From: hekunze@water.waterloo.edu (Herb Kunze)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Wrestling TidBits   -   06/14
Message-ID: <1990Jun14.140529.23949@water.waterloo.edu>
Date: 14 Jun 90 14:05:29 GMT
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Posted: Thu Jun 14 15:05:29 1990


 - Well, Ole Anderson, you have me worried.  Here's a quick summary of the
   Clash of Champions results from last night and some comments of mine:
   - The Southern Boys vs. The Fabulous Freebird
     The SBs win by pinfall.
   - Tommy Rich vs. Bam Bam Bigelow
     Bam Bam gets disqualified for excessive choking.
   - Mike Rotunda & Tom Zenk vs. The Samoan Swat Team
     Rotunda & Zenk eek out the win after Zenk clobbers a Somoan and places
     Rotunda on top for the pin.
   - Brian Pillman vs. Mark Callas
     Mark catches Pillman off the turn-buckles and drops him neck-first
     across the top rope for the pin.
   - Barry Windham vs. Doug Furnas
     Barry Windham drops out of a Furnas vertical suplex attempt and
     belly-to-back suplexes Furnas instead.  Feet on the rope give BW the
     pinfall.
   - Rock'N'Roll Express vs. Midnight Expres
     Midnight Express gets disqualified after Stan Lane interrupts the
     referee's count while Bobby Eaton is pinned.
   - Lex Luger vs. Sid Vicious
     Lex gets attacked from behind by Sid while attacking Ole Anderson
     but rallies and with a single clothesline gets the pin.
   - Steiners vs. Doom
     Rick & Scott dominate, but Doom gets the pin when Butch Reed knock
     out Scott with a for...er...international object.
   - Arn Anderson vs. Paul Orndorff
     Paul reversed a roll-up by Arn and got the pin.
   - Ric Flair vs. Junk Food Dog
     Ric gets disqualified after Ole interferes, followed by the remaining
     Horsemen, followed by the Superheroes.

   - I should mention that I only *saw* the event; unfortunately audio was
     not receivable for some reason.  I take this as a mixed blessing, since
     I did want to hear the commentary, but I really didn't want to hear what
     Rocky King had to say.  It looks like the black vs. white angle may
     still get pushed, although Sting has been worked into the picture.
     Comments:
     - Tommy Rich looked really good.  The lost weight makes him quite
       respectable.
     - The Southern Boys are getting pushed for something - a feud with the
       Midnights seems reasonable.
     - It looks like the R'N'R Express is lined up to meet Doom in the
       future after their win and the Steiners loss.
     - Mark's push continues.
     - Orndorff looked darn good for a 40 year-old who's been away from
       the sport for some time.
     - Was that that the JFD or a sack of potatoes in the main event?
       I mean, both could have worked the matched with equal competence
       as I saw it.  Even with one Flair flip and one Flair flop and Ric's
       selling of everything - the Dog sold nothing - this match was
       abysmal.

 - Word has it that Woman has been fired by the NWA.  The shows have announced
   that she is suspended due to her part in the Capital Combat fiasco, but
   it seems doubtful that she will ever return.

 - Abdullah the Butcher is back in Japan, where he's a big crowd favourite.
   He has teamed recently with Ranger Ross in a few bouts.

 - I was worried when I heard that the WWF & Hasbro were releasing a new line
   of wrestling dolls because there was still an Andre the Giant doll.
   As my fears expected, this means that Andre will be making a comeback
   in the near future.  Word is that Andre will have a face stint in
   Vinceland, feuding with the Heenan family throughout the summer.

                                                         Herb...

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