Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was April 10-16, 1987, a show requested by Gregg Serota via a $25 pledge on our Patreon page. Topics of discussion include:

• The tragic end of Mike Von Erich's life, complete with with local news reports and Mike’s final promos on World Class TV.
• Dave Meltzer attends the Crockett Cup in Baltimore and gives a detailed rundown of the weekend.
• Ric Flair, the Space Mountainettes, and Precious’s fur coat star in quite the saga on World Championship Wrestling.
• All Japan fans don't like Carlos Colon or Tommy Rich.
• Bret Hart and Davey Boy Smith work a program for Stampede while on break from the WWF.
• Dutch Mantell quits JCP and becomes the booker for Continental.
• The last weekend of the Universal Wrestling Federation under Bill Watts' control.
• Jim Neidhart goes to trial in Pittsburgh over the allegation that he attacked a USAir flight attendant.
• Demolition gets a new manager.
• Ricky and Bonnie Steamboat announce that they are having a baby.

This is a damn fun show; it’s always great to get back to the 80's!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WCCW

0:44:41 Jim Crockett Promotions

1:43:08 Classic Commercial Break

1:47:46 Halftime

1:29:10 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, AJW, JWP, Dale Martin, Montreal, Stampede, Tomko/Vancouver, EMLL, UWA, Tijuana, & WWC

2:44;53 Other USA: NWF, Florida, Continental, CWA/Memphis, UWF, Central States, AWA, WWA (L.A. Lucha), Portland, & WWF

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