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From: hekunze@jeeves.uwaterloo.ca (Herb Kunze)
Subject: Wrestling TidBits   -   10/14
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Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1993 20:54:47 GMT
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{ Chances are good that I won't post an article next week.  My girlfriend
  is coming to visit tomorrow and we've planned to go to Banff & Jasper
  for a few days next week.  Herb...                                     }

 - There is some talk of Owen Hart getting a push in the WWF.  Maybe
   with Bret taking his three month vacation after Survivor Series,
   Owen will get bumped up to take his place in the feud with
   Jerry Lawler.

 - The WCW Tag Title change from the Nasty Boys to 2 Cold Scorpio
   & Marcus Bagwell will air the night before the Halloween Havoc
   PPV.

 - Big Van Vader is finally putting the screws to WCW.  Last week
   there was mention that Vader had finally signed a contract with
   WCW, but that seems to be questionable now.  The current rumour
   is that Vader wants a 6 year deal for nearly $10-million, saying
   that's what he could make working Japan the majority of his
   time.  Could it be coincidence that Flair vs. Vader for the
   WCW Title is at the Clash?

 - Harvey Whippleman's secret weapon to get back at the apparently
   returned Giant Gonzales will be Adam Bomb.  This could actually
   rival Undertaker vs. Gonzales for match quality.

 - Mixed talk about Hulk Hogan this week, who is spewing lots of
   wrestling-related stuff as he promotes his movie.  He's said he
   wants to be part of bringing New Japan pro-wrestling on a US
   tour, and that he wants to wrestle Yokozuna at WrestleMania.
   The Toronto Star reports that Vince is still being polite with
   Hogan - eg. running his movie promo on the syndies - but has
   no plans to give him the title back.

 - Maxx Payne turned face at a recent WCW taping and will apparently
   team with Johnny B. Badd.  Erik Watts' seemingly aborted heel turn
   was resumed as part of this storyline when Watts kept screwing up
   as Badd's tag partner.
     Ron Simmons hinted a heel turn.  A Simmons & Ice Train alliance
   was born on last week's World Wide wrestling when Ice Train made
   the save when Ron was getting pummelled by the Hollywood Blonds.
   In tag matches, Train keeps goofing up because of inexperience
   and Simmons lectures him, hinting the heel turn.

 - Brian Pillman returned to the ring at the recent WCW TV tapings
   after the ankle injury that had him out for many weeks.  Rumours
   of Brian Pillman's face turn have reached here.

 - Hulk Hogan's TV show "Thunder In Paradise" will debut in syndication
   in March, 1994.  The show will feature Hogan, WCW's Sting, and Bo Derek
   in recurring roles.  The pilot is available in video stores now.

 - WCW has Halloween Havoc on PPV on 10/24/93 from New Orleans.  Tentative
   line-up includes:
     - Big Van Vader vs. Cactus Jack in a "Spin the Wheel, Make The Deal"
        match
     - Nasty Boys vs. 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Bagwell for the Tag Titles
     - Rick Rude vs. Ric Flair for the World Championship
     - Sting vs. Sid Vicious
     - Dustin Rhodes vs. Steve Austin for the US Title
    *- Steve Regal vs. Davey Boy Smith for the TV Title

 - WCW has Clash of Champions XXVI on 11/10/93 from Petersburg.  The
   Road Warriors are scheduled to appear.  Tentative line-up includes:
    *- Van Vader vs. Ric Flair for the WCW Title
    *- Rick Rude vs. Hawk (with Animal at ringside)
    *- Dustin Rhodes (with Dusty) vs. Paul Orndorff (with Assassin)
    *- Steve Austin vs. Brian Pillman
   On the 10/30/93 WCW SN show, Ric Flair & Sid Vicious will square off
   in a television match to determine who gets the title shot at Van Vader,
   with Flair coming out on top when Colonel Parker gets Sid DQ'ed.
   This will lead to Sid turning face.

 - WCW has the Lethal Lottery on PPV on 11/20/93.

 - WCW has Starrcade '93 on PPV in late December.  The line-up is
   rumoured to include:
    *- Sid Vicious vs. Van Vader
   Sid should be a face by this point and Meltzer thinks the plan
   is to give him a run as the face champion on top in WCW.

 - The WWF has Survivor Series on PPV on 11/24/93 in Boston.  Tentative
   line-up includes:
     - Team USA: Lex Luger & Steiners & Tatanta
        vs. Team Foreign Scum: Ludvig Borga & Yokozuna & Quebeckers
     - Rick Martel & Diesel & Adam Bomb & I.R.S.
        vs. Razor Ramon & Marty Janetty & Curt Hennig & 1-2-3 Kid
    *- R'n'R Express: Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson
        vs. Heavenly Bodies: Tom Prichard & Jimmy del Ray for the SMW Titles
    *- Team Savage: Randy Savage & friends
        vs. Team Crush: Crush & friends
    *- Team Hart: Bret Hart & friends (brothers?)
        vs. Team Lawler: Jerry Lawler & friends
   To build heat for the top match on this PPV, Ludvig Borga got a
   screw job win over Tatanka to air on TV and the various team members
   ran down to ringside and got into it.  It's funny how every year
   in November, there's an eight-man brawl of sort.
     Bruce Hart is expected to appear at the show.  The arena is already
   sold out, as this will be the last wrestling card before the building
   is torn down.

 - New Japan has the annual beginning of the year show in Tokyo Dome
   on 01/04/94.  The line-up might include:
    *- Hulk Hogan vs. Antonio Inoki

 - The WWF has Royal Rumble on 01/22/94 in Providence.

 - The WWF has WrestleMania X on 04/03/94 from MSG in New York.

                                                           Herb...