Issue
# 116
Date:
Friday January 1st, 1999 12:30 am
The
Wrestling Booking Sheet
HBK
UPDATE
The reason they did the angle
turning Shawn Michaels babyface
stems
from the latest medical opinion on
his back from the week before
Christmas. Michaels was told in no
uncertain terms that he needed to
have back surgery to fuse disks.
He's undergoing the surgery in a few
weeks so the firing and subsequent
injury angle after he superkicked
McMahon was a late storyline change
to get sympathy for him so he'll
have an issue for his return. There
is no way he'll be able to
wrestle at Wrestlemania, and it is
still very questionable if he'll be
able to return to the ring, and how
limited he'd be if he can.
(Reported by Dave Meltzer of The
Wrestling Observer)
LIKELY NWO PLANS
The expectation seems to be that
Nash will give the belt to Hogan at
this Monday's Nitro from the Georgia
Dome. The idea looks to be to go
back to what put WCW in this
position in 1996, and that is a
strong
WCW led by the Horseman VS. a strong
nWo, which at this point appears
to be Hogan, Nash, Hall, Scott
Steiner & Luger.
We'll all find out Monday if WCW
goes forward with this plan.
(Reported by Dave Meltzer of The
Wrestling Observer)
RATINGS ERROR
In # 115, I reversed the third hour
ratings for RAW & Nitro. Nitro
scored a 4.6 for the third hour, and
RAW scored a 5.4. What can I
say, the error was fully on my side.
Georgiann Makropoulos reported the
ratings correctly, and I muddled
them up.
CANDIDO & SYTCH
Al Isaacs of Scoops received a
letter from Chris Candido and Tammy
Lynn Sytch which was an open letter
to Paul Heyman. My opinion is
that this is an angle, though I
don't know that for a fact. Take it
for what you feel its worth. Here's
their open letter to Paul Heyman:
"From Chris Candido and Tammy Lynn
Sytch:
Mr. Paul Heyman, we are sick and
tired of your constant insults
directed at us, and we both want out
of our contracts immediately so
that we may pursue other options
such as WWF and WCW. You do not
treat
us like human beings like we should
be treated. Therefore we want out
of contracts as of right now.
thank you,
tammy and chris"
(Reported by
http://www.scoopscentral.com)
SABLE COVER PHOTOS
Sable's had two different sets of
prospective cover shots done for
Playboy. One was in the black
catsuit and the other was wearing
nothing , hiding strategically
behind her WWF Women's title belt.
(Reported by Dave Meltzer of The
Wrestling Observer)
DISCO INFERNO
It looks like Disco Inferno is about
to undergo something of a gimmick
change. Look for him to join Scott
Hall as a fellow WCW misfit without
a home.
(Reported by
http://www.scoopscentral.com)
HASHIMOTO SUSPENSION LEGIT
Shinya Hashimoto of New Japan has
been suspended by NJ, effective
after the 1/4 Tokyo Dome show.
Hashimoto openly criticized NJ for
booking a # 1 contenders tournament
in Febuary, feeling that the
tournament would dilute the prestige
and drawing power of the G-1
tournament in August, traditionally
the company's peak period every
year. When the story first broke,
most of us assumed this was an
angle. It is not an angle, and
Hashimoto will be expected to be out
of action until April. (Reported by
Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling
Observer)
MUTA EXPLANATION
Keiji Muto (The Great Muta), after
returning to Japan this past week,
apologized for not going to St.
Louis for the 12/21 Nitro to do the
planned angle with Scott Norton to
build up their IWGP World title
match at the 1/4 Tokyo Dome. He said
his knees were killing him from
his treatment. The planis for Muto
to win the title and Eric Bischoff
is said to be unhappy about it.
(Reported by Dave Meltzer of The
Wrestling Observer)
KIDMAN UPDATE
Billy Kidman's WCW contract is
coming due shortly; it is expected
that
WCW will do what is necessary to
keep this rising star.
(Reported by Dave Meltzer of The
Wrestling Observer)
SAMU RETURNS
Samula Anoia (Samu of The
Headshrinkers and The Samoan Swat
Team) is
headed into WCW to play a urban
hoodie type role.
(Reported by Dave Meltzer of The
Wrestling Observer)
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"IF ROB VAN DAM WERE PRESIDENT"
BY
SAMJERRY
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1. His first official act would be
to rename every Arena in the
country The Rob Van Dam Arena Of
Wrestling Arts, and have a 50 foot
marble statute of himself erected
outside each of them, with a 10 foot
statute of Sabu along side. The
inscription below would read, "I'm
The
Whole F'N Show," in large letters
and "Oh Yeah, Sabu too" in very
small letters.
2. Wrestlers would be required to
make a least one death defying leap
off the top turn buckle in each
match, preferably out into the
crowd.
3. ECW would be named America's
Official Wrestling Federation and
all
other promotions would be required
to provide action packed matches
like ECW or be converted into
Broadway Musical Ensembles and
Touring
Ballet Troupes.
4. Chants of "Whole F'N Show" would
replace The National Anthem.
5. The Dudley Boyz would be required
to register as Undesirable Aliens
and carry a Green Card at all times.
Failure to do so would result in
Three Van Daminators followed by
immediate exile to South
Dudleyville,
which is considered "The Other Side
Of The Tracks," and revocation of
Dudleyville Dump Privileges.
6. If Saddam got out of line, he
would be dressed in a Pink Tutu and
forced to perform Lap Dances at The
Dudleyville Social Club on
Saturday Night.
7. Appointees: Bill "Fonzie"
Alfonso, Secretary of State; Sabu,
Chairman of the FAA; The ECW Arena
Crowd, The National Police Force;
Taz; Ambassador to Upper and Lower
Slobovia; and Shane Douglas,
National Pooper Scooper.
8. Van Dam's autobiography, "I'm
Great, Just Ask Me" or "Modesty Is A
Word For Losers," would be found on
every book shelf, in every
library, in every school, in every
House of Worship, in every gym, in
every woman's purse, in every
automobile's glove compartment, in
every
kitchen, and just about anyplace it
can be set on or in.
9. The top Christmas toys would be
I'm Wonderful Ken, I'm The Man Ken,
The Whole F'N Show Ken, Sabu's Buddy
Ken, Van Daminator Ken, and I
Love Rob Barbi. They come complete
with Adoring Groupies and Fawning
Fan Figures, and are available at
every ECW event and at all locations
where anything is sold, at all
Mondays "R" Us Stores, on the
Internet
at www.MrMondayNight.Com, or by
calling 1-800-THESTAR.
10. The calendar would be changed so
that Monday is the only day of
the week. Those caught with the old
calendars will dressed in
"Philadelphia Women Are All Butt
Ugly" T-shirts and thrown to the ECW
Arena crowd after they are told that
the only wrestlers that showed up
are Dangerous Danny Doring, Amish
Road Kill and
Rod Price.
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FANTASY BOOKING- THIS WILL NOT
HAPPEN
Reader Mailbag
Submitted by
reader: Brian Bishop (deep_freezee)
With all thing things going on with
The Brood right now. This is what
could happen with their little
"bloodbaths." And I think this could
be really cool. We all see what is
happening with the Brood and Al
Snow. Well, with Al Snow getting a
major bloodbath scare, Gangrel,
with Edge and Christian in tow,
could come out next time Al Snow has
a
match. Al Snow could be really
spooked. The lights could go out,
and when they come back on, Al Snow
would be in the middle of the
ring, covered in that "viscous
fluid" that the all time great Jim
Ross
(best wishes to him and his family)
refers to it as. He would also
have 2 "bite marks" on his neck as
well. Gangrel, Christian, and Edge
could all carry Al Snow to the back.
Next Raw, it is announced that
Al Snow will be having a match
against Tiger Ali Singh (the first
victim of the bloodbaths). When Al
Snow is about to come
out...GANGREL'S MUSIC starts to
play!!! Gangrel does his little
appearing in the ring of fire. And
then Al Snow comes walking out
acting in his screwed up little
special way. As he's going down to
ringside, Ganrel, Edge, and
Christian flank him on both sides.
The
camera gets a closeup, and we see
that Al Snow now has those vampire
fangs, just like Gangrel (just
imagine a vampire as psychotic as Al
Snow, and I think that makes a
pretty screwed up little picture in
your head). Al Snow could go on to
dominate Tiger Ali Singh, and
then, at the end, the Brood attacks
Ali Singh, and the same thing
happens to him.
After the little "recruiting
mission" by the Brood happens, the
JOB
Squad comes running down to
ringside. Gangrel, Edge, and
Christian
brawl with them, and in the corner
of the ring, the vampirized Al Snow
sits there with Head, looking all
weird with that fanged grin. After
that, The Brood could start picking
on Road Dogg or X-Pac, since they
have titles. Brood and DX could be
in an all out war, and the
Corporates could be loving every
minute of it. After a while, Bad@$$
could win the Intercontinental title
from Shamrock, and could defend
it against any one of the "New
Brood" (comprised of Gangrel, Edge,
Christian, Al Snow, and Tiger Ali
Singh). Corporates could come down
and screw Bad@$$, Mankind style, and
the Brood gets a title for once
(they are way underrated). They
start to beat on everybody in sight,
and DX/Brood all fight back, which
turns into a street fight that
takes all the security in the
building to break up. Brawls in the
stands, in the ring, in the
aisleway, and everywhere else!! The
fans
would eat it up!!! The Brood could
feud with the JOB squad and DX for
a while, but then they begin to
focus on the Corporates, like DX. We
all remember when Gangrel went after
Kane, right? Well, with The
Brood and DX battling the
corporation, Kane eventually is
"saved" and
joins in the battle. The Giant comes
in as the new bigman for the
Corporation. So...that
huge brawl could go for so long.
Imagine what it would be like when
Royal Rumble rolls around
again?!?!?! That would be a HUGE
UNBELIEVABLE STREET FIGHT!!!!!
The Job Squad could also be feuding
with the Corporates. Feel free to
think of any way that it could
happen. I dont want to make this
thing
TOOOOO long. Think of it!! Steve
Austin vs. Corporates (and
everybody else in the WWF, besides
Kane), DX vs. Corporates, New Brood
vs. Corporates, Kane vs. Corporates,
Steve Austin vs. Undertaker, DX
vs. Brood, Kane vs. Brood (since
there could still be bad blood
(pardon the pun) between them),
Corporates vs. Job Squad, Brood vs.
Job Squad ........ALL IN THE SAME
RING!!! I know I left tons of
possibilities out, but IMAGINE THE
BRAWL!!!! That would be a HUGE box
office draw!!
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