Ep. #149: May 23-29, 1997 with Joe Sposto

Kris & David are joined this week by Joe Sposto (Longbox Heroes) to discuss the week that was May 23-29, 1997. We talk about Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels heating up outside the ring and Shawn returning to action on RAW, which also features a highly controversial Jerry Lawler promo on Goldust. We also run down all the major news and views from outside the United States, then circle back for Rob Van Dam being hated by everyone in ECW, Fake Diesel & Fake Razor Ramon colliding in Memphis, and time standing still at the end of Monday Nitro. A really strong show, so listen now!!!! Timestamps: 0:00:00 WWF 1:57:22 Japan: The Great Sasuke, AJPW, NJPW, BattlARTS, BJPW, FMW, Fuyuki Produce, IWA Japan, AJW, Gaea, Nobuhiko Takada, RINGS, & Pancrase 3:04:59 Classic Commercial Break 3:09:56 Housekeeping 3:35:14 Other North America: IWA (Canada), AAA, CMLL, Promo Azteca, & WWC 4:02:52 Other USA: ECW, TMW, USWA, NWC, & UFC 5:05:18 WCW To support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will also get you exclusive access to not only the monthly themed episode of Between the Sheets, but also access to our new mailbag segment, a Patron-only chat room on Slack, and anything else we do outside of the main shows! You can also support the show by shopping with our Amazon referral link at TinyURL.com/BTSAmazon — Nothing extra comes out of your wallet, but Amazon gives us a kickback for referring you to them. For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out Powerbomb.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 20 day trial! To subscribe, you can find us on iTunes, Google Play, and just about every other podcast app's directory, or you can also paste Feeds.FeedBurner.com/BTSheets into your favorite podcast app using whatever “add feed manually” option it has. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands