Between The Sheets

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 i...

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 t...

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 Ni...

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 Rho...

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, E...

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,...

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 tr...

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 suppor...

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...

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 c...

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...

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...

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 l...

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...

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, th...

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...

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 H...

In this free preview of the latest Between The Sheets Patreon special, covering letters to the Observer from 1995, an NJPW office liaison sends an angry letter to the Observer over a steroid joke, one reader objects to UFC coverage, and a former BTS guest makes an appearance. For the full show, go to Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become a patron for just $5/month. --- Full show description: Kri...

Kris Zellner & Dylan Hales are back together as the Premier Podcast Brand to discuss the 2017 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame Modern Candidates Section among all the other sections as well and our thoughts on the candidates in those sections that we felt should be in or have cases to be in. A very strong show as usual and we hope that we can sway some voters that are leaning on how...

Kris Zellner is joined by Jeff G. Bailey (Manager Extraordinaire) to discuss the greatness of Jim Crockett Promotions from January-June 1986. We talk about all the hot angles and wrestlers that made this territory molten hot in every way. Jeff also brings a live perspective as he attended well over a hundred shows from this era and this is a tremendous can't miss show!!!!!​ To support the show...

Kris & David are joined by Mike Sempervive (Wrestling Observer Live) to discuss the week that was October 18-24, 1988. We talk about Jerry Jarrett purchasing World Class and the changes that were coming, Hulk Hogan assaulted on Brother Love Show, the Brain Busters debuting in the WWF, Tommy Rich and his biker friends, Roddy Piper's They Live pushed back, and the JCP sale to Turner almost b...

(The initial upload of this episode had an editing issue, but this version has it fixed) Kris & David are guestless this week discussing the week that was October 11-17, 1999. We discuss the state of WCW right before Vince Russo & Ed Ferrara take over and it's insanity as usual. We talk about a big New Japan Tokyo Dome show featuring the horrible booking of Shinya Hashimoto. We hit on...

Kris & David are guestless this week as we discuss the week that was October 4-12, 1986. We talk about Manny Fernandez turning on Jimmy Valiant, Buddy Landel quitting, and more news and views on JCP. We then talk about the spectacle of Antonio Inoki vs. Leon Spinks, plus we go to the territories where we get the Singapore Suicide Match in Continental, Sputnik Monroe returning to Memphis, a pro...

Kris Zellner is joined by David Bixenspan (Between The Sheets) and Beau James (King of Kingsport) to discuss the life and times of Lance Russell. We talk about Lance’s appeal as an announcer, his humbleness in real life, his greatest moments in Memphis and WCW, what he meant to each of us personally, and much more. The show also closes with a selection of classic Lance clips. This is a labor of lo...

Kris Zellner is joined by Kevin "khawk" Cerutti to discuss the life and times of Bobby Heenan both as the Pretty Boy and as the Brain. We talk about Heenan's beginnings in Dick the Bruiser's WWA where he became a superstar in wrestling and a local icon in Chicago & Indianapolis. We then talk about his bitter departure from the WWA where he went to the AWA where he would cement...