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Between The Sheets
by Kris Zellner & David Bixenspan
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.
Episodes
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Ep. #562: October 9-16, 1992 with Steve Corino
Kris and David are delighted to be joined by “The King of Old School” STEVE CORINO (@kingcorino on Instagram) to discuss the week-plus that was October 9-16, 1992. Topics of discussion include: Rick and Scott Steiner having major issues with Cowboy Bill Watts over Watts wanting to split them up...
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Center Stage Chronicles Ep. #29: September 1991
Kris Zellner is joined by Rob Naylor and Our Good Buddy Charles to discuss September 1991 in the world of WCW and pop culture at large as only they can. Topics of discussion include: What did O.P.P. really mean to us as kids in 1991? Clash of the Champions 16: Fall Brawl featuring the Georgia...
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Ep. #561: September 28-October 4, 1988
Kris and David are back to discuss the week that was September 28-October 4, 1988. Topics of discussion include: Dave Meltzer deciphering just what was rumor vs. fact in the wrestling world during our week when it came to Lex Luger or Ric Flair leaving the NWA as well as Jerry Jarrett's…
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Ep. #560: September 22-28, 2008
Kris and David are back to discuss the week that was September 22-28, 2008. Topics of discussion include: ROH New Horizons debuts on PPV featuring Bryan Danielson vs. Tyler Black, Nigel McGuinness defending the ROH Title against Claudio Castagnoli, appearances from Naomichi Marufuji and Go...
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Ep. #559: September 15-21, 1984
Kris and David are back to discuss the week that was September 15-21, 1984. Topics of discussion include: The birth of Pro Wrestling USA, as we get the first official TV taping from the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, plus we discuss the impetus behind the promotion, plus who is running it behind...
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Ep. #558: September 8-13, 1998
Kris and David are back to discuss the week that was September 8-13, 1998. Topics of discussion include: Wrestlers from various promotions having legal issues in the same week. DX vs. Kaientai DX in THE BATTLE OF DX on Raw Saturday Night. Davey Boy Smith attending the WWF house show in Calgary…
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9/11 Flashback — Ep. #165: September 12-18, 2001 with Matt Griffin & Phil Schneider
Since today is the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, we figured we'd re-upload what is effectively our 9/11 show. Matt Griffin joins us to talk about the week from his perspective working in the U.S. Marine Corps public relations department at the time, plus Phil Schneider hops on…
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Ep. #556: September 4-10, 1989 with J.D. Oliva
Kris and David are joined by J.D. Oliva to discuss the week that was September 4-10, 1989. Topics of discussion include: In MATWATCH, Steve Beverly talks to Turner Broadcasting's Jeff Carr about the ongoing issues with World Championship Wrestling airing outside of its normal timeslot among other...
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Center Stage Chronicles Ep. #28: August 1991
Kris Zellner is joined by Rob Naylor and Our Good Buddy Charles for another episode of Center Stage Chronicles. This time, we discuss the month that was August 1991 in the World Championship Wrestling and pop culture in general. Topics of discussion include: WCW making roster cuts as the Great...
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Ep. #556: August 24-30, 1993 with Scott Passner
Kris and David are joined by Scott Passner to discuss the week that was August 24-30, 1993, which Scott picked for us to do as a perk for dropping $50 on our Patreon, allowing him to not only request a week, but also sit in for a segment, which Scott does for the WWF section. Topics of discussion...
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Ep. #555: August 16-23, 1994
Kris and David are back as we discuss the week that was August 16-23, 1994. Topics of discussion include: Hulk Hogan giving a very candid interview to the Gainesville Sun newspaper talking about Randy Savage, Bret Hart, Vince McMahon, joining WCW, and more. The greatness of the Rhodes family vs....
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Ep. #554: August 10-16, 2005
Kris and David are back as we discuss the week that was August 10-16, 2005. Topics of discussion include: WWE being in a total lame duck state with Spike TV as their contract is running out soon. SmackDown featuring the Eddy Guerrero/Rey Mysterio/Dominik Mysterio soap opera, guest starring MISS...
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Ep. #553: August 4-10, 1987
Kris and David are back to discuss the week that was August 4-10, 1987. Topics of discussion include: Gordon Solie's 26½ year tenure as the lead announcer for Championship Wrestling from Florida comes to an end after a pay dispute with Jim Crockett. Ric Flair and Ronnie Garvin have one of the…
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Center Stage Chronicles Ep. #27: July 1991
Kris Zellner is joined by Rob Naylor and Our Good Buddy Charles as we discuss the month of July 1991 in World Championship Wrestling and pop culture in general. Topics of discussion include: The entire show is bookended by Ric Flair being fired at the beginning of the month and then WCW basically...
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Ep. #552: July 29-August 4, 1999 with Beau James
Kris and David are back this week with Beau James (@kingofkingsport) joining us to discuss the week that was July 29-August 4, 1999. Topics of discussion include: "Curtis Comes Home" as Shane Douglas and Cody Michaels promote a benefit show for Brian Hildebrand in Rostraver, PA featuring…
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Ep. #551: July 20-26, 1990
Kris and David are back this week to discuss the week that was July 20-26, 1990. Topics of discussion include: Jesse Ventura's departure from the WWF over making a deal with Sega to lend his name and likeness to a wrestling video game that would be in direct competition to the WWF games. Sgt....
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Ep. #550: March 15-21, 1993
Kris and David are back to discuss the week that was March 15-21, 1993, the last of our “backlog” shows. Topics of discussion include: WCW’s tour of the UK and Ireland, where they changed the WCW World Heavyweight Title twice in a week with Big Van Vader flipping the belt back and forth, plus why...
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Ep. #549: March 7-12, 2003
Kris and David return to discuss the (almost-)week that was March 7-12, 2003. Topics of discussion include: Kurt Angle delaying his neck surgery and dropping the WWE Heavyweight Title to Brock Lesnar at a SmackDown taping in Pittsburgh weeks before WrestleMania so they can have their title match…
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Ep. #548: April 28-May 5, 1986
Kris and David are back this week to discuss the week-plus that was April 28-May 5, 1986, a show requested by Joe Finnerty on our Patreon with a $25 pledge. Topics of discussion include: The final gasp of the glory days of World Class, as we talk about the 3rd Annual David Von Erich Memorial…
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Center Stage Chronicles Ep. #26: June 1991
Kris Zellner is joined by Rob Naylor and Our Good Buddy Charles as we go back in time to the discuss the month of June 1991 in the world of World Championship Wrestling and pop culture at large in another installment of CENTER STAGE CHRONICLES!!! Topics of discussion include: WCW getting their…
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Ep. #547: April 1-7, 2013
Kris and David are back as we continue to catch up on our backlog of shows, with this episode covering the week that was April 1-7, 2013, show requested by Tim Ostrander with a $25 pledge on our Patreon. Topics of discussion include: The first true "modern" WrestleMania weekend, complete with the...
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Ep. #546: March 24-29, 1998
Kris and David ARE BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!! with the main show, and we are making up for lost time with our Patreon picks, so this week we are discussing the (almost)-week that was March 24-29, 1998, a show that was requested by BTS Patron Michael Otts with his $25 pledge. Topics of discussion include:...
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FREE WITH SPECIAL UPDATE INTRO — Patreon Ep. #117: Destination Cancellation (Part 1)
It's Monday. You know what that means. Sort of. As a very special taster, we're offering up the first part of our new Patreon series, Destination Cancellation, for free this week so non-patrons can sample it and have it serve as a bridge to next week's return of the regular free show. (This first...
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Ep. #545: February 28-March 6, 1989
New new free shows will be back very soon, but remember that we've been back doing weekly content on our Patreon page for a while during the free show hiatus, covering the Jerry Lawler/Stacy Carter 2001 WWE departure and eventual divorce, the WWE Network launch, and the "Clique Curtain Call."…
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Center Stage Chronicles Ep. #25: May 1991
Kris Zellner is joined by Rob Naylor and Our Good Buddy Charles as we discuss the month of May 1991 in the world of World Championship Wrestling and pop culture at large. Topics of discussion include: The WWF trying to get dates at The Omni at a time when WCW was having some major issues drawing...
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Press Row with Jordan Breen featuring David Bixenspan: The Complete Collection
We lost our dear friend Jordan Breen a year ago today. As a special tribute, courtesy of TJ De Santis at The Rounds Podcast, here's a special compilation of all five episodes of the Sherdog Radio Network's Press Row that our own David Bixenspan appeared on with Jordan. For more of Jordan's audio...
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Center Stage Chronicles Ep. #24: April 1991
Kris Zellner is joined by Rob Naylor and Our Good Buddy Charles to discuss the month that was April 1991 in the world of World Championship Wrestling and pop culture at large. Topics of discussion include: Sid Vicious and his decision to leave WCW for the WWF, including how it went back and forth...
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BTS Extra April 21, 2026: KRULE, WrestleMania week, & more
Well, this is a week we had to do something like this. We start by talking about the fake stabbing of THE ATROCITY KRULE and how it culminated in him being booted from all reputable indies during WrestleMania week after he cost everyone the Berwyn Eagles Club as a venue. Then we move on to...
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Center Stage Chronicles Ep. #23: March 1991
Kris Zellner is joined by Rob Naylor and Our Good Buddy Charles as we discuss the month of March 1991 in World Championship Wrestling and pop culture at large. Topics of discussion include: Barry Windham kinda sorta teasing leaving the Four Horsemen. The greatness of Buddy Landel shining through...
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Status Update April 8, 2026
Here's the text update we posted on Patreon eartlier; we get more detailed on the audio. (Where we also congratulate Steve Corino on his recent nuptials.) Plus we get into more details on how soon the banked Patreon show will come out, as well as Center Stage Chronicles among other things. But…
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Center Stage Chronicles Ep. #22: February 1991
Center Stage Chronicles is back and Kris Zellner is joined by Rob Naylor and Our Good Buddy Charles to discuss the month that was February 1991 in World Championship Wrestling and pop culture in general. Topics of discussion include: Jim Herd going on the record with Steve Beverly in MATWATCH on…
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Ep. #543: February 13-19, 1999
Kris and David are back as we discuss the week that was February 13-19, 1999, a show that was requested by Tim Ostrander by dropping $25 on our Patreon page: Topics of discussion include: Ric Flair being left in the farmlands of Florida being the main story of what was was, up to that point in...
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Ep. #542: February 2-7, 1996
Kris and David are back as we discuss the week that was February 2-7, 1996. Topics of discussion include: Vince McMahon getting particularly vindictive towards Ted Turner as he airs the latest Billionaire Ted skit “despite threat of legal action from Turner Broadcasting” and takes out an ad in…
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Center Stage Chronicles Ep. #21: January 1991
Kris Zellner is joined by Rob Naylor and our Good Buddy Charles as we discuss the month of January 1991 in not only World Championship Wrestling, but also the world of pop culture in general. Topics of discussion include: The greatness of Buddy Landel. Bobby Eaton coming into his own as a singles...
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Ep. #541: January 29-February 4, 2002
Kris and David are back to discuss the week that was January 29-February 4, 2002. Topics of discussion include: The XWF trying to get a TV deal with various outlets. Brian Knobbs and Greg Valentine cozying up to the big money backers of the XWF to try to milk them. Andrew McManus' WWA PPV in Las...
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Ep. #540: January 16-22, 1997 with Dominic Garrini
Kris and David are joined by Dominic Garrini (@dgarrinibc) to discuss the week that was January 16-22, 1997. Topics of discussion include: Royal Rumble ’97 at the Alamo Dome in San Antonio, featuring a flu-ridden Shawn Michaels winning the WWF Title from Sycho Sid, a weirdly booked Royal Rumble…
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Ep. #539: January 6-12, 2010
Kris and David are back as we discuss the week that was January 6-12, 2010. Topics of discussion include: The immediate aftermath of TNA going head-to-head with WWE on January 4th and the politics behind the scenes regarding pushing Spike TV to give TNA a live weekly Monday night time slot. Jeff...
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Ep. #538: January 2-7, 1988
Kris and David ARE BACK!!!!! after our battles with the epic Winter 2025-2026 Flu and discussing the (almost-)week that was January 2-7, 1988. Topics of discussion include: Andre the Giant attacking Hulk Hogan after his match with King Kong Bundy on an otherwise not very newsworthy episode of...
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Patreon Flashback — John Collins' MECW Supercut with Beau James
Later than we intended thanks to the flu, here’s what was supposed to be stopgap content over the holidays. Make sure to check out the latest Patreon shows, and be on the lookout for the return of the weekly show this Monday. Now, for the original show descriptions: — Part 1: It’s Thanksgiving…
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Center Stage Chronicles Ep. #20: December 1990
Kris Zellner is joined by Rob Naylor and Our Good Buddy Charles as we discuss the month of December 1990 in the world of the newly-renamed World Championship Wrestling and pop culture in general. Topics of discussion include: Ole Anderson's last TV as booker of the NWA/WCW scoring surprisingly…
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Ep. #537: December 17-24, 2000
Kris and David are back to discuss the week-plus that was December 17-24, 2000. Topics of discussion include: Raw and Smackdown featuring a TON of Vince McMahon soap opera with neither show having much wrestling of note, all while ratings are declining. The Rock and The Undertaker becoming WWF…
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Ep. #536: December 10-17, 1993 with Beau James & Robert O'Connor
Kris and David are joined by Beau James (@KingofKingsport) and Robert O'Connor (@ghostofquinones) to discuss the week-plus that was December 10-17, 1993, our annual holiday spectacular dropping just in time for Chanukkah!!!! Topics of discussion include: Ted Turner giving a state of WCW speech to...
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Ep. #535: December 4-8, 1998
Kris and David are back to discuss the (almost-)week that was December 4-8, 1998. Topics of discussion include: The WWF running their second UK-only PPV. Capital Carnage, featuring crazy promos from the McMahons, special ringside enforcer Vinnie Jones being A Hard Man, and evem some nudity. Jim...
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Ep. #534: November 27-December 1, 1986
Kris and David are back as we discuss the partial week that was November 27-December 1, 1986 which means THANKSGIVING WEEK!! Topics of discussion include: Starrcade ’86 with a full rundown of everything that went down in both Atlanta and Greensboro, featuring Ric Flair vs. Nikita Koloff, the...
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Center Stage Chronicles Ep. #19: November 1990
Center Stage Chronicles is back as Kris Zellner is joined by Rob Naylor and Our Good Buddy Charles to discuss the month of November 1990 in the National Wrestling Alliance and pop culture in general. Topics of discussion include: How pending Turner Broadcasting cutbacks will affect the wrestling...
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Ep. #533: November 19-25, 2004
Kris and David are back to discuss the week that was November 19-25, 2004. Topics of discussion include: Two years into their ownership of TNA, Panda Energy is facing major losses and may have to sell the company. Jerry Jarrett reportedly winning a power battle over his son Jeff and replacing him...
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Ep. #532: November 9-17, 1991
Kris and David are back to discuss the week-plus that was November 9-17, 1991. Topics of discussion include: WWF tests for steroids for the first time at a TV taping right before a big pieces about the steroid scandal were set to air on Entertainment Tonight and two Inside Edition. The end of Ric...
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Ep. #531: November 3-9, 1985
Kris and David are back as we discuss the week that was November 3-9, 1985. Topics of discussion include: The wacky Paul Jones/Superstar Billy Graham breakup The official debut of Miss Atlanta Lively. Larry Zbyszko interviewing new AWA World Tag Team Champions Jimmy Garvin and Steve Regal on his…
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Ep. #530: October 28-November 3, 2002
Kris and David are back this week as we discuss the week that was October 28-November 3, 2002. Topics of discussion include: Hulk Hogan leaving WWE again due to "creative issues" with Vince McMahon over the plans for him to job to Brock Lesnar a second time. The aftermath of the Katie Vick angle...
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Center Stage Chronicles Ep. #18: October 1990
Kris Zellner is joined by Rob Naylor and Our Good Buddy Charles as we discuss the month that was October 1990 in the National Wrestling Alliance and pop culture in general. Topics of discussion include: The saga of the two Black Scorpions working house shows. Herb Abrams' UWF Fury Hour making…
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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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