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Kris and David are guestless as we talk about the week that was June 18-24, 2002. Topics of discussion include:Vince Russo getting rehired by WWE for a few days and why this marriage dissolved as quickly as it did.King of the Ring featuring Brock Lesnar being crowned and Hulk Hogan doing a rare clean submission job for Kurt Angle.Vince McMahon breaks out RUTHLESS AGGRESSION for the first time on Raw and a new canonical WWE “era” is born.Chris Jericho loses his shit at the readers of PWTorch.com not giving his match with Rob Van Dam at the PPV enough love.Don Frye and Yoshihiro Takayama go to war in one of the most memorable fights in Pride FC history.Keiji Muto and other AJPW stars work a wacky show in Atlantic City.Ring of Honor begins their ROH Title tournament in Philadelphia, featuring a highly memorable Low-Ki vs. Amazing Red match.Tracy Smothers returns to IWA Mid-South a week after starting a "riot."The birth of NWA Total Non-Stop Action with their very first show featuring all sorts of memorab

Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was June 11-17, 1999. Topics of discussion include:Rena Mero showing up in the front row of a crazy episode of WCW Monday Nitro days after filing her lawsuit against the WWF. Jerry McDevitt was pissed, of course, while Eric Bischoff was in his damn bag on commentary.The horrible Great American Bash PPV featuring the return of Sid Vicious to WCW, plus Nitro and one of the most lame duck episodes of Thunder in history.A wild story involving Ric Flair in a classic WCW, EVERYBODY moment.Mitsuharu Misawa shatters Kenta Kobashi's nose in their Triple Crown Title match at the Budokan.Kodo Fuyuki brings in adult video actress types into FMW.What in the hell is United Nations Wrestling?Momoe Nakanishi in a 60 minute "shoot" for Jd’?!?CMLL getting in trouble over their new Los Capos faction in the aftermath of the Columbine High School shooting.An update on the soon-to-be-announced ECW/TNN deal.RVD's appearance on NBC’s “City Guys” draws the ire o

Kris and David are joined by Robert O'Connor (@ghostofquinones) to discuss the week that was June 5-11, 1986. Topics of discussion include:Superstar Billy Graham's imminent return to the WWF.Andre the Giant possibly booking himself out to independent promotions.Jack Tunney firing Maple Leaf Wrestling ring announcer Norm Kimber.The Road Warriors taking over in All Japan.NJPW’s TV situation being up in the air.The Angel of Death and Miss Honey fluster Ed Whalen in Stampede.The Shock Troops debut in Florida.Jos LeDuc wants to make a man out of Paul Diamond.The aftermath of the Bill Watts’ Russian flag burial angle.The UWF debuting in Memphis to Jerry Lawler’s consternation.The public relations aftermath of Kerry Von Erich’s motorcycle accident.Ole Anderson returning and attacking Dusty Rhodes to cement the official formation of the Four Horsemen.Magnum T.A. slaps up Bob Geigel.This is just a taste of the greatness on this show, so LISTEN NOW!!!!!Timestamps:0:00:00 WWF1:17:30 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, All-Star,

Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was May 28-June 3, 2006. Topics of discussion include: Terry Taylor being named the Director of Talent Relations in TNA and how the Torch was all over that news in an absolute shocker.TNA Knockouts being featured in the magazine "Sole Collector.”.NJPW holding Masahito Kakihara’s retirement show.Cibernetico undergoing knee surgery, which kills a major angle for TripleMania.Rey Bucanero turning tecnico in CMLL.Davey Richards making his ROH debut.Lex Luger and New Jack have issues at an NWS show.Sabu torches Dory Funk Jr. on a BANG! show.IWA Mid-South's annual King of the Death Matches tournament.Why did Michael Modest leave wrestling?Hulk Hogan giving a crazy interview with The Sun.Jake the Snake goes fishing.WWE's plans for the new ECW.Paul Heyman and Mick Foley having quite the debate on Raw regarding the new ECW, featuring Kurt Angle joining the “third brand.”Funny CM Punk stuff from OVW.This was quite the show, so don't miss out!Timest

Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was May 22-28, 1996. Topics of discussion include:Scott Hall making his shocking WCW debut on the first-ever 2 hour episode of Monday Nitro in Macon, Georgia, and how the wrestling world was changed forever.The original plans for "Team WWF" against "Team WCW" and how Hulk Hogan was originally going to be involved.The Road Warriors quitting WCW because of how much Scott Hall and Kevin Nash were being paid.Brian Pillman playing everyone in every major company.Major shakeups in All Japan as Akira Taue wins the Triple Crown while Jun Akiyama becomes a World Tag Champion and gets properly elevated.The Golden Cups running the indies in Japan.CNBC does an embarassing feature on MMA.The debut of Dwayne Johnson as FLEX KAVANA in Memphis.Chaos behind the scenes in the WWF regarding the Shawn Michaels vs. Davey Boy & Diana Smith angle.In Your House: Beware of Dog becoming an all-time cursed PPV thanks to a power outage and having to take place

Kris Zellner is joined by Rob Naylor and Our Good Buddy Charles to discuss the month that was May 1990 in the National Wrestling Alliance and pop culture. We talk about Paul E. Dangerously making his return to TV managing Mean Mark Callous, the shocking death of Jim Henson, Ric Flair and Brian Pillman working the AWA Twin Wars ’90 show to return the favor of being loaned The Destruction Crew, Ole Anderson becoming the sole booker in a shocker, the NWA babyfaces vs. the GLOW girls on Family Feud, the Road Warriors leaving for the WWF, Ice Cube releasing his first solo album, Capital Combat ’90: The Return of Robocop, Madonna taking the world by storm with "Vogue,”the last episode of “Newhart,” and much more.We have a tremendous show here, so you better not miss it!!!---To support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will also get y

Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the (almost-)week that was May 14-19, 2001. Topics of discussion include:The WWF’s early plans for a new WCW roster.The WWF trying to reassure the masses that their fanbase nearly as dumb and or poor as recent demographic data suggested.A TERRIBLE angle involving Steve Austin, Triple H, and The Undertaker.William Regal putting Grandmaster Sexay and Triple H in their places on TV.An interesting new name joining the WWF writers’ room.Triple H vs. Ray Lewis and the story of how it almost happened.New Japan's Best of the Super Juniors tour opens up and it's a great one.Jodie Fleisch sustaining a bad injury in England.The debut of RAYITITO in CMLL.Vampiro causing problems for Ultimo Dragon on some Toryumon Mexico shows.CZW's first BEST OF THE BEST tournament goes down and turns out to be a coming out party for Mark and Jay Briscoe.Wild eBay auctions involving two of the most popular women in wrestling.A Rena Mero career update.Hulk Hogan and Jerry Jarrett both

Kris and David are guestless this week as we discuss the week that was May 7-13, 2004. Topics of discussion include:The very first Randy Orton vs. Edge singles match taking place on Raw.The early days of the abominable Kane/Lita storyline.The story of how Kenzo Suzuki's wife, Hiroko, got her job with WWE.Triple H’s promising" movie career.Hustle III in Yokohama featuring Scott Hall and Kevin Nash in the main event, Cactus Jack wrestling for the Triple Crown, and all sorts of other wackiness.A U.S. based film on the life of El Santo?The saga of Court Bauer’s H2 Wrestling, with all of the bullshit that entails.TNA finalizing its TV deal with Fox Sports Net, and how that would change the promotion forever.This is another really entertaining show, especially the H2 discussion!!Timestamps:0:00:00 WWE1:23:51 Japan: Hustle, NJPW, NOAH, BJPW, Michinoku Pro, Osaka Pro, & Toryumon2:08:50 Classic Commercial Break2:13:02 Halftime3:00:26 Latin America: CMLL, IWRG, Monterrey, El Hijo del Santo, Tijuana, & I

Kris and David are back after a week off to discuss the partial week that was April 26-30, 1995, a show requested by William Lanham, who threw down the requisite $25 on our Patreon to pick this week. Topics of discussion include:A full rundown of the two NJPW shows at Mayday Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, both inside and outside the ring, with stories about the political implications of the shows, Ric Flair and Eric Bischoff being the only WCW people involved, the real attendance numbers, North Korea's strong-arm tactics, and so much more.Brian Pillman getting dropped on his head in a TV squash.Diamond Dallas Page getting spooked by Kimberly trying on a wedding dress during a wacky WCW TV skit.Bobby Heenan wanting to know who the hell The Renegade is.Hayabusa officially becoming Atsushi Onita's opponent in Onita's "retirement" match.Perro Aguayo Jr. making his debut in a big angle at a major AAA show in Guadalajara with Dave Meltzer in attendance.Buddy Landel taking a visit to Classy M

Kris Zellner is joined by Rob Naylor and our good buddy Charles to discuss the month of April 1990 in the National Wrestling Alliance…and in pop culture as well!We talk about the ongoing saga of Ric Flair and his battles with Jim Herd, even as Flair signs a contract extension. We also talk about Barry Windham making his return to the NWA, more comings and goings with some weird names making appearances, Tommy Rich vs. Joel Deaton and Eddie Gilbert vs. Samu being never-ending feuds on TV, and much more. Plus we talk about Brent Musburger being fired by CBS, Twin Peaks and In Living Color making their TV debuts, and, of course, the World Championship Wrestling video game gets released for the Nintendo Entertainment System.This is damn fun show, so everyone should check it out!!!!---To support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will al

Kris and David are guestless this week as we discuss the (almost) week that was April 16-21, 1997. Topics of discussion include:The WWF's In Your House: Revenge of the Taker PPV, featuring Undertaker scorching Paul Bearer and the Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart rematch from WrestleMania.The Raw after the PPV, which really kickstarted the "Attitude Era" in many ways, as Austin "injures" Bret in a wild, show-long angle, and much, much more also happens on one of Raw’s greatest episodes of all-time.A deeper examination into why Phil Mushnick hated wrestling fans at the time.Toshiaki Kawada finally pins Mitsuharu Misawa in a singles match for the first time as he wins the Champion Carnival at the Budokan.Atsushi Onita's desire to work with the WWF.The birth of the Torneo Cibernetico in CMLL in the form of one of the greatest matches of the 90's.ECW desperately trying to lock up talent as WCW is ready to raid.A look into the PPV numbers for Barely Legal.Tommy Rich and Doug Gilbert get busted

Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was April 10-16, 1987, a show requested by Gregg Serota via a $25 pledge on our Patreon page. Topics of discussion include:The tragic end of Mike Von Erich's life, complete with with local news reports and Mike’s final promos on World Class TV.Dave Meltzer attends the Crockett Cup in Baltimore and gives a detailed rundown of the weekend.Ric Flair, the Space Mountainettes, and Precious’s fur coat star in quite the saga on World Championship Wrestling.All Japan fans don't like Carlos Colon or Tommy Rich.Bret Hart and Davey Boy Smith work a program for Stampede while on break from the WWF.Dutch Mantell quits JCP and becomes the booker for Continental.The last weekend of the Universal Wrestling Federation under Bill Watts' control.Jim Neidhart goes to trial in Pittsburgh over the allegation that he attacked a USAir flight attendant.Demolition gets a new manager.Ricky and Bonnie Steamboat announce that they are having a baby.This is a damn fun sh

Kris and David are joined by Nathan K (one of our Patrons) to discuss the week that was April 2-8, 2005 in a show that Nathan dropped $50 on the Patreon for, letting him pick the week and sit in for a segment. Topics of discussion include:WrestleMania 21 (AKA WrestleMania Goes Hollywood) which featured John Cena and Batista being crowned as the WWE and World Champs, respectively, plus Kurt Angle and Shawn Michaels having a classic, Akebono and Big Show doing a little Sumo, the first Money in the Bank ladder match, and tons more.A WrestleMania I reunion at the Hall of Fame as Hulk Hogan and Roddy Piper lead the list of inductees and even Sylvester Stallone shows up to induct Hogan.Dwayne Johnson kisses and makes up with Vince McMahon.NOAH's plans for their July Tokyo Dome show.The end of an era in Japanese women's wrestling with The Crush Gals reuniting one more time as GAEA basically comes to a close.Ultimate Warrior gives a totally unhinged speech at the University of Connecticut.Kendo Kashin as Drag

Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was March 27-April 1, 2003. Topics of discussion include:Mirko Cro Cop destroying Bob Sapp in a K-1 fight and all of the fallout, including the potential ramifications for Sapp's popularity in Japan.Satoshi Kojima winning the "weakest" Champion Carnival in AJPW history.Jerry Jarrett and Vince Russo having issues in TNA.Nathan Jones and the reasons why WWE wouldn't let him wrestle on TV.John Cena starting to get the shove.Kurt Angle and Steve Austin putting their wellbeing on the line by working major matches at Wrestlemania.The story of the Miller Lite Catfight Girls at WrestleMania.The abject failure on every level that was Triple H going over Booker T at WrestleMania.The sheer insanity that was Hulk Hogan vs. Vince McMahon at Wrestlemania, plus all of the other major happenings from one of the best Manias ever.The Raw After Mania where Stone Cold gets "fired" and Bill Goldberg makes his debut by spearing The Rock.This was a sla

Kris Zellner is joined by Rob Naylor and our good buddy Charles to discuss the month of March 1990 in the National Wrestling Alliance.We talk about Ric Flair and Lex Luger going around the horn in rematches from Wrestle War and how close we came to a NWA Title change, plus Michael Hayes’s suspension and the greatness of the Freebirds hosting NWA Pro. Sting starting to show back up on TV, Jim Cornette and the Midnight Express getting pissed at Jim Herd, MINNESOTA WRECKING CREW #2, and so much more.This is an extremely fun show with pop culture goodies thrown in as well!---To support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will also get you exclusive access to not only the monthly themed episode of Between the Sheets, but also access to our new mailbag segment, a Patron-only chat room on Slack, and anything else we do outside of the main s

Kris and David are joined by Black Label Pro's Mikey Blanton (@blpmikey) to discuss the week that was March 19-25, 1992. Topics of discussion include:Kerry Von Erich getting arrested in Dallas and what that means for his job in the WWF.A mysterious voice from prison is coming to get the Big Bossman.Mean Gene boards Ric Flair's "yacht" to discuss the scandalous photos of him and Miss Elizabeth.Leon Spinks wins gold in FMW.Super World Sports is on death's door right as The Undertaker makes his debut there.John Arezzi's radio show is in danger after primary sponsor/short-lived business partner Vince Russo meets with Vince McMahon at the now infamous steroid symposium with Dr. Mauro DiPasquale.Jim Cornette and Phil Rainey look for the Heavenly Bodies in a Hooters in Knoxville.PWFG runs a show in Florida promoted by Bart Vale.Jimmy Valiant kisses Brian Christopher in Memphis.The jobbers that were tormented by the Moondogs for weeks are out for revenge.The real reason why Terry Simms decided

Kris and David are back for EPISODE #500!!! of Between the Sheets, where we discuss the partial week that was March 13-16, 1998. Topics of discussion include:The aftermath of Syxx/Sean Waltman being fired by Eric Bischoff solely to mess with Kevin Nash, including how Nash reacted to this during a candid Prodigy chat hours before WCW Uncensored.The Uncensored PPV proper, featuring Mean Gene scolding Dean Malenko after his loss to Chris Jericho, a horrible Hulk Hogan/Randy Savage cage match main event, and tons more.The second annual SPRING BREAKOUT Monday Nitro from Panama City, featuring Kevin Nash doing a cannonball into the pool and Sting rappelling from a helicopter into the ring among other wackiness.-Giant Baba rebooking almost his entire Tokyo Dome debut show for various reasons.Eric Bischoff trying to repair the WCW/NJPW relationship after offending NJPW by negotating with AJPW.Akira Hokuto announcing her pregnancy.The 2nd ever Pride FC show taking place at Yokohama Arena.K-1's plans to invade the

Kris and David are joined by Beau James (@kingofkingsport) to discuss the week that was March 6-12, 1988. Topics of discussion include:The Fantastics making their debut in JCP and how it was badly needed at the time for everyone involved.Some really tremendous promos on World Championship Wrestling.Stan Hansen being reborn in AJPW via his feud with Genichiro Tenryu, especially after the “NOBODY POTATOES ME!” match just before our week.Dump Matsumoto's retirement match airs on Fuji TV, giving us yet another opportunity to go off on the ridiculousness of AJW’s mandatory retirement rule.Barry Orton being in jail awaiting trial on vehicular manslaughter charges and how that ended his big run in Stampede as The Zodiak.Misty Blue's scandalous ring attire becoming an issue to the New York State Athletic Commission.The early days of USA Wrestling on TV and the history of Bouncin' Beulah.Eddie Gilbert burning Jerry Jarrett with a massive fireball in a legendary Memphis angle.Buddy Roberts killing the vibes

Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the partial week that was February 23-27, 1996. Topics of discussion include:Vince McMahon extensively talking to Wade Keller and Dave Meltzer on the record and being quite candid in talking about the Ultimate Warrior returning to the WWF, the "suspension" of Razor Ramon, Diesel looking at leaving for WCW, and competing against “Ted Turner.”Raw featuring the Nacho Man and the Huckster on Larry Fling Live.Steve “Dr. Death” Williams not being booked for the AJPW Champion Carnival.AJW looking to go back to their "pop star" roots.El Signo and Pierroth having quite the confrontation at the La Aficion Awards Dinner in Mexico that quickly escalated into a very serious situation, complete with armed federales.El Hijo del Santo doing a rare clean job at Arena Mexico.ECW getting featured on A Current Affair in quite the segment.Bill Dundee returning to Memphis TV after being gone for 6 months in quite the "shoot angle."The complete awesomeness of Lex Lu

Kris and David are joined by Robert O'Connor (@ghostofquinones) to discuss the week that was February 19-25, 2004. Topics of discussion include:Eddy Guerrero's first week as WWE Champion and how it has boosted SmackDown business so far.Eddy’s championship celebration on SmackDown as well as Brock Lesnar's ACTING~! chops as he pines for his title that he lost and demands a match against Bill Goldberg.Raw in Omaha with Christian turning mega heel on Trish Stratus, Stone Cold hyping up Eric Bischoff to fight Vince McMahon, and Mick Foley's legit black eye, among other things.The first-ever Shinya Hashimoto vs. Toshiaki singles ma first ever singles match taking place in AJPW.The Super J Cup that no one talks about, which was won by Naomichi Marufuji.Konnan Plus losing his mask in Monterrey.L.A. ParK permanently adopts that ring name and abandons the La Parka persona.George South promoting a big legends show in South Carolina.The end of MLW.....for now.A wild night for Rick Bassman's UPW featu