Kris & David are joined by John McAdam (Stick to Wrestling) to discuss the week that was May 29 - June 4, 1986, a Patreon-requested show. We talk about Kerry Von Erich's life changing motorcycle accident and how it affected World Class as a promotion at the worst possible time for them. We also look at the talent turnover they had thanks to so many wrestlers leaving for the UWF. Speaking of which, we then go to the UWF and talk about Terry Gordy being crowned the 1st UWF Champion, and most importantly, Bill Watts being buried by under the Russian flag in one of the greatest TV wrestling moments ever. We also talk about Roddy Piper filming Body Slam, Gene Okerlund taking over as host of TNT, Jos LeDuc cutting Paul Diamond's hair, Jerry Blackwell being red flagged medically by state athletic commissions, Nikita Koloff & Magnum T.A.'s press conference, the debut of Big Bubba Rogers, and tons more. A tremendous show here, and John was awesome as always, so listen now!!!!!!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Metroplex: WCCW & UWF

1:13:48 WWF

1:37:04 Classic Commercial Break

1:44:06 Housekeeping/The Amazon Game

2:21:59 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, Stampede, EMLL, & UWA

2:31:29 Other USA: CWF, CCW, CWA, Central States, AWA, & Portland

3:09:50 Jim Crockett Promotions

4:15:24 Patreon Preview: Sid was the focal point of the SummerSlam ’91 main event, but he sure wasn’t paid like he was…

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