Kris & David are joined by Beau James (@KingOfKingsport) to discuss the week-plus that was July 27-August 4, 1984. We talk about the major comings and goings in the WWF, including who was supposed to go but didn’t; these were some big names, so you definitely need to listen to this segment. We also talk about the beginning of the transformation of All Japan into a different type of promotion, as Giant Baba brings in Gran Hamada and a new Tiger Mask to spruce up his junior Heavyweight division. We then talk about Antonio Inoki helping the WWF in the war against the NWA, Akira Maeda's love of Bob Orton Jr., Dusty Rhodes & Dory Funk Jr. swapping booking jobs in Florida and the Carolinas, Wahoo McDaniel & Tully Blanchard forming an alliance, Ric Flair visiting the Headlock Ranch in a classic segment, Jerry Lawler sending Angel packing with a piledriver in Memphis, Killer Khan turning on the Freebirds, and the return of Georgia wrestling on Superstation WTBS. All that and much more on a slam-packed show with some amazing clips, so listen now!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

1:02:01 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, UWF, Montreal, Stampede, EMLL, & UWA

1:40:30 Classic Commercial Break

1:43:32 Housekeeping/The Amazon Game

2:25:27 USA East: JCP, CWF, SECW, & Memphis

4:20:25 USA West (Mid-South, Houston, WCCW, SWCW, St. Louis, Central States, AWA, Potpourri, & Portland)) & Championship Wrestling from Georgia

6:14:13 Patreon Preview: Surprising levels of gore & vulgarity right in front of TNN executives at ECW Heatwave ’99

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