From: jewell@Data-IO.COM (Cal Jewell)
Subject: Re: LOD Split up, Berzerker GOne
Followup-To: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Reply-To: jewell@Data-IO.com
Organization: Data I/O Corporation
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 19:41:26 GMT

In article <1992Sep15.161559.6132@cbfsb.cb.att.com> cg@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (charles.gavinelli) writes:
#
#To confirm the GEnie report, according to Meltzer, Hawk
#of the LOD has left. Apparantly, back in January when 
#they dropped the straps, Hawk was suspended for using
#drugs (not steroids). Word leaked out of the suspension.
#Hawk was pissed because only Patterson and Vince were
#supposed to know. Then Hawk read the Penthouse issue
#and I guess he got bent out of shape (take that any way 
#you want :-) ). Animal will wrestle singles. Hawk may wrestle
#as an indie.

Maybe Watts has kept the Barbarian around so he can tag with
Hawk. (Yea, I know it's a reach, but I'm still trying to justify
the Barbarian's existence in WCW.)

I think that Hawk would be a good acquisition for WCW. He'd fit in quite
well with Watts' "no sissy men here" version of WCW. Plus, he's a known
quantity that wrestles the way Watts wants his men to wrestle.

I haven't seen Hawk wrestle a singles match in a long time, so I
don't know how a Vader/Hawk program or a Simmons/Hawk program would
go over. Comments? Speculation?

#
#The Berzerker is Husstory also. He did not accompany the crew
#back from England.

Does anybody else think that John Nord (in his John Nord persona
and not in his Berzerker/Viking persona) would be a good pickup
for WCW? If (and that's a big if) Watts/Dusty book Nord properly, we
could have the second coming of Bruiser Brody. Granted, nobody can 
take Brody's place, but Nord could fill the same roll that Brody did: 
a face-ish, brawling, wild-man. 

#
#Warrior and Macho formed a bond of friendship at a recent TV
#taping. They are known as the Ultimate Maniacs.

Oh god. Another super powers team?

How's this for a scenario: Flair and Perfect jump Warrior and Macho.
Warrior gets knocked out/whatever. Flair and Perfect cripple Macho. 
Hogan makes the run in and cleans house. Macho considers retirement
because of the seriousness of his injuries. Hogan and Flair go at it
for the WWF Hvywt strap at WrassleMania. As a bonus, Perfect and 
Warrior could also wrestle a grudge match, with Macho in Warrior's 
corner at 'Mania.

#
#Personal opinion:
#
#Halloween Havoc Main Event - Spin the Wheel make the Deal:
#The winning match will be a "Fan's Choice" match. How do the
#fans choose? Dial 1-900-RIPP-OFF?
#

I was going to post something along these same lines. The scenario I
envision goes like this:

	-early in the PPV (first 15 minutes of the broadcast), they show a
	 taped segment that describes the different kinds of matches that
	 are on the wheel

	-around the 30 minute mark of the PPV, they spin the wheel and it
	 lands on, surprise, "Fan's Choice".

	-they announce that they have set up a 900 number for us to vote
	 on which match we'd like to see.

	-we get periodic updates on the voting

	-we see a "middle of the road" gimmick match. ie, we won't see
	 something as lame as a "Prin[cz]e of Darkness" match, and we
	 won't see something as potentially violent as a "First Blood"
	 or "Barbed Wire Cage" match. My guess is on a "Texas Deathrope"
	 or "Dog Collar" match or on a "No DQ Cage" match.


And now, a personal note if you please.
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