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From: rela@csulb.edu (Robie Elizabeth La)
Subject: RR...just my thoughts
Organization: Cal State Long Beach
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 01:53:33 GMT

Just my thoughts on the Rumble's matches:

Steiner vs. Beverly:  Got to see the Frankensteiner, which was really the only thing I looked up to see.  No genius anywhere, flitting around like a fairy.  

Janetty/Michaels:  I thought Sherri looked actually decent...her face anyways.  She looked stuffed into her dress.  After the match, when Gene was trying to talk to her, she was hopping up and down and yelling about something.  My friend and I were wondering if what would happen if her chest fell out of her dress.  Not a bad match overall.

Bossman/Bigelow:  What happened?

Hart/Ramon:  IMHO, the best match of the show.  Lot of reversals on Bret's part, though he made Ramon look like Gulliver in the land of the Lilliputs.  Kind of nice the way he got the Sharpshooter on.  Lot of hamming it up after the match, and then he goes to the "WWF Hotline" and takes the phone.  Gee, what a guy! ;-P~

Well, it looks like Vince flew out the actors from Caesar's Palace to appear and invite everyone to the casino for Wrestlemania...whatever number we're on.  These folks were the very same people who do all the publicity and stuff at Caesar's and are on a postcard at the giftshop in the casino.  Caesar looked like he was trying not to laugh...he should have turned the mike over to Cleo.

Royal Rumble...wonder if they let Backland stay in for so long in order to get people to cheer more for him in future shows.  Papa Shango's less than two minute stay in the ring was funny...reminded me of the Warlord stepping intothe ring and getting knocked right back out some Rumble before.  Loved the way the Runble goes on with Mark the Undertaker lying "dead" in the corner.  Heenan called Typhoon "Tugboat", then "Typhoon" then "Buffoon", which was more appropriate.  After El Gigante's or whatever his n




ame will be interruption, the match got sort of boring.  First time we get to see Mark handled like a rag doll.  Guess we know who he'll be up against at Caesar's.  Then he can go and get a new tattoo.

Above all, not bad, though I wouldn't have paid 25 bucks for it.  It was sort of fun to read all the predictions on the network and seeing which one's came true.  

In homage to the great urn,


The Grand Pooh-bah
From: a0cb@rigel.cs.pdx.edu (Chris Bertholf)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Re: Monday Night Raw/Quantum Leap
Date: 25 Jan 93 17:17:27 GMT
Article-I.D.: pdxgate.6752
Organization: /etc/organization

In article <mike_steiner-190193120909@192.35.50.131> mike_steiner@qm.claris.com (Mike Steiner) writes:
>|                         Boycott Colorado                            |


Why would anyone want to boycott Colorado?  The state is beautiful, the skiing
is awesome, and it is a pretty hep place!  I am prjudiced, since I make my
second home in Aspen...

This wouldn't have anything to do with Colorado passing the  no special
rights for homesexuals bill would it?  The best way to handle that problem
is for a bill that extends protected class status to ALL PEOPLE regardless
of sexual orientation - the type of legislation the people of Colorado
indicated they would be more than happy to pass since it doesn't give
protected class status to a single group, but to all individuals based
on a criteria.  Seems a bit more 'fair' that way...

Just my opinion.

Chris
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From: wen5@kimbark.uchicago.edu (Stan T2 Wen)
Subject: Re: Cactus Jack
Reply-To: wen5@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 21:09:58 GMT

In article <1993Jan22.061043.9839@nmsu.edu> cheshire@acca.nmsu.edu (In need of HOT food!) writes:
>
>
>I was wondering if anyone caught this past WCW Main Event (1/17/93)?
>I want to know how the Cactus Jack & Barbarian vs. Van Vader & Orndorf
> match turned out.  When I saw the brawl at the end of WCW Saturday Night,
>I was shocked when the Barbarian actually did something (knock Van Vader)
>over the top rope).  Could it be, or is the Barbarian actually going to 
>beat (or at least put up a good fight to) a real opponent?  Please Watts
>(you festering twit)!  Let it be so!
>Any bets on how long Cactus remains a face?
>
The "result" of the match was a double-DQ because both Foley and Orndorkk
got thrown over the top rope, I think.  Or was that White and Foley?  Oh
well.  I thought this match was done too soon, since the crowd seemed to
be confused as to which were the faces to cheer for.  As far as the
Borebarian is concerned, I don't think he'll be given a major push, since
he has to finish out his feud with the Race/Vader/Orndork faction.
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From: damon@umbc.edu (Mr. Damon Kelly)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Questions
Date: 21 Jan 1993 22:19:35 -0500
Organization: University of Maryland, Baltimore County Campus
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: umbc7.umbc.edu

   Hey guys, I need some help. Due to the fact that I don't have cable I'm
unable to see any of the WCW's TBS shows. And because of that I haven't
seen Chris Benoit wrestle yet. So I was wondering if he has done any TV
tapings for any of the syndicated programs,and if he has when will it air?
 

   BTW,what's the deal with Rick Rude!? I know he's got a legit shoulder
injury and all, but why strip him of the title? I don't know this for sure but
it would seem that Rude would be on his way out. Or is his injury so severe
that Watts has no other choice? Do any of you guy know the severity of Rick's
injury or how long he will be out past this saturdays "deadline"? hope he's
back soon because I don't care how improved Dustin Rhodes is I just can't
accept him as a competent singles champ.
                                                  


                                                     Thanx in advance,
                                                           BRIAN
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* You don't tug on Superman's cape
* You don't spit into the wind 
* You don't pull the mask off the ol' Lone Ranger...
AND YOU DON'T GET CACTUS JACK UPSET!!! BANG!BANG!- Cactus Jack
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From: mjenkins@alfred.carleton.ca (Michael Jenkinson)
Subject: Re: Royal Rumble Attendee
Organization: Carleton University
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 03:21:12 GMT

In <1jvjde$ssq@agate.berkeley.edu> srubio@garnet.berkeley.edu (Steven Rubio) writes:

>Final notes: they have a 15-second clock so you can count down to the next
>rassler, but they don't have a 2-minute clock.  Never thought of it
>before, but of course that lets them play with the clock.

We were timing them at random points during the Rumble. Every time we
did it was exactly 2 minutes.

>And what happened to the tag-title bout and Moon-Taylor?  All six of those
>guys were in the Rumble, but it was weird having both matches cut out. 
>Did they say anything on the PPV?

What tag title bout? DiBiase and IRS were always advertised as being
in the Rumble, not defending the titles. As far as Moon-Taylor, the
ONLY place I EVER saw that as a "match" was here on the net, NEVER on
any WWF syndie I watch.

Michael
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From: fippjc@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Joe Fipp)
Subject: WWF Update Postings
Keywords: Can't do it
Organization: Purdue University
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 16:50:43 GMT

  The channel I get WWF Superstars and Challenge has been changing around
so Challenge was on when SUperstars was supposed to be and vice versa.  This
week they have dropped Wrestling Challenge (I am reffering to channel 4 out
of Indianapolis, incase they've moved Wrestling Challenge to some other time
that I was not aware of, so someone can point this out).

  Seeing as how they are switching things around and may be dropping a
program,and the fact that I will be gone the next few weekends, so probably
will not know the times they are on when I do get back, I will not be posting
anymore WWF Updates.

  If someone cares to pick these up, please do so.  I have gotten some feedback
so there are people out there who like to read these posts.  I am sorry for
having to drop it, but I think it would be better for someone to post it who
knows he/she will be seeing it on a regualr basis.


				Fippster 6
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From: isbell@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu (Andy Isbell)
Subject: Re: Royal Rumble summary
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 16:36:07 GMT

jsteeves@ac.dal.ca (Jason Steeves) writes:

>In article <25JAN199312194931@ariel.lerc.nasa.gov>, ecaxron@ariel.lerc.nasa.gov (Ron Graham) writes:
>> 
>> Bobby Heenan introduces us to Narcissus, Lex Luger.  For some reason,
>> he is referred to as "the Narcissist."

>..and why do you suppose that is? The sign above his head clearly
>said "Narcissist". We've just been mistaken the past several weeks.

>If anyone had gone to the bother of looking the word up in the
>dictionary (as Mean Gene did for us already), you would find:

>narcissism : self-love
>narcissist : one who practices narcissism
>narcissus  : bulbous plant

It's been a long time since I've seen Luger (Lugar?) wrestle, but maybe his 
workrate in the WWF will be comparable to the workrate of a bulbous plant.  
Seems like a fair comparison to me.  :) :)

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From: thack@antares.tymnet.com (Tom Hackwood)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Re: Royal Rumble notes
Summary: Quake/Typhoon
Date: 25 Jan 93 04:55:08 GMT
Organization: /etc/organization

In article <mjenkins.727921680@cunews> mjenkins@alfred.carleton.ca 
(Michael Jenkinson) writes:
>
>* What's the deal with Earthquake eliminating Typhoon? Is this part of
>Earthquake's departure script?
I don't think so.  When Typhoon was facing Quake, he gave a "thumbs up
signal. 

Tom

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From: lucasg@jec305.its.rpi.edu (Greg E. Lucas)
Subject: Re: The last great match will never be...
Reply-To: lucasg@rpi.edu
Organization: Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 15:24:47 GMT

In article <1k68ssINN6ro@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, ac985@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Joel Tscherne) writes:
|> 
|> In a previous article, lucasg@jec305.its.rpi.edu (Greg E. Lucas) says:
|> 
|> >In article <27JAN199308535545@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov>, bdwest@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov (PANTERRA) writes:
|> >|> 
|> >|> As much as people complain about Hogan not working why so many people 
|> >|> think this is a dream match is beyond me.  When Ric first went to the Whiff 
|> >|> and people said what a great match this should be I never saw why. 
|> >
|> >Perhaps because Hogan and Flair were the two finest wrestlers of the 1980's?
|> 
|> Well, you're half-right.  I'll let you decide which half.

I'm well aware of which half. The other half is the mark in me, I read PWI too much as a teenager.

|> 
|> -- 
|> ===============Joel Tscherne:  ac985@cleveland.freenet.edu===============
From: steveso@wpi.WPI.EDU (Steven C Sousa)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Julius Caesar at RR
Date: 25 Jan 1993 17:12:38 GMT
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
NNTP-Posting-Host: wpi.wpi.edu
Summary: Et, tu ?


	Was I the only one who thought it would have been great if about 8
wrestlers came to the ring and attacked Caesar, the last one being the Barber?
Caesar then turns to Beefcake and says, "Et tu, Brutus?"  :)

					Steve Sousa
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From: mjenkins@alfred.carleton.ca (Michael Jenkinson)
Subject: Owen Hart takes a spill
Organization: Carleton University
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 03:16:20 GMT

Was it just me, or did Owen really blow his knee out when YokoOnoZuna
catapulted him out of the ring? Even my non-wrestling fan wife (who
was gracious enough to join me at our local establishment for the
evening) winced when she saw that.

Michael
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From: jil@uts.uucp (Jamie Lubin)
Subject: Re: chris adams
Organization: Bellcore, Piscataway, NJ
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 16:51:51 GMT

In article <1993Jan21.202346.733@eos.arc.nasa.gov> shrum@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Rick Shrum) writes:
>In article <1993Jan20.154219.15173@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu> pmbarlow@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (Pete Barlow... 'The Candy Guru') writes:
>>In article <C15z4t.1nt@news.iastate.edu>, jnelson@iastate.edu (Jeremy F Nelson) writes:
>>> In article <1993Jan20.154548.16377@scott.skidmore.edu> cmoore@scott.skidmore.edu (colin moore) writes:
>>>>anyone know where Chris Adams is?
>>> 
>>
>>Fans, the guy Jeremy just described is BRYAN Adams, not Chris.  They are NOT
>>related.
>>
>
>
>Bryan Adams also manages to hold down a second career as a rock star,
>and has had hits such as "Cuts like a knife" (his tribute to juicing),
>and the wimpfest "Everything I do I do For you" (reminises about working
>for Vince). It has also been reported here on the net that Crush also
>moonlights as a country-western singer, thus his finishing move is
>the "Achy Breaky Head".
>Ruomour has it that Bryan is going to form a band with fellow
>wrestler/musicians Sting and Sid Vicious.
>It's true; trust me.

Earlier this week, Sting (former lead singer of the Police) was a call-in guest
on the Howard Stern radio program.  Howard was ragging on him for pretty much
ignoring Howard at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Awards (a year or 2 ago).

Sting:  That couldn't have been me, you must be thinking of Sting the wrestler!
From: dave.scherer%acc1bbs@ssr.com (Dave Scherer) 
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Old AWA tape partial revi
Date: 23 Jan 93 20:22:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Advanced Computer Concepts BBS, New Rochelle, NY 914-654-1981
Reply-To: dave.scherer%acc1bbs@ssr.com (Dave Scherer) 

JDB>I recently bought a tape of three AWA matches involving the tag team
   >champions of "Mr. Electricity" Steve Rogers and Jimmy Garvin with Precious.
   >I'll give a less than thorough review, but will try to give a feel for the
   >tape. I apologize to those who want a "blow by blow" review.

It was Steve Regal, not Rogers.
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From: cs1442aq@utagraph.uta.edu (cs1442aq)
Subject: WWF FACT!!!
Organization: University of Texas at Arlington
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 16:02:16 GMT

Tatanka will win the IC belt and WrestleMania.  Mark my words, I have
have inside sources.
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From: jewell@Data-IO.COM (Cal Jewell)
Subject: Re: [WCW] Sat Night - Battle of the Underdogs - WOW
Followup-To: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Organization: Data I/O Corporation
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 19:47:07 GMT

In article <9301240248.AA03460@pserv.CFSMO.Honeywell.COM> Otto Heuer #3 <ottoh3@cfsmo.honeywell.com> writes:
#
#For people who tape WCW Saturday Night:
#
#This is NOT the week to fast-forward through the "Battle of the
#Underdogs" match (like I tend to do).  Pat Rose was beaten by
#the next Jushin "Thunder" Liger!

What was that guy's name?

He worked his ass off. He did a lot of stock Liger moves, but he
did a few things I hadn't seen before. Namely, the "run to the
corner, jump on to the top rope, back flip off and land on your
opponent" thingy.

#
#Wow.

I'll second that.

I hope he gets a shot. It would give the concept of "Battle of the 
Underdogs" a little more credibility and it would give this kid a
reward for working his ass off. (I know I already said that, but I
was impressed with the match.)

Anybody know if this was a one-shot deal or if Watts has signed
some more young talent?

First 2 Cold Scorpio, now this guy. Who's next?

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From: awalsh@mta.ca (Andrew Walsh)
Subject: The last great match will never be...
Reply-To: awalsh@mta.ca
Organization: Mount Allison U, Sackville, N.B. Canada 
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 22:53:05 GMT

Well, with Slick Ric leaving the WWF, the great Hulk Hogan/Flair
match will never happen. I know they fought a few times in house
shows, but those were never televised. It would have been nice to
see that one last dream match happen at WM IX but unless WCW and
WWF join together, it will never happen. It might not have been 
really spectacular, but hey, woulda been nice.

May Vince die a horrible death at the hands of Yokozuna.
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From: acbonin@unix.amherst.edu (Adam Bonin)
Subject: Re: Repost: Another RSPW Tape
Organization: Amherst College
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Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 17:59:41 GMT

Joseph Avolio (v058kchy@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu) wrote:

: >>     7. Jimmy Snuka's face turn (10-82)
: >>         -a great angle with Buddy Rogers telling Snuka that he has no binding
: >>          contract with Lou Albano.  Then Snuka gets annihilated by Albano and
: >>          Ray Stevens, including 2 piledrivers on the floor.  Snuka juices 
: >>          buckets. 
: >> 

God, this is among my first wrestling memories...Roger's Corner, the set-up,
"Buddy, I want you to be my manager, and oh yes, the juice.  For anyone who
has never seen this, it alone is worth the price of the tape.  I remember
this incredibly vividly...up there with the Piper's Pits with Snuka, Frankie
Williams, and the Haiti Kid...

-adam
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From: davez@brahms.udel.edu (David Micha Zlotkin)
Subject: Trivia Question
Organization: University of Delaware
Distribution: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 22:18:53 GMT

     Okay, a friend asked my a wrestling trivia question, so, of course,
I'm going to 'cheat' and post it on here. Please post or e-mail the answer
if (how silly, WHEN) someone knows. Here goes; Who was Sid Viscious'
original USWA manager?

							Dave
From: foleye@xanth.CS.ORST.EDU (Stilt Man)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Re: [WCW] Sat Night - Battle of the Underdogs - WOW
Date: 27 Jan 93 21:36:08 GMT
Organization: Oregon State University
NNTP-Posting-Host: xanth.cs.orst.edu

In article <1993Jan25.194707.2017@data-io.com> jewell@Data-IO.COM (Cal Jewell) writes:
>In article <9301240248.AA03460@pserv.CFSMO.Honeywell.COM> Otto Heuer #3 <ottoh3@cfsmo.honeywell.com> writes:
>He worked his ass off. He did a lot of stock Liger moves, but he
>did a few things I hadn't seen before. Namely, the "run to the
>corner, jump on to the top rope, back flip off and land on your
>opponent" thingy.
>

I wasn't too impressed.  He landed on the guy's legs.  If he's going to go out
there and flop around, he could at least make sure he lands on the guy's body.

>I hope he gets a shot. It would give the concept of "Battle of the 
>Underdogs" a little more credibility and it would give this kid a
>reward for working his ass off. (I know I already said that, but I
>was impressed with the match.)
>

I didn't think it was all that great the way it was now, though I'll grant that
the guy definitely has potential.  If he could put that splits-moonsault in
the right place to hit with, it would have impressed me a lot more.  But then,
2 Cold Scorpio didn't impress me either with the one-and-a-half gainer
bellyflop finisher.

>First 2 Cold Scorpio, now this guy. Who's next?
>

I'd like to see someone who not only can do these moves, but do them right.

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From: skar@warp6.cs.misu.NoDak.edu (Keith M. Skar)
Subject: RR conclusion
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 00:07:54 GMT
Organization: Minot State University -- Minot, ND.

After Lex ....
Caeser and Cleapatra came out and invited everybody to Wrestlemania IX
at Caeser's Palace in Las Vegas...

Royal Rumble....

number following name are the order they were eliminated

1.  Ric Flair--4                         16.  Terry Taylor--11
2.  Bob Backlund--28                     17.  Damian Demento--17
3.  Papa Shango--1                       18.  Irwin R Shyster--19
4.  Ted DiBiase--13                      19.  Tatanka--20
5.  Brian Knobbs--2                      20.  Jerry Saggs--24
6.  Virgil--8                            21.  Typhoon--16
7.  Jerry Lawler--6                      22.  Fatu--18
8.  Max Moon--3                          23.  Earthquake--22
9.  Tenru--10                            24.  Carlos Colon--21
10. Mr. Perfect--7                       25.  Tito Santan--23
11. Skinner--5                           26.  Rick Martel--27
12. KoKo B Ware--12                      27.  YokoZuna
13. Samu--9                              28.  Owen Hart--25
14. Berzerker--14                        29.  Repo Man--26
15. Undertaker--15                       30.  Randy Savage--29

Interesting Note...Backlund was the 2nd participant and stayed in over
an hour.  Breaking Flairs record last year.

Just before Damian Demento came out, Harvey Whippleman brought out his
surprize....Looked like El Gigante, but didnt give him a name...he attacked
and eliminated the Undertaker.  
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