From: hekunze@water.waterloo.edu (Herb Kunze)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Wrestling TidBits   -   07/12
Message-ID: <1990Jul12.211408.21007@water.waterloo.edu>
Date: 12 Jul 90 21:14:08 GMT
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Posted: Thu Jul 12 22:14:08 1990


 - Well, as has been reported earlier this week, Brutus Beefcake has
   been forced to take time off from the mat wars following a boating
   accident this past week.  I first heard about the accident on July 7,
   at which time I had very few details.  The story then went something
   like:  "Beefcake, who resides in San Francisco, accompanied a few
   few friends on a boating trip.  Unfortunately, the Beefer suffered
   some facial injuries that required immediate attention."
     Since then, I have heard similar reports to what has been posted
   to the net, that is that Beefcake suffered a severe skull injury.
     Not surprisingly, he will be sidelined indefinitely.
     Of course, this bodes trouble for Uncle Vince.  Already working
   around one drawing card - Warrior vs. Rick Rude - being shelved,
   he's now faced with one of his other summer programs getting the
   axe.  I don't know who will replace Beefcake around the country in
   the Beefcake vs. Hennig matches; but, this past weekend in Toronto
   we had Hennig vs. Santana instead.
     Will Vince announce the accident?  I say probably only because
   Beefcake is a face and old friends with Hogan.

 - The rumours are starting again.  Actually they started before Ric Flair
   even lost his title on Saturday evening.  You know the rumours:  Ric
   Flair is going to quit the NWA and join the WWF.  We'll have to wait
   and see what becomes of Slick Ric.
     The official word from NWA publicity officer Barry Norman is that
   Flair is going nowhere: "Flair recently signed a two-year contract with
   the organization and he seems extremely happy.  We have no idea what his
   next plan is, now that he has lost the title, but I expect to see Sting
   give him a shot at the title."
     Yet the latest scuttlebutt has Ric leaving the NWA shortly after
   Halloween Havoc II.  An anonymous "close friend" of Ric was reported to
   have said that Ric "had beaten the best the NWA had to offer and felt if
   he was to be considered the best grappler ever, he would have to join the
   WWF and beat the likes of the Ultimate Warrior and Hulk Hogan.  Tully
   Blanchard and Arn Anderson did the same as a tag team.  They joined the
   WWF and proved they were the best before jumping ship again."
     I have one worse thought than a Ric Flair vs. Buddy Landell feud
   that actually seems possible.  What do you all think of the possibility
   of the Horsemen losing a member, say Windham, and Buddy Landell joining
   the Horsemen.  Then Arn and Sid would be the dominant single Horsemen
   and Buddy and Ric would take the tag straps.  Yup, The Nature Boys,
   the new NWA world tag team champs.  Scary thought.

 - With the success of the big wrestling events in the past few years,
   it was really only a matter of time before Hollywood took hold of the
   idea.  First there was "No Holds Barred," understandable since it was
   funded by Vince.  But on August 30, Paramount is scheduled to release
   "American Angels - Baptism of Blood," a female wrestling movie.  The
   young ladies in this 99-minute "Rocky-like" flick include members of
   the American Angels wrestling team, whoever they are.  I know I can't
   wait.

 - Leon Spinks, conqueror of Muhammad Ali, took on former United States
   Wrestling Association Champion Jerry Lawler in a boxing-wrestling match
   at Memphis on the weekend.  In the fifth round of what was apparently an
   incredibly boring match, the USWA champion (at least in Memphis ;-)),
   The Snowman, a good friend of Leon, got involved and Lawler was awarded
   the victory because of outside interference.  Spinks was special referee
   two weeks ago in the Lawler-Snowman championship match and decked Lawler,
   aiding Snowman in getting the win.

 - Cactus Jack Manson, apparently having quit his job after Ole Anderson
   decided to job him out since his bumps were too crazy, is working the
   independents.  He fights Austin Idol in New York on Saturday.

                                                        Herb...

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