Between The Sheets

Kris and David are back to discuss the week that was March 15-21, 1993, the last of our “backlog” shows. Topics of discussion include:
WCW’s tour of the UK and Ireland, where they changed the WCW World Heavyweight Title twice in a week with Big Van Vader flipping the belt back and forth, plus why this really didn't get talked about much on TV.
Ric Flair goes “Up Close” with Eric Bischoff on TV, talking about his return to WCW and Barry Windham being NWA World Heavyweighht Champion.
The Cole Twins get a fan club.
The Big Bossman returns to All Japan while Hulk Hogan is on his way to New Japan.
New Japan’s faction warfare and how fun that was.
The birth of Michinoku Pro Wrestling.
The three major promotions in Mexico receive their David Awards.
Chuck Wepner shows up at a New Jersey indie show to referee the most 1993 New Jersey indie match you could possibly think of.
Arn Anderson works three house shows in SMW the same week that Chris Candido makes his debut as The Avenger.
Kevin Sullivan brutalizes W*ING Kanemura on SMW TV in a famously gruesome moment.
Bert Prentice sings live on Memphis TV. Sort of.
Eddie Gilbert cuts a shoot promo about his position in the USWA and is basically done with the promotion as a result in true Eddie fashion.
Vince McMahon misses Monday Night Raw’s first visit to Poughkeepsie to receive the Michael Landon Award, so Rob Bartlett joins Gorilla Monsoon as Bobby Heenan “Not Vince McMahon,” and that doesn't go too well.
All this and so much more on a damn fun episode of BTS!
Timestamps:
0:00:00 WCW
0:57:20 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, FMW, Michinoku Pro debut show, NOW, PWC, W*ING, AJW, JWP, LLPW, Dino Bravo funeral, AAA, CMLL, Juan Herrera, Arena Naucalpan, UWA, & Tijuana
1:46:53 Classic Commercial Break
1:55:05 Halftime
2:40:18 Other USA: WIN, IWF (Mansfield), UWS/Chuck Wepner, WWWA (PA), NGWA, SMW, USA (AL), USWA, GWF, Big D, CWUSA, & Wrestling Fury/MidwestWA
4:02:49 WWF
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Kris and David return to discuss the (almost-)week that was March 7-12, 2003. Topics of discussion include:
Kurt Angle delaying his neck surgery and dropping the WWE Heavyweight Title to Brock Lesnar at a SmackDown taping in Pittsburgh weeks before WrestleMania so they can have their title match at Mania proper.
We also go into the rash of neck injuries that ravaged WWE in the early 2000s.
The Triple H-Booker T feud with its constant racial overtones.
Just why did The Rock wrestle Hurricane on Raw instead of Booker T?
Triple H vs. Maven totally tanking the ratings on Raw and why that happened.
Yuji Nagata and Manabu Nakanishi going the full 60 minutes on a big New Japan show in Nagoya.
Dave Meltzer giving his thoughts on the epic Kenta Kobashi vs. Mitsuharu Misawa match at Budokan on 3/1, which aired on Nippon TV during our week.
The 1970s NJPW feel of Zero-One in this era.
XPW running a big show at the Golden Dome in Monaca, PA promoted by Shane Douglas in what would turn out to be the last show in the original incarnation of the promotion.
Brad Siegel being forced to resign from Turner Broadcasting.
The supposedly retired Vince Russo is still helping TNA with creative the shock of all shocks.
Lollipop “accidentally” gets exposed, showing off her new implants on the week’s NWA-TNA PPV.
All of this and so much more on a really stout episode of Between the Sheets.
Timestamps:
0:00:00 WWE
1:34:00 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, NOAH, WJ, Zero-One, Capture, IWA Kokusai, Michinoku Pro, Osaka Pro, Toryumon, WEW, WMF, GAEA, EWP, All-Star (UK), Stampede, CMLL, Super Calo/Tepic, IWRG, Monterrey, Reynosa, Tijuana, & IWAPR
2:35:24 Classic Commercial Break
2:39:52 Halftime
2:18:44 Other USA: USA Pro, CZW, Chikara, XPW, MarylandCW, NWA Wildside, MXPW, IWAMS, USACW, Rev Pro, Portland, & Brad Siegel
4:05:41 NWA-TNA
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Kris and David are back this week to discuss the week-plus that was April 28-May 5, 1986, a show requested by Joe Finnerty on our Patreon with a $25 pledge. Topics of discussion include:
The final gasp of the glory days of World Class, as we talk about the 3rd Annual David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions at Texas Stadium, featuring the end of the Freebirds basically as they depart for the UWF, plus the return of Chris Adams from his "blindness" angle and much more.
Hell freezing over as Harley Race makes his WWF debut in Toronto just days after working a Central States show in Kansas City.
Saturday Night's Main Event on NBC featuring Hulk Hogan and the Junkyard Dog vs. the Funks, Jake the Snake DDTing Ricky Steamboat on the floor, and Uncle Elmer’s final WWF match, as he was fired right after the show.
News from Roddy Piper filming the movie Body Slam, and how the battle lines were drawn on set as far as which wrestlers would hang out with other wrestlers from a given promotion.
Andre the Giant refusing to cooperate with Akira Maeda, leading to one of the strangest pro wrestling matches ever on a New Japan TV taping, plus the story of how the video of the match, which never aired, originally leaked out.
The last Pro Wrestling USA-branded show at the Meadowlands.
Who is that masked man in Continental?
Jerry Lawler strips J.D. Costello on Memphis TV, revealing Costello's garter belt.
The Fabulous Freebirds contract signing video on UWF TV, which was fantastic.
Bruiser Brody and John Nord getting suspended in Las Vegas for playing rough.
For the 2nd straight year, an NFL 1st round draft pick is threatening to go to pro wrestling to get more money.
Baby Doll returning to TV after being attacked Jim Cornette and the Midnight Express…and she’s joined by the James Boys to do her bidding.
Tully Blanchard & Ronnie Garvin take up essentially the whole hour of NWA Worldwide Wrestling with their National Title match, and it's a great episode.
This was a tremendous show and we hope you will enjoy it!!!
Timestamps:
0:00:00 WCCW
0:38:47 WWF
1:54:59 Int’l: JPW, NJPW, AJW, Montreal, Stampede, Vancouver All-Star, & WWC
2:17:44 Classic Commercial Break
2:20:53 Halftime
3:03:21 Other USA: PWUSA, NWF, CWF, Continental, CWA/Memphis, UWF, AWA, Central States, & Portland
4:32:22 Jim Crockett Promotions
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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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Kris Zellner is joined by Rob Naylor and Our Good Buddy Charles as we go back in time to the discuss the month of June 1991 in the world of World Championship Wrestling and pop culture at large in another installment of CENTER STAGE CHRONICLES!!! Topics of discussion include:
WCW getting their own newsstand magazine with London Publishing in charge of the project.
A new United States Heavyweight Title Belt being made to replace the one Nikita Koloff busted up as part of his feud with Lex Luger.
The background on Johnny B. Badd.
Jim Ross going after WWF in his own way on WCW Pro Wrestling New York.
Brian Pillman as the "One Man Zoo" attacking Barry Windham.
The saga of Ricky Morton joining the York Foundation and becoming Richard Morton.
The Bull Drop Inn and why it only lasted a few weeks.
The Desperadoes vignettes debuting on TV and how they were damn long for no apparent reason.
Nikita Koloff vs. Sting and their feud being great.
WCW higher-ups demanding that Dusty Rhodes be taken off of television.
The end of the original run of Twin Peaks on ABC.
Natalie Cole's “Unforgettable” duet with her late father, Nat King Cole, and how it dominated the airwaves.
Clash of the Champions XV eminates from Knoxville and is one helluva show, with Ric Flair & Bobby Eaton going 2 out of 3 Falls, Oz making his TBS debut, Paul E. clocking Jason Hervey with his phone in the Danger Zone, the debut of the Hardliners, Sting meeting "Ben", and so much more.
“Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" and Bryan Adams singing the main song from the soundtrack, plus how both were everywhere.
“Stunning” Steve Austin winning the WCW TV Title after just a few weeks in the company.
The original “Sonic the Hedgehog” is released for the Sega Genesis and takes the world by storm.
This is just the tip of the iceberg on what became a really stacked show. We hope you enjoy it!!!!
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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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Kris and David are back as we continue to catch up on our backlog of shows, with this episode covering the week that was April 1-7, 2013, show requested by Tim Ostrander with a $25 pledge on our Patreon. Topics of discussion include:
The first true "modern" WrestleMania weekend, complete with the first Wrestlecon, all sorts of indie shows at Wrestlecon, and PWS being the first promotion to claim the Thursday night slot.
ROH running Supercard of Honor at the Hammerstein Ballroom, featuring Jay Briscoe winning the ROH Title for the first time from Kevin Steen. 
Wrestlecon’s indie lineup featuring CZW, CHIKARA, SHIMMER, EVOLVE, and Dragongate USA, complete with loads of future stars.
WWE going after vendors at Wrestlecon and outside their own shows for selling bootleg merchandise.
Sabu shooting his own angle before a Jushin Thunder Liger vs. John Morrison match on the Friday night PWS show.
“Hulk Hogan and Friends” tanking at the Beacon Theatre .
A terrible episode of TNA Impact featuring Aces and 8s, some horrifying Joey Ryan segments, and all sorts of other awfulness.
New Japan's big Invasion Attack show, featuring Kazuchika Okada winning the IWGP Title for the second time from Hiroshi Tanahashi, plus Prince Devitt turning heel on Ryusuke Taguchi, leading to the formation of Bullet Club.
Raw and Smackdown’s go-home shows for WrestleMania.
Zeb Colter and Jack Swagger being a few years ahead of their time…in a manner of speaking.
Cody Rhodes, Damian Sandow, and the Bella Twins shooting an angle for their match at Mania mocking Tons of Funk and The Funkadactyls…which would get canceled due to The Undertaker vs. CM Punk running long.
WrestleMania 29 itself, featuring John Cena beating The Rock for the WWE Championship, a numbingly LONG Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar match, The Undertaker vs. CM Punk (including why Punk should've been the one to break the streak), and much more.
WWE Fan Axxess at the Izod Center and the WWE Hall of Fame at Madison Square Garden, featuring Trish Stratus announcing her pregnancy, Bruno Sammartino making his grand return, Donald Trump being booed out of the building, and much more.
This was a slam packed show, so we hope you enjoy it!!!!
Timestamps:
0:00:00 Other USA: ROH, Wrestlecon, CZW, CHIKARA, EVOLVE, Dragongate USA, SHIMMER, & PWS
1:28:48 TNA & The Clique
2:13:11 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, AAA, & CMLL
3:00:45 Classic Commercial Break
3:05:25 Halftime
4:13:13 WWE
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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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