Kris and David are joined by Beau James (@kingofkingsport) to discuss the week that was July 1-10, 1992. Topics of discussion include:

• Bob Backlund returning to the WWF after 8 years in exile.
• A fake Sensational Sherri working WWF house shows?!?
• The WWF cutting back on U.S. house shows.
• A protest at a WWF house show in Poughkeepsie regarding Titangate.
• Barry Horowitz's controversial entrance music in All Japan.
• Hulk Hogan possibly signing with New Japan.
• Rey Misterio Jr. making his AAA debut at a TV taping in Veracruz.
• Bouncin' Beulah gets an award on SMW TV.
• Max Andrews threatening to sue the USWA over the GWF invasion angle.
• Ricky Morton returning to Memphis as a babyface.
• Brian Christopher wins an “Oscar.”
• John Tatum's short run as booker for the GWF, complete with a bevy of local actors make their debuts.
• AAA taping TV in Los Angeles, complete with a full in-person rundown from Dave Meltzer.
• Bill Watts now being in full control of WCW and wanting to make Omni shows a big deal again.
• Dave Meltzer polls his readers about who will be the babyface that carries WCW in the future.

All of this and much more on a slam-packed BTS!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

1:22:11 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, Naoki Sano, AJW, JWP, All-Star, Maritimes, AAA, CMLL, Monterrey, & UWA

2:04:42 Classic Commercial Break

2:08:31 Halftime

3:00:58 Other USA: Jody McDonald/The Wrestling Hour on WFAN, Peach State, SMW, USWA, NWF, GWF, Big D, AAA at CSLA, CWUSA/Portland, & Lou Thesz memoir

5:07:29 WCW

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