlARTS, FMW, Michinoku Pro, PWC, Tokyo Pro, WAR, Wrestle Dream Factory, RINGS, AJW, CWA, AAA, CMLL, & PROMELL

2:16:26 Classic Commercial Break

2:20:57 Halftime

2:54:45 Other USA: IWF (MA), ECW, USWL, Steel City, Neil Superior, IPWA, NFWA, AWF, ICW (MI), USWA, CWA (TX), & CWUSA

3:44:34 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 guestless as we discuss the week that was August 11-17, 1991, a Patreon request from William Lanham, who dropped the $25 to pick this week. Topics of discussion include:

• An ominous blurb in Matwatch about the Ultimate Warrior and his contract demands to the WWF weeks before SummerSlam.
• Dave Meltzer getting praise from a mainstream sports media newsletter for his coverage of the Zahorian trial and steroids in general.
• Randy Savage's bachelor party on Prime Time Wrestling, which was complete and total insanity.
• Jake “The Snake” Roberts completes his heel turn on the Ultimate Warrior.
• David Sammartino talks to Mark Madden about his past steroid usage in an article that led to a permanent estrangement from his father.
• New Japan's first G1 Climax ends with a memorable night at Sumo Hall that finalizes the ascension of the 3 Musketeers.
• Cactus Jack appears on The Howard Stern Show thanks to Fred the Elephant Boy.
• Terry Funk vs. Bob Backlund headlines a Dennis Coralluzzo show in New Jersey that also features Larry Sharpe’s retirement match.
• Christopher “Honey” Love, a.k.a. Bert Prentice, makes his Memphis debut…in a manner of speaking.
• Eddie Gilbert "officially" joins the Global Wrestling Federation.
• Lots of turmoil in WCW regarding Clash of the Champions ratings, Ric Flair's departure, steroids, and more.

This is a damn fun show, so check it out!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF and Sammartinos

1:58:26 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, FMW, W*ING, JWP, CWA, MaritimesCW, CMLL, UWA, & WWC

2:38:49 Classic Commercial Break

2:43:12 Halftime

3:34:16 Other USA: Chief Thunder Mountain, IWCCW, Cactus Jack, WWA (NJ), SAPW, GASW, IWF, UWF (Abrams), MAPW, Beckley lawsuit settlement, USWA, Eddie Gilbert, GWF, Portland, & Jesse Ventura

5:02:50 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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