From: hekunze@jeeves.uwaterloo.ca (Herb Kunze)
Subject: Re: WCW Goings-On...
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 13:16:02 GMT

In article <Bsvx1A.KBI@askinc.ask.COM>, robert@askinc.ask.COM (Robert McMullen) writes:
> DOC & BAM-BAM?  Not!  It's so funny how "the grass is always greener
>                 on the other side" even applies to wrestling.  Just
>                 'cause they wrestle in AJPW automatically makes them
>                 so much better than the Steiners that they can just
>                 walk in and have their way?  Screw that, dude!  Bill
>                 Watts has just succeeded in squashing the truly 
>                 superior team (Steiners) so that his UWF good ol' boys
>                 would come in.  And, boy, are they borrrrrrrrrrrrrrring!

  I was surprised to hear you say this.  In the past, you've mentioned
  that you are a fan of All Japan.  In that case, you must have an
  understanding of all the submission-type maneuvers and wear-down
  holds that take place in the typical All Japan match.  Almost all
  of their matches have a segment with this style, building to the
  final 5 minutes or so where the big moves and near falls take place
  before somebody gets pinned or submits (to one of those very same
  submission maneuvers).  The problems with the Gordy & Williams vs.
  Steiners matches that we've seen are:
    - the Steiners don't sell well working this style of match
    - while they do pick up the pace, they don't build to the *really*
      hot final 5 or so minutes like in All Japan
    - actually, the Steiners don't sell well working any style of match
    - those same moves that get incredible pops in All Japan rings
      aren't "over" here, so the crowd doesn't get into it. 
  I don't know why they don't turn up the workrate for the final few
  minutes.  Watts is trying to get submission moves over.  It will
  take a while to re-educate the fans on this.  Unfortunately, with
  the Steiners working against Bobby Eaton & Anderson, they still 
  won't be able to sell well when they work with Gordy & Williams
  (in that style of match) upon their return from the latest All Japan  
  tour.

> RON SIMMONS?    
>                 If a solid champion-level
>                 heel doesn't get programmed with him soon (and IMHO, 
>                 WCW's only bet is Rude), and/or Flair doesn't come
>                 back, TURN HIM--it'll pick up business! 

  All this chaos of the last month or so is over.  Simmons is going to
  get his chance to be the head of the company.  Watts will keep him
  as champion for some reasonably long period of time before giving
  up (assuming Simmons has trouble getting over as champ).

> RICK RUDE?      The best heel in the US today, bar none.  ANYONE who
>                 gets a video copy of tonight's Chono-Rude NWA tourney
>                 final, I'll pay good $ for a dub...e-mail me.

  Don't waste your money yet.  Dusty & Bill are bringing the tapes
  of the tourney back from Japan and it's still likely we'll see 
  some or all of it on a WCW broadcast.

> JAKE ROBERTS?   Lose the snake, dude, and any other gimmick the WWF
>                 played up (except the DDT--finishers can cross
>                 federations effectively).

  Agreed about the snake.  I was glad that Jake didn't drape it
  across Sting after laying him out.   

                                                                Herb...