Kris & David are guestless this week, as we discuss the week-plus that was August 3-10, 1991. We talk about Ric Flair and his pending arrival in the WWF, including how the big gold NWA World Heavyweight Title belt itself made its debut on TV in our week, long before Ric himself did. We also talk about Sid Justice allegedly overshadowing Hulk Hogan & The Ultimate Warrior, as well asJake Roberts teaching the Ultimate Warrior about “the dark side,” plus Lou Ferrigno signing with the WBF and various notes on the steroid scandal as it stood at the time. We also talk about the birth of the G1 Climax including the legendary Big Van Vader vs. Keiji Mutoh match, a major SWS show featuring WWF talent, the birth of W*ING, Atlantis vs. Blue Panther drawing big at Arena Mexico, Cactus Jack & Eddie Gilbert changing the independent wrestling world forever, Leatherface in Memphis, and Joe Pedicino having quite a week, plus in WCW, we talk about all the major issues with Jim Herd at the time, running off what was true and what was false, plus so much more. This is as on-brand an episode of Between the Sheets as you can get, so LISTEN NOW!!!!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Titan Sports: WWF & WBF

1:46:22 Eurasia: NJPW, SWS, FMW, W*ING, Koji Kitao, AJW, & CWA

2:24:37 Classic Commercial Break

2:28:33 Halftime

2:55:42 Latin America: CMLL, UWA, & WWC

3:18:09 Other USA: TWA, UWF, SAPW, Peach State, USWA, GWF, Texas All-Pro, Eddie Sharkey, & Portland

4:58:03 WCW

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Kris Zellner is joined by Rob Naylor (@NINaylor) as we do a different kind of show than we've ever done before: Thanks to an idea from one of our listeners, we went through a list of wrestlers that were active in August 1986 to create our own SUPERCARDS. We each went through 11 sections and built a roster of 18 singles wrestlers and 4 tag teams to create our mega shows. We then go over our Supercards match by match, talking about the matches and the finishes, and both of us had an awesome time doing this type of show. This was a wrestling nerdy show if there ever was one, so if you’re into that type of stuff, then you can't miss this!!!!

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Kris & David are joined by Beau James (@kingofkingsport) to discuss the week-plus that was July 27-August 3, 1987. We lead off with Vladimir Petrov being convicted on various drug-related charges from his pre-wrestling life and how he tried to avoid the situation. We also have Dusty Rhodes going off on the Horsemen fans at Techwood, Terry Funk returning to Florida, Kevin Sullivan being wacky, the dying days of the UWF, and much more from the JCP conglomerate. We also talk about Bam Bam Bigelow's last match of his initial New Japan run, George Barnes and other awesomeness in Memphis, including WRESTLING’S PRICE IS RIGHT(!), Joel Goodhart's Squared Circle Fan Club going to Memphis, Bruiser Brody doing the unthinkable in World Class, the early days of Wild West Wrestling, Rick Rude making his WWF TV debut, and so much more on an extremely fun episode of BTS!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Jim Crockett Promotions: Traditional JCP, CWF, & UWF

1:47:31 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, Grand Prix, Stampede, Al Tomko’s All-Star Wrestling, El Hijo del Santo vs. Espanto Jr., & WWC

2:15;47 Classic Commercial Break

2:20:46 A Very Special Halftime

3:29:11 Other USA: Deep South, Continental, WOW, Memphis, WCCW, Wild West, AWA, Portland, Hollywood, & Paul Boesch

5:19:45 WWF

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Kris & David are back with our 6th Anniversary episode of Between the Sheets....that's right: SIX FULL YEARS! Hard to believe, isn't it? This show was also a Patron-requested show by Jayce Naccarato, as we discuss the week-plus that was July 18-27, 1992. We open with the coverage of the explosive Penthouse Magazine article on Vince McMahon and the WWF, which touched on all the major scandals that Titan Sports had on their name at the time. We also talk about the Natural Disasters winning the WWF Tag Titles, new and old faces coming into the WWF, ticket sales for SummerSlam at Wembley Stadium, and steroid use in wrestling. We then go to around the world for all the news and results from our week before coming back to the United States to talk about the end of Joe Pedicino’s Superstars of Wrestling block in Atlanta, Rock ’n’ Roll Express reuniting in both SMW & the USWA, Robert Fuller making his SMW debut, confusion over the identity of the original Gorgeous George after the death of George Arena, and the Bill Watts era in WCW, which is really getting cranked up and is always fun to talk about. A very strong show, even with all our difficulties in getting it completed, so you know what to do....LISTEN NOW!!!!

Content Warning: The portion of the first segment devoted to Jeff Savage’s Penthouse feature on the WWF scandals contains frank discussion of the sexual assault allegations contained in the article. If you have any concerns that this could be triggering or otherwise upsetting to you, then you may want to skip directly from the end of Dave Meltzer’s “Week in Review” to the main WWF section that starts at 1:07:13.

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Week in Review & WWF scandals feature in Penthouse

1:07:13 WWF

2:10:04 Eurasia: AJPW, NJPW, FMW, OPW, W*ING, PWFG, AJW, JWP, & CWA

2:38:13 Classic Commercial Break

2:42:29 Halftime

2:44:14 Latin America: AAA, CMLL, UWA, & WWC

3:04:13 Other USA: Joe Pedicino, WIN, SAPW, AWF, NAWF, ICWA, SMW, USWA, GWF, Big D, St. Louis, LPWA, WWA (LA), CWUSA, & George Arena

4:29:50 WCW

4:54:53 Patreon Preview: Just how much DID CM Punk’s “pipe bomb” promo affect Monday Night Raw’s Nielsen ratings?

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Kris & David are joined by Ed Kody (@PodVanEd) to discuss the week plus that was July 14-23, 1997. We start with the WWF, where we get the debut of DUDE LOVE—which is why Ed is on this week in the first place—and how that debut affected a 10 year old Ed back then. We also talk about both the July 14 and July 21 episodes of Raw, featuring the debut of The Patriot, Shawn Michaels cutting quite the promo in Nova Scotia, Bret Hart attacking Vince McMahon, the impending arrival of Kane, and much more. We discuss the Raw abandoning airing live every week as a cost-cutting measure, as well as the changing TV structure in wrestling in general, plus we also talk about Masahiro Chono breaking his ankle at an Orlando WCW taping, Great Sasuke being unhappy with the WWF as Michinoku Pro was in flux, Rickson Gracie & Nobuhiko Takada getting much closer to actually happening, ECW wanting to sue WCW over Raven & Stevie Richards appearing at Bash at the Beach, Rick Rude turning heel in ECW, changes coming to WCW in the form of Thunder and Terry Taylor getting a lot more power, and much more. This is an awesome show, so please don't miss it!!!!

0:00:00 WWF

2:24:03 Eurasia: AJPW, NJPW, MUGA, BattlARTS, BJPW, FMW, Fuyuki Army, Michinoku Pro, SPWF, Wrestle Dream Factory, Takada vs. Rickson, Pancrase, RINGS, AJW, Women’s Junior All-Star show, GAEA, JWP, & CWA

3:18:39 Classic Commercial Break

3:23:05 Halftime

3:29:04 Other North America: Frank Sisson, Harry Smith, AAA, CMLL, Monterrey, & Promo Azteca

3:45:36 ECW

4:42:13 Other USA: USofA, New Jack City, ECWA, ASW (NC), NCW, NWA 2000, USWA, IWMS, ICW (MI), & APW

5:04:07 WCW

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Kris Zellner is joined yet again by Jeff G. Bailey (@JeffGBailey1) & Rev. Dan "The Dragon" Wilson (@revdanwilson) as we Walk on the Wildside, discussing the amazing months of June & July 2001 in NWA Wildside. We talk about the fantastic buildup to Freedom Fight 2001 featuring Adam Jacobs's trek in the Wildside TV Title tournament, Jason Cross making a big career decision, the Kohl Twins dumping Jeff for Steve Martin, Caprice Coleman & Jimmy Rave's war for the Wildside Jr. Title, and so much more. We then talk about Freedom Fight 2001 and WAR GAMES!!!!!!!! featuring a major surprise, including why it happened, plus all the major happenings from that show. We also talk about the rise of "Mr. Delicious" Jacey North, the debut of TANK, the Wildside Tag Division becoming elite, Rick Michaels & The Lost Boyz joining the Sinister Minister, and so much damn more. A fantastic show about a fantastic era of NWA Wildside!!!!

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Kris & David are back for the second (and final) part of this week's BTS, which was requested by CasualWayne via our Patreon. Here, we start with TNA, where we recap both the weekly PPV and Impact episode on Fox Sports Net, as well as running down all kinds of other TNA drama as usual. We also talk about Pierre Carl Ouelett making waves in Montreal for IWS, El Hijo del Santo getting pranked the Mexican equivalent of Punk'd, CZW running Best of the Best 4 and Chikara having Young Lions Cup the same weekend, PWG The Reason for the Season in Los Feliz with CM Punk vs. Super Dragon, nostalgia shows in Tennessee, Hulk Hogan on Best Damn Sports Show Period, and so much more. Don't forget this one as we got some really great audio here!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 TNA

0:46:48 Other North America: IWS, CMLL, ENESMA, Monterrey, El Hijo del Santo, IWAPR, & WWC

1:05:02 Other USA: Bam Bam Bigelow, CZW, Chikara Pro, WXW, Knoxville, Memphis, PWG, Inoki Dojo, Real Pro Wrestling, Hulk Hogan, & OVW

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Kris & David are joined by Alan Counihan (@Alan4L) for the first part (of two) of this week's BTS, as we discuss the week that was July 7-13, 2004. This was a Patron-requested show, selected by CasualWayne, who we thank for his contribution. We lead off with Pro Wrestling NOAH running their first Tokyo Dome show, headlined by Kenta Kobashi vs. Jun Akiyama in one of the best matches of the era, and also featuring the first ever meeting between Keiji Mutoh & Mitsuharu Misawa, as they faced off in a tag team match. We also talk about Rusher Kimura's retirement, plus give a detailed rundown of every match on the show. We also go in depth on everything else in Japan, including the real stories of why Hiroshi Tanahashi didn't jump to All Japan in 2002 and the genesis of Dragon Gate, with information that very few even knew. Alan also joins us for the WWE section, where we talk about the Vengeance PPV featuring the Evolution/Eugene angle, as well as Raw & SmackDown that week. Raw also includes the beginning of the Diva Search, which would become (in)famous for many reasons. Excellent stuff here, so you’d better not miss out!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Japan: NOAH, AJPW, NJPW, Zero-One, DDT, Osaka Pro, PWC, Ryuma Go, Ultimo Dragon, Dragon Gate, GAEA, & Jaguar’s Cup

3:12:27 Classic Commercial Break

3:16:21 Halftime: Housekeeping/In-House Notes

3:31:09 WWE

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Kris Zellner & Rob Naylor are back with another episode of Cover 2 Cover, this time discussing the December 1987 issue of The Wrestler. We talk about Ric Flair and how he "must" wrestle "Dr. Death" Steve Williams NOW!!!, as well as the whole booking of the JCP/UWF merger, going over what should've been done. We also talk about the turnover at the top of the card in the WWF, as Hulk Hogan had a new wave of heels coming in to challenge him, as well as Curt Hennig & Jerry Lawler feuding over the AWA Title, plus all of the columns, news, and more on this extremely fun episode of Cover 2 Cover!!!!!

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Kris & David are, once again, joined by Robert O'Connor (@ghostofquinones), he whose views may not reflect those of Between The Sheets, to discuss the week plus that was June 26-July 4th, 1994. We talk about the buildup to WCW’s first Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair match at Bash at the Beach 1994, with Hogan “training” with George Foreman and advising Jimmy Hart to punch out Sherri Martel, plus all kinds of other WCW goodies. We then go to Japan where we talk about Tom Zenk in AJPW, Art Barr and MAX MOON in NJPW, a major WAR show, and all kinds of other Japan goodness. We also talk about Mexico’s Double Power shows ending via a major falling out between AAA and the UWA, before going back to the United States to talk about Cactus Jack throwing down his WCW Tag Team Championship belt on ECW in ECW, SMW airing a “training video” featuring Jim Cornette’s F.I.T.E. “union,” Nobutaka Araya and Takashi Okano as the Masters of the Orient in Memphis, Chris Adams winning the GWF Championship in Dallas, and so much more. We then close with the WWF. starting with the tragic death of Joey Marella and “the July 4th curse,” before moving on to Jim Ross returning to the WWF and Paul Bearer in the Heartbreak Hotel, among other things. All that and so much more on a fantastic episode of Between the Sheets!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WCW

0:55:18 Eurasia: AJPW, NJPW, WAR, FMW, Michinoku Pro, RINGS, AJW, & CWA

1:40:49 Mexico: AAA, CMLL, & UWA

1:58:44 Classic Commercial Break

2:01:39 Halftime

2:14:56 Other USA: ECW, SMW, USWA, Jim Crockett Promotions, GWF, & OPWF

3:43:38 WWF

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