Between The Sheets

Kris & David are guestless this week as we discuss the week that was May 3-9, 1994. We talk about WWF finally touring Japan but it's considered a flop, a big week in the lives of Atsushi Onita & Genichiro Tenryu, AAA & UWA doing business together, some tremendous clips from ECW, SMW, & USWA featuring Eddie Gilbert doing what he does best, and we close with WCW and the looming specter of Hulk Hogan. This was a total blast so listen now!!!!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

0:41:22 Japan: FMW, IWA, & UWFI

1:14:02 Classic Commercial Break

1:17:32 Housekeeping & The Amazon Game

2:07:21 Latin America: AAA, UWA, EMLL, & WWC

2:45:42 Other USA: ECW, SMW, USWA, GWF, OPWF, & Potpourri

4:05:17 WCW

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Kris Zellner is joined by John McAdam to discuss (W)WWF shows at the Boston Garden from 1976-79. We talk about how John became a wrestling addict in this time period and just how different Boston was from New York & Philadelphia in how feuds were worked and even how the television aired. We run down every card from the period and talk about all the top wrestlers and angles of the era. A damn good, must listen show!!!!

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Kris & David are guestless this week as we discuss the week that was April 26 to May 2, 1988. We talk about the NWA pulling out of New York as well as cutting the number of shows back. We also discuss The Fantastics & Barry Windham dominating the week inside the ring, and all of the international news and results before coming back to America. There, we go over all the territories, with some really strong audio featuring Ron Wright, Brickhouse Brown, and lots more. Then we close with WWF talking their cost cutting and a Saturday Night's Main Event that was just blah. A damn fun show so check it out!!!!

0:00:00 JCP

1:02:37 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, Stampede, EMLL, & UWA

1:20:16 Classic Commercial Break

1:22:51 Patreon notes, Housekeeping & The Amazon Game

1:54:47 USA East: USACW, SCW, FCW, GWA, CCW/CWF, & CWA

3:07:47 USA West (WCCW, WCPW, Central States, & Portland) & Potpourri

3:46:32 WWF

4:31:37 Patreon Preview

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In this preview of the latest Patreon-exclusive, themed edition of Between The Sheets, Kris and David look at Eric Bischoff’s first interview as a WCW executive. Specifically, they analyze the discussion of WCW’s initial tapings at Disney/MGM Studios in Orlando, where the promotion gave away several months worth of storylines, including half a dozen title changes. Plus how hopeful was 1994 Bischoff that WCW could form a larger relationship with Disney?

For the whole episode, go to Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and support the show for just $5/month.

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Here's the description for the full show:

Kris and David are back with another Patreon special, this time covering Wade Keller’s April 1994 “Torch Talk” interview with Eric Bischoff, then newly promoted WCW Senior Vice President, Executive Producer. We dissect just how much of Bischoff’s mindset is explained by him trying to look at WCW from a television perspective, areas where he isn’t given enough credit in hindsight, his thoughts on the wrestling media, the launch of infamous Disney World tapings, and much more. This is a different version of Bischoff from the man you’re used to hearing an interviews, when he was still relatively wide-eyed about running WCW. A fascinating show.

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Part 1

0:53:00 Part 2

1:27:28 Part 3

2:13:52 Part 4

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Kris & David are joined by Kurt Brown (Lucha World) to discuss the week that was April 19-25, 1995. We talk about Sean Waltman suffering a serious neck injury, the debut of Bertha Faye, New Japan allowing guys to take tours off, Rickson Gracie greatness, the end of the AAA/Ron Skoler relationship, some really great ECW & SMW clips, plus Sabu & the Steiners headed to WCW. A really fun show so check it out!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

0:42:04 Japan: NJPW, WAR, FMW, AJW, & UWFI

1:21:59 MMA: Vale Tudo Japan Open

1:45:46 Classic Commercial Break

1:49:24 Housekeeping & The Amazon Game

2:38:13 Mexico: AAA & EMLL

3:41:08 Other USA: NWANJ, ECW, MEWF, SMW, USWA, Ozark Mountain, & Potpourri

4;58:19 WCW

5:43:22 Between The Bulletins Patreon Preview

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There's another new show available exclusively for Between The Sheets Patreon supporters, and that's Between The Bulletins. Each month, we'll pull a pre-"dirt sheet" era wrestling newsletter bulletin and navigate through the results, posters, ads, newspaper clippings, notes, and whatever else is in there. For the debut show, Kris and David are joined by Beau James to discuss the March 1982 edition of Tom Burke's Global Wrestling News Service.

In this preview clip, Beau educates Kris and David about a Kentucky outlaw promotion that was advertised in a clipping featured in the newsletter. Specifically, he explains they mixed the occasional genuine name wrestler in with numerous masked imposters. Also, David reads the highlights from a letter that Antone "Ripper" Leone sent Sam Muchnick during his back and forth with the NWA while running opposition shows in the 1950s.

For the full show, go to Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become a patron for just $5/month. You'll get access to Between The Bulletins, special themed editions of Between The Sheets, the Between The Sheets mailbag, our patron-only Slack chat room, and more!

On the full show, discuss just about every territory, a bunch of outlaw groups, the international scene, and more. Lots of great information on Mid-South Wrestling expanding into Oklahoma, Beau's beloved Southeast Championship Wrestling, Ric Flair and Blackjack Mulligan's Knoxville promotion and Leroy McGuirk's Tri-State territory both nearing the end, a strange roster of foreigners in NJPW, and much more!

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Kris & David are joined by Bruce Mitchell (Pro Wrestling Torch) to discuss the week that was April 12-18, 1989. We discuss Barry Windham (Burt Reynolds' favorite wrestler) being fired from the NWA and all the other major changes the NWA was making until Jim Herd. We also talk about Jumbo Tsuruta turning heel and unifying AJPW’s titles to form the Triple Crown, NJPW’s tough guys, Jarrett Promotions craziness, Roddy Piper tearing it up in Portland, and just how much did No Holds Barred cost to make. A great show with Bruce telling some awesome stories, so check it out!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WCW

1:25:54 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, UWF, Mexico, & WWC

2:09:33 Classic Commercial Break

2:13:47 Housekeeping & The Amazon Game

2:55:13 USA East: SCW, PWF, CWF, & CWA/WCCW

3:43:25 USA West (AWA & Portland) & Potpourri

4:17:24 WWF

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In this free preview of the latest Between The Sheets Mailbag for Patreon supporters, Kris and David answer a question about their favorite childhood toys, both wrestling-related and otherwise. The full show also includes questions about David Von Erich, the best Howard Stern guests, peak wrestling streaming, their favorite episodes of wrestling television, the thing on the DVDVR message board that made each of them the most angry, and more!

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Kris & David are guestless this week, discussing the week that was April 5-11, 1999. We talk about the possibility of RAW & Nitro running Atlanta on the same night going down the drain, a pretty fun New Japan Tokyo Dome show featuring Atsushi Onita, Lance Storm getting urine thrown on him, Mr. Corey loving Michael Hayes in Power Pro, and an epic WCW section filled with WCW stupidity at it's finest. This show is filled with greatness so listen now!!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

1:06:26 Japan: AJPW, NJPW, MUGA, BJPW, IWA Japan, Arsion, JWP, Pride, & UWA

1:59:58 Classic Commercial Break

2:02:46 Housekeeping & The Amazon Game

2:47:43 Mexico: AAA, EMLL, IWRG, & Tijuana

3:02:57 Northeast USA: JAPW, ECW, & MCW

3:40:29 Southern USA (OVW, Memphis Power Pro, & IWAMS) & Potpourri

4:37:16 WCW

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Kris Zellner is joined by Scott Bowden (Kentucky Fried Rasslin) to discuss the first 8 months of 1982 in the Memphis territory which was as wild and wooly as it ever was. We talk about all the top stars and feuds that dominated those 8 months including special appearances from Andy Kaufman and Ric Flair. If you love Memphis then this show is a MUST LISTEN for you!!!!!!

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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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