WCW Halloween Havoc 1989 (Part 1) | Franchise University with Shane Douglas 18

This week, Shane is discussing the run to, the first matches of and the the news around the time of Halloween Havoc in 1989. Another PPV he was involved in, this time with tag team partner Johnny Ace as the Dynamic Dudes who would take on the Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin).

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Happy New Year! After a short break for the holidays, Shane Douglas is back with a new episode of Franchise University. This week, Shane will be following up with some of the biggest news stories in the wrestling world including:

- Tammy Sytch's prison sentence

- Why Kenny Omega is out indefinitely

- Why Goldberg thinks Vince McMahon is a POS

Shane will also give his take on The Iron Claw, the tragic story of the Von Erich family put to film. Shane will discuss what he liked and didn't like about the movie and share some stories about the time he spent on the road with Kerry Von Erich.

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NWA TNA #62 (Part 2) | Franchise University with Shane Douglas 16

This week at Franchise University, Shane Douglas will discuss the last matches of NWA TNA #62. AJ STyles vs Jerry Lynn for the NWA Championship and the main event: Hair vs Hair | Shane Douglas vs Raven. Find out what caused Shane to barf during the match and how Raven got cut to ribbons by a set of hair clippers. Shane will also talk very candidly about his struggles with Oxycontyn from around this time and pay tribute to Anthony "Pitbull #2" Durante who would pass away shorty after the event.

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We asked you to send in your questions and you did. So this week, Shane will be talking about if he has been approached by any of the big wrestling companies to offer his insight or help, if MJF would be a good fit in WWE and if RVD ever asked him to pick a hand. Shane will also talk in depth about Roddy Piper's legacy, if he has any heat with any members of the Kliq and the ribs he saw play out on airplanes.

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NWA TNA #62 (Part 1) | Franchise University with Shane Douglas 14

In the latest retrospective, Shane Douglas will look back on NWA TNA 62 where he wrestled Raven in a Hair vs Hair Match. But before we get there, as always, Shane will talk about the news in the wrestling world at the time including:

- Hulk Hogan burying Mick Foley on "Off the Record"

- Hulk Hogan takes a guitar to the head from Jeff Jarrett in Japan

- Kurt Angle and Brock Lesnar work an Iron Man Match on Smackdown

Then, the show and Shane's impressions of Robert Rood, Kid Kash and Roddy Piper to name a few. Vince Russo's Rock Knockoffs, Don Callis as a performer and why the X Division ended up meshing with the heavyweights.

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Clash of the Champions 22 (Part 2) | Franchise University with Shane Douglas 13

This week, Shane Douglas completes his review of Clash of Champions 22 (1993). He will talk about the WCW/SMW crossover which brought the Rock'n'Roll Express to WCW, Kevin Nash (as Vinnie Vegas) winning an (left handed) arm wrestling math against Tony Atlas and the interesting story of the career of Tom Zenk. conversations then move on to how women like Myssy Hyatt paved the way for today's female superstars, a deep dissection of his tag team tile match with his then partner, Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat vs the Hollywood Blondes (Brain Pillman and Steve Austin) and the 3 vs 3 cage match main event. Much more is discussed in today lesson at Franchise University. Enjoy!

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Your class schedule this week at Franchise University;

Economics - Vince's shares in TKO

Ethics - Tony Khan signs Ric Flair

Chemistry - Father James Mitchell at NWA Samhain and more in this week's news round up.

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All new questions from the fans to Shane Douglas on this week's Franchise University.

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Clash of the Champions 22 | Franchise University with Shane Douglas 10

This week at Franchise University, Shane is looking back at Clash of Champions 22 from 1993. Before the first few matches, Shane will discuss the news worthy events from around this time in the wrestling world, the state of wrestling's popularity in '93, WCW's creative choices and his favourite colour commentators of all time.

Episode #9 | News Roundup | Sting’s Retirement, Ric Flair’s Next Last Match, Tammy’s Sentence

This week, the Franchise will be focusing on the most news worthy events in the wrestling world from the last few weeks.  Shane will discuss;

Impact Wrestling changing it name and why he thinks they may have chosen to do this.  Sting has announced his retirement while Ric Flair suggests he may get in the ring again. Shane will discuss what makes a wrestler keep coming back to the ring. Reports of Vince McMahon being completely removed from creative while Tony Khan lets it all out on Twitter.  Shane will also discuss his feelings after watching the "Iron Claw" trailer and what he thinks about Tammy Sytch's recommended sentence.

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