From: hekunze@water.waterloo.edu (Herb Kunze)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Wrestling TidBits   -   07/19
Message-ID: <1990Jul19.214039.23895@water.waterloo.edu>
Date: 19 Jul 90 21:40:39 GMT
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Posted: Thu Jul 19 22:40:39 1990


 - They sure gave Hogan a lot of air time to announce his return to the ring
   this past weekend; I thought the speech would never end!  Although
   Hogan's match against Earthquake at Summer Slam will officially be
   Hogan's return from his injury, the Hulkster will be working some matches
   with Dino Bravo around the U.S. to get back into form.

 - This is what I've gathered happened to Brutus Beefcake:
     Brutus went para-sailing with some friends, including a woman - the
   para-sailer who injured the Beefer - and B. Brian Blair.  Beefcake was
   one of the guys that helps the para-sailer get airbound by guiding the
   ropes between the boat and the para-sailer.  As the boat took off and
   the para-sailer began to move, Beefcake got some sand in his eyes, turned
   around and was hit in the face with the para-sailer's knee.  Says Brian,
   "The blow was totally unexpected.  As he turned around, he took a knee
   right to the face."  The accident happened at Cooper's Lake near Tampa.
   Practically every bone in Beefcake's face was broken by the blow and
   he required 8.5 hours surgery, including reconstructive surgery using
   bone from his hip.  Twelve plates were placed in his head.
     A WWF official has said that it will be at least 18 months before
   Brutus steps in the ring again.  This sounds terribly optimistic to me.
     This weekend some details of the accident will be given on TV and an
   address for get-well wishes will be given.
     In the mean time, Tito Santana has been replacing Beefcake at the house
   shows against Curt Hennig.  But this is only a temporary pairing.  Word
   has it that the WWF will be setting up a new angle to get Hennig into
   another feud for Summer Slam.   A likely candidate appears to be Kerry
   von Erich.

 - The Rougeau Brothers, who took some time off after Royal Rumble to spend
   some time with their families, are expected to be back in the WWF in
   September.

 - Big Van Vader will be working a TV taping today and then go in for his
   eye surgery tomorrow.

 - Latest story on Andre the Giant is that he will do a short stint in Japan
   and then perhaps Spain.  I'm still worried about the fact that the WWF
   has a new Andre doll.  Will this guy ever retire?

 - Al Perez has quit the WWF.

 - The Star Blazer in the NWA *is* Tim Horner.  There is no way that this is
   Owen Hart, although one Toronto paper has said it is Owen.

 - This same Toronto paper has Ric Flair leaving the NWA after Halloween
   Havoc to join the WWF and already have him lined up to feud with Ted
   DiBiase at that time!  But, a quick reality check shows that Jim Herd
   will not release Ric Flair from his contract, so it looks like Flair will
   be in the NWA until 1992.

                                                      Herb...

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