From: mjenkins@alfred.carleton.ca (Michael Jenkinson)
Subject: Re: Predictions
Organization: Carleton University
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 18:00:26 GMT

In <1992Aug30.115303.12405@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu> pmbarlow@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (Dan Fielding) writes:

>In article <mjenkins.715182488@cunews>, mjenkins@alfred.carleton.ca (Michael Jenkinson) writes:
>> OK...seeing as it appears Savage kept his belt at Summerslam...and
>> seeing that someone else posted the rumor that Savage will lose the
>> belt to Flair this week at a TV taping...the question now becomes, who
>> will beat Flair for the title? (Provided he wins it)
>> How 'bout....Hulk Hogan?

>Well, maybe.  Big problem, though.  Vince does not usually have his champions
>retain their titles at a SuperCard, only to lose the strap(s) within the
>following week.  It just wouldn't be the norm for him.  Given, it HAS happened

What you say is true, but, what in the WWF as been "the norm" this
year? Vince' slogan for 1992 has been "make it up as you go along". To
wit: Hogan was supposed to get the title shot at WM8...that was
changed...Hogan was supposed to feud with Sid, or so it
appeared...both disappeared after WM8...LOD was supposed to get the
title shot at Money Inc at SS...that was changed....virtually everyone
thought the Ultimate Warrior was going to win the title at
SummerSlam...that was changed (I guess).

Why I'd be willing to go along with Flair winning the belt is it makes
more sense with the matches being signed at the house shows right now:
Flair vs. Warrior is signed for Winnipeg, Detroit, and a number of
other cities. Currently, neither man has the belt. And Savage is being
signed to face Rrrrrrazor Rrrrrramon, to determine whose "macho". But
Savage (as of now) is still champ. Why would they sign the champ
against a newcomer like Ramon, in matches that will now be for the
title? Simple, by the time they happen, Savage will have dropped the belt.

>> Vince still hasn't had the definative Flair-Hogan match to determine
>> the "real" world champion. If Flair becomes champ again, it will make
>> a better promotional match than if Hogan was champ, because Hogan
>> challenging for the title is always a better draw than Hogan defending
>> the title.
>> Flair-Hogan for all the marbles at WMIX?

>Unlikely.  Maybe at WM 10... which in itself will be an overhyped an
>disappointing card on many levels.  But at WM 10, Hogan-Flair would be given a
>REAL chance to shine.  Remember, this match was supposed to happen 3 months ago
>at WMVIII, but it didn't.

I know, which is why I think Hogan-Flair for the title MUST happen
sometime. Vince had the chance to promote THE dream match of the late
20th century, Hogan-Flair, and he blew it...or it was blown for him,
whatever. Given the big bucks he paid to lure Flair away from a world
championship in WCW, I can't see him never doing that match at a
supercard. I heard that after the match didn't occur after WM8, it was
supposed to be at SummerSlam...obviously, it didn't happen.

>I think maybe if something like this happened, Ric Flair should be a part of
>it, if not wrestling, then give an interview or something.  The WWF would be
>well served to let him do such a thing, should he still be under contract to
>them.  They DO, after all, owe a huge debt to the NWA, in that it was the NWA
>which introduced Pay Per View into wrestling.

That's not the ONLY debt the WWF owes the NWA....lessee...Ric Flair,
Rick Rude, Jake Roberts, Legion of Doom, Tully Blanchard, Arn
Anderson, Sheepwackers, the list goes on. On any given day, the WWF
owes half their roster to the NWA/WCW.

I agree that Flair should be involved. After all, he was the NWA for
the 1980s.

>Another thing WWF should do, IMHO, is let WCW have Thanksgiving Night back for
>the Starrcades.

Absolutely. The Survivor Series is a concept that has run out of
steam. The first year was neat, the second was OK...but this last one
was dull, dull, dull. My favorite moment was when Ted DiBiase whipped
Bret Hart into the turnbuckles, and you could clearly hear him say
"Reverse, charge." Gee, what did Bret do? He reversed the whip and
charged DiBiase! Whatta coincidence!

>As for the unification match, WCW won't let it keep that long.  Since the
>Starrcade coming this December is the 10th Starrcade, it may be unification
>time, and time for a revival of the NWA.  We'll probably see the unification
>match then... we'd probably see one for the tag straps as well, if the MVC
>didn't already hold both sets.

But whose gonna pay to see Ron Simmons and Masa Chono unify the
titles? Yawn.

Sorry, I know that Williams and Gordy hold the belts, but what does
MVC stand for? Its been a while since I've seen WCW.

>> Anyone know what kind of promotional push the Headhunters (aka, Samoan
>> Swat Team) are going to get in the WWF? Are they slated for the tag
>> belts?

>I myself don't know.  I would guess that these guys are gonna end up as
>also-rans, as the Islanders did, and never get the tag belts.  My question is,
>what exactly is going to happen to the WWF straps, since the Fat Boys managed
>to retain last night?

And its a good question, seeing as everyone figured the belts were
going to Enos and Bloom so the LOD could squash them and regain the
titles. Who knows...I think this is Vince making it up again.

Maybe the LOD is bolting the WWF too?

Watching Maple Leaf Wrestling yesterday (Canadian equiv. of
Superstars)...this one originates out of Montreal, and we get it on
cable in Ottawa....Chloresterol Disasters were doing an interview, and
Typhoon warned the Beverly's that the belts "are staying on our
shoulders." Earthquake started to laugh. 

Guess you had to be there.

>Dan Fielding.

The one who was on Night Court? :)

Michael
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