Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Re: TV Taping in Brandon, Man., Can 09/22
From: brycerw@brandonu.ca
Date: 26 Sep 92 10:52:47 CST
Organization: Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada

In article <1992Sep24.152923.17010@ccu.umanitoba.ca>, umturne4@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Daryl Turner) writes:
> In article <1992Sep23.155717.2344@brandonu.ca> brycerw@brandonu.ca writes:
>>Went to a WWF taping, here in Brandon, Manitoba, yesterday.  Don't think I will
>>again.  At least for a while.
> 
> No problem there, I don't think Vince is going to give us a TV taping for 
> quite awhile.  (I went the previous night in Winnipeg, you might have seen
> my match report.)  BTW, were they calling the evening 'Manitoba Mayhem' in
> Brandon as well?

Don't remember that being announced, but then I was getting some fries when
it started
>>
>>Started at 7:00.  First match was BBM vs. Nailz.  This match set the tone for
>>the rest of the evening.  Boring.  Slow.  You could actually see the wrestlers
>>anticipate the moves.  ie.  Wrestler A starts a motion to hit wrestler B.
>>Wrestler B falls/whatever, wrestler A finishes motion.
> 
> Sounds about right so far.  We had the same match.
>>
>>One thing surprised me - they let Bret Hart win over RRazor RRRamon.  Thought
>>they were supposed to be building up RR as a big heel.  Odd.  Actually starting
>>to enjoy RR, though.  Plays up to the crowd better than anyone else there.
>>Really gets into his role well.
> 
> Was it a clean victory?  I'm still waiting for Scott to lose the accent
> at an inopportune time.  :)
> 
Scott did his finishing move - where he hoists the guy over his head and falls
forward, and then instead of pinning Brett, stood up and started acting up like
Brett was finished just to bug the crowd.  Did this for a little while, came
back to pin him, or something, and Brett did the small package thing for the
win.

>>
>>He came back later to do an interview with MM and UW.  Big pop for both.
>>Nothing too exciting there - pledging vows or something.  Yawn.
> 
> Oh joy.  We got the other team, Flair and Ramon.  Was there only the
> one interview?
> 
Yup just the one.  That was enough, really.

>>
>>
>>2nd-last match was Smith over Kamala in about 10 seconds.  Everybody cheered
>>because it was so short.
> 
> Was this a clean win or did Paul Bearer show up with a casket?
> 
Neither Paul Bearer or the Undertaker showed up the whole night.  Just once
they had a picture of Paul Bearer show up on the big screen.  That was it.
This match ended up to be Smith turning his back to take off his belt, Kamala
comes over and pelts Smith on his back about 5 times, Kamala goes over to
Kim Chi (sp?) for something, Smith comes over from behind and rolls Kamala
onto his back (scoops his legs - I don't know the name of the move) for the
pin.  Just like that.  Nice and short.
>>
>>Last match was UW over Flair by countout.  Wish they'd get rid of this
>>comic-book character.  UT didn't show up here at all.  Too bad, was hoping
>>to see him live.
> 
> Hmm..Undertaker was with the group the night before...can't figure why
> he'd work Winnipeg but not Brandon.
> 
>>
>>Every so often, the wrestlers would have to return to behind the curtain and
>>restart the entrance because something got screwed up.  Happened about 3 times.
> 
> We didn't have problems like that, just with occasional the jobbers would
> get into the ring a match too early and have to go back.
> 
>>
>>Everything was done by 11:45.  Would have been a long, boring night, if it
>>hadn't been for 2 kids in front of us beating on each other with a Tatanka
>>thing and BBM night-stick thing they were selling at concessions.  And a
>>guy in the 1st or 2nd row with a neon green hat kept yelling at the refs for
>>'missing' wrestlers breaking the rules.  Looked like he believed it all.
>>Bulldog Bob Brown (a local wrestler - don't know how well known he is) came
>>out to ref about 4 matches.  A lot of people recognized him.  It was funny
>>to see the crowd cheer 'Bulldog...Bulldog...' at the ref, ignoring the
>>wrestlers.
> 
> Hey, that would have been fun.  Bob didn't show his face around here.
> 
Funny, you guys get Jumpin' Jim Brunzel?
>>
>>Looks like McMahon is pushing a new guy - called something like 'Madd-Million-
>>Moon'.  Another comic-book character.  Comes in with a toy on his wrist to
>>shoot out colorful stringers into the crowd.  Looks and moves a lot like
>>Shawn Micheals' old partner (can't think of his name).  He had 2 matches.
> 
> 
> I caught the name as something like Maximillian Mure, butt we only had him
> once.  I don't think he could have been Marty Jannetty.
> 
The sound system was blurry here.  Could have been anything like that.  Reason
why I thought it might be Janetty is because some of his moves looked similar,
and he left the ring exactly the same way as the Rockers always did.
>>
>>Is it normal to see so many wrestlers come out 2 or 3 (or even 4) times in
>>one night for a TV-taping?  Really ruins it, in my opinion.
> 
> They did here, and from other reports, it would seem to be common occurances.
> 
>      Daryl
> 
--Rob