Between The Sheets

Kris and David are back as we discuss the week that was August 31-September 6, 1993. Topics of discussion include:

• The 1993 NWA Convention, featuring Dennis Coraluzzo wanting dates on the champion, Tod Gordon/ECW and Jim Cornette/SMW applying for membership, and forcing WCW's hand to remove the NWA name from the titles on their television shows.
• Sid Vicious walks out on WCW over steroid testing…and then comes right back without having to take a test.
• The newsletter panic over Dustin Rhodes possibly becoming not just WCW World Heavyweight Champion, but Unified WCW World Heavyweight Champion.
• Shane Douglas becoming a part-time wrestler and full-time teacher.
• Ted DiBiase becoming a world tag team champion in his first match back in AJPW.
• New Japan going to battle with Leon White over the Big Van Vader name.
• "Mr. Danger" Mitsuhiro Matsunaga making his FMW debut.
• The Torch running a special feature that goes in-depth on Tod Gordon and ECW.
• “WWA President” Dennis Coralluzzo showing up on SMW TV.
• McMemphis running wild in the USWA.
• The aftermath of SummerSlam, including how WWF framed Lex Luger as the true winner.

This was a blast of a show folks, so check it out!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 NWA & WCW

0:51:11 Eurasia: AJPW, NJPW, WAR, FMW, NOW, UWFi, AJW, Fuji TV, & CWA

1:14:58 Classic Commercial Break

1:18:08 Halftime

1:52:22 Mexico: AAA, CMLL, & UWA

2:01:29 Other USA: John Arezzi, ECW, SMW, USWA, & GWF

3:31:47 WWF

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Kris and David are joined by Scott Passner as we discuss the week that was August 23-29, 1992, a week that Scott requested with a $50 pledge on our Patreon page so he could join us for the WWF section. Topics of discussion include:

• SummerSlam ’92 and the build to the Randy Savage vs. Ultimate Warrior match, which was pretty nonsensical until Pat Patterson returned, seemingly salvaging it in the process.
• WBF BodyStars getting cancelled, signaling the end of the WBF.
• The last show that Dave Meltzer attended on his 2+ week Japan tour.
• All sorts of lucha goodness.
• USWA and the WWF cement their working agreement with Jimmy Hart’s return to Memphis TV.
• Lots of wackiness as usual in the GWF.
• Erik Watts making his WCW debut.
• Paul E. Dangerously getting featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's gossip section.
• Cactus Jack interviewing Jake “The Snake” Roberts in a great segment on WCW Saturday Night that seemingly attempts to retcon a year-old storyline.

…and a LOT more, as this ended up being a stacked show.

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

1:59:29 Int’l: AJPW, FMW, Oriental Pro, W*ING, UWFi, AJW, LLPW, AAA, CMLL, Blue Demon, Monterrey, UWA, & WWC

2:39:15 Classic Commercial Break

2:41:29 Halftime

3:52:24 Other USA: IWF (MA), John Arezzi’s Weekend of Champions, WWA (NJ), ICWA, SMW, USWA, GWF, Big D, Angel of Death Produce, WCCW, WWA (CA), & Portland/CWUSA

5:24:44 WCW

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Center Stage Chronicle is back as Kris Zellner is joined by Rob Naylor and Our Good Buddy Charles to discuss the month of August 1990 in the National Wrestling Alliance and pop culture in general. Topics of discussion include:

• The status of guaranteed contracts possibly coming to an end in the NWA.
• THE PEARL, The New Fantastics, Hector Guerrero, Ivan Koloff, Terry Taylor, and many others make debuts/returns as this month has all kinds of names making appearances.
• Sting having two different convention appearances end in some form of controversy.
• Jim Herd and Ole Anderson beefing over the usage of older talent.
• “Mean” Mark Callous, Paul Orndorff, and more leave the NWA.
• Speculation about The Black Scorpion starts kicking up.
• “Young Guns II,” “Air America,” “My Blue Heaven,” and more hit the theatres.
• Extreme's “Pornograffiti,” Prince's “Graffiti Bridge,” Alice In Chains' “Facelift,” and more ht the stores.
• The TV series adaptation of “Ferris Bueller” debuts on NBC.
• Iraq invades Kuwait and the Desert Storm Conflict has begun.

All of this and TONS more on another strong 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 joined by Phil Schneider (@philaschneider) to discuss the week that was August 20-26, 1984. Topics of discussion include:

• The evolving nature of Jim Crockett Promotions with Dusty Rhodes fully installed as the new booker.
• Ole Anderson's Championship Wrestling from Georgia trying to find its footing as it starts taping TV at Techwood.
• Dory Funk Jr. switching places with Dusty, taking over the book in Florida at the peak of Kevin Sullivan's schtick, including Blackjack Mulligan trying to save The Lock.
• Eddie Gilbert and Tommy Rich feuding in Memphis on the heels of the WFIA Tag Team of the Year angle.
• The aftermath of the Junkyard Dog leaving Mid-South.
• Gary Hart returning to World Class as a babyface, feuding with Skandor Akbar.
• Southwest running "stripper matches" with actual legit wrestlers Susan Greene and Evelyn Stevens.
• The Road Warriors winning the AWA World Tag Team Titles.
• Dave Meltzer's love of Portland Wrestling and hatred of the WWF, especially after Vince bought Stampede.
• Mitsuharu Misawa making his debut in the Tiger Mask II gimmick…but is he being joined by another Tiger Mask to form the Tiger Mask Brothers?
• Bob Backlund showing up in NJPW after leaving the WWF, right after NJPW signs a big contract with the WWF to pay Vince a hefty booking fee.
• Brutus Beefcake making his TV debut while Dave Meltzer has no idea who he is and has some…interesting speculation about how he got his job.
• Hulk Hogan transforming “Mean” Gene Okerlund into a wrestler and showing off his protein drinks on TNT.

This show was a BLAST!!!! to record and we hope you enjoy it as well.

Timstamps:

0:00:00 USA East: JCP, CWG, CWF, Southeastern, & Memphis

1:18:46 USA West: Mid-South, WCCW, Southwest, St. Louis, Central States, AWA, & Portland

2:37:27 Classic Commercial Break

2:41:41 Halftime

3:28:15 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, AJW, Dale Martin, Maritimes (Dupree & Zinck), Montreal, Stampede, EMLL, & UWA

4:16:24 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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Kris and David are back to discuss the (almost-)week that was August 14-19, 1997. Topics of discussion include:

• Hardcore Heaven '97, ECW's 2nd ever PPV.....and boy, what a disaster this show was in so many ways. We go over all the details on and off camera including all of the "big surprises" on the show.
• WCW's volatile title situation as they are changing left and right.
• Sting making J.J. Dillon look like a fool yet again on Nitro.
• CMLL Japan not having a strong start.
• The tragic death of Plum Mariko and how it should've been prevented.
• Promo Azteca and CMLL talent jumping around.
• WWC Anniversario shows featuring the end of the Carlos Colon vs. Abdullah the Butcher feud.
• An update on Steve Austin's neck injury.
• Rick Rude links up with Shawn Michaels and Hunter Hearst Helmsley on Raw in the unofficial birth of D-Generation X.
• Rocky Maivia explains why he joined the National of Domination in his first ever heel promo on national television.

All of this and so much more on a slam packed episode of BTS!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 ECW

1:38:25 WCW

2:01:08 Eurasia: AJPW, CMLL Japan, Takashi Ishikawa, Michinoku Pro, Wrestle Dream Factory, Pride FC, Plum Mariko, AJW, GAEA, LLPW, & CWA

2:32:52 Classic Commercial Break

2:37:39 Halftime

3:37:18 Other North America: IWA (Condello), AAA, CMLL, IWRG, Promo Azteca, & WWC

4:13:50 Other USA: IWA (NC), USWA, MAW (NorCal), APW, & Jeep Swenson

4:38:06 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.

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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We took a week off from the main show, and you know what that means: We’re keeping you busy with some older Between the Sheets Patreon content that we’ve now made available for free. This time, we decided to assemble the entire “FUCK SABU!” trilogy (originally Patreon episodes #43-#45), covering Sabu’s wild 1995, into one file for everyone to check out as a taste of what our Patreon-only deep dives are like. This is a great example, too, as we notice some very interesting things that the newsletters didn’t pick up on at the time, like Chris Benoit’s surprisingly obvious involvement in orchestrating the whole scenario.

Want more content like this? Then sign up for the $5.00/month ($50.40/year if paid annually upfront) tier on our Patreon page and check out the back catalog that spans almost 9 years. This month, for August, the deep dive that we’ve started on is more 1995 content, covering Bill Watts’ brief stint booking the WWF. Also, don’t forget: From this point forward, regardless of if we’re doing a month-long deep-dive or a smattering of smaller topics, we now release weekly Patreon content, with the segments of the month-long deep dives getting dropped each week as we record them.

Anyway, we hope you enjoy these shows, and now, here are the original show descriptions:

Part 1:

Since April is the 25th anniversary of Sabu being fired from ECW, we decided it was the perfect opportunity to take a deep dive looking at everything that happened surrounding that very memorable event. So that brings us to this month's special, part one of what should be at least two episodes looking at Sabu's 1995, from his signing with NJPW to his indie schedule to his troubles with ECW, climaxing with Sabu double booking himself the night of ECW's big Three-Way Dance card. How did Sabu end up booked in NJPW the same night as the ECW show on late notice, why didn't he just cancel one of the bookings, and how did the situation devolve from there?

We look at all of this in-depth, as it was covered in the newsletters, where both Sabu and Paul Heyman were commenting in detail on the record. All that and much more, including Chris Benoit's apparent major role in the Sabu/ECW schism, the greatness of Murder Inc./Wolf Army in 1995 NJPW, Sabu getting maced while doing a run-in for Circle City Wrestling, Chris Zavisa as Sabu's house organ, the proliferation of "Best of Sabu" videotapes, the reemergence of Dennis Coralluzzo in Sabu's career, and much more.

This is a GREAT show, with a *lot* of fascinating stuff that's never talked about. Here's looking forward to part two!

Part 2:

We're back to pick up where we left off in our journey through Sabu's 1995, starting a few weeks after his firing from ECW over the "FUCK SABU!" no-show, as he starts talking to WCW and wins the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship from Koji Kanemoto at the Fukuoka Dome. Things quickly take a turn, though, as Sabu *throws down the title while cutting a promo about how he's a heavyweight*, NJPW tries to pretend it never happened, Sabu drops the belt at the next major show, Sabu becomes one of the anchors of Kevin Sullivan's plan to build "two WCWs" for the Monday Nitro launch, and much more happens as we close out the show just before Nitro launches. But the real meat of this show is in the forgotten Observer report, in black and white and plain English, that Sabu and Paul Heyman came to a secret agreement on an ECW return months before the actual return happened, and how Taz must have been privy to it given his career prospects at the time.

All that and much more on another fascinating chapter in the "FUCK SABU!" saga!

Part 3:

We're back to pick up where we left off in our journey through Sabu's 1995, finishing up the series as we cover the launch of WCW Monday Nitro through the release of the 1995 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards in January 1996. Topics include how quickly Sabu’s WCW run fell apart, the strange six month gap where Sabu stops teaming with the rest of Masahiro Chono’s Okami Gundan/Murder Inc. stable in NJPW, Sabu scrambling for ideas to make him a pushed heavyweight in WCW like bringing in The Sheik’s old United States Championship belt, The Sheik becoming Sabu’s agent, Sabu returning to Dennis Coralluzzo’s NWA New Jersey, Sabu becoming a transitional UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Champion, Konnan trying to court Sabu for AAA, Sabu returning to ECW the same day he worked for Dennis, a labyrinthian web of conflicting stories from Sabu and Heyman about how they worked out the return, Sabu “officially” being fired from WCW on their hotline, the WWF’s efforts to get Sabu for the 1996 Royal Rumble, and MUCH more. This is a fantastic end to the series and we hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed recording it.

Timestamps:

0:09:00 December 1994-January 1995

0:40:11 February-March 1995

1:09:52 Week of April 3 & Week of April 10, 1995

2:04:29 Week of April 17, 1995

2:27:03 April-May 1995

3:14:04 June 1995

3:33:51 July 1995

4:02:51 August 1995

4:36:30 September 1995

5:19:37 October 1995

5:55:23 November 1995

6:43:38 December 1995 and beyond

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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 this week to discuss the week that was July 30-August 5, 2006. Topics of discussion include:

• WWE bringing back Jeff Hardy and the message that sent at the time about their stance on drug issues among top talent.
• Raw featuring the wacky "Orton Knows Best" skit with Larry Sweeney, Mick Foley talking about Christy Canyon, and more craziness.
• ECW on Syfy at the Hammerstein Ballroom, featuring CM Punk's TV debut and Batista vs. Big Show being booed out of the building, resulting in Batista losing his mind.
• SmackDown featuring the debut of MVP and Diva Search contestants taking pies to the face.
• Toshiaki Kawada returns to AJPW after a year-long absence.
• Cibernetico not quite being ready to go technico in AAA.
• CMLL doing major business every Friday at Arena Mexico with a gaggle of top stars at their disposal.
• Vampiro announcing the birth of RXLL.
• Bryan Danielson vs. Samoa Joe going 60 minutes in quite the weekend for ROH.
• TNA possibly expanding to two hours on Spike.
• Why did all of the interesting TNA news appear in the Torch and not the Observer, anyway?

All of this and so much more on a stacked BTS!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWE

2:40:32 Classic Commercial Break

2:44:02 Halftime

3:25:36 Continued 10th anniversary voice messages

3:52:27 Eurasia: AJPW, NJPW, BJPW, Dragongate, Muga World, Osaka Pro, Ring Soul, NEO Ladies, EWP, & EWA

4:10:00 Mexico: AAA, CMLL, IWRG, & Vampiro/RXLL

4:41:49 Other USA: ROH, IWC, IWA East Coast, & WSX

4:54:28 TNA

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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!

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 and David are back to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Between the Sheets, and there’s no better way to do that than to look back at the week July 23-29, 2015, the week where we recorded and released our first episode.

(Note: Other than the Halftime segment, this episode was recorded before Hulk Hogan passed away.)

Topics of discussion include:

• WWE firing Hulk Hogan after the contents of his racist rant contained in one of the sex tapes featuring him with Bubba the Love Sponge's wife were reported by the National Enquirer.
• Jeff Jarrett's Global Force Wrestling holding its first pilot TV taping in Las Vegas, which would be later be repurposed as TNA-branded PPV's.
• The weird relationship between GFW and TNA during a period where TNA was putting on very blah shows and taping TV far in advance.
• The changes to the structure of NJPW's G1 Climax tournament, extending it to a weeks-long tour, complete with full rundowns of the early shows.
• Alberto el Patron and Myzteziz (Mistico) having a legit war of words on Twitter that was not part of any AAA storylines at the time.
• ROH's Death Before Dishonor iPPV, featuring Jay Lethal vs. Roderick Strong going to a 60 minute draw and Colby Corino in his role as The Decade’s “young boy.”
• PWG running their 12th Anniversary Show, complete with a full in-person rundown by Dave Meltzer.
• Vincent Verhei's rundown of Lucha Underground's ULTIMA LUCHA Part 1 in Figure Four Weekly.
• Bryan Danielson's book tour, featuring Bryan opening up about his concussion issues for the first time and lots more.
• Rundowns of SmackDown, Raw, NXT, and all of the other happenings in WWE.

We thank everyone for their support over the last 10 years and we hope you enjoy the show!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Hulk Hogan

1:20:55 GFW & TNA

1:56:41 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, AAA, CMLL, & Tijuana

2:31:10 Classic Commercial Break

2:36:24 Halftime: Death of Hulk Hogan & BTS 10th anniversary messages

3:49:53 Other USA: ROH, PWG, Lucha Underground, Bruce Tharpe/NWA Classics, & A.J. Lee

5:14:42 WWE

6:23:09 More BTS 10th anniversary messages

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This month on Center Stage Chronicles, Kris Zellner is joined by Rob Naylor and Our Good Buddy Charles to discuss the month that was July 1990 in not only the National Wrestling Alliance but also pop culture. Topics of discussion include:

• 2 Live Crew releasing “Banned in the U.S.A.” to piss off their critics even more.
• “Blossom” debuting on NBC, “Dream On” debuting on HBO, and “Northern Exposure” debuting on CBS.
• The Great American Bash in Baltimore, featuring Sting finally winning the NWA World Heavyweight Title from Ric Flair, the in-ring debuts of El Gigante and Big Van Vader, the Freebirds going glam, the Southern Boys vs. Midnight Express U.S. Tag Title match tearing the house down, and so so much more.
• Andrew Dice Clay crying on “The Arsenio Hall Show.”
• Ric Flair injuring his knee days after the Bash PPV and Harley Race replacing him on house shows. 
• Howard Stern's "Summer Show" debuting on WWOR-TV in New York.
• Jim Herd getting tired of Flair-Sting matches.
• Exactly why Ric Flair vs. Dustin Rhodes didn't happen at Halloween Havoc.
• The "regional" perception of the NWA at this time.
• THE PEARL making his debut on TV.
• Roseanne Barr singing the national anthem in San Diego in memorable fashion.
• The birth of E!: Entertainment Television.
• The first mention of the Black Scorpion in the newsletters.

…and so much more on a highly entertaining CSC.

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Kris and David are back as we discuss the week that was July 16-22, 1998. Topics of discussion include:

• Steve “Dr. Death” Williams vs. Quebecer Pierre and Scorpio vs. 8-Ball in Brawl for All.
• Mrs. Yamaguchi-san getting saved by Val Venis.
• Triple H compelling a "fan" to flash her breasts on Raw, causing Jerry Lawler to lose his mind…at a time when “puppies” was not yet in his vocabulary.
• Akira Maeda's final match against a fellow Japanese wrestler in RINGS.
• Vampiro quitting CMLL, claiming Dr. Wagner Jr. shot on him during an otherwise normal match.
• IWRG debuting on ESPN 2 in Mexico, but not in the United States, despite the rumors and speculation at the time.
• La Parka and Pierroth’s legendary mask match in Nuevo Laredo.
• The first OCESA Ruleta de la Muerte show.
• Big Dick Dudley starting a riot at an ECW show in Staten Island.
• The Rock working a Memphis Power Pro show at the Mid-South Coliseum.
• ABC World News Tonight looking at pro wrestling's ongoing popularity boom.
• Jay Leno agreeing to work with WCW as WCW's celebrity presence gets larger and larger.
• Arn Anderson cutting an amazing promo on Thunder as the Horsemen reunion angle really gets going.
• Buff Bagwell returning to TV after his near-fatal neck injury and promptly turning back heel on Rick Steiner.
• The nonsensical booking of Goldberg since winning the WCW World Heavyweight Title.
• Ric Flair getting very candid with Bruce Mitchell in a radio interview.

This is a tremendous show, folks, so you better not miss it!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

1:25:33 Japan: AJPW, DDT, Indie World, IWA Japan, IWA Kokusai, Capture/Koji Kitao retirement, Michinoku Pro, Wrestle Yume Factory, RINGS, K-1, AJW, Arsion, & GAEA

1:45:34 Other North America: Lutte 2000, ECCW, AAA, CMLL, IWRG, Monterrey, Nuevo Laredo, & OCESA

2:03:20 Classic Commercial Break

2:05:15 Halftime

2:52:27 Other USA: New Jack, ECW, JAPW, ECWA, MarylandCW, NDW, IWAMS, Music City, Power Pro, APW, & ABC News

3:29:48 WCW

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