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From: bersamin@td2cad.intel.com (Rich Bersamin)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Re: Brody's murder
Date: 22 Dec 92 23:18:12 GMT
Organization: Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA USA


In article 6175 dennis@uci.edu (DENNIS SIPES) writes:

>How did the wrestling magazines handle the murder? Did they mention Jose
>Gonzales at all or did they cover it up?  
>					The empty box

I would suspect that the wrestling magazines would try to cover up the
whole situation in order (as the did in the at the Mayaquez match(es)
the next day) to avoid bad public relations.  However, I could be wrong.  
Was "DUTCH MANTELL - DESPERADO HERO" article by Dr. Mike Lano actually
published and by who??


In article 6160 dave.scherer%acc1bbs@ssr.com (Dave Scherer) writes:

>MO>With ref to Brody's murder who is this Jose Gonzales? Any info about
>  >him posted to the net will be greatly appreciated. Brody was my hero
>  >growing up. This Gonzales character does he ever wrestles in US if
>  >not would anyone know his location/profession/residence in PR.

This may be the newsgroup to bring this up but it seems to be the closest
bet.  Speaking of childhood heroes:

      Does anyone know what has become of the great #40 of the S.F.
      Bay Bombers, Charlie O'Connell???  Please don't tell me he
      has anything to do with W.A.R.!
From: mark.stevens@spacebbs.com (Mark Stevens) 
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Re: Big Charlie O
Date: 28 Dec 92 22:34:00 GMT
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Reply-To: mark.stevens@spacebbs.com (Mark Stevens) 


To: jbeverly@adobe.com

> I haven't heard or seen Charlie since 74-75. He had a restaurant
> in San Ramon, which I'm sure has long been sold. He used to
> live in San Leandro up on the hill above the Hospital. The homes
> overlooking the Bay and costing lots of bucks.
>
JD>Wow, what memories. I had forgotten Mike Gammon's name. How about Kate
JD>Weston?                                                               ng on

Do you mean Joanie Weston?  Haven't heard about any of these people
except for Ann Calvelo - she works as a checker at Safeway in San Bruno.
She always had this job - even during her Roller Derby days.  She would
take temporary leaves during the hot periods of the Derby.
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From: hekunze@jeeves.uwaterloo.ca (Herb Kunze)
Subject: Re: Lawler?
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 16:19:26 GMT

In article <1992Dec21.061211.14577@ra.msstate.edu>, djm2@Ra.MsState.Edu (Daniel Jr Murrell) writes:
>    You have a tape of the "empty arena match"?  Where could
> I get it?  I saw that years ago the week it was on, and have
> been wishing i had a vcr ever since..

  Well, it's available commercially on "Madmen, Maniacs, and Lunatics."
  It's a little edited though.  This tape also has a lot of highlights
  of the Lawler vs. Andy Kaufman feud among other Memphis things.  

                                                               Herb... 
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From: tpjg9663@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Tom Johnston)
Subject: Re: Nailz is Nailed
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 20:46:40 GMT

marv.bloom@rose.com (marv bloom) writes:


>Date Entered: 12-24-92 22:39

> In today's Toronto Daily Star, the 'rasslin' column mentioned that 
>Kevin (Nailz) Kelly is GONE. Apparently Kevin got into a "difference" 
>of opinion with Vince. Mention was made of a few punches and a choke 
>hold (nice to hear he's still following the Script).
> [...] 
> Still, this will cost The WWF a bundle as they've spent several 
>months pushing Nailz, my guess is Lex should get some "color" 
>commentary work and a PUSH ahead of schedule.

I really hope Nailz is gone.  It's not easy to name the last time
the WWF gave such an incredible push to someone quite as slow-moving
and boring to watch.  My guess would be that in recent memory, only
Zeus was quite this lame.

Tom
From: dave.scherer%acc1bbs@ssr.com (Dave Scherer) 
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Re: Wrestlemania Main Eve
Date: 18 Dec 92 17:05:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Advanced Computer Concepts BBS, New Rochelle, NY 914-654-1981
Reply-To: dave.scherer%acc1bbs@ssr.com (Dave Scherer) 

MP>This is a good point.  Does anybody know what the story is for
  >Backlund's return to the WWF?  Given that Backlund was wrestling in
  >Japan for a short while why did he come back to the WWF?  Couldn't

Backlund only worked a few dates in Japan.  His last appearance there,
for UWFi, he was squashed.
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From: areid@mary.fordham.edu (Darin Reid)
Subject: Re: Not Washed Up!  (Nailz is Nailed)
Organization: Fordham University
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 05:27:00 GMT
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In article <Bzsu3q.EHq@ulowell.ulowell.edu>, hsano@cs.ulowell.edu (Hitoshi Sano) writes...
>In article <1992Dec25.034723.17716@rose.com> marv.bloom@rose.com (marv bloom) writes:
>(...)
>> Vince used "Eye of The Tiger" as the Hulkster's intro but as luck 
>>would have it, he probably got hit with royalties (heard that 
>>everytime Happy Birthday is played on National TV, it's a $1,500 tab) 
>>and decided to avoid this by getting a burnt out Musician (Rick 
>>Derringer) to write some tunes.
>(...)
> 
>Whaddya mean burnt out?  Rick Derringer happens to be a real hot item with
>tunes like RocknRoll Hoochie Koo and Let Me In and Hang on Sloo.. um ok, he's
>kinda old but no one's going to razz my main man Rick.  He produced and 
>performed in 'Piledriver' and the first WWF album.  I'm convinced that he did
>the Shaun Michaels thing.
> 
>Still looking for copies of that first WWF album.   
> 
>--------------------
>"Jennifer Flowers is in the December Penthouse. Finally, we can see something
>that our politicians have done."
>					Letterman


The song "Real American" was not originally used for "the Hulkster".
It was used for Windham and Rotundo the U.S. Express...  Hulk had his
own ditty - guess McMahon decided he liked "Real American" better...
- Darin

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From: rodney@garfield.cs.mun.ca (Rod Hutchings)
Subject: Re: Wrestling Challenge
Organization: CS Dept., Memorial University of Newfoundland
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 21:18:09 GMT

In article <1h0vemINNpo0@bigboote.WPI.EDU> steveso@wpi.WPI.EDU (Steven C Sousa) writes:
>
>Shmuck new interviewer with "Santa's helpers"
>	Apparently, the Bushwhackers weren't enough help, because High Energy
>	also are helping him. Owen & Koko give gifts of WWF junk to fans.
>	Brain, "Will someone gong them?"  My sentiments exactly.
>

The "Schmuck" used to be an announcer for what was known as WFWA Main Event
Wrestling.  I believe this promotion was Calgary based.  Wrestling names
like Bulldog Bob Brown, The Natural, the Tomahawk Kid, and many names that
were formerly of AWA fame.  I remember seeing some matches from his
promotion featuring the likes of Marty Janetty, Boris Zukhov, and none other
than Curt Hennig.

BTW, the Schmuck's name (at least when he was announcing for Calgary
Wrestling) was Joe Aiello.


Regards,
Rod Hutchings
rodney@riemann.math.mun.ca

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From: hsano@cs.ulowell.edu (Hitoshi Sano)
Subject: Re: Not Washed Up!  (Nailz is Nailed)
Organization: University of Massachusetts at Lowell Computer Science
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 05:04:38 GMT

In article <1992Dec25.034723.17716@rose.com> marv.bloom@rose.com (marv bloom) writes:
(...)
> Vince used "Eye of The Tiger" as the Hulkster's intro but as luck 
>would have it, he probably got hit with royalties (heard that 
>everytime Happy Birthday is played on National TV, it's a $1,500 tab) 
>and decided to avoid this by getting a burnt out Musician (Rick 
>Derringer) to write some tunes.
(...)

Whaddya mean burnt out?  Rick Derringer happens to be a real hot item with
tunes like RocknRoll Hoochie Koo and Let Me In and Hang on Sloo.. um ok, he's
kinda old but no one's going to razz my main man Rick.  He produced and 
performed in 'Piledriver' and the first WWF album.  I'm convinced that he did
the Shaun Michaels thing.

Still looking for copies of that first WWF album.   

--------------------
"Jennifer Flowers is in the December Penthouse. Finally, we can see something
that our politicians have done."
					Letterman
From: bi011@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Bill King)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Re: Hometown Bashing
Date: 24 Dec 1992 17:00:10 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: bi011@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Bill King)
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In a previous article, mjenkins@alfred.carleton.ca (Michael Jenkinson) says:
>I guess if you live in Saskatoon, Heenan and Flair have been doing a
>lot of "hometown bashing" since Flair dropped the title there to Hart.
>Michael

Arn Anderson used to do a version of that whenever they do the promos
for the Philly house show. Saying things like "How appropriate,
right here in Philadelphia, the city of bortherly love, where you can get
your throat slit for a nickel, myself and Tully Blanchard/Bobby Eaton
are gonna XXX the good guys"
Bill

-- 
Hey, hey champ, was she a "whoo"?  No, she was a "WHOOOOOO!" --Ric Flair
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From: shrum@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Rick Shrum)
Subject: Re: Quick Starcade point
Organization: NASA Ames Res. Ctr, Calif.
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 22:44:06 GMT

In article <92365.084512WELACK@MIAMIU.BITNET> <WELACK@MIAMIU.BITNET> writes:
>Something else that ticks me off, in addition to Watts
>putting on, at least, his second consecutive sub-par
>PPV (IMHO), he's raised the price five bucks to $24.95.
>
>Bill Lack


I dunno I think $24.95 is a very fair price, considering
the high quality entertainment package you get in return.
Not.
Personally, I'd like to see Jesse the Body in charge,
or at *least* made booker. The guy seems pretty intelligent
and thanks to his time in the Seals and his mayorial duties
he has definate leadership qualities.


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Subject: Special Update
From: pmbarlow@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (Pete Barlow... 'The Candy Guru')
Date: 2 Jan 93 12:54:21 -0500
Organization: Miami University Academic Computer Service"

Special update:

This morning on WCW Power Hour, they reported that Big Van Vader defeated Ron
Simmons for the WCW World title in Baltimore on Wednesday, 30 December.  Plus,
this big tournament is supposedly for the #1 contenders spot for Rude's U. S.
title, although as has been said here before, this could change if Rude is out
with an injury.

TCG, pb.
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From: rela@csulb.edu (Robie Elizabeth La)
Subject: Re: Zeus' "Wonky" Eye (WAS Re: Nailz is Nailed)
Organization: Cal State Long Beach
Distribution: world 
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 06:01:01 GMT

In article <C03C09.19r@askinc.ask.COM> robert@askinc.ask.COM (Robert McMullen) writes:
   In article <mjenkins.725673012@cunews>, Michael Jenkinson writes:
>    >Ya think so? Zeus was Jushin Liger compared to Nailz. At least Zeus
>    >could make his eye go wonky. They had to distort Nailz voice to give
	   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>   The actor who played Zeus (in both "No Holds Barred" and the subsequent
>   WWF angle) is Tim "Tiny" Lister, whose eye really is "wonky". <---cool word!

>   (He also was on HBO's football sitcom, "First and Ten", and is apparently
>   co-starring with Bill Paxton, Ice-T and Ice Cube in "Trespass", which just
>   came out [I don't know, I read this in the paper].)

During the credits of "Universal Soldier", they listed the name of Tiny Lister
Jr.  I believe he was one of the Soldiers who got fried, but I didn't really
watch the film.

In homage to the great urn,


The Grand Pooh-bah
From: Don Becker <grendel@jaflrn.UUCP>
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Re: Brody's murder
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 20:59:39 EST
Organization: The Wizzard's Cave, East Meadow, NY

dennis@uci.edu (DENNIS SIPES) writes:

> How did the wrestling magazines handle the murder? Did they mention Jose
> Gonzales at all or did they cover it up?  

Well, PWI gave it decent coverage (albeit two months later than anyone 
else), but I never saw any other rags (Wrestling Eye, etc.) do any real 
coverage.
 
The consensus at PWI was that Gonzalez is guilty as sin. 
 
I don't normally like to wish ill will on anyone, but I hope Santa leaves 
Gonzalez' next door neighbor an AK-47 and instructions on how to use it.
 
--Don

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From: bachrach@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Adam Bachrach)
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 13:26:12 GMT
Subject: Re: Radio wrestling talk
Organization: the HP Corporate notes server
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling

Gary,

I also would like to see a list of what stations are carring this show
I live in the San Francisco Bay area to be more specific.
Thanks in advance.  Good luck on your time at the mick!  Let us know 
please when your book will be out and the Title also Gary!!!

Allnight Adam
From: Don Becker <grendel@jaflrn.UUCP>
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Re: WWF Prime Time Wrestling - 21/12/92
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 92 21:30:29 EST
Organization: The Wizzard's Cave, East Meadow, NY

bh929@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Mike Palij) writes:

> type).  Is this what Vince announced on Prime Time?  (Don, did you
> see the syndies over the weekend?  Am I off?).
 
Nope...Missed 'em (last minute X-mas shopping) but they're on tomorrow. 
Knowing Vince, he'll be hawking this thing like there's no tomorrow.
 
I get this sinking feeling that Vince is going to resurrect the "It's not 
Joe Franklin from New York" version of PTW under adifferent name.
 
"Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends!" --Greg Lake, "Karn 
Evil 9 (Second Impression)
 
--Don

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From: dsrekjk@prism.gatech.EDU ( Jon Kincaid)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Starrcade thoughts
Date: 29 Dec 92 18:13:19 GMT
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

The dark match was Brad Armstrong vs Shanghai Canterbury, and ended exactly
as the BattleBowl tag match with the Barbarian and Sasaki (ie, Tex distracts
Brad and when Shang Hai Mark comes up from behind to jump Brad, Brad ducks
and Shang Hai decks Tex. Brad then rolls Pierce up for the pin.) As you can     guess from 1/2 of the participants, this wasn't a stellar start to a slow
moving evening.
When they announced Ron Simmons would be defending his belt (before the PPV
part started) and did not mention Rude, I told Michael "Prentiss" Branch that
Rude wouldn't be there. Sure enough.
Other things..... We were speculating that maybe Watts would pin Williams and
later Williams would beat Simmons, thus setting up Nepo Man vs Williams for
the belt, but this luckily didn't happen. Watts did give this best drop kick
to anyone's thigh that I've ever seen as well as other credible moves like that
clothesline to Williams back that brought out laughter from behind us. Williams
got a good Omni pop when he dropped Daddy's Boy on the top rope before the pin.
Barry also got a good pop in the Battle Bowl finals when he DDT'ed Duhstin.
I had to explain the finish of the Williams/Simmons match to the woman next to
me and even she didn't understand how Williams could be DQed when they were
both counted out. Was there a point to that? Simmons retains the belt either
way. Shane took a couple of nasty bumps in the tag match. Sting's powerslam
on Vader wasn't very credible looking. Muta overshot Scorpio on his finisher
in the tag elimination matches. Muta got a big pop all night. We were      
pleasantly surprised by the winner of the Battle Bowl (knowing Watts' aversion
to the Japanese).
jon

-- 
"Don't move him, he's hemmorhaging"- Gordon Solie, 1981, on Ted Dibiase
being piledriven multiple times by Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy.
dsrekjk@prism.gatech.edu is jon kincaid
From: bh929@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Mike Palij)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: NARCISSUS!
Date: 2 Jan 1993 18:08:27 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: bh929@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Mike Palij)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


Oh my God!  This mean only one thing!


The wrestling debut of *VINCE MCMAHON*!

Ahh, mayb not..
-- 
Just this person's view of netlife.

======> mike palij ::  bh929@cleveland.freenet.edu
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From: mjenkins@alfred.carleton.ca (Michael Jenkinson)
Subject: Re: Wrestling Challenge
Organization: Carleton University
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 13:48:50 GMT

In <1992Dec20.211809.5471@cs.mun.ca> rodney@garfield.cs.mun.ca (Rod Hutchings) writes:

>BTW, the Schmuck's name (at least when he was announcing for Calgary
>Wrestling) was Joe Aiello.

I always thought the WFWA was Winnipeg-based, mainly because the
promoter was Tony Condello, a local Winnipeg hairdresser and former
wrestler for a number of small Manitoba wrestling promotions.

Joe Aiello DJs for CKY radio in Winnipeg as Joe Capone.

Michael
From: bh929@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Mike Palij)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Happy New Year! & a Trivia Question
Date: 1 Jan 1993 02:45:05 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: bh929@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Mike Palij)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


Might as well start the new year with a little bit of fun.
The recent death of $uperman nonsense made me nostalgic
for some of Supes' old stuff.  Over the holidays I was able
to rummage through some of comic collection and found an
issue that might be of interest to this group. So, Ah-hem,
the question is:

What Pro-wrestler appeared on the cover of a Superman comic?
(As far as I know, there has only been one time that this has
occured but I am open to being corrected on this).

(1) Name the wrestler.
(2) Name the title of the story.
(3) Identify the comic, the issue #, and date of publication.

The wrestler on the cover appears as him/herself (hee-hee) in
one short (8 page) story.  The story involves a work, can 
anyone identify what it is?

Let's see, gotta make this interesting... ah, okay, first person
to answer questions 1-3 above will win a black and white photocopy 
of the cover and the entire story! (alright, its kind of cheesy
as a prize but hey, I blew all my money on X-mas presents).
E-mail is probably the best way of doing this but, given how slow
it's been around here lately and if the other netters don't mind, 
posting here would probably be ok (I'm sure if it isn't I'll find 
out soon enough).

As always...


-- 
Just this person's view of netlife.

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From: mjenkins@alfred.carleton.ca (Michael Jenkinson)
Subject: Re: LOD split up?
Organization: Carleton University
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 22:45:06 GMT

In <5403.137.uupcb@ssr.com> dave.scherer%acc1bbs@ssr.com (Dave Scherer)  writes:

>I have heard, and read, that Animal is at home, collecting on a LLoyd's
>insurance policy.

Lloyds insures wrestlers against their long-time tag-team partners
failing drug tests and leaving the federation? Wow.

Michael
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From: Steve_Hooper@mindlink.bc.ca (Steve Hooper)
Subject: Re: This Group Should Be Killed 
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 23:21:53 GMT

> james.a.parker writes:
>
> Death threats are not a nice thing.  Would you suggest that Bruiser Brody's
> murder should have been covered up completely?


No they are not.  But I am not threatening Mr. Arezzi.  I am simply stating
that he would not last long.  And that comment has nothing to do with Brody's
murder whatsoever.

> This is probably good for the industry; a lack of feedback can cause a loss
> of contact with the public being served.  The problem is compounded in
> wrestling, since there is an insistance on maintaining a fiction in contact
> with the public which makes it difficult to get feedback.


I agree.

> The concept of "marks", I believe, is a mistake in wrestling.  A knowledge
> of
> how wrestling "really" operates (as opposed to the fiction presented to the
> audience) in most cases enhances the interest of the fan, which in turn
> adds
> revenue to the business.  In sports there are lockerroom interviews and
> instant replays with telestrators ("here's *why* this worked").  In
> television
> and movies there are behind the scenes looks at how things are done,
> stories
> about the actors (separate from the characters they play), and tabloid (the
> Enquirer).  These help, rather than hurt, these industries.


The thing is, no one believes that Mark Callas is, in real life, an
Undertaker.  And no one believes that Yokozuna actually lands on a jobber
with his full weight, otherwise he'd kill a person.  BUT, marks know nothing
about blading, nothing about how certain moves that look tough are actually
easy to do etc etc.  THAT is what I am referring to.


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From: vincent@Micor.OCUnix.on.ca (Victor W. Wong)
Subject: Are Canadians Taking Over the WWF? (Was: Re: Joey Aiello)
Organization: M.B. Cormier INC.
Date: Fri, 01 Jan 93 12:23:13 EST

I have this rather silly feeling that Vince McMahon is starting to
hire broadcast personnel from north of the border.
... and that the operations of the WWF's TV segments are going to move
from Stamford to Toronto.
I mean, first we see this Joey Aiello guy from Winnipeg, and now Ray-
mond Rougeau, who'd been pretty well confined to WWF promotions in
Montreal, doing interviews on Wrestling Challenge.
Now, what's next?  Will Jack Tunney (of Toronto) be replaced by Stu
Hart (of Calgary)?  Will we see Bret Hart coming down the aisle to the
strains of "I Am a Real Canadian"?  Will the Big Boss Man start wearing
Jacques Rougeau's Mountie uniform?  Will--heaven forbid--wrestling
QUALITY slowly infuse the WWF's ranks?

:)  :)  :)  :)

======================================================================
                            VICTOR WONG
                     vincent@micor.ocunix.on.ca
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From: djm2@Ra.MsState.Edu (Daniel Jr Murrell)
Subject: Re: WWF Changing face
Organization: Mississippi State University
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 07:32:24 GMT

Hey,
  Lawler's been the "king" a lot longer than most wrestlers have
been wrestlers... not really a "newcomer."

Dan