Issue # 404
Date:
Friday November 19th, 1999 5:56 pm
The Wrestling Booking Sheet
BENOIT BOOKED FOR THE TOKYO
DOME
Reported by Dave Meltzer at:
http://www.WrestlingObserver.com
Chris Benoit was officially
announced as appearing at the NJPW 1/4/2000
Tokyo Egg Dome, but his
opponent is not who you might expect.
Ignoring a logical Jushin
Liger/Benoit Junior Heavyweight title
defense, New Japan has booked
Benoit against Tenzan. Benoit defeated
Liger in a Non-Title match in
October and when one considers how well
they work together it looked
like a natural. It is expected that Liger
will defend the championship
against EMLL's Shocker, who scored a
non-title victory over Liger
recently in Mexico.
Tenzan is an underrated
worker who will likely have a good match with
Benoit and it does propel
Benoit into the Heavyweight division in New
Japan. Was that New Japan's
intention?
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WCW THUNDER REPORT FOR
11/18/1999
By Rick Phelps (wrestleric)
--Throughout the night, the
Pay-Per-View was hyped and past clips were
shown.
Jerry Flynn w/First Family
versus Bam Bam Bigelow *Hardcore Match*
Norman Smiley watched this
match from ringside and Smiley nailed Knobs
with a chair, and then handed
it to Bigelow, who nailed Flynn with it
for the win.
Winner: Bam Bam Bigelow via
pinfall
--Disco Inferno was calling a
bookie trying to bet $50,000 on Prince
Iaukea. Disco was aggravated
when he found out bets are not placed on
wrestling matches because it
is all "fixed."
--Buff Bagwell asked Terry
Taylor where Chris Benoit was at.
Disco Inferno versus Prince
Iaukea
In a non-title match, Inferno
was rolled up when he lost his
concentration because someone
put a box with a dead fish in it (in
reference to the Godfather
movies where it was implied that someone
would "sleep with the
fishes.")
Winner: Prince Iaukea via
pinfall
--Evan Karagias told Mene
Gene that he would win the title "all for
love"
--Van Hammer told Curt Hennig
that he would take it easy on him and
asked the "old man" how much
it would be worth to him to let him get
counted out. The two then
began fighting, with security intervening.
The Maestro versus Evan
Karagias w/Madusa
Madusa kissed the Maestro,
which distracted Karagias, who was rolled up.
Winner: The Maestro via
pinfall
--The Revolution told Mene
Gene that they would defeat the Filthy
Animals on Sunday and that
Aysa would tear Torrie apart.
--Disco Inferno was on the
phone with Tony, asking him for an extension.
--Chris Benoit welcomed Terry
Taylor back and said that he was not that
hard to find. Two steps
behind him Buff went looking for Benoit.
--La Parka and Kaz Hayashi
(with dubbed in English voiceovers) talked
about how the gift of gab was
what was going to take them to the top.
--In the back, Bagwell asked
Benoit to take it easy on him in their
match and not to do the
flying headbutt or apply the Crippler
Crossface. Benoit told him
that he should have thought about that
before he proclaimed himself
"The Chosen one." The two then brawled
until security stepped in.
Silver King/El Dandy versus
La Parka/Kaz Hayashi
La Parka pinned Dandy after a
flying plancha off of the top rope.
Winners: La Parka/Kaz Hayashi
via pinfall
--Buff Bagwell and Curt
Hennig were having to be restrained in the back
by security.
Curt Hennig versus Van Hammer
While Benoit and Bagwell
battled on the floor at ringside, Hennig
pinned Hammer with a
fisherman's suplex.
Winner: Curt Hennig via
pinfall
--Chavo Guerrero Jr. was
peddling his Amway to Lex Luger and Liz.
Lash Leroux versus Kenny Kaos
Carrot Top took the match
with the Whiplash.
Winner: Lash Leroux via
pinfall
--The Filthy Animals told
Gene that they would take care of business
against The Revolution;
Torrie said that she could not wait to get her
hands on Aysa.
--In a dark room, Vampiro was
seen wrapping a chain around his hand.
Chavo Guerrero Jr. versus The
Barbarian
In record time, the big man
put the "President" of Amway down with a
boot to the face.
Winner: The Barbarian via
pinfall
Vampiro w/a Misfit versus
Meng
Meng pulled the Misfit into
the ring and applied the Tongan Death Grip
on him. Liz then hit the ring
and apologized for what has happened.
Luger then repeatedly nailed
Meng in the head and knee with a chair.
Winner: None announced
Chris Benoit versus Buff
Bagwell
After a distraction by
Hennig, The Crippler applied the Crossface for
the win. Bagwell and Hennig
then battled it out in the ring to preview
their upcoming "Retirement
Match" on Sunday at the PPV.
Winner: Chris Benoit via
submission
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BACKYARD FEDS
By: Mark George (attkdonkey)
There have been a few entries
in recent WBS issues regarding my column
on extreme backyard wrestling
federations, as well as responses I have
received.
I want to clarify my column
to those who misunderstood. My column was
about extreme hardcore
wrestling. Those of you who partake in Backyard
Feds that involve basic
wrestling are not who I am singling out here.
We are all fans of wrestling
and will carry our obsessions to different
levels, even backyard
wrestling. I just want to state clearly that
wrestling feds are done by
choice and I have no disdain for those who
interact in backyard
wrestling involving basic maneuvers and safety.
The people I am talking about
are a select few. Not only are the kids
that take part in this
"Extreme Wrestling" foolish, their parents are
equally as negligent for
letting their children participate. Disagree
or not, there is a clear cut
difference between wrestling on a foam mat
or trampoline, while trying
to create characters and booking their own
angles as opposed to throwing
people through burning tables, broken
glass or using barb wire just
for the sake of mayhem.
I have had several responses
telling me the types of wrestling they are
involved in and as a courtesy
to other backyard wrestlers, thanks to
Andrew Hartman, I have
included some web sites of backyard feds that
portray a more realistic look
at backyard federations.
EXTREMELY EXTREME WRESTING
http://www.geocities.com/~eew4life
VACAVILLE CHAMPIONSHIP
WRESTLING
http://www.angelfire.com/ca4/VCW
JUNIOR PRO WRESTLING ALLIANCE
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Stadium/5349
LORAINE CHAMPIONSHIP
WRESTLING
http://www.angelfire.com/oh/lcwchamp
NEW WAVE WRESTLING ALLIANCE
http://welcome.to/nwwa
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RAVEN'S "BREAKDOWN"
Written by reader:
RanmaSolo
Pablo Haberman wrote, "I also
haven't heard anyone comment on ECW from
last week. I thought that the
speech Tommy Dreamer made was awesome and
Raven's breakdown, like all
of Raven's segments, was cool as Hell."
The reason no one's commented
on the Raven breakdown, in my opinion, is
that is was too cool for
words.
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NIELSON & RATINGS
Written by reader:
EEBS12345
I'd just like to respond to
Jared Waterman's letter....
First of all my friend, not
all ratings are taken from the "black
boxes" on televisions as you
said. As a matter of fact, just last week
my household was chosen as a
"Nielson family," and we had to keep a
journal of what programs were
watched. The entire booklet has to be
mailed immediately after the
last day in the packet.
The ratings don't lie, my
friend, the WCW is making gains, but they're
still getting the SMACK laid
down on them in the ratings. The reason
there are many posts about
WCW is very similar to the WWF....they are
creating angles that make
people think and respond to! We may not all
agree on the particular
merits of one angle or another, but
nonetheless, the producers
are getting what they really want – and that
is a reaction.
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PRODUCT PLACEMENT
Written by reader:
Lisamara
In response to the comment
about "product placement." I believe that
there are many "spots" of
product placement during a wrestling show.
From the oversized Surge Soda
Cans used in hardcore matches, the Tommy
Hilfiger Jeans and Overalls
to the FUBU Shirts, any and every type of
WWF/WCW/ECW
T-shirts worn by the
wrestlers' that are available for purchase at the
show or by catalog. I could
go on...
Advertising is the name of
the game with most any show or movie that
you see these days. With the
popularity of WWF/WCW/ECW and the revenue
pro wrestling generates,
their shows are not immune.
~Lisa
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THE FIVE RICHEST PEOPLE IN
WRESTLING
Written by reader:
Jkg3
5. Y2J's Hairstylist
4. Al Snow's Therapist
3. Gangrel's Dentist
2. Chyna's Cosmetic Surgeon
1. The owner of Acme Table &
Chair Co.
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