21. 5. 92 By Scott Keith on 16th February 2017 Hey, I picked up a Nintendo DSi XL for $60 (Canadian) from EBGames and it’s pretty rad. – And now, a turning point for the Observer, although we didn’t know it at the time, as Dave announces that he’s taken a job with the National, writing a wrestling column for the paper. Wrestling Observer Flashback: 07. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. Owen won with a Rocket Launcher on Tanaka. – Flair defended the World title on a pair of Mid-South shows in Oklahoma, but there’s no plans or indications of Watts joining the NWA. Guess it’s time for another one of these. 77, or about the same as Starrcade. -The Mondo 19 most intriguing personalities of ‘86-30 key pro wrestling personalities of ‘86 with quick bios-Observer Awards, leading news stories of. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. 96. After Stan Lane lost to the Patriot on the Global show, Cornette launched into a tirade about how it was a conspiracy against Stan, just like the cops conspired against his good friend. Tenryu as the main event of a show on 2/7. Wrestling Observer Flashback – Bret v. 95. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. Piper on top. 96. By Scott Keith on 14th January 2019. Wolf, where. To the news!This is up for them, and Dave notes what a great night for wrestling that Thanksgiving really is, because even Central States almost drew money! Later, he corrects a previous title change, noting that Art Crews actually won the TV title from Gary Royal on 11/27 in Ft. Wrestling Observer Flashback–08. Raw drew its best 18-49 number since the start of football season. – So, Dave says goodbye and announces that this is the final issue of the Observer. 19. – San Fran is the big head-to-head battle between the AWA and WWF, and Vince won that one handily thus far. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 07. 18. (1) Ultimate Warrior & Legion of Doom & Texas Tornado (Kerry Von Erich) beat Team Demolition & Mr. 94. Papa Shango ran in for the DQ, and Ultimate Warrior made the save, complete with entrance music. OK, after yesterday’s super-abbreviated edition (well the one I wrote at least, Dave was still 100,000 words into it) we’re back with a full double issue this time to recap all the stateside news! Continue reading Rants. 18. *3/4. Slaughter for “stealing the character”. So apparently the WrestleWar 92 issue (05/25/92) is missing from the F4WOnline. 16. While it seemingly wasn’t a major milestone in his life at that. Ted Dibiase & Virgil beat Dusty & Dustin Rhodes at 9:57. ark:/13960/t2z39wg7w. Jerry Lawler in a cage match where the loser gets his head shaved. (Perhaps it’s time to revamp the show a bit?) – Famous San Francisco promoter Roy Shire passed away this week, after suffering a heart attack on 9/16 and dying 10 days later in the hospital. 86. Regardless of everything else, the #1 rule of wrestling in situations like this is that you ALWAYS have the babyface’s hand raised at the end of the show if you pull a major bait-and-switch like this. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 02. 96. There’s a big main event at the Tokyo Dome! And it sure didn’t go down how anyone expected. Heyman is making. By Scott Keith on 24th February 2019. 95. – Art Barr’s petition for a wrestling license was denied by the commission once again. ark:/13960/s2tmw3h1hz8. window replacement in Elkhart, IN. 7. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. The one in 1995, although you might also assume I was talking about the NXT one recently because that one wasn’t great either. 94. Well this was all well and good, but wrestling magazines found out about it and started publishing stories and photos, and the NWA had to go into coverup mode. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 04. Dave is flabbergasted by how bad a show it was, wondering if this was a dream or a nightmare that he hasn’t woken up from. But goddamn is “Eyes of a Stranger. 28. – Also on the show, Scott Norton & Tony Halme won the IWGP tag titles from the Steiner Brothers in kind of a stinker. 86. (This is why. Mid Atlantic Gateway and Wrestling Observer historical files. – But first, the lead story is the rapid descent of UWFI, as they have reached out in desperation to New Japan for a combined show at the Tokyo Dome on 10/9 and maybe more after that. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. 25. 10-21-1991. The team (Gene and Ole Anderson) dominated tag team. Lex Luger jumped out of the final mystery box to attack Sting, injuring the wrong leg (Instinct on Luger’s part due to all his lucha libre experience, Dave notes) but it was a pretty great angle. 0 number predicted by. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. – The Sheik did an extremely rare job, submitting to Onita’s boston crab in just 3:18 at the latest FMW show. Ware on 12/14, as expected. They even flew in Steve DiSalvo as part of the ring crew to. – Dave gets a funny bit when he notes that ever since taking over as booker, Dundee has suddenly gained amazing recuperative powers in his matches. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 10. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 02. Wrestling Observer Historical Pieces. Mr. – Dan Severn won the Ultimate Ultimate on 12/16 in Denver after all the controversy over the show, beating Oleg Taktarov in the finals via unanimous decision. 60 (150,000 buys) for King of the Ring. 94 (Part 2) – In the only non-tournament match on the show, Cactus Jack & Mikey Whipwreck won the tag titles from the Public Enemy after Terry Funk missed his flight and couldn’t make the show. Identifier-ark. 2. – The Wrestling Classic, scheduled to be the first ever nationally available PPV show, will feature a 16 man tournament, plus Hogan v. Wrestling Observer Flashback–10. Back on track after our detour back to March yesterday. Lots of people have claimed to have discovered him, for example. 05. – We’ll skip past the Mr. – But first, speculation is still running rampant in the wake of Ole Anderson getting fired as booker. 0 (Extended OCR) Ppi. Dusty is certainly the top candidate, and that theory is bolstered by the house show results from the past week, which saw Dusty doing 90 second jobs to VIRGIL at every show. For It’s Time. Wrestling Observer Flashback–12. So with the year in PPV finally caught up, let us venture back to the world of 1994 again, with rumors of Hulk Hogan. 04. The PPV showdown of 1987 is upon us! It’s Vince v. Shawn Special Edition! Okey doke, so in the 1997 RAW rants thus far, we’ve alluded to the all the crazy stuff happening behind the scenes with Bret and Shawn, but what EXACTLY was that? Well, Dave was covering it extensively in the Observer at the time, so here’s a mini-Flashback covering the top. 95. 23. 23. When it comes to catching and wrestling a giant. Ocr. Dave notes we. 8 this week. – The show drew 7000 with 4700 paid and a $94,000 house. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. GROUP #2: Nobuhiko Takada is forming the UWFi (Union of Pro Wrestling Force International) and they’ll also be running Korakuen Hall, in May, and. This is ridiculous on a lot of levels, most of which is actually against Zulu because he’s even worse than Mike Von Erich and in. 94. The theory at the beginning was that the “universe” would increase exponentially as more homes got PPV, but now it’s apparent that there’s a set number of wrestling fans out there who will buy these things and adding more homes doesn’t mean automatically adding the same percentage of buys. 09. 94. Wrestling Observer Flashback–05. 7th. – Hachiro Tanaka, the money guy behind SWS and WAR and a bunch of other groups, is reportedly tired of losing money in the wrestling business and wants out, according to the Takano brothers. – Whereas most people had to stand around on the beach and had a lousy view of the ring, rest easy knowing that there was a set of bleachers reserved for employees of Slim Jim. Well, amazingly he no-showed and they had to quickly contact another local promoter for some jobbers (there were only four name guys even booked for the. We’re almost there! One week left! – It’s almost time for the new fall season of wrestling, and it’s a big one. 07. 2 million, making it the largest gate in pro wrestling history. Wrestling Observer Flashback–02. – The top story is the apparent end of Pacific Northwest Wrestling, as the TV show was abruptly cancelled by the TV station after 38 years on the air. Earthquake John Tenta was scheduled to work a tour for EMLL in Mexico, but left after one show, claiming he was stiffed on his payoff. 19. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 07. By Scott Keith on 15th March 2021. – The big story this week is Dave’s preview of the Ultimate Ultimate 96!. ABBYY FineReader 11. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. I’m giddy. 02. – Dave reviews the 1/21 MSG show (which did NOT sell out, he notes, although he assumes that the War to Settle the Score sold out both the arena and the Felt Forum):Wrestling Observer Flashback – 07. By Scott Keith on 29th August 2016. 95. Scanner. 95 Guys, I don’t think this UFC thing is gonna be around much longer if lawmakers have their way! – The debate over whether UFC and the other events like it should be banned has been raging in the press and the city of Denver has become a hotspot for the controversy. Spoiler: Dave gives WarGames 3/4. 23, because for every viewer gained on Nitro, there was a viewer lost on Saturdays and it kind of averaged out. Not by putting on a better product or drawing more money, but by signing one of their soon-to-be-ubiquitous exclusivity contracts with the Kiel Auditorium and thus preventing the NWA-affiliated St. Until then, there’s the Clash! – Dave was in Japan for DreamSlam (very short version: It was an amazing show) and missed the Clash of Champions from Jacksonville, but to say it wasn’t well received would be an. 96. – Dave sums up the last PPV of 1996 as “solid but unspectacular”. 95. 5 to a 2. – Latest word on Maeda is that he’s got a new promotion in March, but Takada won’t come with. 5 to 2. (Just wait until Slamboree. 88. Get all the news from F4WOnline. It was basically just a backdrop for the Virgil babyface turn. Rants. Credit Dave Meltzer, Wrestling Observer Newsletter. They of course had an immediate roster of excuses, mainly that it was scheduled on a night with really tough competition on TV. Dodge Iowa. – Jim Cornette Update: He turned down the WCW managing job because he’s opening up a new promotion with Sandy Scott and Tim Horner called “Smokey Mountain Wrestling”, starting on 10/30 in Greenville. – There’s very little going on due to Christmas, but Jerry Lawler did regain the USWA title from Koko B. – Anyway, moving on…. Badd quit WCW on 3/11 after a discussion with Eric Bischoff in the airport, and will be signing with the WWF for three years. Warrior pinned Haku with the shoulderblock and splash in 4:48. Back in the saddle with these again. – Kevin Sullivan is a road agent now and appears done with wrestling. Couldn’t do this one last night, because Daredevil is a thing that exists. 29. I know this year has been a slog, but we’re getting closer to September, when the magic happens! But first, WWF returns to your house! Whether you wanted them there or not. Instead, in the wake of a disappointing buyrate, the decision was made to concentrate on doing better tournaments. 11. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. Wrestling Observer Flashback–02. Jack Petrik would have to wage war against the WWF and spent lots of money to win, and it. Identifier. 96 (Part Two) – In the top story, “Sycle” Sid won the WWF title in the main event of the Survivor Series. 23. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. history-of-wcw. By Scott Keith on 22nd September 2023 Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. – Actually, first it’s a bit of political talk, as Hiroshi Hase won election to the senate in Japan. – Lead story is the WWF planning a giant stadium show in Milwaukee, which ended up being called WrestleFest 88, to basically screw with Crockett’s plans to run a Bash show the night after. 92. Wrestling Observer Flashback–06. 08. They’re owned by Jody Hamilton (Nick Patrick’s dad) and they do about 200 people per show. 4. 88. 14. Dave, however, cites the court case of Boy v. Wrestling Observer Flashback–11. 87. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 03. 96 (Part Two) BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE! – ECW also held their biggest show ever, the 1996 November to Remember, which was an immediate sellout of 1500 people at the ECW Arena, and Dave even attended the show! – Steve Richards pinned David Morton Tyler Jericho in 9:25, as Stevie had his. The WWF drew 16000 and Crockett drew 3000, so point to Vince on that one. – Once again, it’s time for the most awesome feature in Observer Flashback history: – Our favorite whipping boy promotion, the UWF, debuted in New York with a TV taping, and surprisingly both Honky Tonk. It’s time for the CLASH OF CHAMPIONS, a flying elbow to the wrestling business that should have revived it! But first, a pretty major death to kick off the issue. 91. 03. It drew a legit sellout of 5708 to West Palm Beach. 30th August 2017 by Scott Keith. Dusty missed a blind charge and got pinned by Ted for the finish, ending his WWF career. 95. Wrestlemania III was the best wrestling. Mike stuff and get into the main event: STARRCADE ‘84. The Best of the Wrestling Observer-Greatest matches of the Observer years-15 most influential wrestlers of the past five. 95. This is the incredible story about the people who brought Lucha Libre into America in the 1990s and the many challenges they faced! Hijo del Santo and Blue. 96. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 04. 1. A January 1966 issue of Vue magazine featuring Bill Hook and his octopus-wrestling adventures in Victoria, B. Ric Flair (“He’s slowed down a bit”) 2. Dave runs down the TV shows over the past month and it’s all classic stuff, like the Magnum TA-Mr. 23. 92. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. The 1997 Observer Rewind shall resume this on Aug. 96 And now it’s time for the issue that kicks off one of the biggest stories in the history of wrestling, although we didn’t. I’m actually recovering from a shoulder injury at work today but I’ll power through an Observer Flashback for you. as they did a matinee taping of the new Sunday edition of World Championship Wrestling in Atlanta, then did a show in Columbus GA, then finally. Specifically, advertisers look at stuff like this and use it to justify their already terrible ad rates for pro wrestling shows. 15. 94. Dave is pretty sure Gonzalez will draw as long as he’s never allowed to touch anyone ever. 95. NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship. 30, 1996 (Final Post for 1996) Going through old issues of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter and posting highlights in my own words. Big John Tenta pinned Koji Kitao with an elbowdrop in 6:10. – Buzz Sawyer agreed to work an indy date for Rob Russan in San Jose, and was supposed to provide the ring and some students from his wrestling school as underneath jobbers. – Moving on, Joe Pedicino has purchased Jerry Jarrett’s syndicated TV network with the millions of dollars he’s got coming from Nigeria. – In the top story, the Justice Department dropped one of the charges against Titan Sports. – Dave also got to see some tapes from Puerto Rico, which gives us the Observer debut of Invader #1, aka Stabby McMurderer. It’s a patented Slow News Week as we head into Summerslam, but the issue is still 10 pages. 96 You know, for someone so washed up and done as a top guy, Ric Flair sure keeps winning World titles, doesn’t he? – Let us take you back to 1989, as Ric Flair came off a big year with memorable matches against Rick Steamboat and Terry Funk, but the year was a failure for Turner. He’ll return for real on 11/20, but will be false advertised as appearing in tag team matches on the road against the Enforcers and subbed out when the show starts. 96. The New Foundation beat the Orient Express in 17:18. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 09. This week, a big name goes to the rival promotion in the thick of the Monday Night Wars! Call my hotline now to find out the answer! – Hiroshi Hase made a surprising jump from New Japan to All Japan this week, announcing on 9/29 that he’s starting with AJPW in January. – And now, let’s talk about pay-per-view. 06. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the. 09. So let’s take a look at what’s going on in the international scene!6. 95 (Carrying on! Another one written on or about 09. 0 (Extended OCR) Ppi. Jim Herd has already killed the wrestling business, and now he’s working on killing the magic business. Wrestling Observer Flashback–05. 3-28-1988. I guess I’ll just be typing one-handed. This hold up comes on the heels of two other major stories: Hennig is supposed to be heading to WWF, meanwhile. Andre started in the sport at the age of 12, already 6’3”, and fell in with a. OK, let’s get back into these again. The idea is to combine a bunch of small promotions into the Global Wrestling Federation, with offices in five different regions, including Jarrett now officially going back into Dallas to run the USWA there again. Wrestling Flashback publishes wrestling list videos, top 10’s, the history of classic. Wrestling Observer Live: RAW report, War Games, Randy Orton, ratings and more By Bryan Alvarez Nov 21, 2023 DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The history of. Brian Pillman pinned Badstreet with a flying bodypress in the light heavyweight tournament semi-final at 6:52. By Scott Keith on 18th April 2022. – To the WWF, where Wrestlemania III passed 70,000 tickets sold, officially making it the largest crowd ever to witness a wrestling show in North America. 26. “Which is great for wrestling, I guess. 02. 11. Pillman tried a crucifix and Wright reversed it for the pin. D if wrestling was fake and got slapped around pretty good as a result. – Although the WWF had “by far” the superior show, WCW won the ratings battle with a 2. The TNT show is dropping rapidly, which shows that the new audience of freakshow fans is far less than the loyal wrestling fans who choose not to watch that one. Tenta was pretty over during his one appearance, so EMLL is trying to get him back. – Dave brings up the example of New Japan’s light heavyweight division taking off and Stampede Wrestling’s mid-heavyweight division, although of course Stampede tended to produce talent that left for greener pastures instead of. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 02. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 06. – Andre’s beginnings in the sport are something of a mystery. By Scott Keith on 7th March 2017. 96 (I’m putting this one in the can a few days earlier than publication so if there’s any pop culture references that age badly, blame me. Crockett! Dusty v. – It’s COLD WAR in Toronto. 19. Ocr. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 10. Wrestling Observer Flashback–02. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 04. 96. 300. . 21,499 likes · 18,642 talking about this. The main event. – In Mid-South, we get the first Observer mention of young rookie Sean Michaels in Mid-South, as he pins Jack Victory. I feel like that can’t be a coincidence. It’s just getting to be too much work to do the bookkeeping and maintenance for 800 people instead of 200, especially when he’s already got a full-time job now as editor for a soccer magazine. And NOW the main event! Hog Wild 96 and the introduction of the Observer Hall of Fame awaits! This one took me a little bit longer to write than last night’s quickie, obviously. Also, the fears about Sting winning the IWGP title from Muta proved unfounded, as Muta retained in a disappointing match where he was trying to be The Great Muta instead of Keiji Muto. I know, I know, what a bombshell. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 02. Terry Funk has retired. 95. The biggest story of the week is actually buried way down. 1986 Wrestling Observer Yearbook. ***1/4Wrestling Observer Flashback–03. Gene Anderson, founding member of the Minnesota Wrecking Crew tag team died. – Paul Heyman was indefinitely suspended on 10/7 for reasons that are still unknown at press time (still unknown to this day, in fact!) and this is gonna mess up their plans big because the (don’t call it a ) booking committee wanted to switch him back from announcer to manager if they could strike a deal with Rick Rude. 22. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 06. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 05. 96. 5-4-1987. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 01. ” (Now there’s an understatement!) – Based on current trends and advertising, SuperBrawl is looking to do. And since “long term thinking” these days is “three. The Road Warriors beat the Midnight Express in a scaffold match in 3:00, which kind of ruins their videotape business, Dave thinks. 28. For. 20. – Mexico’s wrestling companies are gearing up for a full-scale strike of wrestlers and referees, with syndicate head Manny Guzman calling for job action over EMLL’s network TV deal. – Inoki’s business-killing freakshow ended up drawing 11,000 people for somewhere between $800,000 – $1. 5-11-1987. George Scott has been fired as booker and replaced by the duo of Gary Hart and David Manning, so things are at least booked better now. 19. tesseract 5. And now it’s time for the issue that kicks off one of the biggest stories in the history of wrestling, although we didn’t realize it at the time. 2. Wrestling Observer Flashback–09. Perfect. Let’s take a break from being nostalgic for 1998 and be nostalgic for 1994 again for a bit! – It’s been quiet in the wrestling world leading up to Halloween Havoc, Dave notes. – Unfortunately, we start with the inevitable death of Scott “Hog” Irwin, who succumbed to cancer after a year long battle at the age of 37. Rants. Lesson the Fourth: Antonio Pena is the new innovator in wrestling and everyone should listen to him. – Interestingly, the WWF was shown to be popular with 18-25 year olds, with men twice as well represented as women. Well, that probably won’t happen again for a while. I think once I wrap up 88 I’ll continue into 1989, and then when we reach the end of THAT year, we’ll go back to 1985 again. 96. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 01. 1985 Wrestling Observer Yearbook. It’s week 3 of the WWF title being held hostage by Diesel! But don’t worry, this can’t possibly last very long. It’s like Wrestlemania, but for NEWS. Kayfabe Commentaries Releases Newest Installment of Their “Supercard” Series. 90 / 07. . 96. 6. Oh, and WCW tried to make a mini-movie and it didn’t go very well. 05. NEXT WEEK: The Monday Night War begins. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. OK, 2005 posts are FINALLY complete, and I got to see Star Wars, so let’s get back to Observing. By Scott Keith on 19th March 2016. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. 24. By Scott Keith on 1st January 2021. Welcome to 1996 WCW, notes our teaser for this week. Wish me luck! – The top story is Dave being confused by a unique gimmick match in Memphis, with Austin Idol v. But this week, we’ve got Summerslam to attend to. – The WWF is reportedly considering adding a weekly Saturday PPV show, according to trade journal reports. 15. So I guess it’s a Wrestling Observer Flashback Flashback. Scanner.