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Kris Zellner @kriszellner.bsky.social · 1d

This turned out VERY good I thought.....a very interesting subject at a time when the wrestling newsletter game was getting big

Between the Sheets @btsheetspod.bsky.social · 1d

New @btsheetspod.bsky.social Patreon show: The 1st of 2 shows this month covering the sudden dismantling of Tully Blanchards wrestling career. He & Arn give the WWF notice, Tully fails a drug test, & all hell starts breaking loose.

Just $5.00/month or $50.40/year at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets!

This first part/segment covers everything from the last few months of 1989, while the second part next week will cover the continuing story into 1990 as well as Tully's flirtations with WCW in 1993 and 1994. Topics of discussion include:

Tully and Arn, the reigning WWF Tag Team Champions as the Brain Busters, giving their notices, claiming that it was to pursue an opportunity in Japan even though that obviously wasn't true.

Is Jack Petrik's refusal to open up the WCW budget for top WWF guys proof that Vince McMahon really made a phone call to Ted Turner in early 1989 begging him to avoid bidding wars so they could artificially hold down wrestler pay?

Reports of cash flow issues in the WWF stemming from the "No Holds Barred" and Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Donny Lalonde losses hitting the Titan Sports books, leading to decreasing payoffs, cuts to the Survivor Series '89 card, and WWF talent breaking their brainwashing to seriously consider the stories of big contracts in WCW.

Vince reneging on his promise to give Arn and Tully a storyline out on commentary when their tag title loss aired on TV.

Tully, already on his way out, getting fired a few weeks before Survivor Series. Did he try to stage a locker room walkout? Was he trying to rally wrestlers to join him and Arn in WCW? Was his failed drug test for cocaine the actual reason, or was it just a nice excuse for the newsletters that they knew would mess with his WCW offer?

Some reminders of how big a pro wrestling star Tully Blanchard was in the '80s before his career suddenly dried up at the end of 1989/beginning of 1990.

Did the WWF really edit together two different matches to form the Rockers vs. Brain Busters 2/3 falls match on Saturday Night's Main Event?

Tully's alleged marketing job with Coca-Cola.

Dave Meltzer's personal thoughts on how the drug issue was being leverage to mess with Tully personally, especially as someone who had no reputation for working while intoxicated.

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David Bixenspan @davidbix.bsky.social · 1d

If you want to know the historical context of the kind of shit that WWE has been pulling lately with people like Andrade and, to an extent, Ridge Holland, then you absolutely need to listen to this.

Between the Sheets @btsheetspod.bsky.social · 1d

New @btsheetspod.bsky.social Patreon show: The 1st of 2 shows this month covering the sudden dismantling of Tully Blanchards wrestling career. He & Arn give the WWF notice, Tully fails a drug test, & all hell starts breaking loose.

Just $5.00/month or $50.40/year at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets!

This first part/segment covers everything from the last few months of 1989, while the second part next week will cover the continuing story into 1990 as well as Tully's flirtations with WCW in 1993 and 1994. Topics of discussion include:

Tully and Arn, the reigning WWF Tag Team Champions as the Brain Busters, giving their notices, claiming that it was to pursue an opportunity in Japan even though that obviously wasn't true.

Is Jack Petrik's refusal to open up the WCW budget for top WWF guys proof that Vince McMahon really made a phone call to Ted Turner in early 1989 begging him to avoid bidding wars so they could artificially hold down wrestler pay?

Reports of cash flow issues in the WWF stemming from the "No Holds Barred" and Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Donny Lalonde losses hitting the Titan Sports books, leading to decreasing payoffs, cuts to the Survivor Series '89 card, and WWF talent breaking their brainwashing to seriously consider the stories of big contracts in WCW.

Vince reneging on his promise to give Arn and Tully a storyline out on commentary when their tag title loss aired on TV.

Tully, already on his way out, getting fired a few weeks before Survivor Series. Did he try to stage a locker room walkout? Was he trying to rally wrestlers to join him and Arn in WCW? Was his failed drug test for cocaine the actual reason, or was it just a nice excuse for the newsletters that they knew would mess with his WCW offer?

Some reminders of how big a pro wrestling star Tully Blanchard was in the '80s before his career suddenly dried up at the end of 1989/beginning of 1990.

Did the WWF really edit together two different matches to form the Rockers vs. Brain Busters 2/3 falls match on Saturday Night's Main Event?

Tully's alleged marketing job with Coca-Cola.

Dave Meltzer's personal thoughts on how the drug issue was being leverage to mess with Tully personally, especially as someone who had no reputation for working while intoxicated.

Brian @farwell3d.bsky.social · 1d

I would absolutely say he's lying/working the marks except I remember the tweet and all of us trying to figure out how he knew it what else it could've meant

Brian @farwell3d.bsky.social · 1d

We are set up for a blocked field goal right now... That would be pure Iowa

Brian @farwell3d.bsky.social · 5d

Sean reporting the important angles of the news.

Fightful Wrestling @fightful.com · 5d

Wrestling Fan Zohran Mamdani Elected Mayor Of New York

Wrestling Fan Zohran Mamdani Elected Mayor Of New York - Fightful | WWE News, AEW News, Pro Wrestling Backstage News

Zohran Mamdani won the New York Mayor's electoral race on Tuesday, defeating former governor Andrew Cuomo.

www.fightful.com

Brian @farwell3d.bsky.social · 6d

God I hate agreeing with Ben Shapiro, but...

Brian @farwell3d.bsky.social · 7d

I remember reading an article years ago about how all the time little old ladies would go up to John Madden and say "you're the Ace Hardware Guy"

Brian @farwell3d.bsky.social · 7d

I'm sorry you spoke without knowledge, raised you insulted allies and, frankly, people who are significantly more anti-fascist than you are, and instead of apologizing you feel the need to double down and use "so much for the tolerant left" like the people you claim to oppose. Have a great day.

Brian @farwell3d.bsky.social · 7d

You put it that way, and I have to say... I feel like judging a group of people based on them having an interest you don't share sounds a lot more MAGA like than us watching wrestling.

Brian @farwell3d.bsky.social · 7d

Institutional racism, media illiteracy mixed with journalistic malpractice... Huh, nope, I'm not finding "roughly one percent of the American population this watching pro wrestling" anywhere on the list.

Brian @farwell3d.bsky.social · 7d

Which has fuck all to do with this video.

Brian @farwell3d.bsky.social · 7d

In this case, even when it's attacking allies. It's insane

Brian @farwell3d.bsky.social · 7d

See that MAGA energy at AEW

Brian @farwell3d.bsky.social · 7d

I'm curious now. Do you think any movie that's violent is MAGA adjacent?

Brian @farwell3d.bsky.social · 7d

Entertainment at its literal best

David Bixenspan @davidbix.bsky.social · 8d

It's better than the things you like. It just is.

Brian @farwell3d.bsky.social · 7d

? What does this have to do with MAGA? This is the company where a very popular wrestler recently wore an Abolish ICE T-shirt on the same episode the most popular male wrestler did a pro-immigrant interview in Spanish weeks after the most popular female "I'm here, I'm queer, and I'm sweaty!"

Brian @farwell3d.bsky.social · 7d

I'm still in shock over how bad their WrestleMania match was. Two guys who were that good of a team, and twin brothers, and no idea how to work a match against each other

Brian @farwell3d.bsky.social · 8d

If it's not the best, it's gotta be damn close.

Brian @farwell3d.bsky.social · 8d

Youth pastor gonna have to have a talk with him.

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Adam @adamgoblueinsc.bsky.social · 8d

Are we sure its not day/night Bryce instead of home/away Bryce??

Brian @farwell3d.bsky.social · 8d

You might be right. I've been on home/road but this is as bad as he's looked all year

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 8d

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. shows up to Game 7 in a Marie-Phillip Poulin jersey, the captain of the Canada women’s national ice hockey team

Skeet explains pic

Brian @farwell3d.bsky.social · 8d

I honestly don't think I understand the standard anymore. There were five angles. One you couldn't tell. The other four, the ball clearly didn't touch the ground. How is that not indisputable?

Brian @farwell3d.bsky.social · 8d

But... But... Penn State is Unrivaled

Brian @farwell3d.bsky.social · 8d

How often does a guy who is the clear cut, unquestioned best coach in school history, with multiple national titles, actually get fired? I mean, Paterno, but there were obviously other issues there.