This week on 83 weeks, Eric & Conrad watch a 3-HOUR NITRO. Eric also goes off on Dave Meltzer/\n\nSpecial thanks to this week's sponsors!\nAthletic Greens- Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1x-year supply of immune-support Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/83WEEKS.\nMINDBLOOM-Go to Mindbloom.com/83WEEKS, promo code 83WEEKS for $100 off your first six-session program today\n\nFOLLOW ALL OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA at https://83weekslinks.com/\n\nStop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at SaveWithConrad.com\n\nGet early, ad-free access to more than a dozen of your favorite wrestling podcasts, starting at just $9 over on AdFreeShows.com. That's less than 15 cents an episode each month! You can also listen to them directly through Apple Podcasts or your other regular podcast apps!\n\nAdFreeShows.com also has thousands of hours worth of bonus content including popular series like Title Chase, Eric Fires Back, Conversations with Conrad, Mike Chioda's Mailbag and many more! Plus, live, interactive virtual chats with your favorite podcasts hosts and wrestling legends. All that and much more! Sign up today at AdFreeShows.com!\n\nIf your business targets 25-54 year old men, there's no better place to advertise than right here with us on 83 Weeks. You've heard us do ads for some of the same companies for years...why? Because it works! And with our super targeted audience, there's very little waste. Go to AdvertiseWithEric.com now and find out more about advertising with 83 Weeks.\n\nGet all of your 83 Weeks merchandise at https://boxofgimmicks.com/collections/83-weeks\n\n00:00 83 Weeks #259\n00:05 START\n00:38 COUNTDOWN\n01:40 SHOW START\n01:49 RECAP from last week\n02:43 Schiavone Intro\n03:35 WCW\u2019s doing RECORD BUSINESS in Philadelphia\n07:31 Scotty Riggs got BLOCKED\n08:05 This was the COUNTER to Mike Tyson\n09:51 6mm households\n12:12 Macho Man in Harvard\n17:04 Hogan\u2019s promo\n21:52 AEW ratings\n23:44 unmasking Juventud\n25:41 Fans are here for the STARS\n28:23 Psychosis\n29:13 Conrad vs Prince Iakua\n29:39 Spicoli\u2019s drug tests\n32:01 WCW\u2019s RECORD Business in 1998\n34:50 HOW Turner RUINED WCW\n37:23 DID Prince Iakua have a ceiling?\n39:55 BREAK SaveWithConrad.com\n40:25 RAVEN and the Public Enemy in Philadelphia\n43:10 pyro heading into the 2nd hour\n45:36 The Public Enemy in Philadelphia\n46:37 Bringing back Erik Watts\n48:04 Table BOTCH\n48:39 BACK TO Erik Watts\n49:21 Was the Macho Man feeling a \u201csqueeze\u201d roster wise?\n51:48 Macho Man promo\n52:19 STING breaks his silence\n54:50 BREAK AG1\n01:00:38 Did Eric Bischoff DROP THE BALL on Sting?\n01:02:48 WCW\u2019s lack of Discipline\n01:07:25 \u201cStuck Mojo\u201d music video\n01:10:48 VKM claiming to have \u201cKicked Ted Turner\u2019s ass\u201d\n01:13:35 DDP in 1998\n01:18:06 BREAK AdFreeShows.com\n01:20:23 2023 Observer Awards\n01:25:43 Eric GOES OFF on Dave Meltzer\n01:30:53 Is Meltzer PROJECTING about covering Cody Rhodes/Sami Zayn?\n01:36:42 Ric Flair promo\n01:41:31 Ric Flair\u2019s Birthday!!!\n01:42:07 Davy Boy Smith\n01:43:04 Rick Steiner\n01:43:35 WHAT was the Pyro budget?\n01:44:02 Super Calo\n01:45:32 WCW talent BANNED from Promo Azteca\n01:49:10 Scott Steiner changing his look\n01:51:39 The Steiner Recliner\n01:52:17 BREAK MINDBLOOM\n01:56:31 Stacy Kiebler's TV debut\n01:58:31 Jericho and Guerrero\n02:02:02 A&E doc on the nWo\n02:06:58 The nWo Melee\n02:12:55 Bret Hart vs Brian Adams\n02:17:45 Is the Bret Hart/Goldberg thing a rib?\n02:18:56 The Woman who designed the nWo logo\n02:22:07 Want to have Bobby Heenan sympathize with the nWo\n02:23:31 Would the narrative about Eric Bischoff be different had he not been an on screen character?\n02:26:59 Do you regret having Sting and Savage walk out together?\n02:30:03 Does today\u2019s wrestling need to be more formatted like Nitro 1998?\n02:31:05 Ed Leslie\n02:32:35 OUTRO\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices