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From: hit@sol.acs.unt.edu (Hisaharu Tanabe)
Subject: Re: Chono VS Takada
Organization: University of North Texas
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1992 04:25:37 GMT

Let me explain the whole story(as much as I know) as requested by one of the
Puroresu Lovers.

As those who read the Observer already know, Nobuhiko Takada, along with
UWFI and Lou Thesz(who presented his old NWA belt to Takada as the "world
championship"), went to New Japan office and challenged the current NWA 
champion Masahiro Chono.  It was a sneak attack, which would probably sound 
very familiar for an obvious reason.  Trust me, it wasn't an angle(especially 
to those who think everything that takes place in the wrestling world is an
angle).  UWFI expected that NJ refused the match so that they can say NJ
was too afraid to have the match.  They went to NJ office while the NJ 
president Seiji Sakaguchi, who is also the 17th(according to the Weekly Gong)
NWA president, was in the US for the Havoc.

I hope I could explain enough.

The whole thing is said to be started when Chono said on one of the interviews
for some wrestling magazine that he wanted to wrestle against Takada. UWFI
took advantage of this.  They didn't succeed completely, but they could at
least make NJ look bad.

The reason I said the 20 years of NJ's glory is over is that NJ, which had been
the most popular promotion during the most of its history, had to give those 
two terrible requests to UWFI. Also, NJ used to have an attitude of "f**k NWA.
We decide the best of the world."  Now they started kissing the ass of the
three-letter world "NWA."  Yo Katz, could explain more of why NJ ain't NJ
no more?

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From: dave.scherer%acc1bbs@ssr.com (Dave Scherer) 
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: To Job or Not to Job (WAS
Date: 10 Nov 92 17:49:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Advanced Computer Concepts BBS, New Rochelle, NY 914-654-1981
Reply-To: dave.scherer%acc1bbs@ssr.com (Dave Scherer) 

Robert,

RM>Well, Dom,.you sure got the "Tsuruta not jobbing" part right!  Alas,

Think about it though.  When Jumbo finally submitted to misawa last
year, it was fantastic and really meant something.  That was the most
excited I got watching wrestling for the whole year.  Then again, that
unpredictability makes All Japan great.

RM>Nowadays, Choshu jobs or is on the losing side in tag matches with

Isn't it nice to see a booker with that kind of ego?

  >great frequency; however, if you notice patterns, it seems like
  >whenever the great Riki has done one job too many, he "suddenly"
  >wins the IWGP or Greatest 18 title.  This is kind of what Herb was

The same goes for Liger.  He gets jobbed down the toilet, and then wins
the light heavy belt.  It's brilliant.

RM>On the other hand, Japan can sometimes "overdo" the jobbing.  IMHO, a
  >great--no, make that phenomenal--talent like Hiro Hase spends way too
  >much time on his back while no-talent bozos like Tony Halme get pushed
  >(why?).

That is a damn good question.

  >And Muto's right behind in the job-too-much category.  I wonder

But now, he is the champ.  There's that pattern again!
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 . SLMR 2.0 . Georgia's on my mind because I never want to go there!
                                              
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From: dkempste@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (David N Kempster)
Subject: Re: Pay-Per-View Scam
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 04:33:26 GMT

In article <mjenkins.721108130@cunews> mjenkins@alfred.carleton.ca (Michael Jen
kinson) writes:
>In <92310.225835RK0VSANU@MIAMIU.BITNET> <RK0VSANU@MIAMIU.BITNET> writes:
>
>>I'm fed up, pissed off, and ready to stop putting my hard-earned cash into
>>the pockets of Vince McMahon.  Are you with me?  I'd like to hear from you.
>
>That's the easiest way to stop him: quit going to live shows, quit
>buying the pay-per-views, quit buying the merchandise. As soon as his
>cash flow dries up, he'll realize what's going on (you hope).

Many of us have been doing this for years :)

>It's been suggested that a letter-writing campaign to Ted Turner may
>rid the world of Bill Watts. Would a letter-writing campaign to Vince
>McMayhem solidify in his mind that he has permanently turned-off an
>entire generation of wrestling fans?

This is unnecessary. He already knows that he has pissed of wrestling fans, and
he knows that his pool of Kiddies viewers is gone. He also realizes that with 
the end of pumping people full of Steroids, the old days of big big power moves
is gone ( don't count on the Ultimate Warrior to pick people up over his head 
and drop them anymore.) Hopefully McMoney will get serious and change. A main 
event of Hart vs. Michaels is a step in the right dirrection.

                                                 David Kempster
                                                 Fx
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From: cadesjar@lagrange.uwaterloo.ca (Curtis Desjardins)
Subject: Re: [WCW] Clash of Champions
Organization: University of Waterloo
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 20:47:16 GMT

In article <9327@blue.cis.pitt.edu.UUCP> rtcst3+@pitt.edu (Robert   T Conticello) writes:
>
>   Here's the lineup for the Nov. 18 Clash of Champions as announced on the
>   WCW Main Event:
>
>       - Erik Watts & Kunsuke Sasaki v. Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton

Great! We get to see a Sasaki heel turn and then Watts cleans house, beating
the shit out of all three, not including Van Vader, Barbarian, Cactus Jack,
and Atlas who come down to help the heels only to get pounded into the ground
by Watts the Wonder Nepo!

>       - 3 rounds of Boxing
>         Johnny B. Badd v. Scotty Flamingo

Joy! And this was such a success at WM2 with Piper and Mr.T. And remember
"Boxing" Bob Orton? Whoa! Excitement!

>       - World Tag Team Titles
>         Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham v. Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas

I thought Cowpie temporarily scrubbed the Windham heel turn? Or is
this going to be a legit face-face match?

========================= Fluffy the Wonder Bunny ============================
 "You bought the cow after I got all the milk for nothing! And at 12 o'clock
  she was knocking on my door saying, `Nature Boy! I wanna ride Space Moun-
  tain AGAIN!'"		- Slick Ric to Savage re: that slut Elizabeth ;-)
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From: jewell@Data-IO.COM (Cal Jewell)
Subject: Re: Wrestling TidBits - 11/05
Organization: Data I/O Corporation
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 21:41:12 GMT

In article <1dm2o2INNe2s@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> bi011@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Bill King) writes:
#
#In a previous article, jewell@Data-IO.COM (Cal Jewell) says:
#
#>In article <hit.721030504@sol> hit@sol.acs.unt.edu (Hisaharu Tanabe) writes:
#>#hekunze@jeeves.uwaterloo.ca (Herb Kunze) writes:
#>#>   title given a Sumo grand champion), prospective future yokozuna
#>#>   Takahanada shocked Japan last week when he announced that he would
#>#>   be marrying sex symbol Rie Miyazawa.
#>#
#>#...and Rie is one of few actress who still have pure(?) pink nipples!!!
#>And you can see for yourself. About 10 JPEGs of Rie Miyasawa have
#>been posted in alt.binaries.pictures.erotica in the past few days.
#>Cal...
#
#Is she some sort of porn star or something, or are these R-rated JPEG's
#of her? That would seem to make them an even more unique couple
#than they already are.....

I don't know if she's a porn star or not. I was just pointing
the pictures out to those that might want to see what she looks
like (and believe me, these pictures show you what all of her looks 
like).

Perhaps our friends who post from Japan could give us a little 
background on Rie.

For those interested, here are the descriptions that were
posted with the rie??.jpg series of pictures:

	rie01.jpg  24-bit: Rie Miyazawa sitting nude on a window sill
	rie02.jpg  24-bit: Rie Miyazawa standing nude in a garden
	rie03.jpg  24-bit: Rie Miyazawa standing nude against a wall with 
		her hands covering her crotch
	rie04.jpg  24-bit: Rie Miyazawa standing nude parallel to wall 
		with her back to the camera
	rie05.jpg  24-bit: Rie Miyazawa sitting nude in a field of daisies
	rie06.jpg  24-bit: Rie Miyazawa standing nude catching some rays
	rie07.jpg  24-bit: Rie Miyazawa sitting nude on a purple blanket
	rie08.jpg  24-bit: Rie Miyazawa sitting on the grass in a garden, 
		no nudity
	rie09.jpg  24-bit: Rie Miyazawa in a dress posing by an adobe wall, 
		no nudity
	rie10.jpg  24-bit: Rie Miyazawa in a dress now sitting on the ground, 
		no nudity
	rie11.jpg  24-bit: Rie Miyazawa sitting nude on a rock
	rie12.jpg  24-bit: Rie Miyazawa standing nude on a rocky ledge
	rie13.jpg  24-bit: Rie Miyazawa sitting nude on a boulder


-- 
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                               because breakfast is the most
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From: Steve_Hooper@mindlink.bc.ca (Steve Hooper)
Subject: Re: Lotsa news
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 07:33:54 GMT

> Kevin Day writes:
>
> >Matter of fact, someone had sex with the OTHER bloated sack of protoplasm
> >too. Earthquake's wife is expecting a kid too.
> >
>
>   The picture that brings up in my mind is a human miracle. Not that
> she's having a baby, but the implication that he was able to get close
> enough to her to be the father.
>


Yep, and she is only about 5 feet tall...a very TINY Oriental lady.


--

 steve_hooper@mindlink.bc.ca   []  The Great White North in
 OR      a777@mindlink.bc.ca   []   Vancouver, BC, CANADA
From: dave.scherer%acc1bbs@ssr.com (Dave Scherer) 
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Re: Chono vs. Rude
Date: 6 Nov 92 15:49:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Advanced Computer Concepts BBS, New Rochelle, NY 914-654-1981
Reply-To: dave.scherer%acc1bbs@ssr.com (Dave Scherer) 

DM>I have to partially disagree here.  How often does Choshu or Hansen or
  >Tsuruta job?  I think there is an "elite" in Japan that are protected
  >from jobs, sit just isn't as big as the group of people who avoid
  >jobbing here in NA.

While all three have recently been pinned in losing their group's major
title, I think you really have to examine how they do jobs.  When Sting
pins someone, or is pinned, their is always an excuse.  In Japan, guys
lose simply because they are beaten.  They don't need a reason to lose.
---
 . SLMR 2.0 . Your mama's a tagline!
                                                                        
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From: rjones@nyx.cs.du.edu (Rex A. Jones (I'm single and gay...want a date?))
Subject: Re: Big Van Vader
Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
Distribution: na
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 92 18:39:52 GMT

I saw the match with Therman today on World Wide, and all that happened was
Vader first slamming the guy with hand around neck and then powerbombing him.
It didn't look like the guy got bent out of shpa too much...

.
From: kipilman@cats.ucsc.edu (Lou Kipilman)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Re: WWF Prime Time Wrestling - 2/11/92
Date: 5 Nov 1992 22:03:03 GMT
Organization: Team Slack
NNTP-Posting-Host: am.ucsc.edu
Keywords: Is it sweeps month yet?


In article <23649@galaxy.ucr.edu> kzim@watserv.ucr.edu (Christopher Robin Zimmerman) writes:
>Earthquake predicts that the next championship match will result in a title  
>change.  Hart says the "Fat Busters" will NEVER get another title shot as  

Hate to be nit picky, but Jimmy called them the "Buffet Busters", one of the
better retorts to come out of Hart's mouth.


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From: ac985@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Joel Tscherne)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Re: WWF Prime Time Wrestling - 9/11/92
Date: 11 Nov 1992 13:15:28 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: ac985@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Joel Tscherne)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


In a previous article, kzim@watserv.ucr.edu (Christopher Robin Zimmerman) says:


>Prime Time Wrestling, shown on the USA Television Network 9.11.92

I want to publicly thank Mr. Zimmerman for his entertaining Prime Time
re-caps each week.  Even though I watch the show, I still enjoy his
sense of humor...

-- 
===============Joel Tscherne:  ac985@cleveland.freenet.edu===============
From: v058kchy@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Joseph Avolio)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Re: WWF Prime Time Wrestling - 2/11/92
Keywords: Is it sweeps month yet?
Date: 5 Nov 92 04:26:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <Bx7sH3.9n6@acsu.buffalo.edu>, v070qg5d@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Eric M Chmiel) writes...
>(Michael Jenkinson) writes...> 

>rediculous clown or Backlund (haven't wrestled yet) or Animal (is he gone or 
                                                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>what?) or Terry Taylor (unpushed, never been on syndies), or Bam Bam Bigelow

.....Animal is gone.  He quit the company last week.  Apparently he was still
      bothered by the way McMahon handled the break-up of the LOD.

                                                          JoMosh
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From: asspr@acad3.alaska.edu (Sean P. Ryan)
Subject: Re: Entrance Music
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41.UAC
Organization: Fnordbox Escape Committee
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 02:40:00 GMT

In article <Bx77o2.Ft4@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca>, hekunze@violet.uwaterloo.ca (Herb Kunze) writes...
>In article <Bx468w.7qp@askinc.ask.COM>, robert@askinc.ask.COM (Robert McMullen) writes:
>> Riki Choshu's [entrance music] (good tune, IMHO). 
> 
>  I like it too.  In watching all these tapes from New Japan and All Japan
>  with Riki Choshu in both groups over the decade of the 80s, he always 
>  had that great entrance music.  

My personal favorite was Brody's New Japan music.  Something about
Beethoven and Led Zeppelin together really strikes a chord with me.  :-)

Choshu's music is great, though.  Two questions I have:

1)  Did that music originate with Masa Saito?  That's the impression I
received, though I may be totally off-base.

2)  Has anyone noticed that the music was just slightly different when
Choshu was with All Japan?  Though I may be wrong there and the
differences may be attributed to the way the sound came off on the
tape.

Anyway, will look for some feedback on this, if any is at all
necessary.

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Subject: [WCW] Clash of Champions
From: rtcst3+@pitt.edu (Robert   T Conticello)
Date: 9 Nov 92 05:14:40 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: University of Pittsburgh


   Here's the lineup for the Nov. 18 Clash of Champions as announced on the
   WCW Main Event:

       - Brad Armstrong v. Brian Pillman
       - "Ghetto Odds Match" {2 versus 3}
         Ron Simmons & Robbie Walker v. Barbarian & Tony Atlas & Cactus Jack
       - Erik Watts & Kunsuke Sasaki v. Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
       - Semifinal King of Cable Tournament
         Sting v. Rick Rude
       - 3 rounds of Boxing
         Johnny B. Badd v. Scotty Flamingo
       - World Tag Team Titles
         Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham v. Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas
       - "Clash of the Sexes"
         Paul E. Dangerously v. Madusa
       also the drawing for the first tag match at Starrcade.

- Rob C.
From: peewee@infoserv.com (Philip Stromer)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Re: Backlund's Push in WWF (WAS Re: News from GEnie)
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 92 18:55:36 PST
Distribution: world
Organization: Friends of Lenny Bruce

Howdy gang, I'm back, and I'm mellower (for now).  :)

Some WWF questions for the taking:

1. Is Damian Demento the same person as Nikita Koloff, and if not,
   who is he?

2. Who are some of the recent big-name departures from the WWF?  I
   seem to recall people here saying that Nord was gone, but he's
   still there.

3. Did Elizabeth and Macho Man divorce, or just separate, and is it
   because he beat her up or cheated, or nobody knows?

4. Does anyone have her phone number?

5. Is Perfect EVER going to wrestle again, or is his back trashed
   for good?

6. What's happened to RepoMan?  Haven't seen him lately.

--Philip Stromer (peewee@infoserv.com)
From: aa519@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Scotty Meredith)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Re: WWF Real Clown
Date: 13 Nov 1992 12:34:47 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: aa519@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Scotty Meredith)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc4.ins.cwru.edu


In a previous article, JRW123@psuvm.psu.edu 

>Please note the last time a character was following the WWF in the
audience was Hillbilly Jim who went on to a "great" career in the WWF.


CORRECTION:  Saphire w/Dusty Rhodes.  She did not wrestle, but she was the
last audience plant.

Scotty
-- 
Yes, it is true, I -AM- a scanner listener.  You are violating my air
space, while you are puffing away on your cigarette, talking on your
cellular phone.  First you complain about smokers rights, then you complain
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From: acbonin@unix.amherst.edu (Adam Bonin)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Re: WWF Real Clown
Date: 12 Nov 92 23:52:54 GMT
Organization: Amherst College
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]


 (JRW123@psuvm.psu.edu) wrote:
:    For nearly two weeks I had watched Prime Time and is wondering why this
:clown appear to be the highlight of the match.  The camera is focused on him
:and the commentators point him out to us humaniods. My question is what impact
:this character will have in the WWF. Please note the last time a character was
:following the WWF in the audience was Hillbilly Jim who went on to a "great"
:career in the WWF. Yes Damien Demanto do appear to be Mondo Kleen.  It was PWI
[etcetera]

Sadly, you're forgetting at least two I can think of off the top of my head:
Jamison
Sapphire.

Any others?

-adam
----
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Amherst College
acbonin@amherst.edu

"He who accepts evil without fighting against
 it is really cooperating with it."
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From: MJFORRES@SUVM.SYR.EDU (maurice)
Subject: news for marks
Organization: Syracuse University
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 92 12:28:27 EST

Syracuse Newspapers have started a "newsline" which allows anyone
calling from a touchtone phone to access different catagories to get
news and information.  One of the catagories is for professional
wrestling -- hosted by "Richard Cranium."  The news is geared toward
marks and the guy who records it doesn't seem to know anything about
wrestling.  He continually mispronounces the names of wrestlers: once he
referred to Jerry Lawler as Jerry Lawyer.  He continues to refer to
Dustin Rhodes as Dusty.  And this week he said that Rick Steamboat would
be teaming up with Steve Douglas at the next Clash.  Wasn't Steve
Douglas the father on "My Three Sons"?
 
maurice
                                                 Maurice Forrester
                                                 mjforres@suvm.syr.edu
From: beninsd@memstvx1.memst.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: RE: USWA/LAWLER
Date: 11 Nov 92 01:38:48 GMT
Followup-To: ANDY
Organization: Memphis State University

Yes Todd Champion 'the patriot' was champ for a week or two! in the
USWA!
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From: macika@emunix.emich.edu (Dominic Macika)
Subject: Re: Steiner Status...(?)
Organization: Eastern Michigan University
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 01:03:31 GMT

In article <17281@mindlink.bc.ca> Steve_Hooper@mindlink.bc.ca (Steve Hooper) writes:
>> Dave Scherer writes:
>>
>> allegedly threatened to kick Watts' pompous rear end, the Steiners will
>> be gone from WCW when their contract expires next month.  They are most
>> likely going to the WWF, but New Japan has a decent shot also.
>
>
>Unless things change radically in the next few weeks (and like I say every
>time I make a comment, Vince & Co. change their minds quickly and radically),
>the Steiners WILL be signed by the WWF.  They will not be at a taping until
>Rick's (or was it Scott...I forget :) injury has healed.
>
>

Why are you so certain they're going to the WWF?  I'm looking at
it from an non-insider's standpoint, so I don't know all the in's
and out's of their contract and who's been shmoozing them, but
it seems to me that it could go either way...
-- 
Dominic Macika

"When we got into office, the thing that surprised me the most
was that things were as bad as we'd been saying they were."
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From: dkempste@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (David N Kempster)
Subject: Quote
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 23:11:38 GMT

During the Chono Flamingo match shown on worldwide, Chono did an Arm bar and 
twist on Scotty. Tony S. said that is was an arm drag and twist and Ventura 
corrected him. Tony then insisted that no it was an arm drag. Jesse then said
  Gee I'm sure glad you have learned so much in all your years of Wrestling. It
is called an Arm BAR, an arm drag is where you take the other guy all the way 
down to the mat.
That was not a dirrect quote. I love Jesse. I hope he isn't on his way out too.


                                          David Kempster
                                          Fx
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From: jbeverly@adobe.com (Jamie D. Beverly)
Subject: Re: WWF Real Clown
Followup-To: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Organization: Adobe Systems Incorporated
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 17:29:54 GMT

In article <1e07d7INN1ev@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, aa519@cleveland.Freenet.Edu
(Scotty Meredith) wrote:
> 
> 
> In a previous article, JRW123@psuvm.psu.edu 
> 
> >Please note the last time a character was following the WWF in the
> audience was Hillbilly Jim who went on to a "great" career in the WWF.
> 
> 
> CORRECTION:  Saphire w/Dusty Rhodes.  She did not wrestle, but she was the
> last audience plant.
> 
> Scotty
> -- 

I seem to remember sapphire getting into the ring on one occasion and
wrestling. I can't remeber who it was against though. These are thing your
sub-concious usually blocks out to avoid insanity...

Jamie D. Beverly
Adobe Hounds of Rebound 
All-Time Leading Scorer
From: v070qg5d@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Eric M Chmiel)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Re: News from GEnie
Date: 7 Nov 92 19:56:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

(Andy Patrizio) writes...
>The following was mentioned on GEnie:
>Bob Backlund's first program will be with Rick Martel. 

   Are you sure about this?  At the recent TV tapings at Terre Haute and
Louisville, Razor Ramon was beating on jobbers after winning squash matches,
and both nights Backlund came in to make the save, giving Ramon an atomic drop
that sent him out of the ring.  It would be strange to do this and then 
program Bob with Martel.
    Also, time to put those Backlund-wins-WWF-title rumours on the scrap
heap.  Meltzer reports that Backlund didn't get over *at all* at either of
these tapings.

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