Issue #
080
Date:
Saturday November 28th, 1998 9:42 pm
The Wrestling Booking
Sheet
It is rumored that the
explanation that the WWF will use to explain
The Undertaker's
latest turn is that he is under some sort of
hypnosis.
Naturally this will
have been caused by Paul Bearer. This is why The
Taker was speaking in
tongues (or whatever you want to call it) on Raw
when he tried to
'embalm' Steve Austin. I guess that after trying to
kill another wrestler,
a subsequent face turn becomes difficult. This
will allow another
face turn in the Undertaker's career should it be
necessary. Will this
happen for sure? Who knows? I'd say its too
far out, but this is
the WWF.
(Reported by Mike
Green of The Big 3 Newsboard)
Tentative matches for
ECW's January 10th PPV:
Shane Douglas VS. Sabu
Tommy Dreamer VS.
Justin Credible
Rob Van Dam VS. Masato
Tanaka
The Dudleys VS. Axl
Rotten & Balls Mahoney
(Reported by Dave
Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer)
Masato Tanaka will be
returning to Japan on 12/3. Meltzer reports
that he is home sick
and has talked of not returning full time,
although the plan
originally was for him to stay as a regular until
June. If Tanaka leaves
the states, ECW will be losing their best
worker. (Reported by
Dave Meltzer)
Matches that appear
likely for Starrcade:
Goldberg VS. Kevin
Nash
Ric Flair VS. Eric
Bischoff
Bret Hart VS. Diamond
Dallas Page
Rey Mysterio Jr. VS.
Juventud Guerrera Jr.
Perry Saturn VS.
Ernest Miller
(Reported by Dave
Meltzer)
Rick Steiner has been
pulled from all shows for the reast of the year
due to his recent
shoulder surgery. (Reported by Dave Meltzer)
An idea (not definite)
being batted around: Combining the nWo back
into one group as
heels, with Kevin Nash as the new leader. Sting and
possibly Konnan would
remain babyfaces and possibly feud with them
(Reported by Dave
Meltzer)
Sandman will likely be
involved in a program with Raven's group
(whnever he actually
debuts, of course) (Reported by Dave Meltzer)
Bob Emanuel Jr. over
at the MIAMI HERALD reported to Scoops that ECW
star Blue Meanie will
be rejoining Al Snow in the WWF and The Job
Squad.
(Reported by Scoops at:
http://www.scoopscentral.com
)
Wade Keller reports
that WCW wanted to hotshot a Goldberg v. Nash
match last Monday on
Nitro, but Kevin Nash vetoed it, and suggested
that they try to do a
proper build up for the Starrcade main event
instead (Reported by
Micasa)
The WWF may tease that
Terri Runnels and Jacky are romantically
involved.
(Reported by Micasa at:
http://www.wrestlemaniacs.com/
)
There is now a
"contract" angle going on in New Japan in which
Onita
is claiming that
Kensuke Sasaki signed a contract stating that if he
lost to Onita that
Choshu would come out of retirement to fight Onita.
Choshu categorically
denied the contract and its existence, but Onita
presented it at a
press conference.
(Reported by Micasa)
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ROUNDING THE SQUARED
CIRCLE
ECW - NOVEMBER 27,
1998 - PHILADELPHIA. PA
BY
SAMJERRY
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The program began with
a shot of an ambulance in the ECW Arena. No
reason given for it
being there. This would serve as a "teaser" for
the entire show.
After the regular ECW
opening, Joey Styles was at the announcers
position and said
there was a major incident at the Arena tonight. We
would hear about it
during the program.
Shane "The Franchise"
Douglas, ECW Champion was in the ring along with
The Head Cheerleader
Francine, who was not looking too shabby. He said
he has a "plan,"
adding that he is one step ahead of Sabu, Rob "Mr.
Monday Night" / "The
Whole F'N Show" Van Dam, and their Manager, Bill
"Fonzie" Alfonso, The
Man who Calls Them Right Down The Middle. He
said Bam Bam (Bigelow)
is gone and Chris Candido isn't in the house,
but he had someone
else there. He introduced Taz, who came to the
ring. He said that in
his five years in ECW, Taz was "on his
shoulder," and was the
only man who faced who he had any respect for.
Douglas went on to say
they were very much alike. He also said when he
lost the Title last
time, he told WWF Owner Vince McMahon to shove his
job offer and stayed
in ECW, unlike others (he mentioned Terry Funk
and The Sandman). He
stayed and won the Title back. He called Taz the
only man other than
himself 'qualified' to hold the Title, adding that
sometime down the road
Taz will hold it. The crowd had been taunting
him the whole time and
now began a chant of "Sabu," much to Douglas'
disgust. He said that
Sabu didn't deserve a Title shot as the crowd
kept after him.
Douglas then said that Van Dam and other, including
Justin Credible, are
also after him and the Title. In the background,
Styles kept talking
about Douglas' asking Taz to take Sabu out for him
recently. Douglas then
asked Taz to be his partner in a Tag Team Match
tonight v. Sabu and
Van Dam, calling it the match that everyone wants
to see.
We saw Justin
Credible, with his Manager, The World's Sexiest Man,
Jason (yeah, and Luna
is The World's Sexiest Female), and The Blonde
Bimbo's Bimbo,
Chastity. He was ranting about his match coming up
Sunday Night, which if
course he was going to win.
The first match was
for the ECW TV Championship and was being taped
for Japanese TV, but
we were going to see highlights. It pitted Van
Dam (C) v. Rugged Rod
Price, Member of the AWO (@$$hole World Order).
Van Dam will be
defending the Title in Japan in December, however,
if
he loses (and that
will be when the Arctic Ice Cap melts), he will get
a rematch there. Van
Dam was accompanied to the ring by Fonzie. The
match was shown
highlight style. I know ECW only has one hour a week
to showcase their
product, but in my opinion, showing their matches
this way
hurts their
presentation. We saw Van Dam at his best in this
match,
hitting moves others
only dream about. He hit several aerial moves,
various types of
Kicks, including a Spinning Heel Kick, a version of
The VanDaminator off
the guard rail, which got the first "Oh, my G-d"
of the show from Joey,
a Tumbling Senton Splash, and a Tumbling Cork
Screw. Price had
nothing to challenge him with. Van ended it with a
major VanDaminator,
followed by one of the highest Frog Splashes I
have ever seen. This
match was pure Van Dam. He is everything he says
he is. It ain't
bragging if you can do it and he can. The man is The
Whole F'N Show. In
this writers opinion, he is by far the best
wrestler in the world
today, and its a long way down to second place.
Winner - Still ECW TV
Champion - Rob Van Dam
Styles teased some
more about the "Breaking News" is and the
ambulance.
We saw the very end of
a Six Man Tag Team Match (in fact, just the
pin). It was won by
The Blue Meanie, Super Nova and Chris Chetti over
three unidentified
opponents.
More teasing by Joey
Baby.
The next match was
Lance Storm v. Jerry Lynn. Storm was accompanied to
the ring by Tammy Lynn
Bytch (TLB), who is becoming real good at
playing to the crowd.
She gave them a little T&A show and they ate it
up. Storm took the mic
and told the crowd the should show TLB "some
respect." They wanted
her to show them some skin. He then asked Lynn
how many times he had
to beat him, and said he had an idea. He said
that Mikey Whipwreck
should meet Lynn instead of him because they both
needed a win and maybe
that way one of them might actually get one. He
called Mikey out.
Mikey came to ringside and told Storm "to shut the F
up." He said the only
way Storm beat him was with Lynn's help, and the
only way Storm beat
Lynn was with his (Mikey's) help. Storm mouth got
in gear before his
brain. He said he could beat both of them the same
night. The referee
thought that was a neat idea and said Storm would
face them in
back-to-back matches. Storm wasn't real happy. He
wanted
the matches spaced. He
lost the argument and will face Mikey
immediately after
Lynn. This match was also shown highlight style. We
saw Storm hit a
Plancha; Lynn apply a Single Leg Boston Crab; Storm
a
Spinning Heel Kick,
followed by a Power Bomb. Storm hit two Irish
Whips, followed by a
Cart Wheel Hand Spring into Lynn in the corner.
It looks like Storm
has been watching Van Dam.
They fought on the
floor for a while and then back in the ring. Storm
was caught on the top
turn buckle and Suflexed off. Storm went for a
Superflex, but Lynn
countered it with a Face Buster. Storm went for a
Tombstone Pile Driver
and had that reversed into a DDT by Lynn. TLB
got up on the apron.
Mikey came up also to stop her from getting
involved. He was
knocked off by Lynn, who was shoved into him by
Storm. TLB passed
Storm her "loaded" purse. You know what's coming
next. Loaded Purse
meets Lynn's head, Lynn goes bEddie bye. Storm
hands purse back to
innocent young lady before referee turns around,
Storm covers Lynn,
Storm wins.
Winner - Lance Storm
and Tammy Lynn Bytch's Purse. Crowd didn't do
too badly either as
TLB gave them a show.
The next match started
immediately as Mikey Whipwreck came right in
after Storm. He
quickly hit a FrankenMikey and a Tornado DDT. Mikey
was a house on fire as
he followed with a Whippersnapper, and went for
a cover. TLB reached
in and put Storm's foot over the bottom rope to
save him. He was fast
asleep at this point. Lynn came in from behind
and nailed Mikey,
apparently in retaliation for his bump into Mikey.
Lynn seemed to think
Mikey somehow caused him to lose. With both Mikey
and Storm in lala
land, TLB came into the ring and rolled Storm onto
Mikey. The referee
awoke from his nap and counted the pin.
Winner - Lance Storm
Can you spell Triple
Threat Match at the next ECW PPV?
The next match was the
Tag Team Match pitting Douglas and Taz v. Sabu
and Van Dam. Douglas
was in the ring waiting to see if Taz accepted
his own to be his
partner. Francine was there also, resplendent in her
trendy Trailer Park
afternoon tea outfit. Taz came to the ring, but
didn't say a word to
Douglas. He waited for Sabu and Van Dam to come
to the ring. They came
out accompanied by Fonzie. The match began Van
Dam and Taz. Van Dam
hit a Spinning Heel Kick and then pounded Taz in
the corner. He went to
the top turn buckle, but Taz caught him and
dropped him off,
following with a TazPlex. Sabu came in and he and
Taz
mauled each other. If
there were ever two wrestlers that really seemed
to dislike each other,
these are the ones. A TazPlex sent Sabu to the
floor. Taz went out
after him, but Sabu threw him into the crowd. We
next saw Air Sabu; off
a chair in the ring, off the top rope, and a
dive onto Taz in the
crowd. Francine and Fonzie (Beauty and the Beast)
got into it on the
floor. Francine bitch slapped Fonzie. He went after
her, but was stopped
by Douglas, who clocked him. Van Dam charged to
his Managers aid and
clobbered Douglas. He hit Douglas with a
VanDaminator sending
him into the crowd. Van Dam went after Douglas
and rolled him into
the ring where Sabu proceeded to stomp the crap
out of him. Sabu and
Van Dam nailed Douglas with Rolling Thunder. Sabu
applied a Camel Clutch
as Van Dam hit him with a Drop Kick. It was a
2-On-1 to be
remembered. They were tearing Douglas a new @$$hole.
They
continued the double
team with a Slingshot Somersault and Kick. Sabu
didn't want Taz to
feel left out, so he set a table up from the apron
to the guard rail,
retrieved Taz who was still out of it in the crowd.
He put Taz on the
table and hit a Slingshot Flying Drop onto Taz,
putting him into the
sub basement. Sabu went back after Douglas and as
Van Dam held him,
pulled a Spike out of his trousers and jammed it
repeatedly into
Douglas' face and head, turning him into a bloody
mess. Call the
ambulance? Nope, this isn't it yet, although Douglas
looked like he could
use Mark Green and the rest of the ER Staff. This
mauling got our second
"Oh, my G-d" from Joey. Van Dam kept Taz away,
allowing Sabu to
continue his restructure of Douglas' face. Douglas
finally broke free and
fought back as he nailed Sabu with a chair. Van
Dam came in and ate a
chair shot also. Sabu Drop Kicked Douglas in the
knee and Van Dam
nailed him with a Leg drop. Sabu then really put it
to Douglas with an
Arabian Face Buster.
Douglas was out cold
and Sabu pinned him for the victory. He then
applied a Camel Clutch
and refused to break it. Taz came up from
behind and put The
TazMission on Sabu and followed with a TazPlex,
that caused Sabu to
land on his head and jam his neck. This got the
third "Oh, my G-d"
from Joey, who called this devastating move "A
TazMissionPlex." Sabu
was obviously hurt and hurt bad. He has had his
neck jammed before.
The ring filled with ECW officials, including
Owner Paul Heymann
(Paul E.), and medical personnel. I think I know
what the ambulance was
for now. Duh. Paul E. kept Taz away from Sabu
as he was attended to.
Van Dam and Fonzie tried to get at Taz, but
were held off. Taz
broke away and stomped Sabu as he was being loaded
onto a stretcher,
knocking him off. It took an army to get him away.
We saw an instant
replay of the move. That was followed by a stop
action shot of it.
Styles said Taz had deliberately injured Sabu by
not releasing the
move. He said that Taz had to be trying to break
Sabu's neck, and
called it despicable. The replay seemed to confirm
what Styles was
saying. We saw Sabu being put into the ambulance.
Winners - Sabu and Rob
Van Dam - Loser - Sabu's Neck
After a break, Styles
recapped what had just taken place. He reviewed
the possible motives
that may have driven Taz to do it. Had he taken
Douglas up on his
offer of Francine if he took Sabu out before their
scheduled Title Match
at the next ECW PV, Guilty As Charged, January
10, 1999, in Orlando
(THE CITY), FL? Was he getting even with Sabu for
upstaging him at he
last PPV?
Styles had Taz on the
phone as Taz was driving home. Taz said the ring
filled with people
thinking he had killed Sabu. He showed no remorse
for what he did. He
said he was proud of what he did and was paying
Sabu back for the
past. He went on to say that when he was hurt and
left laying in the
ring in Florida, no one cared, and he doesn't now.
He called Sabu a "dumb
bastard," adding he picked his spot to get even
and still owed Sabu
two more. He promised to get those, if and when
Sabu is able to come
back. The program ended on that note.
Another solid hour,
marred by the way the matches were shown. If Taz'
hit on Sabu was a
work, it was the best ever. It looked real. The
replays showed Sabu
coming down on his head and jamming his neck.
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ROUNDING THE SQUARED
CIRCLE
"IF TIGER ALI SINGH
WERE PRESIDENT"
By
SamJerry
1. The "Capitalist
American Pig" would replace the Eagle as the
Nation's Symbol.
2. Sanitation men
could earn extra income by licking the streets
clean.
3. Babu would be the
next Secretary of the Treasury.
4. Every foreigner
living here would have his own flunky to kick
around.
5. Rotten Sardines
would be served on Thanksgiving instead of Turkey.
6. The Iron Shiek
would named Secretary of State.
7. Saddam would be get
the Country's highest award, the National
Medal Of Honor.
8. Singh 3:16 means
"America Sucks."
9. We would be
required to wear shoes with turned up points, ala
Arabian Nights.
10. Girls would play
with "Fat, Sweaty American Barbi," boys with "GI
Joe Sucks"
action figures.
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Reader Mailbag
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WON'T HAPPEN
Reader Mailbag
Submitted by reader:
GoGiants31
11/30/98 Raw
9:00
Mr. Vince McMahon
states that there are men that really know the power
of a
corporation and the
value of a dollar. Vince mentions that these men
will make an
appearence on Raw. He says they will come out later
in
the show.
9:45 Hardcore Title
Match
Mankind refuses to
come out and defend his title, and he says that he
quits the WWF because
there are many men that are more hardcore than
he. He is seen walking
out of the building. Mankind's challenger was
a mystery opponent,
who is
revealed to be none
other than Sabu! Sabu is stunned at the fact that
he is the winner by
default, but to his surprise, out comes Cactus
Jack! Jack destroys
Sabu instantly by wrapping barbed wire against
the man's face. Jack
grabs the mic and says, "like in so many things
in life, Mankind has
failed, but in so many things as well, Jack
prevails! Bang bang!"
Sabu is embarassed and leaves the WWF to go
back to ECW.
10:30 Intercontinental
Title Match
Shamrock comes down
the the ring by himself to meet an opponent of
McMahon's
choice. Shamrock
thinks he has an easy night ahead of him, but then,
trouble
starts. The opponent
is the Big Boss Man! The Boss Man beats
Shamrock
unconcious, but the
match is declared a no contest. McMahon says
Shamrock is out of the
corporation, for there are people far more
deserving than him.
10:50 McMahon's
Announcement
"Without further adeu,
I would like to bring out our three newest
members of our happy
family..." Blaring over the loudspeaker is the
Million Dollar Man, as
Ted
DiBiase's music is
played. He is followed by Tatanka and Irwin R.
Schyster, two members
of the former Million Dollar Corporation.
DiBiase's trademark
laugh comes on the mic as the Rock, Boss Man, HBK,
Tatanka, I.R.S.,
DiBiase, Shane and Vince stand proud in the middle
of
the ring. All of a
sudden, Steve Austin is showed on the Titan-Tron.
"Well, well, well,
your fat asses just got bigger. But I'm not here
to talk about you, I'm
here to talk about Stone Cold, because he is
the only one that
matters anyway. So, I know I preach don't trust
anybody, but at some
point in time, even the best break away from
their creed. So
without adeu, to quote that big peacock jackass in
the middle of the
ring, here are my new friends, MY new family, the
Tough SOB's!"
Austin walks out, and
behind him are Ken Shamrock, Cactus Jack, Billy
Gunn, and
"Mr. Monday Night" Rob
Van Dam! The two groups run at each other,
brawl and are
left with Austin on
Rocky, Shamrock on Boss Man, Cactus on Tatanka,
Gunn on
HBK, and RVD on IRS,
the McMahon's and DiBiase run away, as the show
goes off
the air.
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