Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the (almost-)week was October 12-17, 1996. Topics of discussion include:

• Bret Hart making the final decision about his future and talks about it in his Calgary Sun column.
• Uncertainty about Curt Hennig's in-ring future.
• Vader's match for his second episode of Boy Meets World being taped at an Anaheim house show.
• Crush having an issue with a "fan" who may or may not be a future world champion.
• “The Real Double J” Jesse Jammess talking about his singing background.
• All sorts of news and results from Japan, featuring Giant Baba and Seiji Sakaguchi arguing over Hiroshi Hase
• Konnan officially splitting from Antonio Peña and AAA as the bad blood starts boiling over.
• Dennis Coralluzzo having issues with scrutiny of his fundraisers in New Jersey.
• Jerry Lawler being pissed off that Nitro is in Memphis
• All kinds of fun clips from Paul Alperstein's American Wrestling Federation
• Randy Savage and Sting's WCW contracts being up soon.
• Nitro in Memphis featuring an awesome angle to get the Randy Savage/Elizabeth/nWo storyline going.

All that and so much more, so check it out!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

1:14:38 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, FMW, IWA Japan, IWA Kokusai, PWC, AJW, JWP, CWA, AAA, & CMLL

1:48:34 Classic Commercial Break

1:52:38 Halftime

2:35:11 Other USA: NWA, ECW, ECWA, MEWF, IWAMS, USWA, AWF, & APW

3:32:20 WCW

4:37:36 Patreon Preview: Did Tod Gordon REALLY carry Ric Flair’s bags at Slamboree ’94 in Philadelphia?

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