From: dsrekjk@prism.gatech.EDU ( Jon Kincaid)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Latest Center Stage taping (aka Burn Baby Burn)
Date: 12 Nov 92 18:24:30 GMT
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

Well, some of us soon to be "unregulars" at Center Stage attended the taping
on Wednesday the 11th of November (show to air this Saturday the 14th). The
big news is that Jake Roberts has apparently left WCW. Cowpie gave no reason,
but did announce it. Here's a run-down of what happened.
First match taped was one to air other than this Saturday and featured Rick    
Steamboat vs someone whose name we didn't catch but wore trunks that said "Wild
Thing". The Wild Thing actually controlled much of this match, but Steamboat got the pin flying off the top rope.
November 14th TV show proper:
Jim Ross and Larry Zybysko announcing.
Van Hammer beats Mustapha Sai (muscular black jobber) with Hammer Rocks.
Cowpie announces that Jake is gone and that Mister Workrate, the Barbarian will
take his place in the King of Comedy Tournament.
Shane Douglas/Rick Steamboat vs Vinnie Vegas/Dallas Page- Vinnie catches        Steamboat's leap off the top rope, but falls backwards over Shane, and Rick gets the pin.
Shane/Steamboat have semi-confrontational interview with Barry/Duhustin. Dustin
acts pseudo-heelish.                                                
Chris Sullivan vs eric watts- The living embodiment of wrestling beats Sullivan with a submission.
Shang Hai Pierce and Tex Schlesinger vs Joe Barrett and Keith Doyle- the poor
wrestling Texans won this but who knows how.
Rude (with Madusa,Bobby E, Arn,Austin) comes out for an interview. They cut to   Sting who then comes out with Hammer,Dustin,Barry,Steamboat who confronts Rude
about his manhood and asks whether his friends call him Richard, Ricky, or      (pause) Dick. Sting leaves. Rude is livid and rips off his street clothing and
jumps in the ring and beats the snot out of Bob Cook.
Madusa cries.
Battle of the Underdogs- Ian Weston vs John Peterson- despite our support of    John (and Ian flubbing the ending), Weston pins Peterson.
Pillman vs the masked Freedom Fighter- double count out. Pillman afterwards     accuses the FF of being Brad Armstrong.
Simmons interview where he says that Robbie Walker was supposed to be there,
but he thinks Cactus Jack had something to do with his not being there. (So,
Wlaker basically no-shows.)
Scotty Flamingo beats Marcus Bagwell after hitting him with a foreign object he
pulled from his trunks. Johnny B Badd then emerges with boxing gloves on trying
to get Scotty to box then and there. Badd then cheapshots Scotty to much
applause.
Paul E comes out to spar with Mike Thor. After Hayes,Bobby and Arn have         instructed Thor on what he can't do (by doing it to Thor) Paul E hits Thor,
who doesn't sell. When paul turns around, Austin nails Thor. paul E turns
back around and assumes he's floored Thor. Paul E then drops an elbow on
Thor and gets counted for a pin.
Paul e then does an interview with madusa where he just trashes her. After
the DA types and Hayes leave. Paul says that she can't help her intelligence
(because she's a woman), throws water in her face, and is chased through the
audience and out of the building by Madusa.
semi-final (for what) Bobby eaton vs Kensuki Sasaki- sasaki beats bobby due to
dq from Arn's interference. Watts and bagwell (oh God) make the save.
Vader beats Atlas in pseudo-squash (totally disappointing)
Barry is interviewd. Jack jumps Dustin during a backstage interview (Teddy
long informs us that the barbarian is jumping Rhodes). Dustin, in
staggered shape, of course comes out and beats the Barbarian.
If you can remember any of these matches more than a couple of minutes after
you see them, good luck. (I took notes) The high point of the evening
occurred early in the Vader/Atlas match when Vader came out yelling at Tony.
When Tony responded, it was all Vader could do to keep from bursting out
laughing.
jon

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being piledriven multiple times by Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy.
dsrekjk@prism.gatech.edu is jon kincaid