Between The Sheets

Kris & David are, once again, joined by Robert O'Connor (@ghostofquinones), he whose views may not reflect those of Between The Sheets, to discuss the week plus that was June 26-July 4th, 1994. We talk about the buildup to WCW’s first Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair match at Bash at the Beach 1994, with Hogan “training” with George Foreman and advising Jimmy Hart to punch out Sherri Martel, plus...

Kris & David continue with the week-plus that was June 21-29, 2001; this is the 2nd show which features everything except the WWF. We lead off with a very newsworthy and loaded UFC card at the Meadowlands, featuring Tito Ortiz vs. the unlikely challenger that was Elvis Sinosic, as well as the emergence of B.J. Penn and much more. Then we go to Japan and talk about the major happenings there, i...

ris & David are joined by Tyler Gignac, our Patron who requested this week's show, and little did he know it would end up needing two files to be safe, as we discuss the week-plus that was June 21-29, 2001. Tyler joins us for the first half, where discusses all the happenings in the World Wrestling Federation, their planned version of World Championship Wrestling, and their developmental p...

In this free preview clip of the second episode (of two) in our deep dive Patreon series on the post-TNN death spiral of ECW, Kris and David look at an unsigned letter that Wade Keller ran in the Pro Wrestling Torch in May 2001. A couple months before Wade would accuse Paul Heyman of sending numerous burner email accounts to fabricate demand for ECW joining the WWF’s WCW invasion angle, he get wha...

Kris & David are joined by ACTION Wrestling promoter Matt Griffin (@MattTheMouth) to discuss the week that was June 16-22, 2003. We talk about NWA TNA's 1st anniversary show—not yet called Slammiversary—which was quite the event, with Vince Russo killing the timing of the show with a long promo, Sting making his in-ring debut, Sean Waltman making his return, and much more, plus the well-re...

Kris & David are joined by Roy Lucier (@RoyLucier) to discuss the week-plus that was June 7th-June 15th, 1992. We talk about Lex Luger’s serious motorcycle accident that changed his career as well as the fortunes of the World Bodybuilding Federation. Speaking of which, we talk about the 2nd WBF PPV with lots of clips of the show, which very few people were able to watch. We also have a extreme...

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...

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...

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 gim...

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...

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 spotlig...

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 t...

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...

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, Ony...

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 Entertainme...

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 indie...

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 al...

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 cli...

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 Championshi...

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 G...

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 Pe...

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 t...

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...

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...

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 & R...