From: hekunze@watmath.waterloo.edu (Herb Kunze)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Wrestling TidBits   -   11/14
Message-ID: <1991Nov14.200742.23716@watmath.waterloo.edu>
Date: 14 Nov 91 20:07:42 GMT
Organization: University of Waterloo
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 - WCW's taping at Center Stage on Monday saw Paul E. Dangerously begin
   to build his "Dangerous Alliance."  He's already managing Rick Rude
   and Madusa, and Jim Ross has intimated that he wants to add even
   more people to his group.  On Monday, Bobby Eaton joined forces
   with Paul E., making his much-rumoured heel turn.  Dangerously
   will also apparently become the manager of The Enforcers, and
   perhaps Steve Austin, and there are rumours of WCW talking to
   Dino Bravo to bring him into Dangerously's stable.  They also
   hinted at a Johnny B. Badd face turn at the tapings.  Johnny
   & Diamond Studd fought P.N.News & Tom Zenk in an early match,
   and after the match Studd & Diamond Dallas Page (who is rumoured
   to be on his way to becoming a wrestler) jumped Badd and beat him
   up, with News making the save.  Later in the taping, P.N.News met
   the Diamond Studd in a singles match.  The Studd got the pin when
   Diamond Dalla Page held News' legs so he couldn't kick out.
   Before the ring cleared, Johnny B. Badd came down and explained
   to the referee what had just happened, with a brawl breaking out,
   and P.N.News & Johnny B. Badd clearing the ring.  They then shook
   hands.  Johnny B. Badd's manager, Theodore R. Long, was nowhere
   to be seen.

 - Just finished watching my tapes of the WCW shows from TBS on the
   weekend.  Still lots of "We Want Flair!" chants throughout the show,
   quite audible during Van Hammer's match again.  Also many chants of
   "Boring!" during the squash matches.
     One interesting comment from Jim Ross during the Mike Graham vs.
   Johnny B. Badd match.  Ross mentioned that Graham had an interesting
   nickname, "The Squeegee Man," but that nobody had really explained
   the meaning of it yet.  Of course, Ross is making a reference to
   the story (that was posted here and discussed by many) of Sid
   Justice and his deadly squeegee challenging Brian Pillman & Mike
   Graham to a brawl in a bar (having backed down from a fair fight
   with either Pillman or Graham).  The week before, Ross mentioned
   that "you wouldn't believe the big men that Mike Graham has backed
   down."

 - WCW rumours have Rick Rude defeating Sting at the Clash of Champions
   XVII on Tuesday, and the Young Pistols defeating the Patriots for
   the US titles in the near future.  (Everyone repeat after me: YES!)

 - Good news for Canadian wrestling fans.  Viewers Choice Canada will
   be televising the WWF Survivor Series at the end of this month and
   will be televising WCW's Battle Bowl at the end of December.  The
   WWF show will cost $24.95 and the WCW show will cost $21.99.

 - Rick Steamboat's place at the house shows will be taken by Chris
   Chavis, who passed his try-out at the last batch of WWF tapings,
   I guess.  I had heard that he'd be playing the standard xenophobic
   Indian character, but don't know his exact gimmick.  Steamboat's
   place at Surivor Series will be taken by Tito San..., er..., sorry,
   El Matador.  While we're talking about El Matador, is he calling
   for a new booker during his matches or what?  I just catch him
   constantly shouting "Ole!"  ;-)

 - Bobby Heenan has missed some appearances with Ric Flair at the house
   shows because of a nagging neck problem.

 - Lately, we've had some confusion regarding the second WWF PPV, to
   take place in early December.  I'll try to explain the facts as I
   know them.  Original reports of the WWF holding a PPV event in the
   week immediately following Survivor Series had the date as December
   6th.  This date was posted to the net.  I'm unsure whether the WWF
   actually changed the date before "announcing" it, or whether the
   original reports just had the wrong date, but the WWF then "announced"
   the date as December 3rd.  "Announced" is in quotes because the fans
   haven't been told about it (except in the San Antonio local area)
   but the PPV companies have been told about it.  As far as I know,
   the PPV will be just under two hours long, will have the cheaper
   price tag of $12.95, and will feature
     - Hulk Hogan vs. The Undertaker for the WWF Title
     - Bret Hart vs. Skinner for the IC Title
     - Ric Flair vs. Roddy Piper
     - Ted DiBiase & IRS vs. Virgil & Big Bossman.
   Then somebody from the San Antonio area (sorry, I didn't save the
   name) posted that the newspapers were advertising both Hulk Hogan
   vs. Ric Flair and Ric Flair vs. Shawn Michaels for December 9th
   in San Antonio.  My guess is that this December 9th show is the
   next WWF taping, and it's being done in the San Antonio area to
   minimize travelling expenses (The WWF has taken a "localized"
   approach to scheduling events now, trying to work an area and
   it's surroundings with the same group so that cars can be used
   to get the wrestlers around from show to show instead of more
   expensive planes).  Both of these Ric Flair matches could easily
   take place at the same tapings, one for Flair & Hulk Hogan to
   work through the rough spots of their second match booking, and
   one at Shawn Michaels' request before he turns heel on TV (The
   Rockers are already shoving each other after matches at certain
   house shows), to be taped for a Coliseum Home Video.  Does anybody
   have any contrary information, or can I still believe everything
   written above?

                                                      Herb...