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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Another week, another lesson at Franchise University.  This week, Shane will be finishing his lecture on In Your House 3. 

Starting with his match against Razor Ramon.  Shane will define "Lead-assing" and will also be discussing his relationship with the man who accompanied him to the ring on this PPV, Mr Bob Backlund.  A Critical Analysis of Bret Hart's front turnbuckle bump will also be on the agenda.  As well as a critique of the main event featuring British Bulldog & Yokozuna vs Shawn Michaels & Razor Ramon.  Beyond the PPV, Shane will also discuss his experiences around the Kliq, Shawn Michaels' fake injury and what is meant by "starving" a wrestler.

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on this week's episode of Franchise University, Shane will start his series on the In Your House 3 PPV from 1994.  Shane talks about some incidents and events taking place around the time of the PPV including Jesse Ventura's win over Titan Sports in a legal case that saw him win over $1 Million, Lex Luger's jump to WCW and Bill Watts' short run as WWF Head Booker. The  Shane will discuss the early matches on the PPV, Bad Gimmicks and what happened to Bam Bam Bigelow and the main event push that never came.

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This week's episode of Franchise University will be dedicated to the late, great Terry Funk.  The professional wrestling legend had a career that spanned 5 decades and Shane will discuss Terry's highlights and influence on the wrestling landscape in this special extended edition of Franchise University. 

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This week on Franchise University, Shane finishes his retrospective on ECW's first PPV, Barely Legal.  Shane will give his thoughts on the ECW Television Championship and why it was held in such high regard.  then, back to the matches and the grudge match of the century, Sabu vs Taz.  a very real and intense rivalry between the two but where did that very real heat come from?  Then, the 3 way dance to decide the #1 contender to the ECW World Title between Stevie Richards, Sandman and Raven.  The winner would then go, on the same night, to face the champion, Terry Funk.