Kris & David are guestless this week as we discuss the week that was July 24-30, 1997. We talk about Sycho Sid & Jim Neidhart leaving the WWF under interesting circumstances, RAW in Pittsburgh with Bret Hart talking about enemas, Shawn Michaels not selling his supposed real or worked knee injuries, Masahiro Chono getting hurt at the WCW Orlando tapings, Jushin Thunder Liger working the indie scum tour, kidnappings in Mexico, Maurice Smith becoming the top guy in the UFC, ECW confusion with WCW regarding Raven & Stevie Richards, the USWA moving to Saturday nights on WMC-TV, Billy Crystal wanting to make a move about Andre the Giant, the Omni being demolished in Atlanta, some fun “WCW, everybody!” moments, and tons more. Damn fun show, so listen now!!!!!
Timestamps:
0:00:00 WWF
1:09:21 Eurasia: AJPW, NJPW, BattlARTS, BJPW, FMW, Michinoku Pro, Wrestle Yume Factory, WAR, Kingdom, LLPW, & CWA
1:32:51 Other North America: ECCW, AAA, CMLL, IWRG, Monterrey, Promo Azteca, Top Win, & Maynes/Guzman kidnapping
1:58:06 Classic Commercial Break
2:03:22 Housekeeping/The Amazon Game
2:44:25 UFC
3:18:02 Other USA: ECW, JAPW, WWA, NCW, USWA, IWA name dispute, Fritz Von Erich cancer diagnosis, & Billy Crystal
4:06:30 WCW
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