From: ventura@camelot.bradley.edu (Brian Wawczak)
Subject: I'm Back...Random Thoughts...
Organization: Bradley University
Date:  3 Jan 93 23:47:38 GMT

It's amazing just how much I wanted to get back to school after spending
two weeks of torture with my parents! Anyways, happy new year to everybody
here on the net, and hopefully 1993 will bring us the best year of
wrestling ever!

Random Thoughts:

1. Man, did Perfect look chubby on Superstars this weekend or what? The
guy has a gut the size of White Bear Lake, Minnesota! He looked nothing like
the "old" Mr.Perfect. In fact, he was looking quite similar to his old man
Ax. I wonder if Curt is destined to chub out like his father? Time will
tell...

2. In response to Steve Hooper's comments, I have to partially agree with him.
In many ways this group does ruin my perspective on pro-wrestling. You see,
there are three types of wrestling fans: 1. Total marks, 2. Fans who know
it is fake, but don't know the inside shit, 3. Non-marks like us. I think that
this group has taken some of the magic away from wrestling, i.e. knowing
results before they happen, knowing any surprises that might happen on a 
PPV, showing that wrestlers aren't really all that special- they've got flaws
that we aren't told about on TV. However, I have learned a lot of things from
this group- concepts like workrate, pushes, etc. A good example of this would
be that I learned from this group that wrestlers with bad interviewing
abilities usually are the ones that need managers nowadays. This is something
that never even crossed my mind before I found rspw.

3. A non-mark called Jim Ross' show on WSB last Sunday night. Larry Z. and Tony
S. were filling in for Ross. This guy, I believe he was from New York, asked
Larry if he thought Erik Watts' push in WCW was unwarranted. Larry paused,
chuckled, and then said, "push?". Either the term "push" isn't used in the
inside circles as much as we think it is, or, Larry wanted to beat the crap out
of the teenaged kid who asked the question. Larry definitely seemed a little
miffed. Later in the show, somebody else called and asked Larry and Tony if the
rumor of Ric Flair's return for the Main Event at Starrcade was true. Both said
it was bologna. Larry then went on a tirade telling everybody to quit wasting
their money on sheets and "900" lines. The caller went on to ask Tony or
Larry if there would be any surprises at Starrcade, and both denied it. Of
course, they didn't want to mention Rude's injury, probably in fear of
no PPV sales for a sub-par Main Event. I must say, though, that Tony, Larry,
and Michael Hayes (calling from his car phone in downtown "Hotlanta") were
very fun to listen to!

4. Both of my predictions failed! Flair lost to Hart at the Palace 1/1, and
Doc wasn't the next WCW Champion, although he had his chance at Starrcade.

5. What's the deal with this new show replacing Prime Time, "Monday Night Raw-
Live from New York!"

6. I received my autographed WCW trading cards from WCW over break! I sent
three cards to be signed by Jim Ross, and he did sign them (or somebody
signed them for him). There was also a typed letter on WCW stationary 
signed by Ross:                                  
     
   Dear Brian:

        Thanks for yor recent letter. I really appreciate your comments and
for taking the time to make them.

         It is fans like you that make World Championship Wrestling what it
is today!

                                            Best Regards,
                                            Jim Ross
                                            Vice President of Broadcasting

Basically, in my letter, I told Ross about rspw and some of our ideas,  
including how much we like 2 Cold Scorpio (shouldn't it be 'too'), how
disappointed we were in Arn and Bobby's non-push, and how much I personally
would like to see a "face" Doc Williams be WCW Champ.


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ventura@camelot.bradley.edu  

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