From: robert@askinc.ask.COM (Robert McMullen)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: More WCW Stuff (WAS Wrestling TidBits  - 01/21)
Date: 21 Jan 93 21:26:18 GMT
Organization: ASK Computer Systems, Inc.

In article <C17q4G.2r2@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca>, Herb Kunze sez:
 >- It's been confirmed everywhere by now.  Ric Flair will return to WCW
 >   around 02/15/93.  The reason being given everywhere is that
 >                       .
 >                       .
 >                       .
 >     Ric Flair will be coming in as a babyface, presumably debuting at
 >   the 02/21/93 SuperBrawl III PPV from Asheville, NC, and rumours abound 
 >   that he'll win the world title from Big Van Vader shortly after 
 >   his arrival, thus freeing Vader up to do a short Japan tour.  

I really hope WCW takes their time putting the strap on Flair (which sheet
mentioned a rush to put it on him, Herb?  I didn't see this in Torch
or Observer...).

Rushing someone in from a rival promotion, especially the WWhiFf, and putting
a belt on them gets the other promotion over, IMHO.  It basically sez to the
mark fan that Flair could *never* beat Bret, so he slunk off to WCW with
his tail between his legs, where instantly he beats *WCW's* best.  Hmmm.

 >     Also at SuperBrawl III, Van Vader has challenged Sting to meet him
 >   in his White Castle of Fear.  This will supposedly be advertised in

This is great.  Meltzer said he figures this is going to be a mini-hamburger
eating contest.  What a picture.  Leon goes to White Castle.  Limitless
endorsement potential, nae?           ;-)

 >   weeks to come as a non-title gimmick match.  Hmmm.  Perhaps this adds
 >   more credence to Vader losing the strap to Flair.  The Great Muta is
 >   expected to defend his NWA Title against Barry Windham at the PPV.
 >   Of course, it would make sense to have Windham win the strap and 
 >   then have Windham vs. Flair title unification matches.  But with
 >   the prestige that the NWA name has in Japan and the fact that Muta
 >   has essentially unified the NWA & IWGP Titles, this might be hard

Again, hmmm.  You're probably right, but a friend of mine in Florida who
"knows someone who knows someome who knows someone" told me it's Dustin v.
Barry for the US title at that show, and that it's Sybil--er, Great Muta until 
my paint comes off, then I'm Keiji Muto--against another Japanese (names he
mentioned:  Hase, Fujinami, Chono) for the NWA.  Out of those three, Hase 
sounds good to me!  Have any of our Japanese correspondents heard who the
defense is against (their wrestling press is better at getting out advance
notice of these sorts of things)?

Personally, I'd like to see Sting vs. Muto/a for the NWA once Sting finally
wins the WCW strap.  These two have had **** or ****+ matches against each
other and as a team.

 >   to work out.  Finally, it's expected that the Rock'n'Roll Express
 >   will defend the Smoky Mountain tag titles against the Heavenly
 >   Bodies on the show.  It will be interesting to see how they deal
 >   with Jim Cornette.

Not to mention Sweet Stan.  I presume that by then the "Bobby Eaton on-loan
to SMW" angle will be in full effect, so I'm wondering if SMW is using
a WCW PPV as a major chance to reunite the Midnights vs. those Rock-n-Roll
pussies.  ;-)

On one hand, I thought, "How cool!" when Jim Ross not only mentioned SMW
favorably but went on to state that Brad's dad, Bullet Bob Armstrong, is
commish of SMW (during the Brad-Benoit battle on Clash).  On the other 
hand, he made no attempt to explain why Ricky and Robert reconciled.  
After all, Ricky (er, Richard) was nothing more than a jobber when he
left WCW six months or so ago.

Which goes right back to my point at the beginning of this post.  Morton
leaves WCW as a jobber but goes to SMW and wins gold.  Makes SMW *seem*
like a minor league, doesn't it?

Food for thought.
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