Kris and David are joined by Phil Schneider (@philaschneider) to discuss the week that was August 20-26, 1984. Topics of discussion include:

• The evolving nature of Jim Crockett Promotions with Dusty Rhodes fully installed as the new booker.
• Ole Anderson's Championship Wrestling from Georgia trying to find its footing as it starts taping TV at Techwood.
• Dory Funk Jr. switching places with Dusty, taking over the book in Florida at the peak of Kevin Sullivan's schtick, including Blackjack Mulligan trying to save The Lock.
• Eddie Gilbert and Tommy Rich feuding in Memphis on the heels of the WFIA Tag Team of the Year angle.
• The aftermath of the Junkyard Dog leaving Mid-South.
• Gary Hart returning to World Class as a babyface, feuding with Skandor Akbar.
• Southwest running "stripper matches" with actual legit wrestlers Susan Greene and Evelyn Stevens.
• The Road Warriors winning the AWA World Tag Team Titles.
• Dave Meltzer's love of Portland Wrestling and hatred of the WWF, especially after Vince bought Stampede.
• Mitsuharu Misawa making his debut in the Tiger Mask II gimmick…but is he being joined by another Tiger Mask to form the Tiger Mask Brothers?
• Bob Backlund showing up in NJPW after leaving the WWF, right after NJPW signs a big contract with the WWF to pay Vince a hefty booking fee.
• Brutus Beefcake making his TV debut while Dave Meltzer has no idea who he is and has some…interesting speculation about how he got his job.
• Hulk Hogan transforming “Mean” Gene Okerlund into a wrestler and showing off his protein drinks on TNT.

This show was a BLAST!!!! to record and we hope you enjoy it as well.

Timstamps:

0:00:00 USA East: JCP, CWG, CWF, Southeastern, & Memphis

1:18:46 USA West: Mid-South, WCCW, Southwest, St. Louis, Central States, AWA, & Portland

2:37:27 Classic Commercial Break

2:41:41 Halftime

3:28:15 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, AJW, Dale Martin, Maritimes (Dupree & Zinck), Montreal, Stampede, EMLL, & UWA

4:16:24 WWF

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