Ep. #284: January 6-12, 1986 with Jeff Hawkins

Kris & David are joined by Jeff Hawkins (@Crapgame13) to discuss the week that was January 6-12, 1986. We talk about the AWA re-upping with ESPN and what that means for the wrestling business as a whole, plus we talk about the AWA gates and how different they could be across the various major towns. We also talk about Mike Rotundo & Barry Windham showing up in AJPW, Jim Duggan doing the opposite in NJPW, Krusher Kruschev seriously injuring his knee on TBS, the Dream Date with The Fantastics contest in Memphis, Ted DiBiase & Dr. Death cementing their babyface in Mid-South, the breakup of the Dynamic Duo in World Class, some wild clips from Texas All-Star, the birth of Adorable Adrian Adonis in the WWF, and much more. This is an extremely fun show with some great clips, so you know the drill.....LISTEN NOW!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 AWA

0:33:44 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, Stampede, EMLL, UWA, Tijuana, & WWC

1:06:55 Jim Crockett Promotions

1:46:05 Classic Commercial Break

1:49:53 Housekeeping/The Amazon Game

2:16:52 USA East: IWA (OH), CWF, IWA (FL), Continental, & Memphis

3:08:31 USA West: Mid-South, WCCW, TASW, Central States, & Portland

3:55:59 WWF

4:32:25 Patreon Preview: Paul Heyman’s latest Knute Rockne speech

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