Kris & David are guestless this week discussing the week that was May 31-June 6, 1987. We talk about new faces coming to WWF and the Honky Tonk Man becoming the new WWF IC Champ as well as Riki Choshu making his in-ring return to NJPW. We also discuss Atlanta having a heavy TV wrestling scene, Big Bubba being kidnapped(!) in Memphis, the new World Class, and lots of excitement in JCP including phantom title changes and Dusty Rhodes wanting his goddamn money. This is a great show so LISTEN NOW!!!

 

Timestamps:
0:00:00 WWF
1:08:48 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, & Stampede
1:23:15 Classic Commercial Break
1:28:22 Housekeeping & The Amazon Game
2:00:02 Patreon Special preview clip: Jerry Jarrett Torch Talk
2:11:11 USA East: Deep South, CCW, & CWA
3:06:46 USA West (WCCW, Wild West, Central States, AWA, & Portland) & Potpourri
4:05:56 Jim Crockett Promotions

 

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There's one more key piece of music from that SNME that needs to be seen in its original format: the Roddy Piper "My Way" video.

Tony Burton definitely isn't black by the way! I remember he did some WWF jobs back around 1990 but no idea whatever happened to him after that.

When you guys were talking about the HTM IC title win and said Butch Reed was there the night HTM won the belt since he 's seen in the celebration, in HTM recent Supercard shoot with Kayfabe commentaries he says that the celebration with the heels was shot 2 days later in Omaha where Butch was present beating Lanny Poffo. But really who knows but thought I'd throw it out there as a possibility.

Really glad you gave yourself time at the top of the show emphasising how important Frank Deford was to the sheets. Great work as always guys, your output has been absolutely phenomenal in 2017.