Kris & David are joined this week by Case Lowe (@_InYourCase) to discuss the week that was January 26-February 1, 1999. a week that was requested by Jared Hunt as a $25 pledge pick on the Between The Sheets Patreon page. We start out the show discussing the death of Giant Baba, how that rocked the wrestling world, and how it would affect the Japanese wrestling world for many years to come. We also talk about the birth of Toryumon Japan in the form of their debut show, leading to a great discussion about their beginnings and how far the key players have come since then. We also talk about a busy week in the World Wrestling Federation as we have HALFTIME HEAT with The Rock vs. Mankind, the WWF Super Bowl commercial, a wild episode of Monday Night Raw featuring Vince, Patterson, & Brisco invading a Texas bar, and so much more. We also talk about Rey Misterio Jr.’s impending unmasking in WCW and how that would affect him in Mexico, Carlos Colon & Abdullah the Butcher teaming up in Puerto Rico, the final show of OMEGA’s original run as a promotion, Jesse Ventura being pissed off at his upcoming unauthorized biopic on NBC, and a classic WCW section featuring Kevin Nash wielding his power, one of Kris’s favorite moments in WCW history on Thunder, the "WCW Latino Project" taped in Waco, TX, CHUCK ZITO!!!!!!!! flanking Hulk Hogan as he calls a cameraman a “jiggly, jiggly Jew,” and much more. What are you waiting for? LISTEN NOW!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Japan: AJPW, NJPW, DDT, Toryumon, WPW, AJW, & Arsion

1:38:28 WWF

3:08:05 Classic Commercial Break: Super Bowl Edition

3:12:24 Halftime

3:33:18 Other North America: Jacques Rougeau, ICW, AAA, CMLL, Tijuana, & WWC

3:58:56 Other USA: IWF (NJ), JAPW, ECW, IPW (PA), NCW (PA), OMEGA, IWAMS, OVW, Power Pro, & Jesse Ventura

4:28:09 WCW

6:34:51 Patreon Preview: Joel Goodhart gambles on a banquet celebrating Ric Flair

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