Between The Sheets

In this free preview of the latest Between The Sheets Patreon special, covering George Scott’s brief run booking WCW in early 1989, Kris and David look at the famously awful Clash of the Champions: St. Valentine’s Massacre special just five days before the Chi-Town Rumble pay-per-view event. Jack Reynolds’s awful announcer tryout, Steven Dane going 17 minutes for no apparent reason, Jack Victory wrestling twice for no apparent reason, most of the matches having no apparent reason for being booked, the beginning of the end of WCW’s relationship with AJPW and Giant Baba, and much more.

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Full show description:

The year is 1989. Jim Herd has just been hired to run WCW, Jimmy Crockett is basically being ousted as as the chair of the steering committee, and the company needs a booker. So Jim Barnett suggests...George Scott, who hasn't booked in over two years, when he had a disastrous run in World Class after being fired by the WWF. In a little more than two months, George, among other things, decimates the quality of the TV shows, slows the in-ring style to a crawl, book Steven Dane to go 18 minutes, books house show lineups that have no relation to the TV feuds, oversees some disastrous production issues, throws random tag teams together for no apparent reason, hires the green son of one of the opposition's top road agents, makes Jim Cornette and others think he has dementia, gives Jack Reynolds a tryout, and refuses to promote a Clash of the Champions special on TV. It's one of the most infamous major booking runs in wrestling history, and it was covered in-depth in both the Observer and Matwatch, with Steve Beverly also adding additional details in the 1991 Annual/farewell issue.

If you love "WCW, everybody!" shows, then this one is for you.

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Observer & Matwatch published the week of 1/23-1/30

1:12:23 Observer & Matwatch published the week of 2/6-2/20

1:55:51 Observer & Matwatch published the week of 2/27-3/20

2:40:35 Observer & Matwatch published the week of 3/27-4/3

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Kris & David are joined by Richard Mann this week to discuss the week that was February 20-26, 1999, a week that Richard requested via a $50 pledge to our Patreon. Richard joined us for the RINGS section where we discussed their major show at Yokohama Arena featuring the main event of Akira Maeda vs. Aleksandr Karelin, which was a major news story in its day. We also discuss the major unrest in WCW that is starting up and how that is affecting the promotion, including Rey Misterio Jr. unmasking and how that caused a ripple effect all the way down to Tijuana. We also go over SuperBrawl, Nitro, & Thunder featuring clips of the amazing Scott Steiner & Buff Bagwell combination at their peak, Shane Douglas "passing the torch" in ECW, and a packed WWF section featuring Steve Austin on Howard Stern & Nash Bridges, Vince McMahon on Inside Edition, and the saga of Vince's teddy bear on RAW. A slam-packed, can’t-miss show, that’s for sure!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WCW

1:55:21 Eurasia: AJPW, BJPW, CMLL Japan, FMW, AJW, JWP, LLPW, Neo Ladies, UFO, & UWA

2:17:56 RINGS

3:04:38 Classic Commercial Break

3:11:09 Housekeeping/The Amazon Game

3:39:28 Other North America: Stampede, AAA, CMLL, IWRG, & Tijuana

4:06:21 Other USA: Bob Backlund, JAPW, IWF, ECW, Steel City, Memphis, NWA Worldwide, OVW, WLW, NWA Southwest, NAWF, AWA, SPCW, Wrestle America, & Buddy Rose

5:00:57 WWF

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Kris & David are joined by Beau James (@kingofkingsport) to discuss the week that was February 12-18, 1985. First and foremost, we talk about ABC’s explosive “20/20” segment on pro wrestling featuring Eddie Mansfield, Jim Wilson, John Stossel, & "Dr. D" David Shultz, including all of the controversy surrounding it. We then go over about the comings and goings in the WWF including a great weekend of business capped off by The War to Settle the Score. From there, we look at Antonio Inoki meeting Ric Flair in Hawaii, The All-New Stampede Wrestling, the debuts of Mr. J.R. & Devil Blue in Georgia, Jerry Lawler’s future as NWA World Heavyweight Champion, and BLOOD CIRCUS!!!! A tremendous show that can't be missed, so listen now!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 “20/20” wrestling expose

1:21:56 WWF

2:34:12 Int’l: NJPW, UWF, Stampede, EMLL, & UWA

2:57:16 Classic Commercial Break

3:02:33 Housekeeping/The Amazon Game

3:48:17 USA East: PWUSA, JCP, CWG, CWF, SECW, CWA, & Mid-South

5:32:47 USA West: Houston, WCCW, St. Louis, Central States, AWA, Portland, Hawaii, & SWCW wrestlers in “Blood Circus”

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You can also support the show by shopping with our Amazon referral link at TinyURL.com/BTSAmazon — Nothing extra comes out of your wallet, but Amazon gives us a kickback for referring you to them.

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Kris & David are joined by Al Getz (@AlGetzWrestling) to discuss the week that was February 6-12, 1986. We talk about Jim Crockett taking over St. Louis while creating a new NWA World Heavyweight Title belt during the final planning stages for the first ever Crockett Cup. We also talk about the beginning of the New Japan vs. UWF feud, the Fabulous Ones leaving Mid-South for Florida, Jake Roberts leaving Mid-South for the WWF, Jerry Lawler returning to Memphis TV in a taped promo, Crockett's dislike of Bruiser Brody, Verne Gagne losing promoters by the week, and a full rundown of the epic Bob Orton Jr., Roddy Piper, & Magnificent Muraco's wild night in Fresno, California. Damn fun show, so don't miss it!!!!!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Jim Crockett Promotions

0:51:37 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, All-Star, & Stampede

1:19:06 USA East: CWF, CCW, CWA, & Mid-South

2:15:18 Classic Commercial Break

2:19:19 Housekeeping/The Amazon Game

2:59:16 USA West: St. Louis, Central States, Houston, WCCW, AWA, Portland, Hawaii, & California/Jim Wilson

4:08:18 WWF

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You can also support the show by shopping with our Amazon referral link at TinyURL.com/BTSAmazon — Nothing extra comes out of your wallet, but Amazon gives us a kickback for referring you to them.

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Kris & David are guestless this week as we discuss the week that was January 30 - February 5, 2000. We only discuss WCW, ECW, & WWF on the show because it was a monster but there is a lot to dig into here as we talk about the birth of the XFL, WWF talking to FOX & Viacom, The Radicalz going to the WWF, Sabu leaving ECW, lots of drama with Paul Heyman & Raven, WCW trying to bounce back from losing the Radicalz and all kinds of other insanity from a wild week in wrestling. You better listen now!!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

2:16;47 Classic Commercial Break

2:21:32 Housekeeping/The Amazon Game

2:41:54 ECW

3:18:50 WCW

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Kris & David are joined by Dylan Hales (@DylanWaco) to discuss the week that was January 23-29, 1997. Most importantly, there’s the complete insanity that was nWo Souled Out, featuring the infamous Miss nWo Pageant. We also discuss Randy Savage re-upping with WCW, Buff Bagwell getting a push in NJPW, AAA having their own Yeti, MMA being in deep trouble in the state of New York, ECW getting cleared for PPV by Request TV, Dave Brown, Corey Maclin, & Randy Hales quitting the USWA, and RAW going to 2 hours on USA. This is a slam-packed show with lots of entertainment, so listen RIGHT NOW!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WCW

1:35:34 Japan: AJPW, NJPW, IWA Japan, Samurai TV, & Jd’

1:58:01 Latin America: AAA, CMLL, Promo Azteca, & WWC

2:21:26 Classic Commercial Break

2:25:07 Housekeeping/The Amazon Game

3:03:32 MMA

3:19:20 ECW

3:59:11 Other USA: NWANJ, Tito Santana, PCW, ECWA, TMW, USWA, & APW

4:26:55 WWF

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!

You can also support the show by shopping with our Amazon referral link at TinyURL.com/BTSAmazon — Nothing extra comes out of your wallet, but Amazon gives us a kickback for referring you to them.

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Kris & David are guestless this week to take on a Between the Sheets like no other: The happenings in World Championship Wrestling for the week that was January 16-22, 2000. We talk about all the drama that went into the Souled Out PPV including massive indecision by Bill Busch on many subjects, which leads to Chris Benoit winning the WCW World Heavyweight Title only to get stripped of the title the next night and released from his contract days later along with Eddy Guerrero, Dean Malenko, & Perry Saturn. We then discuss the PPV itself, Nitro, & Thunder, including the drama surrounding those shows as well, like Vince Russo being removed from power to be replaced by Kevin Sullivan, and how that made the situation a whole lot worse. This is a show that will go down in the books as one of our best, no doubt, so you better not miss it!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Everything goes to hell a few days before Souled Out

1:12:32 Souled Out & other Sunday stuff

2:04:29 Classic Commercial Break

2:09:36 Housekeeping/The Amazon Game

2:42:48 Nitro & other Monday stuff

3:50:55 Thunder & everything else that happened in WCW that week

4:58:35 Patreon Preview: Who sabotaged Eddie Gilbert & Paul Heyman’s Continental Wrestling Federation booking stint?

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!

You can also support the show by shopping with our Amazon referral link at TinyURL.com/BTSAmazon — Nothing extra comes out of your wallet, but Amazon gives us a kickback for referring you to them.

For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out Powerbomb.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 20 day trial!

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In this free preview of the latest Between The Sheets Patreon special, covering the second half of Eddie Gilbert and Paul Heyman’s run booking the Continental Wrestling Federation in 1988, Kris and David look at a point of contention from when Eddie was fired or quit: Why were tapes to FNN/Score and various local affiliates either missing (to save a few dollars by not overnighting it, really?) or containing the wrong footage? After all, Ron West prided himself in getting that sort of thing correct…

For the full show, go to Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become a patron for just $5/month.

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They're baaaaack! After we set the table in Part 1, we jump back to the middle of August 1988, after USA Championship Wrestling has been sold to David Woods, resulting in the reintegration of the east Tennessee circuit into Continental. We take a look at the dearth (and inaccuracy) of Continental information in the newsletters when Eddie Gilbert and Paul Heyman weren't there, Brian Pillman's planned move to Alabama, Eddie overdoing certain types of angles (and angles in general), the differences in the coverage of Matwatch and the Observer, David Woods overcomplicating everything by airing USA reruns before CWF in Montgomery, the disastrous expansion and resulting roster bloat, Ron West replacing Jack Curtis as GM, ridiculous claims about Bam Bam Bigelow's pay, and more before getting to the main event: Eddie's "injury" and departure.

Did Eddie fake a neck and shoulder injury? Why did he blatantly lie about not wrestling outside of a favor for his dad while he was out? Did Ron West, Charlie Platt, and Bob Armstrong sabotage him from the inside? Did Jerry Jarrett sabotage him from the outside? Did Missy Hyatt accidentally sabotage him? Was Eddie reeling too hard from the death of the UWF and trying to turn a dozen wrestler small territory into a national promotion? Plus how did Steve Beverly tell the story differently in the Matwatch farewell annual four years later? All that and MUCH more in a great show, one of our very best yet.

Timestamps:

0:00:00 August (Post-USA purchase)

0:49:28 September

1:44:08 October

2:21:02 Matwatch 1988 & 1991 Annuals

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Kris & David are guestless this week as we discuss the week that was January 9-15, 1990. We talk about WCW’s plans for 1990 and how that changed quickly, Woman beginning her Ric Flair recruiting mission, a very hot WCW crowd in Johnson City, NJPW's original plans for the 2/10 Tokyo Dome show and how they changed, Canadian wrestling TV changes thanks to the CRTC, Wade Keller burying the AWA TV tapings, Mr. Perfect & The Genius have a memorable appearance on “Live! With Regis & Kathie Lee,” and much more. A really fun show with some cool clips, so check it out!!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WCW

1:00:51 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, Stampede, WFWA, EMLL, UWA, & WWC

1:27:57 Classic Commercial Break

1:33:38 Housekeeping/The Amazon Game

2:34:38 Other USA: Paul Heyman, Atlanta, PWF, USWA, AWA, SoCal, Global, & Portland

3:16:23 WWF

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!

You can also support the show by shopping with our Amazon referral link at TinyURL.com/BTSAmazon — Nothing extra comes out of your wallet, but Amazon gives us a kickback for referring you to them.

For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out Powerbomb.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 20 day trial!

To subscribe, you can find us on iTunes, Google Play, and just about every other podcast app's directory, or you can also paste Feeds.FeedBurner.com/BTSheets into your favorite podcast app using whatever “add feed manually” option it has.

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Kris Zellner is joined by Scott Bowden (Kentucky Fried Rasslin Podcast) to discuss October-December 1983 in Memphis wrestling. We talk about Stan Hansen & Jesse Ventura in Memphis and the exact moment when Hansen knew it was time to leave the territory, the plight of The Russian Invader, Bill Dundee failing as a babyface, Ken Raper & Robert Reed doing the unthinkable, the last matches and angles of Andy Kaufman, the return of Jos LeDuc, and the debut of Randy Savage which could've been handled a lot better. Scott is awesome on these shows, and this is yet another example of that, so listen now!!!!

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!

You can also support the show by shopping with our Amazon referral link at TinyURL.com/BTSAmazon — Nothing extra comes out of your wallet, but Amazon gives us a kickback for referring you to them.

For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out Powerbomb.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 20 day trial!

To subscribe, you can find us on iTunes, Google Play, and just about every other podcast app's directory, or you can also paste Feeds.FeedBurner.com/BTSheets into your favorite podcast app using whatever “add feed manually” option it has.

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