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Kris Zellner is joined by Scott Bowden (KFR Podcast) to discuss the Memphis wrestling scene from January-May 1983. We talk about all the big matches and moments that took place at the Mid-South Coliseum as well as the WMC Studios in Memphis during a year in which Memphis was going through some turmoil as Jerry Lawler was on the verge of splitting off from Jerry Jarrett but stayed in the end. This is a tremendous show so don't 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 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 shows! You can also support the show by shopping with our Amazon referral link at TinyURL.com/BTSAmazon — Nothing extra comes out of

Kris & David are joined by Marty DeRosa (Marty & Sarah Love Wrestling podcast) to discuss the week that was January 31-February 6, 1995. We talk about Sid returning to the WWF and rumors of Jesse Ventura returning as well, Jacques Rougeau's falling out with the WWF, the great Bobby Cupo, the big Double Tables show at the ECW Arena, Herb Abrams getting on ESPN 2, and WCW's highly eventful Disney tapings. A great show, so listen now!!!! Timestamps: 0:00:00 WWF 1:27:01 Japan: NJPW, WAR, FMW, IWA, IWU, & AJW 1:51:17 Classic Commercial Break 1:56:04 Housekeeping/Plugs/The Amazon Game 2:45:00 Mexico: AAA & EMLL 3:07:52 ECW 4:10:05 Other USA: NWA New Jersey, SMW, USWA, NWA Dallas, UWF, & Potpourri 5:11:07 WCW 6:12:27 Patreon preview: 1998 letters about “boob jobs” & Vince Russo 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

Kris & David are guestless this week discussing the week that was January 24-30, 1988. We talk about the Battle of January 24th, with NWA's Bunkhouse Stampede pay-per-view going head-to-head with the WWF's Royal Rumble on USA to see who could put on the best show…and just who did Dave Meltzer give it to? We also discuss the turmoil in the JCP locker room with people quitting, Buzz Sawyer making waves in New Japan, Jerry Blackwell's SCW getting hot in Georgia, just why WrestleMania went to Atlantic City, and much more. Great show, so check it out!!! Timestamps: 0:00:00 Jim Crockett Promotions 1:52:52 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, Italy, Stampede, & WWC 2:17:51 Classic Commercial Break 2:22:35 Housekeeping/The Amazon Game 3:03:22 Other USA: SCW, CCW, CWA, WCCW, AWA, & Portland 3:34:18 WWF 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

Kris Zellner is joined by Barry Rose to discuss the Florida Heavyweight Title & Southern Heavyweight Title scene from 1979-81. We talk about all the champions of the era and all the key angles surrounding title changes and more. Barry tells some really fun stories here including how the early newsletter boom of the late 70's was spreading the news around the territory. Another solid show in this series so 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 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 shows! You can also support the show by shopping with our Amazon referral link at TinyURL.com/BTSAmazon — Nothing extra comes out of your wallet

Ep. #131: Jan. 17-23, 1987 Kris & David are guestless this week as we discuss the week that was January 17-23, 1987. We talk about Hulk Hogan getting a trophy for being the WWF Champion for 3 years which has Andre the Giant feeling some kind of way, The Barbarian being made into the new Bruiser Brody by New Japan, Buddy Landel winning wrestlers in a card game, Randy Hales getting attacked by the Daughters of Darkness, why was Bill Watts’ UWF airing on Philadelphia TV in 1992, Dusty Rhodes's tribute to the Seven Dwarfs, and much more. A highly entertaining show so don't miss it!!!! Timestamps: 0:00:00 WWF 0:51:21 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, Montreal, Stampede, & WWC 1:15:56 Classic Commercial Break 1:21:52 Housekeeping/The Amazon Game/Saved By The Bell/Groceries 2:13:41 USA East: CWF, CCW, & CWA 3:10:26 USA West: UWF (w/ bonus IWCCW?!?), WCCW, AWA, Central States, & Portland 4:05:37 Jim Crockett Promotions To support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only month

Kris & David are guestless this week as we discuss the week that was January 10-16, 1993. We talk about Paul Heyman getting fired by WCW for dubious reasons, Bill Watts' last Clash of the Champions featuring the epic 2 Cold Scorpio music video, Guns ’n’ Roses members at the AJPW show at Korakuen Hall, AAA planning major show in Mexico City, Sapphire comes to Memphis, the debut of Monday Night RAW and tons more.....a loaded show so check it out!!! Timestamps: 0:00:00 WCW 1:49:33 Japan: AJPW, FMW, PWFG, UWFI, & JWP 2:15:42 Classic Commercial Break 2:19:33 Housekeeping/The Amazon Game 3:03:31 Latin America: AAA, EMLL, UWA, & WWC 3:25:16 Other USA: WWA, NGWA, IWF, SMW, USWA, GWF, Big D, Portland, & Potpourri 4:30:49 WWF 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

Kris & David are guestless this week as we discuss the week that was January 3-9, 1989. We talk about the Mega Powers’ pending breakup, Terry Taylor's "mistreatment" by the WWF, New Japan's plans for Sid Vicious, Tommy Rich & Mr. Donnie no longer hosting Southern Championship Wrestling, Jerry Lawler's war with the AWA, Ricky Steamboat signing with the NWA, and Dusty Rhodes a member of the Horsemen.....all that and more on this week's BTS, so don't miss it!!!!! Timestamps: 0:00:00 WWF 0:52:35 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, AJW, & WWC 1:15:09 Classic Commercial Break 1:19:31 Housekeeping/Groceries/The Amazon Game 2:05:53 Other USA: ACW, SCW, CWF, CWA, WCCW, AWA, POWW, Portland, & Potpourri 3:09:58 NWA 4:09:35 Patreon preview 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 acc

Kris & David are joined by John Thorne (Absolute Intense Wrestling) to discuss the week that was December 27, 1997-January 2, 1998. We talk about the crazy week that WCW had with Starrcade & Nitro taking place amidst lots of injuries and rumors of big stars possibly leaving for the WWF. We then discuss Antonio Inoki retiring for good, The best of Japan in 1997 according to Nikkan Sports, ECW battling cable services again, and Raw at Nassau Coliseum where a 13-year-old Bix was in attendance. This is a tremendous show!!!!! Timestamps: 0:00:00 WCW 2:14:43 Japan: AJPW, NJPW, BJPW, ‘Jd, & Potpourri 2:44:46 Classic Commercial Break 2:48:47 Housekeeping/The Amazon Game/Burger discussion 3:33:56 Other North America: CAWF, AAA, & CMLL 3:53:39 Other USA: NWANJ & ECW 4:20:41 WWF 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 Patr

Kris & David are joined by Brad Stutts (CWF Mid-Atlantic) to discuss the week that was December 20-26, 1987. We talk about the wild Christmas Night show (and pay-per-view?!?) at Reunion Arena in Dallas featuring the infamous Fritz Von Erich "heart attack" angle and the aftermath from that. We also talk about WWF planning a big prime time show on NBC and their wild house show schedule, the comings and goings in Jim Crockett Promotions, Hector Guerrero tormenting Lance Russell, Ron Fuller selling Continental to David Woods, and tons more. This is a definite must-listen show!!! Timestamps: 0:00:00 WCCW 1:24:56 WWF 2:04:36 Classic Commercial Break 2:09:58 Housekeeping/The Amazon Game 2:55:41 Jim Crockett Promotions 3:34:16 Int’l: NJPW & Stampede 3:46:41 Other USA: Continental, Memphis, Central States, AWA, & Portland 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 ongo

Kris Zellner is joined by Beau James (King of Kingsport) to discuss the tradition of Christmas Night in wrestling from 1980 to 1984. We talk about all the shows we could find that took place on Christmas Night from around the world and all the big names and angles that spawned from it plus Beau tells some personal stories that are really great. This is a very fun show that talks about a special tradition in wrestling so don't 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 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 shows! You can also support the show by shopping with our Amazon referral link at TinyURL.com/BTSAmazon — Nothing extra comes out of

Kris Zellner is joined by John McAdam to discuss WWF shows at the Boston Garden from 1984-86. We talk about how the WWF evolved during the expansion era where they were bringing in new talent monthly. We talk about the phenomenon of Roddy Piper as well as the return of Bruno Sammartino with stories from John who attended most of the shows. This is a tremendous show so don't 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 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 shows! You can also support the show by shopping with our Amazon referral link at TinyURL.com/BTSAmazon — Nothing extra comes out of your wallet, but Amazon gives us a kickback for refer

Kris & David are guestless this week as we discuss the week that was December 13-19, 1984. We talk about the aftermath of Sgt. Slaughter leaving the WWF and Hillbilly Jim making his debut in Piper's Pit. We also talk about Japan Pro's first show, Jim Crockett Promotions in a post-Starrcade malaise, Dusty Rhodes is not dead, Austin Idol attacked at a gas station, plus Ann Gunkel wanting to get back into promoting. A shorter than usual show, but a fun one, so don't miss it!!! Timestamps: 0:00:00 WWF 0:35:59 Int’l: Australia, AJPW, Japan Pro, EMLL, & UWA 0:58:17 Classic Commercial Break 1:05:31 Housekeeping/The Amazon Game 1:49:48 USA East: Jim Crockett Promotions, Georgia, Florida, Southeastern, & Memphis 2:39:46 USA West: Mid-South, WCCW, SWCW, Central States, AWA, Portland, Hawaii, & Potpourri 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.

Kris & David are guestless this week talking about the week that was December 6-12, 1997. We talk about Bret Hart teeing off on the WWF in a Prodigy chat, Jim Kelly & Bruce Smith shooting their own angle with Randy Savage at Nitro in Buffalo, the birth of the Freedom Dogs, Nobuhiko Takada swerving UFC, Stevie Richards returning to ECW, and the Birth of the Attitude Era as the Mr. McMahon character is born, plus a memorable RAW featuring a DeGeneration X poker game....A wild show so listen now!!! Timestamps: 0:00:00 WCW 1:13:50 Int’l: Japan (NJPW, BattlARTS, BJPW, DDT, FMW, IWA Japan, Michinoku Pro, Kingdom, UFC Ultimate Japan, JWP, & LLPW) & CWA 1:45:13 Classic Commercial Break 1:49:46 Housekeeping/The Amazon Game 2:23:52 Latin America: CMLL, IWRG, Monterrey, Promo Azteca, & WWC 2:34:13 Other USA: NWA New Jersey, USA Pro, ECW, IPWA, Music City, USWA fallout, IWAMS, & APW 3:05:28 WWF To support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows

Kris & David are guestless this week discussing the week that was November 29-December 5, 1990. We talk about Giant Baba fracturing his leg almost forcing him to retire, New Japan running Baghdad, Akira Maeda & UWF insanity, Memphis allegedly almost getting an earthquake, WCW vs. Joe Pedicino, and just who will replace Ole Anderson as the booker of WCW. Really fun show so don't miss it!!!! Timestamps: 0:00:00 Japan: AJPW, NJPW, FMW, SWS, & UWF 0:43:55 WWF 0:59:17 Mexico: EMLL & UWA 1:09:11 Classic Commercial Break 1:13:57 The Amazon Game 1:50:04 Other USA: TWA, ASWA, SAPW, Florida, USWA, GWF, TWF, PWA, LPWA, UWF, Portland, & Potpourri 2:41:40 WCW 3:25:19 Patreon Preview 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 Shee

In this free preview of the latest Between The Sheets Patreon special, covering letters to the Observer from 1996, Kris and David look at the future Green Lantern Fan’s letter about issues with ECW, Dave Meltzer’s response, and all of the zillion ECW things it touches on For the full show, go to Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become a patron for just $5/month. --- Full show description: Kris and David are back with another Patreon special, this time covering the best, worst, ad most interesting entries from The Readers' Pages section of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter throughout 1996. Letter topics include a LOT of ECW, from the lesbian kiss angle to whether the product was smoke and mirrors, plus just about everything in between. Also, an MMA notable argues that Pancrase is worked, weird new promoters show up, and much more! This show is loaded!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/between-the-sheets/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Kris & David are joined by Patreon supporter Will Tricity, and we discussed a week he picked out, which was November 22-28, 1998. We talked about a huge week in WCW where we had a rumored power struggle between Hulk Hogan & Kevin Nash forcing Hogan to retire on The Tonight Show. We also discuss all the Japan & Mexico news before going back to the US to discuss ECW running Florida and lots more indie news. We then talk about a wild WWF section including RAW with the return of Shawn Michaels as Commissioner and Steve Austin almost being embalmed. Definitely quite the week in wrestling history so don't miss this show!!!! 0:00:00 WCW 2:18:05 Int’l: Japan (AJPW, NJPW, BattlARTS, BJPW, WAR, AJW, Arsion, & GAEA) & CWA 2:58:39 Classic Commercial Break 3:03:07 Housekeeping/The Amazon Game 3:39:33 Mexico: AAA, CMLL, & Monterrey 4:06:40 Other USA: ECWA, ECW, OVW, NDW, MPPW, MCW, WLW, MAW, & Potpourri 5:07:10 WWF To support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special member

Kris & David are guestless this week as we discuss the week that was November 15-21, 1989. We talk about Paul E. Dangerously in multiple sections as he was flirting with WWF, ICW, & NWA. We also talk about the awesome 1989 Real World Tag League in All-Japan, some tremendous matches at Arena Mexico, the future of Continental, and a LOADED NWA section talking about New York Knockout and the future of the promotion through the eyes of Dave Meltzer. A tremendous show so listen now!!! Timestamps: 0:00:00 WWF 0:27:35 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, Stampede, & EMLL 0:46:43 Classic Commercial Break 0:51:58 Housekeeping & The Amazon Game 1:14:51 Other USA: ICW, Great Lakes, GASW, PWF, CWF, CWA, USWA, AWA, & Portland 1:42:03 NWA 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

Kris & David are joined by Emil Jay (Dojo Wars) to discuss the week that was November 8-14, 1995. We talk about the early days of the Nitro vs. RAW battle and how it was affecting booking plans. We talk about the state of New York getting ready to ban MMA, Kensuke Sasaki winning the US Title in Japan, ECW comings and goings as well as meeting with the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission, the best promo Jeff Jarrett ever cut in his life, and an extremely wild week in the WWF with Vince McMahon flying to house shows trying to put out fires. This is a red hot show so don't miss out!!! Timestamps: 0:00:00 WCW 1:00:02 UFC 1:11:27 Int’l: Japan (NJPW, UWFI, BJPW, FMW, Michinoku Pro, WAR, IWA Japan, & AJW), CWA, & IWA Winnipeg 1:53:43 Classic Commercial Break 1:59:14 Halftime/The Amazon Game 2:37:08 Mexico: AAA & EMLL, 2:51:53 Other USA: ECW, Steel City, MEWF, SMW, USWA, Ozark Mountain, CWA, PWA, & WWA 4:11:48 WWF To support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special membe

Kris & David are guestless this week discussing the week that was November 1-7, 1984. We talk about how George Scott transformed the WWF for the better, Billy Jack and his white horse, Pro Wrestling USA already a debacle, Bob Backlund's hatred for the WWF, tarring & feathering in Memphis, AWA doing mega business in Chicago, and UWF Japan's power with the Yakuza. A very fun show so don't miss it!!! Timestamps: 0:00:00 WWF 0:53:07 Montreal & USA East (PWUSA, JCP, CWG, CWF, SECW, Memphis, & Mid-South) 1:41:43 Classic Commercial Break 1:46:18 Halftime/The Amazon Game 2:24:04 USA West: AWA, WCCW, SWCW, Central States, & Portland 2:40:13 Japan: AJPW, NJPW, & UWF 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 Sheet

Kris & David are guestless this week discussing the week that was October 25-31, 1994. We talk about WrestleMania coming to Hartford, WWF running all their Metro NYC arenas in one weekend, Masahiro Chono becoming the lead heel in New Japan, Atsushi Onita drawing houses everywhere, AAA running two amazing TV tapings, great clips from ECW, SMW, & USWA featuring heel Vince McMahon, and Hulk Hogan killing the Starrcade match with Vader. Extremely fun show so don't miss out!!!! Timestamps: 0:00:00 WWF 0:57:07 Japan: NJPW, WAR, FMW, Michinoku Pro, NOW, PWFG, Go Gundan, Tokyo Pro, & Rickson Gracie 1:39:55 Classic Commercial Break 1:44:01 The Amazon Game 2:21:53 Mexico: AAA, EMLL, UWA, & WWO 2:39:52 Other USA: USA, NWANJ, ECW, SMW, USWA, CWA, JCP/NWA Dallas, NWC, & Potpourri 3:57:58 WCW 4:22:12 Patreon Preview 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 Pat