From: hekunze@watmsg.waterloo.edu (Herb Kunze)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Wrestling TidBits   -   04/19
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Date: 20 Apr 90 22:57:50 GMT
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 - Part-time WWF referee and former tag team champion John Bonello has been
   charged in a plot to kill his wife.  He apparently offerred an undercover
   policeman $5000 to kill the woman, 33.  A down payment was made to the
   officer on Monday and John was arrested.  Bonello, 36, has been charged
   with counselling first-degree murder.
     Bonello, who is a full-time worker at McDonnell-Douglas Aircraft,
   wrestled professionally under the name The Maltese Falcon.  He held the
   World Wide Sports tag team championship belt with Randy Scott in the
   1970s.  In 1984, he joined the WWF as a part-time referee, officiating
   mostly in Ontario, Canada.  He also officiated at WrestleMania III and
   VI.

 - 63000 fans jammed the Tokyo Dome to witness what could be the beginning
   of the WWF invasion of Japan.  The Ultimate Warrior heard cheers for the
   first time since defeating Hulk Hogan when he defended successfully
   against Ted DiBiase.  The ever-popular Hulkster defeated Stan Hansen in
   the main event - Hansen was subbing for Terry Gordy.  Genichiro Tenryu
   pinned Randy Savage.

 - Speaking of Randy Savage, the latest WWF scuttlebutt has it the Macho
   King is just not happy with the way is career is going in the WWF.
   Rumours are moderately strong that Savage is negotiating to jump ship,
   destination unknown.  Imagine if Savage & Elizabeth show up in a
   different organization.

 - Re: Sapphire's background.  Sapphire is not a wrestler - surprise! -
   but she is a long-time wrestling fan.  Her real name is Juanita Wright,
   hailing from St. Louis.  She seems to have just been pulled into the game
   by Vince, much like Hillbilly Jim several years ago.  Hopefully she'll go
   the same route as Hillbilly Jim and disappear.  Vince has decided that a
   match between Sherri Martel and Sapphire will draw - watch for this
   drivel coming to a fine arena near you.

 - Terry Gordy's son, Rich Flinger, has signed with the WWF.  I don't know
   anything about him, though.

 - Larry Zbyszko did, in fact, regain the AWA strap from Masa Saito on the
   weekend in St. Paul.

 - It looks like when the Bolsheviks break up, Nicholai Volkoff will be the
   face.  Does that mean we can't boo him during the Russian anthem?

 - Ric Flair defends against Lex Luger at the Meadowlands on April 26th.
   This was the card where Flair was rumoured to be dropping the title to
   Lex, prior to jumping to the WWF.  However, recent mention of Flair
   signing a two-year deal with the NWA in this newsgroup (I have yet to
   hear this news anywhere else; I still have only heard that Flair's
   request for a two-year extension of his contract was rejected.  As far as
   I know he still wrestling without a contract) and the fact that the cage
   match at Capital Combat on May 19th is pretty much set makes one wonder
   what will happen at this card next week.  By the way, look for Terry
   Funk to be appointed special referee for the Flair-Luger cage match.

 Finally, I will be absent from the network for the next two weeks or so.
 I have just completed my undergraduate degree and have a couple of weeks
 off before I begin my summer research job at the University.  I'll probably
 be far removed from terminal access until early May when the Tidbits column
 will resume its weekly schedule.
                                                   Herb...

As always, comments, criticisms, and questions are encouraged and appreciated.
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