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Ep. #538: January 2-7, 1988
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- Between The Sheets
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- Jan 12, 2026
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- 13022
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Summary
Kris and David ARE BACK!!!!! after our battles with the epic Winter 2025-2026 Flu and discussing the (almost-)week that was January 2-7, 1988. Topics of discussion include: Andre the Giant attacking Hulk Hogan after his match with King Kong Bundy on an otherwise not very newsworthy episode of Saturday Night's Main Event to heat up their match in prime time on The Main Event a month later. King Kong Bundy and his job as the celebrity spokesman for Vendex Head Start Computers, which allowed him to more or less retire from wrestling Curt Hennig defending his AWA World Title in AJPW…in disappointing fashion, at least according to insiders. NJPW kicking off the first ever Top of the Super Juniors tournament with a LOADED lineup of talent. ICW trying to heat up an Iron Sheik vs. Georga Skaaland feud of all times. Renegade Tobacco getting heavily involved with Jarrett Promotions, complete with a press conference on TV. Shawn Michaels being completely hammered on live TV as he’s going off on Scott Hall and Ken Wayne. Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee talk about their friendly rivalry and the importance of the Lord of the Ring…ring. World Class starting to heat up with Ken Mantell is back in power. JCP TV starting to get spiced up as Lex Luger is catching fire as a babyface and they experimented with taping the TBS show on the road. Ric Flair accosting photographer Linda Roufa for a TV promo, which was quite the 1988 moment. This was a damn fun show and it's great to get back in the saddle again!!! Timestamps: 0:00:00 WWF 0:48:23 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, All-Star, Stampede, & WWC 1:07:55 Classic Commercial Break 1:13:58 Halftime 1:41:06 Other USA: WOW, Continental, CWA/Memphis, WCCW, Wild West, AWA, Central States, & Portland 2:55:24 Jim Crockett Promotions To support the show and…