Post by Asaemon on Nov 28, 2020 16:16:25 GMT 1
The latest rumors are that either Mabel or Yokozuna will win King of the Ring, with Yokozuna being the more likely of the two. Shawn Michaels is the obvious should-win choice, but it’s possible WWF will try to swerve fans with someone else winning.
In a stunning move stemming from the recent meeting between Eric Bischoff and Ted Turner, WCW has announced a new Monday night television show on TNT, which will go head-to-head against WWF’s Monday Night Raw. The show is still unnamed and will air live in major arenas and supposedly contain main event-quality matches. The decision apparently stems from Ted Turner, who wants to be competitive against Vince McMahon. Nearly everyone in WCW claims that Eric Bischoff is obsessed with putting McMahon out of business. Many in WCW believe this amounts to a declaration of all-out war. The pressure here is on WCW to succeed. If it fails, it’s likely the end of Eric Bischoff’s run of the company.
WCW had negotiated to bring in the Rock & Roll Express to lose to The Miracle Violence Connection on TV, but The Express didn’t want to be used as jobbers and also wanted more than the $750 each that WCW was offering, so the deal fell apart.
WCW’s Bash at the Beach PPV in July is being tied in with Baywatch, with stars from the show appearing at the PPV. The Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair match is a Lumberjack Match, but will be billed as a Lifeguard Match with the idea to have “Baywatch babes in bikinis” surrounding the ring. The reason this is happening is because WCW struck a deal which will see Sting, Randy Savage, Ric Flair, The Booty Man and others all make an appearance in a future Baywatch episode. During the PPV, Baywatch will also promote a swimsuit pageant to raise money for charity.
WCW is reportedly interested in indy wrestler Tommy Dreamer.
Sabu has been negotiating with Paul Heyman and Tod Gordon about returning, but Heyman is said to be against it because he made an example out of Sabu and doesn’t want to go back on it so soon.
Heyman has made a deal with CMLL to bring in El Pantera and he also wants to bring in other Mexican stars.
There’s a lot of question about the future of ECW. So far, the promotion has only successfully drawn big crowds in the Philadelphia and New York area and not really anywhere else. With so many big name wrestlers being flown in for these shows, it’s thought that the shows might not be very profitable. Some experts wonder if the “extreme” nature of the promotion will ever be economically viable.
WWF is hyping the King of the Ring PPV in June that will reportedly feature the “singing debut” of Jeff Jarrett, a brand new music video, named “With My Baby Tonight”.
Davey Boy Smith’s assault trial for last year’s bar fight has been postponed until January. The trial stems from a bar fight where Davey Boy allegedly assaulted a guy for dancing with his wife and left him with significant brain damage. The prosecution wants to claim that Smith used a Piledriver in the fight and had a doctor who was going to testify on their behalf. But when they found out the doctor planned to testify that the victim’s injuries weren’t consistent with that wrestling move, the prosecution panicked and got the trial delayed, much to Smith’s lawyer’s displeasure.
AAA have began to push the AAA vs. PROMELL angle. PROMELL is a “dummy” promotion started earlier this year, designed to be a promotion vs. promotion feud, even though PROMELL is still basically owned by AAA. They legitimately raided most of UWA’s talent earlier in the year and several AAA stars “jumped” to PROMELL.
Boxing promoter Don King is trying a power play with Mike Tyson’s next fight. King is demanding a 65% cut from Pay-Per-View operators or he won’t let them air the fight, which is sure to be a huge money maker. So far, the PPV companies aren’t biting. But if King can negotiate even a 55% cut, that would set a precedent that the wrestling promotions would follow and even that small cut would mean around an extra million dollars or so per year for both WWF and WCW.
In San Francisco, an indie show saw the debut of a wrestler called The Abortionist who uses a coat hanger as a gimmick
Tony Halme (Ludvig Borga) has a small role in Die Hard With A Vengeance.
Terry Taylor has been added to the WCW booking committee. It drew heat from Hulk Hogan and his friends who believe Taylor is a Flair ally. And apparently, WCW is now split backstage along pro-Hogan and pro-Flair sides.
1-2-3 Kid is expected back around July from his neck injury.
Vince McMahon was reportedly very upset that NBC cancelled their scheduled prime-time show last week. Someone from NBC reportedly told McMahon that wrestling was an 80s fad and now that it’s 1995, they don’t want to do wrestling.
Yokozuna is being billed as 641 pounds and he looks every bit of it. He’s by far the largest wrestler WWF has ever had.
Hiroshi Hase championship win! The IWGP World Heavyweight title changed hands last night at the NJPW Be Strong show! Hiroshi Hase became the new champion, ending the reign of Riki Choshu, after nine title defences.
As expected, “Lord” Alfred Hayes officially completed his retirement from pro wrestling.
One of wrestling’s elder statesmen bid farewell to the industry, as the 68 year old American The Crusher officially retired.
Japanese Junior sensation Shoichi Funaki leaves ECW and WAR and joins the Junior division in New Japan Pro Wrestling.
Piloto Suicida won the NWA World Junior Heavyweight title by defeating Juventud Guerrera at MPW Tribute To Heroics.
NWA New England saw a title change last night, as Dan Severn lost the NWA World Heavyweight title to Jimmy Snuka at a House Show. Dan Severn managed eleven successful title defences prior to this defeat.
The WWF World Tag Team title was vacated last night, when Irwin R. Schyster (Death and Taxes) was attacked backstage in the Madison Square Garden by the Million Dollar Corporation. Sycho Sid beats him up and puts him through a table with a Powerbomb. Then Mabel did finish him off with the infamous Big Splash.
WWF saw a title change last night, during the WWF Monday Night Raw as Razor Ramon lost the WWF Intercontinental title to Jeff Jarrett after interference from The Roadie.
At the latest WCW tapings, Sgt. Craig Pittman was being obnoxious and eventually beat up Curt Hennig after a fight broke out between them.
Savio Vega was brought before the WWF Wrestler’s Court, accused of being an hour late to pick up his assigned travel partner. The judge, “The Undertaker”, found him guilty and sentenced him to pay for his travel partner’s meals for the next three shows.
USWA have risen to Cult size. Following their recent growth, now is a very dangerous time for USWA. For the next few months they must walk the fine line between confidence and over-confidence, as they look to capitalise on their current success without over-reaching and damaging their own long-term prospects.
71 year old Bobo Brazil leaves the wrestling business.
Japanese Junior Yuji Yasuraoka signs for NJPW, as they continue to bolster their roster. The reigning WAR International Jr. Heavyweight and MPW British Commonwealth Jr. Heavyweight champion have established himself as one of the rising stars among the Japanese Juniors.
The Fantastics won the SMW Tag Team titles, by defeating The Dynamic Duo (Al Snow and Unabomb) and The Heavenly Bodies II (Jimmy Del Ray and Tom Prichard) in a Three Way Tag Team following botched interference by Jim Cornette.
In an exceptional NWA SMW TV match, Rick Rude defeated Jimmy Snuka by pinfall with a Rude Awakening. Rick Rude makes defence number 1 of his SMW Heavyweight title and also won the NWA World Heavyweight title.
If sources are to be believed, Vince McMahon and Jerry Jarrett, the respective owners of WWF and USWA met up to discuss their agreement to share talent.
The WWF have parted ways with Marty Jannetty, Tatanka, Mo and Oscar. Mabel is rumoured to receive a big singles push as part of Ted DiBiase’s Million Dollar Corporation.
The British Commonwealth Jr. Heavyweight title changed hands during the Michinoku Pro Wrestling Dream Tour, as Juventud Guerrera became the new champion, ending the reign of Yuji Yasuraoka.
MS-1 and The Futurists (La Fiera and Apolo Dantes) begain their first reign as CMLL World Trios champions, when they took the titles away from Jaque Mate, Emilio Charles Jr. and El Gran Markus Jr at CMLL Super Viernes.
