Kris & David are back and joined by Robert O'Connor (@ghostofquinones) to discuss the week that was October 27-November 2, 1989. We talk about the NWA's inaugural Halloween Havoc PPV from Philadelphia, including the live perspective from Dave Meltzer as well as thoughts from watching it on tape back in San Jose and our own musings. We also discuss the state of the NWA after Havoc and how Ric Flair was doing as head booker, Angelo Mosca campaigning to be named CFL Commissioner, the wild world...
Nov 01, 2021•6 hr 1 min
Kris & David are joined by Black Label Pro's Mikey Blanton (@BLPMikey) to discuss the week that was October 20-26, 1993. We talk about the fallout from Randy Savage's Radio WWF interview where he buried Hulk Hogan and accused him of breaking up his marriage to Elizabeth, including the confusion about whether or not it was a shoot. We also talk about Sabu & Glen Jacobs getting tryouts with the WWF, Giant Gonzalez making his last appearance in WWF…in street clothes as a babyface, how AJPW'...
Oct 25, 2021•5 hr 46 min
Kris & David are joined by Beau James (@kingofkingsport) to discuss the week that was October 13-19, 1985. We start off by talking about the beginning of the hype for Starrcade 1985, as we have a major title change, plus Ric Flair turns up the heelishness on TV. We also talk about AJPW moving to prime time on Saturday nights on Nippon TV, Vince McMahon pulling WWF talent from NJPW tours, Satoru Sayama retiring for the second time in just over two years, the WWF going head-to-head with WWC in...
Oct 18, 2021•5 hr 50 min
Kris & David are joined by Dave Prazak (@DavePrazak) to discuss the almost-week that was October 6-10, 1999 as we covered the 11th & 12th on a previous episode. This show starts with a fantastic discussion of the infamous Heroes of Wrestling PPV—the reason Kyle Rieger asked for this week as a $25 Patreon pick—and folks, if you haven't watched this show, you need to, as it's one for the ages. Of course, we talk about Jake Roberts, but there is so much other stuff that was crazy as well, b...
Oct 11, 2021•6 hr 40 min
Kris Zellner is joined once again by Jeff G. Bailey (@JeffGBailey1) and Dan "The Dragon" Wilson (@revdanwilson) as we take yet another Walk on the Wildside, discussing the months of August and September 2001 in the history of NWA Wildside. We talk about how the promotion changed in those two months as the power structure changes and talent shifts in and out, with various guys getting pushed higher and the overall roster getting younger. We also go over the awesomeness of the extremely deep tag t...
Oct 09, 2021•3 hr 1 min
Kris & David are joined by John McAdam (@CCMilani) to discuss the week that was September 29th-October 5th, 1984. We talk about some major happenings going down in Japan, as Riki Choshu's entire Ishingundan/Restoration Army group leaves New Japan to hook up up with former NJPW local promoter Naoki Otsuka and this All Japan by proxy. We have LOTS of major details about what happened and how the landscape was shaken up by this going on. John then joins us for the television debut of Pro Wrestl...
Oct 04, 2021•4 hr 8 min
Kris & David are back as we discuss the (almost-)week that was September 23-28, 1994. We talk about WCW making the decision to retire Ric Flair at Halloween Havoc 94, why it's taking place, and who was most likely pushing that decision. We also talk about the power that Hulk Hogan had in the company at the time and how crazy that was since he was on a 6 month contract, plus all kinds of other WCW wackiness. We also go to New Japan and talk about Jushin Thunder Liger breaking his ankle and ho...
Sep 27, 2021•5 hr 22 min
Kris & David are guestless as we discuss the week-plus that was September 14th-21st, 1990. We start with the major news out of Dallas, where Kevin Von Erich revived World Class Championship Wrestling after Jerry Jarrett packed up and left town when Kevin accused him of embezzlement. We go over how and why all of that happened, Kevin's first two shows, why Jarrett was genius in doing what he did, and how nobody ever noticed some very obvious catalysts for the split. We also talk about WWF pos...
Sep 20, 2021•5 hr 16 min
Kris & David are back with another episode of Between the Sheets, as we discuss the week that was September 8-14, 1995. We talk about the inaugural battle of the "Monday Night War,” as Nitro went head-to-head with Raw for the very first time and it was quite the pair of shows. We talk about the first ever Hulk Hogan vs. Lex Luger singles match, Sabu going wild on Alex Wright, Scott Norton being made to look like a goof in his first match back, and much more in a very fun WCW section. We also...
Sep 13, 2021•5 hr 42 min
Kris Zellner & Rob Naylor return after a long absence with a new episode of Cover 2 Cover, in which we discuss the May 1989 issue of Inside Wrestling. We talk about Hulk Hogan's love for Elizabeth.....like a sister…….as well as Rick Steiner possibly becoming the new Dusty Rhodes. And speaking of Dusty, we have quite the letter written about him, as well. We also talk about Terry Taylor dumping Bobby Heenan, Ricky Morton telling the fans to screw off in Memphis, and just who should've replace...
Sep 11, 2021•1 hr 38 min
Kris & David are joined by Al Getz (@AlGetzWrestling) to discuss the week in wrestling that was September 2-8, 1998. We talk about the WWF post-SummerSlam and what was going on there, as they were making some big money both on PPV and in merchandise sales. We also talk about Kurt Angle signing with the WWF, Tiger Ali Singh having a wild segment on a Saturday Night Raw special that also featured Jim Ross grilling Al Snow in an interesting interview. We then talk about The Great Kabuki “retiri...
Sep 06, 2021•5 hr 44 min
Kris & David are joined by Vera Thoris (@StillYourGhost) to discuss the week-plus that was August 25th-September 3rd, 1997, which was Vera's pick using the $50 tier on our Patreon (linked below the description). Vera was able to sit in on the WCW section, where we talked about the Arn Anderson retirement saga, as we covered both relevant episodes of Nitro, which featured Arn's retirement speech and the nWo parody of it a week later. This was definitely an explosive time for WCW, both on TV a...
Aug 30, 2021•6 hr 8 min
Kris & David are joined by Mike Sempervive (@Sempervive) to discuss the almost-week that was August 17-21, 1989. We start with WWF business discussion via Jim Troy talking to Multichannel News, then delve into the legal issues that Andre the Giant & Jake Roberts were facing, which were extremely interesting. That’s followed up by quite the episode of Prime Time Wrestling, featuring Roddy Piper bantering with Rick Rude & Bobby Heenan throughout the whole show, which sounded like it tu...
Aug 23, 2021•6 hr 47 min
In this free preview clip of our new deep dive Patreon special on Superstar Billy Graham’s early 1990s legal and media battles with the WWF, Kris and David look at the fallout from Hulk Hogan singling out Graham for a shot on The Arsenio Hall Show. We play clips from Arsenio as well as Graham and Shults reacting to the interview on Inside Edition, as well as looking at just how much of the WWF scandals from that era can be traced to Hogan’s aforementioned disastrous Arsenio appearance. To hear t...
Aug 20, 2021•13 min
This episode is dedicated to the memory of Jahmale Hepburn (1989-2021). We love you and we miss you, brother. Rest in peace. Kris & David are joined by Mark Coale (@black_bile) to discuss the week that was August 11-17, 1985, which Mark requested as part of his $100 pledge to our Patreon, which is linked at the bottom of these show notes. We start off talking about Jim Crockett Promotions and everything going on there post-Great American Bash, featuring some great promos from Dusty Rhodes &a...
Aug 16, 2021•4 hr 52 min
Kris & David are guestless this week, as we discuss the week-plus that was August 3-10, 1991. We talk about Ric Flair and his pending arrival in the WWF, including how the big gold NWA World Heavyweight Title belt itself made its debut on TV in our week, long before Ric himself did. We also talk about Sid Justice allegedly overshadowing Hulk Hogan & The Ultimate Warrior, as well asJake Roberts teaching the Ultimate Warrior about “the dark side,” plus Lou Ferrigno signing with the WBF and...
Aug 09, 2021•6 hr 29 min
Kris Zellner is joined by Rob Naylor (@NINaylor) as we do a different kind of show than we've ever done before: Thanks to an idea from one of our listeners, we went through a list of wrestlers that were active in August 1986 to create our own SUPERCARDS. We each went through 11 sections and built a roster of 18 singles wrestlers and 4 tag teams to create our mega shows. We then go over our Supercards match by match, talking about the matches and the finishes, and both of us had an awesome time d...
Aug 07, 2021•1 hr 20 min
Kris & David are joined by Beau James (@kingofkingsport) to discuss the week-plus that was July 27-August 3, 1987. We lead off with Vladimir Petrov being convicted on various drug-related charges from his pre-wrestling life and how he tried to avoid the situation. We also have Dusty Rhodes going off on the Horsemen fans at Techwood, Terry Funk returning to Florida, Kevin Sullivan being wacky, the dying days of the UWF, and much more from the JCP conglomerate. We also talk about Bam Bam Bigel...
Aug 02, 2021•6 hr 24 min
Kris & David are back with our 6th Anniversary episode of Between the Sheets....that's right: SIX FULL YEARS! Hard to believe, isn't it? This show was also a Patron-requested show by Jayce Naccarato, as we discuss the week-plus that was July 18-27, 1992. We open with the coverage of the explosive Penthouse Magazine article on Vince McMahon and the WWF, which touched on all the major scandals that Titan Sports had on their name at the time. We also talk about the Natural Disasters winning the...
Jul 28, 2021•5 hr 12 min
Kris & David are joined by Ed Kody (@PodVanEd) to discuss the week plus that was July 14-23, 1997. We start with the WWF, where we get the debut of DUDE LOVE—which is why Ed is on this week in the first place—and how that debut affected a 10 year old Ed back then. We also talk about both the July 14 and July 21 episodes of Raw, featuring the debut of The Patriot, Shawn Michaels cutting quite the promo in Nova Scotia, Bret Hart attacking Vince McMahon, the impending arrival of Kane, and much ...
Jul 19, 2021•6 hr 33 min
Kris Zellner is joined yet again by Jeff G. Bailey (@JeffGBailey1) & Rev. Dan "The Dragon" Wilson (@revdanwilson) as we Walk on the Wildside, discussing the amazing months of June & July 2001 in NWA Wildside. We talk about the fantastic buildup to Freedom Fight 2001 featuring Adam Jacobs's trek in the Wildside TV Title tournament, Jason Cross making a big career decision, the Kohl Twins dumping Jeff for Steve Martin, Caprice Coleman & Jimmy Rave's war for the Wildside Jr. Title, and ...
Jul 16, 2021•3 hr 32 min
Kris & David are back for the second (and final) part of this week's BTS, which was requested by CasualWayne via our Patreon. Here, we start with TNA, where we recap both the weekly PPV and Impact episode on Fox Sports Net, as well as running down all kinds of other TNA drama as usual. We also talk about Pierre Carl Ouelett making waves in Montreal for IWS, El Hijo del Santo getting pranked the Mexican equivalent of Punk'd, CZW running Best of the Best 4 and Chikara having Young Lions Cup th...
Jul 12, 2021•1 hr 49 min
Kris & David are joined by Alan Counihan (@Alan4L) for the first part (of two) of this week's BTS, as we discuss the week that was July 7-13, 2004. This was a Patron-requested show, selected by CasualWayne, who we thank for his contribution. We lead off with Pro Wrestling NOAH running their first Tokyo Dome show, headlined by Kenta Kobashi vs. Jun Akiyama in one of the best matches of the era, and also featuring the first ever meeting between Keiji Mutoh & Mitsuharu Misawa, as they faced...
Jul 12, 2021•5 hr 48 min
Kris Zellner & Rob Naylor are back with another episode of Cover 2 Cover, this time discussing the December 1987 issue of The Wrestler. We talk about Ric Flair and how he "must" wrestle "Dr. Death" Steve Williams NOW!!!, as well as the whole booking of the JCP/UWF merger, going over what should've been done. We also talk about the turnover at the top of the card in the WWF, as Hulk Hogan had a new wave of heels coming in to challenge him, as well as Curt Hennig & Jerry Lawler feuding ove...
Jul 11, 2021•1 hr 43 min
Kris & David are, once again, joined by Robert O'Connor (@ghostofquinones), he whose views may not reflect those of Between The Sheets, to discuss the week plus that was June 26-July 4th, 1994. We talk about the buildup to WCW’s first Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair match at Bash at the Beach 1994, with Hogan “training” with George Foreman and advising Jimmy Hart to punch out Sherri Martel, plus all kinds of other WCW goodies. We then go to Japan where we talk about Tom Zenk in AJPW, Art Barr and M...
Jul 05, 2021•4 hr 58 min
Kris & David continue with the week-plus that was June 21-29, 2001; this is the 2nd show which features everything except the WWF. We lead off with a very newsworthy and loaded UFC card at the Meadowlands, featuring Tito Ortiz vs. the unlikely challenger that was Elvis Sinosic, as well as the emergence of B.J. Penn and much more. Then we go to Japan and talk about the major happenings there, including Shinya Hashimoto’s falling out with New Japan, as well as Mexico & Puerto Rico. We then...
Jun 28, 2021•2 hr 53 min
ris & David are joined by Tyler Gignac, our Patron who requested this week's show, and little did he know it would end up needing two files to be safe, as we discuss the week-plus that was June 21-29, 2001. Tyler joins us for the first half, where discusses all the happenings in the World Wrestling Federation, their planned version of World Championship Wrestling, and their developmental program, which is in upheaval. We talk about a very newsworthy King of the Ring PPV featuring Kurt Angle ...
Jun 28, 2021•4 hr 4 min
In this free preview clip of the second episode (of two) in our deep dive Patreon series on the post-TNN death spiral of ECW, Kris and David look at an unsigned letter that Wade Keller ran in the Pro Wrestling Torch in May 2001. A couple months before Wade would accuse Paul Heyman of sending numerous burner email accounts to fabricate demand for ECW joining the WWF’s WCW invasion angle, he get what reads like…well…a letter from a Paul Heyman burner account. And it’s very, very obvious. If you li...
Jun 26, 2021•7 min
Kris & David are joined by ACTION Wrestling promoter Matt Griffin (@MattTheMouth) to discuss the week that was June 16-22, 2003. We talk about NWA TNA's 1st anniversary show—not yet called Slammiversary—which was quite the event, with Vince Russo killing the timing of the show with a long promo, Sting making his in-ring debut, Sean Waltman making his return, and much more, plus the well-received after-show party with the Nashville fans. We also have other assorted TNA news, and then we go in...
Jun 21, 2021•6 hr 8 min
Kris & David are joined by Roy Lucier (@RoyLucier) to discuss the week-plus that was June 7th-June 15th, 1992. We talk about Lex Luger’s serious motorcycle accident that changed his career as well as the fortunes of the World Bodybuilding Federation. Speaking of which, we talk about the 2nd WBF PPV with lots of clips of the show, which very few people were able to watch. We also have a extremely interesting Randy Savage promo, plus the debut of Razor Ramon’s vignettes to finish off the WWF s...
Jun 14, 2021•6 hr 29 min
