Issue # 303
Date:
Wednesday September 8th, 1999 5:54 pm
The Wrestling Booking Sheet
BRIAN HILDEBRAND PASSES AWAY
Reported by
http://www.1wrestling.com
Brian Hildebrand
passed away at approximately
7:15 pm on Wednesday
night.
Brian fought a
courageous battle against cancer, and was surrounded by
family and friends at
the time of his death.
Brian was a WCW
referee under the name "Mark Curtis"; he was loved in a
way that united
enemies and brought universal love to his life.
Myself, along with the
entire staff of The Wrestling Booking Sheet,
feel regret at the
passing of a man who earned the respect of the
entire wrestling
world.
RATINGS FOR SEPTEMBER
6TH, 1999
Reported by Dave
Scherer at:
http://www.1wrestling.com
The ratings for the
week saw Raw draw a 4.4 rating with 11.0 share off
of hours of 4.6 (with
a 9.3 share) and a 4.2 rating with a 12.6 share.
As an aside, US Open
tennis on
USA only did a 1.6 rating.
Nitro did a 4.1 rating
with 6.5 share off of hours of 3.8 (6.0 share),
4.2 (6.3 share) and
4.4 (7.3 share).
The weekend ratings
saw WCW Saturday Night do a 1.3 rating with a 3.0
share. That is
obviously a very low number but it was an hour show
this past week. Heat,
which started a half hour early, did a low 2.5
rating with a 5.8
share. The show would have done a better number at
its regular time
because the 7:00 and 7:15 quarter hours did 2.9
ratings, which would
have built to a better number had the show been in
its regular slot.
The 9/4 edition of
Livewire did a 1.7 rating with a 5.4 share. The 9/5
Superstars did a 1.8
rating with a 5.6 share.
UNFORGIVEN LINEUP
Reported by Wade
Keller and Mike Samuda at:
http://www.wrestleline.com/
The Torch Hotline is
reporting that the main event for Unforgiven will
be a six-way match for
the WWF Title with Steve Austin as the Special
Referee. The other
participants gunning for Triple H's title are
Mankind, Undertaker,
Kane, The Big Show and The Rock. According to
Keller, two men will
be in the ring, and four at each corner post.
Anyone can be tagged
in.
Other matches
scheduled include Ken Shamrock v. Chris Jericho, Jeff
Jarrett v. Chyna and
the
Dudleys will likely face the
Acolytes.
SUPER CALO & ECW?
Reported by Dave
Meltzer and Mike Samuda at:
http://www.wrestleline.co
m/
Dave Meltzer spoke to
Paul Heyman regarding the recently released WCW
performers. Heyman
says that he would use Mikey Whipwreck on TV to put
guys over, but he
would not get a full time position. The only one of
these guys Heyman is
interested in for a full time position in Super
Calo. Heyman also told
Meltzer that he doesn't think Sandman would pop
the territory, so he
would not take him back, and he wouldn't want
Konnan's attitude in
his locker room.
TEST/STEPHANIE IDEA
(Contains a minor spoiler)
Reported by
Suptman of The Jobber Report
With Test & Stephanie
McMahon's "wedding" scheduled for October 11th,
Suptman pointed out
the RAW will be broadcast live from the Gerogia
Dome. This would be a
logical time for Vince McMahon to return to the
scene...
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THE INTERVIEW DEBATE
CONTINUES
Written by reader:
UMWChris
Austin and Rock are no better
than Roddy Piper...why? They deliver
cheap heat!!! While
the Hot Rod was talking about the cities baseball
teams recently, among
other sports, how many times have The Rock and
Austin delivered the
SAME exact quotes over and over and over, and to
loud ovations.
Whatever works, right?
Chris Jericho is great
on the microphone because he provides
entertainment at what
he does.
Jericho is a one of a kind,
that's very
true. Ric Flair had
always done the cheap heat thing as well, but also
presented valid points
about his feuds.
ARN
ANDERSON: CLASSIC. 'Nuff
said...I don't think The Rock and Austin
can compare to what is
described as a "Straightforward" style. Double A
was serious, but yet
added humor when necessary, like "Slapping his
granny in the mouth
for 50 cents."
I think if you take
and actually took the time to pick apart everything
from the 80s and 90s
(a big waste of time, unless you
don't have a job,
family, or school), then it would be possible to
actually analyze the
old from the new, and Arn Anderson would
definitely come out
really high as one of the best interviews in the
business.
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AN OPIONION ON THE
REVOLUTION
Written by reader:
Ctoke
There is no bigger
supporter of Chris Benoit than myself. That said,
the angle with the
Revolution does not seem to be getting over. My
argument would be,
with a "heel" image, his persona would be much
greater. A take
charge, I will kick in your teeth, you don't belong in
the same ring with me
attitude would be more suited for him. A union
with Bret Hart down
the road would also be great, with both being heel.
The rest of the
current Revolution? Saturn would work a great show with
Vampiro, Shane Douglas
vs Sting (The whole franchise thing), and move
Dean down to
Cruiserweight status.
Just my views on
improving WCW.
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its HARD TO ARGUE WITH
FOLEY
Written by reader:
LUPIS237
Best Mic worker. Yes,
after thinking about this for a while I must
conclude that the Rock
is the runner-up, not the best, though. Any man
who can twirl a
pretend gun around for 10 seconds and have the crowd
love him for it is
pure gold, but the Rock's only downfall is that he
constantly uses the
same material. The only thing that changes is who
he is making fun of,
what is being shoved up their ass sideways, and
what city the Rock has
come
back to.
Still, the Rock has
that unique charisma that makes us cheer him
every time he says
"candy ass," and we love him for it. But as great as
the Rock is, Mick
Foley surpasses him. Foley is clearly a unique
individual in many
ways. Foley rarely uses the same material, and
always makes us laugh.
A clear example is
when Mankind was on MTV during "WWF Week" on MTV.
Foley was talking
about his classic "Hell in a Cell" match. He says
"the match hurt me for
some time and
finally stopped
hurting two months later when I got my paycheck."
The only way I see fit
to end this entry is by saying another classic
Foley quote: "I can't
jump very high, so I jump off high places."
-LUPIS237
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