From: pmbarlow@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (Dan Fielding)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Re: Predictions
Date: 30 Aug 92 06:53:02 GMT
Article-I.D.: miavx1.1992Aug30.115303.12405
Organization: Miami University Academic Computer Service"

In article <mjenkins.715182488@cunews>, mjenkins@alfred.carleton.ca (Michael Jenkinson) writes:
> OK...seeing as it appears Savage kept his belt at Summerslam...and
> seeing that someone else posted the rumor that Savage will lose the
> belt to Flair this week at a TV taping...the question now becomes, who
> will beat Flair for the title? (Provided he wins it)
> How 'bout....Hulk Hogan?

Well, maybe.  Big problem, though.  Vince does not usually have his champions
retain their titles at a SuperCard, only to lose the strap(s) within the
following week.  It just wouldn't be the norm for him.  Given, it HAS happened
twice before in pro wrestling, once in the UWF, (Adams and Taylor lose to
Steiner and Sting the night after the two teams meet at the New Orleans
SuperDome in a Supercard) and once again in the NWA. (as part of the whole -4
day reign of the Freebirds)  It DID happen in the WWF 10 months ago, with the
whole Tuesday in Texas thing, but even THAT was a piggyback PPV.  For Savage to
lose his strap at a regular house show would be irregular... at best.

If it DOES happen (and I don't think it will) Hogan would be the obvious
candidate... which is why it won't be him.  If anyone, it will be Warrior.

> Vince still hasn't had the definative Flair-Hogan match to determine
> the "real" world champion. If Flair becomes champ again, it will make
> a better promotional match than if Hogan was champ, because Hogan
> challenging for the title is always a better draw than Hogan defending
> the title.
> Flair-Hogan for all the marbles at WMIX?

Unlikely.  Maybe at WM 10... which in itself will be an overhyped an
disappointing card on many levels.  But at WM 10, Hogan-Flair would be given a
REAL chance to shine.  Remember, this match was supposed to happen 3 months ago
at WMVIII, but it didn't.

> And....1993 will mark the 10th anniversary of Starrcade.
> It would be nice if WCW would remember the occassion by doing not
> only a retrospective, but promoting the Supercard to end all
> Supercards (which would be a gift in itself!)

Very probably, Starrcade '93 will be the mother of all supercards.  If WCW
tried the old NWA thing of two locations (Atlanta and Greensboro) they might
find that they'd meet with some success.  Also, a video replay of the three big
main events of that card would be favourable, since two of those matches are
IMHO major landmark matches for those involved. (Those matches, for those who
don't know, were Steamboat and Youngblood vs. The Briscos in a cage for the tag
straps, Piper vs. Valentine in a dog collar match for the U.S. title, and Flair
vs. Race in a cage for the World title.  The winners were Steamboat and
Youngblood, Piper, and Flair respectively.)

I think maybe if something like this happened, Ric Flair should be a part of
it, if not wrestling, then give an interview or something.  The WWF would be
well served to let him do such a thing, should he still be under contract to
them.  They DO, after all, owe a huge debt to the NWA, in that it was the NWA
which introduced Pay Per View into wrestling.

Another thing WWF should do, IMHO, is let WCW have Thanksgiving Night back for
the Starrcades.

> Since there's now an NWA champion again, why not an NWA-WCW champ
> unification match? Depending on who the champions are (read: anyone
> but Simmons and Chono) it could be a fantastic match to unify two
> "world titles". Promotionally, it would put a dent in Flair's "real
> world champion" crap seeing as both his belt and his title would
> belong to someone else.

Well, after 2 September, that dent will already exist, since Masa Chono already
has the NWA strap and title.  It doesn't really exist now because if you walk
into a WCW card and ask the guy sitting next to you who won the NWA tournament,
chances are he'll tell you he doesn't know.  This is presuming you DON'T know
the guy sitting next to you.

As for the unification match, WCW won't let it keep that long.  Since the
Starrcade coming this December is the 10th Starrcade, it may be unification
time, and time for a revival of the NWA.  We'll probably see the unification
match then... we'd probably see one for the tag straps as well, if the MVC
didn't already hold both sets.

> Anyone know what kind of promotional push the Headhunters (aka, Samoan
> Swat Team) are going to get in the WWF? Are they slated for the tag
> belts?

I myself don't know.  I would guess that these guys are gonna end up as
also-rans, as the Islanders did, and never get the tag belts.  My question is,
what exactly is going to happen to the WWF straps, since the Fat Boys managed
to retain last night?


Dan Fielding.
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