Wrestling in 1998 | The Road to WrestlePalooza | Franchise University with Shane Douglas 24 In preparation for a discussion about WrestlePalooza 1998, Shane Douglas takes a look back at the news in the wrestling world from around that time. It was a huge year for wrestling and wrestling fans as the rise of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin continues with a WWF title run, the NWO runs rampant in WCW and ECW is in full extreme swing. This week, Shane will discuss some of the lesser known stories of the...

After a stint in Canada on tour, Shane Douglas returns to catch up and give his thought on some of the news from the wrestling world from the past few weeks. Both Shane and James are still outside of their typical studio environments so visual and audio quality is not as high as we would like but things will be back to normal soon. If you want your questions answered by the Franchise himself, send your emails to: [email protected] Franchise University with Shane Douglas is part...

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How Wrestlers Cheat Drug Tests | Fan Questions | Franchise University wth Shane Douglas 22 This week is another round of your questions for Shane Douglas on Franchise University. Shane will be talking about a lot of different topics including: - Would he accept an invitation to the WWE Hall of Fame? - What happened to the new wrestling promotion he was involved in starting? - How many times did he pee in a cup for guys to beat a drug test? Enjoy! If you want your questions answered by the...

WCW Halloween Havoc 1989 (Part 2) | Franchise University with Shane Douglas 21 This week, Shane Douglas completes his retrospective on WCW Haloween Havoc 1989. Not one but two tag team matches with some of the most notoriously tough tag teams in wrestling history: the Steiner Brothers vs Doom and the Road Warriors vs Skyscrapers. Shane will talk on the toughness of all those that are involved as well as talking fondly about Doom valet Woman and the legend that is Paul Ellering. There is also...

Episode 20 of Franchise University and it's your questions answered. Who was Troy Orndorff? Is now the right time for a wrestlers union? Should blood in wrestling still be a thing? Shane Douglas will also cast some light on how much money he was screwed out of by Paul Heyman, the rumour that he was going to be the inaugural WWF Televison Champion and how many people knew that Scott Hall once shot and killed a man. All this and more on this weeks edition of Franchise University. If you want...

Episode #19 | Vince McMahon Lawsuit, Dark Side of the Ring S5, Sabu's Possible in Ring Return and MORE! Taking advantage of a slightly delayed episode of Franchise University, Shane Douglas will look at the latest and biggest revelations of the major allegations against Vince McMahon. Alleged sex trafficing, manipulation, gaslighting and abuse of former WWE employee Janel Grant has dominated the news of the wrestling world in the past few days. Shane will discuss the accusations and give his...

WCW Halloween Havoc 1989 (Part 1) | Franchise University with Shane Douglas 18   This week, Shane is discussing the run to, the first matches of and the the news around the time of Halloween Havoc in 1989. Another PPV he was involved in, this time with tag team partner Johnny Ace as the Dynamic Dudes who would take on the Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin). If you want your questions answered by the Franchise himself, send your emails to:...

Happy New Year! After a short break for the holidays, Shane Douglas is back with a new episode of Franchise University. This week, Shane will be following up with some of the biggest news stories in the wrestling world including: - Tammy Sytch's prison sentence - Why Kenny Omega is out indefinitely - Why Goldberg thinks Vince McMahon is a POS Shane will also give his take on The Iron Claw, the tragic story of the Von Erich family put to film. Shane will discuss what he liked and didn't like...

NWA TNA #62 (Part 2) | Franchise University with Shane Douglas 16 This week at Franchise University, Shane Douglas will discuss the last matches of NWA TNA #62. AJ STyles vs Jerry Lynn for the NWA Championship and the main event: Hair vs Hair | Shane Douglas vs Raven. Find out what caused Shane to barf during the match and how Raven got cut to ribbons by a set of hair clippers. Shane will also talk very candidly about his struggles with Oxycontyn from around this time and pay tribute to...

We asked you to send in your questions and you did. So this week, Shane will be talking about if he has been approached by any of the big wrestling companies to offer his insight or help, if MJF would be a good fit in WWE and if RVD ever asked him to pick a hand. Shane will also talk in depth about Roddy Piper's legacy, if he has any heat with any members of the Kliq and the ribs he saw play out on airplanes. If you want your questions answered by the Franchise himself, send your emails to:...

NWA TNA #62 (Part 1) | Franchise University with Shane Douglas 14 In the latest retrospective, Shane Douglas will look back on NWA TNA 62 where he wrestled Raven in a Hair vs Hair Match. But before we get there, as always, Shane will talk about the news in the wrestling world at the time including: - Hulk Hogan burying Mick Foley on "Off the Record" - Hulk Hogan takes a guitar to the head from Jeff Jarrett in Japan - Kurt Angle and Brock Lesnar work an Iron Man Match on Smackdown Then, the...

Clash of the Champions 22 (Part 2) | Franchise University with Shane Douglas 13 This week, Shane Douglas completes his review of Clash of Champions 22 (1993). He will talk about the WCW/SMW crossover which brought the Rock'n'Roll Express to WCW, Kevin Nash (as Vinnie Vegas) winning an (left handed) arm wrestling math against Tony Atlas and the interesting story of the career of Tom Zenk. conversations then move on to how women like Myssy Hyatt paved the way for today's female superstars, a...

Your class schedule this week at Franchise University; Economics - Vince's shares in TKO Ethics - Tony Khan signs Ric Flair Chemistry - Father James Mitchell at NWA Samhain and more in this week's news round up. Franchise University with Shane Douglas is part of the WSI Networkhttps://twitter.com/WSI_YouTube

All new questions from the fans to Shane Douglas on this week's Franchise University.Ask Your questions at [email protected] for future episodes. Franchise University with Shane Douglas is part of the WSI Networkhttps://twitter.com/WSI_YouTube

Clash of the Champions 22 | Franchise University with Shane Douglas 10 This week at Franchise University, Shane is looking back at Clash of Champions 22 from 1993. Before the first few matches, Shane will discuss the news worthy events from around this time in the wrestling world, the state of wrestling's popularity in '93, WCW's creative choices and his favourite colour commentators of all time.  

Episode #9 | News Roundup | Sting’s Retirement, Ric Flair’s Next Last Match, Tammy’s Sentence This week, the Franchise will be focusing on the most news worthy events in the wrestling world from the last few weeks.  Shane will discuss; Impact Wrestling changing it name and why he thinks they may have chosen to do this.  Sting has announced his retirement while Ric Flair suggests he may get in the ring again. Shane will discuss what makes a wrestler keep coming back to the ring. Reports of...

Another week, another lesson at Franchise University.  This week, Shane will be finishing his lecture on In Your House 3.  Starting with his match against Razor Ramon.  Shane will define "Lead-assing" and will also be discussing his relationship with the man who accompanied him to the ring on this PPV, Mr Bob Backlund.  A Critical Analysis of Bret Hart's front turnbuckle bump will also be on the agenda.  As well as a critique of the main event featuring British Bulldog & Yokozuna vs Shawn...

This week, Shane will be answering more of your questions.  Including; What are his on Chris Benoit? What are his memories of the Revolution faction in WCW? Did he think TNA was going to be something special? When did he realize WCW was done? Was Henry Rollins involved in WCW at some point? Franchise University with Shane Douglas is part of the WSI Networkhttps://twitter.com/WSI_YouTube

on this week's episode of Franchise University, Shane will start his series on the In Your House 3 PPV from 1994.  Shane talks about some incidents and events taking place around the time of the PPV including Jesse Ventura's win over Titan Sports in a legal case that saw him win over $1 Million, Lex Luger's jump to WCW and Bill Watts' short run as WWF Head Booker. The  Shane will discuss the early matches on the PPV, Bad Gimmicks and what happened to Bam Bam Bigelow and the main event push...

This week's episode of Franchise University will be dedicated to the late, great Terry Funk.  The professional wrestling legend had a career that spanned 5 decades and Shane will discuss Terry's highlights and influence on the wrestling landscape in this special extended edition of Franchise University.  Franchise University with Shane Douglas is part of the WSI Networkhttps://twitter.com/WSI_YouTube

This week on Franchise University, Shane finishes his retrospective on ECW's first PPV, Barely Legal.  Shane will give his thoughts on the ECW Television Championship and why it was held in such high regard.  then, back to the matches and the grudge match of the century, Sabu vs Taz.  a very real and intense rivalry between the two but where did that very real heat come from?  Then, the 3 way dance to decide the #1 contender to the ECW World Title between Stevie Richards, Sandman and Raven. ...

This week Shane is answering questions sent in by the fans; Was Bob Backlund lined up to be his manager? Which of the boys should have been bigger stars? What was the heat between Francine and Dawn Marie? What is Shane's opinion on Torrie Wilson? How did Shane invade RAW in 2012? What is it like working ICP shows? Why did he miss Wrestlemania 7? Franchise University with Shane Douglas is part of the WSI Networkhttps://twitter.com/WSI_YouTube

This week on Franchise University, Shane continues to talk about ECW's first ever PPV event, Barley Legal.  What happened just before the show, the feelings backstage and the stars who made the card that night.  How much was spent on the event? How important was Joey Styles to ECW and what made him such a professional?  Shane will talk about the matches on the card up to and including his big match for the TV Title against Pitbull #2 that didn't really go according to plan... Franchise...