Kris & Bix are joined by Mike Michaels (ex-@bionicelbow) this week to discuss the week that was March 31-April 6, 1996. We talk about an extremely weird Monday Nitro with some of the worst finishes ever to appear on that show, the World Wrestling Peace Festival’s original lineup—which would soon be completely squashed, the annual Champion Carnival in AJPW, FMW shooting big angles to prep for their Golden Week show on 5/5 at Kawasaki Stadium, Koji Kitao having a shitty week, a big wrestling war in Tijuana really heating up, Bill Dundee's hatred of Wolfie D reaching new levels, and of course…WrestleMania XII in Anaheim with all the bells and whistles! We go over everything from the end of Billionaire Ted, to the return of the Ultimate Warrior, to Roddy Piper going wild on Goldust, to the show-closing coronation of Shawn Michaels…plus the next night’s Monday Night Raw, featuring Marc Mero & Sable becoming a thing on TV, Mankind’s debut, MUCH more. This is a fantastic show, so listen now!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WCW

0:57:29 Japan: World Wrestling Peace Festival, AJPW, NJPW, MUGA, BattlARTS, FMW, IWA Japan, Michinoku Pro, Tokyo Pro, WAR, Koji Kitao, AJW, & GAEA

2:00:23 Mexico: AAA, CMLL, & Tijuana

2:15:35 Classic Commercial break

2:17:46 Housekeeping/The Amazon Game

2:53:44 Other USA: UFC, Herb Abrams, WWA (NJ), ECW, SSW, Rocky Johnson/SEWA, USWA, IWAMS, Circle City, BBW, & PWA (MN)

3:39:26 WWF

6:13:58 Patreon Preview: Decoding the press conference held to announce WCW’s “sale” to Fusient Media Ventures

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