Issue # 094
Date:
Thursday December 10th, 1998
1:53 pm
The
Wrestling
Booking
Sheet
JIM ROSS
UPDATE
Dave Scherer
is reporting
that Jim
Ross is once
again
suffering
from Bells
Palsy
syndrome.
There is no
word yet on
how serious
this
outbreak is;
hopefully,
all
will work
out okay.
With the
recent death
of his
mother, I
think we
should all
keep Jim in
our thoughts
(and for
those of you
so inclined,
your
prayers).
CANDIDO &
SYTCH TO WCW?
Scoops is
reporting
that WCW is
confident
that Chris
Candido &
Tammy Sytch
will
be signing
with them
shortly; he
reports that
WCW claims
that there
is a 75%
chance that
they will
sign and
perform in
Atlanta.
(Reported by
Scoops at
http://www.1wrestling.com)
SCOTT
STEINER
PLEADS
GUILTY
Scott
Steiner went
back to
court in
Atlanta
yesterday
and pled
guilty to
the
charges of
hitting the
Georgia
state worker
with his
truck. He
was not
sentenced
yet. The
court wants
to
investigate
the incident
further
before doing
so.
(Reported by
Dave Scherer
of
http://www.1wrestling.com)
KOBASHI
AND THE WWF?
Kenta
Kobashi
announced
that he will
be going to
Vancouver,
BC, Canada
to fly
with Baba
and find out
about
receiving a
try out to
work in the
WWF. Baba
also
wants new
American
talent.
(Reported by
http://www.wrestlemaniacs.com/)
VENTURA
INAUGURATION
From Mercury
News wire
services
Jesse "The
Body"
Ventura will
celebrate
his
inauguration
as
Minnesota's
governor
next month
by leading a
crowd in
calisthenics,
sitting down
to a potluck
dinner
with farmers
and
releasing an
eagle into
the wild, it
was
announced
Monday.
"We did not
want it to
be a
traditional,
formal ball
because we
are not
traditional
formal
people,"
said the
former pro
wrestler's
wife, Terry,
head of
the
inauguration
committeee.
Instead of a
black-tie
bash, she
said, there
will be "a
party that
encompasses
all of
Minnesota,
an event
that
celebrates
the people
of this
state and
gets
them
involved in
that
celebration
as much as
possible."
There will
be a formal
swearing-in
ceremony in
the capital
building at
noon
January 4th.
But because
space is
limited
inside the
building,
Ventura
plans to
throw open
the doors
afterward
for anyone
who wants to
come by and
shake his
hand, his
wife said.
Instead of a
formal ball,
there will
be a
music-filled
"People's
Celebration"
January 15th
at the
Target
Center, a
sports
complex in
downtown
Minneapolis,
she
said.
ICP REACTION
Headbanger
Thrasher
posted his
thoughts on
the Insane
Clown Posse
at The
Headbanger's
AOL WWF
message
board, found
at:
aol://5863:126/mB:333131
From the
keyboard of
WWF
Thrasher:
"I want
everyone to
know why ICP
is no longer
with the WWF.
Bottom line
is they
are bigger
than the WWF;
Just ask
them. They
said they
did not sell
any more CD
now, How, We
are in 10
million
houses a
week. They
are a waste
of time for
you
and me. We
still love
our fans and
we will
always talk
to our
people. I
love
you guys".
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By popular
demand, the
list you've
all been
waiting
for......
"IF CHRIS
JERICHO WERE
PRESIDENT"
BY
SAMJERRY
VISIT my
Home Page:
http://members.aol.com/~samjerry
1.
Jericho's
first acts
as Chief
Executive
would be:
Stuff Larry
Loser up his
own
@$$, burn
down Larry
Land and
have it
declared a
toxic waste
dump.
2. Whining
would
replace
baseball as
the National
pasttime.
3. Every
Championship
that was
ever
"stolen"
from him
would be
returned and
those
that "won"
them be
required to
watch twelve
uninterrupted
hours Tony
Schivonne
calling
matches, or
self
immolation.
Their
choice.
4. Top
Christmas
toys would
be
Conspiracy
Barbi and
Double Agent
Ken.
5. If Saddam
got out of
line,
Ralphus
would pay
him a visit
after eating
six
Burritos,
a Triple
Order of
Refried
Beans and a
Six Pack of
Steveweiser.
6. The
National
Symbol would
be a picture
of
Jericho with
a knife in
his back,
with
Jo Jo
Dillion
standing
over him
smiling.
7. The army
would swap
their tanks
for
JerichoMobiles;
1955
Chrysler
Convertibles,
with 10 foot
blonde
tresses
flowing from
their rears.
8. The
Country's
new flag
would be a
Monday Night
Jericho
T-Shirt.
9. Ralphus
would be
named
Secretary of
Defense.
10. Jo Jo
Dillon would
be declared
Persona
Non-Grata
and deported
to the new
Third World
Country,
Atlanta, GA.
This assumes
he is ever
heard from
again
after having
his useless
@$$ fired.
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Below are
some more of
The Honky
Tonk Man's
postings,
found on his
AOL Sports
Guy message
board, which
can be found
at
AOL Keyword:
aol://5863:126/mB:356735
While many
of HTM's
views are
extreme, and
he's very
blunt, he
does provide
a sometimes
entertaining
perspective
into the
business.
All of the
following is
directly
from The
Honky Tonk
Man.......
Could you
tell us what
you think of
the
following
wrestler's
ability in
the
ring, as
well as
their
attitude as
you
know/knew it
to be: Bam
Bam Bigelow,
Shawn
Michaels.
Bret Hart,
Mankind/Mick
Foley, Ric
Flair......
They are all
very good,
but please
leave Flair
out of the
list, he is
horrible,
same upside
down bump
and slam off
the top in
every match
for 20 yrs.
I was
wondering
who you
thought were
the best
workers
today and
who you
thought
would led
wrestling
into the
year
2000......
Rocky in WWF
and Goldberg
has the
potential to
be great in
WCW if Nash
doesn't
let his own
ego kill the
guy off.
Do you feel
your
gimmick, if
just
starting
now, would
fit in with
the current
realm of the
WWF
Attitude?
What's up
with Sherri
Martel? Has
the deaths
of
Brian
Pillman and
Louie
Spicolli
sent a
'shockwave'
to all
wrestlers?
Or is it a
case of it
can't happen
to me?......
Wouldn't fit
now. Haven't
seen Sheri
in a while,
and the
deaths
didn't shock
most of us.
We knew what
they were
doing with
the drugs.
Who are some
of your
closest
friends in
wrestling?
Who are some
people you
just
dislike in
wrestling?......
I don't have
a lot of
friends in
the business
and neither
does anyone
else. They
are all
business
associates.
I dislike
Savage,
Hogan,
Flair,
Bischoff,
Ross,
Lawler, and
the "Rip A
Charity Off"
Nash. Then
there is
Strongbow
and Lanza
and
the list
goes on.
What do you
think was
your most
memorable
match while
working for
the WWF?
Your IC
title win
over
Steamboat? I
heard you
weren't even
supposed to
get
the
strap.......
Thats right,
it was going
to Butch
Reed but he
went AWOL.
I was
wondering
your
thoughts on
Randy
Savage. I
have met
alot of
wrestlers
over
the years,
and I have
found him to
be very
pleasant,
and most of
the other
wrestlers I
have talked
to think he
is a good
guy. I
remember the
feud that
ya'll had
together a
while back,
and I was
just
wondering
what your
thoughts
were on
him.......
Savage is a
different
animal. I
really can't
describe
him. He
thinks
everyone is
out to get
him.
McMahon or
Bischoff--who's
the best guy
to work for
and why? The
way you see
it, which of
the Big Two
will be on
top in five
years? While
with WCW,
did you
ever want to
Shake,
Rattle &
Roll
Schiavone
through a
table?......
Tony is a
really nice
guy. Unless
WWF can come
up with
better
talent then
WCW
will be on
top. McMahon
was the
better guy,
at least you
knew he
would lie to
you. Bishoff
was just
learning to
lie when I
was there.
They are
equal now.
How does it
make you
feel when
The Rock
claimed to
be the best
IC champ?
What do
you think of
Afa of The
Wild Samoans
and
Headshrinker
Samu?......
He might be
the best,
but he
hasn't
reached
greatness
yet. I like
them.
HTM, did
your
exposure
during your
WWF stint
get you alot
of groupie
type girls
following
you around?
If you got
any good
stories
e-mail me
with
them!......
There was
never too
many girls
hanging
around, it
was mostly
gay young
boys at
that time
that hung
around
looking for
Patterson
and Garvin.
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Reader
Mailbag
Submitted by
reader:
PicaboLyxx
Not that
this makes a
major
difference,
but that
"symbol"
thing
Undertaker
hung
up SCSA on
is not a
"T", a "V",
or a cross,
or an "X",
or anything
of the sort.
Clearly, it
says "UT",
as in
Undertaker.
If I'm not
mistaken, it
even appears
on the
TitanTron
every week.
-Joseph
"Squirrel"
Meloy
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Reader
Mailbag
Submitted by
reader:
MIDEVILCO
This whole
Undertaker-Austin
Cross Deal
is annoying
me, as well
as many
others
I'm sure. On
a personal
level, I
thought it
was a lame
ending to a
good show.
Not lame
because of
religious
content, but
lame because
he was
strapped to
a
piece of
wood and
raised up
into the
air.
As far as it
being a
cross, give
me a break.
It doesn't
even look
close to a
cross.
Lighten up
people. its
sports
entertainment.
If you're
looking for
a
cause to
protest or
boycott go
save the
rainforest
or something
.
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