90. – Anyway, moving on…. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 10. Wrestling Observer Flashback–11. The 1997 Observer Rewind shall resume this on Aug. 2022-03-05 07:34:36. This isn’t unique in itself, but if Idol. 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. By Scott Keith on 23rd November 2017. Hogan! Starrcade ‘87 v. 90. . Jim Herd has already killed the wrestling business, and now he’s working on killing the magic business. Buyrate looks to be between 0. 13. 20. Chip screwed up early, but it was decent by the end. 96 Can I make it more than. 05. By Scott Keith on 1st January 2021. )This argument includes Wrestlemania V, which is widely believed to be the highest grossing wrestling show in HISTORY. com~!Wrestling Observer Rewind • Dec. 27. 22. – It’s sounding like Scott Steiner will work Halloween Havoc, but won’t be doing much. 4. – 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. 31. 5. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 05. – Reportedly, World champion Mike Tyson has signed with the WWF to referee a match. *1/4. Also, the Rock & Wrestling Connection was all his idea and he had to convince Vince to play “Eye of the Tiger” as his entrance theme in 1984. Well it’s been two months. Wrestling Observer Flashback–03. The debut of Giant Gonzalez (who was “wearing Ultimate Warrior’s old underwear”) perked things up again. 17. Maybe if I skim over the Eddie Gilbert stuff it’ll get done easier. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. 16. (Just wait until Slamboree. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 01. 19. The NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship was the top singles title in Maple Leaf Wrestling from 1978 until 1984,. 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. 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. 86. Dave has no idea how successful it’ll be. 21,499 likes · 18,642 talking about this. ABBYY FineReader 11. The main event saw Tito Santana beating Bob Orton for the newly created AWF title in a *3/4 match. 26. 0-1. 95. 2 victory. 27. He was indicted on 11/12 on counts. 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. 20. 96. 3. 94. ark:/13960/s2tmw3h1hz8. By Scott Keith on 14th March 2019. – In Mid-South, we get the first Observer mention of young rookie Sean Michaels in Mid-South, as he pins Jack Victory. By on 9th March 2017. There are moments when you can pinpoint exactly when a major promotion started to go completely off the rails. Mid Atlantic Gateway and Wrestling Observer historical files. So don’t be disappointed at the lack of a review here. 2. It’s the year end awards issue! Lots to argue about here, I’m sure. So with the year in PPV finally caught up, let us venture back to the world of 1994 again, with rumors of Hulk Hogan. Crockett! Dusty v. Unfortunately, he was the furthest thing from an. Daprice did every issue for the 90's through 2001. 95. Which is still 10 pages long. The Twin Towers beat the Rockers at 8:02 when Akeem splashed and pinned Michaels. On with the week that was and one of the most famous stories in wrestling history!– Oh, also, the weekend shows set new lows for cable wrestling ratings, and that includes the WWF shows. *1/4. – The Wrestling Classic, scheduled to be the first ever nationally available PPV show, will feature a 16 man tournament, plus Hogan v. By Scott Keith on 20th September 2016. – To Mexico, where it looks like EMLL is about to split. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 06. 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. 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. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. – 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. Just like the Untouchables, if you sign two of ours to a guaranteed contract, we sign one of yours to a guaranteed contract! And his hot wife! – Johnny B. 92 By Scott Keith on 20th March 2017 Hey, it’s another month with missing issues, as Dave has this one and the August 10 one on the site, and then it skips to September. Papa Shango ran in for the DQ, and Ultimate Warrior made the save, complete with entrance music. For It’s Time. 08. 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. *3/4. 26. 1. Rude/Vader tag match, the highest rating for any wrestling match on TV in more than a year. 95. Obviously, doctors gave him some mumbo-jumbo diagnosis about “severe spinal disc and sciatic nerve damage”, and. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 10. – In a story that seems small but kind of ended up heralding the end of an era in wrestling, the way. “Which is great for wrestling, I guess. Big stuff in the news this week, and the start of the biggest shift in coverage in the history of the Observer. Dave is pretty sure Gonzalez will draw as long as he’s never allowed to touch anyone ever. Brian Pillman pinned Badstreet with a flying bodypress in the light heavyweight tournament semi-final at 6:52. Wrestling Observer Flashback–05. 96. – Latest word on Maeda is that he’s got a new promotion in March, but Takada won’t come with. This got the most heat of the night from all the sumo fans, because they’re not hardcore wrestling fans and just knew Kitao as the “bad boy”, and thus booed the shit out of him and cheered everything Earthquake did. Collection. 15. I’m not. 93. Ware on 12/14, as expected. Dodge Iowa. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 03. By Dave Meltzer Nov 21, 2023. On May 2 they did an angle where the AWA World title was held up following a Bockwinkel/Hennig match where Hennig used a foreign object. – In the top story, Sports Illustrated had a story on the WWF in March, and no one in mainstream media really gave a shit. But this week, we’ve got Summerslam to attend to. Ocr. 15. 27. I guess I’ll just be typing one-handed. Well, that probably won’t happen again for a while. 94. – The WWF is on hiatus for a bit after WM, so Dave apologizes in advance for the light news week. Publication date. By Scott Keith on 1st June 2019. 18. 4. – Also, NBC is really sniffing around wrestling now like a dog in heat and they seem to desperately want to be in business with the WWF. 3-21-1988. 06. 567. Wrestling Observer Flashback–08. Trying to power through this one before UFC 200. It’s week 3 of the WWF title being held hostage by Diesel! But don’t worry, this can’t possibly last very long. – The Sheik did an extremely rare job, submitting to Onita’s boston crab in just 3:18 at the latest FMW show. DUD – Ric Flair still hasn’t officially signed with the WWF, but it’s a formality at this point. I just don’t think things are gonna work out for that promotion. 96 (Part Two) – In the top story, “Sycle” Sid won the WWF title in the main event of the Survivor Series. 27th May 2016 by Scott Keith. 1985. It was basically just a backdrop for the Virgil babyface turn. Nasty Boys retained the tag titles over the Bushwackers in 6:46. 19. window replacement in Elkhart, IN. A January 1966 issue of Vue magazine featuring Bill Hook and his octopus-wrestling adventures in Victoria, B. Smackdown Date: May 12, 2016 Location: Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa Commentators: Mauro Ranallo, Byron Saxton, Jerry Lawler. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. Piper on top. Well, sort of. Wrestling Observer Flashback –04. – So, Dave says goodbye and announces that this is the final issue of the Observer. Wrestling Observer Flashback–05. 95. – Inoki’s business-killing freakshow ended up drawing 11,000 people for somewhere between $800,000 – $1. Back in the saddle with these again. 86. While it seemingly wasn’t a major milestone in his life at that. Bobby Eaton pinned Chip the Firebreaker in 4:52 with a back suplex. And now it’s time for the MONDAY NIGHT WARS. – 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. By Scott Keith on 7th March 2017. 95. 04. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. 94. The biggest story of the week is actually buried way down. 95. ” notes Dave. By Scott Keith on 9th September 2016. – The show drew 7000 with 4700 paid and a $94,000 house. – San Fran is the big head-to-head battle between the AWA and WWF, and Vince won that one handily thus far. Dusty missed a blind charge and got pinned by Ted for the finish, ending his WWF career. The grand plan for five days a week has been dropped and ESPN will air reruns of Pro Wrestling This Week instead. 04. – Andre’s beginnings in the sport are something of a mystery. – Bam Bam Bigelow is trying to get into the WWF, but word from on high is that he’s “too inexperienced”. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 06. 95. 09. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 09. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. Oh, and WCW tried to make a mini-movie and it didn’t go very well. Manuel Cruz (Jose Gonzalez) b Beauregarde;. At one point, UWFI was one of the biggest success stories in wrestling, and in 1993, they drew 46,000 fans to a. 29. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 01. 21. – 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. 96. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. 96 IT’S TIME. A wrestling fan creating original content for YouTube based on my love for pro-wrestling. By Scott Keith on 5th February 2016. – Art Barr’s petition for a wrestling license was denied by the commission once again. – Two major World title changes since the last issue as well, with Vader winning the WCW World title back from Ron Simmons on 12/30 in Baltimore, and Great Muta beating Masa Chono to win the. Winner of the 2016 Doomie Award for Favorite Blog Post!. Lots of people have claimed to have discovered him, for example. NEXT WEEK: The Monday Night War begins. 96. 96. 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. 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. 05. ). 87. – The biggest question coming out of Wrestlemania XII is the future of Bret Hart, as he’s expected to finish the tour of Germany and then go on a hiatus until the end of the summer. 89. 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. Ah, wrestling, where one guy can beat up another guy for real and flush his head. Gene Anderson, founding member of the Minnesota Wrecking Crew tag team died. 95. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 01. 08. By Scott Keith on 19th March 2016. 2. 01. on November 22, 1990 – “Survivor Series ’90. Well this should do better than NWA Powerrr at least. Baba had actually been. Continue reading. – We’ll skip past the Mr. By Scott Keith on 12th June 2016. Dave, however, cites the court case of Boy v. 11. Jack Petrik would have to wage war against the WWF and spent lots of money to win, and it. 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. 04. 14. The taped episode of RAW wasn’t particularly different than any other one they’ve. 2. By Scott Keith on 24th July 2019. 09. 07. Also, ROYAL RUMBLE. Just for fun, here’s Dave’s Summer 1984 Rankings. 22. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. 19. 95. Collection. – Van Hammer won the arm wrestling tournament, beating Ron Simmons in the finals, which Dave interprets as continuing his newfound push. Pillman tried a crucifix and Wright reversed it for the pin. Perfect. Welcome to 1996 WCW, notes our teaser for this week. 5-11-1987. Wrestling Observer Flashback–04. The WWF drew 16000 and Crockett drew 3000, so point to Vince on that one. 96. – Antonio Inoki is trying to get into the boxer v. 29. 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. Dave also lists the match with the Rock N Roll Express v. – Brad Armstrong will be coming back again, this time as the Candy Man, who throws candy to the kids as his gimmick. Although this one is dated after the Bash ‘90 PPV, the issue is written before. D if wrestling was fake and got slapped around pretty good as a result. 30. Guess it’s time for another one of these. 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. 03. OK, let’s get back into these again. – All Japan on 9/17 saw the debut of former Olympic wrestler Jun Akiyama, who was pinned by Kenta Kobashi in the semi-main of the show. Wrestling Observer Flashback–02. 21. 15. It’s the Observer issue so huge that Dave has to post it to the archives TWICE to make sure! So yeah, Flair got fired, let’s get back into it! – The Flair firing actually made the national news, with papers throughout the country picking up the story, with all coverage being sympathetic to Flair. Wrestling Observer Flashback: 07. In fact, even today I’m not sure that those title switches are counted as part of the “real” count of Flair’s title reigns because the NWA did such a bang-up job of denial that. 90. 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. At the latest WWF tapings, a guy named Mantaur debuted. The 85 issues are quite a trip, since it’s a very different writing style than even these ones. )3. 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. 96. Specifically, advertisers look at stuff like this and use it to justify their already terrible ad rates for pro wrestling shows. 7. 22. 24. ***1/4Wrestling Observer Flashback–03. Anyway, back to 1985 again… – The big news is that the war in St. 05. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 03. Was shit real before? Well, it’s about to become real. Tickets are 45,000 yen, which translates to $429, aka the most expensive wrestling tickets in history. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 02. 96 IT’S TIME. 5. He was the person credited with popularizing the superplex, although he didn’t invent it. Wrestling Observer Flashback–06. By Scott Keith on 4th June 2016. Hosted by Sean Oliver, he welcomes guest the Honky Tonk Man as he talks about SummerSlam ’88. Couldn’t do this one last night, because Daredevil is a thing that exists. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. 96 (Part Two) – In the top story, “Sycle” Sid won the WWF title in the main event of the Survivor Series. 96 By Scott Keith on 15th September 2023 Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. Wrestling Observer Flashback–04. And NOW the main event! Hog Wild 96 and the introduction of the Observer Hall. 28. 94. 95. 28. 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. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. 96. Lesson the Fourth: Antonio Pena is the new innovator in wrestling and everyone should listen to him. The. – As the date of his trail approached and the firestorm of publicity continued unabated, Barr managed to plea bargain down to first degree sexual abuse with 180 hours of community service and 2. – Jim Crockett’s promotion was down to 575 people on 12/3, with a main event of Kevin Von Erich & Chris Adams over Dick Murdoch & Black Bart. – So UFC III was supposed to be another easy ride for Royce Gracie, but in fact the KING IS DEAD. Mr. 28. 96 Can I make it more than two weeks in a row? TUNE INTO NITRO TO FIND OUT! – In our top story this week, UFC presented the Ultimate Ultimate 2! Dave is really into this shit all of a sudden. He wears a buffalo head to the ring and everyone backstage was making fun of his gimmick. They even flew in Steve DiSalvo as part of the ring crew to. 01. 19. This hold up comes on the heels of two other major stories: Hennig is supposed to be heading to WWF, meanwhile. 96. 18. 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. ”. 94. 96. 95. 5 to a 2. – 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. – Anyway, moving on. 05. By Scott Keith on 27th October 2016. 11-4-1991. Perfect won a battle royale in 12:55. 23. Ken Wayne found the body after. By Scott Keith on 14th January 2019. – In the top story of the week, and in fact one of the top stories in wrestling history, Ric Flair was fired from WCW effective immediately when negotiations fell through. Kayfabe Commentaries Releases Newest Installment of Their “Supercard” Series. 92. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. Dave runs down the TV shows over the past month and it’s all classic stuff, like the Magnum TA-Mr. 19 as I try to get as much done as possible in advance. – The WWF continues to insist that Summerslam sold 80,000 tickets in the first day, and also announced several new matches for the show: Tatanka v. By Scott Keith on 1st October 2017. Credit Dave Meltzer, Wrestling Observer Newsletter. 23, because for every viewer gained on Nitro, there was a viewer lost on Saturdays and it kind of averaged out. 7th. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 02. . 96. Sid actually drew pretty big on the East coast, doing 11,000 at the Nassau Coliseum and 8000 in Philly. 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. 91. By Scott Keith on 10th July 2016. – In the top story, the WWF held a press conference, which got more attention in Mexico, to announce that Royal Rumble 97 would be held in the Alamo Dome in San. 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. 94. 10-21-1991. – 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. 10. 96 Remember how in last week’s issue, Kevin Nash had until the weekend to make up his mind about leaving…? – In the top story, Kevin Nash officially gave notice to the WWF that he’d be accepting an offer from WCW, via phone call to Vince McMahon on 3/5. 1984 Dave would chime in with “but luckily WWF isn’t wrestling” or something equally snarky, but mellower 1986. And now, Dave would like to talk about PPV. – In our top story, Curt Hennig has apparently reached an agreement to jump from the WWF to WCW, as an active wrestler. Terry Funk has retired. 0 (Extended OCR) Ppi. 96. – 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. 16. Owen won with a Rocket Launcher on Tanaka. 1986 Wrestling Observer Yearbook. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. Slaughter for “stealing the character”. By Scott Keith on 22nd September 2023 Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. Indie wrestler Rockin' Rebel got a tryout at the tapings, and apparently upset Razor Ramon backstage because he was using some of Razor's mannerisms in the ring. WWE Raw draws strong ratings despite historic NFL competition. 28. Wrestling Observer Flashback–07. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 02. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 09. 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. Louis Wrestling Club from running. – On the bright side, Warrior v. 96. *. Severn. tesseract 5. 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. 01. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 04. By Scott Keith on 15th March 2021. 90. I believe that’s known as the Kerry Von Erich Special in wrestling. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. *.