Between The Sheets

Kris & David are guestless this week as we discuss the week that was April 29-May 5, 2003, a Patreon request from Colby Szekalski, who threw down the $25 and the gauntlet for us to do that week. We discuss the tragic death of Miss Elizabeth and all the details of what happened that night in Marietta, Georgia, including Lex Luger’s subsequent drug arrest. We also talk about a big power struggle in TNA with Jeff Jarrett & Vince Russo, Golden Week in Japan with lots of shows including NJPW ULTIMATE CRUSH at the Tokyo Dome and the first Kodo Fuyuki Memorial Show at the Kawasaki Stadium parking lot, Stu Hart's 88th Birthday Show in Calgary, the debut of Mr. America on Smackdown, Steve Austin becoming the Co-General Manager of Raw, and much more. A great show, so listen now!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Death of Miss Elizabeth

0:37:17 NWA-TNA

1:24:13 NJPW

2:09:35 Classic Commercial Break

2:13:46 Housekeeping/The Amazon Game

2:42:20 Other Japan: AJPW, World Japan, Zero-One, BJPW, DDT, Michinoku Pro, Osaka Pro, Toryumon, WEW, DEEP, Arsion, GAEA, & NEO Japan Ladies

3:31:38 Other North America: Stu Hart Birthday Show, AAA, CMLL, IWRG, Monterrey, Tijuana, & IWAPR

3:47:48 Other USA: NWA, PCW, 3PW, ECWA, NWA Wildside, MLW, IWA Mid-South, GalaxyCW, Pro Wrestling Iron, & Oregon deregulation

4:12:42 WWE

5:50:07 Patreon Preview: “FUCK SABU!” Part 1

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In a free preview of our latest monthly Patreon deep dive, Kris and David look at some of the issues that led to Sabu no-showing ECW after double booking himself on an NJPW show, getting himself fired from ECW. For the whole show and more deep dives like it, sign up for our Patreon at the $5/month level or higher at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets.

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Kris Zellner is joined by Barry Rose (CWF Archives) as we get High on Sunshine again, this time going back to the Southern/Florida Heavyweight Title scene from 1985-1987. We talk about the vast changes in the territory before and after the tragic death of Eddie Graham, Wahoo McDaniel’s reign as the booker, the rise of Lex Lugar (that's right: LUGAR), poor Kendall Windham, young pups like Ron Simmons, and the final champions during the era after Jim Crockett Promotions took over. An extremely fun show, so don't miss out!!!!

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Two years ago, we released some of our personal favorite and most well-received shows we’ve ever done when we did a two-art deep dive on Herb Abrams and his UWF promotion for our Patreon backers. With VICE TV’s “Dark Side of the Ring” about to debut their documentary on the life and times of “Mr. Electricity,” we decided that now is the perfect time to release both episodes—combined in one file—so those of you who who have never tried out the Patreon can get an idea of what you’re missing. For dozens more shows like this, including our newest, which starts our series on Sabu's 1995 firing from ECW for double booking himself in NJPW, become a backer for just $5/month at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets.

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By popular demand, it's here: Our deep dive on Herb Abrams' UWF, the OTHER startup that lit up the newsletters in 1990. For part one, we take a look at the first six months of coverage, including Herb claiming to have signed the very much dead Bruiser Brody, the wrestlers praising Herb's ability to pay reliably...until it stopped, the full story of TV job guy DAVEY MELTZER, SportsChannel America drama with Rob Russen's IWA, the Sammartinos' pessimism for the promotion, Herb's brush with Principal Edward Rooney, who the newsletters carried water for, 900 number suspensions, legal entanglements with the WWF, and MUCH more. One of our best shows to date, and there's still more to come.

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It’s baaaaack! Kris and David return to cover Herb Abrams’ UWF from March 1991 through Herb’s untimely demise in 1996. Topics include everything from Herb taking over Mike Sawyer’s hotline, the NY State Athletic Commission shirking its duties when Herb didn’t pay wrestlers, all sorts of check bouncing, the disaster of a pay-per-view that was Beach Brawl, amazing Herb quotes, Steve Williams “shooting” on Steve Ray, Herb stiffing the Manatee Civic Center, everything you ever wanted to know about the Blackjack Brawl (including Dr. Death on The Tonight Show, an accidental musical cameo, and an interpretative reading of a letter that Herb wrote to MGM Grand management), Dave Meltzer and Steve Beverly’s conflicting views on covering Herb, Herb trying to get Mark Madden fired from his day job, and much, MUCH more. This somehow outdoes the last show. Enjoy!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 September 1990

0:45:26 October 1990

1:20:23 November 1990

1:45:14 December 1990

2:00:00 January 1991

2:20:27 February 1991

2:50:34 March 1991

3:12:29 April 1991

3:29:33 May 1991

3:49:33 June 1991 including Beach Brawl

4:13:09 July-September 1991

4:28:11 November 1991 including Herb vs. Mark Madden

4:48:49 1992-1993

5:12:20 1994 including The Blackjack Brawl

5:59:31 1995-1996 including Herb’s untimely demise

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Kris & David are joined by Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) to discuss the week that was April 22-28, 1997. We talk about a weird Nitro featuring Ric Flair & Roddy Piper brawling with the Wolfpack in a botched ending, the birth of nWo Japan in NJPW, FMW's big anniversary show with some insane matches, Yuki Kondo becoming the new King of Pancrase, Raven leaving ECW for WCW, the birth of Mr. Monday Night, a wild story involving the Howard Stern Show and the northeast indie scene, the aftermath of Vader returning from Kuwait, and so, so, so much more. This was an extremely entertaining show, so listen now!!!!!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WCW

1:19:00 Japan: AJPW, NJPW, BattlARTS, FMW, IWA Japan, Michinoku Pro, Pancrase, RINGS, & GAEA

2:38:05 Classic Commercial Break

2:41:54 Housekeeping/The Amazon Game

3:18:04 Latin America: AAA, CMLL, Promo Azteca, WWC, & WWA

3:43:33 Other USA: ECW, Howard Stern, UCW, NWANJ, ECW, MEWF, NAASW, USWA, & APW

5:04:08 WWF

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This episode of Exile on Badstreet was recorded in February 2016 and is now dedicated to the memory of Joe Pedicino. Joe was the "Pied Piper" of Atlanta TV wrestling in the late 80’s-early 90’s, and helped break Scott Hudson and Steven Prazak into the wrestling business. So if you haven't listened before...make sure you listen to this show, as it's one of my favorite shows I've ever done.

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Kris is joined by Scott Hudson & Steven Prazak to talk all things Atlanta Boys & Georgia independent wrestling as well as Global Wrestling Federation et al. We talk about the genesis of The Atlanta Boys, the legendary Uncle Sammy Kent, Georgia All-Star Wrestling road stories, Center Stage Theater being turned on it’s ass, the hate/hate relationship between WCW & The Atlanta Boys, Joe Pedicino & Olu Olayemi, Max Andrews, GWF history, Scott’s time in WCW, Steve’s time in ECW, and a lot more. This show is one of the best shows I have ever done and I hope you laugh as much as we did!!!!Joe Pedicino tribute edition — Exile on Badstreet #23: The Atlanta Boys Ride Again with Scott Hudson & Steven Prazak

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Kris and David offer some brief thoughts on the sudden passing of our dear friend, Scott Bowden. Rest in power, brother.

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Kris & David are joined by Daniel Makabe (@danielmakabe) to discuss the week that was April 15-21, 1991. We talk about Hulk Hogan being called one of the kings of PPV in USA Today, including what that entailed in 1991 with all of the major boxing fights and so on. We also talk about the marathon TV tapings that week in the WWF, some wild clips from Prime Time Wrestling, All Japan doing big business for the Champion Carnival tournament, SWS feuding with New Japan in real life, Koji Kitao's side of the story regarding his controversial match with John Tenta, Jim Cornette going off on Jim Herd on Joe Pedicino's Atlanta TV block, Dave Meltzer’s thoughts of the WCW Japan Supershow, and THE STOMP COLLECTION of WCW trading cards. All that and so much more on a brand spanking new episode of BTS!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

1:08:16 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, SWS, FMW, AJW, CMLL, UWA, & WWC

2:00:16 Classic Commercial Break

2:02:47 Housekeeping/The Amazon Game

2:44:28 Other USA: IWCCW, VWA, Jim Cornette, Georgia All-Star, USWA, Portland, & Terry Funk

3:15:55 WCW

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Kris Zellner is joined by Al Getz (@AlGetzWrestling) & Jeff G. Bailey (@JeffGBailey1) as we begin a new series of Exile on Badstreet podcasts focusing on the history of NWA Wildside. This first episode will focus on the genesis of NWA Wildside in 1999 and how it was spawned from Steve Martin's NCW and Bill Behrens connection with the NWA through NWA Georgia & Bert Prentice’s NWA Worldwide. Al & Jeff tell some awesome stories from their early days in the business and how they ended up in Georgia working with what was to become Wildside, plus we spotlight some of the early names that came through the promotion such as a young star named K-Krush (Ron "The Truth/R-Truth” Killings) and A.J. Styles, among others. Great introduction to this series that sets the table for what's to come!

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Kris Zellner & John McAdam are back to talk about John's Wrestling from the ’80s collection, specifically Volumes 13 and 14. We talk about Tiger Mask and Dynamite Kid changing the game in many ways in the early ’80s, some important ’90s matches that made one of these tapes, the older legends in the AWA, Roddy Piper in Florida, Don Carson getting tricked by the Sheepherders, Jerry Lawler's craftiness, Mr. Olympia as North American Champ, Tiger Conway Jr.'s career trajectory, and so much more. Very fun show, so listen now!!!

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