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From: yonatan@csri.toronto.edu (Gary Will)
Subject: Re: UW rumor (another)
Organization: CSRI, University of Toronto
Date: 13 Apr 92 11:36:18 GMT

In article <1992Apr12.215418.18292@cc.gatech.edu> duggan@cc.gatech.edu (Rick Duggan) writes:
>I had the good fortune to talk to Joe Pedicino 
>and Boni Blackstone today at a North Georgia Wrestling (NGW, formerly
>Georgia All Star Wrestling) card.  They were both very friendly, and
>they seemed happy to talk to me, though they were quite busy with everything
>that was going on.
> [...]
>Also, Bill Eadie (Masked Superstar, Axe, Axis, et al) is no longer
>working for the GWF front office.

Eadie hasn't been with the GWF for 4 months or so, but the big news
-- which Joe apparently didn't mention -- is that Pedicino is no longer
with the GWF as of last week.  Eddie Gilbert will be finished by the
end of the month and the rumour is he's headed to the WWF.

--Gary Will


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From: at182@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Maurice Forrester)
Subject: Re: Luger in BB competition
Reply-To: at182@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Maurice Forrester)
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 92 17:37:29 GMT


In a previous article, andy@bbs.sbs.com (Andy Patrizio) says:

>hekunze@jeeves.waterloo.edu (Herb Kunze) writes:
>	[stuff about Lou Ferrigno and the WBF]
>
>Maybe, maybe not. I'll check the article. He might have Carpel Tunnel 
>Syndrome, a very real problem that causes pain and numbness in the hands. A 
>friend of mine has it and it wakes him up at night some times. We shall see. 
>I gota find the scandal rags.
>
And ironically, one of the treatments for carpal tunnel is the
perscription of oral steroids.

maurice 

-- 
-- Maurice Forrester
-- mjforres@mailbox.syr.edu
From: fsspr@acad3.alaska.edu (Sean P. Ryan, Hardcore Alaskan)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Re: QUIZ #1
Date: 15 Apr 92 23:22:43 GMT
Reply-To: fsspr@acad3.alaska.edu
Organization: University of Fairbanks, Alaska...no wait, that's not right...
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.4-a3

In article <1992Apr15.175648.9805@acsu.buffalo.edu>, v076r95v@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (The Nature Boy) writes...
>In article <cdv502u00awFI9_4FG@andrew.cmu.edu>, sw36+@andrew.cmu.edu (Scott Michael White) writes...
>>1.   Name All Three Men Tito Santana has shared the WWF Tag Team Title With?
>	Rick Martel, Pedro Morales, and I'm not certain of the 3rd.

Ivan Paduski.  Are you even sure there was a third?

>>4.    Who did Jake Roberts wrestle at WM II?
>	Umm..a former footbal player named George something.

George Welles.

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From: nittmo@camelot.bradley.edu (Christopher Taylor)
Subject: Re: Repost all WM VIII results
Organization: Bradley University
Date: 16 Apr 92 19:44:43 GMT

Shawn Michaels over 'El Matador' Chico Santana
The Undertaker over Jake 'The Snake' Roberts
Bret 'The Hitman' Hart over Rowdy Roddy Piper for the WWF Intercontinental 
     Title
Big Boss Man, 'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan, Sgt. Slaughter, and Virgil over
The Mountie, Repo Man and the Nasty Boys
Randy 'Macho Man' Savage over Ric Flair for the WWF Heavyweight Title
Tatanka over 'The Model' Rick Martel
The Natural Disasters over Money, Inc. in WWF Tag Team Title match
    (Titles did not change hands due to countout)
Owen 'The Rocket' Hart over Skinner
Hulk Hogan over Sid Justice
From: ap72@linus.umd.edu (CMSC 330)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Steroids in wrestling, big deal!!!
Date: 7 Apr 92 20:46:51 GMT
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park

I don't know how you all feel, but I think that every professional athlete
should be able to use steroids.  Whether it's wrestling or football or         
baseball, I think that it should not matter if they use 'roids.  One reason
is that these people are getting paid millions and billions of dollars just to
entertain the public. They have no other jobs except to improve on their sport.
Since every sport is competitive, these professionals should do whatever they
can to beat the others.  This is what they are getting paid millions to do.
Especially wrestling, they have admitted(at least WWF has), that they are 
"entertainment".  So the bigger guys you have, the bigger action you get, and
the more you get entertained. So who cares if Hogan or Warrior used steroids.
They are in the professional entertainment field, and they should do everything
they can to please the people.  I'm not saying that they should all go out and
get on steroids, but it shouldn't matter if they do.  They probably know the
consequences and risks anyway.
However, I only feel this way for professional sports.  I don't think that 
amateur, colllege, Olympic athletes should use steroids. One main reason is
that these guys aren't paid professionals and that they probably have their
education and their jobs to worry about.

 Just expressing my opinion on this latest steroids controversy.

                                                     
                                                          Hal
                                         comments welcome--ap72@linus.umd.edu
From: ottoh3@CFSMO.Honeywell.COM (Otto Heuer #3)
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Subject: Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll
Date: 6 Apr 92 19:08:58 GMT
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Well, the WWF may be trying to monopolize on "Sex and Drugs", but WCW seems
to be ahead in the "Rock & Roll" department.

people with music-related gimmicks:

        PN News
        Van Hammer
        JT Southern
        Freebirds (Garvin and Hayes)
        Johnny B. Badd (?)


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From: hekunze@jeeves.waterloo.edu (Herb Kunze)
Subject: Wrestling TidBits   -   04/09
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 19:41:40 GMT

 { Not much to say this week, just some WrestleMania fall-out.
   Still pretty busy with my thesis.  Herb...                 }

 - At WrestleMania VIII on Sunday, Randy Savage won the WWF from Ric
   Flair, with the help of Ric's tights.  We can expect Jack Tunney
   to show up on the syndies this weekend to tell us once again that
   the referee's decision is final, and although the videotape shows
   some cheating on Savage's part, he can't overturn the ruling.
   He can, however, declare Ric Flair the top contender for the 
   title, and, so, watch for a Ric Flair vs. Randy Savage match
   near you.
     I guess that the WWF lurker relayed to Vince the fact that I had 
   deduced Vince's original plan of using twin Elizabeths (one being
   Liz, and the other being Pat Patterson dressed like Liz), and Vince
   had to opt for Plan B.

 - It looks like the summer programs in the WWF will be Ric Flair vs.
   Randy Savage, Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels, LOD (& Natural Disasters)
   vs. Money, Inc. (& Nasty Boys).  Possibility of UW vs. Papa Shango,
   and Undertaker vs. Sid, or the reverse pairing.

 - Lots of confusion over the future of Hulk Hogan.  There is talk that
   his popularity among average fans has not been effected by the 
   negative press towards him and the WWF, so we can expect his
   return to the ring once he finishes his summer movie.  There is
   talk of him beating Ric Flair (or Sid Justice) for the WWF title
   at SummerSlam, and losing it to Lex Luger at WrestleMania IX.
   Reports of Lex Luger being able to work in any wrestling capacity
   (including wrestler, commentator, or referee) have not reached
   here - as far as I know he is not allowed to work in any of these
   roles until March, 1993.  
     There is also some talk of Hulk Hogan accepting the contract offer
   from New Japan to work 6 shots with them, perhaps even including the
   New Japan & WCW joint show from Tokyo Dome in January.  
     It seems we'll have to wait for Vince and Hulk to make a decision.

 - Videotape: We'll be selecting matches for the tape in the next few
   days.  Maybe I'll have partial details on the tape next week.

                                                          Herb...
From: bm927@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Dominic Macika)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Re: More interview rankings
Date: 7 Apr 92 08:08:22 GMT
Article-I.D.: usenet.1992Apr7.080822.27050
Reply-To: bm927@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Dominic Macika)
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)


In a previous article, jewell@Data-IO.COM (Cal Jewell) says:

>
>Bingo. I'm sure some lines are scripted and the filler is left up to
>the wrestler. I'm sure the ratio of script to filler depends on the
>wrestler. I'm sure Sidney Eudy and the Anabolic Warrior [either Jim
>Hellwig or Del Wilkes :-) have some of the highest script to filler 
>ratios while Ric Flair and Scott (the Flamingo, the Body, the Palm Beach
>Heartthrob) Anthony have some of the lowest ratios. 
>

Geez, I'd hate to be the cue card holder for Hellwig.  He starts off looking
at the floor, so ya gotta be laying underneath the camera.  Then he looks
up, off to stage left.  Gotta get over to the left.  Then he looks straight
up, gotta hang over the interview set.  Now he's gonna look at the camera, gotta
run around, behind the cameraman...   

You get the picture :)
-- 
Green Goblin		internet:macika@emunix.emich.edu

"You've got to bleed for the dancer."
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Subject: Re: Brain Teaser Trivia VI
From: buchhosd@ucunix.san.uc.edu (Scott D Buchholz)
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 92 15:10:59 GMT
Organization: Univ. of Cincinnati

In article <1992Apr13.223138.5141@acsu.buffalo.edu> v058kchy@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Joseph Avolio) writes:
>....Here this week's Brain Teaser Trivia questions :
>
>
>      1. There have been 3 wrestlers who have wrestled in more than 1 title
>         match on WWF PPV's but have never defended a title on a WWF PPV. 
>         (i.e. they have always challenged for a title on a PPV).
>
>         NOTE: Don't include the Royal Rumble for the vacant title but you 
>               may consider all who were involved in WM IV tournament.
>

Ricky Steamboat (IC WM III, World WM IV)
Earthquake (Tag RR '92, Tag WM VIII)
Typhoon (Tag RR '92, Tag WM VIII)
>
>
>      2. A WWF title has changed hands 9 times in a state capital. Name them.
>
>
Indianapolis
Springfield Mass
Denver 
(I hope those are all capitals !!)
?????????
At least I got the 1st one right!!!
>
>    BONUS: Where did (one of my all time favorite jobbers) Ted Grizzly hail
>           from????
>
>
>                                                  JoMosh


-- 

                                         Scott Buchholz
                                         University of Cincinnati
                                         Computer Science
From: clive@snoopy.Aus.Sun.COM (Clive Blackmore - IR Australia)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Re: Elizabeth
Date: 12 Apr 92 03:26:39 GMT
Reply-To: clive@snoopy.Aus.Sun.COM
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Thanks to all the responses.

Sorry to aks the question but coverage down here is not hot, get the video about 6 months after 
the event. Used to watch it all the time in Europe, but only over the last few years, so I have
no knowledge of the history of any of the wrestlers before 1988.

Thanks again to all, and I hope that the question wasn't too bad

Clive
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From: 11mwarner@galluj
Subject: Re: Elizabeth
Organization: Gallaudet University
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1992 10:32:06 GMT

In article <1992Apr10.060823.11193@Aus.Sun.COM>, clive@snoopy.Aus.Sun.COM (Clive Blackmore - IR Australia) writes:
> Did she and Savage actually get married, I don't mean for the cameras, I mean in
> reality.
> 
	M.L. Curly of the Detroit News was saying when this was going down
	that they have been married in real life for seven years.

						PSYCHO

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From: Fuzzy@colonel.Corp.Sun.COM (Michael Shames/Contractor)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Re: The New Ultimate Warrior
Date: 8 Apr 92 18:03:03 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Mt. View, Ca.
NNTP-Posting-Host: damserver-bb.corp.sun.com

In article <4069@ucsbcsl.ucsb.edu> 6500poln@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (Harry M. Dolny) writes:
>If Jake doesn't jump, it will be hard to explain how the
>UW and Sid are fueding when both were put out of wrestling
>by Jake, and neither sought revenge.

	when did jake fued with sid ???
	was that in the pre wwf days of both ????


		and snake vs. sid, if snake is allowed to wrestle, would
	be fun. snake is good enough to carry juicetice and actually
	make it belivable ( HH vs. sid was belivable too. but only because
	they really were about equal in wrestling ability).

			mike shames
From: reh@odin.icd.ab.com (Scrap Iron Hodge (Steve DiSalvo?))
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Re: WM8: Savage - Flair a shoot?
Date: 10 Apr 92 18:39:39 GMT
Organization: Throw everything in a manila folder and forget it

In article <1992Apr10.144320.20577@acsu.buffalo.edu> becker@acsu.buffalo.edu (Don Becker) writes:
>
>
>After a brainstorming session with our own George Emmons, an interesting
>possibility WRT WMVIII came up:
>
>	Could Savage vs. Flair have been a shoot?
>
  I have a hard time believing this.  I have it on fairly good authority that
Monday Night's Prime Time was recorded during the middle of the previous week,
then WM8 tape was added Monday morning.  (This jibes with the fact that for
previous Sunday PPV's, Monday's show was generally devoid of PPV results.)
  Plus, I would imagine that if you pull a shoot on the org's most important
PPV of the year, you can kiss your ass goodbye.   Vince would have no choice
but to put him on the street, right now.   Randy has (to my knowledge) no 
good reason for wanting to jeopardize his income stream in this manner.
--
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From: d_jaracz@oz.plymouth.edu (David R. Jaracz)
Subject: Live Audience Stories
Reply-To: d_jaracz@oz.plymouth.edu (David R. Jaracz)
Organization: Plymouth State College - Plymouth, N.H.
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 92 01:21:45 GMT


Here's one for ya:

About a year or so ago a buddie o' mine & myself went to a WWF card in
Worcester, Mass.  It was a really good card (for the marks, anyway)
but there was a surprisingly small crowd, esp. compared to some of the
Boston Garden shows I've been to.
Anyhow, one of the early matches was Duggan vs <DA DA DA!>  Iron Mike
Sharpe!  All right!  I thought, and immediately started cheering from
my first row balcony seat.  Sharpe stomped around the ring, waiting
for Duggan to enter, and climbed the turnbuckle, yelling at the rubes.
I let out a surprisingly loud "Kick his ass, Mike!" and he looked
right at me.  He looked right at where we were sitting, and beamed a
huge smile at us.  Just then Duggan hit the ring and Sharpe jumped
him.  Sharpe must've said something to Duggan along the lines of "Job
for me for 5 minutes" 'cause Sharpe proceeded to whip the holy
bajeezus outta Duggan.  It didn't look like a normal
"jobber-does-ok-for-a-bit kinda thing"  I was rollin' in the aisles.  Right
Duggan made his comeback, Sharpe stood outside the ring and pointed
right at me, happy, I guess, that at least one guy appreciated him.
What a hoot!  Anyways, that's what happened....
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Thursday, 16 Apr 1992 12:12:42 EDT
From: <MTG112@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Re: What's Wrong w/ Mr. Perfect!

He injured his back.  He's hoping to return to the ring soon.  He was supposed
to be back for WM8, but his recuperation is taking longer than expected.


                               Matt 'Wayne Nibblet Campbell' Gomolchak
From: v070qg5d@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Eric M Chmiel)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Re: WCW Atlanta GA 04/12
Date: 13 Apr 92 05:45:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

>Sting vs. Van Vader - This one was quite interesting and had
>a very odd ending.  After seeing it, I came home to read the
>other match report, and this one did not end like it at all.
>Toward the end, Sting was in the corner up on the turnbuckles and Vader 
>came in and threw him across the ring.  Vader went over to
>him and kicked him in the face.  At that point, the ref pushed
>Vader back to the ropes (for no apparent reason).  Sting was not
>moving at all.  The ref was talking to Sting and Vader was back
>in the corner.  Finally, the ref went over to Vader, who grabbed
>the ref and threw him down.  But he didn't attack Sting.  He just
>sort of paced around the ring for a while.  Of course, he was
>DQ'd for hitting the official.  He stayed around, then another
>official came running out of the back.  I thought it was staged and
>that Vader was going to jump Sting, but both refs huddled over
>Sting (who still had not moved).  Vader and Race (who had been
>at ringside) finally left, and several officials came out to
>help Sting out of the ring.  I still thought it might have
>been staged, but he really limped back to the dressing room.
>No arm-raising, no Stinger cheer (does that have a name?), not
>much at all.  I think he may have hurt himself there.  It
>really seemed odd, because the match hadn't been going on
>for that long, and there was no apparent reason for the ref
>to move Vader back when he did.
> 
>Shoot kept going through my mind, but then Vader tossed the
>official for the DQ.
> 
>-rick
> 

   Sounds to me like Sting got hurt on the throw across the ring, the ref
realized this fact, and told Vader that Sting was hurt and that he should
attack the ref to get the match over with so Sting could get medical attention.
But wasn't the crowd a little angry? After all, the main event cut short with
what would appear to marks to be a bogus ending? 
   I hope Sting will not miss any action.  He is WCW's top draw and, lo and
behold, I like the guy (with everybody admitting they like Hogan and UW I hope
I don't get flamed too badly for saying that).  You have to admit, Sting has
great athletic ability, pulls off exciting moves on occasion and has several
classic bouts to his credit (albeit mostly with Flair).  He could use a bit more
pure wrestling but in this day and age of North American wrestling, I guess you
take what you can get.
                                                  -Eflow
  P.S.-- rick, what was attendance like at this show?
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From: rick@abacus.Columbia.NCR.COM (Rick Martin)
Subject: Re: Body Stars?
Organization: NCR Corp, E&M-Columbia, Columbia, SC
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 92 13:41:14 GMT

In article <1992Apr14.110824.5751@icd.ab.com> reh@odin.icd.ab.com (Scrap Iron Hodge (Steve DiSalvo?)) writes:
>  Anyone seen the WBF show yet? Could we get descriptions and/or
>reviews?  (If not, I'll try to remember to get it on tape this
>week and do a short review.)
>--
Body Stars is similar to the "MuscleMag" show on ESPN in that most of
the show is devoted to training advice and features on the top WBF bodybuilders
(Gary Strydom, Mike Quinn, et al).  It is also heavily promoting the upcoming
WBF show in June.  The show is hosted by Vince and Cameo Kneur (the sister of
seven-time Ms. Olympia Corinna Everson) and shows the two working out while
introducing the next segment (one of the shots was Vince doing preacher curls
using 60 pound dumbells:  the man definitely has some size and strength).  The
first two shows have had Lex working out in the background and stealing camera
shots whenever he can; he is definitely the biggest I've ever seen him.

As I am a weightlifting enthusiast, I find the show most interesting.  Vince
has some top bodybuilders in his WBF stable and they give really good training
advice.  Plus, I think Cameo is HOT!!!!  The only drawback is that its only
30 minutes long and its on at 11:00 AM Eastern time (I like to sleep late on
Saturday).  So I would suggest that you give it a preview, perhaps you can turn
down the sound so you won't have to listen to Vince.

BTW, with all the time spent in hard training and strict dieting, I find it
hard to believe that any of the WBF competitors would allow the show to be
"booked" or have any wrestling brawl break out on stage (reference the Luger vs.face confrontation postings).  The WBF is fighting for credibility against
Joe Weider's IFBB organization (who puts on the Mr. Olympia) in all of the 
bodybuilding magazines and any association with "fixed" events could bring abouta swift downfall. 

2nd BTW, I saw Del Wilkes working out at Golds Gym the other night and the man
is HUGE, by far the biggest I've ever seen him.  After seeing the Ultimate
Warrior on TV, there is no way these are the same person.



Rick
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From: mnka_cif@troi.cc.rochester.edu (Matthew Kaufman)
Subject: Re: WM8: Savage - Flair a shoot?
Organization: University of Rochester - Rochester, New York
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 92 04:46:22 GMT

In <1992Apr14.235233.8371@nic.umass.edu> s4666843@titan.ucc.umass.edu (Liam Kelly) writes:

>As for clean heel title wins, it really depends which league you're
>talking about.  WWF, lets see.  I wasn't watching wrestling when the
>Iron Sheik beat Bob Backlund in '83, but from what I understand,
>Skaaland gave up for his man (Backlund) when the Sheik got him in the
>camel clutch.  Might not be considered a clean loss for Backlund, but
>I'd call it a clean win for the Sheik.  Other than that, no, not really.
>If we're talking WCW, however, it's a different story entirely.  More or
>less every world title change in recent history has been clean.  I dunno
>if you'd call Windham vs. Luger at the Bash a title match, but Luger won
>that one cleanly.  And most of the times Flair regained the NWA strap,
>it was cleanly, too.

>  Cheers,
>    Liam Kelly (s4666843@tethys.ucc.umass.edu)


Are you kidding?

Victory over Steamboat okay, I'll give you that.  Garvin in the cage fine.
But most.  Sting's leg was draped over the bottom rope.  He put Runnels
out with the figure four while hanging on the ropes.  The other two I'm not sure about, but let's face it Flair
is the dirtiest player in the game and we love him for it.
--
			Matt Kaufman
The views expressed by the host on this show are not necessarily the 
vews of the staff, management nor sponsors of this station, but they
should be.  (Rush Limbaugh)
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