Between The Sheets

Kris & David are joined by one of our Patrons, Tyler Gignac (@Tyler_Gignac), to discuss the week-plus that was March 8th-16th, 1987, which he picked as the week after upping his Patreon pledge to $50 for a month. We talk about Kris' favorite episode of Saturday Night's Main Event, the 3/14/87 episode that was also the focus of Tyler’s request. We also talk about the build for WrestleMa...

Kris Zellner & Rob Naylor are back with the latest Cover 2 Cover, which is a little different than our normal fare, as we are paying tribute to the late great Jim Crockett Jr. and Jim Crockett Promotions as a whole. We’re discussing the programs that Kris owns of Starrcade ’85: The Gathering & Superstars on the Superstation (2/2/86) that took place at The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia. We talk...

Kris & David are joined by Robert O'Connor (@ghostofquinones) to discuss the week that was March 3-9, 2002. We talk about the earliest reports about what was to become NWA-TNA, with all sorts of info about how and why this was happening, which also features some great Don West audio from Shop at Home. We also talk about the other startups getting attention at the time, WWA & XWF, as we...

Kris & David are joined by Chad Campbell (@bigboysplaywcw) to discuss the three days that were February 23-25, 1997. (It’ll make sense when you listen.) We start with WCW and the SuperBrawl VII PPV, talking about all of the happenings going on there with Randy Savage joining the nWo, as well as the next night, where Savage sealed the deal on Nitro by reuniting with Elizabeth. We also talk abou...

Kris & David are guestless this time, as we discuss the week-plus that was February 16th - February 23rd, 1993. We talk about the tragic death of Kerry Von Erich and what all played into the situation, as well as the immediate aftermath, including candid comments from The Ultimate Warrior and Road Warrior Hawk to John Clark’s Wrestling Flyer newsletter. We also talk about the WWF filing a defa...

Kris & David are joined by Mikey Falcon (@mikevsphilly) as we discuss the week-plus that was February 9-16, 1990. We talk about the NWA and how they were coping with Sting having major knee surgery after the “Texas Shootout” Clash, especially on a very interesting episode of World Championship Wrestling. We also talk about their major ratings successes on TBS and a few departures, including th...

Kris Zellner & Rob Naylor are back with a new episode of Cover 2 Cover, and this time we go over the November 1990 issue of Wrestling's Main Event. We talk about the babyface-heavy tag scene in the WWF and what we would've done booking the division, Larry Zbyszko as the AWA Champion, Capital Combat ’90 featuring Robocop, the Ultimate Warrior winning the WWF Title from Hulk Hogan at Wre...

Kris & David are joined by Beau James (@KingOfKingsport) to discuss the week that was February 3rd - 9th, 1987. We talk about Andre the Giant officially turning heel on Hulk Hogan and the Hart Foundation winning the WWF Tag Titles from The British Bulldogs all on the same episode of Superstars of Wrestling that kicked off February sweeps and also featured the debut of Outback Jack. We also tal...

Kris Zellner & Devon Hales (@kingmotivatorh) are BACK with a Royal Rumble Reaction Show....it's been a while since we’ve done one of these, but here we go! We talk about all the major happenings on the show such as who won...who lost....who looked good…who didn’t…who looked gassed…who wasn’t…and much more. We had a blast getting back in the saddle, and it's always great to chop it up w...

Kris & David are joined by Joe Gagne (@joegagne) to discuss the partial week that was January 25th - January 30th, 1995. We talk about the NATPE bTV syndication convention taking place in Las Vegas, which featured a live WCW Clash of the Champions at Caesars Palace capped off by Hulk Hogan & Vader having their first physical angle, plus all the other wrestling news involving NATPE and who...

Kris Zellner & Rob Naylor are back with the latest episode of Cover 2 Cover, where we talk about the October 1984 issue of Wrestling All-Stars Magazine. We talk about that magazine and it's placement in the wrestling magazine pecking order, plus the sister magazines they were promoting as well. We also go over their ratings, which were a little different from the other magazines, all of th...

Kris & David are joined by Daniel Makabe (@danielmakabe) to discuss the week that was January 20-26, 2003. We talk about Hulk Hogan making yet another return to WWE, this time to heat up his angle with Vince McMahon for WrestleMania XIX in Seattle, which Dan attended. We also talk about all of the other WWE news, such as the dependance on big names and part-timers for WrestleMania that still g...

Kris Zellner is joined by Jeff G. Bailey (@JeffGBailey1) & Dan "The Dragon" Wilson (@dragonsrejects) to take yet another walk on the Wildside as we discuss the months of January & February of 2001 in NWA Wildside. We talk about the burgeoning relationship between WCW & Wildside where the young stars of WCW were getting some seasoning in Cornelia and two men named Air Paris &amp...

Kris & David are guestless this week as we discuss the week-plus that was January 12-21, 1994. We talk about the WWF getting into the “kick boxing” business by partnering with Leisure Concepts on the World Martial Arts Federation—which would eventually become WMAC Masters, the build to Owen Hart turning on Bret Hart, 1-2-3 Kid injuring his knee at Madison Square Garden, the going big in Israel...

Kris & David are joined by Jeff Hawkins (@Crapgame13) to discuss the week that was January 6-12, 1986. We talk about the AWA re-upping with ESPN and what that means for the wrestling business as a whole, plus we talk about the AWA gates and how different they could be across the various major towns. We also talk about Mike Rotundo & Barry Windham showing up in AJPW, Jim Duggan doing the op...

In this free preview clip of the sixth and final episode of our deep dive Patreon series about the ECW on TNN saga, Kris and David take a look at ECW’s Canadian debut, which featured a major locker room speech from Paul Heyman. The speech and fallout result in discussion of a lot of themes that come up in the full episode, including Paul’s habit of claiming to have meetings with TV networks in Los...

Kris & David are guestless this week as we discuss the week that was December 30th 2009-January 5th, 2010, a Patreon request, and boy, is this a show. We begin talking about TNA's first foray into running shows live on Monday nights head-to-head with WWE Monday Night Raw, featuring the debuts of Hulk Hogan, Jeff Hardy, Eric Bischoff, Ric Flair, and many others on Impact. We go down the sho...

Kris & David are joined by Emil Jay (@theemiljay) to discuss the week-plus that was December 22nd - December 29th, 1995. We start off by talking about Starrcade ’95, where WCW went against New Japan in a best of seven series of matches and we saw a new World Heavyweight Champion crowned, on top of a highly controversial U.S. Title match among other highlights. We also talk about the pre-taped...

This month, given the season and the fact that we’re about to complete the six-part ECW on TNN series on our Patreon page, we’ve decided to gift everyone the first episode in the series, posted for Patrons back in July. This one covers everything up through the week before the show premiered, also documenting the genesis of ECW’s video game deal with Acclaim, which was reportedly more intertwined...

Kris & Bix are joined by Alan Counihan (@Alan4L) to discuss the week that was December 16-22, 2001. We talk about the plans for the upcoming WWF brand split and how it was definitely needed at this time, as well as the Hardys & Lita being taken off TV, negotiations with Rey Misterio Jr., and Steve Austin chasing Booker T around a church on Raw. We also talk about the Tokyo Sports Awards in...

Kris & David are guestless this week as we discuss the week-plus that was December 8th-December 15th, 1992. We talk about the end of Nailz in the WWF after he attacked Vince McMahon backstage at a TV taping and everything surrounding that, the name of the new WWF show on Monday nights, “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan possibly leaving the WWF, New Japan vs. WAR heating up, AAA leaving CMLL & UWA in th...

Kris Zellner & Rob Naylor are back for another episode of Cover 2 Cover, this time discussing the May 1993 issue of The Wrestler. We go over all of the great letters to the editor, What's Happening with Bill Apter covering the death of Andre the Giant, thoughts on Jim Cornette working with WCW, Bob Smith and his interesting opinions on Yokozuna, Correspondents’ Reports that end up with tal...

Kris & David bring you a special edition of Between The Sheets this week, as we have both Beau James (@kingofkingsport) & Robert O'Connor (@ghostofquinones) joining us to discuss the (almost) week that was December 2-7, 1988. We start off with the new Universal Wrestling Corporation, a.k.a. WCW, talking about the major changes going on in the company from the top of the food chain all...

Kris & David are joined by Lenny Leonard (@WWNLennyLeonard) to discuss the week that was November 25-December 1, 2007, a Patreon pick. Lenny is here specifically for an extended Ring of Honor section, which is one of the best we've ever done. We talk about the "Man Up" pay-per-view event that premiered during our week (it was taped in September) in detail, as well as the full lay o...

Kris & David are joined by Dave Prazak (@DavePrazak) as we discuss All Japan Women’s Big Egg Wrestling Universe super show as part of this week's Between the Sheets. This deserved its own section because of how long the card was, as well as how important a show it was. Dave is one of the most qualified people to do this segment justice and he killed it here, as we went match by match going...