From: v070qg5d@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Eric M Chmiel)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Some WCW Stuff On My Mind
Date: 20 Nov 92 06:15:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
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    As I read the summary of the Center Stage Tapings, I couldn't help but
notice that the man of the hour in WCW--Too Cold Sorpio--was not at the
tapings.  I know these took place before the Clash, but I can't help but
feel like we're being set up for a fall by WCW.  It wouldn't surprise me
one iota if Scorpio never showed his face in WCW again.  And if he does, what
are the odds that he'll be progrmmed with Vinnie Vegas and be told by Watts,
"Now whatever you do son, none of that exciting high-flying stuff that the
fans love.  Remember, we want each and every fan to go home disappointed."
    And it still stuns me how bad the booking in WCW is.  Dustin/Barry is
good, but past that, there isn't a feud to speak of.  Have fun trying to
draw heat with no real programs.
    If WCW had 1/4 of a brain, they'd find as many guys as possible who can
do Scorpio-type moves and ditch these other "young lions" like Watts, Gunn,
Pierce, etc.  Now tell me if you had the promise of an evening of flying (like
Scorpio did at the Clash) in every match, you wouldn't be excited about 
watching WCW and going to house shows?
     Also, they gotta start using guys correctly.  Take Zenk and Gunn for
example.  Their future now is as a face "jobber to the stars" team.  But
here's my pipe dream: let Gunn and Zenk hang around for awhile as faces, then
one Saturday Night team them with Ron Simmons vs. say, Pillman, Austin and
Rude.  In the middle of the match, have somebody like Kevin Sullivan come
out, face paint and all, and order Gunn and Zenk to attack Simmons.  Of
course, with Sullivan's satanic influence, they do.  Only they don't just 
attack him.  Sullivan pulls lighter fluid from his trunks and Zenk and Gunn
douse Simmons.  Then, Sullivan lights a match and makes like he's going to
light Simmons on fire.  Just before he can, though, a storm of faces rush in
from the dressing room, knocks the match from Sullivan's hand and saves Simmons'
life.  Jimm Ross, all the while, is screaming, "They were going to murder the
champ on national TV! I don't believe it!"  Next week, Zenk and Gunn show up
with half their heads shaved and wearing face make-up.  They begin throwing
fire balls ino everyone's face (refs, jobbers, Ross) over a period of weeks
and talking about sending selected faces "to burn in hell".  Suddenly, you've
got a new monster heel team on your hands. If trying to burn the world champ 
to death won't get them over as heels, nothing will.  This of course sets up 
a PPV match a la FMW where the ring is set on fire during the match.  Only 
this time you make sure you're careful enough that the match lasts more than 
30  seconds.  Now, if a *fire match* won't get your buy rate up, you might 
as well start selling shoes for a living.
    But of course, as interesting as that sounds, we'll still be stuck with 
great ideas like battle bowl and Coal Miner's Glove matches, because Watts
doesn't know how to book.
    One last thing: I hope now that Garvin and Orndorff have shown up in
WCW, that doesn't mean they stopped working for Smoky Mountain.  Frankly,
I'd rather see them there than in WCW.  At least we can be assured that
they won't be misused in Smoky Mountain.  No such assurances in WCW.

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