Slaughter for “stealing the character”. Production quality was high, the wrestling quality not so much. By Scott Keith on 15th March 2021. The low buyrate is being. – Vince McMahon is apparently planning to sue Sgt. I just don’t think things are gonna work out for that promotion. Mr. – The show drew 7000 with 4700 paid and a $94,000 house. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 10. Trying these in the afternoon again because the blog is always SUPER dead after lunchtime. 26. Lots of people have claimed to have discovered him, for example. 19. – Hachiro Tanaka, the money guy behind SWS and WAR and a bunch of other groups, is reportedly tired of losing money in the wrestling business and wants out, according to the Takano brothers. 3. – Flair defended the World title on a pair of Mid-South shows in Oklahoma, but there’s no plans or indications of Watts joining the NWA. The one in 1995, although you might also assume I was talking about the NXT one recently because that one wasn’t great either. 96 Can I make it more than. – Latest figures are in, and WCW is looking like a 0. com & WrestlingObserver. 95 I love that the teaser for this one on the site is “Hotline sleaze award winner” because really it could be ANYTHING coming out of Mean Gene’s mouth. 19 as I try to get as much done as possible in advance. Was shit real before? Well, it’s about to become real. 12. 25. Here’s a shocking story to start this week’s issue: Dave is a really big fan of New Japan Pro Wrestling. 14. 95. 96. ABBYY FineReader 11. 96 Stop me if you’ve heard this one before… – After 15 years of being the world’s biggest babyface, Hulk Hogan turned heel in the main event of WCW’s Bash at the Beach PPV in an angle that Dave thinks will be “remembered for years”. This week is one of them. 08. The show would air live every Saturday night, from New York, and would cater heavily to an. Nasty Boys retained the tag titles over the Bushwackers in 6:46. 28. 2. 95. 95. 1986 Wrestling Observer Yearbook. 27. )3. 95, which is good but well below the 2. 01. Wrestling Observer Flashback–04. It's a recap of the old issues of Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter. 29. He apparently gave WAR $1. 96. Terry Funk has retired. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 09. Papa Shango ran in for the DQ, and Ultimate Warrior made the save, complete with entrance music. – Two major World title changes since the last issue as well, with Vader winning the WCW World title back from Ron Simmons on 12/30 in Baltimore, and Great Muta beating Masa Chono to win the. Also, Prime Time Wrestling is just getting destroyed on Monday nights and is down to a 1. 14. -The Mondo 19 most intriguing personalities of ‘86-30 key pro wrestling personalities of ‘86 with quick bios-Observer Awards, leading news stories of. For It’s Time. He does 100 but we’ll just do the top 10 because otherwise I’d have to break this up into 5 parts instead of 2. – The WWF is on hiatus for a bit after WM, so Dave apologizes in advance for the light news week. – Dave gets a funny bit when he notes that ever since taking over as booker, Dundee has suddenly gained amazing recuperative powers in his matches. They even flew in Steve DiSalvo as part of the ring crew to. 95. I know, I know, what a bombshell. The suit alleges unfair competition, trademark. – The big story this week is Dave’s preview of the Ultimate Ultimate 96!. Jim Herd has already killed the wrestling business, and now he’s working on killing the magic business. Back in the saddle with these again. Andre started in the sport at the age of 12, already 6’3”, and fell in with a. – The sudden fall of the company seems to stem from the ridiculous circus that was the Yoji Anjyo grandstand challenge to Rickson Gracie, with fans believing that Takada should have called out Gracie for the honor of the company. Marc Mero pinned Hunter Hearst Helmsley in 16:23. By Scott Keith on 5th February 2016. 86. Dave thinks that the competition will be mostly for the better, with faster-moving storylines and better wrestling on TV. 96. 96. Specifically, advertisers look at stuff like this and use it to justify their already terrible ad rates for pro wrestling shows. – Lead story is the WWF planning a giant stadium show in Milwaukee, which ended up being called WrestleFest 88, to basically screw with Crockett’s plans to run a Bash show the night after. It’s week 3 of the WWF title being held hostage by Diesel! But don’t worry, this can’t possibly last very long. 94. – Also, NBC is really sniffing around wrestling now like a dog in heat and they seem to desperately want to be in business with the WWF. 04. Perfect. I’m actually recovering from a shoulder injury at work today but I’ll power through an Observer Flashback for you. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 01. Wrestling Observer Live: RAW report, War Games, Randy Orton, ratings and more By Bryan Alvarez Nov 21, 2023 DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The history of. – Also on the show, Scott Norton & Tony Halme won the IWGP tag titles from the Steiner Brothers in kind of a stinker. This issue only has the first 4 pages, so it’ll be a truncated recap, but all the good stuff is in those pages anyway. Wrestling Observer Flashback–02. 24. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 02. Most of the match was Hunter working the arm and going for a cross-armbreaker, which neither Vince nor Jerry had any idea how to call. By Scott Keith on 1st October 2017. At 4:00, Warrior splashed Demolition Axe. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 05. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. 28. Wrestling Observer Flashback–09. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. Back to the trenches after taking Friday off! And the big story this week is an abject lesson in John Lennon’s famous saying, “Life is what happens to you when you’re busy making other plans”. 02. 94 So it turns out that WCW’s record buyrate for Halloween Havoc wasn’t quite what they anticipated… – The buyrate for Havoc 94 currently sits at 0. 19. – In our top story, Roddy Piper made a surprise debut at the end of the Halloween Havoc show, doing what Dave describes as an “undisciplined dialogue” with Hollywood Hogan that actually ran past the expiration of their PPV time. 07. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. Mike stuff and get into the main event: STARRCADE ‘84. Wrestling Observer Flashback–02. 95. 95. 1. – But first, the lead story is the rapid descent of UWFI, as they have reached out in desperation to New Japan for a combined show at the Tokyo Dome on 10/9 and maybe more after that. 96. These words open the issue this week, because Wrestlemania IV is in the books and, well, it was not pretty. Addeddate. Dave notes we. 95. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 10. – Speaking of wanting to be in business with them, Jimmy Hart debuts in March as Greg Valentine’s manager, and King Kong Bundy debuts to have terrible matches with Hogan. 2. It's great historical reading of the rise and fall of wrestling's biggest boom period. – Reportedly, World champion Mike Tyson has signed with the WWF to referee a match. 90 / 07. 06. wrestlingmagazinesmisc;. – Unfortunately, we start with the inevitable death of Scott “Hog” Irwin, who succumbed to cancer after a year long battle at the age of 37. 27. 94 (Part 2) – In the only non-tournament match on the show, Cactus Jack & Mikey Whipwreck won the tag titles from the Public Enemy after Terry Funk missed his flight and couldn’t make the show. 04. 05. 95 (Part 1) So after Dave takes a week off, it’s a DOUBLE ISSUE featuring Wrestlemania XI, the show that drew so much money that Dave needed a second issue to contain it all!Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. The 1997 Observer Rewind shall resume this on Aug. 14. It drew a legit sellout of 5708 to West Palm Beach. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 03. Perfect won a battle royale in 12:55. – Mexico’s wrestling companies are gearing up for a full-scale strike of wrestlers and referees, with syndicate head Manny Guzman calling for job action over EMLL’s network TV deal. Badd quit WCW on 3/11 after a discussion with Eric Bischoff in the airport, and will be signing with the WWF for three years. Raw drew its best 18-49 number since the start of football season. as they did a matinee taping of the new Sunday edition of World Championship Wrestling in Atlanta, then did a show in Columbus GA, then finally. The 85 issues are quite a trip, since it’s a very different writing style than even these ones. (Perhaps it’s time to revamp the show a bit?) – Famous San Francisco promoter Roy Shire passed away this week, after suffering a heart attack on 9/16 and dying 10 days later in the hospital. He says he was promised $2,500 and they only paid him $1,500. 92. 21. 96 September 9, 2023; Morning Daily News Update September 9, 2023; Mike Reviews WWE Capitol Punishment 2011 September 9, 2023; Question September 9, 2023; Jey Uso trade to Raw September 9, 2023; Weekend Wrestling! September 9, 2023Wrestling Observer Flashback–12. Everything is confusing and it’s all centering on the AWA. 96. 95. Also, be sure to check out the SquaredCircle subreddit, where some dude is RIPPING OFF MY. Warlord won a battle royale by tossing out Ricky Steamboat. 01. By Scott Keith on 22nd September 2023 Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1. – There’s very little going on due to Christmas, but Jerry Lawler did regain the USWA title from Koko B. 95. 05. Just like the Untouchables, if you sign two of ours to a guaranteed contract, we sign one of yours to a guaranteed contract! And his hot wife! – Johnny B. The first wrestling move of the match came at 10:00, which was Hogan no-selling the powerbomb and making his comeback. 22. 87. 02. Until then, there’s the Clash! – Dave was in Japan for DreamSlam (very short version: It was an amazing show) and missed the Clash of Champions from Jacksonville, but to say it wasn’t well received would be an. Smackdown Date: May 12, 2016 Location: Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa Commentators: Mauro Ranallo, Byron Saxton, Jerry Lawler. 25. But if you’re reading it in the archives in December, then MERRY CHRISTMAS! – Continuing on with the saga of Dynamite Kid’s messed up back, he was flown into Calgary for surgery after being paralyzed from the waist down. 26. When it comes to catching and wrestling a giant. 18. Ware on 12/14, as expected. – In Mid-South, we get the first Observer mention of young rookie Sean Michaels in Mid-South, as he pins Jack Victory. 96 (Part Two) – In the top story, “Sycle” Sid won the WWF title in the main event of the Survivor Series. Also, the fears about Sting winning the IWGP title from Muta proved unfounded, as Muta retained in a disappointing match where he was trying to be The Great Muta instead of Keiji Muto. Sid actually drew pretty big on the East coast, doing 11,000 at the Nassau Coliseum and 8000 in Philly. – Dave watched the 12/19 All Japan show, and dished out another full monty, this one for Misawa & Kobashi winning the tag team tournament over Kawada & Taue in. 96 IT’S TIME. They’re exclusively running small towns on the far Northern island of Japan, and mostly using lucha libre guys, which the mainstream papers didn’t really get. Public Enemy went to a double DQ with the Nasty Boys in 4:02. – Dave reviews the 1/21 MSG show (which did NOT sell out, he notes, although he assumes that the War to Settle the Score sold out both the arena and the Felt Forum):Wrestling Observer Flashback – 07. Wrestling Flashback publishes wrestling list videos, top 10’s, the history of classic. This is ridiculous on a lot of levels, most of which is actually against Zulu because he’s even worse than Mike Von Erich and in. 02. The match died once Flair went out. – The new Stampede Wrestling has already taken all but one of the WWF’s TV clearances in Western Canada, so this doesn’t seem to be a winning venture for Vince. “Which is great for wrestling, I guess. 93. 5. – So things are getting mighty crowded on TBS, in what would turn out to be a giant turning point for the wrestling industry. 92. 2. Oh, Dave. The Best of the Wrestling Observer-Greatest matches of the Observer years-15 most influential wrestlers of the past five. 17. Topics. – The Sheik did an extremely rare job, submitting to Onita’s boston crab in just 3:18 at the latest FMW show. 48 buyrate (120,000 buys) for the Great American Bash in June, with WWF doing 0. ) An industry shaking death in this issue, but. – Jim Cornette continues bringing the funny. But I think it’s a pretty famous case of hotline sleaze related to Blackwell’s death. 94. Daprice did every issue for the 90's through 2001. Oh, and WCW tried to make a mini-movie and it didn’t go very well. – Anyway, moving on. 96. Piper on top. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. – Jim Crockett’s promotion was down to 575 people on 12/3, with a main event of Kevin Von Erich & Chris Adams over Dick Murdoch & Black Bart. – The WWF announced that the Wrestling Classic did about 60,000 buys on PPV, which was 200,000 less than their announced projections. 60 (150,000 buys) for King of the Ring. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 04. By Scott Keith on 9th November 2017. – The top story is the apparent end of Pacific Northwest Wrestling, as the TV show was abruptly cancelled by the TV station after 38 years on the air. The. Buyrate looks to be between 0. Ric Flair (“He’s slowed down a bit”) 2. The government side says it’s for “tactical reasons”, while the WWF. You can view a sneak preview below. 05. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. 21. Earthquake John Tenta was scheduled to work a tour for EMLL in Mexico, but left after one show, claiming he was stiffed on his payoff. Davey Boy Smith (“Athletically the best in the business. 7. Jack Petrik would have to wage war against the WWF and spent lots of money to win, and it. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 01. 19. This was the one and only match in the whole tournament that actually showed why the division could. 13. Crockett! Dusty v. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 02. Wrestling Observer Flashback–01. By Scott Keith on 14th August 2016. 95. – Dave’s opening salvo this week: “After its television show reached a new low in. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. 94. ark:/13960/t2z39wg7w. The NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship was the top singles title in Maple Leaf Wrestling from 1978 until 1984,. Michaels worked his ass off, although it came out later that he was hungover and stoned at the time. And NOW the main event! Hog Wild 96 and the introduction of the Observer Hall of Fame awaits! This one took me a little bit longer to write than last night’s quickie, obviously. 96. 19. – The really big news coming out of the first head-to-head meeting of RAW and Nitro is that WCW immediately took the lead in the ratings war, with a 2. 27. Kayfabe Commentaries Releases Newest Installment of Their “Supercard” Series. Wrestling Observer Flashback–08. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. Big John Tenta pinned Koji Kitao with an elbowdrop in 6:10. Despite the strained relationship, Florida still bills itself as NWA wrestling. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. They of course had an immediate roster of excuses, mainly that it was scheduled on a night with really tough competition on TV. Indie wrestler Rockin' Rebel got a tryout at the tapings, and apparently upset Razor Ramon backstage because he was using some of Razor's mannerisms in the ring. com archives, and any other sources I’ve checked, so we’re skipping ahead a week. – Antonio Inoki is trying to get into the boxer v. Main event is. The New Foundation beat the Orient Express in 17:18. 5 million as a startup amount and NOW got $480,000, and once they’ve blown through that, he’s done. 90. Mid Atlantic Gateway and Wrestling Observer historical files. So let’s take a look at what’s going on in the international scene!6. – In the top story of the week, and in fact one of the top stories in wrestling history, Ric Flair was fired from WCW effective immediately when negotiations fell through. 5-11-1987. So with the year in PPV finally caught up, let us venture back to the world of 1994 again, with rumors of Hulk Hogan. He was indicted on 11/12 on counts. Warrior pinned Haku with the shoulderblock and splash in 4:48. According to Dave’s minions, there was confusion about. Steve Jennum was put into the finals as a last-minute. 96. Wrestling Observer Flashback–10. WWE News. A January 1966 issue of Vue magazine featuring Bill Hook and his octopus-wrestling adventures in Victoria, B. The debut of Giant Gonzalez (who was “wearing Ultimate Warrior’s old underwear”) perked things up again. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 02. 88. *. Trying to power through this one before UFC 200. 5 to a 2. In fact, even today I’m not sure that those title switches are counted as part of the “real” count of Flair’s title reigns because the NWA did such a bang-up job of denial that. By Scott Keith on 20th September 2016. 3-21-1988. 23. 2. Um, never mind. 96 (Part Two) – In the top story, “Sycle” Sid won the WWF title in the main event of the Survivor Series. Tenryu as the main event of a show on 2/7. 96. -. I know this year has been a slog, but we’re getting closer to September, when the magic happens! But first, WWF returns to your house! Whether you wanted them there or not. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 02. The grand plan for five days a week has been dropped and ESPN will air reruns of Pro Wrestling This Week instead. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 07. Just like in the old days, it’s a NEWSFLASH to start the issue! Well, a results flash, actually, as the Tokyo Dome show came in too late for a proper review. The ratings were just too low and the costs were just. on November 22, 1990 – “Survivor Series ’90. In fact, Dave thinks that people’s hatred of the dancing gimmick is overshadowing how much he’s improved as a worker. – The top story of the week, and for a long time in general, was Ron Garvin winning the NWA World title from Ric Flair on 9/25 in their debut in Joe Louis Arena. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 07. 2. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 01. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. Well this should do better than NWA Powerrr at least. NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship. Wrestling Observer Flashback–12. Well, that probably won’t happen again for a while. 96 IT’S TIME. Wrestling Observer Flashback–02. 16. Anyway, back to 1985 again… – The big news is that the war in St. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 07. ***1/4Wrestling Observer Flashback–03. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 07. The idea is to combine a bunch of small promotions into the Global Wrestling Federation, with offices in five different regions, including Jarrett now officially going back into Dallas to run the USWA there again. Dodge Iowa. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 04. – In an understatement, Dave notes that the babyface side in the WWF is in a state of disarray, what with Scott Hall about to jump to WCW in late May once all his contractual stuff ends. But it probably bombed because it was clearly a throwaway show. Lex Luger jumped out of the final mystery box to attack Sting, injuring the wrong leg (Instinct on Luger’s part due to all his lucha libre experience, Dave notes) but it was a pretty great angle. By Scott Keith on 19th March 2016. 23. So don’t be disappointed at the lack of a review here. – In the top story, Sports Illustrated had a story on the WWF in March, and no one in mainstream media really gave a shit. ark:/13960/s2tmw3h1hz8. history-of-wcw. Wrestling Observer Flashback–11. – Dave relates a brief history of World Championship Wrestling, and how TBS purchased the company in 1988 despite their crippling debt. 90. OK, 2005 posts are FINALLY complete, and I got to see Star Wars, so let’s get back to Observing. This is the incredible story about the people who brought Lucha Libre into America in the 1990s and the many challenges they faced! Hijo del Santo and Blue. Big stuff in the news this week, and the start of the biggest shift in coverage in the history of the Observer. And now it’s time for the issue that kicks off one of the biggest stories in the history of wrestling, although we didn’t. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the. – Brad Armstrong will be coming back again, this time as the Candy Man, who throws candy to the kids as his gimmick. window replacement in Elkhart, IN. 21,499 likes · 18,642 talking about this. 11. By Scott Keith on 3rd October 2019. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 03. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. ”) 3. Wrestling Observer Rewind ★ Dec. Ocr. – Chris was of course around wrestling dressing rooms his whole life, and idolized Kerry in junior high to the point where he’d dress and act like him. – Dan Severn won the Ultimate Ultimate on 12/16 in Denver after all the controversy over the show, beating Oleg Taktarov in the finals via unanimous decision. The Twin Towers beat the Rockers at 8:02 when Akeem splashed and pinned Michaels. Apparently Bret Hart’s negotiations with WCW were so potentially fruitful that someone else is wanting to give it a try. OK, let’s try this one more time. – Bam Bam Bigelow is trying to get into the WWF, but word from on high is that he’s “too inexperienced”. Wrestling Observer Flashback–11. 01. 96 Remember how in last week’s issue, Kevin Nash had until the weekend to make up his mind about leaving…? – In the top story, Kevin Nash officially gave notice to the WWF that he’d be accepting an offer from WCW, via phone call to Vince McMahon on 3/5. George Scott has been fired as booker and replaced by the duo of Gary Hart and David Manning, so things are at least booked better now. Bruiser Brody (“Nobody gives an aura of violent realism. At one point, UWFI was one of the biggest success stories in wrestling, and in 1993, they drew 46,000 fans to a. By Scott Keith on 18th April 2022. Hosted by Sean Oliver, he welcomes guest the Honky Tonk Man as he talks about SummerSlam ’88. It’s kind of hard to say what to expect around here as the show has been bouncing back and forth between focusing on the Intercontinental Title feud and then the World Title situation. 96. 0 (Extended OCR) Ppi. – In the top story, the Justice Department dropped one of the charges against Titan Sports. 88. 95.