Between The Sheets

Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was August 7-13, 1998. Topics of discussion include:

• WCW Road Wild featuring Jay Leno teaming up with Diamond Dallas Page against Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff, including all of the insanity surrounding that match, plus the rest of that show, which was one of the worst PPV's of all time.
• Running through Nitro and Thunder, which were filled with wackiness as you would expect.
• Rick Martel officially retires from wrestling due to an injury suffered during his brief WCW run…but not the injury you’re thinking of.
• Lots of backstage issues in WCW that should come as no shock to anyone.
• New Japan running a big Osaka Dome show featuring Masahiro Chono winning the IWGP Heavyweight Title for the first time plus Yuji Nagata's return from his excursion to WCW.
• Ayako Hamada making her wrestling debut.
• The cat and mouse game regarding the Sandman's status in ECW.
• The WWF getting into the hospitality business by buying the old Debbie Reynolds Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas while also eyeing a spot in Times Square for an eventual theme restaurant, all over a year before the company went public.
• The awfulness of Shane McMahon's color commentary on Sunday Night Heat.
• John Wayne Bobbitt appearing by Val Venis’s side as he dumps Mrs. Yamaguchi in one of many crazy moments on this week’s episode of Raw.

This is a crazy-assed show with a lot of stuff going on, so you don't want to miss this one!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WCW

1:55:47 Eurasia: NJPW, BJPW, FMW, Kurisu Gym, Michinoku Pro, SPWF, UNW, Punch Tahara Wedding Reception, AJW, Arsion, GAEA, JWP, & NWA UK

2:26:52 Classic Commercial Break

2:31:03 Halftime

3:18:20 Other North America: Stampede, AAA, CMLL, IWRG, & Tijuana

3:33:33 Other USA: NWA NY, ECW, IPW (PA), All-Star (NC), NDW, IWAMS, Power Pro, CWF (Louisiana), & APW

4:06:03 WWF

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Kris Zellner is joined by Rob Naylor and our good buddy Charles (a.k.a. Loss from Pro Wrestling Only) as we present another great episode of the Center Stage Chronicles.On this episode, we pick up where we left off last month, at Music City Showdown in Nashville, with Terry Funk subsequently running wild on NWA TV while Ric Flair is "injured," plus we also look at Lex Luger getting his U.S. Title back from Michael Hayes and the NWA World Tag TItles Tourrnament taking place, which all leads up to the Clash of the Champions VII: Guts and Glory in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. That show Jimmy Garvin returning as a Freebird and Lex Luger turning on Ricky Steamboat, among other things. That just scratches the surface, so listen now!

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Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was July 31-August 6, 1997, a Patreon pick from Christian de la Cruz, who dropped the $25 for us to do the show. Topics of discussion include:

• SummerSlam ’97 at the Meadowlands featuring Owen Hart injuring "Stone Cold" Steve Austin with a seated tombstone piledriver, Mankind and Hunter Hearst Helmsley doing battle in a steel cage match, Bret Hart winning the WWF Championship from The Undertaker with Shawn Michaels as the special referee, and tons more from a very newsworthy show.
• The Raw after SummerSlam featuring Shawn Michaels cementing his heel turn with a tremendous promo, the Nation of Domination's sudden turn on new leader Ahmed Johnson, and lots more.
• Kensuke Sasaki winning the G1 Climax in New Japan in what was maybe the worst tournament up to that point due to injuries.
• WCW flirting with CMLL while already having a working agreement with Promo Azteca, which pisses off Konnan.
• ECW draws 2,000 fans to a show for the first time in their history thanks to local promoter Troy Martin/Shane Douglas.
• Really, what IS the deal with ECW, the WWF, and their working agreement?
• Matt Borne starts up a promotion in Portland and takes part in one of the wildest angles ever.
• Lex Luger winning the WCW World Heavyweight Title from Hulk Hogan on the 100th episode of Monday Nitro just five days before they meet at the Road Wild PPV.
• Ted DiBiase returning to manage Rick & Scott Steiner in a very weird move and lots more from a crazy Nitro.

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

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

2:06:40 Eurasia: AJPW, NJPW, BJPW, Michinoku Pro, PWC, WAR, Jd’, CWA, & NWA UK

2:33:24 Classic Commercial Break

2:37:16 Halftime

3:20:22 Other North America: Maritimes, AAA, CMLL, IWRG, & Promo Azteca

3:38:00 Other USA: NWANJ, ECW, Marty Garner on Montel Williams, OMEGA, CAPW, IWAMS, USWA, Rock ’n’ Roll Express, APW, & Matt Borne’s Portland Wrestling

4:14:05 WCW

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Kris and David are joined by Beau James (@kingofkingsport) to discuss the week that was July 24-30, 1995. Topics of discussion includes:

• WCW trying to bring in top flight in-ring workers to fill out their roster before the first episode of Nitro and why it isn't working out like they hoped.
• Hulk Hogan giving one of the strangest interviews of his career on WCW Saturday Night.
• The real story behind the Col. Parker/Sister Sherri angle.
• Mitsuharu Misawa going over Toshiaki Kawada again for the Triple Crown at the Budokan.
• Lots of shows at Korakuen Hall as Japanese indie wrestling is booming.
• Issues between AAA and the AAA wrestlers’ union, which caused problems at a TV taping.
• ECW running debuting in Middletown, New York in the middle of a lightning storm at the Orange County Fairgrounds with a memorable show that featured the debut of the Steiner Brothers.
• Beau giving us a detailed rundown on Ricky Morton's firing from both SMW and the USWA due to his issues with Tracy Smothers over and their respective girlfriends that led to Tracy being arrested.
• Buddy Landel cutting one of the greatest promos ever on SMW TV regarding his life story.
• Jerry Jarrett speaks candidly to the Torch about his son Jeff and Brian Armstrong walking out on the WWF at the In Your House PPV in Nashville right before our week.
• The insane plans that the WWF had for a tag team of Steve "Mongo" McMichael and William "The Refrigerator" Perry.

You MUST listen to this show for Beau's stories about the Ricky Morton deal, plus we have lots of great clips as well!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WCW

1:21:32 Eurasia: AJPW, NJPW, Korakuen Hall, WAR, BJPW, FMW, Go Gundan, Michinoku Pro, PWC, Wrestle Dream Factory, AJW, GAEA, & CWA

1:52:26 Other North America: Jacques Rougeau, AAA, CMLL, & Arena Naucalpan

2:11:12 Classic Commercial Break

2:16:15 Halftime

3:02:41 Other USA: Missy Hyatt/Coast-To-Coast, NWANJ, ECW, ASWF, MTW, SMW, USWA, Ken Patera, Dallas, Johnny Valentine, CRMW (Oops), & NWC

5:02:20 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 partial week that was July 17-21,1999, a Patreon request via William Lanham who threw down the $25 pledge to pick this week. Topics of discussion include:

• UPN President Dean Valentine answering tough questions about putting SmackDown on his network considering the WWF's content at that time.
• The WWF trying to tone down their content as Jeff Jarrett won't let Debra “show off the puppies" anymore.
• Shane McMahon trying and failing to get Stephanie to date Joey Abs.
• Nicole Bass making more money doing apartment wrestling than she was in the WWF.
• The infamous saga, if you can even call it that, of The Dirtbike Kid in Michinoku Pro.
• Shocker winning Rey Bucanero's mask at the big OCESA Ruleta de la Muerte PPV in Mexico.
• ECW’s Heatwave ’99 PPV featuring Buh Buh Ray Dudley going off on one of his wildest and most vulgar rants…right in front of TNN executives who weren't too pleased.
• Justin Credible's push and whether or not it was warranted.
• An insane episode of WCW Monday Nitro featuring ARLISS, Dennis Rodman being wacky, Lenny and Lodi being revealed as brothers, and Buff Bagwell in blackface as Ernest Miller, among other things.

This was a wild and wacky episode, so don’t you don't dare miss it!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

1:18:49 Eurasia: AJPW, NJPW, BattlARTS, Capture, FMW, IWA Japan, IWA Kokusai, Michinoku Pro, AJW, GAEA, Jd’, JWP, NEO Ladies, JWP/NEO combined show, LLPW, & CWA

2:05:07 Mexico: AAA, CMLL, IWRG, OCESA, & Nuevo Laredo

2:18:55 Classic Commercial Break

2:23:58 Halftime

3:12:25 Other USA: ECW, CZW, OVW, MECW (Nashville), Power Pro, & Oregon

4:46:04 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 July 10-16, 2003. Topics of discussion includes:

• TNA settling their lawsuits with Jay Hassman and Len Sabal and all that entailed.
• A.J. Styles publicly expressing his preference of working ROH over NWA-TNA while being the NWA World Heavyweight Champion.
• Scott D'Amore gaining power behind the scenes.
• Lots of Japanese news and results including WORLD JAPAN.
• A wild show in Tijuana featuring lots of masked dudes getting their heads shaved.
• IWA Puerto Rico doing some big business while WWC does terrible business but beats the IWA in TV ratings.
• The final Shane Shamrock Cup before MCW’s hiatus highlights a very 2003 U.S. indie section.
• John Cena and Kurt Angle having a battle rap on SmackDown.
• Kane setting Jim Ross on fire on Raw.
• Tons more from a loaded WWE section.

Very entertaining show this week so check it out!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 NWA-TNA

1:07:40 Japan: AJPW, NJPW, NOAH, WJ, Zero-One, BJPW, Michinoku Pro, Osaka Pro, Toryumon, GAEA, Jd’, JWP, LLPW, & NEO Ladies

1:54:34 Other North America: Stampede, CMLL, IWRG, Monterrey, Tijuana, IWAPR, & WWC

2:28:39 Classic Commercial Break

2:33:13 Halftime

3:11:32 Other USA: CSWF, ROH, PTW, WXW (PA), M(aryland)CW, NWA Wildside, GlobalCW, CAPW, IWAMS, Memphis, MCW/NWA Midwest, & UPW

3:46:13 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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After trying for weeks to figure out when to do this, we found the time and here it is: David Bixenspan is joined by Joe Lanza of The Flagship Wrestling Podcast to talk about...well...everything that's been frustrating about the wrestling media landscape of late, some of which came to a head again this past week. Topics of discussion include:

• WWE feeding AEW weekend "fast national" ratings to various people in wrestling media, most recently with the fake data point that the July 6 episode of Collision did a zero rating in the 18-34 demographic. Including what "fast nationals" actually are.
• The increasingly frequent occurrence of running WWE PR plants without attribution and why/how this shouldn't even be happening.
• How many of the people talking about Nielsen ratings understand they're a statistical sample and not magically calculating everyone who's watching?
• What exactly is WWE's end game with the fast nationals grift, and is it working?
• All of the many problems with WWE's post-show press conferences, most recently exemplified by online reactions to John Pollock and Brandon Thurston's questions at the Money in the Bank presser in Toronto.
• Exactly why their questions were fine by any metric.
• Why there is no other time or place for those questions.
• Why does WWE even bother with the facade?
• The actual reasons why wrestling media don't break most of the more "serious" stories related to WWE.
• The various lawsuit threats that David has gotten, including after #SpeakingOut happened.
• How David factored Deadspin indemnifying him against legal action and legal fees factored into his process.
• Are there people we DON'T want covering more difficult stories in the first place?
• Has Dave Meltzer's handling of some topics set the wrong tone? Has Dave's continued commitment to covering EVERYTHING spread him too thin?
• Why AEW banning Ringside News from its media events is Actually Good.

...and much more. Maybe this is a one-off. Maybe this will eventually happen again. Who knows? Enjoy!

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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 (Loss from Pro Wrestling Only) on Episode #2 of "The Center Stage Chronicles" where we cover March 1989 to WrestleWar ‘89: Music City Showdown on May 7th, 1989. We talk about all the major changes and happenings that went on in the NWA in that time period, featuring the end of George Scott's reign of terror as the booker, as well as Clash VI in New Orleans and of course WrestleWar in Nashville featuring the amazing Ric Flair/Terry Funk angle.

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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 Daniel Makabe (@danielmakabe) for the first half of the show as we discuss the week that was July 3-9, 1999. Topics of discussion include:

• A crazy episode of WCW Monday Nitro at the Georgia Dome featuring Bret Hart's return to TV after the tragic death of Owen Hart, Bill Goldberg's surprise return after Megadeth’s live performance, The West Texas Rednecks having a concert of their own, Randy Savage assaulting women, and A LOT more.
• Sting giving a very candid interview to the Miami Herald.
• Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends on BBC2 visiting the WCW Power Plant, where Louis gets a lot more than he bargained for.
• Kenta Kobashi coming back early from nasal surgery.
• A pro wrestling-tinged Pride FC 6 featuring Mark Kerr taking out Nobuhiko Takada and Naoya Ogawa’s debut vs. Gary Goodridge.
• Paul Heyman giving one of the greatest, most Heymanesque interviews in the history of the Torch about the state of ECW.
• Jerry Lawler announcing his candidacy for the Mayor of Memphis.
• Oregon continuing their policy of testing pro wrestlers for illegal drugs.
• Vince McMahon crashing his motorcycle and somehow immediately returning to work.
• News on Chris Jericho's pending arrival to the WWF.

This show is LOADED, so you better not miss it!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WCW

3:02:00 Japan: AJPW, NJPW, Capture, EWF, Osaka Pro, SGP, Toryumon, ZIPANG, Pride, Parinya, AJW, GAEA, & NEO Ladies

3:59:38 Classic Commercial Break

4:03:24 Halftime

4:21:31 Mexico: AAA, CMLL, IWRG, & OCESA

4:34:09 ECW

5:20:51 Other USA: NWA Northeast, IWF (NJ), JAPW, MarylandCW, Abdullah the Butcher vs. Chick Donovan, OVW, Music City, Power Pro, Jerry Lawler mayoral campaign, & Oregon drug testing drama

6:06:56 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 June 26-July 2, 1993. Topics of discussion include:

• The WWF announcing its intent to fight back in the world of public relations against the previous year's Titangate accusers — including Tom Cole and Rita Chatterton! — by using their house organ, WWF Magazine.
• Linda McMahon speaking very candidly to Mike Mooneyham about various lawsuit-related topics, particularly Tom Cole’s, and how Tom responded.
• Hulk Hogan's big run in the WWF ending with a whimper at some poorly-attended house shows.
• Lex Luger's last appearances as The Narcissist while he’s about to move on to bigger things as a babyface.
• Bam Bam Bigelow introducing his “main squeeze” to Boni Blackstone and the world.
• Toshiaki Kawada joining Akira Taue to form the Holy Demon Army and why Jun Akiyama replaced him in the Super Generation Army.
• Antonio Inoki being embroiled in a major political scandal which some thought would do major harm to his career.
• Roddy Piper making an appearance with Love Machine in AAA, which sparks a ton of rumors.
• Eddie Gilbert taking to the streets as the King of Philadelphia in a very sad segment on ECW TV.
• Tracy Smothers and Tim Horner beefing in a babyface feud in SMW.
• A great angle involving Jeff Jarrett, Brian Christopher, and an overzealous "fan" on USWA TV.
• Total turmoil in WCW as they are forced to quit making (and airing) their mini-movies, the Cactus Jack “Lost in Cleveland” skits are cancelled, plus we get the real story of Booker T and Stevie Ray as "The Posse."

This is a fantastic show that you just can't miss!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

1:39:08 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, FMW, Michinoku Pro, Mr. Pogo, W*ING, CWA, AAA, CMLL, Monterrey, UWA, & WWC

2:34:56 Classic Commercial Break

2:40:12 Halftime: “Who Killed WCW?” finale edition

3:39:36 Other USA: Tri-Star, ECW, The Italian Stallion’s spaghetti-eating record, SMW, USWA, Big D, GWF, WWN, IWC (Ron Skoler), & Billy Jack Haynes

5:21:25 WCW

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