Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
From: hekunze@jeeves.waterloo.edu (Herb Kunze)
Subject: Wrestling TidBits   -   05/14
Message-ID: <1992May15.023403.4630@watdragon.waterloo.edu>
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Date: Fri, 15 May 1992 02:34:03 GMT
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 { Not much to say this week.  I spent a few days in Toronto and am quite
   out of touch and behind with news and e-mail.                          }

 - On this weekend's WWF syndies, the Ultimate Warrior faces Brian Knobbs
   of the Nasty Boys.  Papa Shango appears and puts a curse on the UW
   to switch UW's feud away from Sid.

 - Speaking of Sid, there's talk of the big lug negotiating with New Japan
   Pro-Wrestling.  The WWF still says that he's coming back after his
   suspension (which apparently has a 6 weeks or 60 days duration), but
   who knows?

 - WCW's WrestleWar '92 takes place on PPV this weekend with:
    - Sting's Squadron: Sting, Dustin Rhodes, Barry Windham, Ricky Steamboat,
        & Nikita Koloff vs. The Dangerous Alliance in a Wargames match
    - Steiners vs. Takayuki Iizuka & Tatsumi Fujinami
    - Brian Pillman vs. Tom Zenk for the LIghtheavyweight Title
    - Freebirds vs. Terry Taylor & Greg Valentine for the US Titles
    - Van Hammer vs. J.T. Southern
    - Marcus Alexander Bagwell vs. Scotty Flamingo
    - Ron Simmons vs. Mr. Hughes
    - Healthfood Dog vs. Cactus Jack
   These last two matches may be combined into a tag match.  We'll also see
   Johnny B. Badd vs. either Firebreaker Chip or Tracey Smothers.

 - Okay, okay, so we may have to see Windb...er...Firebreaker Chip again,
   but at least WCW canned Todd Champion.  They've also dropped Tommy "I'm
   a former world champion" Rich and El Gigante, who never returned from
   Argentina after his mother died.

 - Along with the nice prospect of Chris Benoit coming in to WCW's
   Lightheavyweight division, there's a good chance that the Lightning
   Kid may be brought in.

 - Hercules Hernandez debuted at the the last batch of WCW tapings, working
   under a hood as the Super Invader.  He's managed by Harley Race and will
   get a push.

 - There's some talk of Owen Hart being unhappy that Vince has saddled him
   with another lame tag team partner in a nowhere scenario.  Anybody know
   where Owen can get a good job as a Lightheayweight?

 - Videotape: I'm halfway through making the master copy of the tape.  After
   the weekend I should be done, so you can expect to see more details about
   it at that time.

 - Konishiki beat Musashimaru on the first day of the 15 day Summer Grand
   Sumo tournament in Japan on Sunday.  Konishiki, real name Salevaa
   Atisanoe, is a 580 pound Hawaiian Sumo wrestler who has been at the
   centre of controversy as of late after claiming in newspaper interviews
   that he was note promoted after winning his third campionship in March
   because of racial prejudice against the non-Japanese.

 - Personal: I will be in Germany for two weeks beginning May 29th.  Just an
   early warning that there won't be any posts from me for that time period.

                                                              Herb...