# Ep. #540: January 16-22, 1997 with Dominic Garrini

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Published: 2026-01-26T05:00:05+00:00
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Kris and David are joined by Dominic Garrini (@dgarrinibc) to discuss the week that was January 16-22, 1997. Topics of discussion include: Royal Rumble ’97 at the Alamo Dome in San Antonio, featuring a flu-ridden Shawn Michaels winning the WWF Title from Sycho Sid, a weirdly booked Royal Rumble won by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, lots of AAA wrestlers on the show despite the fans having no idea who they were, and lots more. Raw the next night featuring a very angry Bret Hart as he "quits" before coming back later to attack Austin, as the tone of the company is starting to change more and more. A wild and wooly episode of Shotgun Saturday Night as Terry Funk gets unhinged in a bar in San Antonio, which also features the very first televised match between Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Rocky Maivia. The Triple Crown and AJPW World Tag Team Titles both change hands in a matter of a few days in All Japan. Giant Baba meeting with Atsushi Onita about possibly working together. Mark Kerr making his MMA debut in Brazil. The famous John Lober vs. Frank Shamrock fight in Hawaii. ECW running a TV taping in Scranton that was very newsworthy, plus an update on their upcoming PPV. The Nation of Domination in full effect on Memphis TV, featuring Tracy Smothers as Shaquille Ali and much more, including Jeff Conaway from “Taxi” and “Grease” as Mike Samples’ new buddy. Chris Benoit and Kevin Sullivan just beat the hell out of each other on consecutive nights at a record breaking Nitro in Chicago and then the Clash of the Champions special in Milwaukee. "Macho Man" Randy Savage makes his return to WCW on Nitro and aligns himself with Sting in a definite "What could've been?” storyline. It's always great having Dom join us, and he was great as usual, as this ended up being a helluva show!! Time…

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