Kris & David are back for another episode of BTS, and we’re joined by Mikey Blanton (@BLPMikey) of Black Label Pro to discuss the week that was November 2-8, 1997.

We will not be talking about the heavy Bret Hart/Shawn Michaels drama on this show. If you want to listen to that, then go to our Patreon, and by subscribing to the $5 tier or above, you can listen to our ongoing deep dive into the Montreal Screwjob and all the other audio we have in our archive.

• We start with the WWF, where we talk about what the real cause of Brian Pillman's death was…and it wasn't necessarily what was reported at the time. We also go over the Raw before Survivor Series, where Shawn Michaels cut quite the promo, and all sorts of other shenanigans, featuring the debut of Steve Blackman and the awesomeness of Dustin Rhodes.
• We then go international to discuss New Japan's big show at the Fukuoka Dome and all the other news and results from around the world.
• Then we come back to the U.S. for the indie scene, featuring ECW's Ultimate Jeopardy 97 show at the ECW Arena with a full—and I mean a full—rundown of everything going on there, as well as a wild and crazy story involving Dory Funk Jr. and Dan Severn at a NWA Florida show and whether it was a shoot or a work.
• Finally, we close with WCW, where we talk about the upcoming political wars wuth Bret Hart coming in, Eric Bischoff's hatred of tag teams, Nitro in Philly which had a ton of ex-ECW talent, Bischoff shooting on USA Network on the air, news of the upcoming Thursday night TBS show, and tons more.

A strong show, and we have more 1997 coming next week, so listen now!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

1:34:01 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, BattlARTS, BJPW, FMW, Michinoku Pro, Samurai Project, Kingdom, AJW, GAEA, JWP, LLPW, CWA, CMLL, IWRG, Promo Azteca, & WWC

2:04:37 Classic Commercial Break

2:07:54 Halftime

2:38:17 Other USA: ECW, OMEGA, NWA Florida, MEWF, Championship Wrestling (OH), IWAMS, Music City, APW, & Portland

3:31:56 WCW

5:03:59 Patreon Preview: May Bret Hart’s actual pre-Survivor Series column for the Calgary Sun please stand up?

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