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 Saturday Night's Main Event to heat up their match in prime time on The Main Event a month later.
• King Kong Bundy and his job as the celebrity spokesman for Vendex Head Start Computers, which allowed him to more or less retire from wrestling
• Curt Hennig defending his AWA World Title in AJPW…in disappointing fashion, at least according to insiders.
• NJPW kicking off the first ever Top of the Super Juniors tournament with a LOADED lineup of talent.
• ICW trying to heat up an Iron Sheik vs. Georga Skaaland feud of all times.
• Renegade Tobacco getting heavily involved with Jarrett Promotions, complete with a press conference on TV.
• Shawn Michaels being completely hammered on live TV as he’s going off on Scott Hall and Ken Wayne.
• Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee talk about their friendly rivalry and the importance of the Lord of the Ring…ring.
• World Class starting to heat up with Ken Mantell is back in power.
• JCP TV starting to get spiced up as Lex Luger is catching fire as a babyface and they experimented with taping the TBS show on the road.
• Ric Flair accosting photographer Linda Roufa for a TV promo, which was quite the 1988 moment.

This was a damn fun show and it's great to get back in the saddle again!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

0:48:23 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, All-Star, Stampede, & WWC

1:07:55 Classic Commercial Break

1:13:58 Halftime

1:41:06 Other USA: WOW, Continental, CWA/Memphis, WCCW, Wild West, AWA, Central States, & Portland

2:55:24 Jim Crockett Promotions

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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!

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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 Tag Team hampions for a one day title change that nobody remembers.
• Road Dogg being extremely thin ice due to his personal issues.
• New Japan and all of their political issues with both Shinya Hashimoto and Motoko Baba.
• NOAH having its best match to date in the form of Jun Akiyama vs. Kenta Kobashi at Ariake Colosseum.
• Just how “Bangable” was Survival Tobita?
• The greatness of Toryumon.
• Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Ryan Gracie headlining a newsworthy PRIDE card.
• Akira Maeda attacking a female RINGS employee.
• The final ECW Arena show for ECW.
• Dave Meltzer talking about the future of “The Prototype” John Cena in UPW.
• A completely insane WCW section featuring the final Starrcade, DDP and Scott Steiner getting into a backstage fight, Kevin Nash being political as hell, and some wacky clips.

This was a tremendous show, so we hope you enjoy it. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

1:02:44 Int’l: NJPW, NOAH, BattlARTS, Survival Tobita, Toryumon, PRIDE, Tokyo Sports Awards, AJW, Arsion, GAEA, NEO Ladies,CMLL, IWRG, Neza, Tijuana,& Puerto Rico

2:15:57 Classic Commercial Break

2:21:51 Halftime with Mark Wolf tribute

3:00:28 Other USA: ECW, NWA Wildside, NWA Worldwide, Memphis Power Pro, UPW, & UrbanWA

3:37:09 WCW

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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 the company staff for the first time ever.
• WCW officially firing Sid Vicious and Davey Boy Smith and how that affected creative plans.
• Terry Funk and potential assistant Eddie Gilbert being rumored to be coming in to replace Dusty Rhodes as WCW’s head booker(s).
• Paul Roma turning heel on Erik Watts to join Paul Orndorff and The Assassin.
• Big year-end shows from NJPW and WAR.
• Akira Hokuto announcing her retirement.
• The tragic death of Larry Cameron after suffering a mid-match heart attack in Germany.
• Terry Funk introducing his “Few Good Men” in ECW.
• What exactly down at the infamous SMW show in Wise, Virginia via as the Torch’s very detailed, well-reported cover story.
• Eddie Gilbert returning to the USWA on a show where Jerry Lawler and Brian Christopher also introduce the fans to “Bertha,” a.k.a. Bert Prentice in Dolly Parton-themed drag to counteract Toni Adams at ringside.
• How new TV censorship guidelines could affect the WWF and pro wrestling in general.
• Vince McMahon sitting down with Owen Hart on TV to talk about his issues with his brother, Bret.
• Hulk Hogan is the Leader of the Gamg (He Is).

This was a CLASSIC show, and we hope that everyone has a great holiday season!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WCW

1:17:52 Int’l: NJPW, WAR, Michinoku Pro, SPWF, FULL, UWFi, Akira Hokuto, AJW, India, WWS, Larry Cameron, CWA, CMLL, & UWA

2:16:04 Classic Commercial Break

2:20:25 Halftime

2:55:07 Other USA: IWC (Skoler), ECW, PWF (Stallion/South), SMW, USWA, Big D, & GWF

5:45:51 WWF

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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 Ross finding out about his mother’s death while in England, stressing him to such a degree that he suffered his second attack of Bell's Palsy during the PPV.
• Steve Austin getting "crucified" (symbolified?) by The Undertaker on a wild episode of Raw.
• AJPW and NJPW finishing off their annual tag league tours.
• The WCW vs. WWF promotional war ventures down to Mexico as WCW talent begin working at Arena Mexico just as WWF Super Astros launches on Univision in the U.S.
• Another WCW talent raid of ECW.
• Roller Jam taping their first shows, which feature quite a bit of pro wrestling influence.
• Nitro does major business at the Astrodome in Houston…and puts on one of the worst episodes of the show in its history.
• Terrible skits and short matches featuring horrendous booking abound on that Nitro, so yes, this is a definite MUST-LISTEN WCW section.

This was a thoroughly entertaining show, so please take a listen!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

1:56:55 Eurasia: AJPW, NJPW, BJPW, FMW, IWA Kokusai, Michinoku Pro, MUGA, SPWF, Wrestle Yume Factory, Arsion, & CWA

2:24:49 Classic Commercial Break

2:29:31 Halftime

3:05:44 Mexico: AAA & CMLL

3:23:55 Other USA: USA Pro, IWF (NJ), ECW, MarylandCW, MEWF, NWA Mid-Atlantic, OMEGA, Don Fargo, OVW, Music City, Power Pro, Wrestling Superstars 2000, & Roller Jam

4:04:21 WCW

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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 Midnight Express vs. Road Warriors scaffold match, Dusty Rhodes vs. Tully Blanchard in a first blood match, Paul Jones becoming a BALD-HEADED GEEK, and so much more.
• “Bullet” Bob Armstrong making his return to WTBS after 2 years away to help his son Brad against Bill Dundee and Jimmy Garvin.
• Bruiser Brody issuing a grandstand challenge to Antonio Inoki.
• Bob Roop getting fired as the booker in Florida.
• The Fabulous Ones returning to Memphis, which pisses off the Rock ’n’ Roll RPM's.
• Jonathan Boyd showing tbe world his New Zealand Death Box on TV, much to Lance Russell’s consternation.
• Fritz Von Erich battling Abdullah the Butcher at Reunion Arena and why Bruiser Brody was there even though he wasn't booked.
• Saturday Night's Main Event headlined by Randy Savage vs. Jake Roberts.
• Andre the Giant giving us an update from London after he gets reinstated.
• All of the big Thanksgiving shows from around the country.

This show was pretty damn awesome in our opinion, and we hope that you agree!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Jim Crockett Promotions

1:27:30 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, Stampede, EMLL, UWA, & WWC

1:43:54 Classic Commercial Break

1:47:46 Halftime

2:44:08 Other USA: NWF, Deep South, CWF, Continental, CWA/Memphis, UWF, WCCW, AWA, & Portland

4:07:57 WWF

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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 division.
• Graffiti Bridge being the true sequel to Purple Rain
• Ric Flair putting up his yacht and Rolls Royce against Doom's tag titles.
• The end of the NWA name being used on TV.
• Just who the hell is the real Magnum Force, anyway?
• Madonna releases Justify My Love and the controversy is about to get big.
• The series finales of Charles In Charge and Pee Wee's Playhouse.
• WCW and NJPW reach a deal to co-promote a Tokyo Dome show.
• A wacky as hell Clash of the Champions featuring some terrible matches and a Black Scorpion magic show.
• The birth of Michael Wallstreet and the York Foundation.
• Milli Vanilli gets exposed and they pay the price, losing their Grammy Award for Best New Artist.
• Ole Anderson gets fired as head booker and Dusty Rhodes rumors start to run rampant as a result..

This show was a total blast, so we hope you will enjoy it!!!

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