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Kris Zellner
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Host of the Between the Sheets, Center Stage Chronicles, & Exile on Badstreet Podcasts which can be found at

https://redcircle.com/shows/between-the-sheets
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This week on @btsheetspod.bsky.social we go back to 1997 with Dominic Garrini as we talk about Royal Rumble 97, Giant Baba meeting with Atsushi Onita, Mark Kerr makes his MMA debut, Jeff Conaway on USWA TV, and a wild Nitro in Chicago plus so much more!!!!!

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Stone Cold Time Jeff Freakin Conaway The Birth of the Smashing Machine Sting & Macho.....What could've been
January 28, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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This was a really cool show to do because we have done so few Patreon shows that were Lucha specific and this turned out extremely well!!!
btsheetspod.bsky.social Between the Sheets @btsheetspod.bsky.social · 7d
New @btsheetspod.bsky.social Patreon show looks at Televisa's late 1995-early 1996 flirtation w/ buying back into AAA...and how obvious it is that most of the Observer coverage was from Konnan's POV. Plus Konnan's state of AAA address!

Just $5.00/month or $50.40/year at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets
Patreon Ep. #112B: Konnan Does the News — Televisa Drama Edition It's Friday, and you know what that means: Our latest mini deep dive, this time covering all of the drama around Televisa (almost) buying back into AAA in late 1995-early 1996. Topics of discussion include: How blatant it was that the Observer coverage leaned on Konnan as Dave Meltzer's primary source (even more than usual, that is), including using the exact same verbiage that Konnan used in direct quotes. The early reports basically reading as if they were Konnan fantasy booking reality and projecting his hopes and dreams for Televisa's handling of CMLL into the Observer. How it's not exactly difficult to determine who in CMLL would be talking to Dave, as well. Konnan's decades of complaints about the Televisa announcers, focusing at this time on Dr. Alfonso Morales. Just how dirty the AAA vs. CMLL war could get. Dave Meltzer actually gets a mid-'90s Juan Herrera story right for once. Konnan's comments on the state of AAA in his otherwise ECW and WCW-heavy January 1996 Torch Talk. ...and much more.
January 25, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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Quite the show as we look at Mike Tyson co-hosting RAW....ROH TV tapings booked by Adam Pearce and featuring lots of Jim Cornette....and so much more!
Down Goes Jericho
January 20, 2026 at 2:05 AM
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@btsheetspod.bsky.social IS BACK!!!!!!

We go back to 1988 to talk about Andre & Hogan shooting a big angle, Jerry Jarrett hooking up with Renegades Tobacco, Shawn Michaels in a wild way on Memphis TV, Ric Flair putting the moves on Linda Roufa and so much more!!

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Squeeze Andre Squeeze Renegades Rampage Shawn Michaels Is Fucking High As Hell Naitch & 80's hot Linda Roufa
January 12, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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Belated free @btsheetspod.bsky.social gap-filler: A supercut of our Patreon deep dives into the legendary disaster that was John Collins' MECW startup promotion in 2001! We're joined by Beau James since he was in the thick of things and it's a WILD roller coaster ride. redcircle.com/shows/f0ecb9...
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January 10, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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The @BTSheetsPod Patreon series is back with the first of two shows looking at the infamous Vince McMahon interview in the February 2001 issue of Playboy

This focuses more on the XFL and Vince's childhood which was pretty damn wild and crazy that affected him heavily as an adult
btsheetspod.bsky.social Between the Sheets @btsheetspod.bsky.social · 21d
New on @btsheetspod.bsky.social's Patreon: The 1st of back to back weeks covering Vince McMahon's 2001 Playboy interview. XFL plans, Vince's awful childhood & heavily fabricated young adulthood, the WWF's presentation of women, & more.

Just $5.00/month or $50.40/year at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets
Patreon Ep. #112A: Vince McMahon Playboy Interview (Part 1) Content warning: This episode includes Vince's descriptions and discussions of being physically and sexually abused as a child, mostly in the latter part of the episode. There are in-episode warnings each time the topic shifts. It's been 25 years since the "February 2001" issue of Playboy featuring the magazine's interview with Vince McMahon hit newsstands, so now is as good a time as any to talk about it. This week, we cover roughly the first half of the interview, including: • Vince's vision for the XFL. • The creative process for the WWF and how that could transfer to the XFL. • How most of the WWF's female characters at the time were portrayed as conniving and manipulative. • The decision to keep the show going after Owen Hart fell to his death. • Vince's childhood and young adult years, including the abuse at the hands of his mother, stepfather, and even other children. • All sorts of obvious bullshit about Vince's time in military school. ...and more. Next week: The rest of the interview, including topics like WCW being up for sale, Vince's affairs, his marriage to Linda, and much
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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CENTER STAGE CHRONICLES HAS RETURNED!!!

As Naylor, Charles, and myself go back to December 1990 for a look at all things WCW and pop culture

What a show this is!!!
btsheetspod.bsky.social Between the Sheets @btsheetspod.bsky.social · 25d
New Center Stage Chronicles is up on the @btsheetspod.bsky.social feed covering December 1990! Starrcade '90 in detail, all of the TV shows finally get rebranded as WCW instead of NWA, new booker sweepstakes...or is the fix in for Dusty Rhodes?, DO THE BARTMAN, & more. redcircle.com/shows/f0ecb9...
Ric Flair as the Black Scorpion 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 very good Nielsen ratings. Ty Detmer winning the Heisman Trophy. The TV shows all dropping the NWA name and becoming WCW-branded shows. Konnan, The Minotaur, and Larry Cameron make their debuts working TV tapings. The power of The Simpsons as Christmas rolls around. Ric Flair being attacked by Teddy Long's hired goons when Long served as Flair’s “chauffeur for a day.” The best WCW Family Feud segment. An in-depth look at Starrcade ’90, featuring the Pat O'Connor Memorial Tag Team Tournament and Ric Flair being revealed as The Black Scorpion. Kindergarten Cop and how that changed the game for Arnold Schwarzenegger. Will Dusty Rhodes actually become WCW’s head booker? The WCW TV Title consuming the lives of Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton, Terry Taylor, and Tom Zenk. Jim Cornette's legendary Christmas poem in the Observer. …and much more. This was a great show and a great close to a wild 1990!
January 5, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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Well we are back in business!!!!!

At least with our backlog!

I enjoyed this one as Alperstein was an interesting cat
btsheetspod.bsky.social Between the Sheets @btsheetspod.bsky.social · 26d
New on the @btsheetspod.bsky.social Patreon: An in-depth look at the December 1996 Torch Talk with AWF promoter Paul Alperstein! A fascinating entry in the startup promoter genre where it's not the WRESTLERS fleecing the money mark.

Just $5.00/month or $50.40/year at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets!
Ken Resnick and Paul Alperstein Patreon Ep. #111C: Paul Alperstein Torch Talk December 1996 It's over a week late because David's still getting over that horrible flu that's been going around everywhere, and you know what that means: We close out what was supposed to be December by going back 29 years to Wade Keller's Torch Talk interview with AWF Warriors of Wrestling promoter/producer Paul Alperstein. "Deluded startup promoter" is arguably its own genre of Torch Talk, and in that context, this one doesn't disappoint, although it takes some twists and turns that we didn't expect at all. Topics of discussion include: The many ways that it quickly becomes apparent that it was television syndicators and consultants who saw Alperstein as a money mark and managed to fleece him, not the wrestlers. Alperstein being surprisingly forward-thinking about the future of internet distribution. In 1996. Seriously, there are far too many examples of Alperstein getting taken for a ride by his syndicator to list here. The AWF's surprisingly first-class production values. Alperstein's unexplained grudge against Eric Bischoff. The argument that there was a place for something like the AWF in 1996 as a low-key, family-friendly alternative to the big two. Is Koko B. Ware more merchandisable than Dean Malenko? The Torch readers' reactions to the interview. ..and much more. Enjoy!
January 5, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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Gunner Stockton is the Darby Allin of QB's
cjzero.bsky.social CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 29d
I don't know how Gunner Stockton is alive after this
January 2, 2026 at 2:18 AM
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HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!
January 1, 2026 at 10:36 AM
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I'm sick so I need something to make me feel good and I found this....

So this Sting promo would turn into an MC B.A. (Brad Armstrong) freestyle session

Bad Brad was the OG of the Armstrong rappers.....
December 30, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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So yeah not only is Bix sick.....but I now have 100+ degree fever.....

Thankfully all I have is that and a cough other than that I'm okay....

I don't know how our recording schedule is going to go this week.....

Just wanted to be transparent with you guys
December 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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This is why no new audio has gone up the past few days.....

We hope to be able to record this week and we will get the audio up as soon as Bix gets better

We hope you understand and we thank you for your patronage
btsheetspod.bsky.social Between the Sheets @btsheetspod.bsky.social · Dec 28
FYI: David has had the flu all week. CSC, new Patreon show, etc. will all be up as soon as he's able to consistently able to actually sit at this computer.
December 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!!!!!
December 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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The last @btsheetspod.bsky.social of 2025 has now dropped and it was a damn doozy of a show....

We go back to the year 2000 to talk about an insane WCW section, Sakurabamania, the final ECW Arena show, and so much more!

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Oh.....Canada Yeah this actually happened Have A Seat Sakurabamania
December 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Here is some prep work for tomorrow's @btsheetspod.bsky.social

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FULL EVENT: WCW Starrcade 2000 | Scott Steiner vs. Sid; Goldberg vs. Lex Luger
YouTube video by WCW
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December 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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In another installment of matches that I wish we had on tape

WWF @ Springfield, MA - Civic Center - December 4, 1982 (8:00)

Tiger Mask d. Buddy Rose in 15:20

The only time that Sayama & Buddy were in the same ring against each other
December 21, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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Our look at the downfall of the Newborn UWF (UWF 2.0) in 1990 is now up on the @btsheetspod.bsky.social Patreon

I really enjoyed doing this show as this was one of my favorite promotions of all-time and going into why it fell apart was quite interesting

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December 20, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Recorded the latest @btsheetspod.bsky.social Patreon show last night which should be up VERY soon.....

We talk about the downfall of one of my favorite wrestling promotions of all-time.....

UWF 2.0
Akira Maeda & His Band Of Shooters
December 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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On this week's @btsheetspod.bsky.social we had our annual HANUMAS SHOW w/ @kingofkingsport & @ghostofquinones and we went back to a wacky week in 1993 featuring BERTHA in USWA and so much more

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GET EM BERTHA Double J & His Cronies Rocky Mountain High Pretty Damn Wonderful
December 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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VERY interesting look at the WWF "war" against Viewers Choice and other cable companies....
btsheetspod.bsky.social Between the Sheets @btsheetspod.bsky.social · Dec 15
Newest @btsheetspod.bsky.social Patreon show takes a look at the WWF's 1989-1990 impasse with Viewers Choice over PPV revenue splits! All hell breaks loose when the WWF takes the fight to the airwaves, making the dispute very public.

Just $5.00/month or $50.40/year at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets!
Patreon Ep. #111A: The Most Unprofessional Thing This week's deep dive looks at the WWF's impasse with pay-per-view syndicator Viewers Choice in late 1989-early 1990 over the split of PPV revenue and Titan's desire to distribute the shows themselves to individual cable operators. Topics of discussion include: Titan losing an important PPV executive right before the dispute...sort of. The overall state of wrestling on PPV at the time. No Holds Barred: The Match, The Movie blowing up the dispute in the public consciousness when the WWF uses a not insignificant portion of the PPV to push fans to call their local cable operators to make sure they carry the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania, which were the big bargaining chips. The show-closing Hulk Hogan/Gene Okerlund that pushed the phone call campaign hardest. Continental Cable's Robert Stengel going back and forth with Basil DeVito about how unprofessional he thought this was. How the WWF was making a completely legitimate move...albeit a very puzzling one because a similar power play had just failed. How much was Titan self-distributing to non-Viewers Choice cable companies, anyway? At the end of the day, was Titan willing to use the Rumble as a loss leader to try to make this plan work? How the newsletter community probably would have rallied around the promotion in question in this scenario if it was WCW and not the WWF. ...and more. Enjoy! Next week: The Fall of the Newborn UWF.
December 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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@btsheetspod.bsky.social was a damn doozy as we looked at nudity on the WWF Capital Carnage PPV, a terrible Monday night of wrestling TV, and so much more!!!!

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A Hard Man This caused men to get hard Is it or is it not a crucifix WCW Nitro = shitting booking at it's finest
December 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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I have arrived to Dynamite
AEW Dynamite….I am inside you
December 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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The most recent @btsheetspod.bsky.social dropped a few days ago and we cover Thanksgiving 1986 featuring STARRCADE 86 and so much more.....

Lots of great clips in this one as well!

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Corny Hanging Around New Zealand Death Box London Calling Andre The Body Wants None Of Danny Spivey
December 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Claudio/Mox was really damn good.....but damn they went off the air before we got a Claudio/Mox post match interaction hahaha
December 4, 2025 at 3:11 AM