Between The Sheets

On the newest episode of BTS, Kris and David discuss the week that was March 1-7, 1990. We start with WCW, where injuries are running wild while the promotion is also hit by a major suspension and talent turnover, all while the head booker job is in flux. Then we go international where Barry Windham gets a shot at the Triple Crown at the Budokan, Great Muta has second thoughts leaving the NWA, Mar...

This week on BTS, Kris and David discuss the week that was February 22-28, 1998. We start off with the WWF, where Vince McMahon has a memorable two-part appearance on “Off the Record with Michael Landsberg,” where he sounds off on many topics in a very entertaining way. We also have news on Mike Tyson, Ahmed Johnson being fired, Goldust impersonating his father on Raw, house show business going up...

Kris and David are joined by Daniel Makabe (@danielmakabe) for the first half of the show to discuss the week-plus that was February 15-22, 2003. We start off talking about the sudden end of the revival of Portland Wrestling and all the controversy surrounding the short lifespan of the promotion, which that means lots of insane Oregon State Athletic Commission talk. Next, we go to the indie scene...

Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was February 8-14, 1994. We start with the WWF, where we talk about Vince McMahon's legal issues starting to get media play again in the only major story in a quiet week as Raw was off due to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Next, we go international, talking about Masashi Aoyagi starting up his own promotion, Royce Gracie being in...

Kris and David are joined by our dear friend Charles from Wrestling Playlists (@pwoloss) to discuss the week that was February 1-7, 1992. We start off the show talking about local politicians trying and failing to regulate pro wrestling in the state of Florida, including some crazy quotes from the hearing in question and the pros/cons of regulation. The WWF sent a doozy of a lobbyist to the meetin...

Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week plus that was January 24-February 2, 1987. We start with the WWF, where we talk about the hype for WrestleMania III really starting to ramp up as we have a location for the show, Roddy Piper announcing his retirement, Andre the Giant and Hulk Hogan starting their angle on Piper's Pit, and so much more in one of the most newsworthy periods in...

Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was January 19-25, 1996, a week picked by Andy Linton on our Patreon with a $25 pledge. If you want to pick a week, check out our Patreon page for more information. We start off talking about the WWF and Royal Rumble ’96, featuring Shawn Michaels winning his 2nd Rumble in a row, Diesel's tweener persona getting more heelish, and lots mor...

Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was January 11-17, 1999. We start with a wild WCW section, featuring Nitro , where Janie Engle makes a rare TV appearance while Eric Bischoff faces the wrath of Klondike Bill in setting up the ring, Pepe the stick horse meets his demise, Raven and "Jim" play some backgammon, and more. We also have a weak episode of Thunder and the th...

Kris and David are joined by the returning Joe Sposto ( @JoeSposto ) to discuss the week-plus that was January 2-10, 1995.  We start off with the WWF, where we have the 2nd Anniversary of Monday Night Raw featuring WILLIAM SHATNER sassing Jerry Lawler and Howard Finkel vs. Harvey Wippleman in one of the worst matches of all-time, plus the debut of MANTAUR, Diesel cutting one of the worst promos of...

Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was December 28, 1992-January 3, 1993. We start off with WCW and Starrcade ’92 featuring BATTLEBOWL: THE LETHAL LOTTERY and the finals of the KING OF CABLE tournament. We talk about how the show top to bottom wasn't great, but it was newsworthy and featured a match between Sting and Big Van Vader that is must-see. We also have Hank Aaron...

Kris and David are back with yet another episode of BTS, and this time, we’re discussing the week-plus that was December 19-27, 1996. We start off with the WWF, where we talk about the planning stages of Shotgun Saturday Night, which is coming at a time when they did the worst rating to date for an episode of Monday Night Raw. We also talk about that Raw in detail, as well as Shawn Michaels and Br...

Happy [preferred winter solstice-adjacent holiday], everyone! As has become something of a tradition, we’re releasing a past deep dive Patreon special episode of Between the Sheets for free! Well, actually, we’re giving you TWO Patreon specials for free, as this is a supercut of our two shows covering Kip Frey’s few months running WCW!  For dozens more deep dives like this, including our six-part...

Kris and David are joined by BOTH Beau James ( @KingofKingsport ) and Robert O'Connor ( @ghostofquinones ) for a special holiday season episode where we discuss the week-and-a-half that was December 11-21, 1989. We start off with the NWA, talking about Starrcade ’89, a.k.a. FUTURE SHOCK, as we have Dave Meltzer's report from watching on TV as well as Steve Beverly's from being there li...

Kris & David are back as we talk about the week-plus that was November 21-28, 1990. We start the show with the World Wrestling Federation and their fourth annual Survivor Series pay-per-view show, which was a doozy, as we had the debuts of The Undertaker and THE GOBBLEDY GOOKER, as well as and the ULTIMATE SURVIVAL match, among all the news and views from that show. We also talk about the depa...

Kris & David are joined by Mark Coale (@black_bile) to discuss the week that was November 30-December 6, 1987 which was a week he picked by upping his pledge as a member of our Patreon. You can do the samel for $25 (if not appearing on the show), $50 (to sit in for a segment), or $100 (to sit in for the whole show as Mark did). Mark wanted us to do this show mainly because it has one of the fe...

Kris & David are back to discuss the (almost-)week that was November 15-20, 1995. We start by going over the cover story of the week’s Observer, which summarizes all of the big stories of that week, before moving on to… WCW, which ran the first-ever Hulk Hogan vs. Sting match on Nitro at the Macon Coliseum, which Kris attended live in person and completely flopped at the box office. We then mo...

Kris & David are back with another Patron-requested episode of BTS, as our guest Patron Tyler Gignac (@Tyler_Gignac) wanted us to talk about the week that was November 9-15, 1997. The reason why he picked this week was because it featured the first ever WWF live event he ever went to in his life in Barrie, Ontario, which was also the first ever WWF show in that city, period. We start with the...

Kris & David are back for another episode of BTS, and we’re joined by Mikey Blanton ( @BLPMikey ) of Black Label Pro to discuss the week that was November 2-8, 1997. We will not be talking about the heavy Bret Hart/Shawn Michaels drama on this show. If you want to listen to that, then go to our Patreon , and by subscribing to the $5 tier or above, you can listen to our ongoing deep dive into t...

Kris and David are joined by Dave Prazak ( @DavePrazak ) to discuss the week that was October 26-November 1, 1991. We start in WCW where we talk about the CHAMBER OF HORRORS and the rest of the wacky Halloween Havoc 1991 PPV, including Barry Windham getting his hand "broken” by Larry Zbyszko, Paul E. Dangerously’s big return, the debut of the WCW Halloween Phantom/his unmasking as “Ravishing”...

Kris & David are guestless as we discuss the week that was October 19-25, 2004, a show requested by Brian Peterson on our Patreon page by dropping a $25 pledge. We start off by talking about TNA, where they are in the process of doing an angle with the cast of The Best Damn Sports Show Period as part of their deal with FOX Sports Net, plus Scott Hall & Kevin Nash are coming in, so we talk...

Kris & David are joined this week by Al Getz ( @AlGetzWrestling ) to discuss the week-plus that was October 12-19, 1993. We also discuss Al's new book, Charting the Territories: The 1971-1973 LeRoy McGuirk Oklahoma/Louisiana Wrestling Almanac . We start the show by talking about the WWF and Randy Savage going scorched earth on Hulk Hogan on Jim Ross’s Radio WWF show, including who was in t...

Kris & David are joined by John McAdam ( @CCMilani ) this week for another episode of Between the Sheets, talking about the week of October 5-11, 1988. We start off with John giving us his memories about the 1988 UAWF Convention in Memphis—the first for that group of fans—and what a doozy it was. We get stories about attending the live WMC studio taping and the Mid-South Coliseum show, as well...

Kris & David are joined this week by Between The Sheets patron and Bloodstorm Pro promoter Eric Pavlacka ( @JustExister ) to discuss the week that was September 28-October 4, 2005. You can have the chance to join us for a show as well by signing up for our Patreon making a $50 (one segment) or $100 (whole show) pledge. Eric wanted to do this week because it was the 17th anniversary of the lege...

Kris & David are guestless as we discuss the almost-week that was September 21-26, 1998. We start the show by talking about what "really happened" between Jerry Lawler & Jim Carrey on the set of "Man on the Moon.” This was a pretty damn big story at the time, and we chronicle that before going into WWF proper, where we talk about the company changing their TV taping schedul, an...

Kris & David are joined by our dear friend Beau James ( @KingofKingsport ) to discuss the week-plus that was September 12-20, 1985. We talk about the impending demise of the St. Louis Wrestling Club thanks to venue politics involving the WWF, and we look at how St. Louis had been declining in general over the previous year. Then we go to JCP talking about Jim Cornette & The Midnight Expres...