Ep. #483: November 6-12, 1988

Between The Sheets

Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was November 6-12, 1988. Topics of discussion include:

• The WWF's involvement in distributing the Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Donny Lalonde boxing pay-per-view event and what kind of impact it made on the finances of Titan Sports.
• A special three-hour episode of Prime Time Wrestling on Election Night featuring the Paris card from a month earlier, and what a show this was.
• Roddy Piper getting candid in an interview plugging “They Live” with the Boston Herald whose critic was a WON subscriber.
• Tatsumi Fujinami's involvement with several U.S. promotions while NJPW is reportedly looking into buying a territory to use as a developmental circuit.
• Akira Maeda doing a high profile job in the UWF.
• Robert Fuller bringing football to Memphis.
• Sid Vicious joining the Stud Stable in a big way with a very memorable angle.
• The Memphis/World Class partnership ramping up on Memphis TV.
• Kerry Von Erich and Col. DeBeers having an unfortunate mishap at the AWA house show in Las Vegas, with Kerry’s boot coming off, exposing his amputation.
• The brand-new NWA/UWC/ex-JCP is in turmoil, as there is a ton of uncertainty going around after the Turner buyout.
• Ric Flair making George South into Ricky Steamboat for a day.
• Jim Cornette cutting the promo of his life on TBS, vowing revenge on Paul E. Dangerously.

We’ve got a strong show this week, so take a listen!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF & Roddy Piper/“They Live”

1:12:20 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, UWF, JWP, All-Star, Stampede, Al Tomko/Vancouver, Juarez, Torreon, & WWC

1:51:19 Classic Commercial Break

1:55:59 Halftime: 2024 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame Edition

3:30:11 Other USA: CarolinaCW, Nelson Royal/ACW, SCW, FCW, SWF, Continental, CWA/Memphis, WCCW, AWA, Red Bastien/“Wild West,” Oregon, Bruiser Brody tribute video, & Hawaii

4:59:00 NWA/UWC/ex-JCP

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