Kris and David are back to discuss the week-plus that was October 16-23, 1995. Topics of discussion include:

• Hulk Hogan losing his mind as Darkside Hogan on two Monday Nitros, including the infamous promo where he compared himself to O.J. Simpson just a few weeks after his acquittal in his murder trial.
• Ric Flair and Sting finally get on the same page as they get ready to battle Arn Anderson and Brian Pillman at Halloween Havoc.
• Akira Maeda issues a grandstand challenge to Keiji Muto.
• Televisa and AAA seemingly reaffirm Televisa’s ownership stake in the promotion and what that meant for CMLL on their network.
• The ECW TV debut of Buh Buh Ray Dudley as well as the very first "Pulp Fiction" segment.
• The Halloween Scream tour bombs hard for Smoky Mountain Wrestling.
• Gen. Jim Cornette hypes up about the soon to be debuting Sgt. Rock.
• Lance Russell has his first dealings with Bob Armstrong and the SMW crew since the start of the SMW vs. USWA feud, featuring Eddie Marlin making his return to TV to avenge Randy Hales.
• AAA runs a show in Chicago that features Paul Heyman running the locker room and crossing paths with Sabu for the first time in several months.
• J.R. Benson’s northern California version of Incredibly Strange Wrestling definitely lives up to it's name.
• In Your House 4 in Winnipeg, featuring Shawn Michaels giving up his Intercontinental Title to Dean Douglas…who then loses it to Razor Ramon.
• Diesel and Davey Boy Smith have a disappointing main event that motivates Vince McMahon to storm off when the PPV goes off the air.
• Al Snow debuts as Avatar on Raw, while Goldust makes his in-ring debut at the PPV.
• Exactly how badly and how egregiously the WWF handled the issue of if Michaels would wrestle on the PPV, including how much they deliberately false advertised him for the show.

This was a strong show folks, so don't miss out!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WCW

1:35:34 Int’l: AJPW. NJPW, WAR, BJPW, Michinoku Pro, Wrestle Yume Factory, RINGS, CatchWA, Stu Hart, AAA, CMLL, & WWC

2:15:51 Classic Commercial Break

2:20:03 Halftime

2:59:19 Other USA: ECW, Steel City, SMW, USWA, AAA, CWA (TX), & ISW (NorCal)

4:13:44 WWF

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