Between The Sheets

Kris and David are joined by Matt Griffin (@MattTheMouth) as we discuss the week that was April 24-30, 2002. Topics of discussion include:

• Jerry Jarrett’s then-unnamed startup national wrestling promotion is set to run weekly PPVs, and we talk about that business model as well as if it could've ever been sustainable.
• Jerry Jarrett's thoughts on Vince Russo and if he wanted him involved or not.
• The announcement of wacky show booked by Road Warrior Animal featuring Japanese imports and all sorts of older names at a baseball stadium in Atlantic City.
• Mark and Jay Briscoe quitting CZW.
• Eddie Guerrero appears as the WWF Intercontinental Champion on IWC and ROH shows during the same weekend, even defending the title against CM Punk’s IWC Title on the former show.
• We use a DVDVR Road Report being as source material for the first time, as our week has an NWA Virginia show headlined by Matt as "Mr. Delicious" Jacey North that Dean Rasmussen and Phil Rippa attended.
• A total debacle of an XWF tour of Texas that was canceled at the last minute.
• Riki Choshu leaving New Japan in quite the understated fashion and the reasons for that.
• Gong Magazine's annual popularity polls and the surprising results.
• Hulk Hogan's run as WWF Champion being a total bomb business-wise, and why it even happened in the first place.
• Randy Orton makes his WWF TV debut in the most Randy Orton fashion possible.
• William Regal and Hulk Hogan having a spot of tea on Raw.
• Vince McMahon nixing Kurt Angle's PSAs for angina awareness from airing on SmackDown.

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

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Other USA: Jarrett Expanded Universe, IWS (NJ), Ted Petty, ICW (NY), CZW, ROH, IWC, NWA Virginia, NACW, NWA Wildside, IWF (MI), HWA, IWAMS, Jamie Dundee, XWF, XPW, & Azteca Promotions

2:37:23 Classic Commercial Break

2:41:07 Halftime

3:31:03 Int’l: NJPW, AJPW, NOAH, Zero-One, BJPW, CMA, DDT, IWA Japan, Michinoku Pro, Toryumon, Weekly Gong, AJW, Arsion, Jd’, NEO Ladies, WrestleTalk, NHBW, CMLL, IWRG, Monterrey, & Tijuana

4:35:47 WWF

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Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week-plus that was April 17-25, 1987. Topics of discussion include:

• The UWF to JCP transition beginning with the first set of JCP-controlled UWF TV tapings and how it the landscape looked about a week after the deal was finalized.
• Big Bubba Rogers winning the UWF Heavyweight Title from One Man Gang in the first major change.
• Dave Meltzer attending a JCP house show in San Francisco and giveing his thoughts on the promotion’s future, which were pretty ominous.
• Akira Maeda doing his first pinfall job in New Japan since he returned in January 1986.
• Exactly what the NWF’s business model was.
• PAUL E. DANGERLY has a new team in Memphis.
• Mike Von Erich's funeral plus Kevin Von Erich addressing the fans at the Sportatorium.
• Curt Hennig finally turning heel in the AWA.
• Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant’s house show rematches after WrestleMania III that never end up happening.
• Jim Neidhart being found not guilty in his criminal trial for assaulting a flight attendant.
• The Ken Patera Story and how it didn't work for 1987.
• The absurdity of Missy Hyatt’s unaired Missy’s Manor talk show segments in the WWF, the second round of which was taped during our week, and how they were a terrible misuse of her talent.
• The complete insanity of MR. FUJI GOES TO HOLLYWOOD and how it was re-aired on Prime Time Wrestling as if it was new over a year after it premiered on TNT.

All of this and so much more on a wacky episode of BTS.

Timestamps:

0:00:00 UWF

0:36:07 JCP & CWF

1:26:21 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, All-Star, Dale Martin, Stampede, Montreal, EMLL, Promociones Mora, UWA, Tijuana, & WWC

1:55:08 Classic Commercial Break

1:58:45 Halftime

2:33:47 Other USA: NWF, Deep South, Continental, CWA/Memphis, WCCW, AWA, Central States, & Portland

3:45:28 WWF

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Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was April 6-12, 1988. Topics of discussion include:

• The WWF staying on USA Network even though they were undergoing a leadership change.
• X-Pac's contract and how it differs from other WWF contracts at the time.
• Cactus Jack cutting an impassioned promo on Raw that the fans in the building didn't give a shit about.
• Stone Cold goes corporate....or does he?
• Mitsuharu Misawa, like Shawn Michaels, is breaking down physically.
• Paul Heyman suspends Sabu and The Sandman for some of their out of the ring chicanery.
• Adrian Street's career is in jeopardy after a serious injury.
• Who exactly owns Music City Wrestling?
• he reasons why Sid Vicious won't be working for Memphis Power Pro Wrestling.
• The saga of Ric Flair and the 4/9 episode of Thunder in Tallahassee, Florida, plus how close was he to jumping to the WWF for their 4/26 PPV in Greensboro.
• WCW wrestlers hanging out backstage at ECW shows and how that got them heat in WCW.
• Some amazing clips of some wild episodes of Nitro and Thunder that you can't miss.

This is a fantastic show, so LISTEN NOW!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

1:18:27 Int’l: AJPW, IWA Kokusai, AJW, JWP, LLPW, AAA, CMLL, IWRG, Monterrey, Promo Azteca, Tijuana, & WWC

1:49:14 Classic Commercial Break

1:53:35 Halftime

2:38:28 Other USA: ECW, SSW, Adrian Street, IWAMS, Music City, Memphis Power Pro, NWA Southwest, Mike Modest, & Oregon Lucha

3:10:02 WCW

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This week on BTS, Kris and David take a look at the week that was April 3-9, 2000. Topics of discussion include:

• Ready to Rumble debuts in theaters and does decently at the box office. Plus we have reports from the premiere, which featured a "match" between Vampiro & The Wall.
• Nitro and Thunder being clip shows as this was the week before the big Bischoff/Russo reboot.
• New Japan has DOME IMPACT at the Tokyo Dome featuring the last major Shinya Hashimoto vs. Naoya Ogawa Tokyo Dome main event.
• The awesomeness of Kazunari Murakami.
• Tatsumi Fujinami announcing his retirement.
• Jushin Thunder Liger winning the 3rd Super J-Cup tournament.
• Mike Awesome deciding to leave ECW as all heck breaks loose.
• Paul Heyman scrambling as he tries to sign talent to "contracts."
• Shawn Michaels wrestling his "retirement" match in his TWA promotion against Venom (Paul Diamond).
• Andy Rooney talking about wrestling in his weekly segment on 60 Minutes.
• Court TV airs its "Wrestling With Death" special.
• Chyna turns on Chris Jericho to help Eddie Guerrero on the post-WrestleMania episode of Raw, forming a memorable partnership.
• The WWF's TV in general after WrestleMania and their direction moving forward.

This is an extremely fun show, so take a listen!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WCW

0:41:13 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, Super J-Cup, BattlARTS, BJPW, FMW, Onita Pro, Osaka Pro, Bull Nakano, Arsion, Jd’, JWP, Saudi Arabia, AAA, CMLL, IWRG, & Monterrey

1:46:49 Classic Commercial Break

1:51:10 Halftime

2:37:25 ECW

3:15:08 Other USA: CZW, JAPW, NWANJ, OVW, MemphisCW, Memphis Power Pro, TWA, Oregon commission, Andy Rooney, & Court TV

3:40:25 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 this week as we discuss the week-plus that was March 28-April 4, 1999. Topics of discussion include:

• WrestleMania XV: The Raging Climax in Philadelphia, which was one of the biggest pro wrestling events of all-time up to that point.
• Butterbean destroying Bart Gunn in the last-ever Brawl For All match.
• Chyna and Triple H reuniting and then Triple H joining The Corporation the same night.
• PETE ROSE making his shocking return to attack Kane while wearing the San Diego Chicken Costume
• Sable and Tori having a match for the ages in all of the wrong ways, complete with ringside fans hearing Sable loudly complaining about Tori working too stiff.
• The Undertaker vs. The Big Bossman in HELL IN A CELL…in a manner of speaking.
• “Stone Cold” Steve Austin regaining the WWF Championship by defeating The Rock.
• Stephanie McMahon making her debut as a TV character debut the night after Mania.
• Vince and Shane McMahon GET DOWN at the WrestleMania Rage Party the night before the PPV.
• ESPN's Outside the Lines takes on pro wrestling in an amazing episode that looks at the business’s influence on children and the ever-increasing rate of young wrestler deaths.
• Sid burning his bridge in ECW as only he can.
• Bret Hart and Goldberg having a very memorable angle in Toronto on the final WCW Monday Nitro before the unveiling of the infamous new logo and set.
• All sorts of mass confusion in WCW as Kevin Nash's run as booker is in full insanity mode.

A highly newsworthy show and a great one at that, so LISTEN NOW!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

2:02:29 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, Arsion, GAEA, JWP, Stampede, AAA, CMLL, Ricky Banderas, & WWC

2:22:09 Classic Commercial Break

2:32:33 Halftime

3:01:59 ESPN Outside The Lines: Pro Wrestling’s Hold On America

4:18:10 Other USA: ECW, NWA Georgia, Memphis Power Pro, & APW

4:32:48 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 Barry Rose as we discuss the history of Thunderbolt Patterson as well as Mike Rotunda and Barry Windham, a.k.a. The U.S. Express, all from a Championship Wrestling from Florida perspective.

We talk about how CWF was vital to their careeers and some of their major moments in the territory among other topics.

Barry also talks about his upcoming convention "Glory Days Grapplecon" which takes place on the weekend of April 20th at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, FL.

Take a listen, and we hope you enjoy the show!

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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 March 20-26, 2003. Topics of discussion include:

• We learn how Curt Hennig died the same week that “Bruiser” Brian Cox passes away.
• D-Lo Brown suffers a concussion in his first big TNA match.
• A.J. Styles uses an unfortunate slur on TNA’s weekly PPV. (The same one he used everywhere else.)
• AJPW starts the Champion Carnival tour with some big foreign names in the tournament.
• NJPW runs some big shows with Yoshihiro Takayama defending his NWF Heavyweight Title against Scott Norton in the marquee match.
• World Japan's first tour is officially classified as a disaster.
• Konnan jumping from the WWC to the IWA in Puerto Rico.
• Samoa Joe winning the ROH World Title from Xavier and how undervalued Xavier was by the fans in this era.
• The story of the "ROH Riots."
• Portland Wrestling returning to TV. Again.
• An update on the WWE buying the ECW intellectual property rights out of bankruptcy court.
• John Cena getting hot with his raps.
• Los Guerreros hustling on the golf course on SmackDown.
• Stephanie McMahon & Brian Kendrick's "chemistry" in their segments together.
• Vince McMahon bloodies up Hulk Hogan during their WrestleMania contract signing angle.
• Shawn Michaels sounds off on Bret Hart on Off the Record on TSN in Canada.
• Steve Austin gets into a pillow fight with Cousin Sal on an early episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live.
• Vince McMahon makes a very odd appearance on The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn.

This was a funky time in wrestling history. and we had quite the show as a result!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Curt Hennig cause of death and Brian Cox passes away

0:25;02 NWA-TNA

0:52:23 Eastern Hemisphere: AJPW, NJPW, NOAH, World Japan, BJPW, IWA Japan, Kageki, Michinoku Pro, NMC, Osaka Pro, Toryumon, WMF, AJW, GAEA, Jd’, JWP, NEO, WWA, & TWA

1:33:16 Classic Commercial Break

1:36:40 Halftime

2:20:27 Other North America: Stampede, CMLL, IWRG, Monterrey, Tijuana, & IWAPR

2:29:05 Other USA: JerseyCW, ROH, IWAMS, MAW, AWS, Portland, & OVW

2:56:25 WWE

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.

And if you'd like to support us while checking out the various promotions available on FITE TV, including their FITE+ subscription service, like BKFC, GCW, our friends at AIW and Black Label Pro, and more, you can sign up at TinyURL.com/BTSFITE.

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Kris and David are joined by Phil Schneider (@philaschneider) to discuss the week-plus that was March 13-20, 1988. Topics of discussion include:

• The differences between the WWF and JCP at the time when it came to running angles with blood on TV.
• WWF Magazine spoiling the WrestleMania IV tournament winner in an issue that came out about a month before the show.
• Bruno Sammartino going off on current wrestling on a Pittsburgh radio show.
• THE GASPARS running wild in New Japan.
• Brian Pillman talking shit on the other Bad[d] Company on Stampede TV.
• The greatness of WWC in the months before everything changed with Bruiser Brody's murder.
• Paul E. Dangerously attempting a hostile takeover of Pro Wrestling This Week…with help from George Steinbrenner?
• Eddie Gilbert burning Randy Hales with a gigantic fireball on Memphis TV.
• World Class’s shows improving since Michael Hayes took over the book.
• Badd Company winning the AWA World Tag Team Titles from the Midnight Rockers in Las Vegas.
• The Oregon wrestling war heats up between Don Owen and Billy Jack Haynes, all the while a State Athletic Commission has a contentious meeting.
• What exactly was the Four Horsemen Top Performance System supposed to do, exactly?
• Al Perez and Gary Hart debut on TBS.
• The Fantastics and The Midnight Express have one of the wildest brawls ever on TBS.

A very entertaining show as always with Phil on board with us, so check it out!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

0:49:07 Int’l: NJPW, All-Star (UK), Stampede, Vancouver, EMLL, & WWC

1:24:34 Classic Commercial Break

1:27:45 Halftime

2:17:46 Other USA: NECW, NWF, Pro Wrestling This Week, SCW, Blackjack Mulligan, The Sheik/Big Time Wrestling, USA Wrestling, Continental, WOW, CWA/Memphis, WCPW, WCCW, Central States, AWA, Alexis Smirnoff runs in Napa, & Portland

3:42:58 Jim Crockett Promotions

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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 WWE Network, AEW Plus, 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.

And if you'd like to support us while checking out the various promotions available on FITE TV, including their FITE+ subscription service, like BKFC, GCW, our friends at AIW and Black Label Pro, and more, you can sign up at TinyURL.com/BTSFITE.

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Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the (almost-)week that was March 7-12, 1996. Topics of discussion include:

• Dave Meltzer's pilgrimage to the northeast for ECW's Big Ass Extreme Bash shows in Queens and Philadelphia, with very noticeable differences between the two shows both in and out of the ring.
• Shane Douglas and Brian Pillman heating up their angle on both nights, including “hit the baby.”
• Rey Misterio Jr. and Juventud Guerrera having possibly the greatest match in the history of the ECW Arena in the form of their 2/3 falls match.
• Mick Foley's final ECW matches, where he put over Chris Jericho…but not Mikey Whipwreck.
• The creation of the short-lived Junior Four Horsemen stable in New Japan.featuring Jushin Thunder Liger, El Samurai, Wild Pegasus (Chris Benoit), and Black Tiger (Eddy Guerrero).
• Johnny B. Badd quitting WCW and going on the record the very next day with Wade Keller in a Torch Talk detailing his side of everything that happened.
• Rick and Scott Steiner returning to WCW unannounced on Nitro and how the Nasty Boys temporarily being fired led to that happening.
• Ric Flair getting arrested in Charlotte on the unusual charge of aiding and abetting a DWI.
• Brian Pillman showing up on Nitro to plug his hotline in his first WCW appearance since SuperBrawl. Meanwhile, backstage, Hulk Hogan leeches onto him, which sets the stage for his shoot angle imploding.
• Eric Bischoff doing a Prodigy chat with Bob Ryder, where he had a lot to say on some interesting topics, including the WWF’s Billionaire Ted skits.
• Chris Champion returning to the USWA for the first time since his legal problems drove him out a few years earlier…but as Yoshi Kwan instead of himself.
• How WWF was handling the departures of Scott Hall and Kevin Nash and the possible departures of Sean Waltman & Bret Hart.
• Jim Ross doing some fantastic work producing the first WrestleMania XII training videos of Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels in their hometowns.
• A new wrestler named "Craig or Duane Johnson” works some dark matches on the TV tapings.

This is a loaded show this week, folks, so you don't want to miss out!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 ECW

1:50:45 Int’l: NJPW, WAR, IWA Japan, Tokyo Pro, Pancrase, AJW, GAEA, Jd’, LLPW, AAA, CMLL, & IWRG

2:09:09 Classic Commercial Break

2:11:57 Halftime

2:38:37 WCW

4:00:31 Other USA: IPWA, ASW (NC), USWA, & Compton lucha

4:20:40 WWF

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Kris and David are joined by Beau James (@kingofkingsport) to discuss the week that was February 28-March 6, 1991. Topics of discussion include:

• Dave Meltzer's thoughts on Sensational Sherri being stripped to her underwear to close the Sgt. Slaughter-Ultimate Warrior cage matches on house shows and the changing image of the WWF in general.
• Bob Costas pulling out of WrestleMania VII and why that happened.
• Paul Bearer makes a wacky appearance on Prime Time Wrestling that takes a particularly messy turn when Lord Alfred Hayes shows up.
• The Ultimate Warrior basically killing off Brother Love in an angle that Vince McMahon and Roddy Piper used to personally mock Bruce Prichard on commentary.
• THE MARINER attacking Earthquake on TV.
• The contrast between the foreigners in both AJPW and NJPW at the time, plus how great both promotions were in general.
• Yoshiaki Fujiwara's PWFG runs its first show.
• Luchadores getting life insurance thanks to the Box y Lucha commission in Mexico City.
• Joel Goodhart running one of his big shows in Philadelphia featuring Eddie Gilbert vs. Cactus Jack and Terry Funk vs. Jerry Lawler.
• The bitter breakup of the USWA and the Mid-South Coliseum that lasted several months.
• The USWA battling Gary Hart's Texas Championship Wrestling in Dallas, including TCW beating the USWA in the local Nielsen ratings and some great clips from Gary's TV show.
• The LPWA bringing in Norman the Lunatic and running a long TV taping.
• Why Buddy Landel was fired by WCW.
• Owen Hart making his WCW debut.
• Dave Meltzer's hatred of the canned crowd noise on WCW TV.

There’s lots of great stuff here — including much more not mentioned above — on another tremendous episode of BTS!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

1:31:05 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, SWS, PWFG, NWF in Greece, CNWA, CDMX Box y Lucha commission, CMLL, UWA, & WWC

2:11:29 Classic Commercial Break

2:15:13 Halftime

3:03:29 Other USA: UWF (Abrams), ICW, TWA, SAPW, Joe Pedicino/GWF, Suncoast Pro, Jim Cornette selling water filters, USWA, TCW, HPW, LPWA, Portland, & Terry Funk on Quantum Leap

5:13:00 WCW

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