25. – The WWF is on hiatus for a bit after WM, so Dave apologizes in advance for the light news week. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 09. Wrestling Observer Historical Pieces. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. Mid Atlantic Gateway and Wrestling Observer historical files. 60 and 0. 95 I love that the teaser for this one on the site is “Hotline sleaze award winner” because really it could be ANYTHING coming out of Mean Gene’s mouth. 06. A January 1966 issue of Vue magazine featuring Bill Hook and his octopus-wrestling adventures in Victoria, B. 2 victory. 95. 90. 87. – Next up, Dave offers a preview of the next WCW PPV, Uncensored, which he sums up thusly: “On paper it looks like a weak show as none of the matches look to be sure bets to be good. *. 01. 14. Wrestling Observer Flashback–12. 95, which is good but well below the 2. 02. – The WWF is reportedly considering adding a weekly Saturday PPV show, according to trade journal reports. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the. Wrestling Observer Flashback–06. 5 to a 2. 04. 14. 10. 96. Wrestling Observer Flashback–08. 28. NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship. 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. Sid actually drew pretty big on the East coast, doing 11,000 at the Nassau Coliseum and 8000 in Philly. 09. – In the top story, Sports Illustrated had a story on the WWF in March, and no one in mainstream media really gave a shit. 16. Buyrate looks to be between 0. – It’s COLD WAR in Toronto. By Scott Keith on 1st January 2021. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. It's great historical reading of the rise and fall of wrestling's biggest boom period. – Fall Brawl was great undercard wrestling, bad main event, and booking filled with more holes than Swiss Cheese. 95. – Anyway, moving on. – The Sheik did an extremely rare job, submitting to Onita’s boston crab in just 3:18 at the latest FMW show. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 06. 23, because for every viewer gained on Nitro, there was a viewer lost on Saturdays and it kind of averaged out. 22. Crockett! Dusty v. 567. Trying these in the afternoon again because the blog is always SUPER dead after lunchtime. By Scott Keith on 9th November 2017. 0 (Extended OCR) Ppi. Winner of the 2016 Doomie Award for Favorite Blog Post!. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 10. 11. 90. 95. Well, sort of. Pillman was a little rusty but still got an excellent match out of Wright. 96. I know, I know, what a bombshell. Manuel Cruz (Jose Gonzalez) b Beauregarde;. 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. Ocr. 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. Here’s a shocking story to start this week’s issue: Dave is a really big fan of New Japan Pro Wrestling. 02. Man, so people REALLY did not like that In Your House show. Newsletter, Magazine, Wrestling, WWF, WCW, All Japan, New Japan. Sorry. 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. 95. By Scott Keith on 5th February 2016. By on 9th March 2017. Dave notes we. 23. 8 this week. Warlord won a battle royale by tossing out Ricky Steamboat. 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. Ric Flair (“He’s slowed down a bit”) 2. – There’s very little going on due to Christmas, but Jerry Lawler did regain the USWA title from Koko B. Louis is finally over, and the WWF has won. 95. 96. 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. 22. Understated Wrestling Observer Debuts! So new to the Memphis area is a prelim guy named Scotty the Body, who is getting booked like a total nothing and apparently his. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 02. And now, Dave would like to talk about PPV. ”. – And now, let’s talk about pay-per-view. 89. 19. – In an understatement, Dave notes that the babyface side in the WWF is in a state of disarray, what with Scott Hall about to jump to WCW in late May once all his contractual stuff ends. Wrestling Observer Flashback–04. By Scott Keith on 16th December 2017. Dave is pretty sure Gonzalez will draw as long as he’s never allowed to touch anyone ever. By Scott Keith on 3rd October 2019. The government side says it’s for “tactical reasons”, while the WWF. *. tesseract 5. By Scott Keith on 14th March 2019. Dave runs down the TV shows over the past month and it’s all classic stuff, like the Magnum TA-Mr. Wrestling Observer Flashback–08. 06. 96 IT’S TIME. 96. It’s a patented Slow News Week as we head into Summerslam, but the issue is still 10 pages. Wrestling Observer Flashback–03. Everything is confusing and it’s all centering on the AWA. 01. 1. – Dave sums up the last PPV of 1996 as “solid but. (This is why. Dave, however, cites the court case of Boy v. 30. 3-21-1988. 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. So with the year in PPV finally caught up, let us venture back to the world of 1994 again, with rumors of Hulk Hogan. 96. Thankfully, the Observer archives are fixed, so let’s get back into the swing of things again. 93. 21. Scanner. com~!Wrestling Observer Rewind • Dec. Wrestling Observer Flashback–11. By Scott Keith on 26th May 2016. 96. – In the top story, the UFC has decided to drop the superfight concept after the debacle that was Shamrock v. 01. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 09. – Latest word on Maeda is that he’s got a new promotion in March, but Takada won’t come with. I’m still not 100% clear on how we got from “Jim Crockett attempts to run Florida into the ground” to “Jim Crockett buys Florida and uses it as a feeder system for his own promotion”, but I’m sure we’ll get there. – The big story this week is Dave’s preview of the Ultimate Ultimate 96!. – 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. – Dave’s opening salvo this week: “After its television show reached a new low in. This week is one of them. – While the World title may not change hands, the US title certainly will, since post-Clash TV direction has Steamboat winning the title and suffering a shoulder injury in the process. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 03. I like how even the editors of the Observer site are scoring off Dave with the headline on this one. 07. 95. – Bam Bam Bigelow is trying to get into the WWF, but word from on high is that he’s “too inexperienced”. Wrestling Observer Flashback–10. Ware on 12/14, as expected. Wrestling Observer Flashback–02. We’re almost there! One week left! – It’s almost time for the new fall season of wrestling, and it’s a big one. – The show drew 7000 with 4700 paid and a $94,000 house. The ratings were just too low and the costs were just. 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 – 07. – But first, speculation is still running rampant in the wake of Ole Anderson getting fired as booker. 20. Newsletter, Magazine, Wrestling, WWF, WCW, All Japan, New Japan. 95. – 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. 95. Anyway, back to 1985 again… – The big news is that the war in St. 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 – 12. 96. The match died once Flair went out. He was at the other guys’ PPVs this year taking notes, as well as New Japan and All Japan’s major shows. 27th May 2016 by Scott Keith. – 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. But it probably bombed because it was clearly a throwaway show. 04. 94. Obviously, doctors gave him some mumbo-jumbo diagnosis about “severe spinal disc and sciatic nerve damage”, and. 26. Wrestling Observer Flashback–08. 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. Perfect. 27. 06. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 05. And now, for the first time I can remember, the UFC gets the lead story. Mr. 2. Instead, in the wake of a disappointing buyrate, the decision was made to concentrate on doing better tournaments. 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. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 10. I believe that’s known as the Kerry Von Erich Special in wrestling. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 07. This was the one and only match in the whole tournament that actually showed why the division could. It's a recap of the old issues of Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter. – Dave feels that the team of Sting & Rick Steiner are improving so rapidly that they’ll be one of the best in the world by the summer. Dave thinks that the competition will be mostly for the better, with faster-moving storylines and better wrestling on TV. Pillman tried a crucifix and Wright reversed it for the pin. – 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. NEXT WEEK: The Monday Night War begins. It’s time for SUMMERSLAM! But first, the WWF is messing with their PPV schedule again. 08. Collection. 96. 19. 2. 96. 28. 23. 300. 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. Identifier-ark. 96. Bruiser Brody (“Nobody gives an aura of violent realism. 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. Wrestling Observer Flashback–09. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 07. Wrestling Observer Flashback–01. – Van Hammer won the arm wrestling tournament, beating Ron Simmons in the finals, which Dave interprets as continuing his newfound push. 88. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 10. Production quality was high, the wrestling quality not so much. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 02. – The Rougeaus are telling Montreal newspapers that they’re taking a one year sabbatical from wrestling before returning late in 1990. This isn’t unique in itself, but if Idol. A total brawl with great heat, although the DQ was called for no apparent reason. Maybe if I skim over the Eddie Gilbert stuff it’ll get done easier. 05. 16. So apparently the WrestleWar 92 issue (05/25/92) is missing from the F4WOnline. Lots of people have claimed to have discovered him, for example. Identifier-ark. Shinjiro Otani retained the UWA junior heavyweight title pinning El Samurai. Wrestling Observer Flashback–03. 15. But I think it’s a pretty famous case of hotline sleaze related to Blackwell’s death. 10-21-1991. 19. Survivor Series!World Wrestling Federation presented a live pay-per-view event special live from Hartford, Conn. 16. ark:/13960/s2tmw3h1hz8. 87. Just like in the old days, it’s a NEWSFLASH to start the issue! Well, a results flash, actually, as the Tokyo Dome show came in too late for a proper review. 22. Baba had actually been. (Just wait until Slamboree. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. Ocr. 3-28-1988. . But goddamn is “Eyes of a Stranger. 95. 03. 16. 6. Wrestling Observer Flashback – Bret v. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. It’s a patented Slow News Week as we head into Summerslam, but the issue is still 10 pages. com & WrestlingObserver. 87. Rants. 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. – Dave proclaims that no promotion is any hotter here in 1996, with more mainstream popularity, than NJPW is. – Vince McMahon is apparently planning to sue Sgt. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 01. 18. 86. – Zulu was fired from World Class for refusing to do a job to Mike Von Erich. Dave sarcastically notes that “it sure turned Brett Sawyer. – 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. – Kevin Sullivan is a road agent now and appears done with wrestling. 4. “Hey look, it’s Joe Weider” – Not sure what that refers to, but I’m sure we’ll find out. 2. – Jim Cornette continues bringing the funny. Wrestling Observer Flashback–11. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. 2. 96 (Part Two) – In the top story, “Sycle” Sid won the WWF title in the main event of the Survivor Series. Topics. – 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. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 05. By Scott Keith on 14th August 2016. 30, 1996 (Final Post for 1996) Going through old issues of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter and posting highlights in my own words. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. So I guess it’s a Wrestling Observer Flashback Flashback. Publication date. 19 as I try to get as much done as possible in advance. 29. 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. 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. Topics. 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. 96. Michaels worked his ass off, although it came out later that he was hungover and stoned at the time. 0. – Speaking of wanting to be in business with them, Jimmy Hart debuts in March as Greg Valentine’s manager, and King Kong Bundy debuts to have terrible matches with Hogan. Main event is. – On the bright side, Warrior v. – Brad Armstrong will be coming back again, this time as the Candy Man, who throws candy to the kids as his gimmick. 28. 03. 5 to 2. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 09. 06. Continue reading. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 10. Daprice did every issue for the 90's through 2001. Rants. Trying to power through this one before UFC 200. 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. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 04. By Scott Keith on 19th April 2016. 90. 25. By Scott Keith on 15th March 2021. – Over to Japan, where Nobuhiko Takada had announced plans to retire, at which point UWFI whiplashed and put out their own press release, noting that what Takada had MEANT TO SAY was that he was THINKING of retiring at age 35, which was two years away. Brian Pillman pinned Badstreet with a flying bodypress in the light heavyweight tournament semi-final at 6:52. Sacramento Memorial Auditorium. 28. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 07. Big John Tenta pinned Koji Kitao with an elbowdrop in 6:10. Chelsea Anne Cardona (née: Green; born April 4, 1991) is a Canadian professional wrestler, stuntwoman, and model. – 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. Rants. 1986 Wrestling Observer Yearbook. FLASH REPORT FROM THE TOKYO DOME SHOW ON 1/4! 1. Mike stuff and get into the main event: STARRCADE ‘84. OK, 2005 posts are FINALLY complete, and I got to see Star Wars, so let’s get back to Observing. 95. Jim Herd has already killed the wrestling business, and now he’s working on killing the magic business. 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. They of course had an immediate roster of excuses, mainly that it was scheduled on a night with really tough competition on TV. Chip screwed up early, but it was decent by the end. The taped episode of RAW wasn’t particularly different than any other one they’ve. Wrestling Observer Flashback –04. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 01. 88. Smackdown Date: May 12, 2016 Location: Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa Commentators: Mauro Ranallo, Byron Saxton, Jerry Lawler. In fact, Dave thinks that people’s hatred of the dancing gimmick is overshadowing how much he’s improved as a worker. Andre started in the sport at the age of 12, already 6’3”, and fell in with a. 28. Nasty Boys retained the tag titles over the Bushwackers in 6:46. No one tell Donald Trump. 96 Apparently it’s time for WCW to get rowdy. 86. 96. 19. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 02. on November 22, 1990 – “Survivor Series ’90. 96. 20. 21,499 likes · 18,642 talking about this. Was shit real before? Well, it’s about to become real. WWE Raw draws strong ratings despite historic NFL competition. – In the Deep South, the main guys are Wrestling II and Tommy Rich, and they run out of Georgia. 1985. By Scott Keith on 14th January 2019. Did you think that Best of ECW Volumes 1 and 2 was as EXTREME as the blog was getting this week? Then prepare yourself, because it’s time for WCW UNCENSORED!– The weirdest story of the week comes from Japan (shocking, I know) where Lou Thesz is making waves in the business again. 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. So you picked a great time to start reading! – In the top story, Jerry Lawler was accused of being a very, very bad boy. 88. – 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. ) An industry shaking death in this issue, but. 22. 92. (This is why Dave needs an editor. Collection. 29. 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. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1. – San Fran is the big head-to-head battle between the AWA and WWF, and Vince won that one handily thus far. Credit Dave Meltzer, Wrestling Observer Newsletter. ). Wrestling Observer Flashback–10. 0 number predicted by. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 10. Well this should do better than NWA Powerrr at least. – 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. Owen won with a Rocket Launcher on Tanaka. 1984 Dave would chime in with “but luckily WWF isn’t wrestling” or something equally snarky, but mellower 1986. It's a recap of the old issues of Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter. 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