Newsletter, Magazine, Wrestling, WWF, WCW, All Japan, New Japan. window replacement in Elkhart, IN. Wrestling Observer Flashback–11. 95. Continue reading Rants. 87. By Scott Keith on 27th October 2016. 96 September 9, 2023; Morning Daily News Update September 9, 2023; Mike Reviews WWE Capitol Punishment 2011 September 9, 2023; Question September 9, 2023; Jey Uso trade to Raw September 9, 2023; Weekend Wrestling! September 9, 2023Wrestling Observer Flashback–12. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. Papa Shango ran in for the DQ, and Ultimate Warrior made the save, complete with entrance music. – Next up, Dave offers a preview of the next WCW PPV, Uncensored, which he sums up thusly: “On paper it looks like a weak show as none of the matches look to be sure bets to be good. . 96. Wrestling Observer Flashback: 07. Dave is pretty sure Gonzalez will draw as long as he’s never allowed to touch anyone ever. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. “Hey look, it’s Joe Weider” – Not sure what that refers to, but I’m sure we’ll find out. Whoa oh, whoa oh, it’s Wrestlemania. – Moving on, Joe Pedicino has purchased Jerry Jarrett’s syndicated TV network with the millions of dollars he’s got coming from Nigeria. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. On with the week that was and one of the most famous stories in wrestling history!– Oh, also, the weekend shows set new lows for cable wrestling ratings, and that includes the WWF shows. Get all the news from F4WOnline. 567. 92. So I guess it’s a Wrestling Observer Flashback Flashback. And since “long term thinking” these days is “three. 94 (Part 2) – In the only non-tournament match on the show, Cactus Jack & Mikey Whipwreck won the tag titles from the Public Enemy after Terry Funk missed his flight and couldn’t make the show. 88. OK, let’s try this one more time. 16. He was the person credited with popularizing the superplex, although he didn’t invent it. Dodge Iowa. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 10. 16. 96. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 09. This got the most heat of the night from all the sumo fans, because they’re not hardcore wrestling fans and just knew Kitao as the “bad boy”, and thus booed the shit out of him and cheered everything Earthquake did. Piper on top. Identifier. ***1/4Wrestling Observer Flashback–03. Topics. But first! An update on the Shawn Michaels incident in Syracuse. – Fall Brawl was great undercard wrestling, bad main event, and booking filled with more holes than Swiss Cheese. 06. 86. Max Moon was eliminated quickly because his spaceship was double-parked. 95. (1) Ultimate Warrior & Legion of Doom & Texas Tornado (Kerry Von Erich) beat Team Demolition & Mr. I just don’t think things are gonna work out for that promotion. – Anyway, moving on…. 96. 5 million as a startup amount and NOW got $480,000, and once they’ve blown through that, he’s done. We’ve gotta skip all of November due to more gaps, but at least I can now promise that everything from now on is 100% complete! And we didn’t miss Starrcade. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 10. WWE News. 92 By Scott Keith on 20th March 2017 Hey, it’s another month with missing issues, as Dave has this one and the August 10 one on the site, and then it skips to September. – The top story is the apparent end of Pacific Northwest Wrestling, as the TV show was abruptly cancelled by the TV station after 38 years on the air. 8 this week. (This is why. Also, ROYAL RUMBLE. Oh, Dave. Flair’s contract was scheduled to be terminated as of 08/01, and Flair was scheduled to drop the WCW World title to Barry Windham on 7/1 in Macon, GA. A January 1966 issue of Vue magazine featuring Bill Hook and his octopus-wrestling adventures in Victoria, B. 300. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 04. 5 to a 2. Lex Luger jumped out of the final mystery box to attack Sting, injuring the wrong leg (Instinct on Luger’s part due to all his lucha libre experience, Dave notes) but it was a pretty great angle. On May 2 they did an angle where the AWA World title was held up following a Bockwinkel/Hennig match where Hennig used a foreign object. It’s time for the CLASH OF CHAMPIONS, a flying elbow to the wrestling business that should have revived it! But first, a pretty major death to kick off the issue. He was at the other guys’ PPVs this year taking notes, as well as New Japan and All Japan’s major shows. 95. 94. 03. Ah, wrestling, where one guy can beat up another guy for real and flush his head in the toilet for riding with his ex-girlfriend and people are just like “Eh,. He wears a buffalo head to the ring and everyone backstage was making fun of his gimmick. 19. The previous record was 69,000 for the Big Event. Ted Dibiase & Virgil beat Dusty & Dustin Rhodes at 9:57. ABBYY FineReader 11. – In the top story, the Justice Department dropped one of the charges against Titan Sports. I know, I know, what a bombshell. )This argument includes Wrestlemania V, which is widely believed to be the highest grossing wrestling show in HISTORY. 07. 94 So it turns out that WCW’s record buyrate for Halloween Havoc wasn’t quite what they anticipated… – The buyrate for Havoc 94 currently sits at 0. 21. Ric Flair (“He’s slowed down a bit”) 2. Mike stuff and get into the main event: STARRCADE ‘84. Trying to power through this one before UFC 200. Ken Wayne found the body after. 96. 96. It’s the year end awards issue! Lots to argue about here, I’m sure. At one point, UWFI was one of the biggest success stories in wrestling, and in 1993, they drew 46,000 fans to a. Tenryu as the main event of a show on 2/7. The. 92. Baba had actually been. – Art Barr’s petition for a wrestling license was denied by the commission once again. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 03. By Scott Keith on 18th April 2022. 22. It’s a patented Slow News Week as we head into Summerslam, but the issue is still 10 pages. ”) 3. Wrestling Observer Flashback–12. 96 (Part Two) – In the top story, “Sycle” Sid won the WWF title in the main event of the Survivor Series. By Scott Keith on 24th February 2019. Wrestling Observer Flashback–05. A total brawl with great heat, although the DQ was called for no apparent reason. 16. Although this one is dated after the Bash ‘90 PPV, the issue is written before. 94. – Over to Japan, where Nobuhiko Takada had announced plans to retire, at which point UWFI whiplashed and put out their own press release, noting that what Takada had MEANT TO SAY was that he was THINKING of retiring at age 35, which was two years away. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 06. 1984 Dave would chime in with “but luckily WWF isn’t wrestling” or something equally snarky, but mellower 1986. OK, let’s get back into these again. 26. – The Rougeaus are telling Montreal newspapers that they’re taking a one year sabbatical from wrestling before returning late in 1990. 23. 5. 26, 1994 (Final Post for 1994) Going through old issues of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter and posting highlights in my own words. ”This is horrible, Gorilla. The low buyrate is being. 14. – Dan Severn won the Ultimate Ultimate on 12/16 in Denver after all the controversy over the show, beating Oleg Taktarov in the finals via unanimous decision. Addeddate. 95. – To the WWF, where Wrestlemania III passed 70,000 tickets sold, officially making it the largest crowd ever to witness a wrestling show in North America. 17. 11th January 2017 by Scott Keith. – Another quiet week in the world of wrestling, as we’re waiting for Starrcade and Superdome results. And here we had gone for almost two months without a death. Big John Tenta pinned Koji Kitao with an elbowdrop in 6:10. Bruiser Brody (“Nobody gives an aura of violent realism. 96. 94. Well it’s been two months. – Whereas most people had to stand around on the beach and had a lousy view of the ring, rest easy knowing that there was a set of bleachers reserved for employees of Slim Jim. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 02. Just for fun, here’s Dave’s Summer 1984 Rankings. Wrestling Observer Flashback – Bret v. 2. 95. The show would air live every Saturday night, from New York, and would cater heavily to an. 13. 08. George Scott has been fired as booker and replaced by the duo of Gary Hart and David Manning, so things are at least booked better now. – Dave notes that speaking of network TV, ABC was filming an episode of 20/20 at the MSG show, and one of the reporters asked Dr. 19. Also, Prime Time Wrestling is just getting destroyed on Monday nights and is down to a 1. So let’s take a look at what’s going on in the international scene!6. – Both the WWF and Crockett are running Philly on 10/18, but there’s a law on the books that says no two wrestling promotions can run shows within 25 miles of each other, and the respective arenas are less than 25 miles away. – Zulu was fired from World Class for refusing to do a job to Mike Von Erich. Instead, in the wake of a disappointing buyrate, the decision was made to concentrate on doing better tournaments. I feel like that can’t be a coincidence. And now, Dave would like to talk about PPV. 2 victory. Chelsea Anne Cardona (née: Green; born April 4, 1991) is a Canadian professional wrestler, stuntwoman, and model. 94. Earthquake John Tenta was scheduled to work a tour for EMLL in Mexico, but left after one show, claiming he was stiffed on his payoff. 03. 96 Can I make it more than. Specifically, advertisers look at stuff like this and use it to justify their already terrible ad rates for pro wrestling shows. 05. – Latest figures are in, and WCW is looking like a 0. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 07. 20. I like how even the editors of the Observer site are scoring off Dave with the headline on this one. 95 Guys, I don’t think this UFC thing is gonna be around much longer if lawmakers have their way! – The debate over whether UFC and the other events like it should be banned has been raging in the press and the city of Denver has become a hotspot for the controversy. Jack Petrik would have to wage war against the WWF and spent lots of money to win, and it. – Once again, it’s time for the most awesome feature in Observer Flashback history: – Our favorite whipping boy promotion, the UWF, debuted in New York with a TV taping, and surprisingly both Honky Tonk. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 03. Perfect won a battle royale in 12:55. *. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 05. 14. I’m still not 100% clear on how we got from “Jim Crockett attempts to run Florida into the ground” to “Jim Crockett buys Florida and uses it as a feeder system for his own promotion”, but I’m sure we’ll get there. 01. 96 And now it’s time for the issue that kicks off one of the biggest stories in the history of wrestling, although we didn’t. 94. Ocr. – Antonio Inoki is trying to get into the boxer v. 1985 Wrestling Observer Yearbook. The match died once Flair went out. Did you think that Best of ECW Volumes 1 and 2 was as EXTREME as the blog was getting this week? Then prepare yourself, because it’s time for WCW UNCENSORED!– The weirdest story of the week comes from Japan (shocking, I know) where Lou Thesz is making waves in the business again. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. Mid Atlantic Gateway and Wrestling Observer historical files. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 03. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 07. – In Mid-South, we get the first Observer mention of young rookie Sean Michaels in Mid-South, as he pins Jack Victory. The taped episode of RAW wasn’t particularly different than any other one they’ve. – On the bright side, Warrior v. 15. By Scott Keith on 19th April 2016. C. – Dave relates a brief history of World Championship Wrestling, and how TBS purchased the company in 1988 despite their crippling debt. Until then, there’s the Clash! – Dave was in Japan for DreamSlam (very short version: It was an amazing show) and missed the Clash of Champions from Jacksonville, but to say it wasn’t well received would be an. – To Mexico, where it looks like EMLL is about to split. The suit alleges unfair competition, trademark. 28. Pillman tried a crucifix and Wright reversed it for the pin. 03. – But first, speculation is still running rampant in the wake of Ole Anderson getting fired as booker. 1. 13. This is the incredible story about the people who brought Lucha Libre into America in the 1990s and the many challenges they faced! Hijo del Santo and Blue. By Scott Keith on 24th July 2019. 94. Continue reading. By Scott Keith on 15th March 2021. 2. Dave sarcastically notes that “it sure turned Brett Sawyer. 95. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 09. The idea is to combine a bunch of small promotions into the Global Wrestling Federation, with offices in five different regions, including Jarrett now officially going back into Dallas to run the USWA there again. By Scott Keith on 10th July 2016. – Jim Crockett’s promotion was down to 575 people on 12/3, with a main event of Kevin Von Erich & Chris Adams over Dick Murdoch & Black Bart. For. Let’s take a break from being nostalgic for 1998 and be nostalgic for 1994 again for a bit! – It’s been quiet in the wrestling world leading up to Halloween Havoc, Dave notes. 30. OK, 2005 posts are FINALLY complete, and I got to see Star Wars, so let’s get back to Observing. But goddamn is “Eyes of a Stranger. Dave thinks that the competition will be mostly for the better, with faster-moving storylines and better wrestling on TV. Oh, Dave. 3. 22. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 03. Topics. 96 (I’m putting this one in the can a few days earlier than publication so if there’s any pop culture references that age badly, blame me. *1/4. (Just wait until Slamboree. The grand plan for five days a week has been dropped and ESPN will air reruns of Pro Wrestling This Week instead. Not by putting on a better product or drawing more money, but by signing one of their soon-to-be-ubiquitous exclusivity contracts with the Kiel Auditorium and thus preventing the NWA-affiliated St. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 04. 95. Most of the match was Hunter working the arm and going for a cross-armbreaker, which neither Vince nor Jerry had any idea how to call. I know, I know, I’ll give you a minute to let it sink in. ) – The rumor mill continues to churn around the idea that Dusty Rhodes and his $300,000 / year salary will be cut at the end of the year. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 04. com archives, and any other sources I’ve checked, so we’re skipping ahead a week. 96. – In the top story, the WWF held a press conference, which got more attention in Mexico, to announce that Royal Rumble 97 would be held in the Alamo Dome in San. – Dave feels that the team of Sting & Rick Steiner are improving so rapidly that they’ll be one of the best in the world by the summer. D if wrestling was fake and got slapped around pretty good as a result. The Twin Towers beat the Rockers at 8:02 when Akeem splashed and pinned Michaels. Well, sort of. Man, so people REALLY did not like that In Your House show. – And now, let’s talk about pay-per-view. 29. By Scott Keith on 3rd October 2019. 2022-03-05 07:34:36. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 05. 96 Remember how in last week’s issue, Kevin Nash had until the weekend to make up his mind about leaving…? – In the top story, Kevin Nash officially gave notice to the WWF that he’d be accepting an offer from WCW, via phone call to Vince McMahon on 3/5. 4. Day off from work today, so I’ve got some time to craft another Flashback! Your Spotify soundtrack for this one is Queensryche’s “Operation Mindcrime”, an album that it took me many years to get into, which is weird because I was a big fan of “Empire”. 95. -. 6. By Scott Keith on 14th March 2019. Ah, wrestling, where one guy can beat up another guy for real and flush his head. – In our top story, Curt Hennig has apparently reached an agreement to jump from the WWF to WCW, as an active wrestler. Michaels worked his ass off, although it came out later that he was hungover and stoned at the time. 96. Public Enemy went to a double DQ with the Nasty Boys in 4:02. *1/2. Wrestling Observer Flashback–09. Rude/Vader tag match, the highest rating for any wrestling match on TV in more than a year. The WWF drew 16000 and Crockett drew 3000, so point to Vince on that one. The theory at the beginning was that the “universe” would increase exponentially as more homes got PPV, but now it’s apparent that there’s a set number of wrestling fans out there who will buy these things and adding more homes doesn’t mean automatically adding the same percentage of buys. By Scott Keith on 16th December 2017. And now it’s time for the issue that kicks off one of the biggest stories in the history of wrestling, although we didn’t realize it at the time. – Two major World title changes since the last issue as well, with Vader winning the WCW World title back from Ron Simmons on 12/30 in Baltimore, and Great Muta beating Masa Chono to win the. At the latest WWF tapings, a guy named Mantaur debuted. Observer Flashbacks; Wrestling Observer Flashback–04. Despite the strained relationship, Florida still bills itself as NWA wrestling. *. WWE Raw draws strong ratings despite historic NFL competition. 95. 7. . Sacramento Memorial Auditorium. It drew a legit sellout of 5708 to West Palm Beach. 2. They’re owned by Jody Hamilton (Nick Patrick’s dad) and they do about 200 people per show. By Dave Meltzer Nov 21, 2023. To the news!This is up for them, and Dave notes what a great night for wrestling that Thanksgiving really is, because even Central States almost drew money! Later, he corrects a previous title change, noting that Art Crews actually won the TV title from Gary Royal on 11/27 in Ft. 96. – Michinoku Pro debuted on 3/16 to huge amounts of local publicity, since they’re the first attempt at a regional promotion in the country. Newsletter, Magazine, Wrestling, WWF, WCW, All Japan, New Japan. Understated Wrestling Observer Debuts! So new to the Memphis area is a prelim guy named Scotty the Body, who is getting booked like a total nothing and apparently his. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 07. 23. 90. Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive talk about the biggest news in wrestling! Wrestling Observer Live podcast on demand - Wrestling Observer Live is among the most popular wrestling shows in the world. At 4:00, Warrior splashed Demolition Axe. 95. Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1. – The WWF is on hiatus for a bit after WM, so Dave apologizes in advance for the light news week. Terry Funk has retired. 05. – Anyway, moving on. Identifier-ark. Owen Hart was the second-best star of the show after Flair. By Scott Keith on 19th March 2016. – In Japan, SWS continues to alienate Japanese wrestling fans by booking WARLORD v. 92 By Scott Keith on 16th February 2017 Hey, I picked up a Nintendo DSi XL for $60 (Canadian) from EBGames and it’s pretty rad. Wrestling Observer / Figure Four. Wrestling Observer Flashback –04. 19 as I try to get as much done as possible in advance. Despite running in the red for the past three years, both WCW and the WWF are confident that they’re going to be profitable in 1995 thanks to this new-fangled PPV market. 07. 28. 7th. 25. Wrestling Observer Flashback–06. – We’ll skip past the Mr. 95. 22. 77, or about the same as Starrcade. 02. ). So with the year in PPV finally caught up, let us venture back to the world of 1994 again, with rumors of Hulk Hogan. 1. By Scott Keith on 22nd September 2023 Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. Wrestling Observer Flashback–03. By Scott Keith on 27th October 2016. Wrestling Observer Flashback–02. I believe that’s known as the Kerry Von Erich Special in wrestling. – In the top story, Titan Sports filed a lawsuit against World Championship Wrestling on 6/20, stemming from the invasion angle with Hall and Nash. Scanner. 4. (This is why Dave needs an editor. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. By Scott Keith on 18th April 2022. Welcome to 1996 WCW, notes our teaser for this week. But I think it’s a pretty famous case of hotline sleaze related to Blackwell’s death. It’s a patented Slow News Week as we head into Summerslam, but the issue is still 10 pages. – Dave watched the 12/19 All Japan show, and dished out another full monty, this one for Misawa & Kobashi winning the tag team tournament over Kawada & Taue in. A wrestling fan creating original content for YouTube based on my love for pro-wrestling. Nasty Boys retained the tag titles over the Bushwackers in 6:46. Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1. It’s the Observer issue so huge that Dave has to post it to the archives TWICE to make sure! So yeah, Flair got fired, let’s get back into it! – The Flair firing actually made the national news, with papers throughout the country picking up the story, with all coverage being sympathetic to Flair. Bobby Eaton pinned Terrence Taylor in 15:41 with the Alabama Jam. – Dave calls it a very good show overall, and somehow by adding up all the people in Greensboro (16K give or take) plus all the closed circuit locations, comes up with a figure of 42,000 and thus declares it the #2 crowd in North American wrestling history. 60 (150,000 buys) for King of the Ring. 20. Tenta was pretty over during his one appearance, so EMLL is trying to get him back. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 09. 95. THANKSGIVING FLASHBACK - November 23, 1972. 02. 96. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 07. Wrestling Observer Flashback–09. ark:/13960/t2z39wg7w. – The Ole Anderson & Gordon Solie version of World Championship Wrestling returned to TBS on 8/13, so in fact we missed the entire Black Saturday era! – The Road Warriors won the AWA tag team titles from the Crusher & the Baron as Dave breathes a sigh of relief, and apparently this was booked very last minute because Vince. See if you can guess when we get to it. 88. The PPV showdown of 1987 is upon us! It’s Vince v. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. The New Foundation beat the Orient Express in 17:18. Steve Jennum was put into the finals as a last-minute. ) An industry shaking death in this issue, but. Obviously, doctors gave him some mumbo-jumbo diagnosis about “severe spinal disc and sciatic nerve damage”, and. 93. – Vince then called the show, FURIOUS about the misleading edit (POT, KETTLE, BLACK) and questioning the credibility of Bruno, who clearly had an axe to grind, and Alex Marvez, who dared to question the WWF’s commitment to testing after announcing it five times and not delivering. Couldn’t do this one last night, because Daredevil is a thing that exists. Badd quit WCW on 3/11 after a discussion with Eric Bischoff in the airport, and will be signing with the WWF for three years. 96.