– In the Deep South, the main guys are Wrestling II and Tommy Rich, and they run out of Georgia. window replacement in Elkhart, IN. By Scott Keith on 1st October 2017. He was the person credited with popularizing the superplex, although he didn’t invent it. – Speaking of New Japan, they sold out 5 consecutive nights at Sumo Hall for the G1 Climax, ending with IWGP champion Keiji Muto becoming the first reigning champion to win the tournament, taking out Shinya Hashimoto in the finals. 20. 28. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. – Dave watched the 12/19 All Japan show, and dished out another full monty, this one for Misawa & Kobashi winning the tag team tournament over Kawada & Taue in. 24. 05. Dave, however, cites the court case of Boy v. 18. 96. Public Enemy went to a double DQ with the Nasty Boys in 4:02. No one tell Donald Trump. 95. 27th May 2016 by Scott Keith. – 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. He literally stole Verne’s TV slot out from under him (the AWA wasn’t even told by the station until the day the show was supposed to air!) and Verne’s big show at the Cow Palace in March as a complete debacle due to scheduling. Wrestling Observer Flashback–09. 26. (My joke, not Dave’s) In freezing temperatures, Crockett had his showdown with Vince, featuring the debut of the NWA in Hamilton taking on Roddy Piper’s Canadian farewell in Toronto. 3-28-1988. – 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. Ric Flair (“He’s slowed down a bit”) 2. Wrestling Observer Flashback–03. WWE News. 28. Dave sarcastically notes that “it sure turned Brett Sawyer. 19. – 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. This hold up comes on the heels of two other major stories: Hennig is supposed to be heading to WWF, meanwhile. Which is still 10 pages long. 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. – Vince McMahon is apparently planning to sue Sgt. Wrestling Observer Flashback–02. – Dave relates a brief history of World Championship Wrestling, and how TBS purchased the company in 1988 despite their crippling debt. By Scott Keith on 22nd September 2023 Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. By Scott Keith on 16th December 2017. 23, because for every viewer gained on Nitro, there was a viewer lost on Saturdays and it kind of averaged out. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 01. 09. Was shit real before? Well, it’s about to become real. 95. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. 16. Addeddate. Davey Boy Smith (“Athletically the best in the business. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 09. Identifier. – Next up TV ratings, which went from an average of 2. 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. – In Japan, SWS continues to alienate Japanese wrestling fans by booking WARLORD v. Newsletter, Magazine, Wrestling, WWF, WCW, All Japan, New Japan. – The first Saturday Night show is going to be taped on 10/3, and Dave expects to heavily feature the freakshow wedding of Uncle Elmer, which will likely be even worse than the Paul Vachon wedding. – Fall Brawl was great undercard wrestling, bad main event, and booking filled with more holes than Swiss Cheese. Observer Flashbacks; Wrestling Observer Flashback–04. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 10. So with the year in PPV finally caught up, let us venture back to the world of 1994 again, with rumors of Hulk Hogan. Basically Vince sent his PR people to the magazine to produce what Phil Mushnick of the New York Post (no relation to Sam or Irv, Dave notes, although we’ll get to know Phil very well in later years) called a “six page. 96 Apparently it’s time for WCW to get rowdy. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. 11. 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. – The really big news coming out of the first head-to-head meeting of RAW and Nitro is that WCW immediately took the lead in the ratings war, with a 2. 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. Curiosity over Kevin’s return is. 04. The first wrestling move of the match came at 10:00, which was Hogan no-selling the powerbomb and making his comeback. 87. . 4. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 10. Ah, wrestling, where one guy can beat up another guy for real and flush his head in the toilet for riding with his ex-girlfriend and people are just like “Eh,. 23. By Scott Keith on 4th June 2016. Wrestling Observer Flashback–06. Slaughter for “stealing the character”. 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. 19. By Scott Keith on 12th June 2016. 04. By Scott Keith on 1st January 2021. Apparently Bret Hart’s negotiations with WCW were so potentially fruitful that someone else is wanting to give it a try. 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. (This is why Dave needs an editor. – Another quiet week in the world of wrestling, as we’re waiting for Starrcade and Superdome results. But I think it’s a pretty famous case of hotline sleaze related to Blackwell’s death. – Anyway, moving on…. Terry Funk has retired. OK, let’s try this one more time. 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. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 05. 96. But don’t be fooled by the Slow News, as two major promotions actually reach their finales this week, although we didn’t realize it at the time. I’ve noticed a sudden uptick in 1985-related questions on the Wrestling Observer radio show lately. Wrestling Observer Flashback–08. 05. Steve Jennum was put into the finals as a last-minute. 89. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. 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. – Dave sums up the last PPV of 1996 as “solid but. Wrestlemania III was the best wrestling. The low buyrate is being. 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. – The Sheik did an extremely rare job, submitting to Onita’s boston crab in just 3:18 at the latest FMW show. wrestling business himself, negotiating with Buster Douglas for a Tokyo Dome show in March. 14. 5 million as a startup amount and NOW got $480,000, and once they’ve blown through that, he’s done. Newsletter, Magazine, Wrestling, WWF, WCW, All Japan, New Japan. It’s kind of hard to say what to expect around here as the show has been bouncing back and forth between focusing on the Intercontinental Title feud and then the World Title situation. – 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. – 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. 01. – 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. – Dave is kind of shocked at the response to Wrestlemania, in that it was not only one of the biggest responses to a show that he’s ever had, but also there was pretty much no consensus on the quality of the show, with a fairly even split between thumbs up /. By Scott Keith on 22nd August 2022. 95. The WWF drew 16000 and Crockett drew 3000, so point to Vince on that one. We’re almost there! One week left! – It’s almost time for the new fall season of wrestling, and it’s a big one. Buyrate looks to be between 0. Winner of the 2016 Doomie Award for Favorite Blog Post!. By Scott Keith on 24th July 2019. 02. 96 IT’S TIME. 90. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 10. THANKSGIVING FLASHBACK - November 23, 1972. 95. 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. Ted Dibiase & Virgil beat Dusty & Dustin Rhodes at 9:57. – 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. Collection. 3/4. as the big blue cage that quickly became synonymous with Titan was actually purchased and flown in from Stampede Wrestling, because the normal chain link cage was too hard for Hogan to climb. By Scott Keith on 18th April 2022. 60 and 0. I believe that’s known as the Kerry Von Erich Special in wrestling. By Scott Keith on 18th October 2016. 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. Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive talk about the biggest news in wrestling! Wrestling Observer Live podcast on demand - Wrestling Observer Live is among the most popular wrestling shows in the world. 0-1. Oh, and WCW tried to make a mini-movie and it didn’t go very well. 10. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 02. Wrestling Observer Flashback–02. 5-11-1987. The suit alleges unfair competition, trademark. 16. The biggest story of the week is actually buried way down. (1) Ultimate Warrior & Legion of Doom & Texas Tornado (Kerry Von Erich) beat Team Demolition & Mr. Whoa oh, whoa oh, it’s Wrestlemania. 11. -. By Scott Keith on 3rd October 2019. Also, be sure to check out the SquaredCircle subreddit, where some dude is RIPPING OFF MY. 567. 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. 95. 300. Sorry. Current talk is a rematch with Shawn Michaels at Summerslam in a ladder. Gene Anderson, founding member of the Minnesota Wrecking Crew tag team died. 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. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. 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. Back in the saddle with these again. 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. 20. Big John Tenta pinned Koji Kitao with an elbowdrop in 6:10. Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1. 22. Join Dave Meltzer and Brian Alvarez for coverage of the latest in wrestling and mixed-martial arts. 95. 2 million, making it the largest gate in pro wrestling history. OK, let’s get back into these again. Wrestling Observer Flashback–04. The main event saw Tito Santana beating Bob Orton for the newly created AWF title in a *3/4 match. Wrestling Observer Flashback–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. 19 as I try to get as much done as possible in advance. By on 9th March 2017. – The WWF is reportedly considering adding a weekly Saturday PPV show, according to trade journal reports. 94. 88. – Inoki’s business-killing freakshow ended up drawing 11,000 people for somewhere between $800,000 – $1. 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. And now it’s time for the MONDAY NIGHT WARS. 14. D if wrestling was fake and got slapped around pretty good as a result. 13. – Latest figures are in, and WCW is looking like a 0. 95. By Scott Keith on 19th March 2016. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. 93. 07. – Andre’s beginnings in the sport are something of a mystery. 22. The PPV showdown of 1987 is upon us! It’s Vince v. By Scott Keith on 27th October 2016. Get all the news from F4WOnline. And NOW the main event! Hog Wild 96 and the introduction of the Observer Hall. – Dave notes that speaking of network TV, ABC was filming an episode of 20/20 at the MSG show, and one of the reporters asked Dr. Tenryu as the main event of a show on 2/7. 16. It’s a patented Slow News Week as we head into Summerslam, but the issue is still 10 pages. – Over in Japan, the first ever 24 hour wrestling and martial arts network, called “Fighting TV Samurai”, launched. 25. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 07. – Dave proclaims that no promotion is any hotter here in 1996, with more mainstream popularity, than NJPW is. Despite the strained relationship, Florida still bills itself as NWA wrestling. 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. Well, one week left until the WWF really goes off a cliff. 18. ”) 3. – 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. 91. 14. 14. Wrestling Observer Flashback–08. – 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. Survivor Series!World Wrestling Federation presented a live pay-per-view event special live from Hartford, Conn. 95 (Carrying on! Another one written on or about 09. It’s time for SUMMERSLAM! But first, the WWF is messing with their PPV schedule again. Wrestling Observer Flashback–12. – 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. 07. 06. on November 22, 1990 – “Survivor Series ’90. At 4:00, Warrior splashed Demolition Axe. It's a recap of the old issues of Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter. 4. – And now, let’s talk about pay-per-view. Um, never mind. -. – In a story that seems small but kind of ended up heralding the end of an era in wrestling, the way. 1985 Wrestling Observer Yearbook. Nasties sold well at least. Louis Wrestling Club from running. – On the bright side, Warrior v. Wrestling Observer Flashback–08. 01. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 04. Continue reading. Flair’s contract was scheduled to be terminated as of 08/01, and Flair was scheduled to drop the WCW World title to Barry Windham on 7/1 in Macon, GA. 28. 90. 22. 95. 3. Chip screwed up early, but it was decent by the end. Tenta was pretty over during his one appearance, so EMLL is trying to get him back. – So, Dave says goodbye and announces that this is the final issue of the Observer. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. – 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. Well this should do better than NWA Powerrr at least. 08. Wrestling Observer / Figure Four. Severn. Rants. Louis is finally over, and the WWF has won. He does 100 but we’ll just do the top 10 because otherwise I’d have to break this up into 5 parts instead of 2. 93. You can view a sneak preview below. – Zulu was fired from World Class for refusing to do a job to Mike Von Erich. 05. 96. 1. 0 number predicted by. 29. 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. ABBYY FineReader 11. *. 01. 96 IT’S TIME. – 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. – 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. – Interestingly, the WWF was shown to be popular with 18-25 year olds, with men twice as well represented as women. 95, which is good but well below the 2. 5 to a 2. I’m not. NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship. Scanner. 03. We’ve gotta skip all of November due to more gaps, but at least I can now promise that everything from now on is 100% complete! And we didn’t miss Starrcade. 10-28-1991. But don’t be fooled by the Slow News, as two major promotions actually reach their finales this week, although we didn’t realize it at the time. 21. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 07. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. Wrestling Observer Flashback–03. I’m actually recovering from a shoulder injury at work today but I’ll power through an Observer Flashback for you. Obviously, doctors gave him some mumbo-jumbo diagnosis about “severe spinal disc and sciatic nerve damage”, and. FLASH REPORT FROM THE TOKYO DOME SHOW ON 1/4! 1. . 2. By Scott Keith on 14th March 2019. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 05. 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. Andre started in the sport at the age of 12, already 6’3”, and fell in with a. Although this one is dated after the Bash ‘90 PPV, the issue is written before. Wrestling Observer Flashback–06. Guys, it sounds like the Diamond Studd will soon be appearing in WCW again! We’ll see how that goes for them. 16. – Chris was of course around wrestling dressing rooms his whole life, and idolized Kerry in junior high to the point where he’d dress and act like him. It's great historical reading of the rise and fall of wrestling's biggest boom period. 11. So don’t be disappointed at the lack of a review here. (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. Sid actually drew pretty big on the East coast, doing 11,000 at the Nassau Coliseum and 8000 in Philly. – Dave also got to see some tapes from Puerto Rico, which gives us the Observer debut of Invader #1, aka Stabby McMurderer. Thanks for reading! UWFI president and top star Nobuhiko Takada announced that the company is officially going out of business and that the final show will be held this week. – The Ole Anderson & Gordon Solie version of World Championship Wrestling returned to TBS on 8/13, so in fact we missed the entire Black Saturday era! – The Road Warriors won the AWA tag team titles from the Crusher & the Baron as Dave breathes a sigh of relief, and apparently this was booked very last minute because Vince. 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. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 09. – The WWF announced that the Wrestling Classic did about 60,000 buys on PPV, which was 200,000 less than their announced projections. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 10. Specifically, advertisers look at stuff like this and use it to justify their already terrible ad rates for pro wrestling shows. – 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. history-of-wcw. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 09. By Dave Meltzer Nov 21, 2023. This isn’t unique in itself, but if Idol. – It’s sounding like Scott Steiner will work Halloween Havoc, but won’t be doing much. While it seemingly wasn’t a major milestone in his life at that. – In Mid-South, we get the first Observer mention of young rookie Sean Michaels in Mid-South, as he pins Jack Victory. So after Masa Chono won the NWA title tournament, Thesz did a press conference for UWFI where he agreed to award his old NWA World title belt to the winner of the UWFI World title match between Takada and Gary. 6. The Road Warriors beat the Midnight Express in a scaffold match in 3:00, which kind of ruins their videotape business, Dave thinks. Back to the trenches after taking Friday off! And the big story this week is an abject lesson in John Lennon’s famous saying, “Life is what happens to you when you’re busy making other plans”. 96. 95. 11. 26. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. 28. 11th January 2017 by Scott Keith. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 07. Wrestling Observer Historical Pieces. – 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. -The Mondo 19 most intriguing personalities of ‘86-30 key pro wrestling personalities of ‘86 with quick bios-Observer Awards, leading news stories of. By Scott Keith on 27th October 2016. 96 Can I make it more than. – 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. 96 September 9, 2023; Morning Daily News Update September 9, 2023; Mike Reviews WWE Capitol Punishment 2011 September 9, 2023; Question September 9, 2023; Jey Uso trade to Raw September 9, 2023; Weekend Wrestling! September 9, 2023Wrestling Observer Flashback–12. The NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship was the top singles title in Maple Leaf Wrestling from 1978 until 1984,. It's a recap of the old issues of Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter. 95. 6. Brian Pillman pinned Badstreet with a flying bodypress in the light heavyweight tournament semi-final at 6:52.