88. 96. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. These words open the issue this week, because Wrestlemania IV is in the books and, well, it was not pretty. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 02. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 05. The low buyrate is being. 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”. 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. Wrestling Observer Flashback–02. Wrestling Observer Flashback: 07. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. 03. 95. 94. 96. 19 as I try to get as much done as possible in advance. – Vince then called the show, FURIOUS about the misleading edit (POT, KETTLE, BLACK) and questioning the credibility of Bruno, who clearly had an axe to grind, and Alex Marvez, who dared to question the WWF’s commitment to testing after announcing it five times and not delivering. window replacement in Elkhart, IN. Smackdown Date: May 12, 2016 Location: Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa Commentators: Mauro Ranallo, Byron Saxton, Jerry Lawler. 22. By Scott Keith on 12th June 2016. – Inoki’s business-killing freakshow ended up drawing 11,000 people for somewhere between $800,000 – $1. Wrestling Observer Flashback–12. Wrestling Observer Flashback–06. Wrestling Observer Flashback–03. I just don’t think things are gonna work out for that promotion. Pillman tried a crucifix and Wright reversed it for the pin. By Scott Keith on 24th February 2019. 6. The PPV showdown of 1987 is upon us! It’s Vince v. 28. wrestling business himself, negotiating with Buster Douglas for a Tokyo Dome show in March. 2 million, making it the largest gate in pro wrestling history. (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. It’s a patented Slow News Week as we head into Summerslam, but the issue is still 10 pages. Curiosity over Kevin’s return is. 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. By Scott Keith on 5th February 2016. 19. Brian Pillman pinned Badstreet with a flying bodypress in the light heavyweight tournament semi-final at 6:52. *1/4. 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. 87. Wrestling Observer Flashback–11. 15. 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. So you picked a great time to start reading! – In the top story, Jerry Lawler was accused of being a very, very bad boy. 04. 22. Dave thinks that the competition will be mostly for the better, with faster-moving storylines and better wrestling on TV. Rants. 95, which is good but well below the 2. – It’s COLD WAR in Toronto. 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. 95. 21. 96. 04. – The WWF announced that the Wrestling Classic did about 60,000 buys on PPV, which was 200,000 less than their announced projections. 3-21-1988. Baba had actually been. Nasties sold well at least. Heyman is making. 95. I believe that’s known as the Kerry Von Erich Special in wrestling. 0 number predicted by. Wrestling Observer Flashback–10. By Scott Keith on 26th May 2016. 8 this week. – Kevin Sullivan is a road agent now and appears done with wrestling. 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. 11. 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. You can view a sneak preview below. Obviously, doctors gave him some mumbo-jumbo diagnosis about “severe spinal disc and sciatic nerve damage”, and. 48 buyrate (120,000 buys) for the Great American Bash in June, with WWF doing 0. THANKSGIVING FLASHBACK - November 23, 1972. DUD – Ric Flair still hasn’t officially signed with the WWF, but it’s a formality at this point. Louis is finally over, and the WWF has won. And here we had gone for almost two months without a death. 95. 96. Wrestling Observer Flashback –04. OK, let’s try this one more time. 88. 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. By Scott Keith on 27th October 2016. 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. 0. – In the Deep South, the main guys are Wrestling II and Tommy Rich, and they run out of Georgia. 96. Ocr. 96. Wrestlemania III was the best wrestling. But it probably bombed because it was clearly a throwaway show. Hogan! Starrcade ‘87 v. Davey Boy Smith (“Athletically the best in the business. 05. Winner of the 2016 Doomie Award for Favorite Blog Post!. Warrior pinned Haku with the shoulderblock and splash in 4:48. – Bam Bam Bigelow is trying to get into the WWF, but word from on high is that he’s “too inexperienced”. 19. There’s a big main event at the Tokyo Dome! And it sure didn’t go down how anyone expected. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. 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. 95. – Andre’s beginnings in the sport are something of a mystery. The first wrestling move of the match came at 10:00, which was Hogan no-selling the powerbomb and making his comeback. By Scott Keith on 27th October 2016. 87. 96 By Scott Keith on 15th September 2023 Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. Oh, and WCW tried to make a mini-movie and it didn’t go very well. 93. Wrestling Observer Flashback–11. 4. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 03. 0 (Extended OCR) Ppi. – 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. -. 18. 28. 3. Continue reading Rants. At 4:00, Warrior splashed Demolition Axe. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. Ken Wayne found the body after. 96 IT’S TIME. ”. 4. Jerry Lawler in a cage match where the loser gets his head shaved. – Latest figures are in, and WCW is looking like a 0. 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,. He apparently gave WAR $1. 90. OK, let’s get back into these again. 5 to 2. Whoa oh, whoa oh, it’s Wrestlemania. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. 29. 14. 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. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 09. By Scott Keith on 9th September 2016. – Moving on, Joe Pedicino has purchased Jerry Jarrett’s syndicated TV network with the millions of dollars he’s got coming from Nigeria. 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. – 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. Mid Atlantic Gateway and Wrestling Observer historical files. 95. He says he was promised $2,500 and they only paid him $1,500. 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. 95. 1. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 10. 13. 21,499 likes · 18,642 talking about this. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. 22. A total brawl with great heat, although the DQ was called for no apparent reason. – The Rougeaus are telling Montreal newspapers that they’re taking a one year sabbatical from wrestling before returning late in 1990. 96. – 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. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. The main event. And now it’s time for the MONDAY NIGHT WARS. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 06. 15. 27. 11. 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 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. 95. 03. – Antonio Inoki is trying to get into the boxer v. Chelsea Anne Cardona (née: Green; born April 4, 1991) is a Canadian professional wrestler, stuntwoman, and model. Was shit real before? Well, it’s about to become real. – 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 – 09. 25. The Road Warriors beat the Midnight Express in a scaffold match in 3:00, which kind of ruins their videotape business, Dave thinks. – 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. *1/4. 96. This was the one and only match in the whole tournament that actually showed why the division could. In fact, Dave thinks that people’s hatred of the dancing gimmick is overshadowing how much he’s improved as a worker. This issue only has the first 4 pages, so it’ll be a truncated recap, but all the good stuff is in those pages anyway. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 06. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 03. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 01. . 2. 94 So it turns out that WCW’s record buyrate for Halloween Havoc wasn’t quite what they anticipated… – The buyrate for Havoc 94 currently sits at 0. – 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. 08. 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. 96 Apparently it’s time for WCW to get rowdy. 94. Also, ROYAL RUMBLE. This hold up comes on the heels of two other major stories: Hennig is supposed to be heading to WWF, meanwhile. Wrestling Observer Flashback–07. 07. – 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. Welcome to 1996 WCW, notes our teaser for this week. 6. 1. I’m giddy. 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. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 02. 2. 01. -Pro Wrestling 1983-1987. Maybe if I skim over the Eddie Gilbert stuff it’ll get done easier. 96. Scanner. 05. 1986 Wrestling Observer Yearbook. – The WWF is reportedly considering adding a weekly Saturday PPV show, according to trade journal reports. – 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. It’s time for SUMMERSLAM! But first, the WWF is messing with their PPV schedule again. – 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. *1/2. 92. 96 Can I make it more than. – 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. 10-28-1991. So let’s take a look at what’s going on in the international scene!6. 96. – Interestingly, the WWF was shown to be popular with 18-25 year olds, with men twice as well represented as women. But goddamn is “Eyes of a Stranger. 12. Wrestling Observer Flashback – Bret v. It's great historical reading of the rise and fall of wrestling's biggest boom period. I like how even the editors of the Observer site are scoring off Dave with the headline on this one. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 04. Wrestling Observer Flashback–09. 96. Nasty Boys retained the tag titles over the Bushwackers in 6:46. Which is still 10 pages long. – There’s very little going on due to Christmas, but Jerry Lawler did regain the USWA title from Koko B. And NOW the main event! Hog Wild 96 and the introduction of the Observer Hall. – Jim Cornette continues bringing the funny. They even flew in Steve DiSalvo as part of the ring crew to. 96. 16. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 03. *. By on 9th March 2017. So apparently the WrestleWar 92 issue (05/25/92) is missing from the F4WOnline. Perfect won a battle royale in 12:55. Marc Mero pinned Hunter Hearst Helmsley in 16:23. – The top story of the week, and for a long time in general, was Ron Garvin winning the NWA World title from Ric Flair on 9/25 in their debut in Joe Louis Arena. It's a recap of the old issues of Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter. The ratings were just too low and the costs were just. The New Foundation beat the Orient Express in 17:18. Severn. Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1. 18. 19. ) An industry shaking death in this issue, but. 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. 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. – Dave’s opening salvo this week: “After its television show reached a new low in. Survivor Series!World Wrestling Federation presented a live pay-per-view event special live from Hartford, Conn. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. By Scott Keith on 15th March 2021. -. So with the year in PPV finally caught up, let us venture back to the world of 1994 again, with rumors of Hulk Hogan. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 10. 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. – In the top story, Sports Illustrated had a story on the WWF in March, and no one in mainstream media really gave a shit. According to Dave’s minions, there was confusion about. 0 (Extended OCR) Ppi. 27th May 2016 by Scott Keith. 01. – On the bright side, Warrior v. ark:/13960/t2z39wg7w. 1985 Wrestling Observer Yearbook. 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 – 08. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 10. 90. 5-11-1987. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. 20 to an average of 2. The match died once Flair went out. history-of-wcw. 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. Piper on top. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. 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. By Scott Keith on 22nd September 2023 Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. on November 22, 1990 – “Survivor Series ’90. – 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. This group will likely merge in and out with SWS and make appearances on their shows, and will have the pro wrestling ga-ga that Fujiwara wanted to work into the UWF promotion originally. Daprice did every issue for the 90's through 2001. 03. 21. He was indicted on 11/12 on counts. 94. 94. By Scott Keith on 1st January 2021. Lots of people have claimed to have discovered him, for example. By Scott Keith on 20th September 2016. 15. 09. Guys, it sounds like the Diamond Studd will soon be appearing in WCW again! We’ll see how that goes for them. The government side says it’s for “tactical reasons”, while the WWF. Well, 1988, as much as I love and care about you, it’s time our relationship came to an end again, just like James and Natalie on Big Brother last night. C. The team (Gene and Ole Anderson) dominated tag team. Wrestling Observer Flashback–02. 94. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 02. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. Wrestling Observer Flashback–01. 24. Back in the saddle with these again. )This argument includes Wrestlemania V, which is widely believed to be the highest grossing wrestling show in HISTORY. Wrestling Observer Historical Pieces. 5-4-1987. Tenta was pretty over during his one appearance, so EMLL is trying to get him back. 06. Identifier. Bobby Eaton pinned Terrence Taylor in 15:41 with the Alabama Jam. – Both the WWF and Crockett are running Philly on 10/18, but there’s a law on the books that says no two wrestling promotions can run shows within 25 miles of each other, and the respective arenas are less than 25 miles away. WWE News. Michaels worked his ass off, although it came out later that he was hungover and stoned at the time. – Fall Brawl was great undercard wrestling, bad main event, and booking filled with more holes than Swiss Cheese. The main event saw Tito Santana beating Bob Orton for the newly created AWF title in a *3/4 match. 94. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 05. 95. The one in 1995, although you might also assume I was talking about the NXT one recently because that one wasn’t great either. Current talk is a rematch with Shawn Michaels at Summerslam in a ladder. For It’s Time. – Eddie Gilbert was found dead in his apartment in Puerto Rico on 2/18, at age 33. Apparently Bret Hart’s negotiations with WCW were so potentially fruitful that someone else is wanting to give it a try. Guess it’s time for another one of these. We’re almost there! One week left! – It’s almost time for the new fall season of wrestling, and it’s a big one. Rude/Vader tag match, the highest rating for any wrestling match on TV in more than a year. – The show drew 7000 with 4700 paid and a $94,000 house. Although this one is dated after the Bash ‘90 PPV, the issue is written before. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 07. 60 and 0. 1. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. 95. 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. Wrestling Observer Flashback–05. Time to welcome in 2021 with everyone’s favorite blog column! And to celebrate, I’m currently three drinks in with “Best Rock of 1988” on Spotify in the background, so hopefully I’ve got lots to snark on tonight. 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. – 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. 04. (This is why. 25. *. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 10. I know, I know, I’ll give you a minute to let it sink in. 95 (Part 1) So after Dave takes a week off, it’s a DOUBLE ISSUE featuring Wrestlemania XI, the show that drew so much money that Dave needed a second issue to contain it all!Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. 95. – Zulu was fired from World Class for refusing to do a job to Mike Von Erich. 27. 16. 16.