Issue # 217
Date:
Saturday April 17th, 1999 12:58 pm
The Wrestling Booking Sheet
BISCHOFF'S VIEWPOINT
To show how clueless
Erik Bischoff is, in an employees meeting the week before
the Vegas show where
he told everyone that he is staying for at least another
three years, he also
shared some predictions. He claimed that the Vegas show,
with the new set,
graphics, open and music, would do a 7.0 rating (which would
have defeated RAW's
record). This is a man in touch with his audience...
Reported by Dave
Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter
LEGENDS RETURN
Ivan Koloff, who is
believed to be 62, came out of retirment this past weekend
to work some Carolinas
shows as a Russian tag team with Nikolai Volkoff, who is
51 himself.
Reported by Dave
Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter
BIG SEXY BACKGROUND
The name "Big Sexy"
was actually a name created by Canadian wrestler Luther
Briggs, who did
several try-out matches with WCW under that name. The belief
is
that Terry Taylor
watched Briggs wrestle, liked the name, and gave it to Kevin
Nash. Just a little
useless trivia...
Reported by Dave
Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter
LATE RATINGS
Bret Hart on 'Later'
drew a 2.0 rating, which I imagine is very good for that
time slot. The Tonight
Show with Hogan drew a 5.7 rating, which is exceedingly
good for that time
slot.
Reported by Dave
Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter
SURPRISE DRUG TESTS
Word is that WCW had a
"surprise" drug test last night at the Thunder tapings.
Surprisingly, Scott
Steiner could not make the show because of a knee injury.
Brian Knobs (formerly
of The Nasty Boys) and Bigelow were also scheduled to be
at the tapings, but
no-showed for some reason.
Reported by Micasa at:
http://www.wrestlemaniacs.com/
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GILLBERG FANTASY
This one is just an
idea, so don't take it as more than that:
KGiord2346 was
inspired by the earlier Gillberg scenario to send me this
one:
Ok, for the Gillberg
thing, what if WCW hired him and had him come out like he
was Austin? The walk,
vest, deer hunting outfit, beers (root beers in WCW's
case), have him stick
up his ring finger ect. Maybe even use the cheap
Austin
theme from that cheap
wrestling themes CD (forget the name, but its the one
with a bald cartoon
guy on the cover, looks like a cross between Jesse Ventura
and Austin). If I were
WCW, after all the cheap shots the WWF has taken at them,
I'd do it.
Reported by Sister
Midnight at:
http://www.wrestlingpages.com/big3
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April 17th, 1999
Jackal's Winnipeg
Sun/Thunder Bay Chronicle Column
By Don Callis
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Chances are, if you've
spent anytime at all mired in the quagmire of today's
economy as part of the
workforce, that you've experienced the agony (or joy) of
being fired. Nothing
makes you doubt your self worth more than termination from
a job you thought you
were proficient at, but that is the reality of today's
society: very little
job security.
In no industry is that
reality more prevalent than the wrestling business. When
you're on top, you
feel like you've got the best job in the world, with the
money, recognition and
TV exposure, but when you are given the gate, so to
speak, you fall a long
way. I experienced the feeling in December, and after
sulking for a couple
of days, I found a new home in ECW, reminding myself that
the dynamic nature of
the wrestling business should never come as a surprise,
but rather, should be
accepted as a reality.
While this may seem a
tad depressing, it is quite topical, as the big news story
this week was the
firing/release/termination of several WWF wrestlers. Among
those released were
Public Enemy, Gillberg, The Blue Meanie, and my friend
Golga. Still under
contract, but not likely to figure into any future plans are
Steve "Dr.Death"
Williams, Bart Gunn,
LOD and DOA, all of whom are
likely to get
some work with All
Japan.
Perhaps just as
painful, Kurrgan and Giant Silva have been shipped off to
Mexico, which has to be
tough, as both men have families. Former Truth
Commission member
Sniper was also released, while Fatu and Carl Oulette
(Quebecer Pierre) have
both been sent to
Memphis to work on new
gimmicks. Rumors
of Jim Cornette being
released are not factual.
From the WWF's
standpoint, the shows are going in a new direction, and
creatively speaking,
they can't come up with stuff for everyone, which is really
the issue, because
revenue is very high right now, so its not a money thing.
All of us in the
business understand that things like this can happen, often
with no warning. its
something we accept about being wrestlers, an unpleasant
part of the job, like
the travel.
Of course, all the
rationalizing in the world doesn't make it any easier,
especially when you
have a family to support. I wish all my brothers the best of
luck, stay positive
and God bless!
Ringside Insider:
Lots of buzz about the
recent Hollywood Hogan knee injury. You notice that the
word injury is not in
quotation marks, which means that yes, the injury is legit
and Hogan will undergo
orthroscopic surgery soon. What is in question is whether
he suffered the injury
in the four way match at Spring Stampede. My bet is that
Hollywood will sit out this
lull in the Nitro ratings. Davey Boy Smith remains
in hospital in
Calgary, where he awaits back
surgery. All the best to Davey and
family. Full props to
WCW booker Kevin Nash who slowly but surely is starting to
make Nitro watchable
again. As smart as Kevin is, this is his first time with
the booking job, so
give him some time. Look for Nash and real life pal Lex
Luger to join the
Horsemen, with Nash, not Ric Flair as the centerpiece. Luger
in the Horsemen again
is interesting, because of the heat Luger and Flair have
had behind the scenes
for years, dating back to Flair's decision to leave WCW
for the WWF with the
world title, without passing the torch to Luger. WCW boss
Eric Bischoff was
recently quoted as saying he was hopeful that WCW could
resign
Chris Jericho. If
Bischoff really wants to know how to resign Chris, they
should
just call me. I'd be
happy to take ten percent of the deal as his agent. The
All-Japan Champion
Carnival Tournament finals looks like super-worker Kenta
Kobashi vs. Vader,
who, as expected is getting over hugh in
Japan. Definitely
worth a look:
Jackal can be heard
every Sunday on
CITI FM from 6-7pm, with CITI
FM's Joe
Aiello, for Winnipeg's
only call in wrestling radio show: "Joe & Jackal: No
Holds Barred", LIVE
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HOUSE
SHOW RESULTS
WWF House Show Results
- Friday, April 16, 1999
Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada - GM Place
D-LO Brown defeated Al
Snow (w/ Head) at 5:30
The Acolytes defeated
Disciples of Apocalypse at 3:30
Jacqueline defeated
Tori & Ivory in a Triple Threat Match when she pinned Tori
Hardcore Holly
successfully defended the title against Val Venis at 9:30
Ken Shamrock won by
disqualification over The Undertaker at 13:00
Jeff Jarrett & Owen
Hart (w/ Debra) won over The New Age Outlaws and The Brood
The Godfather (w/ only
2 Ho's) defeated Tiger Ali Singh at 30 seconds
X-Pac and Kane
successfully defeated Test & Triple H w/ Chyna at 10:00
minutes
Mankind defeated
Goldust (w/ Blue Meanie)
"Stone Cold" Steve
Austin & Paul "The Big Show" Wight defeated The Rock and The
Big Bossman at 7
minutes. Austin gave Bossman the Stunner to score the pin
Reported by Neil
O'Brien and Jeff Jacobson at:
http://www.1wrestling.com/
WCW House Show Results
from Miami, FL - 4/16/99
- Ernest Miller
defeated Jerry Flynn
- Norman Smiley
defeated Horace Hogan
- Mysterio & Kidman
defeated Benoit & Malenko
- Rick Steiner
defeated Bam Bam Bigelow
- Konnan defeated
Disco Inferno
- Goldberg defeated
Meng
- "Macho Man" Randy
Savage defeated Ric Flair
Reported by Aaron
Steiner at:
http://www.1wrestling.com/
ECW House Show Results
from Cleveland, OH - 4/16/99
1. Yoshiro Tajiri beat
Little Guido Tajiri with a corkscrew suplex.
2. Skull Von Krush &
Danny Doring fought Nova and Chris Chetti a No Contest when
Taz came out and
killed all four guys.
3. Justin Credible and
Lance Storm beat Jerry Lynn and Super Crazy.
4. New Jack beat
Mustafa in a Gangsta Death Match.
5. Tommy Dreamer, with
Francine, beat Steve Corino in a lengthy bout.
6. The
Dudley Boys beat Rhino and
Balls Mahoney with Axl Rotten.
7. The main event saw
Rob Van Dam beat Spike Dudley.
Reported by Mike
Bishara, Jacques G., and Adam Crowe at:
http://www.1wrestling.com/
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ROUNDING THE SQUARED
CIRCLE
ECW -
APRIL 16, 1999 -
PHILADELPHIA, PA
BY
SAMJERRY
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The program was taped
at Cyberslam '99 and began with The Gangsta Paradise Cage
Match pitting The
Dudley Boyz, Bubba Ray and D-Von, and Mr. Mustafa v. Balls
Mahoney, Axl Rotten
and New Jack in progress. All six men were bloodied and
chaos reigned in the
ring. The Dudley Boyz hit Balls with a 3-D
Dudley Death
Drop out of nowhere to
win the match, as their opponents were all over them. The
quickly exited the
ring leaving Mustafa behind. With The Dudley Boyz at
ringside, Balls and
Axl sealed the cage door. They put Mustafa on top of a table
that was in the ring.
New Jack climbed to the top of the cage and made an insane
leap off of it,
putting Mustafa thru the table and probably thru the arena
floor. This got our
first "Oh, my
G-d" from Announcer
Joey Styles. He is getting an early start tonight. It will
take a full
construction crew and back hoe to find Mustafa's remains.
The crowd
chanted 'ECW."
After the regular ECW
opening, Joey was at the announcers position and talked
about last weeks
program, which was also from Cyberslam '99, the tape of
which
is available at
1-800-523-5684. He mentioned what all around nice guy Taz
did to
Chris Candido. He
blasted him with a TazMissionPlex thru a table, reinjuring
his
previously broken neck
and then throwing him off a gurney and applying the
TazMission. It was
Taz's attempt for the Humanitarian Award Of The Year. Full
details are available
in my ECW TV Report,
April 9, 1999, on my Home
Page.
The first match was
Jerry "The New F'N Show" v. Yosohiro Tajiri. The crowd
chanted "You F'd up"
at Lynn, referring to his granting Rob Van Dam an extra
five minutes in their
match for the ECW TV Title at the last PPV, and instead of
winning the Title by
way of the referee awarding it to him, lost it as Van Dam
pinned him. Following
are some of the highlights. They began with an exchange of
chain moves, followed
by a Leg Whip and Grapevine by
Lynn. Tajiri reversed the
hold into a Bow and
Arrow, that
Lynn escaped from. Lynn hit a
Flying Head
Scissors and Tajiri
went to the floor, where he took a Plancha off the top turn
buckle from
Lynn. Back in the ring and
Tajiri kicked Lynn behind the ear,
applied an Abdominal
Stretch and from there, went into his signature move, The
Tarantula on the
ropes. Tajiri hit
Lynn with a Back Elbow
sending him to the
floor, went out after
him and Suplexed him into the first row of the crowd.
Tajiri then came off
the apron onto
Lynn with an Asahi Moonsault.
The crowd
chanted "ECW." Back in
the ring and Tajiri kicked
Lynn in the midsection. Lynn
came back with a
Hurricanrana, but Tajiri rolled him up and almost scored a
pin.
Lynn used an Inverted DDT,
went for a pin bit was unable to get it. Tajiri came
back with a series of
kicks and knocked
Lynn down. He followed up by
slamming
Lynn's head into the top turn
buckle. Lynn fought back and hit Tajiri with a
Splash in the corner,
a series of Chops and then went for a Superplex. Tajiri
rolled over
Lynn and blocked it. Tajiri
then tied Lynn in The Tree Of Woe and
hit him with a Drop
Kick to the face.
Lynn came back with a Running
Power Bomb
that left both men on
the mat. Tajiri avoided a belly to-back Suplex and kicked
Lynn in the knee.
Lynn hit a major Clothesline
and a Cradle Pile Driver and
pinned Tajiri. Joey
was at a loss for words, and that's saying a lot, about the
Cradle Pile Driver, a
move he apparently has never seen before. Tajiri and Lynn
shook hands and the
crowd acknowledged both their efforts. Joey said Van Dam had
better be ready for
Lynn at their rematch set for
May 16, 1999, at ECW's next
PPV, Hardcore Heaven.
Winner - Jerry "The
New F'N Show Lynn
Winner - Joey Baby -
He learned a new hold
Winners - The fans -
It was a heck of a match
The next match was an
ECW Luchadore Match, pitting Super Crazy v. El Mosco.
Crazy began with a
Waistlock take down, and followed with an Arm Wringer. Mosco
broke he hold with a
Snap Mare and came back with a kick to Crazy's stomach,
followed by a Shoulder
Block. Crazy applied an Arm Drag after they went thru a
wild back and forth,
across-the-ring exchange that looked good, but didn't give
either an advantage.
Mosco missed a Drop Kick in the corner as Crazy moved out
of the way, and went
to the floor. Mosco leaped onto him from the apron and then
dropped him face first
across the guard rail. Crazy then threw Mosco into the
crowd and hit him with
a Crazy Splash (an absolutely "crazy" Springboard move
off the top turn
buckle). Back in the ring and Crazy hit second rope
Moonsault,
went for the pin but
Mosco kicked out. Crazy hit a kick to the head and punched
Mosco in the head as
the crowd counted along in Spanish. Funny!! This disproves
what many have said
about ECW fans being dumb. Not only can they count to 10,
but they can do it in
Spanish as well. Mosco was leaning against the turn buckle
as Crazy charged in.
Mosco got his feet up and caught Crazy flush in the jaw.
Mosco came back with a
top rope Hurricanrana, and followed with a Senton Splash
on the floor. They
fought on the floor, and Mosco was sent into the crowd.
Crazy
hit a Moonsault off
the guard rail as we went to a commercial. When we got back,
Mosco landed a
Corkscrew Splash off the top turn buckle, but couldn't get a
pin.
Mosco blocked a
Moonsault by Crazy. Crazy hit a Power Bomb and went for the
cover, but Mosco
kicked out. Mosco hit a Sunset Flip off the ropes, but still
couldn't pin Crazy.
Crazy hit the Frog Splash and gained the pinfall. This match
could easily serve as
a training film for Luchadore matches. WCW could learn a
lot watching it. The
fans loved it, and rightfully so.
Winner - Super Crazy
Winners - The fans
Losers - There were
none - Mosco can hold his head high
We saw a clip from
last weeks show. It was of Lance Storm denying use of
steroids, offering a
urine sample to prove so and challenging Tommy Dreamer to
do the same. Dreamer
came to the ring and it ended with him pouring the sample
on Storm face. See my
ECW TV Report, April 9, 1999, for complete details.
The next match pitted
Justin Credible, accompanied by his Manager Jason and
Jasmine (who is the
famed "Unidentified Afro American Female") v. Shane "The
Franchise" Douglas,
accompanied by Francine, who was looking great as she
usually does. Prior to
the match Douglas took the mic and said that five years
ago Terry Funk
anointed him "The Franchise," and since then many have tried
unsuccessfully to take
it away from him. He told Credible he wasn't going to
either and was not
going to be the next notch on his belt. Douglas slapped
across the face.
Credible said he "wasn't taking that from an old man" and
the
match got underway.
They exchanged punches and chops. Douglas hit a Snap Suplex,
a Vertical Suplex, a
Gourd Buster and a Rolling Neck Snap as we went to a
commercial. When we
returned, there was a table in the ring, and Credible threw
Douglas off the top
rope and thru it. Credible followed with Punches and Chops.
The crowd chanted
"Justin @$$hole." Credible pressed his boot into Shane's
throat, slammed his
face into the turn buckle, landed a series of Chops as he
put the bad mouth on
him. Credible nailed Shane with a Super Kick, went for the
pin but Shane kicked
out. He then hit him with a Scoop and Slam, and a Flying
Elbow off the second
turn buckle and again was unable to get a pin. Douglas
fought back with a
Sunset Flip, but Justin took control back with a Clothesline
and threw Douglas to
the floor. Credible went out after him and dribbled his
head on the apron. He
next rammed Shane's head into a support girder and we got
an "Oh, my G-d" from
Joey. He started early and it took him until now to get a
second one. Shane's
face was a bloody mess and Credible tore at it. Credible hit
a series of Chops.
Douglas came back with one of hi sown, but Credible took
over
again with a punch and
more chops. Back in the ring, Credible pounded Douglas in
the head as he had
Douglas on his knees. Douglas again came back with punches,
but Credible stopped
his momentum with a low blow and then took him Douglas down
with a Chinlock. Jason
shoved another of Acme's finest tables into the ring and
Credible leaned it
against a corner. Credible again hit Douglas with a Chop and
after several
reversals, Douglas hurled Credible into and thru the table.
The
President of Acme
smiled. Douglas went for the pin, but Credible kicked out.
Douglas applied a
Figure Four as ECW worker removed the broken table from the
ring. Jasmine came in
and attacked Douglas. Francine came in. Can you spell
Catfight? It didn't
last long as Credible got his Singapore Cane and Shane got
one also. They traded
vicious shots. Jason came in. Francine returned and
Speared him. Francine
wanted to cane him, but Douglas stopped her. Has he gone
soft? Never happens!
He hit Jason, who was wearing a neck brace, with a Full
Nelson Slam. Jason's
Chiropractor winced at the move. Credible hit Douglas with
a Super Kick, but
couldn't get a pin. They exchanged near pins. Credible came
off the top turn
buckle, but Douglas blocked him, hit an Inverted DDT, The
Pittsburgh Plunge and
got the victory. Lance Storm charged in, and joined
Credible in a 2-On-1
assault on Douglas. Tommy Dreamer ran in with a metal Trash
Can. Storm and
Credible blasted Dreamer. Storm nailed him with the Can as
Credible held him.
Cyrus came in to join Credible and Storm as they ruled the
ring. Tammy Lynn Bytch
got up on the apron to take part. Douglas and Dreamer
were out cold on the
mat as the show ended.
Winner - Shane Douglas
Losers - Shane Douglas
and Tommy Dreamer
Winner - The Acme
Table Company
Another outstanding
show by ECW. If they were on Monday Night opposite WCW and
the WWF, it would be
no contest.
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LIGHTWEIGHTS & WOMEN
DIVISION
Submitted by reader:
Newton E Calkins (mr.gray)
Tthere just wasn't
enough talent in the lightweight division. And by that I
mean there just
weren't enough wrestlers. It sucked that the WWF had to get
rid
of the division, but
it was smart. Vince knew that there weren't enough
wrestlers there. Of
course, he's being stupid by continuing with the Women's
Division. Sable can't
wrestle to save her damn life (she can barely get her
signature move off -
how sad is that?).
After her there's only
Jacqueline, Tori, Ivory, Nicole Bass (only recently,
too), Chyna (who
doesn't wrestle for some reason, even though we all know she
could...), and Luna,
who is suspended. And let's face it, matches don't go on
in the Women's
Division unless Sable
is involved. God, she makes me sick. Artificial,
no-talent loser.
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