From: hekunze@jeeves.uwaterloo.ca (Herb Kunze)
Subject: Wrestling TidBits   -   11/19
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 02:55:03 GMT

 - Looks like Paul Orndorff is coming in to WCW.  If I wasn't on drugs
   at the time - oh, well I was on some painkillers ;-) -, that was
   Paul Orndorff (along with Steve Austin, Shanghai Pierce, and
   Tex Slashinger) in that cameo shot during the BattleBowl drawing
   at the Clash.  

 - The official reason for the firing of Davey Boy Smith and the 
   Ultimate Warrior by the WWF has been listed as "unprofessional 
   conduct."  In the WWF, that could mean anything from refusing 
   to do a job, to demanding more money, to not sleeping with the
   booker, to squirting someone else's urine out of a Visine bottle
   at drug testing time.  There are some lingering reports that these
   two were terminated because of steroid related offenses.  There's
   also still talk that the Ultimate Warrior decided to make strong
   contractual demands.  Some reports have Davey Boy Smith suffering
   from a bum knee and refusing to work.  Whatever the reason, these
   guys are history.

 - Da Mountie, Jacques Rougeau, called it quits because of a nagging
   knee injury and a desire to get involved in other business ventures.

 - There's lots of talk this week about negotiations between Vince
   McMahon and Hulk Hogan cooling off a bit.  New Japan has announced
   that they are close to signing to Hogan to team with Antonio Inoki
   at the Tokyo Dome show on 01/04/92.

 - The WWF has it's annual Survivor Series PPV from Richfield, OH,
   on 11/25/92.  Matches will include:
     - Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWF Title
    *- Randy Savage & Curt Hennig vs. Ric Flair & Razor Ramon
        with trouble-shooting referee Sgt. Slaughter
     - Big Boss Man vs. Nailz in a nightstick match
     - Kamala vs. The Undertaker in a casket match
     - Money Inc. & Beverly Brothers vs. Natural Disasters & Nasty Boys
     - Tatanka vs. Rick Martel
     - Headshrinkers vs. High Energy
    *- Yokozuna vs. Virgil
   Although it seem definite that Ric Flair will wrestle in the main
   event tag match, there was some talk that Sid Justice may be brought
   in as a heel replacement if Flair can't work.  Also, there's still
   talk of Lou Albano debuting as the manager of the Nasty Boys on the
   show.  Speaking of the Nasty Boys, they were guests on Regis & Kathy Lee
   on Wednesday.  They hyped their 8-man tag match a bit.  

 - WCW has Starrcade '92 on 12/28/92 from Atlanta's Omni.  Matches are
   scheduled to include:
    *- Sting vs. {winner of Big Van Vader vs. Dustin Rhodes on 11/21/92}
        in the finals of the King of Cable tourney
    *- The second annual Battlebowl match with teams to be drawn live at
        the PPV.  The only announced team is:
          - Cactus Jack & Johnny B. Badd vs. Dan Spivey & Van Hammer
   There's already talk of having a few New Japan wrestlers come in for
   the PPV.  If Chris Benoit comes in and Too Cold Scorpio stay around
   too, this could really boost the quality of the show.

 - Awards: I'm heading to Toronto tomorrow morning, so I won't be able
   to work on the awards this weekend.  Unfortunately, I didn't get them
   done yet.  Between physiotherapy and my chiropractor, I'm spending a
   fair bit of time in (and travelling to and from) different clinics.
   Next week, I start intensive physio at the Canadian Back Institute
   - this will take at least two hours a day every day for a couple of
   weeks.  Sorry, but it's hard to find a lot of spare time after all 
   of that crap.  I'll have them done some time next week, though.

                                                         Herb...
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