Kris and David are joined by Kaia McKenna (@KaiaMcK) to discuss the week that was September 25-October 1, 2006. Topics of discussion include:

• Vince Russo making one of his many returns to TNA creative the same weekend that Kurt Angle made his surprise debut.
• Dixie Carter giving a crazy interview about TNA's drug policy in stemming from concerns about Angle coming in.
• Buff Bagwell and Lex Luger showing up on Impact to support their buddy Sting.
• Lots of questions about Antonio Pena's health popping up in AAA.
• Mistico winning Black Warrior's mask at the big CMLL Anniversario Show.
• The story of Vampiro’s RXLL promotion falling apart.
• Low-Ki winning IWA Mid-South’s 2006 Ted Petty Invitational, with a full rundown of the tournament.
• WWE taping TV in Oklahoma but not doing any angles humiliating Jim Ross for once.
• Eric Bischoff returning to plug his book on Raw.
• The greatness of the early Cryme Tyme vignettes.
• Hardcore Holly suffering a severe gash on his back in a match against Rob Van Dam on ECW on Syfy continuing the match like it was nothing.
• The sorry state of SmackDown as a TV show at the time.

All of this and so much more on a great episode of BTS!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 TNA

2:01:46 Eurasia: AJPW, NJPW, Zero-One, BJPW, Dragongate, El Dorado, The Great Sasuke, Michinoku Pro, MUGA, Union Pro, WMF, Shinobu Kandori, JWP, M’s Style, Sendai Girls, SUN, Frank Andersson, RoE, & BCW (Scotland)

2:35:09 Classic Commercial Break

2:39:25 Halftime: “Mr. McMahon” on Netflix Edition

3:38:39 Other North America: BSE, AAA, CMLL, AULL, IWRG, RXLL, Univision sale, & IWAPR

4:09:26 Other USA: NWS, LSW, World-1, IWAMS, & Rikishi arrested

4:37:47 WWE

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