Between The Sheets Kris Zellner & David Bixenspan

Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was May 15-21, 1989. Topics of discussion include:
The shockwaves sent throughout the WWF when Dusty Rhodes signed with the company and how that could affect the morale of the locker room.Roddy Piper's power play to return to the WWF and how he used Jim Herd for leverage.The coronation of King Duggan.The Rockers and the Fabulous Rougeau Brothers fight over entrance music.Why is All Japan so popular in Tokyo?New Japan vs. USA vs. Russia doing major business.Masakatsu Funaki rebelling in the UWF by using “fake moves.”Ricky Rice and Teijho Khan's adventures in Calgary.Rip Rogers taking over the book in the WWC.Captain Lou Albano's new TV gig.A wild week in Jerry Blackwell's Southern Championship Wrestling.Action Jackson and Baby Sis in Memphis.Frank Dusek firingHarold T. Harris in a great TV angle in Dallas.Tom Zenk quitting (queeting?) the AWA.Big TV syndication issues for WCW.Terry Funk and a young Eddie Guerrero have a memorable TV match.We always love doing 80's shows, and this is just another in a long line of great ones, so check it out!!
Timestamps:
0:00:00 WWF
0:57:57 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, Shooto UWF, Stampede, EMLL, Tijuana, & WWC
1:29:05 Classic Commercial Break: Miami Vice series finale
1:35:25 Halftime
2:13:42 Other USA: TWWF, ICW, 105.9 WNWR-FM radio show in NYC, NJ deregulation, Super Mario Bros. Super Show, USWA (NJ), WWA (NJ), Nikita Koloff, Pro Wrestling This Week, SCW (GA), Continental, Chris Love’s Mississippi circuit, CWA/Memphis, WCCW, Central States, AWA, UWC (CA), Portland, Hawaii, & Road House
3:45:52 NWA/WCW
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Kris and David are joined by J.D. Oliva (@JD_Oliva) as we discuss the week that was May 8-14, 1997. Topics of discussion include:
USA Network moving Monday Night Raw/Raw is War to a 9 PM - 11 PM time slot for the fall season and what that could mean to both the WWF and WCW.Kevin Sullivan starts his hiatus as WCW's booker and all of the ramifications that decision could have for the promotion.Kevin Greene and Reggie White are prominently featured on Nitro to hype their matches at Slamboree.Atsushi Onita returns to Japan after meeting with Vince McMahon and tells the media of his "plans."Rick Rude reboots his ECW run without the mask and has an…eventful night at the ECW Arena.Brian Christopher gets fired from the USWA for a few days.The WWF presents In Your House: A Cold Day in Hell, featuring Ken Shamrock's first match in the company as he works Vader in a brutal shoot style affair.Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels have a memorable moment on Raw…kind of, as they go long and it climaxes off the air.Lots of wild and crazy stuff this week, so you don't want to miss any of it!!
Timestamps:
0:00:00 Monday Night War & WCW
1:08:21 Int’l: NJPW, FMW, IWA Kakuto-Shijuku, WAR, Wrestle Yume Factory, Takada-Rickson, AJW, GAEA, JWP, LLPW, AAA, CMLL, Promo Azteca, Toryumon Mexico, & WWC
1:54:51 Classic Commercial Break
1:59:30 Halftime
2:47:00 Other USA: UCW (NY), WWCoalition (NJ), ECW, IWAMS, USWA, World Class II, & APW
3:25:57 WWF
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Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the (almost-)week that was May 2-7, 1996. Topics of discussions include:
Why exactly Diesel and Razor Ramon do any TV jobs on their way out of the WWF.Barry Buchanan and Dwayne Johnson sign WWF developmental contracts.A wild promo tabloid TV style-interview on Raw with an unnamed women in silhouette accusing Shawn Michaels' of breaking up her marriage.FMW running their annual Kawasaki Stadium show on 5/5, the first time that they did so without Atsushi Onita on the card, and how much credit Megumi Kudo should get for the show being a success..The UFC winning a major court battle in Detroit.Tons of wacky U.S. indie results, including a mystery show in NYC.Dave Meltzer's thoughts on the first televised Rob Van Dam vs. Sabu match on ECW TV and how it compares to how he reviews matches now.Jeff Jarrett becoming the top heel in the USWA.Sting and Lex Luger having issues on Nitro.Eric Bischoff telling his side of the story of Marc Mero/Johnny B. Badd's departure from WCW.All of this plus so much more on a highly entertaining episode of BTS!!!
Timestamps:
0:00:00 WWF
0:57:47 Int’l: FMW, Michinoku Pro, SGP, AJW, Jd’, JWP, AAA, CMLL, Tijuana, & WWC
1:25:20 Classic Commercial Break
1:28:16 Halftime
2:02:22 Other USA: UFC, NEW, UCW (NY), USofA, ??? in NYC, ASWA, ECW, MEWF, IPWA, UWA, IFWA, All-State, USWA, CWA (Dallas), Blast from the Past, Peace Festival, & Billy Jack Haynes
3:26:25 WCW
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Kris Zellner is joined by Rob Naylor (@NINaylor) to discuss our memories of the career of "Macho Man" Randy Savage.
We go over our earliest memories of Savage and then talk about his greatness in ICW, Memphis, WWF, and WCW. We also talk about our favorite matches and angles plus our favorite incarnations of Macho Man character, as well.
This was a damn fun show and we hope to do more like this in the future!!
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Kris and David are joined by Matt Griffin (@MattTheMouth) as we discuss the week that was April 24-30, 2002. Topics of discussion include:
Jerry Jarrett’s then-unnamed startup national wrestling promotion is set to run weekly PPVs, and we talk about that business model as well as if it could've ever been sustainable.Jerry Jarrett's thoughts on Vince Russo and if he wanted him involved or not.The announcement of wacky show booked by Road Warrior Animal featuring Japanese imports and all sorts of older names at a baseball stadium in Atlantic City.Mark and Jay Briscoe quitting CZW.Eddie Guerrero appears as the WWF Intercontinental Champion on IWC and ROH shows during the same weekend, even defending the title against CM Punk’s IWC Title on the former show.We use a DVDVR Road Report being as source material for the first time, as our week has an NWA Virginia show headlined by Matt as "Mr. Delicious" Jacey North that Dean Rasmussen and Phil Rippa attended.A total debacle of an XWF tour of Texas that was canceled at the last minute.Riki Choshu leaving New Japan in quite the understated fashion and the reasons for that.Gong Magazine's annual popularity polls and the surprising results.Hulk Hogan's run as WWF Champion being a total bomb business-wise, and why it even happened in the first place.Randy Orton makes his WWF TV debut in the most Randy Orton fashion possible.William Regal and Hulk Hogan having a spot of tea on Raw.Vince McMahon nixing Kurt Angle's PSAs for angina awareness from airing on SmackDown.All this and so, so much more on a loaded episode of BTS!!!
Timestamps:
0:00:00 Other USA: Jarrett Expanded Universe, IWS (NJ), Ted Petty, ICW (NY), CZW, ROH, IWC, NWA Virginia, NACW, NWA Wildside, IWF (MI), HWA, IWAMS, Jamie Dundee, XWF, XPW, & Azteca Promotions
2:37:23 Classic Commercial Break
2:41:07 Halftime
3:31:03 Int’l: NJPW, AJPW, NOAH, Zero-One, BJPW, CMA, DDT, IWA Japan, Michinoku Pro, Toryumon, Weekly Gong, AJW, Arsion, Jd’, NEO Ladies, WrestleTalk, NHBW, CMLL, IWRG, Monterrey, & Tijuana
4:35:47 WWF
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Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week-plus that was April 17-25, 1987. Topics of discussion include:
The UWF to JCP transition beginning with the first set of JCP-controlled UWF TV tapings and how it the landscape looked about a week after the deal was finalized.Big Bubba Rogers winning the UWF Heavyweight Title from One Man Gang in the first major change.Dave Meltzer attending a JCP house show in San Francisco and giveing his thoughts on the promotion’s future, which were pretty ominous.Akira Maeda doing his first pinfall job in New Japan since he returned in January 1986.Exactly what the NWF’s business model was.PAUL E. DANGERLY has a new team in Memphis.Mike Von Erich's funeral plus Kevin Von Erich addressing the fans at the Sportatorium.Curt Hennig finally turning heel in the AWA.Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant’s house show rematches after WrestleMania III that never end up happening.Jim Neidhart being found not guilty in his criminal trial for assaulting a flight attendant.The Ken Patera Story and how it didn't work for 1987.The absurdity of Missy Hyatt’s unaired Missy’s Manor talk show segments in the WWF, the second round of which was taped during our week, and how they were a terrible misuse of her talent.The complete insanity of MR. FUJI GOES TO HOLLYWOOD and how it was re-aired on Prime Time Wrestling as if it was new over a year after it premiered on TNT.All of this and so much more on a wacky episode of BTS.
Timestamps:
0:00:00 UWF
0:36:07 JCP & CWF
1:26:21 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, All-Star, Dale Martin, Stampede, Montreal, EMLL, Promociones Mora, UWA, Tijuana, & WWC
1:55:08 Classic Commercial Break
1:58:45 Halftime
2:33:47 Other USA: NWF, Deep South, Continental, CWA/Memphis, WCCW, AWA, Central States, & Portland
3:45:28 WWF
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For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 5 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets to sign up that way.) If you convert to a paid subscriber, we get a kickback for referring you, allowing you to support both the show and the indie scene.
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