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Kris Zellner
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Host of the Between the Sheets, Center Stage Chronicles, & Exile on Badstreet Podcasts which can be found at

https://redcircle.com/shows/between-the-sheets
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Oh this is definitely the damn show right here.....

This is us in our bag on a topic that we love....
btsheetspod.bsky.social Between the Sheets @btsheetspod.bsky.social · 15h
The latest @btsheetspod.bsky.social Patreon deep dive is the 1st of 2 back to back weeks covering the DVD release of "The Rise and Fall of ECW." Shockingly high DVD sales, Paul Heyman media tour, Torch review of the DVD, & MUCH more.

Just $5.00/month or $50.40/year at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets!
Paul Heyman talking during his "Rise and Fall of ECW" talking head interview, his mouth borderline agape. Patreon Ep. #110C: “The Rise and Fall of ECW" — The DVD, That Is (Part 1) It's still November, and you know what that means: Part 1 of a 2-part deep dive that's going to carry over into the first week of December, this time looking at the November 2004 release of WWE Home Videos "The Rise and Fall of ECW" documentary on DVD. Topics of discussion include: The DVD rapidly selling out everywhere. Important names who got shortchanged because they weren't available for interviews. Paul Heyman's amazing media tour to promote the DVD, including on WWE.com's own "Byte This, all of which we cover in extreme (pun intended) detail. Why is Paul kissing up to Jerry Jarrett? Wade Keller's review of the DVD in the Torch, which is full of suspiciously Heymanesque verbiage. The possibility that a comment by Heyman on the DVD got him removed from the WWE creative team. Next week: More Heyman media tour, plus Dave Meltzer's very extensive review of the DVD.
November 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Having a College Football/Survivor Series party and just pulled this beast out of the smoker
Whoo Lawd That Butt
November 29, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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So....many.....AI company commercials.....during....the.....NFL....Thanksgiving.....Games....
November 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Man that Alzheimer's ad that just aired on the Packers/Lions game was jarring.....
November 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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IT'S A CENTER STAGE CHRONICLES THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!!!!

As we go back to November 1990 to discuss all things NWA and Pop Culture and this was a helluva damn show I thought

Naylor, Charles, and myself had a blast doing it

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MOTOR CITY MADMAN Z-Man On The Road To Nowhere Michael Wallstreet & Alexandra York Team Africa????????
November 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!!!!!

I want to especially thank all of our listeners whether on the main show or the Patreon show....

We thank everyone for their support over all these years and let's keep it going for many more!!!
btsheetspod.bsky.social Between the Sheets @btsheetspod.bsky.social · 6d
New @btsheetspod.bsky.social covering 2004! The infamous Shelton Benjamin/Trish Stratus parody of the controversial Terrell Owens/Nicolette Sheridan Monday Night nFootball skit, lots of power games & drama in TNA, CM Punk cuts shoot promo on Rob Feinstein, & much more. redcircle.com/shows/f0ecb9...
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November 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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The latest @btsheetspod.bsky.social is LIVE as we go back to 2004 to talk about TNA in a major crisis in every way, the end of the original ZERO-ONE, CM Punk shoots hard on Rob Feinstein on an IWA Mid-South show, plus Big Dave & Trips have "issues"

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Mike Tenay scowling Farewell ZERO-ONE Good job Big Dave A BIG SHOW THANKSGIVING!!!
November 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Sorry for the lateness on this one.....

I had a LOT of fun doing this show as I got to talk about the Sweet Science which I have so much love for.....

Plus the Titan Sports element of being in charge of producing this fight for PPV and how they lost a ton of money
btsheetspod.bsky.social Between the Sheets @btsheetspod.bsky.social · 6d
New @btsheetspod.bsky.social Patreon deep dive is up, covering Sugar Ray Leonard-Donny Lalonde & Titan Sports' flirtation w/ boxing! How Titan's role in the PPV is misunderstood, how their OTHER Leonard PPV was a surprise hit, & more.

Just $5.00/month or $50.40/year at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets!
Patreon Ep. #110B: Leonard vs. Lalonde Our latest deep dive looks into Titan Sports’ involvement in the boxing industry, mainly in the form of the Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Donny Lalonde fight from November 1988. Topics of discussion include: How Titan’s role in the event is often misunderstood. SummerSlam featuring a seemingly unending intermission built around hyping the Lalonde fight. How the Leonard-Lalonde card was ahead of its time in terms of effectively being self-promoted by Leonard without one of the usual middlemen like Bob Arum involved. Speaking of which, Bob Arum constantly shit-talks the Titan/Caesar’s Palace/Mike Trainer joint in the lead-up to the event. Exactly how much did Vince McMahon pay for the PPV rights to the fight, anyway? Vince McMahon getting surprisingly candid in the days leading up to the fight about how he should have realized this was a bad idea. How unusually big a cash outlay this project was compared to everything else that Titan Sports did at the time. Titan requesting confidentiality from cable companies to get them to carry the card. Jim Troy’s very rich claims about the success of the show in the mainstream media. The mixed success of the PPV proper and Leonard lamping Lalonde in the fight itself. How the action promoter and the fighters ended up as the big winners coming out of the fight. How Survivor Series a few weeks later did in comparison to the boxing PPV. Rumors of a Bob Arum-led wrestling promotion?!?!? Titan and Leonard reuniting in March 1997 for his PPV fight against Hector Camacho and how it turned out to be a surprise success. …and much more. No surprise that Kris is in his element here, and we learned a lot doing this one.
November 25, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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In case it wasn't obvious, some non life or death real world stuff is messing with that release schedule. Will keep you posted.
November 24, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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The Falcons have had a shit year mostly......

But when you beat the Saints you damn celebrate....

ATL HEAUX
November 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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This week's @btsheetspod.bsky.social was a helluva show as we went back to 1991 to discuss the WWF finally testing for steroids as ET & Inside Edition are on their ass, Billy Joe Travis' SUPER TEAM, SPIRIT OF AMERICA, GRAVE DIGGER, and The Saga of The Boss in GWF!!!!

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Hulk Hogan in the Funeral Parlor THE SUPER TEAM SPIRIT OF AMERICA cleaning up our country MAX ANDREWS IS THE BOSS
November 23, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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Really really liked how these shows came out!!

Very interesting look back at Tully Blanchard being screwed by the wrestling business some 35 years ago
btsheetspod.bsky.social Between the Sheets @btsheetspod.bsky.social · 14d
Both parts of the Tully Blanchard deep dive are now up on the @btsheetspod.bsky.social Patreon! Tully quits the WWF in late 1989, the WWF leaks his drug test results while firing him, & Tully's career immediately spirals from there.

Just $5.00/month or $50.40/year at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets!
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November 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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South Carolina.......one of the most epic collapses you will ever see on a football field.....

Shane Beamer was a darling last year and now his seat has got some heavy smoke on it
November 15, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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We got some peak ACCing going on in Louisville tonight......
November 15, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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The @btsheetspod.bsky.social halftime segment this week is maybe the longest one we've ever done.....

One for the books folks....
November 15, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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So @btsheetspod.bsky.social was really damn fun this week....we go back to 1985 and we have a CLIP BONANZA featuring content from these great photos and so much more!!!!

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Paul Jones as Mr. Spacely Ed Whelen & Diamond Jim Davies 4 Eva Lady Maxine....a whole lotta woman Naitch & The Hacksaw
November 14, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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This turned out VERY good I thought.....a very interesting subject at a time when the wrestling newsletter game was getting big
btsheetspod.bsky.social Between the Sheets @btsheetspod.bsky.social · 22d
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.
November 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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So I sent in my WON HOF ballot
WON HOF #1 WON HOF #2
November 7, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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@btsheetspod.bsky.social is LIVE!!!!! and we go back to 2002 where we bury the blowoff of the Katie Vick angle, John Cena as Vanilla Ice on the Halloween Smackdown, Panda Energy buys TNA, and NOAH's Halloween show!!

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Terrible damn television Randy News Network John Cena saves his career It's A Very Special NOAH Halloween Spectacular
November 5, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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Pumped to hear Mike Tirico & Cris Collinsworth agree that breakfast is great at any meal of the day.....

Breakfast for dinner is always elite
November 3, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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Seahawks & Commanders in their 1991 uniforms is just fabulous
November 3, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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BO BICHETTE YOU WONDERFUL BASTARD WITH A 3 RUN BOMBAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
November 2, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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Well it's that time again......CENTER STAGE CHRONICLES IS LIVE!!!! as Charles, Naylor, and myself go back to October 1990 to talk all things pop culture and the NWA featuring the debut of 90210 and Halloween Havoc

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Steiner Beast Mode Hey is that Barry Windham? Brandon & Brenda change the world Ahmad Rashad Holla
November 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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This week's @btsheetspod.bsky.social is a damn trip as we go back to 1995 to talk about DARKSIDE HULK HOGAN, THE YETTAYYYY, Shawn Michaels looking like complete hell giving up the IC Title, the birth of Buh Buh Ray Dudley and so much more

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Damn.......HBK DARKSIDE HOGAN THE YETTTAYYYY Sting the Sucker
October 29, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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This week's @btsheetspod.bsky.social is a damn trip as we go back to 1995 to talk about DARKSIDE HULK HOGAN, THE YETTAYYYY, Shawn Michaels looking like complete hell giving up the IC Title, the birth of Buh Buh Ray Dudley and so much more

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Damn.......HBK DARKSIDE HOGAN THE YETTTAYYYY Sting the Sucker
October 29, 2025 at 12:23 AM