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Kris and David are back this week as we discuss the week that was October 28-November 3, 2002. Topics of discussion include:

• Hulk Hogan leaving WWE again due to "creative issues" with Vince McMahon over the plans for him to job to Brock Lesnar a second time.
• The aftermath of the Katie Vick angle and the total disaster of an opening segment on Raw the next week where HHH did terrible “comedy” with an alleged mannequin in a cheerleader uniform.
• Randy Orton debuts "RNN” on Raw.
• SmackDown has its famous Halloween party episode where John Cena basically has a career saving performance dressed as Vanilla Ice and Eric Bischoff kisses Stephanie McMahon.
• Keiji Muto shakes up the foreign crew in AJPW.
• NOAH holds their first annual Halloween show at Differ Ariake.
• Dustin "Screech" Diamond showing up at an ECWA show.
• IWA Mid-South holds the first "Ted Petty Invitational,” taking the place of the existing Sweet Science 16 tournament.
• The Ultimate Warrior goes off on Bill Goldberg in a wacky blog.
• Panda Energy officially taking over NWA-TNA, including what that means for Jerry Jarrett and Vince Russo as far as their futures in the company.
• Some wacky clips from the week’s TNA PPV, including Brian Lawler "assaulting a fan" and Don West losing his mind shilling the next show.

Really fun show and we hope you enjoy!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWE

1:50:06 Eastern Hemisphere: AJPW, NJPW, NOAH, Zero-One, BJPW, DDT, Goto-Ippa, Osaka Pro, Toryumon, WEW, AJW, JWP, NEO Ladies, AustralianWF, All-Star, & RSW

2:16:49 Classic Commercial Break

2:21:02 Halftime

3:06:06 Other North America: Stampede, AAA, CMLL, IWRG, Monterrey, & IWAPR

3:21:18 Other USA: Nicole Bass, SSCW, DDP, ECWA, PWF (PA), NWA Wildside, IPW (FL), IWAMS, Jimmy Hart, & Ultimate Warrior

3:48:46 NWA-TNA

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Kris Zellner is joined by Rob Naylor and Our Good Buddy Charles as we discuss the month that was October 1990 in the National Wrestling Alliance and pop culture in general. Topics of discussion include:

• The saga of the two Black Scorpions working house shows.
• Herb Abrams' UWF Fury Hour making it's TV debut.
• Beverly Hills 90210 debuts on Fox and television was never the same.
• Gordon Solie enters the Black Scorpion's lair.
• Two big angles shot in Chicago to promote Halloween Havoc air on TV.
• The Motor City Madman and The Big Cat are coming.
• NWA action figures headed to stores for Christmas.
• Is Bobby Heenan talking to Jim Herd?
• What the hell is going on with Barry Windham?
• Terrible attendances at house shows is becoming a regular thing.
• A full rundown of the very newsworthy Halloween Havoc PPV.
• Jim Cornette and Stan Lane quit the promotion just days later after a major blowup with Ole Anderson.

This was a tremendous show, so we hope you enjoy!!!

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Kris and David are back to discuss the week-plus that was October 16-23, 1995. Topics of discussion include:

• Hulk Hogan losing his mind as Darkside Hogan on two Monday Nitros, including the infamous promo where he compared himself to O.J. Simpson just a few weeks after his acquittal in his murder trial.
• Ric Flair and Sting finally get on the same page as they get ready to battle Arn Anderson and Brian Pillman at Halloween Havoc.
• Akira Maeda issues a grandstand challenge to Keiji Muto.
• Televisa and AAA seemingly reaffirm Televisa’s ownership stake in the promotion and what that meant for CMLL on their network.
• The ECW TV debut of Buh Buh Ray Dudley as well as the very first "Pulp Fiction" segment.
• The Halloween Scream tour bombs hard for Smoky Mountain Wrestling.
• Gen. Jim Cornette hypes up about the soon to be debuting Sgt. Rock.
• Lance Russell has his first dealings with Bob Armstrong and the SMW crew since the start of the SMW vs. USWA feud, featuring Eddie Marlin making his return to TV to avenge Randy Hales.
• AAA runs a show in Chicago that features Paul Heyman running the locker room and crossing paths with Sabu for the first time in several months.
• J.R. Benson’s northern California version of Incredibly Strange Wrestling definitely lives up to it's name.
• In Your House 4 in Winnipeg, featuring Shawn Michaels giving up his Intercontinental Title to Dean Douglas…who then loses it to Razor Ramon.
• Diesel and Davey Boy Smith have a disappointing main event that motivates Vince McMahon to storm off when the PPV goes off the air.
• Al Snow debuts as Avatar on Raw, while Goldust makes his in-ring debut at the PPV.
• Exactly how badly and how egregiously the WWF handled the issue of if Michaels would wrestle on the PPV, including how much they deliberately false advertised him for the show.

This was a strong show folks, so don't miss out!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WCW

1:35:34 Int’l: AJPW. NJPW, WAR, BJPW, Michinoku Pro, Wrestle Yume Factory, RINGS, CatchWA, Stu Hart, AAA, CMLL, & WWC

2:15:51 Classic Commercial Break

2:20:03 Halftime

2:59:19 Other USA: ECW, Steel City, SMW, USWA, AAA, CWA (TX), & ISW (NorCal)

4:13:44 WWF

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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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It’s Observer Hall of Fame season, and you know what that means: With Kris having to take the week off, David figured this would be a good week of a HOF show, so he’s joined here by our dear friend John Pollock of POST Wrestling to go over the ballot! The focus is on new/returning candidates and our ballot shortlists for the most part to keep our sanity, but there’s a ton of ground covered, with topics including:

• David’s new research into the Von Erichs and how it affects their candidacy as a group.
• Decoding the criteria as it applies to teams vs. singles acts.
• The underrepresentation of historically marginalized groups in the HOF.
• Junkyard Dog getting unfairly made out to be a far inferior candidate than he actually is in a lot of HOF discussions.
• Sabu’s case coming into focus in the aftermath of his death.
• What’s the threshold for high level in-ring longevity candidates like the Briscoes, Masaaki Mochizuki, and Meiko Satomura?
• Between last year’s inductions of CIMA and Shingo Takagi and this year’s addition of Mochizuki to the ballot, is it time to put a lot more focus on Dragongate candidates, whether individually or as groups?
• Is Becky Lynch’s candidacy losing stream?
• Did CM Punk deliberately sabotage AEW, and if so, how does that reflect on his otherwise strong case for induction?
• The Randy Orton problem: Right now, it’s easy to make the case for why he’s a weak candidate. Will voters lost sight of that years down the line?
• Batista needing reconsideration under the current rule set when he’s a far superior candidate to almost everyone else on the modern U.S./Canada ballot.
• Did Cody Rhodes’ pec injury rob him of the credit he deserves for being the catalyst for the 2020s WWE boom period?
• Aew we overvaluing in-ring work when it comes to candidates like Tiger Jeet Singh?
• Trying to figure out the areas where the WON HOF should be more like the Rock ’n’ Roll HOF than sports halls of fame, including whether or not feuds should be considered as much of an “act” as tag teams are since it’s all a work.
• The problem with candidates like Zane Bresloff and Rossy Ogawa where we’re largely relying on a friend or two to make the case for them.
• The glut of candidates like Morris Sigel, Bobby Bruns, and Roy Welch that arguably shouldn’t be up to a vote in the first place.
• The rise of “non-standard” candidates like Jim Johnson and Reggie Parks.
• Mike Tenay arguably having much more actual stylistic influence on the style taken up by successor announcers than Jesse Ventura did.
• Dave Brown being unfairly punished for being the sidekick of the GOAT, Lance Russell despite being an HOF-level announcer himself and fans in the Memphis territory tending to put them over as a team.

…and much more. Enjoy!

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It’s Monday, and you know what that means: A new Between the Sheets with J.D. Oliva joining Kris and David to discuss 1989! Topics of discussion include:

• Saturday Night’s Main Event featuring the return of ZEUS.
• The WWF debuts in England with the famous London Arena show that aired live on Sky One as part of their latest European tour.
• Jim Troy getting fired after his fight with Koko Ware on the same tour.
• Steve Beverly giving his suggestions to remedy WCW’s early weak points, some of which sound oddly familiar in 2025.
• Bret Hart’s discussions with WCW that didn’t go anywhere.
• Antonio Inoki getting stabbed during a speech.
• A Florida independent promotion is trying to go public. Again. But this time it’s the PWF.
• The dying days of Continental TV.
• Memphis attendance bottoming out.
• Tim Brooks’ NAWA holds its first TV taping at the Longhorn Ballroom and soundly outdraws what the USWA had been doing at the Sportatorium.

All that and much more this week, with J.D. doing a great job in the guest chair.

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

1:14:36 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, FMW, Stampede, EMLL, & UWF

1:39:21 Classic Commercial Break

1:44:26 Halftime

2:13:55 Other USA: PWF, Continental, CWA/Memphis, USWA (TX), NAWA (TX), & Portland

3:33:57 NWA/WCW

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Kris and David are back as we discuss the week that was October 1-7, 2007. Topics of discussion include:

• Nigel McGuinness winning the ROH Title from Takeshi Morishima and why it happened when it did.
• Larry Sweeney's role in ROH and how it could've been even better.
• A wacky Dixie Carter conference call to hype up the first ever two hour episode of TNA Impact, which was wall to wall, full-on insanity topped off by a great review from Bryan Alvarez in F4W.
• The saga of Leticia Cline and how she found her way back to TNA.
• The official end of Dream Stage Entertainment.
• The first ever Antonio Peña Memorial Show in AAA.
• El Hijo del Santo hooks up with the World Boxing Council in to promote shows in Mexico.
• The Dream Reunion convention, naturally, turning into a nightmare.
• John Cena tearing his right pectoral muscle and having to relinquish his WWE Championship, thus sending the following Sunday’s No Mercy PPV into a state of flux.
• Raw, ECW, Smackdown, and No Mercy all have a wild and wooly week in the realm of WWE TV.
• The story of CM Punk meeting Tony Atlas in OVW and what a story that was.

This was quite the damn show, folks, so you better not miss this one!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 ROH

0:34:27 TNA

1:47:44 Japan: Dream Stage Entertainment, Tadao Yasuda, NOAH, BJPW, DDT, Dragongate, El Dorado, FUCK!, Ganko Pro, KAGEKI, Osaka Pro, Riki Office, UWAI Station, NEO Ladies, Sendai Girls, & Pro Wrestling Sun

2:06:55 Classic Commercial Break

2:10:25 Halftime

2:37:33 Other North America: AAA, CMLL, IWRG, Monterrey, Tijuana, Hijo del Santo/WBC, FTW (MA), NWA Anarchy, IWA East Coast, JuggaloCW, & Dream Reunion convention

2:56:12 WWE

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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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It's time for another episode of Center Stage Chronicles as Kris Zellner is back with Rob Naylor and Our Good Buddy Charles to discuss the month of September 1990 in the world of the National Wrestling Alliance and in pop culture in general. Topics of discussion include:

The weird saga of Barry Windham in late 1990.

• The debuts of the New York and Chicago-centric versions of NWA Pro Wrestling.
• The Black Scorpion's domination of all of the TV shows.
• RUNNING THE GAUNTLET beginning on the TBS shows.
• Clash of the Champions XII: Mountain Madness popping an amazing, record-breaking TV rating, plus a full rundown of the show.
• Rocky King becoming LITTLE RICHARD MARLEY.
• The Master Blasters and Maximum Overdrive both debuting on TV…and then POOF! A member of each team disappears.
• The beginning of the Doom’s feud with Arn Anderson & Ric Flair.
• The 1990 MTV Video Music Awards....nuff said...
• Jake “Body By Jake” Steinfeld becoming a big deal in pop culture.
• The debut of Fox Kids’ Saturday morning lineup.
• Vanilla Ice hitting the pop music scene.
• Fresh Prince of Bel Air and Law & Order both debut on NBC in the same week.
• COP ROCK debuting on ABC and thus birthing a legend.

Plus more movies, TV shows, albums, and of course wrestling discussion in quite the damn episode of CSC.

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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 and David are back as we discuss the week that was September 22-28, 1996. Topics of discussion include:

• WWF In Your House: Mind Games goes down in Philadelphia, headlined by the legendary Shawn Michaels title defense vs. Mankind, plus the first ECW "invasion" of the WWF with Paul Heyman, Tommy Dreamer, AND The Sandman causing some trouble during the PPV opener.
• Monday Night Raw the next night in Hershey featuring Jim Ross's infamous "shoot promo” where "Razor Ramon returned" and Taz making his first appearance in the WWF as part of the "invasion."
• We also talk about the genesis of the WWF/ECW angle, why it was happening, and how it affected Dennis Coralluzzo’s NWA New Jersey promotion.
• AJPW’s foreign talent morale not in a good place as the Can-Am Express are getting ready to to go to the WWF.
• NJPW and WCW hold a tournament om Ja[am featuring some interesting matches and a serious injury to Ric Flair.
• Terry Funk creates the Funk Masters of Wrestling stable in FMW.
• Problems mounting in AAA between Konnan and Antonio Peña over the direction of the company.
• Randy Hales quitting his job as the booker and general manager of the USWA.
• Scott Bowden shooting a big angle with a local Memphis sports radio host.
• The Road Warriors showing up in Paul Alperstein's AWF.
• The nWo take over Monday Nitro as Kevin Nash roasts Jim Powers in amazing fashion,, The Giant becomes the World's Tallest Ring Announcer, Hulk Hogan cons the Nasty Boys, and we get get the WCW debut of Mike Jones as Vincent.

What a crazy show this was.....a total must listen show!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

1:39:22 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, WAR, BJPW, FMW, IWA Japan, Michinoku Pro, SPWF, Tokyo Pro, Wrestle Yume Factory, RINGS, AJW, ICW (BC), AAA, CMLL, & IWRG

2:27:36 Classic Commercial Break

2:30:53 Halftime

3:11;34 Other USA: EWA (NY), NWA NJ, ECW, Steel City, USWA, & AWF (Alperstein)

4:17:14 WCW

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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.

You can also use code BTSPOD to save 25% on your first payment — whether paying month to month or annually — when you subscribe to Ultimate Classic Wrestling Network at ClassicWrestling.net!

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Kris and David are back to discuss the week that was September 14-20, 1988. Topics of discussion include:

• A very thorough look at the day-to-day dealings between Jim Crockett Promotions and Turner Broadcasting regarding the sale of JCP and the possible acquisition of World Class as well.
• An episode of World Championship Wrestling that never aired in real time because of the Atlanta Braves, but finally surfaced years later on WWE Network.
• The aftermath of Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard's departures from JCP to the WWF.
• Tommy Rich's heel turn in Jerry Blackwell's Southern Championship Wrestling gives the promotion a boost in ticket sales.
• The AWA tapes a few months’ worth of TV in Nashville, Louisville, and Memphis featuring some interesting happenings as the AWA, CWA, and WCCW build to Superclash III.
• Eddie Gilbert working a Bob Geigel Central States show booked by his father Tommy while "injured,” which spells the beginning of the end for him in Continental.
• Top Gun getting a shot at Ric Flair's NWA World Heavyweight Title in Portland in a rare non-JCP defense for this eras.
• The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers' big surprise for the WWF.

’80's shows are always fun, and this is no different, so you better not miss it!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Jim Crockett Promotions

1:31:05 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW Animal Hamaguchi, Dale Martin, Ontario indies, Stampede, EMLL, & UWA

1:42:41 Classic Commercial Break

1:45:02 Halftime

2:01:06 Other USA:SCW (GA), FCW, Global (FL), Continental, CWA/Memphis, AWA, WCCW, Central States, & Portland

3:26:28 WWF

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Kris and David are back this week as we discuss the week that was September 11-17, 2000. Topics of discussion include: 

• “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and Debra Marshall get married in Las Vegas.
• Eddie Guerrero invades the Playboy Mansion.
• Stephanie McMahon bumping like crazy on Raw.
• Tazz "quits" the WWF in a weird angle.
• AJPW and NJPW kicking their interpromotional feud up another level as Toshiaki Kawada shows up at a NJPW show.
• Nicole Bass getting arrested for biting a cop.
• ECW canceling some house shows.
• A gigantic and totally ridiculous WCW section featuring David Flair and Stacy Keibler's "wedding" on Nitro, Vince Russo's concussions, Paul Orndorff suffering a serious neck injury at Fall Brawl Mike Awesome’s alliance with Gary Coleman, and so much damn more.

The WCW section is an all-timer, so you can't miss this show!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

1:27:58 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, NOAH, BattlARTS, BJPW, DDT, FMW, IWA Kokusai, Osaka Pro, SPWF, Wrestle Dream Factory, AJW, Arsion, GAEA, JWP, CMLL, GWAS, IWRG, Monterrey, & IWAPR

2:08:24 Other USA: Nicole Bass, ECW, NWA Wildside, IWAMS, MAW, NWA Worldwide, Memphis, Rev Pro (CA), UPW, & UrbanWF

2:25:47 Classic Commercial Break

2:29:52 Halftime

3:17:08 WCW

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