Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
From: hekunze@jeeves.uwaterloo.ca (Herb Kunze)
Subject: Wrestling TidBits   -   09/10
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Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 19:01:19 GMT
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 - Reports here are that Ric Flair's title victory over Randy Savage
   for the WWF title will air on "Prime Time Wrestling" either this
   or next week.

 - Rumours continue that Ted DiBiase is planning on leaving the WWF.
   Of course, rumours still have him heading to WCW.

 - Bret Hart's contract with the WWF apparently runs out in October.
   Vince will have to work out a new contract deal with Hart and, if
   it doesn't fly, Hart could be leaving the company too.

 - Lots of talk about talent leaving and arriving in the WWF and WCW.
   There's DiBiase and Hart as mentioned above.  WCW has also signed
   Chris Benoit and Shane Douglas to come in shortly.  There's talk
   about the Warlord coming in shortly.  The Iron Sheik was also
   begging for a job with WCW recently.  Super Invader (Hercules
   Hernandez) was let go.  Terry Taylor was let go a little while
   ago and, after failing to get a job with the WWF (why would he
   want to return?!), he's signed on for the October New Japan tour.
   There's talk of the Steiners grumbling about their situation and
   about jumping to the WWF at year-end when their contract is up.
   They each get $300000 or so a year, and Watts is apparently
   offering them a new deal of $1000 a match.  Cactus Jack has
   renewed his contract until the end of the year.  And, of course,
   Bobby Eaton and Arn Anderson are history at the end of the year.
   Big Van Vader is going to come in full time when New Japan cuts
   him loose.
     Samoans Samu, Fatu and Kokina are all coming into the WWF.
   Samu & Fatu will work as a tag team and Kokina will work singles.
   Bam Bam Bigelow is also coming in in the new year when New Japan
   drops him.  Portland's Ron & Don Harris are also due to come in
   to the WWF soon.

 - Owen Hart will be out of action for a while with a knee injury.

 - Hulk Hogan is expected to sign his much talked about deal with
   New Japan shortly.  He's apparently agreeing to do between two
   to six shots at $100000 apiece, depending on who listen to.
   New Japan is already talking about Hogan working the Tokyo Dome
   show on 01/04/92 against either Antonio Inoki or Scott Norton.

 - WCW has it's annual Halloween Havoc PPV on October 25, 1992.
   Tentative line-up includes:
     - Jake Roberts vs. Sting in a "Spin The Wheel, Make The Deal"
       match, where Sting will apparently spin a gimmicked wheel
       to determine which type of match takes place.  Matches
       on the wheel in the "Spin The Wheel Saloon" sketch were
       (in alphabetical order):
        - Barbed Wire
        - Cage
        - Coal Miner's Glove
        - Dog Collar Match
        - First Blood
        - I Quit
        - Lumberjack Match
        - Prince of Darkness
        - Russian Chain Match
        - Spinner Choice
        - Texas Bull Rope
        - Texas Death Match
     - Rick Rude vs. Masa Chono for the NWA Heavyweight Title

 - Just to clarify something, last week in my post I offered to *trade*
   videos with anybody with anything interesting, I didn't offer to *sell*
   videos to anybody.
                                                             Herb...