Issue # 137
Date:
Mon Jan 18, 1999
10:20 pm
The
Wrestling
Booking
Sheet
DOUGLAS/TAZ
Someone
called into
the WCW
Internet
Insiders
last night,
when Scott
Hall was
on, and
asked him
what his
problem was
with Shane
Douglas.
Hall said
that he
didn't know
what the
problem was
with Shane.
(Shane says
that when
Scott was in
the clique
in the WWF,
they treated
him like
dirt). He
talked about
the house
show in
Florida that
he went to
with his
friend P. J.
Walker
(Justin
Credible)
and how
Shane had
him forcibly
removed. He
then said
that he
heard that
Shane
was looking
for work in
WCW and
looked at
Nash and
said that if
he has any
stroke in
the company
(with the
message
being very
clear there)
he would
make
sure that
Shane did
not get work
in WCW. At
the same
time, they
had nothing
but
good things
to say about
Taz and the
way he
morphed his
character
into what it
is today. If
I was Paul
Heyman, I
would make
sure that
whatever
contract I
had
with Taz was
rock solid
and signed
because when
the big boys
at WCW talk
about
someone like
that, an
offer is
usually not
far behind.
(Reported by
Dave Scherer
at:
http://www.1wrestling.com
)
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ROUNDING THE
SQUARED
CIRCLE
RAW -
JANUARY 18,
1999
BY
SAMJERRY
VISIT my
Home Page:
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The program
opened with
Mr. McMahon
honoring
Martin
Luther King,
Jr.
After the
regular RAW
opening,
Jerry "The
King" Lawler
was at the
announcers
desk and
Michael Cole
was in the
ring to
welcome
Stone Cold
Steve Austin
(SCSA).
SCSA came to
the ring to
a thunderous
pop. He
talked about
McMahon
"pissing his
pants" when
Mankind won
the WWF
Title, and
got another
pop. He said
Mankind
deserves the
title, but
he plans on
taking it
back at
Wrestlemania
(WM) after
he
wins the
Royal Rumble
(RR) this
Sunday. He
plans on
winnings
despite the
$100,000
bounty that
McMahon put
on him at
the RR. He
asked for
and got
"Hell
Yeah's" to
him kicking
McMahon's
@$$ "all
night long"
and winning
the RR. The
crowd ate it
up as he
said "Austin
3:16 means
he whipped
McMahon's
@$$." He
went
over to the
announcers
table,
climbed on
and downed a
Steveweiser,
as the crowd
tore the
roof off the
arena.
We saw Road
Dogg (RD)
backstage
putting
together an
assortment
of "toys"
for his
Hardcore
Title Match
v, Gangrel.
The first
match was
for the
Hardcore
Championship,
pitting RD
(C) v.
Gangrel.
Doggie came
to the ring
and did his
usual bit,
adding "he
may not be
Buffy, but
he is a
Vampire
Killer."
Prior to the
match we saw
Doggie
getting a
Bloodbath
recently.
The match
started fast
and went
right to the
floor, where
Gangrel
spewed his
red liquid
into
Doggie's
snout. They
went into
the crowd
and punched
each other
out and then
spilled back
over the
guard rail
to ringside.
Doggie got
a table from
under the
ring (Is
this the
normal
delivery
spot for
Acme?) and
bounced
Gangrel's
head on it.
e then
opened it,
but Gangrel
hit him with
a low
blow and
Power Bombed
Doggie thru
the table.
Doggie came
back with a
DDT into
the broken
table. He
went under
the ring and
got another
table and
set it up
ringside.
When he got
back in the
ring,
Gangrel
nailed him
with a piece
of the
shattered
table. They
went to the
floor again
and Gangrel
blasted
Doggie with
a
trash can.
RD came back
with a chair
shot and set
him on the
table. He
then
dropped an
elbow off
the ring
apron, but
the table
held (Has
Acme built
an
updated
table?) He
repeated the
move and
this time
Gangrel went
thru it. He
then
added a
third for
good
measure. He
next Irish
Whipped
Gangrel into
the broken
table,
following
that with a
Suplex into
it. Doggie
nailed two
monster
chair
shots to
Gangrel's
head,
spinning his
fans and
putting him
in for a
dirt nap. He
pinned
Gangrel to
win. Road
Dogg is
proving to
be an
outstanding
Hardcore
wrestler.
Winner -
Road Dogg -
Retains
Hardcore
Title
We saw SCSA
backstage
sucking
another
Steveweiser.
We saw Ken
Shamrock,
who was
given the
night off by
Mr. McMahon,
lacing up
his
boots. Maybe
his idea of
a night off
differs.
The next
match was
Bad @$$ (BA)
v. Test. BA
came to the
ring and did
his "Suck
It" bit to a
big pop.
Prior to the
match we saw
a clip from
last week of
BA
mooning
Shamrock's
sister,
Shamrock
attacking
him for it,
and being
goaded into
an
Intercontinental
Title Match
at RR. The
match was
very high
impact
between
two of the
WWF's better
conditioned
athletes.
Shamrock
charged in
and attacked
BA. He
leaped off
the apron,
smashing
BA's face
into the
announcers
table. He
then applied
his Ankle
Submission
Hold on the
ring steps.
He held in
about 45
seconds,
until
several
referees
pulled him
off. He then
threw some
of them
around for
their
efforts. He
finally left
with BA
writhing in
pain on the
floor.
Shamrock has
mastered the
art of
nasty. He
sells it
like its
real and
with him,
who knows?
Winner -
None, match
thrown out
We saw a
teaser about
the WWF's
Super Bowl
commercial.
After a
commercial,
we saw
Doggie and a
medical
person
working on
Bad @$$.
Kevin Kelly
talked with
Owen Hart,
Double J and
Debra
backstage
about them
being
the No. 1
contenders
for the Tag
Team Title.
As they
spoke, The
Big Bossman
(BM)
and crazy
Shamrock
attacked
them. Looks
like his
idea of a
night off is
destroying
the world.
It took a
bunch of
officials to
pull them
apart.
We saw the
next video
of Shane
training
dear old dad
for the RR.
He took a
bunch
of Jobbers
apart,
including
Stunning one
and taunting
him ala SCSA.
After a
commercial,
we saw BM
and Mankind
fighting
backstage.
They were
getting
into the
mood for
their
Hardcore
Rules Match.
Next up was
a Grudge
Match
between Dan
"The Beast"
Severn and
Steve
Blackman.
Prior to the
match we saw
a clip of
Severn, who
was the
referee,
attacking
Blackman
during his
Lion's Cage
Match last
week v. Owen
Hart. While
this match
was in
progress,
Mankind and
BM were
still going
at it
backstage.
Severn hit a
low blow and
applied The
Dragon
Sleeper and
refused to
release it.
Winner -
Steve
Blackman via
DQ
Another shot
of SCSA
backstage.
The lead in
to the
Hardcore
Rules Match
between
Mankind and
BM was still
raging
backstage
among a pile
of
equipment.
After a
commercial,
we were told
Mankind and
BM had been
separated.
We saw a
short clip
setting up
the "I Quit"
WWF Title
Match at RR
between
Mankind (C)
and The
Rock.
Mankind and
BM came out
on the ramp
fighting.
Mankind
bounced BM
down the
ramp
to ringside.
They got in
the ring
officially
starting the
match, as
the bell
rang.
Mankind
dropped a
leg on BM
and pounded
him. They
went to the
floor and BM
had his head
introduced
to a chair.
He came back
with a Side
Slam, and
Mankind
hit the
chair face
first. BM
then pounded
Mankind's
head on the
ring steps.
Back
in the ring
and the
crowd
chanted "Bossman
sucks."
Mankind
fought back
and hit a
Double Arm
DDT, pulled
out Mr.
Socko and
stuffed him
down BM's
throat. The
Rock
came in and
nailed
Mankind with
a chair shot
to the head.
The Rock
went to the
announcers
desk and did
a
play-by-play
on how
wonderful he
is. He went
back into
the ring and
hit Mankind
with Rock
Bottom on
the chair
and left.
Match was a
No Decision
We saw Mark
Henry
following
Chyna around
backstage
pleading
with her not
to say
what she to
tonight.
More SCSA
backstage.
McMahon was
in his
office
talking to
The Rock and
Kane. He
explained to
The Rock
that
everything
would be OK
and asked
Kane if he
understood
what he had
to do.
The Rock
dissed Kane
and McMahon
assured him
Kane would
cooperate,
as he
understands
failure to
do so would
get him sent
back to the
asylum.
As Chyna
headed to
the ring, we
saw a clip
of Henry
getting hit
with a low
blow,
being led
back to the
locker room
and
comforted by
Chyna and
Sammy on
Heat last
night.
Henry's
mother was
shown
sitting
ringside.
Chyna said
she had
given Henry
24 hours to
come clean.
He came to
the ring and
admitted
that nothing
happened
between him
and Chyna
during their
date. She
said "You
wanted to
screw me,
and
now I'm
going to
screw you."
With that
she had a
clip run
that picked
up last
night after
she left
Henry alone
with Sammy.
Henry and
Sammy got it
on pretty
heavy until
he
discovered
that Sammy
was no lady.
When he
discovered
she was
really a he,
Henry threw
up. Chyna
then said
that if they
were the
last man and
woman on
earth, she
still
wouldn't do
anything
with him and
left.
Henry's mom
called him
over and
"scolded"
him.
We saw the
Stooges, Pat
Patterson
(PP) and
Jerry
Briscoe (JB)
discussing
how
they would
approach
their
Handicap
Match v.
Chyna.
The next
match pitted
Al Snow v.
Goldust, for
the rights
to Head.
Goldie has
Head now.
Prior to the
match we saw
a chip from
last night's
Heat of Snow
dressed as
one of The
Godfather's
Ho's
attempting
to retake
Head and
failing.
During the
match, Cole
said Bad @$$
was OK, he
had suffered
an ankle
sprain but
will be at
RR. Snow won
the match
with a Roll
Up and
regained
possession
of
Head.
However,
Goldie
blasted him,
set him up
for
Shattered
Dreams and
delivered
a 40 Yard
Field Goal
(Ouch). He
then gave
Snow some
Head and
left with
her/it.
Winner - Al
Snow
Loser - Al
Snow
More SCSA
backstage.
We cut to
The Stooges
again. PP
said McMahon
told him he
should pin
Chyna. JB
said McMahon
ha told him
he should
pin Chyna.
The best
thing these
two fools
could do
would be
skip town
before she
tears them
both new
rectal
openings.
Midian, nee
Dennis
Knight, came
to the
announcers
table to
tell them
"He" is
coming. He
went to the
top of the
ramp where
the
Undertaker's
Throne was
set up.
Paul Bearer
and The
Acolytes,
Bradshaw and
Farooq,
flanked The
Throne,
Midian
sat off to
one side and
The Taker
assumed The
Throne. He
talked about
Midian's
initiation
in The
Ministry Of
Darkness
last week,
saying
Dennis
Knight is no
more. He
said the
sacrifices
are not over
and the next
one will be
at RR on
January 24.
He added
that "the
lambs will
be led to
the
slaughter,"
and
basically
that
Resistance
Is Futile
(wonder if
he knows The
Borg)? and
to
"accept The
Lord Of
Darkness as
you savior."
His symbol
burst into
flame.
The next
match was
the Handicap
Match,
pitting
Chyna v.
Patterson
and Briscoe.
The real
question is,
who has the
handicap?
Prior to the
match, we
saw a clip
of
Chyna
throwing
McMahon over
the top rope
last week to
win The
Corporate
Rumble
and win No.
30 at RR. We
also saw the
Arm
Wrestling
Match from
Heat last
night,
where The
Stooges
bumped into
McMahon,
helping
Chyna win,
and their
challenging
Chyna to
this match.
The Stooges
argued all
the way to
the ring
(they are
like
an old
married
couple)
about who
would start.
Eventually
JB started
and PP
laughed at
his feeble
attempt. He
came in and
wagged his
pudgy finger
in Chyna
face and she
twisted in
until he
cried like a
baby. When
she released
him, he
put her in
an Airplane
Spin. It was
very
effective,
as he got
dizzy and
went to
the floor.
JB came and
took a
pounding
from Chyna.
She then
handled both
of them
in the ring
at once.
Bright light
that he is,
PP tried a
low blow on
her.
Needless to
say, it
wasn't very
effective.
Note to PP:
Low blows
only work on
men, women
are plumbed
different.
She showed
him how its
done and he
jumped in
pain. She
then grabbed
the two of
them by
their
privates and
they danced
in
agony. The
crowd was in
hysterics.
She released
them and as
they argued
among
themselves,
took a seat
on the top
turn buckle
and watched.
PP threw her
off and
down to the
floor. Sable
headed for
the ring but
was attacked
by Luna. The
Stooges got
Chyna back
in the ring,
where PP
dropped an
elbow on
her. Each
took
turns
attempting
to pin her,
but the
other one
pulled him
off. She got
up and
gave them a
Noggin
Knocker. JB
pulled
powder out
and threw it
in her face.
Note
to JB: its
not nice to
fool Mother
Nature, but
downright
stupid to
screw with
Chyna. They
took turns
pulling her
top down
(the show
was taped,
so the view
was
electronically
covered up).
This really
pissed her
off and they
regretted
it.
She nailed
each of them
with nicely
executed
DDT's. She
piled JB on
top of PP
and sat on
the pile.
The referee
counted and
The Stooges
were done.
The match
was a
classic.
Funny!!
Winner -
Chyna
Winner -
Fans close
enough for a
view, if
Chyna's
their type
that is
Still more
of SCSA
lurking
backstage.
We saw
McMahon
assuring The
Rock that
Kane
understood
what he had
to do.
The next
match was
the Main
Event,
pitting The
Rock v.
Kane. the
Rock came to
the ring
accompanied
by The
Corporation,
sans The
Stooges.
Prior to the
match,
we saw the
attack on
Shawn
Michaels two
weeks ago,
where he was
beaten and
thrown thru
a car
windshield
by The
Corporation,
and his call
to Heat last
night
ordering
this match.
McMahon took
the mic and
said nothing
was going to
happen.
He told The
Rock all he
had to do
was touch
Kane on the
chest with
one finger
and he would
lay down
(Hmmm, that
has a
familiar
ring to it).
He warned
Kane
that he
better
follow
orders or it
was back to
the funny
farm. Kane
listened to
him and gave
him the
Italian Two
Armed
Salute. The
crowd loved
it. The
Corporation
began
beating on
Kane. After
a while, The
Rock told
them to
leave
the ring and
he would
handle Kane
alone. He
pounded
Kane, hit
him with a
DDT and
sent him to
the floor.
The Rock
bounced his
head on the
announcers
table and
took the mic
again. Kane
got up and
grabbed him
mid-sentence,
but The Rock
low
blowed him.
After
pounding
Kane
ringside, he
threw him
into the
ring. There
he
blasted him
and hit
another shot
to the
privates.
Next up, The
Corporate
Eyebrow
and The
Corporate
Elbow. Kane
got up and
nailed The
Rock with a
Choke Slam.
Test
came in and
got one
also. The
rest of The
Corporation
came in and
overwhelmed
Kane,
beating him
down.
Mankind
rushed in
and cleaned
house with a
chair. The
Rock went up
the ram and
yelled back
at Mankind.
SCSA came
out and
stood at the
top of the
ramp. The
Rock turned
around and
saw him and
as they
stared at
each
other,
Mankind came
up from
behind and
nailed The
Rock with a
chair shot
to the
head. The
program
ended on
that note.
Another
excellent
program.
Just a short
note. I
Download
most of my
Mail using
Automatic
AOL, which
does it
on a preset
schedule,
with me not
being at my
computer.
While this
is
happening,
many people
have been
trying to
reach me via
Instant
Message
(IM). I want
you to
know that I
am not
ignoring
you, I am
not at the
computer. If
someone IM's
me
while I am
on line, I
always
respond.
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VINCE RUSSO
COMMENTS
Submitted by
reader:
KFITZPATI
It was great
to see the
comments of
Vince Russo
on the
newsletter
from
WWF.COM.
He made the
basic point
that many
wrestling
fans have
echoed the
last several
months: yes,
WCW had been
on top. Yes,
the NWO
gimmick took
the
country by
storm. Yes,
In 1996-7
Bischoff did
a credible
job with
Nitro's. But
the ego set
in- as a
lifelong WWF
fan the
bottom line
for Eric
Bischoff-
and
others who
faithfully
read this
newsletter
each week-
is that the
only reason
I
ever watched
the shows in
the first
place was
the NWO
factor. But
I slowly
found
something-
as the
months went
by, RAW to
me was more
entertaining,
had
better
matches, and
followed
through with
what they
advertised.
The WWF put
together
some great
pay-per-views
(remember
Undertaker-Foley
at King of
the
Ring) and
shows that
had matches
with
constant
action. Even
Road Dog
Armstrong
(at one time
little more
than the man
William
Shatner beat
the #$% out
of on a
1994 Raw
when he was
the go-fer
for Jeff
Jarrett) has
impressed me
with his
interviews
and his
hardcore
matches-the
last few
weeks have
seen great
bouts
with Foley,
Bossman and
Snow that I
never
thought he
could handle
as recently
as
mid-1997.
But Bischoff
made two
cardinal
mistakes: 1)
as Russo
said, he
insulted the
man who made
the sport
what
it is
today-McMahon-
and said he
had no
business
being in it.
Sons of the
WCW,
please
remember
this is the
same man who
helped run
the AWA, a
promotion
that
the Bill
Apters and
Pro
Wrestling
Illustrated
writers
considered
an icon in
itself and a
promotion
that ran for
nearly 30
years, into
obscurity
and then
extinction.
Consistent
was not a
word in the
man's
resume. 2)
as Russo
also
said, he
became
pushing
himself as
much as the
talent. It
is hard for
me to
handle the
fact that
the "top"
promotion is
the one with
Jay Leno in
tag team
events or
with a hard
pressing of
a Warrior
comeback for
the
millionth
time
(remember he
was not in
the WWF very
long in 1996
before he
rolled back
out and
the WWF,
which ended
the frenzy
just as
quick as it
could when
Warrior
again had
troubles
making shows
). While I
may not
speak for
everyone who
reads the
newsletter,
the Monday
night
ratings look
like
I am
speaking for
the
majority.
And watching
the first
hour of
Nitro this
Monday, I
saw what
Russo talked
in detail
about-
whether its
running the
NWO,
trying to
bait Flair,
sulking at
the
announcer's
booth or
putting the
damn ring
up, Bischoff
is as much a
part of any
storyline on
his shows
than any of
the
talent. And
he woke up a
sleeping
giant in the
process-for
those who
argue that
McMahon does
the same
thing with
the
Corporation,
well, it
looks like
the
ratings are
showing him
out-
Bischoffing
Bischoff and
showing why
he made
wrestling as
successful
in the
mainstream
as he as
over the
years.
Bottom line:
even with
Austin
injured for
a few weeks,
the WWF was
winning the
ratings war.
And that
means that
Bischoff has
an uphill
battle in
1999-
whether
he would
like to
admit it or
not.
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