Issue # 164
Date:
Sunday February 14th, 1999 2:21 am
The Wrestling Booking
Sheet
WCW MORALE
The bloom is already
starting to be off the rose when it comes to morale. The
biggest complaints
are, and this one is valid, is that WCW has made it almost
impossible to be a
babyface because the role of the heels is to try to be cool
babyfaces and the
actual babyfaces are presented as dumb saps to be constantly
outwitted. The other
complaint is that its the same guys with political pull
in all the videos, and
nobody else, whether they get crowd reactions or not , is
given the opportunity.
(Reported by Dave
Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer)
BAGWELL GIVEN
CLEARANCE
Buff Bagwell has been
given limited clearance to once again wrestle; at press
time, there is no word
as to when WCW will actually return the talented Bagwell
to the ring.
(Reported by Dave
Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer)
MICHAEL HAYES RETURNS
Dok Hendrix, formerly
the legendary Michael PS Hayes, will be returning to his
roots when he competes
as Michael Hayes 2/12 in
Memphis. For many newer fans
who only know Hayes as
the bumbling fourth string WWF commentator, this will not
make an impact. For
older fans, who remember his wars against The Von Erichs,
the renowned leader of
The Fabulous Freedbirds was a genuine icon. Can he pull
off the act today?
Good question. Either way, it would be interesting to find
out
(Reported by Dave
Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer)
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ROUNDING THE SQUARED
CIRCLE
RAW - FEBRUARY 13 -
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
BY
SAMJERRY
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Tonight's program was
taped
Monday, February 8, 1999. It
began with a clip of
Mr. McMahon's Royal
Rumble victory, and the events leading up to tomorrow's cage
match between Stone
Cold Steve Austin (SCSA) and McMahon (VM).
The regular RAW
opening was shown and we saw Michael Cole and Jerry "The
King"
Lawler at the
announcers desk.
SCSA came to the ring
to a major pop. He said that VM arranged his non-title
match tonight v.
Mankind hoping they would hurt each other before tomorrow's
PPV, St. Valentine's
Day Massacre (SVDM). He expressed a lot of respect for
Mankind, calling him
"one tough SOB." He "guaranteed" to destroy VM in their
cage match, go to
Wrestlemania (WM) for a shot a the WWF Title, and "blood
would
be spilled in the cage
match and he wont be mine," and "that the bottom
line...."
Mankind came to the
ring to a big pop and said "he might come down to the cage
and get some of VM's
blood spilled on my new white shirt." He went on to say he
would defeat The Rock
in their Last Man Standing Match at SVDM and go on to WM
to face and beat SCSA.
He promised that one of them (he and SCSA) would "take
one hell of a beating
tonight."
VM and The
Corporation, Shane McMahon, The Rock, The Stooges, Test, The
Big
Bossman (BM), Ken
Shamrock, Kane, and Chyna came out on the ramp. The Rock did
his standard bit and
said he would beat Mankind and go to Wrestlemania as the
WWF Champion.
VM took the microphone
to a chant of "@$$hole, rehashed his victory at The Royal
Rumble and
"guaranteed" that no member of The Corporation would
interfere in the
Cage Match or he would
fire them. He went on to say "that after the cage match,
the WWF will never be
the same for SCSA again." He announced that he would be
the referee for the
SCSA / Mankind match later tonight.
We saw Debra massaging
her legs as Mark "Sexual Chocolate" Henry watch her via a
monitor drooling.
The first match pitted
D'Lo Brown, accompanied by Henry v. Double J, accompanied
by Owen Hart and
Debra. Prior to the match we saw a clip from RAW two weeks
ago
of Henry putting the
moves on Debra and getting blasted by Double J and Owen for
his efforts. D-Lo took
the mic and talked about Mark's weakness for women and
said he had found a
solution for him. He introduced a woman named Ivory, who was
well put together, but
looked like she had some mileage on her. Mark went crazy
and hugged her when
she got to the ring. As Debra did she thing, distracting the
referee, Ivory came
into the ring and distracted Double J, allowing D-Lo to nail
him with The Low Down
and pin him. After the match, Ivory and Debra got into a
short catfight.
Winners - D'Lo Brown,
and apparently Mark Henry
We saw a clip shot
earlier today of Val Venis (VV) and Ryan Shamrock in one of
the Skydome Hotel
rooms. The shades were up and they were getting down.
We next saw a clip of
VV and Ryan making their new video. This was followed by a
series of clips
showing KS attacking VV on several occasions.
VV came to the ring
accompanied by Ryan and got a nice pop. Kevin Kelley started
to interview VV, but
was cut short by KS, aka Nutso, who again attacked VV. He
took out four referees
when they tried to stop him, including applying his Ankle
Submission Hold to
one.
We saw VV in the
locker room being tended to by Ryan. He said he had had
enough
and was going to end
it tonight.
The next match was
Goldust v. Gillberg. The movie usher delivered a blue rose
and candy to Goldie
and he threw them into the crowd. Gillberg did his usual
intro, surrounded by
Security Guard and thru the sparklers/fire extinguishers,
as a chant of "Gillberg"
was heard over the PA System. Goldie wiped Gillberg out
and hit The Curtain
Call. BlueDust appeared on The TitanTron, covered with blue
paint and wearing a
rose only. While Goldie was watching BlueDust, Gillberg came
up from behind and
pinned him. It appears we found out "Who's First." Goldie
was
not amused and nailed
Gillberg with Shattered Dreams. The lights went out and
Goldust was at
ringside covered in blue paint.
Winner - Gillberg
Loser - Gillberg's
Privates
Kevin Kelley was
backstage talking to Head Referee Earl Hebner. He said he
refused to allow any
of his referees handle the Venis / Shamrock
Intercontinental Title
Match at SVDM, and unless someone volunteers, Shamrock
would forfeit the
title.
DX, (Triple H, X-Pac,
Road Dogg and Bad @$$) came to the ring to a big pop. Triple
H said
"Chyna wants to play
ball like the guys but doesn't carry a bat and don't have
the balls." X-Pac said
he slammed the cage door on Kane last week, causing him
to have his head
stitched up, and wasn't afraid of him. (No one ever accused
X-Pac of being a
Rocket Scientist.) Tonight he would take him on and beat
him.
He then talked about
his situation with Shane McMahon, using Scott Hall's line
"Don't sing it...
Bring it." Road Dog did his intro bit, mentioned his 2 of 3
fall match with Al
Snow. promising there won't be a 3rd fall. (Editors Note:
Road Dogg has entered
a rehab program and wont be appearing at the PPV.) Bad @$$
wasn't happy that he
didn't have a match at
SVDM, so decided do things himself. He removed his shirt
and was wearing a
referee's shirt. Road Dogg asked "if he was about to get a
job
at
Foot Locker." Bad @$$
replied, "No," and called Doggie "a dumbass" and said he
would be the referee
for the VV / KS match at SVDM. He closed with his "Suck It"
bit.
We saw Shane and VM
talking as VM head to the ring.
The first Main Event
was next, pitting SCSA v. Mankind, in a non-title match. VM
came to the ring first
and was greeted with the "@$$hole" chant. SCSA and
Mankind got good pops
when they came in. SCSA got into VM's face. VM said "that
tables, chairs, kicks
to the groin and just about anything else was legal." SCSA
said that he and
Mankind weren't going to get their @$$es kicked but someone
would. He then said
the two of them wouldn't do it, but HE would. VM turned
around and ate Mr.
Socko. The Corporation raced in. The Rock and Shamrock took
Stunners, as SCSA and
Mankind kicked @$$ and took names. Shane and Chyna help VM
back to the locker
room. "Curses, foiled again."
VM came out with The
Corporation and said SCSA would "rue the day," and
announced a Gauntlet
Match for tonight, SCSA v. every member of The Corporation
except The Rock.
The next match was The
Godfather, accompanied by three fine Ho's, v. Viscera,
accompanied by Mideon,
Members of The Ministry Of Darkness. The Godfather got a
good pop. He did his "Pimpin'
ain't easy" bit and the crowd loved it. Mideon
joined the announcers.
He was carrying an eye in a jar, said it was a present
from The Undertaker
and called it his "friend." The Godfather was in control
until Mideon got into
the ring causing a DQ. Viscera and Mideon assaulted The
Godfather and left.
Winner - The Godfather
by DQ
We saw a brawl
backstage between VV and Nutso. Bad @$$ tried to stop it and
it
turned into a three
way brawl. It was broken up by DX and The Corporation.
The next match was
X-Pac v Kane, accompanied by Chyna. It was speed v.
strength,
with Kane controlling
most of the match. X-Pac fought back, but Chyna came in
and attacked X-Pac
from behind. She hit him with a Body Slam and was about to
hit The Pedigree, when
Triple H came in and shoved Kane into her. Chyna was going
to
take both of them on.
She ran at them and they ducked. Kane pulled her out of
the ring and carried
her kicking and screaming to the locker room, with Shane
alongside.
Winner - X-Pac by DQ
We saw Road Dogg down
in the locker room. He was bleeding near one ear. EMT's
came to render aid.
Now we know how the WWF will account for his absence the
next few weeks.
Al Snow came to the
ring, along with Head. He said he was "The Crown Prince Of
Hardcore," and would
prove it at SVDM. He the challenged anyone in the locker
room to a Hardcore
Match. When no one came, he had one against himself. He hit
himself with a mic,
opened a fire extinguisher on him, used a chair, hit himself
with a serving tray.
He did a Moonsault on the table, putting himself thru it.
Bob Holly came to try
to stop him, but Snow attacked him and a Hardcore Match
got underway. They
fought in the ring, at ringside and in the crowd. They
exchanged chair shots
and were finally separated by several referees.
Kevin Kelly
interviewed Droz backstage. He asked Kelly why he called him
a punk
and then punched
Kelly. Steve Blackman made the save.
The next match was The
Rock v. Steve Blackman. The Rock got a pop coming to the
ring and did The
Corporate Eyebrow. He dominated much of the match and won
with
Rock Bottom and The
Corporate Elbow. It was a typical Rock match, including a
bit at the announcers
table. He displayed a Karate stance, that was humorous.
Winner - The Rock
We saw a split screen
of SCSA and The Corporation preparing for The Gauntlet
Match.
The next match was the
Main Event. It was a Gauntlet Match, pitting SCSA v. The
Corporation:
1st in was Nutso, who
controlled early. SCSA hit him with a Stunner. Test came
in and Nutso was DQ'd.
2nd in was Test, who
was quickly nailed with a Stunner, bringing Kane in and
getting Test DQ'd.
3rd in was Kane, who
hammered SCSA. including a Choke Slam that SCSA survived.
SCSA reversed an
attempt by Kane at a Tombstone and turned it into a Stunner,
bringing Chyna in and
getting Kane DQ'd.
4th in was Chyna, who
hit a Low Blow. SCSA recovered and hit her with a Stunner.
5th in was BM, who
mauled SCSA. VM threw him the Night Stick and he jabbed SCSA
with in several times,
leaving him on the mat defenseless.
6th in was VM, who
called the BM off and got down on the mat and taunted SCSA,
then pinned him for
the victory.
The Corporation
attacked and held SCSA down while VM poured a beer on him
and
screamed in his face.
The program ended on that note.
Winner - Mr. McMahon
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Shotgun Saturday Night
Results, by
VBbys8
February 13, 1999
Edge\Christian vs The
Hardy Boys
When you have four of
the youngest, most athletic wrestlers in WWF you're bound
to have a four-star
match. Edge and Christian threw themselves all over the
place in this match
and they won when Edge used a diamond cutter. Christian held
Jeff Hardy up in the
air. A move similar to the DudleyDrop in ECW.
Midian defeated Tiger
Ali Singh with a Scorpion Death Drop.
Triple H defeated Droz
with the Pedigree.
Billy Gunn vs Owen
Hart w\ Debra & Jeff Jarrett
Billy Gunn did his
"Suck It" routine to an unbelievable response from the
40,000
plus people in
attendance. Owen controlled most of the match until Billy
hit the
rocker dropper. As he
was going for the pin, Debra came up on the apron and did
her usual thing. Billy
planted a kiss on her and was then pulled out of the ring
by Jarrett. Jarrett
nailed him with the guitar as Owen distracted the ref. A
dazed Billy Gunn was
easy prey for a spinning heel kick and was pinned.
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MORE BLITZKREIG
Submitted by reader:
LrdVadr316
Now usually I don't
like to take the time to attempt to get an article printed
on this newsletter,
but I had to when I saw that I was not the only one. The
only one what, you
might ask? The only who watched Nitro very bored as usual,
and wound up seeing
one hell of a cruiserweight match. I watched as another
luchadore in bright
red and a weird looking mask came out. Ooh, Blitzcrieg (I
know the original
spelling is with a K, was this a typo on WCW's part?), this
ought to be good. I
had Nitro on tape as usual, because I can only stand so
much of the Atlanta
product these days. But I didn't fast forward through the
match very long, in
fact I had to back track practically up to the beginning. As
I sat and watched this
unknown talent in Blitzkrieg go up with one of the best
guys in WCW right now
in my opinion and one hell of a worker, Rey Mysterio Jr.
These guys worked very
well together, and I think that this new luchardocre
could very well be a
Cruiserweight champ. Let's just hope its not a flash in
the pan, as Wheel
Chair Wrestling often likes to do. While we're on the
subject
of surprise matches,
how about that Billy Kidman/LeReoux(sp?) match? Again,
another nameless guy
who really surprised the hell out of me at least and pulled
of some great moves.
If nothing else, I'm really looking forward to even
greater heights in the
Cruiser division; basically the only division worth
watching in WCW
nowadays!
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IWA INFORMATION
My thanks to
BladeWKO for the following information:
IWA KOTDM2 Travel
Packages~~~~~~~~~~~~
OH YEAH! All you guys
out there that haven't had the opportunity to come to an
IWA show, these travel
packages make it real easy and nice for ya to attend
where everybody that's
somebody will be at, the KOTDM2! So ask off April 9th and
10th, send your check,
and get psyched... here's the skinny...
What it includes : For
one person. KOTDM2 admission for BOTH NIGHTS, a
2-person Holiday Inn
room in Louisville for Friday AND Saturday nights, bus
transportation from
Holiday Inn to and from the show in Charlestown, IN, and,
last but not least,
free admission to the IWA FanCom! Here are the prices:
For Ringside Tickets :
$115 before March 5th, $125 after
For General Admission
Tickets : $105 before March 5th, $115 afterwards
And if you want an
extra night in the hotel, it'll be an extra $32.50.
To get your tickets,
make out a check or money order to BLOODSPORTS, INC. and
MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE
your name, address, whether you're requesting ringside or
general admission,
whether or not you want an extra night in the hotel, and if
you're buying two
packages, whether you want to be in the same room together.
Send it to...Bloodsports,
INCPO BOX 14622, Louisville, KY 40214-0622
And you'll receive
your tickets in the mail shortly. I'm afraid front row won't
be available, as they
go on sale this Thursday, are first come first serve, and
are guaranteed to sell
out quickly. If you have any questions about ordering
tickets or about the
IWAFanCon, please email IWA Promoter Mr. Jim Fannin at
IWAJim73 and he'll be more than happy to talk
to ya.
WHAT'S THE IWA FANCON?!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Well I thought you'd
never ask! During the KOTDM2 weekend, probably on
Saturday afternoon at
the Holiday Inn, IWA will host a special CONVENTION FOR
ALL ITS FANS! Included
will be a Question & Answer session with all the
wrestlers, pictures
and autographs, nearly if not every IWA TAPE available for
sale at only $12 a
pop, several different t-shirts at $15, and the special
KOTDM
t-shirt at $20! its
GONNA BE HUGE! Everything IWA, fans all over the place,
wrestlers,
merchandise, I can't wait! Travel Package buyers will
receive free
admission to the IWA
FanCon, and those not getting the packages will only have
to pay a measley five
bucks to get in. More information on IWA's first ever
FanCon as I get it!
STAY TUNED! THIRTEEN KOTDM2 SEEDS FILLED!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Here's the current roster for the
KOTDM2...
Representing IWA1) Ian
Rotten (in perhaps his last ever pro wrestling match)
2) Harry "The Babe
Magnet" Palmer
3) Madman Pondo
(paired with Pete Madden first round?)
4) Corporal Robinson
5) "Brutal" Bill Lewis
6) Rollin' Hard
7) Cash Flo
8) The Suicide Kid
9) Bull Pain
Representing Big Japan
10) Mitsuhiro
Matsunaga (more than likely) Representing IWA Japan
11) The Original
Leatherface (near definite) Representing Midwest Renegade
Wrestling
12) "The Human
Wrecking Ball" Pete Madden (paired w/ Pondo first round?)
Representing Real Deal
Professional Wrestling
13) "Psycho" Sam Cody
There is 3 more spots
to be filled.
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