Between the Sheets #96 (May 17-23, 1999)

[KrisZ]

 

Kris & David are guestless this week as we discuss the week that was May 17-23, 1999. The death of Owen Hart is our main topic and we go in depth with the feelings at the time of his death from all facets including his family and their opinion of how the WWF handled the tragedy. We go on to talk about all the other WWF news as well as Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and so on before closing with WCW which gave Dave Meltzer many migraine headaches that week. This was a great show, so don’t miss it.

 

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Owen Hart

1:26:49 Other WWF

2:18:05 Japan: AJPW, NJPW, FMW, ZIPANG, & RINGS

2:54:55 Classic Commercial Break

2:59:09 Housekeeping & The Amazon Game

3:28:55 Latin America: AAA, EMLL, & IWA Puerto Rico

3:43:03 Other USA: CZW, JAPW, ECW, Steel City, Pillman Memorial, MPPW, MAW, APW, & Potpourri

4:49:49 WCW

 

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[soup23]

The Owen discussion was some of the best BTS stuff in the history of the show.

[Matt D]

It was striking how strong and passionate the language used was and how, ultimately, despite how huge a tragedy it was, little Owen's death ultimately mattered in the grand scheme of things. Like the guys said, the highest ratings were still yet to come. Russo and his over the top theatrics wasn't penalized in the least. He'd get more and more power as the year went on (albeit in another company but not just). Really, in the grand scheme, the most important thing might have been the Tonight Show stuff, as crazy as that seems (and maybe the backlash on Kilborn?). Like you covered, WWE wasn't really out money due to insurance and the lawsuit. The ill will towards wrestling for this didn't last long.