Kris & David are guestless this week as we discuss the week that was June 2-8, 1991. We talk about booker/talent coordinator/color commentator Dusty Rhodes being removed from WCW television by Jim Herd and how that will affect his spot as a booker two big shows coming in the next several weeks. Also in WCW, we talk about the birth of Jim Ross' radio show on WSB in Atlanta, which was a big deal to Georgia’s wrestling fans. We also go over all the things going on in Japan, Mexico, & Puerto...
Jun 07, 2021•4 hr 4 min
Kris Zellner & Rob Naylor are back with our latest episode of Cover 2 Cover, where we go way back in time to discuss the May 1980 issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated. We talk about Harley Race & Dusty Rhodes battling it out for the NWA World Heavyweight Title, simmering issues between Bruno Sammartino & Larry Zbyszko, Antonio Inoki as an American hero, the origin of the Super Destroyer "Marks," the crazy roster of Jim Crockett Promotions at that time, PWI asking if Hulk Hogan will dom...
Jun 05, 2021•1 hr 36 min
Kris & David are guestless this time as we discuss the week that was May 26th-June 1st, 2002. We talk about changes coming to the newly-renamed WWE’s creative team and how that would affect the new brand split. We also talk about Chris Benoit returning from spinal fusion surgery on Raw in Edmonton despite having been drafted to SmackDown, Tommy Dreamer launching his short-lived Fear Factor gimmick, Steve Austin burying creative on Byte This in THAT interview, and tons more that fills out a l...
May 31, 2021•5 hr 31 min
In this free preview clip of the first episode (of two) in our deep dive Patreon series on the post-TNN death spiral of ECW, Kris and David take a look at two of the many choice Paul Heyman rants to the newsletters featured in the full episode. After going off on the possibly WCW-bound Kid Kash, Paul turns his attention to Jason Powell at the Pro Wrestling Torch during one of their phone calls. If you’re a fan of Paul Heyman saying things like “since I am a member of the Hebrew tribe, I may not ...
May 29, 2021•7 min
Kris & David are joined by Phil Schneider (@philaschneider) to discuss the week-plus that was May 17-25, 1990. We start the show talking about ROBOCOP and the entire Capital Combat pay-per-view from WCW (featuring the stars of the National Wrestling Alliance!), with all of the highs and lows as well as Ole Anderson having just taken over as head booker. We also talk about the NWA being spotlighted on Connie Chung's show on CBS, Mr. Perfect winning the Intercontinental Title for the first tim...
May 24, 2021•5 hr 28 min
Kris & David are guestless this week as the discuss the (almost-)week that was May 13-18, 1995. We start with the WWF where we go IN YOUR HOUSE for their first foray into monthly PPVs, featuring Bret Hart working twice, a middle school student winning a house in Orlando, and lots of mullets on the talent. We also talk about Bob Backlund “running for President of the United States,” a big WWF talent meeting at Titan Towers featuring a big mixed bag of drug testing policy changes, Bill Alfonso...
May 17, 2021•5 hr 3 min
Kris & David are joined by Beau James (@KingofKingsport) to discuss the week that was May 5-11, 1985. We talk about the very first episode of Saturday Night's Main Event and how that changed not just the wrestling business, NBC as a whole. We also examine why Bruiser Brody & Tommy Rich didn't go to the WWF as rumored (and in Rich’s case, announced) at this time, Japan Pro running a mini-tour, Jimmy Snuka having issues getting into Japan for New Japan, Hercules Hernandez quitting World Cl...
May 10, 2021•6 hr 9 min
Kris Zellner is joined by Jeff G. Bailey (@jeffgbailey1) & Dan "The Dragon" Wilson (@dragonsrejects) as we take yet another Walk on the Wildside, discussing April to May 2001 in NWA Wildside. On this show, we start with the aftermath of Hardcore Hell, featuring the elevation of Suicidal Tendencies as the lead heels of the promotion as they face off with the Super Team of Air Paris, Onyx, & A.J. Styles. We also talk about the evolution of Justice from Prince Justice, where he finally beco...
May 06, 2021•3 hr 7 min
In this free preview clip of the second and final episode of our deep dive Patreon series on the sale of WCW, Kris and David take a look at WrestlingObserver.com’s ongoing coverage of the cancellation of WCW programming over the course of a few days in March 2001. This is when everything came to a head, with the Fusient Media Ventures deal just about dead and World Wrestling Federation Entertainment becoming the obvious lead suitor, and it’s fascinating to look back at. And if you want to hear w...
May 06, 2021•16 min
Kris & David are here for Part 2 of this week's show, discussing April 28-May 4, 2000 in a Patreon-requested show that Greg DuFour picked. We talk about the world of Japanese wrestling starting with New Japan, examining about their issues with Naoya Ogawa, plus BattlARTS doing a feud for the company presidency, Big Japan & CZW cranking up their feud, and all tof he other Japanese indies. Then we go to Mexico, talking about the beginning of a new era of Lucha Libre tape watching featuring...
May 03, 2021•2 hr 8 min
Kris & David are joined by "The Bone Collector" Dominic Garrini (@dgarrinibc) to discuss Part 1 of the week that was April 28-May 4, 2000 in a Patron-requested show that was picked by Greg DuFour. We start with an almighty WCW section featuring David Arquette as WCW champion, FUNB Terry Bollea, Vampiro burying Sting alive, NEW YORK RULES: COUNT Y’OWN PINFAWLS..this is epic folks. We also talk about the big May 1st PRIDE card featuring the Mark Coleman winning the Openweight Grand Prix and Ka...
May 03, 2021•5 hr 39 min
Kris & David are joined by John Thorne (@JohnThorneAIW) to discuss the week-plus that was April 18-27, 1993. We talk about Sean Waltman signing with the WWF and the reaction to that at the time, as well as a couple of newsworthy episodes of Raw featuring Bobby Heenan replacing Rob Bartlett and a fan marriage proposal with a familiar face that you just can't miss, as well as other great clips featuring Bret Hart, Lex Luger, & Bam Bam Bigelow. We also talk about Stan Hansen winning the Cha...
Apr 26, 2021•6 hr 16 min
Kris & David are joined by Mark Coale (@black_bile) to discuss the week that was April 14-20, 1986, which Mark picked by dropping the $100 on our Patreon to not just have us cover that week, but also be our guest for the whole show. We talk about the first annual Crockett Cup and everything that went on around it, including Dave Meltzer's live report of the shows plus the World Championship Wrestling episode that aired basically between the two shows on TBS, with lots of great clips. We also...
Apr 19, 2021•5 hr 51 min
Kris Zellner & Rob Naylor are back with the latest episode of Cover 2 Cover, this time discussing the April 1993 issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated. We talk about Rick & Scott Steiner, who grace the cover, and the article about them, basically talking about everything regarding their careers so far as they were about to go to the WWF. We also talk about how Sting can't figure out The Great Muta, the greatness of Barry Windham at that time, Bob Backlund's comeback in the WWF and how odd i...
Apr 14, 2021•1 hr 39 min
Kris & David are joined by Lavie Margolin (@Laviemarg) to discuss the week-plus that was April 7th-14th, 1991. We talk about Sid Vicious quitting WCW and its possible ripple effects on the company in every possible way. We discuss the "lost" Ric Flair vs. Brian Pillman match, three different UWF splinter groups getting ready to open up at the same time in Japan, Bill Eadie & Joe Pedicino opening up a wrestling school in Georgia, Herb Abrams taping TV in Florida in an open field next to U...
Apr 12, 2021•4 hr 54 min
Kris & Bix are joined by Mike Michaels (ex-@bionicelbow) this week to discuss the week that was March 31-April 6, 1996. We talk about an extremely weird Monday Nitro with some of the worst finishes ever to appear on that show, the World Wrestling Peace Festival’s original lineup—which would soon be completely squashed, the annual Champion Carnival in AJPW, FMW shooting big angles to prep for their Golden Week show on 5/5 at Kawasaki Stadium, Koji Kitao having a shitty week, a big wrestling w...
Apr 05, 2021•6 hr 47 min
Kris & David are joined by Robert Bihari (@RobViper) to discuss the week-plus that was March 22-30, 1997, which Rob picked after putting down $50 on our Patreon to sit in for a segment…but of course, since it’s Rob, we asked him to sit in for more. We’ve got a big WWF section featuring Wrestlemania 13 in Chicago featuring the epic Bret Hart/Steve Austin match and all the happenings afterwards which makes this such as memorable show in the history of the WWE. We also talk about Raw the next n...
Mar 29, 2021•6 hr 51 min
Kris Zellner is joined by Jeff G. Bailey (@JeffGBailey1) & Dan "The Dragon" Wilson (@dragonsrejects) to discuss the month that was March 2001 in NWA Wildside, as yes, it's time to take another Walk on the Wildside. We talk about the buildup to Hardcore Hell and how every match and angle progressed towards the big show. We also discuss Hardcore Hell itself in-depth, and we have a on this show thanks to the archives of our dear friend Larry Goodman. This show also touches on the death of WCW a...
Mar 25, 2021•3 hr
Kris & David are guestless this time out as we discuss the week that was March 17th-23rd, 1998. We start with WCW, talking about Eric Bischoff appearing on TSN's Off the Record and all the interesting talking points he put out there, the drama between Hulk Hogan & Kevin Nash's factions in WCW—especially regarding Sean Waltman's status in the company, Diamond Dallas Page & Raven shooting a big angle on MTV Live, plus Nitro & Thunder, of course. We go to Japan for news on Vader app...
Mar 22, 2021•4 hr 41 min
Kris & David are joined by one of our Patrons, Tyler Gignac (@Tyler_Gignac), to discuss the week-plus that was March 8th-16th, 1987, which he picked as the week after upping his Patreon pledge to $50 for a month. We talk about Kris' favorite episode of Saturday Night's Main Event, the 3/14/87 episode that was also the focus of Tyler’s request. We also talk about the build for WrestleMania III, both in general and on that NBC special, as well as the pre-Mania house shows and Hulk Hogan being ...
Mar 15, 2021•4 hr 56 min
Kris Zellner & Rob Naylor are back with the latest Cover 2 Cover, which is a little different than our normal fare, as we are paying tribute to the late great Jim Crockett Jr. and Jim Crockett Promotions as a whole. We’re discussing the programs that Kris owns of Starrcade ’85: The Gathering & Superstars on the Superstation (2/2/86) that took place at The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia. We talk about how we became fans of JCP and our early experiences with their TV shows, before talking about ...
Mar 10, 2021•1 hr 53 min
Kris & David are joined by Robert O'Connor (@ghostofquinones) to discuss the week that was March 3-9, 2002. We talk about the earliest reports about what was to become NWA-TNA, with all sorts of info about how and why this was happening, which also features some great Don West audio from Shop at Home. We also talk about the other startups getting attention at the time, WWA & XWF, as well as their issues at that time. We then examine a very heavy week in New Japan, a new NWA World Heavywe...
Mar 08, 2021•6 hr 42 min
Kris & David are joined by Chad Campbell (@bigboysplaywcw) to discuss the three days that were February 23-25, 1997. (It’ll make sense when you listen.) We start with WCW and the SuperBrawl VII PPV, talking about all of the happenings going on there with Randy Savage joining the nWo, as well as the next night, where Savage sealed the deal on Nitro by reuniting with Elizabeth. We also talk about a new promotion being formed around Nobuhiko Takada in Japan, Paco Alonso firming up a deal betwee...
Mar 01, 2021•4 hr 30 min
Kris & David are guestless this time, as we discuss the week-plus that was February 16th - February 23rd, 1993. We talk about the tragic death of Kerry Von Erich and what all played into the situation, as well as the immediate aftermath, including candid comments from The Ultimate Warrior and Road Warrior Hawk to John Clark’s Wrestling Flyer newsletter. We also talk about the WWF filing a defamation lawsuit against Phil Mushnick and the New York Post over their coverage of the “Titangate” sc...
Feb 22, 2021•6 hr 38 min
Kris & David are joined by Mikey Falcon (@mikevsphilly) as we discuss the week-plus that was February 9-16, 1990. We talk about the NWA and how they were coping with Sting having major knee surgery after the “Texas Shootout” Clash, especially on a very interesting episode of World Championship Wrestling. We also talk about their major ratings successes on TBS and a few departures, including the Great Muta. We then move on to the major New Japan Tokyo Dome show featuring the top names of All ...
Feb 15, 2021•4 hr 39 min
Kris Zellner & Rob Naylor are back with a new episode of Cover 2 Cover, and this time we go over the November 1990 issue of Wrestling's Main Event. We talk about the babyface-heavy tag scene in the WWF and what we would've done booking the division, Larry Zbyszko as the AWA Champion, Capital Combat ’90 featuring Robocop, the Ultimate Warrior winning the WWF Title from Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania VI, as well as the rankings and all of the other big happenings at the time. This was a hoot and w...
Feb 14, 2021•2 hr 1 min
Kris & David are joined by Beau James (@KingOfKingsport) to discuss the week that was February 3rd - 9th, 1987. We talk about Andre the Giant officially turning heel on Hulk Hogan and the Hart Foundation winning the WWF Tag Titles from The British Bulldogs all on the same episode of Superstars of Wrestling that kicked off February sweeps and also featured the debut of Outback Jack. We also talk about Riki Choshu flirting with returning to New Japan, clips of Ed Whalen, “Diamond” Jim Davies, ...
Feb 08, 2021•6 hr 26 min
Kris Zellner & Devon Hales (@kingmotivatorh) are BACK with a Royal Rumble Reaction Show....it's been a while since we’ve done one of these, but here we go! We talk about all the major happenings on the show such as who won...who lost....who looked good…who didn’t…who looked gassed…who wasn’t…and much more. We had a blast getting back in the saddle, and it's always great to chop it up with Devon, so we hope you enjoy the show!!!! To support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like sp...
Feb 01, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Kris & David are joined by Joe Gagne (@joegagne) to discuss the partial week that was January 25th - January 30th, 1995. We talk about the NATPE bTV syndication convention taking place in Las Vegas, which featured a live WCW Clash of the Champions at Caesars Palace capped off by Hulk Hogan & Vader having their first physical angle, plus all the other wrestling news involving NATPE and who had booths there. We also talk about the return of Big Bubba Rogers, the evolution of Brian Pillman,...
Feb 01, 2021•6 hr 1 min
Kris Zellner & Rob Naylor are back with the latest episode of Cover 2 Cover, where we talk about the October 1984 issue of Wrestling All-Stars Magazine. We talk about that magazine and it's placement in the wrestling magazine pecking order, plus the sister magazines they were promoting as well. We also go over their ratings, which were a little different from the other magazines, all of the great full color pinups—which was also different from other magazines, plus stories on Paul Orndorff, ...
Jan 31, 2021•2 hr 7 min
