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Every Monday, Kris Zellner and David Bixenspan go over how a given week in professional wrestling history was covered by the wrestling media, primarily in the "dirt sheet" newsletters. The deepest dive into wrestling history that you can find.
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David Bixenspan talks to friends and other guests from the worlds of pro wrestling and sometimes MMA.
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The Epic Horn Section is a music podcast with two very different music lovers coming together to talk the world of rock music. Join Danny Kuchler and BJ Wanlund as they explore different types of rock and they find something new and exciting. The show will consist of the latest music news, latest reviews, classic reviews, and sometimes a song or two thrown in there. Also on this feed is some interviews I did as part of Montco Radio at Rock Allegiance as well as Meet the Press Slam, a wrestli ...
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Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week-plus that was April 17-25, 1987. Topics of discussion include: The UWF to JCP transition beginning with the first set of JCP-controlled UWF TV tapings and how it the landscape looked about a week after the deal was finalized. Big Bubba Rogers winning the UWF Heavyweight Title from One Man Gang in …
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Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was April 6-12, 1988. Topics of discussion include: The WWF staying on USA Network even though they were undergoing a leadership change. X-Pac's contract and how it differs from other WWF contracts at the time. Cactus Jack cutting an impassioned promo on Raw that the fans in the building didn…
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This week on BTS, Kris and David take a look at the week that was April 3-9, 2000. Topics of discussion include: Ready to Rumble debuts in theaters and does decently at the box office. Plus we have reports from the premiere, which featured a "match" between Vampiro & The Wall. Nitro and Thunder being clip shows as this was the week before the big B…
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Kris and David are guestless this week as we discuss the week-plus that was March 28-April 4, 1999. Topics of discussion include: WrestleMania XV: The Raging Climax in Philadelphia, which was one of the biggest pro wrestling events of all-time up to that point. Butterbean destroying Bart Gunn in the last-ever Brawl For All match. Chyna and Triple H…
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Exile on Badstreet #83: Thunderbolt & The Express
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Kris Zellner is joined by Barry Rose as we discuss the history of Thunderbolt Patterson as well as Mike Rotunda and Barry Windham, a.k.a. The U.S. Express, all from a Championship Wrestling from Florida perspective. We talk about how CWF was vital to their careeers and some of their major moments in the territory among other topics. Barry also talk…
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Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was March 20-26, 2003. Topics of discussion include: We learn how Curt Hennig died the same week that “Bruiser” Brian Cox passes away. D-Lo Brown suffers a concussion in his first big TNA match. A.J. Styles uses an unfortunate slur on TNA’s weekly PPV. (The same one he used everywhere else.) …
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Ep. #449: March 13-20, 1988 with Phil Schneider
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Kris and David are joined by Phil Schneider (@philaschneider) to discuss the week-plus that was March 13-20, 1988. Topics of discussion include: The differences between the WWF and JCP at the time when it came to running angles with blood on TV. WWF Magazine spoiling the WrestleMania IV tournament winner in an issue that came out about a month befo…
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Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the (almost-)week that was March 7-12, 1996. Topics of discussion include: Dave Meltzer's pilgrimage to the northeast for ECW's Big Ass Extreme Bash shows in Queens and Philadelphia, with very noticeable differences between the two shows both in and out of the ring. Shane Douglas and Brian Pillman heating …
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Ep. #447: February 28-March 6, 1991 with Beau James
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Kris and David are joined by Beau James (@kingofkingsport) to discuss the week that was February 28-March 6, 1991. Topics of discussion include: Dave Meltzer's thoughts on Sensational Sherri being stripped to her underwear to close the Sgt. Slaughter-Ultimate Warrior cage matches on house shows and the changing image of the WWF in general. Bob Cost…
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Kris and David are guestless this week as we discuss the week that was February 21-27, 2000. Topics of discussion include: A rundown of the chaos that was going on behind the scenes at WCW, which was bad enough that both Bill Goldberg and Sting basically wanted nothing to do with it all until there was a permanent booking team in place. Nitro and T…
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Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the (almost)-week that was February 15-20, 1994. Topics of discussion include: WWF firing Marty Jannetty for at least the fourth time overall and the third time in just two years. Vince McMahon co-hosting Radio WWF with Jim Ross — and it's a doozy. Shinya Hashimoto beating Genichiro Tenryu for the first ti…
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Ep. #444: February 7-13, 1995 with Pete Stein
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Kris and David are joined by Pete Stein (for the international sections) to discuss the week that was February 7-13, 1995. Topics of discussion include: WCW adding more PPV events to their schedule. The upcoming Cruiserweight Title tournament that doesn’t happen for another year. Rick and Scott Steiner's impending return, which ALSO doesn't happen …
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Ep. #443: January 31-February 6, 1988
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Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was January 31-February 6, 1988. Topics of discussion include: The Main Event airing live in prime time on NBC featuring Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant for the WWF Championship and DOUBLE DAVE HEBNERS! We also talk about the Nielsen ratings for the show, Honky Tonk Man refusing to do a clean …
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Kris and David are guestless as we talk about the week that was January 24-30, 2014, a Patreon request from Sean Doherty who put down the $25 for us to do it. Topics of discussion include: TNA making a deal to return to Universal Studios for TV tapings. MVP being revealed as the top secret “investor” in TNA in the big angle of their United Kingdom …
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Patreon Flashback — Ep. #70: Titangate Part 4
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Since we want everyone to be able to learn from our Patreon series on the 1992 "Titangate" sex and drug scandals in WWE, want to be able to direct everyone to the shows, and don't want to give anyone the idea that we're trying to make money off of the awful new lawsuit against WWE, we're releasing all four Titangate shows for free. Permanently. We'…
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Patreon Flashback — Ep. #69: Titangate Part 3
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Since we want everyone to be able to learn from our Patreon series on the 1992 "Titangate" sex and drug scandals in WWE, want to be able to direct everyone to the shows, and don't want to give anyone the idea that we're trying to make money off of the awful new lawsuit against WWE, we're releasing all four Titangate shows for free. Permanently. We'…
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Patreon Flashback — Ep. #68: Titangate Part 2
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Since we want everyone to be able to learn from our Patreon series on the 1992 "Titangate" sex and drug scandals in WWE, want to be able to direct everyone to the shows, and don't want to give anyone the idea that we're trying to make money off of the awful new lawsuit against WWE, we're releasing all four Titangate shows for free. Permanently. We'…
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