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From: heard@franklin.cc.utas.edu.au (George Heard (Laurie 8))
Subject: Re: WWF Magazine (Fan Forum: The Undertaker)
Organization: University of Tasmania, Australia.
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 04:19:31 GMT

ccjames@cybaswan.UUCP (j hussell) writes:


>As promised in my previous postings, here are just a couple of fan letters
>sent into  WWF Magazine about the Undertaker.  

>Prologue:
>=========

>We asked you how you felt about the Undertaker in July's issue of WWF Magazine.
>Your responses were overwhelming, thus substantiating the Undertaker's world-
>wide popularity.  Here are just a few letters we randomly selected.  Thousands,
>mind you, were sent into the WWF Magazine office.

>"The Undertaker is now my favourite wrestler in the WWF.  I would love to see 
>him trash the Berserker.  That's exactly what I know he'll do!"
>						Jason Inlow, Carmel, Indiana.

>"I think there's another reason why the Undertaker attracts so many people.  
>It's the entrance music that he has them play for him every time he enters
>an arena."
>						Danny Sormaz, Sharon, Pen/ania.

>"I think the Undertaker is an awesome wrestler.  He is so strong that he can 
>pick up any wrestler in the WWF and Tombstone him onto the mat.  He'll make it
>to the top one day, and I won't be surprised if it is some day in the near
>future."
>						Jay Scardina, Miami, Florida.



>There were just a small selection from WWF MAgazine's Fan Forum.

Here are the rest...

"I really like his speed and agility. I have seen almost twenty wrestlers in
 my day and he would have to rate up there somewhere."  H. Kunze, Canada

"I like the way he leaves his opponents for dead." John Price, Cal

"He's a homo. He takes it up the butt from Paul Bearer who got aids from
 sucking off Chris Von Erich who committed suicide after being turned down
 by NAMBLA." Phillie Stromer, Sunnyview rest home.

"I like him, he reminds me of me. Then so do most wrestlers" S Di Salvo, Penn

"He stands for family values. Good, wholesome death. Mind you, he's also right
 to life, which is another good wholesome family value. Baaarp" George, D.C.

"I would never write a letter to this magazine, hence this must be a forgery"
   Eddy DeBono, Utah

"Heeesmanamanamanamanwhoilooookupppptotheskiiiiiiiiiies" - U Warrior, SF

George

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From: lindemanbria@bvc.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Re: Muhammed Ali vs ?
Date: 11 Sep 92 20:41:30 GMT
Organization: Buena Vista College, Storm Lake, IA

In article <1992Sep11.074454.21739@nuscc.nus.sg>, art30248@nusunix3.nus.sg (NG LING LING) writes:
> ...Ali wasted a main event card against ANTONIO INOKI (can't remember
> when) but it was so boring cos' Ali stayed away from Inoki and Inoki was
> on the mat waiting to snare Ali.
> 
> absolute waste of time. don't bother to look for it. 

Inoki was much better in "The Bad News Bears go to Japan".  Definitely
look for it.

-- 
Brian Lindeman
LINDEMANBRIA@bvc.edu
I wanna be sedated.
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From: art30248@nusunix3.nus.sg (NG LING LING)
Subject: Re: [WCW] H. Havoc '92
Organization: National University of Singapore
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 06:41:59 GMT

: In article <Bu9tBG.3zn@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, tpjg9663@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Tom Johnston) writes:
: >Russian Chain Match
: 
: Luger-Hansen, U.S. title, WrestleWar 89 (?).  Wrestlers connected by a 10-12'
: chain tied to their left wrists.  Winner is the first man who can pull his
: opponent around to all four turnbuckles and touch them, without interruption

...and so on...

actually, what you're talking about is a variant called the Texas Lariat
Match where a rope was used instead of the chain. Hansen (the then U.S.
Champion was going to give up the belt before going back to Japan) vs.
Luger (who was then a face) at STARRCADE 89. (I still have it on tape)

The Russian Chain Match took place in late 91 when Nikita was a heel
going after STING. This time they used a real chain and Nikita won most
of the matches around the country. It seems he won on PPV, which one ?
From: Steve_Hooper@mindlink.bc.ca (Steve Hooper)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Re: Asking marks
Date: 15 Sep 92 06:19:20 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Distribution: world


Why did the Undertaker never get back at Berzerker for almost "killing" him
with his sword?

How come Ta-ta-ta-ta-Tanka has never recovered his feathers from Rick Martel?

How come these, and a couple of other angles, were never played out at Summer
Slam???


--

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From: Andy@birdland.UUCP (Andy Patrizio)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Oh joy! Another Koloff
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 13:02:00 EST
Reply-To: uunet!tension!birdland!andy
Keywords: Vladimir Koloff
Summary: Just we all needed
Expires: never
Distribution: world
Organization: What organization?
X-Newsreader: Arn V1.00 beta rel2

Check out the newest issue of Pro Wreestling Illustrated. It seems Uncle
Ivan has yet another "nephew," Vladimir. Whoever this guy is, he looks a
little like Simpson. Like every other Russian wrestler, he's bald, but
sheesh is he hairy. He looks like Dutch Mantel. They seemed to portray him
as a face. He's currently on the indie circuit.

I'm sure some of you will be overjoyed...

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From: duggan@terminus.gatech.edu (Rick Duggan)
Subject: Re: [WCW] Steiners vs Arn and Bobby on 9/5 TBS Main Event
Organization: College of Computing
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 04:56:07 GMT

In article <9209060603.AA24265@sun3a.CFSMO.Honeywell.COM> ottoh3@cfsmo.honeywell.com (Otto Heuer #3) writes:
>
>
>I just finished watching my tape of this Saturday's TBS Main
>Event (9/5/92).
>
>How far in advance are these things taped?  I was under the 
>impression that they were taped anywhere from three to six
>weeks in advance.

That show was taped on 8/24.  A post went out 8/25, but was
eaten by mutant software.  I did a repost, but that came
on Saturday 8/29.  There was another taping 9/8, which I 
thought was 9/9, so I missed it.  Perhaps Jon or Michael
will be able to help out?

>I realize that the bits without the crowd (where it's just
>Jim Ross and someone talking) are probably taped a day or two
>before the show actually airs, but what I'm really wondering
>is how long ago the Steiners vs AA&BB match (the final
>match on tonight's show) was taped.

Most of the interviews you see are taped during the show (really).
Occassionally, they will do stuff (show intros and stuff
where it's just Ross by himself) with the house mikes off.
This show happened to be strange in that Ross did not
do the intro in front of the crowd (he had done the one
for the Sat Night show that aired before the clash).

>The reason I'm asking is because when they came back from
>the commercial break (in the middle of the match--like they
>used to do all the time), we see Jim Ross sitting ringside
>behind the guard rail in front of a monitor doing the
>commentary.  This is the same commentary that we are hearing,
>as his lips are matching the words.  This isn't all that
>strange (other than it seems to be away from the norm over
>the last few years, where they've been dubbing over commentary
>at a later date, and now even dubbing over different 
>commentary for three different shows), except that Ross
>mentioned during this match that the top rope rule had been 
>nuked at a 88% to 12% vote during the Clash.  Where these
>numbers pre-determined (and they didn't even tally any calls
>they got during the Clash), was this (Steiners vs AA&BB)
>match taped AFTER the Clash (Rick Duggan should be able to
>refute this second "if"), or were PARTS of Jim Ross's
>comments dubbed in AFTER the Clash (though I didn't notice
>anything differnt about his voice).

Ross normally does the commentary during the matches.
For this particular show, he did not (he wasn't even
at ringside during the 9/5 matches).  I think the answer
is that *all* of Ross's comments were taped after the
match was taped; the match itself was definitely taped
before the Clash.

-rick

"Random acts of violence just don't do it for me anymore.  Call it 
 maturity.  Bang!  Bang!  Heh, heh." - Cactus Jack WCW Saturday Night 07/04/92
Rick Duggan | duggan@cc.gatech.edu | CS1410 TA - Section A
Office Hours (CC 103): Tue 1:30-3:00 Thu 1:30-2:30
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From: fippjc@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Joe Fipp)
Subject: WWF
Keywords: WWF Champion
Organization: Purdue University
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 19:00:54 GMT

  As was posted, Superstars did not acknowledge that Flair was the new
WWF champ.  I believe this is because they were busy showing the results
of summer slam.  Hennig mentioned a "plan B" to be implemented, which will
probably be shown next week with a clip of Flair winning the title.
  THe only reason they didn't show it this week is that they have to tell
everyone the good news about Warrior/Savage ending with neither man turning
and a face still holding the belt.  That way, everybody rushes out and rents
or buys the video tape.  Can't tel them "but unfortunately the next night,
Savage loses to Ric Flair."  That would make the marks sad.  That would also
make them forget about running out and renting or buying SS tape (or making
plans to, I guess it is not out yet).  You can't tell your viewers too much
at once.
  Incidentally, what was the size of the crowd when Ric won the title.  Is
it big enough that, if Vince decided to nix Flair's second title reign, Mr.
Tunney would have to go on television and announce that

 "In recent viewing of the situation in the WWF, due to the external
circumstances involving the recent altercation between the Macho Man Randy
Savage and Ric Flair, I feel no alternative than to declare void the title
match that occurred in Hershey, reinstate Randy Savage as the World Wrestling
Federation champion, impose a five million dollar fine on Razor Ramon, and
vow that, in the future, I will use more than one sentence to make my 
rulings.  And we thank you for your support."

                                        Fippster 6
From: Alan.Moorman@f31.n282.z1.tdkt.kksys.com (Alan Moorman)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Hello!
Date: 12 Sep 92 16:16:22 GMT

Hello to all you pro wrestling fans!  The BBS just started carrying this echo,
and I haven't seen any traffic on it yet.  You must be out there -- I know you
are... 

How has my favorite (sort of..) Ultimate Warrior been doing?

What else is new??????

:-)

 * Origin: Dark Knight's Table (1:282/31)
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From: hampton@ais.org (Kevin Podsiadlik)
Subject: Re: WWF
Keywords: WWF Champion
Organization: UMCC
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1992 01:44:43 GMT

In article <mjenkins.715724109@cunews> mjenkins@alfred.carleton.ca (Michael Jenkinson) writes:
>In <Bu4CtI.3t6@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> fippjc@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Joe Fipp) writes:
>
>> "In recent viewing of the situation in the WWF, due to the external
>>circumstances involving the recent altercation between the Macho Man Randy
>>Savage and Ric Flair, I feel no alternative than to declare void the title
>>match that occurred in Hershey, reinstate Randy Savage as the World Wrestling
>>Federation champion, impose a five million dollar fine on Razor Ramon, and
>>vow that, in the future, I will use more than one sentence to make my 
>>rulings...
>..which is a big step forward for me considering, though I am
>supposedly president of the World Wrestling Federation, I am nothing
>more than a pawn of Vince McMahon..."

A pawn for the owner, huh?  You know, it just occurred to me that Jack
Tunney might be just what the owners of the Major League Baseball
teams might be looking for in a commissioner.  "You don't want Nintendo
owning the Mariners?  Fine.  No, sir, I wouldn't even think of moving
Atlanta out of the Western Division.  Ban free agency?  Anything you want."

ObWrestling: I thought I had seen silly, then I saw the incident
between the Natural Disasters and Money Inc. involving those new
Jeapordy screens the WWF just bought.  It might not have been
so pathetic had the two teams gotten, say, within ten feet of
each other...

-- 
Kevin J. Podsiadlik         | "A recent survey has revealed that, if the
Vaporware Engineer          | election were to be held tomorrow, a whopping
2nd class                   | 98% of those polled would be glad it came
E-mail: hampton@ais.org     | early this year." -- Thomas Sowell (paraphrased)
From: beninsd@memstvx1.memst.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: USWA/WWF
Date: 5 Sep 92 18:37:20 -0600
Distribution: world
Organization: Memphis State University

The 9/5 USWA show again noted that the moondogs would meet the bushwhackers
in Memphis.  Much was made that this is a Lawler Jimmy Hart fued, and that
McMoney wants to do business the old-way--i.e. different promoters would swap
talent for the best local shows--does naybody know what is REALLLY going on??
Thanks.
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From: mjenkins@alfred.carleton.ca (Michael Jenkinson)
Subject: Re: Two Questions
Organization: Carleton University
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 19:00:00 GMT

In <5NF1qB1w165w@Micor.OCUnix.on.ca> vincent@Micor.OCUnix.on.ca (Victor W. Wong) writes:


>with his ring attire.  (You may recall that prior to WM6 the Intercon-
>tinental belt was a light tan.)  

My brother and I thought this was so that the marks wouldn't be
confused about the two title belts. The IC was gold on gold, the World
was gold on black.

>UW's stipulation did cause some minor havoc with what comics and soap-
>opera fans call continuity.  Hogan did in fact wear a white-colored 
>championship belt (probably borrowed from the Warrior) for a WWF post-
>er--which came out about a month before UW lost his title.

Actually, that was the belt Hogan wore for that movie he made (the
title of which I can't remember). It was essentially the WWF belt with
a white strap.

Thanks for the input into both questions though. Appreciate it.

Michael
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From: shrum@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Rick Shrum)
Subject: Re: Asking marks
Organization: NASA Ames Res. Ctr, Calif.
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 20:31:09 GMT

In article <3605@ra.nrl.navy.mil> luther@i5160e.nrl.navy.mil (Luther) writes:
>In article <21891.9209141446@flatiron.fsg.com>, evan@flatiron (Evan L. Marcus [Fusion Systems Group, Ltd.]) writes:
>> 
>>> Any other thoughts?
>>
>
>Trying to confound marks with my brilliant insight, I would ask them:
>
>-> How come wrestlers never get arrested for assault? (The Mountie for
>   using his shock-stick, Nailz for using the night stick,etc.) After
>   all, this stuff isn't part of the match. Wouldn't a baseball player
>   get arrested for attacking an opposing player with a bat after the
>   game? 
>
>-> How come when a wrestler connects with an elbow drop, it doesn't hurt
>   him, but when his intended victim moves away and his elbow hits the
>   mat, it *does* hurt? Even when skulls and ribs are probably harder than
>   the mat?
>
>in the same vein...
>
>-> How come the person *giving* the head butt never gets hurt?



For the mark in me: We were all told that Flair and Co's "Plan A"
failed, yet what was "Plan A" supposed to accomplish? Ric wasn't
even in the match, so how could "Plan A" have gotten him the Belt?
Soften up RS or UW for a *future* championship match with Flair?
If this is the case, then "Plan A" did *indeed* work, hence, no need
for a "Plan B", which is supposed to be the plan that brought Ric
the championship. I guess my question then is: What was "Plan B" then?
          

Also: Do the Good and Bad Wrestlers fight with each other then
      they travel together by plane?



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From: MJFORRES@SUVM.SYR.EDU (maurice)
Subject: Re: Wrestling TidBits   -   09/10
Organization: Syracuse University
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 92 11:15:00 EDT

In article <BuDM67.EH3@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca>
hekunze@jeeves.uwaterloo.ca (Herb Kunze) writes:
 
>     Samoans Samu, Fatu and Kokina are all coming into the WWF.
>   Samu & Fatu will work as a tag team and Kokina will work singles.
 
Once upon a time, about 8-10 years ago, one of the new, cheesy cable
stations was showing wrestling from Hawaii.  I think it might have
been on FNN.  I remember seeing Samu, wrestling as Sam Anoaia, do an
incredible interview.  Whenever he shows up in one of the big promotions,
I always wish they would let him cut loose and do more of those
interviews.  But instead he has to always play the part of the bare-
footed savage.  Sigh.
 
Of course, that Hawaiian promotion ran into some serious legal problems.
But that's another story....
 
maurice
                                                 Maurice Forrester
                                                 mjforres@suvm.syr.edu
From: ccjames@cybaswan.UUCP (j hussell)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: WWF Magazine (Sept. Issue)
Date: 7 Sep 92 12:24:10 GMT
Reply-To: ccjames@pyr.swan.ac.uk (j hussell)

-- 
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From: dlmace@eos.ncsu.edu (DAVID LEE MACE)
Subject: wrestling history question
Originator: dlmace@c00557-1403br.eos.ncsu.edu
Reply-To: dlmace@eos.ncsu.edu (DAVID LEE MACE)
Organization: North Carolina State University, Project Eos
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 14:46:00 GMT


Please help me with the following questions:

1).  What is Ole Anderson's real name and age?

2.)  What percentage of the NWA/WCW 20 special would you say
     delt with the highlights?

     How soon do you think it will hit the video stores?
 
     From those of you that saw it, what did you think?

   " Please ignore all communication errors"

     Thanks in advance!!!!!
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From: price@uclapp.physics.ucla.edu (John Price)
Subject: Re: RSPW Weekly Ratings
Reply-To: price@uclapp.physics.ucla.edu
Organization: UCLA Particle Physics Research Group
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 92 03:32:18 GMT

In article <1992Sep14.105742.26874@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu>, yonatan@csri.toronto.edu (Gary Will) writes:
>Unfortunately, we'll probably find ourselves buried in just as many
>messages this year as last, once all the students get their accounts.

Yup.  Gary, do you still have your "Yes, Virginia, pro-wrestling is *real*" 
post somewhere?

	Just another anticipatory comment from the Johnster.

           John Price * * * * price@uclapp.physics.ucla.edu
           Where there is no solution, there is no problem.
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From: ac985@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Joel Tscherne)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Goodbye LOD??
Date: 13 Sep 92 14:48:03 GMT
Reply-To: ac985@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Joel Tscherne)
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc4.ins.cwru.edu


There's a rumor on GEnie that the Road Warriors are splitting up because
Hawk wants out of the business.  Supposedly, Animal will continue in the
WWF as a single.

-- 
===============Joel Tscherne:  ac985@cleveland.freenet.edu===============
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From: quillian@ug.cs.dal.ca (Jason E. Quillian)
Subject: Re: (WWF) at Richfield Coliseum plus Survivor Series NEWS
Organization: Math, Stats & CS, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 19:37:58 GMT

In article <18vd55INNggj@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> aa519@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Scotty Meredith) writes:
>1 - A NIGHTSTICK MATCH.  What the hell is a night stick match?  Do I need
>to even list the two people involved in that one?
>
>2 Tag team match RIC FLAIR and RAZOR STUDD -vs- Randy SAVAGE and Ultimate
>Warrior.  
>

What does Vince think he's doing? With their four biggest wrestlers tied up
in a tag match, how does he plan to build any Survivor Series teams with
any drawing power? Maybe (hopefully) he'll only have two or three Survivor
Series matches and other scattered ones thrown in as well. I'd much rather
see good Survivor Series teams than thrown-together-because-there-was-no-one-
left-to-choose-from teams.

Anyone else heard of any more matches for the card?

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From: 2pereira_f@spcvxb.spc.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: news
Date: 11 Sep 92 17:57:14 GMT
Organization: St. Peter's College, US

Hey all you wrestling fans out there...I have got to say this!!!

W R E S L I N G  !!! It's fake!

just kidding,

Summer Slam was cool ... but I seemed to enjoy it more before 
I found out it was fake several year ago.....

See ya,
Felix
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