Between The Sheets

Kris & David are joined by Mikey Falcon (@mikevsphilly) as we discuss the week-plus that was February 9-16, 1990. We talk about the NWA and how they were coping with Sting having major knee surgery after the “Texas Shootout” Clash, especially on a very interesting episode of World Championship Wrestling. We also talk about their major ratings successes on TBS and a few departures, including the Great Muta. We then move on to the major New Japan Tokyo Dome show featuring the top names of All Japan in a rare interpromotional deal, Dave Meltzer attending his first ever live Lucha Libre show in Tijuana, Paul E. Dangerously booking and hosting ICW TV, George Scott running his first NAWA show, Terrence Garvin drama on the USWA’s Memphis-style show on KTVT, and the birth of The Big Juicer in Portland before finally moving onto the WWF. There, we talk about how Mike Tyson's shocking loss to Buster Douglas, how it affected their plans for The Main Event on NBC, and Roddy Piper on The Love Boat. All that and so much more on this week's show, so listen now!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 NWA/WCW

1:17:31 Int’l: NJPW vs. AJPW Super Fight, FMW, UWF, New Zealand, EMLL, UWA, Tijuana, Dave Meltzer in Tijuana, & WWC

1:47:47 Classic Commercial Break

1:52:34 Housekeeping/The Amazon Game

2:23:20 Other USA: ICW, NAWA, PWF, David Woods, USWA, UCW, AWA, UICS, Portland, Dick Murdoch, & Mark Tendler

3:33:46 WWF

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Kris Zellner & Rob Naylor are back with a new episode of Cover 2 Cover, and this time we go over the November 1990 issue of Wrestling's Main Event. We talk about the babyface-heavy tag scene in the WWF and what we would've done booking the division, Larry Zbyszko as the AWA Champion, Capital Combat ’90 featuring Robocop, the Ultimate Warrior winning the WWF Title from Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania VI, as well as the rankings and all of the other big happenings at the time. This was a hoot and we hope you enjoy the show!!

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Kris & David are joined by Beau James (@KingOfKingsport) to discuss the week that was February 3rd - 9th, 1987. We talk about Andre the Giant officially turning heel on Hulk Hogan and the Hart Foundation winning the WWF Tag Titles from The British Bulldogs all on the same episode of Superstars of Wrestling that kicked off February sweeps and also featured the debut of Outback Jack. We also talk about Riki Choshu flirting with returning to New Japan, clips of Ed Whalen, “Diamond” Jim Davies, Drago Zhivago, and others in Stampede, multiple promotions talking about forming a new NWA, Jerry Lawler teaming with Nick Bockwinkel in Memphis, “Iceman” King Parsons turning heel on Chris Adams in the UWF, and Mike Von Erich’s legal issues. Then we close with Jim Crockett Promotions, featuring Ricky Morton in concert and Magnum T.A. returning to TV for the first time since his accident. Fantastic show so don't miss it!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

1:09:43 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, Montreal, Stampede, Vancouver, EMLL, UWA, & WWC

1:58:49 Classic Commercial Break

2:04:13 Housekeeping/The Amazon Game

2:34:40 USA East: CWF, ICW, Continental, Alabama outlaw show, & CWA/Memphis

4:02:50 USA West: UWF, WCCW, Central States, & Portland

4:50:39 Jim Crockett Promotions

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Kris Zellner & Devon Hales (@kingmotivatorh) are BACK with a Royal Rumble Reaction Show....it's been a while since we’ve done one of these, but here we go! We talk about all the major happenings on the show such as who won...who lost....who looked good…who didn’t…who looked gassed…who wasn’t…and much more. We had a blast getting back in the saddle, and it's always great to chop it up with Devon, so we hope you enjoy the show!!!!

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Kris & David are joined by Joe Gagne (@joegagne) to discuss the partial week that was January 25th - January 30th, 1995. We talk about the NATPE bTV syndication convention taking place in Las Vegas, which featured a live WCW Clash of the Champions at Caesars Palace capped off by Hulk Hogan & Vader having their first physical angle, plus all the other wrestling news involving NATPE and who had booths there. We also talk about the return of Big Bubba Rogers, the evolution of Brian Pillman, Japanese wrestling magazines fighting amongst themselves, a tragic death in New Japan, the birth of the Triple Threat in ECW, Eddie Gilbert's last TV appearance in SMW, the early hype for Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Lawrence Taylor at WrestleMania, the WWF flirting with shoot angles, and much more. Joe is always a great guest, and this was a blast, so check it out!!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WCW

1:20:49 NATPE

1:37:32 Japan: AJPW, NJPW, Heisei Ishingun vs. WAR, IWA Japan, SPWF, W*ING, Pancrase, RINGS, & AJW

2:20:46 Classic Commercial Break

2:26:03 Housekeeping/The Amazon Game

2:52:14 Latin America: AAA, CMLL, UWA, & AWF

3:11:11 Other USA: USofA, ECW, WWWA, SMW, USWA, Circle City, CAPW, NWA Dallas/JCP, Lone Star, & PWA

4:42:30 WWF

5:39:37 Patreon Preview: Vince McMahon sends Basil DeVito after Dave Meltzer, Frank Deford, and The National Sports Daily

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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Kris Zellner & Rob Naylor are back with the latest episode of Cover 2 Cover, where we talk about the October 1984 issue of Wrestling All-Stars Magazine. We talk about that magazine and it's placement in the wrestling magazine pecking order, plus the sister magazines they were promoting as well. We also go over their ratings, which were a little different from the other magazines, all of the great full color pinups—which was also different from other magazines, plus stories on Paul Orndorff, Curt "Henning" and his rise to stardom, Kerry Von Erich's 18 day reign as NWA World Heavyweight Champion, the NWA invading New Jersey, the Sheepherders & the Fabulous Ones tearing it up in San Antonio, and so much more. This was an extremely fun show as always, so LISTEN NOW!!!!!!!!!!!

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Kris & David are joined by Daniel Makabe (@danielmakabe) to discuss the week that was January 20-26, 2003. We talk about Hulk Hogan making yet another return to WWE, this time to heat up his angle with Vince McMahon for WrestleMania XIX in Seattle, which Dan attended. We also talk about all of the other WWE news, such as the dependance on big names and part-timers for WrestleMania that still goes on today, The Rock speaking with "Jake T. Icon" about his future in pro wrestling, John Hennigan & Matt Cappotelli winning contracts in the finale of Tough Enough season 3, and a set of house shows in Japan & South Korea, which included Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, Ric Flair, Satoshi Kojima, & Keiji Mutoh all hanging out together in a fantastic story. Speaking of Japan, we go over basically all of the promotions—of which there are many—and we were all watching as much of it as we could at the time, so we have some interesting and detailed takes on what was going on. We also talk about the ECCW Pacific Cup in British Columbia that Dan also attended, plenty of lucha libre goodness that was marred by CMLL going into reruns in the U.S., a lawsuit over Ray Gonzalez in Puerto Rico, IWA Mid-South's 300th show and the shockingly big crowd it drew, and much more. Finally, in TNA, we talk about the weekly PPV featuring Dusty Rhodes beefing with Nikita Koloff, SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT XTREME, & the TNA debut of Raven, among other things. This was a tremendous show, one that features some old friends talking about the shit they loved and hated some 18 years ago.

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWE

2:41:29 Eurasia: AJPW, NJPW, NOAH, World Japan, Zero-One, BJPW, CMA, Eagle Pro, K-Dojo, Osaka Pro, Rainbow, Toryumon, WMF, Akira Maeda, AJW, Neo Ladies, & All-Star Wrestling

3:44:00 Classic Commercial Break

3:45:57 Housekeeping/The Amazon Game

4:17:08 Other North America: Stampede, ECCW, CMLL, IWRG, Monterrey, & IWA Puerto Rico

4:49:18 Other USA: CSWF, IWC, IPW, IWAMS, IWR, SDW, XPW, Kip Frey, & Portland Wrestling

5:27:58 NWA-TNA

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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Kris Zellner is joined by Jeff G. Bailey (@JeffGBailey1) & Dan "The Dragon" Wilson (@dragonsrejects) to take yet another walk on the Wildside as we discuss the months of January & February of 2001 in NWA Wildside. We talk about the burgeoning relationship between WCW & Wildside where the young stars of WCW were getting some seasoning in Cornelia and two men named Air Paris & A.J. Styles would get signed by WCW. We talk about the Paris/Styles feud that was going on and how hot it was before they signed with WCW, as well as how that affected both men's status in Wildside. We also talk about Jimmy Rave making his Wildside TV debut, "THE BEAST" Bob Sapp appearing in Cornelia, how Wildside handled David Flair differently from every other promotion, Jeff wanting to murder Terry Knight in the ring, random house shows throughout Georgia, and so much more. This was a blast to do as always, as Jeff & Dan are tremendous telling stories, so you know the drill.....LISTEN NOW!!!!!

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Kris & David are guestless this week as we discuss the week-plus that was January 12-21, 1994. We talk about the WWF getting into the “kick boxing” business by partnering with Leisure Concepts on the World Martial Arts Federation—which would eventually become WMAC Masters, the build to Owen Hart turning on Bret Hart, 1-2-3 Kid injuring his knee at Madison Square Garden, the going big in Israel, and Gorilla Monsoon hosting a local show in Baltimore called Bingo Break which has to heard to be believed. We also talk about the Steiners making plans to return to New Japan, Gedo & Jado debuting in WAR and how that changed their lives, Koji Kitao starting up his own promotion, Dynamite Kid being covered in News of the World, CMLL having union issues again, 911 debuting in ECW, lots of great SMW & USWA clips, and Hulk Hogan talking with Jonathan Ross among other things before bringing it home with WCW. There, we talk about a new booking regime, Zane Bresloff signing with the promotion to head live event promotion, Bobby Heenan finalizing his deal, and so much more. An extremely fun show, so do us a favor and listen!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

1:31:02 Eurasia: AJPW, NJPW, WAR, FMW, Kitao Dojo, MichinokuPro, W*ING, Pancrase, RINGS, Akira Hokuto, JWP, Dynamite Kid, & All-Star

2:09:56 Classic Commercial Break

2:42:01 Mexico: AAA, CMLL, & UWA

2:59:25 Other USA: IWF, ECW, ECWA, SMW, USWA, CWI, Big D, GWF, Slammers, & Hulk Hogan on Jonathan Ross’s VH1 show

4:41:11 WCW 

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.

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Kris & David are joined by Jeff Hawkins (@Crapgame13) to discuss the week that was January 6-12, 1986. We talk about the AWA re-upping with ESPN and what that means for the wrestling business as a whole, plus we talk about the AWA gates and how different they could be across the various major towns. We also talk about Mike Rotundo & Barry Windham showing up in AJPW, Jim Duggan doing the opposite in NJPW, Krusher Kruschev seriously injuring his knee on TBS, the Dream Date with The Fantastics contest in Memphis, Ted DiBiase & Dr. Death cementing their babyface in Mid-South, the breakup of the Dynamic Duo in World Class, some wild clips from Texas All-Star, the birth of Adorable Adrian Adonis in the WWF, and much more. This is an extremely fun show with some great clips, so you know the drill.....LISTEN NOW!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 AWA

0:33:44 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, Stampede, EMLL, UWA, Tijuana, & WWC

1:06:55 Jim Crockett Promotions

1:46:05 Classic Commercial Break

1:49:53 Housekeeping/The Amazon Game

2:16:52 USA East: IWA (OH), CWF, IWA (FL), Continental, & Memphis

3:08:31 USA West: Mid-South, WCCW, TASW, Central States, & Portland

3:55:59 WWF

4:32:25 Patreon Preview: Paul Heyman’s latest Knute Rockne speech

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!

Shop at Amazon via our link (go here for Amazon UK if you’re in Europe)— Nothing extra comes out of your pocket; for you, it’s the same experience you’d get going to Amazon the usual way.

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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