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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.
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/ Meet The Press Slam
Danny Kuchler
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 ...
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…
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…
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Between The Sheets
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Ep. #396: March 8-14, 2000 with Dominic Garrini
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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 of…
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, G…
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 impersonati…
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Ep. #393: February 15-22, 2003 with Daniel Makabe
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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 Athleti…
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 startin…
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Ep. #391: February 1-7, 1992 with Charles from Wrestling Playlists
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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…
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Ep. #390: January 24-February 2, 1987
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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 …
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 twee…
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 …
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Ep. #387: January 2-10, 1995 with Joe Sposto
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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 MAN…
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Ep. #386: December 28, 1992-January 3, 1993
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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 V…
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 th…
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FREE PATREON FLASHBACK: Kip Frey's WCW Supercut
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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 m…
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Ep. #384: December 11-21, 1989 with Beau James & Robert O'Connor
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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 S…
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 vie…
