Ep. #157: July 18-24, 2001 with Mike Michaels

Kris & David are joined by Mike Michaels (@bionicelbow) to discuss the week that was July 18-24, 2001. We talk about the WWF Invasion angle and the big Invasion PPV, including how things were done right and wrong along with how we would've handled it. We also discuss the legal issues regarding the ECW name, New Japan running the Sapporo Dome and their big booking problems in this era, the battle for New Jersey among the indie groups, Ricky Steamboat refereeing Low-Ki vs. American Dragon, and a Potpourri section featuring the Gold Club Trial. A loaded show, so listen now!!!!!! Timestamps: 0:00:00 WWF 2:16:47 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, NOAH, DDT, Michinoku Pro, Osaka Pro, Toryumon, ‘JD, Elections, K-1, CMLL, & IWRG 3:31:08 Classic Commercial Break 3:35:20 Housekeeping/The Amazon Game 4:35:48 Other USA: CZW, NWANJ, IWC, ECWA, MCW, NWA Wildside, IWAMS, MAW, WPW, ECCW, & Potpourri 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