Between The Sheets

Kris and David are guestless this week as we discuss the week that was July 9-15, 2010. Topics of discussion include: TNA trying to bring in Paul Heyman, which fizzles out because they wouldn't meet his demands. They continue with their planned ECW invasion angle anyway, though… A full rundown TNA's Victory Road PPV and the Impact which followed, which had all sorts of Vince Russo insanity...

Kris and David are joined by Beau James ( @kingofkingsport ) to discuss the week that was July 1-10, 1992. Topics of discussion include: Bob Backlund returning to the WWF after 8 years in exile. A fake Sensational Sherri working WWF house shows?!? The WWF cutting back on U.S. house shows. A protest at a WWF house show in Poughkeepsie regarding Titangate. Barry Horowitz's controversial entrance...

Kris Zellner is joined by Rob Naylor and Our Good Buddy Charles to discuss the month that was June 1990 in the National Wrestling Alliance and in Pop Culture. Topics of discussion include: Ric Flair's battles with The Junkyard Dog. A wild night in Columbia, South Carolina for Jim Cornette. Cactus Jack Manson quits the NWA. A full rundown of Clash of the Champions XI: COASTAL CRUSH. Sid Vicious...

Kris and David are joined by Al Getz ( @algetz.bsky.social ) to discuss the week that was June 25-July 1, 1985. Topics of discussion include: The syndicated TV ratings among various wrestling promotions, with Mid-South reigning supreme…sort of. JCP running their first show in Los Angeles, which bombs hard. David Crockett returning to TV after being attacked by Nikita Koloff. Dusty Rhodes being Whi...

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 o...

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 t...

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 sit...

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, wh...

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...

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...

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 Tr...

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 an...

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 s...

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 appea...

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...

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 weeken...

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...

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...

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 Corn...

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 an...

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 scold...

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 “NOBO...

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...

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 aga...

Kris Zellner is joined by Rob Naylor and Our Good Buddy Charles as we discuss the month of February 1990 in the National Wrestling Alliance. We go over TWO big shows during the month in the form of Clash of the Champions X: Texas Shootout and Wrestle War '90: Wild Thing, going over both in-depth from an in-ring ring and behind the scenes point-of-view. We also talk about why Tully Blanchard&#3...