Kris & David are joined by John McAdam (@CCMilani) to discuss the week that was September 29th-October 5th, 1984. We talk about some major happenings going down in Japan, as Riki Choshu's entire Ishingundan/Restoration Army group leaves New Japan to hook up up with former NJPW local promoter Naoki Otsuka and this All Japan by proxy. We have LOTS of major details about what happened and how the landscape was shaken up by this going on. John then joins us for the television debut of Pro Wrestling USA and how that changed wrestling in many ways, the sad state of Georgia wrestling after Black Saturday, why Jim Cornette's best work was in Mid-South, Chris Adams turning heel in World Class and how that all went down, and George Scott shaking up the WWF for the right reasons as he gets more control as Vince McMahon’s official booker of record. All that and so much more on a 80’s-riffic episode of Between the Sheets!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, UWF, AJW, CWA, Joint Promotions, Montreal, EMLL, UWA, & WWC

0:56:48 Classic Commercial Break

1:01:54 Halftime

1:05:57 USA East: PWUSA, JCP, Georgia, CWF, SECW, & Memphis

2:03:10 USA West: Mid-South, Southwest, St. Louis, AWA, Portland, & Hawaii

2:30:14 WCCW

3:01:04 WWF

3:53:38 Patreon Preview: Vince McMahon’s initial public response to the nWo/Outsiders angle

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Kris & David are back as we discuss the (almost-)week that was September 23-28, 1994. We talk about WCW making the decision to retire Ric Flair at Halloween Havoc 94, why it's taking place, and who was most likely pushing that decision. We also talk about the power that Hulk Hogan had in the company at the time and how crazy that was since he was on a 6 month contract, plus all kinds of other WCW wackiness. We also go to New Japan and talk about Jushin Thunder Liger breaking his ankle and how that would affect NJPW coming off of Masahiro Chono’s heel turn. We then talk about FMW running a death match in a swimming pool, AAA building towards the When Worlds Collide PPV and running some hot shows in general, ECW running shows in Florida for the first time, the Gangstas running wild in SMW, Scott Bowden giving the Florida State football team a pep talk, Herb Abrams running the iconic final UWF show that was the BLACKJACK BRAWL, Jerry Lawler destroying Dink’s tricycle on WWF Superstars, and so much more. This is a wild and wacky show, so don't miss it!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WCW

1:11:14 Eurasia: NJPW, FMW, Takashi Ishikawa, IWA Japan, IWU, Michinoku Pro, NSPW, Pancrase, PWFG, AJW, JWP, LLPW, & CWA

2:00:24 Classic Commercial Break

2:04:29 Halftime

2:40:16 Other North America: TCW, WestCoastCW, AAA, CMLL, & UWA

3:03:06 Other USA: ASWF, ECW, All-Star (NC), Crockett/NWA, Peach State, SMW, USWA, PWA, Jesse Ventura, NWC, & UWF

4:44:06 WWF

5:08:22 Patreon Preview: Fallout of Hulk Hogan singling out Superstar Billy Graham on The Arsenio Hall Show

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Kris & David are guestless as we discuss the week-plus that was September 14th-21st, 1990. We start with the major news out of Dallas, where Kevin Von Erich revived World Class Championship Wrestling after Jerry Jarrett packed up and left town when Kevin accused him of embezzlement. We go over how and why all of that happened, Kevin's first two shows, why Jarrett was genius in doing what he did, and how nobody ever noticed some very obvious catalysts for the split. We also talk about WWF possibly getting on Fox for a prime time special and how that allegedly affected Joe Pedicino's Kongi Sports in their own alleged negotiations, as well as Vince McMahon’s Titan Sports crashing Joe Weider’s Mr. Olympia competition to announce the formation of the World Bodybuilding Federation. We then talk about Great Muta & Hiroshi Hase having a bloodbath in New Japan, Konnan & Eddie Guerrero making their Arena Mexico debuts, all sorts of U.S. indie news including some great clips from Memphis, and then we have a great NWA/WCW section talking about THE BLACK SCORPION and a big departure at the executive level of Turner Broadcasting. All in all, this is yet another great show, so listen now!!!!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Dallas: WCCW & TWF

0:38:59 WWF

1:50:02 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, SWS, FMW, AJW, JWP, EMLL, UWA, & WWC

2:22:43 Classic Commercial Break

2:24:44 Halftime

2:55:38 Other USA: Kongi Sports/Joe Pedicino, WWA, TWA, Greg Price-Bobby Fulton promotional war, NAWA, IWA (Russen), FCW, Lucha Vachon/Tom Nash wedding, USWA, PWA, & Portland

4:09:38 WCW

5:02:37 Patreon Preview: Fallout of Hulk Hogan singling out Superstar Billy Graham on The Arsenio Hall Show

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Kris & David are back with another episode of Between the Sheets, as we discuss the week that was September 8-14, 1995. We talk about the inaugural battle of the "Monday Night War,” as Nitro went head-to-head with Raw for the very first time and it was quite the pair of shows. We talk about the first ever Hulk Hogan vs. Lex Luger singles match, Sabu going wild on Alex Wright, Scott Norton being made to look like a goof in his first match back, and much more in a very fun WCW section. We also talk about New Japan being on a collision course with the UWFi en route to their Tokyo Dome show on October 9th, Tarzan Goto wanting a piece of Rickson Gracie, AAA trying to make new stars to replace departing headliners like Mascara Año Dos Mil & Universo Dos Mil, Marco Ruas: King of the Streets being the baddest motherfucker on the planet for at least one night in the UFC as he runs the table at UFC 7 in Buffalo, Cactus Jack & Buddy Landel cutting amazing promos in ECW & SMW respectively, MR. COREY getting physical in Memphis, the WWF losing their appeal of the verdict in the Jesse Ventura videotape royalties trial, and much more. This is a fantastic show, so don't miss out!!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WCW

0:57:18 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, BJPW, FMW, IWA Japan, Michinoku Pro, Tokyo Pro, AJW, JWP, CWA, AAA, & CMLL

1:41:13 Classic Commercial Break

1:46:12 Halftime

2:04:18 UFC

3:07:15 Other USA: Ultimate Warrior, IWF (MA), IWF (NY), TWWF, ECW, MEWF, NWA annual convention, SMW, USWA, Ozark Mountain, CWA (TX), & Norman Jacobs magazines fold

4:12:04 WWF

5:28:18 Patreon Preview: Fallout of Hulk Hogan singling out Superstar Billy Graham on The Arsenio Hall Show

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Kris Zellner & Rob Naylor return after a long absence with a new episode of Cover 2 Cover, in which we discuss the May 1989 issue of Inside Wrestling. We talk about Hulk Hogan's love for Elizabeth.....like a sister…….as well as Rick Steiner possibly becoming the new Dusty Rhodes. And speaking of Dusty, we have quite the letter written about him, as well. We also talk about Terry Taylor dumping Bobby Heenan, Ricky Morton telling the fans to screw off in Memphis, and just who should've replaced Arn & Tully in the Horsemen, plus all the news, results, and everything else you love from these magazines. Another great show, so listen now!!!!!!

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Kris & David are joined by Al Getz (@AlGetzWrestling) to discuss the week in wrestling that was September 2-8, 1998. We talk about the WWF post-SummerSlam and what was going on there, as they were making some big money both on PPV and in merchandise sales. We also talk about Kurt Angle signing with the WWF, Tiger Ali Singh having a wild segment on a Saturday Night Raw special that also featured Jim Ross grilling Al Snow in an interesting interview. We then talk about The Great Kabuki “retiring” in IWA Japan, a CMLL referee assaulting a Box y Lucha reporter, Al's run in the office with Music City Wrestling and his thoughts on the late Bert Prentice, and Dave Brown getting disturbed by the shenanigans in Memphis Power Pro Wrestling, plus a wild WCW Monday Nitro featuring THE WARRIOR hanging The Disciple upside down in the locker room and lots more. This is a great show, so listen now!!!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

1:19:54 Japan: AJPW, BattlARTS, BJPW, FMW, IWA Japan, WAR, Wrestle Yume Factory, Akira Maeda, AJW, Arsion, GAEA, JWP, & NEO Ladies

2:06:58 Mexico: AAA, CMLL, IWRG, & Monterrey

2:23:31 Classic Commercial Break

2:29:04 Halftime

2:37:34 Other USA: ECW, UWA (TN), MayhemCW, IWAMS, Music City, MPPW, MAW, PWA, & EWF

4:00:38 WCW

5:30:30 Patreon Preview: Fallout of Hulk Hogan singling out Superstar Billy Graham on The Arsenio Hall Show

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Kris & David are joined by Vera Thoris (@StillYourGhost) to discuss the week-plus that was August 25th-September 3rd, 1997, which was Vera's pick using the $50 tier on our Patreon (linked below the description). Vera was able to sit in on the WCW section, where we talked about the Arn Anderson retirement saga, as we covered both relevant episodes of Nitro, which featured Arn's retirement speech and the nWo parody of it a week later. This was definitely an explosive time for WCW, both on TV and behind the scenes, so you definitely don't want to miss that. We also talk about Akira Maeda making a shocking appearance in New Japan to congratulate Riki Choshu on his "retirement,” plus Kensuke Sasaki winning the IWGP Heavyweight Title for the first time on the same show. We also talk about a wild meeting between Eric Bischoff, Konnan, & Paco Alonso that caused all kinds of hell in Mexico thanks to Victor Quinones, the final live USWA TV show on WMC, and, of course, the WWF, featuring a rare Friday night show during the U.S. Open, which was branded as Friday Night's Main Event, and so much more. This was a helluva show, so don't miss out!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WCW

2:22:48 Japan: AJPW, NJPW, BattlARTS, FMW, Fuyuki-gun, IWA Japan, Michinoku Pro, PWC, Tokyo Pro, Wrestle Yume Factory, Kingdom, AJW, GAWA, & JWP

2:56:16 Classic Commercial Break

2:58:54 Halftime

3:28:27 Other North America: IWA (MB), AAA, CMLL, Promo Azteca, Carlos Maybes, Tijuana, & WWC

4:02:28 Other USA: Tank Abbott, ECW, WWA, SSW, IWAMS, USWA, NWF (OH), Dallas, APW, Jeep Swenson, & Portland

4:57:14 WWF

5:54:40 Patreon Preview: Fallout of Hulk Hogan singling out Superstar Billy Graham on The Arsenio Hall Show

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Kris & David are joined by Mike Sempervive (@Sempervive) to discuss the almost-week that was August 17-21, 1989. We start with WWF business discussion via Jim Troy talking to Multichannel News, then delve into the legal issues that Andre the Giant & Jake Roberts were facing, which were extremely interesting. That’s followed up by quite the episode of Prime Time Wrestling, featuring Roddy Piper bantering with Rick Rude & Bobby Heenan throughout the whole show, which sounded like it turned into a quasi-shoot on Roddy's end. We also go over Big Van Vader beating Otto Wanz for the CWA Title in Austria and kick off his legendary triple champion run, Stampede Wrestling trying to get on ESPN, Ronnie P. Gossett winning the rights to be the promoter for the week in Memphis, the first ever USWA-branded TV show as World Class goes bye-bye, Sgt. Slaughter being robbed of the AWA Title via a horrific Dusty Finish, and then there’s World Championship Wrestling, Featuring The Stars Of The National Wrestling Alliance. In what may be the all-time ultimate "WCW EVERYBODY" moment, TBS aired a three week old episode of World Championship Wrestling by mistake and couldn’t find the right tape until 45 minutes after the show went off the air. Oh, and a major angle wasn’t recorded correctly, either. This is a fantastic show as always, so listen now!!!!!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

1:53:29 Int’l: AJPW, CWA, EMLL, Torreon, UWA, & Stampede

2:18:12 Classic Commercial Break

2:22:46 Halftime

3:04:36 Other USA: ICW, ACW, Uncle Sammy, FCW, Continental, CWA/Memphis, USWA, AWA, WWA (Utah), Portland, & Vladimir Petrov

4:38:03 NWA/WCW

6:34:03 Patreon Preview: Fallout of Hulk Hogan singling out Superstar Billy Graham on The Arsenio Hall Show

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In this free preview clip of our new deep dive Patreon special on Superstar Billy Graham’s early 1990s legal and media battles with the WWF, Kris and David look at the fallout from Hulk Hogan singling out Graham for a shot on The Arsenio Hall Show. We play clips from Arsenio as well as Graham and Shults reacting to the interview on Inside Edition, as well as looking at just how much of the WWF scandals from that era can be traced to Hogan’s aforementioned disastrous Arsenio appearance.

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Full show description:

We’re back to take a deep dive into Superstar Billy Graham’s battles with the WWF in the early ‘90s, complete with a lawsuit and all sorts of media coverage. Topics include Graham’s initial media onslaught in 1990 and how it was noticeably less hostile than his later interviews, how his various health problems relate to his steroid abuse, the trial of Dr. George Zahorian and how it got the ball rolling on everything else—including Hulk Hogan bashing Graham on The Arsenio Hall Show, Graham announcing his lawsuit and then not filing it for nine months, Graham really ramping up the venom as the ring boy scandal hits and quickly losing his credibility with a bizarre accusation against Vince McMahon the night before they appeared on The Phil Donahue Show, Graham admittedly being geeked up throughout the Donahue taping, the insane Graham hit piece in WWF Magazine and the most likely reason why there were no follow-ups, the quiet end of the lawsuit, Graham’s carnyness in general, the attention being paid to the drug allegations compared to the more serious ones, and much more. This is a wild ride, one that has some surprises we think you’ll enjoy.

(And make sure to stay until the very end for a bonus treat…)

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This episode is dedicated to the memory of Jahmale Hepburn (1989-2021). We love you and we miss you, brother. Rest in peace.

Kris & David are joined by Mark Coale (@black_bile) to discuss the week that was August 11-17, 1985, which Mark requested as part of his $100 pledge to our Patreon, which is linked at the bottom of these show notes. We start off talking about Jim Crockett Promotions and everything going on there post-Great American Bash, featuring some great promos from Dusty Rhodes & Ric Flair, which is an interesting overall look at them as they prepare to expand nationwide while trying to manipulate the territories at the same time. We also talk about New Japan negotiating talent-sharing deals with various promotions, Pro Wrestling USA being on the ropes in the Northeast, Robert Fuller turning on Bob Armstrong in Continental, Dave Meltzer in Memphis for the Wrestling Fans International convention and a wild Badstreet match with the Freebirds against Austin Idol & Jerry Lawler, World Class touring the Northeast, the AWA getting ready to start on ESPN, and a fun WWF section featuring Vince McMahon & Lord Alfred Hayes visiting Terry Funk in a "saloon." It’s always great to go back to this time period, so we hope you enjoy it!!!!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Tribute to Jahmale “RealHero” Hepburn

0:08:50 Jim Crockett Promotions

1:22:36 Int’l: NJPW, CWA, Tomko’s All-Star Wrestling, & WWC

1:37:26 USA East: PWUSA, All=South, CWF, CCW. & Memphis

2:51:01 Classic Commercial Break

2:55:35 Halftime

3:15:27 USA West: Mid-South, WCCW, Texas All-Star Wrestling, Central States, AWA, & Portland

3:58:58 WWF

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