Between The Sheets

Kris and David are joined by Chad Campbell ( @bigboysplaywcw ) to discuss the week-plus that was August 9-16, 1993. Topics of discussion include: The WWF's burgeoning relationships with SMW and the USWA, the Torch surveyed fans and people in the business for their opinion of how this arrangement will turn out. Two episodes of Monday Night Raw, which are highlighted by the “Who is Lex Luger?” s...

Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the (almost-)week that was August 2-7, 1996. Topics of discussion include: Dave Meltzer's tour of Japan that week for the sixth-annual NJPW G1 Climax tournament, which also featured that the J*Crown tournament to crown the ultimate junior heavyweight champion. Riki Choshu's impending retirement and how winning the G1 played into those plans. Jushi...

Kris and David are guestless as we begin our 9th year of doing Between the Sheets by discussing the week that was July 26-August 1, 2004. Topics of discussion include: Ric Flair going out on his book tour and WWE pressing him to bash Mick Foley and Bret Hart on to sell more books. Bruno Sammartino agreeing to visit backstage at Raw in Pittsburgh…but leaving before the show. Chris Benoit and Triple...

Kris & David are joined by Mark Coale ( @black_bile ) to discuss the week that was July 19-25, 2000, a week that he requested by dropping a $100 on our Patreon so he could sit in for the whole show. Topics of discussion include: Dave Meltzer talking about how he plans to alter the way he does the Observer because of the changing wrestling industry. WWF Fully Loaded featuring some really solid...

Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was July 12-18, 1994…minus the steroid trial coverage. Topics of discussion include: Hulk Hogan winning the WCW World Heavyweight Title from Ric Flair at the Bash at the Beach PPV in Orlando. We talk about all the media Hogan did before the show, how Hogan being champion would impact the company, and how WCW really felt like they were sudden...

Kris and David are joined by Al Getz ( @AlGetzWrestling ) to discuss the week that was July 5-11, 1988. Topics of discussion include: The Great American Bash PPV from Baltimore featuring one of the all-time most controversial finishes to an NWA World Heavyweight Title match. Ronnie Garvin turning on Dusty Rhodes the teases leading into it, as well as why it happened. THE TOWER OF DOOM!!!! triple-d...

Kris & David are joined by Kaia McKenna ( @KaiaMcK ) to discuss the week that was June 28-July 4, 2005, with Kaia joining us for the non-WWE portion of the show. Topics of discussion include: A thorough look at the WWE's financial report for the fiscal year covering 2004-2005, including a very contentious investors’ call with Linda McMahon taking some pointed questions from stockholders. T...

Kris and David are joined by Colby Corino ( @ColbyCorino ) for the first segment of the show as we discuss the week that was June 21-27, 2012. Topics of discussion include: A full rundown Ring of Honor's "Best in the World" iPPV from the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, featuring thoughts on the iPPV model itself at that time, the structure of ROH as a promotion, Colby being a te...

Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was June 14-20, 1997. Topics of discussion include: Did Ric Flair really sign a new contract with WCW in 1997? (No.) The Great American Bash PPV in Moline featuring Kevin Greene vs. Mongo McMichael, The Outsiders vs. Ric Flair & Roddy Piper, DDP vs. Randy Savage, Madusa’s “retirement” match vs. Akira Hokuto, and so much more. Nitro at th...

Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was June 7-13, 1995. Topics of discussion on this week's show include: Davey Boy Smith's assault trial getting rescheduled for January 1996. Chris Benoit wrestling Owen Hart at the WWF Wrestling Challege/Action Zone taping as well as an update on his status in ECW. Mr. Bob Backlund "breaks" Man Mountain Rock's “prized gui...

Kris and David are joined by Joe Sposto ( @JoeSposto ) as we discuss the week that was May 31-June 6, 2013, which is a Patreon pick submitted by Alan Paisner who pledged $25 to pick the week. Sposto only joins us for the first section of the show, but what a section it is. Topics of discussion include The major CHIKARA Pro shutdown angle, where we go highly in depth on why this happened (including...

Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was May 24-30, 1992. Topics of discussion include: WWF moving SummerSlam from the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland to Wembley Stadium in London, England and how that will affect the show. Titan Sports also moving the WBF PPV from the Convention Center in Long Beach, California to the Terrace Theater down the street, which meant a differe...

Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week-plus that was May 16-23, 2000 in a show requested by one of our Patrons, Michael Otts. You can do that yourself dropping a $25 pledge on our Patreon. Topics of discussion this week include: The status of Ric Flair after his in-ring collapse at a Thunder taping, including why WCW kept it on the TV show en route to making an angle out of it. Discus...

Kris and David were guestless as we discussed the week that was May 10-16, 1994. Topics of discussion include: The WWF touring Japan "on their own" and not exactly lighting the world on fire business-wise. Earthquake and Yokozuna doing some sumo wrestling on Monday Night Raw. Nikolai Volkoff and his new hair joins up with Ted DiBiase. The Heavenly Bodies making their All Japan debut. Jake...

Kris Zellner is joined by Phil Rippa and Phil Schneider to discuss the life and times of Dean Rasmussen. Dean was a cherished friend to those who knew him and a mentor to many as well. His love of professional wrestling was basically unmatched, and his influence on a generation of wrestling fans will last forever. This is our love letter to Dean.....we love you and miss you dearly, brother.. So......

Kris and David are joined by Robert O'Connor ( @ghostofquinones ) to discuss the week that was May 3-9, 1988. Topics of discussion include: The end of the Midnight Rider in JCP and why the storyline ended so abruptly. Jim Cornette throwing a party on WTBS in a very similar angle to one he did four years earlier in Mid-South. Will wrestling have a spot on Ted Turner's new TNT network? Tiger...

We tried to record this as an intro to the show that's coming out tonight, but it quickly became clear that we wouldn't have enough space. If you'd like to support Dean's family in their time of need, they have a GoFundMe page set up. Dean's memorial page with photos, his official obituary, and memorial service information is up at EverLoved.com . Also, John Pollock's Frida...

Kris and David are guestless this time out as we discuss the week that was April 26-May 2, 2001. Topics of discussion this week include: The WWF's plans for their version of WCW, with Jim Ross meeting with prospective talent such as Rob Van Dam, as well as WCW contracted talent. We also have possible announcers discussed, including the potential return of Jerry Lawler to the WWFE fold. A busy...

Kris and David are joined by John Philapavage ( @JohnPhilapavage ) to discuss the (almost-)week that was April 19-24, 1996. Topics of discussion include: Brian Pillman being released from the hospital after his serious car wreck. Bret Hart's future in the WWF. The post-WrestleMania German tour featuring Scott Hall and Kevin Nash's final run and Sunny having to go home early because of The...

Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was April 12-18, 1999. We start off by talking about Davey Boy Smith, as this was when he was stuck in a Calgary hospital in severe pain from a spinal infection and got fired by WCW. We talk about all the issues that he had leading up to this and what his future held. From there, we go to WCW proper for a wild week with a very newsworthy Nit...

Kris and David are joined by one of our Patrons, Tyler Gignac ( @Tyler_Gignac ) to discuss the week-plus that was April 3-10, 1993, a show that he requested with a $100 pledge on our Patreon page. And it’s our 400th show, to boot! We start the show with the WWF and WrestleMania IX in Las Vegas, where we talk about the differences in how the show was marketed compared to how it has been in recent y...

Kris and David are joined this week by Beau James (@KingOfKingsport) to discuss the week-plus that was March 29-April 7, 1988.  We start off in Jim Crockett Promotions, where we discuss the impending arrival of the Midnight Rider and tell the truth on what really happened there, the debut of the NWA Main Event show on TBS and how it was great at first…then not so much a few months later, breaking...

Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was March 22-28, 1995. We start off with the WWF, as WrestleMania XI is around the corner, so we talk about the go-home Raw, which was an interesting show as it featured just one match and was largely a clip show hyping up Mania. We talk about the weird booking at this time, as well, as there were more intriguing matches and angles on TV tha...

Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was March 15-21, 1991. This is a very different show from our usual, as the majority focuses on Dave Meltzer's big trip to Japan, where he attended the New Japan/WCW "Starrcade ’91 at the Tokyo Dome” show (“Japan Supershow” in the U.S.) featuring Tatsumi Fujinami defeating Ric Flair to become the new NWA World Heavyweight Champion….....

Note: This episode was recorded before the car accident that Dom was in with Joshua Bishop, Derek Dillinger, and Marino Tenaglia over the weekend. Thankfully, it looks like all four of them are going to be fine. Kris and David are joined by "The Bone Collector" Dominic Garrini ( @dgarrinibc ) to discuss the week that was March 8-14, 2000.  We start off with ECW and their Living Dangerously...