Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
From: hekunze@jeeves.uwaterloo.ca (Herb Kunze)
Subject: Wrestling TidBits   -   10/22
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Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1992 02:33:46 GMT
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 - 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
        with two referees (one chosen by each wrestler)
     - Ron Simmons vs. Barbarian for the WCW Heavyweight Title
     - Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham vs. Steve Williams & Terr Gordy
        for the Unified WCW & NWA Tag Titles
     - Ricky Steamboat vs. Brian Pillman
    *- Rick Rude vs. Nikita Koloff for the US Title (As mentioned last
        week, there is talk of Rude negotiating somebody else into this
        title shot on his behalf: Steve Austin or Big Van Vader).
    *- Tom Zenk & Shane Douglas & Johnny Gunn
        vs. Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton & Michael Hayes
   The show will be announced by Jim Ross & Jesse Ventura, with Tony
   Schiavone & Bruno Sammartino hosting (i.e. Bruno gets Eric Bischoff's
   regular spot).

 - Ric Flair was apparently very unhappy with the title change to Bret
   Hart.  Flair didn't like the suddenness of the decision.  He no-showed
   the next night's TV tapings and also no-showed a house show in
   Hamilton.  Official word is that he's injured.

 - From what I understand, Money Inc. may have worn the tag titles before
   actually winning them, if what I understand is right.  They supposedly
   wore the belts the night Hart defeated Flair, but the title change
   wasn't taped until the next night.  In that title change, the Samoans
   (aka the Head Hunters, aka the Head Shrinkers) appeared at ringside
   and stopped one Natural Disaster from saving the other who was put
   to sleep by DiBiase.  So, it looks like Money, Inc. will feud with
   the Nasty Boys for the titles while the Natural Disasters settle
   their grudge with the Samoans (that's if new dad Typhoon is still
   around in the WWF - he no-showed Hamilton too).

 - The WWF has it's annual Survivor Series PPV from Richfield, OH,
   on US Thanksgiving weekend.  Matches will include:
    *- Bret Hart vs. (unnamed heel) for the WWF Title
    *- Randy Savage & Ultimate Warrior vs. Ric Flair & Razor Ramon
        with trouble-shooting referee Sgt. Slaughter
        (in trouble because of UW's apparent contract demands)
     - Big Boss Man vs. Nailz in a nightstick match
    *- Kamala vs. The Undertaker in a casket match
        (in trouble because of Undertaker's injuries)
    *- Money, Inc. with Jimmy Hart defend the Tag Titles against
        the Nasty Boys with Lou Albano

 - Apparently, Tony Atlas ambushed Ron Simmons at a recent WCW taping
   to set up their match-up for the 11/18/92 Clash of Champions XXI.

 - Videos: I received a massive load of tapes in the mail a couple of
   days ago.  While relaxing and recovering from my car accident, I
   did have time to watch some things and go over the tapes that I
   received.  I watched a couple of Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair matches
   (from Oakland and the Cow Palace) that weren't bad, but nowhere
   near being great (***1/2 and **3/4, respectively).  In going over
   the tapes, there are a group of tapes that are duplicates of things
   I already have.  I'm not sure yet if I'll just use them for taping
   movies and stuff or what.

 - Awards: I will post the ballot tomorrow (Friday).  Apologies for the
   delay, but with work and the accident I've been really pressed for
   spare time to whip up the ballot.  I'll let the voting period run
   a little longer to compensate.

                                                        Herb...