*1/2. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 09. 96 (Part Two) – In the top story, “Sycle” Sid won the WWF title in the main event of the Survivor Series. – The WWF is reportedly considering adding a weekly Saturday PPV show, according to trade journal reports. – Jim Cornette continues bringing the funny. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. – On the bright side, Warrior v. 95. )3. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 04. (This is why. – The really big news coming out of the first head-to-head meeting of RAW and Nitro is that WCW immediately took the lead in the ratings war, with a 2. 23. Mike stuff and get into the main event: STARRCADE ‘84. But don’t be fooled by the Slow News, as two major promotions actually reach their finales this week, although we didn’t realize it at the time. Anyway, back to 1985 again… – The big news is that the war in St. 96 (Part Two) – In the top story, “Sycle” Sid won the WWF title in the main event of the Survivor Series. Trying to power through this one before UFC 200. 96. Back on track after our detour back to March yesterday. 96. They’re owned by Jody Hamilton (Nick Patrick’s dad) and they do about 200 people per show. 96. By Scott Keith on 23rd November 2017. com & WrestlingObserver. Jim Herd has already killed the wrestling business, and now he’s working on killing the magic business. Unfortunately, he was the furthest thing from an. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 04. Thanks for reading! UWFI president and top star Nobuhiko Takada announced that the company is officially going out of business and that the final show will be held this week. 89. Wish me luck! – The top story is Dave being confused by a unique gimmick match in Memphis, with Austin Idol v. 06. ABBYY FineReader 11. By Scott Keith on 22nd September 2023 Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. Publication date. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 03. They’re exclusively running small towns on the far Northern island of Japan, and mostly using lucha libre guys, which the mainstream papers didn’t really get. 0 (Extended OCR) Ppi. Apparently Bret Hart’s negotiations with WCW were so potentially fruitful that someone else is wanting to give it a try. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. Jerry Lawler in a cage match where the loser gets his head shaved. 60 (150,000 buys) for King of the Ring. So after Masa Chono won the NWA title tournament, Thesz did a press conference for UWFI where he agreed to award his old NWA World title belt to the winner of the UWFI World title match between Takada and Gary. 1. Mr. 3-21-1988. This was the one and only match in the whole tournament that actually showed why the division could. (Just wait until Slamboree. Chip screwed up early, but it was decent by the end. OK, after yesterday’s super-abbreviated edition (well the one I wrote at least, Dave was still 100,000 words into it) we’re back with a full double issue this time to recap all the stateside news! Continue reading Rants. 17. Couldn’t do this one last night, because Daredevil is a thing that exists. 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. – In Japan, SWS continues to alienate Japanese wrestling fans by booking WARLORD v. 89. By Scott Keith on 19th April 2016. 08. 26. Wrestling Observer Flashback–02. By Scott Keith on 20th September 2016. The one in 1995, although you might also assume I was talking about the NXT one recently because that one wasn’t great either. – Dave sums up the last PPV of 1996 as “solid but. Wrestlemania III was the best wrestling. Warlord won a battle royale by tossing out Ricky Steamboat. – The biggest question coming out of Wrestlemania XII is the future of Bret Hart, as he’s expected to finish the tour of Germany and then go on a hiatus until the end of the summer. 96. Wrestling Observer Flashback–08. THANKSGIVING FLASHBACK - November 23, 1972. Wrestling Observer Flashback–02. 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. By Scott Keith on 14th January 2019. – Dave’s opening salvo this week: “After its television show reached a new low in. Guess it’s time for another one of these. – Dave sums up the last PPV of 1996 as “solid but unspectacular”. 26, 1994 (Final Post for 1994) Going through old issues of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter and posting highlights in my own words. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. At the latest WWF tapings, a guy named Mantaur debuted. 18. – So, Dave says goodbye and announces that this is the final issue of the Observer. Wrestling Observer Flashback–05. Brian Pillman pinned Badstreet with a flying bodypress in the light heavyweight tournament semi-final at 6:52. Piper on top. 16. 21. The low buyrate is being. 94. 11-4-1991. 96. – Flair defended the World title on a pair of Mid-South shows in Oklahoma, but there’s no plans or indications of Watts joining the NWA. I believe that’s known as the Kerry Von Erich Special in wrestling. 5 to 2. Wrestling Observer Flashback–02. Max Moon was eliminated quickly because his spaceship was double-parked. 04. 3. – 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. Wrestling Observer Flashback–03. 03. 11. – 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. 96. He does 100 but we’ll just do the top 10 because otherwise I’d have to break this up into 5 parts instead of 2. 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. Wrestling Observer Flashback–05. Wrestling Observer Flashback–04. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. 96. Wrestling Observer Flashback–10. 95. It’s a patented Slow News Week as we head into Summerslam, but the issue is still 10 pages. 95. 09. – Bam Bam Bigelow is trying to get into the WWF, but word from on high is that he’s “too inexperienced”. 29. It’s like Wrestlemania, but for NEWS. 24. After Stan Lane lost to the Patriot on the Global show, Cornette launched into a tirade about how it was a conspiracy against Stan, just like the cops conspired against his good friend. Shinjiro Otani retained the UWA junior heavyweight title pinning El Samurai. By on 9th March 2017. It’s just getting to be too much work to do the bookkeeping and maintenance for 800 people instead of 200, especially when he’s already got a full-time job now as editor for a soccer magazine. 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,. 20. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 03. 28. Owen Hart was the second-best star of the show after Flair. 23. So you picked a great time to start reading! – In the top story, Jerry Lawler was accused of being a very, very bad boy. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 01. ABBYY FineReader 11. The feeling is that running a show in the traditional Sunday timeslot where live shows draw will kill off the house shows. I’m actually recovering from a shoulder injury at work today but I’ll power through an Observer Flashback for you. 06. – Next up TV ratings, which went from an average of 2. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. 09. (Hey, much like Bill Gates famously said…) – Back to Murray Hodgson and his case against Pat Patterson, with Vince and Pat’s depositions delayed so they could do some more legal wrangling. – Also on the show, Scott Norton & Tony Halme won the IWGP tag titles from the Steiner Brothers in kind of a stinker. 95. And NOW the main event! Hog Wild 96 and the introduction of the Observer Hall of Fame awaits! This one took me a little bit longer to write than last night’s quickie, obviously. 94. *. Wrestling Observer Rewind ★ Dec. 14. Pillman tried a crucifix and Wright reversed it for the pin. 11th January 2017 by Scott Keith. At 4:00, Warrior splashed Demolition Axe. Wrestling Observer Flashback–04. 03. ) – 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. 95. 01. Buyrate looks to be between 0. – Brad Armstrong will be coming back again, this time as the Candy Man, who throws candy to the kids as his gimmick. – The new Stampede Wrestling has already taken all but one of the WWF’s TV clearances in Western Canada, so this doesn’t seem to be a winning venture for Vince. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 03. Wrestling Observer Flashback–09. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. – As the date of his trail approached and the firestorm of publicity continued unabated, Barr managed to plea bargain down to first degree sexual abuse with 180 hours of community service and 2. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 02. 2. – Vince McMahon is apparently planning to sue Sgt. Scanner. – Dave relates a brief history of World Championship Wrestling, and how TBS purchased the company in 1988 despite their crippling debt. 19. Wrestling Observer Live: RAW report, War Games, Randy Orton, ratings and more By Bryan Alvarez Nov 21, 2023 DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The history of. He says he was promised $2,500 and they only paid him $1,500. It's a recap of the old issues of Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 10. 03. history-of-wcw. Well this was all well and good, but wrestling magazines found out about it and started publishing stories and photos, and the NWA had to go into coverup mode. – The big story this week is Dave’s preview of the Ultimate Ultimate 96!. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 01. wrestling business himself, negotiating with Buster Douglas for a Tokyo Dome show in March. 04. But I think it’s a pretty famous case of hotline sleaze related to Blackwell’s death. 96. Ocr. While it seemingly wasn’t a major milestone in his life at that. The grand plan for five days a week has been dropped and ESPN will air reruns of Pro Wrestling This Week instead. Tenta was pretty over during his one appearance, so EMLL is trying to get him back. Owen won with a Rocket Launcher on Tanaka. 07. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. 28. 11. 19 as I try to get as much done as possible in advance. The main event. 87. I must now face the eternal dilemma of sports fan who has lost their team in the playoffs: Do you cheer for the bastards that eliminated them because they earned it. In fact, even today I’m not sure that those title switches are counted as part of the “real” count of Flair’s title reigns because the NWA did such a bang-up job of denial that. 90. 96. 95. But first! An update on the Shawn Michaels incident in Syracuse. By Scott Keith on 15th March 2021. Dave runs down the TV shows over the past month and it’s all classic stuff, like the Magnum TA-Mr. It’s a patented Slow News Week as we head into Summerslam, but the issue is still 10 pages. 96. . – Dave proclaims that no promotion is any hotter here in 1996, with more mainstream popularity, than NJPW is. Time to welcome in 2021 with everyone’s favorite blog column! And to celebrate, I’m currently three drinks in with “Best Rock of 1988” on Spotify in the background, so hopefully I’ve got lots to snark on tonight. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 06. on November 22, 1990 – “Survivor Series ’90. I feel like that can’t be a coincidence. – But first, the lead story is the rapid descent of UWFI, as they have reached out in desperation to New Japan for a combined show at the Tokyo Dome on 10/9 and maybe more after that. Andre started in the sport at the age of 12, already 6’3”, and fell in with a. 96. 01. Wrestling Observer Flashback–02. wrestlingmagazinesmisc;. 22. ”. D if wrestling was fake and got slapped around pretty good as a result. 20. (Clearly Wrestlemania had not become the thing it is today, because $429 barely gets you a nosebleed seat at this point. – 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. – Reportedly, World champion Mike Tyson has signed with the WWF to referee a match. *. 96. – Another quiet week in the world of wrestling, as we’re waiting for Starrcade and Superdome results. I guess I’ll just be typing one-handed. Baba had actually been. 95. Davey Boy Smith (“Athletically the best in the business. 94. – Antonio Inoki is trying to get into the boxer v. 96. 2 victory. But this week, we’ve got Summerslam to attend to. – The show drew 7000 with 4700 paid and a $94,000 house. 23. When it comes to catching and wrestling a giant. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 07. Sacramento Memorial Auditorium. Wrestling Observer Flashback: 07. Well, one week left until the WWF really goes off a cliff. He literally stole Verne’s TV slot out from under him (the AWA wasn’t even told by the station until the day the show was supposed to air!) and Verne’s big show at the Cow Palace in March as a complete debacle due to scheduling. 20. 95. 95. Wrestling Observer Flashback–01. Collection. So don’t be disappointed at the lack of a review here. 10-28-1991. 95. 96. By Scott Keith on 24th July 2019. as the big blue cage that quickly became synonymous with Titan was actually purchased and flown in from Stampede Wrestling, because the normal chain link cage was too hard for Hogan to climb. – In an understatement, Dave notes that the babyface side in the WWF is in a state of disarray, what with Scott Hall about to jump to WCW in late May once all his contractual stuff ends. – Dave gets a funny bit when he notes that ever since taking over as booker, Dundee has suddenly gained amazing recuperative powers in his matches. Wrestling Observer Flashback–02. 11. 5-4-1987. Slaughter for “stealing the character”. He was indicted on 11/12 on counts. – 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. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the. – Interestingly, the WWF was shown to be popular with 18-25 year olds, with men twice as well represented as women. 60 and 0. 27. 95. I know, I know, what a bombshell. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 05. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. Chelsea Anne Cardona (née: Green; born April 4, 1991) is a Canadian professional wrestler, stuntwoman, and model. ark:/13960/t2z39wg7w. Thankfully, the Observer archives are fixed, so let’s get back into the swing of things again. Just for fun, here’s Dave’s Summer 1984 Rankings. – In our top story, Curt Hennig has apparently reached an agreement to jump from the WWF to WCW, as an active wrestler. 18. – But first, speculation is still running rampant in the wake of Ole Anderson getting fired as booker. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. 7. 16. Dusty is certainly the top candidate, and that theory is bolstered by the house show results from the past week, which saw Dusty doing 90 second jobs to VIRGIL at every show. 27. I know this year has been a slog, but we’re getting closer to September, when the magic happens! But first, WWF returns to your house! Whether you wanted them there or not. No one tell Donald Trump. 4. 96. Well, that probably won’t happen again for a while. 11. Dave thinks that the competition will be mostly for the better, with faster-moving storylines and better wrestling on TV. com archives, and any other sources I’ve checked, so we’re skipping ahead a week. Here’s a shocking story to start this week’s issue: Dave is a really big fan of New Japan Pro Wrestling. 08. 27. 10. 16. Wrestling Observer Flashback–06. Dave, however, cites the court case of Boy v. 0 number predicted by. 22. – 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. 2. The suit alleges unfair competition, trademark. Wrestling Observer Flashback–02. 95 (Part 1) So after Dave takes a week off, it’s a DOUBLE ISSUE featuring Wrestlemania XI, the show that drew so much money that Dave needed a second issue to contain it all!Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. By Scott Keith on 22nd August 2022. Get all the news from F4WOnline. It’s kind of hard to say what to expect around here as the show has been bouncing back and forth between focusing on the Intercontinental Title feud and then the World Title situation. This week is one of them. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. 96. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. – In the Deep South, the main guys are Wrestling II and Tommy Rich, and they run out of Georgia. NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship. 92. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 09. Wrestling Observer Flashback–11. Dave is pretty sure Gonzalez will draw as long as he’s never allowed to touch anyone ever. 15th September 2023 by Scott Keith Rants Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. – 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. At one point, UWFI was one of the biggest success stories in wrestling, and in 1993, they drew 46,000 fans to a. Well, sort of. 95 I love that the teaser for this one on the site is “Hotline sleaze award winner” because really it could be ANYTHING coming out of Mean Gene’s mouth. According to Dave’s minions, there was confusion about. Dave has no idea how successful it’ll be. 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. 88. He was the person credited with popularizing the superplex, although he didn’t invent it. And NOW the main event! Hog Wild 96 and the introduction of the Observer Hall. The taped episode of RAW wasn’t particularly different than any other one they’ve. 05. Spoiler: Dave gives WarGames 3/4. The TNT show is dropping rapidly, which shows that the new audience of freakshow fans is far less than the loyal wrestling fans who choose not to watch that one. By Scott Keith on 14th August 2016. By Scott Keith on 1st January 2021. Rants. – San Fran is the big head-to-head battle between the AWA and WWF, and Vince won that one handily thus far. 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. 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. 26. 24. 2. 90. – In a story that seems small but kind of ended up heralding the end of an era in wrestling, the way. 96. – There’s very little going on due to Christmas, but Jerry Lawler did regain the USWA title from Koko B. It drew a legit sellout of 5708 to West Palm Beach. window replacement in Elkhart, IN. Addeddate. Regardless of everything else, the #1 rule of wrestling in situations like this is that you ALWAYS have the babyface’s hand raised at the end of the show if you pull a major bait-and-switch like this. – And now, let’s talk about pay-per-view. Bobby Eaton pinned Terrence Taylor in 15:41 with the Alabama Jam. 16. Also, the Rock & Wrestling Connection was all his idea and he had to convince Vince to play “Eye of the Tiger” as his entrance theme in 1984. 90 / 07. 5 million as a startup amount and NOW got $480,000, and once they’ve blown through that, he’s done. Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1. (This is why Dave needs an editor.